The evening world. Newspaper, February 24, 1904, Page 6

ogTER FACE -h FESH LSS ad Mah Who Declares Irene Stew- art Has His $1,000 Bill May Soon Find Himself Lacking a Wife to Comfort Him. SHE SEEKS HER FREEDOM ON STATUTORY GROUNDS. Deolares that Her Husband Has Threatened to Gather Up His Property and Flee from the Sate. Wrank H. Potter, one of the proprie- tors of the Brilliant Buhler Compgny, of No, 14 John street, who ts trying to get ack, $1,000 from Irene Stewart, which he saya h ve her for safe keeping, thinks ho ianded in a peck of trou- ble, for his wife has added to his finan- Hal worries by beginning a suit for al- rotce. Mrs. Pottor alleges statutory rounds and to-morrow will make appll- pation in the Supreme Court for alt- mony and counsel fees pending the trial pf her sult, To-morrow afternoon Mr. Potter will try to make Miss Stewart Mlsgorge’his thousand-dollar hill in the ~ Centre Street Police Court. His wife's 4 pecomer thinks that he will probably ‘To. ati of Mrs. Potter's charges the ac- used husband enters a denial, and In particplar denies that he ever guilty of misconduct with Irene Stew- @rt or Frances Johason. He asserts that his wife tas not the slightest ground for divorce. ‘This is what Mrs. Potter si eomplaint filed in the case: “Deponent is informed and believes that defendant has spent large sums of money for dresses, furs and diamond fewelry which he has presented to sald Irene Stewart. and that he has permit- ted bir to open accounts in various de- partment stores in the name of Mrs. Prank H. Potter, where she has pur- ehased dry goods and jewelry to the Amount of nearly $3,000. “Your petitioner has often spoken to the defendant about his conduct, and In- formed him of her intention to institute divorce proceedings, and on each occa- _ Sion the defendant stated deliberately to her that if such proceedings were be- Sun he would forthwith convert his Property into cash, take his money out Denk and leave the State; that he mever pay me one cent; that I sue ‘all I damned please.’ He never be found where an order could be served on him,” Potters were married on Jan. 5,| have one child, an eight-| » Featiold girl, who te living with Mra, | in her an annual tn- PUT COAL IN SEWER INSTEAD OF CELLAR Company had to Fish It All) Out and Give Confectioner an} Extra Half Ton Because of ~ Its Condition. Louis Cabot, a confectioner at No.| 4% Fourth avenue, was somewhat sur-; prised when he went into his cellar to! bank ‘up three tons of coal he had or- dered. He couldn't find a particle, and One Hundred Hh ADMIRAL DEWEY SAILS FOR sil With Rear-Admiral Taylor and, ” Staff Officers He Will Review Winter Manoeuvres of Ou Fleet of Warships. LOOMIS WILL LOOK INTO SAN DOMINGO POLITICS, Assistant Secretary of State Will Also Investigate Action of Insurgents in Firing on Clyde Line Steamer and Marines. CHARLESTON, &. C., Feb. %.—Asaie- tant Secretary of State Loomis, Admiral Dewey, Rear-Admiral Taylor, and their staff ofPoers have satled from here to Culebra on the United Btates yacht Mayflower. The naval officers go to review the winter manosuvers of the fleet. Mr. Loomis, ft t# said, will go to Ban Domingo to look into the politica ditions in that republic. He will Anvestigate the recent action of the tn- surgente in firing on the Clyde line steamer New York and the perty of patna who were landed to protect er. Mr, Loomis refused Tilasion. ed to dincuss his — | SAN JUAN, Porto Rioo, Feb, %.—Ac- | Oording to Senor Rafael Galvan, Consul- General for San Wolmingo in Porto Rico, representing the Wos y Gli admin- istration, annexation by the United | States ts not desired by his countrymen, | Bene UVAN Pofudses to relingy office us Consul-General, dey} fwct that Senor Juan Eugenie. recently has recognized visional Cons the adminis rales. ) an interview here Senor Galvan ald 0 People of San Domingo never | Wil consent to the intervention of the | United States or that of 11 repre: of President Carian | forelgn power in Domtnican affairs to | such an exient as would in any way Im- peril thelr bert and status as an independent nation, or thelr rights and sas @ free and self-governing people. ero allusion to the annexation of 8an Domingo to A foreign state hax always been sufficient to infuriate the inhabliants of that republic and cause: them to unantmousl rise in arms Against and violently overthrow. the! Government accused of such treachery to the pev ‘® utterances are not here, wh Meved annexation, would b by the commeréial interests republic of San Domingo ri w re fighting which took and 17 outside San Macoris te now the San Dominican Insurgents’ last stronghold. Pedro ‘dr MARKED S100 BILLS WERE IN HIS POCKET Charge of Blackmail Now Rests Against Man Who Was Ar- rested Just After Receiving the Money in Uptown Cafe. In the Jefferson Market Police Court | to-day George Ross, or George Drayton, who says he is @ salesman and that he lives at No. 116 West Fortteth Street, was arraigned on a charge of yet he was certain that he had seen a/ oa) wagon in front of lis store and| fan down the chute. “asked where his coal was $# had been delivered. He was told] Then he in- fot in his cellar. George Jones, the driver who deliv-| ered ii, called on Cabot, “What's th’ matter wit’ youse? I put] our, coal down th’ cellar,’ he said “There ain't a bit of it down there,” 1 T put tt down that coal | Which cca) hole?" asked Cabot. { “That one,” said Jones, pointing to er near the curb. at) Hat's the sewer.’ | » through Fourth In front of Cabot’s the sidewalk, Jones tors of coal into 1 the sewer, ny, after hearing the men with ladders Duekets to rescue the coal, It taken out, co A with muck, and Anto Cabot’s cellar. Cabot telephone q coal company and complained of, condition of the coal. His com- int was pasred up to the amiate of comp who sald he could have ton. Brockport Could Not Get Ata from Pesebestes, Fought Hlaxe Alone. OCHE: + Feb 24.—Fir ke out before dawn to-day tn ery of the Phelps Piano Com- ary kiln in Brockport threatened troy the entire business section place, and resulted finally in a oes at Jose of $150,000, " Fire Department was un- ‘ trol the flames, which spread j the street. after destroying the 9 Company's works and at- if dame area. ‘mency is extimute d by Tiathrance es leas had heard the rattle of the coal as it)" tr i He called up the coal company and) _ formed the coal company that it was, ee | Mannnere blackmailing. Ross was easily caught and with the ‘goods on him,’ for in his pocket were | marked bills J. Douglass, of No. 162 West | street, who !s Interested in Ne neareee Was iment cue a 0. fore She lived war tuon of Ib. la any which extracts minerals r, recently complained to | e that a man who called him- pelt I yton was trying te blackmatl hin It appears that Ro or Drayto called upon Donglass and said that newspaper had prepared a page article would expose the company In Dougless wan interested, Ross | KA he could stop the publication of the article for $00. Douglass, after | consulting the police, agreed to pay the money and appointed a pince of met | ing with Ross in Haan's Cafe, at Columbus avenue and Seventy-fifth atrect, When Ross arrived at the cafe last | night and met Douglass there wero | seated at an adjoining table County | Detectives Reardon, Dillon and Mullen | and Policeman Neggersmith. Douglass, after some talk, handed Ross two $100 billx, the police say, which had pre- viously been marked. Then he rajsed his hat, and that was the signal for the policemen to act. They grabbed Ross and hustled him oft » the West Sixty- tution, where | marked mone und ia his pockets. 9 End im Acantttal,| Russin, Feb, 2 yesterday of the o ers connected with hi Kurban and Rotar, ac- MUBHIN EF e resumpti rderinx Abram Kogan, ‘were but Kurban waa sentenced Imprisonment for participa® te. ( SLOANS | LINIMEN Kills Pain‘ your br Beavehy energy saved. THE WORTD: 1 WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY on 1904. FRIEND OF GREELEY IS DEAD. DIES AT AGE OF 129. Born moft doand Wifirm Colored! ears old hor BORAXOLOGY Happiness is largely a home-made affair. When you lighten labor in housework packages. Borax Co., New York, Chicago, San Francisco. 20 Mule Team—Our Trade Mark you lighten the heart. A box of BORAX represents just so much nerve force and Not to mention an added degree of cleanliness that you couldn’t get with soap and water alone. be astonished to see how much easier and quicker you can wash things by adding a little Borax to the water. sure you get pure BORAX. Ask for 20-MULE-TEAM BRAND. | At grocery and drug stores. You'll Be %, % and 1 | Stimpson Crauford Co; The Oldest Gabler piano possible to find is on exhibition in our piano warerooms this week. manufacturers of the famous A year ago the Gabler pianos advertised throughout the United States that they would give one of their magnificent new uprights for the oldest piano of their make that could be found. When one takes into con- sideration the fact that the Gablers have been mak- ing pianos since 1854, and have made and sold over 45,000 pianos it is easy to see that such an announcement would have a far-reaching interest, a Thousands of letters from all and it has. Fourth Floor, parts of the United States have been received from owners of old Gabler pianos, sending the number of the piano; and do you know what them said? the most of “That they would, of course, be glad to get a brand-new Gabler piano for the old one, but they did hate to part with their dear old instrument, which had proven such a good friend and whose tone was still so beautiful.” This was the sentiment conveyed in letter, and when you see almost every The oldest Gabler piano in our warerooms here you will say that the matter has not been exaggerated. The letters from these owners of old Gablers demonstrate emphatically that the earliest as well as the most recent products of this fine old manufacturing firm are Pianos of the highest artistic grade, that can- not be worn out in a lifetime of use. We are exclusive agents In Greater New York for these his- torical instruments, and we extend the public a cordial invita- tion to visit us this week and examine the oldest a3 well as iba ieaea sh hice oit ie Tate stint: A a: city oi Send a stamp for our wonderful little book, “MODERN MIRACLES,” Pacific | ast six be taken to nent toe OS rs Ree We a SAB ve we A <i ~~ - SO OC Ohl Ol Oh OOS Oe, you're looking forward to. most ‘stores Meee ‘d pay more than $15. fe ideg, re: 4 rd ‘or the popular imported colored Shamung Silk, al! colors. | [656 | quar S enough to crowd. this depart- ment to-morrow, and every woman who superb fashioning of these stylish new spring Persian Lawn Waists at 95c. Second Pisses of buttonhole embroidery stitch- ing on either side—tucked collar $s for $2 mercerized stri {. 50 ies d es Foal any Waists, entire front tucked wih two rows of cluny lace, tucked back, full s White Persian Lawn 2.50 Waist, in. four distinct styles, ery and lace, our own exclusive creations. $3, Q5 for white Pongee Silk Waists, with six rows of Val 756 I 78°. comes will be surprised at the high quality and They're white and have three rows 95 and cuffs, G $1.95 for white and black Ja sleeve, tab collar. ~“ trimmed with Teneriffe medallions, embrold: lace tucking between, lace-trimmed collar and cuffs. Ly SINTH AVE, te, LOTR A j 5,000 yards of the new new 1904 ‘I : 1 satin foulards, 656. HIS is the desirable silk for street wear, and it's certainly an ideal time to select the material for that costume Think how slight the cost—less than $10 for enough of this lustrous weave for an entire costume; and at It’s certainly the best opportunity of the season. The designs and colorings are the very newest and richest ever shown—spots, dots and fancy figures—a bew’ ildering the eves of smart dressers—enough to charm any woman—and suca excellent. quality—-24 inches wide, a] at a popular price—6Se. for the $1 quality. per yard for new Dress Silks, stripedand swivel effects, all light grounds. 15,000 yards of the new 1904 silk mulls, now 25¢ One Bc. box 5; B. rauford Cx 0h To Candy specials. 4 Bras Soue’| ropR A. COMBINATION} One 5e. box Say Yo sale at 10c. for| Mints or Ope: One Se. packa; man’s or Pepsin Gum. yA Basement Salesroom, Main Floor. | 35° for White Kabutal Silk, 27 inches wide and an excellent quality. An . | 500 %6 silk*petticoats, °3.95. JUST as long as they last to-morrow—and we can’t promise that will be very long—we'll sell these $6 silk petti- “oats—good quality changeable taffeta—at the exceptionally low price of $3.95. its a great bargain sale. It can’t help but Aes enough particular women to cause this entire lot to disappear i seed $9 own good judgment will not permit you to allow this o No woman of yefined tastes, who desires a si $3. Q5 petticoat will. They are handsomely fashioned. accordion-plaited rufflé—trimmed with ruffle— $3.95 for your chgice to-morrow—every one made to sell at $6. 98c. for skirt-trimmed Che- | 506, for Drawers and Corset mises and Corset Covers— Covers, soft nainsook and fine nainsook—lace and embroidery | cambric, lace trimmed. trimmed. | / 98¢. & §1,29 for women's $1.2 5 to $2.00 50. for women's extragood | syinsook night Gowns lace sai en broidery trimmed. ides nw Shapes. - i | $4, 95 for $6.50 China Silk iC. for women's 25c. a Komono sacque, lined waist 35c. Corset Covers and | large collar, elaborately trimmed Point Drawers—imostly small sizes. de Paris lace, Was like quantities are offered elsewhere. For popular shirt waist suits Cotton Voiles, in plain shades and two-toned cts, cts, Scotch Tweed and Kimberly ngs, Mercerized Cheviots, Oxfords, Ftamines and Basket Weaves, sill shi Madras, Ginghams and Tissues. maise and black. 4,000 yards French organdies, 39c. A very sheer chiffon-finished cloth—elegant printings—floral '39G effects seem to be most in favor this season— per yard. SH GOODS were never so popular as this season, and we're justly y proud to have the distinction of showing the most exclusive gathering of new 1904 fabrics in New York. and having ma ade our selections early, they not only have an individuality, but we are able to offer tliem at prices much lower thy That's why this section is thronged with smart dressers who see the prudence of carl) Here are a few fashion hints—the leading fabrics for shirt-waist suits and evening or summer gowns. Now for those very sheer beautiful silk mulls at 15c. and 25c.; 15,000 yds. They are very much superior to the usual run of Silk Mulls and a great deal lower in price. As sheer and lustrous as can be, and the tints—we've a range that will command your instant attention—white, cream, tan, champagne, sky, pink, Nile, helio, cardinal, All these shades are included in the 25c. quality. Women’s 25 velvet shirt waist suits, *11.50 entres, ch cho: sing. Main Floor, It is rich with all the fine weaves from (he fas! ng or summer gow Beautiful S k, Ponginette, French Or; tles, Persian Batistes, English Grenadines, St. Gall Swi: broidered Novelties, French Sateens. Irish Dim neh Voile, Em- 128¢) 10,000 yards fine 29c. chambray, 12 1-2c. 12:6 Great Sale Theo. Haviland Dinnerware, Beautiful silk-finished Chambray—all shades and stripes—pur- chased them when cotton was 8c. lb.—now we offer 29c. quality at HER $25, Store. The regula ir price is |s | [PLL.ou | 11.50 00) have full flaring skirts, embodying all that ts elegant. Our suit department see the splendid showing to-morrow. $37.50 for Women’s Tallor-Made Dress Suits—made of high-grade broadcloth, black, blue and red—Eton jacket, Hned with self-color tafieta— bishop sleeve, lace cuffs, collarless effect, vestee trimmed with neat braid, shoulder epaulets of silk braid, belt of broadcloth, nine- - gore 835 flare skirt, panel front, inverted plait back, trim- med to match jacket. $27.50 for Wom- en’s Dress Sults, of Lymansville cheviot, black and brown, Eton Jacket, double breasted, trimmed with | narrow bands of taffeta, fancy buttons, lined with taffeta, separate postilion belt, seven-gore flare skirt, box plaits on each gore, ae tata s for Wom- 14, i) en’s Dress Skirts, of fine grade French voile over drop of heavy taffeta, nine gored, wide flaring, neatly trim- med with narrow bands outing sult. 56,75 <i taffeta. f w eset s for om- 19.75 fr, Pedes- | $Q_ 75 trienne Suits, of fine qual- | ity etamine cheviot, brown and black, double - breasted flat stitched, military jacket, lined with taffeta, side plaited dh either side back and front, trimmed with silk braid, collarless, 87, 75 bishop sleeve; seven-gored flare skirt, inverted plait back, panel front. back. 100 32.50 chiffoniers, , 19.50. 100 $35 dre $35 dressers, ne BOT tine T WO hundred strong, handsome Chiffoniers and Furniture Sales—will make t! you firmly the parts are mortised—how rich the finish—how handsome the designs—mirrors faultlessly polished, Fitth Flooy. offered in the Bedroom Furniture line— your choice of 100 $32.50 Chiffoniers at flected uartered oak, nobby bird’s-eye maple and a few in genuine curly birch, A splendid diversity. . count, and this is your gain to-morrow. What a saving-33% p er cent.—tt’s better Compare them with any $35 Chiffonlers or $19.50, or of 100 $35 Dressers at $22. We couldn't sell $32.50 values at $19.50 and than owning stock fn 4 railroad, Dressers if you like —you'll come right The designs are the richest ever brought to New York, unless $35 values at $22.50 if they had arrived in You may never, have another such opportunity, so make the best Dressers—a delayed shipment for that greatest of all PeSTUaEY bing s hum to-morrow when the: laced on sale right out in plain ey where you can see all of hem, Inspect them—see how smoothly the drawers open and close—how back to the Simpson Crawford Co.'s store and select one of the greatest bargains ever 10 above the $35 mark. The workmanship is perfect. The is are the most desirable—beautiful genuine mahogany, splendid time. It was the manufacturer's fault, ine he voluntarily granted an additional dis- of to-morrow’s Spportstihy: Add one or more of these artistic pieces bedroom—one of the ie Pile A with E'S the very best value in New York, and you'll readily these suits—they’re those fashionable new Spring Velvet ‘Shirt-Wai: manding so muth admiration and praise by smart followers of fashion at the Simpson Crawford Co.’s but to-morrow we're going to have a special sale at $11.50. The shades are black, blue and green—the material that soft, lustrous velvet; and there are two styles; one with shirred yoke and skirt, an- other trimmed with milliner’s folds of taffeta on waist and skirt; both eee is a veritable style-show, with t every smart creation in new spring of 1904 Suits, Skirts and Coats, for Women’s Pedestrienne Sults of fancy mixtures, brown and grey, jacket, IIned with finest quality lets piped with white broadcloth, fancy metal buttons, separate belt of white broadcloth—nine-gored side-plaited skirt, Bip: pede) and plaited effect, habit back. Very chic $5 for Women's Pedestrienne Skirts of excel- lent quality meltonette, neatly stitched on bottom and seams, inverted plait back; black, blue and Oxford. for Women’s Pedestrienne Skirts of fancy suitings, in a warley of shades—17-gored wide flaring, kilt seams, habit back. $10 for Women’s Pedestrienne Skirts of high grade cheviot, straps en self material, and natty cloth buttons, habit back, smartly tailored, $16.50 for Women's Spring Coats of Wo- rumbo covert, lined with fine quality self- color satin, coat collar, yoke, trimmed panel effect on front and back and sleeve, turnover cuffs, newest creation. 8 for Women’: 14, ns main covert, taffeta, coat collar, cuff sleeve, smartly tailored, natty for Women's Sprini quality Venetian covert cloth, tight-fitting back, for Women's Spring Coats, made of Venetian covert cloth, satin lined, tight-fitting agree when you see || $3 3 GETS Wien OU See 2.50 Sets, $19, 95. JUST 100 sets of 100 pieces each—that world-famous Theo- dore Haviland Dinnerware. This great Special sale kegins to-morrow, and not in the history of Theodore Havi- land china has such a wonderful re- duction been made. Fearth Floor, The regular Price is $32.50. We sold itasa special for 45, but to-mor- row the price is $19.96 #29 of of $12 a to_you, a and your you the most t charming ware that co comes from those famous “Potteries of the Old World. The decorations are captivating. The set is complete—three meat plat- ters and soup tureen, 8c. each for china cog cups, 300 dozen in the | 2c. each for odd Geared china saucers, 400 dozen, 10c. each for 256, fancy vases, 500 doze: 5c. . for 10c. fanc china bread and butter mate 500 doz, 49c: each for $1 fancy cracker Jars, 6 dozen. 25c. for 50c. fancy china cake plates, 50 dozen, $295 for $6 cut glass 8-in. bowls, rich deep cuttings. $1.25 for $2.50 cut glass handled nappies. $6.95 for $10 cut glass water Jugs, %4-gallon size. $3.25 for, % Gut glass water $3.95 for 56 Gut glass celery 5,000 men ’s 8] shirts, 69¢. Third Floor, 511.50 We. want you to be sure and double-breasted Eton white taffeta, tan epau- nine-gored wide flaring, 18-gored, trimmed with 44-inch 's Spring Coats of ger- | lined with self-colored heavy Coats, excellent = | : | WE SAY they’re $1 Shirts, but they’re equal i in every respect—style, pattern, fit and workmanship—to the $1.50 regular $1.50 shirts, but they all go in this sale at the uniform price of 6%. They're all new 1904 handsome patterns, Main Floor, white on whitegrounds. It was alucky purchase from || an over-stocked manufacturer—so thas’s why the]; 3.000 men’s spring of 1904 $2 shirts, 98. Stiff Bosom Shirts, with attached and detached cuffs; See eral mc: (980 50c. for $1 English squares. of 1904 is exem peste in these $1 Eng- [50c. is Squares and 2-inch Four-in-Hands terest ek silks, beautiful dest and hues, “You'll agree it’s the best bargain in New York. and $2.00 custom-made shirts. In fact, many of them are the They are the popular Negligees—mostly black and} 69 [69e] is but 69c. when the values are $1 and $1.50. 696) newest patterns, imported French Percale and Printed | made shirts. The newest idea in Men's Neckweir for Spring ~ 50e., and we've 3,000 for particular Men’s$1 &$1.50 pajamas