The evening world. Newspaper, March 23, 1904, Page 11

SNIFFEN BARRED [WIRELESS SISTEM 'TDOK THE OATH BY _ FROM THE MAJ 0N SOUND STENMERS| BERD OF PROPHET Fraud Order'ls sued To-Day Against @ WallStreet Firm That Professed to Operate In ’ Bonds. : CORPORATIONS WERE THE SUFFERERS. Accused Man and His Partner Are Believed to Have Cleaned Up $300,000 in Their Two Years’ Operations. (Special to The Evening World) WASHINGTON, D. C., March 23.—A fraud order was signed to-day by As- elstant Attorney-General Robb, of the Post-OMice Department, against Edward D. Sniffen and James 8. White, of No. 89 Wall street, New York, for operating through the mails a scheme to obtain money under false pretenses. Sniffen, according to. the conclusions arrived at by Mr. Robb, based upon a report of post-office inspectors and as @ result of a hearing given Sniffen in February, is tho originator of the plan Which he has been carrying on for two years, and White came into it last a tumn, allowing his name to be used in the business. Since Mebruary, when mail addressed to Sniffen was stopped at the New York Post-OMce, mail re- Jating to the busiiess has been sent to White. White is now in Mexico, where he went when the inspectora began working on the case, and Sniffen js under Indictment in New York awaiting trial for larceny Corporations the Victims, Bniffen's scheme was to wsue ch letters in which he stated that ho would undertake to sell the bonds of com- panies for which he woul secure the guarantee of trust companies. Accord- ing to his plan these bonds would be feadily marketable and In all cases would sell at par or better. All he asked of the company was al‘ small sum in advance to pay prelim- inary expenses, such as ‘experts’ re- ports, attorneys’ fees, ‘engraving of bonds," &e. His commission, he an- nounced, was paid by the trust com- P: guaranteeing the bonds procuring the business for them, a that he received t mmissten on When the propositio been financed and the bonds sale By ‘these promi: Spondents to bell s he led his corre- that he would ob- tain the guarantee of the trust com- pany and then consummate the sale of the bonds at a good rate, so that the company would have the needed cash within thirty duys from the issue of the bo: The department has found Sniffen often not intend to procure any nd that the Money for “preliminary expenses” wenc into his pocket, with the exception of lees than 3190 each cas which he paid to have the bonds engraved Never Sold the Bonds. If he should happen to get the antce promised he wou! nection with the transaetian and never attempt to disp of the bond: he knew could not be xold at par, He aiso knew that no expert opinion would be forthcoming. Tt ia estimated that in the two years of his operations Sniffen cleaned up about $9,000. Among the companies he vt money trom were the Natchez I Way and Logging Compan f Olymp! Washington, from which he got, $2,068.90 | last April, ‘This avas the particular case heard by Mr. Robb, the report being filied with affidavits of Allen Weir, its President. Other companies defrauded were the Atining, | Milling, and ny, limited, of Black- Hien $50.80 Great Western c Ps root tor “pretimina Park Placers Gunnison Com 035.60; Mount Rose Gofd M ling’ Company, Mont., $1,051.2 it he case is| Natchos and he gutrantor of th: the Great. Western com ternational Banking an pany, of New York, the only trust coi pany that appears in Sniffen's tran actions, became insolvent 900 antes, the In- ranteeing the bonds of those com- ies. Several New York brokers tes- tfled against Sniften, Sniften has been arrested and Is under Indictment on the charge of swindlin the Natehes Railway and Lost y. Beveral other fraud charges: have en made against him. cular vhich | Trist Com- New Jnvention by Charles Mas- sey to Be Placed on All the Boats of: the Fall River Line, A new wireless telegraph system, in- tented by Charles Massoy, of Provi- dence, K. 1, though in its initia! stages of development, was watched in its frial on the Fall River line steamer Plymouth and declared to be far superior to other systems. Tho Plymouth arrived in New York to-day after « trip from Fall River dur ing which the new wireless telegraph was thoroughly tested in the presence ot officers and directors of the Fell River line and the New York, New He- Yen and Hartford Railroad. The invent- or of tha new system was also aboard. All that could be learned of the new magician in the fleld of wireless teleg- raphy was that he was an American, His {dentity was carefully concealed. * He had installed on the Plymouth @ complete wireless apparatus with which he communicated with stations at Point Judith and Block Island. A constant stream cf messages was sent out from the Plymouth, many of the pastengers communicating with thelr friends on ehore ard receiving prompt replies. The chief excellence of the new system is its rapidity in send- ing Those who witneased the experl- ments declare that it han attained ul- most the same speed as wire telex raphy. ‘The Fall River Une will install the new wireless apparatus on its entire feet and build stations all the way from Fall River to New York. A regu jar telegraph toll will be charged te all passengers desirous of communtcat- ing with their friends. Neither fog, rain nor gale interferes with the sow system. ‘The first_experiment with the Ply- outh's instruments was made «night I whon, arged with electricity. It was a greai s, the steamer holding communi- cation ‘with Po ith aud Block Island without least dificulty, Should fog or the steams Sf the fleet the passengers can keep in touch with thelr friends or rela- ty allay any apprehension on cf a breakdown aasistance can be speedily summoned either from one of the ileet or through the shore station, This will obviate such predicaments as the Plymouth found herself in a short time ago when she was held up by the ice and had to wait four hours for for a tow doat. / alka i Aaa ath ak aR i Se ace ie i. WORLD: WEDNESDAY Witnesses at.the Trial o fHasib Mahaas Sworn According to! the Formula of Mahomet In General Sessions. Witnesses were sworn “By the bear: of the Prophet" tn‘the Court of Gen- eral Sessions to-day. Tho us for- mula was abandoned during the trial of Hasib Mahaas for asault because all the witnesses were Syrian and Professed the faith of Mahomet. Charles Le’ Barbier represented the Gefondant. After two witnesses hab been examined he objected to the form © fthe cath. to the formula of Ma- & koran could not be found. Then the court Interpreter volnteered to in- etruct the Court as to the onth, saying that he knew how it went. prophet, Mahomet, the holy harem and women and their virtue and the faith of an yom people to tell the truth, the whole trui and nothing bot the truth?’ The witnesses replying in the irma- tive the trial proceeded with due speed. Feselshtirres oats WELL-KNOWN LAWYER DEAD. Jacob K. Lockman thority on Real.Es Jacob K. Lockman, resident of Windham, Conn., died yesterday in this city. He was one of the old real-estate lawyers of this city. Born here in 1822, in 1842 he entered the law office of Peter | De\itt, a noted real-estate lawyer of that day. A FIELD FLOWER. BEAUTIFUL AS THE ROSE. “She looks as clear as morning roses! Mr, Lockman attained a high | mewly washed with 'dew.""~-Shakespeare. 9 New York bar as a real- | and counsel, and was an FRESH young face like the ter and trustes of a number of es- lilies of the field attracts and during his long career as a f - yer he came tn close professional re- aman, But what holds a| tions with many old New York fam- | man is charm, and a wom- an may be very lovely vet i Possess no charms. There | is no reason why a woman lin good health should not retain her Hlooks until she is quite old. Girls grow up like flowers in the field, and if weeds do not sinother their good looks—hy which we mean disease of the feminine organs—they, should grow up beautiful There is no reason in the world why the majority of our women should grow old Soon after the outbreak of the Civ’ War he became a member of the Sev enty-first New York Regiment and served with tt In and around New York Prior to the war he was a member o} the old Volunteer Fire Department. Ife leaves a widow and one son, De- Witt M. Lockman. He was a member £ the Metropolitan Club. 7 vices will be held on Frida: ‘West Thirty-ninth strre Including transportation, double berth, | B without additional cost during stay. only on regular trains until June 30, World's Fair, St. Louis, OWEST COST. 263 Fifth Avenue, New York, or + WOOD, Pass, Trattic Manager. PERSONALLY-CONDUCTED TOUR TO THE GRAND GANYON OF ARIZONA PACIFIC COAST. ON ACCOUNT OF THE General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church LOS ANGELES, CAL. Leaves.April 27, 1904 d-Tri F: ete ¥ $ 106 New York SPECIAL TRAIN TO LOS ANGELES the Union | and side trip to the Grand Canyon, The s pany, Col, | J Grand Canyon and passengers will be furnished sleeping and dining car service Ban ‘THE SPECIAL TRAIN Is 3 counterpart of the celebrated PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED, affording the most luxurtous accommodations, Including Tourist ¢) Agent, Chaperon, Ladies’ Mald, Stenographer, and Special Baggage Master. Dele- after Cae may enjoy these highest grade accommodations and conveniences at the Detailed Itinerary will be sent upon application to Colin Studds, A. E. P. A,, ano. w. Ns “Wintel Passonres Hlooking and haggard as young as they !do. The influence of flowers is good. A woman who loves flowers is usually lone who enjoys tranquility and cheer. jfulness, has usually charming feminine ways. Men do not like a mannish| | woman. The sight of flowers often tran-| quillizes a woman's nerves and the per-| lfume soothes the temper. In America! wrinkles are the great drawbacks to| beauty that we have to fight. It seems) jas if we even see wrinkies in the faces} lof our very young girls. Lite in the] {open air assists people to keep young. \night or day the beauty of the com-) plexion is spoiled. ‘Many people im- agine night air is dangerous,” says Dr. Pierce, the great specialist in woman's. diseases. “They exclude it from the ‘sleeping rooms as far as possible by | keeping doors and windows closed. This lis a mistake. Young women are apt to hover about the register or stove, spend ing too much time in the warmth in ‘doors, with the result that they become tender and sensitive and are almost c (tain to catch The young girl is |like a plant ich, set in a dark corner, | becomes scrawny and struggles hard for Jan existence, but if put in the sunlight puts on more vigorous growth. Thou- sands of girls in America lose health and ‘strength and grow thin and sickly he- cause they do not take proper hygie: methods ‘or take proper care of th womanly health. When there is disturb | ance of the female organs the effects are| widespread and disastrous.” |_ About thirty-elght years ago, Dr. R. V. ‘Pierce, then a’ practising physician, found \that 2 certain compound made from and ail meals going on cial train will be sidetracked at the Returning, tickets cover transportation 1904, and’ are valid to stop off at the mt Broad Street Btation, Phiiadelpiia, Pa ackelii Carvart so. Announce Important Redaction Sale In Their Women’s Dept.—2d Floor. Dress and Walking Length Suits—all new—this season’s latest styles in very large variety of Eto: Jacket effects—plaited flare Skirts. fancy Braids—Cords—Silk Trimm There are Broadcloths—Cheviots- Canvas—and stylish English mixtures—in black—blue—new browns—grays and tan. Voile Suits—all shades—our stl Drop included, i Value 19.50 22.50 25.00 ‘ ; 27.50 Covert Jac 12. 18.° 29.50 32.50 Kets, | {| bo. As Oily Man Tailots Make Them, \ 10. 42,15, 1 ace pea: i n Blouses—belted Etons and All suits tastily trimmed with ing or Lace, an.” - Rain Coats, 11.". 15.° 10." Otr guarantee with cath garment, and 13th Street, Freight sad B. BR. | of iife. cnepnemeemunterenrareren EVENING, MARCH 93, . roots and herbs, without the use of alco- hol or narcotic, was a specific for those diseases peculiar to women. There is nothing that will produce wrinkles and ‘a bad complexion so svrely as displace- ments of the organs essentially feminine. When pains and aches rack the womanly system at frequent intervals, take Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It will cure those ailments and stop the drains which are such a drag on the vitality of womanhood, If you are at a loss to know what is the matter with you, write Dr. Pierce, who will answer you in strict confidence; he is a. physician and sur- geon who has had a thorough medical training and a large experience in dis- eases of women, and will give you ad- Backed up by over a third of a century of remarkable and uniform cures, a record such as‘no other remedy for the diseases and weaknesses peculiar to women ever attained, the proprietors of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription now feel fully warranted in offering to pay 00 in legal money of the United States for any case of Leucorrhea, Female Weakness, Prolapsus, or Falling of Womb, which they cannot cure. All they ask is a fair and reasonable trial of their means of cure. Miss May Rohrback, No, 73 Amster- dam. av., ww York ( Treasurer of the. Woman's Progressive Union, writes: “| am satisfied that half the doctors do| not know what really ails their patients, ; fay while you have carefully studied. the | By living in stagnant air in a close rooin | needs of the sick and worn-out, and have | prepared a_ reliable remedy wo kilfully hich will cure in a short time. ars ago | began to feel ‘run down,’ the extreme heat of the summer nearly prostrated me, and when fall came I was pared:to take up anew the burdens I had headache, backache, and was very nervous; scarcely able to sleep 1 was advised to try Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre- the re-| I was sleeping ntinued using the ‘Favor- ight weeks, and ill py more than two hours at a time. scription, and was delighted sult. Within a week splendidly. ite Prescription’ for then stopped, for | was perfectly well, Ever since then your medicine has been I ree- my ‘Favorite Prescription,’ too. ommend it to every one.” Every woman,, young or old, should at this knowl- T edge, secure a good doctor book by ad-! know herself. To a dressing Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N.Y The People’s Common’ Sense Medica Advise twenty pape stan} bound volume, 8 for a cloth-hound coy FOR Li! OPES BVENINGS TILL Allowed All Out-of-Town Orders. |41710 1423 3° AVE BETWEEN BQ 4B) ST TAFFETA—Selvage 19 inches. 2 49 All New Effects, PEAU. DE SOIE—20: inches. eae “° 86U:ST. & 3°2AVE, OFFER Black Silks—commendable values. stamped guaranteed inches. 27 inches 75 . 89 27 inches 75 98 ae ' 198 CEN'TS-4?904 WORLD ALMANAC \QW ON /ALE—25 CENTS ii iN aba a SL ical lla procured by sending ne cents in one-cent stamps for or thirty - one! 67 AVE, 2457622" STREETS Easter Novelties and Favors. ‘Small Carte with rabbits ae drivers, 100 $1.25, Carts, Wagons and riots | i by all sorts of hens, rabbits, &c.—tris with riton, 33. to $12 Chi ns : Lambs, Elephants, Dogs, C 80. sae, Seat pe SF. ein tO = Pi Oe. to $3.98. Stik and Exes DRY GOODS co. Far. he, to, $4.08. Candy nin lOc. @ pound. "And a. great many things you'll be fnterested In. MAIN FLOOR, CANDY STOR®. A Fleet of Magnificent Headwear In this great Adams Harbor of Fashion. Y The Adams Millinery, properly written about, would fill a good-sized book. Whatever might be said of it in print would be mere shop-talk. We cannot picture the exquisite conceptions to you—there are too many of them. They come from workrooms to showrooms and are gobbled up before camera and tripod can be adjusted. For your own pleasure, however—and your Easter ap- earance—please do not buy a hat until you have at least tried on a few of the many that are here—and priced them. We have many hundreds, of course—but the widest interest centres around the great showing of Five Dollar Hats. It is a popular price to pay—and we Vake advantage of it. Indeed, we make up many hats to sell at this figure, which others along the Avenue would have no scruples against! getting ten dollars for. It is amey the Adams way of doing things—the most for your money; selling Millinery as we do other merchandise. ' Come to-day, to-morrow—any day now—and we'll interest you—surely. New Spring SUITS and JACKETS There’s Economy in Making Your Selection Here Now that the formal show-days are over, and you've formed a permanent idea of the style you like best, isn’t it true that most of the creations which appealed to you most were seen here? Isn't it also true that the cost of things—taking style and quality into consideration—is less here? We Never Had So Perfect a Stock Everything appears to be just right. Assortment, too, is very broad—though we're never stingy, with quantities. We're pretty safe in assuring you that your apparel for Easter will be what you'd prefer {o have it—if this store is the source of supply. Dress Suits made in Eton Jacket style; fine Venetian ‘cloth Di in brown, blue and black; jacket ‘satin lined, collarless; | brown, shoulder cape; vest of fancy braid; flare skirt, 12.98 | new sieeve; crush belt; trimmed fancy braid and 15.50 A regular $18.75 model for.. see ceeee . | buttons; flare skirt A $20 suit for...... BS : | Walking s: of etamine cheviot; black, navy, brown; Walking Sults of stay Scotth sultings new Elon; collar | oo, mullitiry jacket, taffela, tined, collar. and. cufs finished and vest of cloth#trimmed with braid and buttons; girdie | with rows of stitching; full skirt with side pleat; 18, 50 elt: fancy sleeves; panel front skirt with tucks 5 pn eee akens "A regular $23.50 model for... bO.9G_ | entire suit braid trimmed. “speciah. .....+ +++. Ht rt ; tine) 5.98 all seams strapped; wey 8.98 42,50 9.98 | First Bloom of Women’s Oxfords On which the saving is Considerable 1.69 WORTH $2.002$5.00 Three styles of Oxfords for women—all new this season—go on sal2 to-morrow morning a‘ a big sav- ing to you. It is another fortunate purchase such as we are able to make from time to time. But it is not a frequent occurrence to sell newest model Oxtords at the beginning of the sexson—for so little. They are made of fine kidskin, with plain or patent leather tips; extension soles. Also close flexible soles, with high Cuban or sensible low heels. Sizes are 234 to 8, in widths trom B to E. Not a pair in the tot is worth less than Two Dollars; the greater portion of them would sell readily. at $2.50. the pair for choice of twenty styles women’s $2.00 button and lace boots; turn and extension soles; low or high heels; kid and patent tips. Actual value from $2.50 to r the pair for Women’s Patent colt and Ideal kid $1. 9 lace and button boots; sizes not complste in Only four hundred pairs—worth Pp s Suits in Eton Style, of fine broadcloth—navy, black: jacket satin lined; epaulette cape; collariess; Jackets of fine cover taiJored Jackets of covert; jaunty collarless model: lapped seams; epaulettes on shoulders; silk lined Jackets of tin covert cloth; collarless style; satin lined . . : vee Jackets of black Cheviot; fly front; all tatfera lined; a very handsome style for sprin; Cn First Announcement Concern- ing the 1904 Spring Styles of Every new idea for 1904 is incorporated in some style Patrician Shoe, besides a multitude of exclusive and beautiful designs of their own, | The Patrician is unquestion- ably the best $3.50 Shoe in the world; it is as near pertec- tion as any Shoe can be made. | We Are Greater New York's Only Agents. We show to-morrow the entire complement of Spring shapesandstyles, allof whicn will appeal with certainty to smart dressers, 1 Shoes are $3.50. Oxfords are $3 and $3.50. Patrician Boots and Oxfords tor girls; made with all'the skill and care necessary to protect tender, growing feet. tie 7 to 10 1-2, $2; 11 to 2, $2.50. any one style, trom $2.50 to $5.00 palr. We represent in Greater New York the “Patrician” Shoe for women, The best shoe in the world bearing a trade- name Price is $3.50. 24 Floor, Sale of Hams and Provisions Coffee Specials Tea Specials Pa rr cial Snntos—Fi English Breakfast Tea—Fxtre aciee) Rowetud’: apeett: 10"tn $1.45 huality, excelient usuniiy. sold sugar-cure? lean, sweet Ley wnall sizes Blend: 3 tbs price. 10 Ibe 10 to 12 Ibe Ne : at the remarkably low price Se 1p: our ep} B80; 8 ine 7 q con —Sumar-cures, kort Dens csecsd Cereal Specials | Miscellaneous Specials | -Floral Brand or Old Grist Mills, | Baking Powder Sipalcas, the. heat and |ean. BAe eID. cans oo reduend V. | Cacoa—Crott 1 Ne nae ROS | FS Fi wenote weet flour, in ® whotevome. bi Bron tbh. a ab ‘olled Oats re Swiss AUK; Beat quatity, remular J. | Chocotmte-—Maple Brand, P ae | See ie | teeth. cae er special. 4 pkgs. for ri Pero Nie Flakes or Neucerita—Reg | ( Ke x wlan 180 pe fOr b a aramteMarvell! rand. «13 Phe. ct ta Carolina 6 qunlits, 10 qual 10 Jat terse i con z Saotna’ Head Rice, se. quality; fonnston’a; ail’ * varieties 2 Age” tet” Be" ’ ve fine Coteate’s’ ‘Doubie "Strengths t ot su orth gt, beat sransletady ere Tes XN. Y. Siate Pea Beans: ib apie “Califoral Ws... 2d +b . oe Mackerel Dried Fruits Mean. Ciara Fruits 19 ibg, [Sia iarges id" tba, DOC st 10¢ ‘Very ares: 23 seaiacy Lh) ib. Wes Canned Vegetable: ™ toea—Royal Red + 10. ‘Tomatoes—Fol Tb) at, dow, Sy