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J MYSTERY IN RICH QUICK WORK 1 WOMAN'S DEATH) ROTHSCHILD TIL! DOCK DEPARTMENT} IMPORTED INNER :o _ BOTTLE OF CARBOLIC ‘ ) ' « \ Mrs Ka Known In Staten Island So- ciety, Found Bead in Bed at Her Home. " ACID | Yantily Denies It Suloide, but Refuses Admi sion to Every One Exoept Family Physiolan., — Mrs. Katherine Classen, yest known society nificent home at bottle of carbolic the house to all plans. Mrs. ut Classen was Charles Zengraf, a millionaire member of the German colony Mr. Zengraf is ‘the head of the Staten Isl and a member of th turing firm of Louis No. 78 Duane street, son-in-law, Mr, and Classon sat up part It. she . lass Classon finished his land, was found dead in bed in her ve been in the room. The family’ positively denies that it is a case o! Bulcide, but have| refused admission to’ Berman ‘Club of Staten Island, ts tho) assen, is employeddin the latter establishment. Mrs. Classon was _thirly years old has five children. rhildren was ill last night and Mrs She then left it in charge of a Delay. N THE ROOM.. Is a Case of one of the women on Staten Stapleton to-day. acid is sald to’ before Recorder Goff, sions. . Rothschild's trial was tests of his counsel, Ho the family physi- the daughter of of t on Staten Island. president of the larceny land Savings Pank 6 paper manufac- Dejonge & Co,, at this borough. His who accuses him bank Jan. 7 last. One of the ms tor, the prosecution e_ flast of the night with toe mt No, street. He testéfl transpired on the visit to Re note and of the refusal produce the m An ther sent ache Clason had a head. nosedhinfl breakfast and came over to hi buiness jn this borough. Later in ie at Moned the cook and door open. Mrs. © dead,’ but her body ee Odea and Kruger werd summoned, ut they said it was too late. id, however, that been dead only a si ffont to kep very ei jounding the death of jecret was made, but it became known ‘the Coroner's office information was re- outsiders when Was notified. All nis 01 t times talent. mental symptoms of ment i 2 itwo daymatter her mar din ly end ‘ew York were asked toy lerangem: tage she oy police oF ee for her. as found in the After a wek’a earch she Bronx. ent to call no resi to e door she sum- they forced the was 4 FORMER BANK PRESIDENT FACES FOUR INDICTMENTS. | senator MeCarren’s loading Heutenania,| @ Classen, Well, Jury Box Fitled Before Recess, and the Work of Taking Tes- timony Began Without Any Ze Rothschild’s Counsel Fought for} was maae by Secretary Chariea Coiling | CM * Delay, Alleging He Was Not Famitiar with Case, but Was Promptly Overruled. The work of securing a jury to hear the evidence in the trial Rothschild, late President of the Fed- eral Bank, was continued this morning in General Ses- ot t 7 commenced late yesterday afternoon despite the pro- Lawyer who declared that ft would be an injustice to force Rothschild to trial because of counsel's lack of knowledge intricacies of the case. There are four indictments for grand pending against Each accuses him of the larceny of a promissory note deposited in the bank by depositors, He is being tried on af indictment filed by the Grand Jury on the complaint of Herman D. Nessler, of the misappropria- tion of a note for $10,000 deposited in the Rothschild. ry Was seoured et recess. As- gistant Disrict-Aattocney tennd opened 7. witness Mr. Rand calles was Hermann Nelson, has an of- Rid Debt (wenty-chird ed as to what ‘Ogoasion of his firet of the Ie to qney aaked tor. adjournment until Comuorcow wee en. REV.RICHARD BOLAND A LETTER WRITTEN FOR THE in bed BENEFIT OF OTHERS. Was still warm. They Mrs, Classon had hort time. the facts sur- Mrs. Classon a St. Michael's p: writes as follow havoc in our, climi ee used {t ourselves and a nd Deneficial. in cases of coughs and bronchial irritations. Its use renders the voice flexible and pleasant, and it is for this reason fh- ‘valuable ‘to all public speakers.” Rev. Richard Boland, formerly of jh, Lowell, Medicine {s unequalled as a p tative of bronchial and lung diseases which have been working such ter- We have it most prolonged Davia studying physical culture for man. vi Bred leenihesreeare now pee OF gdmany|and throughout the evening messages Mrate that it is beneficial, both phval. | Will be exchanged between the diners . | HE WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 18, 1904, Sp eee HASENFLUG CUT OF -/CUBANS TO HAVE AN They Will Dine at Waldorf to Celebrate Their Country’s In- dependence and Food Will Be Brought from Island. | Another of McCarren’s Friends Is Removed To-Day, as the Result of the Factional War- fare Now Waging. One of the most remarkable dinners ever given in thid city will be attended at the Waldorf-Astoria on the night of | May % by a soclety of Cubans In com- memoration of the second anniversary of Cuba's independence. Deputy Dock Commissioner Conrad Hasenflug. leader of the Nineteenth Assembly District, Brooklyn, and one of was removed from office to-day Deck Commissioner Featherson was not at his office and the announcement Cetalloasael banker, of:No! Sy Mr. € said there were no charges | William strect the secratary er the agamst Mr, Hasenflug and’he would be|soolety giving the dinner. Tea el notified of his removal by letter through {Charge of the elaborate prep the mails. now making for the banquet. been expect oo be} The amazing feature of this feast; evan tor BG maby mutenas tre | will be that every single dish put upon referred |the tables will be imported direct from ing of-/Cuba, Fish, fruit, meat and cottee will be brought here from Havana, and what {is even more remarkable, the foes that will be served an sepurate declared that he to his friends to hol tr Physical Onltare Show. Girl’ The annual exhibition of the physical | courses gre to be brought here in the culture classes of St. Bartholomew's |refrigerators of a Ward [Line steamer Girls’ Club will be held to-morrow night! 4 direct cable will be laid from the in Assembly Hall, No. 209 Baat Forty-}panquet room in the Waldorf-Astoria second strect. The girls have been|to President Palma’s office in Havana, cally and mentally. and officials of the Cuban Kwpublic, NEW PUBLICATION ee NEW PUBLICATIONS. had / The Delineator differs from every other magazine in many ways—but chiefly in the fulness with which each number covers the features (all of them) that interest a woman. It isn’t aor oat there are ay fas- cinating articles on the Season's Si ic tured in this. month's issue—and : pani paper on Home-Beautifying or something else next month—but each separate number of The Delineator is full of just the things, and all the things, she wants to know about. ’ There's a lavish abundance of the helpful and the practical that is not found elsewhere. Take the June number, for instance: the reason for th: <= Fresh, Well-Made adding new, fresh muslins— quickly have the thousands of women snapped ‘is unprecedented selling. Undermuslins Were Never So Easily Owned. If you'd watch stocks diminish as we watched since the first | hour of this Greatest Undermuslifi Sale, Monday morning, you'd realize that something extraordinary was taking place, Every few hours has seen us in the truest sense of the term—and just as them up. Come and see for your- { Five million women of America yill read it.) To begin with—the Fashions, of course. More to choose be- tween and better pictured thaninany other magazine you ever ‘looked gt — and through them all the safeness of absolute authority as to Fashion’s approval. There dte two gowns shown that are destined to—but one can’t describe them here. And the Hats, too ll! For Home Builders —a house that doesn’t cost much, looks as though it did, and has artistic comfort built into every nook and cor- A School of Beauty has never really existed before. The nearest to it are the cosmetic shops and the doubtful newspaper articles by alleged “ Beauty Doctors” and the like, In “The Fountainof Youth” Dr.Grace Peckham | © Murray is showing that each woman may contrqjherown beauty. This series is a revelation. There is mutch \to interest) ther Clie in this number—and as much more that will appeal to its Mother, as for instance, “ Varying Temperaments in Children,” by Mrs. Hon. Pres't Nate ional Council of Theo. W. Birney, worth $20.00; front. ———=——— Prices Completely ‘Halved on * Women’s Fine All-Wool Tailored Suits, An out-and-out cutting in two of all prises on Women’s | Tailored Suits is going on here now, Take advantage of it, you who have waited with your suit buying. Here are two prominent examples: / | ALL WOOL SUITS, in Venetian: ‘and Cheviots, Jackets, Silk and Satin Ll lined; worth $15.00; now ALL WOOL SUITS, In Broadcloths, Brown and Blue; ajl sizes; Jacket Satin d with Silk Braid; fancy elentgored, with Silk Braid 1.00; now tucked back, ) $2 to 4, worth 98c.; Special ores Venetians and Uned, with Caj ilk down the front to ‘rimming at top of Kil 85 full sl Cheviot Shou! Blouse and Eton effect w lare un- 7 50) form a Vest; ®ner of it. This is one of a series that doesn't deal with architects’ dreams, but shows real houses, actually built—and illustrated and play stories to with pho phs taken after all the amuse them. bills are paid. oe Ray ehh 1 te “The Joy of Liv- “Around the Worldin Eighty Pictures” ing,” is a series of is the title of a series of picture-letters thoughtful. papers written by a young bride who is making by Lillie Hamilton: the grand four as a honeymoon trip. French, which has The letters are accompanied by already given our profusion’ of readers much to most brilliant pho- think about. It tographsweremem- deals with the different phasesofhome ber having seen. life. This month’s article is about She is travelling mothers with stay-at-home daughters, through Manchuria and’ both mothers and daughters will in this number. read it with interest. Mothers. The tots themselves have half a dozen work ‘ | Pittow Tops & | values awaiting you: Stamped: Pillow t nen value Washable Pillow ‘Tray Where the art embroideries Jere sold you'll find these splendid floral designs, regular %c,.. A brand-new lot of im Cove! variety of choice Tray Croths. ops, dainty 10c rted momle PIB 10c 25¢ Skins in a desig! . rosew@od, eborty and are sold at 35c, Here 35c Han Bristies 16c {Such chances come all too in- frequently. Here are white and black tristle Hair Brushes, made with All over the city these brushes satin finish backs, 15c Thursday, This is one of those comfo able Summer Morris Couches that can “be changed without trouble to five different positions, It is covered in coo) grass cloth, and its frame is of oak. Some stores sell these couches at $125 most of them at $10.50. Hete Thureday....se.ceeae 2295 Furniture, 4th Floor. | | made with d day, eac! WOMEN’S plain or lace tri wears Sone s ‘Thursday, each. sleeves, regular and extra. large sizosy niect ar and extra large alzee, nicely etm med Bains ring Sizes 4 to % Thursday, eagh....¥ Men’s and Women’s wers immed, French or QUALITY WHITE ‘1 butt TRIS, rt ond brewers ant ri buttons; Thurs- t ‘Ribbed Underwear for Present Use, Surprising how far your Summer underwear money-can be made to go with these out-of-the-common offerings for Thursday. MEN'S FINE QUALITY BALBRIGGA: sleeves, romct neok, finished with peat wie and long match, rt oO mata \ oF closed, we Fiction is here in plenty. “ The Giver of Honour” is a Japanese love story of singulat charm. Two college stories, “At the Window of Paratlise” and “ Bailey’s Sister,” bring the love-inter- est nearer home. l- The Departments are as fully treated as_always—-Club ‘Women, Needle- work —a score of other things. ¥ Rebecca Boone,the wife of the famous pioneer, had a life hardly less adven- turous than that of her husband. Hair- breadth escapes and hardships in- numerable were hers for many years. This is the second in the series of “Pioneer Women,” and is an Indian story of the most fascinating kind— and @ true one, BE SURE TO GET IT Soda Water. lce Cream Soda, with fruits, and all Phosphates. All Fancy and Egg Drinks at 10c, will be a Sicilian or a Brilliantine, it will prove its worth to you. other Black Dress Goods are equally low priced. 25c Royal and Navy Blue Another splendid offering. and brown Venetian cloth, made with the new Eton jacket; also mannish short jaunty Jackets of fancy mixfures. Coats are satin lined and skits are In various new effects. Finely tailored, of course. We've sold This lot to-morrow at $8.98. The Greatest Purchase of Women’s Spring Oxfords Ever Consummated by Any New York: House, the Fmest Product of Cincinnati's Biggest Maker, to be Sold. at $1.69 Pair. of Shoes manufac- So we count it very good fortune in ‘0 New York eight thousand pairs ofj the finest Oxfords that can be pro~ duced, t It is the manufacturer’s surplus stock, which he would have sold in the regular way had Spring weather conditions been different throughout the territory where his gobd: vice known to Go-Cart manufacture, designed and finished in such a way as to bring forth hivh encomiums of praise from those who know how good Carts Should and ought to be, |and Wednesday, : f new, fresh 5c, Glass. a yard for 45¢. MO- HAIR BRILLIAN- TINES in Black, a yard for 75c. im- IC ported MOHAIR SIC! "fright and ‘oyal, Nav 43 Inches wide. “82 inghes wide” stylish suiting fords. ee G™MAVE 2127 @22"°8STREETS. DAM DRY GOODS Co. Sale of Mohair Dress Goods 4 to 4 Below Regular.) The family of Mohairs fill an important part of the dress-goods world. Np other fabric sustains so splendid a reputation for quality and wear, Whether it pa To-morrow we offer five big lots of Mohairs+at a wonderful discount from regular; and some - ' a yard for $1.25 to $1.50 high class MOHAIRS SICILIANS and BRILLIAN- effects Grays, Tans, Navies, Browns and Ox-} colors, suitable for shirtwaist{ Royal and Navy Blue. Peerless Patte Are All That Their Name— Implies—And More. oe 5c—10c—_15e a yard for $1 MO- HAIRS and SICIL- 69c IANS, in plain me- lange and stripe effects, in all a yard for 65c. MO- HAIR BRILLIAN- TINES, in Black, 39c in 50 inches wide. . suits, Etons, skirts, etc. - [46-inch All - Wool ¢ Imported) 75¢, i $1.50 Black Imported PS Maras | NUNS’. VEILING, =o he VOILES, of superior fin- 52-inch All-Wool Sponged and ish, evenly woven, per- Goods Shrunk CHEVIOT. Goods fect dye, 44 Reduced | 45.inch All-Wool | VOILE. Reduced inches wide. Re. 89c to 4 s4-inch “All-Wool Nub- Yarn to SUC yards ee | VOILE. $1.50 Black EOLIENNE, P5 made from finest silk an AQc SRAMINE Als W ous Unported AQc wool, soft and sheer; one: | 44 inches wide. | datack All-Wool, German Reduced to Cc a yard. HENRIETTA. | a yard, YAPG) case scene 500 Women’s Walking Skirts, Worth from $4.75/25¢ Cloth Bound to $7.50, Choose at $2.98 To-Morrow. Think of it! Almost three skirts for the usual cost of one, It is a great purchase, and will be a great sale. And such splendid Skirts! Every one of them is adapted to Spring and Summer wear—made of materials most in vogue, and cut in the proper fashion, Some are Brtitiantines; others are mannish mixtures and plain colors; styles in- clude the flare and pleated effects. Some are prettily trimmed. It is a matter of clean-up. We took every Skirt he had in hand, simply because we know he never makes a r one, or one we cannot readily sell. All at $2.98. They are worth every cent of $4.75 to $7.50. Immense Reductions in Black DRESS. GOODS. vein All-Wool French) $1 o0 to $1.25 $1.00 to $1.25 vo Black 42-inch Silk and Wool CREPE Black aed Seinche All-Woot 1 |) Reseed inc! - importe bree | CHEVIOT. y ee 44-inch All-Wool German Mo- { hair MELROSE. ¥ 69c 46-inch Silk Finish German 69c NUNS’ VEILING. 45-inch All-Wool Imported 2 yard. Twine VOILE. a yard. Books at 12'c. A most wonderful bargain lot—} undoubtedly the best lot of books in point of get- up ever sold at this price, They are $13 to $17 Walking Suits, 8.98. Walking Suits in black, blue broidery; 18; a regul With dozens of them at the full prices—$13 to $17. Very Spec aS0 collarless Blouse Walking Sult: French Panama cloth, in black, navy, or gray; blouse taffeta lined; body of blouse and sleeves | chee neck trimmed with canvas and braid; vest of 4 new panel skirt; also misses’ sizes, Wh 16, $27.50 suit for.. . $14.08 taffeta drop skirt, value $33.50, for. Vike from ge type, on fine aper, and und in extra cloth. The list of titles is particularly strong, includes} many copyrighted books—not a poor One in the lot. These books are sold ial. made from fine own, champagne ++» $19.50 Eight Thousand Pairs, Representin, NLY two cities in America excel Cincinnati in the quantity tured. None surpasses ia city in the quality of its product. bringing from Cincinnati sell at the ridiculously low price of $1.69 the pair. There are eight distinct styles, each one 01 y name—tor trade purpos iat being thd Ready’ To-morrow Morning—second floor Shoe Store. ~~} Women’é finest alj bright vici) Women’s finest vici kid vamp 1.69 kid turn’ Oxfords; ipatent-leath-| Oxfords, with dull_mat ki wots er tips; extra bigh Cuban beels. }tops;-lght flexible soles; high to 8; widths B, C, D (Ask for style 125.) Sizes 2} Women's finest vict kid Ox- 1.69 fords, made on new modified Posta-toe Jast; patent tips, me- Cuban and E. Women's finest vici kid Ox- fords,-kid tips; new gta-toe last; medium-weight sole’ Very natty in style; splendid finish. Women’s heavy dongola kid Oxfords; extension soles; low heels; kid tips. Sizes 234 to 8. Widths B, C, D and E. (Ask for Women's patent - leather Gib- son Ties, with thin soles; 2 va- riety of styles. All widths from Ato E and all sizes. jum-weight soles; medium Cuban’ heels, Sizes 234 to 8; widths B, C, D and E. (Ask for style 12834.) : Women’s heavy dongola kid 1 69 Oxfords; extension soles; pat- - Sent tips; medium heels. Sizes 234 to 7; widths B, C, D and BE. (Ask for style 128.) rR Women's dull-top flexible-sole 1.69 Oxfords; patent tips; medium heels. Sizes from 244 to 8; | Widths B, C, D and E. (Ask for style 130.)/ t- The Greatest Sale of Go-Carts Ever Held . ‘In New York City Starts To-Morrow Morning. From one of the greatest manufacturers of Go- Li Carts in this country we have received three hundred f and eleven cf his very best kinds at prices which are very far apart from their actual worth; in fact, we can sell them for ey Lot No. 1:, ) 8 Carts made to sell 12 Carts made to sell All at Dg ct 28 All at ae esi is 19 Carts made to sel | arts made to at $10.00...... AUG CT ie -50 29 Carts made to sell |18 Carts made to sell at $12.50...... at $20.......-.- Lot Ne. 2: ; Lot No. 4: = 22 Carts made to sell) — aypat | 45 Carts madeto] au at Price, $5.05, | at $14.00...... sell at $22... Price, 37.85, ee Neither descriptions nor illustrations | 20 Carts made to sell | 85 35.Cats made to | OS | Here are the details—presented as best do them justice. They are far in ad- | at $15.00, ..... | y/ ¢ sell at $24... | we can: vance of what is possible to show on 12 Carts made to aa ¢ 16 Carts made to | They have every modern de- at $16.00,...,. sell at $25...) Nia eli dima s are most in demand. hip throughout ts equal to the finest of bench- Oxfords usually son ih These styles; Spee eels; patent tips; 234 to 7; B, (Ask for style 13036.) 244 to 8. Widths B, C, D and E. (Ask for style 12934.) \ style 129.) A very great bargain. Practically One-Half What They Were Made to Sell, For. Lot No. 3: The pictures merely represent a few of the styles; not particularly the best ones, but gathered at random from a lot. With any sort of selling we ought to clean out the lot to-morrow everywhere at 25c,; our price isifi One-half this, 12%. i We mention only the titles that we have the most of. Alone—Hari Apritts Lady Phe Duchess. Bay Path—Holland. ‘The Bondsman—Caine, Cousin Betty—Balsac. Cruise of the Cachalot—Bullan. ~ Diana of the Crosswaye-Meredith. wis, Disca Daughter —South- Dora, Dean—Holmes, An Englishwoman's Love ‘Letters, n. $, Eat Jeweus—Farjeon. ‘armor Holt’s hter—Garvice, Fiat Iron for 4 Fortune- Ewing. Gypay Queen's Vow—Fleming. — South= The: Hi oe launted Homestead ing? Heiress of Castle CUf—Flem- ihe Hidden Eath—Harland. ation of Cl The Island —Whitiags ee Jack o' the Light—Pierce. is heucind Bthot Sinn 1.69 m Poor end Pre Professor at Helme € Bick ‘ae reaktast, Tab 8, one's Whim—Carey. (169) AT | Sizes from ine catering Ca aul yer Lat m Bech Witeo Marnie Singularly Deinded—Gri Snare of the Fowler. of Pierre—Ohnet. Norris, The Be and Mrs. Alexander, Sons of Relial--Wes' ie [L69) v Years After—Dumas. South worth. iors ms. n hy Waiting—Lyall WA. or the Secret of Power—South. 6 b\ worth. hub caps, rubber. foot brake and parasol holders. as_ouoted do not include rod. Well furnish the Parasols “forg | ritth mioor, |.65c., the Rods for i2¢. se grenecenenenerorevente —— 4