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=F MINISTER IN THE WELL WITH HORSE Long Island Pastor Went Down to Rescue Animal Which Had Fallen In and Was Almost THREAT TO PASTOR MADE IN LETTERS | Police Capt. Hoann and three detes | tives of the Eighty-firat Precinet, on Staten Island, are investigating che origit of two threatening letters that | Charles Schwelkert, pastor of the First | Drowned Baptist, Church, on Franklin avenue, by It. New Brighton, The two letters threat- en to kill the pastor, blow up the church and also take the life of the NEIGHBORS ARRIVED JUST pastor's wife and child unless @ certain sum of money i left at a spot desiz- nated, The pastor received the first letter on Saturday afternoon, It was ofailed |from New York and written in ink on Beast, Which Had Been TW0\ war paper, but waa unsigned The let. ter was a demand that the pastor for- Days in Water Hole, Kicked) wc+d sum at once, othetwise the church would be burned down and the pastor Furlously When Ropes Were fines or sane Put About Him. IN TIME TO SAVE HIM, \j GAYVILLE, L. 1, Aug. %.—Rev. | Daniel Hallock, of Lake Grove, was! Bearly drowned In @ cistern at his home Bere while trying to rescue hia horse Which had in some manner fallen into the place two days ago, ‘The minister Yowered himself into the cistern by! @eans of a rope and found the horse @anding body deep in tie water. ‘The eudden appearance of the clergy- man frightened che anima! and, he Kicked about the cistern, aexfly drown. ing the pastor. Neighbors who were @alled rescued man and beast, Tho horse disappeared two nights ego, and Rev. Hallock wag unable to get any trace of him. He advertised fa the local papers. but got no response, Last night es he was passing the cls- tern he heard what sounded to nim like the neighing of @ horse. He could | Rot locate the sound and concluded he wea mistaken, He heard it again, how- ever, and {t appearing to come from the clatern he peered down while he ealled out the horse's name, ‘The ani- mal, knowing his master’s voice, neighed again, and the minister, hurry- ina too hoe, eo 4 rope 0 rescue veral Ag Foe neighbors were sum- The nelghbors arrived just in time to gave him m the horse, which was kicking shout in a furlous manner. Hallock was little the worse ed wie ssxperience when taken out, and was found sound after his two Gaye stay tn the cistern. POLICEMAN HURT BY CAR. have been recently received by Rev. Dr. | to Had Rev, Mr, Schwelkert wished to! do ' THE WORLD: TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 30, 1904. comply with the request he would have been unable to do 90, aa there was 10 address or signature to the letter to tell tim to whom and where to forwirt the money, He treated the matter lightly, towever, and said nothing to the police about it He received another written threat last night, bowever, signed “Las: Warning.” This letter was also written io ink aod evidently in the same hand j riding. It was also mailed in New Tals writer demandet that $5,000 be left In @ lot on Crescent avenue, which just around 0.@ corner trom the ohuroh. It was also stated that tallute immediately comply would result in the shuren being olown up and th Surter of tye pastor, his wife and Rev. Mr. Schweikert t. t to the police sation ‘und Cant Homan (Cok up the jase. ti is a believed ie letter oriwinated ne that used eres to niav ball tn. bue “apatiat ge the nasteur mate ecinnlalat to poilce therey stonving the Nei verter a the time “* “ravers were sp. e@ time but wi Es A ae ere allowed to ‘about en dave after the arrest thei wae a eral fire in he. ohuren, and it believed to a at of the Hom she belleves he will succend in catching the writer of the two letters and does not belleve he iM have *> leave Staten Island to \ BLACK HAND HAS If a Diackmailing letter received day by David Miller, a wel ture frame manufacturer, Broadway, Williamsburg. can be rwited upon as evidence, there ia a Hoview branch of the terrible Blank Hand 6o- ety, This letter was written entirely in Hebrew script and signed with the black tand. It read: “You should put away $280 In an en-| | velope and put It behind the windows. | | If you don’t do It before Tuesday night + We will kidnap one of your children and murder it. We advise you to do it and remain" — Then followed « semblance ot a biack hs hand, minus one fing Though Mr, Miller was not inclined to take the ‘letter Seetoae?, his reatly alarm K ‘The captain assigned two detectives to watch the Miller home to-da: we would $2.40. Int fall shoes in t \Sale of women’s fine bench made sample shoes. HEY are all strictly hand-made cone to the trade as “bench” made shoes and recuarly retail for 55, 46 and $7, To-morrow we place 970 pairs on sale at $2.40. Of course, you know that sample Shoes come only in one size; but not consider the purchase of this Jot until the maker added ‘enough from regular stock to give a com- plete range of size and widths in pro- portion to: ‘the number of | sample shoes. So that’s why we say all sizes of women’s fine bench-made $5, $6 an have our personal guarantee that there’s no tter shoe made at any price than these Shoes at lot there’s hundreds of pairsof new is great sample sale, and all of them are suitable for early fall wear. Both light and heavy soles—all the very latest styles in patent, kid, velour, calf and vict kid, as well as $7 Shoes at $2.40, and all the popular color shades suitable for evening as well as street and dress wear; while they last, strictly hand- John W. Mann Loses All the Fin- @ers of One Hand. ate alighting from a northbou Women's white canvas ox- fords, which are right for the holidays ‘inth venue car ‘at Fo orty-second street now coming—the swell idl $ Mann, a policeman tember light gown tle,,... 1,65 ed 7) the Elizabeth street sta- cate enrg orice tel women’s Lous Lh el pa, ent vamp oxford tles— ee Pia os Off all the fingers all our $2 ties, show 1p Mann w Suevtins "ral viclentiy pb ld i poh ineise OP ofosing & scalp Byler made $5, $6and $7 Shoes, at $2.40, lots Resilla The balance of sever of women’s $5 ties, includ! braiding oxfords, fine Du Barry low shoes and other broken ¢. 81208, atesee sseeee 1.50 300 pairs of Strawner $1 bath silppers for men, 6 to 44 sizes, three Colors .csaeesssseee 99C | seeees tease Misses’ and child's *3 and $2.50 “Toe Out” fine kid shoes, sizes 6, 8,9 to 11 and 12 to 2, A to D wide, just the thing for school wear, and when this lot is sold you cannot buy shoes of thelr equal fur less than $3, at $1,50 3-Piece Parlor Suites At $10.00, Regular $20.00, mahogany finish frames,| panel back, seats covered with tapestry. At 618,00, Regular $36.00, mahogany finish frames, panel back, seats covered with green verona velour, assaa $23.00. Oe. Regular $46.00, mey finish frames, panel back, seats covered with damask, At $87.50, Regular $115.00, mahogany frames, Spree back, seats covered with damask. Poem 0 4.08 mahogany finish frames,| panel ack ipesty tata” a i Lod aeauer 8 165.00, mahogany fr panel back, carved urnamentation, pre tat At $105.00, Regular $210.00, mahogany frames, | Louls XVI. design, damask cover, 3-Piece Gold Parlor Suites At $85.00, Regular $170.00, Gold and Decorated, | neatly carved, damask cover, At $142.50, Regular $285.00, Empire design, dam- cover. at A ieived Be $265.00, carved design, plain apestry co ver, Qteen verona velour cover. % $67.8 frames, | pha see, damask k cover. tapestry cover, hues ye $310.00, very neat design, plain upholstered seat and back, damask cover. At BW naa Roguiar $220.00, Turkish design, dam. agian Re; $575. me Very massive id 287.30, Reg ule y ve an asso ie a $890.0, Ney massive andl and b: At $70. 00, Regular $1 verona velour cover. Bed Room, Hall and Office Furniture at ie ‘ abil (7 See Store Closes at 5 P, M. Saturdays at Noon. A Mammoth Furniture Offer ~ Every Parlor Suite in Stock Exactly Half Price The last three and one-half days of the mid-summer Furniture Sale ut, some of the Best Furniture Bargains Ever Known It is the final clearance of all the Parlor and Library Suites which was bought for this Great Mid-Summer Sale, and in most instances there is only one of a kind. Our main object in this movement is to get the room space for the new goods which are due to arrive in less than a week's time. It brings to homefurnishers, or those who care to get a single piece of Furniture, unparalleled opportunities to secure the very finest and most reliable Furniture made at ‘Prices Heretofore Unknown Newt like it has ever happened, has never even been attempted, ery Parlor and Library Suite in stock, including the rich Gold Suites, together with a choice collection of odd Chalrs and Divans, are mmasied for to-morrow at exactly half their “original and worth prices; we quote 5-Piece Parlor Suites At $27.50, Regular $55.00, mahogany f finish frames, | ag $49.00, At 535.00, Regular $70.00, thabogany & finish frames, At $19.50, Regular $39.00, mahogany finish frames, green verona velour cover, A Lag ha by vowed $110.00, mahogany fin frames, Shestar $135.00, mahogany finish | | rately carved, green verona velour cover. | All our odd gold, mahogany and mahogany finish frames, | Upholstered Parlor Chairs ind Divans tov numerous At vert guslvs Gil ahoctasee cotteh he Toned back and | to detail here are included in this sale—all at % price. 3-Piece Library Suites At $72.50, Regular $145.00, Golden oak frames, | pated ornamentation, red verona ve,our cover seat igh, ornametatation, panel back, tapestry seat. At $145300, Regular $290.00, mahogany frames, pL bag fg carve, plain seat, "tuited back, green At $54.00, Regular $68.00, golden oak frame, red | hovel kind of Senior is included in the Annual Mid-Summer Sale, We guarantee the price of everythin, the same article or petirn can be bou The World’s Broadest Guarantee. we sell to be as low as or lower than’ it anywhere else. If In a a week or a month later you find the same thing lower elsewhere, make a i upon us and it will be allowed at once. hat broader guarantee can be given? Under any circumstances the patron of Loeser’s |s protected by this guaran- tee, which covers every line of merchandise we sell, | mat $157.50, At $112.50, Regular $225. 00, mahogany frames, very | massive and elaborately carved, tapestry cover. At $49.00, Regu'ar $98.00, mahogany finish frames, | carved ornamentation, tapestry cover, | At $128.00, Regular $250.00, mahogany frames, | very massive and elaborately carved, damask cover. | At $85.00, Soause $170.00, mahogany finish frames, crotch mahogany roll top, neatly carved, At $20,00, At $92.50, elaborately 40.00, mahogany frames, At_ $45.00, Turkish des plush cover. fae eB ees Ree Le wae me aad poem a Empire design, green damask cov At $17.50, Regmae $35.00, mabogany finish frame, green velour cover At $12.50, ogee $23.00, mahogany finish frame, green figured velour cover. green verona velour cover, At $49.00, Regular $98.00, mahogany frame, Col- onial design, green verona velour cover. panne push | At $32.50, Regular $65.00, golden oak frame, green verona velour cover, In addition to the above you can buy Brass Beds, Dining Room, ‘¢ below a small portion of the large savings: 3-Piece Library Suits Regular $98.00, mahogany finish frames, neatly carved, plain upholstered seat and back, green verona velour cover, At $132.50, Regular $268.00, crotch mahogeny roll top, “elaborately carved, two tone red and green verona velour cover. , mahogany frames, Regular $315.00, mahogany frames, er. Davenports Regular $40.00, golden oak frames, Regular $185.00, mahogany frame, carved, crotch mahogany panels, green seat. Regular $99.00, golden oak frame, ign, embossed velour cover, | | HORE BRANCH | | | —— oe THE BIG STORE ey “t ACITY IN ITSELF With Some Very Remarkable Bargains, 0 If to-morrow isn’t an exceptionally busy day in the b fe Furniture Store on the Fifth Floor, it will be cocened the p fails to adequately grasp the attractiveness of the sj SIXTH AVE. pen eat tie or 18"a19"STS. gains we have scheduled for the day. NO CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER STORE NEW YORK. The Big Store selis the best goods for the least money and in addition gives Green Trading Stamps with . until noon—single until closin: redeemed in the Premium Pai Rrasa Hemnade jinuous posts, 1op and bottom fillers % inch; size 4 feet 6 inches, ass £38: mp book: ron the Fifth Floor, BRASS BEDSTEADS (as illustrated); | 12.00 ENAMELLEDBEDSTEADS (asiltus- conti 34.00 purchases—double hour. Filled Cnametled Redstoads, 's trated); t-inch continuous posts erals, brass and iron scroll filling: size of beds 4 ft. 6 ins. by 4 fi, heavy late 7.50) ee ra, extraordinary values, and the sub‘oined list is a brief emphatic indication of that fact. 7 Na tc al Terminating the Great August Furnitare We intend ending the August Furniture Sale with Each Price Is a Positive Sensation, Chitfontere: 38.60 0 to march dressers illum ated); made of fine Dressers, 55.00 phat elma made of fine some design, strongly com structed and) highly polished | i} | without looking further, | | among to-morrow’s list. | Capestry Brussels Rugs, ble extra quality. very dur- able; designs and colorings to suit any room; also many neat Office effects. All sizes, special to-morrow, 9x12 8.3x10.6 == 6x9 5.50 1250 7.50 TAPESTRY BRUSSELS RUGS Ine special lot to close, pat- terns limited. While they last, 9x10.6 9x9 8.3x9 10.25 10.25 7.50 Pricing Carpets and Rugs To Suit All Purses To-Morrow, Homecomers seeking carpets or rugs It is but logical New York's biggest and best Rug and Carpet store is here. Many will share in decided economies by purchasing from enerally hurry lg ey should do so, for Capestry Brussels Carpet. Complete Fall line now being shown. We are prepared to take your order and get it ‘ready for delivery. Many new effects being shown for the first time. Beautiful borders to match, alto hall and hoes We will feature to-morrow he fo Grade of CARPETS for, yard, 890 $1.00 Grade of CARPETS for. yard 790 | 90c, Grade of CARPETS for. yard, G90 ig eo of CARPETS for, yard 590 rade of CARPETS for, yard 49¢ ti and Chinese Stair Matting Rem | nants, lengins up to ten yds, to close, itre- | spective of quality; while they last, | special (Fitth Floor, Front.) Choice Wines parenza’ Ta ay and TOKAy. Fearn wl ATEL and) \a SNBKRYS ver Tallce, ue full quart, 400 pastad ph STOUT, an exesiient stimulant anic, per doxen, Bo EXTRACT, 8 tonle , ways 0 IMPORTED FILANER BEER, Pus Klosterbraa, IMPORTED MUENCHENER, Sehloesbrey, dosen, | BOHEMIAN, Barons or BAVARIAN iat fey TMPORTED NAC, Vint [Hasynaay IAPONTED, pony Vining | {i00, "ber bottle, sioner MALT and eppeliser superior and Liguors. SEANDARD PALE or DARK UEMR, 73" REAL OLD TOM or ROLLMAN'S PORTED HOLLAND GIN, per bottle, MANHATTAN of MARTINI COCKTA per bottle Viwear 4 ota ‘lon (4:00, ber bouts, "Soe Jol . nest jwmlity, a7o: full Gare, * OLD CI | be‘ oaies Fo ull auirtas aie: CAUINET PURE RYE, per gallon, 2, full q ‘GRASS BAF full Nib iaaaaahil i ples: | HERMITAGE & | tations Stam: ea guatts, 0 OM 4 (Flourth Floor, Take @th Ay, Elevators.) City, our clothing business increa 3.50 (Broken from Suits) Fine Worsteds, neat C MEN'S RAIN COATS Long, (Water Repellent Bean: “THREE FIFTY.” MEN'S ODD COATS Dark | (Broken from Suet) Coats, lh's & pity to see these | clearance order is pitiless—a | SMOKING JACKETS are with Oxford gray. almost aivcirhethe to quote them here. | an extinct brand, and, therefore, a detriment on the floor, Hence: Facts and Values tor Wen and Pays! This method has given our Clothing bo aged a most enviable position , B . an r sit field, Rain or a th or out of season, wit eve ineres ng competit ses regularly, because t receives MORE than what is promised or what he expscts, To-Morrow’s Extraordinary Arp bos The ry | Wen’ s Coats and Vests **,6 YOUR CHOICE Paring the great sales, even with the best system, SUITS BECOME BROKEN. Many of the }romers are nt right as to size or "get astray.’ these Coats and Vests of fine Worsteds and Cassimeres—all colorings—all sizes— al eyomet ts oe pre TRE DIY: MEN'S TROUSERS The same argument as to Coats and Vests) above pertains to many of these Trousers. | In addition hundreds of pairs eatoned from all over the “ait Wednesday, Hugust 3/, “THREE FIFTY.” jacks, Blues, etc., etc. Cassimeres, SIZES. Wonderful investments at *ONE FIFTY.” loose Coats, dark ht nent But it’s 3.50 Coats and Light all kinds of clo «200 % Ly neh Coats, but th 4 | score of HOUSE COATS and | them—at "TWO DOLLARS.” | MEN’S STRAW HATS. the featherweight Japanese straw, good leathers, sateen tips—only sizes 654 to 7, And balance “ our ‘Yeddos,” 100: | 19—at * new straws on ‘ TWENTY-FIVE” 132 10c\ ety. FIVE.” ot arse “SEVE! 4 | 'ranged the ‘‘Odds arate sections des |\Cards with Red \there will be no delay to the pur- The sales forces have been ‘strongly augmented. | chaser. To facilitate selection we have ar- and Ends’’ in sep- ignated by Display], Lettering, so that eek) Se ee mM Agate and Sray Steel Enamel Wa Makes Kitchens Bright and Food Wholesome, | Ewing the proverbial po of Set before you die 1 lnenegeahis 0 See age, | when every known contrivance for the hygienic preparing of foodstuffs for the made op auricle yet ue ware Besides the prices quoted 40 unusually low—to-morrow, for instance: on vik Agate Nickel Steel Ware. win anven AUe or my BERLIN SAUCE 500 N SAUCE PANS. Gat. stem gags . 4-at. aie, ith cover, — CN GS q| TEA RBITLES Mo. & bolding 7 ae iN SAUCE Beat sia. oa y Bats *75e | Bit BAN ni nal tag tt Tae wy a anne om 65¢e\rea on Corres rots, Sray Steet Ename! Ware Every piece guaranteed to be first quality. COFFEE POTS, 3-q size, 200| TEA PO’ ‘S. No. 20, COFFEE POTS 4-q, 30c| TEA KETTLES Na 6 TEA POTS, No. 10, 18¢!| TEA KETTLES. No 7, ~ ryths # RICE BOILER, ale of all kinds, 2-qt. sie, wt BERLIN SAUCE PANS, & at, with 2¢e as” No % + cover, HEiLaw sauce PANS, © oSe; iN gacca pos, ie Yat. S40 bobs pith SAUCE POTS, side handies, 490 Handy fp aro Helps. a 2 pe ea , 2Qe | Seauritul Neclgus, bare , Se Mite he ak baa Jrood Ti Be rane ae STANDARD CARPET 7 60 wna ahelves FARDWooD | KNIFE BOXES, CLOTHDA BARS, made of hari wood, 4 ft. size, TOILET PAPER, fine quality tie ue, roll, the mercantile New York every Instance ee Hence (450 MEN'S CVERCOATS Some Top Coats, and Fall, i M eee sy Whidtih ol acca ‘Abe Wi Rag to.. ; a 0 Ulsters and Storm Coats (Crop of 1904), Ph have a little smell of camphor, but for that hat reason they are F DOLLARS.” MEN'S ODD VESTS. Of know that it costs more than “ “Half Dol” fo make «vex —bat tt 500 here they are—Serges, Cheviot: and a lot of Washables. “FIFTY CENTS. - Ghe Roys ’ Store—2d Hor, |%PC, (VEST) wee (Sizes 10 0 17 freee earscnary offering OF SCHOOL & suits 2 4/ Y i; FOR BIG BOYS, i; SHORT TROUSERS, WAISTS AND BLO 25¢ “Odds,” but just what the boy wants for school | SCHOOL SUITS. (Sizes 7 to 12 yea) Jacket Z jand Norfolk styles—Mixtures a solid colors, | BOYS’ HATS AND CAPS. Clean sweep /),. 0c. ofall" os” inching fe. Saw Two 204 astonish you if you come early. |YouNa sane ae surh. Broken lots, of course, 3. but all sizes 14 to 20 yrs., ° WASHABLE SAILOR & RUSSIAN SUITS. Good for wear—or pack them away for next 4