The evening world. Newspaper, January 4, 1905, Page 6

es Can't ‘Fathom the ous Chloroforming and Story Told by the LEGED HOLD-UP HAD NO WITNESSES. y Who Apparently Should fe Seen It Say They Can’t tand How Crime was mitted. of the Church street sta- over the case of Bmil 0 who says that he was | into @ hallway at No. 174 Pul- yesterday and robbed of} ‘went to the bank walking thruwch chloroform to his face and into tho hallway, where he Wines be cama. to ‘was mone. ,@round floor at No, 174 is a fy. atore. Neither the proprietor IF o¢ flo slerke saw anyitiing ap- fing | whet Rosenfeld describes, ‘of the firm of & C, Go., with offices on the sec- of the duliding, says that he oom with four other men 0 tairs at the time of % Shiney and ean "0 nolke Croeman, 4 merchant, of streot, 13 the man who ntion of the golice to says tha MP] ing Company. that | figures determined by an investigation im | for this was lowest by $30,000, sIVES BROTHER INTO CUSTODY Hantlouffed to Detectives, Young to Bellevue Psychopathic Ward for Observation. Handouffed to two detectives of the ‘Went Sixty-elghth street station, Will. fam Oris Thomas, twenty-two years oid, whose home is in Bayside, L, 1, was brought to Bellevue Hospital late Jest night to be placed in the paychopa- thlc ward for observation. The deteo- tives took unusual pains to tmprese on the reporters that the young man was not a prisoner, despite the fact of the handcuffs and the following incar- oeration. On the hoapltal books Thomas's oc- oupation was given as @ carpenter, but he laughed when this was said, end remarked: “That ts absurd, I'm a man of leisure.” At firat, in response to questions, the Getdouves magorted that they knew nothing about the case, but later they eald they had taken the young man into custody et the request of his brother it the livery stable of his father, at Elghty-fourth street and Broadway. The father ip said to bo William M, Thomas, who also Mves at Bayside and Tune another stable at the Circle, Bi hth ayaa ajui AW Tun Stieet f the young man, Oliver by name, ako ving his address as Bayside, admit- ted the facts as to the young man's father, and Volunteered ‘the further ine formation that his brother had become “etuck on & girl who had jilted him." Dr, Gregory, th: rt allenist of tie "howpltal, ‘sald. hie did. not bellove ‘was { but, hi Se" ceand- Reap him in the. hoe: Pital for a few days, DELANY GIVES DECISION ON ANCHORAGE CONTRACT. Corporation Counsel Te! minsioner Best It Sho! Awarded to the Wilson Bailey Co, Corporation Counsel Delany has re- ported to Bridge Commissioner Best thet the pontract for the Brooklyn an- chorage of Bridte No. 8 should be awarded to the Wilson Bailey Contract- There was a contention between the Wilson Batley Company and the Will- jams Engineering Company for the job. The former made its bid for the Man- hattan and Brooklyn anchorages .on of the Brooklyn anchorage, Their bid tt The North Star Dipper. (From Country Life in Ameri ‘The pole star is really the most im- portant of the stare in our sky; it marks the north at all times; it alone im fixed tn the heavens; all the other stars seem to AWing uround jt once in twenty-four hours. But the pole star that ipopvet Mad ened In ri Gotan oF i Pe ses aie iiunser mouth, He says that {he was chloroformed. Bt he was chloro ¥ like two years ago an office ay to the bank for his em- m of plumbers, waa found oon in of Polaris is not & very bright one, and i would be hard to identify but for the help of thp so-called pointers in the “Big Dipper” of “Great Bear.” Tho outer rim of the dipper points nearly to Polaris, at @ distance equal to three times the space that eeparates the two stars of the dipper’a outer aide. Vari- ous Indians: called the pole etar the rn d been rai nto the oformed an eobbed by story of the boy wan dis- LLOYD'S MEANS. ! Imporinnce to Ship- A | Marine Insurance. London Commercial Intelligencer, great and enduring ente '@ had a small beginning. the world of shipping and ance What the house of fs to the banking world, from the latter part_of Queen Elizabeth, and had & small coffee house in kept by Edward Lloyd. @nterprising man, and ‘Diisiness’contact with seu- ‘gad merchants enlisted In b foresaw the importance of shipping and the mothod fnsurance, Ho was the ‘fhe system of maritime and al {ntelligence which bas beon oh Mies 8 a d street, n tullans after to war. there 4a. wha oksterwet rr yand a ul on 4 iranding— + n trom the ‘and re by an on- of ne insurance hail in heen arising ngtien to 1 to Pope's Head “ley 4 removed to ite pres- was tncorpornted by an ac ni t, ‘This act defines the ob- (i) ‘The carr; on cf of marine ee by sooiety; (2) the protec- lerdsis of members of the 40 shirring. carpus _(@®) the collection, publica. of Ue: eae and 10 shipping. n of Lloyd's and the wno are the exa- Sorporation, and the ha practi @o with marine Insuran of taking yiske or payl: duty In this respect 1 Insurance who Angurance a place of 1980 Who underiake the 8 to “Home Star” and "The Star That Never Moves," and the dipper they call ‘the “Broken Back." ‘The Great Bear Is also to be remem- bered as the pointers for another rea- gon, Tt ts the howe hand of the wood- man's clock, It once around the north star in about twenty-four hours, io revense way ot the hands of a sore eat p it goes the same way a8 hia for the same reason— that it {s the earth that ts going and leaving I them behind, EE DENTIST'S “PARLOR.” Biggs--I wonder why a dentist calls this oMee @ dental parlor? Digge—I don't know, “Drawing'' room would be more appropriate.—Ohicago News. Witiam 0. Thomas Is Taken Jodha prepavations, smallest doses, if continued, tions and growth of the oells which are imbeaility, mental scraving for Nervous ‘as intractable nervous were are & Tes ‘with oplates or narootlos to thelr infancy. | The Fale among physiotene ion of Anodynes, to child: but @ devo and th drugs sal ote Heed sing with narcotics my baal ho narootios if 1b bears the Fletoher, aignature of Chas. ’ Genuine Castoria always bears the signature o \ Braadway, Graham aed Fitthing Aves, Beooklyn, Onward Goes. This Momentous Januaty White Sale. There is no precedent: for the values this Important January ‘White Sale holds for all. Undermusling, bright new goods, are going as fast as we cn place them on counters and tables, So, too, with the silvery Hens und kine dred lines. All of which is a tribute to the buying sagacity of Brooklyn's army of women, Come in at once and learn how far in advance of other white sales is the one now going on in THE H. BATTERMAN STORE, Drawers, Masonville nuslin, yoke bands, cambric umbrella ruffle stitched hem, open or regular price 30c.. ms of soft-finish muslin, high or, surplice neck, yoke of Hem, tucks, neck and sleeves finished with cambric ruffle, regular 38 c price 60c..., F4mit. 8 of Each, No Mall or C9. Porters None at This Price After ‘White Regular Sale Price Price Corsst Covers, Drawers .. Nightgowns White Petticoats, ‘ = 98c. $1 ++ $1.69 $1 Splendid Values in Household Linens Fruit of the Loom Muslin, yard wide, worth 9c, yatd.....sssseseese 6 be2 Limit 20 yards. None C.0.D. No Mall Orders. None at this Price After 12 o’Clock. 28 TABLE LINENS, Bilver Bieaehed Union Linen Damask: goo) een of watterns; 4 inone Map Ext MBs, : 8 Inches Yan ccs i ‘Linen’ ‘Damas hes wid TING, Double width Mieatings She of the bert standard rp In the following widths and low prices: Brown. Bleached, 2 Inches + Phe 06 tne} + y 40s, va { 13 Heavy AM Linen a 63. Inches wide: nol RN a NAPKINS dice matietnn, for rant j i aco; cerrul doren’ price. 41,00; dose Al Linen, Sliver Bleach foien price, Een Bxtra Hoary All Keine, 20 inches Bioached in, 3-Ineh dozen price, § muslin, Anchea; value 18c. It’s a manufacturer's entire sample line, as meritorious a lot of | waists 08 we've offered in many aday, They are of fine French flannel, in red, light blue, git and black, front of narrow tucks, some with medallions; full sleeves; all sizes {n the lot. Theis values begin at $2 and go up to $3.50. Thuraday 95c | we make the price each ssseee teens eaten ee Noni Limit 2 to a customer, | Sb. cai Mollenhauer’s Granulated, 28c The market price for this superfine Sugar is now 32¢ and Is still going upward, We've secured enough of it to fill all orders that come to us wursday. In cotton bags, best granulated, 5 lb 28 25-6, baz, same sugar socere.sssers |Send for our new 80-page Grocery Book, “Good Things to Fat; com tains hundreds of useful househoh hints that every Penns will wel- come. A postal addressed to our Mail Order Department will bring it to you free, Oa << <<. A Cr OTH AVE. 19 70 207 A 2-day sale of 20 used pianos, all taken in exchange last week, LAST week we took a number of used ments during our great four-day sale, ed pianos in part exchange for new instru- To-morrow and Friday we aze going to sell them at sensational bargain prices. They are instruments you will recognize as among the best America In all there are twenty instruments, Although in exceptionally good order when we received them, we have spared no effort to bring them up to the standard of our used pianos, produces, and as used pianos they are worth 2 to 44 more i) Cy than we ask for them, 4 ky Fi ‘if It Is a two-day sale, and the rare values ade vertised for Friday will positively be field, Fourth Floor, upright....... tone and conditi nt... nvestment—mu 4 come early for thie), (a good 1 Kranich & Bach upright.... ... sees srs (* good plano—cost originally $350), ¢° 1 Sohmor baby grand.,.,,..,. i (excellent ton ' 1 Basil UPFiGht....++ eevee (think of buying a good upright plano for this price), Also four more fine bargains for Thursday, small size), On Friday, Jan. 6, we otter the following remarkable values: 1 Wissner upright. (wal 1 Crown upright (like new—oreh more than we ask) 1 Singer ..s+0 i (mahogany case—fine (one-—excelle +, $145 1 Briggs UPFiGht...... ceeeee severe 1 (fine condition—warth doub ses $225 1 MUONIIOIG reersscssssceersensee sonne 09 (excellent condition) srvsreceece GETS | 1 WODOr SQUATO ...srsseeeeen vereenee reser ens nit conmtrinetion) (carved legs—worth double), Also ten other fine bargains on this date. vse $165 seer eaee $135 $45 On account of the limited number of these instruments we advise you to call in the morning, Remember that we guarantee satisfaction in every instance, We agree to allow you wish to exchange, is gives you Pd full amount pk to apply on any new plano in our warerooms within one year should choice of such renowned mates as Packard, Sehubert, and ten others, Annual January sale of women’s suits and coats: | more than a thousand garments about half price. THE Suits and coats we have assembled for this sale would back up a stronger statement than that, but we'd rather underestimate values in a mammoth selling event like this and have you more than satisfied with your selection than to have you just moderately pleased, This is indeed the sure result of this sale, You cannot help reading the Tht" Bloor. ices because they are so interesting, Each #8 a very extraordinary bargain assertion, but if wee even more sensational It would not be overestimated, Right after the holidays is the time selected by smart dressers to appear in new'costumes, and in View of this fact we have made this sale more liberal in its bargain character than any previous event ever held, The sale begins sharply at 8:30 o'clock to-morrow (Thursday), and there will be a sufficient number of experienced salespeople in attendance, it will be their duty ' to show you these garments effectively, and you caanot mace a mistake in choosing, | . Several hundred of these suits and coats are from new and distinctive lots that have been coming in from day to day, The remainder are garments of which it is our object to effect an immediate clearing, Women’s coats—rare values in this great annual sale. 24.78 for 45 in, coats—of fine kersey, handsomely trim. med and lined with Skinner satin—-value $35 to $47.50, 19,76 for 42 in, coats—of fine kersey, heavy satin lining —value $30 and $35. 14,75 for 42 in, coats—cheviots and with heavy satin and handsomely trimmed—vaiue $25, 12.75 for 42 In. coats—kerseys and cheviots—these are ‘our $22.50 cotts, ‘Women's suits. consisting of this season's choic- at about 14 former prices, 47.50 for 75,00 tallor-made suits, 39.75 for 65.00 tallor.made 29.75 for 47.50 taflor-made 19.75 for 37.50 tailor-made sults, 16,7§ for 27.50 tailor-made 10,00 for 20,00 tallor-made § suits, price clearing sale of fine costumes and evening wraps. 4,000 tailor-made suits, est ections—-all marked Annual Fashionable About 175 beautitulcostumes embracing several copies | of gowns most prominent among the imported—such | the cost of importation. as Chiffon, Voile, Crepe de Chine, Poplins, spangled net—and all other fabrics suitable for evening dress, They are certainly ¢xceptional Style originality, 67.50 for $100 and 47,50 for $75 to 97.50 costumes 33.75 for $60 to 21,50 for $35 to 47,50 costumes SIMPSON CRAWFORD CO,'s GREAT WHITH SALE, Our annual sale of linens TO-MORROW you choose from entirely new lots of fine housekeeping linens, wash goods and white goods, The saving is so Evi in this event that all the vast lots of immaculate, new linens placed on sale Tuesday have been chosen, We've drawn upon our reserye stocks, however, and it gives us a great deal of sat- isfaction to announce for Thursday a showing as complete and desir- able as the original at reductions of 25 to 50%. 5,000 hemstitched damask breakfast cloths—each., 2,000 pattern table cloths—8-4 size—at, each... 3,000 extra size bleached Turkish bath towels. 5,000 ready-made pillow cases—42x36, 45x36..., 3,000 Renaissance lace centrepieces, round—square, 1,000 Renaissance lace scarfs, 20x54 inch. $00 doz, all linen napkins—22x22 In,—do: $00 Marseilles and satin bed spreads—full size, 3,000 yds, extra quality white Persian lawn—4o in 1,009 pes, fine English nainsook—t2 yds, for. 10,000 yds, sheer India linen—30 in—yd,.. apy: 19,000 yds. white madras cloth—Jacquard design... +e L9G This annual January sale of linens is distinctive, Unlike the ordinary prepared-on-the-spur-of-the-moment sale, it is the result of eight months’ planning to secure the finest linens at the least possible cost. Main Floor, ——— SIMIMON CRAWFORD CO.'8 GREAT WHITE SALE, 10,000 yds 48c wash goods 29c TEN THOUSAND yards of these handsome silk mous- selines for which-smart dressers who do not attend this sale’ will soon pay no less than 48c,—beginning to-morrow, 29c, Main Floor, Bright new silk mousselines—printed in the most cris floral effects, igs roses, violets, chrys- anthemums—in blues, pinks, lavender, mais, green —perfect fabric for handsome evening or Summer gowns, waists—soft for plaiting or shirring. You could not make a mistake in choosing this fibric if the price were 48c,—now it |s 29, Ten thousand yards of a high-grade silk mull, in plain shades—28 inches wide—all the leading shades—adapted for street and evening wear—value 18c—at special January sale price of 12ec ——— SIMPSON CRAWFORD CO,'s ANNUAL SALE C. 10,75 for 42 in, he welt kerseys and cheviots—all i and $19.75 coats, c ors Pair so tn coats—iined with Skinner salin—heavy, kerseys and cheviots—value $15, 8,00 for 27 in, coats in kerseys and cheviots, all lined— 0,50. itis Garments:--Many new styles just in that will be sold during this sale at reduced prices— $10.00, $14.75, $19.75, $24.75. Women’s skirts. Annual clearance of about 2,000 dress and watking skirts al 4% the original prices. 12.75 for 20.00 voile skirt—over silk. 9.75 for regular 15,00 broadcloth skirts, 675 for our regular 10,00 cheviot skirts, 4.95 for our 8.75 tweed & choviot skirts, 3.75 for 6,50 skirts —tweeds and mannish, 2.95 for $6 skirts— mixtures and plain, kerseys—all lined sults, suits, Suits, Eyening wraps. Some of these are imported wraps at less than half These are not sample gar- | ments used for showrooms—they are mode's that we very carefully selected for the most hier nh trade—we have about 200 models in all and marke them as follows: 75,00 for $150 evening wraps 65.00 for $125 evening wraps 47,50 for $100 evening wraps 24.75 for $50 evening wraps costumes. | values and have all their $125 costumes $75 costumes 10,000 45c corset covers, 25c pS it any wonder the great white sales at Simpson Craw- fort! Co.'s are attracting unprecedented crowds, when we live up to such values as that? Think first of the beauty and sheerness of @ corset cover worth 45c., and then think of securing a supply, to last for months or a year at 25¢. each, fecond Floor, French style, low round neck effects—trimmed with lace and embroidery and ribbon—several good styles. 5,000 drawers at 45c.—value 75c, Of cambric and muslin—open and closed—full flounce of fine em- broidery and lace, 8,000 night gowns at 95c.—value 1,50, About two dozen different styles—high, square, round, surplice neck effects—all trimmed with fine laces and embroidery—made of fine cambric, nainsook and muslin, 4,000 chemises at 95c.—value 1.50, Some skirt trimmed, ‘others. without—all trimmed with fine em~ broidery and lace and ribbon, 2,000 cambric petticoats at 2.95—value $4. Of fine cambric, with deep flounces of insertion of fine laces—also full embroidery flounces—some trimmed with ribbon, Annual sale---embroideries. THESE: finest of embroideries are” sold lower in this sale than at any other time because our extensive preparations enable us to secure them at phenomenal price concessions, Main Floor. 40,000 yds, of manufacturer's sample strips and trial ends of new 1905 embroideries—-cambric, swiss, nainsook—values up to 73c.\ yd.—at the special January sale prices......,, 5¢., 10¢,, 18c., 256 4,000 yds. of wide corset cover embroldery—wide skirt ruffling embroidery—wide embroidery for children's wear—extraordinary values—-at the special January sale prices + 19¢,, 25¢., 29 Newest 1905 Flouncings--matched sets—baby sets—new English eyelet embroideries—new French hand-worked effecis—imatchless showings—special during the January sale—5,000 yds, 27 and 45 in. flouncing—lace and embrold~ ery combination—at extraordinary January prices 69c., 95¢., 1648 ED GooDs, Great annual sale of 65,000 cases of new canned goods at 20% to 35% less than regular prices. Wien you read the prices you will see how advisable it is to secure a supply of canned goods for months to come and have Simpson Crawford Co.’s guarantee of absolute purity back of every article, served under conditions that give you the genuine orchard or garden flavor, impossible even in most fresh fruils and Not only are they strictly pure, but they are pre vegetables, which are almost invariably withered when they reach {he consumer. It is sufficient to say your saving is 20 to 35 per cent, To-morrow we'll have greater facilities than ever for filling orders, the best of attention and will be filled exactly according to your instructions, Call Chelsea—2100, % -® ) RED KIDNEY BEA‘S—Royal stu- RED RIPE TOMATOES—Not ED Kip) " 4 pstecpingad POE pat fad atng ithe finest packed; case 24 cans, Our ropraler 1c, fancy Pa i. dozen, 61.40; it y frat; 24 cans, Sty) Blot 52B6 Bho can EXTRA SIFTED P art Fi t ity; 2 $ig6. doron Wa doe sie can: DELAWARE TOMATOES—L arge solld packed ripe fruit; case 24 cans, sos; dozen, $1.00; 8-ld. Qo EXTRA free and ber favored, Jere,” | TELUEHONE PEAS“Roval stuart hey. feult; cure 24 cane, $2,054 dozen pong 82.00: 136 had) ™ 14¢ PEAS — if gate a seieient Cra wiih PH Stuart; the best corn grown In Maine; 2% cans, $8.06; dozen 136 ; 2:1b can... ‘\ ete AR CORN—New ld Packee doze WAT’ PEAS. jarge Landrome tendet ns. $3.75; dozer enn ‘ 250.: hotels, dogen, $1.m% SUCCOTASH-—FINEST Q' Dt York Sta fe, 24 cans, $8.75; 126 dor, $1. Ib, ean. ‘ Wi Biate; awert, tender $1.86; 2 Telephone orders will receive Sixth Floor. Simm ee ti) ee Nate Oe parte { 24 cans, | LEMON CLING PEACHES—New arrival from Californi $4.40, Royal Stuart Extra California; 4 om 95.60; dozen, Si 2M%elb, EGG PLUMS O rout Bs ‘ E Hoya Stuart Fans case a4 CALIFORNIA PE A Fancy Bartlet syrup) case Nh Gowen, Ru.Bx MACKEREL— .'6 New Importaton excellent for sand- ing Co.'s Btandard Ci re iuincheons, doze an $4. LMON—Boat In teh 13g —@ tall can ey quality solld pack inearey? 14, $L8B; 7 dozen, SO iv can PEAB—Selected er, Che flavored pe 1.65; ® | oyal Stuart | Beans and Fanciest i cane 24 cans, - wr 2-ib. can’ 146 dozen, AMS~—Simpaon Crewiord Spe cial, best quality 1d sugar fured: amily sae, WW tn 1215 e | Ibs, each, not canvased; Ib iC varieties y blended. Tens; ba Caddy, #215 ineluding Selb WHOLE WI Stuart makes the Bread, Muffins and t sack, Ibe Wholesome one-elght. Ine 43, please speoity ib, pall NOTE.—When fine or coarse ond Cabin Doubie { ie ear q TABLE SALT — Loe led regular 1G TO: RICE The Deimonico an, 1c ation. COFFE nd of Fancy Im Coffees; 25 ibe i 4 se Mt for purposes, hold 10 tall” 4Q¢. R—Stuart ; abso- ‘Tartar; guar- in the ie DAL Roya ‘all laundry and how box 60 bars, $2.85; Drum, Ib. bi RADE 'THAS — Form Oolong, Indls Ceylon. Eogilsh Brea! fast and all other Green and B Xartelton; Bhasin and Well Tea Caddy, $298: Ib’... POWDE ‘¢ Cream of 1 te y TEAS—Choice of all —% i, fiat 4 O01 SALE OF WINES. PNTICELLO PURE RYE. pars old; Baton #8: 80 full ats, WELOO; ull quart bottle. vee MITAGE BOURBON Witt KUATT Bh M40 Hos tuit quart hottie, 7G “HOLLAND GIN-T 4 a SUTVON'S DEST TABLE ft « téed Extra Faney Head white Carolina Rees Micoib, ANON eae K Virit the Rice Kitchen, Oth F H 4 ite kins hats HM 69 SANTA CLARA PRE weet Tipe Fruy » VOX, $M db [PURE PNUIT JAMS—Royat Stuart Red Raspberries, Hed Cherries, and mw BN other poguint Ya doren tach “ar aagorted tl ; glass ‘ine Terteir 1 ae EW SKEDEN RALSING—The tan. clest 100) New Crop Fruity fad iWeom carton, “Athos six carton | 1