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SMEARS EQUITABLE PRAkewe |Oliienbers co Ice Gream & Gake’ Served from 2.30 to AT 5.30 every afternoon in our restaurant, FUNDED: third floor. ense Reductions. These Pre-Inventory Sales Offer Unparalleled Money Savings. rabbi nn A he tlle leah SA Immense Reductions in Garments. Sale of Shirt Waist Suits at $1.98. Here are beautifal Sheer White Shirt Watst Suits worth double to-morrow’s price. One bas waist of fine embroidery and Val, lace and dcep side pleats, pleated back, deep pleated cuff ant lace stock; skirt is trimmed to match, and is made with deep shirred flounces Another has waist with broad and stock, skirt with wiae panel tron! of embroidery and pleats like waist, with deep shirred flounce, sides and back........++. ot seteessee Waists, made from extra fine Quality white iawn, front elaborately trimmed with Val. lace and so dotted Swiss waists, Clearing Muslin Underwear. Sensational Reductions for a Quick and Decisive Sweep Out of Some Thousands of Piéces of the Most Desirable Muslin Undergarments Ever Made. ae , Not a poor or unworthy piece in the whole stock. Of the hundreds of thousands of garments sold here this season every one has been a walking advertisement for us, That lends point and emphasis fo such prices as prevail in our pre-inventory clearance, a é SOC hor yoke of four ee | 8c for 29c Kimono Sacque: 19c $0r 29c. Drawers, umbrella fancy figured lawn, broa ruffle, lace edge or wide hem- border. eee insertions and tucks, high or V nec stitched hem. for 39¢. Drawers, umbrella i 25c for 39¢ xtmone Sac: 25c 6 ed ruffle, torchon insertion, deep for 69c. Gowns — Empire wre, broad bores hem,” 49c style; revers and shteld Tront double yoke, broad border, for 45c. Drawors of fine Axe, Sees Schiff and Exonerates Them Scores “Beat” on Legislature, Vigorous investigation of the Gquitable muddle-tn ite criminal aspects ‘been intugurated by District-Attorney Jerome, The relentless pursuit ‘and others-of his ilk, with such attendant distressing clroum- } as the banishment of ‘fRegsie” Vanderbilt and the inguisition of panel front of 4-inch ee: and ¢ight broad pleats, pleated back, cuff 1 98 e Bargains in Whité Lawn Waists. wry and an axe and bre: t clubmen in John Doe proceedings, will be mild and colorless in- 1 3OC for B86 Kimono Dressing compared with the way the District-Attorney-wilt-wade into the| I ured lawn, tucks In + In bis war on Canfield and the gam- “Piers the District-Attornes had the { practically to himself. The police / content to stand by and let him p his way into the limelight. But , Jerome is up against a different position in the insuré o ttorney-General May a “ahs down to the footlighte, Commissioner Hendricks “williig to be pushed up stago, but not | pany, the wings. Gov. Higgins's inves- ors’are going to make a deter- o ‘tight to hold the spotlight. .> Jerome Fires First Gun. It ja up to Mr. Jerome to be doing Searly, He has not been caught nap- ping. He has already besua and-1s under full steam. e Whe Disttict-Attorney yesterday, with- iwarning, began his investigation gave his staggered constituents @ of the new methods to be pur- jpucd in 1.0 Equitable investigation. ‘Phe John Doe inquisition has been laid) jy aside. summons. to the Criminal Soars atiainn to be quizzed under a ‘threat of a Grand Jury subpoena and “other investigating methods of the Jer jome regime were also relegated. Instead of getting @ search warrant ing his way Into E. H. Harriman's o.lice and blowing . Com- it that a portion of thi al ‘ory Jann oat as ong. gh te ag jatyre. Vatentine nya -| the Kquitable financial interested in th pany. it all tne officers bonded with ‘The tact: that the smaller in the Eaittable have to pay $10 to the Ameri- can Surety Company for an indemnity that men of any other company coulft et for one-half that sum indicates how extensively the good ae, was worked. ‘The interesting feature of the situation. however, is that all the executive om cers of the home office. from President Alexander down. were bonded for sums Tanging from $16,000 down, Ryan's Concern Can’t Lose. In the event of Attorney-General Mayer bringing suits for restitution of moneys lost or misused @ American n not discovered yet that in all prob- ability the American Surety Company did an extensive business through the e. Th> fact vas not developed by Insurance Superintendent Hendricks's investigation. t low earnest Thomas F. Ryan Is for a thorough siftmg of the Equitable muddle may be inferred from the fact that the prindlps! cxecutlve officers of olka dot or fig- front, belt broad border. for 85¢ Dressing Sac: 59c polka dot or ring pate trimmed with sailor collar, ruffl and Dresden. border. 59c for 85c¢ Kimono Dressing Sacques, fancy flowered or figured lawn, shirred yoke, belt at waist, pointed kimono sleeves, broad border, pink, blue or white. 19c for 29c. Corset Covers— Cambric, low neck, trimmed, with lace edge. 25c for 39c. Corset Covers— Nainsook, low neck, wide Cluny lace around neck and sleeves. 29c¢ for 49c. Corset Covers— ow neck, circular, wi em- Le ck, circular, with broidery beading and ribbon; also many other styles, lace or embroid- ery. si Men’s Negligce in a Monster Clear- ing at 3 for $1.00, or,each. .. 29c 49c 59c 59c 1.98 fine tveks above, two wide lace wide ruttle and fine tucks, 7T9¢ $1 $1.00 Walking —Umbrella rutile oj or lace insertions, tucksand deep edge, for $2.50 Walking Skirts, trimmed with open embroid- ery, Torchon,Cluny, Point de Paris or Val. lace insertions, tucks and deep ruffle, vertical insertions, umbrella style and all finished with dust ruffle. Shirts Made to sell at 75c. and $1.00, 35C cambric; umbrella ruffle of 1%. inch hemstitched tucks and,hem with for 69c. Drawers, umbrella ruffle, embroidery trimmed or 5-inch wide point de Paris lace ruffle. for 75c. Cambric Drawers —Wide umbrella ruffle, with insertions edge or deep embroidered edge; ten different styles to select from, for 75c. Walking Skirts— With lace insertion ruffle or and Skirts torchon of is ich hemstitched tucks, trim. with embroidery and ribbon; four other neat styles. Oc for 85c, Gowns—Chem'se, style, nainsook of cambr! elbow or %-length sleeves, trimm with lace insertions of torchon or Vai., ribbon and edging. 1 00 for $1.50 Gowns of fine 13 French Nainsook, elaborate. ly trimmed with laces, broad, em- “ broidered ribbon beading or fancy flowered collar, in the. very latest styles chemise, short sleeves, square back and front. While they last. 1.98 and 2.98 for $3, $4 and $5-Gowns. Small lot of Odd pieces and sizes, Slightly soiled, made of nainsook, trimtned . with lace embroidery, Dealt and ribbon. Neat, pretty vi rf A Monster Clearing of all our 50c. and (5c.Underwear For Mén at the Sen- 1 Oc ¥ Now is your chance. both styles have - Shoe Speci Special sale Tan Vict Oxfords, row at, per Boys’ arid Girls’ $1.00 Sa leather; sizes 2 to 7,8 to 11 and 11 to usual $1"value, special at all fast color; sizes 34 to 29c value, at.....+ 600 tucks and embroidery; have low neck and elbow sleeves; front of fine embroider sizes 24¢ to 8; very spe- cial Cr. OSC Barefoot Sandals, Made of fine soft russec Splendid Vak es in Muslin Wear. a Kimonos, fancy figured lawns; wns, full size, heavy muslin, V-shape and Gongh neck, trimmed with in. sertings of embroidery and clusters of tucks, 5Cc value at rset Covers, French style and close fitting, ett) neck and V-shape; lace 98c eof the.season. ‘These aro PANAMA OR St 1 98 Mattings at $7.50. 100 Rolls of Finest Government Mattings at Exact- Half Price—85 to 90 p lery, allover lace insertion, new, full sleeves and trimmed cuffs; pleated back and soft stock; value up to $2.00, to-morrow at... Panama or Sictlian Skirts at a Sacrifice. ably the greatest skirt moghtan amie Sore pleated July Reduction bale at als. of Women’s Kid Leather also in black; Floor Oilcloth. Sampson’s Floor Oilcloth, shown in 6-4 1 9 ndals, 59c, and 8-4 widths; 30c. value, at, square yard... = 5Oc Corsets, made of coutil, in white and drab, medium length and habit hip, lace trimmed; sizes 22 49 7 c to 30 inches; 50c. value, at Drawers, fine muslin umbrella, trimn:, . 44; 1c full um- ‘with $1.85 value, at.... with 5,000 very pretty Negligee Shirts in this collection— sational Price of . . We've put the yn tic s! a390c phew ha armen hemstitching and Torchon lace; and embroidery trimming, 5c knife into all our:50c. and 75c. Un- value at. derwear just because the assort- ments are broken. Balbriggan, mesh and mercerized Summer weights, in assorted colors;a fair assortment of sizes; shirts and drawers 50c. and 75c. values. Be on a manufacturer’s stock now to be cleared out without delay or ceremony. The values are re- markable. They are made of fine quality of printed madrds and other fancy materials; cut hand early and take your 19 Cc full and thoroughly made; all sizes, 14 to'17. Shirts made to sued on an indemnity bond issu ¢ : 4 ick at, it... Handed Out the Goods. pick at, per garment.. In Our Clothing D n Our Clothing Dept. sell for 75c. and $1. On sale » $1.00; or, EEE yo A BO aera eee “Like to vse the Union Pacific bling Petar tne DisiictsAttorncy had | Wednesday, from 9 A. M. till 4. P, M. A Bunch of Bargains for Kargain Seekers. A Sabie at’ Cotapeny fogardie he y had a ‘The District-Attor » det - Bupt Harvest for the Economical. MEN'S $15 Outing Suits for $5. Joan of $885,000 on a note indorsed by ted. “First blood was scored over the terms of the agreement in 1 Sizes 33 to 40 chest measure, Me's James Hazen Hyde who was one of the Girectors of the trust company. who had tailed to WANTS ALL POLICY- 3 Satie “there 15 anything else, Mr. jeru: $18 Union-Made Suits for $3.88. Single and Double Breasted Fancy arte Cheviots dF Worsicds, The Homespuns and Fancy $8. 88 HOLDERS TO UNITE. come Gown any day and help Union Label on every garment.,.... coks and private papers | CHICAGO, July 25—A big convention MENS Regular $12 Blue Serge Ss books, as ‘open the safe to get at the books 48) tne com are bound for over half a 2sc. value, at oy é he cor ) was done in Mr, “J.ou" Ludlum's case, | milion dollars in his American Surety the District-Atiorney made an appoint: | COPmany Ryan's {an’t likel; jent with Mr. Harriman by ‘phone and/ +, i,c0 any money. It Attorney-General ipase to Mr. Harrlman's office. Whon| Mayer should suc the Ameriean Surety Mr. Harriman got the tip that Jerome Company, Mr Ryan's company yroula F Mf cul In collecting the s ewe ae aeteten vetia Beating money from his distinguished client and ‘cénsultation and Mr, Harriman was in fellow-directors, But the situation of a surety compan: the best of humor when the Diatrict- Attorney aropped in. JAMES MoGREERY & CO. Sweaters. and Floor. ‘Infants’ Sweaters or Nor- folk Jackets, 50c | value 1.00 | Boys’ Sweaters, 7s¢ valpe, 1.50 ‘Buster Brown’ Sweaters, for small boys,’ : | Oxfords at $1.00. Patent Leathers, Tans, Vici Kid, Dongola—Everything. The Russian-Japanese War Supplement § — 1905 WORLD. ALMANAC AND ENCYCLOPEDIA. GIVES A COMPLETE SYNOPSIS OF THE CAUSES*hEAD- $ ING UP T@ THE CONFLICT. i What bearing Japan’s inability to hold Port Arthur after its capture from China in 1894 had to do with. the present Hatriman. counsel, Mr. id * Mr, 'of Chicago, which has taken the initial ys A pats ing pire eres step toward starting a national move- raselt cut. jmen re glad hand awaited the At a meeting Exe: 1.85 SyVOUe dispel. “tad | Of polley-holders for the purpose of de- s for $8.88. allsizes. © omit § value 3.50 ‘Lovett, here to help »manding an investigation of the affairs MENS $22° Fancy Worsted é thu that Messrs, Harriman 5 si he plan _ y EE Schift eminently pure and un- Tt was the 4 most suc- ce he 1 Orne’ life, He hurried back to Y nd Sehitt ek 1 Kave out a statement grati. [Of eVery Ife insurance company In the Merome was overcome with’ Sratl- | country is te alm of the Iroquois Club, Single and Double Breasted Sack Suits, all/"The stock includes a quan- hand tallored, regular custom Revie > A é made garments,, "$1 1.75 tity of original designs in rei erating r all their acts Equitable Soclety. Jerome's clean bill of h ra, Schiff and Harriman is face of the following testimony Hyde before the Hendricks inqu: . Has the society bought se: through Kuhn, Loeb & Co, A. Y What Kalsomine Covers, SVhile Mr, Schiff was a director of society and also on the Finance mmittce and Executive Committee, ‘also © a member of Kuhn, 2 A. We have heen doing business lantly, but not to the er houses. ‘And Mr. Yew, sir. Ao Hae Baward H. Ha Nias Veen one of the d elety, ever res ed, Perhin of abl ng or aiding in orf ellug of securi quant of said lety body In Chic ~ AY e question was aim-|y a) under- | t he did n testimony ter on thi on thls | . Hyde wes asked to produc cate agreement in his ering the purchase of fie preferred stock on Jan, Mr. Harriman asked me if tn on behalf of the Equiiable to t cate, and T esuldn't nese with Mr, Alexander. We wen! Gowis and consvlied with Mr, Alexander, | | od he approved it,” Will Visit Hyde Too, Aelightful amenities of the Dis- lot-Attorne: ugurated y. 0X home i} of heal n ie reported jo be Harriman, who ex x months’ tour of Japa: Tyo Maru, was at nls He was too busy porters, but instructed lve to say that be was n: StatemPnt concerning the ie Syndl matte not rican Surety Rake-Off ey i vrotitaits material {tventiradhny | et between St. Googe and Tompkina: poke the j vie, ating wR me ‘|That’s the Result of a Rate . Sehift during that time a member of Kuhn, Loeb & Co.? man, while he ‘8 of the Bo- or han any copart- 4 member the | sion |York and Chicago onion tral and Lake Shore, 1905. He | ang ay I would | form! hi man who sald his represen- YORK FOR S14 War, but You Can’t Go to the Windy City at the Same Rate—You May Later. Oh, joy! It will be possible after to-morrow to travel first class from Chicago to N $14. The rate from N 4s still $20, but nobody | k cares. o it ts different 0 wants to come to coming 3 and the Michigan Central Railroad |Passenger department got an idea that | Michigan Central Railroad was not en routes between New he New York Cen- New York antral | and Pennsylvania hat have hitherto been considered mi, They are the most direct and charge full f. Grand Trunk, the Wat the pl Plate and the B, and ©., run- | ning out of Chicago, because of their more roundabout routes haye been al- TY passe! 8 for $1h be: o and New York, The tral through the WN tral pat in an app! n || (che Grand ‘Trunk and other Ines op- | poxcd the motion, but the arbitrators | m thi tted 31- | th «i to make | Al the differential | Cut the first-wass fare | ego to York to $10 and nd-o} n r ditt a flat te of $4 from Chicago to this city, is every ikelihood that the rate will be cut to $10 before the war Is over. RUN DOWN IN TUNNEL. Unidentifed Maw Killed by Train on Staten Dela Rallroad. The body of a man was found to-day in the Staten Island Rapid Vrangsit tun- Wotnen’s Welt and Patent Leather Ox- | fords—in the new toe shapes—also | opera toes—Cuban heels, turns and welts> All sizes. | Womer’s Oxfords of fine Dongola and | Vici Kid—patent tips, smooth inner soles—solid leather throughout— | light turn soles—also heavy ‘Single | soles—Cuban heels. Women's® Oxfords of Genuine Tan Vici Kid and Calf—4 different toe shapes, including the new dip toe last—Cuban and military heels— | single and turn soles. Worth $2.00, $1 : 0 0 $2,50 and $3.00, wo | 79¢ \ Children's Barefoot Sandals, all sizes 6 to 11, at..... The Big Sale of $350 Lafayette Pianos | at $175.00. | Our sale of Lafayette Pianos at $175.00 has created a sensation among intending piano buyers, Never before in the history of the piano business has such value been offered. As there are only about one hundred of these Pianos in this sale, you had better make your se- lection at once. Come to-day. Easy terms—as low as Me stores. for $5. MENS $20 Suits cheviots gain. Worsteds, blue serge and fancy chey- jot, Men's 50c, Office Co Men’s Trousers for rough work, fancy worsteds and all-wool chev: MEN'S $6, MEX § $15 Fancy Chev- | iot Single and Dou- ble Breasted Sack Suits. for only $11.75. These Suits are for men from 33 to 50 inch chest measure; a great oppor- tunity for big men; these Suits are made of fancy warsteds and fancy Every Suit @ grand bar- MEN'S $3 Trousers for $1.65. homespuns, wool crash, Iso black ¢hibets, rage 1.65 Men’s $1.50 White Duck } Trousers for, $7 and $8 Trousers for $2.98. The biggest value in New York. EN’S $5 Trousers for $2.45. IME *s Black Alapaca Coats for $1.00. The kind you pay $1.50 for in other Here's where you get 2 pair of Trousers Jess than the price of one pair, » ’S Regular $4 Blue Serge Coats for $2.98. ‘Single and Double Breasted styles. for Suits for ony, ke 8.88 OYS’ and Young Men’s. Suits—$15 Suits for only $6, : Single breasted, fancy worsteds’ and beautiful cheyiots; the best 6 values in New York for..... oys” iG and $1.00 Fancy. Madras Blouse Waists for ony SOC Bs, 75c. and $1.00 Knee Pants, 25c. Sizes 3 to 16 years. Br" $4 and $5-Suits for $1.79. This is a pre-inventory offering that parent wilh appreciate; the Suits are lor boys aged 3 to 16 years, in every desirable style, and made of cheve jots, fancy cassimeres, homespur wool crashes, both light and mean weight; many very appropriate for Fall wear. Every Suit 2 | 79 e bargain, and only, Mohit We fots, 500 pairs to choose 00 from, fore Fi + 1. { “ white and ¢! regular $1,50 for only,,, KAISER GIVES NEGRO SILVER WATCH AND CHAIN. Act of George Staine of Fred Great Recogniaed, INGTON, D. C., July B—Baron he Charge of the German Em- Ti was badly mangled, t’ man r ting evidently been mun down by a He Was about forty-two years ‘elmaed 186 ry b hiec! was clean miieven Pade wore ‘y Tints ‘of poor inaterial aud @ lak rassy, delivered t> the Mite, Departs | ment a silver wach and chabn, with the request that they be to George lis, @ negvo laborer at the MWavh- 1 atroying it, On, the Tack of the wateh appears the rial monogram, wiken and handsome lemther cage, a MOODY OFF FOR BATH, . K 26 Attare ND, ME, JOLY the, Dpited Let fatioa a Bath. York the fret of of chain are itnclosed tn @ ral Walt ; a lant itt thon faa Boys’ $1.00 Wash Suit ite duck hite piqueEton Pits sillere I stcaes He Men’s $15 single and double- {| hand-made Sweaters and Norfolk Jackets, ‘Orders accepted for special sizes. Twenty-third Strect. JAMES McCREERY & G0, Ladies’ Suits, Sicilian Suits with three-) quarter lengthsemi-fitting coats and pleated skirts, | Tourists’ Suits—made of, Tweeds—Medium length 15,00 formerly 23,00 Remaining stock of Linen Suits;and Dresses.§ . 7,50, 10,00, 12.50 #90) 7gm 1a 1a Walking Skirts made‘of Ox-|: ford mixtures, 375 QUT OF WORK, SLASHED. | . THROAT WITH RAZOR, | (i'm sorry; Get a Doster? / Would-Me suicide Witen ord Cume—Will Recover, Iviliia Wanner, the proprietar room hyuse a Ry. 18 Ay tp [ins sat alting e upior| | : Neat conflict. Higa ie When and how the outhreak of Rosiilities took place. ‘The attack on the Port Arthur squadron. -Land campaign in Manchuria, Siege of Port Arthur under defense by Gen, Stoessel. Battles .of j LIAOYANG, TELISSU, MOTIELING, SHA RIVER, PORT ARTHUR, MUKDEN, tiving forces engaged by Risssia and Japan, casualties, percenta; of losses, etc: * i = mf direction of Gen. Nog! and All Naval Qperations. Attack on the British trawlers by the Ballic Fleet. Batti: of the Sea of Japan. Effosts of President Roosevelt to restcre reace. Progress of Peace Negotiations. All this in addition to the 10,000 topics, facts and fi the “Standard American Annual,’ pics, iguresin Now * on Sale, 1 gow hathine: Feature of Golden Jubites 0 Jil id pe bot ay £8" brontot. Sate