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| “BLACK HAND” ~ ASKS DOCTOR FOR $5,000 Gang Threatens to Blow Up; His House if Demand Is Reftsed, LETTERS FROM BRONX. Same Band that Tried to Blow Up Palladina House, Police Say. HIDE UNDER WOMAN’S NAME, Bkull and Crossbones Decorate Notes Demanding Cash and Sitence, The-wort-of the-Black- Hand ts-epread- ing throughout the various;Italian col- eniew in the city. Da Vincent Sellaro, of No. 03 Grand ted et ‘The amount demanded from Dr. Sek favo was $5,000. Following te a sample ©f the lettere that the doctor has re- caived. Hach one was written in red fg and concluded with « alcull and escesbones as a warning. “We Need Money 800n” “Do the letter that we sent you you @4 pot reply—you did not answem News IN A Nutshell Dewey’s Wife Returns Flag. MONTGOMERY, ALA, SEPT. 1.—Dr. Thomas M. Owen, director of the De- partment of Archieves and history of “If you want to live a quiet, peaceful Afe wend the money tn a closed envelope and without any knowledge of the same Petrosini Ik ts for your happiness that we write Otherwise we will blow up your house, or worse. ‘This te the address: “Matilde Carrozzo. “P. 8.—If you want to be happy wend the money, and after that you will have perfect peace. I remember Petrosini be- cause he will do you a great deal of Alubame, bes received from Mrs danger. Do eo in perteot silence, Think| Mildred Dewey, the wife of Admiral of ft, Dewey, a ieee relinquishing her way. “THE CHAMPIONS OF THE BLACK je baacle! flag) of (the Twen ” qigith Alabama Regiment, captured by HAND, Gen, William Hazen, Mrs. Dewey's fret husband, at Orchard Knob. The flag, Wich is now in the pyodione TEM ax enca in Washington, will be ret y Mrs. Dewey to Alabama. Chief Justice Hurt, Farming. HONOLULU, SEPT. 1—Ohlef Justice Frear, of the Supreme Court, suffered ®& severe 1 ‘hi. rdenii 0. be ffantelua ‘Mountain lof last Batcrds He sustained oe ney which pond the cartilage of one of his ribs. The is very painful end will confine fitn'to hed for two or three weeks, State’s Champion Shots. ELMIRA, N, ¥., SEPT. 1.—The Thir- teth Beparate Compan ot ec} city at tho apauad rife practice won the| Btate championship for these fourth suc- coseive year, with a figure of merit of; Michael Palladina, whose house, No. | 71.48. Tils ta the highes: CAG menit 47 Hast One Hundred and Sixteenth|ever attained by any company in the street, was the object of a Black Hand | State. siiaek at midnight yesterday, has re- ee ved ani r the men were at work resating ae | NewMexican Tariff In Effect, Doctor Gets Six Letters. Petrosini is the Central Office detec- tive who dors all the work in the Ital- fan districts. It is he that the Italian crooke fear, and that 1s why he is men- tloned in all of the Black Hand letters. Altogether Dr. Sellaro received from the Black Hand « half dozen letters, One came on Aug. 12 and the others followed in close aucoession. Dr, Sel- Jaro is the most prominent of all tho physicians who practise medicine among the Italians, In each letter that he re- colved he was directed to send in the various Jetters was that of Maria Ainate, Wille the names were changed in the detiere, the, address waa “alvays” the wame—One Hundred and: sixti: and Second avenue Blasts ebrert front door and removing the| LAREDO, THX., SHPT. 1—The new maroly a Beep” which (the) dynamite nad| stexioan tarttt, which relses the Guty Paster ads Ait oda arrived with on several articles of merchandise, mmo! Station Cand in Dart eaii,| has gone into effect Shoes, ammunt- tion, hardware, mechinery and various classes of food products are affected. No Mine Strike There. HELENA, SEPT. 1—The United Mine Workers of America for the district of Montana and Wyoming have agreed to monet the present sonle of wages for er year. This precludes any possi- bility ota strike. wrapba of curses. At tho betty Gore Ahost ware woveral daggers csudcie Like the other letters received, 1 in Ted ink and @ diagulsed handwriung, | » hose whe have compared tt wien tis Jeutere written to Dr, Scllaro believe the ° "wetoten Teadine oct Fo’ game person. gonfideniial warning on letters and & ihe street that he must pay #,000 or his house woud | Mint Workers Laid Off. | sealer SAN FRANCISCO, SEPT. 1.—The ex- tra force of the San Francisco mint has ECUADOR’S NEW HEAD, | becn diemiesea. ‘There have been. sixty men and thirty women employed as Garcia Inaugurated To-nay as|seect Filpino 7gire, ovine fete eae President in Gen. Pinsa’s Stead, GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Thur: Aug, 81.—Senor Lizardo Garda, eof Was olected President of Ecuador Jan, 11, aapumed the Presidency this after. oon. ‘The new Presid the ortfolion of pubic Ommeny held Braate. ie Vislted ‘the United ‘Bsates Leonidas Plane ie President ts Gen, Had. Long. Rough Voyage. HONOLULU, SEPT, 1.—The ship Henry Villard, 215 days out trom New Zork, hae arrived here by way of the Cape’ of Good badly famagea Sy etorme and’ feaking. during most of the trip, Hawallans to Visit Us. HONOLULU, SEPT. 1,—Acting Goy- ernor Atkinson has accepted an invita- on for ten citizens of Hawall to tend the conference of the Natloni Civic Federation in New York next De- cember, Warren County Clerk Dead, GLENS FALLS, N. Y,, Sept. L—A. R. wale it ras cK | rN Noble, for many years clerk of Warren : ” |} | County and ono of the best-known men in this section of the Stat home in Johnsburg to-day.” es St hie Health Officer a Suicide, KINGSTON, ONT., SEPT, 1.—Dr. 8. Ti. Lee, Health OMtcer of Kin, an commit ted iiiigie Laren” Ho 4 phyaiclan in the Unio: the American Civil War. Amy ain ns Dr, Garey, Specialist, Dead, BALTIMORE, SEPT, 1.—Dr, F. Garey, the noted eye Spectalti lat alt at Bt A Hospital, Observe! HOW NECESsarY IT IS FOR THESE PEOPLE TO SELL! \t or AT CHANG 2 STORM” r aonook ae . Biter through arid tielp W us } "rca 2 Mazar Renominaied | | Henry i seg, if THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1905. FACSIMILE OF LETTERS RECEIVED BY DOCTOR. TEN KILLED IN CRASH OF ENGLISH TRAIN Twenty Others Injured When Great Eastern Express Hits Platform atWitha m. WITHAM, England, Sept. 1.—Ten per- @ons were killed and twenty seriously injured here to-day when the exprass from London to Cromer dashed into the Platform of the Witham station of the Great Eastern Railway, Six of thuse who met death were women, Among the killed was the porter of the station, who was sitting in his room on the platform. He was crushed te death. Two ticket sellers were buried in the wreckage, but escaped semous injury. The accident occurred as the express as entering the station this morning, e of the rear passenger cars leaving the track and crashing into the station buildings, The engine and front ooacnes Fameined on the rails. Those derailed mounted the platform of the station, demolished the buildings and then turned over, The gasometers beneath the cars j caught fire and consumed the wreckage, but all the bodies were removed before the flames gained headway. AUTO HIT BY TRAIN. kc Brothers’ Machine Wrecked and One of It» Oocupants Injured. (@pectal to The Evening World.) ABSECOM, N. J., Sept. L—While crosing the Pennsylvania tracks here Sis morning in a big automobile, P. P. wok, $r., and G. Hack, his brother, of yndon, Md., were struck by the At- ante City express. eee mee were hurled with great force which was com- “wratked. F. H. Hack, jt., us- ite a fractured leg. They were on thelr way to Atlantic City to attend the automobile races 6 to-morrow. Parts ef the automobile as well as bag- gaze belonging to the two men was Rcattored for nearly a mile along we tracks, ————_T Canadian Cigarette Smokers, tured ang eases fered rpt,000 In 1890. to. 81,000,000 In 18 {i 1900 "123,000,000 were manufactured. It Made Baby Grow He Had Been a Poor, Sickly Little Fellow. PIND CITY, N. ¥.—"We began Lactated Food in October for ou who was @ very poor, sickly little fellow. He has gained during the three months till welghs over twenty pounda, and ts the plo- ture of health and the best-natured child | ever saw, Ho te nine months old and cut his first tooth and I didn't know it till it war well thromgh, We believe his good hea'th nd happiness is due to the use of ydar Lactate’ Food. would use no ciher, and heartily recommend {ts use to peop! Rewling an artificial food for sickly ehil- are! BRGRA HUNSINGER, ‘ie ert it bes bit) wees fathers mule tt Bhd enit ite Saat ae? fy ato u Throligh feuthoritiee ou ACT oareat too. using your ttle boy, | open, PARK GRABBED BURGLARS GET “NTO HOUSE OF JEROME Gang, with Wagon, Busy Car- rying Out Plunder When Police Are Tipped. Thieves with a wagon attempted to loot the Nquor store In tho basement of the apartments used by Distriot-At- | torney Jerome, at No. 1 Rutgers street, | about 1.30 o'clock this morning. Tho basemen: {8 occupied by Isnao Goldberg as a wholesale liquor store. | On the ground floor ts a drug store and the east side branch of the Districtat- torney's office, with the sleeping apart- ments overhead. ‘The man in the pharmacy awakened ty see a wagon backed up to the curb and three mea cerrying out demlfohas of whiskey. He telephoned tne potice | of the Madison street station, and tho j 4D was sent out that Jerome's house was being looted by thieves with a wagon. | The man with the wagon, which con- tained about Atieen gallon Jugs of whis. key, escaped when the police arrived Lut two men, said to have been the ones ling the vessels in the basement and pessing them out, were caugiit They gave thoir names as Sane! Rosenbaum, eighteen years old, of No. 6 Monme street, and Samuel Bernsteta, FOR RACE TRACK Part of aoe Bay Playground Being Converted Into Speed- way for Owners of Fast Trot- ting Horses. The attention of the Metropolitan Parks Association has been called to the fact that Park Commissioner Henry C. Schrader, of the Bronx, has appro- priated a large portion of the beautiful parade ground in Pelham Bay Park and is now, with park labor, constructing a half-mile trotting track. Just who Is going to use ct ae 6 track, and why a greu t ground should ibe taken jee the Buenas 1g something the aseociation wants to find out, and aihoues its secretary, A. Hill, has written to Mr. Benedace for an explanation, he has as yet re- ceived nothing but a formal acknowi etiwement of his communication. The trotting track twice crosses the road to the Baychester station of the New Haven road, and Mr. Hill says that outside of the outrage of taking park property for a race track, the loca- tion is a menace to the lives of n= reds of people who use the Baychester station. Done Without Authority. “This work !s being done without any appropriation or authority from the Board of Estimate or the Park Board," said Mr. Hill to-duy. “The track da- stroys the beautiful lawn which was only recently obtained by the city. The usefulness of Pelham Bay Park Is stil! in tts Infancy. The population of the Bronx Is rapidly increasing and the park will eventually be in great demand. ‘Tals track spous it all, and what is worse, oses the ly road to the Baychester ation, It rely cannot be | art of Mr. Schrader’s plan to leave, ese roads for they sre much and the accidents would be awful. ‘The oon- struction of this track a mistake and twenty years, of No. 68 Rutgers etreet. Mkely to lead the Bronx Park Depart- | THEY Were locked up on a charge of at- meni into trouble, tempted burgiary, A Uhuers ce Chat 36,00 will ve | ‘The men with a wagon load of empty |aSpreat alata evar a read 2S | demijotins had driven to the place and in conutunt need of funds Yor | forced the collar door. ‘Then they had necessary itoprovernents. The ty Billed helt enpty juke from ithe barrels should not go into the businees of vro-|!n the plac viding I es for those who. hiave a an. ple, me thera ie the & of millions fe Ws WHEAT 13 YEARS OLD. }5,000 Buchels of Grain Grown in 1892 Found In Chicago, i—-Hoary with of No, 2 © been found in the ele fnent evala ci part vide the another playground to pre jorse owners. with bigs [he parks are no places fo! rat ng. The are for the recre: the people, It is time this stopped. It ts not too Ia ¢ lawns now, and T hope will see the h don the 5 understood that if Commixs speeding cur nearly wheat hi ators t this HIGH GRADE Direct to the customer without the GREAT SALE OF FURS The Fith Avenue Fur Company. 290 FiFTH AVENUE, Will place on sate $500,000 worth oi Furs, Commencing TUESDAY, Sept, 5th. nes and leased tho store and bullding cccupted vy Having purchased the furnishtr F. BOOSS & BRO., Inc., will efter the finest selc CHINCHILLA, ERM SABL Furs in MINKS. PERSIAN 8, ed LONDON and PARTS CHIC 19,00 per cent. “lesa than m pold at retall, SA. M. to 1 9. 2 M. SPECIAL! SPECIAL! SPECIAL! TO RUACH AND INTERHST THE PUNLIC WE WILL URS AT AUCTION From 1 to & P. M. each day, bate) the general publte tn cordially Either at retail or auction there will f getting Pu ater bees haye Beye (pr, DEPOSIT FURS WILT. i 290 5th Av., between 30th and 3{st Streets, ["———— [ Furs | cRY VIECE OF FUR SOLD 18 GUARAYTELD. ‘oa Rights reserved. Brill Brothers, Our Furnishing Get Departments in order to clear out absolutely clean on Spring and Summer mes- chandise, have cut prices to the vanishing point, bribed srsali to 279 RILANDT. Si.. NEAR NEAR CHAMBERS ST. Brills’ Bargain . Treé, Not hams, but suits grow on it. The crop will only last to-day and to-morrow. And Monday is a holiday—L abor Day—when you'll need new clothes on your outing. Pick the bargains now. Men’s @ Youths’ $15 Suits SACK SUITS that were $10, $12.50 and $15, Sizes broken up, but there are men’s and boys’ sizes for all among the lot. Two- piece Suits and Fall-weight Three-piece Suits Pick 'em off at...e. . Men’s @ Youths’ $20 Suits SACK SUITS that were $16.50, $18 and $20, Includedare Busi- ness Suits of Worsted, Cheviot and Cassimere; Outing Suits of Worsted, Homespun and Flannel; Blue and Blick Suits in Serce, Cheviot and Thibet. All sizes, youths’ 17 to 20, and men’s, +Pick 'em off at,..... evens Men's $25, $28 ® $30 Suits Our very finest Sack Suits, the very best caamples of modern clothes-making. Former prices $25, $28, $30. Suits include Blue, Black, Gray and Mixture Fabrics in an as- Sortment of sizes promising a fit to men of every build. Pick ‘em off at, $ School Opens Soon— Buy Boys’ Clothes Now, Because in a few days you'll have to pay regular prices, Childien's all-woo! Suits, that were #3 and $4 values, sizes ale 1. 65 16, now Children's ue woo! “Suits, that were $4 and $5 values, all styles, $1205 3 10.17, NOW veveeerer 2.65 the Habit. Children's Suits, all sizes and styles, stat were $5 and #6: Value, 3. 65) Children's Wash Suits no price. Plenty of warm (rere the boy can wear light clothes, Go to makes Men's Hats right. In addl- tion to our regue lar popular priced UNION SQUARE I4th Street, Near Broadway. soft and stiff Hats in the new Fall BEAR OREENWICH ST. Jeena W.L.DOUGLAS THE * iT FOR ' $3.50 SHOES wi W. L. Douglas makes and LN selis more men’s $3.80 oi $10,000 "atrrens W. L. Dougtas $3.50 shoes have by their excel+ lent style, easy fitting, and superior wearing qualities, achieved the largest sale of any $3.50 shoe in the world. They are Just as good as those that cost you $5 to $7 —! Pauly ore the only difference is the price, It I could take you into my factory at Brockton, Mass., the largest in the world under one roof making men’s fine shoes, and show you the infinite care with which every pair of Douglas shoes is made, you would realize why W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoes are the best shoes produced anywhere, It I could show you the difference between the shoes made in my factory and those of other makes, you would under- stand why Douglas $3.50 shoes cost more to make, why they hold their shape, fit better, wear longer, and are of greater intrinsic value than any other $3.50 shoc on the market to-day. BEST FOR STYLE, COMFORT AND WEAR. “Having worn all kinds of shoes, have decided thatyour $3.50 shoes are absolutely the best for style, comport ap wear that 1 have ever worn. It a me great pleasure to recommend them to my friends. J HALLORAN, 24] W. 125th St. BOYS SCHOOL AND ances SNOES, $2.00 AND $1.75, Boys wonr ther beoruso they iit Sotter, hold their nha, and we longer (han any other ma ct itke W. L. Douglas man's $6 shes, the saris Styles and tho same feathers for 2.00 and 91076 Only Fost Color Eyelets used; they will not wear brassy. CAUTIO! a0 o without W. L., Douglas name and prico stamped on bottom. Tako nosubstituto. Sold in W. 1, Douglas exclusive shoo stores in the principal « and by the bost shoo dealers everywhere. Write tor Mlustrated Catalog of Pall Styles, Shor by mall or express prepald for 25 conts extra. W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. Wd L. Dougias Shoe Stores in Greater New York: 32 way, corner Howard Street, 388. ixth Avex corner 22d Strect. Bron , corner oth Birest. ighth Avenue. 3 Broadway, corner 14th Street. 49 Broadway, corner 30th Street, BROOKLYN, 1447-1449 Broadway, corner 41st St. | 708-710 Broadway, cor. Thornton Bt. 95 Nassau Street. 1367 Brondway, corner Gates Avenue. 250 Went 125th Street, 421 Fulton Btrect, corner Pearl Street. 4 Third Avenue. 494 Fifth Avenue, 02 ‘Third Avenue, cor. 120th St. JERSEY 8 Newark Avenue. ni eet. ) Third Ave., bet, 146th & 147th Bte. NEWARI 755 “TWO STORES 132 to 146 W. L4th St. 83d St. and Third Ave Between Oth and 7th Aves. One Biock from “L” Station. Surprise Special Sale No. 3i! Boys’ Extra Durable Cassimeres, Tweeds and Worsteds black and biue Cheviots; every seam reinforced. Sizes upto 16 years of age, On sale one week ending next Friday. A surprising value, a iY $2.00 amous Double Guar- [All Caching bought here re- Tamons, Double, Ouer (Paired Zor ome sear free. Ger THE BOYS READY FOR SCHOOL. I = 0c Men’ s and Young Men’ °s | Pants in Fall Patterns. ; shove 1-Wonl | Seoteh IONS IN MEN'S FALL HATS O5c., 1.45, 1.95, 5,245 Saturday and Monday Only Men's Fancy Half Hose Silk Embroidered Fast Black. Open Saturday © ie 8c| ings Until 10 o'Clock. Saturday’s list of high-grade used pianos for the SALE INCLUDES $300 sed Chambers Upright....$50 t_ bargain.) $375 used Krakauer l'pright,..+..95 e tone and condition.) $350 used Hardman Upright, .. $350 used Kranich © Bach Upr $150 used Mason & Hamlin Upr't.175 Qlahogany case; good tone, $325 used Bradbury Uprights+..145 {Splendid bargain.) $450 used Chickering Upright $475 used Sohmer Upright (Tone like now.) $550 used Steinway Upright.. (Bine.) $950 used Chickering Grand....250 (Fine tone and condition.) 5 Fine Carved Legged Squares Fourth Floor, worth $75,00 choice $25, Also 17 other exceptional values, including Five good squares, choice - - $10.00 j SEPTEMBER § Worth three times the price, and 40 Cecilian piano-players at $175.9 Value $250.00—slightly used In ‘rental. * Any plano you buy will be taken back at full Important notice: nae paid to date of return any ¢ within one y when you may desire to exchange for one of our twelve celebrated new pianos, including H, 8S. G, Linzeman H. M. Cable Schubert Schumann “Bole agents for Cooilian Piano and Cecilian Player: SCHOOL comme