The evening world. Newspaper, February 6, 1906, Page 4

OMAN ALMOS FROZEN GOES TO MASS AND DES Without Coat or Wrap She Walks Into the Church of St. John. Tt was cold in the Roman Catholle Ghurch of St. John at No. 25 West Thir- tieth street~to-day, and Father Fellx burried through the sacrifice of the mass. Hait a dozen worshippers—all women— Knelt, huddied up in the pews, slipping the beads of their rosaries through their joved fingers. ‘The little altar boy fs his red, chapped hands far up to the sleeves of his ocassock and [grumbled the responses through numb ‘The door at the entrance of the church) slowly and a woman stepped in. j@ touched ber fingers to the frozen Ipurtace of the holy water font and herself. Walking down the aisle je slipped into a pew directly across {'trom that occupied by Mrs. Heda Hoet- , of No. 9M West Twenty-fourth and Mrs. Catherine Dykes, of jo. 240 West Twentieth street. i She Had No Wrap. < These good women, bundled up in vy woolens and furs, glanced at each er fn amazement when they saw the ttire of the stranger. She had no coat we wrep. Her dark ehirt waist was of ico and her skirt was of the thinnest ture. She had no gloves and her hat jas @ pitiful little wreck of straw. ous her arm she carried a small and hhand-bag. From this she drew a Mra. Dykes noticed that the woman colorless, and that she shivered vio- tly. Bhe made up her mind that fter the mass she would accost the tranger and try to render her some aid. tig to the altar she became fully waged in the services. When next she ned around the stranger in the pew ross, the aisle had slipped to the floor ee was huddled up, silent and motion- « Sdess. aN to Mrs. Hoeffer to follow Mrs. weer pense to the assistance ot the Died in the Church. With the women of the congregation eeling in the asile he administered ‘exireme unction and recited the prayers e dying. As he finished the soul Boor Woman stretched out in the pew lei Policeman Gillis, of the sent Thirty- an ambu- ‘Ence . Dr, Pali eaid that the woman thwi(scation house. A wedding ring worn to the thinness sof heavy wire and turee copper pennies comprised the earthly possessions of the worran who divd. Thug was not « scrap of paper in her purse by which she might be identified, and not a mark » @n her clothing indicating who was, She wis between forty-five and fifty rears old, with light hair and complex- and blue eyes. TOE DANCER AS NO USE FOR STEP-PAPA ither Has Her Sister, Who Is a Retired Slack-Wire Artist. When Charles Downy, a tow-haired th of twenty-three, appeared before strate Crane in the West Side to-day, there was embossed upon 5 face eloquent evidence that the Mr. Downy. who !s almost as coy @ shrinking as Mr. Harry Rehr, had comely and athletic voung woman, nd her sister, Mrs. Paul Henkel, both jaughters of Mrs, Hlorida Wilson, uf a 10k West Saxty-lirst * Amorita oad, with of her practice fPowny's chin, f eh, us He lay ibe vik P Other Toatures, Yne young mun had :e'sliited by bit- ed @ paving stale and ruboed iy Hair, Toen the young women hurried away on other ouju-Uves. day Mrs. Henkel's ankle pained nd in a moment of piaue she ria appeared before ane and ebiained a we t, ng with Bis. Wiledn, ft Pa two Young wome Some ¢hirty odd yards ton waudl ed miuun's in co. throug "A Amorita. a. The ith him with an and exposure. The body was taken to| \/ the Blucher Feared Despondent because afrer winning 1,000 marks at ekat he was accused of being a card sharp, George A. H. Schmidt, of Baltimore, attempted suicide to-day by leaping from the Hamburg- American liner Blucher at Quarantine. He was caught by the strong tide, and was unconscious when rescued by the boat that came out from Quarantine with the medical inspectors, Schmidt, who {s about thirty years old and a salesman, was returning Hey travelled second class and took part in the gambling of the second-cabin passengers. His hick had been good, and although he imagines that he was accused of being @ professional gam- bler, the other passengers say they never had such @ suspicion. To an Evening World reporter, however, Schmidt said, as he lay swathed in TWO BANK RUKS FOLLOW SUICIDE OF ACLERGYMIAN Under jnveseipation By Church and State Min- ister Takes Poison. PEORIA, Il, Feb. 6—Rev. George H. Simmons, pastor of the First Baptist Church, President of the Interstate Gav- ings Bauk and the People's Savings Bank and recently appointed manager of the Yates Senatorial campaign in Peorla County, was found dead in bed to-day. ‘The minister had zom:nitted suicide, presumably by taking cyamde of a taseium. tlon at the hands of the State's Attor- ney, the two banks and his congrega- tion on the grevest charges. ‘The body of Rev. Mr. Simmons was found this wife when she went to call hi to break: He remained Gown town until late ‘last night, dis- posing of some business matters. A let- ie | ter found beside him showed that death said that it was and he wanted Gov. Yates nor his ase: have pre-| Rpponents and enemies vented my using. The last ed hacen aot me lpn 1 attempt to }@ perso} Indicates he was dying as he breught letter to a close. Spares physicians, who were hastily mDO! yg are of e amon ¢ oraed by ‘cyanide Of. De- faselum. Coroner Baker has taken charge of the body. ‘The People’s Bay- main closed until some plan of action could be determined. There was a run on, the institution yesterday, and to-day rge crowd surrounded the building. * The’ Interstate, Savings Bank, of which Simmons was President up to Yesterday. when “his resignation ‘was necepted, was also the object of runs yesterday and to-day. y bank building was crowded with depositors demanding their money. they would be Cashier Anicker said able to stand the dram. Mr. Gimmons came to the Firet Bap- tist Church five years ago from Terre Haute, Ind., and had been remarkably successful. He secured national ublic- ity two years ago, ai ing @ lamaention of the Ute of Christ. ‘He became local manager of the Sena- torial campaign of ex-Gov. Yates a week a0, and shortly after serious stories ect'ng his morals weré circwa‘ed. States Attorney Scholes undertook an | investigation yesterday and the matter, Dr. Simmons was forty leaves a widow. | He held char, ‘Texas. Jackson, Tenn, and in ville, Ky., before coming here. Ooo PROF. ELY INJURED. horse last evening In the suburbs and suffered concussion of the brajn. t frightened the horse. proved condition to-day. Passenger Who Won 1, Lost—Fished Out at Quarantine. from a visit to nis parents in Germany. | 1% a He has been the object of investiga- Asspctates, He ply gave me an opportunity which his my rr some Senatorial confessions relating to | ears old and’) ie: NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb, #.—John Slade Ely, 4 professor in Yale Medical School, was thrown from his saddle A moned an ambulance ai - Ely was treated in Grace Hospital and then taken home. He was in Im- | | |CALLED A CARD SHARP, TOURIST JUMPS INTO BAY 000 Marks at Skat on) His Reputation Was | blankets and waiting under arrest: ‘I had rathér lose my Ife than lose my good name, My honor was assailed. I had just been lucky at cards and they thought I was a human shark preying upon thelr pocketbooks. I wor- ried about this, and when we got to Quarantine I realized I was coming back to the United States with a bad name. If I had tried to deny it 1 would have been laughed at. Death was the oniy thing for me. So I jumped into won 1,000 marks at sicat, but what {s money to a good name?” He wae In a highly excited state and was’ suffering from shook and chiils from his experience tn the icy watet.4 He was employed in u five and ten cent store in Baltimore for several years und has an excellent command of English. He was held by the shins officers ac Poporen pense oe Aotion of the New ork police, since the attempted autct occurred off Staten Island. 7; TAFT WAS IN A RAGE, WALLACE DECLARES WASHINGTON, Feb. 6—John F, Wal- Ince, former chief engineer of the Isth- mian Canal, was again before the Sen- ate Committee on Interoceanfc Canais to-day. Mr. Wallace told the committee that he did a year’s work and that his suc- cessors had no benefit of his analy: eaid, “the Secretary of War told me he @id not want st and had no use for me except on the isthmus ag a directing engineer. “He was 80 angry in his treatment that he all but cursed me.” Yesterday Mr. Wallace was diverted from a description of conditions on the isthmus, which he made to-day. He gave a minute account of the con- ditions he found there and the dimoul- tles-he encountered in getting material and supplies and the delays chat oc- filling requisitions, was cabling to have the or- received ny Kine he sald, that he had better noe uec ‘the cables so much. | BARGAINS IN MEDICINE. A woman once wrote us | that she was not going to buy Scott's Emulsion any more because it cost too much. Said she could get some other emulsion for less |money. Penny wise and | pound foolish. Scott's Emul- sion costs more because it is worth more—costs more to make. We could make Scott’s Emulsion cost less by using less oil. Could take | less care in making it, too, If we did, however, Scott's Emulsion wouldn’t be the standard preparation of cod liver oil as it is to-day. QCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl St. New Vork to be placed TABLETS HY-PO-PHOS-PHITES. Put up in Four Perfect Prescriptions. 9 | Are stronger, heiter and nleasanter to tuke ian Hy pophoxphite Szrups, u HtBURN, BLOAT Lelie and CATARRK At_Drugsiats. In sealed boxes enle WEDNESDAY, 3,000 yards---Highest grade Frenc! width, exquisite designs Regularly $5.50 and $6.00, Satin Foulards 5,000 yarde—Variety of handsome designs, fashionable colors, Printed Jacquard effects, FEBRUARY 7th (¢] Kegularly $1.50, 990 yard h Satin Feulards, double and colors. 3,50 yara TH ! Fi w ORLD: WE Wash Dress Fabrics Attention is directed to recent importations of Novelties, including Embroidered Pongenettes, Plain and Embroidered Crystallinea, and French, German and Irish Linen Suitings; also, dull finish Shrunken Linens in newest Spring shides, French Gazines in plain colors and stripes made exclusively for Arnold, Constable & Co., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7th. ITE FRENCH PIQUES, variety of patterns, Regularly &5c to $1.00 yard 65C per yard 50c per yard IMPORTED COTTON VOILES, neat checks, plaids and embroidered dots. 206 per yard roadway L 9th Street. VICTIMS OF TRAIN. WRECK BURN 10 DEATH Rescuers Work in Vain to Save One Man Who Fights Flames. HELENA. Mont., Feb. 6—The most disastrous railroad wreck that has oc- curred in this vicinity for many years happencd last night shortly before mid- night, two and one-half miles west of Helena. A runaway Northern Pacifle freight crashed into a passenger train on the same line, wrecked {t completely and set fire to the cars, Four persons, whose identity {s assured, are known to be dead, and two more, whose names it is JUST ARRIVED, WOMEN’S FINE FRENCH MOUSQUETAIRE GLACE KIDSKIN GLOVES, 8-button lengths, in Tan, Brown, Pearl, White and Black, at, per pairesse....0e- FINE QUALITY KIDSKIN, 12-button length, in Black and White, at FINE QUALITY KIDSKIN, 16-button lengt! WOMEN’S ENGLISH TAN CAPE GLOVES, $1.50 quality, for..... 45-IN. ALL WOOL FRENCH SATIN PRUNELLAS, in Rose, Pearl, Champagne and Royal, &c. Value $1. 00, at, yard CHIFFON SATINS, all silk, rich, lustrous SILK MULLS, in all shades, embroidered dots. Value 29c., at WOMEN’S SATIN SLIPPERS, in White, Pink, Blue and Red, for. Also in 3-STRAPPED WHIT: KID,.... SCHOOL SHOES for Boys, stays, 9 to 12 13 to2, West 125th St. » ing, * sale Monday morning will regular price, The name of the manufacturer is these machines. pie t guarantee we offer to keep runs so easily for $12.75! in Satin Caif, dongota top, leather Special 12” nianee two hundred ball-bear- drop-head sewing machines we placed on However, another lot of one hundred and fifty just like them will be ready to-morrow morning. One-fourth the We cannot advertise it, but it appears on each machine, and no prudent woman is going to let the omission of a name stand between her and a saving of $37.95. It is the new 1906 model, built for sewing on all fabrics, from the most delicate to the heaviest. sitively guarantee these machines to last a lifetime, and to back Teng a8 operated only by foot power. They are furnished with the best machine steel—piano. polished quarter-sawed oak cabinet—five large drawers—improved metal drum—drop-head style—has the appearance of |' a table when closed. ‘u@SDAY RVENING, FEBRUARY 6, 106.. ‘impossible to learn, may have been ‘warned In the wreck. ‘ The passenger train when it arrived at the MontanaCentral crossing stupped. when the engineer heard a sound be- sind him that warned him of danger. He started his train, but It had gone but a few feet when the freight crashed Into the rear car. In a fow minutes fire started and for hours the cars and the lumber burned fiercely. The crash of the collision was heard by persons living in the vicinity, who immediately started for the wreck. When they got there an awful scene met their gaze. The combination car was on fire. and pinned under & mass of wreckage was Jessup, an express messenger. Jessup, still consclous, uried: “It is hard to lle here and burn to death.” He struggled to release nicixelf as the fire took hold of his limb=, but the effort was fruitless, and afier a few screams of agorly unconsclousness came to ‘There are supposed to hav ht passengers on the train of water Sumber two are still unaccounted for. pis Rana ed eee TO TAP ULSTER WATER. (Special to The Evening World.) ALBANY, Feb. 6.—Assemblyman Fow- ler introduced to-day a bill in the As- sembly allowing all communities in the Catskills which rely on Esopus and other creeks for their water suppl Proposed city reservoir in che inder the present law that js extended only to Kingston. right 1.75 2.00 2.60 1.00 h, In Black and White, at 85 59 19 ». 1.98 1.25 quality. Value 75c., at 7th a 8th Avs. all be sold by to-night. To each purchaser we furnish ab- solute solute root that they are same as sold on the piss fas tardghont Amen ae well- The name is fone to all women, who recog- nize it as represent the standard in the pelted of sewing machines. In explanation of the low price we would have you know that the maker depends upon us to dispose of his entire makes the rge number we must sell. We guarantee the machines for lifetime, not for only & or 10 years. the only argument needed to sell Fourth Floor, them in repair, free of charge, as Think of buying a machine that ality of \ Wednesday. poe Whee price, new. 1 Steck uprights.+.......8100 $425 1 Kirkman upright. » 65S 300 1 Braumuller upright. 125 350 1 Hardman upright. 159 375 1 Weber uprig! 175-550 1 Calenburg up 95 200 1 Estey upright... 15) 325 choose from and the fiet that we prot piano you buy at any time within on apply on your ehoice of our unescelled February sale of used pianos Ten dollars down Also 19 other renarkable bargains. This February sale is breaking all records in piano selling York by the sheer force of unpiecedented values, the seattle ee pe One Steinway used square piano 85 that cost six hundred dollars (600.00) when new, is one of the thirty-four(84) remarkable bargains for the third day of our Wednesday. right. 1 Latargue uprahte 1 Hazelton upright. 1 Steinway are 85. 1 Mozart upright, 215 wiord Ase 185 ect you by offering to take ack any e year, allowing all you have paid to new pianos. Fourth Fioor, a émpson Crausford Cox DELIGHTFUL &» CONVENIENT—OUR EIGHTH FLOOR RESTAURA) e STH AVE: 192 TO LOU STREET The season’s event in furniture. NEW YORK’S greatest Febrvary sale, in which the exclusive artistic designs and the solidity of cunstruction impress upon you that in spite of the extraordinary values you are buying furniture that will last a lifetime. $30 for *45 buffet like illustration. At any other time of the year this buffet would cost you $45. It is not of the class that enters into the ordinary special sale, Only in the greatest sales like this February event will you find such a remarkable saving, and at that it is not the greatest in this sale. One of those handsome buffets, made ot selected quartered oak—golden finish, hand rubbed, highly polished, extra large French bevel plate mirror—three drawers, one lined for silver; also wine closets, lacquered brass trimmings, French shaped legs—very best workmanship —regular price $45—sale price $30. of the saving in New York's greatest February sale, and Take this as an example remember that in some instances the saving is as great as one-half. for 21.00 dresser—all the popular woods. | for 10.25 Morri 13.50 for 16.50 chiffonier — all : woods, | for 10.00 box ce 4.50 for chiffonier—solid oak—tive | for 25.09 china 25.00 for leather = couch—best | for 21.00 ex ¢ 69.00 for parlor — suite — pieces. for 2.30 dining 55.00 for parlor suite — three pigces. | 125) for 17.50 « 18.50 for 27.50 brass beds--guaranteed construction. 24.50 | q ‘ es A509 $30 Ostermoor mattress, Li. Ob aanitary ae o ee prooi—made ic sf two parts. 18. a s 40,00 brass be ls, D | 46.00 binss beds.ee. 32.75 | 53.00 brass beds 10.00 for 15.50 hair rattress— 15.00 for 21.00 hair mattress— ality. uality. AMVPSON CRAW! FORD ‘c oO. 9x12 rugs, 19.95. Table Baiistactt HESE are genuine body Brussels A LATE shipment of one thousand weave, and $25 would be none too satin damask pattern table cloths, much to ask for them. In {a:t that’s with napkins to match, which should have about what they will sell ior after this been delivered during January. stn rioor. February sale. ‘They're of the best Irish manufacture— They're new patterns in strict] i y A ictly pure linen and newest designs. effects—have the saine quality at 17.95— 2 yards long, 2.50 value at 1.95 size 8.3x10.6—regularly 22.50. 2'% yards long, 3.00 wale at 2.45 8 yards long, 3.75 value at 2.95 Breakfast and dinner size napkinstomatch. 20 inches square, dozen, 2.25 24 inches square, dozen, 3.25 ‘German linen hemstitched table cloths. 44 size, 1.00 value, 8-4 size, 1.35 value, Xe | rich Oriental I \~ | | 9x12, 24,50 quality, 8.3x10.6, 22.50 quality, 5 All wool Smyrna rugs. A very desirable line of patterns in these durable and popular floor coverings. pants at 75¢ at 1, 7.6x10.6 | _ 6x9 i 104 a a> value, ist ari 2.50 value, 11.85. | 8.85. 500 dozen all linen damask Napkins, 22 inches square, value 2.50 dozen, at. saeecoeses Le 200 dozen double damask Napkins, extra size, inches square, value 4.50 doren, at 500 dozen hemmed Huck Towels, grass bleach=d, extra size, 20c. value, at, 3.50 Smyrna rugs, 36x72, 2.50 Smyrna rugs, 30x60, 1.95 Smyrna rugs, 26x54, 1.25 Smyrna rugs, 21x45, at... 1.10) 200 hemstitched linen Sheets, 914x244 Axminster rugs, 36x72, at .......3.85 5.50 pair, atessece + Linoleum—genuine cork—2 yards wide, 400 hemntitched linen Pillow Cases, 22. x36 inenes, hel Ak 1 y value 1.25 pair, at Ros nee peter: 45¢|” 200 Marseilles’ Bed Spreads, hemmed and full size, 3.25 value, at, secseeeesceeeees 275 ‘SIMPSON CRAWFORD CO. Pure foods at special prices—sixth floor. REE deliveries to all points within twenty-five miles of New York. Special delivery to all depots, hotels, etc. On all Prepaid or Charge Purchases of $5.00 and upward, we deliver free to the nearest freight aaret in Maine, New Ham hires V Vermont, Massachusetts, Khode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Del ware, Was a, D. C., Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland. ‘This means that the goods are delivered free at the shipping station at the point of destination. If ikippeds by freight, we do not pay cartage from station to customer's home. Telephone 2100 Chelsea. yds —Bimpton Craw- FLOUR Washburn Cros. CALIFORNI 5 — ford’s SPECIAL mild by's GOLD MEDAL GU peppers ater at nd, oF sugar cur freah Rieke Royal Stuart PRE! at stalke: MAINE SUGAR CORN, ory moked Todt Patent: barrel in reeuiar | Highland brands.” the 5 : 5 tate ine has ‘an Wasires Dbl wack. , 74c Sc} international reputation BREAKFAST BACON—Ar- TEARS mours Best Climax brand yore = succotaah; dia Cevion Chalten Hoa traordl- MAKAC, gor WAACATRO CONFER ce dry Bhalish sugar cured: | Honared, teeny dally fae “and! Matt beclat pia hay fom, price 8 to 6 Ib. iy 10 ibs 16c te 3. $1.05: Pree setrneetga EL) We caer i ae SOc | | AL ae Roya: Succano brand — Lemon | % eG Csibt. | Sweeteat cad. bent hatiree || G N Boyle’ Clings, Ane doasert fruit: "28 | ihe oprah te ena ‘ane nr Heit % ral Stu- he Brian Chaat 1.5 gant” 10¢ nm BAKED BEANS—Camero 3-fb, cory trameer ty Wines and liquors. Plain OF flavored with to- HERR KING | CRYSTAL OLD TOM G P Lag LOU: ; EEN Hee: | Gace S28: “Bt. Bole tah se ; 95e afiroreen ap 00 * WhiisicEY IPE rr, VT SHE KR Y. Har $4.00 wine, gaiton, WO, regular $1.00 nw Whole Hea! ia. BCR Batt tole: Head: Ww 2S; case bia a ": 65e fo any brand jn Ty Guida kets “dozen, $4 bodied six California IMPo) sling; gallon, $1.50 And box 30¢ S1tPsON CRAWFORD © Blue aa white enamelled ware. EF? THIS were a sale of “seconds” the prices would be considered remarkable, or if it were a surplus stock—a collection of odd pieces, or something of that kind, these price reductions would attract a crowd of buyers—but these are perfect goods, and complete lines at ‘that, and a ware of guaranteed quality from one of the best makers in the business, and the prices are a third and a fourth lower than during the balance of the year. Basement Salearoom. 6 qt-sauce pots and covers—value60c,40¢ ;—~———, 7 at. ten kettles—value $1....,...70¢ 8 qt. sauce kettles and covere—value 134 qt. coffee pots—value 40c-.. .300 ¥ 1a Poe al ! & ; E TEC ovesnscnnccccscerceciene rs Oc 6 qt. sauce kettles and covers—value Wash basins—good size, value 25c..18¢ G0C- +++ eee ee teeeeree sence ss AOC 1 qt. milk pans—value 15c........12¢ 8 qt. sauce potsand covers—value 75c,90€ 3 ane preserving kettles—value 60c, "40e 16 inch basting spoon—value 18c-..12¢ 5 qt. tea kettles—value 90c .. -60c Extra deep fry pans—value 45c ««+e30¢ Heating stoves. Cylinder gas heater—has extra; Extra burners. Milter ofl heater—has quart]. tong sheet iron drum with cast iron | Extra, mantles 5 base and top—star brass burner, brass fount, which has oil indicator} which makes it a perfect heater— Nickel goods. and the latest smokeless and oder-| value 1.96, at.. Nickel plated on copper chaf- less device—the cylinder is made of | 4-tube gas radiators—3o inches ing dishes— heavy polished sheet iron with Pay Hee An slams and has $-pint tire and mounted on nickel dampal see] bung andor “nnaigs |Aveomplete gas burner, whica| Mtves.tsseveeesSserrceseesne SB . . S Miller oil heater, same as above,| ind 10-inch white opal shade—vulue | Nlekel plated pudding dishes but nickel trimmed—value 4.00, Abeoses . at 600 SO Niekel plated Softee bercolayprs Te, at» Gas burner complete, includ Waterman oil heater—nickel trimmed—value 4.00, at... 50 g a burner, mantle Peponene bull —value 30c ree +