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TRIED TO BLOW UP ~ ANEW BUILDING Eight Sticks of Explosive Are Found in Astor Theatre, Where Sirike Is On. FUSE HAD BEEN LIGHTED Burned to Within Six Inches of Dynamite—Detectives “as the Case. Bight Wicks of dynamite, weighing in tory of the building at the ener of Forty-fifth street ray to-day, where there has Tike of the iromworkers since ere was also a fuse twenty at had been lighted in the “new building, which had to witnin six inches of the “the dynamite exploded under the dt would ndt only have destioyed the stonles of the structure, but tt might also have damaged the north wide of tho Hotel “Astor. Capt, Daly, of the West Forty-seventh two ‘pounds, were found on/ CHAUFFEUR OF SUGAR dynamite, as everybody fgj a mighty dangerous play- owners and contractors felt better when it was ing is being erected for the “Theatre and offices. It is to ‘Man,” has the contract, but it to Cowan & Son, and they Gbie with the Iron-Workers’ twenty non-union men have the work of the strikers. the second story on the Broadway buliding ‘the derrick ts be- used oist the iron for the the- . Part of the dynamite gets aoe the derrick near the pod Len four holes were bored and as many, sticks in- . Toe stuff was nnt found ‘went to work this ne : ‘were notified and. detectives to id wag ned ‘5 utton trem yang = owas rently very. ex- and oe ted every one’ to Took at aol unge'ne how. the FAILURE IN MOROCCO MEANS SLOW TO KAISER. Germany Must Force Some New Agreement On Policing or Lose - Prestige. BERLIN, Feb. 7.—While government aircles ‘maintain an outwardly hopeful attitude regarding tse Conference at Algeciras the indications are that much concern {a felt about the outcome. A failure to reach an agreement on the Mee question is regarded as probable. iS inference is drawn from the fact that the inspired press has begun dis- cussing the probable results of such a ‘The offigial idea is that failure would mei ges Moroc: affairs would con- tinue ti Yegulated ‘under the arrange- sment of 180. But more critical ob- point out that the controveray nated sespite that arr “of 1805 -ment. at the Conference being due Se Geren initfative {ts failure would KING SUES THE CT Edmond Fromont Wants $50,- 000 Because Auto Ran Into Excavation. , . Undismayed by disagreeing juries in against the city of New York and THE WORTN: WEDNTSDAY EVENING, PRERUARY 7, 190. ‘ | | | | | | | NEW ASTOR THEATRE WHICH PLOTTERS TRIED TO BLOW UP. SOLDIER IN CELL KILLED BY WOOD ALCOHOL Another Is Dying and Several Ill from Smug- gled “Whiskey.” a Whiskey of the “Pink Elephant” brand, believed to have been smuggled past the guards on Governor's Island by sweetmeats of the prisoners, caused the death of one prisoner to-day, while another {s expected to dle before night Half a dozen others are very iM, but likely to recover. ‘The man who died was Robert C: Bi- well, twenty-six years old, serving a two years" sentence for desertion from @ battery of coast artillery in’ Maine. He was taken sick last night’and died in great agony to-dey. Richard Sul- livan, twenty-eight years old, a ghort term man, wes found ing fn his cell early to-day. He said he halt drinking whiskey, as had Blwell. They ocoupled the same casemate cell, Sul: Mvan's case is hopeless, Fy | Gen, Frederick D, Grant, tn command of the Department of the East, has MOTORMAN BLAMED Jury Charges Negligence, but Coroner Discharges Roselli | Coroner George F, Schracy held an inquest into | Alphonsus ordered a rigil investigation, As yet Uttle has been discovered. No bottles aye been found. The sick men will not say where they got the stuff. The authorities on Governor's Island are convinced, however, that the whiskey was ‘rought to the prison on Monday ‘gternoon, whibh -was visitors’ day. It has been discovered several times that women friends of imprisoned sol- | ders smuggled liquor to them, carrying the bottles in thelr skirts. It Is’belleved this was done on Monday afternoon, and the prisoners found no time to drink the stuff until yestentay. There were many women among the visitors Monday. ‘The offivers are now | trying to locaté two who appeared to be |xreat admirers of Plwell and Sullivan. | They pre anxious, too, to find our where FOR DEATH OF BOY in “Death Valley” Case. | the women bought the whiskey. In its qu and deadly effect it resembles the fafous “Pink Elephant’ brand that killed so many ons along T enth today |Svenue and in the San Juan {Hill dts- the death of | trict over a year ago. Smythe, the five-year-old | Charles Hart, a wealthy Brooklyn con- tractor, to recover $7,000, the value of his automobile which was destroyed on the Hoffman boulevard es {it waa're- turing with a party of friends from the ‘Meadow Brook races at Elmhurst on Nov. 4, 1802, Col. Franklin Bartlett to- Gay pressed to trial before Justice Fite gerald and a jury, the first of five otehr sults aggregating $100,000 damages “out of the wrecking of the auto, Mr. Havemeyer's auto party comprised Roderick Terry, jr.. son of the Rev. Dr. Terry; Ashbel Barney, Cortland Barnes boy who was run over and killed In| = Death’ Valley" by a Christopher street | vn | ‘Dhere were three witnesses to-day, | but not one of them saw the accent. | Those who saw the child killed stayed | awey, though several haye written let | | fers to The Avening World telling, of the lttle ¢ellow's death and calling for | justice. The father was there, but he | | could only, tell that the Goy was dead. | He did not see che killing. Neither } | Gid the two policemen who testified. ‘The jury returned a verdict of death | due to negligence of the motorman, but 27, 29 West 3ist St. OUR MODELS AND FOR | the motonman was discharged by the | AND ner. In «nother case a poor elevator man | LIN: ITs ; was hekd by the same jury for the EN SU death of a man because he lett his FOR THE | elevator gate open while he swept a HAAS BROS. EXCLUSIVE FASRICS Shirt Waist Dresses | At 39 Fer fair auto pl ito Mr. Havemeyer sued for the itomobile—$7,000, Tw foot ‘hi value of the au E 1 juries have falled to agree on it. LIVING CHAIN OF POLICE | SAVES LIVES AT A FIRE a Inmates of Burning Bui Hand to Hand to Safety by Brave Rescuers at Brooklyn Blaze. ‘With her one-week-old baby clasped to her breast Mrs. Lillian Dud-| ley, an invalid, was carried from the son street, Brooklyn, early to-day and taken down -the fire-escape from | the third story of her home, while her two elder children were passed from involve serious damage to WEATHER IS Mereury Slowly , fensonable Attitude. when the sero mark was approached "The weather moderated a little to-any,| bY the meroury wihen Policeman Jacob It was 12 degreey above at 6 o'clock | Delmuth, of the Aadme street station, this morning, and the Weather Bureau| welled smoke which led him to the MODERATING. scapes on the front of tho bullding. on further moderation during the parca nGe kee Helps Run the Solar System. (Brom the Springfield (O.) Sun.) ‘The world in a nutehell expresses that compact and indispensable little volume for 1906 entitled: The ‘World Almanac. and Encyclopedia.. There comld be no handier reference book for a busy man than this annual product of the great New York daily, and its coming fs eagerly awaited a with the arrival of eacii new year. at There’are more- wagers, decided by, it and’*more” questions answered quickly and accurately in the course of a month than by all the big en- eyclopedias combined in the course of a whole year. SHIPPING NEWS. ALMANAC FOR TO-Dax. Bun rises. 7.04/Sun gets. 5.24/Moon seta, 12.22 j THE TIDES. rh Water. Low Water, AM. P.M. a ae 7 eer 8 Sandy Hook. Governors Hell Gate., Monterey Pring Ai sto | dents Nichols, Fahey end Dettry are to INCOMING STEAMSHIPs, DUE TO-Day, discovery that the Johnson street house was on fire, flames having developed in the coal and wood shop conducted by Pasquale Diegello in the basement. Gave Alarm with Club. He dashed into the hallway, which was filled with smoke, and raised an alarm, He pounded the staircase with his club, ahd, hearing the sound of mov- ing persons overhead, and realizing that he had aroused the inmates, hur- ried to the nearest alarm-box, rapping his club on the pavement as he pro- ceeded. Policemen Thomas Hagan and Ed- ward Shaughnessy were quick to re- spoxd to Delmuth's alarms dnd all three were in time to reach the swing- ing lower ladder as flames burst from MITCHELL’S ADVICE President Meets Delegates To-Mor- row to Frame Demands on the Operators. (Special to The Bronte ‘World. WILKES-BARRE, Pa‘, Feb. 1.—The demands which each of the anthracite districts desires are belng prepared to- day by the district boards, and will be submitted for the consideration of the Scale Committee, comprised of all the boards, at the seasion which opens here to-morrow. President Mitchell and District Presi- be present and it js expected that the committee will be governed largely by Mitobell's advice. He will hi control of % that no radical tak he approves t, as the are in jorough accord that the It Iding Are Passed from burning tenement at No. 184 John-| one policeman to another until the entire family was saved. : In the meantime assistance was given by the police to other inmates of the burning building, who found their only means of flight by the fire- It wae about 3 o'chook this morning.; @ lower window. On the first floor escape stood a little woman who was endeavoring frantically to climb down the wire netting which covered the front Jower portion of the building. grabbed the woman and passed her down to the street. to tho upper part of the building to find Frank E. Dudley, with two chil- dren in his arms, and gasping for DYNAMITE PLACED AT BASE DERRICK: ' Broadway at Thirteenth St. A most important event. are accepted by our standard. | corner of his car, and 4 man who tried |to get on didi from complications fol- towing @ fall when he tried to stan aboard. ‘ Hadwtt Carhart EG Astonishingly Low Prices for Girls High Grade Fur Lined Coats. $7.95 for Fur Lined Coats Worth $16.75. me || $12 50 for Far Lined Coats Worth $20 to $30, fur lined coats of a very high grade. They are not the flotsam and jetsom of the market picked up here and there, and offered as “rare values.” "Quite the contrary, they are garments of the finer grades of broadcloth, the furs are of choice selected qualities, and the tailoring and styles WINTER RESORTS NOs COMPLETE, Broadway at Thirteenth St. Sizes 8 to 16, Important for this reason: The low prices are coupled with The coats at $7.95 take form in full length box models, made of broadcloth, in brown, blue, red, plum and black. These coats are embellished with braid and Mned with squirrel. box models of broadcloth, in black, blue, gray, green and red. Large natural squirrel collars. Linings of gray and white squirrel. Fur Lined Coats for Women and Misses for Street and Evening .S ervice, The coats at $12.50 are in Empire and The policemen mounted to the escape, | fj ‘They then climbed | | breath. He managed to say that he had wr @ blanket about his in-, valid wife,’ who was then in ped “with | the baby,” he added, when He became | faint, and could not ald himeelf or the | little ones. . | The blue coats took the children from his arms and dragged him into the | outer alr before they entered the room, which was filled with smoke. Mother and Babe Saved. ‘They raised Mrs. Dudiey and her baby from the bed tenderly und tvok her to the fire-escape, In the meantime, the other ahildren—sSadie, | safely down the iron ladder’ by citle the invulld woman wus passod from one man to another dow the dudder, | She was cared for by a physician at the house of Mra, Donnelly, around the corner, The doctor sal the young woman had sustained no ill effects from Seer estes y le woman who was first J saved by the policeman is Mra. De Gat | rell, who with her husband occupled the first floor, The building, which is a/ frame structure, was tened with) destruction before the belated arrival of the firemen, but the flames were extin- | Sulshed with comparatively small ‘adm. | SCIENTIFIC FOOD for little foiks. Grape-Nuts change rickety children to sirong, sturdy health “There's a Reason’’ It Was with the utmost diMculty that| j WILL GOVERN MINERS, |: braid, having linings of fur. gether with a few box coats. ner’s satin. Sale of Gailored Reduced from $40 to $19.75. Suits of velvet in green, helio, red, blué and black. Fitted Eton jacket outlined with braid and small vest of broadcloth with Persian trimming—satin lined. Full circular skirts braid trimmed—$19.75. Fifty distinctive models of velvet, all shades, in Eton and long coat suits—coats and jackets Jined with taffeta or soft satin—circular and plaited skirts—$19.75. Three hundred odd suits of broadcloth, serge and mannish mixtures, value $40, at The greater number are in the 50-inch long coat styles, lined throughout with satin, Some Eton models with braiding and embroidery, circular and kilted skirfs—colors brown, plum, wine, helio, Alice blue, navy and black. The mannish mixtures are in gray tones. Ghe Sale of Winter Coats Continues. You may still choose at $5 coats that were formerly $10 to $20, in tourist, kersey, velour, plush and covert. Coats that were formerly $25 to $35 you may buy now at $15—corset-fitting models 50 inches long, mannish coats, broadcloth coats for street and evening wear and-velour coats. At $9.75—here are coats that were formerly sold at $15 to $25 in a broad variety of models. And at $25 some of the coats were formerly sold as high as involved evening and street coats of broadcloth in pastel shades, sill as many other styles for street service. $19.75. at $25. Value $39.50 to $65. Three-quarter length models, of fine imported broadcloth, in black, brown, red, bottle green, reseda, gray, rose, wine, ivory, champagne and all the pastel shades. Some have deep fur collars and fur linings in dark and squirrel furs. And again others have collars of squirrel and dark fur, with linings of an extra quality pedu de soie. | Sable Squirrel Coats at $37.50 Value $65 to $75.: Novelty blouse and hip length effects, to- Military, shawl, or storm collars; lined with brocaded or Skin- Others are collarléss, embellished with Radically ‘Reduced Prices on the Small Furs. Our entire collection of Small Furs, including |}! boas, throw sgarfs, stoles, pelerines, mufis and novelty pieces has been subjected to gen-* erous reduction—a third and half off standard prices. | Suits for Women and Misses. 5. In this group throughout, as bah 5 H.ONeill & Co Final Closing Reductions (Third Floor.) é One Hundred Broadcloth Coats with squirrel lock, solid gray and mink linings, trimmed with various fine fur collars. X% to %% Former Prices The $225.00 Gray Squirrel Lined Coats... $95.00 The $235.00 Mink Lined Coats,..-........ $95.00 The $95.00 Squirrel Lined Coats. $50.00 The $75.00 Squirrel Lined Coats... $35.00 The $55.00 and $65.00 Squirrel Lined Coats $25.00 Some in black ‘and colors, others in colors only. Women’s Rich Velvet Jackets Trimmed with Soutache braids, lined with satins, Value $30.00 and §35.00-+$14,75 Thursday at. Women’s Broadcloth Suits Special Women’s Broadcloth Suits — light j$25.00 weight fine broadcloths, two short models, new effects. Special at...... Closing Sale of About. 80 Coats for Girls Sizes 6 to 12 years Girls’ Regulation Coats—full length, in mixtures and manuish cloths—some are lined throughout with flan- nel, notch collar, $4.95 = $8.00 Formerly $8.75 and $12.75 (Third Floor, rear.) Thursday, February 8th One Thousand Pairs. Women’s: Storm Rubbers Regular 65c. quality, (Second Floor.) Tharsday, February sth Great Showing of New Waists | | ‘ (Third Floor: + Jap silk Waists—New Models Tailored and fancy effects in white or black, long and short sleeves, button front or back, $2,50 $2.98 $3.98 $4.98 $5.75 LAWN WAISTS—Front has seven rows of blind) embroidery (wave effect), tucking between embroid- | ery, long sleeve button back..sseecsesee see seeee ‘} §1. 98 LINGERIE WAIST QF MULL—Two wide rows of baby Irish insertion down front, edged with Val. lace, lace collar and cut Value $2.25; special at... } $1.68 ALL-WOOL ALBATROSS WAISTS—Two modeis, | b one embroidered, the other box plaited; all colorings, including black and white. Original price $1. $1.00 eh Special at... ° ‘Weer b. 400 Silk and Crepe de Chine Waists 7 « Miscellaneous assortment of styles and sizes (some slightly soiled), $2.98 $3.98 $4.98 Original prices $5.75 to $9.75 Thursday, February 8th ¥ Special Sale of Corsets ‘ Closing Out Styles | Augustine, P..N., R. & G. and Thomson's Glove} iS Fitting Corsets, long and short hip, in white, drab, } 69¢ pink and .blue; sizes 18 to 30. Value $1.00, at .... LA FLORENCE. HAND-MADE IMPORTED F CORSETS—All sizes and models to select sont $5.00 Hi Special for Thursday... .aee++++ soseeecevegesens ae Value $10.00 and $12.00 Bt Slightly handled BOWS, HEARTS, PADS and BUST FORMS in delicate and fancy colors, also white, At % price while they last (Second Floor.) Specials in Women’s Neckwear| For To-Morrow (Thursday) Only vas $00 Dozen STOCK COLLARS and JABOTS— Comprising an assort- ment of Silk and Lace, beaded Chiffon, beaded Silk Chiffon and "Lace Stocks also Chiffon and Lace, and Chiffon Jabots, in white, black and colors, ‘In Lye kot ray are pay z 3 da which were formerly ¢ tom From 73c10$1.98. Special at 25¢ Special ar Liberty Silk and Chiffon - BOAS,: CAPES, STOLES and F formerly selling from $3.50 to $17. | Special at. 98c, $1.98, $2.98 Point Venise, Venise, and Batiste Point Gage; Rubsian Lace-'also RUSSIAN LACE JACKETS, and |’ odds and ‘ends ibm SOrae BaCK. 4