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Uftwelled Timepiece of the Viscountess de2 Varinay Recovered by Wonderful Ward1 man Sleuth Twixt Hotel Mattresses

The Vlscountisn do Vnrlnay la aboutJ tne happiest woman In Now York She

i has back her bejewelled and bocrcstedwatch worth JMO Intrinsically but yaM2y more valuable than that to her byreason of Its associations She lost Itat the Plaza Hotel the other day andwaeplngly eppealecl to the police to findIt They have done so and a new ward

ian has covered hlmsqlf with gloryIiii The Plaza Hotel being In the Knit

t Fiftyfirst street pollee precinct It fellgI> to the lot of Detective Clarke Just out

of uniform and ort the pavement to7 locate e watch Hero whs his ohnncc

to make reputation Ho gallopedaround all the pawnshops leaving n-

detaJl description of the lost watchaccording to the most approved rules

i of the Police Department

Thieves Dented GuiltjV He met all the thieves with whom he

lied an Intimate acquaintance and nakedthem If they knew anything about the

ef watch tlll following the rules of thodepartment They couldnt help him

e tad darke decided to go ort on an en ¬

tirely original tacks flu went to the Plaza Hotel Ho called

the Viscountess de Varinay She recelved him In her apartments There

iavas present the Drones Klyerstoln a

friend of the Viscountess who also livesIn the hotel All the servants In theemploy bf the Viscountess were calledIn andtho I began

Xou are sure lady that you did notC take the watch out of these aport

meats asked the detectiveThe Viscountess was sure Ihe had not

111 Might you hot have worn It and lostItsi2le1oppingr inquired the sleuthfcavlnjr heardof uch thliifis before-

i rHjdculoii lI responded the Viscount1 OM l left It In ths room when I wentput

4 Blie Trusted liar 3luJd-

LlAbii eald the detective with an tilljT

ALERMAN TU PAY-

S12OO TU WUMAN

Sho Stepped in His Coal Hole

and Suing for Damages JuryGIVeS Her Verdict

k Jacobs Wund who Will Alderman forthe old Eighteenth Assembly Districtwtysn Bonn Richard Croker lived thereI

as will have to pay JJ3X because of tha-

fallur ol his manservant to put agurd around the coalhole In the sidejrsIlc ot his Twentysixth street hoiiv-itkllx he put Insome kindling wood

4 2MIM Alice T Graham nil Invest Igu tor-tor

athe Charity OrganIzation Society

H a ee Along on her rounds She steppedPJ Int o the coalhola and onehulf of her

4sMlqwed lhe tootJ Mn tplne was bruited This was In

L V Stip became Mrs Stewart afterWiiHHt t hut has be en an Invalid ever-

yt aixl a Jury In 4he Bupremo CourtOe FJtwjcrald presiding awarded

1 flsu2ages to her today Jo-oaJJecry Ward once the Idol of the

rt U cranks wee Mrs Stewarts

4Ag exAWerman testified In won

rmaDt te never knew onything-M tI aay awefalling Into the coalhole

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of mystery akin to that which he hadseen William Gillotta assume in Sher-lock

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HolmesWho hail access to your rooms In

qulre ClarkeOnly my maids whom I trust with

all I possess said the ViscountessBlack looks came from all the molds

as the sleuth swept them with his feur-cninpellliiK eye Silence fell on the roomand the Vlscouritena the Baroness themaids tictid thrir respective breathswhile tho detective pondered

Hhlihh ho whispered as he startedun

The woolen elilvcrft-dJles cat second sight muttere-

dnn of tho maids to anotherThe liuiotive cave her a black lookKlihhhh hu demanded again

more ticrcNV-AKiihi Hllotvco tell on the room The

detective rose from hIs seat and movedtoward the boudoir of the Viscountesshla oars scorning to prow In lengthunit reach out all rccnlvlng

Hlowly tihe wuteh hunter moved toranl the boudoir stopping every nowant then to listen women grewpile vlth tho intentness of their watch-ing

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round the lbhlf Wnlcli-Hnttrlng the boudoir the detective

stopiH Hgalit and listened his eyesRhlnlnt with great excitement Thenho aprona forward seized the coverletson Wie bed and tumbled them backllftlnir tho tol mattress from the bedho threw It on floor and pointedThere lay the watch on the top of theloner nuittruen

Tho ticks between the ticks he exclaimed I know It was there I usedto work In 11 minstrel show

Wonderful murmured the Viscounties and the Haroness togetherTho maids crossed tKonvsclvea

Well remarked the Viscountesswhen she hail recovered I know Ididnt wear It out of the room anyway

When she was teen today the Viaconntrj Intlstcd that some one hadstolen a and then finding that Itwas an heirloom had sneaked back Intoher apartment and hidden It betweenthn mattresses nut tho hotel peoplesaid they thought sho had Juat forgot-ten

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where she put Itn

DERELICT AT SEA-

ODDLYABANDONED

Barge Senator Penrose Oil

Laden Found Seaworthy by

Clyde Liner

Tho Clyde line steamer New Yorkwhich arrived hero today from WestIndian Dots reports on Jan It thatWillie In latitude 3243 longitude 7335 xhorome upwkh the derelict barge HenatorPrhrose with red hog flying In the star-board rigging

A hoat wax lowered In charge of thecollet olllcoj vtio oji returning reportetthe barge abandoned Tho crew hadevidently left the barge In a greathurry OJ their personal offrets amplenty of provisIons were left behind-

A boat was swinging In cHvltshatches wero on and wMI batteneddown

The hoisting stuck was tOne nndthere was a hole In the erk forwardThe vejsel was loaded with case oil undwas In pPJ llrenl good1 order She wasbound uuiuniiumo Cuba

The liargii enator Ienroso wm lasreported JIUI 9 when the left IhllnUelIn tow of the Spanish steamer

Nlceto for uuuntannniod

ut < o Ileovn by TrainPIAJNVIKID N Jj Jan 16A man

ahuIbe walking on the New Jersey Contral Railroad hacks near Nethwwoodt day was etruck by un expreu trainad u to 11JI III-

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JflMESMcGREERYSGO

Misses Suits

Homespun and EtaniincSuits Blouse Jacketstrimmed and lined withtaffeta silk Deep flounceskirts

775Norfolk or tight fitting and

semifitting box coatsLined with satin

750Black or blue melton cloth

pedestrian skirts pleatedblack taffetas silk skirtsand black moire silk dressskirts

750Childrens full length box

and cape coats-

Twentythird

575

Street

JAMES McCREERY SCO

Ladies Coats

Rain Coats made of Oxfordgrey and tan covert cloth-or cravenetteVarious models

1200 1500 and 1850Black broadcloth coats

half or full length Doublecapes Lined with black-or grey satin

Paletots of tan and greybroadcloth pleated orloose back

1850 and 2450-

Twentythird Street

FOUR KILLED

RECKON LO1Six Others Are Injured When

Western Express CrashesInto Two Big Freight Engines

Near Cumberland Md

TRAIN MEN ARE CRUSHED

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fast Western Express on the Baltimoreand Ohio Railroad crashed Into twoengines In the South Cumberland Hallroad yards here today killing four ofthe trainmen and severely Injuring sixother

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HENJAMIN engineer SouthCumberland

MOIlAN JAMES fireman of expressBaltimore

SIMMS JOHN engineer of the expresscrushed under engine

STANNINQlOlt J H fireman SouthCumberland-

Two engines hail Just been tIred upIn the yards and were crossing themain trucks to make a aiding whenthe Western Express came thunderingthrough making thirty mlles an hourwith two tnaliiea drawing a heavy trainof sleepers

Engineer Slmins In charge ot the firsteiwinu ot the passenger train evidentlydill not see the > IKln ahead of himcioamub the truck until It was too luteto stop his train Ills levers ohowedthat he hud hud time to shut on thegleam and reverse the eccentrics sailapply the air brakes but he did nothave time to und as Iho engineand tender buckled down wlUt the colllrton hu was imned under the wreck ¬age

The two engines of the trainwere plied in a conglomerate heap whilethin two locomotives Which vera uinnua blow wore comjilotoly demolished The boiler at oneof the englnoa exploded Just aster thecollision tItus to the confusionTho trainpanienger beingan abrupt top hurled nai-wnitcrs from their berthsthem receiving hurts and contusionsbut none wai seriously leer atow minutes It was foundthe principal damage was contlnrd tothe Brfat exclttmunt prevailedlsrsengera d from the Windowof the coaches In their nightwere only prevailed upon to return ihenassured that all danger was over

Traltlc on the through line notInycd IOIIB except the Western KxprMsTha In yardwhere there are many tracks and othertrains were able to pass around thiswreck on other tracks

Other engines wrro secured and afteran hours delay the Western Expressprnerddenstwar1-

PATIENT HANGS HIMSELF

Iu nip Kiivtiirr Iuremftn 1nUrnIlls Mftt In lloopllnl-

Oharlr < K Hayes a patient In theManhattan State Hospital for the Insuit committed suicide today by hangIng He had been an assistant factor

I foreman betor llaarrest for Insanity11 N

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Stern Br theStatiloiniery Department

Tomorrow Special Sale ofLINEN PARCHMENT PAPER120 Sheets Square Paper Note c Larger tC100 Long Envelopes size DO size IUI

Value 75c 100 Box

Enlarging the Clothing SectionClearing Sale of

Boys X Suits Overcoats Youths-

At Extraordinarily Low Pricesroys REEEERS OVERCOATS QOdd lots 3 to 8 years Former price 500 2 0SAILOR SUITS Plain Blue Serges Cheviots and 3Mixtures silk embroidery 3 to 12 yrs Former price 500 j> doNORFOLK DOUBLEBREASTED 8 VEST SUITS 5Plain Blue indWlxtures 8 to 16 yrs Formerly 8500 to 595 15CHILDRENS BOYS OVERCOATS Grays Tans Blues andMixtures small sIzes wool lined embroidered designs 3 to 16 yrs Se 00

Formerly 695 to 975YOUTHS SUITS Plain colors and mixturesYOUTHS OVERCOATS In Gray or Black 15 to 20 yrs ti Q5

Former price 1000BOYS EXTRA PANTS in Plain ColorsChecks Mixtures and Corduroys 4 to 16 yrs Former price 98c J OC

West Tweety tlhird Str-

eetah1ererosAye 31st StMBMWMMW H

SPECIAL SATURDAY SALE OP

SHEETS AND PILLOWCASESSta-ndard goods well made of substantial muslins laun ¬dered and ready for use Unqualified values in thesestaple necessariesPILLOW CASES 4x36 8cPILLOW CASES 0x36 13cPILLOW CASES hemstitched 4x36 IScSHEETS 54x90 3ScSHEETS 60x90 41cSHEETS 72x90 45cSHEETS 81x90 55c

Special 8I A n SaturdayUNBLEACHED MUSLIN 44 extra heavy

worth 5c at per yard 3cOPEN SATURDAY EVENINGS

ORQSjSHOES350 per pair

The Best for Women

Smart enough to complete the most fashionablestreet costume sensible enough to lendabsolute comfort to sporting attire anddainty enough to meet the prevailingdemands of evening dress

JAMES McGREERY SCOTwentythird Street

MARCONI PLAN-

SCRHTGTTEST

Arrives at Cape Cod and Pre ¬

pares to Send Wireless Mes ¬

sages from There to His StaIion in Cornwall England

WORKS AT HIGHEST SPEED-

seil Ths Rvvnlnr WorldWEUKIEET Mass Jan UMar

coat and his assistants arrived at theSouth AVellfleet station today Theparty were taken In carriages to thehick aide of tho cape whore the bigtowers loom conspicuously and otterluncheon Mr Marvonl bepyin the workof perfecting matters for the trans-mission

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of signals to EnglandIt Is the Intention of the Inventor to

lintel the work here as quickly as pos-

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and take a steamer next week forthe other side of the Atlantic and withthat Idea In view he will probubly notstay here longer than three or tour daewhether or not he succeeds In gettingthe Welltleet station In working order

If arrangements cannot be perfectedbetween now anl Wednesday he said

1 shall leae nutters III charge of mynuUtuntB find proceed to Kngland

Marconi Is extremely hehas to ny-

MARCONI MAKES DEALS-

Said In lima Arranged tet HandleCommercial Cable a-

aoJmKo12ftJIuHttalL katt-i

that Signor Marconi has made an ar-rangement

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with the Commercial CableCompany to handle all his Americanbusiness and that ho has also contractedwith the government to transmit mes-sages

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from the United States to pointsIn Alaska

The station for the transmission ofAlaskan messages will be near Seattle

MARCONI OFF FORCAPE COD

Inventor Paste Through Bostonon lib Way ti Station

BOSTON Mass Jan 16Sig Marcoal arrived here last night from SidneyC tl and today will continue his JourIty to the American station at SouthWellrtrel on Cape Cod

tJOMANTRIESTO DIE

Jlniule Cameron TaUes CarbolicI Acid at Cone Iilunil

Mamie Cameron thirty years old ofWest Fifteenth street and Mermaid ave-nue Coney Island Is a prisoner at theKlnxs Oounty Hospital on a charge ofattempted suicide

Her groans attracted others In thehouse to her room early today and Itwas found that abe had swallowed car-bolic acid She refused to make anystatement to the police or the doctorsat the hospital

ENGLAND WORRIED BY CUBA

IIVEHPOOU Jan 18At a specialmeeting of the Itverpool Chamber ofCommerce today called to considerthe proposed reciprocity treaty betweenthe United States and Cuba U wasannounced that foreign SecretaryIansdowne would receive Importantdeputations from the various Ohambers-of Commerce of the United KingdomJan n lor the purpose of discussingthe matter

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thet1 erdJoNew York Fastest 1 T Satisfaction Guaranteed ortirowlng Store alE S r 1 S T Money Promptly RcJundcd

Saturday Was Ner So Important Until We Started

Our Great Four Hour SalesSatu-rday never before meantso much to the thrifty buyer as it does today Our plan of giving four

hour specials has brought more and greater money than New York ever knew There have beenmany but they have not succeeded to anywhere near such a degree as we have because they I

have not had the sturdy unmatchable values such as we have ottered Imitation is surest proofthat our sales are of deepest illpor-

tanceAnother Great Bargain for GirlsTosiltvcly From 9 A M Till I P M Only I

Stylish full Length 5 Goats at 198-

IfIf you have looked anywhere else for coats this season you will appreciate all the-e forcibly what an Immense bargain this is There Is a broad selection of thesej both In color and size Full le ncth of heavy English melton cloth with either hcle or 1 98double cape and inverted pleat Monte Carlo back kimono reverse cuff and ve collar

Shown In blue cadet brown Oxford sage green and red Sizes 4 to 14 A egood 5 coat special tomorrow a-

tUnmatchable Offers for Women I

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Positively from 9 A M Till J P M Only

Womens 350 Walking Skirts for 149Th-ese are wlnterweUht walking skirts in the popular slot seam

flare style the bottoms are trimmed with sevenInch scalloped 1

bands with fourteen rows of stitching the material Is a heavy L49wool cheviot shown in black and shades of gray various lengthsand waist bands worth 350 special for four hours tomorrow at

TourHour Sale of Winter WaistsAb-out 600 waists in the lot In several different materials Includ ¬

ing allwool French flannels fancy camelshalr plaids and wool habit cloth made withthe broad shoulder effect In several styles plaited black and various colors 49cworth from 89c to 125 each special for four hours tomorrow at

Great Values in Boys ClothingPositively from 9 A 5M Till I P SFA O-

nlyBoys3 350 Russian OverGoats 139 r

It is the best value we ever knew of in the way of Boys Overcoats The Russian blousestyle is very popular its hard to get enough of them at regular prices to keep pace with thedemand et this offer for four hours is close to half valueSizes 3 to 8 years Strictly allwool materials In blue brown tan gray olive and mixtures

made ofkerseys meltons cheviots and coverts With or without redlined hoods BeltedC backs silk velvet collars two rows of brass buttons made to button high at neck Well L39C made triple warp Italian lining extra long Only one coat to each customer None Sent

CODa nd No Mall OrdersS

Boys 4 ThreePiece Suits 198They are cut In mannish fashion and made of allwool cheviots <hd casslmeres In S patterns of

latest designs 3button sack coat with singlebreasted vest wide French facings semimilitary

specialback sewed entirely with silk pants have patent bands and flattaped S

SLsizes 8 to 15 1 98

NoMaUOdelNoneCOD

Great Sacrifice Mens Clothing4

Offers from 9 A SM Tilt J P 8H Only

Mens 3 Trousers Special at 150T-hese are great values and there are plenty to last for four hours tomorrow but

dont come later than 1 P MStrictly allwool worsteds and casslmerej In very neat stripe effects many exclusive pat j 50terns each a model of perfection and equal to custom make the trimming and-

workmanship0

ire of the finest 3 values sizes from 30 to 38 waist all lengths i

Mens 8 Suits Special at 450Si-zes 33 to 38 56 Suits exceptionally well made but marked down from higher priced

stocks for quick clearing Woollen materials In various mixtures of cheviots and 450cassimeres including many black thlbet suits fine mercesized Italian lining wide Frenchfacings raised seams semimilitary cut special for four hours at

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Mens 15 Overcoats Reduced to 8A fine showing of Overcoats lengths 42 44 46 Kerseys and Meltons in blue black

and gray strictly all wool with silk velvet collars Workmanship fit and finish 8 00exactly what you would expect to get at 1500 sizes 34 to 44 special for fourhours tomorrow at 0

Shoes for Boys and Girls for four Hours OnlyO-n Sate from 9 A M Till I PM To8VIorro

Youll buy several pairs when you see what good qualities these are It is Quality that makes theoffering so important Other good stores are asking and getting double price for equal grades

br Shoes made with double soles heavy winter weight uppers and toeBoys caps Lace style with spring heels sizes ay to 13Y special per pair

for Girls Stylish Shoes with good durable heavy leather in the uppers and f 69Cdouble soles Exactly the shoe the girls need for present outdoorwear sizes 7 to it special J

School Rubbers for Girls at 19c per PairT-

he entire 806 pairs In this purchase ought to be gone In four hours at this price Goodstrong Rubber with I9cspring heels Sizes 11 it Hi 12 12Y 13 Oy on special tables at per pair

WILL

COME HIGH MAYBE

Senator Fitzgerald Would TaxThem Heavily and Would Pre ¬

vent Printing of Portrait-

sBILLBOARDS

flpKltl to Tht Ermine World

AIJJANY Jan 16Senator John CFitzgerald of the Eleventh New YorkDistrict has Introduced a bill that Is anantlcartoon antibillboard antipatentmedicine advertisement measure rolled-In one

The bill makes It necessary to obtaina license to place advertising matter onany fence wall or structure throughoutthe State The license fee In cities ofthe Drat class Is fixed at 2500 In citiesof the second class at 11000 and for alltowns < village l at MO Fitly per centot the license fee Is to go to the localitywttere the advertisement II displayed andthe remainder to the State

The bill makes It unlawful to paintp-

01st print circulate a likeness or pho-tograph

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ot any living personthe consent of sUck person Oences foradvertisements are restricted to six feetIn height A violation Is deemed a mis-demeanor

IKaisers Sou Visits Hie CIRr-ST PETEnsDUna Jan 16The Ger¬

un Crown Prince Frederick WJnIa-vt

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JANITORS WIVES

THIS IS fOR YOU

Dont Slap the Gentle Sewing

Maid Unless You Want to

Pay for It

Advice to Janitor1 wives1 Never slap-a colored maidservant In the face eventhough the provocation be great

It cost the husband ot Mrs MaggieCplson juni K today In MagistrateDreenfl court to right a gentle slap Thatrouble started over the placing ofwastepaper In the dumbwaiter andended In a basement row at No 23S

Wet Ftftfcflfth streetJlosa Taylor the creamcolored com-

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lives with her mistress uponthe third floor She placed a quantityof wastepaper In the waiter during themorning period yesterday when thecustom of the list U to remove garbage-

at ijbt-Doiit you ever do that again

shouted the wife of the monarch ot theflit up the shsft

I shall do BI I please retortedthemaid

titan she came downstairs and re-

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the Her face wasslapped by the Jsnlfress and the Issuauce followed Magistrate Preen In

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