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Friends Identify Him as Jean “Jacques, a Frenchman, and Say They Will Take Care of Him. HE MAY BE A NOBLEMAN. Was Been Studying Here for the “| Dramatic Stage and His Mind -{ Became Upset by Overwork, They § The man who has been bothering /afound the home of Cornellus Vander- Bilt since the latter became ill, and who ‘Wes arrested at the Waldorf-Astorii ight and taken to Bellevue Hos- for examination as to his sanity, Mdentified this afternoon by two (who would not give their names) Jean Jaques, a Frenchman of high tion and good family, who had studying for the dramatic stage iho thad been made til by over: qwork. ‘Whey refused to tell where Jaques cts or how he supported himself. One » (Of the men said: “I have known Jaques for three years. ‘used to get money from his poople 4m France. They stand very high there.” he connected with the nobilit was asked. fes, he ie—no, I mean, he isn't," ‘the man, apparently confused by Arst admission. Then he went on to ‘that he would see to It that Jaques taken care of and that he should ‘be sent to Ward's Island. jon't think he is insane,” he con- “but If he {s we'll take care of ‘My own bellef is that he has be- @ little deranged by overwork and the will be all right in a few days.” stranger first came into view of police by annoying Miss Helen ‘He went to her home last week d insisted on seeing her. The police ‘on the beat chased him away. His ch for rich people seems to have around to the Vanderbilt le went there almost every day th. “The policeman on guard drove wal fe also annoyed the re- 0 ure watching for news of ‘anderbilt's illness, He carried a day and pretended that he was|} » The next day he came with a wanted to i eave it at the house. | f i med greatly concerned over Mr, it's iliness, and when told that getting better he exclaimed: hank God! my prayers have been Q not hanging around the Van- house the man loafed about the ordered a bottle of wine. The ed to serve him as he had Island, GOT HOWARD GOULD TOPUT UP $300,000 Colombian for 10 Per Cent. of sae @]Ex-Judge Horace Russell applied to Bi ice Fitzgerald in the Supreme Court ) Sito-tay for a stay of proceedings in an brought by Richard C. Boyd t his client, Senor Julio Vale, for Gooounting of the business done un- the name of Julio Vale in a gigantic for developing the coffee, cattle falt industries in the Republic of and of the as property profits, so that he, Boyd, may col- 3 10: per cent. of the profits as his -Pommission for inducing Howard Gould ‘Re Invest $300,000 in the scheme. _ Vale ts a leading citizen of Colombia, apectral America. He owns vast acres ‘Yet and. He visited New York in 19% “and met Boyd, who is a coffee importer No, 190 Front street. Boyd claims that Senor Vale unfold- & scheme for developing his vast At Ban Jose de Cucuta in Co- ‘which comprised salt mines, plantations and cattle ranches that he promised that if he, Boyd, interest a dig capitalist he should @ 16 per cent, of the capital ad- »He saya he got his college chum, Md Gould, to Invest $300,000, but t Senor Vale never paid him and ls entitled to at least 10 per cent. fof the profits of the scheme. Judge Russell asked for the etay of oceedings on the ground that a suit the specific sum of $45,000 commis- for securing Gould's $3 tried recently ekded in of Benor Vale, was ad al claim and a fate there whould be a stay until “costs of the former action are paid. Decision was reserved. R THE MAGISTRATES. Van Wyck's Appointees, wpublicans in Brooklyn are said to calps of the City Magi ho were appointed for ten yea Van Wyck,” ousted. tron he Legislature and reinstated ie Court of Appeals, with a decla % thelr tenure’ of office was mn years, three Assemblymen from bean secured to Introduce Fed bill, but that they have not edi any pledges of aesistance BROOKS AND WALSH QUIET. | Inspector Wouldn't Disturb Gentle- gambliing-houses Christmas, Turkey} and champagne lunch was s the roulette wheel spun merrily and t faro denler turned h from midday until dawn. thelr sun shone. trict-Attorney Jerome was at his cou try home his detective, Joseph Jacobs, too busy preparing bls defense to the charges of bribery to be seeking new evidence, and altogether the feeling was abroad that t with any activi pollee, As a result the Tenderloin y terday ran wide open and in a way to open the eyes of oldtimers. Look-out men ‘were wonderfully lax. No aie wno looked prosperous Was ‘turned away from the gamblers’ have been found 8 throw of Broadway or Sixth cross street from Twenty-third to Forty- second street. One ‘house in West Twenty-fourth street Gia not, clone, ite doors ‘betwee wk Wei y after-| 4¢ on and dawn to-day. AT ieeentiy-| “A few months raided house in West Thirty-ffth street did a rushing business all noon and dawn In at the West Thirtleth street station. eo oe F, Inspector Brooks ehowed up at Head-| became irritated and feverish, Nothing seemed right, and noth- | {| ing Tate tasted good, “T do not know w (made of, but 1 know it is a won eee medicine to drive a tentury Cl who | S/ekness, mint aurects env Moat Hty quarters for q afternoon, but said he any gamblin would not. be of the ‘holiday to get ou break Into gentlemen's clubs and pr! houses. A member of the lives in West Thirt that he has mad Waleh of a place rn opened near hix home. ‘The gentle to inquire for the patient's saya he Informed Capt, f entered the house within! MeGahan. A Cold Is the Starting Point of One-| Half the Diseases of Mankind. It Is through colds that most of the 111 nesses come to t climate ty resp ‘Tho 11! effects of the climate first expresses Itself through a cold. ing the cold In a d more that on persons entered ‘betw rclock. He claimed orted the facts as not been In trouble many paople do not we Peruna. Some of them use some other remedy, and some of them use no remedy, and the cold ts allowed to develop Men Were Walking on Tracks When Construction Cars| xrivpo) or chronic catarrs even of the disease, Peruna will cure, but Swept Down on Them. of course it takes longer. Peruna never falls to break up o cold, and thus avert a great den (Bpectal to The Evening World) The fact Is, RIDGEWOOD, N. J., Dec. 26.—One | household. man was killed outright and three others sertously Injured to-day by a construc- tion train on the Erle tracks near this place, A construction tra consisting of an engine and a flat ca ‘The train was stopped and the men | on the construction car hurried to the victims. One of them was de back having been broken were allve but unconsel the constr Paterson, whi the Injured t A New Preparation Which Every One Will Almost everybody's digestion is dlsordered more or less, and the commonest thing they | do for it 1s to take rome one of the many so-called blood purifiers, which in many cases are merely strong catharti things are not needed, If the organa are tn a clogged condition, they need only a little help and they will right themselves, Ca- thartics irritate the sensitive linings of the stomach and bowely and often do more harm than good, | Purging 14 not what {s needed. ‘The thing to do Js to put the food in condition to be readily digested and assimilated. Stuart's | Dyspepsia Tablets do this perfectly. They partly @igest what {s eaten and give the stomach just the help it needs. They stim- ulate the secretion and e: gestive fluids and relieve the cougested con- dition of the glands and membranes. They put the whole digestive system in condition Gould's, ‘$35 to do its work. When that {x done you noes decd 4 Mp take no more tablets, unless you e Pan tayer, of does not agree with you. Then tak two tablets—-give them needed help and you will have no trouble It's a common-sense medicine and a com mMon-sense treatment, and it will cure every time. Not only cure the disea: the cause biymen Said to Be Ready to! aaigiaaa ms book, but we don't publish many of them However, Mre. and they have done thelr work well in my | case, for I feel like a different person nito- gether. I don't doubt {f 1 had not got them I should have been at rest by this time." H. EB. Willard, Onslow, Ia., says; ‘Mr. White, of Canton, was telling me of your Dyspepsia Tablets curing him of Dyspepsia. o thelr own dinner, Toland wavelet, te , me from which he suffered for eight years, As Ta wuflerer myself, I wish you to send we Christmas re. | ime @ package by return mail, foren Phil Brooks, Detroit, Mich., says: “Your Be it mosses at the Dyspepsia cure has worked wonders in my case. I auffered for years from dyspepsia, rlaterea crete Castle! put. am now entirely cured, and enjoy lite | eat er finye before. I gladly recom. | hotels tn % 0, Take Advantage of Jerome's Absence from City and Po- lice Disinclination to Activ- ity. man’s Club and Captain Is Sald Not to Have Investigated Gam- bling-House, “Open house’ was kept in all the] ved while ds ceaselessly The gamblers w making hay while y knew that Di holiday would Interfere y on the part of the - A gambiing- t coula No reports of gambilng ‘e turned while Chriety was going on. tn keeping with th t the complaint to hat has re: Walsh that ni WA recent aftemioon, anc day Igated, aded with track- was they | rally. ‘ho dead and injured were placed on jon ‘car and ‘hurried to © anambulance conveyed St. Joseph's Hospital ~| NOBODY IS EXEMPT. | Need Sooner or Later. Such tion of tho ul- | what 6 or Goes about it Ip # per! jentifle way. testimonials enough (o fill a tly sen M. Faith, of Byras eek, Wis., says: | have taken all the Tablets I got of you, eobt She. to Mind out Just how mucn _THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1902: AS RUN PE-RU-NA IN THE HOME © BRINGS SAFETY AND COMFORT. fo GET I New York’s A Letter from a Beautiful Albany Girl, Retail Store. Simpson Take Escalator to Second Floor. A Most Extraordinary Pre-Inventory Sale is now in progress at this store. year. An inspection of the offerings, the statement that they year. Thousands upon thousands of dollar: -arance command is an imperativ this pre-inventory PRICES: IN M which comprehend Wearables, are unquestionably Silks and Velvets. Colored Taffeta Silks, full rep- resentation of colors, including value we've ever offered in Silks at this price; per yard.. +55 Black Satin Duchess, 26 inches wide; excellent quality, all pure silk; value $1.00 yard Colored Corduroy, $1.25 value, +++ $£85,00 Other Furs. Gray Squirrel Neck Scarfs, a flat model, value Marbles and Bronzes. At Vast Reductions, Cluster Scarfs, value $ Blue Lynx Cluster Scarfs, value $19.75, for $12.50 Chinchilla Muffs, value $25 and $35, for... $20,00 Isabella Dyed Fox Muff, value $10.50, for.. $6.75 .50, for $45.00 Grand Carrara Bust, by Prof. Petrill, value $475; reduced to. McGAHA Third | Most of the Illnesses that Come! to the Human Family Are the Direct Result of Colds. Women’s Capes and Coats. , Imported Opera Capes, trimmed with Mouftton Fur, values $19.75 and $12.75, for. Women’s three-quarter length Kersey Coats, values $23.50 and $29.75, for ago I suffered with a severe attack of influenza| which: nothing se My hearing became had, my eye. med to relie |there are nine of us in the family. Peruna has rendered us greater service than five doctors and ail the patent medicines I used in tho wx years that I was #ick. bad that no one thought I would ever re Women’s Waists. Second Floor. learing sale of French Flannel Watsts, strictly tailor-made, some trimmed with braid, some em- broidered down front and some tailor stitched; formerly sold as high as $7.75, for... $4. Black and Navy Waists of imported Brilliantin: metallic dot, yoke effect, piped with white... $2.95 solid colors, long shoulder ef- fect, full blouse front, trimmed with black taffeta and smoked pearl buttons..... . Satin Foulard Waists, black v also white with blac tailor-made waists. fancy trimmed stock viceable and very dressy walst... oming better and better es- foolishness on the part of any allow themselves to be with- Large Bronze Figure of “The Moulder,” an American subject, value $50, now... .$37.50 Large Bronze Figure of ‘The Sower,” former price $175, SAGO Uti Tenet gion S430) Quadruple Plated Ware. Within two weeks Iw pertcetly well, and now when any of my friends are sick, I advise Peruna.’’—Sara them Holiday Dinners and Catarrhal Christmas and New Year's bring their | Joys long anticipated and heartily enjoy: pleasure of holidays ts not entirely | Velveteen Wals Luman family. . the thousand an rich visnds that tempt the palate and duce the appetite, are too well known to| perfect fitting, 5-piece Tea Set, satin engraved and hand burnished, for. $15.00 Bread Trays, fancy de- ze $1.95 Sporting Goods. Second Floor. nent of one or Catarrh of the stomach ix the immediate | Gastrle eatarrh, the doctors call tt or two doses of Peruna at the time | lege with catarrh of the Ftomach (generally called dyspepsia) the doctors call dyspepsia, and the people call indigestion, is in reality catarrh of the Wool Waistings. Waist Patterns of various, kinds left over from the Holiday business; formerly sold at $1.50 to $3.00 each, to close at : prevent a long Holliday over-enting 1s not ontirely con- Ane@ to the children, either, sometimes do xo, too. euffer together. That 1s the correct namo for it. Right hore Peruna, the friend of the tam- tly, comes to the rescue. safe without Peruna, into {nfluenza (la fronts, in the newest colorings; formerly sold at Whole families oft aaah 5.00 each; to close tarrh of the stomach, sevascese $2.00 Toilet Articles. au First Floor. Exceptional Offers in Cameras. Our special “Meadow Brook’ Violet Water; 5 oz.......... 50 Our special Talcum Powder 49 Our special Tooth Powder, 2- No family 1s ex- Peruna should be tn every Clearance of Couches, A Family of Nine Protected from Catarrhal Diseases by Pe-ru-na. 1-3 Ivory avenue, Onk and Mahogany finished frames, highly pol- ished, our guaranteed upholstering, covered in high grade Velour, Verona and Silk Tapestry; a few quotations to give you an idea of the values: tory results from the use o} at once to Dr. statement of your cuse, pleased to xive you his valuable advice Mra, St. Lous, Mo., “As Jong as we have had Peruna in the Bs laying material was runing up and houre wo have not neoded a doctor, and joh | down the road carrying supplies between = Now Importer Boyd Sues a Rich |47%" tu: road carrying sunpits % ‘The four men were wadng down the east track, They saw the construction " rane but oa at set tree i coming toward them from the rear on the Money Advanced. the weat track. Aw they went on | falled to notice an open gwiteh from | the east track. The train swung In be- hind them and swept them off the All of them were tossed through t 4-row Englistr Tooth Brushes; every brush warranted..... + 29 Parker's Cold Cream 4Q and 25 Violet de Parme Water; 8 oz. |. President of Th olumbus, Ob Coward Shoe Every one to his taste. | Immediate Clearance Lining Remnants. At One-Half, cost, profit or regular worth, Diamonds, Watches, Furs, Chains, Brooches, Sleeve Buttons, AT AN AVERAGE REDUCTION OF 45 Per Cent. from former prices, and your own time to pay for them, DON'T DELAY, COME AT ONCE. We to-day offer all short ends bosoms: of silk and cotton Linings at just lengths are from 1 to 5 yards, COLORED COTTON SERGR, price $6.75, for 27 inches wide; adapted for coat Rugs Away Under Price. 150 extra quality, selected Anatolian Mats, reg- ular $7.50, for. 2 bales of small Persian Rugs, every piece in perfect condition; regular $8.50, for 200 Antique and Modern Shirvan Rugs, regular Rings, Some of us may not care] price 25c. yard, for, “124 \for “broad toe” For those folks we keep Remnants of Linens, ja large selection sorts of Table Damask; ranging in lengths of 2, 2% and 3 yards; were formerly sold at 95c., $1.00 and $1.25 per yar out at, yard.. Books at Great Reductions, tccond Floor, THE WOMAN'S EXCHANGE BOOK; large square 8vo., bound in white oilcloth, regu- lar $1.25 edition; special... Beloochistan Rugs, colors and very silky, for, each Choice assertment of fine Silk Rugs, in delicate colors; regular value $75.00 to $95.00, for.. $59.00 shapes, for men, women and children. All of them good. you're interested in an absolutely perfect-fit- 19 E. 14th St., Bet. B’way & 5th Ave, Two Bibles; were never equalled; No. 1, Teach- ers’ Bible, complete in every par- ticular with {llustrations, Amer!- can Seal Divinity Cireuit Binding; red under gold edges, and full We have too many, hence our price Of....++++++ No. 2, Teachers’ Complete Bible, It's the shoe of the century, OF FORMS, leather ned, AD and EDUCATIONAL, PER WEEK Will Furnish Your Home. Will Clothe Your Family. [CHAELS BROS. Prat Pifth Ave. & 9th St, Brooklyn, Furniture, Carpets, Clothing Of Reliable and Up-to-Date Styles. Easy to Buy, Easy to Pay. Evenings, Fifth Ave, and Ninth St. Brooklyn, SOLD NOWHERE ELSE, JAMES 8S. COWARD. | 268-274 Greenwich St., near Warrenst.,N.¥ Mall Orders Filled, | 8 THE WORLD; work, nearly 404 pages, photo- gravures, reproductions, size 12x regular value $5.00, dance, subject index, dictionary Divinity Circult, leather lined, with index; worth Pre-Inventory Book Department interesting Pre-In- ventory prices for both young and The articles quoted are in every case nearly ane-half reg- fac-simile of historical | maps, etc,, by Richardson, THE WORLD'S | UPTOWN OFFICE (formerly at 86th St. and Broadway) | 2SPEARE’S COM- handy volume PLETE WORKS; THACKERAY’S WORKS, vols, box, flexible, Notes; our price AKESPEARE'S COM- handy volume SCOTT'S WO: Mbrary binding . RUSKIN’S WORKS, 1 05) cloth, Mbrary binding .... $6.45 POren COOPER'S WORKS, 16 “vols, | } Ye oli tin.....- 65) cloth, Mbrary binding..>, ELIOT'S WORKS, cloth, library binding IRVING'S WORKS, cloth, brary binding . s PLETE WORKS; size, 13 vols,, cloth, flex- ible, illustrated... SHAKESPEARE COMPLETE; 1 large 8vo. vol.. THE FIRST VIOLIN, by Foth-| vols., IS NOW ‘LOCATED aT wet — 136], Brpadvay- 2 vols. edition, special.... $ THE CLOISTER AND THY) HBARTH; new holiday edition; beautifully illustrated, spe- 94 WE he so epee vs For Saturday, Dec, 27. GSyrom @ this morning and will continue up to the last business hour of the old Household and Art Goods, will readily verify the greatest, from a true bargain standpoint, that have been offered this s’ worth of goods must be disposed of before we take stock census. ‘ The e one—one which utterly disregards cost of value of merchandise. sale should appeal to and intere. ANY INSTANCES ARE LESS THAN ACT Fur Sets and Scarfs. At the Following Greatly Reduced Prices: Russian Sable Scarfs, valué $175, for.. Ermine Sets, value $225, for.. Russian Sable Scarfs, value $230, for. Pointed Fox Sets, value $175, for.. ‘Broadtail Sets, value $275, for Natural Blue Fox Sets, value $300, for. $200.00 Silver Fox Set, value $1,050, for.. First Floor. ly reduced prices. half price. Fourth Floor, pair ........ seeeeeee $5.75, per pair. First Floor. Crumb Sets. $1.95 Cake Baskets. $5,25 Pool Tables at special prices: Water Pitchers. + $6.75 size Pool Tablea with Steak and Game Carvers, Ster- Rottoma, Palle and eet lar 110.76, now 38.60 ling Silver Ferrule. $1.50 | | “root rabies, larger sizer; ree: $16.75, $26.00. and. $47.60 00, $22.00 47 -50 of neat patterns; First Floor, underskirts; regular First Floor, to be closed + % 79 complete Ths vices 42)5 Ibs Sixth Floor. El Principe De Gales, Havana; Simpson Crawford Co, Havana Conchas; box of 50. \Conchas, box of 50. .f ussell, ae ata Sixth Avenue, 20th Street. Accordingly, st pane for every form of good merchandise is represented. JAL_ MANUFACTURING COST. Dress Goods. es Notwithstanding the popularity of Dreas Goods atterns with this season’s practical shoppers, our piueetionably the best} | iyress Goods Section still holds many remarkable offerings which must be disposed of before the inventory books are closed—therefore these great- ‘The most approved weaves and colors in Nov- elty Mixed Yarns or plain colors and black; all ey season's fabrics; in lengths from 5 to 8 YAP. ices secesee se ++ $1.75 to $6.50 Great Remnant Sale, All skirt and walst lengths and odds and ends from every section, black and colored, less than One lot of fine all-wool Suitings, 48 to 54 inches wide, tailor mixed Tweeds and Fancy Weaves, in solid colors; values $1.25 to $1.50, at. 50 pieces 44-inch Armure Sultin; : made 295 | | shades; regular 69c. value, for.. Full figured “Sapho” reduced from $190 to +» $125 Carrara Marble Bust, by Pro- fessor Saul, value $210, re- duced to...... Grand Bust of “Cleopatra,” value $225, reduced to. $150 | | sance edgings and insertion: Carrara Marble Figure, value 2.25 pair, reduced to $135, reduced to.... + $87.50 Large Bronze Figure of ‘“Na- poleon on Horseback,” by Meis- sonier, former price $300, Upholstery Goods. Fourth Floor. Ruffled Bobbinet Lace Curtains, real Rena Irish Point Lace Curtains; nets, attractive designs; value $4.75, for, Arabian Lace Curtains, in designs fac-similes of high-grade imported laces; actual value Tambour Lace Curtains, heavily embrold- ered, beautiful effects; value $6.75, for, pair. Tapestry Portieres, handsomely fringed; actual value $4.50, for, pair... Satin Damask Lambrequins, fringed; actual value $6.00.........+- Bano Cushions covered with Velours, Velvets, etc.; 24 inches square; value $2.00, each.. Cushions covered with eilk brocades, satin damask, etc.; 24 inches; value $4.50, at ‘ and § Crescent Golf Clubs; rewule 3 Folding Weno Film rrying | Cameras, 34x44 pictures; sold Men’ Furnishings. First Floor. About 350 Scarfs, Squares and Four-in-Hands, beautiful high class rich silks, in a large variety mostly dark colorings former prices $1.00 and $1.50, for.. 50 200 Shirts of fancy printed Percale; made and finished in a very superior manner; good styles, detached cuffs, stiff former price $1.50, for. Men's Night Robes of fine quality pure Twill or the original price: | | cnina Silk, {n white, pink and biue; some with plaited fronts, large and roomy; former Misses’ Suits. Third Floor, Misses’ Kersey and Montagnac Coats, in box and Monte Carlo prodetas caumed with velvet or r ney guimpe, or tailor-made with self strappings, Remnants and abort ends of alt | eae yee yalue $17.60, for. Girls’ full length Kersey Coats, plain, with two full capes, or handsomely trimmed with velvet in stole effect, garments well tailored, 6 to 14 years; value $13.75, for......+ Men’s and Youths’ Suits, Take Escalator to Second Floor, $10,00, $12.00 and $15.00 Values, This offer comprises the incomplete lines of the season; all COMPENDIUM | J sizes up to 42 are represented, but principally smaller sizes; the 50-1} | best values are in sizes 32, 33, 34 and 35. ete The Model Food Store. Entire Sixth Floor, BUTTPR—Finest Creamery, re-; PEACHES— California Sliced, ‘ ceived daily; packed in 1-lb. ready to serve with cream; TORY OF U. paraffine-lined cartons; Ib.... 29jcan . 8. GRANT; with 32 engravings; EGGS — Strictly Fresh New| UNEEDA BISCUIT — National letters, Laid, received every morning|Biscuit Co.’ 55 from Orange County Farms, Biscuit... NOTE OUR PRICES on stand- } | packed 1 doz, in carton; doz.. 33) ard books, special editions and DELICATESSEN — Thoroughly Pre-Inventory | | Cured Smoked Beef, chipped BREAD — Home-made New to order while you wait; Ib.. %8/England, large, light loaf. SAUSAGE — Home-made, deli-| PRUNES! PRUNES! PRUNES! 2 Ah clously seasoned with fresh-|Tons of the New Crop from Santa RKS, 12 vols, cloth, ground spices and herbs; Clara Valley just received In-er-Seal Uneeda | LETTUCE — Fancy Boston ‘Hothouse, large heads; cach., SARDINES—L, Boudet & Co.'s) EVAPORATED imported French, in pure Fancy large Muir Unpeeled; 103 lbs. 25; 1b. The Cigar Section.