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He PASSED BOGUS CHECKS.
An Alleged Forger Captured by
the Police.
Charged with Swindling Numerous
Downtown Merchants.

The Chemical National Bank has been
the recipient recently of a number Of
worthless checks. All were in the
same handwriting, and each purported
to be signed by Henry ]. Richardson,
treasurer.
Yesterday afternoon a boy entered the
office Of e. c. Strong & Co., oyster
dealers at the foot OF Beekman street
and presented an inclosed note to the
salesman. John Kelley. The note con-
tanned an order and a check. The order
was dated. or purported to be, from the
Orion Literary Club, 80 West Twenty
fourth street, and asked that !, 500 Rock
away oysters and 1900 small Rockaways
be sent to the clubhouse. The order
purported to be signed by II. ]. Richard
son, in this case, secretary. Attention
was called to the check, which was on
the Chemical National Bank. made pay
able to 10. c. Strong & Co.. for $25. and
purported to be signed by Henry ]. Rich
ardson, Treasurer. The salesman tele-
phoned to the Chemical Bank, and the
word came back that the check was no
good and to arrest the man.
The boy, Otto thinner OF $40 East
Fourteenth street, said he met a man in
Beekman street who gave him the note
to deliver. telling him to bring back the
receipt and the change. The amount OF
the bill was si9.25. Word was sent to the
Oak street station, and the case was
OF paper that looked like a receipt was
given to the boy and he was sent ahead
OF the policeman. AS he approached the
corner OF Gold and Ann streets he came
up to the man and the boy handed him
the slip of paper. The policeman then ar
rested him.
He gave the name Of Edwin Adams, of
70 Third street. He does not live at the
address given and from letters on his
person he is said TO be Edgar b. Phelps.
Checks made out TO bearer, others pay
cal National Bank, signed, or rather
purport!ns TO be signed, by ii. j. Rich
ardson were found on his person when
arrested.
This morning he was taken to Police
Headquarters, where his picture was
added to the gallery. At the Tombs
Police Court this morning he was held
for trial
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SUES FOR MILLIONS.
Action That May Make the Madi-
son Square Bank Solvent.
Prescott and Arizona Line Wants
So, $50, 900 Damages.
Atchison Railroad, Russell Sage and
Gould Among the Defendants.

Suit was commenced to-day in the
United States Circuit Court by; the Pres
colt and Arizona Railway Company
against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Re Railroad. and the Atlantic and
Pacific railroad, as we'll as directors Of
these roads, to recover 100000 dam
ages.
The complaint states that In July,
1890, an act OF Congress was passed Ito
protect trade and commerce against I'M
lawful restraints and monopoies. The
defendants, it is alleged, combined to
monopolze and conspired to monopolize
among themselves, portion of the
trade and traffic between several states
and nations.
All these alleged acts OF monopoly
and unlawful restraint, were perpetra-
ted, the complaint states, and carried
out to such good purpose that the plain
tiffs receipts. which amounted to sa5,So0,
In 1892, were reduced in 1893 to $685.
and in 1894 to nothing.
The alleged proceedings Of the de- de-
n direct loss of 81, $4,000 but 1t sues for
the larger amount stated above.
The suit is of more than passing local
interest as 1T was the depreciation OF
holding of the Madison Square Bank
that wrecked that institution.
In the list of defendants. besides the
railroads, are Russell Sage, George. j.
Gould, the Barings and score of other
companies and individuals.
A. ID. Vinton, the counsel through
whom the suit is brought, was seen at his
office. 10 Wall street.
IF we succeed in this suit said he,
at will prove that the investment made
by the Madison Square Bank in the Sc
Curities of the Prescott and Arizona
Central was a first-class one, and Will
also result in placing among the funds OF
the bank enough money to pay all Its
debts and expenses and return more
| than par to It's stockholders.
The suit is also of interest to every
| holder of Atchison securities. mas
much as the complaint alleges that lille
gal payments have been made from the
AtChison treasury"
| The ground of complaint Is that the
| plaintiff was conducting a railroad con.
Meeting Prescott with the Atlantic and
| Pacific Railroad, an ally of the Atchison
| at Prescott Junction. Later on a rail-
| road was built from the Atlantic and Pa
| cifc line to Prescott, starting from Ash
| Fork and paralleling the plaintiff The
new road Is alleged to have been Off.
| cered by officers of the Atchison and
| Topeka and Santa Fe, and to have OBJ
| tained concessions that made 1t impossi.
BILE for the plaintiff to maintain competl-
| tipn
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OH! FOR STRONG NERVES.
What Does That Dreadful
Feeling Mean?
Can II Be That Insanity is Staring
Me In the Face ?
That Tired and Exhausted Feeling Means More
Than You Think.

The nervous system is fehrfully delicate. II Is
easily dernnged, and when 1t is, beware. The
symptoms are debility, tired feeling, inability for
much work, trembling, anxiety. depression Of
mind. nervousness, and often sleeplessness and
dull feeling head In the morning.
These lead to nervous prostration, paralysis or
insanity. You run terrible risk In neglecting
any OF these symptoms. You can be cured notU.
II you neglect yourself you will soon become II
hopeless wreck. as Mrs w. A. Tinkham, Of
stowe, VT did. She writes the following about
herself
About six months ago found myself In an
extreme nervous condition. This had been grad
ualy growing upon me for several years and |
cannot tell what l suffered; 1t was beyond d.
scription. / got no rest sleep nights and my
work was done In constant agony.
~ imagined there was some impending evil
constantly hanging over me and could not rid my
self Of the idea that insanity was In store for me.
knew better than to do lots Of things that did
do, but could not help II.
~ was indeed a wreck and was on the point OF
giving up in despair employed physicians who
did good, and my condition continually
grew worse
The evening world., 1894-10-03
BURGLARS FAILED TO ENTER.
Wall street Barber Shop Lock Tam.
pered with, hut Not Forced.

Between midnight last night and
o'clock this morning burglars attempted
to break into the barber shop of John
Is. Lewis, at 80 Wall street
There is good reason to believe that
the robbers had bigger booty in view
than could have been discovered in the
barber shop, had they succeeded in get
ting In.
Lewis's shop is in the basement be-
meath the brokerage offices of Thomp-
son Il Davies and Sprague Il Rhodes.
The safes Of both firms contained valu-
able papers and some cash. and the
burglars could have most easily effected
an entrance through the basement.
When one of Mr. Lewis's men arrived
at the shop this morning he found the
wood around the lock of the front door
cut and badly splintered. on the flag
ging, in front. of the, door he found the
steel point of n cold chisel which the
operators had neglected to carry away.
1t may afford clue to the gang
The thieves had evidently been
frightened, however, before they sue.
ceeded In forcing the lock.
Mr.. Lewis had some money in his cash
drawer and also valuable papers. He
reported the matter to the Old slip
police.
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Eighth Avenue bargains.

Special bargains In cloaks and caps
are being offered by Mcfarland
o'Flaherty, of Eighth avenue, this wees
A very stylish chenille jacket. 40 incns
long. is being sold at sS.ss. and at ts
same price a handsome beaver ciop
cape. trimmed with fur. A lady's AZ
wool, 40-inch, full-skirt jacket. at ~
has proved one OF the most popuias.
garments in the department. Spees.
bargains in the furniture and hou,s,
furnishing departments are attracus'
many customers. Special features =.
this weeks bargains at this store Az
the offerings In mems and womens us
derwear Full lines of both are 81 81
rled. and the prices were never SO ~.
on woollen wear. There will be ~
rnw s.s
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TWO CABINETS
: Are CALLED.
( French and British Ministers
: = 10 Hold Important Meet
ines Tomorrow,
SUGGESTION OF A WAR SCARE.
A Madagascar Despatch Says the
Il Island Ports Have Been
Blockaded.
TUE PEp0RT nENIEO At PARIS.
THE REPORT DENIED At PARIS.
Safety Of the British Subjects in
China Is Also to Be
Considered.

ANANTARIvo. Madagascar, Oct. g.
Z. A blockade Of the ports of the Island Of
b. Madagascar has been proclaimed by
France.
No.. The Resident General has gone to
Tamatave. He has been instructed to
take measures to protect the colonists
In the event of war.
Denied mt Paris.
PARIS, Oct. 3.-The Minister Of For
sign Affairs. NJ. Hanotaux. denies that a
blockade Of the Island OF Madagascar
has as yet been proclaimed by France.
s The Minister of Marine. NJ. Felix
Faure. declares that before a blockade
Of the Island OF Madagascar would be
declared the European powers would be
informed Of the intention of France to
= take such a step.
. A meeting Of the French Cabinet has
been called for tomorrow.
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brag and blum enough to force England
to surrender may easily lead TO trouble"
The MADAGASCAR TROUBLE.
France Trying to Establish n Com
pIcte Protectornte.

bte't tFottctoFnNes
The dispute between England and
| France in regard to Madagascar Is one
| OF long standing. Madagascar is a large
island separated from the southeastern
| portion OF Africa by the Mozambique
Channel 1t is now virtually under a
French Protectorate, although II is
claimed In England that at least one
seventh OF the island is held by British
capital.
The French Embassy in London re-
Gently answered communication from
the Madagascar Consul In London by a
formal statement that, officially, there Is
Madagascar Consul. as the agents OF
France w various countries represent
the Hovas Government.
Early last month the French Govern
ment evidently determined upon taking
decided action In regard to MADAGASCAR.
probably believing that the hands OF
England were tied by the complications
brought about through the war between
Nj. lie Myre de Vllers was sent on a
special mission to Madagascar, concern
ing which the following statement was
made:
1855. and will then ask that the territory Of
France at Diego sulreE be extended to Passah-
dame Bay on the western side OF Madagascar,
ana TO Nonemar Bay, on the east side Of the
island, and that MAIunEa and Sossi Bch. the
west coast, and Fort DauDhin Tamataye, Mana
boudro and AndovorAt. on the eastern shores.
with their adjacent territories be coded TO France
Finally. he was instructed to demand that the
French Resident shall have the right TO control
all the actions OF the Government OF Madagascar.
including Its foreign policy.
In a word, the effectual application
OF the Protectorate regime which had
been nothing but normal, was demanded.
IL the Hovas Ministers did not give entire
satisfaction. NJ. de Nilers was to with
draw to one of the vessels OF the French
sSuadron anu , ,ne Go nrnn th oi in u,
structions sent to him.
The French naval squadron of the
southeast coast of Africa was recently
considerably reinforced with the view
of blockading Madagascar should the
Hovas refuse Frances ultimatum.
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HAD NO CAPTAINS LICENSE,
Hnlsey Blamed for the Pegasus-Mc-
CalIUm COlIisIOu

The United States Local Inspectors of
Steam Vessels to-day gave out the re-
suit of their investigation into the col
lsion on Sept. l between the steamers
Pegasus and General McCallum off
Eleventh street, in the North River,
whereby both steamers were injured to
the amount of about $500.
The inspectors lay the blame upon the
Pegasus. A. A. s. Halsey, captain and
pilot of the Pegasus, would have had his
they not ascertained that his license ex-
pired on July 2s, and he had not renewed
1t.
Therefore he had been acting as pilot
and master from that date for nearly a
month illegally. subkcting him to fine
of 800 for every day>up to the time Of
the collision.
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RUM0RS OF A LOST STEAMER
All the Savannah Line Vessels Ex-
cept One Are Safe.

1t was reported this afternoon that the
steamship Chattahoochie. of the savan-
nah line, which left here last week for
on board.
This report proved to be unfounded,
as the officers of the Company say that
the Chattahoochie arrived at Savannah
there.
The alleged marine disaster, later in
the day, shifted from the Chattahoochie
shown to be without foundation, the
Nacoochee having arrived at Savannah
last Monday and being still In port there
The only steamer of the Savannah
line which Is now at sea IL the City OF
birmingham. which left here yesterday,
and the agents profess to believe that
she Is safe.
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BLAZING TAR IN THE STREET
Boiler Upset Scattering the stun
I'm All Directions.

A small but very unusual fire made
things lively for about twenty minutes
on Pearl street. near Centre street,
around noontime to-day. A tar boiler
was upset in front of 526 Pearl street,
and its contents, igniting by contact
with the boilers fire, spread in all d.
reotions, a liquid torrent Of flame.
IL seems that one of the trucks en-
ployed by Contractor Il. X. Martin, who
Is repairing the roof at the number
mentioned above. was driven into by
another truck, and showed against the
tar boiler throwing It, right onto the
pavement
The timely arrival of Engine No. and
Truck No. l and a liberal use of water.
prevented tn" flames from spreading
Into the houses.
Barring a luluk coating of tar, which
the sidewalk for distance of several
yards received, there was little damage
done.
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WAINWRIGHT DIVORCE OFF.
Her Suit Against Louis James Dis
missed.

Justice Ingraham, OF the Supreme
Court, to-day dismissed the suit Of Marie
Wainwright. the well-known actress, for
an absolute divorce from her husband.
Louis James. the actor.
When the case was called by Justice
1ngraham to-day, Miss Wainwright, the
plaintiff, failed to put in an appearance
either by counsel or in person, and on
motion of defendants counsel the case
was dismissed
This action was begun about n year
ago, and q decree was at first granted
to Miss Wainwright by default, Mr..
James having failed to appear The de
fault was afterwards opened, and Mr.
James alleged that the correspondent
with whom Miss Wainwright had
charged him with living was really his
wife, known as Miss Hendricks, and
whom he married on Dec. "a, 1892
He further alleged that no marriage
ceremony ever took place between him
and Miss Wainwright. although the lat
ter claimed that she had been married
to James on March IA, 1882.
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TO BRING HARMON BACK.
District-AttOrney' once Refused
at First TO Pay Expenses.

Bayard f. Foulke. a commission mer-
chant, OF 100 East Thirty-fourth street.
made application to District-Attorney
Fellows this morning for requisition to
bring back TO this city Jacob Harmon
q, colored man, who was formerly in
his employ.
Harmon was a porter. and had full
charge OF the apartments in which he
t taxing S S%me "a SSS he disappeared
parel with him. Mr.. Foulke finally
located him in Philadelphia, where he
found he had a criminal record.
Mr.. Foulke was informed by Assist
ant District Attorney McManus, who
attends to all eXtradition cases, that
he would have to bear the expense OF
bringing Harmon to this city, the
money of the Contingent Fund being
low
Mr.. Foulke then consulted Col. Eel
lows, and Y was decided to issue requi-
siuon papers, which will be forwarded
to Albany tonight.
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CHASED BY SPOOKS.
Heist Goes Insane ana His wife L.
Acting Queeriy.

Louis Hest. forty-eight years old. of
2h Madison street, was taken to the
Bellevue Hospital Insane Pavilion to-
day insane.
Hest was at one time a clerk in the
General Post-Ofhce. About a year ago
his wife went insane In house on First
avenue. She has since been cured
For the past few months Heist has
acted strangely. This morning he yelled
ana told his wife that spooks were
chasing him about the rooms
lie got a knife and made lunges at
Imaginary ghosts, He ran to the win
DOW and shouted for the police PO-
liceman Mccarthy, of the Madison street
station. hurried to Helsts rooms. Hest
attempted to stab the officer, but was
Mrs Hest also showed symptoms Of
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Wanted In Buffalo.

Detectives Krauch and Titus OF the Central
once. arraigned H. J. Fletcher, a travelling
salesman. employed by the American Breakfast
Cereal Company. OF this city, in the Tombs Court
this morning. Fletcher is wanted in Buffalo on a
charge OF passing bad $50 draft the proprietor
OF the Broeze House last July. He was arrested
at the broadway Central Hotel In court he de-
MED the charge and given into the custody
Of Detective jeremiah Lynch, Of Buffalo.
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They add that the hasty summoning
Of the Ministers was due to the neces-
sity Of discussing several important in
ternational questions. one of the chief
subjects to be brought up being the
safety Of British subjects resident In
China.
A despatch was received at the For
eign Office to-day from the British Con-
sui at Pekin, stating that he was making
arrangements to insure the safety OF
the British residents at the Chinese
capital
AL the afternoon papers gravely dis
cuss the hasty summoning of Cabinet
Council Thursday Tomorrow and At
Is generally accepted as being con-
nected with some serious difficulty with
France over the Madagascar dispute.
y The Liberal organ. the Westminster
Gazette. handles the subject very tender
~, and:Tis evidently anxious not to ex-
cite public opinion and thereby embar-
rass the; Government
49,, Conservatives Warn France.
ON the other hand. the Conservative
mouthpieces discuss the matter more
Z xearlessfy. and warn France against en-
. croaching upon British rights.
The Pail Mall Gazette says: "A crisis
which necessitates the converting OF a
Cabinet Council must be very sudden, as
the Ministers were dispersed on their
holidays. 1t Is quite possible, however,
that propositions have been made to set
tie the various differences. But, while we
gladly recognize that the incident admits
OF favorable Interpretation. II is idle to
ignore that It Is quite possible that the
Cabinet has been summoned to discuss a
new and unexpected cause OF friction
with France"
Refers TO a French EDITORIAL.
The Gazette then refers to the article
printed to-day in The Politique Col.
oniale. OF Paris. which reflects the views
OF the Minister OF the Colonies, M
Delcasse. and which gives. exclusive OF
the questions of Egypt and Madagas.
car. a list OF eleven outstanding diff.
culties between france and England
connected with frontier and similar dis
putes in various African colonies.
The PolitiQus Colonlale says that many
Of these have practically been SETTLED
and that none OF them would Justify {
rupture unless one country was ben
upon picking a quarrel with the other
which. the paper adds. Is not the case.
The Pail Mall Gazette. in spite OF this
says that the article In Tue Politiqu,
Coloniale Is unfriendly to the verge O.
discourtesy." adding:
~ And II 1t reflects the spirit In which
the French Ministers intend to discuss
the difficulties with England, we ma,
prepare for troublesome times. We d.
not wish to quarrel with France, but
ON the other hand, we are indlsposed L
? permit trespassing upon our unqies-
toned rights The bullying spirit which
tells Frenehmsn that they have only "a
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CEREALS SOLD HIGHER.
Talk OF Possible European War
War Was the Cause,

The cotton market opened 4 to s points
lower sold OFF as much more during the
nrst hour and then rallied some The
inst sales included: November, at 595;
December, sol. January, COS 6.07; Feb
6.36 So
There was decided excitement In the
wheat market this morning. Prices
rushed mp "a cent to 81 S-S cents here,
and % 3-S cents at Chicago for December,
on talk Of possible war between France
and England Corn went up with rush
on covering by shorts and in sympathy
here and ~ "a cents al Chicago. Oats
were strong and higher selling at 81 IA
at New York for May and SO SIS cents
at Chicago.
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h tTne6S e ga he becams wide awake he dis.
covered that his dressing-case had been
ransacked. In the pockets of the trous-
ers We're $40 in bills and $40 gold piece,
an unset diamond weighing / 9-16 carats,
which he had bought on Monday, in
tending to have II set for his wife, and
a handsome gold hunting case watch.
Mr.. Wells stated today that the prop
probably worth $500. He thinks that the
burglars drugged him before committing
the robbery.
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HARLEM BANK DEFOSlToRS.
They Ask the DistP,et-Attorney 10
Protect Their Interests,

A delegation Of Harlem River Bank
dePositors called upon District-Attorney
their interests be protected. The deposit
tors said they had reason TO believe
that their interests wer not being looked
fairs.
They made no specifications, but said
they would do so later II desired. The
entire matter was transferred 70 AS
sistant District-Attorney Davis. who
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Marvelle W. Cooper, eI-Appraiser OF the Port OF
New York. is seriously Ill at his home, IL West
Eighty second street the result OF being knocked
down by an express wagon at Fifth avenue and
Thirty-SeVenth street Monday afternoon. He sus-
tanned an ugly scalp wound and several bruises
about the body,
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THE q O'CLOCK EDITION AND
THE SPORTING EXTRA OF THE
EVENING WORLD CONTAIN MORE
SPORTING NEWS OF INTEREST
THAN CAN DE FOUND IN AMY
OTHER EVENING NEWSPAPER.
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Killed by a Coal scuttie.

HUNTINGTON. L. l.. Oct. S.-JarviS r. NOV
a prominent citizen OF Huntington, fell this ~
ing on the mouth Of a coal scuttle. the pom
the mouth piercing his temple. He bled
fusely and before assistance could be sum1
he died. Mr.. Rolph was eighty years o.
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hound About Town.

An oil lamp exploded at o. clock this morn n
In the shOs store OF Andrew Gensras, on Inc
ground Moor OF the four-story building 2is East
Eighty-hfth street. The nre was put out bSforS
more than IS damage had been done.
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G0RED BY A MAD BULL.
Aged Charles Han Fatally Injured
at Burlington, ". J.

BURLINGTON, N. j., oct. 3.-Charles
Han, aged eighty years. employed on
the farm, OF Ellis Scott. was gored by
mad bull to-day.
He received terrible injuries and will
die.
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MES. WISsIoY' SOOTHING SYRUP for children
tsething 10 the family beneisctor. 2bc
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Ssswool. Cash q credit Nd III wssib1iS
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M sSss q Y sew Ts s 90 +: ~, a..
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BRITISH OFFICIALS DENY.
Vut the London Press Believes tia
: the Trouble Is in Madagascar.

lBy Associated PreBs)
'' LONDON, Oct. s.-The officials Of the
Foreign offioe deny that the Cabinet
Council summoned for tomorrow is due
TO hitch in the negotiations with
France IN regard to Madagascar.