FIRE IH"L"STATION.

Fancy MohairsMOHAIR fabrics hold a foremost position in public favnr

for Spring and Summer gowns. Every woman knowswhat splendid service to expect of these good old materials; andthis season the manufacturers have produced in these fabricsa wonderful and varied beauty, both in patterns and finish

—as

compared to anything you have known before. The designs andcolor-combinations are most attractive. The high luster givesthem a crisp freshness that is most effective, and the service theyrender makes them the most practical fabrics that can be bought.

Here are some suggestions of the different varieties:At $1 a yard—Striped Mohairs. I At $1 a yard—Shadow Check-d

in combinations of colors and Mohairs, woven In self-colors; 44white; 44 in. wide. in. wide.At $1 a yard—lridescent Mo- At$1 a Shepherd's checkhairs, in grounds of mixed color- Mohairs, in black and white; 44

ings; 50in. wide. In. wide.At $1 a yard—Small Checked At $1 a yard—Blue-and-green

Mohairs, in mixed grounds of Checked Mohairs; 44 in. wide.colors and white with small At $1.25 a yard—Hair-linewoven checks In color-contrast; Plaid Mohairs, in mixed grounds.44 In. wide. having line overplaida; 44 In.

check$1.25 a yard—Shepherd's widfet a t^it*Ant *•

check Mohairs, in combinations fcjil$I™.'1™.'fr1rPol,!ta"d2LK2:

of colors and white.woven with *Sl^T^S?i«i«ft •kW,line overplaids in color-contrast; Ul\/

' * wWte: *44 In wM« ln Wide.•*•* in. vme. At $1.25 a yard-Pin-checked

At $1.25 a yard—Ring-dot Mo- Mohair Melange; 44 in. wide,hairs, in self-colors woven in At $1.00 a yard— Mohair Me-two-colored grounds; 36 in. wide, lange, woven with indistinct

At 65c a yard-Ring Polka-dot kS*i3<>

n wide.line

w^«^2fflS**£At »1-3J> " yard-Hair-lineMohairs, in self-colored dots gtr1pe(jMohair, in m«lan«e mUt-woven in ground mixtures ofcol- £1n widfcors and white; 42 in. wide. «•"•

$1 v _Halr-ita«At75c a yard—Pin-dot Mohair Striped Mohairs, in mixeH «o»-

Melange. in self-colored mixt- ore grounds; 50 .*n_ wld»ures; 42 in. wide. Fourth avuau^.

Passengers Rush to Street When SmokeComes from Sign.

Rome excitement was caused by a fire yester-

day afternoon in the uptown station of the-ffth-ave. "L," at 23d-Ft It was discovered by

the colored porter when smoke began pouring

out from behind a large wooden advertising

sia-n In front of the waiting room. Fire Depart-

ment and police reserves of the West 30th-st.station were called out. A number of passen-ger* on the platform ran to the street. The

ttatitfn agent and the porter put out the fire.

HOLD-UPS ON FREIGHT CARS.

The entire offering is divided into four groups, detailsof which follow:

Publisher 's SaleOf Fine Photogravures

EVERY one interested in art is familiar with the beauti-ful products of Raphael Tuck & Sons, the foremost

publishing house of England. We have secured from thisfamous concern one of the most extensive collections of tinePhotogravures ever secured under-price.

The pictures are both plain and in colors. We haveselected for them, with great care and artistic taste, theframes most suitable for each picture, so that they are

now allready for hanging on the wall. They include land-scapes, figure subjects, and a number of panel pictures,meeting the requirements of practically every room in thehouse.

Dverton said the men held htm against the side•f the oar. and robbed him of a watch, other ar-ticles and Si ia ca&h.

Everton told the police that several bands ofyouths who live near the. tracks. in the hop pickingn—srn. when many men in thin city go up-State to

C«t jobs, and ride free on freight trains, committedmany hold-upc.

Victim Says Organized Band Preys onFreight Car Riders.

Ftv» men who the police declare are membersef a ganS 1organised to prey on "hoboes" who stealrl4*s on New-York Central freight trains were ar-ralgne4 before Magistrate Baker, In the Harlempolice court, yesterday, on the comj»iaint of Alex-ander Bvwrton. of No. IS7 Ludlow-st.. who accusedthem «C holding him up in a freight car on thetracks at l«m-f=t. and th« North River, on Satur-day. 'William Murphy, of No. 1,766 Amsterdam-ave \u25a0 was h«-ld in SKO ball for trial. The otherswere discharged-

FOUR BEAD FROM COLLISION IN FOG.

Passenger Train and Fast Freight Wreckedin South Carolina,

Augusta. Ga,. April 2.—A dispatch from Branch-Vllle, 8. C.. to

">The Chronicle" says: "The worst

wreck that has occurred on this division of theSouthern Railway in many years happened thismorning, about 8 o'clock, a frw miles below Branch-rill*-,sear a small lumber Mation called Badham.A through freight tra-r. from Columbia to Charles-ton end the fast passenger train from Charlestonto Columbia raa Into each other at Badham in a'dense fog It is reported that the freight engineer'swatCa was tbree minutes slow, and that this wasthe direct cause of the wre^k. Four persons areknow ii to have been killed."

Securing of Certificates by Fraud and Num-ber of Accidents Cause Order.

Bcranton, Perm., April 2.—Chief Roderick of theState Bureau of Mines has ordered a re-examina-tion of the anthracite miners to provide them withnew certificates. Chief Roderick complained to theInspectors of the Increasing ratio of mine accidentsto the amount of coal mined. The Inspectors repliedthat it was not their fault, and declared that theblame lay in the fact that so many miners who aregrossly Incompetent are In possession of miners'certificates and therefore entitled to work la themlr.es.

This, coupled with the fact that there have beennumerous disclosures of late of miners secortnccertincates by fraud, prompted the chief to orderthat allminers must undergo anew examination

WILL RE-EXAMINE COAL MINERS.

Sunday School Pupil Stricken withMeningitis Recovered.

The congregation of the Park PresbyterianChurch Chapel, of Newark, last night offered upprayers of thanksgiving for the recovery fromspotted fever of George Seomp. twelve years old,who had been prajed for and is a special favoritein the Sunday school. The Rev. Edmund B.Gearhart, the pastor, related how the boy wasstricken with th© disease; how his recovery hadbeen prayed for by members of the church, andhow the prayers had been answered.

The boy lives at No. 279 Highland-aye., near thechurch chapel. Some time ago he met the pastorand asked him, for himself and two other boys, to"make ua Christians." The boys were taken intothe Sunday school, and tn a short time Georgebrought eight other boys into the school and waszealous in Sunday school work. Two weeks ago hedid not appear, and word was sent to the pastorthat he was illand wanted to see him. The Rev.Mr.Gearhart found him paralyzed, and his case ap-parently hornless.

The boy whispered to the pastor. "Please prayfor me." The pastor did. and, returning to theSunday school, asked the prayers of the children,and they united their voices in prayer. In theevening the congregation prayed, and the prayerswere repeated at services afterward. A trainednurse was engaged to attend the child. To-day theboy attended Sunday school, weak from disease,but recovered. To-night his father attended thechurch services. He said, after the pastor hadspoken, that the doctor and nurse had done all theycould, but that only the prayers saved his boy."Ibelieve that implicitly," he added, "and se

does his mother."

SAY PRAYER SAVED BOY.

English Actress Pessimistic About AmericanStage

—Message from "Parisian."

Mrs. Charles Calvert, the English actress, wholooks far from being the veteran of the Britishstage she is. arrived here, yesterday on the Celtic,coming to play Mrs. Hardcastle in the productionof "She Stoops to Conquer" which is to open hereon April IT. Mrg. Calvert is one of the oldestactresses on th^ British stage, and has been styledfor some years the Mrs. Gilbert of her country.Mrs. Calvert has been identified chiefly with char-acter portrayals, chief among which has long beenlira Hardcastle in the old Goldsmith comedy.

This is not Mrs. Calverfs first appearance Jnthis country. She came here with her father when !she was about fifteen years old. both joining thestock company at the Boston Museum. There sheplayed with Bdwin Forrest, K. L.. Davenport andMr. and Mrs. Barney Williams. She returned to jKngland and married, her husband being the mana- 1ger of the Princess Theatre, in Manchester. There jshe gained considerable notice as Miranda, Hermi- jone, Cleopatra and Katherine tn Shakespearian re- jvivals. nu next time she came to this city was

'when Henry V Was produced at Booth's Theatre,she and her husband remaining in the cast during ;its three months" run. On her return to England ifollowing this apr*eaance her husband died, afterwhich she returned for a long tour with EdwinBooth.

Mrs. Calvert spoke rather pessimistically concern- jing the American stage. She said:

1 believe it was one of the severest blows theAmerican stage has experienced when it becamenecessary for Mary Anderson to leave the stageforever. If you will tak<- a woman word who haslived for many years, more than Ilike to recall1believe America lost in her her finest actress, andwill never regain one of her artistic temperamentor ability.

Coming over on the Celtic 1 could not cease towonder at the change in owoan travel since myvisit here. Four hours after the collision of theParisian and the Albino off Halifax, we knew of itin midocean. While the Parisian was sinking Inher dock, our wireless operator was telling theoperator on the Parisian he had better stop send-ing, and make a dash to get ashore.

For the last eight years Mrs. Calvert has not ap-peared outside of London, performing at the Hay-mark, t. Criterion, Garriek, Court and Royaltytheatres in plays by Sidney Grundy, Robert Mar-shall. Henry Arthur Jones and Plnero. For the lasteight months she has been playing in "Beauty andthe Barge," W. W. Jacobss nautical comedy, which"Nat" Goodwin is to produce next year. Mrs. Cal-vert will he associated with Kyrle. Bellew andEleanor Robson in the forthcoming production of"She Stoops to Conquer," which will be staged atthe New-Amsterdam Theatre.

MRS. CHARLES CALVERT HERE.

C. F. U. RENEWS STRIFE.

Committee to Investigate Members'Relation* with Civic Federation.

The Indications at the meeting »f the CentralFederated Union yesterday, which was syen storm-ier than the meeting last week, were that It wiilultimately split over the Civic Federation. Yester-day the meeting was squarely divided Into twoIrreconcilable factions, one principally composed atthe Socialists, who will not admit that the CivicFederation, because it contains employers, can beanything but antagonistic to labor, and the Otherholding that the Civic Federation haa already ac-complished good results and that it is nobody's

business ifa member of the union belongs to ItAugustus Simons, delegate of the Clgarpackera*

Union, asked that action should be taken on a reso-lution that proof should be demanded of the charges

made last week against national and internationalofficers of unions belonging to the Civic Federation.failing which the delegates making the charges

should be suspended until they brought proofthereof.

The chairman was so Incensed at on* time sta man at the tock of the hall who hissed that heappointed a delegate to act- as assistant sergeant-

at-arms with instructions to kick the man out of thehall ifhe persisted in hissing.

Herman Robinson, the financial secretary, againtook up the cudgels for the Clvi3Federation. Hedeclared that the delegates whose unions had bene-

most from the Civic Federation were themost bitter indenouncing it. By slinging mud at It

j and its labor members they were discrediting thej labor movement generally. "Ican see inthis part.

of a scheme by the Socialists in the Western LaborUnion to break up the American Federation ofLabor. It Is at the bottom of the denunciation ofthe officers of the American Federation of Laborfrom Samuel Gompers down."

Robinson proposed that a committee of five Im-partial delegate:; be appointed to Investigate theCivic Federation. If the charges made against itwere true, ho would resign at once from that body.

James P. Archibald, of the Brotherhood ofPainters, after declaring that an attempt had beenmade to keep him from the meeting, defended theCivic Federation and denounced the men who hadattacked it,declaring that they knew perfectly wellthat they could not prove their charges and thatthey should he- compelled either to prove them or

! get out.Morris Brown, Socialist, of Cigarmakers* Union.

iNo. 144. tlien denounced the Civic- Federation. Hei said that there could not be harmony between cap-• ital and labor and Samuel Gompers.

Finally Robinson's motion was carried with the: addition that the charges against national andj International officers of unions should be lnvestl-gated and that those making them should be Sus-] pended unless they were proved.

$12.50 to $15 Framed Photogravures at $7.50Plain Photogravures, handsomely framed; some with mats,

others without, in all-gilt and wood-and-gllt frames, accordingto subjects of picture*—both figure and landscapes^ Sizes from20x 24 to 23 x2S inches. >$15 to $17.50 Framed Photogravures at $10

Photogravures, handsomely colored by hand, in water col-ors; both figure and landscape subjects; mostly framed in all-gilt frames, with mats. Sizes from 20x24 to 23 28 inches.$18.50 to $20 Framed Photogravures at $12.75

This Includes the large-size plain Photogravures In a fineselection of both figure and landscape subjects; each one suit-ably framed, with and without mats. Sizes from 24x32 to30x39 Inches. .$22.50 to $25 Framed Photogravures at $15

The large-size Photogravures, handsomely colored by handIn water-colors; choice selection of landscape and figure sub-jects; handsomely framed in all-giltframes: some with mats,others without. Sizes 24x32 to 30x36 inches.

The entire Second Floor Rotunda Balcony has beenmade a Picture Store for the showing and sale of this ex-traordinary offering of fine pictures.

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Some New AttractionsIn the Silk Store

WE have ready this morning about twenty-two hundred yardsofhandsome 36-inch plainAmerican-made Pongees, per-

fectly woven and beautifully finished. They will wash andlaunder likelinen. Being heavier than the usual pongee, they areadapted to the making of new pongee coats, redingotes or auto-mobile coats, also dresses, shirt-waist suits and separate waists.

They are mostly inmedium champagne shades, with a beauti-ful sheen. In this width 10 yards is sufficient for the averagedress pattern. The regular value is $1.50, but these are nowoffered at

90c a YardAlso ready this morning is another lot of one hundred pieces

of the double-width Printed Foulards that made such a stir onSaturday. There is a very fulland attractive variety of designsand colorings. The double-width Foulards are economical, bothas to their cost and the work they save the dressmaker.

40 inches wide, regularly $1.25.

NcM> 75c a YardWe have just received a new lot of 19-inch Black lining

Taffeta Silks, with the Waaamaker guarantee woven in the selv-age. They are suitably adapted for petticoats, foundations andlinings. These taffetas ere made for bard usage, and we guaran-tee them to give satisfactory wear. \

60c a Yard r . v

3& Fine SIDEBOARDS S&-"*""J£ £ At SpecUl Prices £ §|~^

TODAY we make a very special offering of oak sideboards, at1 much bek«r regular prices. They are from one of our best

factories, of good design, construction and finish. la four pet-terns; and just twenty-nine to sell. Our lines of dining-roomfurniture are very complete in all the newest styles inboth oakand mahogany, with some very handsome Sheraton and Chippen-dale reproductions in mahogany and the elaborate reproductionsafter the French Renaissance inoak. Matched suites are shown insideboards, china cabinets, extension tables, buffets and chairs.

A word of the special sideboards:At $28, from t<o—Three quar- At $35, from $45—Seven nuar-

tered golden oak Sideboards; C tered golden oak Sideboards. G ft.feet 9 inches hl?h; swell to? 7 In. hick; awaU top fcas"? 43x23base. 45x22 Inches; two small m.; claw feet; smalldraworsdrawers and swell front; linen have swell front; linen drawerdrawer and double enpooard: and double closet, canopy toocanopy top with two ac /es aad two shelves: three French nlat*three French plate rr.tr urs: en& mirrors, one ISxSO. and twoTlQrmirror 18x30 Inches, two £x2O 24 Inches; hijblypolished.Inches; highly polished.

At $30, from $40— Fifteen c.ttar- At $90. from $53—Four quar-tered golden oak Sideboards; « ft. tercd golden oak Sideboard* «ft5 in. high;shaped top baae 48x2$ a In. high: swell-topTbase?&x2TIn., withaid* columns; two swell- ta.: swell-front drawers- twofront drawers; tew linen cupboarda. carved doors.' clawdrawer; double cupboards; can- feet; canopy top with twoopy top; two shelves: French shelves; French plate ralr-

ssk ®sk n¥ 40524 • *sSISome of the other oak sideboards are priced at $22, $23, $ts,

$30, |Sf, $35, $15, $30, $55, $60, $73, up to $§73.Fourth Ftoee,

JOHN WANAMAKLILFormerly A. T. .Stewart a Co.. Broadway. Fourth Aye.Ninth and Tenth Streets.

21-inchShades. $2.75. regularly$4.50

Basement.

17-Inch Shades. $1.85. regularly$3

19-tnch Shades. $2.25. regularly54

20-inch shades. $2.50. regularly$4

Geisha Lamp ShadesTHESE decorative Shades provide attractive possibilities in

the furnishing of the Summer home. They are in thepopular low dome-shape, withhighly-polished black frames, linedwith red, green and pink rice paper, with characteristic decora-tions.

We secured them ondcr-price. from an importer who had toomany. The Shades are in fight different sixes, from IS to Siinches. Priced as follows:13-inch Shades, 65c. regularly $1

M'inch Shades. Uc. regularly51.25

15-inch Shades. $1.25. regularly$2

16<lnch Shades, f1.50. regularly52.50

2,2425

TELEPHONESwere gained duringMarch in Manhattanand the Bronx.

159,307TELEPHONES

were in service andunder contract onApril1, 1905.Efficient Servico.Reasonable Ra.tee

New York Telephone Co.15 Dey St.

PROFESSOR A. A. WRIGHT.Oberlin. Ohio. April 2.—Albert A. Wright, pro-

fessor of geology and zoology at Oberlln College,died to-day as the result of a paralytlo stroke,aged fifty-nine years. Professor Wright was anative of Oberlin and a graduate of Oberlls Col-lege. He obtained the degree of P. S. B. from theSchool of Mines of Columbia University In 187a.

HOUSE BUILT IN 1649 BURNED.IBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TBIBCKB.I

Lexington, Mass.. April 2.—A brush fire yes-

terday destroyed the historic Bowman House, onthe line between Arlington and Lexington. Itwas pointed out as the oldest house InLexing-ton, and was built In 1649. While the financialloss is only $1,500, the value because of its his-toric association cannot be estimated. Thereare now only three houses in town built priorto 1700.

TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among the passengers who arrived yesterday cathe St. Paul were:

BishOD A. B. Torasr. ]r>r. Thomas C. Fatter.C. 8. D»w«r. IColend John H. \u25a0aadsrsoa.Dr. H. J. ktnaM. IW. B. Shearer.Daniel O'Day. !William B. Vaa r=.-«n.

On the Celtic were:Mr. ana Mrs. Jas. Bpeyer 1Bishop J. 6. H. Brneasit,Tb« Boa. Hnco e»4 L*dr;rh« Hon. C. N. l*wr«aoe>Evelyn Bartnc. .- Major W. D» 6. Maud.Th* Hob. A. Holla** ZXlb-JSdwia Atkissoa.

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Was Indicted with John Y. McKane forElection Frauds.

Benjamin B. Cohen, one of the men indicted forcomplicity in the Brooklyn election frauds of 1893,died on Saturday night at the Hotel Bartholdi.where he has made his home for several years..Hewas sixty-six years old. For many years Mr.Cohen was a well known hotel proprietor at ConeyIsland, first keeping the Clarendon Hotel and laterth* Albemarle. where John Y. McKane made hisheadquarters. Mr. Cohen was an inspector ofelections in 1898, and, with McKane and others, wasindicted for fraud. McKane was sentenced toSing Sing, and Cohen got six months in the KingsCounty Penitentiary. At the time of bis death hewas building a roadhouse in the Ocean Parkway,which was to be opened this summer.

BENJAMIN B. COHEN DEAD.

With Son and Trained Nurse She Is at At-lantic City.

Atlantic City, N. J.. April 2—Mrs. Harvey Plsk.widow of the New-York banker, is lying seriously111 at the Hotel Marlborough here. Her son Wilburand a trained nurse arrived with Mrs. Fisk lastevening. Itis impossible to ascertain the nature ofher illness.

"My mother is seriously ill. and cannot be seenor permitted to hold conversation with any one,"said Wilbur Fisk to-night. "Ido not care to statethe nature of her illness, except to say that she Isseriously ill. Icannot state when we willreturn toXew-York."

MRS. HARVEY FISK SERIOUSLY ILL.

Utter Likely to Die as Result of BravadoAfter Quarrel.

I^ancaster. Perm.. April 2 —Ralph W. Kl'n«»twenty-six years old. an artist, was fatally stabbedthis afternoon by Miss Jennie Good, eighteen yearsold. Kline and Miss G<v><l were members of a partywho were nshinjr in the Little Conestoga nearLong Park. Kline and the girl had a quarrel, inwhich Miss Good threatened to "cut out his heart."Thinking that she. would not execute her threat,Kline threw out his chest and told her to stab!She did. plunging a knife Into his breast near theheart. He is at a hospital unconscious and maynot live. The girl fled and has not yet been ar-rested.

GIRL TOOK DARE TO STAB MAN.

Residents of Suburbs Have Difficulty inSaving the Houses.

ißf TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.1Baltimore. April 2.—This city was almost encir-

cled by forest fires to-day. Acres of timber wereconsumed at Oatonsville. Arbutus, Mount Winans,Ijansdowne and Canton. Beautiful groves of bigshade trees o« the Winans and other valuable es-tates were swept by flames, and tenants and keen-ers had great difficulty, even when aided by sub-urban flre companies, in keeping the flames fromthe houses.

Grass, Set Ablaze by Passing Locomotive,Caused Damage.

A section of the Astor piers, at 156th-st.. on theHarlem River, took fire late yesterday afternoon,from burning frrass in the empty lots abutting thetracks of the New- York Central Railroad. Sparksfrom a passing locomotive are said to have startedthe flre in the grass. Abucket brigade of membersof the boat clubs on the opposite bank of the Har-lem River was formed. No alarm was sounded.The damage will be less than $100. It is estimated.The dock, which was partly burned, was little used.It was part of the John Jacob Astor property.

FOREST FIRES AROUND BALTIMORE.

FIRE IN ASTOR PIERS.

Lamppost from Which 'Alarm WasSounded Stops Them.

The team of white horses that draws the engineof the second company of No. 18 ran away lastevening. They brought up against a lamppost atthe box which had been sounded for a fire. Thedriver was thrown off and for two blocks the teamran at top speed without guidance.

The horses do not get much work and yesterdaywere feeling particularly mettlesome. The firstcompany had responded to an alarm for a fire atMa. 417 West Broadway, and when an alarm foranother sounded the second engine, with CharlesBeigler In the seat, started.

As the pair drew near to Broome-st.. where aturn had to be made to reach the box at Broomeand Thompson sts., Beipler found that the horseshad the bits in their teeth. They took the turn intoBroome-st. at fulj speed. A rear wheel caught inthe cartrack and the engin* tilted. Beigier. whohad not strapped himself to the seat, was thrownto the pavement. Two men on the rear jumped off.

The team ran down the slope in Broome-st..\u25a0cross West Broadway. Near Thompson-st. a carof the Sprlng-st. line had stopped. The horsestried to clear the car. but miscalculated. The en-gine crashed into the rear of the horsecar. whichwas tossed off the track and skewed around. Thehorses went on unti! the lamppost stopped them.Several firemen seized them. The post was snappedoff short. The horses escaped injury. The alarmwas a false one. and the only blase resulted whenthe gas pipe in the post was snapped oft by thehorses.

NO GOOSE FOR MURTHA.

Fire Roasted Police Captain's Dinnerand Clothes Too Much.

A fat goose, belonging to Captain Murtha. oftli* Eidrtdge-st. station, waa somewhat over-done yesterday by being* cooked In much thei«"*m</manne¥ as roast pig; was, following Its dis-covery. If Charles Lamb la to be believed.Among tb/e things which were used as fuel tocook the captain's Sunday dinner were a largeportion of his house, a brand new uniform,

some other clothes, and furniture.Captain Murtha's cook. Martha, had basted

the bird for the last time and pronounced It"adarllnt of a bir-rud." all the little Murthasagreeing with her. Then she left the kitchen.

When ahe returned a minute later the wall be-

hind the stove was ablaze. Before the fire couldbe extinguished the kitchen had been about de-molished, and clothes belonging to the captain,which were hanging in a closet, had been ruinedby fire and water. After one view of what wasleft of the goose, the captain marshalled hisfamily tor a visit to the nearest restaurant.

FIRE HORSES RUN AWAY.

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NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY. APRIL' a 1905.

SUMMER CROWD AT CONEY.Pleasant Day Draws Pleasure Seek-

ers to Seaside.Coner Island was wide open yesterday. Amuse-

ment enterprises and hotels did a targe business.Itwas estimated that fifty thousand persona visitedthe island. L.una Park was opened to the publictnm for taspectioa by Frederick Thompson In theafternoon, and thousands availed themselves of th«, opportunity. The new Roman racetrack attractedattention in Dreamland.

Along the beach from Sea Gate tn ManhattanBeach a number of visitors searched for trinketslest by bathers last year. No large finds, however,were reported.

The rowdyism characteristic of the usual Sundaycrowds was stopped by Sercear.t McOowan. who\u25a0Treated several young raea for being disorderly ontrolley cars. Captain Dooley haa ordered that alldisorderly persons be arrested. Seven prisoners,the tnott since the closing- of last season, were atthe W«m tth-st. police station last night.A negro shooting affray in the negro section of

Coney Island caused considerable excitement amongtha colored people.

Concert hall singers, wearing summer garments.fi-ad the frequent police patrol wagon trips, provedtaat Coney, was open for the summer, and fromnow on amusement willhe plentiful.

Dreamland. Luna Park and Steeplechase Parkwui be opened about May 13. it was announcedyetterday.

Joseph Sley was the first bather of the season.we won the botUe of champagne offered by Jamesotabenbord. Sley stayed Jn the water long enoughto cet wet, and then hurried to a nearby warmtoom. He vowed never again to win the champagne.

CALEDONIA IXPORT.

Another ArrivalOf IMPORTED GOWNS

C IGHTEEN foreign model dresses, procured for our exhibition last week, failed to catch the steamer, and*»" came too late. But so vast were our preparations that they were not missed

—no short-comings were ap-

parent And yet, these eighteen gowns would make a beautiful exhibit in themselves. Then we have jwtplaced on display thirty exquisite imported Tailor-made Gowns of the most superb character.

Thus we are able to invite you to a second Imported Costume Exhibition today.Then our floors and cases are filledwith the new dresses and Spring jackets, inmore popular demand. Never were stocks bet-

ter ready to meet every wish. Tailor-made Suits of both cloth and silk. Silk Shirt-Waist Suits. Marvelous variety.

Ne<w Show!** of MILLINERYHUNDREDS of newly trimmed hats come from our workrooms this morning

—fresh, beautiful, original in style—of ear mm

designing, some after the latest advices from Paris—

a collection that willbe admired by every woman who views it Pricesrange from ten dollars, upward.

Second floor. Tenth street.

a : feWanamaker CustomTailoring for Men

THE month just passed has shown a very gratifying ma-a crease in our custom tailoring business. This is

•imply the result of giving men entire satisfaction in thepast, having them come back again, and send their friends.

We do careful and artistic work, give a man a perfectfit,and correct style, and always charge him a reasonableprice

—very much lower than the same quality of workman-

ship can be secured for elsewhere.Then we have an unusually fine collection of fabrics to

show this Spring. They are mostly worsteds, in plaids,stripes and pin-checks. Also fancy cheviots, homespuns andlight-colored flannels. These we make up to your order insingle or double-breasted sack suits at

$25, $30 and $35And it is high time now to have your new Spring suit Iordered.

Second floor.Fourth avenue.

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ftFrench Dressmaking for

WomenMONSIEUR AND MADAME DUMAS-KING are

prepared to take commissions of New Yorkwomen, and prepare for them gowns and tailor-made dresses,giving them the same artistic service that they would receivein Paris, while serving them here right at home, and at verymuch smaller cost.

Monsieur King's work has given immense satisfactionto a large number of New York's well-dressed women.There is a dash and originality to Monsieur King's workdistinctly characteristic of his Paris experience. He has anartistic collection of Paris Model Dresses, personally select-ed by him, as well as models of his own, to aid women inmaking decisions. Allied with Waxamaker methods, theservice-cost is most reasonable.

Tailor-made Costumes to order, from$75 upwards.Afternoon Gowns, from $100 upwards.Dinner Dresses, from $125 upwards.French Dressmaking- Salon*. Fifth floor. Tenth street.

We'll take your measure here; or if that is not convenient,

we shall be glad to have an expert measurer call on you.At the Sign of the Best Shirt.Broadway and Ninth street.

Our Custom Shirt-making Organization is composed of ex-perts

—men who have risen above the stage of ordinary shirt-

makers. The brain and the hand work together—

and attain per-fection. The most intricate phases of shirt-making are an openbook to them. Ifgenius is only another name for the faculty oftaking infinite pains

—well, our staff of shirt-makers possessesthat faculty.

~The fabrics are from Paris and Glasgow. The designs and

colorings are our own ideas. And naturally they are exclusivewith us.

$3, $3.50, $4.50, $5 and $6—according to the material

selected.

«\u25a0* Men's Shirts Made~to-Measure <#SIMPLICITY. Refinement Dictinction.O They fit perfectly.

New Steamer Carried 1,000 Pas-tengen on Maiden Trip.

The Caledonia, the new twin-screw steamer ofth» Anchor LJne, arrived in port yesterday onher maiden trip from Glasgow with nearly 1,000paase&rers on board, in command of CaptainBaxter, who is transferred fro:n in*Columbia ofthe same line. She reported an easy voyage,her engines running smoothly and without trouble.

The Caledonia. is £15 feet over &12. IS fe>'«t mouldedbreadth and 38 feet deep, with a gross tonnage

of 10,000 tons and loaded displacement of full;' 10.000tons. She haa a straight stem and elliptical stern,

two steel poie meets for fore and aft rig. and two

funnels. Sh« is divided into nine water-tight cony

partmente, and has six deck*. Th» first saioonIs well amidships, with accommodation for 800l>sss enc on the bridge and main deck. State,

rooms en the bridge deck are fitted with couches,

foMl&fwashstands. wardrobes and electric lights,and have large square windows fitted with orna-mental shutters that can be adjusted at will. Theesain saloon is on the upper deck, with a number of\u25a0mall tables for the accommodation of family par-ties Above the main saloon on the bridge deck is thelibrary, a well appointed room, S& fe»t by 40 feet.On the promenade deck is the smoklrg room, withdome skylight and large windows. The promenade&eck or. the Caledonia is a special feature. Sa-loon passengers have a lung bridge deck and a

i>romem\dft deck below of 230 feet in length, withwaterproof shelters and wind screen. These decksare lighted with electricity.

The second cabin is on th» main deck, with ac-commodation for 400 passengers. The dining sa-

j loon for ihis class is on the upper deck. There'la a ladles' room ar.d a library directly above thesalooa. and on the promenade deck a smoking*room.

Third-class accommodations are on the mainand 'tween decks. Married cocples. families, singlewotaea arid men willbe berthed in separate apart-tnenta, Dining eoeommociatiou for this class willbe provided with tables and seats, permanentlyfixed. On the upp*r deck a comfortable sitting-room for women and a »Jiiokmg rcom ior men areprovided.

The Caledonia is equipped with two sets ofpowerful triple expansion engines of the latesttype. A complete system of natural and mechani-cal ventilation 1s fitted throughout the entire ves-seL and electric fans are placed wherever re-quired. Th« Marconi wireless telegraph fcystemis part of the equipment.

The Caledonia passM through twelve hours ofJe#> during ht-r trip. Tl>is ice was met on March 30,during which the boat had to plough her waythrough Ice field* extending as far as the eye couldS*f. and the Caledonia nurrowly escaped collisionwith three or four unusually large bergs.

Captain Walter Baxter of the Calidonia raid: "Ileak an unusually southern course for the AnchorI,me f-teamers, and none was more surprised thanmyself when, at 6 o'clock on the morning of theSOth. the cry of "Ic*ahead!" *ent me flyingto thebridge. Almost directly ahead was one of thelargest icebergs Ihave been in twenty yearsof transatlantic experience. Luckilywe ran acrossit at the brsak of day."

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