FIRE 81GXAL SYSTEM TWICE DESTROYED.Can-.den, N. J. March 31.—The police and fire de-

partment signal system was destroyed to-day by

the crossing of the wires and an electric lightingwire. Two officers who were at work at the switch-boards in the City Hall were knocked down andstunned by the shock. Mayor Hatch has ordered arigid Investigation into the cause of the accident.us this la the second time In two weeks that thesystem has been destroyed. The loss will be about|i,&(»o.

CHAXCELLOR M'GILL BETTER.Chancellor McGill. who Is HIat his home in Bar-

«c"v-Rt., Jersey City, was better yesterday. He•*«*aBuaiber of decree*.

.4 HUNDRED SLOT MACHINES DESTROYED.Prosecutor of the Pleas Brwin, of Hudson county

<N. J.i, Ftipertntended yesterday the destructionof a hundred slot machine* ,<n the- HackensackMeadows. Fifty of the machines were seized In araid In Hoboken OJid ths others were confiscatedby tho Jorsev City police. The value of the nut-chines was i£.oou.

TO FIGHT FOR HACKENBACK FRAKCHIBK.rfurkttnssrk. K. J . Marco 3i (Special). -The tight

l)<t\\t-,-n the Consolidated Traction Company andthe Newark aril Hackenssck Traction Companyfor the right of way through Hasbrpuck Heightstook a new turn last night. The Newark andllackensack company obtained a franchise a fewweeks ago and began work this wtek. The Consol-idated company, which was a rival for the fran-chise under the name of the Saddle River TractionCompany, gave notice to the Mayor and Council ofHaabroUOk Heights Inst night that It would onTuesday apply to Supreme Court Justice Dtxon fora writ of certiorari to restrain the borough and theNewark and Hackensack company from carryingout their agreement. The ground for this actionIs alleged irregularity in the proceedings underwhich the franchise waa grranted. The companyIn possession of the streets has put on all the menpossible to ru«h the work before the writ can begranted.

Mr. and Mrs. George B. Raymond, who have beenoccupying Mrs. Choate's house in Miller .Road thiswinter, will return to The Gables, their MorrisPlains home, on May 1.

Mrs. Thomas Preston Washburne, Mrs. Bracken-ri.iuc und Charles Brackenrldge have given uptheir Maple-aye. house und gone to New-York,\\ !i.re they will remain until they go to their coun-try place at Toms River.

Captain Philip H. Cooper D. S. N.;Mrs. Cooperand th.ir daughters, who have been spending thewhiter on the Riviera, will return to Morrlstown inJune.

Mrs. Hermann Behr pave a musical on Mondayevening, to which a small number of friends wereInvited.

Mr. and Mrs. Morris Wilklns tire at the Colonialfor a few weeks.

James H. Cochin and Miss Coghlll are at theColonial, where they will remain until the comple-tion of their new house In Norniandle Park.

Mrs. I. W. Cochrane, with her daughters andson. Henry, will make a trip around the world,starting in the summer.

Mrs. Colles's reading at Mrs. William Watts's on'I'm slay, on "Women an Humorists," waa well at-tended and thoroughly enjoyed

Mr. and Mrs. W. Allston Flagg and Miss Daviswill r<-tnm to Morrlstown next week.Mr and Mrs. Joseph B. Dickson. of NormandieHeights, who have been for a week at AtlanticCity, will return to Morristown after Easter

The Friday Evening Club, which has been formedIn Morrlstown. and Is similar to the Outlook Ciub.of Montclair, has elected the Rev. Dr. NormanFrix, president; churlton T. Lewis, tirst vice-presi-dent: Stephen Pierson, M. D., second vice-presi-dent; Charlton A. Reed, secretary and treasurerThe Executive Committee is willard w. Cutler theRev. Dr. Hughes, Henry M. Smith and Paul' Re-vere The membership is limited to threefhundredMr. and .Mrs. Thomas Arthur Rl< kard have issuedcur.ls i..r tin- marriage Of th-jr sister, Grace Made-

leine, to Alfred Chester Beatty, which will takeplf.ee at noon on Wednesday, April 18. in Si John'sCathedral, Denver. Col. Mr. Beatty formerly livedin Morristown.

Mr. a'ld Mrs. Cyrus Alfred Alden. of No..r>9 WestFiftleth-st., h.ive sent invitations for the marriageof '.heir daughter, Florence, to Francis WyckoffBelknao, of New-York, on Monday afternoon

"Apili

16 al .". o'clock, in St. James's church. Madlson-avp. and Seventy-flrst-st.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Livingston Stevens and Mrs.-••;.li.-i! A. Whitney, Mrs. Stevens's mother willspend :he summer in Europe.II and Mrs. Cromwell, of Rernanlsvllle and

Nrw-lork. will spend part of the summer inParis Mr. ar.d Mrs. Seymour l>e Grand Cromweilwillhnve Mr. Cromwell's Bernardsvllle home forthe summer.

Mrs. Alexander, of Castle Point, has returnedr:om th<* Hot Springs of Virginia, where she hasbeen spending a month.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. McCurdy spent last Sat-urday nt their Morris Plains home.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles MacVeagh are In BufTalo,

where they went to attend the funeral of Mrs.MacVeagh's father, Sherman S. Rogprs.

Mrs. Alexander H. Tiers and Miss Hopkins arearranging a musical for Mr. Doughty, of New-York, which will take place on Monday, April16.

Mrs. J. Morgan Slade and the Misses Blade havereturned from New-York, and are in their Madt-son-ave. house.

H. E. Krehbiel gave a delightful lecture on"Shakespearian Songs and Dances" nt Miss Dana'sschool last Wednesday. He had a large and enthu-siastic audience. Mrs. Krehbiel eang several sr>r.gs

which occur in the plays, and Miss LiOtta Millsplayed some 01-l dance music.

Mrs. Maeon Young and Miss Young returned fromCuba last week.

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Nlcoll are at tha Col-bath House.

Mrs. Francis S. Hoyt and Miss Hoyt are at At-lantic City.

MORRISTOWX NEWS.The Rev. and Mrs. John C. Lord were among the

passengers on the Kaiser Wllhelm der Grosse,which came In last week.

The Palmer Hotue continues with a complement

of guests which is only limited by the capacity

of the hon-e. Among the prominent people there

are the Mon. Alfred R. Conkling. Miss Christian

Wells. Mrs. George S. Patterson. Miss E. I-.Pat-

terson. churles l.Howell, R. G. Sherman, Mr. and

Mrs. Albert Saundets. William R ('ashman and

Mr. and Mrs. F. (J. Dexton. of New-York.Pln^y Top Towers continues to run well filled,

and among the latest arrivals there are Mrs. Suun-

ders and Mrs. Drinkwater. of New-York; Mr. and

Mrs. Fisher. Miss Towart and Mr.Burr, of Brook-lyn; Mr. and Mrs. Barnes, of Carmel, N. V.; Miss

Florence E. Whlteslde. of Newark; the MissesStarkwenther, of Montclair. and Dr. Ernest Patrig,

of Philadelphia.At the Laurel House this week are William C.

Pearson, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Walton. FrederickBrooks. Harold Brooks, Lathrop Colgate. L N.Gallatln, Mrs. Thomas C. Davis, Mr. and Mrs.

Bowles Colgate. Miss Florence Colgate, F. Hack.

Mrs. W. H. Hall. Miss Queenie Hall, Miss Faye,

Miss Ada M. Faye. Chester Simmons, Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Thorp. Miss May Buckley, Mr. and Mrs N.

L. Francis. Thomas O'Rellley. George J. Cooke. R.G. Sherman. Mrs. Charles Sprague Smith MissLouise Velter. H. S. Jullen, C. H. Walte. Emo j

Lyon. Willis D Wood. Miss Lovell and Howard (...

Brokaw, of New-York.LaureJ-ln-the-Ptnes registrations— Miss Dwight.Mr and Mrs. H. Y.Peck, Mrs. Howard Page, MlsaLily I^-e Page. Mrs. R. B. Augus. Miss Au^us.Mrs. M. Augus, D. J. Angus. Mrs. George C. t,lark-.lames A. Chirk, Mrs. De Peyster, Miss F. G. D*Peyster Miss Jenny De Peyster, H. De F. Lock-

wood Mrs H. W. Bowen. H. I^. King. Thomas L.Watson. S. A. Coats. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hub-bard Mr and Mrs. \V. H. Sands. Herman Ellis, A.Walker Mrs. Robert P. Huntington. Miss Gilbert,Mr- Cornelius Perry. Miss Perry. J. F. Simpson,

G V N. Baldwin. F. S. Pinkuß. Miss S. M. Swen--on illss Bwenson. Mrs. George B. Post, MissPo«'t Mrs C E. Doty. Miss Carrie Doty Mrs.William Manice, Miss De Ruyter, Master Manice.W F. Dominick. F. H. Simmons. Mrs. J. H. \.Arnold. Mr. and Mrs. C. McQuold. Mlse HelenMcQuoid W. T. Georgen and Miss Bliss, all ofNew-York. . _,

Late Lakewood Hotel arrivals—Mr. and Mrs. Ed-ward Schell, Howard A.Taylor. Mr.nnd Mrs. F. H.Mollenhauer James R. Underbill. Miss Sarah Stew-ard Miss E. A. Ciishman, E. De N. Sands, Mrs.V, 111 ane Miss Florence May Lane, Richard H.Lane George B. Watts. Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. WilliamE Parsons jr., Preston Watson, Miss M. R. Prime.Robert Moulton. Frank Mahler, Mr. and Mrs. J. R.Joseph J. A. Robim-on. Miss Robinson. Mr. andMrs Robert C. Green, A. H. Page, Dr. and Mrs. A.

Boyd .1 Westervelt Clark. Dr. J. Sachs, M. S.Wormser Miss Phopbe Moller, Mlsa J. M. Moller.Jacob Rotl-.schild. Mrs. L. West, Miss MabelAmbler. Mrs. J. C. Morton. Mr. nnd Mrs. S. Sachs.Mr and Mrs. P. A. S. Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. A. B.Boardman. Mr. and Mrs. Bowles Colgate. Mr. andMrs H S. Barrett, Jacob Ssewart E. C. Schwab,Percy Strnus, Miss Straus. Mr. and Mrs. M. Hart,Mr. and Mrs. William A. Deering and Mr. and Mra.I.N. Seligman, all of New-York.

An enjoyable concert was given in the music roomof the Laurel-in-the-Pines on Thursday evening by

Miss Charlotte Walker, soprano, and Miss MartinaJohnstone, violinist.

Spencer Trask and family, of New-York, areoccupying the Stevens cottage In Private Way.

which was formerly the home of Mr".Harvey Fisknnd lamily.

THE HOTELS CROWDED— SOME OF THE

OUBBTB—SOCIAL INCIDENTS.

Lakewood, N. J., March 31.— Lakewood hotels thisweek are more closely crowded even than lastweek, und the number of visitors in town seems to

have about reached the capacity of the place. Judg-ing from reports made by hotel ar.d boarding housemanagers. With the continuance of good weatherEaster Sunday willclose a Lenten season larger andmor? successful than Lakewood has ever beforeknown.

Th»-re is increased activity in sports at the clubs.Several club members are playing here this weekwho have not been Heen in Lakwood for severalmonths. Including A. .1. McClure and Albert M.Reed, of Albany; A. W. Black, of .New-York, andW. H. Davis, of Buffalo.

Sporting Interests are further enlivened by theproposed tournament of the Lakewood Polo club.It will be the first given by the cluli. and attend-ance Is promised by teams representing the bestknown clubs in the country. Boating has comeinto favor, and the rustic bosthouse is open forbusiness.

LAKEWOOD'S DA YS OF SPORT.

and Mrs. A. A. Smith, J. X. O'Brien, A.B. Worces-ter, J. D. P'orkes, J. Preston Caneway, Mrs. F. A.Freeman, John P. Bartlett, E. Goldman. JamesWills, Mr. and Mrs. If.A. Miller,Miss A. G. Miller.W. A. Andrews, Edwin Fell. Mrs. J. J. McWilliams,Mrs. IT. Reed, M!*s H. K. Redding. Mr. and Mrs.Nathan Bran, Mrs. M. Corbett (J. J. Cnrtee, Mr.and Mrs. William Morse. Miss Mildred Morse, .Mr.and Mrs. «. B. Triplcr. John C. Mowbray, Mr. andMrs. H. E. Pratter. Mrs. J. M. Hare. Miss Hare.G. B. Rives. Georee W. Walker. "William R. Rover,Mrs. L. L. Bradshaw, Miss Jessie Bradshaw. Mrs.W. Glover and son. Thomas J. Keenan, John A.McKenna. Mr. an.l Mrs. M. Martin. Miss LuctaMartin. Mrs. J. B. Kennedy, Miss S. Kennedy.Miss M. Kennedy, John Van Dyer, <i. L. f^eonard.Warren Smith. Bernard Ledlow. Henry Hess, MissEsther Lederer. Garrett Smith. William I). Dickey.Miss Van Alert. Miss Coswell. C. E. Krouse, Mr.and Mrs. Wnrren Leland, Mrs. M. C. Pease andMiss P. I*Ra.llker.

Rudolf--Mlls Herzbener. Mr. and Mrs. Max L»vy,Charles I^evy. S. Herlbourn". Mrs. S. B. Mulsiiert.E. A. Beina, William H. Conn, William Hedge-man, Mrs. G. Bernhf-im, George B. Bt-rnheim. M.Black. Charles M. Hnllub. M. Sherman and son Mr.and Mrs. David Kurn, Ralph Korn, William Korn,Mrs. W. Williams. M. Hochster, J. P. Welsh,Nathan Kemper, Master Kemper, G. W. Hlckey.Fred E. Perhan, George W. Senfener, Miss Laur-lng. Herman Levy. Charles H. Mall, S. J. Keech.Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Straws, Mrs. 1,. Baron. Will-lam H. Cohn. A. R. Robinson, 11. Reinhardf. Mr.and Mrs. Charles Dyer, Miss Llvan, Miss Davis,Frank A. Plummer. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kerr.Mr. and Mrs. J. Roseman, G. Rosenheim, George< '. Coffin. Mr. and Mrs. George B. Mulqueen, Mrs.EL Y. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. L. Linthauser. RalphFrankman, Miss Florence May, Mrs. Charles L»ang,Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Kendall. A. Holzman and Mr.and Mrs. B. Withrow.

St. Charles— Miss M. E. Kelton. Mrs. lesser,George Schmitt. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Newbert.Mrs. M. F. Danby. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Lash Mr.and Mrs. C. I>. Wood. Thomas K. Price. H. M.Hearn. M.F. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. J, C.Mahoney.Mr. and Mrs. W. H. l^eonard. S. A. Smith. Mr. andMrs. A. A. Hamilton. W. N. Murphy. Mr. and Mrs.F. P. McKeon, P. J, Kennedy, Miss Kennedy andGeorge W. Toung and son.

S>:iside House- Mrs. M. Seeley, Mr. and Mrs.Daniel Beach, Mrs. William Mumford. Miss An-gelica Mumford. Miss Beach, Mr. and Mrs. NathanBijur.Harry Bijur Mr. and Mrs Charles B. Troler,Miss Wells. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fish. Mr. andMrs. Samuel Dalsimer, Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Smith.F. W. Lestrade, J. J. Me Williams. Mr. and Mrs.Joseph R. Guernsey, Miss Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs.William E. Clark Miss Lestrade. L. W Lestrade,Mr. and Mrs. William Platt. Mr. and Mrs. WilliamManning, Mr. and Mrs. George Schell, JamesQasely, Samuel P. Simpson and George R. Wlckles,

tladdon Hall—Mr. and Mrs. .1. Newton. Miss M.MacComb Mrs. T. F. Flazmaker. Mr. and Mrs.Willard H Platt. D. M. La Parke and son, Mr. andMrs M Manning. Mr. and Mrs. P. V. Fachlri..Mrs. ,1. M. Hare, Mis- Hare. G. B. Rives. Mr. andMrs. J C. Sherman Miss Abbie Sherman, Mr. and.Mrs. Harley Philips. Tony T. Hildreth. 11. C.Congers, Mr. and Mrs, li.K. Edwards. Miss Banks.Mr. and Mrs John Simpson, Miss Simpson, MissHelen Simpson. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Henckle.Miss Henckle, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Piatt. AlexHoff. E. C. M-Nalty. Mrs. C. F. Kin^. JamesKinK. Samuel McClay, Miss Grace Bridgeman,Miss Marjorle GxtchHl. George T. Gntrhell Mr.and Mrs. A. E. Dickson. Mrs. J. J. McWilliams.Mrs. Horace Reed, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hudson,Mrs. William T. .Smith. Miss Sarah Smith. MissAnnli Smith. P. c. Smith, I>.L Manson, jr.. JamesN. Porsyth, C. V. T0.1,1. Mr. and Mrs K. E. Tey-soii Miwinil Mrs Edwin Harrlng and F. P. Rape!-.

Isles wvrth: Mr. and Mrs. W. Sim. .us, B. Brouston,Miss Helen B. Brouston. Mrs. M. L. Kutcn. Ml:,s

Grace Jackson. K. J. Doyle. Mrs Jonas Weil. MissJ. Gumpel, Albert Blumenfeld, Mr. and Mrs. Benja-min K. Tellt-r. Miss Louise S. Teller, Miss L. B.Teller. Mr. and Mrs L. Marshall. Aaron Ilecke,Charles Varnln, William Cohn, Miss M. Roth. Miand Mrs. A. Simonson, X M. LJeter. Miss Lillian H.Ehrenreich, Mrs. P. K. Sichel, B. K. Rachert. Ed-ward Davis, the Misses Davis nnd Edward Heirs.

Dennis: Mr. and Mrs. F. \V. Simpson, Allen1io« us. Miss Bessie Brown, Alj;er S. Brown SW. Romeis. Mrs. FL Trothe. Mrs. J. D. Magulre,Mrs. F. Loudenheim, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Lanner,Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hurnman, Miss Alice Hiirnman,Mr. and Mrs. A I. Sewberger, Miss Lottie New-berger, Miss Klt-in,J. W, New netm Mr. and MrsD. H. Wlssler, William P. Smith. Mr. and Mrs.Austin Lathrop, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson Man-ville. Paul Graber nnd Mr. ami Mrs. S B. HoiI

Chalfonte: Mr. h;ml Mrs. George r,. i.an.iis Mi^E. C. Payn, Mrs. W. Johnson, M. N. Johnson. Mrs.Charles Pauldlng. H\igh W. Adams, (;f-or«.- S.Small. Master .1. F. Stlntsou and Mrs. A. K. Stint-son.

De Ville: Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Smythe. James Hig-

flns. Miss Flanagan, C, A. Fort. Miss Kane Mrs. Hlggins, Miss Hlggins, Mrs. c. a. Rose, JosephP. Fallon and Miss Amanda Rapport.

Berkeley: Mr. and Mrs. p. n Brown, WilliamTneby, Mr. and Mrs. 11. C. Whitney. Mr. an.lMrs. E. J. Krlggs. Mr. and Mrs Walter E. StaffordMr and Mrs. James McLaren and Mr. and Mrs!Charles Monahnn.

Garden City Mrs. Charles H Wllmerdtng Mrand Mrs. Clifton Wharton. William B. Dana ACrawford, Mrs. Jnmes W. Walsh. Miss Trotter!Mr. and Mrs. Cortlandi Bishop. Williitni LewisMiss Eleanor Lewis, Mrs. Marcellus i'..s.- Mrs.Hobart Hare Mrs Landreth, Dr and Mrs. karns-ner Herbert Wllmerding. Alfred Norrls MissTucker. Miss Booker. Mr. •,n«l Mrs. S F. Sharp-Ihss. Mr. and Mrs. W, L. McLean, Robert W I»s-ley, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Bailey, Mr and MrsJoseph Trotter. A. E. Ford. F. 11. Hohlen RobertToland, M. 1.. Pnrrfsh and Mr. and Mrs EdwardSmith.

Pierrepont Mrs H. K. Lamborn, Mrs m GliletMrs Clarence Palmer, W. M. Hicks Mrs lamesDlckerson, Miss O. W. Morgan. Miss Hasel Mor-gan, Mr. and Mrs W. Kelly nnd Samuel D Kelly

IroqUOls Mrs. (lenim- Martin, Miss Martin F HFarrell, Mr. and Mrs. ciiarles C. Williams GeorictM Brooks, s. B. Queen and Charles s Bproot

Ponce l>-- Leon Mrs M. Dreyfus, Louts DrevfimK. Elsier and R. Kemnner.

' 'Strand- E >'• Benedict, Mr. and Mrs c \' ien-a-

tlne. Mr and Mrs. J. W. Topi"1" and IIB HandIVnnhurst James FMtzpatrlek. J H Smith Mr*George Russell. Miss Florence a Wood i fSmith and E. M. Bullnger and family.

Roman Mr. and Mrs Edward T.'Mackev Mis-Mackey, Miss May Btalfort, William F. StevensonMrs |{. «i. Stevenson, E V Winner and John PM\ »-rs

Revere Miss Mary I, Dawlorn. Mr and Mr-A. X Hoyt, Mra V. v Phelpa and Mis- ,• ,Baker.

Chester Inn Mrs. Charles Peters, Mtsi P m,vJohn F. Lvon. Frank Nelson. Mr an.l Mrs D0n.1,1Hauson and G. M. GaUagher.

'livinston .1 P HollliiK-shend. Mr? M M,.nnn,gall, Mlis McDonegall anl Mr nnd Mrs. f' Bea l«lJUMlbuma- Miss L. M. Murray. Horace \\ eston

Brighton: Benjamin P. Davis, Miss Plnkerton, Dr.B. A. Kc-neflck, W. 8. Haskell. Leonard C. Amlras.Miss Martin, Joseph Hooker Hamersley, Mr. andMrs. Charles Duggin, I. A. Smith, Mrs. A. T.Demarest. Mrs. F. B. Wntttemore, Master Whitte-more, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Callahan, Mrs. Will-lam Touche, Mrs. J. 1). 8. Msguire, William B.liana, Mr. and Mrs. A. I). Holmes. Mr. and Mrs.A. Frank Richardson, Mrs. B. R. Kllner, Mr andMrs. P. de P. Rlcketts, Miss If. L. Rkketts, Mr.nnd Mrs. A. C. Dickinson, Jr , Thomas Cochran, F.L. Hine, Lyman X. Hlne, Mr. nnd Mrs Henry C.Swords, F. J. Hearn, Jr.. Mlas Tobin, J. K. Tobin,D. S. MacElroy. Benjamin Wright, Edmund Weeks,Mr. and Mrs. William Morse. Miss Mildred Morse,Mr. and Mrs. Herbert B. Tomer, Miss Turner, MissPost. Mrs. J. B. Baas, W. H. Rowe. Jr., ThomasCowan, V. Garrett, Miss Barak Seaman. Mr. andMrs. E. P. Hatch, James L>. Lynch. Ephiaim M.Youmans, Guy Wellman. David Ferguson, Mrs.Walttr Brooks. Miss Edith A. Brooks. Arthur W.Palmer. I>r. N. T. Biers. Jr. Mrs. E. S. Coward,Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Smith, John P. Douglas, JohnS. Parker. Mrt>. Samuel Lawrence, Miss p. c.Swords, Miss C. E. ("othenl. Mr. and Mrs II S.Black and child. Miss Hlgdoii, .Miss Strongs, Mr.an.l Mrs. C. A. Hamilton and child, Mrs. EdwardMarsh Brown and Miss Brown.

Windsor— R. M. LooinlK. Mrs. c. Dlttman, MissIvoulse lMttnian. J. Enthoven J. Robs Sanders,Miss M. B, Heath. Mrs. Arnold H. E. Sohramm,Ldward J. Vunderhorn, Mrs. E. C. Hayes, JosephA Alber, Dr. Mnrtln Desehere. Mrs. Deschere andchild, w. H. Baebe, W. C. Barclay. John Slater,llr.and Mrs. Francis N. M.,rk^. Mr. and Mrs .1.Bhertdsn, C, H Hart, Mr. nnd Mrs H. o. Armour,Mrs. J. M Hewurd, R. Collier, John R Butler, W. JMulllns, L'r. George A. Elliott. Mrs. John Craig,Miss <'ralK. Mrs B. at Reed. R. If. Montgomery,Perclval .1. White. Mrs. A. M. Blddle. Miss HarrietHid.He, Edwin C. Well. Mr. und Mrs H. C I" Kosh,Mr. and Mrs. 11. B. 1 latt, .Sydney Deane, A !(.riloane. Morton W. Smith. A. \V. Gilbert, Mrs.A. K. Brewer, -Miss Davtdge, w i>. Sargent, Mrs.Henry S. Snow, Miss Snow, and Mr and MrsGeorge B. Kltchte.

Traymore: H. L. Knapps, Mr and Mrs, W. P.Osl)c»rne, Edwnrd Boltwood, H. A Ferris, I>. ItCulver, Mr and Mrs. M. ('. Walters. Ml.-.s Mary 1'Harlun, Burtley Hand, Mlso L. Heenan, Mr. andMrs. Samuel D.ilslmer, John Dugan, John AThayer. Augusta illrrhiey, Mr<« E. B.ilrd. .1. ClarkeCoby. Miss llattlt* B. Frlck iruu ia Murka. Mr.

ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.Recent arrivals at the leading hotels Include

the following persons:

PREPARATION'S FOR THE GREAT 0,01,7

TOKHNKY THIS WEEK— PEOPLE

AT THE HOTELS.

Atlantic City, K. J.March 31 (Special).— Ever In-creasing crowds of visitors and promonaders onthe board walk, clear skies and a balmy at-mosphere have combined to give Atlantic Cityan almost summer time appearance this week, foronly during the height of the summer season arethe hotels more crowded, social functions morenumerous or the outdoor throng larger than atpresent. This week bus been designated in somequarters as typical of the spring season at theCity by the Sea, but thl« Is scarcely true; the weekhas been binder, more enjoyable and more brilliant

In every respect than any preceding fourth weekin Lent in the whole history of the resort. It may

be typical of the spring season to come, but not ofthose that ure pnst.

Next week's golf tournament at the Country ClubIs the present leudlng topic of conversation In thehotel exchanges and elsewhere. It willbe the blg-fcest contest ever held by tWe Country Club of At-lantic City, nnd has attracted the attention notonly of the local enthusiasts, but of golfers nil overthe country. Well known amateurs are already be-ginning to arrive here, and there will undoubtedlybe over one hundred players to start In the tourney.Muny entrlen have been received up to date, andmany more are promised. Entries for the minorcontests will be received until one hour before thestart in each case, but the entries for the mainevent will close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4.

The prizes offered are handsome. In the maincontest the players will be fllvlded into sixteens,according to the scores made in the qualificationrounds, and a prize cup will be awarded to thefinal winner In each sixteen. The player makingthe best qualification score will receive a qualifica-tion prize and an appropriate souvenir will heuwarded to the runner-up in each sixtPen. In ad-dition to this, the winner of the first sixteen willreceive a special trophy, to be known as the "At-lantic City Cup." This will be held by the winneruntil the next stated tournament of the club,which will be held next fall, when It will again b*contested for. This cup will become tho absoluteproperty of whoever first wins it three times, notnecessarily In succession. There will also be appro-priate prizes for the winners of the foursome con-test, the approaching and p-ittlng contest find thshandicap contest, with an extra prize for tho playermaking the best gross score in the handicap.

PROGRAMME OF THE WEEK.The week of sport willbegin on Monday. April 2.

and continue until Saturday. On the first day thoprivileges of the Northfleld links will be extendedto all who intend to participate In the tournament,and it is likely that at least one Impromptu con-test will be arranged. The contest which will beof probably the most Interest to the outside worldIn general will occur on Tuesday, when HarryVardon, the British open champion, will appear Ina thirty-six hole match against the best '>all ofHerbert M. Harrlman and I'indlay S. Douglas, thepresent and former amateur champions of theT'nited States. Thlß, it Is expected, willbe the great-est of Vardon's aeries of games In this country, as hewill be pitted Rgainst what !s considered to be thebest representative American team procurable,while at the same time he will Da playing on acourse that is said more nearly to resemble thefamous English and Scotch links than any other Inthis country. This game will start at 11 o'clock Intho forenoon.

The actual work of the tournament will beginon Wednesday, which will bo devoted to specialcontests. In the morning there will be a men'sfoursome, playing eighteen holes, medal play, anilbeginning at 10 o clock, and in the afternoon at 3o'clock there will be an approaching and puttingcontest. The qualification rounds for the maincontest Will take place on Thursday, the roundsbeing thirty-six holes, medal play. The time ofstarting and the pairs will be announced onWednesday evening.

On Friday t:c first two rounds of match play Inthe main contest will take place, the first round inthe morning, and the second In the afternoon, andon Saturday the main contest will be completed,the semi-finals bPing played in the morning and thefinals in the afternoon. There willalso be a handi-cap medal play contest, at eighteen holes, on Sat-urday, for those who are not in the final rounds ofthe main contest.

The Country Club, through the Tournament Com-mittee, Is using every effort to provide for the com-fort and enjoyment of its guests during the tourna-ment. The committee in charge is composed ofMessrs. Milton C. Work. J. Halnes LippincottFrancis H. Bohlen. W. M. MeCawley. H. M For-rest, A. Sidney Carpenter. Ellis Ames Ballard andWalter E. Edge. The latter is the secretary of thecommittee, and ia receiving the entries and'attend-lng to all correspondence.

NEW HOTELS OPENED.Another new hotel opened to-day. The Oriental,

at Oriental and Vermont ayes.. directly on theocean front, is one of the most complete houses inthe city. It Is constructed of brick. Is fireproof,heated by steam throughout and supplied withevery convenience. The proprietor, George C. Mes-slnger. is an experienced hotel man.

Mrs. M. Roche, the owner of the Westminster, onKentucky-aye., near the beach, has resumed theactive management of that popular hostlery andwill conduct It in person during the present year.The Westminster is an old established house witha large patronage, and Is assured of a prosperousseason. It Is heated by steam provided with sunparlors and other comforts and ia one of the mostpopular hotels on Kentucky-aye.

The Hotel Raleigh, it the ocean ond of St. CharlesPlace, opened to-day, to remain open throughoutthe entire year. The Raleigh Is an entirely newhoupe. with a capa ity of 3(K> guests. It is locatedin the best and most fashionable portion of thecity, and is one of the handsomest houses in townThe Interior of the hotel is as beautiful as its ex-terior, and Is fitted with everything the most ex-acting guest could ask. The house Is provided withprivate and public baths, steam heat, electric lights,elevator and every other convenience. 'I'lie RaleighIs conducted by John B. Scott, of th« HowardHouse. Washington.

Of the numerous conventions that are to be heldhere this summer, several «re likely to be quitenotable. Something- like rifty thousand invitationshave been sent to Eastern physicians alone to at-tend the annual convention of the American Med-ical Association, to be held from June i> to 8, midthere is no doubt that several thousand of themwill be accepted. Then the twonty-rtrst annualmeeting of the Hotel Men's Mutual Benefit Asso-ciation, which Is to be held In Philadelphia duringthe week of May 21, will be attended by hundredsof prominent hotel men from all parts of the coun-try, who are to be brought here for a two days'outing during the convention. In addition to allthis there ure several other bodies which will meethere during the Fummtr, the most important andlargest being the reunion nnd meeting of the GrandLodge of the Benevolent and Protective Opii-r ofElks, in July. The member* of this latter organ-isation, who will be here will be numbered bythousands, and the mont extensive preparationsare being mode for their entertainment. Alto-gether the summer of 1900 will go on record as amost notable one in the matter of conventions inAtlantic City.

BALMY ATLANTIC CITY.

"Way Down East" does* not seem to bo losing Inpopularity at the Academy of Music. The man-\u25a0fen 9ay that they expect to keep Iton tha is-of that house till inn weather.

Weber & Fields begin the. last month of theseason at their music hall to-morrow. On May 5

At Keith's this week the programme will IncludeMaurice Farkoa. Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar,In Mr Hurt's sketch. "A Close Call"; Cora Tannerand her company. In "My Husband's Model";George Fuller Golden. Crapewln anil Chance.Clarice Vance. Dixon. Bowers and Dlxon. 1..- Der-valto, Vandy. Juggler; Mile Emmy mid her traineddogs, the Ronay sisters. French musical Eroteaque*-the blograph. Terry and Lambert. Mnlcotm andpelmore and the Cannentelle sisters. The UnitedStates Carlisle Indian Hand, which made Its New-York debut at Carnegie Mustc Hall on Wednes-day evening, has been engaged to appear at Keith'aduring the week of April 9.

This week the Irving Place Theatre offers oncemore a programme of Interest and variety. OnTuesday Franz Kierschner will celebrate his Jubi-lee. Mr. Conrl.d will not only give him abenefit performance, but will Join In the perform-ance. Gusta'v Freytag's four act comedy. "DieJotirnnllsten." will be presented, with Mr Kiersch-ner In the part of Colonel Berg, and Mr. Conrta] asSchmock. the newspaper reporter. On MondayBchdnthan's "Cornelius Voss; or Prince andArtist.

"with Carl Wagner as Prince Curt, will begiven for the last time, while on Wednesday forthe first time at popular prices. Cerhart liauu1.-

mann's "Die Versunkene Glot-ke" will be offeredOn Thursday, as well as at th*other performancesfor the rest of the week, a new comedy tn thre.acts, by Max Dreyer, entitled "InBehandluns

"will

be given. , t

-:;- >-.? ?

"Sherlock Holmes." at the Garrick Theatre, hasbeen before the New-York public longer "than anyof the current successes on the local stage. Will-iam Gillette will to-morrow night begin the twenty-fourth week of his engagement. The 200th perform-ance of the play Is not far off.

At the Murray Hill Theatre this week the Don-nellyStock Company will revive "ANight Off

"one

of the Augustln Daly comedies.

"Ben-Hur" has had eighteen weeks and 148 per-formances at the Broadway Theatre, and It Is stilldrawing large audiences. It goes on with everyprospect of a long run still before It.

"Xnnon" will be presented by the Castle SquareOpera Company at the American Theatre this weekwith the following cast: Marsellac. Frank Moulan;Hector. Reginald Roberts; D'Aubigne. Mlro Dela-mette; Bernardine. Harold De Bray; Louis XIV.Louis Casavant; L'Abbe. William Pruette; Notary.A. W. Collins: Nancn. Miss B. Eloise Morgan:Ninon. Miss Drew Donaldson (her tirst appear-ance with th« company); Mme. De Maintenon.Maude Lambert: _,Ime. lie Frontenac. Belle D'\rcyGaston, Gertrude Quintan. "Pinafore" and "Trialby Jury" will be presented for the week of April9.

Good audiences still come to the Lyceum Theatreto see my "Daußhtcr-ln-Law." which Is playedthere, by the London company headed by SeymourHicks. Miss Ellaline Terriss and Miss FannyUriuigh. The play will doubtless be continued aslong as the house Is open.

In its second week at the Casino "The CasinoGirl" drew crowds sufficient to Insure a successfulencasement. Miss Vli^tnla Earle and Miss MabelOilman are seen to good advantage.

Herbert Kelc'ey and Miss Kffle Shannon, who arepopular with West Side audiences, begin their an-nual engagement at the Grand Opera House to-morrow, when they will ngaln be seen In "TheMoth and the Flame." "A Trip to Chinatown."with Coio and Johnson, two colored actors In theeast, will be seen at the Grand Opera HwSSS onAprl! 9.

"The Great Ruby." with its cast headed by MissRose Coghlan and Miss Minn!e Sellgman, has madeone of the best hits ever known at the FourteenthStreet Theatre, and is evidently there for an ex-tended run. The house is packed at every perform-ance, and many late comers are turned away fromthe box office, unable to secure seats o>r standingroom.

Mr. nr.d Mrs. Krndal will return to the HarlemOpera House to-morrow nltfht and will play therefor on« week. This is the last time they will ap-pear here this year, as they sail for England onMay 9. "The Elder Miss Blossom" will be givenwith all the scenery and the same company as ;;tthe Knickerbocker earlier in the season.

A. F. Haughton, Dr. E. O. Haughton, D. E. Kill-ridge and William Bates.

Albemarle— J. B. Austin. Mrs. E. E. Austin. Les-lie X. Austin, Hayes M. Austin. C. E. \ustin. MissBooth. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Reed and Dr. and Mrs.C. \V. Klein.

Senate— Miss Mary Dickinson and Mrs. T. S. Grey.Siarhoroußh

—Mrs. M. McDnugall, Miss McDou-

gall and Miss Wallace.Wiltshire— William Thompson, TV. E. Graham sad

Miss Lidie Campc.Runnvmede— George Manner}1 and James W.

Brady.Park Cottage— Miss G. Nichols. Mrs. Nichols and

W. W. Staples.Morton— E. A. Nichols and Alphonso Welner.Anchorage— Harry Wlllets, Mrs. J. D. Ridgway

and David S. Banks.Bl<»ak House— W. H. |fspill.Mr. and Mrs. H.R.

Hackett and Alexander Stewart.Kenilworth Inn—Mrs. P. C. Murray.

K0TES OF THE STAGE.

To-night the -York offers another* *"

wSbill, with Samuel J. Ryan and Thomas,Jl13aSmith and Fuller. Nellie Parker. Fred

"'J

Lottie Kingston. Jane WhltN-ck. W. E. B*t

TftW,-

Schuyler testers and other*. "Broadway to

Is approaching Its one hundredth P"\°*7Tap-"Chln* Un« Poo. tRe Chinese *.txard. UJ? „-ear lit the specta< /or two weeks, beginn-*April 9.

Burton Holmes closes his series of Lentea ,ures at the Carnegie Lyceum this wssll^"Mokl Land." "Mokl Land" is situated In >

Mr.east Arizona, the Inhabitants living to P"^.perched on the summits of lofty B»«saS.spring from the sandy level of th* Art*?V h3S.to heights varying from four hundred to "^V^dred feet. The civilization of this r»°VjL i*and Its fete* and re!i«lous festivals

•SP£I,*£ jl-

snake dances. are picturesque, t-^f,'.f^wsVo**Holmes showed one or two motion pl«

i

"r »rJsnake dances, but the lecture on ,, M_*-h^sßi2M_*-h^sBi2absolutely new. and Is Illustrated «lLaad" «2views and new motion pictures. !o,{! o,{.li:is.. •*'be jrlvenon Thursday at 11 a. m. and S.» v-

—on Friday at 3 ami IM p. m.

"Why Smith 1.-f; Horn.-.' George H.

M M

hurst's farce, with the «"»eca9t * ?f J!r » tVti'

the Matilson Sauar* Theatre on April»;\u25a0« SO*:* i

weeks' encasement, before S©"»S l 0Museum for an indefinite run. j

A reception and ball will bs given *r̂KCj2*^A \u0084c..<- M a .! Lall «' \u25a0 &• *lvenr \u0084«*»•

Blal'3 employe, at LyricHal! on SaturuoX J

The withdrawal of "Th.- Regatta Girl" -•\u25a0\u25a0>ms»ter A Blal's makes possible the Introduction «Williams and Walker an.. their .--iT.te.l «••*izatlon at Koster A Blals. as an Introductory B«

ure to the spectacle "Progress^" William* *-

Walker come in thetr new farce. "Thaf''\l

Flayers." with a Mg supporting company c. •;•£era and dancers The ballet at the b-*b -* ti««

a#has prove.l to be attractive Signer, («ssssrsome new solo and ensemble features for mo-tion thU wee!;.

Francesea Redain? an.l her company wi!! \u25a0\u25a0*their first uptown appearance at Proctor's P*-***

to-morrow In Will M. Cressy's comedietta"a5

Friend from Texas." Caron and Herbert will »\u2666

sent a half hour of acrobatic nonser.se. and ctl*features are W. H. Clemart. an Er.jllsh ventri>q i-t Union ami Mclntyre. Josephine H,*33Jttrombone soloist; Sullivan a:: ! Pasquelena. LOf"--

am! Maeßrhte an.l the kaU*tehnoJCOpe. °«^conceit continues trom

•till iO::a> p. m.. an <v*

Include Mclntyre ami Heath.- Midgley and ,,ins»

Smith and Cook. Fields :u-..» Ward and OtsaSß

This week at Proctor's Twenty-third Street TS«-tre J. K. Emmett will be seen in "Fritz ti »Mad House." Mr Emmet! willbe supported by

*J

players. Other features are John T. Thorns is*

Grace Carleton, In 'The Intruder": Kittle 3CtCSAMcCale and Daniels, the Flood brothers, acTO>SjKCharles Xit1.-:, Lynch and Jewell and the \u25a0*" jtechnoscope. To-day's continuous concert tn~1:30 till I"',' p. n-.. presents Franceses \u25a0I**3Jand her company. Caron and Herbert. W. H. «..«jmart. Jane Wl:.::. Williamson and Store i

others.

A wax representation of Marshall P. Wilier "»»been placed on exhibition at the Eden Musee. \u25a0*entire new series of moving pictures willb« SS»S«afternoon a:;.! evening during the week. They

cimle the latest pictures from South '*--'* asi \u25a0

mysterious and comic, views from Parts. aftwig ;and evening concerts willbe given as usual *BoSJthe week.

Japanese souvenirs at the Bijou to-morrow Slsttwillmark the one hundredth performance inAmer-ica of the Japanese players. This week willb« ti«last in this country of Mm*. Sada Yaceo sslOtojlro Kawakiml. "Ztngora" and "Sogs," *»new double bill, will be continued until WedSSSSVnight. For the last four performances, begiaaflfon Thursday night, a new bill willb» offered, csa-slstlr.g of "Takinora." "The Geisha and th*Knight" and "Zlnscra." Tim Murphy, in Ti»Carpetbagger," will be the Bijou's attractiaa

•April '.'.

At Tony Pastor's Theatre this week the bCI«\u25a0Include Miss Hilda Thomas, with her cctspanr. to"Miss Ambition": Miss Lotta Gladstone. Sadisms'Cook, the Cardownle Troupe. Louise. Phcebe. JmsUand John. International dancers; Mr. and Mn."Jlmmie" Barry, in "Mrs. Wilkinss Boy": WmCarrie Scott, assisted by Baby Mont: ArthurHk*gr.the Gale sisters. Sranlon and Miley. FltzgiSbC!!.

McCoy and Fltzgibbon. in A MlscMswMBrother": the Sisters Maude, Fredo and Ferrw!.as the musical tramp and the elastic soubrette: Ur.an.l Mrs. "Jo** Keaton. the American Yitagtßjaand Tony Pastor.

At Hammerstein's Victoria to-morrow ems*the Rays. "Johnny" and Emma, who hare bMBplaying in their farce "A Hot Old Tim*" for m*

eral seasons, willgive that piece a special prodsr-

tlon. and will then be seen for •-. first time t:Broadway. The plot is one of mistaken Identi:j.and tells the story of Larry Mooaey. an express-man, who is mistaken for O' Donovan Dunn, amember of Parliament, who la mailing his flu:visit to America. ttftM

the entire stock company will leave this city on aspecial train for a tour of the principal cities «stof Chicago. The tour will last for five week*After a brief vacation the company willbe calledfor rehearsals of the op*nlnr attraction of so;season. The present attractions. "WhirM-Glg"and "SapoHo." will be given on the road. vn"Barbara Fidsrety" as an additional feature at fre-quent intervals.

NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUTE. SUJSDAY. AFKU, 1, 1900.

TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.

REV. ELWOOD SCOTT OF CARTHAGE, IND.,WRITES:uMynerves have been so distracted and broken down by overwork MiatIhave

had but littlerest, pleasure or comfort. Ihave been obliged to entirely suspend myministerial labors for nearly a year. Some said try Paine's Celery Compound. Ididso, and lam glad to say Iam now almost well and have resumed my ministerialduties. Ican eat almost any kind of food and digest itwithout any trouble, and Idonot have that harassing pain inmy head."

News from Juneau this week gives particularsof the discovery of another large body of richere In the Sumdum Chief mln*. which is largelyowned by San Francisco mining men. Thestrike wa* made at the end of the ::,<h>o fooltunnel, I.<*•<> feet below the surface. The orebody is estimated to be worth $900,000.

A marked Increase in the number of Japaneseimmigrants is noted here and at Puget Soundports since the Mikado's Government prohibitedany more emigration to Hawaii. Most of theseJapanese evidently violate the Contract Laborlaw. but this cannot be proved, as they all bringmoney. They are attracted to California by thescarcity of laborers, especially in the fruit grow-ing districts, due to the large decrease In theChinese population of the State.

The California Cured Fruit Association hassecured 85 per cent of the prune crop In theState, and another month has been given toincrease this to 7." per cent, which is a safe\u25a0working basis. The failure to secure a largerpercentage is due to the disinclination of largepackers to permit their books to be Inspected bythe officers of the association. If this prunecombine should fail the old ruinous cutting ofprices will follow, with loss to growers andpackers.

The work of demolishing the old Brannanbuilding, at the northeast corner ..f Californiaand Montgomery Ms., willbegin next week. Itis a four story brick building, with granite fac-ing, and wag built by Samuel Brannan in 18.">o\vhf-n the water of the ;,ay cume up to this lot.Itla to be supplanted by a large modern tfficebuilding, erected by AJvlnza Hayward.

A decision of the State Supreme Ctfurt thieweek reopens the Fair will case and permits an-other hearing >T the so-called trust will. TheCourt reversed Superior Judge Stack's decisionthat the tiust clause in Fair's will was invalid,and thus opens the case for another trial. Therehearing is set for th- July calendar. The Fairhei:>;. c\.- uton ;<ivl Mrs. Craven's adherents allexpress satisfaction over the decision. What-ever may be the ultimate verdict, the lar^e ar-ray of high priced lawyers in the case Is notcomplaining over the prospect of Indefinite liti-gation.

Paderewski has given several concerts this•week, and, though he has had large audiences,he has not aroused the same enthusiasm that hedid on his first visit, when the element of curios-ity entered Into the attraction that drew crowdsto see him. The theatre* have had nothing note-worthy this we^k. Willie Collier appeared atthe Columbia in "Mr.Smooth," and at the Tivolla new comic opera. ".Manila Bound." was pro-duced. It is an adaptation of "l>e Voyage enChine."

A new shipbuilding plant, adjoining the UnionIron Works, will soon be opened by the RisdonIron Works, which has acauired the- old plantof the Pacific Rolling Mills. This comprisesseventeen hundred fef t of waterfront and thirty-two acres of ground covered with buildings thatcan be utilized with few changes. Several newbuildings and a drydock will be constructed.The officers of the Risdon Iron Worka declarethey willoperate the plant Independently of theShipbuilders 1 Trust. They expect to employthree thousand men.

The Supervisors this week defeated the billtoprohibit poolselling and bookmaking within thecity limits. It was a measure directed against

numerous poolrooms frequented by youngclerks, which serve to stimulate the gambling

habit.

The notorious variety theatre known as theMidway Plaisance. which has been a nuisancein the most crowded block of Market-st. foryears, will probably soon close*its doors, as alicense has been refused to it to sell liquor. Theplace is a foul dive, where liquor is sold bywomen in "boxes" that encircle the theatre, andmany efforts have been made to suppress it,butwithout avail. T'ndr-r the new charter a licensecan be legally refused, and this was done a few-days ago.

AX INCREASING EXPORT BUSINESS—

PLAGUE SAKE ENDED-REHEAR-

ING IX FAIR WIT.I. CASE.

iby TELEGHArn TO the TIUBVNK.]

San Francisco. March 31.— A1l signs Indicate alargo Increase of business at San Francisco this

summer. The army business with the Philip-

pines la constantly growing, and large pur-

chases of material in this city stimulateir.any lines of trade. Siberia has become aheavy buyer of all kinds of railroad and mining

machinery, and in general goo Is Vladivostokhas become an Important customer. This tradewill be materially Increased when the newsteamer line between Siberia and San FranciscoIs opened. The trade with China and Japan is

not what It would be if San Francisco mer-chants showed more enterprise, but it is grow-ing rapidly, and the variety of articles demand-ed by the Orientals is best proof that in thenear future they will have as many wants asEuropean nations, and that they will look toCalifornia to supply them. Collis P. Hunting-ton, who arrived this week on his annual visit,Fpoke of the enormous trade of the Orient, whichrightfullybelongs to Pan Francisco, but he alsodwelt upon the lack of enterprise revealed by

local merchants, who show no eagerness tocapture this rich commerce. The Cape Nomeand other Alaskan trade also bids fair to be thelargest on record for the Far North, as the rec-ords show that no less than fourteen thousandpassengers will sail on the first vessel for Nome

from this city and Puget Sound ports.

Mayor Phelan put an official end to the bu-bonic plague scare this week by sending tele-grams to Mayors of twoscore Eastern cities deny-ing that the disease existed hero, or that there•was any necessity for quarantine or for fear ofInfection. This denial cannot save San Fran-cisco from serious loss, as business men every

day receive cable messages and telegrams show-Ing that in tropical ports, where the plague isfeared, the idea is prevalent that San FranciscoIs badly infected. There have been more sus-picious deaths in Chinatown, and the quarter

has had a thorough overhauling and cleansing.

The impression is growing in Honolulu that ex-perts were hasty In pronouncing the bubonicplague to be there, as many of the cases showedthe complication of a mild form of the plagueand pneumonia. Ithas cost the Hawaiian gov-

ernment a large sum to stamp out the disease,

and suits may yet be brought by persons whohave suffered hardship and unnecessary loss atthe hands of the health Inspectors.

The absurd Newspaper Signature law waslegally disposed of this week by Judge Hunt,

\u25a0who declared that any action under it must bebegun by the Attorney-General in the name ofthe people, and not by a private person. The

law provided that every article that expressedany opinion of a livingperson or that malignedthe dead must be signed by the writer, and thatany person Injured by such article had recourseto the courts In a libel suit. Governor Gage act-ually signed this ridiculous bill,because he hashad a feud with the newspapers ever since hiselection, and believed they should be permittedto print onlynews of publicaffairs that is given

out to them by officials.

DOLLAR GAS IX AXD ABOUT XEWARK.The reduction in. the price of gas in Newark and

surrounding towns goes Into effect to-day. Thenew rate willbe $1 a thousand feet, as against $1 10during the year just ending, and $1 20 In previousyearc. The municipalities that will benefit fromthe $1 rate are Newark, the Oranges Kearny. EastNewark. Harrison. Bloomfleld, Glen Ridge, Mont-cJalr, Irvlngton and Vallsburg.

12

IN THE SPRING

Strengthens the Tired

Strengthens the Nerves

Strengthens the Stomach

Strengthens the Liver

Strengthens the Kidneys

Makes Rich BloodNourishes the WastedMuscle TissuesRestores, Invigorates theHuman System

PAINE'S CELERYCOMPOUND