hrn to haves wife mew jk ffhrno^r- fa* long-coated of...

Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co.. Broadway. Fourth Aye.. Ninth and Tenth Streets.

Jk ffhrno^r- <f/mr

The Long- Coated Suits of SpringStylish, Youthful-Looking, Skeleton-Lined

THE picture can do scant justice to the fresh. Summery beauty of these smart new suit*. The fabric*have th* style and grace

that are so desirable: but they ire light-weight, airy .mid cool. Then the suit* are finished in the English style—no him*except the slerves and nt the shoulders; to give the comet set to

''"'coat*. All the mmm are neatly hound with «ilk. «nd \

finished in the most artistic manner.

They are the very latest, handsomest suits of Spring; ami vet the prices arc remarkably low. See descriptions below the figures )

that illustrate them.

fit,f!%^^rfa*.More Closes at5:39 o'clock

NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY. APRIL 24. 1905.

BGILDKKS HRN TO HAVESMewTelephoneDirectory

for the summermonths goes topress

Frit/ay, May12Get your nemo Inthis edition bysubscribing fortelephone serviceat the

MewReduced!Rates

Shorter School Day, It Is Said,

Would Increase Child Labor.Th.it ishorter school das would tend to increase

the number of children employed under ;iKf' is the

opinion of the Child Labor Committee". SecretaryJ. K. Si>auldi;ip has written President Henry N.Tiff; of the Board of Education, sad says In part:

Tlie Child Labor Committee feels that tlie short-ened school day would render more than ever dif-ficult its task of putting an end to child labor, sincenow unities for employment would present

themselves as a bettor alternative for idlei In

MENACE TO CHILDREN.

Former Battalion Chief's Daughter

Buried hast Week.Mrs. Henry W. M A.iai.i. wife of former

battalion chief of the Tiro Department, diedSaturday nijfht.Her husband Is at the point of

denth. and no word of his wife's death has been

allowed Jo reach him. Mr*. McAdarn died in theI'rcsbyteri.m Hospital, having been removed

thither from t)i<- French Hospital. No.*:** West

S4th-st.. where she hud undergone an operation.

Last Tuesday Ullla; A. McAdani, Mr. Mc-

Adam's daupht« rby his fir."! wife, died of tuber-< ul".*ix. the funeral taking place on Fridaywithout til knowledge of the girl's father orstepmother. 'fh< remaining member of hisfamily. :« daiißhU-r. Mrs. Anna '• Thompson.lives :it U7th-st. and Sd-ave. Two sons. Harryand John, died in IKwJ and I.***-,respectively, oftuberculoslß.

Mr. McAdani has served for twenty years ashead of the bureau of Instruction, vie is fifty-thivo years old at:<l was retired about two rears

WIFE DIES; HVSBASD ILL.

Feared That Hooks. Paintings andPapers Were Destroyed.

fine at r;/:x. skkless

The library and study of General Daniel K.Sickles, at No. 1 East Bth-st., caught fire lastnigrht. Although the police estimated the dam-acre at only $1,000, it is likely that the loss willbe much greater, as it Is believed that his linelibrary has been practically destroyed. GeneralSickles lives at No. -'.', sth-ave., but has hislibrary and study tn the adjoining bouse.

One of the servants gave the alarm, and withthe arrival of. the firemen the flames were con-fined to th« room, but it i.« feared that thebooks, paintings and valuable papers of va-rious kinds iKMongring to General Sickles wereruined.

CAPTAIS O'SHEA DEAD.

!At $3i

Blouse style, in a stylish

j light check: sctf-atrappci.

revers and cuffs of cloth,

handsomely braid-trim-i mcd; very attractive pmlt-j ed skirt.

I

l< s Btewari Parnell, the r < \u25a0

'r'-s'-

National l^tui League, and for manj years thelrad^r nf t^ie Irish Parliamentary party, was ii;<m»-<i

ipondent In the divorce sun of his friend.Captain O'Bhea, early In 1»» Thi Rcandal ledMi Qladstone lo declare Parnell unfit f"r the i«^i«i-

erahlp of the itisli party, and undoubtedly was aneffective factoi In the reverses which befel the lri>.liHome Rule party in December. is<o. In the fol-lowing June Parnell married Mr*. O*Bhea. Hi diedin October, 11*1.

Was first Husband of Mrs. I'arnell.

Wife of Home Rule Leader.Laondon, April34. -Captain O'Bhea, whose divorced

wife became Mis. Charles Stewart Parnell, ili^-i«t Brighton mi Baturday night.

NO DENVER SPRINKLING.

Cii'jfDerides to Clean Streets with(7)mpressed Air.

|HY TELEGRAPH TO THE TBIBI iDenver, April 2&rfThe city authorities have

i decided to cease sprinkling the paved streets of1

the city and willput Into service the new com-j pressed air automatic washlnr machine*. These; will be supplemented by the work of the hand

I broom sweepers In day time and the regularsweeping machines at night.

If wood i* i;srd spariaply In fireproof building?,M proper methods of construction now dictate.»har<? Is absolutely no use of attempting to renderItfireproof, ft i»a wejl known fact that th«» furni-\u2666ure *xiddraperies in the modern hotel, office build-Ingor other structure are infinitely more dancrroue•a a food for tiamea than would be the trim nnd*wi»c »-v*-n m old fashioned flreT>roof structures.where the use of double floor? and heavy pjine'iedTweirscotlngr \u25a0was etistomary.

Tie Murphy Construction Company's protest saya;X**w-yorkis th*. only city in th« world thai oo ild

have b**:n imposed on In thi« way for so lonir a\u25a0whlln. and no other building- cod« in the world con-T«ia* this pmrtsion. and Iventure to say that afterNew-York's experience a^d mine, none other willThe writer, fro: a personal experience of ma!ear? and the construction of buildinK* over Js*j

'•et .1n height, assure* you that the other require-:nrrt*of the BuildingCode are so thoroughly con-4iur+re to re*! fireproof construction thrit the small.-fiment of wood that enters into a building eer-•a'-ilyear :nr>t add to tiir are risk to arj appreriaMeextent. It is a well known fact that in th*« bulld-tnp* of this city 'ii which fireproof wood won in-•--taJl'il some five or nix years e^n the wood has-•or.ff (teee lost whatever fire resisting properties'*•t nave temporarily been tnv*-n

* •• !1 asd thewood is now in th« course of deeav

The reasoas for :he appt-al are wt forth in ;• tiers.

«f which the following was scr.l to the Kir*l'"

ni"

miefloner by tfce George A. Fuller Company:

We ssalsi this apr^al to you because this s^"''linof the chJ* <!oeX ti.it relate to matters of omstrm-

tlon. nut is ,.Kteii>!b!y Intended to necure a sreater

<l»«rw of fln« protection. .Sre"n™!ly it <.. "^the we of woo/1 treated \u0084y some tn jpi«»o»mffproc«*?. m •-,: a:- \u25a0- ov.r :*• >ct in li.isht

\u0084,,.

_SSoral coostructioTi ..f whi.-h under o.^tru,or the end,. niu« be <•: mo««rn r.rrj»ro..f «orst ru

-tton.- Tl« amount or w*,d in a nre,-rooi 1. .lidlnp

is Jrysufflclent to fe«,d any oor.fla*iati<.n It 1« no*

i-Miwlto a niiniumnni, ar.d the treattnent of tins

vooi) by fir*-proofin« processes if unneces^ir> . .«""

!« impractical for the folKming- reAWins:TJwro are only three r-oiicenis who J o hi? nre-

prrohnß. They all huve j«mal! capital i.nd plants

«.f inadequate rapacity. Kire,.r.-.ortt. K xvood ««^».th».aaosl favor:,bl.- con.lltions >:;nnot Ik ll

"!'Vu<rVa«lone and la <n*e* vhere material Is i«-quii*u

quickly in large operations «> huve r}'^\Sh> xo g.t wood treated In » naanner l

"rsl^ <

il

l;'^-a the UuiWlnps lVp..rtn»>nt: or. J»/ )l

'I(J,.«""i'J

tv» .-snnot ret it so tiioroushlv done but wl.at oneof tlie rival mneerna »ni.'i <iiJ not get th-; ordercm Vick out pieces -.vhich are not ftj*pi«»t.eventh.iUK.'i the* Lave been conscientious^ treat*u.

The che".li<-al» forc-d into the »00,lien.l»r it \ei>-

<sifScult to Unish, frequently destroyinK the vjirniKJi

and disf.Kurinir the appearance of t»i*> anl»h.Ml»«<>d-worr «W badly. W'h-rever water ..r danu'.'i'*»'<

set* at the treated »ooi it draws lh* nn-piooftn«out of tl.e wood. en,l In xl'ort time ItIs no better

ihan if ithad not t>een :re«tf-o. This is es.vii.il>true-ln r.oor^ th.-.t have to \»- wa«h*-d froiii tim to

tine. Pteeea of Boor oi>d baseboard taken trom

parts of building* wh*-r« fireproofed wood was in-

«tnT>-d *.*«v«-ral year« ar» burn as readily as non-nrrftroofwJ wood. ,,

Fjirproofed wood was first adopted for use in con-strr.ction of BSfpa for the navy before IIw^ts l.lacedIn t*:ildinj;s. It lsa» been found by the Navy l>e-

jkartmeut to be lmpract!«-«l. and is t.ow discarded.

The fire unoerwritere do not recocnwe it :if"iany

va'lu- in firejiroof buildings. They eharse :us high

r rai*« for a tulld'n.u with rlr^rofM w >od :is with

non-ftrepro<ifed. , ....Tlie law Pimply rtat*-*thßt wood used m buiMiiigH

over 150 feet In h»igLt musi 1^- treated by someprocess rifprored by the BuildljißS Department,fex-en afttr a contractor hP.s had tin's done, and hasbafl his own men at the flnn.rooflnr. works to over-set the work, be is coniinually subjrot»-d to liarasf"-mcsi, delay :cnd loss, became be ta held responsiblefor all the «l»fect!« of t,n Impractical provision orthn'RuildinK »'\u25a0\u25a0'

A*head of the olty d^purtment controlling theF<*

Tnatvrp. wo a-rk you to carefully imeKtigale thi"*obj»?ct. and make !»tsch re^»mTnrtidntion* to tr.eMayor and Board of Aldermen as the fact* willwnrrant. i

lie-Kirn. M«a<3 & WWte write:

Oar «p<ri'inr^ and Th»> result of our Investlga-\u2666Joip into the matter l»?ad us to believe that the<iref>r«x>f qualities of no-called fireproof wood evapo-rate *Ith time. W'hejiever it in possible we specify\u25a0relcr other methods of conforming to th<j reguire-m*ni!-of th«! law. and we believe und«r the circum-*t«.B' that the provisions of Section 30& of th*»Uufldinr Code, so far a« they refer to fir»»proofwood. arc onerous, and that th< y should be repealed.

*n»rodore Btairett. president of the Thompson-R»arrett oasapawjr, writes:

Seek His Aid Against FireproofII Wood Requirement.

\Ve!l knOTvn architects and builder* of this cityl»»Te appralf-d Jo Fir* Commissioner Hayes for hissupport in their effort to get relief from what they

e«n usripfs and unjust requirements of a section o?

the'Building Code relating to •flrenroof wood in

touliaings over l» fe*r In he!g?:t;Amonc the i*-'.;-

fieners are su^h firms of architects rs M<*Klm.Mead IWhite, Bruce, PrW & Deslbour, Francissnashs nnd CJlntOO & Russell, while amenp th«builder jr. th* George A. Fuller Company.* theThonpson-Htarrett Company. Clsarles T. Will.*.

<:hnrlesi A.Cowea. .N'oroross- BrotbTP. V. J. Ueddea*• Son. the ftlorpay Construction Company and

SHOOTS TUNES OUT OF PIANO.

Sale of French All-Wool VoilesRegular $1.25 Quality at 58c a Yard

THIS is one of the most desirable offerings that we have nmde this season. The fabric iN exactly the weate most wanted forrool. all-woo! Summer dresses. The Voiles are made by one of the best French manufacturer*, and hare that v-nspne^x that isso desirable.

We had exactly the same goods in our stocks at $'1.^3 a yard on Saturday, but we had to reduce the price on all of them to•>Be. in order to meet the new conditions. The importer was through takinjj his season's orders, and wanted to wind things up andgo abroad. Naturally, we were glad to get hold of the; bargain, even with the sacrifice of the very much smaller quantity in ourregular stocks.

The Voiles are shown in sixteen different colorings, as follows: One dark gray, one marine blue, two light grays, one brightheliotrope, two champagnes, two medium grays, .two tans, two cigar browns, one golden brown, one old rose and one heliotrope.

The goods are li» inches wide, and the selling should be rapid with such desirable fabrics, at !»\u25a0*« than half prior.

58c a Yard, Formerly $1*25 Rotund

At 115Various handsome mixt-

ure*; !oos<» manniah-look-ing coat, 40 inches lor.g.

double-breaste.4: inlaid v»'-

v#»t collar: vnke ami s;••^ **'inei. and seams bourt'lwith taffeta; sK%sii»giatwj

plaited skirt.

At $22.50 At $15In plain Beigas and Handsome plain at.'i

stylish striped mixtures. 44 strips* gray inixtu;»»:. , . \u0084ii linen collar ami cuffs. 4-Inches long:: embroidered (n|?||— long. fly.front.linen <-ollars und cuffs; patch pockets, plain andmm and yoke lined. and belted backs; skeletor.-Keama bound with taffeta; lined; seams bound withfly-front. semi-fitting: bai-k; taffeta; <«evente^n-sr>r-ieleven

-got plaited skirt. plait.'d skirts.

Second floor, Broadway.

Frcziclx Xmrkim&n Also Disrobes Companionwith Rifle Bullets.

lt-lynor Uk«ly that any sharpshooter in the army,the navy or the National Guard, after witnessingth* saarwstkMSi performance of Colonel Gaston•*"rtta i

-formerly of the French army, will

fluxion his right to the title of champion. As-rlst/wi by Mile. Ijeonie I^auaanne. he gay« a private• xhiWtion yesterday, his first in this country. Inthe^reaeaoe of «. compaa> of tl;eatncal and n. ws-rar>«r men. in the auditorium of the Hippodrome.At a <?i«anc« of twenty-One feet, wfaue lyingon hisbsrjf; in a chair, and using a 3 calibre rifle withFT'^ial ?heJi«, j,r- Fhot a piece of lump sugar from'.L'r Ti"ld

"f, "'^vourg woman. At the same dis>-\l?JL'"*.#? y'y**h*r.™rh <>f •Cavalleri.-t Rus-r,..JS. » iTl^ M?r«"!la:s'." and \u25a0•America.- on ata-* unrte^ ihe keyl.oard. Ho also Phot h toyTvX,rTa^Urn thP h":ids of twf> «ttend«nts.-i *h? tvr, ne^ fTi WIIK •*»««»« «*»y buttonswt the throat and Fid* of garmt-nts worn by Mile\u25a0Lautanne. This wa.- dor- m fifteen s"ots The

OPPOSES CHI! SERVICE PROJECT

FOUR TO DIE BY THE GARROT

People from atl ovei thi world were here. Therew«-f.- mans politician*. The total number who«<!\u25a0• quartered In the various h<>tel« wn« overtwo hundred thousand Headed bj Tammanyrhief Charles I". Murphy, many well known repre-sentative* of Tammany were In the ivHiatJe.

Qovernoi Kdward C. Stokes was also In theBoardwalk parad< Among others in 'ho crownw<n William Westbruok. vice-presideni of th" khi

Telephone Company, :!M<i .Mi-. West brook; Justice.1. A. O'Gortnau, of t!i< New-York Supreme Court,ami bis wife; .Mrs. Richard Croker Hnd •i<t vurh

-t>T<. of New-York: I'nit.ri States Senator Elkiriß.of Weal N'lrxi'iia: Mayor P"orbe« of Syracuse. Con-greseimati William 11. Graham, of Alleg-heiij Perm.Itistic- Alfred Reed, of the Supreme <'«.wrt andwife; Colonel George Cody. \u25a0< brother «t the fa-mous .-•••out. "Buffalo Bill";Mayoi I^aporte ol Mon-treal; former Mayor Charles Grier, of Allegheny,Perm ; Judge Harr>' C. Gaither, i>r Rultlmore; MrsWilliam Tain. -nil. o Vev V'ork, and Miss Salli»

Hotels Packed to—Boardwalk

Parade Better Than Ever.|BT TELEGRAPH TO THF TRIBUKE.I

Atlantic City. N. J.. April Bl Never before ii

the history of this resort has there been a greatercrowd on Easter. The annual parade on the Board-walk surpassed anything In numbers and displaythat had been known in this city. There wi;s noroom at beach front hotels and those who bad notwritten in advance, for rooms were forced to *<»<»!<the city hostleriep.

ATLANTIC CITY CROWD LARGE

EASTER SMILES INPOLICE COURTS

Assault Follows Stumble Artificial Arm onAlleged Assailant.

lie. aut-f sj.ne one tripped over bis :•\u25a0*? in gettinginto a Smith-.«t. oar of the Coney Island -andBrooklyn Railroad, early yesterday. Daniel Mc-Carthy, of No. 1U \u25a0i--t.. Brooklyn, is lying inthe Seney Hospital in a serious condition. tie ha.--several had <=c;<lr- WdUnds ami a •\u25a0 Bible fracture ofthe skull.

Tho Ftraup-r. who committed the assault, got onthe our at Coney lslaud-ave. and Kings Highway.Me fell over McCarthy's legs. wWch were stretchedour 1: the aisle, and it seemed to throw him intoa terrible race Not content with givingMcCarthya torigu.j laahl<«gr, he struck him several hard blowiin ihe face and txhiud the p«r». Then be Jumpedfrom the car and made his escape

McCarthy did r.ot ••••in to lv«. badly injured atfirst but at Seney Hospital it wtl dfscov«redhe had a fractured skull. James • Irath of Noa Brichton Tern was arrest..-.! charged withmmmlttlug the assault. McOrath lias an artificialarm.

LEGS INAISLE: MANINHOSPITAL

The two principal iron ore deposits in Sew SouthWales are at Cadia. and Corcoax. According to a

government report. th*> ore found .it Cadia, com-pares favoiabiy with that u*cA in the manufactureof steel elsewhere in the world. Jt is estimatedthat there are at l«-ii*tS&OOO.OOO ions of ore in sUfht.and <<! this quantity about 10.U00.4100 tons are freefrojn objt-ctlonablt- quantities <'f phosphorus. coi<-per and sulphur ar:d are suitable for the manu-facture of steel by the cheaper acid processes.The ore eonststa of hematite, with a smaller a.l-mixture of other ores. Hulk samples taken fromtunnels driven across the deposits at v depth ofthirty feet yielded upon assay an average of <*•per rent of Iron. Th« Cadla fields are about twelvemiles from the railroad.

The Corcoar deposits are* situated in cloai prox-imity to the railroad. About three million ton* ofore are in eight, according to th« official report.consisting of a mixture of hematite and a limon-tlte. Analyses show an average of r»4 per cent oriron. In all It is claimed that there, are about00,<m»)uu tons of or« in iijrht in the colony.

InTasmania it is estimated that there are fullytons of marketable ore. averaging <}» pet-

cent of iron. About a similar quantity Is avail-able in South Australia

American Steel Companies Ashed toGo to New South Wales.

The klldriJe Steel Company and the Crucible.^teeJ Company of America are figuring on a prop-

osition made by the New South Wales govern-

ment regarding the construction of extensive Ironsad steel plants In New South Wales, which willbe the first works of their description In Austral-asia. It is intended that practically all the pigiron to be used la the plants shall be produced fromAustralian ores. The Xew South Wales govern-

ment undertakes to draw from the plants all theon anci steel material required by its railroad and

other department*. The conditions of the contractprovide for the putting down of Mast furnacas .in-:

all the machinery required to produce ste.-i bails,l>l3U-e, L>ui>. t-hap^i:, galvanized sheet Iron. wire,etc Toe Imports ••: iron and steel material intoAustralia are steadily growing. Last year they ex-< ueded 120,000,000.

ItAY EIIECT NEW PLANT,

the treats. The change Is demanded by few of theparents with children of school ag<». The changewould add Intolerably to the burdens of thousandsof tired mothers. The laws apaiiipt the ImmaturelulK>r of youiifi: children can only hf- enforced Inrase there is an available alternative of true ad-vantage to th*child. Reduce the school hours andyou rarely and effectively ndd to the number ofhours to ...» *jient by litfl-jtots of fix.seven, eightand nine. s«!\ut up 1n iffy rooms, working In in,

foul air.Two thousand people, •iii*> parents, voted for

the maintenance of the full school day la the firstyfor of the elementary public schools last Fridayevening at. 8 meeting •'{ the Ettdsewood Board ofTrade, in Brooklyn. City Superintendent Maxwellin a brief address defended the long day. He wasfollowed by Commissioner Jonas, of the. Board ofEducation, who argued for the short day.

A public hearing •>:'. the shortening of the schoolday Is to be held Tuesday afternoon. May 2, at thehall of the Board of Education. At the time everyperson may express his Opinion before the board'sI'ommK on >l«-m<>ntary Schools, which willlater return a report to th« parent body. Not tillthen will any delinit* action be taken toward cut-ting down ilie school day.

The other group presents 27-In. wl la white Pongee Silks of th~ Identical quality thathas been retailing at $1.25 a yard. They are Imported from Japan, and are of ;hedurable quality that .makes these silks so popular, Today- we .•:!«\u25a0 able to offer then il85c a yard. Rotund*.

'Hie fust is a collection of one hundred pieces >f 21-lnch wide Shanghai Silk—

-hegenuine band-made quality that washes and launders l>kv muslin. Heavy, firm, and, serviceable, in tho Irregular coarse weave thai is •<\u25a0• desirable for entire dresses sep-

i arate waists, underwear and the like. The silks an In pieces of16 and 17 yards. which! Is Just a dress-pattern length. The regular price would be $15; these are 811 a

piece, 73c a yard.

A Timely OfferingOf Shirt-Waist Silks

$1 Quality ai 65c a Yard

THIS is an attractnre collection of Fancy Taffetas uid Looisinei in Mi<- pgejealseason's «lrsinns. all of which ;tr<- splendidly adapted fot thr tnnking of shirt-

waist suits. Thr desigm -trr iii fine glace checki with brocne ii^ur.-s; also m•ttcpberd rlirvk, effects in combination of white with rn\. blue, brown >mi Ithuk. withcolored figures interwoven. Rack pattern is shown in a rarietr of <uloi lonsliinalions; allare neat effects. These silks are M> and 20 inches wide and hare Iw-rnselling ai $1 * yard; toddy 65c d yard.

WV .i!so bare today two lots of Japairesr Plain White Silks, a \u25a0periall; attrartivcprices ;

Civil Service Reform Association DenouncesYale Measure.

FWJosrtng the example of oth«r rivic bodies the•xerjtive committee tut the nvn sPr\ir« ReformingSistXSJJ at Its last Tn<-etir.c adopted resolutionsIQ ««posltlon to Urn j>a*sa^ of the- yya lr:CJvflF^rtrm Bill,now penffltog in Albany. The resoJu-tlon,, were made public yeeterday. The flrßt reason**frrth I. that the fund. althOttgh to hti

wouldSir, l. -^" \u25a0-\u25a0 of the pow*r ol

-

CARS KILLOKE. INJURE ANOTHER

DEHHARK JUDGE IH COURT

Boys Playing inStreet Victims—Crowd GetsAngry.

An arjjry moj> oT t-everal hundred persons suirouaded •- car if th* Flushing- iSn*!,,'w»>-taawbur* ;*.rerdav, aft« it had tojur*d BenjaTninLe^-ire. On ;,«rs old. of .Vo. 31 Momelth-M. «ndtnr»ater.«l to px'l the moiorman. Frank Relff ofNo. IB> Green-»t.. Ore«.ni>oint. from the platformThe boy <3odge<J from behind a wagon «n<i was hit

3<* wl.- crushe«lHe W"knocked dow!l ar<3 hi left

Immediately *«-ro«d surrounded the rar and a

nm&E. PJFterK- *>* s«n( old, of No. U3 Stapg-^tW.ailajnsbarg. was run down uiid killed 1 t«.i ,-lVhtby v troIK-y oar In th«> e>.rui of bundreda of }<er-',

'

man. Fet^r Jarkowlu, wa*cm^tu.l

Valenclennea and Batiste Robe, originally KhK-.i..t Chantilly Robe trlVninetl with$t:is, no« Si.'i. The skirt la In three- five nifties; eUgvO with'

Valenciennes lac*-tli>uui•«• style. urigtnal]> M."i. now sir.

White Point d'K*yrlt Net Kobi oti-;i- Blu**Chtf»ori Roh»», ith npnlUiue of suiii«nail) $125. now $75. Trimmed with Much- j color; origtnully $87, now >j:tin lace, Hpanglea and colored applique. Spangled Net Kobe, with two Hou»e<i*:

White Chiffon Robe with lai-e applique, \u25a0 brintnaUy .\u25a0sT.". now >\u25a0_>

originally $125, now •'ST." Black Ch>»ntlUy Lac« i:».:.f. tri:nm«vl withWhite Crepe <i" Chine i;..i... with la're \ i:.s. iti.n »tnd ruchlng, originally .*•_'."• .n>w

ai.|.!i.|n.-. originally •*:'M'. now •<»•".. ( ?i::.rit».White Plaited Ntt Rob*, trimmed with Whit* Point iTKaprl Etobe, \kith shlrreO

lac-- ami »olor-.l appiique, originally <s7 :,,. ; skirt with Bounce; originally $15*. now *S.now $37.3**. Tan Lin Robe trimmed with white

White Dotted Net Robe, trimmed with I Venljie applique; originally SI.", now $."».lace applique mil spangles, originally .*r,:. j Flowered Batiste Robe, trimmed withnow $-7. \u25a0\u25a0 butter-colored Valenciennes tare: oriKlnalta

Broa<l\\ay. | sin. \u0084,,.\ $2.50.

A Remarkable OfferingOf LACE ROBES

Many Less Than Half Price

EVERY well-informed woman knows the possibilities of the Lace Robe. Theartistic work is done up In expert foreign needle-workers. Each robe con-tains ample quantity of material, tin- skirts beiaf finished all but Ike band;

.-iiid the materials for the waists allow them to !>«\u25a0 m-i/J. up according to individualtaste and requirements. For this reason an offering of this sort baa no drawbacks.

While ih's. i..,,.- Robes were Imported last year, they offer the sam.- \u25a0 :.iiiu->s\u25a0\u0084 :h" clever woman or dressmaker as ao much fine lai •• would present. They ar^ n\u25ba(>!«-s;jni".i by any arbitrary style, but can be made up to conform t«. the very latest pnt-tern; and the purchaser can still i..h-mt by the reduction* that i re th* most stirrtne weever preicnted on fin* dress materials such as these. Tlie superb i><>ssiii!Jitir-s .»f therobes will lie beat appreciated when they are sora.

Ht-tv are a few suggestions:

Framed Fictures $2Worth S3

A N atlrartUc collection »t" Artotypes,A\ tigure nnd landscape subjects. Alm> atiijurr >uu\ iMawWapi MwfwrtsV Alm) a

tVw upright subjects; matted and nice-ly framed in all-gilt frames. Sirr •*;*> x *9inches.

if,worth ."«.s.

Pliture Store. Fifth i!xK>r.

all col-

Trim, simple \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.-> Si!k-iMHi-l»aiht>r Belt*.i'ut-st«M-suidcW B«?lt«. Imported g :r» V'dB*lt»—many exclusive styles. i!mlt^»l t<~* xxm.

$1 Each, worth $t.50 to $2Kisbt styles. Inall color*.

And two sptvi.'.l value* ai 30c-\u2666 *o;u!>inntion Silk and Leather,

n.ulk-e I'.elts nf leather. 50c,

T-'ltlll street E3«vatov «'<<'isn.er.

Stylish BeltsLKATHKR Belts in the patterns and col-

nriti|r>. that the times demand. Grace-Milto .ihigh degree.

Beautiful Ribbons ofTaffeta Silk

28c a Yard,Worth One-third More

DAINTY, handsome Taffeta Ribbon* fors.ishes. jjirdle*or hat triamiingv

Whirr, errant, light blue, pink andcardinal. .'» :;4 inches wide.

28C d y^rCl. worth third more.Second floor. Tenth arreet.

\u25a0

Lingerie Waists—

New Beauty

AS to v«rirtv—

of line Mull or Lawn, forallover Embroidery, of Swiss Muslin,

of Handkerchief Linen, with everyvariation of lace trimming, of blind, open oreyelet embroidery, of all that is pretty.

.1 nrrr and more than ever hrautifnl lot hasjust arrived.

These:a. $.".:iri

—AUover \u2666'labtoitlereU lawn.

At &i.7."»—Mull «>r lawn, shirred, laev-trimmed, embroidered.

At $4."r>—

Mull, rlaif*''- niifraiAt |^-Sheer lawn, !ave-rrimmed. embroid-

ered.At Allover emoroidered lawn, richly

iriiptneci.'..Hh»-r» frutu <- T-". to $I*.

JOHN WANAMAKLH

Foreign Visitor Sit* with magistrate Whit-man for Several Hours.

J*9*2* Whitman. .Jtun* in the JeffersonMarket Police Court, had a* a vlaltor yesterday forsetxral hours Judg* E<lw.rd D. jJr^v of theCriminal Court of Copenhagen. De™^ ju?°

Magistrates. Benign. Lecture. Advise andDischarge Prisoners.

When the morning watch" was arraigned beforethe police magUt yesterday ;-. fouaathem in amerciful mood because of KastT. Th* iii-iiandwomen arraigned were about the same i:. numbera« usual and most of them were more or less famil-iar -with the irta. The greater portion of theprisoner* wfn either In court for drunkenness ordisorderly conduct.

Magistrate. Mayo, In ilie Harlem police court.observed the day by discharging th.- entire morn-ing watch. All were of the lowest type of thosegathered in every ninht alone Sd-ave. and 125th-.«r.

All. when arralgr.ed. had tho stereotyped pleafor mercy cut short by th» magistrate, who gavethem nil an Kaster lector.- and told them to makethe day the. heKbinitip of a new life. \u25a0). did notlook particularly optimistic when they, withoutexception, volubly promised to tnke his advice.Mujri«trHte Crane l»*>;.in his tfrm in the R?eetSide court yesterday morning, and, while mercifulenoUffh to tho prisoners, be Started the <);, bysnaking un th<» patrolmen who ',•re iat<» |n pre-•"Tn.in* their cases. }{.- had to wait more thanrnir an hour before the prisoners v.ere brought be-fore him. and they w*»r»' only two men arrestedfor <iru!.kfnrir*M. He told the patrolmen that inleu1'"1'"

V were hi court before Io'clock henceforththey would Ket scant courtesy from him.<>::e of tlie flr.st of the prisoners to be :irr.i!credwas Hnjrh white, of WiUiamsport 1'".;,, who saidne »vi slopping at the Hotel Imperial "Yourhonor,J am a classmate of August nt Imont Har-vard. .4." lir. told the court a> soon as he' couldK't >t bearing. Then, evidently thinking thai to beenough In the way of a rhara.-ier, started for thedoor. Ac he wns not yet sober, tho m:isJsti »..tlec-lded to put the case ovfr.

AUSTRIAN THEATRE FOR PUEBLO.i'ucbio. '\u25a0\u25a0!. Aprila On« of the few Attatrian

theatre* in ii.-< United States is to be eMabJtehedat PueMo this sprinj,'. it willbe erected under theauspices of the. Austrian colony \u25a0.' Beaaemer. aHiiburb of Pueblo, and will provide entertainaientTor the employes m the steel works- there. AllPUTS will l>e given In the Austrian language, andfhe^:vu

krp

rroo!.oo!.r :iny rill be imported ft??"??«?»%

CELEBRATES CONVERSION ANNIVERSARY'The twenty-third a'nnlveraary of th*- conversionof •»... Rev. S. H. lU«ey from .in ami drunken-

T? ft \u25a0-"\u25a0: —mi law DlfM at the Jerry Mo-

t»nZ!I™' N<>-T*sT*««i^ Mr. l|,>v 1. the

Had>'. 1 \u25a0*\u25a0 ''- frl*nd« and udmirers of Mi

The \u25ba;...,,..•, brought 993 i>;ii«.h»-ii«»ts. Mlof whom•\u25a0am.- in th<» Bteerexe. Among those on board u»-r».President < •i..iri--i ft". Kii.-t of Harvard l.'ntrersit:Mrs. Kli.,. »nd two of llieir graiiddaiiKht'-rs. ri.-io>nt Kllut Jinn fully recovered W-* health.

Arrives on New Steamer Arabic. largest to

Enter Boston Harbor.Boston, April 23.—The -\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0>"\u25a0• Arabic, of the

White Star ijn. the latest addition i.. the Boston*Liverpool service,; was warped inlo her l.e:th atthe Jlooslc Tunnel pie?8 tllls afternoon. The ArabicIs the largest ship that '"'•'' entered this harbor,and, although sht arrived off Boston Light yeattr.•lay, it v..,- not deemed advisable to bring her :-.p to

her wharf until the iMe would be high In the day-time.

DR ELIOT RETURNS IN GOOD HFALTH

Brooklyn Church Formally Opened—

Will

Be Consecrated Later.

Th- Church of ilipTransfiguration, nt Railroadand Ridge* 1 :l \u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0- Brooklyn, which baa beenbuilt ;,,. :< memorial to Bishop Llttlejohn, th* firstbishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Loit| [aland

was formally opened yesterday. It will be conse-crated later. Tho Rev. H. B. Bryan, «.i the GardenCity Cathedral, preached the sermon In the moi 1:li i.

The pariah wiil^'h was organized ten yean ..*..viih h favorite of Bishop Uttlrjohn, and it wasthere ihat i,.- performed the last rites of ronfirnut-tion before his death. The new bulldinn is ofwood and of the type of architecture seen In theKi.jfliMivillage*. It will seal three hundred i>er-auiir. The rector or '.!;•• parich .- the. Rev. Dr. j\(• V^m'.el.

MEMORIAL TO BISHOP LITTLEJOHN

A second trial v.bs concluded i. -. Thursday andthe judge* rendered their verdict yesterday. Thoattorneys for the condemned men will again ap-peal to the Supreme Court from the verdict of t1..-

a ;ii.-\u25a0.. i... but inasmuch as the previous reversalof sentence w;is founded merely on a technicality,

it is not thought likely thai the Supreme Court\u25a0will again consider the appeal.

Cuban Court Sentences Murderers—

Success-ful Appeal Not Thought Likely.

\lt\ TKLEURAFH inTl.i: TIIIIIINL,

Mobil*-, April 2:.- A n-port has been received !\u25a0• .from Ihi...:i;.. (v four men charged •>\u25a0.;\u25a0. i

I\u25a0• storekeep< r Juan Valli. ..1 1:11

\u25a0 , \u25a0•• Quint, il. Mtlnia, liayi been found,',-u!!tY of tnurd< r In Ih< . ami con<to 'li.- bj the k:i-rot

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