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i I THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. YORK. SUNDAY, APRIL 30. 190" I SCENE ST GQNEY NEW FEATURES THAT AWAIT THE CONEY ISLAND SUMMER CROWDS. TO Showmen Planning to Make Big Enterprises Points of Electrical Splendor.

SEASON'S OPENINGNEARATHAND Changes Which Have Been Made During the Winter Some New Illusions. 9 1 41 7 Ni I "fcJ mjk i jr. Entrance to Dreamland's Creation, Entrance to Luna Park. Coney Island will soon see the opening of the season of 1905, which Is sure to be the greatest and most successful in the history of New York's famous pleasure beach. During these warm, exhilarating spring days Coney island is getting ready.

These are days when those who provide the attractions which make the Island what it Is are figuratively casting their bread upon the waters that it may return again Increased many fold during the hot months of midsummer. The voice of the saw and hammer has not yet given way to that of the spieler, but Coney Is almost ready and during the first two weeks of May the men who are now so industriously sowing will begin to reap the harvest of gold and silver which la the Just desert of their toll and their thought. Coney Island has been the great summer playground of New York and Brooklyn for more than two score years, but the opening of Luna Park, two years ago, by the hustling young showmen. Messrs. Thompson Dundy, really marked a new epoch In the Jlevelopment of the Island.

Luna Park, with its great and immediate success, gave a new impulse to industry and enterprise at Coney. Since Luna Park first radiated its dazzling electrical splendor from tower and turret out over the rest of the Island, there has been a sharp awakening. Those who would miccced as showmen or business men in the Coney Island of to-day must keep fully abreast of the foremost things In all lines. New York Is a busy city. It hasn't much tome to waste, even when on pleasure bent, on the stale, uninteresting things of the so-called amusement world.

It demands the newest and best, and since Luna Park TEACHERS ME IN REVOLT AGAINST MAN PRESIDENT. CHRISTENING RECEPTION. land which formerly existed perhaps in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Mr. Brady's "Boer War" to Be an Elab orate Production.

The development of the new stretch of Beach between Brighton and Manhattan though the most important feature of the Bernier of 279 Carroll street, the occasion year at the beaches, cannot be considered i ri a new attraction of Coney Coney Island as)be'ng the christening of their daughter, Ca-generally referred to; but the improvements mlllc- The ceremony was performed at St. that are now going on there will add one Agnes' Church by the Right Rev. Mgr. Duffy, more first class attraction to the programme The sponsers were Mr. and Mrs.

William ists at the present lime only In the mind of Us inventor, Mr. Friede. The tower whlrh will stand in thp vprv center of the park, will stretch into the air nearly 300 feet, and with Its 15.000 electric, lights of alternating crimson and white will serve as a fitting landmark for the third of the great pleasure gardens. The entire tower, which will be wholly of tested steel, will revolve slowly on a center pin or axis resting its massive weight on a foundation of granite and concrete 17 feet in depth. It will circle slowly upon a rail of great strength moving on sixteen wheels which are a part of the tower Itself.

The tower proper will be 47 feet In diameter at the base, tapering gradually to the apex and the tall flagpole which surmounts it. One would think from the frequency with whihe the word "illusion" is heard at Coney Island that the one desire of the great multitude who flock thither In the hoi sum mer is to me "fooled." "Illusion Is frankly the basis upon which the airship tower is 4 to bp built. Illusion is the one idea In the "Atlantis Under the Sra." It is the central thought in the new "Creation" exhibit at Dreamland, of "Hell Gate" and of nine-tenths of all the attractions. Illusion is the central thought In Luna Park's new "Port Arthur," In the "Trip to the Moon," the "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and countless other exhibits. The Airship Tower.

The airship tower depends for Its success whnllv nunn the illiiBinn offer-tort tho movina tower, the indenendeni Iv moviii nir. ships and the skillfully placed mirrors which hut off all view of the mechanism of the tower and give to it the semblance of an uni rarameled movement through the air. When the tower is In operaiion there will be four airships moving in long spirals Con i of public performances at the beach. On this tract William A. Brady is now building UUC 111 IUC UlftrV OL DUIUSfUinUL iiins in Greater New York.

He has acquired seven- ty-two acree. to which the famous "Boer War" show, which had a long and success- ful exposition at the St. Louis fair, Is being transferred. Mr. Brady has made a contract with Gen- eral Cronje.

the noted Boer general, to ap- Entrance to Steeplechase Park. pear and take the principal part In the show. He will have about iuO performers, several hundred horses, artillery pieces, and to make the "Boer War" the most realistic show on the island be is giving the scene a setting of typical South African hills and small mountain ranges. A grand stand to scat 12.000 persons is under construction. The plans for this park are not confined to this one show.

Mr. Brady will offer many new ones that nave never been sen. and in addition to those Indispensable "pike" shows i he will present many. novelties. i L- A.

Thompson, the BCenic railway man. I wl" nave nPW railways in operation tois summer, one in Steeplechase and one in Luna Park. The managers ure not yet ready to announce what the novelties of their new railways will be. but in both parks tbe amount of work being done assures new and iJln 111 illf jyur flcial purpose. This communication was In the possession of defendant for more than two weeks prior to the filing of the application, and if any one supposed that It constituted, a charge of neglect of duty, It Is difficult to see why the authorities did not move with greater celerity.

They formulated no charges against the relator until his application for retirement had been filed, and then it must be admitted that the proceedings for his removal were conducted with great vigor and rapidity. It follows that the order of the Appellate Division should be reversed nnd the proceedings of the commissioner annulled, with costs in all courts to the relator." EXPERTS IN MUSIC INVITED. Father Wagner Asks American Clergy men to a Congress Abroad. The Rev. Nicholas M.

Wagner, pastor of Holy Trinity Church on Montrose avenue, is In receipt of a letter forwarded to him by Professor Dr. Wagner, in Rome, who has charge of the arrangements for the International Congress for Gregorian Chant, to be held In Strassburg, Alsace, next August, requesting him to Invite the most prominent church music experts of America to attend the congress. The Rev. Mr. Wagner, who is an enthu siastic promotor of the Gregorlnn Chant, as recommended by Pope Pius yesteerday forwarded invitations to Professor Singen-berger of St.

Francis College, Heln-rich Tappert, Covington. Father Raphael Fuhr, O. S. In Los Angeles; the Rev. Charles Becker of the Theological Seminary, St.

Francis, tho Rev. Ludwdg Bonvin, Buffalo; Professor Often, Pittsburg, and Father Young, of the Society of Jesus, In New York. POSSIBLE CONSULAR CHANGES. If Bowen Should Be Made Ambassador to Brazil, There Will Ee a General Shifting About. Washington, prll 2D The official admission that there is a possibility of Mr.

Bowen eventually becoming ambassador to Brazil Indicated Ihe President's purpose to make a change at Rio. As a matter of fact, David E. Thompson has for some time past been seeking to effect the transfer from Rio to the City of Mexico. The President waB desirous of accommodating him, but found it necessary to promote Minister Conger from his place nt Peking, and Mexico afforded the only opening among the embassies. So Mr.

Conger was sent to Mexico with the understanding that he should relinquish the place within the year in favor 6f Mr. Thompson, and to console the latter for the delay In tho realization of his aspiration, the Brazilian ministry was erected Into an embassy. Mr. Thompson will, however, in the ordinary course of events, succeed Mr. Conger as ambassador to Mexico some time next winter, at the latest.

The changes announced leave the mission lo Chile vacant even in the event that Mr. Bnwrn, havina satisfied the authorities here that he is blameless in the matter of the circulation or the rumors In the asphalt case. Is transferred to Santiago, for that detail will be only temporary nnd tho post is likely to be filled permanently In the end by the appointment of John Hicks of Wisconsin, who was American minister to Peru during President Harrison's administration. These changes are conditional upon the acqulcs cenco of ihe various ministers Involved, for they were not consulted In advance and pos slbly some of them may declino the new ap' pointments. It will take Mr.

Russell at least three woeks and probably a month to close up his affairs ut Bogota, and get to Caracas, owing to iho difficulties of travel, and the In frequent calls of steamships at Cartagena. Pending Ins arrival nt his new post further developments the asphalt case are not expected. Mr. Russell is a trained dlnlo mat, and Is extremely popular In Venezuela, lie first entered the diplomatic service about seven years ago as secretary to the American legation at Caracas, when Mr. Lnoinls was minister there.

He was with liowen for a time in tho same capacity, so that he is thoroughly familiar with every phase of the asphalt controversy. LOOTED A COURT HOUSE. New Public Building at Elizabeth, N. Damaged by Vandals and Valuable Articles Stolen. Elizabeth, N.

April 29 Vandals have looted tho new courthouse here, carried off thousands of dollars worth of property, destroyed ns much more and done serious damage to the Interior of the building. When the counvihouse was thrown open for public inspection it was not expected Ihnt a largo number of persons take advnntnge of the opportunity, and no special police arrangement were made. More than 10,000 persons lloeked to the place, however, and It seems Hint they did very much ns they pleased during their visit. Ilrnss knobs were wrenched off doors and every movablo piece of nickel and brass work was carried away. Kven tho nickel bulbs attached to the electric lights and the nicked appliances In tbe wash basins were stolen, Some of the vandals cut Initials In the expensive oak tallie in the Supreme and Circuit Court rooms and others defaced the wnlls nnd marblo balustrades in tho rotunda.

Kven the brushes, towels and soap, as well as the small eubineln contnlnlng them, were stolen from the tollot rooms. A $400 rug In the (Iraiid Jury room was smearod with so that It Is now worthless. A court olllclnl ruught one man carrying off the Illblo from one of the court rooms. He kicked Ihe thief out of the building. MISTREATED A HOBSE.

Tony Revest, 111 years old, of Pacific street and Slone avenue, was arraigned before Magistrate Steers In the Plnllmsh police court. yeHterday, charged by Kpeeial Officer (i'ace, of the Society for the I'tcvintinn of Cruelly to Animals, with cruelty to nnlmals, In driving a horxe that was afflicted with sores. Sovest pleaded not guilty nnd tho BE PERMITTED TO RETIRE. Important Decision Handed Down by the Court of Appeals. CAN'T DEFEAT BENEFICENT LAW Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War Serving on Police Force Are the Objects of Special Municipal Begard.

By a decision Just rendered by the Court of Appeals, ex-Captain Hugh Fltzpatrlck of Manhattan, who was dismissed from the police force by former Commissioner Francis V. Greene for neglect of dutv, Is entitled to half pay as a retired officer of the department. Ho will also receive full pay from the time charges were formulated and filed against him, on February 9, 19U3. until the decision was handed down, on April 2o of this year. The outcome of this decision has been awaited with much speculation by members of the police force.

Former Commissioner Greene's act In dismissing Captain Fltzpatrlck from the department was upheld by the Supreme Court and the Appellate Division, and the result Is regarded as a good victory for the officer. Captain Fltzpatrlck had for many yearB be.cn In charge of the Central Park Squad and had a good record. Ho is a veteran of the Civil War. On June 10, 1902. he was transferred to the East Twenty-second street Btatlon and on February 3, 1303, when he made application for retirement before former Commissioner Greene he was Informed that charges of neglect to perform his duties as a policeman had been filed against him.

The charges were made by the superinten dent of the Parkhurst Society, who alleged that there were several disorderly houses Winning on Third avenue that Captain Fltzpatrlck failed to close. Captain Fltzpatrlck, it Is said, first learned of the existence of the places through the Parkhurst agent, on the day he was transferred from the Central Park station to the East Twenty-second street precinct. He endeavored to suppress the resorts and heard nothing more regarding the matter until he made application for retirement. He retained Charles O. Maas of 87 Nassau street to defend him.

Justices Cullen, Bartlett, Vann and Werner voted In favor of the decision In Captain Fltzpatrlck's behalf. In rendering the decision the Court of Appeals said: "The relalor was removed from the police force by the defendant after a long trial upon charges formulated and filed on ihe 9th day of February, 1H03. The charges in substance were that the relator neglected lo perform his duty as a policeman, In certain particulars specified in the charges and referred to at length In the evidence. Whether th charges were or were not sustained by the proof Is a question that Is not before this court; nor are any other questions that arose In the progress of the trial with respect to the admission or rejection of evi dence. It is admitted on all sides that there Is but one question In the case that this court can review, and that relates to the power and Jurisdiction of the defendant to entertain the charges to remove ihe relalor from the force, whatever the evidence may tend to show with respect to his dereliction of duty.

"By Section 335 of the present charter of the City of New York an honorably discharged soldier or sailor from the ni.Try nnd navy of the United Stntes in iho late Civil War who has performed duty on such police force for a period of twenty years or upward, upon his own application In writing, provided there are no charges against him, must be relieved and dismissed from said force and service by tho department and placed on mo roll or tbe police pension fund ami awarded and granted, to be paid from said pension fund, an annual pension during his lifetime of the sum not lew than one-half of ihe full salary or compensation of such member so retired. It will be seen that this statute permits a member of the police force lo retire from the force, providing he la a veteran and had served twenly years; that the relator was such a veteran and had served twenly years Is admitted in the return of the writ nf certlornrl. and con- coded upon the arguments. It. will be seen also that this statute executes itself, in the sense that when the necessary facts exist ihe retirement Is accomplished by the policeman's application In writing.

In other words, when the necessary conditions actually exist the retirement Is accomplished by the policeman's application, without any action upon the part of any other body. In this respect Ihe present provision of the law dilfers from that contained in the preceding charter, since the retirement o( a policeman under such circumstances was then accomplished by resolution adopted by ihe majority vote ol the full board. "On the second of February, 1003, the relalor filed with the police commissioner his written application to he retired from the police force and placed upon the pension roll. This application w.ib signed by him and the facts slated thereof duly verified. Notwithstanding the relator's written application for retirement, charges were preferred against him before the defendant and Bind on Ihe 91 day of February, 11)03, and upon those charges he was tried nnd removed from Ihj force.

The only charges that In claimed lo operate to defent the relator's attempt to retire from the force Is an unsigned, or anonymous communication which was delivered In Ihe defendant by nil officer of tho Society for the Prevention of Crime. "It Is hardly possible to believe that Ihe defendant hlmBelf considered this communication In any sense a chnrge against the relator, within the meaning of lite stniuie, It specified emission of duty on his purl, and no wrongful act or omission of any kind. It. Is quite true thnt certain things lire staled In tt which by nrguinenl or Inference might reflect unfavorably upon him as public officer, but to say I hut for Unit reason It was a chnrge sufficient to defeat his application would ho simply refining a.viiy a statute Intended tor a. luudublo aud bcue- Mr.

and Mrs. Bernier Entertain Friends at 279 Carroll Street. On Wednesday evening last a reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis L.

Brand. At the hous afterward an elabo rate rauslcal progr8mme was cluaca oanjo eoio ny iur. nuatacuuru. soprano solo by Miss Lane, of Philadelphia; a soprano sole by Miss Mabel Solzi, a whis- tllng solo by Miss Palmer and a plaro duct, "Mazurka Molodl." and selection from the opera "Norma" by Mlis Marguerite Brand and John J. Duffy.

Mr. Hendrickson executed I some clever feats of magic and Louis Bernier sang several selections In Trench. the) conclusion of the programme supper was served. Among those present were Mr. and I Mrs.

William J. Courtney, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Miller, Edwin Gomez, W. K.

Bow-i man, Roy Bowman, of Montclalr, X. Mr. land Mra. H. Brinkmau, Mr.

and Mrs. William I Brand, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Warburton, Dr. Louis W.

Pearson. Dr. and Mrs. Cyrus Ferrollo, Mr. and Mrs.

William Kitzgi raid, Mr. and Mrs. J. Etkart. Mr.

and Mrs. Jesse Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Rollin S. Covert, Miss Anna Ryan.

Mils Lillian Mason. Miss Mabel Salzl. Henry Harblan, W. Austin, Miss M. Keys, of Boston; J.

Duffy, Mr. and Mrs. P. Duffy, Miss Margurctto Brand, Miss Muriel Fternler. Master Walter E.

Dernier. Miss K. Duffy, Mrs. L. Sartorius and Miss May Dougias.

AN ATTEMPTED BURGLARY. Nepvo Enters Park Slope House, but Young Woman's Screams Frighten Him Away. Two unknown negroes, supposed to be burglars, created some excitement Friday night on First street, near Prospect Park. From appearances the two men had It iu their minds to rob the homo of Leon Isaacson ho lives at SB! First street. Mr.

Isaacson had left the house alone with Ella Llmton, a servant. Early In the evening, a negro rang the front doorbell and Inquired If a young negro woman worked In the place and also If he could see a member of the family. He waa told that no such woman, as he de-ki ribed, worked there, and that the members of the family were oil out. Two hours later, and shortly before the family returned. Miss Linton beard the sound of breaking glass In the front hall, investigation showed the form of another n'Rro.

who hnr! entered the house and was tli'-n on his way up-stalrs. She screamed and senred the man so that he made a dash to escape. Every door and window In the house was locked. The man Jumped through a window In the rear, landing In the yard in low and climbing over a fence. Fortune appeared to favor him, for he found a rear door In I he yard whero he stood, wide open.

Without hesitating, he walked through the house and made his escape through the front door. Thence he went up Garfield place, on a run, into I'rrspect Park. His sudden exit from the house, coupled with Miss Linton's screams as she recovered her wits, aroused the neighborhood and a dozen men gave chase. The police finally put In an appearance and a Bearch was bo- gun, but it was In vnln. It Is supposed that the man made his way through the opposite part of the park, arriving there before the alarm arotiBed the police on that Bide.

Nothing was taken from the iBaacson house, or the Garfield place residence. EPILEPSY BEFORE DEATH. J'ihn Powers, ,12 years old, of 321 Pearl street, died in Ihe Brooklyn Hospital on Friday Tlio man fell In nn enllnptlc lit on Willnuglihy n'reel, on Thursdny right, ami was tak'n to the hospltul. Powers' pari tits live at fi02 Pleasant avenue, Manhattan, und his wife s.iyH that he was relnted in I'aloh Powers, (he Kentucky politician, Ihi Is serving a life sentence for the alleged murder nf Governor Oocbcl, of Kentucky, jrcara ago, Woman Nominated by Women for Leaders of Class Teachers' Organization. "EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK." The Platform of the New Movement.

Proclamation Issued by Women Officers of the Society. Down with the domination of men! Higher salaries for women! These are slogans of the women members of the Class Teachera Organization, and its women officers, unknown to President John B. Cottrell, have Issued a proclamation embodying their views. Here is the document: To Ihe Class Teachera: The time is ripe to establish the principle of equal pay for equal work. Why should a woman's annual minimum salary be 300 leas than a man's minimum, and why should her maximum salary be (960 less than a man's? The women teachers do the same work, are exempt from no rules or duties, and most of them have fathers, mothers, sisters or brothers dependent upon them.

Why, then, should not women receive the same salaries? Let us make a strong, united effort to bring about a consummation of what Is so manifestly Just. How shall we begin this good work? By nominating and electing a woman as president of the class teachers organization a womanly woman, one faithful, conscientious, willing to devote her time and strength to the advancement of her fellow teachers, and, above all, one who will not use her honorable office for the furtherance of her own private ambitions. The nomina tion of officers will take place early in Attend the meeting and work for the good cause! The male principals, male teachers, women principals and the heads of departments are protected by their own organizations; but the women class teachers have no real representation. They cannot be represented by men. The women members of the class teachers organization outnumber the men 100 to 1.

Why, then, should wo not be represented by a woman president? We, therefore, appeal to every Individual teacher to exert her lnuflcnce, and to lend her hearty Interest and support, until we have attained our object. This will require time and patience, but our cause is just and we will Burely win! Anna Louise Goessling, 284 Hancock street, Brooklvn, recording secretary, T. O. Margaret E. Matthlos, second -vice president, B.

T. A. Alccsta Beck, P. S. No.

44. 6arah A. Waters, P. S. No.

109. The Class Teachers Organization was established by Sidney C. Walmsley, graduating teacher In Public School No. 15, several years ago. He was Its first president and has been a leader in Its counsels.

Very few men are members of the organization, the women having about 99.9 per cent, of the membership. The men have not been consulted In tha new movement. In fact, as appears by the proclamation, they are not wanted in the organization at least by those who are leaders In the present campaign. The annual elecllon takes place May 9. It is said there will be another ticket In the field upon which will appear the name of some man.

There are many women in the educational eystem who are old fashioned enough to prefer men as leaders. CALLED JAMAICA FIREMEN OUT. Deputy Commissioner Doyle and Party Pleased at Quick Besponse to Alarm. (Special to tho Eagle.) Jamaica, L. April 29 There was an unexpected fire drill here this afternoon, when Deputy Fire Comissloner Doyle, of Brooklyn, accompanied by Messrs Hetten and Kennedy, of the Manhattan division, pulled fire alarm box No.

49, near Hollls. They turned In two alarms, which drew the entire fire fighting force of Jamaica to the scene, and presented Borne Interesting brushes between the rival companies. Foedick Hose was the first to reach the official perty, taking 3 minuteB and 30 seconds to travel the distance. Wood- hull Hose followed, taking five minutes; Ex celsior, five; Atlantic, five and a half; Dlstler, six; Continental, six and a half, and Resolute, seven and a hHlf. Woodhull and Excelsior Hose companieB, after they left the thickly populated streets, and got into tho open country, had a pretty time of it, and came In at the alarm box nock and neck.

The Resolute Hose had a long two mile pull and was on hand laBt. Commissioner Doyle arrived In his automobile this afternoon with his party, and, together with Chief Bnngert of the Jamaica department, visited the various houses of tho fire fighters here. He. was very much pleased with the cleanliness of the houses, and with tho condition of tho horses, and was surprised at the number of men answering tho alarm. Tho party took notes of conditions In Iho different companies, which will aid them In their recommendnllonB to Commissioner Hayes.

If la expected that within a few weekB a new steamer will be added to the local equipment, nnd that It will be housed with Resolute Hose, on Union street. The floor of the house will be slightly raised to make passage in and out easier for the heavy englneB. Two new horses will also be added to Ihe company. In Ihe run to the nlnrm box Cornelius Snedeker, a member of Dialler Hose, joined In a two-wheeled cart. Following swiftly behind him came Excelsior Hose, and as Snedeker strove to puss a furniture van he shevred In front of tho speeding Excelsior outfit and tine wheel of his cart was knocked off in tho resulting collision.

Ho was opened lis gates Coney has had the newest and best. The greatest change which Coney showed last year was the opening of the magnificent outdoor amusement park. Dreamland, a fit companion place for Luna Park, the great uccess of the year before. There is no such new and great attrac tion to be opened the coming season as the last two seasons have furnished. No new capitalist has appeared ready to spend millions in the construction of a new Luna Park or a new Dreamland.

Comparatively speaking, this year's changes will be slight. Yet there are already under construction many new cmngs wmcn matte me aireauy incomparable Coney even more fascinating I and attractive than heretofore. Illumination of Coney to Be More Wonderful Than Ever. After all has been said the greatest change which the advent of Luna Park has made to Coney Island la In bringing about the era of the electric light. Whin the hundreds of thousands of Incandescent bulbs within the walls of Luna Park burst forth in their first radiance the Island saw and marveled.

''Greater and more wonderful than the display in the electric city at the Buffalo world's fair," was the verdict. Iast year Dreamland went Luna Park one belt -r and the two great pleasure grounds see.) at a distance through the night made the whole Islaud seem a fairyland of light. The greatest change which the coming sea-inn will see will be in the matter of a threefold increase in electric lighting in all parts of the Island. When the season is In full blast the summer nights will see a veritable City of Light facing the ocean and bidding the world welcome to the great metropolis of the western hemisphere. This Is the most noticeable and withal the most Important change which the season of 1906 will Bee, and the place where It will be most strikingly shown Is In the oldest of the three big amusement grounds, "The Steeplechase." Time was only three short years ago when the Steeplechase was Coney's biggest attraction.

Eclipsed and fchadowed as this pleasure park has been for two seasons by the magnificence of its younger rivals the Steeplechase will shine forth during the coming summer with a radiance equaling If not surpassing Luna Park and Dreamland. Speaking broadly more has been and is being done In the way of alteration, and Improvement In Steeplechase Park than in all the rest of the island together. There has been a general renovation of the entire plant, a modernizing of dress and a filling ut In the way of attractions which must bring the oldest of the three big attractions of the Island well up with the two leaders of last year. It Is Impossible to tell in detail all that has beeii done or even to name all the new New attractions which Steeplechase Park offers Its patrons for the coming summer. The entrance around on the Bowery has been entirely remodeled and rebuilt.

A new Steeplechase face of start Mug proportions, illumined by no less than 780 electric bulbs, grins down trom the arch over the main gateway. A new "funny stairs." much larger, longer, and more complete than any ever built before, reaches from the very gateway up Into the wonders of the upper siory of the Some New Attractions. A brief list of the new attractions inside the walls will give some notion of the ex-I tent of the Innovations. The Airship Tower. New Scenic Railway.

New Ferris Wheel. "Atlanils Under the Sea." New trolley railroad over the water to the Dd of the great pier. New and most elaborate Rose Gardens. The Wobbler." 'The Twister" and others too numerous to mention. Tbe most striking of the novelties and the lH two which are most likely to prove the aen- (nations of thi season will bo the airship jiower and "Atlantis I'nder the Sea." These 5 A 1 1 1 both be operated as concessions hy S.

fM. Friede, one of the inosl liiKenioits und stic- 'Miful amusement men at the St. Louis The piece de resistance, so to spenk. Park will undoubtedly be the i lower. Tuts la a feature which ex- Amusement Enterprise at Brighton Bench.

original plans. The air of ncrrecy main-Blowly tatned in regard to them would tend to Indi stantly up and down and around, ships with their human freight mov upward to a height of lCi feet above the eartn and then begin a gradual denrent. There is no Blop at any time. It will be next to Impossible for the passengers to tell when the ascent ends, and the descent begins. The mirrors placed on the Inner sides of lie curs will reflect only the outside world and will give to the vista in all directions from the car the appearance of outdoor scenery.

The loading and unloading will be done from a moving platform encircling the base of the tower, 80 feet in diameter. The tower will be Iho largest piece of independent mechanism ever built fut amusement except the first Ferris wheel at the Chicago world's fair In U92-93. it will cost upward of $100,000. Atlantis Under the Sea. The second of Mr.

Flede's pet Illusions will be the "Atlantis I'nder the Sea." In this the passengers get the perfect effect of traveling more than 10,000 feet straight down from the surface of the ocean to the lost land of Atlantis. ThlB is similar in some respects to the "20.000 Leagues t'nder the Sua" Illusion at Drenmland last but the details and effects have been worked out much more elaborately than ever he-fore. This attraction is a testimony to the poetic Imagination nf Mr. Flede, who Is a firm believer in the theories advanced bv Ignatius Lonnclly with regard to the lost These i cate something quite extraordinary. Luna i'atk, except for "Port Arthur" and a few minor changes and renovations, will ne practically the same this season as It was lust.

The entrance Is being repainted and redeoorated. The circus will be greatly enlarged and developed, the Park drawing on the ren-rves of tbe Hippodrome. There will be a new promenade 80 feet wide through the entire Imgih of the park. At Dreamland there will be one big addition, the big presentation called "Creation." Those who saw nt, St. Louis during the fair assert that It one of the most effective nnd picturesque exhibits ever given.

The authorities at Drenmland are very secretive about It and will permit no one to go InBide without a special pais. The Imposing front of the now building. In which It will he performed, on Surf avenue, where the main entrance km formerly, gives much more Impressive otitusnl appearance to Dreamland than It had last vrar. Inside the wallet there will he only bne entirely new attraction nf the first cIhrs. This will be where the suhzmarlne boat formerly made Its dive.

This attraction will he known as "Hell Gate," nnd will consist of a very eileitlvc Illusion of a trip through Iho famous channel In a small bont with an explosion at the end of it. The management Is very fecrellve about this attraction, permitting no one to go Inside. Steeplechase will open on May 6 and Luna park ana Dreamland on May 3, case was adjourned May,.