CAPE MAY HERALD. , „■ ; - ■ ■ VOL. V NO. ■)* CAl'L MAY. \ I . THUKSDAV. MARCH •, 1905.—KUvUT l*A(iKS. Subscription—$i.ob per Year.

COUNTY

RAZED BY FLAMES

Couriery of the I’hila •'Nonb An 1 UMtKiKK NOBTHWBS. A< ROi« THK BL'KSKD D. lUifex^

A,.iuhh>krul} fou^Ul flrr,«rh cli wn« fr«'. b> a htK)i'north*rot wiuil am! oin. h ln»l «U'(or (our hour-, hitruod tnit-Uir in-ail o( I hr Mv-tiua u(. Ca{M> . Mnt Courl Itouw, the oouui y wat of lhi> count V. Ia»t Thoraday (nominal, cauaiun a l->~- ••( abou ♦;■> **f »*> and < ri{i|>Iiui{ thr boatncM o( III. I inmmunit y *ho«e totaT~ poplilatum L

aboul M*'ouU.

Tb* flrr *a» flr*« dlam rerrd on I b. n->r»b •blr »f Mrvhanic Htnwl. which -urvrl run- j ran and-weal . The firr wai. augmented by an rxplmion | probably 1iy a brae o( powder, and tapidly i ewtaanlly to thr gr.icrry atorr of J I) Uicbanlaen JL Company, and from there 10 j t>(* tied Men a 4a^>. which was an alnuiat n«w thrtc atyy^wKdlng Thr flrr alao went wrat war ily au.l fmrueil (be law of ■era of John B. Huftni- n. aod at that point, owing to a wide alley and (herfliei ret wqrk of the fire service, which coutial ed only of a ladder and hucheta. it waa checked fvotn going agalnat thr wind any farther that a ay. A When the Hcl Men’s Hall got fairly un der way aud wa. burnlag fiercely the wind carried the flatiien acroas to the aouth aide of Mechanic »iree« and immediatrly the two MM* buildtag* of Mm Muda Ncbola were in flame—. Knim thear biiihl.ujctbere wara srueral aprrad of the HaDu^ aonthward'and ea-tward and ; oon there were no le<^ than leu but Id mala hunting at one time and.witb nothing to check the* •amen bat for tbeyi to Imni oat. All the baiidjnga on both aide* of the. street were burned up to Main street which runa north au.l so title Before .flve o'clock the HeHevue Hotel, ntdlird. by A K- bprlogec together with hia rleotrii light plant and hia atable* and the old .court bouse building which waa u*ed >aa tbe county seat of ja«tic*.for iirirlt-tbnn-dred years up to laM. wer* soon eaten up

by the flamea

The Are horned until after si* o'clock wbea the last building to go to (be ground was tbe residence of former County Treaa " arvr David T Smith; which was located on

Mayor and Cowni-ilmen Go to Methodist Altar and Prolba# Conversion. OCEAV CITY. March 1—For houa the other night men and women struggled to prostrate thetnaelvea-before the altar In the Methodist cburcb. to plead for salvation. When midnight arrived the Mayor. Joseph Champion, and flee members of city rouprit walked down the aisle togeth-

er and dropped to their knee*.

Then threw was a fresh outburst of.bal le.ujsha. At 1 o'clock In tbe moroitig the

Main Mreet. The Are was prevented from revival was n fall’swing. Old clergymen spreading westWardly on tbe south si le | here Kay that few socb scenes have brwp of Mccbaatc rtreet by reason of •«-- lH io tbe religiou* history of the lag of Dr- J' 1 *- Immoji- I wing a lnickTc.mii try building and by tbe use of carpets being 1 Tbe -err or* are bring conducted by Be% saturated with water-ami hang Wc the -F A. Weber, ssri.trd hr Hev K Penning

• ides arid wood work of thr bntldlug.

HKHK KIBE OBiULSATKD

GREAT REVim AT OCEAR CITT

then

iflagraiion there t

dwelling* outside of the Bellevue Hoirl. but a few of the store building- were occupked also by (amiiias who owned tbe

tou Carson, pa-tsro* the church. Basin.

•J’oul ’fu the city is at astandstill. scores of stores

closing daring the services, which begin in tbe morning mid ate nmlinoed with slight interrupt ion day and night. It isrstimat ad that person- bare pe->frsnrd coriver

siou.

But little of tbe prr-ooal property of any

sf tA>em wervaarwlowinglotbrstabhoMi — ness of the Are and ita ■pleading to-bqild- For Hale. lugs at times when -there was u.- chance to <**e double meat ref ngrra’or. -tsr in fee* get out of them t heir contents r.iug l« feet wide and II fret bigb. made b; Help waa asked for of ( amdeti. Cape Thsrkar-". nearly Sew a fine boa. Our May and other places. The — ..imI Urgsal ‘ < ~*»h ofllcw. eoclowed, a Hue mie Two meat baildiac which was bonwd r-.iiiajuid the blocks. Twe pleas of counter* lofset long, central arctioa at tbe long distance tale A(ood ones 4 is* spring Uaiancr scale. J iecrapb oflUaa so a lot of other article* -uliable fur

sTH|HKK— «1IJ. FK1U» 1 HTKNT. >0U ARO TOUR FRIERDS.

If P'oreigti Workmen Stop I n\ The re M ill be ^ll.HKtehcri. Hay Hlrikrrs Tbe strike at tb* l.at factory at Woodbine. is one week ol«Jjoday. and ihere are no *igiui of the men returning to work. Tbomen are willink'to work for tt> per week, but the manu'setorvn. refuse to pay more than Ft lu Newark •* ls/pai.1 far

tbe aafnte Work.

Attempts br tbe Arm to Import other, workmen nearly mulled in Wooil beins spilled Saturday. Tbe strikers met tb. foreign »A>rSsr» at the depot, and aftei a ooaferettoe lasting several boors tfcs

sirikers woo out..

The workmen my they will use fora before they permit others, to take their places, and the Arm is boasting of the outside labor they expect to place at work

“Gaaette" Printed On Time. Tbe Cobnty "GaxetW" came out on lime last week In spile of tile Court Hoase’ Are. tbe paper being pciuted .in the ‘ Journal'' office at Wildwood. Brother Cooper baa Tux Hkilai.ii'* *iuoerssl sympathy in bis toss.

c.W-4 men had .to go a mUv 10 asad word osar U tb* adjssatag towns for help < ups'May BaOto eall about S u chic*

i'alveruity Ksienaiou Meeting. Tbe.ex. cuitve nommiUee of tbe IWpe May centre of tbe socialy for tbe extaasiop of auivetsity leacblng held a meeuag in the office of ana set K EW revise last Krt-

j day sfteraooa to consider ways and to fla-

tah up luaUers for tb* WiaU-r 's course

S<M-ial and Personal t hat About Oa Kealdents and Vialtoiw. 1*1 lot and Mr*. Ellis C. Eldredge bavnr to rotd home after a viait to NYilmington and Philadelphia. Mrs. Bola-rt C. llngbes has leased the Pails cottage on Perry street and removed from tbe Emplie. Mr* A . H. P. Iwnf, of Philadelphia, formerly Miss Jennie Hall. Is a guest of Dr. •Hid Mr*. K- H. Phillip*, at their Ocean athome. . jMn and Myv Christopher Gallagher, of ^hfflMeipbia. are haring some improvement* made to their cottage on Jbcksou

street.

Ku Kev John Soarburough. Bishop of New Jersey, will vUit Cape May.on Toes day. M arch 3i. - when he will coufirm a ! cla-* In tbe P. E. ('Lurch of the Advent. . Frank W. Caaedy. son of Mr. and Mr*. William F. Caa-udy. t* iio'w- asstsliug the [ mail agent ou the West Jei Key A Seashore 1 route between Pblladrlpbyi and Cape May J C Earl Miller, secret*ryW tbe Cape May : R.-S.I Kstatet ompany.g»e*\>l > biladrlpbia , ov.-r eacg Suuday to visit nrlatlve*. Hy 1 ha* cme'to be one of our modt_C£i>Uiinm ( and bat liked clttasu*. ! Mrs I bom** «. Easiwiek aod Miss Mary hast* irk returned tolbrir Philade'pbia bomejast Saturday mi.rniug. after a few da> *''pSv*rrf with Asarmblymaa and Mr* James M K Hildreth Mrs. Steven*, w'lfe of Bev Charles 8. Stevens. pustox*>f the First Ptusbftertan Caarch. Wllmingtoa. Dal., was a guerit a few days lot wssk of her hrother. J Laamfamily. op Jackaon at. .

t armed from a trip through tb# South pad W'ot. waa <m February ITth at ( Oviagtoa. By . vtsttiag his heothar David. «Ml whiA*

icONTlNLkOJ.OS K1UMTM FhtABd

Broke Into D welling House Op Mansion Street On Sunday Evening. ROBBERS FEASTED OR GRAPES I'ihat Tbeft In ('ape May In. Five Vear# Whli-li Netted Culprit* About flUT.OO.

While Jame- V. Clark and bis wife were •t-ebureb last Sunday evening, thieve* broke into their store and dwelling house on‘Mansion street, took £>7 in ca-h and helped t brm-rlve* t<? white .-rapes. "’hen Clark relnroed be found the upper floors of the hoase in disorder. I:i their hurry to escape, the robber* left tlnlr shoes in tbe boose, and through the ftmtwear Chief of Police Farrow believe* he has a clue which will land the guilty one* behind the bar*. Tbi* wa* tbe first robbery that occurred in Cape May in flve years.

KEW JERSErjEGISLATURE. Joint Session Complete* Flection of Deed Commissioner*. Special Correspondtucv of the Car* Mat

HgkALD.

1 renton, March 1. — The legislature held a joint meeting at'noon ygMrrday, presiiievl dverijy Senate President Cross and additional commiaiuoner* of de^l.a were electevl: This cotbpleles the list of rommisvioneni of deeds. The longest evening session of the winter was held la*i Monday night and a large number of Mil* were intrudoevd. If a fair number of tbe'MU* already presented to the legislature are considered, it i* believed the present legislative sea' a ion will last well into April. One of the important measures that have been presented in thr senate this seek is a MU by Senator Barton B. lintchinson of Vrrrrr providing that the governor be empowered to appoint a eo-timission of not wore than flve yemons to investigate and report to the governor and legislature how the courts can be regulated by law so aa to baridle more rxpcditioaslr and satisfactorily the rasas comiog before them. Tbe chief points in jDie Mil am as follows. How the courts can by constitutional amendment and by legiala lion be better adjusted to the demands of jndkkal MMoe*#.. what changes can lie mad* with advantage Aa the tcoNTUtm ok votbtm raaa3