A day after a New York Post reporter allegedly stabbed an NBC-6 cameraman
 with her pen in the media tent city in front of the Miami home of Elian's family, a
 new sign went up on the NBC-6 tent.

 ``WARNING,'' it says. ``No pens allowed. Subject to search.''

 The cameraman, Carlos Rigau, was back to work.

 The Post reporter, Maria Alvarez -- arrested on charges of aggravated battery by
 Miami Police and bonded out at 2:30 a.m. Thursday -- didn't return. She was
 headed back to New York.

 Police spokesman Delrish Moss joked with reporters: ``We're going to be taking
 all writing instruments away from you and issuing Crayola crayons.''

 IN ELIAN WE TRUST

 There was a desperate search for dollar bills Thursday in the demonstrators area
 just west of the home of Elian's relatives.

 The reason: they wanted to Elianize their currency.

 Some of the demonstrators were armed with ink stamps -- red and black -- and
 offered to stamp the bills with a statement.

 ``Elian belongs Free in the USA,'' it said.

 And when dollar bills weren't available, the zealous stampers offered a more
 personal statement. They stamped demonstrators' hand instead.

 NEWS LEAK

 Armando Gutierrez suddenly left Elian's house Thursday afternoon and some
 reporters speculated there was a problem with the Elian legal battle. Not so.

 ``Got a plumbing problem at home,'' Gutierrez said. ``I haven't been home. My wife
 is on me to fix a leak. She's been on me for two days.''

 As always, television reporters kept calling the spokesman for Elian because they
 needed a live quote for the evening news. Gutierrez said they would have to wait.

 ``I can't move,'' Gutierrez said. ``I'm waiting for the plumber.''

 Herald staff writers Karen Branch and Manny Garcia contributed to this report.