THE OMAHA DAILY JUJ3I5: WJ3I) J3SDAY, JANUARY 1, lOU'J.
PLAN FOR GREATER OMAHA
Anliconmlttet Reports Behtmi fir Cosiil
id&tioi of Four Mnn;o palitlei.
PROPOSE BOARD OF CONTROL TO GOVERN
hclipiup In In llnvr Connul Id lit nl City
Uut email .UimiIii tol li- I'lic .Men
Who Arc i Svrw Without
(.'iiiiipcinut Ion.
Tho (lubcoraralttco of flvo npfolntfcd by
the commlttco of llltcen held h tiretlng
yesterday afternoon nt 2 o'clock, at which
a report was adopted tp b?aubmlttcU to
the commlttco of fifteen Immediately so
that tho numbers will havo tlme to con
tdcr Its provisions before action thereon
U taken.
Tho report of the commlttco Is not con
sldorcd as final, at least ono member of
that body not favoring all of tho plans out
lined, but Binning It for tho ptirposo of Rot
ting It beforo the committee of fifteen,
whero amendenta may bo made.
The commlttco of fifteen has been railed
to meet at tho Commorclal club rooms nt 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon to take action
on tho report, which In as follows:
I'lnn for CuiikuIIiIiiIIuii,
Your commlttco appointed to consider
tho iuo;tlntM of municipal consolidation
nnd roducllon ot taxation bfg leuvo tu re
;ort that wc are of. the opinion tli.it
Oinnhu, Houth Omuhn, IJundee and Flor
ence should bo united undi-r otic' municipal
government, nixl governed hy one fiet of
municipal oHIccm, utiil thut such consolida
tion will result In a giicrul saving of mil
iilclfiiil expenditures and 1111 consequent
reduction In taxation, and will' be nttcm!Ml
with nil tho advantages which naturally
How from n unity of Interest and n larger
metropolitan city.
We futth-r report the following otitllne
of n plan which we tjcgnrd its entirely
iitactlcablr and the most likely occept.tblo
by the people to bring about this desired
result:
1, That Omaha, South Omaha, Dundco
mid Florence be consolidated Into one
in tropolltn n city nnd Kovortu.il by one set
of municipal officers, and to be known is
tho City of Omaha. .That sucJi consolida
tion "can bo brought about by direct action
of the legislature, but we recommend Mat
tho electors of each of said municipalities
above named shall llrst have an oppor
tunity of consenting to such consolidation
by a majority votf at an election to be
duly cnllid and he'd for that purpose.
l'roiuii I nt i-Kri'KHttiin.
2. That wo regard It ns deslrnble nnd
economical In management -that tho olllcers1
nf tho uiinsrilldalctl city shall be empowered
to perform all tho necessary duties of guv
iTiitnent and that tin; territory within Its
limits shall be freed from the dual burdens
nnd divided responsibility of a city and
"tinty government. To tijnt end we recom
maid that tho area of Territory now In
cluded within the corporate limits of
Omahu, South Omaha, Dundee and Flor
ence, or such area of territory us shall
become Included within the corporate limits
of tho consolidated city, shnll be hcgrcgutcd
from Douglas county. Wo regard It as
undesirable and Impracticable to bring the
entire county of Douglas as now existing
within the Jurisdiction of tho -city govern
ment, while upon the other hnnd, the
Hcgregatlon of tho territory above named
wn regard aa entirely feaslbln under the
provisions of article 10 of the constitution
of th state ot Nebraska,
:i. That the legislature, under tho pro
visions ot section 1, article C, of the con
tututloii, may provide for sich courts.
Inferior to tho district court, ns may be
necessary for the consolidated city, and,
under section 10,'nrtlcle (I, of the constitu
tion, mny alco place the consolidated city
within ono of tho existing Judicial districts.
I'lve I'erioiiN to Control.
I. To tho end that greater economy may
bo Intrndured Into the city government,
nnd divided responsibility put to an end,
we reconnnend for the consideration of the
people tho advisability of reducing the city
charter to general principle of municipal
government and abolishing all unnecessary
olllcers and. bonrds nnd Instead thereof
that the city be governed by a board of
control of llvo personr, to be Mccted for
their known ability and probity of char
acter, who shall servo without pay, nnd
who shall have full power to appoint all
other necessary nillccm and agents nnd to
make nil needful rules and regulations,
which shall havo fhe force and effect of
ordinances, nnd to do mid perforin such
other matters and thlnas as will conducq
to the best and most economical city gov
ernment. fi. It Is the opinion of your committee
that tho foregoing outline of plan can be
brought about without requiring -in
umendmcnt to tho constitution, but that
Jeglrlutlon will bo necessary, and to that
end we recommend thnt u suitable commit
tee be appointed to draft the neres.nry
laws and amendments to existing laws
nnd to present tho s.tmo to the next ses-
' Hlon of tho legislature for Its action.
Tho report la signed by J. M. Woolworth,
H. V. Yates, John L. Webster, T. J. Ma
aioney aud J. II. Van Dusen.
FIRE IN A CROCKERY STORE
AnilriMV Anilcrmin's Pliiee on South
, Thirteenth Street In Sunn
vliut DnitinKcil.
i
Flro was dlscovored at 0:15 last night In
"tho renr of tho first Hoar of tho crockery
sloro of Andrew Andorton, 319 South Thir
teenth street- Police Officer Wilson first
kiw tho IiIrzo and sent In the alarm. Hy
tho tlmo the tiro department arrived smoke
was coming out of tho windows of tho
llrst and second floors and from tho third
Moor of .tho adjoining building, tho wholo
Balo saddlery and leather houso of J. II.
Ilaney.
TJio flro started. In tho basement of tho
Anderson building', near tho elevator shaft.
Tho Humes ran up tho. shaft tit the second
Jloor, charring tho timbers of tho' elevator
nnd slightly burning tho floor In tho second
KHiry. Tho tiro outsldo of the basement
was quickly under 'control. In tho base
ment wero many barrels filled with straw,
used In packing crockery and chlnawaro.
Those made a amoko so denso as almost to
huffoctto sovoral firemen and making tho
lira dllllcult to handle. Tho only outlot
through which the smoke could pass was a
small window in tho front. Hy the excel
lent work of tho department, however, the
Brcntor Urn was confined to the barrels
In tho basement nnd none of tho crockery
on thu first floor was Injured,
Tho adjoining building 'on tho north Js
occupied nnd owned by J. II. Ilaney, whole
fealo saddlery a nth leather dealer. The
building was completely tilled with snioko
What tho damage to tho stock will.be Mr.
Hauey, was not nblo to state last night
Thoro will bo no dnmago from water, ob
"the water was confined almost exclusively
Xo tho basement.
Mr. Anderson moved Into his present
quarters ono year ngo last September, hav
ing bought tho stock from W, I Wright
Ills stock Is valued at J3.000 and ho car
ried tllOOO Insurance. He occupied tho
cntlro first lloor and tho roar qf the sec
ond, tho "front part of tho second bolng
used by C. L. Heed ns an ofllco nnd the
third lloor ns a storeroom. Tho bulldlngV
was owned by E. J. Sullivan,
Thu llrst intimation Mr. Anderson had nf
Jho flro wus nt 11:30 o'clock, when a re
porter for Tho lleo called at his home, 021
North Thirty-sixth street, Mr. Andersen
said he had no Idea how tho flro originated
There was no stove In the basement, tho
only flro in tho building bolng In the stove
on thb -first lloor, Tho flro In this, 'how
ovor, was almost out when ho left the
ntbre In tho evening. Ho was unnblo to
estimate his loss, hut said it would be
Blight. Tho damago to the building is not
over 1200.
-nn-KHirmTirTii
BROWN'SXT
"Tho but preparole for reldt, roaghi,
ana aMhms."
NUK. K. A. f ATtjOH, TfBptrtnc Usurer.
w rr-mlstntlr hi but."
UKV. IIENHI HALO IIKECIIEB.
YOUNG MEN WILL ENTERTAIN
Christian AsMiclntlon to (ilve Another
Iteeeptlon Tonight lit Its
loom.
The New Year's reception of the 'Young
Men's Christian association, which hits for
many years been an event of great Inter
est, will be given this evening at the assor
elation building, Sixteenth and Douglas
street.
A program even more cnjoynblo than
tho pleasant ones of tho past has been ar
ranged for tho members and friends of tho
association. From ".until 10 o'clock Presi
dent Carpenter and tho directors will re
ceive In tho reception rooms, Dlmmlck's
orchestra will furnish music nnd refresh
ments will be served by some of Omaha's
well knbwn women. From S until 10 In the
auditorium there will bo a program by Mfss
Ella Ethel Free, jilanlst; Jo Uarton, basso:
Miss Dlancho, Sorcnson, soprano, and Mr.
Zanblc, closing with a graphophono concert
by II. 13. Frcdrlckson. From 8 until 10
o'clock In the fcytnnaslum there will bo a
number of events tumbling, apparatus
work, basket ball, relay races and contests
of nil kinds, Including n string-chewing and
flre-catlng contest.
To this reception tho members, supporters
and friends of tho association are cordially
Invited. On account ot the crowd, children
ennnot bo admitted.
MASONS AMONG THE WATCHERS
NcHruilin l.mlifi' nnif Friends nf Its
.Members I'orniiill.v Welcome ,
the Sew Your,
I
Nebraska lodgo No. 1) .Ancient, Free and
Accepted Masons," held ofie of the most
enjoyable watch parties las( night that tho
lodgo pcoplo havo ever given. A delightful
literary nnd musical program was given.
Th.o welcoming address was ' delivered by
Milton J. Kennnrd, and Rov. F. H. Sander
son of Fremont tnlked of the "Mystic
Ilrothcrhood." Others who took part wero
W. It. Oraram, Miss Selma Carlson. Mrs.
J. W. Kvans, Miss Mary 'nllaco. Miss Vir
ginia Merges. Several selections wero ren
dered by a mandolin club composed of Mrs.
Adolph Tbrcm, Mr. nnd Mrs. Kdward Kvans.
J. W. Evans and Adolph Threai.
A large crowd was In attendance and
guest vied with host In giving tho new-
year a rousing reception.
Dt'inncrilf) 'm l.nti-li Ntt-Tim Out.
The Dcuglas County Democracy held a
watch mrctlng last night nt their rooms, SI I
Si4uth Fifteenth street. Everybody was In
vited to call and be sociable and everybody
that accepted the invitation was sociable.
It was not ,i political meeting, but Just n
good tlmo all around, and President Plnttl
and alj his faithful braves did nothing dur
ing tho entire night but extend the glad
hnnd nnd mnke those not nt home feel at
home. Tho Now Year was ushe'rtil In with
ns much enthusiasm ns a new plank In a
democratic platform. Refreshments were
served.
First Arrrxt nf Ximv Yenr.
Tho first person urrcsted In Omaha In tho
year H'02 was John Crunu The arresting
illlcer was Mnrtlu Shields. Crura was ar
rested at 1:10 o'clock this morning charged
with being drunk. Wlujn taken to tho sta
tion he demanded to know "what the coun
try was coming to that an honest; hard
working farmer couldn't Initiate tjio Now
Year as It should bo Initiated."
Why the Oilmen Arc Silent.
Owing to tho illness of Dean Campbell
Fair the Now Year services at Trinity ca
thedtal were conducted by Ucv. Youug. It
had been intended to ring tho chimes at
midnight, but this was omitted owing to
tho Illness of a member off tho family ot
E. Millard, 1818 Capitol avenue. -
Wuleh Smlrc lit l'c'(ilr' Church.
Thirty members of the. People's church
fln'shcd the old year nnd commenced tho
new with n song and prayer service. Tho
meeting wus long, hut enthusiastic, extend
ing from early evening to the mldiWght
hour. Ucv. Ohnrles W. Savldgc, pastor of
the church, was in charge,
CLOSE OF BIG MINING DEAL
liiKKdi't V Inrilmi Compiiny MnUe A r-
rllllKlMlM-ntn to Opornle the
SnuiKKler .Milieu.
A mining deal of considerable Importance
wus consummated In Omaha' yesterday bo
tween C. W. Jordan nnd Delas S. Dunbar,
representing tho Haggarty-Jordan Copper
Mining company nnd E. W. Sobben, a
mining engineer of penver, representing
ino owners oi a group ot sliver mines iln
i',uo county, .Neviuin, Known as tne smug
gler mines
The Smuggler proporty was a heavy pro
ducer previous to 1R!3, and Is said to have
produced between $1,000,000 and 12,000,000,
hut owing to tho .crude methods nt thut
tlmo of treating ore nnd poor railroad fa
cllltlrs, it was closed.
Tho Smuggle proporty Is a largo ono and
the oro bodies aro Immense. Assays, nro
tald to have been obtained as high us 10,000
ounces of silver and good values In gold
About 100 pounds of ore containing some uf
tho most beautiful specimens of ruby silver
was exhibited ly theso gentlemen at tho
Merchants' hotel. A ton of tho lowest
grade orp which wns shipped lo a Utah
smelter as a test gavo 192 ounces silver
and $12 In gold, It Is now proposed to test
tho law grade orcs4to determine tho proper
kind of n concentrating phtnt to erect and
to build a largo plant ns soon ns possible.
Water privileges and a mill site have been
locnted.
Tho Haggarty-Jordan Copper Mining com
pojiy is Incorporated in tho state ot DclU'
ware under the general corporation law, but
has operated 'chiefly In Wyoming. The" newly
ncqulrod Smuggler properties will tie In
corporated Into a $1,000,000 sub-company
Work will bo started January 6, 1902,, and
shipping to tho smelters will commence In
sixty days.
.MnrrliiKe Mt'onsea,
Tho following marriage licenses were Is
sued yesterday: ,
Nnni.i'nnil Address. Aue.
Philip Plcnrd. North Platte 23
Flora Wilson, North Platto IS
Victor Hmllt). Omnha S3
jNciuo liiuiioii, umunn
.fesslah C.arveiiek. Omaha
Huth A. J. yon, Omaha , .-,28
DoWttt K. Fuller. Concordia, Kan 43
Mlllo 1). McCormaclc. I-nko City, la 30
Fronk Oatman, Omnha ; ,..23
Daisy Davis. Omaha' 20
Andrew Hchanfer, Jleimfngton , 22
wora ji. rsemou, iiennington ...
Udwnrd J.' Leonard, ltuskin ...
Mnuti i.. .Moore, luisum
William C. G. Wingate, hlnmburg. In 30
Alary C. Klklus, Fremont county, Iown...,2C
jacon i-renosu, aoutn uinnha 54
Antonhv Stehno, South Omnha 5S
Itollln I. Cnmpti!. WeilnK Water 33
Emma E. Hurns, Weeping Wnter r...2l
Norwood Hayers, Colorado Springs, Col... 24
r.uun u. minim, umana , , z
(Tones n Prosii-ruuN Vetxr,
nc)'MMn ui Hie iiuiucin ill inn vtintiprvn-
live havings ami i.oan nssocintion ror. tho
last year show an Increase of $250,000 ilNhe
company's business, The net assets Vv
nmount to J775.Uo. ThltJ Is tho largest ii
ntiv usnnplii I Inn In th,t itntA Tha 9 r.'ic
membnrs of tho association have net !
posltB of 752,l:i0, giving onclf an average
t"Vl Tkn .llvl.ln,,.! t- II.. .,uo. .! .
de
of
per
cent. reiulrhiK $ii.(30 for Its puynuirt. Ca
IBIl
250
mvujviiu iiihhb viTt miucu lo Home
oiemborH of tho uHHOdutton hoWIng"
tlHt(lUI Rtnolf. tllllU iHatflhlillnir tt Kfti
Its
The ofllcers are much gratified over
present condition of tho lusoclatton's
fa,lr.
the
f-
STAYS IN BEE BUILDING
0-unty Bcirl Mikes Niw Lean for Eqtltj
. . Cfrit Rot mi
LAWYER JEFFERIS WITH ANOTHER BILL
Attorney WiiiiIn Counly to Vny Ulm
Another lltiu.irrit fur Siihurhiiu
ItnlHvnj Frnnehlc Ail'lec
lliiuili of Cuiinty Ottlelnln,
At tho meeting of the county commis
sioners yesterday the commlttco of tho
whole reported that the rooms In tho New-
York Lifo building, which were offered as
court rooms, had been Inspected aud proved
to bo undesirable. Tho commlttco recom
mended that tho rooms now occupied In
Tho Heo building be leased for another
year, and tho report was adopted hy a
unanimous vote.
Attorney A. W. Jcfferls, who wns at ono
Imo retained ns special counsel to tho
bonrd in passing upon suburban railway
franchises, and has already been paid $300
for thnt service, presented a bill for 1100
alleged to be due for services. No member
of the board nppeared to know anything
about the bill nnd it was veferrcd to a
committee.
Thomas S. Crocker, retiring register of
deeds, and Charles Unltt, dofented candi
date for county clerk, who are contesting
tho election of Hnrry Deuel and Harry C.
Miller, respectively. Hied bonds for tho en
suing term, but tho board refused to up
provo them and they ure still on file. Tho
majority of the Judiciary committee, Com
missioners Harte and Ostrom, reported
favorably on the bonds, but Commissioner
Hoctor wanted to know what effect nn ap
proval would havo. After some discussion
It wns decided by a unanimous vote toj
strike the .bonds from mo committee s re
.... .. . . .
port and placo them on file.
1 1 n ml k Are A iirnveil.
The bonds of county officers were ap
proved as follows: O. F. Elsatscr, county
treasuror, $300,000, furnished by the Udellty
and Deposit company of Maryland: E. F.
Ilralley, coroner. $2,000, furnished by tho
American Bonding and Trust company of
Ilaltlmoro; E. J. Ilodwell, county superin
tendent of public Instruction, $1,000, J. S.
Paul nnd J. E. Shepherdson, sureties; P.
A. Edqulst, county surveyor, $300, Na
tional Mutual Ilond company; D. M. Vlu
snnhalcr, county Judge, $.'0,000, American
Surety company of New York.
Commissioner Hoctor's resolution, provid
ing for n co-partnership between tho county
and the city of South Omnha In the owner
ship of a pesthousc, wan adopted hy a
unanimous vote, together with the appro
priation of $1,000 for that purpose. Mayor
Kelly nnd the South Omnha Jl'pard f
Health appeared beforo the commissioners
and Impressed upon them tho .necessity for
immediate action. Hoctor's resolution wns
fortified with an opinion from the county
attorney to tho effect thnt tho board had
a legal right to mako tho appropriation
asked for. The city owns tho Bite upon
which the pesthousc is to bo erected,
though Mayor Kelly offered to locato it in
Omaha If tho board so desired.
Amusements
"Mmluiue Siiiift-ficut'"
A comedy In a prologue and thre nets by
victoretn Haruou nnu umue fliorenu,
ndnptcd by J. Comynscnrr. Produced at
lloyd's theater Tuesday night by Sir
Henry Irving. Ellen Terry unit the Lon
don Lyceum company.
THE CAST.
Napoleon Henry Irving
Iefcbvre, afterward Marshal and Duo
de Dantzlg J. II. Haines
Fouche, minister of pollco and Due ,
d'Otrunto Luurenco Irving
Com to do Nclppcrg, nn Austrian
A. Koyston
Savnry Due do Ilovlgo, minister ot po
nce j nines nenrn
Dcsiireaux. master of tho ballet.... Kenney
Saint Mnrsan L. Ilelmoru
ltoustan I'. Tvara
Cannuvllle Mr. Clements
Do Hrlgodo Mr. Tnbb
Vltialgre, a drummer Mr. Kamlelgh
.inrciin. master or tnciiiunt Mr. niton
Do Mortemnrt Mr. Fisher
Durnc Mr. Seymour
Junot Mr. Ablctt
De I.a.irlbtou Mr. Cook
Constant F. D. Davlss
Cnrollne, queer or Naples
.miss jjauii .Milton
Ellsn, princess of Plomblno
Miss Cecil Comwell
Catharine, Mndamo Sunn-Gene
Llleir Terry
Wnterluo"
A piny In one net, by J. Conan Doyle.
i'rouueeu ror tno tirst time in umana nt
linyd's theater, Ttiesda night, by Sir
Henry Irving and thd London Lyceum
company.
THE CAST.
Corporal Gregory Brewster, Waterloo
II....... t
VIlUl t J1UIII lll!IFS
Sergeant Archie McDonald, It, A
. i.ionci iieimnre
Colonel James Midwinter. .Laurence Irving
Nora Hrowster Mabel Hackney
Out on Harney street, cab and brougham
and lpndnu wero clattering up to tho curb
In response to the hoarse cries of tin
theater attendant. There were hurried
goodnlghts, tho slamming of carrlago doors,
nnd smart equlppages whirled away Into
tho darkness with their cloaked and Jewqled
occupnnts. Tho scene wns familiar enough,
nnd yet, ns tho writer fell Into tho human
stream that movejl slowly out through tho
vestibule of Uoyd's theater and sought enr
rlago or homeward cor, thcr,o came to him
a sense of something unusual in his neigh
bors; thoy wero very quiet. Tho fre
quent light comment, tho friendly chatter
Lind tho bustle characteristic ot nn enter
tainment seeking throng wero not thero
The superior urt of the most distinguished
nc,tor nnd actress of oifr tlmo had exerted
a hypnotic Influence over them, and It
was not until tho cool, bracing midnight
air struck them that thoy became fully
conscious that they wero not living In tho
time of Napoleon, tho French revolution and
Suns-Gene. i
,It Is the misfortune of tho reviewer ot
drumntlc affairs thut the duty ot taking
impressions, with tho object of Inter ro
cording them, ot weighing nnd annlyzlng
In a more or less slapdash fashion, takes
from him most ot tho pleasure the easy
lay tnudltor enjoys. ' Tho shadow of tho
night editor, demanding copy early, and
the click of tho typewriter rings ominously
In his car. Sometimes, however, ho is
swept by tho sheer force of a player's art
beyond the shallows. Ho forgots to clutch
at technical straws, forgets Uio pretty pru
dence of natn-taklng,, forgots Mt hair
splitting and his comparisons, and all the
ready dovices that keep him floating
through many days of futllo play-revlowing,
Thon he goes down, down, down into tho
dopths of a great art, such ns that ot
Irving and Terry, and Is buffeted hlthor
nnd thither on the tides ot great and gen
ulne emotions.
When it is all over nnd he is cast high
and dry ilpon his own little critical shore,
ho will not And himself left with many
of his critical belongings. Ho will have
folt things worthy of record, but they
will not readily marshal In "columns of
tasy comment, but in proportion to tholr
values will be difficult of expression
All of this difficulty faces ono who writes
iNsf Sir Henry Irving and Elln Terry. It
isxiinra to una words adequate to express
thet:eiiulno delight ono enjoys in seeing
such Verfect Ion In tho portrayal of the
roost fllcult characters, tho display of
such maVvclous versatility and tho ublllty
of ao actoTVtp so completely lote his per
sonal IdentftHln a part as does Irving
Monday night It was Shyloch, the revenge
ful Jru'. nnit Irvine? u-m &livtnplf Tuns-
day night It was tho senile old veteran of
the Third guards, nnd ho was the palsied
old mart of SO years; In half an hour he
as Napoleon; tonight It will be Mathlas,
nd for tho time being he will doubtless
cl. or nt hi nut mnke his aildlenen he-
llovo that he feels all of tho pricks of a
murderer's conscience.
Hut to "Waterloo" and "Mme. Sans-
Gene." The lifttcr is Terry's play, slnco
during nlmost Its entire progre;s she holds
tho center of tho stage. Napoleon Is
pushed oomcwhnt In tho background, nnd
this was really not regretted last night,
since this character gives Irving fewer op
portunities than- any other In hU reper
toire. Although ho lacks the physical dis
tinction of tho character, his splendid por
trayal of tho different moods nnd whims
of tho great general oaslly leads ono to for
get that he has not the short, stocky build
of tho Mule Corporal. Terry's Sans-tlcno
Is not only at all times admirable, but per
fectly delightful as well. One ft-cls thnt It
would be as much of n pleasure to cmbrircu
her ns Catherine the washerwoman ns It
would when she l bedecked In nil the
splendor of tho Duchojs de Dantzlg. Tho
utter abandon which she dlsplnyn In her
portrayal of the port makes It perfect In
Its naturnlncss. There Is never a moment
ot studied movement or staglncrs, but there
aro countless little Terry mannerisms Mich
as a graceful twisting of tho wrists, pe
culiar nodn of tho head and quick glances
overhead,' nil of which help lend natural
ness to her different portrayals.
Mr. Irvlng's impersonation of the old
Waterloo hero was perfection Itself. It was
a most careful and artistic representation
crowned with technique of the highest or
der. Canan Doyle Wrote a good shdVt story
when he depleted the old -soldier In his
childish senility, faithful to tho memory of
tho duke of Wellington and oozing tho very
atmosphere of Napoleon's defeat, Mr. Irv
ing In bin study hns made tho sketch n
classic. Tho old 'soldier, the last of his
regiment, Was there. Present In every sub
tle move of thu eyebrow or wag of tho
chin. Present in tho palsied totter of old
ago. Present In tho enthusiastic remem
brance of thu smoko and powder of battle,
the old corporal childishness and attach
ment for tho old accoutrements, his rever
ence for tho duke wero all reproduced with
a fnlthfulnerA und power thnt wero lrrl
slstablc aud at tho drop of the curtain ono
had forgotten Sir Henry Irving the actor
and saw only tho old veteran sink back dy
ing Into his chair with the words of battle
uttered from a half-closed tomb.
A much more distinguished audience, al
though not so large a ono ns that of Mon
day nlgiit, was present. Hesldes the younger
mombers of tho social set there were many
of tlje older and more representative busi
ness tren nnd their wives present.
The boxeB were occupied ns follows:
Hox A Mr. and Mrs. J. E, Iloyd, Mar
garet Hoyd, Jay Iloyd, Mr. and Mrs. D. O.
Clark.
Hox II Mrs. J. M. Jordan, Miss Torry, Mr.
nnd Mrs. Klrko McDcrmond of St. Louis,
guests of Mr. nnd Mrs. J. J. Dlckoy.
Hox C Mr. nnd Mrs. C. M. Wllhelm, Mr.
John L. Kennedy.
Hox F Mr. arid Mrs. Fred Nash, Mr. and
Mrs. Dohcrty, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph llnrkcr.
Hox E Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Hurgess, Mr.
and Mrs. C M. Comstock and Miss Corn
stock. Hox D Mr. tlbn Harrows, Miss Harrows,
Mr. Willrtrd Harrows. Miss Georgia Ken
nard, Miss Orcutt nnd Mr. W. 11. Fonda.
Hox N Mr. and Mrs. Morltz Moyer. Miss
pberfclder. Sidney, Nob.: Mls3 Mlnnlo
Meyer and Mr. Jvllus Moyer.
Hox M Mrs. llodwln, Mrs. Henry Rustjn.
Mrs. McIntos)i.
Hox 1 Mrs. George E. Dovcy, Misses
Alice nnd Elizabeth Dovey of Plottsmouth,
and Mrs. George H. Tzschuck, guests of Miss
Terry.
Hox H Mr. and Mrs. W. O. McAvoy.
NEW INSPECTOR OF HOT DOG
Free Lunch unil I'ri'e IlrlnUs Come
Duny to Mum Mltli llrlKlit
lilen.
nret Harris and Gcorgo Alntworth have
no patent on th's process of ncqulrlng n
Jag and now thnt the pair is in Jail there
Is nothing to prevent two other bright
young men luklng It up and working It for
what thero Is In It.
They started In nt Thlrtecntlnnd Doug
las streets beforo tho bolls had ceased' ring
ing thU morning and worked west to Fif
teenth street, thenco south, taking In each
saloon In turn us they came to It. Hore
Is the modus operandi: It opens with Hnr
rls at tho bar culling for a glass of beer
and Alnsworth on tho outside:
"Where's your freo lunch?" Ilnrrls savs
to tho bartender.
"In tho Ice chest, where we nlwnys keep
It."
"This Is Now Year's, ain't It?"
"Sure, but what's that got to do with It?"
"Why, ain't you heard of tho -now ordi
nance that goes Into effect today?"
"Come, now! Go 'way back and"
"No, that's straight. Ain't you heard of
It? I'virbeen In twenty other saloons In
town today, and this Is tho first that nln't
had tho free lunch out on n tablo. Tho or
dinance says thu lunch must bo In plain
sight, and an Inspector from thu Heard 'of
Health comes around once a week to seo
that your hot dog and Trilby bnndwiches
aro up to tho standard."
Tho man in the whlt.o npron pretonds not
to believe It and Ilnrrls pays G cents for his
boor and goes out.
Ten minutes later. Enter Alnsworth with
a buslnessllko ulr and Introduce himself ns
tho now Inspector for tho Hoard of Health
"Do you servo a free lunch hero? ho
asks,
Tho drink mixer, who Is beginning to got
norvous. admits that there Is a llttlo food
on tho side .nt his placo.
Alusworth looks very serious and shakes
his huad ominously lis he Is being conducted
bnck'tp tjie Icebox. Ho scowls ns ho sam
ples tho roast heof; tlfo tnste of tho beet
pickles seems to affect ltlm unpleasantly,
nnd by the Ntlme ho hus saniplod tho sar
dines and ham sandwiches ho Is looklnir
positively ferocious.
Ho steps bark to the bar and mutters
Eomethlug about ptomaines thnt makes tho
artist la whlto still more unensy.
The crisis Is now approaching. Alnsworth
has thy situation well In hand. He pulls
nn empty half-pint flask from his pocket
mid asks to havo It filled with the "kind of
whisky you nro serving ovor this bar, to
bo subjected to chemical annlysls!"
A few minutes later Alnsworth meets
Ilnrrls ot an nppolnted place, when cm bo
heard the rhythmic gurgle of tho whisky
undurgoing chemical analysis.
Several bartendors wjio were visited bv
this , enterprising pair deny tjiey wero
"worked," but the fact remains tho younif
men obtained enough whisky by the fore
going process to build tho superstructures
of the most elaborate Jngs that havo come
to tho notlco of' tho police this year. Alns
worth will not be prosecuted , for Imper
sonating a city ofllcer.
I ii -.i nun t In it Wiiutt'il,
Tho manufacturers of Banner Salve, hav
ing alwnys believed that no doctor or medi
cine can euro In oveiy case, but never
having hpnrd wUnro Banner 'Halve failed to
euro ulcers,- sores, tetter, eczema or piles,
as a matter of curiosity would llko to, know
If thore are sustt cases. If so ttwy will
gladly refund thk money,
CUT COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Ordiniuci Author zing Extcutim of Unisn
Fso.fio Ceitrtct Faint.
i
MEANS MUCH TO THE CITY' OF OMAHA
Council llesnlte to I'll Poller Jiiilut
(union .ulury for the Vein' llltll
nt the Itnte nf Tivontj
rivr lluiulicil Dnllnrs.
With tho close of the year 1901 years
of litigation between tho Union Pacific
Hallway company and the city of Omnha
camu to nn end. At last night's meeting
of the city council, two hours und a half
beforo thu new year was ushered In, the
ordinance providing for tho execution of
the contract settling all controversies be
tween the Union Pacific and tho city was
passed by tho unanimous vote of tho coun
cil. All nine of the councllnien wero pres
ent and many of them expressed their do
llgllt nt' bolng nblo to end 1001 by ratifying
a contract which means so much to Omnha
nnd tKe great rallwny company whoso In
terests arc so closely Identified with this
city.
"It nffords me great pleasure to have nn
opportunity to vote on this measure In thu
closing hours of tho year of 1901," said
Councilman Hliseall. "This contract menus
more to Omnhnithan many of us anticipate.
It secures- for this city tho permanent
shops of the greatest railway eompany on
earth nnd establishes harmony between It
nnd tho great city which Is Its ehstern
terminus. Tho contract mnkcs possible ex
tensive Improvements which the railway
" 'imv cxnectn to begin without delay
and mnrltB tho beginning of the most pros
ptious eur iu Oiiiuh.i's history."
Under the contract the city of Omnha
gives the railway company, most of the
streets and nlleys through the property In
tho vicinity of the Union Pacific shbps, The
railway rompnny deeds to the city the Wlti
speor tract and leveo properly which has
been In dispute. In addition to the prop
erty transfers, tho contract Includes tho
tominnllon nf litigation involving thou
hSfcds of dollars' worth of taxes nnd other
obligations.
Tho ordinance providing for tho execu
tion of tho contract wn3 Introduced at tho
regular meeting of tho cofiucll last week
nnd referred to tho committee on railways,
telegruphs and telephones, Tho commlttco
reported rnvornbly on tho ordinance nnd It
was given .1 third rending and passed. The
first step in cnrrylng out tho contrnct wns
also taken by tho Introduction of nn ordl
nnnco vacating all tho streets nnd nlleys
named In tho contrnct. This mcasuro was
given u first nnd second rending nnd re
ferred to tho committee on rutlwuys, tele
graphs and telephones.
AITiimn (iorilun'N uliir.
After a hlttoi; fight tho council agreed to
ray Judgo Gordon's salary for 1901 at tho
rate of $:G0O per year. Councilman Zlm
man introduced n resolution providing for
tho payment of all tho salary duo to Judgo
Gordon. In nipport, of his resolution he
maintained thut thu city bnd lost nil tho
cases It had brought In Its attempt to de
feat tho payment of tho police Judge's
salary and stated that It would bo money
In tho city's pocket to pay all thu Judge's
claims and wind up the litigation.
Assistant City Attorney James If. Adams
presented n communication to tho council
In which he atuted that ho was not fa
miliar with tho Gordon case and did not
caro to advise tho councll ns to' what action
should be taken in the matter. Ho said
that tho councllnien wero- as familiar as
ho with tho enso and advised thnt It bo
allowed to reBt until' City Attornoy Conn ell's
return.
Counrllmairllascall opposed tho resolution
of Mr. Klmmnn and urged that the council
bhould leave tho matter entirely In the
hands of tho city attornoy. Hy way ot com
promise Councilman Lobeck moved that
Judgo Gordon's rlalm of $2,500 for salary
duo htm for 1001 bo Included In th next
appropriation ordlnnnco. .Councllnien Hoye,
Zlmman, Lobeck, Trostlor and Karr sup
ported the motion nnd Councllnien Hurltlcy,
Hnscull, Mount nnd Whltchorn opposed it.
Tho city clerk rend a communication noti
fying tho council thnt Judgo Gordon has
Hied his bond for two years, beginning with
January 1, 1902, and has expressed his de
termination to continue as Judgo ot tho
pollco court. His sureties nro W. A. Gor
don and St. A. D. Hnlcombe.
Tho city treasurer was authorized to sell
tho Metropolitan Pollco Itollef association
such city paving and sower bonds as It
may deslro to buy. '
i'likex llli'Kiil HiikKV Hide.
Charles Caw was arrested last night by
Olllcer ltlgiimnn after n chnse nf several
blocks, Caw In a buggy and the policeman
on n bicycle. Caw was charged witft Steal
ing tho buggy from in front of 1M Dodgo
street. When arrested he was under the
Influence of liquor ntul said some one sug
gested that a ride would sober him. Con
sequently, he took the 111 st buggy In sight.
He was arrested at Twenty-fourth und
podge streets
LOCAL BREVITIES.
im,o nmiilnws of tho Omaha Merchants'
Express company gave their twelfth an
iii i.i.ii nt U'liphlnuton hall last nlnht. A
largo crowd was present and all had u good
tlmo.
Th unrnnil nllllllal ball of tllP IlOokblllil-
crs' union was uid nt Labor Templn last
night. Tho fenturo ot tno nnnco wns tun
"Moonlight" waltz. A large crowd rtas In
attendance.
Tho plumbers, steam nnd gosfltters gnvo
their fourth annual bull nt Crelghton hall
last night. Tho hall was crowded, ninny
being unable to gain admission. Tho grand
march wns led by II. W. McVea and Miss
Fannlp Hueck
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Lindsay aro enter-ifiltvlnt-
tlmlr nlnrn. MIhm Ella, (lumen of
Chicago, during the holidays.
Dr. Frederick F. leal, superinteiulent or
the Hospital for thir Insane nt Norfolk,
Neb.. Is In tho city. Final arrangements
III! IIIU utiil ,: txnv,,,,ra ,,,,,, f,,-
erty of the Institution will havo been made
I... l.-tfiltn in pv 1 ithnn rip TmbI m-III r..tiir,t
tp Omaha to reside permanently.
LIFE'S JOURNEY
Is Burdensome to Many in Omaha.
Life's Journey Is n heavy-burden.
With a constantly aching back.
With urinary disorders, diabetes,
With any kidney 111.
Doan's Kidney Pills relievo nnd euro.
Hero Is Omaha proof that this Is so:
Mrs. Julius HelhUeln, 2130 South 35th
street, .says; "For foven months I had
spvere pains across tho small of my back,
becoming excruciating If I lifted anything
heny. I had felt symptoms of the trouble
for ychrs, but not bo badj until recently
I tried many remedies but they ga7e mo
llttlo or no relief until I saw Doan'n Kid
ney Pills advertised nnd my husband went
to Kuhn & Co.'s drug store and got a box.
They proved Just tho remedy I needed,
Thoy nl(o J Id tnv husband much good. Wo
can recorrtmend Doan's Kidney Pills to
others i being a remedy fully up to rep
resentations." For sain by nil dealers price 60c. Foster
Mllburn Co., Iluffalp, N. Y solo agents for
the United States,
Hcmember the name Doan'a and take no
substitute,
I
OFFICERS MAKE RICH HAUL
Wurili'ii CuuDii'iile l.urKO iuniiut of
('nine iuA Arrest Hie
Hunter,
EL ItENO, Okl., Dec. 31.-(1nmo wardens
hero today confiscated nine trunks tilled
with 4,000 pounds of quail, prairie chicken
and .venison, which J. T. Jones was ship
ping as baggage to Kansas City, nnd nrv
rested Jones. The game was brought from
Miles county nnd the neeldental breaking
of ono trunk led to tlfo discovery.
FIRE RECORD.
Cittiioito Ciittom-
ALU A NY, N. Y., Dec. 31. The Sacred
Heart college, attached to St. Joseph's
church, Cohoes, was totally destroyed, and
St. Anil's convent, which adjoins It, wns
badly damaged by a flro Inst night.
Mgr. Dugns of St. Joseph's church esti
mates tho total damage at J60.0C0. partly
covered by Insurance. The college was tho
largest In the Albany diocese and had 700
students.
Mull! mill Wilt it Wiii'Um.
U'WVI' V-l, T, OI .13 t. . I
! , IJ, tC-LI., Wl-V. HI, (Ctll'lllll It'll""
gram.) About 2 o'clock this morning the
clcctrl'" light nnd wnter works plant was
discovered to bo on fire and n loss of $l,fjOO
resulted.
fliiiuilu'rlulu's I'iiukIi Itemed)' I hi'
lloil ii ml filial l'iiilllill'.
. I sell moru of Chamberlain's Cough Item
ed' than of all similar preparations put to
gether, and It gives the best satisfaction ot
any lnudlclno I ever sold. I gunrnuteo every
bottlo of It.-F. C. Jaqulth, Inland, Mich.
This remedy Is for sale by nil druggists.
iii1i'im I'lii.it. CiiHiiriS Oruiiii.
The pipe organ of the Cnlvnry H.iptlst
chinch, at Tweiity-llfth und Hamilton
streets, yielded to the deft touch of Prof
Andrews ot Oberlln college last evening In
nn ctiti-rtnlumt'iit given hy that gentleman
to nn audience comprised of lnudi ti tod
nnd oihers who are good listeners The re
cital Included thirteen numhi'rs mnniiT
which were "The Evening Star. from
'tVllllillU..h "l.'lun'u lll.l... It...............
from "Lohengrin, Funeral Mart h a d.
"Seraphic Song. Oullmiint. und Dubois
.uesse ue .Manage
DOCTORING FREE
A stnff ot eminent pnyslclnns and sur
geons from tho UrltUh Medical Institute
have, at tho urgent solicitation of a large
numbqr of patients under their enre In this
count! y, established a permuncnt branch cf
tho institute in tills city, at
Corner of Kith mill I'limnm Mrci'tn,
ItuuniM i:is-i:il llonril ot TriuU
Iliilliliuu.
These eminent gentlemen hnve i.cclded to
give their services entirely free for threo
months (medicines excepted) to all Invalids
who cull upon .them for treatment butwetn
now and Jnnrury 8.
Thb object In pursuing this courso Is to
become rapidly and personally acquainted
with tho sick and uftllcted, and under no
conditions will any charge whatever bo
mudo for un services rendered for threo
months to ull who call before January 9.
Male and femulu weukness, catarrh and
catarrhal deafness, also rupture, goitre,
cancer, ail skin diseases and all discuses
of the rectum aro positively cured by theli
new treatment.
S5,0QAM?frI
SPECIALIST
in
All Diseases an
Disorders of Men
lOycarslnOmabs,
VARICOCELE and
HYDROCELE cured
Method new, without
catting. uMt r lusi
of time.
CV DLJII lecurearoriifeanatnepojfion
Bi r"n 1 1-1 thoroughly elfansed from
tbesyslrm. Scion eTcry Mku nd symptom
disappear completely and lorever. No
"UUKAKING OUT" ot e dlsssen on the skin
or face, treatment contains no dangerous
drugs or Injurious medicine.
WSAK MEN. from Kxcrnses or Victims
fO NKHVOUB I1EBIMTV or Kllti 'JSTION
WABTINQ WKAKKKKS With KA11LY DXCAY IE
Youno and Middle Aaj.v. lack of vtui, vlgot
and strength, wltu organs Impaired and weak
STRICTURE cured with a new Home
Treatment. No pain, po detention from busl
ncrs. ivianry nnu innon' irouoies.
CHARCr.'
atlon fret.
. nt
CoMnltatlen fret. Treatment by Mill.
Call on on or uddrees
119 So, 14th St.
Dp. Searles & Searleg. Omaha. Web,
DrBurkhart's Wonderful" Offer
13O Pays' iftEAi
fCEETABlE
WMPHUNU
To doubt tho superiority of Dr Hurk
hart's Vegetablu Compound Is to often miss
1111 opportunity of being cured nf disease.
This famous remedy cures Kidney, Stom
ach anil I,lver Diseases, Catarrh. Malaria,
Had Tasto In tho Mouth, Ileniiarhe. Dizzi
ness und fthe;imntlStn. 10 days' ttriitmcnt
free. All druggists,
lilt. W. S. llt'llKIIAIIT, ' liii'liinnll, O.
A Model
Doctor's Office
Most doctors find It convenient
to havo evening or Sunday olllco
hours. Patients can hardly walk
up stairs at such times.
The Bee Building
has all night and Sunday elevator
service. Water and gas, as well
as electric light are In each room,
Tho rooms aro all light apd our
offices nro most attractive, Hcnts
arc no higher than In Inferior
buildings,
R. C. Peters & Co ,
Rental Ajrency.
Ground lloor, Bcc Hulldlnr.
DISEASESoE
MEN ONLY.
I.nuN of 1'nner,
ttrgnnle MrnK
iienH.nrlencele, IHsenseH nf II10
Iiromlnfo glunil,
I I l 11 0 y 11 11 it
llluiltler Trou
IiIcm, Ituplnro,
fit rletiiiii nnu
Vjjsstf JU DAYS' 'RJAJWENT
UnninvHM (or Mnrrlngo, Hatabllahed WVi.
Chartered bv tho Btato. Call or state easa by
mill, for rum: iioju: tiii:atjiit.
Addro..i Dr. La CROIX,
11H Iron JllocU, .MII.WAUHKt:, WIN
Curse
-OF-
DRINK
OLIIHD HT
White Ribbon Remedy
Can He (J, ten In llluss nf WnliT, T
or CufTcn AVItliout I'ntlrnt's
If niinleilittt
White llibbon i'.emedv will cure or de
ftrov die dlrcnreil appetite for alcoholic
ttlinulauts, whether the patient Is u con
firmed Inebriate, "a tippler," social drinker
or drunkard. Imposs'ble for anyone u
have an appetite for alcoholic liquors nfttr
using White Hlbbon Itetucdy.
I'luilui'keu li .MimiiIiit- iii W. C, 'I', 1.
Mrs. Moore, Superintendent of tho
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
writes: "1 hrve tested White Kltibon Itemed)-
on very obst'.natc drunkards, hiiu ths
cures have Keen many. In many cases the
H'inedy was glvni secretly, 1 cheerfully
H'Comiiicnd and endorse White Hlbbon
Hcmcdy. Memhcrs of our Union arc tie
tltihtcd to nnd a practical nnc, economical
treatment to aid us in our temperance
work.''
Mrs. Wfft, president of tho Woman'
Christian Temperance Union, states, "i
know of so niuny people redeemed from th
rurso of drink by the use ot White Hlbbon
itemedy that 1 earnestly requtst you to give
It a trial." For sale by druggists every
where, or by mull, Jl. Trial puckuge true
by writing or calling on MJ18 A M
TiiWNSKM) (for years Screfsry of thu
Woman's Christian Temperance t'nlon), 215
THPMONT ST. UOSTON. MASH, Sold In
Omaha by
SCHAEFER'SSMfm
Phone 77, S. W. tor 10th and Chicago.
Hood delivered FHEI2 to any part ot city
imsmimmmmmii
S t o
DPI ynn rver ,ioj (, h(nk
that v'i- six hundred Individ
ual us.' The lire Want Ad
pages ivory Sunday''
That, besides litis large
lier who are pcrsonail) It:
.Med i hero are several hundred
that are Interested In ivery
chtHtltlcntlnii.
That classifications . ill be
found for every want of morial
man.
IN LINE
I on't yen think you had better
get In line .luder one of the e
t lus.iliU'.itlonM nnd let your
wants bu known"
Thero Is surely someone
among this vast army or rend
rs lint you can interest, and
a S3e Want Ad will do tho
"Hlz. '
-
OllltM' lluurs, S ii. tu In tl p.
SunilnjN, from S n. in. In r i. m.
DR. McGREW(Age53)
SPECIALIST-
Sitl Ycnm' Kxiierli'iiuc. IK leui-a tu
(liunliii.
VARICOCELE?nou1tnc,ue?r.n,B,.un ,u daj
QvPMIiiQ u"1 u" ulouu uibcuses cured
Oil III LlO lor life,. All breaking out and
! uMia u mo i.iseuBU uisujqiear ui once.
uvLrt 2u.ouo ,.rb?.vuiosi. oV
1 mm uli u.iiiaiurul wenknesbes of men.
cincture, uieei, Kinney nnu liiiuiuer 1m-
ases, Hydrocele, uurud permanently.
,n' (iiiuriiuf ri'il. Cilixnllillloii l'ire.
CHARGES LOW.
Tltuuuent ay mall, 1'. O, L'ox .60.
Oftlco. over 21a ti. Hth street, between Far
nam and Douglue Sts.. OMAHA, NhiB.
JOBBERS & MANUFACTURERS
OF OMAHA
IJtU GOODS AND NOTIONS.
CARSON PIRIE SCOTT & GO.
wiiom:sai-k dhv noons,
CHICAGO.
E. L.lTlCKS,
Oencrnl Salesman.
OMAHA SALESROOM,
I .Ml." I'liriiiini Street.
J. E.JHOWE,
Hesldeut Salesman.
MACHINEKYAND FOUNURY,
Davis & Cowgili Iron Works.
UANUFACTimEIlB AND JOBBBIU
OK UACI1INJSRT.
QKNEKAL, REPAIIIINO A PBOTALTl
UtON AND UHASS FOUND EM.
IBOl. inn;i and IROB Jaikiia IttMi
OmataK. Srh. Tel. SOS,
H. ZabrlskU. Aieut. J. B. Cewtill, Uf)
fMWE. GO.
Manufacturers and Jobber of
Steam and Water Supplies
Of All Kinds,
1014 noil mill IlOtJOLAS B'i
ELUCTKICAL bUfTLIhS.
Uestern Elecfricsl
Company
Electrical Supplies.
tlectrlo Wlrtoc Bells aad Oaa LirktUa
C, W JOHNHTON. Mgr. 1610 Howard at
TENTS AND AWNINGS.
Omaha Tents Awning Co.,
OMAHA, NISII.
TENTS FOR RENT.
TENTS AND CANVAS GOODS.
END fOll CATALOOt'13 NUSIII1SR f,
COMMISSION.
David Cole Co.,
OYSTERS,
White Plume Celery, Poultry.
n
!
i (i E T
I OMAHA
416 South 11th Bt