MAYOR FOR WATER AND LIGHT Urges Oily Council to Take Immediate Action to Acquire Both Plants. BELIEVES IN MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP All KrniieliUcil I'lntit * I teA Comfort mill Convenience nf Cltlr.eiiM .xliiinlil lip Oper- l y t'Hy. A message from Mayor Moorea was read before the council last night urging that thn city take Initncdlato utrps to acquire not only the water works hut the electric light , plant as well. The mayor's views nro im follows : To the.Honorable , the City Council of tlio City of omiitm ( .lonllPttiPti : 1 elpslro to enll your attention to the Importance of Inking Immediate ! uetlon for submitting to the electors of ( he city such propositions no may lie nccp.tsnry to carry on nny con templated works of public improvement or acquiring property for public : use. Any proposition contemplating the acquiring of the water w rkM nhould be formulated without further < Iel.iv nnd action should ulao Im taken with reference lo acquirliiK for tin- city oilu-r necessary plants. With the members of your honorable b idy I be lieve in inutile Ipnl ownership and tmt the city of Oiniihn. ut the earliest time possi ble , should own and operate ! the water works plant and also all other franchise1' ' ! plants which nro within the city and which tire essential to the comfort nnd conven ience of our citizens. While action to ac quire the water works for tno city Is most ile.s red , the movement In the line of mil- itleliml ownership should not stop with the water work.- ) . City .Should ( Inn I.ltihl I'lrinl. H may not he practical for the city nt om e to acquire all the plants and properly of the franchlM'd eorpoi aliens occiijdng our HI reels and alleys , lint It Is cn.ircly feasible and practicable to respond to the needs and dumands of Iho city and the pub lic by providing a system of electric light ing by a. plant owned and operated by the tlly. Tills utn lie done by the purchase of an entirely new electric- light plant ot by the ptiichaso or appropriation of the existing electric light pinnt. This should be clonu from the standpoint of both econ omy and prollt and It nhould be done from the standpoint of humanity. It mu-t b.c done for iho protection of life and property It Is a notorious fact that the overhead elee-.irle light wires of the ThoniEon-1 Ions- ton company ana constant menace tc both life and property. Already have n number nf men belonging to our lire de partment iin'd with ihelr lives the penalty of continuing In the business portion of out city the deadly und defectively Insulatei ! cicctrlo wires. Thefewlrep should all be removed and placed under ground and the clc-ctrlc light poles which dlsllgure the busi ness portion of our city should bo remove-el nt the earliest timepossible. . To properly place the wlre-M under ground a tuihway 01 conduit system should be devised and con- Klructed. No iulditlor.nl franchise rhoule be granted lo any company or corporator to dig up o ellsturb o'ir streets and alley > for this purpose , but the city , according to plans carefully prepared by the city en gineer , should enter upon this work am ! extend It from time' tt > time according' U the growth nnd demands of the city. The legislature has wisely foreseen the desirability and necessity of the city ac- titilrlng and operating an electric light plnnl tor the use of thu city and public and nlsc : onstrucllng and maintaining necessuo : ondults or mibwny.s for .placing wire. jnder ground and accordingly the exjircs ; power and authority are given by the char ter to Issue bonds for Iho purchase or ap propriation of cieclrlo light plants and foi the construction and maintenance'of sub ways and conduits. An Opportune ; Time. The exercise of this power nnd authority r.hould row bo undertaken. The time Ii opportune. The "bond " ? of the city for a sub eUantlal Improvement niiel plant of the nature indicated can be disused of at a . ' per cent rate of interest , or even less. An other reason for taking nctlem In thin mat ter without delay Is the fact that the ex- Istlng contract with the Thomson-lfoustor company for furnishing arc lamps for light Ing the public otreetH will expire In twc years from the ipresent month. It will prob nlily require about two years' time to pro vide a sulllclent electric light plant for the city und t he-ruby prevent the making oi other lighting contracts llko the ono io\\ \ cjclstlng. It wlli be remembered that the oxtntlni contract was made during the latter par of the term of my predecessor In otllco am Is an extension of a former contract be twcen the city and the Thomson-lloustoi iKleetrle Light company which had not tljei expired. It assumed to extenel the time o 1ho then existing contract for live years until December 31 , 1MU , and tlx the price o electric llghtf ) during such period of ex tension at $114 per light pur year. The ex tension contract , however , does not contali the. provisions of Hie previously uxlstlm contract , whereby the city can rcquln light * to be furnished of n certain and llxee Htaiidard. and accordingly we have electrl HghtH all over the cily which are stipposee or understood to be equal to 1J.OUO candl Itower , lint which .fall . to glvo a light cqna to 7.10 candle power and at times are no much better than the Welsbaeh gas light now locale-el atsome of the street corners. 1 suggest that the city engineer , wlthon delay , make an approximate estimate- th mini whleh probably would bf * requlroe ] t purchase or acquire a sutllclent e-lectrl light plant for the- city and also the sun probably HUlllclenl to construct conduits ei subways In the central portions of thu ell for the placing of electric light wiles am such other wires as may be desired iimle ground. Ami 1 furtlu-r recommend that th city attorney prepare the necessary orell nances fe > r submitting to thu de-dors o the city at the said election te > In- held I : March next thu proposition of Issuing bond for the purpose of enabling the city to ac ciulro Its own electric light system and I construct the necessary underground con elullH or HUbwnysfor placing e-lectrle Ugh wlres Iheroln. Respectfully , FRANK K. MOOKUS. Mayor. The resolution was referred to the com mlttee on fire , water nnil police. t'lly Kniilllce-r on Wilier " \VorU * . The theme of municipal ownership wan re newed in the re-port ot City Engineer Rose water , whoso opinion had been Invited o the purchase of the water works. Tli opinion recites the history of the contrui with Die water company and points out tli two ways by which ownership might be ac quired. Mr. Rcsowntet ; cxprewes his dU approval of the ordlnnnco presented by tli committee on fire , water and police. II reiterates his view that It would be unwls to set n puce for the appraisers by opprc : printing $5,000,000 for the purchase 'and In illcatcd the risk which thei taxpayers woul run In trmning ihq whole ncgntlailon I thre-o appraisers , leaving the final declslo tin the hands of six counellmen. Ho. advocates the appropriation by enilnei domain as Hitslmplexl and safest mo tlio The communication wn. referred to1 tl conimltte-o on lire- , water anil pollco. A resolution celling forth that Dough nnd Sarpy counties had gone to largo e' peiiflo In grading the road frnm South Omal Kidney and Bladder Troubles Promptly Ciirct A Siiiuiilillnllle Sent l-'rcc Ii ) Dr Kilmer's Suamp-Root , Iho wonderf new discovery In medical science , fulfil rvcry wish In promptly curing kidney , bh'n dcr nnd uric acid troubles , rheumatism , at pain In the buck. It corrects inability hold water and scalding pain ID passing i or bad effects following use > of liquor , wli or hccr , and overcomes that iinplcaea ncceselty nf being compelled to go ofti during the day , and lo get up many tlm during the night. The mild and the cxtr ordinary effex-t of Swamp-Root Is soon rea Itcd It stands the highest for its xtondcrf cures of the most distressing cases. If you need n medicine you should ha the tcM. Sold by druggists in lUO-ccnt a one dollar slies. You may have n sum ) bottle of this wonderful new discovery u n book that tells all about It. and its grc cures , both urni absolutely free by uiu mldrcM lr. Kilmer & Co. . Blnghniiiton , YVUon writing mention that you re this generous offer lu tlio Onmhu Dully Bi to Fort ( "rook nn'l urglnp thr > federal a > i- I th ritie.i to complete the un < lertaklnR by i laying macadam pavemert from Vtn-"n street to the- military post requests Ton- j grewman Mercer lo present the petition to congrens nnd the Nebraska genatora. together ) with congressmen of the rUate , tr > co-operatp. The resolution wns piwsed nnd n copy or dered ttnl to each member of the senate and hoime. Another resolution submitted by Lobcrk was adopted that the owners of property constituting the bluff tract should be In- vltod to make propcwils for the sale of their land. He explained that the clilzens of the north flldo wish to use the territory m n permanent park providing It can be acquired for a reasonable sum. Street Iliilluny llcolntIon. A concurrent resolution frnm the cnm- tnltteo on railways , telephones and tele graphs was passed Instructing the Omaha Street Hallway company to put nn ad ditional car on the extension ot the Thir teenth street linn , south. It Is understood that the company has already agreed to Improve - provo the service- the request of the south- dew. Personal taxes which had been illegally pvlcil were rescinded In favor of the row- Ill Iron works for $131.00. On the advice f the- city attorney also grading taxes gainst Dr. Qrossmann amounting to $211 05 ere discounted providing that the petitioner ays the balance of $31U8. ! The tax wns mposcd under nn ordinance afterward dc- ared void. On recommendation of the city attorney 10 estimate of the Board of Public Works pprovlng the claim of the Barber Asphalt ompany for $25,000 on the Cumlng street avemcnt wns placed on flic. The amount 111 not bo paid until the legality of the rdlnnnco providing for the work Is na il rod. Ordinances on 11 rat nnd second reading ere heard providing for the widening of 'ales slreet at Twcnly-nlnth nnd for the rndlng of Thirty-seventh street , from Far- am to Dodge. The ordinance for the ex- enslon of Browne street from Twenty , otirth street west wns rend for the third line and paused. BOARD WILL MEET TODAY Mre nnil Police ConimlnMloHrrii Will J.lNtcii tei I'rnli-NtN In tlie IllmCM vn. St-hlltr. riiHi'H Tliln lleiriiliin' . The Hoard of Klro and Police Commls- loners held the first meeting of the new ear Tuesday night.Mayor Moorea and hroe members were the only ones present , ho hearing of the protests of J. E. llinica gainst granting aloon licenses to the oseph Schlltz Brewing company or employes f that company were to have been heard , nit through an oversight no stenographer iad been provided and the matter was put \cr until this morning at 10:30 : , when argu ments will ho heard. Attorney L. Learned or Mr. Hlnies and Edson Rich for the rowing company were present to look after he Inlurcsls of Iho case. In the department of police several minor natters of business were transacted. It vas decided to remain for another year In ho Hureau of Identification , which elv fi ho local force all the privileges of the Iretlllon system of identifications , besides ther advantages. This organization has ts headquarlers In Chicago. Phil Deilsch , uperlntemlent of pollco of Cincinnati , one if the best known police onicers in the United States , Is at the head of the bureau , K. R. Cook wns appointed special police ifllcer at the People's depart- iient store and sworn in. Thomas Irock wns also niado a special or the Chicago , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha railway , his duties to bo aloug the Ight of way of this road. Oeorgo Hlake , who has been connected with the Omaha flro departmct for the last wenty-ono years , was retired and allowed pension. Twenty-two saloon licenses vcru granted. NOVEL CHARGE AGAINST DOG Samuel ItnvKz AnHi r < n Unit Arclilliulil Hnrv.-yV Hull DOLT ItohlxMl Him < > ! ' Ill * rockrtliook. Samuel Havitz , who deals in Junk at 112 South Klevcnth street , mourns the loss eli i pocketbook conlalnlng $18. Ho believes : hat 11 bulldog belonging to Archibald Har- fey , n colored expressman , living at Blev- nlh street and Capitol avenue , cccmulttci ! the theft. Yesterday Havitz appuared in pollco court aud wanted to have the dog ar rested for highway robbery. The statutes lover contemplated against a dog a crime , of so heinous a nature , consequently pro vision for such an arrest was never made. Knvltz , however , snore out a warrant for Harvey's arrest , charging him with harbor- ng a vicious cnnlno. Havitz avers that he was engaged In har nessing his horse on New Year's day , when ho animal suddenly broke away from him Ho followed the horse Inlo Harvey's barn yard , where a ferocious bulldog was chained llavltz believed that the dog was securely fastened in ono comer of the yard , but lie had no sooner entered than he dis covered that the dog's chain was attached to n trolley-like arrangement , which nindo It liosslble for the canine to reach nny poln In tliiyard. . The dog attacked Havitz , so ho asserts , nnd. after masticating portions of ids clothing fastened his teeth In his hii pocket. The frightened Junk dealer suc ceeded in pulling away , leaving between the dog's teclh n portion ot his trousers and thu pockctbonk , When Harvey arrived nt the scene of the fray he pucllli d the dog and drove Ilavltz's horse out of the barnyard. Ho denies tha ho saw anything of the pocketbuok and does not believe that his bulldog made a Ne Year's meal of It. Till : HOT SIMIIM1S OK ARKANSAS. Owned and controlled by U. S. ( invcrnment Klcgant hotels , Arlington and Kastman. Golf Address L. T. Hay , Manager , for booklet. NEW BREWING ASSOCIATION \cln-iiNl.n lire-Mini ; Compiiny Stitrlx Vein- inter lOnllrelciv ! .11 n n n uc m rut , The annual meeting of Ibo stockholdeis in the Nebraska Brewing company occurrei ycBlenlay In the rooms of the Commercla club. This corpnrnllon was organized last summer and has been operating a brewery at Third and Hickory streets elnco last August. Its capital Is placed ut $100,000 , of which , up to the meeting yesterday , fiomo of the titocklioldcrs had paid In CO , and some CO , per cent. Since its organiza tion H. II. llako has been its president unl II. (1. ( Wcrnemoni Its secretary and treas urer. U has about lifly ( ilockhohlrrs , most ct whom are grain dealers out through the stale. U'hllo Iho meeting was not apparently n elormy one , llilrty or forty stockholders wcro present. The * result of the meeting was a complete overturning of the former management by the election of a ne-.v board of directors , comprising r. 0. Orltten- ilen of Lincoln. A. L. Knnbe , L.V. . Wood- mnnsce. Floyd J. Campbell nnd N. . Up- dyke of Omaha. The olllccrs chosen are : N. II. I'pdyko , prtnldent ; C. ( J. Crlttenden , vice president ; F. J. Ounipbell , treasurer ; L. W. Wooamnnsee. secretary. An nsseiK- ment of 30 per cent was levied upon such stockholders as had paid In 60 per cent nn'l ' 40 per cent was levied against euch as bail previously paid In only 50 per cent It wna btati'd that the storage capacity of the con cern will probably be enlarged to corrc- epuml with Us rapacities far brewing und cooling and that the buuitu-u ; will be en- la rge-d. KELLEYS Annual January * t Wednesday Morning * vZ > Commences our Fifteenth Annual Linen Sale , and if over cut prices appealed to the people they are cer tainly hound to do so now wo have no special leaders and no so-called tricks Every yard of goods has been cut and we implicitly believe far beyond competition , additional help has been provided for this sale so that all can bo waited on with promptness and dispatch. Two cases of 18-Inch Toilet Twilled Crash All our 12' , c nnd luc Huck Towels , now regular price Sc , now 3Vfce yard. lOc each. One case of IS-lach check Olasa Toweling , All our 35e Huck Towels , now 23e each. regular price 12V4c , now S l-3c. All our Webs Dow bleached , hem.Htltchcd One case 18-Inch Scotch and Kusslnn Ilnck Towels , worth 4oc , now 29e each. Washed Holler Toweling , regular price lie , All our very best grade figured Hem * now lOVfcc yard. Ktltched Huck Towels , that sold nt 83c , now All our 22c Huck Towels , now luc each. COc each. Table Linen All our DOc llleachcd Irish Table Linen , All our best grade of 72-Inch Bleached now 40o yard. Table Linen , that Bold up to $2.25 , now $1.23 yard. All our ! t5c Hleached Table. Mncn , M "x2 yards Irish Linen Pattern Cloths , regular inches wide , now COc yard. ular price $2.83 , now $2.00 each. All our $1.10 Silver IJleached Table Mncn , 2x2 ,6 yards Irish Linen Pattern Cloths , now 75c yard. regular price $3.38 , now $2.f.O each. All our $1.33 Silver Bleached Table Linen , 2x2 yards Irish Linen Pattern Cloths , reg 72 Inches wide , now ! > Sc yard. ular price $1.00. now $3.00 each. All our $1.EO full bleached Dresden Table Dinner Napkins lo match above Cloths , Linen , 72 inches wide , now 9Sc yard. $2.S5 dozen. A Chance for Hotels and Restaurants Good quality of pure Irish Linen Napkins , All our $4.25 Full Bleached Dinner Nap full bleached and D-8 size , $1.15 dozen. kins , now $2.S5 dozen. All our $3.00 Bleached Dinner Napkins , All our $1.50 and $1.75 Bleached Dinner now $2.25 dozen. Napkins , now $3.50 dozen. All our $3.50 Sliver Bleached Napkins , now I Linen Shevts , hemstitched , size SSxSO , reg- $2.65 dozen. I ular price $3.25 , now $2.25 each. Bed Spreads. One case largest size Crochet Bed Spreads , All our $3.50 Satin Marseilles Bed Spreads , regular prlco $1.25 , now S5c each. now $2.47 each. All our $1.80 best grade Fringed Crochet Ono caao of extra heavy Crochet BedSpreads Bed Spreads , now $1.35 each. Spreads , Marseilles designs , regular prlco All our $3.75 best grade satin Marseilles $1.45 , now $1.10 each. Fringed Bed Spreads , now $2.87 each. Corner Fnrnam - * nnd Fifteenth Street's - YEISER AND SCOTT AT OUTS Former Severely Oritioises Latter Before Peter Cooper Olub. IRONICALLY QUESTIONS REFORM IMPULStS 11 co a ii no n f Uiiltnppy Fnte of Inltlntlvc mid Heforeiiiliim aiiiiiiliumiB SuH 1'eter Coojiur Cliili OIHccm ISIcctcil for 1000. John 0. ' Yclser nnd Judge Scott are. no longer political twin brethren. The bond of sympathy that has existed between them Is broken. Almost with tears llowlng Yelser last night stood up before the Peter Cooper club and attested his sorrow over the fact that ho had so long been fooled into the belief that Judge Scott was a re former and had lent him his hearty support. The action of the Judgev on various pre tenses. In frustrating Yelser's designs to compel a vote on the initiative and refer endum , the relation of which by Yelser was extremely Interesting , if not entirely new , had scraped the scales from Yeiser's eyes and left him free to intimate that Judge Scott was open to the seductions of < iuestlonablo Influences. "I am told that Judge Scott Is likely lo bo an Independent candidate for mayor this spring and I want lo say that If he Is I denounce him as Insincere , for ho will be a candidate simply to get his son another Job and I want to say , also , that If his son gets any more jobs It will bo without my help In bringing milts that can be used toward that end. " it was the annual meeting of the Peter Cooper club , at 'the ' rooms of the organiza tion on Howard street. About forty members wcro In attendance. The election of officers resulted as follows : President , John O. Yelser ; vice president , R. I. Morrow ; treas urer , K. F. Morearty ; secretary , Louis V. Ouyo ; Bcrgeant-nt-arms , N. II. Church ; trus tees , \V. II. Beckett , Martin Langdon , Mar tin Magulro , Dr. Pcabody , II. F. Mclntosb , Hamlln Barnes , F. W , Marsh , J. Hyau and August Cllne , YclxtT llcndn u Speech , The new president , upon taking the chair , read a prepared dl cuEHon | of the principles of thu populist party , Including the money platform , opposition to trusts and govern ment ownership , closing with a condemna tory discussion of the so-called Philippine war of aggression and ccnquest. The following committee was appointed to prepare for a dollar banquet on a date yet to ho announced : K. I. Morrow , John O. Yelser , August ( Mine , B. K. Thomas , L. V. Ouye , James Collins and V. Wilson. It will probably bo given May 20. After a vote of thanks was tendered the outgoing olllccrs , John O. Yclser , on behalf of the committee unpointed to eecuro portraits traits for the club room walls , presented a handsome photogravure of Bryan , which came as a gift from Lawience Ruth. A committee on membership comprising J. I ) . Jones , August ( 'lino and L. J. Qulnby , reported favorably on thn names of Rev. A. L. Drown , which had been presented for membership , mid ho was elected. \V. S. Shoemaker , upon Invitation , spoke on the Philippine war. ( ' . Vincent declared that our present rep resentative system is a total failure , as public olflclala are at liberty to deny ot evade ihu issues upon which they are elected , aud advocated the Initiative and referen dum. It was In explaining hla efforts to secure a vote on the referendum system that Yelser gave ulteranco to the scathing criti cism of his late political apostle quoted above. .HC I ( | \fl * r llolnir * AKiiln. There was an echo of the celebrated Dodri chlMren habeas corpus cane Tuesday when Judge SCUM ordered an attoehmen , Issued for L. U. Holme * , former president of the Nehrimkn C'hlldren'H Home society. The at- t.u turn-in wag Imsed on a mittimus it-sued a Ion ) ; while ago ordering Mr. Holmes tc Jail for contempt. Mr Holmes la xuld tc liu in Lincoln und u deputy sheriff ban been ordered to Ilnd him. Some fun may develop out of this mutter , as It Is said that Mr. Holmes went to Lincoln for the purpose of having Judge Scott brought be fore Die supreme court on an alternative writ which was Issued by that body Satur day , citing him to act In the fixing of .in appeal bond In a catx ; that has no bearing on the Dodd e-hlldrcn. rN IiiHtnll OIIIoor . Local No. 1C , ( Plumbers , 'Gas and Stenm- lltters' union Installed Us new olllcers Tues day night In Labor temple with high festivities. The new otllcei-H are : Joseph Buggy , past president ; Thomas Fly nil , president ; Peter Green , vice president ; G. G. Manning , recording secretary ; Charles Baxter , financial wecretary ; John Lynch , treasurer ; William Schrum nnd Dan Clif ton , guards ; Wallace Norton , Charles Bry- ken. Robert LMalcolmV. . Jlellor , George Krclle , members of the board of directors , and J. J3. Mullane , business agent. John Kent was Installing olliccr. MnrrliiKi * IdocnncN. The following marriage licenses wcro Issued Tuesday : Name and Residence. Age. Joseph MortiP , i.Mllllgan , Neb 43 Theresa Sebatorsky , Chicago o ) I George A. Clement. South Omaha 21 i Catherine L. Donahue , South Omaha. . . . 2 ! | George II. Green , Omaha 30 I Nellie Mace , Omaha 20 O. T. Robinson , Onia'hu W Grace Schrantz , South Omaha ' "O \oli-N of < luCourlN , The case of John T. Gathers against Phoebe H. K. Lnton ! , wherein the plaintiff sues for the recovery of $25,00u alleged to be duo for legal services and cash ad vanced , Is being heard before a. referee In court room No. J. Suits aggregating $10,000 have been Hied against the insurance companies which held risks oti the Mercer Chemical building which was destroyed by lire last August. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. llnrry Carton left yesterday for San FranclHco. \V. D. Crawford Is a Lincoln guest at the Merchants' hotel. K. G. King , a Chicago wall paper man , Is at the Merchants. Oeorge L. Crampen of Lincoln Is a guest nt the Mlllard hotel. Charle-s IX Clark of the "Telephone Girl" company Is at the Barker. K , G. King , representing a wall paper house of Chicago , Is In town. John A. llagau , a prominent Hustings man , Is registered at the .Mlllard. .Mrs. F.V. . Smith of Des -Molnes Is visitIng - Ing her mother , .Mrs. Itoso Brown. Frank Pierce of Chicago has been spend ing a few days In the city on business. H. It. Groves of Plattsmouth came 1111 Tuesday night on a short business trip , Arthur Hrnmlels left for the cast lust night. He will be gone about four weeks. Harry K. Moores , city passenger agent of the gulncy route , has returned from Chi cago. < K. F. .Ppttls , ono of the best known young attorneys of Lincoln , Is In the city on legal business. \V , A. Bcnnntt of Des .Mollies , represent ing a largo -.Mexican land syndicate , is at the Merchants. The. friends of Miss Edith Crundall will bo i-lad to know she IH much better nnd will bo out nguln In a few day * . ' .Mr. and Mrs. James .Manuhan of Lincoln nro In town. .Mr. Mnimhun Is ono of the prominent young attorneys of thu Capital Mlnses Alice nnd Kthel Dovey of Platts- juouth. who have been the guests of ' .Mr. and Jlrs. C. S. Montgomery for a week , have returned home. Charles J. Johnson of Twentieth and Cuniing Htrcels leaves today for California whither ho Is called by Iho illness of his wife. I Dr. W. I. Koymonr and wife are registered at the Her Grand from Chicago , Dr. Seymour practiced In Omithu lor many years. A. II. Chnhnt nnd family of Wyoming are at the 'Merchants , to remain for a week air. chnbot is a wealthy cattle owner and ranchman. Kvclyn Lane , who has been visiting her slBler , Mrs.V. . S. Summers , lias re turned to Lincoln , where she Is uttend- , ing the university. I Mrs. Arthur lUthhnrn Is in the city from her homo In Lot Angeles , L'.il. , to gpijnd the winter with her parents , .Mr. and .Mr1 , i ; . A. Mlllu , Fortieth und Dudge streets. A. J. Fleming and family have gone to Kingfcton , Mo. , to reside permanently. Mr. Fleming Is a well known newspaper man In this city. He goeH lo lake a half in terest In the Kingston Timed , a paper that h-iK been establishes ! for many years. Dr. Fred Rustln returned yesierduy to Omaha after a number of years study and iiriietlcn at eastern medical i-ullcKes anil hiiupltalH. Dr. Uustln IH no Omaha lioy , thn HOD of C. B. Uiiutln. reared In this city and educated in the Omaha sthoolb , und now to locate hero , Our Importation of Embroideries for Spring 1900 have arrived and will go on sale this morning WP shall also have on sale at same limo our ad vance orders on ladies' Muslin Underwear. Great Sale of New Embroideries Annual S110 Superior Lingerie Anticipating a big advance In prices we placed MlillTV.NS ! _ our orders much earlier than usual , securing them 33c , I5c , f.Oo , 76C , S5c. $1.00. $1-10. J1.2S , at the lowest prices that wcro ever rearhod.Vo $1.40 to ? 2.0. .propose to give our customers the full advantage of si'i-iciAi. no n-Jvrs our purchase and have marked them nt the same low N'lKht downs , good muslin , tucked yoke and prices that prevailed at our counters last dcaeon. hctnstltchcil ruillp. i.'ixii ii.vMiirms .V.M ) \MIIIIIC MCIIT COW.N MIc Superfine Cambric , lltio tttckcil and hem- Oooil honest durable cloths , perfect needlework stltcheil yoke , rullled neck and front. KIM : ; \ , . C < MV.\ MV.tfi.oo - work , and neat new designs , at Cc , 6Uf , llcft cambric mlnaturo tucking and om- 7'ic S l-3e , lOc , I2\4c , luc , 20c aud 23c , hrolilery Insertion , embroidery ruilUng. . a yard. niiAAvnus KIM ! \\I.\SIIOIC AM ) SWISS 2i'c , 33cI5c , 60c. COe , "uc 90o 1 00 to $1.M ) . AM ) IIICADI.NCiS Sl'KCI.Vl , O.tlltltKI , 1)11 VXVKItS. 'Joe At die 7'ic , 10c , IJifio , ir.c , 20c and 23c Vmhrella Drawers , hemstitched cambric a yard. llounce or plain hem , cluster tucks. i'ixiCA : iiMtic. NAI\SIHMC AXD KI.MOMllltKI , 1)11 VWICIIV. % ( ) < sxviss MA'rniKi ) MT llest cambric or imisllii , deep flounces , many rows tucking , also embroidery llounce. Ktch new designs in nil widths to match , men CIIAIM : DH vwtnts , < u > c M\V : AI. i , ovtit i- Deep embroidered rullles , cluster tucKs.very M-3W TI'J'KI.MJS tine umbrella drawers. We ndvlse heavy and o.nrly purchases of i.o.vr. ciiKMisn these b"autlful embroideries when the new $ l.iri. $1.75. $2.00 , $2.25. prices are no low. Special long Chemise. $1.15 bent cambric- As the prices will ho very much higher a Hamburg Insertion and line embroidered little later in Iho season when Ihese goods milled yoke. The skirt of these1 < hcmlsa have to he replaced by others at Ihe advanced . are cluster tucked and deep llounccd. vanced prices. FltKM'll CltKMISIAIX.SOOK. . s-tl.Tn. XKW 1IACIIIM2 MAUK TOHCUOX Lialnty Torchon lace trimmed bodice The 3II2IHCI A.M ) t'l.fXV I.ACIIS oklrl Is of deep Torchon lace of. wide runic , I'orfec-t copies of the hand made goods , with nnd line tucking. good wearing qualities at 4c , 5c , Ce , Se , COIISUT * ovi-its. u.-o lOc , 12'ic , 15c and 25c a yard. Ualnly made fine cambric drawer string SlCIHTS clofo lilting. 750 , Sac , $1.00 , $1.23 , $1.50 to $3.00. COUSF.T COVKIIS , Toe- Our line of dainty white skirts Is exten Three rows Valenciennes lace insertion , laro sive , choice new styles at popular prices. edged line long cloth. ' Thc o goods were all purchased before COIISKT C'OVKHS , 15I.U- the advance In cotton goods buy now and Allover lace with Insertion yoke draw string save money ! ! lace edging nainsook. Our annual January Clearance sale of Ladies' and Misses' Jackets , Furs , Tailor-mride Suits , Separate Dress Skirts , Hainy Day and Golf Skirts , Golf Capes , Flannel Waists , etc. , will commence this morning. \VA1ER \ MAIN BREAKS LOOSE Bursts on Harney Street , Floodinc Thorough fares for Blocks Around. FARNAM STREET A RAGING TORRENT Flood SlnHM Hctivt'cii .siiteenUi nnd Sevcntcciitli , ( iiislilnii In .tinny 1)1 root IOIIN Hen vy Diiinniic ( II : ) llN < - lllflltVlllCN. . The bursting of n water main on Harucy street between Sixteenth and Seventeenth at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon sent gushing streams of water through the frozen streets nnd wrought havoc with basement store houses along the way. The leak sprung almost directly In front of Marks Bros. ' wholesale harness house. It is a fourteon-inch main and the water gushed forth like a torrent. Bystanders were nonplussed. It was at least ten minuted before the onlookers re gained enough presence of mind to send in an alarm to the water works company. The Hood spread over the Harney street sidewalk and coursed Its way around the corner ot Sixteenth street , running even with the curbstones anil In places over leaping until passngo was blockaded. At Six teenth and Farnam streets , the busiest corner in Omaha , the water found u descent and It rushed down thu hill like a mad river , going almost lo the banks of the Missouri. A branch stream played down Harney street , sending numerous offshootlng rivu lets through the side slreet running north and south. Basements along the way were Hooded and when the damage Is footed up It will reach a considerable llgure. 1'rllU'llllll l.CIKNl'M. On the corner of Sixteenth and Ilarney streets , in the Schlltz building , la n stock of Danish and Italian art goods owned by Caramanna & Frascola. Their basement was Hooded along with thn others and such gcods as were stored there were ruined. The principal loss was stitforcd by Iho Marks Bros. ' Saddlery company at 1GH Harnoy street. The company had a largo amount of leather stored In the basement which IB Hooded with water to u depth of four Inches. The goods nro principally raw material , though there la u considerable amount of mountings which nro budly dam aged. The total value of the goods reached by the water Is $25,000. A gang of men Im mediately set to work carrying the drenched leather to dry quarters , but the tnsk Is necs- sarily a serious ono , as the cellar contained about ten carloadn of goods. A member of the Hnn suld that ho could not definitely estimate the damage clone , hut said that Iho lealher would all bo covered with blue mold aa a result of Iho soaking , which would affect Its usefulness seriously. The loss will amount to over $1,000 , partly covered by In- eurancc. A considerable amount of water found Its way over the low curb at Sixteenth and Far nam streets and cntr-rc'd the cellar of the Myers-D'llon ' Drug company , doing some damage to goods ntorcd therein. At Fif teenth and Karnam streets another low curb allowed the water to How toward the re taining wall of the Nebraska Clothing com pany. A crowd of clerks wns hurriedly detailed - tailed with broorrm to light back the Hood and no damage of consequence resulted. A serious loss was also Buffered by the Omaha National Knitting company , which [ occupies quarters In the Schlltz building. | Joseph F. Bllz , manager of the company. says that the cellar was stored with yarns and woolens valued at $1,000 ami most of Ibis material Is ruined by the water which | Invaded the basement to u depth of two feet. The Omaha \Vuter company can ascribq no definite cause for thn rupture- except that tha pressure was too high for the sustaining power of the fourtecn-lnch nialn which car ried the water nt thl point. It U consid ered probablu that some Haw existed in the metal which escaped the eye of the inspedor I I at the foundry. The pipe \vu l.ilJ ut a depth lot six feet. The company was notified at once of the breakage nnd men were hur riedly sent to the scene. The water of the district was shut off from the stopcock ni Sixteenth nnd Fnrnam strecets and the flood rapidly subsided. Women Held I'rlmoncrfi. A crowd of fashionably attired women stood on the corner of Sixteenth and Par- nnm streets In front of the Myers-Dillon Drug company's store , when the Hood gushed around the corner llko the downpour of a mountain cloudburst. With one concerted scream they hurried to the doorway ot thn store , where they remained prisoners until after the flood had subsided. But in reach ing dry land nnd a narrow strip It was , for the water lacked but little of gushing over the tile Hoer of the drug store their dainty feet were submerged. The remarkable sight of water almost knee- deep rushing through the streets of Omaha in midwinter attracted a large crowd. Men , women and children congregated along the route , wondering what had happened. UNION PACIFIC INVESTMENT Itnllroiul Coiiiimiiy MnUrn IHic Drill In .South Oniiilm l'roUTjfor | ( In- A warranty deed filed nt the court IIOUBO Tuesday shows that the Union Pacific Hall- road company has purchased from the South Omaha Land company a number of lots which. It is sold , will be used for the exten sion of track facilities. \ The consideration named In the need | 3 $27,000. Thn property Is described as fol lows : Lots 2 , 3 , I , 5 and G , In block 17 ; lots ; 1. 2 , 3.I , f. nnd 0 , In block 2 ! ) ; lots 1 , 2 , 3. I 4 , n , C nnd 7 , In block < ! 3 ; lots 1 , 2 , 3I , I 5 nnd fi , in block 41 , and lots 1 , 2 , 31 , C and C , In block HR , South Omaha. The.se lots are west of Commercial street and between C nnd I streets , along the tracks of the Union Pacific. , All Honext MrdlcliK ! for ln ( irlnpr. Oeorge W. Wnltt of South Gardiner , Mo. , Bays. "I have had the worst cough , cold , chills ard grip nnd have taken lots of trash of no account hut prollt to the vendor , rbnmberlnln'i Cough Remedy is the only thing that has done any good whatever. I have used one bottle nnd the chills , cold nnd grip have all left me. I congratulate the manufacturers of an honest medicine. " I LOCAL BREVITIES. | riiarh Kirk reports the loss nf n bicycle/ from in front of the American District Telegraph olllce. J. 1 ? . Murphy and James Watson were locked up Monday night for enterlm ; thn house of Cecil Gray and Kdna Wroth , OK ) Capitol avenue , and demanding money. Louis Llttlelleld , who has been connected with the olllce of Ihe Board of Health , has it-signed that Monition to go Into business on his own account. Ho will bo Hie man ager of a local laundry. The coininllleo appointed by Iho Board of Kdnc.itlon to InvcMlKulu alleged Irregu larities In the letting of contracts held a preliminary session yesterday noon. It was dc-ilded to hold open meeting at the rouins of the board In the oily hall lie-gln- 1 nlng within a few days. | The jury wn In attendance yesterday In federal court , but owlmr t. ) the fact that attorneys were not rcndy It was unable to go to work , it Is expected that this morn ing tin : caxo against William Miller for postotllco btlrglary will l- < \ taken up. Mil ler Is nociiHed of the robbery of postolllccs at Merna .unl Farnam in this stale. { Ono of thu rnoxt ple-jrant and successful I Nw Yc-.ir's parties given In thn city w.is held In Ihe new Bohemian hall on Houih Thirteenth sticct by the Tel Jed Hokol society Sunday night. During the- evening about "Mi Bohemians visited the hull Th- special feature wax a musical one-art com edy pre.sent < d by Homo of theinleiiuJ K-i- hemlan musicians of thu city. A force of JOO men Will bcKlu culling | < i ill Cut-olf lake today for Swift , ind i'un p.iny. The Ice is about ten In IU-K thik an I is clear nnd of a line quality. The f'jr. ' . i < , f men will bo employed in murklnc "in UK s < iuurcg and cutting Ihe In rue < ikrs oui Wltll lee lllOWH. TillfOngPllll < i IIUllHIUIl' IH itlrvuied to the large hniives with b'ctim powur by an endless chain | ir < ess United States Murnhul Mnthcw * reeclI I as his New Year present his shevpskin < "in mission frjm the president INnnl i.rrn ouslyhoi n acting noon the uuih rlu unl > of a paper commUpion , Ixxucd in va u lei < by tin- ; ire iont ] and without t oriilrm iiiun of the ni-nate. I'pon rei elut of the in w tt.nimUfeiiin he WIIH required to tile a new bond < md rejiuiillfy. Just us If lie ueic irtlilnx the oflki- for Iho first time- , and he did no on New 1'car'a day. itisi i/rs o. > THI : HI > . .IN < ; TH \ < us. .liiducK lit \t-iv OrlcmiN Hap from the Itelllnn. NIC\V OKLKANS , Jan. 2.--Klkn's ! rr-p"- tiillon np u bad actor caused the stew.inls lo order him barred in the- belling in the first race today and the fact that the hnr-o was left nt the post fully sustained the wisdom of their acilon. The horse's en'.ry will ho refused In the future. The racing wan none of thu best and not a favoilto landed , though Towanda , who won the tlrst race , was backed from twenty to ten. The weuthor v.-as clear and cool and the track sticky , llesults : Flint , race , telling ono mlln : Tcwnmla won , Vuhadam second , Judge Qulgley third. Time : IMi-j . Second race , selling , mile und one-six teenth : Sir Fltzhuch won , Jodee second , Sadie Ilnrnlmm third. Time : lwt. : Third race , selling , mile und one-eighth : Jimp won , Nellie second , Klondike ej'ietii third. Time : 2tM. : Fourth race , handicap , nix and one-h.ilf furlongs : Strangest won , Water Cri-st ne- end , Uurnngo third. Time : 1:21. : Fifth race , seven furlongs : Flying Hes.i won. Moroni second , Sliver Set third. Time : SA'N FRANCISCO , Jan. 2 Weather cloudy ; tra < k heavy. Results : First race , cleven-sdxteenlhsi of a mile , selling : U'alk-nsitein won , llnehed I * * --e- oml , FJorlnet II third. Time : ] : iKi i. Second race , thrce-iiuarters nf a mile , felling : Good Ilo : > e won , Aland Forgu-oii t-eeond , Jennie Reed third. Time : lli : , ' . . Third race. scvon-elghtliH of a niflc : n hfto Fern won. Monday second , O'Connor third. Time : lWt. : Fourth race. Hfven-slxtoentlis of a mile , Belling : Antolnettu won , Mandamus we - nnd , T'zuna third. Time : 1:10. : Fifth race , three-quarters of a mile , wil ing : VimFal won , ( saline second , Nora Ives third. Time : l:17'/i. : Sixth race , one m'le , pnr.se : Malay won. Marcato second , Zoroaster third , Tune : . 'nrlliir .Miiloli Tomorrow , An all-Nebraska curling team , the princi pal members ooinlnu from Grand Islam ! , will meet the uiniiha Curllnu clnh tomor row In a contest game cm the latter's rink at llaiifcom park. The n-ipor lake h IH been put Into condition for the game and the local club will be represented by the pick of Its thirty members. The play will becln at 0 a. in. The modern and most offc-ctlvo cure for constipation and all liver troubles the fa mous little pills known as DoWIU's Little Early Risers. KIIIINIIM .WMN mill < 'ninnieiil. The. Missouri river herumit blocked .it Atchlson Ihn night of Dcci/mboi / 2 ! ) . An Atchlson girl found a prnpo.su ! of niai- rlago in her stocking Christin > iH morning Wellington has voted fcVl.lKX ) r. per eenl' bonds to purcbusn a water workn Mj'steni. The cl-ffir factory of Arthur SlmmoiiK In Leavenworth Is the oldest In the state and lu recorded an No. 1. Thy average weight of KaiiKas hogH hol-l to jvic-kers In November , IbM , was J.W pounds , as against. 211 pounds In 18SX. Congressman W. J. Bailey still lives with his pa nnd ma , but he owns the l.OOO-.u-re stock farm on which his : > a and ma live. William Kay of Wichita , the artist who acquired fume by maklnt ; cartoons repre- hcntlng Ingallx skinning VoorhccH , Is dead. Policeman Henderson has n snap , lie is given the Job of sampling all the liquors seized In Topckn on account of violation < if the piohlbltory laws. Albert Grlllln , once a prohibition evan- gell ! . declares that 2.JOOiiO pcrJurlcH an- committed In Kansas every year under the law's dniL'storo provisions. Dr. James of Cnlum-lius lias a liorno and a cow which have leimnd the nri of putnr > ln water. Whenever eMhcr Is dry It m-lzc the handle of the rnimn In Its mouth and in- ; . nlpulates It until there Is enough water In the troiinh to Miilsfy Us thirst. U'llllam ( 'omln. .1 Hutu bun county fanner who Ins a grc-.jt ni.in.v hens domancln is cents a dozen fur his csign When ho d > . - Hot get Ills prli e , whleh HOinctlnicu hap pens , he ! > nth Ui. . in In < ol. . | Htorage on li's ' farm to w.ilt utitll In cm get It