Nebraska Newspapers

    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
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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