TI1E OMAITA DAILY REE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1904. Great Sale of Jewelry Ladles' ehlrt waist let". large alls mother of pearl button with brass backs. Imported pearl hat plna, Dutch Big Sale of Valentines ful Valentines are now liver shirt walft plno. military shirt walat Beta, Indestructible- pearl necklaces, real Jet on sal at very modest prices the prettiest and daintiest ideas for gifts on St, Valentine's Day. Fourteen large tables devoted to this great sale. Valentines for everybody 7 C 1 -prices range from ...... JC QOWIl 10 necklace with three atranda, turquoise, blue necklaces, ladles' and men's pearl link but !- ana men a peari una put- 10c and 15c tons, sleeve button In Bold, stones. Mex ican onyx, ate, worth 25c, 60c and 75c at : 10 rJinBiirnnnirnnr1 Ic Faskionabk Bress Goods Spring The Newest and Daintiest Fabrics for Spring Frocks. Every day adds to our array of now spring dress stuffs. Late. shipments have brought in a splendid variety of prac tical and elegant fabrics in the most exclusive styles. The many charmng novelties make this display wonderfully attractive. Sicilians the highly modish fabrics for shirt waiit dresses in effects never before shown, st yard 49c-69c-85c$1.1.50-1.7S and up to 2.50 Si: lrA9c-65c-$U25.l39. up to 2.50 The new niusto . voiles ohlffon voiles, chiffon crepes of'oobwehby texture and superb coloring", for dainty frocks. t 85c$M.25. 1.50 - 1.75 - "IfiT:?"..1"..'"...'... 25c-49c-69c and 89c Organdie's and Tulles These are our importations, our selection of colon and designs surpasses anything in Omaha, i, SPECIAL for dross goods up to value, street cloths, etamincs oiies and Sicilians and cloths, 50-in mohairs, etc. FOUR SPECIALS ON moiisseline ' de ' sole, all colors, plain nd dota. yard all wool crepe challlrs and veilings, Bo at, yard Splendid Values ii New Spring The latest and most charmina advance of all the other stores we are showing the most attractive ideas for 1904 both In foreign and domestic silks. We mention particularly bur new Sapho chiffon ' silks which are now in the very height of fashion. As specials we are showing: " Silks for shirt waist suits., many patterns ore exclus ive. New peau de nymph; in check, bars and prints. New chif fon satin foulards. New gun metal silks in embroidered pin dots cardinal. Yale blue and (pongee) in single patterns, New grenadine broche on grounds from Lyons, France, . Yard, from.... ,The New Crepe d'Auteil present for party and reception Monday, yard. The very latest Printings peau de cygno finish, the best foulards manufactured in America, in the new brown, French blues, resedas, geometrical designs, broQhe, 75ca$l scrolls and jaoquard pat terns, at yard NEW SILKS on Bargain Square Here are silks for shirt waist suits, fine imported plain silks in all the new soft finishes, high grade taffetas, foulards, Jap silk, etc, the same great . values mat nave caused so muca comment, rniues mm nsro cnusau iu muca comment, worm &!T.'49c.59cet69c up to 11.50 yard AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Kurdock Hair of Faroraala Daohion in Gai Oompsny C&ias. LITIGATION HANGS FIRE FOR FIVE YEARS Ueport la Bapretue C'oart Hands Dowi Ilallaar Karor of City Which Will Recovar. t, Money. , City Attorney Murdock waa notifled yes terday that tha state supretne court had handed down decisions favorable to the city In tha gaa company caaea. TUeaa cases horve been In the courts for nearly five years and by the decision of tha supreme court tha olty will be reimbursed to tha amount; of f7.Hu. When tha Omaha Oaa company secured a franchise to lay,, mains In the city of South Omaha It gave an indemnifying bond In the sura of $10,000 to the city. While trenches and mains were being laid" In the alley . between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-third atrects and M and N streets Paul Elsfelder while jumping across the trench fell In and broke' an arm and was otherwise Injured. Suit waa brought against tha city an a judgment rendered for $tt0. This waa paid. Then cam the Edward Burn accident at Twenty-third and N streets. Burke secured a judgment for lACmO, which tha city paid out of the judg ment fund. .When A. H. Murdock took hold of the legal department of tha city he brought suit to recover theaa amounts from the gaa company. The district court gave the city judgment against the gas company but an appeal to the supreme court was taken. " By tha decision of the supreme court tha gas .company will be compelled to pay the city ,2u0 In tha Bltfelder case, being principal and Interest up to date, and ' In tha Burke' case the gaa company will have to pay the city C.too. It Is understood the Alex Bchlegel case WtU the same way and this will mean f7UQ mora for tha city. In speaking of these cases yeeterday Mr. Murdock said that should tbls nicney, which must be paid at the expiration of forty days, be turned into the Judgment fund of the city there will be no need o( malting a, levy for Judgmenta this year.. 'City officials and others were compli menting City Attorney .Murdock on his victory yesterday. He has worked hard on these caaea and the - decision of the su preme court bears out his line or argument before the courts. Via lea Memorial Servlres. - Sunday afternoon tha local lodge of KKln will join with the Qrnaha lodge In annual memorial servlcfV These services will b held at the Omaha aerie on Four teenth street, near Douglas street, at I LLeP.Laon Co. Iremont N e Lr 4 Linen for shirt waist dresses lor more eiegant gowns, linen voltes and etamlnes melange, at - 192549.59.75c. $M".25o 2.00 MONDAY BARGAINS $1.50 in 69 c for dress goods worth up to f 2 yd new 54 in flecks, etamines. panamas, zibelines, good styles WAISTINQ BARGAIN SQUARE. Cn I All word henriettas, albatroaeee, eCW black and colors, yard OChr I 750 mercerised vestlngs, at, yard. novelties in sprlna sllk.3 are arriving dally and in green. New embroidered 50 different styles. dark and liglit 100 pieces bo much in vogup at '- gowns, 65 different shades- Imported Dress Patterns beautiful array of single patterns, very exclusive, p in dots, price, per pattern Black Bonnet Lyons guar anteed taf fetas 1 day N " 1 WW . worth L69- a. vu p. m. All members- of Aerie No. 164 and their women are Invited to attend this service.. The South Omaha Eagles have tl.ree members who have departed since the aerie waa established. The departed are Charles Nordenberg, Charles Akofer and Charles Maynard. On account of the women being Invited to attend this me morial service ' there will be no attempt made by tha local aerie to go to Omaha In a body. . lurreaslna; Membership. Superintendent McLean reports that tha enrollment at tha public schools Is now 4.O. ' This Is an increase over the same time last year of fl8 pupils. With the steady increase In enrollment there Is a de mand for more school room, but the mem bers of the Board of Education say that thla will coma as soon aa the new high school building is completed. Instead of the usual holiday on Washington's birth day school will be held. This Is something unusual, but Superintendent McLean says that by cutting off the usual spring vaca tion, which Interrupts studies, tha classes will continue until the close of tha term the last week In May. Jnnnary Stamp galea. At the South Omaha postofflce during tha month of January stamps to the amount of tS.3M.98 were sold. For the same month In 1903 tha stamp aales amounted to tS.87.T7. Tha Increase In sales for tha first month of this year, as compared with last year, amounts to 2,371.21. Postmaster Etter la na'turally gratified at tha way tha yaar marts out with him, and he expects to keep up the good record during the pres ent quarter. Quit Cnttlnaj lee. At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon tha Cudahy Packing company stopped cutting ice at Seymour lake. Tha total crop har vested amounta to 22.000 tons. Of thla mount all but 6.000 tons baa been stored In the houses. The overflow Is stacked on the ground and covered with aawdust and hay. Superintendent Shaehy of the Cudahy plant said last night that the Cudahy com pany now had all the lea it needed and would not cut any more thla season. Tha other packers arc about ready to quit, as all have reaped a big ciop of Ice, enough to last for the year and soma to spare. Driving; Pllea Aaraln. The big Union Pacific plledrlver went to work again yesterday driving pllea for tha O atreet viaduct. Tha machine la now working out near the western edge of tha tracks and Is pushing eastward as rapidly aa possible. Laborers are now engaged In excavating for the abutmenta for tba west end of the bridge. This abutment will be of concrete and atone. Every effort la being made to push the work on thla bridge In order that it may be opened to traffic. not later than August 1. Improving; City Jail. The mayor and city council have at last ordered that the room adjoining tha Jail office on the city hall building be fitted up for female prisoners and children. Thla work la now going on and will be com pleted In a few days. All of tha accommo dations necessary are being placed in thla apartment. An Iron door haa taken tha plaoe of the wooden one at tha entrance and bars wilt be placed at tha windoWa. While thla work la going on screens will be placed at all of tha jail windows In order to prevent tha pasalng In of contra band artlcea to prisoners. The cost of re fitting thla room tor women prisoners will amount to about 1160. Mrs Fahey FnaeraL. Mrs. Michael Fahey. Twentieth and streets, died yesterday morning, after a lung illness. Peceased was tha wife of Michael Fahey. one of the foremen at the Omaha Packing plant, one had been a reaWent of South Uraaha for flf teen years and was well knJwn. Thre children sur V M ! Will J vive her, Mrs.-V. J. Martin. Mrs. P. J. and party linens mohairs, granite for tailored suits. etc, white, IQr' j:w 2C 25c Silks. 75c Curtain -a 3s. shantungs 59c -$2- 6Sc 12V4o Huck Towels, at, each l(k Hemstitched Doylies, at, each 7V4c Crash Toweling;, at, yard , 15i all linen round thread fringed Doylies, each in light grounds, a n 7K OP I fir 1 35c (Vl-lnch anow whit Table Damask, at, yard 60c quality 72-lnch all I.lnrti Cream Damask, yard 85c all pure Linen Napkins to mutch, per dozen Kester and Thomas Fahey of Chicago. A telegram has been sent to the son In Chi cago, but It la doubtful if he can attend tha funeral, ' aa his wife is seriously 111. Tha funeral will be held on Sunday after noon at St. Bridget's church. Interment will be at St. Mary'a cemetery. League Meeting; Tonight. .This evening the Swedish-American league No. 2 and the Norwegian club will hold a joint meeting at Raab's hall, Twenty fifth and N streets. The purpose of this meeting Is to talk over the coming city campaign. Arrangements will be made at this meeting for a thorough canvass of the city In the Interests of the republican party with a view to getting out afl of the re publican voters on primary and election days. AH of tha members of both of these organisations are Invited to. amend this meeting. 1 MnaTto City Goaslp. Councilman Myles E. Welsh will return from the south on Monday. Ames Evans, Twenty-seventh and L streets, announces the birth of a son. Allie McReynoldsV is here from Peru, visiting his father, James . McKeynoids. A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles 11. Keefer, 10 North Twenty-third street. James Heath has a-one to Excebdor Sprints, where he expects to get ltd or hlM rheumatism. Mrs. L H. Proud foot is still at the South Omaha hospital, but is reported to be im proving rapidly. ' C. W. Miller, superintendent of the postul station at the atock yards, has returned from a two weeks vacation. Last evening Oyantwaka tribe No. 55. Imuroved Order of lied Men. save a danc ing party at Workmen temple. Mrs. Mary Hlnchey, who has been seri ously 111, Is now able to alt up and great nope or ner recovery are entertained. T. C. Marsh, secretary of the local Young Men's Christian aaoclatlon, went to Lin coln yesterday to attend the atate conven tion. ANCIENT AND MODERN JONAH vaagellat Ostrom Bays the Modern Whale. However, Is a Goldfish. "Jonah waa swallowed y a whale; after a few days tha whale gulptd him out. The modern Jonah has been swallowed by a gold fish which haa not the power of gulp Ins" This wal the arraignment Evangelist Ostrom made Friday night of the back slider whose love for money has outstripped his love for Ood. "The men who are in tent on making the world better are swayed by the fact that Jesua la the Son of the Al mighty, and have no time to discuss who waa Cain's wife or whetrer Jonah rode on or In the whale." Evangelist Ostrom said the discouraged Christian soon falls into- bitterness. This condition is caused by prosperity, adver sity, sorrow, aasoclatlona or amusements. Ha urged all who had fallen victim to any ot those temptations of tha devil to come home. Thla evening a meeting of all of the com mittees focthe federated meetings will be held in the Westminster rreaDytenan church at ft' o'clock. ' Sunday will mark a great day In the progress of this revival. The four churches will hold their . regular morning services At I ok-lock there will be a mass meeting In the Hanscora Park Methodist v church. Evangelist Ostrom and Singer Hlllis will then go to the Toung Men's Christian as aoclatlon meeting In the Kountxe Memorial church at 4 o'clock. - A mass meeting of young, people will be held ' in St. Mary'a Avenue Congregational church at 7 o'clock. At 7:10 o'clock will bed n the main meeting of the day In the St. Mary's Avenue church. Steelsaaster Is III. PITTnBt'RO. Fh. . Henry W. Oliver the well known Iron and fteermaster. Is rrtttoally ill st his home in Allegheny; He Is suffering from an affection of the kid- neya, SALE Tomorrow we place on sale 10,000 yards Bobbinet, worth 65c, at 15c yd This is the entire stock on hand of a well known manufacturer. We bought it at less than one-fourth its regular price. It is in fine and coarse mesh; in white, ivory and Arab color, up to two yards wide. Most of it is in full pieces and not remnants. It is displayed in our front show window. These goods wijl beon sale in the basement on several of our large bargain squares Such an opportunity to buybobbinet may never occur again. Think of it! 63c bob binet, striotly all perfect good3, for IO.OOO Yards of Curtain Net and Ffsh Net Tomorrow In hundreds of styles and pat terns that generally sell at BOc per yard ' These will go at, yard, 25c Drapery Swiss at lOc Yard One big counter of wide, large and small dot drapery Swiss. If bought in regular way we would have to sell at 25o yd., they go tomorrow, yd Madras at 15c Yd -On 3 b'g barg xin square will be piled high with 40-lnch wide curtain madras in white and color, generally Belli at 73c yard as long as it lasts will go at, yard This is an extraordinary sale, and we earnestly solicit your patronage mmmmwm jpwrwm u uiaui s mbmi n i sini u i ansswawoMM Linen Bargains 7ic ...2c ..5c 10c 86c Pillow Shams . each 6D0 Pillow Shams each 'So Pillow Shama each 15c Huck Towels, each 82.00 hemstitched 10-4 Linen Pattern Table Cloths . each. 13 all pure linen full bleached Irish Satin Damask Pattern Table Cloths, 2 to 3 yards long, etch .... .25c 39c $1.50 full bleached Table Damajik, 2 wide, per yard Napkins to match. German fill- RQr doseir $2.50 quality S-4 slse, heavy all linen round thread embossed , f napkins, dosen i.xJXM 1.59 NEW TAX LEVY EFFECTIVE Ordinances Are Sign ad by Mayor and Fat in Operation. MUCH COMPLAINT OYER HIGH TAXES Measnre Meets with Strong; Criticism, bnt City Treasurer Hennlnga Takes Cheerfal View of Situation. The "ordinances authorising a 14-mlll tax levy have been signed by Mayor Moorea and are now In operation. Inasmuch aa the levy and the amount proposed to be raised are tha largeat In the history of the city, the knowledge Is causing a general complaint. Property owners of all kinds are Inceused at the enormity of tba taxes they , will have to pay this year. . At the city hall It is pointed out that tha burden will fall Just prior to the election of representatives In the legislature, which fact should assist In a very practical way the fight for a more equitable taxation of local railway property. Concerning' the 14-mlll levy City Treas urer Hennlngs saya: i 'There Is no one In tha city who deplores more than I that tho mayor and city coun cil were obliged to make such an enor mously high levy. On account of the 8.75 mill levy In 1903, which produced from tSUO.OOO to $400,00 less than was necessary to run the city, the council was forced to Increase the levy In 1904. 'History Is repeating Itself. Every few years tha error la made to levy less money than the fixed charges amount to, which causes an overlap for those years and which some time will have to be made good. till for Scavenger Act. "If the county commissioners had adopted for tha year 1903 the so-called scavenger act, as I advocated and a great number of taxpayera desired, wa would have been able to get along with a greatly reduced tax levy. 'I believe in the long run that this high levy will be for the benefit of the city; certainly It will be if the money ralaed Is used economically. The financial situation of our city la clearing up mora and more and I know that the city is In a much better condition than a few years ago. We hope to clear up the special tax litigation In 1904, and while a lurge amount of special taxes have been saddled on the city at large, tha total bonded debt will not exceed t&OO,. 000 (excluding the school debt). Thla. is no greater than the bonded debt of any city of similar alse. SEND CALL TO DR. TURNBULL First Inlted Presbyterian Invites Yfana Man tram rUU4elsls to Ba Paator. . The congregation of the First I'nlted Presbyterian church formally called David R. Turnbull of Philadelphia Isst .night to be their paator. A special service was called and Rev. J. M. Roaa of the Central United Presbyterian church preached a sermon suitable to the occasion. At ths conclusion of thla be read tha call la blank verso, and Mr. Turnbull being nominated a" unanimous vote In his favor followed. Tha call waa signed by the elders, the trustees and tha members of tba congrega tion,' and then W. a. Vre waa elected as a commissioner to the . Omaha presbytery, Wblch .meets April 10, to notify them for mally of. the call, tbey in turn .to notify tha presbytery of wblch Mr. Turnbull la a New Vllr 1 . o3 Cy ir"ate gs" I Skirt Special-Golf skirts in entire ly new cloths and styles twenty different patterns to select A QO from, at T.aO Skirt Special Well made golf skirti in many styles regu- QQ lar $4 values, at IsU - , AIM 01414ns w 15c and Scarfs, and Scarfs, 19c 39c and Scarfs, large else, ' 10c 1.25 1.98 soft finish aatln yards Of4r VOW 2.75 member. The new pastor la now In the Allegheny seminary and will come to Omaha In June. He waa here about three weeks ago and preached twice, ( "We become like what wa look at," said Mr.- Ross, "like what we have In our thoughts. If these things are bad we be come evil; If they are good 'we become Chrlstllke. It was Paul who said that we look in a mirror. The face of an old Chris tian who has tried to do God's will shows his fellowship with God. We should through life look on Christ as our model. Christ is our Ideal In life of Clod; to Ood Christ Is the Ideal of the perfect man. .Wa are to follow Christ and our destiny 'will be all that we could wish." OMAHA VIEW BUSY ON SEWERS Saddle Creek Gets Attention la the ' Form at a Iteaolntlosi of Condemnation. Tha Omaha View Improvement club went on' record last night as condemning tha majority of the Board of Public Worka in Its action In the Saddle Creek sewer-matter,- A' resolution to that effect was paased by an unanimous vote and tha secretary waa directed to vtransmlt the resolution to the city council.' The passage of ths resolution ' followed' a talk on sewer mat ters by W. B. Ten'.Eyck. F. E. Olsen reported thst the experiment waa 'made a tew daya ago at the Omaha View school building to see how quickly the .school children from the two upper rooms oould be gotten out of the bullldling by tha fire escape. . It took three and one half minutes. He was of tha opinion that in caaa of a fire they never would have got' out. The matter will' be taken up by the school committee to see if more effi cient fir escapes, cannot ba provided for the building. Mr. Ten Eyck gave out tha route of the Saddle Creek sewer In response to a gen eral lequest, which he said was to extend about 3,100 feet, starting from near Hamil ton' and Forty-eighth streets west. ot. the city limits, running from there straight to an alley on Lafayette west of Forty-sixth street in Walnut Hill addition, then straight to Cuming. atreet east of Forty-sixth street to an alley east of Forty-fifth avenue In Donnecken's addition. ' E. C. Peterson of tha city engineer's office waa present and gave some very In- structlva Information relative to sewer and other matters.' He spoke of the pro- posed tit sewer In .tha northweaT part of Ba DC 10c 1 P4 W"r maae Suits , Skirts & We ure now showing some of the fetching. Ideas in the new spring tailor tnades never in advance of season has our showing been and so replete in novelties the new Eton Jackets with smart blcusi vests the new military jackets with flat oollars, epaulet coprs, etc., the hew ideas in Dutch and pleated skirts with inno vations In hip effects the fabrics are the new cloths end mixtures destined for the greatest fashionable populnt ity specials at $14.85 - New Dress Skirts- the latest spring skirts In the now full flowing styles, yoke pleats and fold battoras, voiles, broadcloths, etc., in walking- and dross effects at 998 - .Spring1 Suit Special Epau let capes, hutton trimmed T C rt now fabrics and styles " a J U Spring Suits and Skirts Made to Order We will contlnua taking; special orders for mado to measure spring 1 suits and skirts during; the coming; week. We can show you some of tha most attractive new Ideas made to suit your Individual fancy. Our mod els are from a fashionable New York tailoring establishment. BANKRUPT CLOTHING STOCK Bought From I. D. Ripin, Assignee, 132 Nassau St., N. Y., Men's Winter Overcoats & Suits at $6.50 Worth $15, $18, $20 Our sale yesterday was tremendous, but bargains just as great still remain for your choosing. This is the buying chancj of a lifetime. Gen uine, new up-to-date and stylish 4 th overcoats and suits that are vJ worth $ 1 5, $ 1 8 and $20, at Your Unrestricted Choice An Like This at ARMOUR'S Extract of Beef Demonstration Tomorrow on Our flalo Floor A spaclal exhlblUon of chafing dish cookery will be given, showing dainty and Inexpensive methods of pre paring lunches in tha home. V tha city, which he said would comprise a sewer and boulevard running from Hamil ton and Forty-third streets to Plnkney and Thirty-third streets, following tha Belt line In a vety general way. ' The ap p raisers have already been appointed for thla purpose and will submit their leport on February 28. He also gave some In teresting Information regarding Improve ments to be made on Maple street, which will make that street a better outlet from Krug park . toward town. Tha action of the city council In recently allowing a bill of $200 to tha Jardine Ex press Delivery company for hauling table and stationery to tha various election booths, when as a matter of fact the ma terials were actually hauled by union coal drivers, waa condemned and characterised as a useless waste of the city's money, particularly when the union coal drivers were paid S for tha same Identical serv ice THOMPSON COMES TO OMAHA Minister to Braall Will Arrive Hero anal Proceed to Heme at Ltmeela.' ' 1 D. E. Thompson, United States minister to Braall, did not arrive Irt Omaha yes terday, as waa expected, instead, advices were received during ths day- that he will paaa through Omaha on Burlington train No. ft this morning and will go direct to Lincoln, it was at first -arranged to have Mr.. Thompson stop off in Omaha" yes terday. He will not come to Omaha, bow aver, until Monday, whh he will attend an annual meeting at 3 o'clock of the Co lumbla Fire Insurance company, of which ns is presiaeni. r i nompaon came up from Lincoln laat night to meet her hug. band here thla morning. Tuesday nignt a nonpartisan raurpuun will e given to the distinguished Nebrarkan In his home city. KILLED WHILE CUT HUNTING O. V, Nelson, Formerly a Conncil m BlntTs Motorman Is Acel- V .. . dentally Shot. O. F. Nelson, formerly a motorman on tha street car system In Council Bluffs, was accidentally shot and killed while out hunt ing near Cory don, la. His friends here re- eelved word of the fatality yesterday, but no particulars. Mr. Nelson wss a w Id- jower and leaves two children. AnnUAl. GALE TEN miLLION COXEO ' Greatest In the World A imiJON GOOD FELLOWS haa laarnecl that "a OA3CARET at ntffM tnakes you feel all rlflbt-ln the moral oar And theyliaye told other ai fellows, until the saia Of CASCAHET8 Candy CatharUo la OVEH A MILLION fcOiXa A MONTHVNature puulahee every excess, and over-eailuu. ov?r A.liklnd linH.MWnlnii --alilf In klnmich. IlViSr. ! 1 H to V and bOWl trOUDlttS I. under-aleeoloa r that are liable to become very eorloua It Is very ui dlaestlon is stopped, the bowels constipated, the ton aeatlon ia stopped., the DOweia consupsiea. me waum coaieu, ua urniu otlsoslve. and the nerves tortured with a odeoalve, and the nerves tortured witn a racama aica ueaaacu ail thla, take a CABCAfaET Just before going to bed. and w uornliio feellna fine and dandy, ready for work or play. Bestf AfldruJaiste, lOo. 3io, 6O0. Never sold in bulk. The genuine t 4Ji druJJtst, lOo. a.-io.60o. Never sold in bulk. The genuine tablet s'ainpea nncL 7;unnual m him nr tAur idodiit UcL bauiDle and booklet Ire, Jd lrsaa ryTFPH'aj Vyrny rVL, r.iiUga or New York, mt most delightful and $19.$22.50.$29 - $35 125.1485 - $19 - 2450 - $29 Sprlnjr Suit Special Ktons In 4 style?, all Q QQ thenewost features U All the Winter Cloaks Must Go $5 winter cloaks at 1.98 17.50 fine winter cloaks at 2.98 $12.50 splendid winter cloaks at.. 5. 00 Winter cloaks, worth up to $30 at 9.98 $6.50 lOWAlIASTVTOCUNS BLOWN UP Board of Impaction Testing Battery of Big Eatthabip. SECOND EXPLOSION IN LESS THAN YEAR Warship at Once Ordered to New York for Repairs and In mtiKa tlon tf the Mys tery. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Captaln Trnir;. president of the Board of Inspection und Survey, telegraphs to tho Navy depart ment from Fort Monroe that while Uie Board of Inspection was testing tho. bat tery on the battleship Iowa both guns In the starboard forward eight Inch turret blew off their muzzles. . No damage .was done except to the guns and one whale boat. Immediately on receipt of the U-legnitji announcing the accident Secretary, Moody sent a dispatch calling for full details and ordering the Iowa to proceed at once to New York for examination and rcpHlrs. This second explosion on the Iowa In lens than a year hna cast a gloom over the offi cials of the Navy department. The cause of the explosion off Panama last year, in which there was a loss of life and consid erable damage to the ship, remains a mys tery. Several boards attempted to clear It up, but without deHnlte result. UnUl the de tails of the accident are obtained Reitr Admira, o'Neil. chief of ordnance, la un - lnlng to peculats as to ths cause. The Blarmnf. future of theae two accidents Is tha ,ppl.ehen,jon growing In naval circles that the older guna In the navy are not , atrong enough to permit the use of amoke- lexs powder. It Is declared that none of the Iowa's guns had been fired much over 100 times, and the officials discredit the theory that the life of , any of that vessel's gun has been exhausted. It was said tndny-tthnt the Iowa had ken supplied with a new allotment of powder, which had been thor oughly tested. American Boats on Mediterranean. ALGIERS, Feb. 6. Ths United States auxiliary cruiser Buffalo and the flotilla of torpedo bout destroyers, bound for ths Philippine Islands, will sail from hire for Naples tomorrow. unwise to wait until the racking alck LeadacLe. lo praveul ake ud in In l for tba Bowels, - 'J