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THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY. DECK M HI-. II i K(. COMMERCIAL CLUB'S SMOKER Membtn Hear Addrnei ind Ar Oiran 8om General EnterUinmtnt DR. HIPPIE ON WATER BOARD'S WORK plstnrr of b CnatraTersr Bine the pasaasre of tbs Howell Bill and the Kirnlm of tho Appraisers. cember 1, to be 8,M.M2, counting round bales . as half bales. A previous report showed 7,498,1(7 bales ginned to November 17, In6. Plo) (fa naeansannmnsaiMk j'Mioua.unjlinwii'nnKii 3f.-mBwmammmmmmtmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmAmmmm v Dr. A. H. Hippie, member of the Omaha Water board, and Dr. O. W. "Wadsworth, president of Bellevue college, were the peakera at the Commercial club smoker Friday night, between whose addresses was sandwiched a clever stunt by Oodwal Dlck trman, an Impersonator and entertainer, who made a decided hit. Before and after the speaking an orchestra of colored musicians played, the entire program being pronounced one of the most pleasant of recent smokers. Dr. Hippie talked of. the water works proposition from the standpoint of a mem ber of the AVater "board and while taking a few shots' at the . water company, out lined what the board intended to accomplish and what it had accomplished. The board, he said, had three great objecta In view: to acquire the water plant at the earliest possible moment; to acquire It at the least feonstwto expense to the city, and. until It la acquired to afford the maximum amount of relief from the arbitrary treatment and exorbitant charges" of .the water . com pur.j Work of Appraisement. Dr. .Hippie then told of the appointment Of the three appraisers, ' one by the city, gne by the water company, and the third toy the two thus selected. At that time, he s'nld, it was expected that the work of ap-. pralsemertf would be' acoompllHhed within a few weeks. This board was appointed ubout two und a half years ago. First the water company wanted to file with the Appraisers schedules of Ha property and this - was allowed. Schedules were filed Untll'-there wss a wagon load of them. One schedule was for three coats of white Wash on a wall at the pumping station, while others included flower beds and such like. ' Another Included a schedule of rip raping which had been done by the United Htates government. , "Even then," Dr. Hippie said, "we thought the matter of appraisement would 1 only, occupy a few weeks, but there came another delay. We found the engineers went not agreed upon what to Include in the appraisement, whether to separate the plant or value it In a lump, Including the mains to South Omaha. We had no way fo compel the engineers to make their re- fjort , until they got ready, so we finally got them to come to Omaha to view tho river when it was up and see whether the dpraplng wns worth what the company claimed It was. They came here and were served with. papers to compel them to re port and also to restrain them from bring ing In a report finding the valuation in a lump, sum. Other Achievements of the Board.' ' "The city, has no authority except that delegated to it by the legislature, so we cunoot furnish water to South Omaha un ices the legislature gives us that right. If the plant had been appraised as the water company wanted It appraised, any citizen could have enjoined the appraisement on that ground. We were sustained by the Cederal court, and then we reduced the .meter rates from 85t,26 cents per 1,000 'gallons. Again; the water company went Into court and said the rate was too low. We beat It on that case and two of It offi cers were fined for contempt for not bring ing their books into court as we demanded :md as the court ordered. Then we found Uie water company was making people, put lir meters out to the curb line at great ex pnnse, ao we reduced the flat rates,; though re do not believe in a flat ra'.e. This ro 1 notion means a $2 decrease." Dr. Hippie -concluded by thanking tho Mub for Its endorsement of the Water board tnd its assistance during the legislature. Dr. Wadsworth m Booster. Dr. Wads wort It spoke of advertising Omaha and said though he had been hero only a short time he had been a careful ob re'rver and he believed the most imagina tive real estate dealer could not tell of the great things that were In store for the city, end. he' believed that in ten years Omaha would have a population of ano.ooo. and that It "would Include all the good towns around, which meant that Bellevue, which came very near being Omaha, would be among lie number. President Wright of the club tPtesldod. and the rooms were comfortable Oiled. BURLINGTON FILES ARTICLES Action of nail road Castti Con slderable Cloasln at Kearney. KEARNEY, Neb.. Dec . (Special Tele gram.) Amended articles of Incorporation of the Nebraska, Wyqmlng A Western Burlington Railroad company were filed to day In the office of the county clerk and occasioned considerable comment and speculation upon the part of those who read the document. The articles are signed by the president, Oeorge W. Holdrege, and the secretary, W. P. Durkee, and ara cer tified to in regular form. What occasioned the comment was the fact that Kearney county Is not mentioned In the articles as one of the counties through which the proposed branch Is to run. Every county which might powlhly be touched in order to make either of the Junctions spoken of is mentioned In the articles, but there Is no word in regard to Kearney county. General Superintendent H. E. ' Bryan and Superintendent E. Blg nell of the Burlington were In the city today. They cama In on a special train with observation engine about 1 o'clock and remained in the city about half an hour. MOSEY COMIXQ TO MI9SIXG BOY Cash la Left by Man from Whom Ho ' Was Named. r YORK, Neb.. Deo. 8 (Special.) Where Is Leeford Leander Osborri, a boy raised on a farm near York, whose whereabouts at this time is unknown. About three years ago Susie Osborn and her son, Leofoid, left for a short visit with her parents In Cali fornia. After staying there about three months she wrote to her husband here ask ing him to send a draft for 150, saying that she wished to return. , The money was sent. That is the last tnat has been heard from her or the boy. Since the departure, a stranger In Indiana died and left Leoford Leander Osbora $500, and another $500 be queathed the boy will be payable on the death of a brother. The money had been paid Into probate court here and a guardian appointed, and the amount is Invested In mortgage loans until the young man is 21 years of age. Connected with the gift of $500 by will is a little story that reads like some of the stories in books. When Mr. and Mrs. Os born were married they located on a farm near York and Leoford Leander waa vis iting relatives on an adjoining farm, staying here about six months, leaving for his home In Indiana. The parents named their first born child after Leoford Leander and wrote Mr. Leander that they had named their boy for him. Mr. Leander wrote saying that he "was pleased to have the bov named I after him nnit (Tint ha wmiIA rkt...S,lA at,va- thing for the boy in his will. JIRY SAYS BIDMOK IS NOT Gl'ILTY Man Who Shot Brot her-in-I-nw Over Mother's Corpse Goes Free. HASTINGS, Neb., Dec. 8.-(Speclal Tele gram.) At 2 o'clock the Jury In the Budnek cane brought In a verdict of not guilty. The defendant was charged with having shot his brother-in-law, Peter Smeal, on Saturday evening, October 7, with Intent to kill. The shooting took place in the death chamber of the defendant's mother and the shots were fired over the corpse of Mrs. Budnek. The argument closed at 11 o'clock this mofnlnsr and ' fifteen minutes later, after the court had given Its Instructions, the Jury retired to deliberate. At 2 o'clock this afternoon Judge Adams was notified' by the foreman that the Jury had arrived at a verdict. The defendant and the attorneys were already present and the Jury was re quested to present Its report at once. The verdict was a surprise. Women's Suits at Half Price .....GPJ SALE v TODAY WE hove too many Women's Fine Suits. We don't wish to carry them over till next season. Therefore, to imp ke sure, "we're crossing the bridge before we como to it," and in conse quence we've reduced the price to HALF on the finest lot of New Suits in this community. We request you to note particularly that every Suit offered in this sale is positively this season's garments. Hundreds of women in this city and vicinity have been supplied this season with highly tailored suits from our department. But those who could not afford fine man-tailored garments can do so during this sale at a tremendous reduction in price. :: :: A TRIO OF SENSATIONAL WOMEN'S SUIT BARGAINS LOT 1 $10 and $12 Women's Suits, $5 . Women's Tailor Made Suits Made of excellent materials - cheviots and mix turescoat and Eton styles our regular $10.00 and $12.00 suits All go at...... ... LOT 2 $15 and $20 Women's Suits, $10 Women's Tailor Made Suits Made of fine all wool cheviots and swell mixtures in all the lead ing shapes suits that sold $15.00 at $20.00- and This Sacrifice Sale at LOT 3 $25 and $30 Women's Suits, $15 Women's Tailor Made Suits All new, up-to-date styles long and 6hort effects- made ot fine broadcloths, cheviots and mixtures ele gantly tailored our $25 and $30 suits This Sacrifice Sale $rn rj On Farnam St. at Fifteenth. On Farnam St. at Fifteenth. iC AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA ,.a. City Clerk Qillin Make. Report on the City's Cash Fund. BALANCE AVAILABLE FOR ALL EXPENSES , . Cilnnlna: Heport. WASHINGTON, Peo. s.-A miletln Is-'sued-by the census bureau today show the number 'of bales of cotton ginned to De- LEATHER FOK TRIAL PURPOSES for1 Ml Tour-flsea ol rhtr a.u, whicb c'v you th amount of upholsutr cuuarlal you wtvot, najung th roat ffff ainall tor l? II -rrataior chairs you may bav , if inn na raupnotaicrinc- H if ffiir -wd. An r.pt of price ..i II in (J- mm of your upbolatcrc, . If i hur nat alia lSvlt Inta tSc : 2626 Inch, 6(c; 1U17 inch, lue; Inch, 11.00. You Can't Tell The Difference between P&.nt&.sote Leather arid R.ea.1 Leather rANTAdOTK LEATHER can tx IU4 for wary uurpoM lor !iU-h mil liMlHf II laiulrd. PANTASUTE - 4t.l, r.t"t. thrifts, catiiy cUatd. vtMft nut uit k. la nrwjrool. walcrprojl. ana r ana louka liaa leather vvfy rtoct. Is abaoluialy aatpuo. . PAN TASOTE Chsls CncTttrtJ as Much Tl.a grtat ara tod for PaNTA$orL ha t4 to tha aubatituiluu of rum in Urtiir iiu.laiioua' hU that, tha word ' I'A.tT Aiw i K ' U .utbo-'tt.tj Oil aWiaa aUga of tlvnc gotrda. To p'otext ou afcaYii.tH iraud, tdtpt no furmiura a covirtd wub PAN i ASlf C irum your ii.aUr or upuo.trr uuUaa U bVia our lrdviaara lauet at ihon below. la BuA accept bia Juat aa good' lhaory. Pantaaota Was arwar Jc4 tti) Oraotl r-r.u and Ivj iijlj .ilaJaU I t. i.ui I'rva appllatioB, will aco4 aur rt tttgua ahowlng natrial la tha dif tint colors hKh U la aoada. t &h PANTA10TE CO. Papa. I. II Br4a, Naw Vara Horsethlef Kseapes. NKBBA8KA C1TV, Neb., Dec. 8.-(Spe-clnl.) A young horsethlef made a daring escape on Central avenue yesterday after noon. At t?ie time he mado his escape It was not positively known that he had committed a crime, but later It developed that the man had stolen a horse from near Maltland. Mo., last Tuesday night. Early yesterday morning a young man left a fir.o saddle horse at Frcese's livery barn. . An officer passed the barn and the man left In a hurry. The police made a search ! for him. but could not locate him. After noon the man teleohoned the liverv mv.i . to bring his horse to the Missouri Pacific ' depot. The police were notified and plans made for his capture. Mr. Freese started for tho depot with the horse, but a short distance from the barn the stranger claimed the animal and Mr. Freese placed the man under arrest. The thief attempted to draw a revolver and vwrenched himself free. The Freese revolver was brought Into play, but the cartridges failed to ex plode and, the stranger made good his escape, aunougn a large crowd of men were watching them. .SEASONABLE FASHIONS. id aunt I Tkia Ubai Mtlfl . awt uoa raataasla. iubaUuta. ts Palilalia rwailuxai Detailed SbovrlnK of Appropriations, Expenditures nnd Balances In All the Various Funds I P to December 1. City Clrrk ' Gillin'B report to the city council shows that a bnlunce of $133,56ft.49 remains available In the amount appropri ated for tho running expenses of the city during the present llscal year. His detailed statement is as follows: CONDITION OF FUNDS. DKC. 5. Vh. Amount of 1905 levy 14T,367.SO Balance of 1H levy 62.04G.4O 1904 balance from library fund 1,133.99 Total $200,548.19 Fund. Levy, Etc. Drawn. Bn lance. Fire $ 23,702.41 $ 6.547.39 $ 17.24MC Oeneral 12,040.00 9,7U1 2,260.89 Salary 30,772.67 K. 403.63 2i39.14 Public light.... 17.165.40 4.;!j.60 12.206.M0 Judgment 12.031.5S 9.79S.5) ,233.05 Water 18.961. 38 49.93 18.911.45 St, repair 8.911.9S 6.940.81 1.971.14 Police 20.749.80 6.451.72 15,19S.(H Interest 43,757.61 .6,867.07 36,89.94 Library 6.5T.4.47 1,90.18 4.574. L8 Curb & paving. 3.5X2.64 3,582.64 Park 1.921.85 180.00 1,741.86 Scavenger 8!'6.4H 111.26 285.J0 Totals $200,548.19 $60,979.70 $139,568.49 The following statement shows the cost of running the different departments up to December 1. 1906. The statement also shows what the money disbursed from the general and salary funds were expended for: City attorney $ 1.398.34 Cltv engineer l.Ojj.mi Sanitary Inspector 331.40 Cltv treasurer l,3o2.9S Printing i 1.373.36 Rent 695.00 Telephone ... 482.31 Garbage 82.85 Hospital ) Telegraph Mm Advertising Offices Charity Streets Tax refund ....... Jail Real estate , Election Coal and feed ..... Insurance Voting machine . Tax commissioner City clerk Council .r Stock Inspector . Police court City physician 126.00 425.21 222.36 170.70 359.30 2.419.95 1,202.35 158.19 70.00 1,2"0.00 500.00 700.00 1,200.00 200.no 573.32 200.00 NO. 65M-LADIE8' SKIRT. TI CKED IN BOX-PLEAT EFFECT. WITH FANCY YOKE. 20 to 80-Inch waist. NO. 6510-ETON JACKET WITH VEST. 32 to 42-lncu bust. For the accommodation rf reader of The Bee these patterns, which usually retail at from 26 to (0 ceuta each, will be furnished at the (.orulnal price of 10 cents, a supply Is now kept at our office, so those wbe wish any pattern can get It either by call ing or enclosing It cents., addreaMd "Fs titu Deiartaieot, , Omiu." Such cocoa as Lowney'a If mad abroad and duties paid, would cost double tha Lowaey price. M M A partectly para product of the Ugkv. st noaaibla eoatitv. Ucl.cipua uavar. aouriahlna-, atrcagth- enlug. n tnnuy Rati ft BofFr. XI WALTM BL LOWXIT CO., SOSI3E. Vtre nnH nnlire board 560.00 Mayor Total $18,183.64 Pollen Court Items. Barney Caraher Waived preliminary ex amination before Judge King Friday on the charge of chicken stealing and was bound over to district court In $1,000. Harry Clark, colored, was, bound over to district court In $500 on the charge of breaking and entering a boxcar and abstracting therefrom a hox of Christmas candies. Both Caraher and Clark were taken to the county Jail Friday evening by Captain Shields. P. Fllmm, charged with vagrancy, drew a prlae of six days on the city rock pile. Llstzle White was fined $5 and costs for vagrancy. John Fritz loaded himself up with whisky and Judge King thought that about $1 and costs would square the matter. Nine hoboes were run In Friday afternoon I for lack of visible means of support and I will be given employment on the city rock pile as a diversion. - John Parker got a little confused as to Fourth of July dates and proceeded to make the welkin ring Friday evening by starting out on a bombarding tour with a 22-eallber rifle and before completing the celebration found hlmBelf locked up In tho city bastlle I for discharging firearms, against the law, within the city limits. Baraca Clcb. I A social evening was spent by the Toung Men's Baraca cluu and friends at the home of E. D. Wlers last Thursday. About iv-enty-flve were present and seemed to en Joy themselves very much. A few solos were sung and a short talk on the work of the bureau of animal Industry given. The club promises to be a grand success r.nd a cordial Invitation is extended to all young men to attend the Baraca class nt the church 9;45 Sunday morning. Y. M. C. A. Rotea. The Chicago Lady Entertainers will finish the third number of the entertainment course at the high school auditorium Thurs day evening. December 15, at 8 oYlr.ck. They comprise a quartet. Including two soloists, Stella M. Hitchcock, sopranj. and Bessie M. Mercer, contralto, also Miss Es telle M. Clark, an interpretative reciter of rare attainment. Sunday afternoon Rev. Clyde Clay Cls.iell will speak to men on the theme, "The Open Window." ' At the meeting of the board of director Thursday evening the necessary steps were made to complete the arrangements for tbe new location. The membership fee for men wus raised to $6, to take effect after Feb ruary 1. The rooms will be closed for a few days toward the end of the month to make time for the moving and fixing for the opening the first ot the year. Bids for the construction of the gymnasium will be opened Monday evening at the directors' meeting. Masle City Gossip. Mrs. Frank Kimble of Chicago is a guest of her brother, Howard Heyman, and wile, for a week. Elder M. Carl Smith will receive the offer ing of the Presbyterian congregation on next Sabbath for the Board of Freedmen. The Ladles' Aid will meet with Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Schaeffer, 2618 E street, on Wednesday, December 1. in the afternoon. Presbyterian King's Daughters will con vene with Mrs. GiMirge Stewart, 838 North Twelfth street, on Friday, December 14, at 1:30. Dr. and Mrs. R L. Wheeler will visit friends at Maryvllle, Mo., next week, re turning in time for services on the tuilow lng Sabbath. At the Twenty-Fifth Street Presbyterian ehurch. Dr. Wheeler will take for his morn ing topic "The Religion of Authority: .or. The Man With the Bonk." Evening preach Uig at 7-W, topia. "1'Ue Meaning X tha Atonement," followed by a plea for men to confess Christ for Immediate service. The women of the Christian church will hold a bacar and cooking exchange la tha new Young Men's Christlun association rooms Tuetday afternoon and evening. The subject Sunday morning at tho First Methodist Episcopal church will bo "Trto wuroen wearer. in tne evening inc les son of the Ages." F. M. Slsson, pastor. 8peclal music under the direction of Mrs. Dale. The final estimate of the city for grad ing of Sixteenth street, amounting to $1.12.22. has been given to D. Hannan, contractor, by City Engineer Beal. The amount of earth thus fur removed has been 26,018 cubic yards, at 12.99 cents per cubic yard, amount ing to $3.3(9.74. Mr. lluunan has jut com pleted tho contract. W. F. Evans, on leccinbor 1, while pro ceeding along the south pidc of K street, where the same is Intersected by the west line of Twenty-Second street, stepped Into an open washout and received a perma nent Injury. He has filed a claim aKnlnst the city for $10,000 damages In consequence. The claim was filed December 7. Camp No. lo9i. Modern Woodmen of America, has elected the following officers for the ensuing term: Louis CocKrell, con sul; Nate Cockrell, worthy adviser; J. V. Chlrek, banker; C. F. Dennis, clerk; Wil liam Van Beek, escort; Al Lee, watchman; Warren Frlck, sentry; Charles A. Allen, manager; Drs. Davis, Slabaugh and C. M. Schlndel, physicians. The city council of South Omaha will sit as a board of equalization on. Tuesday and Wednesday, December 12 and 13, between the hours of 10 a. m. and b p. m. each day, at the office of the city clerk, for the pur pose of equalizing and assessing special taxes against certain lots and pans of lots, to pay the cost of the construction of permanent sidewalks laid by Uus Hamel, under contract with the city, and for the purpose of improvements in grading dis trict No. 68, Improvement district No. 21, being Sixteenth street from a point 330 feet north of the north line of Missouri avenue to the north line of 1 street. Including all the real estate back to the middle of the blocks thereof In tho said district. she Jumped up and ran out of the room. He then looked for his overcoat and it was gone also. Then he went to the police station and reported the matter. The police could not find the woman last night and It Is said that she went at once to Council Bluffs, where she has friends. It EG HO STTDEXT9 REVOLT Howard Inlverslty Students Insult President of Institution. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. -A revolt of be tween 300 and 400 male and female students at Howard university, a negro institution of this city, occurred today shortly after noon. The student body had assembled in the chapel for the usual noontide religious services when the president of the uni versity. Prof. Gordon (white), entered and was greeted with a volume of hisses, cat calls, howls and groans. A scene of excite ment followed. The students then marched out of the chapel to the campus, where the demonstration was continued and Prof. Gordon was still further denounced. The college exercises for the day were aban doned as the students practically are oi strike. The occasion of the demonstration agalns: Prof. Gordon was said to be due to his alleged prejudicial conduct toward mem bers of the negro race. It was further stated that a petition signed by negro bishops and ministers from different parte of the country had been presented to the board of management of the university ask ing for the removal of Prof, Gordon aa president. Farmer Killed by Team. TABLE ROCK, Neb., Dec. 8. (Special. James Hood, who lived some two miles northwest of here, met with a shocking death on his home farm about S o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was engaged In husking corn, about a half a 'mile from the house. In which he was being assisted by his daughter. Miss Lettle Hood. Ar riving at the end of the row he got in the wagon and. in doing so, the team com menced to back, and backed into a deep ditch, or gully, some twelve or fifteen feet deep. In endeavoring to get out he was caught beneath the feet of the horses and trampled so terribly that he died before !e could be rescued from his perilous position. FARMER FOUNDDEAD IN BED Edward Yann of Stiver City, Iowa, Asphyxiated by Gas nt the St. James. Edward Yann, a farmer ltng near Sil ver City, la., was asphyxiated in his room at the St. James hotel, 416 South Thirteenth street, during Thursday night. Whllo show ing a guest a room on the third floor Fri day morning Charles Delaney detected the odor of gas in the hall and located the leak at the door of Yann's room. Delaney and Frank Little broke the door open and found Yann dead on his bed. No positive Indications of suicide were found in the man's room. He had no bag gage or papers with him. He closed both transoms of his room before retiring Thursday night. Coroner Bralley has taken charge of the body and notified relatives at Silver City. An inquest will be held Saturday. Tann registered at the St. James Thurs day afternoon. He did not give the name of his home town until requested to do so by the clerk. He attended a theater in the afternoon and went to his room about 10 o'clock in the evening. Clerk Delaney said the guest appeared nervous, but.aald little or nothing. When Yann's room was broken open gas was escaping from a Jet on the wall. Aa Engaging Doctor uses gentle means, such as Electrlo Bitters, In curing dangerous diseases like Bilious ness, Dyspepsia, etc. 60c. For sale by Sherman A McConnell Drug Co. ' taea Overcoat and Roll. George Brown of Red Oak, la., la the latest victim of the colored woman of the tenderloin. He paid a visit to the woman's rooms at 13u7 Cass street. He said that be took off his overcoat and hung it up near the door of one of the rooms. After he had been In the room several minutes he discovered that he had lost $32. which he had carried in his vest pocket. He accused the woman and knocked her down, but WATCH FOR The Los Angeles Limited A New Electric Lighted Train Which Will Be Presented DECEMBER 18th and every da thereafter by the UlilOIl PACIFIC AHD SALT LAKE ROUTE The New and Direct Line to Southern California, I (LMs. willows SG0THI..3 SYRUP as Waa asad by MMtloaa ot Motlwn fur thatr gum na w uiMt iiaiuu iur car rirty Taaxs. It ancoas nt atukt surtns tha nan, aiiaja all Pa. sua wld euUo, aad la tae bi ivuur iur awTV tsUTi-nti cists a aerru. ira"a"Ba-irvaioror aoraMaMn Colgate's Package Perfumes on Sale Now Half-ounce bottle Colgate's Perfume oo- Oue-ounce bottle Colgate's Perfume 4 Two-ounce bottle Colgate's Perfume Three and oue-balf-ounce bottle Colgate Perfume.'.. ''"iiftft Eight-ounce bottle Colgate's Perfume (regular odors")'.'. ,'. ! fi 76 See our Fountain Pens-$1.50 to lO.OO-pialn. gold, pearl, gllver or aluminum mounted. HOWELL DRUG CO., 16th and Capitol Ave. H JlWmj tlmall FRUITCAKES. PUDDINGS ! 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