f
i
OVER IWESIWIVE MILLION
Total of Aueued Valuation of TaxaV.a
. Property in Douglas County.
aaananaajaM
INCREASE OF TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
Kojaalls'atloa Board Adda Two Hi
dred Tkoiiuid Dollars to the
Assessor's Return on Pro
. erty.vf Inl.n Paelfio.
The Board of Equalisation completed Its
labors Thursday afternoon and after the
r final figures had been east up It was found
(hat the total assessed valuation of Douglas
county for the purpose of taxation was
r $Sii,4S.2&, Including all property, both
real and personal, and the proportion of
the railroad and telegraph companies' prop
arty allotted to the county. This Is an
Increase of nearly (200,000 over the assessed
valuation of last year. The board In its
flnal report aald that It had received 101
complaints and had considered all but
forty-three cases, which were dismissed.
At -the Thursday morning session
action was taken ' which added more
than $270,000 to the tax rolls In ex
cess of the amount returned by the as
sessors, the Union Pacific Railroad com
pany's assessment on real and personal
property being Increased 1300,634, making
a total assessment of 1400,000. the Street
Hallway company being Increased . $j6,000,
making lta total assessment 1700.000. and
the banks of the county being Increased
$24,423 over their assessments of last year,
which, however, Includes one bank which
was not on the hooks at that time.
It was U:45 before'tha board waa called
te order but It had been busy for a number
of hours before that time. The decision
regarding the assevsments upon the two
concerns where action was taken and the
action In the matter of the protest against
the assessment of the smelting company,
which waa dismissed, was taken in execu-
tlve session and the only thing the publlo
may know to the way In which the
members of the board voted is that' a
me""7" ""I.,,. ;V" .. " :" 7 a third term and whose identification with
majority voted for the figures returned, , r
' . ",, .., the ward Is manifested only just before
and the dismissal of the protest against. .... ... ... ' .
the smelting company.
Assessment of Banks.
Comparative figures upon the assessments
of the banks of the county are as follows:
1903. 19"2.
Omaha National....
S'lrat National
fira m ,J2-'2?
Nebraska National
Merchants National
U. 8. National
Cotnmeratai National....
City Savings
Union National -.
J. L. Brandeln A Sons..
packers National
H. O. National
8. O. Savings
1'. S. Stock Yards Nat..
Mangold Olandt, Ben
nington German Bank of Millard
State bank of Elkhoru..
Valley State bank
Citlseit's til to bank.
Waterloo.
27,t9.oo 4S.7S4.0J
69.621.94
86.644 t
62.d64.90
4.0U0.00
66.4M 97
8.717.09
22.4X8.30
7i.6M 17
S.6K9 13
65.4W.00
1.60. 41
2.274.44
3.427.27
2.U4.I4
1.816. 6
66.337. 19
43 618 46
$348!3o
44,tn.U3
1 M XI
C6V.i2.19
3.677.22
1.661.00
1.706.07
J 0"
1.748. 61
(
- Totals $tS4.24. 24 tkj.802.1 i
The villages of the county have returned
to the county board the rate of taxation
required for village purposes as follows:
.Benson,' 10 mllly; Bennington, 10 mills;
Dundee, 20 mills; Elkhorn, i mills; Flor
ence, 20 mills;. Millard. I mills; Valley, 10
mills; Waterloo, 10 mills.
By Wards and Preelaets.
The following table shows the total as.
iment of Douglas county by wards. It
is not official, and the official table will not
be prepared for several days, perhaps not
until some time next week, as there Is
muck foe - the tarn department ' to do In
i
straightening up the details of the work of
the Board of Equalisation and this must
be done before the official distribution of
the assessments can be made. The un
official showing la as follows;
Asamt. Asemt.
Omaha .
First ward..
Second ward
Third ward ,
fourth ward
Fifth ward
Sixth ward
Seventh ward ....
Eighth ward
Ninth ward ....A
Total ,
South Omaha
First ward
Second ward ,
Third ward ,
Fourth ward
Fifth ward
Sixth ward
19u3 1902.
.1 108u.Vli.61 I 1.182,t.8$
7,160.421.11
8.3SO,497.9
1.073, 84L00
1,319,607.60
1,316,067.77
1,3MM86.00
17M.667.66
0,26.
a,13ti,8ii.4a
1.231. 2M. 60
1.1x1,314.00
1.333.iS6D.02
1.8S6, W.W
L766.9&4.60
..I1,70,90.S3 119,674,699.38
.1 835,061.00 $
322.021.00
218.B16.00
212.314.00
8O0.22600
l.M.021.0
241.133.43
861,140.41
8u9.lh6.00
1,564,4a). 65
q 702 11
267.26t.00
Total
..t 2.914. 438.77 I 2,711,947.83
Country Precincts
Benson 3 193.831.80 t 196.010.20
Chicago 272.213.33 276.220.43
Clontarf .. J.... 6.923.00 7.151.00
Douglas 2S1.063 7O .69.1.60
Dundee 220.213. 70 28.8x2.80
Bast Omaha 131.329.00 124.06S.o
Klkhorn 116,164. 00 160.877.66
Florence 271,81.87 238.827.71
I Jefferson 227.620.00 219.040.00
, McArdle 244,944.10 246.7M1.20
I Millard 227.816.29 21i8.92S.42
! Platte Valley 316.647. 69 326.340.81
TTnion .. , 230,196.26 230.4W.6I
Waterloo. ... 180.2:. 94 195,122.93
Total ...$ 2.939.037.56 t 281.633.82
Orand total
826.524.467.26 $25,368,181.00
SIXTH WARDERS FOR REDJCK
Issaes of the Jadlelal Casnpalga Dls
. eaeaed at a Meeting In Fred,
rlekson's Hall.
An enthusiastic meeting of Sixth ward
republicans, crowding Frederlckson's hsll
last night, gave a rousing reception to W,
A. Redick, who is seeking support of the
ward for the republican nomination for dis
trict Judge. Responding to calls, Mr. Redick
addressed the meeting, dwelling on the
fact that he Is a product of Omaha, hav
Ing been born In this city in 1859, and his
long residence In the Sixth ward. While
he had no personal differences whh Judge
Fawcett, he thought he should have pref
erence over an opponent who Is seeking
Judicial elections. He promised not to ask
for a third term If given two terms on
the bench.
I. G. Barlght. who presided as chairman,
declared himself for Mr. Redick, admit
tins' that he as a depositor In the defunct
Oerman Savings bank had a grievance
against Judge Fawcett for appointing a
high-salaried receiver and in addition an
' attorney for the receiver with exorbitant
allowances, all of which came out of the
depositors' funds. He also called attention
to the faet that Judge Fawcett had moved
out of the Sixth ward Just after his first
election and returned only shortly before
his second election, that he again moved
ut after his second election and returned
' only a few months ago to secure a third
. election. He contrasted this with Mr.
! Redlrk's permanent residence In the ward.
I Several other short speeches were made
and songs renaerea Dy tne xwenty-sixtn
trio, consisting of the two Morrows and
Wlnshlp.
Fire ta Foraaeo Only.
An exeees of smoke In the Ramge build
ing at Fifteenth and Harney streets pro
voked an alarm of fire yesterday afternoon.
Several hose companies responded and
made a stirring dash which was appreciated
by the editors who were gathering at the
Orpaeura entrance preparatory to going
Into afternoon session. The smoke, which
poured up through coal holes and cracks
In the sidewalk and bulldjng, was du te
the fact that the furnaces were Jammed
full of waste paper which the Janitors were
trying to burn. A little work with a long
poker and the draft chain reduced the
auUaaoo la short order.
THE OMAHA DAIIj V 1 i E E: Fill DAY, J
"Tfei
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Oleanip of Allayi and Book Tardi ii Af ain
to Be Ordered.
DANGER OF DISEASE AWAKENS OFFICIALS
laapeetioa Made ay Board ( Health
Discloses Faet that Pravlona
Orders Have Been Gen
erally Ignored.
The heat of the last few days has caused
the Beard of Health to make an examina
tion as to the conditions of backyards and
alleys. Dr. Sapp, city physician. Is sur
prised at the state of affairs, and, as one
member of the board, will Insist that alleys
be given a general cleaning up at once.
It Is true that notices to clean up have
been served by the sanitary Inspector, by
mall and also by the chief of the Are de
partment. In the latter case the notices
to burn rubbish and papers were obeyed.
But as for the carting away of garbage,
the orders of the Inspector have been neg
lected. City officials any that something
must be done, and that at once. In order
to prevent disease. At present there Is
not a single case of contagious disease In
the city, but Dr. Sapp does not think that
this condition can last for any length of
time, unless there Is a general cleaning
up and the use of plenty of disinfectants.
The garbage wagons are busy every
night, but If the orders of the Board of
Health were complied with it would be
necessary to put on more men and teams.
For the general health of the city there
should be a cleaning up. In cases where
property owners neglect to do this, the
city proposes going ahead and clearing al
leys of garbage and charging the cost to
dirty, but the paved streets In the business
portlon of the city need a flushing and the
mayor thinks that this should be done at
ence. He la willing to furnish the men.
providing the Tollce bjrd will assist by
loaning the hose and sending a man along
to open and close hydrants.
Another bunch of notices will be sent out
today and the Inspectors will pay particu
lar attention to the alleys In the business
portion of the city. Ths Board of Health
has the power to enforce Its orders. If It
so desires, by filing complaints In police
court against all who wilfully disobey.
Brekeaian MeGee Dies.
Arthur R. McOee, a brakeman In the
employ of the Burlington road died at the
South Omaha hospital last evening. McQee
was engaged In coupling cars In the north
yards about noon yesterday and missed
his footing.' He was run over by a car and
received Injuries which resulted In his
death. At the hospltsl sn examination
showed that the skull had been crushed
and that the right leg below the knee had
been ground Into a Jelly. The deceased
was about 22 years of age. Relatives at
Creston, la., will arrive today and take
charge of the remains.
So Prostrations Reported,
Al'hough yesterday was the hottest dsy
of the year, no prostrations were reported.
At the packing houses msny of the men
were compelled to rest occsslonally. Eape
rlally waa this so In the boiler rooms,
where the temperature rsn up te something
like 140. Stokers worked stripped to the
waist, and then It was with difficulty that
they could pass coal for any length of
time. Stock In the pens at ths yards natur
ally suffered, but as the troughs were kept
well filled with water the suffering was
reduced to some extent.
It was a great day for the soda water.
beer and buttermilk dealer. Barly I. the
VIA
UNION PACIFIC
Colorado Spoeltl,"
the
noted Denver train, makes a
daylight run to vllliiwr -enver obviat
ing the night Toto- ride, a very im
portant thing to remember in the
hot month of July.
Lm Omtht 7il0 a. m.
Arrive Dwwtr 8i3 3 a. m.
Round Trip JJJJ5 00 Round Trip
For other trains to Denver and full Information,
write or call
City Ticket Office, 1S24 Farnaat gtreet
rphona no.
afternoon the supply of buttermilk was
exhausted and there !' came ' very nearly
being a shortage In lemons on account of
the greatly Increased demand for lemonade.
All of the laundries here worked additional
help In order to get out hurry orders, and
expect that the rush will continue for the
balanoe of the week. "
As for the Ice dealers, men were worked
overtime delivering Joe, and even with
extra help some refrigerators were left un
filled. Today additional toe wagons will
be placed In service ana the trade will be
cared for.
i
' Cash Heroines Grading.
City Attorney Murdock secured a modifi
cation of the restraining order Issued by
the district court yesterday and Dan Cash
was allowed to proceed with the grading
of Q street from Twenty-third to Twenty
fourth streets. Henry Sautter had signed
the petition for the grading but when the
work commenced he found that the change
In grade would take away some shade trees
which he had planted outside of where the
curb line would naturally be. Sautter se
cured a temporary order but when the
facts were presented to the court the order
waa modified so. as to permit a continuance
of the work. ,
Figuring on Levy.
' Members of the finance committee of the
council are still figuring on the appropria
tion ordinance and the levy. A session
lasting several hours -was held yesterday
but (he work was not completed. Chair
man Adklns of the finance committee soys
that he has a task which he would be glad
to turn over to some one else. The desire
is to keep the levy below 10 mills and
It has proctically been agreed that not
more than 9 mills shall be levied. How to
apportion this money Is what is causing
the finance committee to wish they were
In a cooler climate Just at this time. Kext
Monday night the levy ordinance will be
brought up. There will be little or no dis
cussion In open session as the details will
1 a11 Practically be agreed upon In the cora-
mittee meetings.
Jetter's Kew Residence.
Balthas Jetter, president of the Jetter
Brewing company, has plans for the erec
tion of a $10,000 brick residence at Thirtieth
and S streets. Mr. Jetter owns three lots
at this corner, and will move the present
frame building to Thirty-first and U streets
when he starts to build. The new residence
will be modern In every respect. Mr. Jet
ter does not expect to 'complete the house
this year but wants to be able to move
Into It early next spring.
Magla City Gossip
There will be a meeting of Adah chap
ter V. i,4 nn Dsiunmy evening.
A false alarm of fire called the depart
ment to Armour's at noon yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph Duffy. Forty-first and Q
im rauriru Ml ufl seriously SICK.
A son has been born to Mr. snd Mrs.
Robert Hodgen. 836 North Eighteenth
street.
James Parks hss returned from Chics go
where he visited friends and relatives fur
a weea.
'Rev. M. T. Daly, assistant at at in
church, left yesterdsy afternoon for Jack
son. reo.
William Brer.nan, formerly paymaster at
tne cuaahy plant here la reported to be
seriously in at pis notri in Chicago.
The C. W. B. M. of the First Christian
church will meet with Mrs. Orange, Twen-
ir-imra ana n streets, mis afternoon.
Republican primaries to select delegates
to the Judicial convention will be held at
t:'3 North Twenty-fourth street today. The
pons win Dt open irom noon until 1 p. in.
x Bennett's Prises Awarded.
Several weeks ago Bennetts offered
series of prises to IhHr customers, who
wers given a ticket with each purchase.
The prises were a sealakln coat valued at
$.'50 and an A'aakan beaver eoat valued at
$150. The awards were made yesterday
evening at 6:30 o'clock. Ticket No. 67 won
the nrst prise and was h,d by Mrs. C
r. audi or ui ouin Twenty-elxtb street
. hld bV MrToeor.Tlne etf a.'
umint. 7 ne second pnse ticket.
V LY 1U, linn.
WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY
The following are the proposed terms of
subscription agreed upon by the finance
committee of the Toung Women's Chris
tian association:
We, the undersigned, hereby bind our
selves and each of us to pay such sum as is
set opposite our respective names, as a sub
scription to the building fund for the pur
chaae of a suitable site and the erection
and completion of a suitable b Ml. ding for
the Young Women's Christian association
of Omaha, a corporation.
Payments are to be mode In accordance
with the following conditions: The total
amount to be subscribed shall be one hun
dred thousand dollars (I1O0.0O0). One-half
of ail subscriptions shall be due and pay
able when $35,000 of aald sum shall have
been subscribed. One-half of the remainder
shall be due and parab e within six months
after the aforesaid firs', payment shall have
become due and pavaL.lL. the remaining
sum fhall be due and imyaole within twelve
months arter tne arorcsaia nrst payment
shall become due and payable.
Almost every day subscriptions to the
building fund coma In, but the business
men and others who have promised the
large subscriptions are holding back to see
what the membership will do.
Tuesday was flower day at the associa
tion rooms and nearly every table was
stipp'Jed with flowers.
Miss Goodman has taken charge of the
Sunshine club at South Branch, while Miss
Welker, the extension secretary. Is visiting
her home In Pennsylvania.
Miss Kate Bond, former house secretary,
has gone to Battle Creek, Neb., to spend
the summer.
The attendance at the noon rest for the
month of July was 13.442, the average dally
attendance at the noon luncheon being 616.
Forty-two members come In last month.
Miss Helen WoodamalU former physical
director of the association, has taken
charge of the physical department of the
Chautauqua at Colorado Springs for the
summer. Miss Woodsmall spent Sunday
and Monday In Omaha.
Mrs. W. E. Page of Syracuse, president
of the Nebraska Federation of Women's
Clubs, spent Wednesday and Thursday In
Omaha.
The Woman's Christian association lacks
about $1,000 of having enough to dedicate
its new building for the 0:d People's
home free of debt, and the members of
the association are endeavoring to Interest
the various organizations of the city and
Individuals to contribute small amounts to
moke up this sum.
Mrs. Demies Dennlson, president of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs, has
accepted the Invitation of ths Nebraska
Federation to attend Its annual meeting to
be held In Fremont In October and will be
In Omaha October 7. Mrs. Dennlson will
also attend the fall meetings of several of
the adjoining and western states, going
from Nebraska to Minnesota.
According to the fourth annual report of
the civil service reform committee of tbe
Massachusetts Federation of ' Women's
Clubs, since January, 1903, 106 schools In
sixteen states have made requests for $.484
pamphlets on civil sen-Ice reform. Recog
nising the 'Importance of an Intelligent un
derstanding of this system, the General
Federation has appointed a standing com
mutes In Its Interest with Miss Bacon of
39 Dean street, Worcester, Mass., as chair
man, and has urged the co-operation of
the various affiliated federations and ciubs
In advancing the study. Tbe report of the
committee at the St. Louis biennial la
being anticipated with Interest, as It will
afford the first opportunity of knowing to
what extent the women have taken hold of
this effort to raise the standard of poblio
life. As yet, but comparatively few realize
the ecope of this reform; In fact, an almost
discouraging majority hare practically no
notion at all of what It embraces, and as a
consequence much valuable effort Is being
fruitlessly expended by Individual clubs.
great and small, to eradicate local condi
tions, in ignorance of the fact that If com
bined with the intelligent action of all such
organisations, npt only local, conditions
might bs bettered, but the entire system
might profit by It as well. How general Is
becoming the agitation for properly quali
fied attendants in Jarge public Institutions.
for matrons In Institutions where women
are confined; the demand for proper In
spection of milk and other sanitary meas
ures. Is being made In almost every city.
and yet tbe great proportion of women, and
almost as many mm du hot know that
these matters all come under civil service
reform.
Says the report: "Can we tolerate the
thought of untrained men and women, of
whoss capacity or Intelligence we have
made no test, filling positions dealing with
problems that are taxing the Intellectual
genius of our best thinkers? In these de
partments of a great moral evolution there
are no positions to be filled by the untried
and unskilled; each Is a part of the whole.
Civil service Is a part of the large en
deavor to escape from, the domination of
partisan politics,', an Intelligent part of the
Independent movement to raise the stand
ard of moral living. That this Is recognised
more and more Is shown by the fact that
In some of the state federations civil service
reform work Is given to the philanthropic,
educational . or . legislative committees.
Georgia has Just given it ta the committee
on social service and California to the
civic committee."
The July business meeting of the Women's
Christian Temperance union was held
Wednesday afternoon m the Toung
Women's Christian association rooms with
a good attendance. It' was reported that
tho Board of Education nas granted the
union the privilege of serving the High
school luncheon for the coming year. This
luncheon was Instituted by the union and
Is Its chief source of Support. Upon re
quest of Miss Msgee, It was decided that
the union support the cooking classes at
Tenth Street City mission during the sum
mer. Now that ths girls are out of school
there Is a greater demand for these classes
than ever and Mrs. Harriet McMurphy has
given the instruction, the union meeting the
expanse of materlsls.
Miss Harriet Montgomery of York tpoke
regarding the work of the Ye" and urged
ihnt it be taken up In Omaha among the
young women, asking that appointments be
mude for her by ths county president to
addross the unions of that organisation on
the subject.
The next meeting, Wednesday, July 22,
will be Jin educational session, current
events In temperance work to be discussed.
There will also be a brief ouslness session
to dispose of several matters before the
annual meeting, which comes August 12.
Tuesdsy. July 21. about 409 children from
the missions of the city will be taken to
JjiWe Manawa for a picnic.
Awfat !. af Life
Follows nrg'-ct of throat and lung dis
eases, but Dr. King's New Discovery cures
such troubles or no pay. 60c, $1 00. For
sale by Kuhn Co.
THE KEELEY CURE
. Cor. I9tk aa Leave awtrth Street.
OMAHA. NEBRASKA.
; : AT THE PLAYHOUSES 1
Ferris Stock Company at the Boyd.
Last night the Ferris Summer Stock
company put on "The Two Orphans" for
the regular midweek change of bill nt the
Boyd, and gave the good old D'Ennery
melodrama a very acceptable presentation.
The part so well Identified with the name
of Kate Claxton fell to Mine Davis, who
made the blind girl most pathetic, and at
the same time quite a probable peraon.
Miss Tucker was the other orphan. Hen
rietta, and made even a better lmpresHlon
than In "The Northern lights " Mr. !!
dons had the chevalier's role, and was quite
as much the hero as ever. Hugh Mackaye
was fairly acceptable as Jaquca,.the brutal
brother, 'but Mr. Owen's, wort; as Pierre
was really tho hit of the evening. Others
In the company filled out the long oast
very well, and the piece, under the staging
and dlreation of Mr. Lot g, went smoothly
and was well received by the large audi
ence that braved the torrid weather to
see the good old play nguln. It will con
tinue the rest of the week.
THOMAS AND BARKER , HELD
Mast Answer ta District Court for
Allegrd( Assault oa Ttvo
Girls.
George Thomas and Charles Barker,
accused by Anna ' Podrouxek and Elma
Theuer with attempting to commit crimi
nal assault upon them at a lonely spot
near Florence lata Sunday night waa held
to the district co'urt under bonds of $1,000
by Justice Altsta'dt yesterduy afternoon.
The decision was accompanied by a caustlo
scoring of both prisoners by .the Juallce,
Tiiomas' wife and his two Infants were
In court. One of the babies sat on his Up
for a time and he caressed it lovingly. The
little courtroom wns crowded by relatives
and friends of the accused snd accusers.
Policeman Morrison testified that' when
he found the girls on North Twenty-fourth'
street at $ o'clock Monday mrn(nfc Miss
Podrousek's eye, Hp and neck were bruised
and her waist torn and dirty. From the
svldence offered It was deduced that
Thomas had to do with the older sir!. Mls
Podrouxek, while young Barker devoted his
attentions to the 16-year-old Elma Theuar.
Assistant County Attorney Magney handing
the case for the state.
At Hot Springe, . D.
Nebraska end Iowa arrivals at the Evans
hotel, Hot Springs. S 1.: l R. Bradley
and wife. Council Uluffn; C. K. Living,
stone, Omaha; Charles Enrich. C'relhton,
Neb.; R. W. BrckenrldKe and fainllv.
George Erhard, Horry Rolfe, John Reynard.
Omaha: ,W. 11. Chapman and wife. Lincoln;
E. A. Burgess. Sioux City; O. J. rk-hwelger.
Omaha; W. George Craw and wife, Chad
ron. Neb.; F. If. Kedlngton. Omaha: f. 14.
Goodell and wife, Crete, Neb.; F. K. Val
entine and wife. Aurora. Neb.; S. R. Rears
and wife, Hyannls, Neb.; E. H. Goodaell
and wife. C'hadron. Neb.; Glen Hart. Sioux '
City; Charles Marah snd wife. Omaha;
John J. Hayea, Crawford. Neb.; C. D. Nes
blt. Bloux City; John Heasdy and wife.
Falrbury. Neb.; Ray Ml ler. Omaha; Sam
Stern. Des Molnee, la ; William Hutchen
son and wife. Alton, la.: J. W. Humphrey,
Norfolk. Neb.; George Bprecher and wife,
Denlson, la.; W. L Judklns, Chadron.
Net, ; W. A. Green. Lincoln. Neb.: W. E.
Btelnart. Lincoln, Neb.; C. C. Barker, Al
Uaure, Neb.
Tha Oldeat, 5afeat and moat
Reliable Cur (or Alcoholism,
rUrphlna or other Drug Ad
dictions. Tobacco and Ciga
rette Habit. All comratinka
Uoaa confidential,
Wra. R. Burn, naoar.ef
