tite omaita daily nr.r.: bunday, jitxe 2. isoi.
I LOOKS FOR LOWER TAX LEVY
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Board of Eerie Oonohdet Its. Work of
vate car this morning. He denied that en
gineers had been running lines for the
road In Nebraska. His brother. President
A. B. Stlckney, is now In New Tork and
probably will take a trip to Europe be
C0IRT.5TAHnOPE
Commissioner Fleming 8ajt Heit Tear Bate
fore returning west
EeTiaion on Assessment.
Will Go Down.
When asked as to whether the Union Fa
cing, had closed a terminal arrangement
TOTAL WILL STAND ABOT AS RETURNED
with the Chicago Great Western General
STATEMENT OF CITY'S RECEIPTS FOR YEARS
Manager Mohler of the former company
Said:
Glvee Details of Taxes Daring His
tory of Ills Offlee and la Re-
Slight ChMffi Made la rinre ef the
Tax Commissioner, Althonn Pre
tests Are Made br the Pnblle
erTlee Corporations.
"I am ather surprised at Mr. Stlckney
making such a statement as he did. That
is all I have to say about the matter."
Bnw n i -hw Wc
illiiiitil
INNES CONCERT LAST NIGHT
Large Andlrnve at Andttorlnm Hears
Reenests.
The Board of Bev(ew devoted almost the
entire day Friday to the hearing; of com
plaints and the adjustment of assessments
where complaints were made. At S o'clock
the doors were closed and the board pro- '
ceeded to act upon the complaints. In
every Instance the figures reported by the
tax commissioner were supported by the
board, so that the assessed valuation will
remain practically as it wsa turned in on
June 16. tlS.0Oa.406.6S.
Protests were filed by the Nebraska Tel
ephone company, the Omaha Water com
pany, the Omaha Council Bluffs Street
Railway company, the Omaha Oaa com
pany, Clay, Robinson Co., the Omaha
Cattle Loan company and the Omaha Cat
tle Feeders' Loan company. These corpor
ations each complained that their assess
ments had been increased over that of
1903. No change In the value of the tele
phone, water, street railway or fas com
panies was made. Clay, Robinson A Co.
was reduced from 136,000 to $30,000, and the
Omaha Cattle Feeders' Loan company was
cut down $10,000. Errors and Increases were
found to fully make up for the two re
ductions made. None of the packers nor
the Union Stock Tards company filed any
protest against their assessment this
year.
The personal assessment this year
amounts to $6,837,890 and the realty to $U
166.615. making a total of $l.O0J,406. For
1803 the valuation as returned by the Board
of Review was $17,568,000. In July the elty
council will meet to make the annual levy
and get ready for the close of the present
fiscal year. As matters now stand, there
Is money In every fund and the city will
K out of the fiscal year with a balance on
hand Instead of an overlap.
Tax Commissioner O'Nell Is naturally
gratified at the fact that the other mem
bers of the Board of Review, J. M. Tobias
and M. Maberry, sustained the figures as
originally turned in by him. Corrections
were made only where it was evident that
there had been an error.
Railroad Piles Plans.
Officials of the Burlington road have
filed plans of the proposed L street vladuot
with the city engineer. These plana show
that the bridge Is to be 1,000 feet long
and thirty feet in width. A roadway twenty-four
feet wide Is provided for and there
Is to be a footwalk six feet in width. This
struoture is to rest on stone piers and the
trestle will be steel. Approaches will be of
wood. It is estimated that the cost of the
bridge will be $30,000. Work on the bridge
has not commenced, but It Is understood
that material has been ordered.
James Tattle Dead.
James L. Tuttle, for many years a resi
dent of South Omaha, died at his home
In Corrlgan Place yesterday, after a long
Illness. Funeral services will be held Sun
day afternoon. All members of South
Omaha lodge No M, Ancient Order of
United Workmen, are requested to meet at
the temple at 1 p. m. Sunday for the pur
pose of attending the funeral. Degree
teams in uniform and members of sister
lodges are invited to attend, the. services,
Interment at Laurel HU1 cemetery. ,
Kxtendln Water Mains.
The Omaha, Water company has a large
force of men at work extending mains and
locating fire hydrants. Hydrants are now
being placed at Twenty-seventh and W,
Twenty-elghth and W, Twenty-seventh and
X, Twenty-sixth and X, Twenty-sixth and
T, Twenty-sixth and Z and Twenty-sixth
and Washington streets. To all of these
hydrants an eight-Inch main is being laid. It
is understood that the company proposes to
keep right at work extending Its mains
until all of the hydrants ordered tome time
ago by the mayor and council are located.
Temperance Union Meeting-.
Coastderable Interest appears to be
manifest in ' the annual convention to be
held today by the Woman's Christian Tem
perance union of Douglas county. This
forenoon's session will be occupied prin
cipally by the reading ef reports, eta In
the afternoon a program is to be rendered
and in the evening the contest for the
Demorest silver medal will be held. Alt
those Interested In the work of this asso
ciation are Invited to attend.
JMaa-lo City Gossip.
ti. B. Waltner has gone to St. Louis for
a two weeks' stay.
A daughter has been born to Mr. and
Mrs. H. .B. Gross, 2414 A street
Considering the heavy rain Friday morn
ing very few washouts were reported.
Mr. and Mrs. Horace E. Dow, 4004 V
street, announce thi birth of a daughter.
Catch basins on the paved streets were
cieunea yeeieraay oy ins street depart'
ment.
Zack Cuddlngton has sold his grading
outfit and will retire from busineas for
awnuo.
Those Indebted to Dr. Jumna a v.iiu
are requested to call as soon as possible
and settle.
Willis DeLong and J. W. McKay of Syra
cuse, Neb., are in the city, the guests of
Floyd McKay, Twenty-third and M streets.
The drill team of Nebraska lodge No.
227, Ancient Order of United Workmen, is
requesicu 10 uieei si we lempie WIS even'
ing
Thomas Ford, a "doDe" fiend, was un
tenced. to twelve days on the rock pile by
Judge King. Ford was charged with being
a vagrant.
The funeral of C. 8. Toung will be held
at the family residence, 238 South Twenty,
eighth street, at $ o'clock Sunday after
noon. Kev. George Van Winkle will of-
nclate.
I James Tuttle died at his home In Cor.
rlRun Place yesterday. Deceased was a
member of Ancient Order of United Work
men lodge No. 66. He had been ill for a
long time.
START ON ELEVATOR IN MONTH
General Manager Stlckney of Great
Western Rays Building Follows
Terminal Arrangements.
"The Great Western has made entirely
satisfactory arrangements with the Union
Pacific for terminals in Omaha, and I ex
pect to see at leaat one elevator put under
construction within a month, said Gen
eral Manager Stlckney of the Great West
em last, night, after a conference with
Union Pacific officers,
"All I can say at present, however, Is
about told In those words. A great deal of
work remains to be done on our terminals
here and making connections. Plans for
ths freight house, which will be about 400
xas feet, were drawn last week and bids
for the construction have been received
and are under consideration. Omaha con
tractors were given full opportunity to bid
on the Job. Some grading remains to be
done, but work on the freight station
should start very soon.
"Recent conferences with the Union Pa-
clflo were mainly for the purpose of work-
Ing out the mechanical phases of the con
nections, which are not the easiest In ths
world, requiring some viaduct building and
a lot of careful consideration.
"I am sanguine that several large ele
vators wlU be built here before long and
they will be erected by local capital. I am
told also that a new elevator is to be built
on the Burlington road near Olbaon."
Oeneral Manager Stlckney spent the
night la Omaha and went east la bis pri
Closing Wagner Program by
the Band.
Even the most obtuse, who could not
tell the difference between a Wagnerian
program and a rag-time concert, could
but have been thrilled with the musical
splendor of the program at the Auditorium
last night The evening was cool enough
to make the Interior of the big building
comfortable and the big audience was In
the proper mood to enjoy the program to
Its utmost. The "Faust" overture, which
opened the evening, was greeted with en
thusiastic applause and the delight was
enhanced by the rendition of "Narcissus,"
as an encore.
The Wagnerian feast began with "Par
sifal," the "Vorspell" and the "Procession
of Knights," which were given with good
effect and rewarded with prolonged ap
plause, and brought for an eneore "The
Sextette from Lucia,"
Following a short Intermission, the over
ture of "The Flying Dutchman" was given
and for an encore the "Funeral March"
by Chopin was played. The next Wag
nerian number from "Die Walkurre," the
"Funeral of Siegfried," was given with
thrilling effect, and for an encore "Roc
coco" was produced, which was one of ths
gems of the evening. Mrs. Partridge sang
Dlch, Theure Halle" from Tannhauser,
and for an encore she sang "Spring Tims,"
by Beck. The program closed with "The
MeJaterslngsrs."
A program of eight numbers, with se
lections from Blast, Mendelssohn, Voik
man, Steck, Offenbach, Scharwenka,
Tschakoff and Tschatkowsky, with a vocal
solo by Mrs. Partridge, from Ardltl, and
an original oornet solo by Kryl, will con
stitute this afternoon's entertainment, and
this evening a rag-time concert and dance
will close the regular series of the con
certs. '
LOWEST BIDDER NOT KNOWN
Only Two sabmit Figures on Paving
Twentieth Between Fa mam
and Dodge.
Only two bids for paving Twentieth
street between Farnam and Dodge were
received by the Board of Publlo Works
yesterday and they came in such a shape
that it is not yet known who is the lowest
bidder for what the abutting property own
ers want brick block. Hugh Murphy sub
mitted a price of $1.16 a yard, but did not
specify the slse of the brick, while Charles
E. Fsnnlng bid $1.46 for IH-lnch block and
$1.86 for 2-ineh brick. Under the caption
brick block," the specifications admit
everything of not less than t Inches In
size, whereas brick block, as the term Is
used, means a brick at least thi inches
wide.
Chairman Rosewater said:
"Under the law we are required to ao-
cept the lowest bid. I understand a pe
tition calling for SVi-lnch brick block has
been signed by the property owners, but
it will do no good unless Mr. Murphy sub
mits a paving brick of that slse. This is
where the specifications are defective as
well as In other particulars."
Mr. Murphy also . submitted a price of
$2.60 for asphalt and $1.80 for stone brick.
Four bidders, John F. Dailey, Z. Cut-
tlngton, F. M. Connolly and B. Besley A
Company, . put in figures for constructing
five district sewers. The total cost will
be about $26,000. The result of the bidding
will not be known until the figures are
tabulated.
The board will meet at 11 o'clock this
morning to take action on the awards.
Tax Commissioner Fleming has Just Is
sued an Interesting statement concerning
the ittatus of past present and future city
taxes. He is positive the 106 city levy will
be much lower than that for 104. The
statement was Issued In response to many
Inquiries for the Information and la as fol
Since the establishing of the office of
city tax commissioner In U97 the aversge
city tax or levy on $1,000 worth of property
at actual value, from 1898 to 1904, including
schools, h been $11.10 per $1,000.
The amount of taxes that can be raised
for city purposes Is limited by city charter;
therefore the attempt to locally assess rail
road and express companies In 1903, Increas
ing the assessment roll over $30,000,000, or
about 86 per nt made it necessary that
the mill levy pir $1,000 for that year be very
low, vis.: t mills, or $8.76 per $1,000. The
collection of the railroad and express com
pany tax being enjoined and in court de
prived the city of over a qua4ter of a mil
lion revenue In 1903, making necessary a
very high tax for 1904-14 mills, or $14 per
$1,000.
"Notwithstanding this, however, the aver
age tax for the two years 190$ and 1904, is
$11.87H Pr $1,000, which is sUll S2V4 cehta
per $1,000 below the year 1902 and only TV,
cents per $1,000 above the average for the
last seven years.
Will Lower the Aggregate.
When the city succeeds In collecting In
full or in part the Paclflo Express company
and railroad taxes now in litigation the
aggregate city taxes for the year following
such collection should be correspondingly
lowered.
'I have no doubt that the levy for the
coming year will be about the average of
the last seven years, and much less than
1904. Anticipating purchase of waterworks
no levy was provided for water fund for
1903. Judgment however, was obtained
later to cover the expense, about $100,000,
out of the 1904 levy, which explains partly
the great Increase for 1904.
'It 1904 tax statements or receipts do
not show over 60 per cent increase over
1903, it proves that no Increase has been
made for 1904 valuation or assessment of
the property.
'For county and state purposes the av
erage tax In the years mentioned has
been $3.88 per $1,000 of actual value. This
makes an average for these years of $16.18
per $1,000 for all city (Including schools),
county and state taxes combined a lower
rate than any city of equal else in the
United States, with possibly two excep
tions,"
SYMPATHY FOR THE MINERS
Batchers' Union Directs a Strong
Resolution to President
Roosevelt,
At its last meeting, local union No. 71
of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workers' Union of North America
(American Federation of Labor), adopted
the following resolution:
To the Honorable President of the United
States of America, Theodore Roosevelt:
One thousand seven hundred members, as
American citlsens, we appeal to you for
humanity and justice in behalf of the
Western Federation of Miners, condemning
the aotlons of the military authorities and
the rulings of Governor peaboay in Colorado.
Exiling the union miners from their homes
and families, and excluding them, from
their constitutional rights, and leaving their
wives ana rnuaren aesuiuie, is inuumau
and un-American.
We further condemn the mob rule car-
lied on under the Instructions of Governor
Pea bod v by an oraanlsatlon styled the
Citizens' Alliance, which Includes the slums
of Colorado. Looting the stores of the
union miners, destroying and confiscating
their provisions, with hungry and Inno
cent .children looking on. Is a disgrace to
the American people. It being In your
? ower to give this a thorough and fair
nvestlgatlon. we believe in your sound
judgment, that you will find the hard
ships and injustice done to the miners Of
said state can be redressed by your In
fluence, and that you can restore to them
their constitutional ngnts.
CHINAMEN SEVERELY CUT
Strangers Enter the Bon Ton Res
tnnrant and Refuse to
fettle.
Two strangers entered the Bon Ton
restaurant last evening and ordered a first
class meal, hut when they finished eating
they refused to settle. The place Is man
aged by a Chinaman. The proprietor used
all ths blandishments peculiar to the raoe
In an endeavor to cajole the strangers Into
paying the bill, but the men picked their
teeth indifferently and started for the door,
This movement settled dlplomatio negotia
tions and war was declared on the spot
The proprietor shouted to his assistant
and armed with a butter dlah and a paper
napkin they started for the pantry poach
ers. The latter drew their pocket knives
snd a bajtle followed. During the fight
Sam, one of the Chinamen, was gashed
in the neck, and John, his helper, received
a severe out near the wishbone. Neither
of the - wounds are dangerous, but they
had to be dressed by a physician and the
police are looking for the strangers.
THE NOURISHMENT
of the field grain brew
ed into a delicious hot
meal-time beverage,
that's
POSTUM
net the little book, "The Road to
Wellville" in each package.
World's Fair exhibit, Bpace 103,
Agricultural Building.
WHEN A ROCK IS NOT A ROCK
Wrapped In Handkerchief It Is Con-
. eealed Weapon and Costly
Article to Carry.
"When is a rock not a rock?" asked the
careful observer in police oourt when Da
vid Welch, giving the wide, wide world
as his address, was arraigned on the charge
of being a suspicious character.;
,"When a man Is returning from Colorado
with a rock In his pocket, then the rock
becomes a specimen," replied the oldest
Inhabitant who had dropped into the court
room to see the new decorations. "But,"
he added, "when a man has a rock In his
pocket, wrapped in a corner of bis hand
kerchief, and is unable to give a satis
factory acooun$ of h!s movements,' then
that rock becomes a concealed weapon."
Welch was fined $5 and costs on the
charge of being a suspicious character and
carrying concealed weapons, the latter
being a rock wrapped in a corner of his
handkerchief and carried at such a time
and place as to suggest no good purpose.
VERY WILLING TO SHOW THEM
Man Arrested for Fighting Starts to
Demonstrate His Blow to
the Jadge.
Joseph Knocknelghbor wanted to show
Police Judge Berka In police court just
how It happened at Sixth and Pierce streets
about a week ago when a fight occurred
in that locality. Knocknelghbor was ar
rested on suspicion of bslng one of the
participants in the melee, but was dis
charged when the evidence showed that the
defendant was not one of the principals.
Grabbing City Prosecutor Lee by the
shoulder Knocknelghbor said:
"It happened ' this way, judge," but be
fore the judge could be convinced according
to the Missouri code Lee sidestepped and
referred the witness to Officer Dan Bald
win, the Hercules of the police force, who
was standing a few steps away. But
Baldwin refused to assist in the demon
stration, so the world may never know
just bow it did happen.
TO HOLD PATRIOTIC MEETING
Christian Citlsenshlp Committee of
Bndeavor Society Arranges
Session for J air 1.
The Christian citlsenshlp committee of the
Omaha Christian Endeavor union wilt hold
a mass meeting In ths First Presbyterian
church Friday evening, July 1. A num
ber of prominent Omaha men, among them
Dr. George L. Miller, will address the
meeting. Dr. Miller's subject will be "The
Making of a City." Judge Slahaugh will
speak on "Our City's Future and What
Constitutes Its Greatness."
The meeting also will be the occasion of
a Fourth of July citlsenshlp celebration,
patriotism being given a place on the pro
gram. C. H. Janssen, chairman of tha
Christian citlsenshlp oommlttee, will preside.
SETTLE TROUBLE IN COURT
Man Whose Wife Says He Drew Re-
Jndge Berka.
John Blnkley of 414 Walnut street was
fined $36 and costs when arraigned In polloe
court on the charge of being drunk and
abusing his family. Mrs. Blnkley testified
that her husband threatened her with a
revolver and pushed her off a porch. The
defendant declared his wife precipitated
the trouble with a broom handle, but the
wife denied the allegation.
Hew Doable Deck Car.
A number of railroad officials visited
South Omaha Friday to inspect the new
double deck car Invented by John Her,
live stock agent of the B. A M., and In
which a number of local men are Inter
eiited. The Great Western had an en
gineer In the party to eaamlne Into the
workings of the Invention and to make a
report to his company of the probable
post of building the cars. It Is said that
the Inspection was perfectly satisfactory
to thoae In the party and that It Is prob
able a number of the oara viU be built
la the sear future.
With Victoria top. Also many other
nobby and attractive vehicles made by
Racino Wagon & Carriage Co.
Raolno. Wisconsin.
Organized in 1870. Annual outoiU 30,000 vehicle
A mixnfaoturer stands back of his name It's a guarantee
of the heat material and style.
Save Money by Buying from the- Maker.
Johnson & Daiifortli,
Manufacturer' Agtnts,
Sattley Bldg., 5. W. Cor. 1 0th and Jones Streets.
Entrance from west side of viaduct
Telephone S37.
a. x
'for CM
03"
Ton eannot be healthy If yon are anfferlng from a
secret waste. "Hidden drains" work Imperceptibly,
bnt anre. Their work of devastation Is terribly eer.
tain, and the snfleror from this baaefnl and Insidi
ous ailment, soon realises the ntter hopelesaneas of
bis condition and alves np In despair. Every man who has tha least
reason to suspect that he Is a victim of a secret waste should eonsult
us without delay.
be alone. The system unstrung, he
has headache, backache, palpitation of
heart, shortness of breath, dlsslness,
deranged stomach, torpid liver, weak
kidneys, poor circulation and Is tired,
lifeless and worn out. He lacks ambi
tion, confidence and courage, for the
tremor of weakness and disease op-
Calls his mind and shakes his body,
nflt for business, study or marriage,
the jeer of men and mock of women,
he suffers in secret silence, brooding
over his condition. Strange as it may
seem, the strongest and most robust
men are often those In whom the local
disturbances are the most severe.
A parent may transmit a weak sex
ual organism to his offspring, but it is
usually the result of abuse, excesses
or overwork. Emissions once estab
lished have a tendency to Increase.
Day losses, waste In urine and marked
sexual decline often follow, together
with a train of mental and physical
symptom, and the man passes from
the boundaries of health Into the con
fines of disease. He is very nervous,
easily confused, absent-minded, forget
ful, continually possessed of doubts
and fears,' shy, suspicious, Irritable,
hates female society and would rather
For the speedy cure of these diseases that so Insidiously destroy the intel
lect, strength and. very manhood, secure the services of the emlnnnt specialists
connected with the State Medical Institute. They will stop these unnatursl
drains with their terrible results and restore to sound health the pitiable vic
tim of nervo-sexual debility, brain fatigue and wrecked manhood. -
WB CURB QUICKLT AND THOROUGHLY:
Stricture, Varicocele, emissions, Nervo-Sexual Debility,
Impotency, Blood Poison (Syphilis), Rectal,
, Kidney and Urinary Diseases,
and all diseases and weaknesses of men due to inheritance, evil habits, self
abuso, excesses, or the result of speclflo or private diseases.
MM till TiTIM FRCP If you cannot call write for symptom blank.
bUneULIAliUH mCC 0fflee boars- a. m. to I p. m. Sundays, 10 to 1 only.
STATE MEDICAL INSTITUTE
1303 Farnim St., Bit. 13th anl 14th 5trsts, Oaaha, Ns!.
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