TIIF OMAHA DAILY HEK: TIHTKSHAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1004. c 1FFA1RS AT SOUTH OMAUA Lit Stock Eiohane Wi 1 Reconsider Tort Worth Bui SOLICITORS TO GO ON ROAD AGAIN Loral Eirkan the Oalr Oar to Ton form to ua;a;eatloa at .National toaventlon and I la Uarionr, On Friday of thin week the Bouth Omaha I.lve Stork exchange will meet and the question of solicitors will he brought up. When tha Fort Worth convention recom mended that traveling solicitors be abol tf'Ufd the Bouth Omaha exchange was the first to pnu a new rule and on January 1 all of the solicitors for commission Arms Were withdrawn. The other exchanges wers alow In adopting the rule suggested at the national convention and Bouth Omaha had to stand the brunt alone. At the meeting to be held on Fridny the Intention of the members of the exchange Is to rescind the original order and pass another rule. The new rule, as It Is framed, will permit members -of firms to soil. It for six das In ench month. When a member of a llrm desires to go on tha r-i-id he must state his object to the sec retary of the exchange and when lie re turns u repot t must be made to the sama authority. Kxchunge members propose trying this new method for a short time and in caae other exchanges do not follow the bars will most likely be thrown down and solicltora sent on the road as before. Members of the exchange here seem to thiiik that they are getting the worst of the deal now and whili they want to keep faith with the national exchange, they do not fori Inclined to sacrifice their busi ness for a rule which was adopted In a l oriy and which was not taken up by the other exchanges. The prediction is that before long all of the commission firms will have men on the road the same as in the past and that the matter of medals and prepaid telegrams will adjust themselves as occasion requires. Prohibit lalna Whips. Yesterday afternoon James 1.. Faxton, general superintendent at the Union 8tock jards. Issued an order prohibiting the use of whips In the driving of cattle and hogs through the alleys. The only exception Diudo is In the case of men on horseback, ho will bo allowed to crack whips in order to hurry the movement of stock. All of the employes of the yurds will be prevented fiom using whips while driving stock. While there has been no report of cruelty to animals at the yards Superintendent Taxton thlnkc that stock can be driven Jui-t aa well without whips, and he there fore Issued the order, which goes Into ef fect at once. Co-Operative Supply Company. Members of the labor unions are still working on the plan of starting a work lngman's co-operative supply company. The association has been Incorporated, with a capital stock of $M),ono. Inquiry at labor headquarters last night developed the In formation that the co-operative stole would not be opened for sixty days. Whut Is de sired now Is to have the laboring men, members of unions, to take stock In the venture. Cntll a sufficient emount of money has been subscribed no attempt will be made to open a store. Cannlnaham Goes Kast. f. M. Cunningham, president of the Kural Free Delivery association, has se cured a thirty days' leave of absence and expects to leave for Washington today. V'hJle In. Washington Mr. Cunningham will devote his time to the bills now before con gress appropriating more money for the rural carriers. While rural carriers are now paid WOO a year to start on Mr. Cun ningham wants the government to In crease this salary to S50 a year. While Mr. Cunningham Is In the east a substitute If You Want Reliable News WA between . New York Herald Gable Service .will be furnished to readers of The Bee from iow on. This will be the very best news service concerning the w&r. Don't believe will look after his rural route In this sec tion. King Donates Services. When the grading nnd paving of Ilallroad avenue was first brought up In the council It was declared that some assistance should be given City Engineer Ileal In the work of straightening the roadway. This was neces sary on account of the changes made In the driveway from the route originally laid out. The council decided to employ W. 8. King, chl' f engineer of the I'nlon Block Yards company, as he had copies of the original survey. Mr. King went to work and completed his drawings and measure ments, londay night these were sub mitted to the council and approved. The f-"e to be paid Mr. King was lino In a let ter to the council Mr. King stated that the work was worth at le-nst ttoO and as the money would have to come from the tax payers he would donate his services, plnns and blue prints to the city. The city coun cil thereupon voted Mr. King a vote of thanks for Ids services. Her. Stainhnnah Will l.ertnre. On Thursday evening of this week Ttev. W. P. Slambaugli, pastor of the Ieflcr Memorial caiirrh In Albright, will deliver a lecture at Workman temple on the Her man cyclone. The women of the ckurch will serve a thicken pie dinner at noon at the temple and In the evening there will be nn oyster Ktew. It Is stated that a large number of tickets for thffc event have been sold. ' ' Manic City Gossip. Rock Springs coal. Bergqulst. Tel. 62. Joseph Mason. Fortieth and L streets, reports the birth of a daughter. John fiiMespie has resigned his position at Cudahy's and will go to farming at itlalr. Rock Springs coal. Christie Bros. Tel. No. 19. A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Sam J. Acker, Ho6 North Twenty-rlrst street. St. Martin's guild will meet with Mrs. Nelson, Twenty-first and 11 street, this afternoon. I. H. Shields, captain of the police force, has gone to Iowa for a few day' vixlt with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Amos H. Anderson, Elev enth street and Missouri avenue, announce the birth of a son. A valentine masquerade will be given at the Young Men's Christian association par lors on baturday evening. The Norwegian-American Republican club held a meeting last night and endorsed Frank Koutsky for mayor. On Thursday afternoon between 2 and t o'clock the women of the Baptist church will meet at the church to observe the day for missions. The police are kept busy these duvs rounding up coal thieves. A great deal 'of coal Is iielng Ktulen every night from cars In the yards. Mrs. I. J. Copenharve and nelce, Miss Mabel Jackson, eutertalned the Senior Kndeavor society of the 1'realjy terlan church Tuesday evening. The funeral of Jerry O'Conrnil, who died at his home, Twenty-ninth and V streets, will be held on Thuisduy from Henffy'a un dertaking rooms to St. Agnes' church. In terment will be at St. Mary's cemetery. Bouth Omaha acrle No. 134, Fraternal Order of Katies, gave a private dunce at the lodge moms last night. There was a good attendance and a very enjoyable eve ning spent by those present. Joseph Raymond of the Omaha Packing company caught his right thumb In Homo machinery yesterday und the bone was crushed. Ir. James A. Kelly attended Raymond and removed the splintered bone. - 931.00 ta New Orleans, La., and return. $30.35 to Mobile,' AJa., and return Fob. 9th-14th. Long limits and stop-overs. All information at Wabash ' . city office, 1601 Farnam at., or address Harry E. Moorea, O. A. P. D Omaha. Neb. Sew Orleans, !.., and Mobile. Ala. . One fare plus 12 for the round trip to both of the above places, via the Missouri Pacific railway. Tickets on sale from Feb ruary 9 to 14. For full Information address or call at Union Station or City Ticket Office, B. E. corner 14th and Douglas streets, Omaha, Neb. Thomas F. Godfrey, Passenger and Ticket Agent. of the Russia and Japan Subscribe for S& Gr c . it till you see it COMPANY SPRINGS SURPRISE Intiodacei Testimony Supporting Schedules Not Verified by City. , OBVIATES NECESSITY OF RULING BY BOARD Session Tuesday Mas Enlivened by Warm Words lietweea President Wood burr and lliairman Boyd of Hoard of Appraisers. The wateij company yesterday pro ceeded to Introduce evidence supporting the schedules which the city has been unable to verify. The entire morning was taken up with oral testimony of this kind from officers and employes of the company. Nothing of importance was developed, ac cording to City Attorney Wright. The action of the corporation was. con trary to expectations, as It was supposed It would refrain from offering the testimony until Its schedules are complete. By the move a ruling or demand from the apprais ers was made unnecessary. Attorney Hall for the company said he expected to follow along thld sumo line. Charles J. Coljlns, assistant superintend ent, and directly In charge of the Bouth Omaha plant, testified as to the number, kinds and settings of hydrants; F. H. Marshall, engineer of the company for fourteen years as to meters, meter and valve boxes and other details and Frank Underwood, foreman of tho meter depart ment, as to tho ownership of the meters. The last witness was asked to produce books of tho company to back up his state ments. It developed yesterday that the force in the city engineer's office has been put ting In ma.iy hours overtime during tho present week trying to check the state ments filed by the water company at the last minute. Most of this has been ac complished In a remarkably short time. No extra men have been employed to date, however. Exchange Hot Words. Proceedings before the Board of Water works Appraisers livened some yesterday afternoon when President T. C. Woodbury of the water company denied there had been any attempt atN delay, and declared! any such statement "an outrageous He." Chairman James E. Boyd of the water board In a retort courteously said It was perhaps a good thing that Mr. Woodbury's strong language did not apply to Mm or It was possible the room would not be large enough to hold them both. Appraiser Benzenburg leaped Into the breach before anything further could be said with a request that the board go into executive session. "There Is nothing pertinent In what we have Just been hearing," he remarked, and Chairman Mead, taking the cue, did some more talking and gave President Woodbury and Oovernor Boyd a chance to cool down. They did so promptly and diplomatic rela tions were not altogether broken off. President Woodbury talked after the board had been wondering for half an hour what It would do next. Attorney Hall had asserted that the company had presented all It had ready at this time and City At torney Wright had made a statement ns to what schedules the city had been able to verify and will accept, and what It will In sist on being accompanied by sworn testi mony as proof. WrlRht Wants Action. Mr. Wright wanted this testimony Intro. duced at once In order that the proceedings might 4iot lag, while Attorney Hall con tended that the proper time for It was after all the schedules were In. This course would make the exhibit more comprehen slve and facilitate the work, he said. The city attorney remarked that If It required aa long proportionately for Manager Fair field to present the BOO additional schedules he said were coming aa It hag the 200 now In the hands of the board, there is no tell in The Bee Ing when the showing will be complete. Chairman Mead said afterward that per haps some recommendations along this Una would be made at 9 o'clock this morning, when another session will be held. President Woodbury asked the reporters to note everything he said. I wish to call attention to the fact that the city did not have the right to buy the waterworks until September 4, 1903." he began. "Several months previous to that we appointed an appraiser, although we were not obliged to do it. Since that time, probably for the sake of playing to the grandstand, there has been thrown in tha face of the water company a statement that we were delaying this appraisement. Where the Fireworks tome In. "I want to say moet emphatically that this Is an outrageous He. We have not de layed the work to our knowledge. We did not know anything about making an ap praisement and we had to learn how to make the necessary showing. We have here an immense system, with more than 1-5 miles of pipe, a pumping station that is one of the tlneat In the world and reser voirs and other facilities thut cost Im mense sums of money. "We cannot make the schedules In a few months' time and do It properly. We em ployed two engineers to assist in this work, but let both of them go because objections were raised that one was connected In a business way with ono of the appraisers and the other was a relative. We at last secured another engineer, who has been here for five or six weeks and will continue to be here until the work Is finished. "We do not propose to leave a stick or stone that goes to make up the water works out of these schedules. We expect to sell every stick and stone, to the city and to -make the city pay for it. And we propose to take our time " "Mr. Woodbury has used strong language and I am glad It does not apply to me, ' said Oovernor Boyd, and Mr. Woodbury assured him that he was correct In this surmise. It had been a chance remark of Governor Royd's that the appraisement had been tinder way for nearly a year that produced Pr?ldent Woodbury's talk, however. No One Replies. The chairman of the water board started to explain how he had talked with the Resident heads of the water company shortly after the board was created and they had cured him that the company would not stand on Its rights, but would expedite the appraisemenC but did not get very far, owing to the warmth of senti ment Just then prevailing In the room. He asked finally If tha appraisers had any right to Insist upon a showing by the water company, or were powerless. None of the appraisers seemed anxious to make a reply and Attorney Wright expressed the opinion that someone else will have to settle" the question. In connection with his demand for testi mony to support certain Information from the water company which the city cannot verify, Attorney Wright stated plainly that he expects to "call upon the water company to produce its books in case the assertions of Its witnesses are questioned. It Is the only way there is to get at the books, he explained. Inasmuch as the water com pany had declined to permit an engineer representing the city access to these rec ords in order to make a Joint Inventory with representative of the water com pany. He declared that the city has this right to Insist upon the submission of the documents Involved. ASKS TO BE SENT TO JAIL Vagrant Get. Reqnest tor Stay in City Prison, Where He Can Recuperate. John Kinney, 'vagrant, arrested Tuesday evening at the Ivy lodging house, was given thirty days In ' the county Jail by Judge Berka aa an act of charity. Kinney said he had been told that the hospitals were full and, as he was badly effected with rheumatism, he wanted a Jail t-en-tence, with the hope that the Incarceration would be of some benefit to him. END OF CONTEST IS IN SIGHT Finish of IHnKham-Broadivell 'Case Dne and Both Claim Victory. Judge Vlnsonhaler Is expected to render a decision In the Blngham-Broadwell contest case today. Final arguments were In prog ress yesterday, when a recess was taken until today at 8 o'clock a. m. Bingham's attorneys claim that with the votes of all the questionable precincts thrown out their man will lead Broadwell by 220. Broadwell is still claiming victory. Ends Headache's Tortnre. Lazy livers and sluggish bowels causa headaches. Dr. King's New Life Pilla re move the cause, or no pay. Only 26c. For ale by Kuhn A Co. Bound Fire Companies. We wish to announce that we have re ceived telegrams from ail tha lire Insur ance companies represented by us, and we are pleased to state their stability Is in no way affected by the Baltimore conflagra tion. H. E. Palmer, Son & Co., Safe and sound Insurance. Tel. 29. Mer chant' National bank building. Announcements of the Theaters. "A Homespun Heart," which opens at the Krug theater tonight for the remainder of tho. week, la a play of rural life by Hal Reid. It is said to abound in strong dra matic situations brought about by a very c!eerly written story of lntctise interest. There will be but one matinee of "A Home- pun Heart," that of Saturday afternoon. The advance sale of seats for tha genuine Hagenbeek animal show, which appears at the Krug all of next week, ia very heavy. There will be a matinee every day to ac commodate the unusual demand for seats. The next attraction booked for the Boyd theater Is John C. Fisher's "Silver Slipper" company, now on its first tour of the west. This piece was very successful in New York, being pronounced a legitimate suc cessor to "Florodora," and is given with the same attention to detail of staging that marked the first of Fisher's successes. It will be presented at a special matinee and evening performance on Thursday, February 18. Mrs. Langtry in "Mra. Peer ing' Divorce" will follow "The Silver Slip per." The regular midweek matinee will be given at the Orpheum today. The bill Is an excellent one and embraces much that la well calculated for women and children. Nirvana and her beautiful white horse Lokl in statuesque poses, some of which ure copies of famous paintings, la one of the pretty features that la scoring big. The sale of seats for the Orp'heum show which cornea to the Orpheum next week is moving along in a manner that indicates the regular unusual interest manifested in the annual engagement of this popular at traction. About 100 pairs of odd curtains at ill re main on our bargain counter; roust be sold to give room for other goods. You can't afford to miss them; besides, our 8wlaa at o and 17Vc per yard. ORCHARD WILHLM CARPET CO. The Edison Phono graph The Acmt of Rtallsm We Want a Dealer in Every Town Our Great Terms Nothing Down take the phonograph home, auis oner 18 maae 10 every 20,000 Records to Select From Why not buy where you can hixvc the largest selections? Geo. E. Mickel, Mjr. Telephone 1663. FIND OMAHA WATER GOOD Pr3. Ralph andLangftll ar.d Prof. Crowley Bspert on Examination! FREE FROM ANY DANGEROUS IMPURITIES Yellow ftrare About Hurt Street Sta tion Exploded, as Water There la Found to He Better Than at Florence. Omaha's water supply Is good and free from dnngrrous qualities, according to Health Commissioner Ralph, who Is sup ported In his statement by chemical and biological analyses mude by professors of Creighton university. Hereafter monthly examinations are to be made. In accordance with orders by the mayor and council. This Innovation was brought about by complaints of alleged unfitness of water taken from the Burt street station. The analyses would seem to show tho alarm to be without good cause. The documents In the case, which have been submlted to the mayor and council, are these: r?IA"A I Hon Mnvor and City ioc!: Oentl.-men-In compliance nnrv i JSaf"2fUrr.?nt """"'url dated Jan uary 19, 1904 directing me to have the water supply of the city of Omaha analyzed, bofh chemically and baeterlolKl,-allv. I herewith submit the results of suld analysis. Your resolution does not call for an ex amination of water from the Florence sup ply, yet. for purpose of comparison, I di rected that a sample of the water be ex amined. The result nf ih. or,i. .i i , u chemically and bacterlnlopically. shows that inn waier irom tne Hurt street station Is superior In point of purity by almost 60 per cent to the Florence water. The supply of water to the city from tho Burt street sta tion is about 1.500.000 gallons dally; the sup ply of water to the city from the Florence station Is about 13.5on.ftno gallons dallv. However, both waters evhlhlt n ness well within the 'Imlts of condemnation. It Is to be understood that this analvsls applies to the present only, as vou will note by reference to Prof. T.angfeld'x report, evidencing the wisdom of vour bodv In or dering a monthly examination. This I have oirectea to be made. Respectfully. J B. RALPH. M. D., Health Commissioner, l'rof. Crawler's Deport. OMAHA, Feb. 8, 1904-To Hon. J. B. Ralph, M. I)., Commissioner of Health, Omaha: Sir The following la the report of the three samples of water submitted for analysis' Parts per Million.- No. 1 Intake. Burt Kt.!t'i4013O! tt'OLiKM 3 4 No. 2 Tap, Hurt St.. Wii.Wl.(r.fi.01l 4.4 No. 8 Florence tap...l4O03O.018!.o34! 3.2 The figures representing the parts of al buminoid show that the tap water from Burt street is better than either the Flor ence tap or the Hurt street intake. The Burt street intake Is the poorest. How ever, there Is nothing In the report to In dicate that the supply should be con demned. Resjiectfully, CHARLES F. CROWLEY, A. M. Th. C. M. 1)., Director Chemical laboratory. Medical Department, Creighton Univer sity. Dr. I.ansjfeld's Report. Biological laboratory, Creighton Medical College. Omaha, Neb. To Hon. J. B. Ralph, Commissioner of Health. Omaha: Bir The appended Is my report on the biological examination of several samples of water made on your order. The samples In eluded the following: Sample. No. 1 River water from Burt street Intake. Hample fio. 2 Ordinary tap water from Burt street station. Sample No. 3 Ordinary tap water from Florence station. Bacteria per cubic centimeter of water: Room Body Temp. 72 Temp. K8.4 Degrees F. Degrees F. Specimen No. 1 276 1M Specimen No. 2 ItfC ia Specimen No. 3 i-7 'Hi Not u single sairiple caused fermentation in glucose bouillon. No organism cupable of producing cliseasa was found. The difference In the number of bacteria per C Cm., depending upon the tempera ture at which grown, is due to the fact that many water bacteria are destroyed by a tempera! ure equal to that of our boules. The conclUHloiia reached by the examina tion are to the effect: I. That all thexc sample, exhibit a low proportion of bacteria per C. Cm.: good drinking water may run iOU bacteria per C. Cm. 2. That tap water from Burt street sta tion differs from river water (Hurt street intake), as evidenced by the difference In numiier Df bacteria per C. Cm. (q. v.) a. l hat Burt street intake is not contami nated by sewage. 4. That tuu water from Burt street sta tion exhibits a lower bacterial count per c. cm. than tap water from Florence sta tion. 6. That from a biological standpoint the water supplied to the people ol Omaha from both the Burt street and Florence stations ia pure and wholesome, compares favorably wun water anywnere in inis country and is Incapable of causing dis ease. Note This examination pertains for the present. Subject to atmospheric chunx' s, sand, local river conditions, the quantita tive and qualitative amilysis may change. Hence periodic biological examinations are necessary to determine its constant purity. Respectfully, MILLARD LANGFKLD. A. B. M. D. Director of Biological Laboratory Med ical Department Cieghton l'niverity. A Death Blow ,1 Malaria. Electric Bitters kill and expel malaria disease germs, will prevent typhoid, and cure fever and ague, or no pay. Only 60c. For sale by Kuhn 4k Co. Charles F. Krelle TIN, bHEfciT IRON AND FURNACE WORK, ETC. AH Kinds of Furnace and Stove Casting, on Hand. 10 t. lata St. Telcyb.ua 94ll : : : s : : : : ' : 3? . : : : : : o. Greatest Opportunity Ever offered for you to purchase fnUl 3 i L i i Victor Talking Machines beginning to pay for it 30 days uay. ' Mraslia Cycle Candy Novelties or Valentino's day. Artistic heart tlesipns in Candy ami .ce Cream, put up in dainty and odd heart-shaped boxen f j, A and 1-pound sizes. Order early. T"!!."' '"'1 " """ CUPIDS AND HEARTS VALENTINES The Finest Line of Novelties in the City. THE MOYER STATIONERY CO. 220-222 SOUTH I6TH STREET. Did You Ever Notice how many drug store ads are TRYING to imitate ours? What did the MAN say about "imitation bring the height of flat tery?" We wonder if any of our BROTHER DRI GOISTS will- have a oo BALK ON EGYPTIAN LOTUS CREAM NEXT SATURDAY THE laTH-THB LUCKY DAY Just 'caune we are? Many people made the error In noticing the date of this saie and CAME FOR LOTUS CREAM LAST SATURDAY BUT the ad suld, and still says, QUITE PLAIN 5c SALE OF EGYPTIAN LOTUS CREAM SATURDAY FEB. 13TH THE LUCKY DAY at all three stores 16th and Chicago streets, Omaha; 24th and N streets, South Omaha, and iith avenue and Main street. Council RlulTx. DON'T FORGET THE DTE, SATURDAY FEB. 1HTH. Did yon notice those big Emporium" ds yester day (Sunday)? Well, you know what wc said! JuKt tHke 2c off anv of those prices, except 'DERMA ROY ALE," DE MIR ACLE," "WHITE RIBBON" and CHAM KK'S KIDNEY CURE." These genuine guaranteed goods are not sold by thoi-e Emporiums. LOOK FOR GUARANTEE SLIP. SCIIAEFER'S CUT PRICE DRUQ STORE E T. YATES. Prop. 1th and Chicago Sts.. Omaha. Thones 747 and 7V7. 24th and N Sts., Bouth Omaha. 'Phone No. 1 6th Ave. and Main St.. Council Bluffs 'Phone 3X3. All goods de livered In either city absolutely free. VALEN TINES Yes, we sell Val entines all new goods and a large variety at very p o pular prices from lo to $2.00. See our window display. Now on sale. JOS. F. BILZ 322 S. 16th St. I Xl li'S-HT oo rtur ernoii r 1513Podge5fe-i A great clearing of Valentines Trices cut to one-half and oie-thlrd their real value. Comics for . lc 3-cent valentine, cut to lo 6-cent valentine, cut to Zo Hi-cent valentine, ci to to 2u-cent valentine, cut to ....10c Finer good, equally cheap. Come where assortment, and selections are complete. TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER Ba Farm Fapar. &v i (u. best offer yet us for records and later in easy installments. Oo. Try Our Noonday Lunch 1520 FARNAM PHONE. 711 FOR. THE Rest of the. Week We will sell what we have left of (he 200 pairs of Hanan, Clapp and Borden shoes, mostly In narrow widths, at $1.48 In black Russia calf regular prices 5.0ft $5.80 and W.00. We have also taken a lot of men's email sizes, 5, 6H and 6, In congress and lace regular M W, 15.00 and $fi.00 shoes, and price them at $1,00. Women's spring heel, 200 pairs, broken lots, $2.00 and $2.50 obf rym values at 4l0 DREXEL SHOE. CO., 1419 Farnam Street. Omaha's U?-to-Dt Sho Hou TELEPHONE 431 til KAHNAM ST. .SCRANTON HARD GOAL All SIZES. ROCK SPRINGS COAL CANON CITYNUT COAL FOR COOK STOVES And many other grade., from cheap est to the best. Nebraska Fuel Co. 1414 Farnam t. I'hon 41. TAFTS Dental Rooms. 1517 DOUGLAS ST. Why not have the best? Our work ha. reached th. highest peak of perfection, und ars ahove that produced by fak. methods of cheap nentai concern, tnat or fer work done 1'HEH For good d.nUaty, try TAFTS. I Cor. 15th and Harney. BRANCHES 3 J4 Rresdwsy. B Co. Hlulls. and 6 I No. 24lh H ft South Omaha. C 1 aYnaataWaJJES "1 ' . .