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GOSSIP OF THE POLITICIANS
Labor Commissioner Bush Wants to Go to
Council from Sixth Ward.
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JOHN W. FEAD FILES FOR COMPTROLLER
F. ratten Mill lomprlr nlth
Albert !Johrri for llemo
rrmlr m I nation for
f It) lerk.
Among the political filing for Thursday
arc those of Ptate Deputy Labor Commis
sioner Hush for councilman from the Sixth
ward find John W. Fead for comptroller,
both on the republican ticket. I'p to n
few days ago Mr. Hush denied any local
political ambitions, and intimated he s
well satisfied wlthihis present job snl
prospects. Mr. Ft-ad. who Is bond clerk l-i
the office of the city ti V11"'1'. an(t ha
been connecti-d with clerical positions at
the city hall for inauy yearn, has bei n
cogitating going Into the comptrnllershlp
race for some time, und linally decided m
make, the plunge.
for March contains
The Railroads and the Newspapers ; the Pass ; the Packed
Conventions ; th Senate Commission, by
Ray Stannard Baker
Escape from a Fortress and Military Execution, a narra
tive that rivals the "Prisoner of Zenda," by
?LATTSM01TH WATER FIGHT
3ompaiij Sues Citj to Restrain Ordiuauce
Pt-olarine Franchise Terminated.
VIUNGER ISSUES TEMPORARY INJUNCTION
I barter Haa Toa Veara ti Han ami
Itlsnrtte Arises Over Hates to
He Hxartrd far Hydrant
llrntals.
The Platlamuuili Water company haj
brought suit in the fnlted States circuit
court against the city of riattsinouth to
restrain the city council from passing an
ordinance declaring the franchise of t lie
plaintiff forfeited. Judge iduuger issued a
temporary Injunction.
The franchise has two yean to run, the
original ordinance having been paused
March 11, 1884; and the plant completed In
liS7. In 1W, after some litigation, Thomas
Herbert Pollock was made receiver of the
water company at I he Instance of the Hus
ton Safe Deposit and Trust company, an I
aj such receiver Pollock asked for a Judg
ment against the city of riattsinouth ap
proximating 111,324.84 for hydrant rental.
In the answer of the city of Plattsmouth
to this suit, the city denied the validity of
lha ordinance granting the franchise. In
June, 1896, the city passed au ordinance
amandins section 5 of the original ordi
nance, fixing the amount to be paid by
that city for hydrant rentals at IV) per
year, lor wnicn a special tax snouia ue
levied, thus reducing the amount of hy
drant rentals $30 per year from the original
ordinance. It waa held in a suit brought
by Receiver Pollock that this last ordi
nance was null and void and In violation
of the constitution of the United States,
as it .Impaired the contract rights of the
water company under the original contract
and franchise of March, 1W.
This case waa tried In the I'nited Slates
circuit court, and 'the ordinance of W
waa declared void.' The ordinance of ISM
was legal, and the city council was pe-l-etuatly
enjoined from enforcing the ordi
nance of JUne S2. This decree was en
tered February V. 1S97.
Compromise Is Effected.
In order To terminate all litigation a com
promise waa entered Into between the re
ceiver and the city, whereby It was agreed
to reduce the hydrant rentals from ISO to
16 far the first fifty-five hydrants and the
water company was, to raise uud rebuild
Its settling basin. In consideration the
city would extend the franchise, which
would expire In April 17, for a period
of six years, and during the six-year period
the hydrant rentals were to be at the rate
of 115 per year. An ordinance was passed
to this effect.
It Is now held by the water company
that this agreement is in full force and
effect and that the city la therefore
estopped from denyinc the validity of the
franchise, of the water company for the
extended period.
It appears, however, that on Kebruury
as, 1), the city council of Plattsmouth did
pass an ordinance uo luring the franchise
of the water company, created under the
original ordinance of 1vB. would terminate
on March 11, l'J-6, the twenty years for
which the same wns granted elapsing
March 11. 1!.
The petition of the plaintiffs asks that
the city council of I'lattsmouth may be
enjoined from enforcing this ordinance.
Judge Mungcr issued an order Thursday
morning granting a temporary injunction
and the hearing on t lie same is set for
I 9:30 u. ni. March 1".
CORNISH FLATLY DENIES IT
President of Lead Works Says Concern Has
Not Sold Out.
TRUST NOR ANY OTHER HAS BOUGHT
Peclare o Move Haa Beea Made that
Will Affect Location, Opera
tion ir Ownership of
tarter Plants.
..?.u.".fTf.!l..!?.R!c..7o-
i Call aud sev Nur Own" Iuviille
Hi Tor a I Two In One. Price alout
half of similar It-use.
IIITES0 OPTICAL CO.
21 Soslh I6U Street
raciory en the Prrnilm'M.
Opposite" Ih 1'eople More.
HENRY RUST1N LAID AT REST
Natlte Mos of Omaha, Who lllrs la
"rime of Distinction, Burled
nlth Honor.
Henry Hustin, chief engineer of the
Omaha Water company's plant, was burled
this afternoon from the residence ct
Florence. The Rustm home was thronged
with many friends and associates of the
young man, whose life promised so much
in his chosen field of activity. The burial
was at Forest Lawn cemetery. The offi
cial stuff of the Omaha Water coiuiiauy,
as well as a number of the employes, at
tended the services and funeral. Rev. H.
C. Herring, I. P.. pastor of the First
Congregational church, conducted tha
services. The pallliearers were W. 11.
Doane, K. M. Falrncld. L. L, Kountse, A.
Tulta. C. K. Balbacli. F. T. True, II. I.
Gannett, I.. W. Spratlen. F. K. Ccx, J. W.
Parish and H. T. Mi-Cormlck.
Mr. Rustin's popularity as a -man of
personal worth as well as an expert in his
profession was not only attested by the
i presence of a large gathering of people
representing the city s business aud social
life, but floral tributes of the most tender
character symbolised the love and esteem
in which Mr. Rustln was held and con
veyed the sorrow of' many for the untimely
ending of his great work. The officials of
the Omaha Water company and employes
of the Florence running station sent beau
tiful floral tributes, while others, too nu
merous to mention In detail, sent wreaths
and other pieces.
The funeral scrvleea wtreuf an unusually
touching character. Dr. H. C Herring
told iu sympathetic language of the
I achievements wrought by Henry Rustin at
Nhree of the world's greatest exjio.sitions.
J Many of Omaha's foremost men and
i women looked for the last lima on the
face of one of the city's honored sons.
I Henry Russia's sinter, Mrs.: J. II. Mc
intosh of Boston, was present at the serv
ices. Mrs. W. P. Ooodwtn. Mrs. Rustin's
mother, was also In attendance.
Railway oles aad Prrsaaals.
A. A. Packer, chief clerk to the auditor
of the Great Western. Is iif Omaha.
H. 1 lwls. division freight ugvnt of
the Kurlingion at Beatrice, is in lha city.
Harry b. ltaeKius. traveling na'tKr
agent of the West Shore road, is in liie
city.
H. V. Peterson. traveling panxenger
agent of the MinueapoliH and Bt. Jajuis
railroad, of . MinneatxWis. la lit ifui city.
The Rocs; Island will have a special train
of seven cars UirnoKh Omaha March 7.
hearing a Raymond & iiucomb touring
any en route from Die coast east. ! will
travel from tenver to Chicago on the Roc
Island.
The I'nion Pacific will start next week
with an army of men In Wyoming to lay
the ninety-pound rails which are to re
place the seventy-two and eighty-pound
rails. These rails have been adopted bv
tlie I'nion Paciilc as a standard, and are
the heaviest now manufactured. A'mt
nne-ihird of the ma.li line of the L'uioii
Pacific between Omaha and C'a.leu will he
replaced during the coining auijunei. ami
the Instance will put d-.r. next t-ao;i.
Aitoui z.'tv men wilt be jut ij work t
unco,
V.. 3. Cornish, president of the Carter
White Kad company, Is In Omaha for a
few days. Confirming the story published
by Tlie Bee, he positively denies that the
Carter company has sold out to the Na
tional Lead trust, and says no negotiations
arc In progress that will in any way affect
the operation or location of the plants or
the personnel of officers and employes.
A special meeting of the Turk board, of
which Mr. Cornish Is a member, has been
called for Saturday morning at 9:3'. The
mteting was arranged at the request of
the South Omaha Hoard of Park
commissioners, which wishes to discuss
the matter of a connection between the
Omaha boulevard system and the pro
posed boulevard system In South Omahl
via Twenty-third street. The Omaha
board is Inclined to insist that the South
Omaha plans include the acquirement of
Syndicate park, but it Is probable an agree
littnt will be made to connect the south
east boulevard by building two or three
blocks south on Twenty-third street, pro
vided South Omaha guarantees a boule
vard system of fair proportions.
Merita of Injunction.
Another matter that, is to come up at
the meeting is that concerning the injunc
tion suit brought by W. S. Poppletou, Judgo
J. M. Wool worth and others to prevent
the park from aculrtaig more than 10 feet
of the land on top of the bluff overlooking
Cut-Off lake, as fur Hack as Fourteenth
avenue. Mr. Comleh has positive ideas
on this point and rejects the Idea of com
promising on a 1'tMoot strip to lie do
nated by the land owners. He says:
"I contend the boulevard should occupy
the top of the bluff and be laid out In a
way similar to Summit avenue In St. Paul,
believing It would result in the ultimate ac
quirement of Cut-Off lake and thereby add
ing a unique feature to our park system.
The parties to lie lienellted are the people
who own the land. When it Is considered
that tills boulevard implies the city will
Improve It and beautify It and probably
connect Willi a viaduct over the railroad
tracks and bring three-fourths of the driv
ing public by the property. I would not
personally consent to accepting the narrow
atrip, which would belittle the enterprisa
and permit the property owners simply to
give a street, and by calling it a boulevari
secure its Improvement at the general ex
pense. Neither am I in favor of litigation nor
of forcing benefits on people against their
will. If the property owners do not Want
It I thh.k alV of the proceedings should be
annulled.''
Albert Sjolierg. the only democratic fil
ing for city clerk, will have at least ono
competitor in the rerson of Ahlti L Pat
ten. Mr. Patten runs a cigar and news
store at Twentieth and 1-ike streets, but
is not et known in local politics.
More contests hae developed in the
ranks of the socialists with the filing of
Adilph Outer for city attorney. J. B. Ran
dolph, already filed as a socialist for this
berth, is among the list of attorneys ad
mitted to practice in Uouglas county, while
Mr. Guter is not.
True to his promise to get out enmpsign
cards capable of exciting interest, attract
ing attention and worthy of being pre
served In archives, Mike Lee has Issued
a certificate of his qualifications and right
to be councilman from the Second ward on
the day following his endorsement by the
Equal Rights club. On the face of the card
Mr. Lee presents a photograph and an
nounces why he 1ij gone to this trouble
and expense, namely, to capture the re
publican nomination at the April primaries.
As to fitness he remarks that he served In
the city council from 1W to i!X) and In
the last legislature, and that lie Is en
dorsed by a good record, "part of which
Is printed on the back of the card." Then
Mr. Lee gives the public a bit of reading
matter, as follows:
RF.CORD OF A COPNC1LMAV
Helped to mak the following steps in
Omaha s grand march of progress.
Purchased Omaha' first patrol wagon,
had It made in Omaha. Established the
police alarm system.
Purchased modem equipment for the Are
drpai tment.
Removed the high board fence around
Hanscom park.
Located the city hall at Eighteenth and
Farnam. Provided tint the plans Mhould
be made by Omaha architects and the
work done by Omaha contractors. Signed
the contract as president ,f the city coun
cil. The building was erected within the
appropriation nnii without graft.
Located the Creche on a city lot at Nlne
tenfh and Harney.
Unlit Omaha's first viaducts.
Opened tip our grand thoroughfares.
Gave franchises to four street car com
panies. Made room for a population that
more than doubled in five years.
LEO ISI.A ri'R l-i.
As chairman of the committee on titles
and towns helped tu make a charter for
Omaha that will save $(O.OiO a year to the
taxpayers if It Is carried otit as Intended.
It also gives the right to the city ;o pur
chase the Auditorium' if the mortgage
shr.uld be foreclosed. He voted for home
rule for Omab I and other cities.
"Bate that if you can."-
Vnlon labor matters, find particularly the
printers' strike, probably will le precipi
tated, into the campaign over the matter
of printing the ballots and other printed
stuff. Tom Klopp of Klopp & Bart Wit com
pany, which captured the city printing con
tract for l!, contends the Job by rights
goes to his firm, but the Indications are he
will be disputed In these premises and a
demand le made on the city clerk and
council to ask for bids on the Job. because
Klopp's contract does not Include ballots
In Its specifications. I J. Qulnby, one of
the union representatives, says lie pro
poses to take the matter up and force It
to an Issue. I'nder the charter Mr. Qulnby
contends the city must call for bids on
the Job and award the contract separately,
because no provision is made for It in the
blanket contract. If the Typographical
union gets behind Qulnby, something of a
battle muy be looked for. Heretofore the
firm that had the general contract has al
ways printed the ballots and other matter
used at elections.
Carl Schurz
The discovery for Augustin Daly of two actors
unknown in America Irving and Coghlan, by .
Clara Morris
hitherto
Machiavelli's "Prince" and some modern Lusiness and
political principles compared, by
Ida M. Tarbell
The pathetic and terrible adventures of the second Bald-win-Zeigler
Polar expedition, fully illustrated, by
Anthony Fiala
"The Remittance Man," a thrilling Arizona story of cow
boy life, Indians and the fascination of the desert, by
Stewart Edward White
"A New York Street Waif's" story, powerful in its
way as Mr. Adams's great series on Patent Medicines in
Collier's, by
Samuel Hopkins Adams
"The Last Pilot Schooner," a newspaper story of a
reporter and a wreck, by
Ralph D. Paine
"A Grief Deferred," a story of great living and great
loving with pictures by W. L. Taylor by
Alice Brown
Stories by Jeannettc Cooper, Harvey J. O'Higrina, poems by Florence Wilkinaon and
others, and illua trattoria by Fofarty, Sbinn and Wyeth.
The publishers beg to "announce that the edition for
March just lacks 15,000 of being half a million copies
Features for McClure's during coming months
CA powerful aeries of article a on Life
Insurance by Burton J. Hendrick, dealing-
with famous Americans some ol tha
beat and some of the worst in our era. Thia
ia the moat dramatic and fascinating etudy
of men and buaineaa that baa appeared for
a long time.
Following are the new political tilings up
to noon Thursday:
Republican Comptroller, John V. Fead;
councilman. Burrctt Dush. Sixth ward;
committeeman. 1'armll Mangan, Kiflh dis
trict of Third ward; George G. Lc-eder,
Third district of Third ward; Hayes Ga in
ner. First district of Third ward; Robert
H. Johnson, Second district of Third ward;
Fred L. Smith, Fourth district of Third
ward; John L. Ljnrh, Second district of
Kleventh ward; Harry V. Cowduroy, Fifth 1
district of Ninth ward; AiC. Hugh, First I
district of Twelfth ward; William U.
Neckel, Fourth district of Tenth ward; y. I
A. Houston, Fourth district of Lieventii
ward.
Democrat City clerk, Alvin K. Fatten;
committeeman. Joseph C. SkryJa, Fourth j
district of Tenth ward.
Socialist City attorney, Adolpli Outer; I
committeeman, First district of Fifth ward. '
T. S. Allen, chairman of the democratic !
I state committee, dropped into Onuil.a !
Thursday on a little tour around the stale
In the interests of the 01 g.tuization dinner
and meeting of democrats at Lincoln March
6 next Tuesday. Mr. Allen declared the
outlook for the gathering was propitious
and that a large attendance was assured.
He left a bunch of banquet tickets here at
Da hi man headquarters and Roger'a cigar
store, so they would be easy of access to
! the faithful. Mr. Allen Insists that there is
nothing concealed in the plot and that the
Idea Is simply to organize the democracy
systematically over tlie state.
Friday night the Fifth Ward Itemocrutiu
club will be revivified at a meeting sched
uled to take place In McKenna's hall, at
Sixteenth and Ixcust streets. Jim Pahl
man will be the orator of the evening.
C Beside six splendid abort atoriee by
Kipling, illuatiated by Caataigne, which
begin in May, there will be two atoriea of
great power by Stewart Edward White, one
of them dealing with hidden treasures ; new
atoriea by Jack London, Myra Kelly,
O. Henry, Joaephine Daskam Bacon, Alice
Hegan Rice and others.
There will be important article by Lincoln Steifena, Ray Stannard Baker, Ida M. Tarbell.
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l.l. N SALK MONDAY. MARCH i.
This is the most el.-iboiate importation of
J sample pieces of silg ever seen west of
Chicago, we bought the entire collection
of samiie pieces of .-lmii materials, all
of thejn ex iu. live palUrns. at one-third
the real value. Mny silks manufactured
expiefckly fu- leading modistes of Fifth
avenue. N"W York. Individual weaves of
radia faconne, soie radieuse, peau de mes
salne quadrille, peau de brilliant, crepe
bengale, peau d cygne grissaille, etc.. In
all the newevt shades. Values up to $4 a
yaid will go at 11.30 a yard on Monday.
Set- the wind'iw dinplay.
J. I- BRANHK1S ac SOX.
DIAMOXDci-Edholm. ltth and Haraey.
Jjil Key ia cciiiiiig.
Reason Mreusf,
At Creighton hall, litli and Harney
streets, Friday evening, March t 190U, at 1
o'clock. Mr. K. A. fienson and others will
speak on local Isxues. Everybody come.
LOW H.tTRI
St.
Via, the I oleosa. Mllrraakro
Paol Hallway.
13.50 Omaha to Louisville. K. and re
turn. March 13, K, IT and IS. return limit,
March Slat. Also extremely low round
trip rates to many points In Alabama.
Florida, Georgia, Iiuisiana, Mississippi
and Tennessee on March th and Mil. For
full Information writ or rail on
F. A NAUH. General Western Agent.
1414 Farnam St.. Omaha, Neb.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
John Hayes Hammond, the celebrat-J
nisiius engineer, arrived in Omaha Thurs
c'oy morning with a party of eastern nii.i.
and went lo California in a private car
otiich awaited him at thia follll Mis.
t Hammond s au Atlvr
Neerro Consort of Mrs. Wheeler Accused of
Killing Woman's Husband.
SAYS HE HAS NOTHING TO PLEAD TO
llr Jail Attache M ill swear Alleged
t'oofesKlon of Mrs. Wheeler la
False and Made ll
by Rrperlrr,
James Difcgs, colored, of 911 North Sev
enteenth street, was arraigned In police
court Thursday morning on the charge of
murdering Frank K. Wheeler on the even
ing of Friday, February 23. When Police
Judgo Crawford asked Digg what ha
would plead the prisoner declared he had
nothing to plead for, as he maintained he
knew absolutely nothing of the crime. The
police Judge consequently entered a plea
of not guilty on the complaint and set
the case for preliminary hearing on next
Monday morning. Piggs expressed a desire
to have a jHilice court hearing rather than
to waive examination and send the case
forthwith to the district court.
Dlgga has engaged Attorney James M
Mucfarland to represent him.
The complaint filed agalnvt Piggs by
Deputy County Attorney Foster wss for
murder In the first degree. The prisoner
was charged In the complaint with having
Inflicted a mortal wound on the left side of
Wheeler's he-,id with a blunt instrument.
The complaint was sworn to by Henry W.
Putin, one of the police captains. Digge
appeared quite unconcerned during the
arraignment. He stated he expected to
subpoena a lot of witnesses.
Fako t afrsaloa Kxaoaed.
Mr. Wheeler has given the police noiii-
1 lng further regarding her version of the
I tragedy. The police officials still scout the
truthfulness of the alleged confession of
Mrs. Wheeler. One of the attaches of tha
city Jail who was present al the tim Mrs.
Wheeler had a fw words with a. news
paper man Monday morning stated Thurs
day morning he would go on the stand and
swear that most of tha reported confes
sion waa falsa and that what passed be
tween the woman and reporter was this:
The reporter told Mrs. Wheeler Ptgga
had confessed.
"My God. if he has done that he ought
to be punished." exclaimed Mrs. Wheeler.
"Would you lika to talk of tha rase"
asked the man. with the notebook and
pencil.
thing to say I will say it to the imllce
captain," responded the woman.
NEW RAILROAD IS OPENED
ladeoeadeat l.loe from Rapid t It y to
Myotic Ready far erleo
March 10.
The Missouri River Northwestern Hall
way company, commonly known as the
Crouch Una, announces that road will be
open for business March It. The line runs
from Rapid City to Mystic and the line is
independent of the Northwestern, Milwau
kee or Burlington. It Is claimed to be the
key to the Black Hills, as it furnishes the
only pass through connecting the Burling
ton at Mystic, where valuable coal Meld
are tapped with Rapid City. Three pas
senger trains will be run each way per
ay.
Mortality Statlstlra.
'he following nirths and deaths hace
been reported to the Board of Health dur
ing the twenty-four hours ending at noon
Thursday:
Births C. P. Chilstensen. Lawn Meld, boy;
M. H. Clans, 1 North Seventeenth, boy;
Peter Felrensky, 14:14 Booth Sixteenth,
boy; Ira Graham, 1Ho7 Mason, boy; Ftej
W. Melnier, XHS Manderson. boy; Abra
ham Perimeter. 418'4 Hnuth Tend, bov;
Edwin Ripley, 1X1 North Eighteenth, gin;
Emil Sandherg. &M2 Jackson, girl; Matoua
Sl&ngl. U41 South Nineteenth.
Death Charles A. Cummliigs, Ha mil tag
flats. Twenty-fourth and Farnam, 44
LOCAL BREVITIES.
C. T. Lanier of tin North Thirtieth street,
arrested by Detective Mitchell for stealing
coal from Illinois Central cars, was sen
tenced, ten days by the police Judge Thurs
day morning.
Aiigrixt tltelllng, tobacconist at tl'i South
Tenth street, was tried before Police Judge
Crawford Thursday morning on the charge
of selling tobacco to David Moy'an. 14 year
of age. and the son of Bridget t Moylan of
IHJ3 South Nineteenth street, fuelling waa
fined tM and costs.
Marion O. Cunningham, administrator of
the estate of Adolph K. Larson, has begun
suit for ta.ftU against the Missouri Parlflo
Railway company and Merriam a Holm
yulat F.levator company for damages grow
ing out of Iarsen's accidental death No.
vein her C. He was working on a side,
track moving some cars near the elevator,
at Seventeenth and Nicholas streets, wheti
an engine backed down upon him anl
threw him under the wheel. ,
THE HEALTH
Of the Whole Family Depends Upon the
MILK SUPPLY.
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! "I ill not talk to jou. If I have any