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TTTR OMATTA DAILY BEE: TIIUBSDAY, JULY SO, 1903. .. J Statement by the Omaha Water Company i. i TO THE CITIZENS OF OMAHA: OMAHA, July 27, 1908. A S the season of the year is here when the largest drafts are JtjX made upon the water works, it seems only right to warn the citizens of Omaha that the time is sure to come, when, with increased demands upon the system and no corres ponding improvements to the property, serious trouble may arise. This is patent to anyone who is familiar with a public ser vice plant. Just when the day of danger will arrive no one can tell. It may be in one month, or it may not be for a year or more. In 1903 the City of Omaha elected to purchase the system of water works operated by the Omaha Water Company, and in 1906 the appraisement instituted by the city for the purpose of determining the price was concluded. As the citizens of Omaha are aware, the city has refused to complete the purchase, and the company has brought a suit for specific performance. A review by the Supreme Court of the United Stages of the decision of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals establishing the validity of the appraisement and adjudging that the city must take and pay for the works, will not take place for some time. The United Stajes Circuit Court has held that the com pany could not lawfully be required to make substantial additions to the plant after the election by the city to purchase and while proceed ings for its consummation were under way, but that the duty of the company in such case is merely to preserve the integrity of the works and efficiently operate them as they stood when the election was made. This duty the company intends fully to perform, and up to this time has more than performed, having in the last half of 1904 and until the 20th of December of that year, when frost put an end to operations, laid four miles of extensions, erected no less than forty-nine additional hydrants, installed five new boilers, and completed the erection of a new twenty million gallon pump. By reason of the refusal of the city to pay the hydrant rental due for that very ptriod (six months ending December 31, 1904) and its continued refusal to pay subsequent hydrant rentals the company has been compelled to seek the aid of the courts for the compensation due for the water supplied for fire protection and other public uses during that and all subsequent periods. The water board by thus withhold ing rentals now amounting, with interest, to about $42,000, has de liberately deprived the company of the means of enlarging and im proving the plant, even to the extent to which the company would willingly go beyond the limit of its legal obligations. The grounds upon which these rentals have been withheld have been declared by the Federal courts to be wholly unjustifiable, and in the hydrant rental cases already tried, judgments have been entered against the city for about $116,000. The company has more than once during the pending litigation written to the water board relative to the improvement of the system, but no answer, nor any acknowledgement even, has been received in response to its communications. From this experience, the company feels impelled to address the citizens of Omaha directly upon the sub ject of this statement. It is because the Omaha Water Company has an exceptionally fine plant a plant which an expert engineer, called as a witness on behalf of the city, has testified to be one of the best that there is in the country that so little trouble has arisen and so little inconven ience to the citizens has been occasioned. Yet as the company is threatened with years more of litigation, and as each year increases the demand on the plant, so that the time must come when the citi zens will be greatly inconvenienced, and when dangers more serious than inconvenience may arise, the citizens generally are urged by the company to refrain from waste and unnecessary use of water and to bear constantly in mind their own responsibility as well as the respon sibility of the official representatives of the city, foe the perils of a situation which has been created solely by the action of the city of Omaha. THE OMAHA WATER COMPANY, By Theodore C Woodbury, President i 4 r if LACK LEGISLATIVE FILINGS Number of District! in Nebraska Where Papers Are Missing. SECOND PROTEST ON POPULISTS Objection Had to Imuoi of Fifth Dlatrlet. (d Goring; of First Railroad' Figure Chal leaged. ' (From Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln. Neb., July .-(Speclal.)-Though Saturday ! th laat day condldate can file for office, under th primary law. there are several vacancies. The re public! na have yet to file for ne elector at lire and one from the First dlatrlet. The democrat hare made no filing from the Second district. In four senatorial districts the repub licans have no candidates, and In fourteen senatorial districts the democrat are shy. The republicans are short In six repre sentative districts and the democrats shy In sixteen representative districts. The missing districts are aa follows: Senatorial districts! Republican. IS. 1ft. . 17; democratic and people's Independent, 1. S. 7. 10. U, U, 11 IB. 17. 1, 23. 23. 2. 30. Representative districts: Republican (mlealng). H, 17. 19. 26. 4ft. 63: democratic and populist, t. 8. U, 18. 17, 26, 33, 38. 46, 41), CL 63. (4. M. . 7. The following filings have been made by the republican, . democratic and populist parties: . - ' PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. Republican Joseph J. aLnger, Wllber, at large: Charles L. Hoover, South Omaha, anil Nathan Bernstein, Omaha, cond dis trict; Joseph V. Eaton, North Hfnd, Third district; George F. Hurlburt. ltlce, Fourth district; C. A. Luce. Republican City. Klfth district ;.W. L. Minor. Morrill and Edward 8. Davis North Platte. Sixth district. Democrat and ePople'a Independent Michael F. Harrington, O'Neli and Henrv R. Qerlng I'lattamnuth. at largv; H. E. aWtake, JIumboUH, First district; Douglas Shawvan, Luretto, Third district; O. E. Weber, Valparaiso, Fourth district; Frank The , General Demand of the Well-Informed of tho World ha always been for a simple, pleasant an) efficient liquid laxative remedy of known t t slue; a. laxative which physicians could '(auction for family use because its com- ponent part are known to them to be wholesome and truly beneficial in effect, acceptable to the system and gentle, yet prompt, in action. In supplying that demand with its ex salient combination of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Soon, the California, Fig Syrup , Co. proceeds along othical lines and relies on the merit of the laxative for it remark able success. ' Thai is On of many reasons why , Syrup of Ftp and Elixir of Senna is given preference by the Well-informed. To get iu beneficial effect always buy Lhf) SWIM I j IWa ..anta..f. a 1 I iL- r. 1 - - MeMimiuauiTu uj i no vail 4v.rnia Fig 8yrup Co., only, and for sals by all leading druggig rnoe fty cent VbuUa, T. Swanson. Clay Center,. Fifth district; A. D Cameron, Bpauldlng, Sixth district. GOVERNOR. Republican George L. Sheldon, Ne hawka. Democrat and ePople'a Independent Ashton C. Shallenberger, Alma; eUorge W, Berg, Lincoln. Democrat James C. Dahlman, Omaha. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. Repulbican M. R. Hopewell, Tekamah. Democrat and People's Independent B. O. Garrett, Fremont. SECRETARY OF STATE, Republican George C. Junkln, Smith field. Democrat and People's Independent John Mattes, jr.. Nebraska City; Dr. A. T. Gatewood, Arapahoe. AUDITOR. Republican H. L. Cook, St. Paul: John L. Pierce, Lincoln; Robert A. Havnes, College View; George Anthes, Omaha: Ellas A. Barton, rOand Isiand. Democrat and People's Independent William D. Price. Lincoln. Democrat Edwin H. Lulkhart, Tllden. TREASURER. Republican Lawson O. Brian, Albion. Democrat and People's Independent Clarence Mackey, Ansley. BTATE SUPERINTENDENT. Republican George D. Canington, Jr., Auburn; James E. Delsell, Lexington; 8. H. Martin, St. Paul. Democrat and People's Independent N. C, Abbott, Tekamah. ATTORNEY GENERAL. Republican William T. Thompson, Cen tral City. Democrat and People's Independent Menso Warren Terry, Beatrice; E. D. Quackenbush, Auburn. LAND COMMISSIONER. Republican-J. M. Shlvley, Fremont; Wil liam Husenetter, Llnwood. Democrat and People's Independent W. B. Eastham. Broken Bow. RAILWAY COMMISSIONER. Republican 8. M. Wallace, Clay Center; J. A. Williams, Pierce; J. A. Van Wag enen. Pierce; F. H. Abbott. Aurora. . Democrat and People's Independent William H. Cowgill, Hotdrege. Democrat George O. Bropliy, Omaha. Filings for Congressmen. rRepuhllcan First district, Ernest M Pol lard, Nehawka: Second Thomas W. Black burn, Omaha; Charles L. launders, Oma a; Third, J. F. Boyd, Nellgh; Fourth, Ed mund H. Hinshaw, Fairbury; Chester A. Alurlch, David City; Fifth. George W. Nor rls. McCook; Sixth, M. P. Kinkald, O Nelll. Democrat First district, A. P. Fltzslm mons, Tecumseh; Jolui A. Magutre. Lin coln: Second, G. M. Hitchcock, Omaha; Third. James P. Latta, Tekamah; EJgar Howard, Columbus- Fourth, Charles F. Gilbert. York f union) j Fifth, Fred W. Ashton Grand Island (fusion); Sixth, Wll liarn II. Westuver, Rush v lite (fusion); Waller B. McNeel, North Platte. Major Files for Senator. Colonel Tom Majors of Peru, whom John W. Kern resembles, called at the slate house today and completed his filing for senator for his district. , "When I read In The Bee that John Kern looked like me," said Colonel Ma jors, "I knew someone was trying to do Kern a favor. It satisfied me that he would get the nomination. At the election I suspect he will get what I got." On his own personal popularity or his resemblance to Kern Colonel Majors has received the endorsement of the Bryan club of the Peru Normal school along with Colonel Bryan. About twenty mem bers of the club marched to the home of Colonel Majors and notified him of the endorsement in a twenty-minute speecii. Mr. Majors assured the members of the club that he was pleased with the en dorsement, and for fear they had mado a mistake he assured them be was a Te publlcan. even If he and John Kem do look alike. So far no oqe haa filed st the state house in opposition to Colonel Majors. . Demorrata It rare B West. W. V. Hoagland of North- Platte was a caller at republican state headquarters to day. He brought the Inforniistion that Bryan sentiment in his pjart of the stale was mighty scarce. While in Omaha yes terday Mr. Hoagland aettled the long drewu dispute between the Union Pacific and John Frailer, an Ice manufacturer. The railroad aought to build stock yards at North Matte and Mr. Frailer filed a petition for an injunction In the district oourt. Yesterday the railroad company bought the Ice plant and the case was dismissed. The railroad paid the cost of the suit. Railroad Figures Inaccurate. Members of the Bute Board of Equal ization say the attitude of the railroads In the matter oJT the assessment of lands In the state Is not consistent. The rail road agents Insisted that the returns of the assessors on the valuation of railroad lands should be accepted In most cases. Now they are protesting the assessment of other lands made by the same as sessors. The board cannot figure why tho work of the assessors should be Impeached In the one Instance when It was not im peached in the other. In the list of land sales filed by the Burlington were several sales from Har lan county, which have been challenged. A resident of Harlan county Informed the board that he had looked up several of the sales and found the railroad figures Inaccurate. Cyras White Returns. Cyrus White, superintendent of the school for the deaf at Omaha, was In Lincoln to day on his road home from Ogden, where he ha been In attendance upon the national convention o the teacher of the deaf. "We had a delightful meeting," said Mr. White, "and the people of Ogden showed us every attention. We were taken for a day to Salt Lake City and given a concert in the tabernacle. To me this building Is wonderful. We stood off 300 feet in the building and our guide dropped a pin and we could hear it fall distinctly. We were shown all the points of Interest In the city." The national meetings are held once every three years and the last one was held In South Carolina. Mr. White said everything at the Omaha school was In good shape. The extension of the street car line to the school has been of great benefit he said. Change In Freight Tariffs. The Union Pacific railroad has beer, granted permission to change Its stone and commodity tariffs to conform to the na tional and state laws. In most Instances the change makes a reduction in the pres ent rate. The changes were made, how ever, so the road would not be out of Joint with other roads and with existing laws. Lincoln Bakeries I'nhealthf ul. Mrs. McMurphy, a food inspector, has re ported that the bakeries of Lincoln are so filthy that their output Is very questionable. Four bakeries, she said, were In good con dition, but the . others were filthy. Cats and flies crawled around tho sugar, flour and bread, she said. The report wes made after 'an investigation of the various bakeries. Second Protest on Pops. Supplementary to the protest filed several daye ago against allowing populist candi dates for presidential electors to go on the primary ticket either as Independent candi date or In fusion with democrats, Victor Rosewater today filed a second protest against Frank Swanson of the Fifth district and Henry Gertng of the First district, both candldatea for elector. The basis of this protest 1 the same as thst of the previous one, that the bolt of the Nebraska popu lists at the national convention prevents their masquerading under the party name. They had not filed when the first protest wss made. Silas A. Barton of Grand Island haa filed for a place on the republican ballot as can didate for state auditor. Fred H. Abbott of Aurora ha filed a second petition aa candidate for railway commissioner. A petition from Aurora accompanied by a receipt for 310. the filing fee. waa received by the secretary of state today. Mr. Ab bott filed a petition from Platte count some time ago, but failed to file hi oath of acceptance within the time limit, making the second filing necessary. SIBLEY COMES OUT FOR CONGRESS Announce HI Intention to Contest with Kinkald. NORTH PLATTE. Neb., July 29.-Spe-cial.) State Senator C. A. Sibley today an nounced his candidacy for member of con gress from the Sixth district on the repub lican ticket. Mr. Sibley haa made a can vass of the different counties within the district and frels that his chances are good. He Is standing upon his record in the last session of the state legislature. He an nounce that he I a farmer and stock grower and state that since there are but thirteen member of his occupation In the lower house he feela that It would be ad vantageous that he should represent thjs congressional district In that body. Chautaoa.ua at Cambridge. CAMBRIDGE. Neb., July 29. Special.) The second annual session of the Cam bridge Chautauqua will open next Monday, August 3. The Hungarian orchestra will open the program with a muslcsl treat, after which Senator Jonathan P. Dolllver will deliver the lnltlan lecture of the sea son. All lrdicstions point to a much larger attendance tl.U year than last, which was fine. A large number have already en gaged tentn and will camp on the grounds. The prograrr for this assembly Is said to be ono of the best In the state and con tains a rsre treat every day from the opening to tho closing, August 13. Cam bridge Is fortunate In having a splendid natural park. The Chautauqua Is under the management of Hon. C. M. Brown, R. H. Itankln, W. C. Honnold and Dr. D. A. Leeper of this city, and under the direc tion and management of such able men success is assured. slse of walnuts fell for nearly an hour on the north table, the furmlng district of Cherry county. A path two miles wide was cut by the hald and small grain was nearly ruined. Prospects for a bumper crop were In sight. Corn was stripped, leaving only the stubby stalks and much of it was beaten Into the ground. Sunday night the storm was repeated In another section, but not so bad except that the wind was worse. New Candidate In Gage. BEATRICE, Neb., July 29. (Special Tel egram.) Three new candidates filed today, J. M. Howe of Bameston, for represents, live on the republican ticket; R. W. Sabin of Beatrice, for county attorney, and P. J. Kemp of West Beatrice, socialist, for state senator. Jones Will Han for Congress. STROMSBURG. Neb., July 2.-(8pecial.) The political lineup has taken some pe culiar turns In Polk county during the last few days. Ex-Representative Warren B. Jones has filed for the nomination for Congress in the Fourth district. J. E. Buckley will enter the race again for representative for Polk county on the republican ticket and Victor Wilson on the fusion ticket. F. E. Stanton has filed for county at torney on the fusion ticket, and Mr. John ston of Osceola, the present county at torney, will endeavor to be re-elected. E. L. King of Osceola has filed for sen ater, and has opposition In the person of J. H. Kemp of Fullerton. Nebraska New Notes. BEATRICE The Presbyterian ball team of this city was defeated at Liberty yes terday by the score of to 4. BEATRICE James E. Saddler and Miss Leota Sharpe, both of Liberty, were mar ried here yesterday by Rev. U. 6. Brown. BEATRICE The Bameston saloon re monstrance case was tried before Judge Pemherton In the district court today. Tho court took the case under advisement until Saturday. YORK John Sheen, a well known farmer and one of the oldest residents in York county, In a signed article announces his candidacy for representative on the re publican ticket. ' BEATRICE Word was received here yes terday stating that John Kerr, the, night clerk at the Paddock hotel who attempted suicide here several months go, died re cently at Clay Center, Kan. BEATRICE-A farmer living near Plck rell, whose name was nm lAarnmi I.no bushels of wheat at Pl-.-krell yesterday, neighbors, met with a serious accident In which he sustained a double fracture of his collarbane. His neighbors have turned In threshed his grain, while Frank looks on, gnsshing his teeth and sussing his luck and thanking his neighbors. WYMORE-C. B. Woolsey, the druggist, shipped his drug store to Reynolds the first of the week, and will open fox business there next Saturday. There are several applicants for the room vacated by him, but noim has as yet rented it. WYMORE Hubert Loy, who waa oper ated on for appendicitis Bundsy, was un able to revive and died yesterday morning at his home, three miles north of this city. He was aged 29 years, and leaves a wife and baby boy. The funeral will be held tomorrow. WYMORE A crusade Is being made by citizen to have weeds cut from vscsnt lots and In allies about the city. There is an ordinance providing ft a fine for failure to cut weeds, hut this hss never been en forced. There Is also an effort being made to have trees overhanging sidewalks trimmed so that pedestrians need not lose hata and tear umbrellas. he largest Child Fatally Hart. BEATRICE, Neb., July 29-(8peclal Tele grain.) John, the 3-year-old son of William McMillen, living near Ptckrell. was prob ably fatally hurt today by being run over by a wagon load of hay. Mr. McMillen was returning homo when his little son ran out to meet him. The lad fell under the hind wl;l of the wngon, which passed over his abdomen. Preparing; Fullerton Chautauaaa. FULLERTON. Neb.. July lb. (Special.) Yesterday the office of H. M. Kellogg, secretary of the Fullerton Chautauqua as sembly, was opened for the registration of choices for tent sites for the ten days' session, which opens August 7. The sites arc being rapidly taken. The opening con ceit will be given by Carter Virginia Warblers. . Hall In Cherry County. VALENTINE, Neb.. July .-8peclal.) Two sharp electrical atorms, following sul try, oppressive days, fell upen this sec tion Saturday and Sunday eVenlngs, with damaging results. Saturday hall stone the trie harvest from sixty aces. He recelvi-tl m cents per 'bushel. Thin Is thi yieiu yet reported. YORK A leading reput !lran. who has been making an active canvass for mem bers of a Taft Republican club, claims that, so fsr, he has not been able to find a voter who has been recognized in the past ss a republican by party workern, who Is going to vote for anyone else but Taft. VALENTINE Deputy Game Warden William iFrancke was out acouting Sunday afternoon and caught three men from Cody, out south of that little burg, killing chick ens. As the time Is not yet ripe for that sport, r. Francke brought the men and the birds to town and both are In safekeeping. I'.EATRrCE Mrs. Mary Hartman. for thirty-five years a resident of Gage county, died suddenly yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. F. Andrews, six miles east of Beatrice, of appendicitis, aged 63 years. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. 8. F. Andrews and Mrs. Ailie An- arews. BEATRICE The tender on the west bound Rock Island passenger tain Jumped the track ten miles west of Iwiston. Mon day evening, csusing the train to be delayed eight hours. The train was running slow when the accident happened, otherwise a disastrous wreck would have certainly re sulted. BEATRICE The city council lsst night killed the billboard ordinance by a vote of i to 2. Residents of West Reatrice, who have worked hard the laat few months to secure a park for that psrt of the city, sre much plessed over the action of the council In appropriating 31.700 for that pur pose. The estimate of expenses for the coming year, as adopted, amounts to HI. (no. VALENTINE Dave George, who drives the Rasebud stage, had a bad runaway yesterday, which resulted in a painful frac ture of the right leg. Joseph Hnbson. a farmer on the north table, sustained a pain ful Injury this morritng by a horse kicking mm in me race, his nose wss shsttered and spit and his face bruised and rut. 11 .i waa brought to Valentine and his wounds dressed. BEATRICE The democrats held a meet Ing at the oourt house yesterday and talked over matters pertaining to the campaign. The name of T. E. Stewart was suggested for float representative, and the following names were mentioned for representative: J. B. Coffman of Adams. I C. Caiey of Fllley. Dr. H. A. Given of Wymore, A. R Patton of Blue Springs. Frank Lavton of Odell and George Wilkinson of Beatrice. Foi state senator. Jscob Klein Is the only candidate who ha filed SILVER CREEOC-Frank Holden. a prom tnent farmer of this section, whlla bm. Brush icp. Kemper, Hemphill & Buckingham Anything of metal made "Good aa New " Owners, Omsha Silver Co., 814 So. 13th Sc. NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY Quaint and Curious Features of Life In m Rapidly Growing Stat. Just because a man wear white pants about his farm work Is no sign that his milk la always pure. Handsome Is that handsome does. Callaway Tribune. Sour Grapes The ed'tor of the Crawford Courier claims to have been presented with a basket of gooseberries as big aa hickory nuts. When the editor goes out and "takes another," he may think they are lemons -Alliance Times. Reward of Newspaper Man The Sun I twenty-fous years old. This 'ere editor has been editing and publishing republican newspapers nigh on to forty year. His re ward Is a clear conscience, a good digestion and several other good things we're richer than Rockefeller. Clay Center Bun. Look Out Boys One of Gordon's young men, after procuring a license and making other necessary arrangements, drove Into the country Monday, with a very smiling countenance. That evening he was seen returning with a very woe-begone look on hla face. After a little questioning It was discovered that the young woman had, un beknown to him, changed her mind. No wonder that woeful expression. Boys, take warning, this is leap year; let the girls do the preparing. Gordon Journal. The Joke on Link H. M. Link, csshler of the Exeter State bank, waa the victim of a Joke at the hands of John Ilrjnen of Liberty, which I furnishing hi friends considerable amusement. Mr. Link 1 about as tall aa they make 'em something like six feet four Inches or thereabout. He told Mr. Dlnneen Saturday that tfcert wasn't a hill of corn In Fillmore county as tall aa himself. Mr. Dlnneen brought on In from his farm which measured eleven feet and two Inches. Link. Is trying to crawfish by saying the corn grew four feet between Saturday and Tuesday, but th general verdict 1 against him. Th corn is on exnlbltion In front of the Enterprise building. Exeter Enterprise. Fremont's Frontier Day. FREMONT, Neb., Jirty 29. (Special.) Fremont I to have a Frontier day series of sports on Friday and Saturday after noons, July 31 and August 1. They will be held at the base ball park. B. P. Pear son, Idaho' Bill, Is In charge. Roping con tests, broncho busting races, etc., make up the program. Idaho Bill haa about sixty bronchos of various degree of meanness already on the grounds and a number of rider from Wyoming and Colorado and South Dakota arrived here today to take part. The bass ball association will share In the.net receipts and it I confidently believed that there will be crowd out both afternoon. Heat Excessive at Fremont. FREMONT, Neb.,. July 2. (Special.) The mercury reached 97 this afternoon, th hottest of the season so far. The top of the ground Is baked hard and a little rain would help thing out. Report on the condition of the corn crop are con tradictory. On the bluffs It Is looking good, though there are many low place where corn wa drowned out. Conductor Fined at SUver CrMk. BILVER CREEK. Neb., July & (Spe cial.) Conductor Flannagan, train No. 61, who wa arrested here yesterday by Mar shal Cotton, assisted by A. F. Roth, who dragged him off the top of a box car while the train waa moving. He cheerfully paid his fine to Justice Howland, pleading guilty to obstructing th street with a freight train for more than twenty minute. Timely Advice. " Never leave home on a Journey at this season of the year without a bottle of Chamberlain' Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, la good advice for young and old. No one can tell when It may be required. It cannot bo obtained on board the cars or steamships. Buy It before leaving home. For sal by a'l druggist. Merer He-Elected by Miner. DENVER. July .-Charlra H Vfoyer was re-elected president of the Western Federation of Miners by ths convention In this city today. Moyer received 223 votes and T. C. Flynn of Butte. Mont., ss. Is to love children, and no home can be happy without HVj" JM' m them, yet the ordeal through lOIC A TTVTT I TnVTO whicn ,he expectant mother iNJVA 11 11 J V. Ca- must P3 usually is so full VtO. 4a MXJJlmJ of suffcring and dread thaf she looks forward to the hour with apprehension. Mother's Friend, by its penetrating and soothing properties, allays nausea, nervousness, unpleasant feelings, and so prepares the system for the ordeal thai she passes through the event with but little suffering, as numbers have testified and said, "it is worth its weight in tl.OOnar bottle of drursMts. fcuiu. Book coBtalula valuihla Ik. 1 I y-O formatloBBaUMlfn. j)A IBLl B&ADfLBLD RSEODXATO CO. f I I -a I 1 1 1 CL , iv i ! ) I . 111. BMV asaota, 6 o