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c.se or made any appearance. Mr.. cadwal.

case or made any appearance. Mr. Cadwal-
ader then put in evidence certified copy of
the order of Judge Hunt appointing Louis
AIcLane Receiver. The time for hearing the
argument was discussed and fixed for August
81, which called forth protest from Mr..
Burch, who thought a week would be ample
tine to prepare for it.
Friday night Martin MoKenna was shot in
the leg, the bones of the thigh being shat
tered. He and his wife were on the porch of
bis house; fight was progressing in the
street; he had declined to interfere. Finally
the crowd rushed up on his steps. He seized
one man, who cried out, Let go ] am an
officer and at that instant fired and shot
McKenna, as stated. 1t was said the man
who shot was named Sherman. The only
material difference between the story of the
man and his wife is that she says the shooting
occurred on the stoop, while he says it was on
the sidewalk. All agree that the shooter
claimed to be an officer. A piece of bone
two inches long was extracted from the
wound. The knee-cap was very badly shat
tered. Early in the evening two officers went
into saloon on Fourth street, and, being
under the influence of liquor, became in
volved in quarrel with the saloon-keeper's
wife The man drew weapon and was al
rested by them and charged with an assault
with deadly weapon. The shooting, which
is charged on Sherman, occurred after this,
and later on in the evening he again was ar
rested and locked up for drunkenness. A
charge of an assault with intent to murder
has been entered by Corporal Houghtaling
against officer Moses G. Dunn. The officer
is accused of shooting McKenna, az above
stated. Dunn, it appears, had drunken
brawl with officer Sherman.
At a meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Protective Council held Friday, re-
port in regard to the Spring Valley Water
Company was adopted. 1t says the commit
tee is advised that under the Constitution
there are but two systems of fixing water
rates, and they are either according to the
valuation of the water companys property
or in proportion to tie amount of water con
sumed. OF the two the committee deem the
latter the most practicable at the present
time, and upon it propose to establish the
rates. The report further states that the
property Of the company, exclusive OF that
purchased to prevent competition aud not in
use, is not worth in exc=s IS of 81, 900, coo, and
after alleging that the capital stock of the
company has been increased 100 per cent,
the committee say they propose to fix the
rates on basis that will yield z per cent. on
the capital of So Coo, coo by averaging the
daily consumption at u coo, eco gallons, or
4 3S0, 000, 000 per year, which at ID cents per
LOCO gallous will yield s675, Coca fraction
less than per cent. on the watered stock,
aud nearly ii per cent. on the actual value Of
the property. Under such plan the COM
mittee feel assured that the people will be
satisfied, and there viii be no discrimination.
This plan leaves out entirely the question as
to whether the city shall pay anything for its
water or not. A resolution of intention by
the committee to ascertain who among the
candidates for office can be relied on to
further the interest of the Council was
adopted