Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-16
TABULATINC STATES VOTE
,Returns In from All the Counties Except
Douglas and Holt.
FILE BRIEFS IN IRRIGATION CONTESTS
Inspection of Company l. Of Omaha
shows organization 60 Re in the
Best Of Conditton-wants
Big Damages.
CFrom a stan Correspondent.)

LINCOLN, Nov. 15.-CSpecial.)-Al OF the
ofhcial returns by counties for the late
election have been received at the ONCE OF
the secretary Of state except those from
Douglas and Holt counties. and clerks
were at work this afternoon tabulating
them. The totals have not been cast. but
men from several OF the Offices have been
figuring UP the margins Of their principals.
with but two counties 70 guess at. It Is es-
timated that Governor-elec Mlckey's ma
jority will reach something like $500. Land
Commissioner Follmer has figured out his
majority at about 10, 900. and the remainder
Of the ticket aside from the governor will
run close to him. II is said that the on
cial footings will probably be made on
Monday.
Paid Railroad share.
w. H. Thompson, late democratic candi-
date for governor. has hled with the secre-
tary OF state a certificate Of his election
expenses, showing that he invested TO the
extent OF 1887 As an offset to the pub
Iished pictures OF his numerous railroad
masses, by means OF which his p~opulist sup
porters to the number of several thousand
are alleged to have been induced to remain
At home election day. he shows that he ex-
pended s1s5.77 for railroad fare. paid to
agents of the railway companies. Another
item in his certificate enumerating his ex-
penses reads: "Metcaif. Omaha, for myself,
I114.30." The state committee Of the dem
ocrats received S95 of the total amount.
Briefs in Irrigation Contest.
Briefs have been fled by the Farmers
Irrigation district and William Frank IN
the three-cornered contest over the right
10 tap the Platte river in SCOTS Bluns
county for the irrigation of a tract com
prising about SO, 1000 acres OF land. The
Farmers Canal company, which Is the thlro
marty in interest, has not yet hled It's Driei
although today was the date set for all Of
them TO be In. 1t is estimated that the
land which It is proposed to irrigate VIII
he worth 81. 1000. 900. The scheme OF william
Frank contemplates watering 10000 acres
and the development Of power along hi
canal for Industrial purposes. He rests hi
claim wholly on priority Of application. Tn
irrigation district objects to Franks pre-
t~entions because, it is claimed, it Is specu
latIve and will give him a monopoly o
rights. contrary to the terms OF the consti
tuition and against public policy. 1t Is al
legged that he proposes to exact $50 an acr'
for water rights, and that the granting o
his application will depc;ve residents o
the district from watering their W iands
n is alleged that Mr.. Frank has. a
heart not SO much the interest OF IN
district as Of his own bank account Whel
the district came into the held II issue
1900. 900 bonds, afterwards declared valid D
the supreme court. Mr.. Frank undertook
10 negotiate them. He failed to find a taker
Then he made the district a propositloi
10 construct the canal through the agenc
of a syndicate, II the district would CIV
him a half Of the land, amounting to 1000
acres and the s40O, 900 in bonds. For thi
reason the counsel for the district asser
that Frank is in the business for specuia
tive purposes.
Company l. All Right.
s~torekeeper Clerk Davis Of the adiutar
generals office who has Just returned frol
Omaha where he has been inspecting I'll
arms and equipment OF the military CON
panies having state arms reports that Con
pany L OF the first regiment was In almof
perfect condition, so far as the conditio
OF the equipment was concerned. The CON
pany is in charge Of Captain Charles J
Richards. The equipment OF the Millar
rifles was also found to be In hrst-cla'
condition. as was Company G of the secon
regiment.
The company that is to succeed Compar
1 Of the second regiment, lately musterC
out at Tecumseh by General Colby has N
yet been designated by him. 1t is rumort
that the Willard rifles stand In a fair wa
TO become a part Of the official organizi
tion, but there are other rumors to Il
effect that either the stanton rifles or Il
West Point rifles will receive favorab
consideration. General Colby has said not
ing as yet, but IL is known that he is high
satisfied with all these companies. 1t
said that they are we'll oflerced and
the highest state OF efficiency.
AEnIn in Trouble.
Jay Fedawa and a man named Graha
are under arrest at the police station
the charge Of burglary. Two stores
Havelock were entered last night. T.
entire stock OF cigars OF Henry Hecht W
taken. and P. II. Brown lost some good
The bloodhounds we're called from toy
and struck the trail at once. II led q
rectly to Fedawa's house. He attempt
20 resist arrest, but was speedily owe
powered. Fedawa is a young man. b
has a long riminal record, his last a
rest being for holding up a 5-year-old b
and taking away from him the IS cen
his mother had given him for the purpo
of buying milk.
Tia Buy some Bonds.