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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02
DIGGSCHARCED WITH MURDER
Negro Oonsort of Mrs. Wheeler Accused Of
Killing Womans Husband.
SAYS HE HAS NOTHING TO PLEAD To
City Jail Auache VIII swear ALLEGED
Confession of Mrs. wheeler IL
False and Made I'D
by Reporter.

James Digs. colored, of 81 North Sew
enteenth street, was arraigned in police
court Thursday morning on the charge Of
numbering Frank +. Wheeler on the even
ing Of Friday, February %. When Police
Judge Crawford asked DISCS what he
would plead the prisoner declared he had
nothing to plead for as he msintai ned 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. Digs expressed desire
to have police court hearing rather than
to waive examination and send the case
forthwith to the district court.
Digs has engaged Attorney James NJ
mcfarland to represent him.
The complaint filed against Digs by
Deputy County Attorney Foster was for
murder in the first degree. The prisoner
was charged in the complaint with having
inflicted mortal wound on the left side OF
Wheelers head with a blunt instrument.
The complaint was sworn to by Henry W.
Dunn. one Of the police captains Digs
appeared quite uncOncerned during the
srTaignment. He stated he expected to
subpoena a lot OF witnesses.
Fake Confession Exposed.
Mrs. Wheeler has given the police moth
ing further regarding her version of the
tragedy. The police officials still scout the
truthfulness of the alleged confession OF
Mrs. Wheeler one OF the attaches Of the
city Jail who was present at the time Mrs
Wheeler had few words with a news
paper man Monday morning stated Thurs
day morning he would go on the stand and
swear that most OF the reported confess
sion was false and that what passed be-
tween the woman and reporter was this
The reporter told Mrs Wheeler Diggs
had confessed.
My God, II he has done that he ought
to be punished" exclaimed Mrs. Wheeler
Would you like 10 talk OF the case -
I asked the man with the notebook and
pencil.
/ Il will not talk to you. II I have any
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02
LOCAL BREVITIES.

c. T. Lsuier OF $50 North Thirtieth street.
arrested by Detective Mitchell for stealing
coal from Illinois Central cars. was sem
fenced ten days by the police Judge Thurs
day morning.
August Stelling, tobacconist at 322 South
Tenth street, was tried before Police Judge
Crawford Thursday morning on the charge
Of selling tobacco TO David Moylan. IL years
OF age, and the son of Bridget Moylan of
1923 South Nineteenth street. SIZZLING was
fined so and costs.
Marion o. Cunningham, administrator Of
the estate OF Adolph f.. Larson, has begun
suit for $500 against the Missouri Pacific
Railway company and Merriam & H9lm-
quist Elevator company for damages grow
ing out of I-arsen's accidental death Mo-
vember 6. He was working on a side
track moving some cars near the elevator,
at Seventeenth and Nicholas streets, when
an engine backed down upon him anl
threw him under the wheels.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02
HENRY RUSTIN LAID AT REST
Native SON of Omaha, who Dies in
"rime OF Distinction, Buried
with Honor.

Henry Rustin, cher engineer of the
Omaha Water company's plant, was buried
this afternoon from the residence at
Florence The Rustin 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 Off
cial staff of the Omaha Water company,
as well as a number of the employees, at
tended the services and funeral. Rev. H.
c. Herring, d. D., pastor of the First
Congregational church, conducted the
services. The pallbearers were W. @.
Dosne, Z. NJ. Fairfield, L. L. Kountze, A.
Pulta. c. T.. Balbach, f. 7. True, II. l.
Gannett, l.. w. Spratlen f. f. Cox, J. w.
Parish and II. r. Mccormick.
Mr. Rustin's popularity as a man OF
personal worth as well as an expert in his
profession was not only attested by the
presence of a large gathering of people
representing the city's business and social
life, but floral tributes of the most tender
character symbolzed the love and esteem
in which Mr., Rustin was held and con-
veyed the sorrow Of many for the untlmely
ending of his great work The officials OF
the Omaha Water company and employees
of the Florence pumping station sent beau
tiful floral tributes. while others. too nu-
merous to mention in detail, sent Wreaths
and other pieces.
The funeral services were of an unusually
touching character, Dr. H. {. Herring
told in sympathetic language of the
achievements wrought by Henry Rustn at
>three OF the worlds greatest expeditions.
Many of Omaha's foremost men and
women looked for the last time on the
face Of one of the citys honored sons.
Henry Rustin's sister, Mrs. ]. H. Nc
Intosh OF Boston. was present al the serv-
ices. Mrs W. p Goodwin, Mrs Rustin 5
mother. was also in attendance
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02
NEW RAILROAD Is OPENED
Mystic Ready for Service
March 10.

The Missouri River e. Northwestern Rail-
way company, commonly known as the
Crouch line, announces that road will be
open for business March 10. The line runs
from Rapid City to Mystic and the line is
independent of the Northwestern, Milwsu-
kee or Burlington. It il claimed to be the
key to the Black Hills. as it furnishes the
only pass through connecting the Burling-
ton al Mystic, where valuable coal fields
are tapped with Rapid City. Three pas
senger trains will be run each way per
day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02
DLATTSMOUTH WATER FIGHT
Company Sues City to Restrain Ordinance
Declaring Franchise Terminated.
MUNGER ISSUES TEMPORARY INJUNCTION
charter Has Two Years to Run aud
Dispute Arises over Rates to
He Exacted fo- Hydrsnt
Rentals.

The Plattsmouth Water company has
brought suit i'm the United States circuit
court against the city of Pluttsmouth 70
restrain the city council from passing an
ordinance declaring the franchise of the
plaintiff forfeited. Judge hunger issued a
temporary injunction.
The franchise has two years to run, the
original ordinance having been passed
March IL, 1886. and the plant completed in
1887. In 1896. after some litigation, Thomas
Herbert Pollock was made receiver OF the
water company at the instance of the BUs-
ton Safe Deposit and Trust company, and
such receiver Pollock asked for a judg-
ment against the city of Plattsmouth APP
proximating 81, 326.s6 for hydrant rentals.
In the answer OF the city of Plattsmouth
To this suit, the city denied the validity Of
the ordinance granting the franchise. In
June. 1896, the city passed an ordinance
amending section OF the original ord-
nance. fixing the amount to be paid by
the city for hydrsnt rentals at $50 per
year. for which a special tax should be
levied, thus reducing the amount OF ny
drsnt rentals $50 per year from the original
ordinance. 1t was 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 Il impaired the contract rights OF the
water company under the original contract
and franchise of March. 1856.
This case was tried in the United States
circuit court, and the ordinance of 1886
Was declared void. The ordinance of 1856
was legal, and the city council was per-
petuaIly enjoined from enforcing the ordi-
nance of June %. isso. This decree was en-
tered February q, 1885,.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02
CORNISH FLATLY DENIES IT
President of Lead Works Says Concern Hai
Not Sold Out.
TRUST NOR ANY OTHER HAS BOUGHT
Declares No Move Has Been Made that
Will Affect Location, Opera
ton or Ownership of
Carter Plants.

E. ]. Cornish, president of the Carter
White Lead company, is in Omaha for a
few days. Confirming the story published
by The Bee, he positively denies that the
Carter company has sold out TO the Ma
tional Lead trust, and says no negotiations
are in progress that will in any way affect
the operation or location of the plants or
the personnel of officers and employees.
\ special meeting of the Park board, OF
which Mr.. Cornish is a member, has been
called for Saturday morning at $3.50 The
meeting was arranged at the request Of
the South Omaha Board 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 Omaha
via Twenty-third street. The Omaha
board is inclined to insist that the South
Omaha plans include the requirement Of
Syndicate park, but it is probable an agree
ment 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-
ward system of fair proportions.
Merits of Injunction.
Another matter that is to come up at
the meeting is that concerning the injunc-
NipIl SUIT uSllA bN W . IbpplcNOLr JuuBt
j. NJ. Woolworth and others to prevent
the park from acquiring more than 100 feet
of the land on top of the BLUM overlooking
Cutoff lake, far back as Fourteenth
avenue. Mr.. Cornish has positive ideas
on this point and rejects the idea OF COM
promising on 10O-foot strip to be do
mated by the land owners. lie says:
Il contend the boulevard should occupy
the top Of the blum and be laid out in a
way similar TO Summit avenue in St. Paul,
believing il would result in the ultimate ac-
quirement OF Cut-On lake and thereby add
ing a unique feature To our park system,
The parties TO be benefited are the people
who own the land When it is considered
that this boulevard implies the city will
improve it and bcautify ii and probably
connect with 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
strip, which would bellttle the enterprise
and permit the property owners simply to
give a street, and by calling it a boulevard
secure its improvement at the general ex-
pense.
Neither am / in favor OF ntiga ton nor
of forcing benefits on people against theiI
will. II the property owners do not want
it | thiIk all of the proceedings should be
annulled.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02
LOW RATES
Via the Chicago, Milwaukee a St.
Paul Railway.

$3.50 Omaha 10 Louisville Ky, aud re-
turn. March Is, IL, Il and Is; return limit,
March 3lst. Also extremely low round
trip rates to many points in Alabama,
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi
and Tennessee on March sth and 10Th For
full Information write or call on
IA NASH. General Western Agent.
1894 Farnam ST.. Omaha, Neb.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02
RECORD OF A COUNCILMAN

Helped to make the following steps in
Omaha $ grand march Of progress.
Purchased Omaha's first patrol wagon,
had 1t made in Omaha. Established the
police alarm system.
Purchased modern equipment for the fire
department.
Removed the high board fence around
HanscOm park.
Located the city hail at Eighteenth and
Farnam. Provided that the plans should
be made by Omaha architects and the
work done by Omaha contractors. Signed
the contract as president Of the city couu-
ell The building was erected within the
appropriation and without graft.
Located the Creche on a city lot at Nine
teenth and Harvey.
Built Omaha's first viaducts.
Opened up our grand thoroughfares
Gave franchises to four street car COM
panies. Made room for a population that
more than doubled in five years
LEGISLATURE.
As chairman of tho committee on cities
and towns helped to make charter for
omaha that will save $1,000 year TO the
taxpayers if II is carried out as intended.
It also gives the right to the city 10 pur-
chase the Auditorium If the mortgage
should be foreclosed. He voted for home
rule for Omahi and other cities
Bate that il you can.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02

Peter Felrensky. 1874 South Sixteenth
boy; Ira Graham, 1907 Mason, boy; FREQ
W. MeinZer, S3iS Henderson. boy; Abra-
ham Perlmeter, 4l6ls South Tenth, boy:
Edwin Ripley, 1916 North Eighteenth girl;
Emil Sandberg, 1922 Jackson, girl; Matous
Stangl. 124l South Nineteenth.
Death--Charles A. Cummings, Hamlluea
fats, Twenty-fourth and Farnam, iA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02
RARE IMPORTATION or SILKS.
J. l.. BrandeIs a sons Secure All the
samples of Exclusive Novelties
from Brunet, LecOmte. Germ
A Co., LYONS France.

ALL on SALE MONDAY, MARCH :.
: This is the most elaborate Importation OF
sample pieces Of silk ever seen west Of
Chicago. We bought the entire collection
OF sample pieces Of i6-inch materials. all
OF them exclusive patterns, at one-third
the real value. Many silks manufactured
expressly for leading modistes of Fifth
avenue. New York. individual weaves OF
rsdia faconne, sole radieuse, peau de mes
saline qusdrille. peau de brilliant. crepe
bengale. peau d. cygne grissaille. etc, in
all the newest shades. Values up TO 81 a
yard will go al 40 a yard on Monday.
See the window display.
J. I. BRANDEls 4 SONS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

John Hayes Hammond. the celebrated
Mining engineer, arrived in Omaha Thurs
Gay morning with a party OF eastern mcl
and went 10 California in a private car
which awaited him az this point. Mrs
Hammond Vas an AstoT
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02

Union labor matters, and particularly the
printers strike, probably will he precipi-
tated into the campaign over the matter
of printing the ballots and other printed
stuff Tom Klopp of Klopp & Bartlett COM
pany, which captured the city printing con-
tract for 1906, contends the job by rights
goes to his firm, but the indications are he
will be disputed in these premises and a
demand be 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. l.. J. Quinby. one of
the union representatives, says he pro-
poses to take the matter UP and force it
to an issue. Under the charter Mr. Qunby
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. II the Typogra phical
union gets behind Quinby, something of a
battle may be looked for. Heretofore the
firm that had the general contract has al
ways printed the ballots and other matter
used at elections.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02
MartnIifH Stnti.tica.

The following births and deaths have
been reported to the Board OF Health dur
ing the twenty-four hours ending at noon
Thursday:
Births-C. p. Christensen, LaWnheld, boy
NJ. II. Clans, 1895 North Seventeenth, boy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02
Compromise 4. Enected.

In order 20 terminate all litigation COM
promise was entered into between the re-
ceiver and the city whereby il was agreed
to reduce the hydrant rentals from $50 to
$50 fer the first hfty-hve hydrsnts and the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02
nenson MeeIing.

At Creighton han, 18th and Harvey
streets, Friday evening, March = 1906. at s
O'Clock. Mr.. Z. \. Benson and others will
speak on local issues. Everybody come.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02

Friday night the Fifth Ward Democra tic
club will be revivihed at a meeting sched-
uled to take place in McKenna's hall. at
Sixteenth and Locust streets. Jim Dahl
man will be the orator of the evening
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02

7. S. Allen, chairman OF the democratic
state committee, dropped into Omaha
Thursday on little tour around the state
in the interests OF the organization dinner
and meeting OF democrats at Lincoln March
6-neXt Tuesday. VII. Allen declared the
outlook for the gathering was propitious
and that a large attendance was assured
He left bunch Of banquet tickets here at
Dahlman headquarters and Rogers cigar
store, 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
systema tically over the state
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02

! thing TO say / will say it to the police
| captain" responded the woman.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02

Following are the new political filings up
to noon Thursday:
epublican-Comptroller, John w Fead
councilman, Burnett Bush, Sixth ward:
committeeman, Parnell Mangan, Fifth dis
trict of Third ward; George G. Leeder,
Third district of Third ward; Haye. Gsant-
ner, First district OF Third ward: Robert
II. johnson, Second district of Third ward;
Fred L. Smith, Fourth district of Third
ward; John l. Lynch, Second district OF
Eleventh ward; Harry W. Corduroy, Fifth
district Of Ninth ward; Aif Bugh First
district of Twelfth ward: William q.
Neckel, Fourth district OF Tenth ward; W.
A Houston, Fourth district of Eleventh
ward
Democrat-City clerk, Alvin r. Patten;
committeeman, Joseph {. Skryja, Fourth
district OF Tenth ward.
Socialist-City attorney. Adolph Gutter,
committeeman First district of Fifth ward.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-02
GOSSIP OF The POLITICIANS
Labor Commissioner Bush Wants to Go to
Council from Sixth Ward,
JOHN ". FEAD FILES FOR COMPTROLLER
Alvin p. Patten will Compete with
Albert SioberR for Demo-
cratic Nomination for
city Clerk.

Among the political filings FOR Thursday
are those Of State Deputy Labor Commits
siouer Bush for councilman from the Sixth
ward and John W. Fead for comptroller,
both on the republican ticket. Up to a
few days ago Mr.. Bush denied any local
political ambitions, and minated he was
well satisfied with this present job AMI
prospects MIR. Fead. who is bond clerk in
the office of the city Il - urer, and has
been connected with clerical positions at
the city hall for many years, has been
cogitating going into the comptrollersh'p
race for some time, and finally decided 10
make the plunge.
Albert Sjoberg. the only democratic fill
ing for city clerk, will have at least one
competitor in the person of Alvin L. Pat
ten. Mr.. Pattcn runs cigar and news
store at Twentieth and Lake streets, but
is not yet known in local politics
More contests have developed in the
ranks of the socialists with the filing Of
Adolph Gutter 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 Douglas county, while
Mr.. Gutter is not
True to his promise to get out campaign
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 has 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 1885 to 1890 and in
the last legislature. and that he is en-
dorsed by a good record, part OF which
is printed on the back of the card" Then
Mr.. Lee gives the public bit of reading
matter, as follows:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-17
WATER WAGON
NEARLY WRECKED

The water-wagon got stuck yester-
day afternoon; that is, the official
watering-cart got stranded on the
Waikiki side of Fort street, between
Merchant and King streets.
1t was in the afternoon that the
contretemps occurred and the cause
thereof was the baking of the off
horse, a stubborn steed yclept Barney
The wagon was full of pure water.
which gushed freely from the perfor-
ated pipe at the rear and, laying the
dust and doing a gratis advertising
stunt for the w. c. T. U.
Suddenly Barney baked. Gee up,
Barney" yelled the Portuguese driver
of the wagon, but Barney wouion't
gee up worth a darn.
A crowd of newsboys and stockbrok-
ers gathered and began to josh the
jehu.
The jehu got mad and lathered his
team full sore, paying special attention
10 the balky off-horse, Barney. After
While he conceived the idea of light
ening the load by letting the water
run out. While the wagon was being
emptied he cursed and dashed alter
nately and sim oltaneously.
An elderly man with an incipiant
skate on got in the middle of the road
and forbid the driver TO beat the
horse. The driver swore at him and
he crowd apDlauded
The individual of many years then
grabbed Barney's bit and the horse
slowed round and followed him like
little child, holding up a rapid transit
car and running over dog out OF
sheer eXuberance of spirits.
The old man raised his hat to the
cheering multitude and the water
wagon scurried down Fort street with
driver plying the whip with right good
will and off-horse Barney receiving the
majority of the compliments.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-17
FEARS TROUBLE IN CHINA
CONTINUED from Page ID

WASHINGTON, February 6.-There
are several evidences that the admin
istratiOn is prepared to apply the big
stick policy to China if the latter
shows evidence of defiance. Several
weeks ago it was reluctantly admitted
a the War Department that the troops
i'll the Philippines We're being materi-
ally increased, in the face of Score
tary Taft's declaration that no more
than 10000 men were required to keep
order. because the administration fear
ed that there was going to be trouble
for the United States in China. Prior
TO this the statement had been made
upon the same authority that addi-
tional troops We're to be sent there in
order that brigade drills might be
made possible. Today it was said at