Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02
REVIEW IN WATER WORKS CASE
United states supreme Court Grants
Petition of Omaha water
BEARD.
CFrom a staff correspondent)

CFrom a staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, June l.-CSpecial Tele-
gram)-The supreme court today granted
the petition of the city OF Omaha and the
Water board against the Omaha Water
company for a writ Of certiorsrl. which
was filed on May II by John l. Webster.
Carl c. Wright and Harry z. Burnham.
The brief in opposition to the petition was
filed May IS by r. s. Hall and Howard
Mansfield Of counsel for the respondent
As the supreme court adjourned today until
next October this case will not be reviewed
until the October term Of court and Il may
60 into the new year before Il is reached
The president today announced recess ap-
pointment OF Edwin r. Wagner TO be
United States attorney for the district of
South Dakota, whose nomination failed OF
confirmation by the senate. Wagner was
the victim Of the fight now being waged
between Senators Gamble and Kittredge Of
South Dakota for supremacy. Klttredge be-
ing a candidate for reelection and Gamble
espousing the cause Of Governor Coe 1.
Crawford Wagner was CANDLES nominee,
but he was too active against Kittredge to
suit that gentleman and. he being a MEM
Der Of the judiciary committee of the SEN
ate. It was comparatively easy to hold up
his nomination.
Senator and Mrs Norris Brown left
washington this afternoon. They expect to
visit several Iowa towns, where they have
relatives and friends, to fill in the time
before the meeting Of the republican ma
tional convention at Chicago. June ls
Representative and Mrs. Ernest NJ Pol
lard left Washington yesterday for Ne
braska.
Congressman Moses P. Kinkaid will re-
main In Washington some time on business
connected with the several departments.
Bayard H Paine is in Washington and
was today admitted to practice before the
supreme court.
The bids for construction OF the new
federal building at Grand Island were
opened this afternoon at the office of the
supervising architect of the Treasury de-
partment The bids submitted were as fol-
lows: Walter Peterson. Omaha. s1si, ,1S7; R.
Buttke Omaha $4,000 F. P. Gould Son.
Omaha. $4,000 D. z. Marshall & Co.,
Kansas City. Mo-. $4,000; Northern Con-
struction company. Milwaukee, Wis. sioS,-
ssl. The requirements are that the building
shall be completed by December. 1909.
In the annual readiustment OF postmas-
ters salaries in Nebraska announced today
the salaries Of postmasters in the following
cities and towns were increased 300 per
annum: Ainsworth, Alliance. Ansley, Ar
lington. Aurora, Beatrice. Benkelman, Ben
son. Bertrand. Bloomington, Blue Springs,
Broken Bow. Burwell. Butte. Central City,
Chadron, Clarks, Collegeview, Columbus,
CraW ford David City, Dewitt Dorchester,
Elgin, Elm Creek. Exeter. Fairbury, Fair
mont. Franklin, Genoa, Gibbon, Gordon,
Gothenburg Greeley. GUfde Rock. Harvard.
Hebron. Lexington. Loup City. McCook.
Madison, Milford, Mitchell. Nebraska City,
r.
ford, Pawnee City. Peru. Plainview. st.
Paul, Scotts Bluff. South Omaha, spald-
ing. Stanton, Sterling. stratton, Superior,
| Sutton. Table Rock. Tilden. wahoo, Wake-
field. wausau. WILDER, Weeping Water,
Wood River and York.
Those at Curtis. Humphrey and Rushville
were increased 500 per annum and the sal
airy Of the Bloomfield postmaster was de-
creased 800