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! page sis THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE. " otespay mobpimbeb I I: WATER MATTER ' I ; . j In an Address !o tk - i v Councilmen and Citizens ' Point' Out Merits of Proposed Plan. J i "Reasons Why tho City Cannot Securo ; Absolute Title to "Water Are d ' Set Forth. H -At a Joint mooting of tho Bpeclnl H Council committee charged -with pro- j motlng the proposition for tho Increase j of Salt Lake City's water supply, and H the jcltteens" cornmlttco appointed to In- H vostlgate the proposition ou'ered on be- B halt of the taxpayers, held yesterday af- H terrfoon In tlio offices of Attorney F. 6. fl Richards, an address to the public, set- H tin forth the 'details of tho cchome, Its B Importance to the city and the reasons H why it is the best plan available for H the purpose Intended, vna adopted by H unanimous vote of all membcrn of tho H committees present. The only member HL of cither committee not present was H Councilman A. J. Davis, of the special H Council committee, who has opposed B from the start the proposed trade with BBJ '' the farmer?, on the ground that the BBH , terms of the deal require the city to pay BH ,i too great a price for uncertain rights BH J' and privileges. Councilman Davis has BH ' signified his Intention of Issuing a ml- BBH j norlty report, In which he shall present BBBJ j ; fo the public In detail his objections to BBBj the plan. BBBS i Tho report of the Joint committees Is BBBjl, as follows: H 1 1 ' Address to Taxpayers. BBH t To the Property Taxpayers of Salt Lake BBB City: BBBjl 1 1 1 The City Council, having ordered a spc- Bj ' cil11 election to be hold January 3, lw5, BBj Ior 11)0 Purpose of submitting to the quall- BH "p1 voters, the propositions of the Issu- unco of $1,000,000 1 per cent bonds, with fl which to obtain money to secure a pcr- Bflf mancnt and adequate water supply, and B I to make necessary sewer extensions. It Is deemed advlsablo that this address be BH given the widest possible publicity among BB1 rne Pcol,lc l bo affected. The advantages fll i tlml wil1 accrue to Salt Lako City nnd BH i'i county by favorable action upon tho mo- Bfl mcntous question involved, aro so manl- BB fold a,uI so manifest, and tho objections BB H0 few 511111 s0 Groundless, that there can BB 110 (lou,)t 113 to tho outcome of tho Issuo H when tho taxpayers shall havo paused BB upon the same at he polls. Solution Is at Hand. The success of tho plan means a Greater Salt Lake, a larger and richer cltv tho BBB lwrmanont solution of a problem that has BH ! Impeded tho growth and progress of our BBI rlty for many years; one that now thrcal- BBH ''n3 to halt Its expansion altogether un- BM i 1,s3 lt slla1' be satisfactorily disposed of. BBV Tno moans of solution aro anally at hand. BBH Jt remains only for tho taxpayers to ratl- Bl '' them. That done, the future of Salt Bfl ln ke City will be assured. Naturally, -very citizen will want to know Just what BH , i ' Proposal, what 4he city's abilities are, BB i ,,nt what the cost will be. On all of these i points hn will be given only accurate In- Btt formation based upon official records nnd BBV obtained from the most conservative sources. ' j The Bond Proposition. BBJ1 ' Under the law, the city has tho rlsht to ; borrow for water, artlllclal light and sow- Bl I r'r- Improvements, the Bum of $1,250,000. Tho BBfli 1 proposition that the City Council has or- BBV' 'ujr.dS be volcd upon, Is for tho Issuanco BBI ! "f W.OOO.CCO In bonds, of which oum SSV). "00 is to be utilized In securing a porman N "'j1 water supply several times tho volumo yf what wo now have, and $150,000 for BBH (t - fwcring tho southern and western part BBHl H Vf no c .y an Jmprovemcnt that would BBB , worso than Uisele.H3 unless moro water 13 secured to make It effectual. Payment of Interest BBB By way of Information tho taxpayer will H probably ask specifically how the- interest BT ,s lo " ra,sed on this Issuo of bonds and whether lt means an Increase in tax 'illon. Tho answer will doubtless be moro BBli Plcnslng than imagined. It may be stated BB1 PrsL of al,(. tnat n0 increase of taxation BBI' ls contemplated. An examination of tho BBB1 records of the waterworks department. covering a long period of years, proves "oncluslvely that the revenues in that 'u-anch of thn munlelnallty alone are moro than ample to pay the annual Interest of BM 'J10 PrPOd water bond Issuo, Bealdo these revenues are constantly Incroaslntr BBVf ',l n rat0 oxceedlnc- five por cent oach year- BBl , tnat l90 ln tno fnre of an lnadenuato BBl ivft or 8,,pl' and retarded growth ln popu- ,,ui"1;- The rtgures which follow, entirely BH Instlfy the conclusion that with a numer- BvJ r,aI au,?m"itritIon of people, an Increnso n wealth and property lmproemont, and BBB '-onswiuently a greater taxpavlng canac- l "v- thnt there will be a sUll g'roater rove- BB -lie from this department. hrunicr roxe I Present Water Hovenues. For several years past there hns been S"" FOR TWENTY YEARS. BBj Not an Unusual Instance. Bl "I VioJ Pyramid Pllo Curs and havo not ha.f BBhi "n' trouble slnco. T havo bon a eufTcrcr with BBB er lwnty years. I think It l.i tho bi-,1 BB MmeUy on earth for plies. IToplnp this max- BBll '1flP othern to usi this remedy. jrrai. J. D. B Tollor. n. F. D. 20, Sparln. Mich. Bfl It Is n Hlntailnr fct that nlthounh many BBV women uffr frnni pile, or lumorrholdg, they BBJ I frequently do not have proper treatment l- BT of a dellcncy women havo In mntlonlnff BBB " ""ch a mibject. Ksipeclally In thin tho case with KV tbPae who have, no hujiband or hrothor In whom BBV thry can confide: and a physician Is M'.dom BBh oiiMiltod' until tho pain and asony Incident BBV to rill's becomes unbearnClc. BBV )t Thouiandu of women hxvo ruffnred oven B loncer thnn did Urn. Tuller, nlwaya exparl- B oncfnjr sIIrIU or temporary relief. If any. from H various remedies used ond finally settling BBV , down to tho conviction that a euro in their BHl caata waa ImpolbIe. Pyramid Pllo Cure his BBV I '"mo ni a boon to all such, an lt seldom. If BBH, ever, falls to effect a permanent euro. It Is B 4 "old by drupclntn for flKy cents n packatro, BBW I 1 or will be mailed by the makers to any address BBW 1 upon receipt of rrIeo. ' Absoluto socrecj- Is BBW ' guaranteed, and no narao Is over used without BBB j the consent of tho wriu-r. J It Is BUcnesttfd thnt thoso Interested wrlto BBt 1 to Pyramid Dniff Co.. Marahall, Mlrli., for BBl U r llttlo bool: decr)blnc thn cauuen and euro BM of jillca, ao lt U sent frca for- tho aeklns. BBB B applied a um averaging ovur J55.C00 an nually for water sorvlco bottcrmenta, ro demptton of script. Increase of water works, stores and reserve fund, ovcry cent of which has been derived from tho de partment Itself, which, at tho Hamo ratio, after paying tho $31,000 Interest on tho proposed bonds, will leave a margin of $21,000. Tho wator rovonues beginning with tho year 1M0. aro aa i'oIIowh: 1900 J 07.8O3.C5 1501 102,810.92 1202 10S.CG2.T9 1903 112.lsS3.T9 And tho records of 1904 dlscloso tho In teresting fact that there will bo a pro portionate Increase In the name depart ment this year. Surely, such a showing as this should Inspire the taxpayor with full confidence In the ability of tho water works aystom of tho city to support Itself, Including tho payment of the Interest on tho propencd bond issues, nnd leave a handsome annual margin ln addition, that must grow larger with tho years.and which should bo applied to tho redemption of tho bonds themselves. Another Important fact to remember Is that, nt tho very outset tho annual drain that hns been mado upon tho waterworks fund for betterments will coase. This high ly doslrablc condition will bo inndo pos sible by tho provision that requires a prompt expenditure of $100,000 to mnlco all necessary Improvements heretofore under taken nnd carred out ln piecemeal fashion. City Wator Supply. Providing wator for a city that Is fdt uated in tho very heart of this rainless region Is a work fraught with dlffcultlcs unknown to othor plnccs, Many prob loms must bo solved for which thorb Is no precedent for a guldo. Originality, thoreforo, becomon a necessity ln dealing with many matters that aro lnsepnrablo iiuiit inu uuujliuii ul jhuviuiui; iiu in crease ln tno wator supply of this city. Duo allowance should bo mado for thin by tho taxpayers who aro called upon to de cide this important question, a question which Involves tho growth and creatnoss of tho city. Tho present water supply of tho city Is derived from four soparato courcos. These sources and tho quantity of water that each supplies dally, durlngitho sea son of minimum flow, aro aa follows.' Gallons. City Crook ; -l.S02.134 Emigration croek 1,000.000 Parley's crook -1.202. 7-10 Ulah Lako reservoir 43.GC0.00D V Total dally supply 53.50i.S74 Only Creek "Water Is Drlnlaiblo, Of this total dally quantity only the creek water ClO.OOI.STl gallons), Ib suitable for drinking. Tho remainder (43.5CO.OO0 gallons), which comun from tho Utah Lako reservoir, lo suited only for Irri gation nnd kindred uses. The creok water comes Into the city from tho mountains through throo separate and substantial conduits. Tho distribution system comprises four districts or zones, known as tho lower, the upper, tho Thirteenth street and tho Capitol hill districts, respectively. Tho lower and I ho upper districts aro each supplied with the commingled waters o( Parley's. Emigration and City creek. Tho Thirteenth street and the Capitol hill districts are both supplied from City creek exclusively. Jordan Canal System. The Utah lako reservoir water is brought Into tho city through an opon channel known as tho Jordan and Salt Lako City canal. Tho water from this sourco Is used for Irrigation partly by the farmers In cxchnnfco for Parley's crock and partly through 'the svstom of irrigation ditches which ramify tho city. All tho creek wator comes from the cr.nyons and Is distributed by gravity, thus Insuring tho least posslblo cost for carriage and distribution. Tho reservoir water originally ran out of tho lako into Jordan rlvor and through tho canal to tho city by gravity, but, dur ing tho last three seasons lt has been necossary to pump tho water from tho lako Into tho river channel on account of tho water ln tho reservoir having receded to a point below tho level of tho river outlet. ' Quantity of "Water Ample. So far as quantity Is considered, tho city's present water supply is sufficient for many years to como. The greater portion of tho water, however, Is not of tho quality required for general uso and tho need Is thereforo of moro wnter of tho required quality. On account of the dryness of tho cll mato and the consequent need for a lib eral uso of water In lawn and street sprinkling, it has been estimated that a, dally supply of 300 gallons per capita Is not an excessive requirement and should bo inado tho basin for determining tho city's needs. On this basis It Is cloar that the cltv'3 present supply of potable water, (10.COI. 874 gallons), Is only about half enough to .properly supply tho present popula tion. Such a condition points out. moro plainly than words can posslblv do, tho need for early and united effort to sup ply this deficiency and at tho same tlmo provide In a reasonable degree for tho future growth and needs of tho city. Available Money Is Limited. Tn considering nny plan for relief from tho conditions that confront us, the tax payers should keep ln mind that facts that, wherever wo go the water supply has already been appropriated by others and can not bo taken by the city with out Just compensation; ihat tho sum of monoy which lt Is proposed to expend for Increasing the water supply Is only JS50, G00. and that thcro Is no practical way by which this sum can bo materially In creased. If water Is purchased the prlco of the water must Include tho vnluo of tho land, and all appurtenances, upon which tho wator Is now being used. To tako the water from tho land Implies Ita degrada tion and tho practical destruction of all Improvements that aro upon It. In case of condemnation tho obligation to provldo tho prlco of the water taken, would not bo removed nor could tho loss of tlmo and Increased cost duo to such procedure bo avoided Must Havo tho Conduit. In addition to tho price of water that might be procured through either pur chase or condemnation there must bo pro vided a sum sufficient for tho construc tion of a conduit In which to carry tho acquired water from Us sourco Into tho city, and lt is absolutely Impossible to accomplish both tho purchaso and tho cariiago of tho needed water with tho sum of &S50.000. GAL THREE WATER sreoia o Coming Into. the valley from tho nearby mountains on tho East aro the several Rtreams known as Mill creek, Big Cotton wood and Llttlo Cottonwood, respectively. Tho water from each of theso streams Is of well known purity and Is so situated that It can bo brought Into the city by gravity through works which will cost lullnltcly less than those needed to bring In an equivalent supply from uny other possible sourco. But the wntor from these streams has already been appropriated and is used by a large number of Individ ual to Irrigate a considerable area of high-priced land that lies adjacent lo the city. This water must therefore bo ac quired before Its use by tho city can bo made possible, Three Proposed Sources. Vrom careful and repeated measure ments It has been ascertained that the dally supply of water, which those sources afford, in seasons of lowest flow, Is as fol lows: Gallons. Mill Creek ; C.G-ll.U Big Cotton wood , 17.SS3.3S2 Llttlo Cottonwood , 7,827,807 Total dally supply 32.342.CCC It Is proposed to acqulro the wator from these sources and ao mnke available for city use- during tlmea of lowest How, tho following dally supply of potable water: A , Gallons. Present supply 10.004.871 Increased supply 32,342,000 Total dally supply 12,317,540 At tho estimated rate of 300 gallons dally per capita this would provldo amply for tho needs of at least double our present population, and no relieve the present un fortunate condition as well as provldo In a reasonable measure for the future. That it Is practicable for the city to acqulro this additional quantity of potable water and construct a conduit for bringing It Into tho city at a cost, ln money, not to exceed tho $350,000, available for water supply purposes. Is shown by tho follow ing statement of facta: Farmers "Willing to Exchange. Two-thirds of tho land upon which this water Is now used ilea bolow tho city's cannl, and thcro aro no physical dlffl oultlcn In tho wnv of Irrigating these landn with water from tho canal. Tho owners of this land havo oxprossed a willingness to uso water from tho canal In lieu of their prosont supply from tho mountains, and the city has takon op tions for tho exchange, ln this manner, of ono-half the water of Big Cottonwood creek. Negotiations aro pending by which It Is expected that practically all the waters of Big Cottonwood and Mill creek will bo acquired by exchange and lease, as well as the waters of Llttlo Cot tonwood, as soon as tho necessities of tho city shall rcqulro. The terms of exchange arc practically tho same is thoso relating to Parley's croek, except that, ln this Instance, the city Is to pny a bonus of $10 per aero lo t Ito formers, and glvo them, during tho Irrigation season, an additional quantity of 2.7 per cent more canal wator than It receives of mountain water. Theso ore tho best terms that can now be mi: do, and they do not seem unjust when the difference In value between the mountain waters and the waters from Utah lako Is considered. It Is proposed to acqulro such portions of tho waters of these mountain streams as are used on lands above tho City canal by lease, for a long term of years, and assurances havo been given that such leasos can bo obtained at a very low rental. No nisk of Forfeiture. It, Is proposed ln tho options to "grant, oargain and sell ' to tho city all of tho farmers' rights to tho -porpotual uso of tho mountain water, unless default la mado by the city ln furnishing them tho exchange water, and, ln that event, they rcsorvo tho right lo uso tho mountain water only during tho tlmo that the de fault continues, but there can bo no for folturo of tho contract, unless the falluro of the city to furnish tho exchango water continues for a period of six months, and then lt is optional with the farmers whether Ihe contract shall bo terminated or not. "Whllo an absoluto and uncondi tional exchango of tho waters of the mountain streams for tho lako vater would bo moro desirable, still, the city runs no risk of forfeiting the right to use tho mountain wator. because, by carrying out tho contemplated plan nnd making the available supply of water at Utah lake absolutely certain, lt would render any forfclturo or even default or Interruption In tho uso of tho water prac tically Impossible, The essence of tho proposed I'xchango agreement lies In tho city's ability to furnish a sufficient .and certain substitute for tho mountain wa ter. "Water Needed for Exchange Tho quantity of water that will bo ul timately required, dally, for tho exchango of mountain water will, under tho plan pioposed, bo as follows, for a period of ISO days: Gallons. For Parley's creek OKMO For Mill croek 0,631,211 For Big Cottonwood 17.SS3.5S3 For Little Cottonwood 7,$27.&G7 For the 25 per cent bonus S.OSo.CCC Total dally requirement for ISO days, or -during exchango pe riod 4I.C31.072 At tho lowest known stage of wnter, which occurred last year there was, at tho end of the Irrigation season, ln tlio Utah Lake reservoir, 143,718.000.0-JO gallons tho city's share of tills stored wator. Is tho equivalent of a dally flow of 159,720,000 gallons for a period of ISO days. This, with the quantity which tho city drew from this sourco tho samo season, would make the city's total dally supply from tho lake. In seasons of lowest flow, for a period of ISO days, as follows: Gallons. Dally available flow 43.KO.0OO Dally unused flow 159,72.000 Total possible flow 203.2SO.CO0 or four and one-half times tho ultimate dally renulrement for.exchaniro accordlntr to the proposed plan. There Is no doubt that all the water necessary for exchango purposes can bo made avallablo from Utah Lako reser voir through tho Installation of additional pumps, or the rectlllcatlon of the river channel, and that Its certain delivery to tho farmers, can bo effected by a reason able expenditure for repairs on the city canal. ' Option on Spring- Creek. In adlltfon to the prospective rights, tho city has taken an option on Spring creek, which can be exercised If It shall bo thought prudent to do so. But the Spring creek proposition Is not Included In anv of the recommendations or estimates of this address. There is nothing experimental ln the plan of procuring a supply of potable water for an equivalent of Irrigation water. Tho city has had the use of Parley's creek water for tho past Hftecn years, under a similar plan and during that time there has not been lo exceed two days of In terrupted How no longer than lt Is often necessary to shut off tho "water from, some street main to effect a needed repair. The works by which lt Is proposed to consummate the plan and tho cost of such works as estimated by the City Engineer, are as follbws: Conduit from Cottonwood to Par ley's -r 350,000.00 I'owcr plant at mouth of Parley's. -40.090.00 Development at Utah Lake 200,000.00 Repairs on City Canal 20.000.00 Improvement of Distribution Svs- , "... 100.000.00 Money Consideration In Exchango of Water C0.0O) 00 Extinguishment of Power Rights and Incidentals 50.000.00 Engineering Preliminaries and Supervision -i0.000.00 Total Estimated Cost $S50,000.00 Will Produce Electric Power. The proposed conduit will be construct ed of cement concrete and be of such di mensions as will carry tho acquired wa ter. It will discharge tho Mill creek and Cottonwood waters Into Parley's creek at an elevation of ISO feet abovo tho in take of tho Parley's canyon conduit, through which the water will be carried to the city. The ISO feft of fall between the dlschargo end of the proposed con duit and the Intako of Parley's canvon conduit will be utilized through the con struction of the proposed power plant, ln tho production of power for pumping sewage from the proposed west side In tercepting sewer up Into the present grav ity sower. . The development work at Utah lake will be of such character as will make certain and sufficient, for exchango and other purposes, tho supply of water from that source. This work may be done in connection with that for which plans aro now being prepared by Ihr United States Reclamation service, or Independently ns may bo found most advantageous to the city. The repairs on tho city canal will con Blsl of such work as will put that chan nel In proper condition to deliver with certainty the wnter which will b devel oped at the lake. Improving- the Distribution. The improvement of tlio distributer! system will comprise such enlargements and extensions ln tlio present 'pipe ays torn as will enable the proper distribu tion of the added water supply. Tho many considerations In effecting tho pro posed exchange of water will require the sum shown In the above statement. Tho cost of extinguishing tho sevoral power rights situated below the point of proposed diversion on Big Cottonwood, nnd for miscellaneous Incidentals lt is estimated will require; tho amount placed In the schedulo for theso purposes. Tho cost of tho preliminary and super vising work for onslnoerlng has beon estimated at 5 per cont of the cost of tho work, which It Is thought will be nmplo The city Is not In a condition finan cially to obtain an absolute tltlo to the mountain water, because It Is not able to purchnso tho wator rights. If tho city were bonded to tho constitutional limit, lt would not have sufficient money, after constructing tho conduit nnd making pro vision for tho distribution of water In the city, to purchase sufficient mountain wn tor to materially Increase the present sup ply. But. even If the city could ralsa tho mouey, to purchase tho water, lnas- J much an It already owns a canal and val uable water rights from Jordan river and Utah lako, would it not bo a better busi ness proposition to utlllzo that water, for which iho city has no othor uso, In acquiring tho mountain wator, than to procure tho samo by purchaso? No Absoluto Title Exists. There Is no such thing known to tho law as an absoluto tltlo to tho wator Itself, but only to the use thereof, and, as thn city will have tho pcrpotual right to uso tho water, subject only to ouch conditions as It can control, there Is but little difference In offect between tho pro posed nrrunijomcnt nnd an absoluto trans fer to thu city of tho mountain wator rights. It Is believed that, when theso plans aro carried out and tho develop ment of Ulah lako and tho establish ment of permanent Irrigation works for tho distribution of tho water aro com pleted, farmors will sco that their supply Is Just a3 secure and satisfactory from tho lako as from tlio mountains, and then a mutually satisfactory arrangement can be mado by which tho city will become the absoluto owner of tho mountain wa ter rlchts. All questions of a legal naturo which relate to tho contracts for exchango or lease of water, thn Increase of 'an avail able supply from tho lake, or that may arise from any cause connected with the proposed work will be cared for by the City Attorney and nblo assoclato counsel who can bo deponded upon to protect and safeguard iho Interests of tho city. Engineering "Work. Tho ongincorlng work will bo carefully designed and executed under tho Immed iate dlroctlon of the City Engfnoor, who will havo tho aid and advice of a compe tent consulting engineer. Tho making of all contracts for con struction and tho approval of bills, esti mates and other matters requiring tho payment of money, and also tho final ac ceptance of tho work aro matters which tho law places ln tho hands of the Board of Public Works. Those aro assurances that the work will bo properly designed and well constructed; that tho money will bo prudently oxpond od and that tho city's lntoresta will bo properly and fully protected. In addition to tho work above described, lt Is proposed to construct an intercepting sower for tho southern and westom por tions of tho city where It Is lmperatlvo from a sanitary view, that an ofTectlvo system be provided for disposing of tho sewago of that section. To accomplish this will, according to tho estimates of tho City Engineer, require tho expendi ture of S150.CW0, for which provision has been made ln tho proposed bond . Issue. Benefits of More "Water. The advantages to bo derived from a thorough and satisfactory solution of tho wnter problem, tho seriousness of which has been Increasing each year, aro so numerous nnd apparent as to require no Canicular citation. Nevertheless, lt may o briefly slated that theso mean better health for the pooplo, a lower death rate, moro sprinkled streets, moro trees, lawns and flowers. Tn short, a moro beautiful city, with bettor facilities to extinguish fires, a reduction in tiro Insurance rates that will amount to many thousands of dollars annually, and a restriction of wator motors to tho buslnbss and manu facturing districts. Moro thnn that, It means, too, that wo will havo mora new business blocks, and moro peoplo como hero to Invest their capital and start Industries that will glvo employment to many wnge-earncrs, while thoso who are now residents will lmprovo their property. Manufacturing establishments are much needed ln our city at tho present tlmo. There will bo a still eater necessity for them In tho future. If we ever have them wo must Increase our water supply, and In achieving that result lt must be known that the lncren.se Is permanont, tho sourco puro and tho solution of tho problem cor taln. It Is highly gratifying to this com mlttoo to be able to state to tho entire peoplo of Salt Lake that the solution la certain, the sourco puro and tho lncreaso permanent. , RICHARD P. MORRIS. i Mayor. F. J. ITEWLETT. F. S FERNSTROM, GEORGE D. DEAN. RULOX S. WELLS. ! Special Council Sommltlce. O. J. SALISBURY, JOHN CLARK, W. MONT. FERRY. KEPIII L. MORRIS, GEO. A. WI-IITAKER. Special CouncilCommltteo. Must File Contest in Heg-ulor Form. PUEBLO. Colo., Dec. G. The Injunc tion proceedings brought by John A. Martin, Democratic candidate for Sen ator from Pueblo against Gov. Pea body and other members of the State canvas-sing board, was dismissed by Judge Voorhees in the District court today. The Injunction in question re strained the board of canvassers from issuing an election certificate to T. G. McCarthy, whom the official canvass showed to be elected State Senator from Pueblo county by a majority of five votes. Judge Voorhees declared the proper procedure was to file a contest In regular form. No Trace of Missing- S15,000. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. D.-Tho do trctlves of Wells. Fargo & Co , havo been turned loose in search of the man or men guilty of stealing tho $15,000 which mysteriously disappeared a week ago from the forwarding department of tho express company. All hope that tho miss ing money might be evontually found ln ono of the eastbouiul coin safes, where It wns thought lt might have been placed by mistake, has been abandoned. Bright's Disease aad - Diabetes News' Pacific Coast Biscuit Company, R. C. Pell, Manager. San Francisco, Nov. 28, 1901. To the parents of children having Bright's Disease I feel impelled to write you my per sonal experience with this disease, the gravity of which I feel strongly through the death of my father some twenty years ago from that trouble and the serious Illness of my son when he was pronounced by two physicians 19 have Blight's Dlwease, with recovery impossible. HIh whole body was swollen with the Dropsy, and death at any mo ment, would not have surprised us. We put him on Fulton's Compound for Btight'o Dis.vn.se. In six months his re covery was complete. Hearing that the eon of a friend (an attorney) wns dying of Bright' Disease, I told him, and at last reports the boy had recovered. Last year a. Mr. Barneh of New York, doing business with us. shocked us by his? appearance. He said l was Bright's Disease. I told him. too. of my boy's case. Eight months later I hardly knew him. He was nearly well. There are lives to be saved and lt Is my duty as well as my pleasure, to lay these facta before you. Yours, etc., Ii. C. PELL. F. J. Hill Drug Co. Is the local agent for Fulton's Compound. AdIc for fre& pamphlet When to suspect Bright's Disease weakness or Ions of weight; puffy ankles, hands or eyelids; Kidney trouble after the third month: urlno may show audl mont; falling vision; drowulnccs. Ono or moro of tbesf- LAI riAUDS " DEFENSE OPENS 1 j 1 Offer Only Arguments and lo Evidence. Government Witnesses Held Up as Worthy of Belief. Prosecutions "Will Continue, No Mat ter "What Hesult of Present Caso May Be. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 5. Tho argu ment of counsol for tho dofenso ln tho land fraud caso begun today. Lawronco F Putcr of Eureka, Cal., brother of ono of tho defendants, addressed tho court and Jury on behalf of tho persons ac cused by tho federal Government of a conspiracy to defraud tho Government of public lands. Tho attorney held that tho Government has failed to make out Its caso against the prlsonors and attacked the testimony of tho Government's principal witnesses, Montague and Heldccko, as unworthy of bollef. Couns2l alleced that tho princi pals In the defense wero Innocent pur chasers of tho lands and not responsible for deceptions practiced upon them, and that tho persons whom tho Government claims arc fictitious are living human beings who actually went upon tho lands ln Question. For the Defense. Judge O'Day went before the Jury this morning to dofond himself of certain as persions thrown upon him by witnesses for tho Government. Ho attacked tho offorts of tho Government to convict tho defendant In sarcastic vein. He ridiculed Its toatlmony and belittled the witnesses. His argument wns ex haustlvo In detail and covered tho hls tcry of tho caso from Its Inception When Judgo O'Day concluded, tho court ad journed until tomorrow. It will take an other dny to finish tho trial. Special Prosecutor Henry will occupy tlio forenoon with argument, nnd possi bly lap over Into tho afternoon. Follow ing this wll! como the charge to tho Jury by Judgo Belllngor. It Is thought that tho deliberations of tho Jury will bo brief. Hay Involvo Others. If tho heated response of Special As sistant Attorney-General F. J. Honey to the counsel for the defense, mado during a somewhat acrlmonous colloquy, which occurrod during tho trial, may bo taken to mean Anything, these prosecutions will. If necessary to subserve tho ends of Jus tice, be followed to the doors of some of tho highest officials In tho country, bo fore tho Government will cease Its ef forts to punish thoso by whom It believes lt has been wronged. Puzzling as was tho plan of tho proso cutlon'8 attack during tho early days of tho trial, and surprising as wero the de velopments as tho plan slowly unfolded, nothing has been such a source for won derment ln tho minds of thoso who havo followed the trial from day to day, as the course pursued by the defense. No Cross-Questioning. At no time did tho defenso attempt to discredit the testimony of nny of the wit nesses for the prosecution by cross-questioning. Tho only Instance during tho en tire trial where ono of tho witnesses for tho Government was at all vigorously cross-examined was when the defenso at tempted to Impeach the evidence given by the witness Ileldecko, who mado state ments reflecting on tho professional In tegrity of one of tho defendant's counsel; and this was to all appearances merely to negative tho reflection. In their behalf, cllent.V counsel offered not ono witness of their own. Thoy did, however, on ono ground or another, ex cept ,to every Indictment, to every legal itep and to every question propounded by the prosecution to Its witnesses. From this lt would seem to bo a fair deduction that tho defenso will, ln -Its closing argument, allege that the prose cullon erred In a mullRudo of ways, and on those grounds ask that the Jury bo Instructed to return a vlrdlct of acquit tal Pass Other Indictments. Whatever tho result may be In the pres ent proceedings, tho Government hns an nounced that It will lmemdlately press othor Indictments against the defendant", tho noxt case to bo tried. If the prosecu tors for tho Govern ment follow their an nounced plan, will Involvo the same de fendants on similar charges of conspira cy, In this caso tho prosecution asserts tbat It will offer unquestionable evldonco connecting Marie L. Waro with the al leged consplracy. Tho third case will bo the prosecution of forgery charges which have been in cidentally connected with tho case Just tried. The United Stales grand Jury will prob ably continue In session all wlntor In vestigating ovldnoo as fast as lt Is col lected by the Government secret sorvlco officers, and as quickly as Indictments are returned, arrests will be mado and prosecution follow Immediately. Loss of appetite Is an ailment thnt In dicates others, which are worse Hood's Sarsaparllla cures them nil. Government Transfers S800,OO0. NEW YORK. Dec. 5. For local banks tho sub-treasury today transferred by telegraph $500,000 to San Francisco nnd ?3)0,00 to New Orlcnns. DO foOT DOSE THE STOMACH. Hyomei, tho Only Guaranteed Cure for Catarrh. No one should confound Hyomei with the patent medicines that are adver tised to cure catarrh. It Is as far supe rior to them all as the diamond Is more valuable than cheap glass. Their com position is secret, but Hyomei gives Its formula to all reputable physicians and Is prescribed by them generally. The only way to cure catarrh and all other diseases of the respiratory- or gans is to breathe Hyomei. This treatment has been so success ful in curing 99 per, cent of all who have used It, that Hyomei Is now sold by F. C. Schramm under an absolute guaran tee to refund the money In case It docs not benefit. You run no risk whatever In buying Hyomei. If It did not pos sess unusual powers to cure, It could not be sold upon tula plan. 1 ! ; THE FURRIER I 0J5 W? illf I IAn appreciative public testifies Lo our genuine I prices cut-to-the-core I ' which continues to make an inroad on our im- ' monso stock. STo FURS, from the cheapest to ' II highest grade, are exempt from this sale. i ' 'tHE FURRIER, ' I I ; &NUTSFGfU HOTEL. 1 J ; oSTo branch, no connection with any other store -l j ; in this city. A small deposit will secure your I I Furs till Christmas. I COMBINE OF CIRCUSES, Barnum and Bailey and Kinglinfj Brothers Como to Terms. NEW YORK, Dec. t 6. Barnum &. Bailey and the Rlngllng Eros, have en tered into an agreement ending the fif teen years' fight between the big cir cuses. Under It, there will be no rais ing of prices after a successful first performance; fewer free tickets will be given out, and the circuses will do the bulk of their advertising ln news papers Instead of on billboards and barns. Tody Hamilton. Barnum & Bailey's representative said: "Tho day of the flaring circus poster Is about over in tho circus business. Jn one way this is to be lamented, because people, es pecially ln the "West, have come to look upon the three sheets as a sort of curtain raiser or free show. But Its real value as an advertising medium la doubtful. Hereafter the newspapers will get more and dead walls less. This also means that we will not havo lo give out anywhere near as many free tickets as we had to In the past. "The circuses have been gulltv of raising prices at a second performance when they saw the people become cir cus hungry. We have agreed to cut .that out. The routes of the circuses are to bo so mapped out that Barnum & Bailey can be doing ono circuit while the RIngllngs are traveling an other. There will be no more conflicts In territory, and altogether the. public will be the gainer by the arrangement." INCREASE APPROPRIATIONS. Secretary of Treasury Asks Congress to Provide $619,069,852. Washington, Dec. 5. The estimates of appropriations required for tlo support of tho Government for the fiscal year ending June 30. 100G, were transmitted to Congress today by Iho Secretary of tlio Treasury. These estlmaloR aggregnto $ai9,!,S52. as against 5C1-1.51S.037. tho amount of. tho npproprlatlono of the cur rent fiscal 'year. Following is the recapitulation of the es timates by departments: Estlmato for Appropriations. Departments. 190S. 1005. Legislative $ 12,311,015 $ 12.1C3.4S7 Executive 3S3.5I0 3i33a7 State 3.02S.S02 3.107 970 TreiiauO' 170.517.000 17C.IS6.050 7r 100.019.3C-0 11C.190.574 Navy. 117,549.318 1CC,273.CC2 J,"tc,rl0,,r 162.91M.423 171.970.S0S Postofflcq 15.139.SCO "U 127 Agriculture..... C.I19.S10 G.'siO Commerce and Labor 13,795,92) 10 5 S3 osn JubUco S.21S.IS0 S,'c2-i;&27 Grand Totals .... $ C19,CCD,852 C14.&4S.037 The estimates for' 1900 In elude $U6S3S 320 pormanont annual appropriations, already provided by the law. w'hlch nro nearly J5.000.000 loss than the estimateB' for uvo. TO FORM TELEPHONE TRUST. Capitalists to Buy Tjp All Companies and Unite Them. CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-Tho Chronicle today says: A schemo which Is thp preliminary step to tho organization of a. glgantlo telephone trust which, when Its alleged purpose Is accomplished, will Involve a capital estimated at S700.000.000. and which will put out of existence all Independent telephone manufacturing companies In the country, hnc come to llirht In rM with the announcement tfiua repS live of an Eastern syndicate Is endeavor ing to obtain options on all Indopendont factories in the country and has obtained Resume Pence Negotiations e.?a Aru, re negotiations bctwtion the 1 peac0 A COLORADO MAN HURT, j E. G. Stoiber, Who Sold Silver Miss for 82,000,000, Injured by Fail. PARIS, Dec. 5. Tho American natal Stolbor, who suffered his anklo brokea fi an automobile accident ten mile frd Pau, Is E. G. Stoiber. a prominent owner of Colorado. g DENVER. Dec 5. E G Stolbor of city, who was Injured In an automata acldent near Pan. France, Is a weal mine ownor. In 1901 Mr and Mrs. Stolw sold tholn Silver Lako mines ln the Sa Juan county to tho American Smoltti and Refining company for ?3,000,0i0 oi LAWSON'S HOME ATTACHED, h Sued for S350.000 for Non-Payaiol on Stocks for Which He SubscribidS BOSTON, Dec. 5 The suit ajitli Thomas W. Lawson for $3EO.0CO, broujhl by Paul Fuller nnd F. P. Coudert of X(i York was entered today ln the llaiiJ chusetts Supreme court. The actios h said to have beon taken ln connection irflj stock transactions. Papors filed Is tij caso indlcato that Mr. Lawson'a place si Scltuate, Mass.. has been attftchtJ fa 1330,000. In a bill of complaint tho pUti tiffs declare that Mr. Lawson failed ;i respond to several calls 'or pay meat ti stock for which ho had subscribed. J Public Long-Di stance Telephone.lN With sound-proof booths. TelophocjC building, State street, city. ft AD0LPH WEBER INDICTED,! Must Face Charge of Murdering EI Father, as Well as Mother, t AUBURN, Cal.. Dec 5. -The granJJ today brought in an indictment agala Adolph Julius Weber for the m unkr d his fathor. Julius Wober Younp Wtia appeared ln the Superior court todar U plead to tho previous charge of havfc! murdered his mother, bat the tranidji of the, evidence taken nt tho prellmlrJ-T examlhation not being ready, an adjaura ment was taken until Wednesday s Called From. Atlantic to tho PaciiiB SOUTH HAD LEY, Mass.. Dc. J Rev. A., B. Patton, for seven years pi5 of tho Congregational church here, t:M received an unanimous call to the WM torato of the First Congregational ch'itM of Santa Rosa, Cal.. and probably accept. ,H To Bear Presents to Abyssinian Kk&B BERLIN. Dec. o.-Emporor Wlllltuu cording to the Tageblatt. hns decided ij sent a plenipotentiary to nesotlat commercial treaty with King Mectf- and to bear presents to the Abyiib'-uM monarch. JM Sufferers from sciatica should ajfl hesitate to use Chamberlain's Pfl Balm. 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