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THE ALLIANCE HERALD - - T. J. O'Keefo, Publisher. ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA. Tho first Georgia peaches have ar rived. Got out your Jamaica ginger bottle. Henry Irving Bays ho will retire In JDOC, but Joo Jefferson Is making no insh promises. An a preliminary to going broko the gentleman who lias sporting blood t tmyn nn automobile. Cnllcgn athletic nrc deadly. This I proved by tho fact that most men who play croquet are old. Nobody, so far, has indorsed Undo nuprll Sago's ideas about vacation)). Hut Satan Ih still to be heard from. "To be successful, a man must bnvo blue eyes," says Arthur Brisbane. Successful women all have gray eyes. Boston physicians are using tho pi nno as an instrument to euro nerve dlscnscs. Thls-mudt bo "a painful op eration." Tho standnrd of tho graduation cs rays so far this season in quite as high as usual. P. S. This Isn't sn Ing much. Ono thing Is certain, and that is .(hut Russell Sage did not get tho idea Hint there should bo no vacations from his parson. Whenever you sco a poem headed "Juno" get ready to sec moon, soon, noon, boon, croon, tunc, and some times loon and spoon. Tho census bureau pcoplo say that wo shall have a population of 89,000, 1)00 In 1010, and they aren't depending entirely on immigration. Brazil has started in to build a big navy, and in five or ten years from now may bo ablo to have outsido trou ble as well as the homo brand. Howard Gould, who is having n liouso built with 200 rooms, must think (here will como times whon ho will ivont to get away from himself. iBn't it about time that tho matri monial Bhows of the ultra-rich wcro presented in tho cheap ' vaudeville bouses instead of In tho churches? Mr. Rockefeller does not want to 3wn tho earth. All ho asks is pns cession of tho oils and ores and other things of value that may be Inside of It. Premier Rosb of Ontario calls Dr. JInrper "Midas of tho golden touch." As to tho accuracy of tho allusion to tho "golden touch" boo John D. Rocke feller. A Chicago barkeeper has been fined $10 for impersonating a nowspapor-re-porter. Tho question naturally arises, whero did tho barkeeper over seo n reporter? Tho leap of an archangel from hea ven to earth Is nothing compared to tho mighty spring of a small woman lumping nt conclusions. New Orleans Times-Democrat. A Chicago woman seeks a dlvorco becauso her husband has not smiled in ten years. Popular judgment should bo Biispondcd until tho husband tells why he has not smiled. Threo men of tho namo of Mudd aro running for Congress in ono Maryland district. If they get along without slinging any it ought to bo made a matter of record. A book entitled "How to Get Rich" is being advertised for sale at the prlco of $1. A good tip to ono wishing to get rich would bo to save his dol lar nnd not buy tho book. Trout and salmon are Bald to bo biting voraciously down in Maine. Probably tho black files and mosqui toes are, too, but wo don't sco any references to them In our Maine ex changes. Was thero ever a distinguished hu morist who wasn't devoted to a loving and 'sympathetic wife to whom ho owed much of his inspiration and hap plness? Mark Twain's case was large ly tplcal. Hetty Greon has tnken tho troublo to deny another report that sho has given away a lot of her money. Hetty must bellovo thero is somebody some where who thinks sho would really do such a thing. A. prisoner In tho McDonough coun ty Jail tarried ,to write a farewell let ter to tho jailer and waB nabbed JuBt as he was crawling out througth an opening In his coll door. Politeness doesn't always pay. Tho American Press Humorists in convention at St. Louis, arranged to raise $1,000 among themselves to add to the fund for tho erection of a monu ment to Bill Nye. Why didn't they make it $10,000 while they wcro about 11Y Andrew Carneglo has, In the estlmn tlon of Prof. Goldwln Smith, taken tho wrong way to die poor. There is but one Carnegie seeking "to dlo poor. What has tho professor to offer in tho way of suggestion to the allllons who want to die rich? ON TO BONESTEEL fOVVN ADLE TO TAKE CARE OF THOUSANDS EXPECTED. RUNNING ON WIDE-OPEN PLAN Large Number of Temporary Lodging Houses and Restaurants Keeping Prlcea Down to Nominal Figures Crops In that Locality. BONF.3TEEL, S. D. Omaha Bco Bpoclnl: It looks now as though Bone stool wilt bo able to handlo tho ruBh expected hero next week. They aro figuring on at lenst 30,000 registrations hero, and nlrcady havo accommoda tions for nbout 5,000 pcoplo. Tho town is wldo open, every other building Is a saloon or restaurant, whllo shack lodging houses and tents occupy all vacant lots. Gambling In ovory form Is In evidence hero and tho blgmltt and sure-thing man Is on tho ground in force. So far thero havo bc.cn but two holdups, and tho town is orderly nnd well policed. It looks now as though tho restaur ant and lodging house business would bo overdone, and tho prospects aro i?ood for reasonable rates during tho rush. PriceB aro no higher hero now than lu eastern Nebraska towns. Tho restaurants servo a substantial meal for 25 cents, a comfortable bed may bo bad at any of tho numerous lodg ing houses for a lllco amount, and beer Is 5 cents r. glass. Estimating tho total number who will register for land at 60,000, It is a good gamblo nt big odds, and a largo part of those already hero aro attracted by tho chance to win some. After a care ful inspection of tho reservation lands It is Bfifo to say thnt of tho 382,000 acres thero aro at least 1,500 claims moro than worth tho outlay necessary to securo them. Real estate ngcntB horo aro offering to pay $800 for claims numbered ns high as 850, whllo tho preceding numbers are val ued nt from $5,000 down. As it costs nothing to register, tho chances of so curing ono of tho lucky numbers is proving nn attraction to the speculator as Well as tho honicseoker. A largo part of thoso already hero aro sop.cu lators men of small means who fool lucky. ' N Tho general character of tho reser vation Is rolling. Tho northwestern portion is rough grazing land. On rough land of tho samo character, Joining tho reservation, stock Is rang ed all winter nnd In ordinary years comes out in good shape. About forty hoad will do well on a quarter sec tion, it is said. Tho crops near Bonestecl look well this season corji and small grain .and tho farms havo a thrifty appear- an co. A quarter soctlon of improved land hero Is valued at from $2,000 to $7,000. It is thought Boncsteel will bo nblo to handlo tho crowd without anw diffi culty". It Is reasonably certain ono will bo ablo to securo a bed or a meat hero for 50 conts during tho rush. Already somo ttilrt ynotarleH aro on tho ground nnd as many moro locating ngonclos. Thero aro perhaps 1,000 strangers hero now and this number Is being swelled dally, although the ruBh Is not expected beforo tho first week In July. Visitors nro not ex cluded from tho reservation and the liveries nro doing a thriving business. TOGO IS GREAT ADMIRAL. English Opinion of Late Achievements at Port Arthur. LONDON. Whllo tho special dls patches to tho morning newspapers add nothing to tho details contained in tho Associated Press Information concerning tho Port Arthur engage ment, and tho situation on tho Llao Tung .peninsula, tho editorials by war exports dovoto much spaco to tho situation. Tho general view is that the Russians at Port Arthur lost their opportunity through their timidity, nnd that Togo has again assorted his right to bo considered ono of tho world's greatest admirals. It is conceded on ovcry hand that whllo tho details aro not yet fully known, whon both, sides tell tho whole story, tho calamity to Russia will only bo increased. It is pointed out, how ever, that Port Arthur is opened and that tho Vladivostok licet may mako another diversion In which tho rem nants of tho Port Arthur squadron may nt any tlmo mako a forlorn hope daBh for a Juncture. Tho editorials, special dispatches and articles by war experts join in expressing tho belief that great events aro impending, and that the next few days may havo a great bearing on tho final result of tho war. Shot In Saloon Brawl. DAVENPORT In a row in the El dorado saloon Tom Geasland, a stone mason, shot Ed Dugan, a gunsmith at tho arsenal, In tho groin. Geasland was arrested and the dangorous na turo of Dugan's wound makes It prob able that ho will havo to answer to tho chargo of murder. Marescal Not a Candidate. MEXICO CITY Owing to tho an nouncement of severe persons to tho nnhltp. thrnnrh nownnnnnra annnnrt. ing tho candidacy "of Ignaclo Mares cal, minister of foreign relations, for tho vlco presidency, tho venerable dlplpmatlst and statesman has given out a letter In which ho refuses to al low his namo to bo used. Minister Marescal declares his friendship for Mlnlstor of tho Interior Corral, tho candidate of tho national convention, and regards tho lattcr's success at the polls as certain. GET MIXED OVER ROSEBUD. Many Intended Settlers Misconstrue the President's Proclamation, WASHINGTON An erroneous wording of tho president's proclama tion opcnolng to settlement lands in Gregory county, South Dakota, ceded by the Bloux Indians to tho United Statos, is causing tho general land offlco officials no end of trouble. Tho sciitcnco to which rcfcrcnco Is made reads as follows: "To obtain registration each, appli cant will bo required to show himself duly qualified, by written application to bo mado on a blank form provided by tho commissioner f the general land offlco, Macy, has issued tho fol try of theso lands under existing laws and to glvo tho registering offi cer such appropriate matters of de scription and identity as will protect tho applicant and government against any attempted Impersonation." Tho langttago of this clauso would seom to indicato that blanK forms could only bo obtained from tho of flco of tho commissioner of tho gen eral land oftlco at Washington, Such, however, is not tho fact. These blanks nro really only obtalnnblo at tho registration points namo in tho proclamation, namely Chamberlain, Yankton, Boncstcol, and Fairfax, S. D. Tho chief clerk of tho general land office, Macy, his issued tho fol lowing endeavor to clear up tho mis apprehension which has been caused by tho careless wording of tho proc lamation: "Referring to tho president's proc lamation of May 13, 1004, providing for tho opening of the Rosebud In dian reesrvatlon In which it Is stated at tho bottom of page 3 three that applicants to register must use a blank provided by tho commissioner of tho general land office, theso blanks can bo obtained only at tho registration points In South Dakota named In tho proclamation Tho only blank given out from tho general land offlco at Washington Is tho blank form of power of attornoy for use of soldiers who desire to register by nn agent." MERCHANT ORDERED TO LEAVE. Harry A. Floaten Not Permitted to Stay at Home In Cripple Creek. TELLURIDE, Colo. Harry Float on, a merchant who was deported by tho military two weeks ago and who rcturnod home, departed again after being watted upon by a committee of flvo citizens who warned him that his llfo would bo in peril if ho remained here. Upon arrival hero Mr. Floaten was arrested and detained moro than an hour, but no chargo was made against him. Ho said he was ad vised by Acting Governor Hucgott to remain, ns tho deportations of citi zens by tho Citizens' alliance would havo to bo stopped. The only accu sation made against him by Captain Bulkeley Wells, who ordered htm to leave beforo martial law was sus pended, wns that ho received on de posit at his storo fundB of tho local Miners' union and transacted business for that organization. MORAL STANDARDS ARE LOW. Fashionable Society of the Cities Ar raigned. AMHERST, Mass. At tho commence ment exercises at Amherst collegge tho baccalaureate sermon was deliv ered by President Gcorg,o Harris, D. D. He said, in part: "Tho fashionable society of our cities is a society of the wealthy. The rich vto with ono another in tho ex pcnslveness of food, drinks, clothes and decorations. Their moral stand ards aro low. Divorce docs not read a rich man or WQman out of fashion able society. They aro tho degener ates of the cities. But not all the wealthy rush Into this silly scramble of Vulgarity and sensuousness. Thero aro many who use wealth to secure higher Ideals. How otherwise could thero bo culture, science, art, music, phllanthrophy, colleges, schools and churches?" Hulk of the Slocum Towed In. NEW YORK Growds, with heads bowed and uncovered, lined both sides of East river Sunday as tho hulk of tho General Slocum was towed to a dock In Erie basin, whero it is to bo inspected by tho federal author ities. Tho flags on tho tugs having the wreck In tow woro nt half-mast, and whon passing Barrett's Point, whero tho Slocum sank and so many lives wcro lost, tho flags wcro dipped. All tho craft In tho harbor dipped their flags as tho flotilla passed. Week's Attendance at the Fair. ST. LOUIS, Mo. Tho total attend ance nt tho World's fair for the week ending Saturday night, Juno 25, ns officially announced, was 540,485, an Incrcaso of over C5.000 over the pre vious week nnd 402,777 over tho total attendance for tho ilrst week. Preaches a Startling Sermon. MONTREAL At tho celobratlon of tho feast of St. John the Baptist, the national holiday, of French Canada, Abbo Brosseau preached rather a startling sermon to thousands in Notro Dame, Ho Bald that a crisis had arrived In church matters, thanks to a lack of harmony between the Catholic clergymen and layment. Tho laymen, ho declarod. were neglecting religious duties more and more, tho clorgy wero not up-to-date, and ho ox pressed tho desire of tho archbishop that matters promptly bo remedied. CABINET CHANGES NEBRASKA MAN BECOMES 8ECRE TARY OF NAVY. PAUL MORTON ACCEPTS PLACE New Official to Enter-Upon His Duty July 1st Metcalf of California Is to Be Secretary of Commerce and Labor. WASHINGTON A sweeping change In tho cabinet of President Roosevelt was announced officially at tho White Houso Friday. Tho announcement came in tho form of a brief typewrit ten statement issued by Secretary Loeb, as follows: "The following cabinet appoint ments aro announced: William H. Moody of Massachusetts, attorney gen eral; Paul Morton of Illinois, secre tary of the navy; Victor H. Metcalf of California, secretary of commerce and labor." The resignation of Secretary Cortel you and Attorney General Knox have been accepted, to tako effect July 1. For two weeks, or moro It has been known that theso changes were im pending. When Secretary Cortelyou was designated by President Roosevelt to be his campaign manager it was certain that he would retire from tho cabinet upon his assumption of duties as chairman of the republican national committee. Just beforo ho left for Chicago last Wednesday ho placed in tho hands of the president his letter of resignation from the department of commerce and labor. It was under stood between the president and him that tho resignation was to bo accept ed to take effect at the end of the pres ent fiscal year, June 30, inclusive. Tho taking effect of his resignation at that time would afford him an opportunity to complete some work In the depart ment which no had, Initiated and which It was Important he should carry, to a conclusion. Ono week ago Attorney General Knox formally announced that he would retire from tho department ol justice probably at the end of the fiscal year. It was understood at the same tlmo that Secretary Moody would succeed Mr. Knox as attorney general. Tho statement was made, however, mat, while the transfer of Secretary Moody to tho department of Justice was very probable, it was aopendent, In a measure, on the president's suc cess In securing' such a successor for hip In the navy department as he de sired. In pursuit of his purpose to secure tho services of a toroughly ablo and congenial man, President Roosevelt tendered tho appointment of secretary of tho navy to Paul Morton, first vlco president of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa ho railroad. Mr. Morton Is a personal friend of tho president of many years standing. He Is a son of tho late J. Sterling Morton of Ne braska, secretary of agriculture In President Cleveland's last administra tion. Mr. Morton has had experience In Washington, having been here with his father. Since President Roosevelt hns been in the White House has has mado more than ono effort to induce Mr. Morton to accept a position in his ad ministration. Feeling that his life work in tho railroad business, in which he has achieved success, might bo im peded by his acceptance of an official position In the government, he uni formly has declined all such proffers. In consequence with this feeling ho declined the proffer of the portfolio of tho navy. Ho was requested by the president to consider his disin clination. Ho tooicdlnner at tho White Houso and the whole subject was considered, after which Mr. Mor ton had consulted with his personal and business friends and associates. At the conclusion of tho conference Mr. Morton told tho president he would accept tho position in the cab inet. RUSSIANS APPLY. THE TORCH. Burn Numerous Dwelling Houses in Korean Towns. SEOUL. A telegram received hero from Gehsan, Korea, reports that Rus sian troops havo bufned numerous dwelling houses in the towns of Kilju and Ham Heung, and that at tho lat ter placo women wero subjected to ill treatment. Ono thousand Russian troops aro commandeering livo stock foods and carts from a wide area in northwest ern Korea, These men are on their way to Vladivostok and will cross tho Tumen river by means of recently constructed bridges. Thero aro threo cases of cholera here. Tho men affected aro natives, and tho disease has not appeared among tho Japanese troops. Tangier Settles Down to Quiet. LONDON The Tangier corre spondent of tho Daily Telegrapji says that tho city of Tangier has resumed life as nothing had happened. The Perdlcarls affair Is over, he says, and no developments are expected. BATTLESHIP IS SUNK. Togo Engages Russian Fleet at Port Arthur and Damages Three Ships. TOKIO Admiral Togp reports an engagement nt Port Arthur last Thursday, in which a battleship of the Peresvlet typo was sunk and a battlo ship of the Sevastopol typo and a first class cruiser of tho Diana type were damaged. It is reported that tho Port Arthui fleet came out of tho harbor Thurs day and engaged the Japanese fleet hi i I NEBRASKA STATE NEWS i SUGAR BEET BOUNTIES. .'udge Cornlch Declares that They Are Unconstitutional. LINCOLN Sugar "beet bounties ore unconstitutional. So declared Judge Cornish in tho district court, and lie sustained the demurrer of. the attor ney general, who argued that the suits of the Oxnard Sugar company and tho Norfolk Sugar company ought to b dismissed. The two concerns asked for more than $50,000. The claims of the companies havo been before successive legislatures and permission was given at tho last ses sion for the sugar manufacturers to me the stato and establish the validity Df tholr claims. Tho companies claim that the state promised a bounty of 1 cent a pound hi 1885. Between tho years of 1881) ind 1890, the companies claim, $1,000, 000 was Invested, with the understand ing that bounties would be paid. Tho act was repealed in 1889, but the com panies claim that three-quarters or a :ent was voted to foreign companies In 1895. After the bills wero audited tho attorneys for tho companies state that tho officials refused to pay, as serting that tho state lacked funds, rhoy' argue that legislatures have en dorsed tho claims and the .last one di rected that suit bo brought Attorney General Prout argued that sugar beet raising was not a public un dertaking and that tho legislature had ao right to appropriate public money for such a purpose. Tho court upheld his contention. Tho case may be ap-1 pealed. SECURES AN ANCIENT RELIC. Morton History Gets Picture of the First Nebraska Mission. LINCOLN C. S. Paine, manager of tho Morton History of Nebraska, has secured a picture of tho old Bellevuo mission, the ttrst mission established In Nebraska for the conversion of tho Indians. Tho picture is in water col ors and waB secured from Mrs. J. T. Allan of Omaha. Mr. Allan had come west about 1848 to seek his fortune, and had this picture painted to send back to his sweetheart in the east In order to glvo her an idea of her future home. The old mission was located In al most tho vory spot where Bellevue college now stands. It was built for the purpose of dealing with the Oma ha and Otoo Indians, and was the cen ter of civilization and trade until Om aha was founded In 1854. It was built of hewn cottonwood logs faced on tho outside and inside and was two stories high. Later tho mission wns convert ed Into a hotel, nnd as the "Bellevue house" was used for that purposo Tor many years. Official Harvest Opening. LINCOLN Don U. Despaln, presi dent of the We3tern Association of Free Employment bureaus, says that tho yield of wheat In the southern counties of Nebraska will be exceed ingly heavy. Tho wheat harvest will begin July 7. Sale of Land Ordered. The salo of several thousand acres of valuable hay and grazing land In McPherson county, owned by the Val ley Land and Cattle company, was or dered by Judge Munger In federal court at Omaha. j Sarpy County Farmer Robbed. PAPILLION Thieves stole a team of mules and a buggy from the barn of L. Heacock,. between Springfield and Gretna, In Sarpy county. Tho prop erty at this writing has not been re covered. Dillon in Pathetic Plight. LINCOLN William Dillon, rormerly a well known Lincoln grain dealer, spent tho other -night in the city Jail. Ho was found asleep In a hallway and later taken to the station. Ills homo Is In Ch.cago, but ho has come to Lin coln to try to collect some bills which have long been outlawed. He seems to be laboring under the delusion that many people owe him money and that ho must collect it. He has a son and other relatives In Chicago. Bought Nance County Bonds. LINCOLN Stato Treasurer Morten sen purchased $15,000 of Nance county bonds and tho permanent school fund was reduced to $308,000. County col lections aro slow at present, but tho stato treasurer expects a lively move ment in court house and refunding bonds. Easter Killed by Lightning. HASTINGS During a thunder storm lightning struck and Instantly Killed Frank Easter, a rnrmer living north of Ayr. Ho was cultivating corn in his Held. Search for Boy's Body. NORFOLK After persistently searching for two days and two nights divers havo failed to locate the body nf Wlllln Ktahl. tho 14.vpnr.nlrt Inrt who was drowned in the Elkhorn river here Sunday afternoon. Dynamiting the river did not, as had been hoped, bring the body to tho surface, and' tho ' swollen channel still retains the life less form of tho lad who swam into a whirlpool. His mother, a widow who lives here, has been In a very serious condition since the shock and has been kept under chloroform constantly. STATE IN BRIEF. Cattlemen In Scot's Bluff county re port tho rntige In Better condition now thnt It has been for several cars. Tho ranchmen have nil dipped their cattle and they arc In fine condition. Fred Koyen of Dodgo county was. Clven judgment for $60 against tho Union Pacific Railroad company in hls suit for damages for hay destroyed oy Are which stnrted from an engine, jp At Columbus the Jury In tho ease of the state against James Kelley, charged with the murder or Arthur Sndwden, returned a verdict finding Kclley guilty of murder lu the second degree. Secretary Adna Dobson of the state board of Irrigation has been notified that the association of stato engineers, which met at Salt Lake City recently, has adjourned to meet at Boise CH Idaho, September 15. T. B. Nolan, a baker who has been employed by, D. C. Chamberlain & Co., Is wanted In Beatrice for raising a. check from $3.15 to $13.15. The check was drawn In his favor for $3.15 and signed by .Mr. Chamberlain. H. R. Hlues, upon wnom A crowd of Paplllion people waited and ordered to leave town or run the risk of be ing tarred and feathered and run out of town, and who promised to comply with the demand, kept his word. Tho Germantown State bank hns filed articles of Incorporation with tho state banking bowrd. Tho lncorporav tors are J. W. Dalley, N. E. Dailey and E. it Gurney, Mr. Gurney is vjee president of tho First National bank of Fremont. Tho capital stock Is $7,500. Secretary Royse of th state bank ing board will Isbuo a call for reports of the financial condition of tho build ing and loan associations of the stnto for June 30, according to law. During . .c last vear there havo been four new associations started up at North Loup, Tccumseh, Humboldt and Be atrice. Jacob Both, a laborer, was arrested at Lincoln and Is In the county jail charged with attempting to wreck the Denver Flyer on the Burlington. Tho attempt was mado near tho town of Denton. Tho section foreman discov ered a rail laying crosswise of tho track and wired down. Ho tore tho obstruction loose and barely had tlmo to removo It before the train came by. The case of E. M. Atterberry vb. the directors of the defunct Chamberlain banking houso at Tccumseh was tried, before a Jury In tho county court. Mr. Atterberry endeavored to hold the di rectors for tho $900 ho lost as a de positor In tho failed liank. Many wit nesses were examined. Tho jury found for the defendants, releaslng them from obligation as such officers. The eighteenth annual meeting of tho Richardson County Farmers' Mu tual insurance company was hold at. Verdou last week. The secretary's re port show over $200,000 new Insur ance written Inst year. Amount in force nearly $1,500,000. Losses paid last year, $1,088.58. All claims of the company are paid, with a balance oC $1,503.99 on hand. The old officers wero re-elected. At a recent convention of tho rural mall carriers of Cass county, George R. Sayles of Plattsmouth, president of the association, was elected as a dele gate to the state convention of rural carriers, which Is to be held at Lin coln on July 4. Subjects of Interest to all rural carriers were discussed the new law increasing tho pay of the carriers and cutting out the carry Ing'buslness receiving the most atten tion, i While contemplating her approach ing marriage, Miss Josle Perkura of Niobrara suddenly dropped dead at that place. Sho lived ten mtles north west of that town. W. D. Hartwell, for tho last threo and a half years a stato bank exam iner, has resigned nls position, giv ing 111 health, as a reason. Mr. Hart well has been a most efficient official and beforo accepting his resignation the banking board requested that he take a vacation of a month, believing: that his health would be restored suf ficiently for him to continue In hla position, but the lnoucement did not prevent the resignation. The Jacksonlan club of Nebraska have perfected arrangements for a special train over the Wabash railroad, leaving Omaha at 9:30 p. m. July 4th, arriving at St. LcuIb union station early next morning, stopping at tho World's Fair station. This train wilt consist of coaches, chair cars and. sleepers and It is anticipated thnt tho JacksonlanB and their friends will havo the largest delegation from this sec tion leaving Omaha on tho abovo date. Thirty years ago todav tho cmnrt assessment roll of tho stato showed a. total or $80,910,541.47. The railroad nsso3sment was $11,183,114.40, or about ono-fourth the assessment or the pres ent year. Tho list Included 11,027,299 acres of land valued at $43,108,545.84. Fifty years ago there' were less than a thousand white people in Nebraska territory, today more than a million. Tho total wealth then was probably not $100,000, now between ono and two billions. Then there was not a 6lngIo cultivated farm, today there aro 125, 000, with crops worth $162,000,000. tf