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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE IRA L. DARE, Publisher , TERMS: fl.25 IN ADVANCE NORTH PLATTE, - - NEBRASKA 0IL1BIFIM MUCH IN SMALL SPACE FOR THE HURRYING READER. HEWS COVERING WIDE FIELD Something of Congress, Political Goo sip Here and There, and News and Notes of Qaneral Character. Political. Senator Reveridgo, In n speech nt Fargo, N. D., discussed tariff revision. Declaring Hint it would be suicidal to Hip labor movement "for nny man or sit of man" to deliver tho vote of organized labor to any pnrty, PresI di nt Norman U. McPhal) of the Dos ton. Mass., typographical union has written n letter to Chief Willis L. Moore tf tho United State weather bureau declaring that the labor voto us ii body onnnoB be delivered. Two thousand persona who wcro parked on tho floor of tho JcntJiiC rink at. Albuquerque, N. M., to hear W R. Hearst wore disappointed. .Mr. Henrst did not arrive hero until ll:4fl o'clock because of train delays. Ho delivered bin speech next day. Overnor'lIughoB of New York will make three speeches In South Da kota. Judge Taft said nt Omaha that his tour of tho western Htates convinced him he would be elected. W J. Ilryan In tin extondod reply to President RoosovuU'h recent letter, nays his record Is HUlHclont reply to accusations against him and that he Is wl'llng to lenvo the matter to the vot-rs. President Roosevelt gave out n list of he convict Ions of corporations and tlhir agents for the last year which was not Included In the list In his let'r to Mr. Ilryan. Senator Rererldge discussed tho demands of labor In a apeeoh at Torro Haute. Ind. A special from Guthrio, Okln., says Governor C. N. Haskoll Is preparing to bring Btilt In tho next fow days against William R. Hearst bocnuso of tho laltor's chargos concerning Gov ernor Haskoll. General. Geo. S. Brlstow of ToxaB wns eloct cd president of tho Natlonnl Irrlgntlon congress. Tho noxt mooting will prob ably bo held In Spokane. Tho son of roHldont Roosevelt hns been placed at work washing, wool In tho Thompaouvlllo Carpot factory. Governor Sheldon of Nobraska has Issued n qunrantlno proclamation against cnttle from parls of nnrthwost- Ncbrnskn and section of Wyoming and South Dakota on account of nnthrnx. The sen of Admiral Robloy Evans hns been ordered to courlnmrtlal for nbsence from his post while on duty with his' licet. Tho League of American Munici palities at Its flnnl session in Omaha decided to go to Montreal imt year. Tho Editor of the Manila (Philip pint Islands) Times says If the Kill pinna could voto Taft's election would bo practically unanimous. Allegations of drunkonnoHs woro made against Mrs. Howard Gould, Bankers nt Donver went on rocord as against tho gunrnuteo of deposits and postal savlngH banks. Dr A. T. J'otorH or tho Nobrnskn university rend a papor on tubercu lous antmnlii nt tho Washington con fen nee. Testimony taking In tho Standard Oil ouster suit hogan nt Chicago. Dr. Koch says a campaign of edu cation Is necessary to copo with the white plague. Charles A. Howland, prosldont of the Qulncy (Muss.) Mutual LIfo In surance eompnny, dlod last wook, aged seventynlno. Both proBldontlnl enndtdntos wore In Lincoln ono day last wook. President Roosevelt's reply to Mr. Brynn deals caustically with Mr. Haskell, tho president chnrglng Mr. Brynn with bavins; opportunity for knowing about charges long ago. The Indlnnn legislature in spoelnl session passed n county local option bill, the vote In tho houso being 55 to 45. The bill now goes to tho gov ernor for signature. Tho govornor called the session for tho purpose of pacing tho bill. Justice Mills hns denlod tho ap plication of Ilnrry K. Thaw for a Jury trial to detormino whether or not Thaw is mine, but promised to give Thaw a honrlng boforo himself In n few days. The snvings bank soctlon of the American Hankers' association In the Denver meeting pnRsod strong resolu tions against tho inclusion of savings baiiflk in any plan for guaranty or deposits. Secretary Wilson of tho dopnrt mcnt of agriculture, after a call from the president nnnnuncod Mint ho would niako a number of speeches In the west during tho campnlgn. II will start on his tour October 15. Judge Taft last wook spout threo days campaigning In Nobrnskn. Ak-Sar-Ben fostlvltlos in Oniahn this year draw tho largost crowds over. Tho long drouth In tho oust bids fair to bo ImfUen by gonornl rnhiH. Cold wonthur with frosts follow the nln In tho wostern central ntntgs, going as far south as Texas, Th- war d pni-lncnf aim"r c d Ii Appoint hl'-Ilt Of lllnet )!." scroll lieutenants from civil life. City officials from all over the conn try were In attendance at the twelfth convention of League of America Municipalities held In Omaha last week. The forestry policy of the adminis tration and official nets of Chlof For ester Plnclmt were atfncked In meet Ing of National Irrigation congress. Gov. Haskell of Oklahoma says he will bring ""It against W. R. Hearst The llrat, snow In Nebinska fell at Alliance, hut soon melted. Senator Dupont of Delaware has resigned from the speakers' bureau Of tho republican committee. Washington. Secretary Wilson left Wnshlngton for the west, where he will engage In the campaign until election iay. His first sjieech will ho made hi the eon grerslonal dlntrtct of 'Representative Pcllnrd at. Nebraska City, October 10 A the result of a report made by the civil service commission President Roosevelt removed Lincoln Avery, col lector of the port Pert Huron. Mich.. and also directed the removal of Chnrlea II. Dal ley, special agent or tho treasury at that ilnce. President Roosevelt made reply to William J. Bryan's recent speech In which he maintained thut tho demo cratic party and platform were not getting a spare deal in tho cam palgn. Tho president's reply deali particularly with Mr. Bryan's asser tion that (ho administration has been neither sincere nor effectlvo in the prosecution of trusta. The statement of a cattle raiser nt Morgan City, La., that he had an or der to ship 200 horns for President Roosevelt's party for use on an African hunt was characterized by Secretary Loeb as "ridiculous." The Interior department made public n letter of Secretary of the Interior Cornelius N. Bliss, dated November 5, 1007, revoking the disbarment of A. 12. Vorys of Ohio from practice before the department. Mr. Vorys it. a momber of tho polltloal start of Judge Taft. Ttu. letter states that Judge Vorys was dis barred for having withheld pension money. Foreign. It is understood that the wlrolcas telophono experiments conducted Tor the British ndmlrolty during tho past ton days by Dr. Loo Do Forest havo fully satisfied the admiralty officials, who, under tho direction of tho in ventor, hnvo been testing wlrelosB tolophony hotwoon tho ndmlralty of ilcos In London and vessols of tho channel (loot. R B. Smith, director or agriculture or tho Transvnal colony, will sail from London for tho Unltod Stntos. Mr. Smith goo to America in connection with tho agricultural 'Movolopinont of tho Transvaal. For tho twonty-four liotiru ondod nt noon October 1st tho municipal hos pitals of St. Petersburg reported the admission of 225 now cholera cases and ninoty-olght donths. Tho tourist stoamor Argonaut sunk In n collision In the British channel, tho 2G0 passongors and crow baroly escaping with tholr llvos. Tho new lord mayor of London, who will bo Inducted Into otllco with tho customary clnbornto parado and cere monies on November '.), Is a son of tho lato Alderman Sir Francis Trus- cott, who wns lord mayor in 1870-80. Sir Georgo Truscott succeeded his fnthor as ntdermnn of Dowgnto ward in 1895, hnving for thlrteon years pre viously been a member of tho com mon council. American rogiBtrntlou hnd almost completely disappeared from Borlln lists last wook, causing tho hotol keepers reluctantly to proclaim tho Yankee season at an ond. Thoy nro now engaged In figuring out Just how many million marks tho llnnnclnl cri sis and prosldontlnl year havo cost tliuni. Personal. Congressmen Jamos S, nnd Nicholas Longworth Sherman spoko In tho district of Speakor Cannon W. J. Bryan sent n long lottnr to President Roosevelt In which he do tiled that ho hud over honrd any charges that Govornor Haskoll wnt, connected with the Standard Oil. Gov. Haskell's last letter to the president It Is uudorstood will not ho replied to. Mr. Brynn concluded a throe-weeks' tour by speeches In Iowa, during which ho replied to some statements of President Roosevelt. M. Woller, a French aerial promot or, has ordered fifty aoroplans of Wil bur Wright. William R. Hearst In a speech In Denver road additional letters and allldavlts supporting charges he mude against Govornor Haskoll and Sonu tor oKrake.. The democratic national committee nddressed a letter to Attorney Gen oi nl Bonaparte concerning trusts. A mass meeting of 800,000 parsons In London passed resolutions protest ing against passage of tlio licensing bill. Governor HurIioh or Now York wns fonnifly notllled of his renomlniitlnn ami In the evening ho nindo throo speeches in Brooklyn. A rarowell service for tho olghty missionaries who aro leaving for posts in China, Japan, India, Africa nnd the Philippines, was held by the American Baptist Missionary union. Boston. Numborod nmoug the mission wot hers who nro going on for sovon yonrs' survluo are throe Nuhrnsknns, Rev. William Axllng anil Mrs. Axllng. who go to Japan, and Rov. lfc N. Harris, vVlio goos to Bur-mah, TROUBLE IS GOING EVENTS WHICH THREATEN A CHANGE OF POLITICS. FERDIIHNO FDRINDEPEHDENGE Eastern War Clouds Gather Over Night and Two Armies Aro Already Mobilizing. . Loudon Events which thronton to change the political face of Europe are crystalling with HghUimg ra pidity. Almost over night the horizon of the near east, which seemed grad uslly to be assuming n peaceful nppoar sow, has become crowded with war clouds. Nows has reached here from several sources that two definite atrokow nro Impending which cannot fall to bring matters to a crisis, and perhaps forco an Immediate wnr. One Is tho proc lama Hon by Prince Ferdinand of tho Independence of Bulgaria, which will Include Roumella taking for himself the title or "Csar." Tho other Is nn announcement of Austria Hungary of the practical annexation of tho pro vinces of Bosnia nnd Horzogoblnla a appanages of the AuBtro-Htingnrlan crown. Either notion will he oqnlvnlcnt to the tearnlg of the trentv of Borlln. while Prince Kerdlnniid'n course seems almost certain to preclpltato a war between Bulgarln ond Turkey. Be fore these possibilities, tho quarrol over the oast Roumellan section of ho orient railway sinks into IiisIeiiI- ilennce. x Both armies nre reportod to be quietly nnd swiftly mobilizing nom ine borders. Bulgaria is Mild to bo niying up ammunitions nnd horses on nn oxtenslvo scnlo. The Bulgarians havo faith In thoir army, which hns renched a high state or. oiilcloncy. although It Is perhaps lacking In officers nnd tho war, for which Bulgaria has long been suspect od of preparing, could ho rought with most advantage for It now thnn when the Turkish government hnd tlmo to re-oiwinlze Its forces', which have be come enervated by tho corruption nnd negioct of tho old roglmo. I ho emperor of Aitstrln. it Is under- stood, has dispatched a lottor to tho president of Franco sotting forth his intentions regarding Bosnia and Her?.. ogovlnla, although tho contents of tho tetter nre kopt socrot. and ho Is semi. Ing similar notes to tho othe powers. It seems incredtulo that Emneror FranclB Joseph, who nlwnys has been scrupulous observer of forms, should rovonl his plans to tho rulora cf other nations boforo ho has communicated thorn to his- own parliament. Ono ex- planntlnn Is that tho letter wna not In tended for delivery until Tuosdnv whon Idontlcnl notes would bo present ed to tho other powers. Big Crowds Head for Lands. Mitchell, S. D. Over 2,000 pcoplo woro In Mitchell Sunday onrouto to Chnmberlnln to make their filings for tho Rosebud lands. Many nrrlvod on tho Into trnlns last night nnd on the morning trains todaj. Tho Milwaukee road sent out lis passenger train In two soctions carrying twonty-ilve coaches, not being able to accomodnto the oxcltod crush which was anxious n get on tho ground for tho dny of egistratlon. Among tho crowds woro hundreds or women taking their chances among tho vast crowd. Man Goes Over Nlanarn Falls. Niagara Falls, N. Y. Brewster Cameron, aged 03 yonrs, a merchant or El a so, Tex., wns drowond here. With F. II. Fuirord of Bellalre. Md.. and O. 1). Pidball or Buffalo, ho was Hitting- on tho bank of tho river about half a mile nbovo tho falls, whero tho bank was vory stoop. Whon tho party attomptod to nrlso Cameron lurched rorwnrd nnd roll Into tho rlvor. W. J. Dryan'o Itinerary. Chicago. W. J. Brynn'B ltlnornry tiHer being In Chicago, October 8, was announced at democratic national headquarters as follows: October 9. spenklng in Illinois at Jollet, Stroator. Oslosburg and Qulncy nnd nt Fort Iltinnlhal, Mo.; October lO.penklng In Missouri and nt Kansas City and St. Joseph, returning to Lincoln. Neb., tho same night. GREAT WELCOME FOR FLEET. Japan Proposes to Outdo All Countries Visited. Other Toklo JaiMiu !s planning to give the American battleship fleet a wel come that tdiall eclipse In splondor and enthusiasm any or the previous receptions. Tho arrival of tho fleet at Manila has given a stimulus to the interest In their forthcoming visit to Japan and the preparations for tho constant entertainment or tho Ameri can ollieers and men aro now com pleted. The vessols are duo horo Oc tober 17 and will romnln a wook. BOOSTING COMMERCE OF WEST. Transmlssli.ilppi Commercial Congress Meets at San Franclaco. San Franclsoo. The nineteenth an nual session or the Transmlsslppl con Kress will meet here next Tuesday, with 1,600 delegates 'In attendance. The commercial organisations cf every state west of tho Mississippi will havo representatives nt tho gath ering and a great varloty of subjoots of Importance to the west half or tho United States will be dlanusetd. There will bo throe usl6ua dnllv, NEBRASKA NEWS AND NOTES. Items of Greater or Les3er Impor . tance Over the State. I The Adams county old cottiers' ...Ainii., ima n ,i,iil,itn,t n mm. mlttee to prepare a history or Adams county rrom the tlmo of tho first set tlement Hastings was choson for the next year's meeting. Farmers should nil havo telophono. Write to us nnd learn how to $ot tho host service for the least monoy. No bnmktt Telephone Company, ISth nrVl Douglas streets, Omnha. "Uso tho Hell." ' What scorns to bo n kidney disease has broken out among hogs In tho surrounding country about Stanton. A number of farmers hnvo lost tholr fiords. Tho hog gets sick vory sud- "slenly nnd dies soon nltorward. On 'opening It tip they find tho sploon nl'otit throe times lis normal size and very brittle, ns R rotton, tho largo In testines being full of minute worms scarcely vlslblo to the nnked oye. The Junior class of tho normal school at Peru numbers forty-live more students than any previous junior class, tho total being now 187. Tho senior class now numbers 101, four moro thnn any previous clnss. This number wll bo Increased whon later registrations nro In ns those figures are rrom tho socond day's en rollment. With increased ontranco re quirements, this Increased nttondanco In tho upper classes Is very grntiry ing. An explosion or an oil stove cnusod consldornblo damago at tho home or Henry Boan In tho cast part or Falls City, Adams county. Mrs. Bean, who Is an Invnlld, wns sitting In nn In valid's chnlr near tho stove nt tho tlmo or tho explosion nnd wns severe ly burned, especially nbout the face. Sho was wearing a celluloid back comb at tho tlmo, ho her hair was al most completely burned. Mr. Bean was badly burned In carrying her to ft place of saroty. Two buildings completely demolish ed, sovon men Injured, flvo burled In tho ruins, ono or whom received seri ous Injuries nnd burns, aro tho re sults or an explosion or n gasollno tnnk in tho cleaning establishment conducted by O. C. McLaughlin, 2221 Cuming stroot, Omaha, entailing a property loss or approximately ?!!,000 partially covered by insurance. Tho cleaning works' damage was $2,000 and tho pool halls $1,000. A horse, buggy and harness be longing to D. S. Faultier or Beatrice woro stolon rrom his barn somo tlmo Hooper wan accidentally killed by a Is valued at $250. A reward or $75 Is offorod Tor tho capture or tho Btolon property. The officials or thi section or country havo been notified of tho robbery. Tho locnl officers havo so far obtnlned no cluo to tho Identity of tho thlovos. Thoy nro of tho opinion that a gang of horso thieves are working In southeastern Nobraska. Mrs. Graham, of Choyenno, Wyo., who Is visiting relatives nt Union near Nebraska City had a most excit ing oxporlonco. Ono of hor llttlo chil dren, a son, got out In tho hog lot nnd was attacked by hogs, thrown down and his clothing .torn from his body. His mother wns attracted to tho placo by tho screams or tho child, and round that tho hogs were eating tho child nllvo and sho had a torrlhlo fight to chaso thorn nway from their victim. Tho child was badly bitten nnd is in a serious condition. Four years' Investigation for heirs to the estnto or Henry Kollor. of Adams county valued at $10,000, has rovoaled tho Information that Helen Keller, tho dear, dumb nnd blind prodigy, mny bo entitled to n share In tho property. Tho Informntlon comes from Mrs. A. K. Hondrlckson of Loup City, whoso mndlon nnmo was Kollcr and who Is closely related to Helon Keller. If it iB found that Mr.s. Hondrlckson has a clnlm to any or tho proporty It may bo Mint a close enough relationship can bo trncod to tho famous deaf and blind girl. A Fnirhury dispatch tolls this pros perity story: John Schocnrock living lour mites west of Fnlrbury, reports that ho has Just finished threshing his wheat and that it made nn aver ngo or thiriy-ono and ono-hnir bushols to tho aero. Ho had in forty-flvo ncros or this grain, which gives hlni n. ylold or 1,117. Wheat Is worth today, on tho Fnlrbury mnrkot. 85 cents a bushol, making Mr. Schoonrock's crop from forty-flvo acres of Innd worth $1,212.87. It Is such reports as theso that account for tho sternly rlso In tho price or Jofrersou county Innd. J. W. Illgglns or Oklahoma Is on a visit with his nophow Dr. J. D. Hons tin, or Nebraska City. Ho was a res ident or thai city In IS 17, whon It wns known ns Fort Kearney nnd ho came with threo companies or soldlors from St. Louis. Savanah and St. Charles, Mo., to put down an uprising of tho Indians. Ho assisted in tho erection of tho flrst building oroctod In Ne braska City. At Omaha Charles E. Davis haB boon hold to tho district court on charge of having shot and killed Dr. Rustln nt his homo In that city a fow wekeB ngo. In an altercation on tho street nt Greeley T. F. Byrno Is nllegod to havo shot Peter Heifers, wounding him in tho head. Shorlff Sutton wnB soon on tho scono and took tho pistol nway rrom Byrne. Tho httter vns plncod under nrrest. Govornor Sheldon has nppolntod tho following dologntos to the- lukos to tho yuir doop wntor, way conven tion to bo hold In Chicago, Octobor 7 to 9: William Hayward, Nebraska. City; Charles Sloan, Gonovn; Eu gene Bradley, Nobraska City; H. T. Clarke, sr., Omaha; Jamos North, Columbus; E. P. Mycr. Alliance. THE STATE CAPITAL MATTERS OF INTEREST TO ALL CITIZENS. THE TREASURY OF NEBRASKA It Is In Good Shape, Having, Accord ing to Mr. Brlan'3 Report, $415, 000 on Hand. A balanco of $115,017 Is shown by the report of Stnte Treasurer L. O. Brian, who hns filed his report for Soptembor. Of tho nmount nnmed, $nOD,140 is In state depository bnnkn and the rest In cash on hand. . Tho permanent trust funds Invested by tho stnto aggregate $8,171,021, which, with tho cxcoptlon of $710,185 Invested In stnte warrants, nro di vided as- follows: I'ermanont school fund $7,481,100.07 I'rminncnt university " 188,237.15 Agricultural collogo endow- inont 414,000.00 Jsormnl endowment 57,883.98 TllO fnllmi'lnt- ui ll i .l.,,n,l , ntinn.. .Anallttu and illHbunwnii'iits of tha stnto treasury for September: Hnlances Balances Funds. Sep. 1. '08. Sep. 30. '08. Oeiierei $ fi.oa&.ru ir,,073.07 Permnnont kcIiooI. Dl.810.0r. IG.lCO.Tl Totuponiry school. 175.112.13 188,110.61 l'erinanont unlv... 40.522.01 2.05 Agr. col. endm't. . 50.903.83 50,903.83 I'enltontiary 31.79 31.79 Normal library, Kearney 1.207.35 1,207.35 Orthopedic hospital 37.91 37.94 Redemption 2,59i:.8G 0,070.40 Institution, cnsli... 9,910.71 10,089.77 Hospital for Insnno- 3,058.11 10,089.89 State library 1,010.48 1.057.27 I'nlvoralty, cnsli.. 35,200.52 60,239.80 N' n rmiil library, Toru 1,817.70 1,817.70 Normal endm't.... 21.218,93 19,931.95 Normal, interest... 2,091.21 2,891.24 Agr. and Mechanic nrts 35.000.01 28,110.07 V. S. experiment station 5,709.89 3,133.41 Totals .$190,821.93 $415,017.50 Government Examinations. Tho Unltod Stntea civil service com mission nnnounces tho following ex aminations to bo held In Lincoln, Grand Island nnd Omaha: Octobor II, first culturlst, department commerce and labor; October 19, highway or' railway engineer, Irrigation engineer, Philippine scrvlco; October 21, nld (male), division of phyalcal anthro pology, national museum; October 21, 22, forest assistant, Philippine scr vlco; October 21, 22, librarian (male), naval 'wnr college; October 21, veter inarian, Philippine service; October 21, telegraph operator (male), depart ment or yards and dockB, navy yard; Octobor 28, aid, division or liiBocts, mi tlonal museum; Octobor 28, oxnmlncr or textiles1 nnd mechanical appliances, bureau or engineering nnd printing; October 28, laboratory nld, bureau of plant Industry, department or ngrlcul turo; October 28. 29, Inw examiner, forest service. Tho examinations nre open to all, citizens cf the United States who comply with the require ments. Applicants should at onco apply either to the United States civil sorvlco commission, Washington, or to tho secretary of the civil sorvlco board of examiners at places men tioned for tho necessary application form and Information. Lumber Men Fight. Boforo tho state rollwny' commis sion, Lincoln lumber dealers attacked tho potltlon of Omaha lumbermen for a readjustment of tho rates from tho south to points In tho state. Formerly the rates wore 24 cents for Lincoln and 2.1 cents for Omaha. Tho former city complained and a now rate for both points wns established by the In teresting commcrco commission. This rato was 2CM: conts a hundrsd. Omnha complained nnd tho Lincoln Commer cial club intorposed n demurrer. Lin coln men claim thoy are entitled to lower rntofl to nil towns near Lincoln. Omaha allcgoB discrimination nnd un fair treatment In tho making or tho now rato. Tho Omaha mon woro re quested to fllo nn nmcndod notltion folly sotting forth tho rntes thoy com plnln ot nnd clto tho discriminations In detail. Suit Against Woodmen. Cary Duncan has begun suit In tho district court against tho Modern Woodmen or America, asking Judg ment In tho sum or $2,000. Sho nllcgos that W. D. Duncan was n mombor ot tho ordor In good stnndlng at tho tlmo or his death, which occurcd July .11, 190S. Ho carried a policy In tho ordor for E,000, sho being tho beneficiary. Clough Still Has Majority. Tho recount or tho voto In Gnrflold county In tho contest filed by O. W. Fltzslmmons, defeated for tho repub lican nomination for representative ill tho Forty-ninth district by F. W. Clough, fnllcd to chnngo tho roHiilt though Fltzslmmons gained threo votes. Tho oillclnl returns for the 'district before tho recount gave Clough 282 and Fltzslmmons 282. The recount still leaves Clough a majority of ono voto In tho district. Telegraphers Restored. Rnthor than havo an order Ismied ngalnst it the Missouri Pacific rail road began to roliiHtnto lis (olograph sorvlco at Its dopot at Wabash, The railway commission permitted tho company to try telephimo Hues In ctoad of tolograph, but tho oltl.oiiH of tho town objected to (ho lack of prlvncy In (ho telephoning of board of trade nnd other couiiiioitImI hum. sagos. Tho commission renmiHy In formed tho railroad Hint II must show causo why an ordur Nhould nut he Is sued reinstating tho tuloxniph sucvluu. THE TUBERCULOSI8 EXHIBITION, Preparatlono Making for the Meeting to Last Ten Days, During tho absence of several mem bers or tho Nobraska association at tho International congress nt Wash ington, tho oxecutlvo committee In Omaha nro aiding th0 "Commltteo of Fifty" In preparing for tho exhibition to no given oy tho National Associa tion for tho Study nnd Prevention of Tuberculosis, to begin in Omaha Oc tobor 12th, and last ten days. Mr. W. L. Cosper or Now York City Ib In chnrgo or tho exhibit and has ulroady begun conforence for a similar ono In Lincoln, Fremont, Beatrice nnd Grand Island, whero It is expected local committees may be formed who may continue tho cnmpnlgn begun In tho state by our state association. Local committees nro desired in ov ory city possible. The Omaha com mltteo havo also maintained n small exhibit upon tho carnival grounds . this week in n booth kindly donated by Ak-Sar-Bon. Pictures or snnl tarlum work all over tho Union wero shown nnd literature distributed to tlioso Interested. In front of tho booth was tho banner of tho nssocln tlon. Mnxlms woro also kindly loan ed from tho national exhibit. The in terest during tho afternoons has boon almost constant. That similar effort is needed throughout tho Btato Is woP provon by tho fact that In tho first six months or this year 348 deaths rrom tuberculosis hnvo boon reported to tho stnto board or health rrom fifty of tho counties, distributed Bomewhnt In proportion to population of thoso counties. NEBRASKA FARM STATISTICS. Commissioner Ryder Talks of Crops and Commodities. In a now bulletin Labor Commis sioner Ryder deals with tho census of farms, acreage cf crops and orchard commodities shipped In 1907. His first nttompt to tnko a census of farms is considered successrul and It will bo continued until absolutely ac curate figures aro obtained. The con bus? Ib by counties. It shows a total of 20,510,052 acres In farms with 12, 5G2.740 acres under cultivation. Per sons over 21 years of ago number 221,230. Tho barnyard fowls aro enu merated for tho first time. In tho state there are G.155.7G5 chickens, 8(f. 197 other fowl. 242,003 acres In timber and 1,821 acres In nursery ntock. ' As to tho cultivated area in crops in Nebraska Mr. Ryder says: "Whllo tho total area in crops in Nebraska this year showB a falling oft or 2,178, 773 ncros, as compared with tho fig ures for 1907, this can bo explained In largo part by tho lato anil wot spring. Much of tho bottom land that in nor mnl yenra produces heavily was this year lcrt unsown and a substantial percentage or such land that was sown later was lost for orop purposes by reason of boing flooded. Wnshouts on hillsides and Bloping land also ac count for considerable cr tho de creased acreage. A largo acreage sown to corn had to bo nbandoncd lo weeds bocauso or high wntor and lack or help to flght tho outlaw growths." PaBturago was excellent In every part cr tho state this year. Tho acre ago in alfalfa and tamo and wild hay is very materially increased and tho crop Is undoubtedly very heavy. A Stormy Passage. Georgo L. Campcn, ex-city engineer and now water commissioner for tho canal zone, who loft horo after a vaca tlon trip to tho north tho first of last month, hnd a stormy passage on tho way homo, being caught in tho hurrl enno which swept the gulf coast. In a letter writton to L. J. Dunn dntcd Soptembor 21, ho Bays: "Arrived nt Colon September 18, aftor experienc ing tho worst storm or thirty-six hours Mint has occurcd on tho Atlantic ocean since 1898. Tho ship was 18 houro lato; lost three men, ono or the emokestneks and all or tho llfohoats oxcopt ono. For thirty-six hours wo expected ovory moment would bo our last. Great oxporlonco for a "land lubber." For twelve hours I hung to a door knob to keop from being thrown nround tho ship." Popullct Pulls Out. C. A. Skoog of Holdrego, populist nomlnco for tho Btato Bonnto from tho Twonty-elghth district, has declined lo nccopt tho nomination, though ho took oath that ho would ahldo by the result or tho prlmnry when ho got IiIh nnmo on tho ticket. "Bud" Llndsey Delegate. L. L. Llndsey or Lincoln nppolntoJ by Governor Sheldon as a iioiogaio rrom Nobraska to attend tho Nntlcnnl Negro Fair association nt Mobllo, Aln.. which meets the lattor part or November. Mr. Llndsey is to represent tho association fio'm Ne braska. Fees of Secretary of State. Tho feoB or tho olllco of Secretary or State Jnnkln for tho month of Hop lumber amounted to $3,170.20. or this amount $2,555.15 was rrom filing ar ticles of Incorporation. Ask Lower Rates on Coal. Sort coal mine owners nt Walson burg, Colo., have petitioned for (ho aid or the Nebraska Railway commis sion In (heir endeavors to secure moro oqiillfiblo rat us for the transportation of thoir product to Nebraska. Tho Colorado producers have filed a com plaint boforo the Interstate Coiumorco commission against present coal rates and Iho Nebraska coiuiiiIhhIo,. Is asked lo liiiconm a parly to the com plaint, with llm uiidurslaiiilliig that It will iiiuuii iihoanor Of III I fill' Mul r'fliu miitliir will bu oiumldurud.