NEBRASKA NEWS
NO SPECIAL 8E83ION OF STATE
LEGISLATURE.
ONE NOT NECESSARY NOW
Governor Sheldon Sees No Need of
Calling One to Pass Dank Guar
antee Deposit Law Other
Tlio extra sohhIoii gossip, usually
Htarled by Inexperienced reporters In
not. limiting nnirh headway, oven with
ii parly of Omaha men back of It. Tho
Omaha men who arc pushing a plan
to havo Governor Shohlon call an ox
Ira session of tho legislature lo oonshl
or a 1)111 for tho guaranty or hunk d
posits havo nol. thus far Impressed
1ho govornor with tho need of expend
ing $50,000 on HtUih a session when
the regular hohkIoii Ih loss than a year
in tho futiiro and no financial institu
tions appear to need such cure and at
tendon. "Tho request h I have received
do not JtiBtify me In calling an extra
session," niilft Governor Sheldon
KILLED BY A FALL.
Lost Footing While Trimming Trees
and Fell to Death.
An accident. resulting In the death
of Wonzol OIlvorhiH, a well Known
West Point, citizen occurred .January
.'10. While trlmmlhg the large cotton
wood tree In front, of the residence
of C. W. Suss, Mr. OllvorltiH lent his
footing and fell heavily to the ground,
striking heavily on his head. Coneus
hIoii of the brain followed causing his
death within a few hours. He was
forty years of age and unmarried.
Railroad Shipment From Nebraoka.
The ear shipments, state and Inter
state, reported to the railway com
mission for July, Aigusl, September
and October show that the railroads
of Nebraska during those four months
shipped a total of II.OHi.OOO bushels
of wheat, 20,100,0(10 bushels of corn,
7,444,000 bushels of oats and other
grain products. Those totals are based
on tho number of ears shipped, which
wore an follows: Wheat, to slate
points, 7,083; Interstate, LvUM; oats
and other grain products to state
points, 4,4.13; Interstate, 7,392; live
stock to state points, 22.i)(J9; Inter
state, IS.nr.O. The reports; nov In
show tho shlmnents for November
were fair. There are no repovts of
previous years with which to com
pare these figures, hut. In a year or
two tho llguros now being gathered
will .bo of groat value, Tiey aro com
piled by Hate Clerk U. (1. Powell.
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Another School House Burned.
The new standplpe at Hrndshnw was
given a test whon tho alarm of tire
whs given and the seliool house was
discovered In a blaze. The carts not
having arrived, the newly organized
fire department dragged the hoso
from Iho town hall to the seliool house
where a heavy pressure was thrown
on the blaze and In a short time the
lire was under control. Considerable
damage was done to the Interior of
the building. It Is thought that, the
the was tho direct result or an explo
sion In the furnace as It seems to have
followed the center shaft and tho blaze
was llrst discovered in the center of
the building.
Fees Received.
The lnsurnnco department of the
state auditor's ottlce received $ 1 t,rr.
52 In fees 'timing the month or Janu
ary. Tho first three months of the
year is a busy time for this department
and tnos't of the fees are received dur
ing that period. Tho money is paid
direct into the slnio treasury
parties from whom the money
by tho
Is due.
4$JFatal Pigeon Shoot.
while, loading a trap for blue rocks
nt a shooting match at Cozad, Kent
Vnsoy was accidentally shot and in
Bluntly killed by Harry Hess, one
of the mon engaged In tho shoot. Vas
ey was struck by only two small
shot, ono onterlng Iho eye mid the
other the temple. Roth reached the
brain.
Given a Shower of Eggs.
I, S. Voae, a young widower, at
Reaver City was pelted with eggs by
two married woiuon, and a' young
woman In their .company, .the latter
or whom, It is alleged, ho had insulted.
Mr. Vobo denies that he had done any
'thing Improper and claims that suit
for damages will bo brought.
Patronize a Nebraska llfo Insurance
company. You can get as good old
lino life Insurance and at as low a cost
In The Midwest Life as you can any
where In tho United States. Write to
tho homo otneo, 1007 "O" street, Lin
coln, for particulars as to tho now low
coat policies which Tho Midwest Llfo
U now Issuing.
ALFALFA IN NEBRA8KA.
Is One of the Greatest Fertilizers
Ever Grown.
This 1b the bout forage plnnt. that
can bo grown. It will produce more
forage per acre, cither greon or dry,
than any other known clover or grass
and Is being more extensively planted
every season, The reasons why It la
mooting with such universal favor aro
many, and can be Hummed up as fol
lows: It successfully rcRists the tlercest
drouth. In the driest, weather when
every blade of grass withers for want,
ol moisture, alfalfa stands up as fresh
and green as In the spring.
It Is proof against our severest win
ters. Excessive rains and buowh,- the
long continued freezing weather of
winter does not affect It la tho least
IT the soli is well drained It will ahc
reed, and for many years continue to
llourlsh and produce 'Wonderful crops
of tho richest hay.
It, Is adapted to dry and sandy soils
whore other plants fall to grow, as
well as those that, are deep and rich.
Its roots orten measuring" 20 to 30
feet In length, lorco their way down
deep Into the subsoil In search of
molsturo and plant food that cannot
be reached by any other plant.
It Is "perpetual llfo." A successful
stand will yield heavy crops which
may ho first cut In May, a second crop
In July, a third crop in August, and
with a good curing season, u fourth
crop can sometimes be harvested,
yielding itwo to three tons or the most,
nutritions hay at each cutting. All
In all. it is the grandest forage and
fertilizing .plant on earth, and cannot
bo too highly recommended.
Sow early, from 20 to 25 pounds of
seed to the acre. Some recommend
at tho rale of 10 to 12 poundB or soed
per acre. This Is a fatal error, and
has been dhe primary cause of several
failures In obtaining a good stand. It
must be soodod heavily in order to
gel a good stand and have a line qual
ity of hay.
Cut. when in full 'bloom, rake Into
wlnrows and let dry until the leavos,
If roughly handled, are Inclined to
tall off, then lay In piles, one forkful
In each idle, to cure.
1Mb the best food for farm animals
known, from the work horse down to
little chickens, who pick up the loose
leaves, especially in the winter, when
other green food Is lacking. As a fer
tilizer It Is unequalled on old grain
laud. Put the land In alfalla for two
or more years, then plow it up, and
your land will be In the Jlnest. of con
dition. 11 should bo sowed alone, how
ever In moist seasons ono can socuro
a good stand when sown with wheat
or oats.
A great deal of alfalfa Is now being
sown in August, and September, on
wheat or oat stubble after It Is plowed
or disced and well harrowed.
CHARLES H. KIPP A SUICIDE.
Hastings Business Man Blows Out His
Brains.
Charles II. Klpp, junior member of
the wholesale grocery firm of Kerr,
Klpp .t Co., Hastings, blew out bis
brains in the linn's wholesale house.
He had eluded his wife who had been
watching him and killed himself while
she was trying to save him. -Ho hqd
been despondent for some time, 111
health caused by ovorwork being as
signed as the cause Tor bis- despon
dency. It Is claimed by his business
associates that bis financial affairs
wore la good condition and were in
no way die cause of worry.
Pretty High Priced Land.
Sainders county olllclals aro now
I uvchaslng supplies In the open mar
koi, lib bids having boon received In
response to advertised tenders by the
ounty commissioners. Another sale
of" hijjlt priced land Is roported In
Saunders county, Jos. Doklll having
purchased 1 HO ' acres near Wahoo of
T, Valln for $115 por acre. Part, of
tho land Is cut In two by a creek.
At Mio annual meeting of the stock
holders of tho Western Fire Insurance
company, of Lincoln, Nebraska, hold
on January 28th, tho following officers
and directors wore elected: President,
Allen W. Field; vlco president and
manager, 12, A. Mocker; secretary,
P. 1 ZIminer; treasurer, J no. F. Zlm
mer; C I)'. Sanford, director; J. A
Frnwloy, director.
Given Till April 1.
Food Commissioner Johnson has
given dealers until April 1 to dispose
of baking powder packages contain
lug prizes. Ho ruled somo time ago
Unit baking powder did not come
within the law, but later changed the
ruling and In consideration of this
change has granted time for the dis
posal of goods.
Wants Information.
J
Statu Veterinarian McKlm la send
ing out letters to obtain further In
formation of tho condition of cattle
lu Nebraska. Ho desires to uscertaPn
how many out of each herd Is af
dieted with mango and where the
cattle, camo from U they have beeu
shipped.
HANGING
AT ANCHOR IN THE STRAITS
The Battleship Fleet Was Friday
Night at Possession Bay.
Are Now Passing Most Dangerous
Point In Their Long Voyage At
Punta Arenas Saturday.
Punta Arenas, Strait of Magellan,
A wireless message has beeu
received here that the American bat
tleship tleet which passed Point Dun
geness and entered the Strait of Ma
gellan at. 2 o'clock Friday afternoon
will anchor for the night in Possession
Hay and arrive at Punta Arenas at
noon Saturday. Possession Hay is
some 20 miles westward of Point Dun
geness and about live miles rrom the
entrance to the llrst narrows and af
fords good anchorage.
Rear Admiral I3vnns' tleet now en
ters upon one of the most difficult
parts of its trip to the. Pacific, the
navigation or the eastern part or the
Strait or Magellan. With favorable
weather t ho tleet. should complete this
passage and arrive at Punta Arenas in
about 12 hours.
The llrst. 100 miles of the k trait aro
omparatlvely uninteresting. Tho
land on either side is low and covered
with grass, with scarcely a tree to be
seen for the entire distance to Cape
Negro. Throughout this stretch tho
depth of tho water rarely exceeds 200
foot, there are many banks and shoals,
and the tidal streams are rapid, the
tide rising from 30 to 14 feet. An an
chorage may be obtained in almost
any part of the eastern end of the
strait except in the narrows. At Cape
Negro trees are seen and the land gen
erally becomes higher. The forests
grow denser and the mountains more
lofty as the middle of the strait and
Punta Arenas are approached.
In approaching tho Strait of Magel
lan from the eastward Cape Virgins
usually Is the llrst land seen. It Is a
white cliff 135 feet high, on which
there is a lighthouse and several dwell
ings. In clear weather the capo Is
visible from a distance of 20 to 25
miles.
When Punta Arenas lias been
reachod and the ships of Rear Admiral
Evans' lleet anchor oft tho port the
officers and men will have the best
time of the year In which to see the
town and country thereabouts. The
warmest weather at Punta Arenas oc
curs in December, January and Febru
ary, when the moan temperature Is
about 54 degrees and the days are
long.
Dangerous Counterfeit Dollars.
Cleveland, Ohio, Dangerous coun
terfeits or tin silver dollar havo ap
peared here and the government of
llclals are endeavoring to trace their
sources. The counterfeit has a na
tural "ring" and is coated with silver,
defying superficial acid tests. It Is re
ported that hundreds of the counter
relts aro in circulation. They bear
the dates of 1901 and 1904. Aside
from an elaborate test, the only way
In which they can be detected is In
the fact that some of the smaller lot
tors In the words "In Cod We Trust"
aro slightly blurred.
A Bandit Leader's Sentence Confirmed.
Manila. The supremo court has con
tinued tho sentence of "death pro
nounced against Ablen, a leader of tho
bandits on the Island of I.ejte In the
years H00 and 1907.
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St. Louis RspubJk.
AFTER 28 YEARS.
Bullion Found in Debris of a Burned
Saloon Believed to Have Been
Stolen in 1880.
Omaha, Neb. Superintendent Pat
terson of the Pacific Express company
returned to Omaha from Sidney, Neb.,
Thursday, bringing with him two large
bricks or bullion, believed to represent
part of the loot of a robbery of tho
company's office in Sidney, Neb., In
March. 1880. The metal was found
buried in the debris of a saloon which
burned down two weeks ago. The rob
bery was the boldest of its kind eve
pulled off in the West and the bullion
which had been received that day by
stage from the Rlack Hills, was valued
at. $127,000. One of the bricks was
sold to the Denver mint, a year after
the robbery. Sheriff McCarthy, who
then '.owned the saloon which burned
recently, was believed to be the leader
of the robber band, but. the express
company was unable to secure his in
dictment. His brother was later
hanged by vigilantes. McCarthy has
been dead several years. Superinten
dent Patterson is trying' to establish
identification of the nnetal. He says
the bullion value Is indefinite but he
will have It assayed at once.
In Memory of McKinley.
Cleveland. Ohio. McKinley, the
martyred president, Was the keynote
of several addresses delivered at the
Tippecanoe club's annual McKinley
day banquet here Wednesday night at
which Secretary of War William II.
Tuft was tho guest or honor. Tho sec
retary spoke on "The Renublic.J' All
of the speakers confined their remarks
to the life and deeds of McKinley, who
was eulogized as an illustrious son of
Ohio, and a discussion of tho problems
engendered by the Spanish-American
war and. the acquisition of the Philip
pines and the islands of the Carrlbean.
At Anchor in the Straits.
Punta Arenas, Strait or Magellan.
A wireless message has been received
hero that the American battles'dp
lleet which passed Point Dungeness
and entered the Strait of Magellan at'
2 o'clock Friday afternoon will anchor
for the night in Possession Hay and
arrive at Punta Arenas at non Satur
day. Possession Hay is some 20
miles westward or Point Dungeness
and about five miles rrom the entrance
to tho first narrows and affords food
anchorage. .
Separate Coach Law Effective.
Guthrie, Ok. The separate oach
law passed by the Oklahoma legisla
ture at the opening of the session gooJ
Into effect In tho new state Saturday.
The measure was passed as an emer
gency which provided that It dhouU
become effective in GO days after its
passage. Col. J. O. Graham of Mari
etta is the author of tho measure. All,
Oklahoma railroads havo signified
their Intention of complying with t ho
provision.
Tornado in Mississippi.
Wesson, Miss. Six persons wero
killed outright, by a cyclone which laid
waste a strip of farming country three
quarters of a mile wide and several
miles long just north of here Frldny."
For a distance of 20 miles In a uortii
oasterly direction the wind tore a
pathway nearly a mile wide, partly or
wholly destroying nearly every biitld
Ing In this area. Scores of dead farm
animals littered the tornado's track.
CORTELYOU'S STATEMENT.
The Secretary Explains His Acts
Awarding Panama Bonds and
Depositing Treasury Cash.
Washington, D. C. In response to
a resolution agreed to by tho senate
on December 12, 1907, the secretury of
the treasury Wednesday transmitted to
that body deta'lled statements concern
ing tho award of tho Panama bonds
and 3 per cent certificates, together
with recent flnanclul transactions of
the government, and also embodying
Information ns to the general stoto of
the nation's finances during the closing
months of 1907 tho period over which
the recent financial panic extended.
Secretary Cortelyou before analyz
ing the crisis and setting forth his
official actions In regard to the report,
gives a summary of occurrences in the
United States' financial world from
the time he assumed charge, until the
special report was compiled.
Secretary Cortelyou defends the is
sue of Panama bonds and treasury cer
tificates by saying that it was advis
able to take some strong and resolute
step which would convince the public,
both at home and abroad, that the
government was thoroughly alive to
the situation and determined to give
its aid in every possible legal and
proper form.
The legal right of the department
to make allotments of the bonds and
securities to such persons and banks,
and in such amounts ns It might seo
fit can hardly be called in question in
view of the fact that the circular of
fering the Panama bonds contained
this distinct provision:
" 'The department nlso reserves tho
right to reject any or all bids, if
deemed to be to the interests of the
United States so to do.' j
"The total bids for the Panama
canal bonds," continues the secretary,
"amounted to $2,220,G04,580, or moro
than 44 times the amount offered."
Details of the distribution appended
to the report shows that the present
deposits aro divided among 1,421
banks. Considerable space is devoted
to showing that great care has been
tnken In distributing the deposits and
much consideration is shown to com
munities where particular trude move
ments involve a special demand for
currency at certain intervals.
THOSE WHO MAY COME.
Japanese Regulation Restricting lm
migration of Laborers to Hawaii
May Fail to Restrict.
Sun Francisco. Cal. Advices from
Honolulu state that Minister of For
eign Affairs Kayashl has cabled to
Japanese Consul General Sainto the
regulations adopted by the Japanese
government in regard to tho immigra
tion of Japanese laborers to Hawaii.
He says that permission to Japanese
laborers to emigrate to Hawaii is lim
ited for the time being to the follow
ing classes:
First, those who have been in Hawaii
and desire to go again.
Second, the parents, wives, children,
brothers and sisters of the persons
who are at present living in Hawaii.
Third, the husbands and wives of
the brothers and sisters included in
the second class.
The regulation is to take effect Feb
ruary 1. It has been figured out that
under this regulation, considering that
there aro 70,000 or 80,000 Jnpaneso
now in Hawaii, it is possible for 500,
000 moro to come; and unless strict,
regulations are enforced to ascertain
that those applying are actually with
in the classes specified, tho number
that might come is practically un
limited. Convinced a Scientist.
London. Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge,
the noted scientist, at a meeting of
the Psychical Research society Thurs
day expressed credence in the society's
claim that it had received spirit mes
sages from late Edmund Gurney,
lllchard Hodgson and Fredorlck Myers,
the messagos being received through
the medium of Mmes. Piper and
Verrnll.
Chesapeake's Flag Sold.
London, England. The Hog or tho
Amerlcnn man-of-war Cliesapeako
captured In the fight with the Hritish
ship Shannon In 1813, was put up at
auction In this city and sold for $4,250
to a dealer named Partridge, It Is ro
ported that Partridge acted for Cor--nollus
Vanderbllt.
For Miners' Widows and Children.
Pittsburg, Pa. At a meeting Thurs
day of tho executive committee or tho
Carnegie Hero Fund commbuilou, tho
sum of $25,000 was donated to tho
widows and children of tho 250 miners
killed last month In the Darr mine dis
aster at Jacob's Creek, Pa.
Another Mine Explosion.
Charlestown, W. Va. Nino minors
mot Biiddon denth In the Now Rlvor
colliory known to miners as the Lowor
Hooin initio, 45 miles from here, near
Hawk's Nest, at 2:35 o'clock Thursday
afternoon in an explosion that partly
wrecked the mine.