"'-" T-WtlS .imuymni J. ZjI V mnTM-M MMiiii li in Pf yii "iiiy "uw f 'i'TBMrwww-- ' i The Chief C. D. HALE, PubllBher HED CLOUD NEBRASKA SUMMARY OF WELTS EVENTS LATEST NEWS TOLD IN BRIEFEST AND BEST FORM. ALL ROUND ABOUT THE WORLD Review of Events of Greatest Interest To Readers From all Parts of the Globe. Washlnoton. I'rcBlrcnt Tuft pri-sti'd button at Die wlilto liotiso mid formally opened tliu Klku' carnival at Honolulu. Tho Hiipervlsnr ol tin national park forest nays that tho Kovortiiiiunt could use pinion wood, of wlilch there la an nbumlanco In Colorado, for the manu facture of paper. It Is at f resent almost certain that President Taft will call an extra ses sion of congress to act on the Cana dian reciprocity bill. I'onny postage for all local or city delivery lettefs Is pioposed in a bill Introduced In congress by Representa tive driest of I'enusjlvanla. The senate heard eulogies pro nounced upon two of its late members, John W. Daniel of Virginia and Sam uel I). McKnery of IxMilsiann, ' Congressman John Magulro says the Canadian reciprocity bill is not far reaching enough, but will help to open up a market In the growing northwest for farmers In tho stales. Champ Clark ami "Uncle .loo" Can non "paired oft" at Tuesday night's session of the house, and agreed to offset each other on any i oil cnll on any question that might come up. A hiss sounded through the senate chnmbcr Tuesday when Senator Ilalley of Texas scathingly questioned the In telligence of some of his auditors dur ing a hearing of tho horltuor case. A Joint resolution authorizing the secretary of war- to receive for In struction nt the West Point military nendemy, two Chinese to be designat ed by that government, was passed by tho house. Only money nnd not advertising can bo accepted by Interstate railroads In payment for transportation, according to an Interpretation announced by the supremo court of tho United States of tho Hepburn rate law of l'JOfi. Statehood for Arizona seems to bo impossible nt this session of con gress, becniiEo the returns of tho elec tion held February 1) cannot be can vassed and certified under tho law "In time to reach Washington for action. General New. Pittsburg is threatened with a street car strike. The Kansas houso has passed a res olution providing for the recall of pub lic officials. Tho annual civic and industrial car nival at Manila opened Tuesday. Wichita, Kansas, has just had a J100.000 fire In tho business section. It Is snld Wm. Sheehan has been nsked to' withdraw from tho New York senatorial rncn. Tho Philadelphia food commission has discovered "dyed" llsh on the mar ket in that city. It Is claimed that $200,000 was taken to Albany to Inlluonco rnco track legis lation In New York. In an engagement near Guadaloupo moro than ninety robels wero killed nnd many wounded. Hlght hundred bollcrmakers in tho Lake Shore shops at Cleveland, 0 have gone out on strike. Tho right to vote on the saloon question by municipalities was defeat ed In tho Ohio legislature. As the result of a mutiny the third clans of the Virginia military instltuto at Iexlngton faces expulsion. Mrs. William A. Clark, wlfo of former United States Senator Chirk. 1b sorlous 111 with appendicitis. The Clnn-na-Gaol, a once powerful organization devoted to the oauso of Independence for Ireland, has been revived. About 80 ,ror cent of the members of the American Manufacturers' Kx port association In a letter ballot have voted lit favor of Canadian reciprocity. .1. A. Vunsyekle, n Jefferson City, Mo., Jeweler, accidentally killed him self In his shop while cleaning a re volver, which he supposed was not loaded. The United States army transport Huford will sail from Seattle. Mnrv.li 10, with a cargo of provisions for the relief of tho famine victims in north China. Three passengers wore killed, two other persons weie fatally Injured nnd many slightly hurt In a wreck on tho Atchison, Topekn & Santa Fe near Stillwater. Okla. Tho International Harvester com pany hns declared a quarterly dividend of 1V4 per cent on the common stock. In tho Panhandle of Texas all trains woro cither stalled or many hours late from the effects of a two days bliz zard. Two men, ono of them said to bo Jack Iondon. tho novelist, are bold at Cajoxlco, Mexico, on n charge of vio lating neutrality. It Is probablo that tho Canadian premier, Sir Wilfrid I.aurler, will ad dress the Canadian parliament on reciprocity with the United States, be fore the week 1b over. It Is claimed that the i utoii . Mannagua, Nicaragua, February 13, was the result of a plot of the Zclnya liberals and fifty arrests have been uindc. Twenty-two persons wore Injured in a Southern Pacific wreck at lleno, Nov. Central America 1h threatened with another revolution, this time In Gunta mala. Lincoln postolllce employes are much Interested In the movo for Sun day closing. Charles and Harry Massey, brothers, nged 17 and 12 years, respectively, lost their lives In a fire nt Iobtinon, Mo. Governor Carroll has vetoed tho Or egon primary plan bill, which had passed both houses of the Iowa legis lature. Tho Kansas senate has defeated the Initiative and referendum and the re call bills which had been passed by the house. Senator-elect Kern of Indiana will be the Lincoln guest of Hon. V. J. Iiryan, having been unable to meet him at Louisville. An administration bill that provides for the control of public utilities by a stato board to be appointed by them was passed by the Kansas legislature. The coroner's Jury failed to find any one directly responsible for the recent disastrous dynamite explosion on pier No. 7 of the Central Hnllway of New Jersey. The tax schedule shows that Marl i Splker, a New York servant girl, who has Just died at tho age of 80 years, had saved a fortune of $112,000 from her wages. Tho Armour Packing company has served notice on Secretary of Stato Koach that (ho company Intends to withdraw from business operations In Missouri. The Chinese government has select ed Professor G. Galeottl. director of the pathological Instltuto of tho Uni versity of Nnples, to combat the .plaguo In Manchuria. The black hand society Is making all klndB of trouble for the New York police, nnd overy available detective Is at work In an attempt to suppress their operations. The dead body or .1. C. Cutler of Nora Springs, la'., was found In the waiting room of the C, M. & St. P. station nt Charles City. Marks on tho body ludlcnto murder- Tho treasury department has accept ed u full compromise of Its civil clnlmB against Joseph Hrooks & Co., New York woolen importers, who wero ac cused of undervaluation frnuds. Marquette Mich., is entertaining for several days a notable gutherlng of Swedish Lutherans, tho occasion be ing tho first general meeting of the Superior conference of that denomina tion. Martin W. Littleton, newly elected democratic representative from Theo dore Hoosevolt's home district, hns an nounced his candidacy for the United States senate, to succeed Chauncey M. Depew. Arrangements have been completed for a meeting between William Iiryan and United States Senator-elect John W. Kern of .Indiana, when Mr. Iiryan roaches Louisville. Ky., from the south. Jumps Bremen, a wealthy farmer of Kiowa county. Oklahoma, Is to bo re turned to Woods county, Kansns, to stand trial for tho murder, twenty years ago, of Samuel Woods, the founder of Woodsdale. Haltleu government troops nfter re capturing Oiianamlnth from tho rebels, got out of tho control of their olllccrs, nlll.'iL'Oil nnd Imrnnil tho town nnd tuns- . .. I sacreti uiofc or tuo inuauitams who were unablo to escnne. Tho Illinois minors In stato conven tion at Springfield, have adopted unan imously a resolution endorsing the amendment to the state constitution providing for the Initiative nnd refer endum. Harry Doll, an American, ono of tho Insurgent spies captured by Mexican troops and condemned to death has sent an nppeal to Inlluential friends In California to save him from immediate execution. Hurry Peinberton. IP. years old. and Esther Kachcle, 11 ears old, chil dren of wealthy farmers living near Wharton, Ohio, nre missing from their homes. Their parents believe they have clored nnd are married. At a meeting In Philadelphia of the joint committees of tho national re form association arrangements were mado for a systematic campaign throughout every stato In tho union to piomoto a second world's Christian cit izenship conference. Hennessey, Okla. J. H. Ph'pps, 10S years old. died here at the homo of his daughter, Mrs. Goorgo Stliihon. A twin brother of Philips lives In Iowa. Their birthday anniversary was St. Valentine's day. Six nuns, driven out of Portugal by the republican government which de throned King Kmnnuel. have arrived at Now York, enrouto to Uuk or City. Ore. They aro of tho lilsh domlnlcnn order and had been Invited to Oregon by tho bishop of that dloceso to aid the Capuchin mission, und to found n convent. An Issue of $1(0,000,000 to $."0,000, 000 of ." per cent Panama bonds seems certain as soon as congress a asses tho bill authorizing tho secretary of the treasury to withhold tho securities rrom ute as a basis for additional bank notes. Men prominent In business nnd so cial llfo will be Indicted by tho Ver million county, III., Jury this week In tho vote trafllc investigation. Seventeen night rldors, three ot whom woro serving llfo sontences for murder, hnvo escaped from the Duvnl county, Florida, Jail. Ono roturncd and Informed tho jailor I ACETYLENE GAS WRECKS MOUSE, BUT OCCUPANTS ESCAPE. HAPPENINGS OVER THE STATE What is Going on Here and There That is of Interest to the Read ers Throughout Nebraska and Vicinity. Holdregc. A terrific explosion or acetylene gas took place In the home of Aaron Steel of this city. Nine per sons were In the house when the ex plosion occurred and that not one was hurt or Injured seems nothing short of a miracle. Two young men were blown through the window, and two others were blown to the celling, es caping to tho jnnl when they came down. The three young daughters fell partly through holes In the floor, but were soon rescued. Excitement in Auto Garage. Grant. Eu-ltoment was caused In tills city when Frank Yenne. who runs the auto garage and repair shop, was soldering a leak In an automobile tank which exploded with a report that sounded like u cannon and could be heard all over the city. The glass In tho front of tho building was broken and parts of the machine were torn loose and bolts nnd glass scattered all over the room. Fortunately Mr. Yen ne was unhurt, save a hair singe, al though stnndlng very near the tank. Neligh Wants Capital. Ncllgh. Now comes the Booster club of Neligh and wants to raise Oak dale's bid on the removal of the state cnpljal from Lincoln to Ncllgh. Res olutions were pnsscd to raise the cash bonus from $1250,000 to $100,000. and in addition to furnish light, heat und water for a period of 100 years for tho faithful performance or contract. sTKii:- irf.-VATit" . v- . Towns north or Fremont along the Burlington route aro asking for im proved train service. Pythlnns from every district in the state were in attendance nt a banquet In Omaha Monday night. A. T. Hill nnd Frank Ellsworth of Fairbury have bought a Curtlss Hying machine, and will Indulge in nerinl Joy rides. At a special election held nt Chap pell the bond proposition for munici pal water and electric lights carried by a majority of 211 to 7f. Mrs. George Blown of Nebraska City, In a fainting spell fell against a stove, broke her noso and cut a long gash across her forehead. An Institution to be known as the Gernian-Aiuorlcnn Safe Deposit and Trust company has been organized In Beatrice with n capital stock of $200, 000. James Stingley. a veteran of the civil war. about eighty years of age, was Instantly killed by a Union Pacific fast mall train near Silver Creek. Holy Rosary Catholic church at Al liance was totally destroyed by fire one night last week. The loss on the building is between $1,000 and $3,000. covered by Insurance. Murray and Brown, two young men who started from St. Johns. New foundland, on a 2:.,000-mlle walk, to bo completed in four years' time, hnve reached Nebraska. Would bo jokers ut Geneva displayed their talent by stringing wire across the walk and got lots of run of a questionable character from the re sults. Several j edostrlans narrowly escaped serious Injury. The Mlude-i 0lu11teer fire depart ment held their nnntinl banquet on Mondaj ninlit. About 100 plates woro set. Tho firemen and their wles and tho city council and their wives wero the guests. Gus Lumlurd nnd Floyd and Fred Hatcher were rescued from an Island in tho Platte river thrco miles below Fremont by County Attorney Cook, who went to their nld In n boat. Tho boys were hunting on tho island when the Ico broke up. Beatrice has two boy wireless tele graph operators who aro talking to each other at a distance of over a mile with Instrunonts they have made themselves. Tho hovs are Harold Bur gess und Henry Schlneter, nged llf teen and sixteen years respectively. J. Meyen, n cement worker, fell rrom the seventh to tho third floor of tho First National bank building ut Lincoln, through an open pipe duct nnd still lives. When assistance reached him he was sitting up and li n puzzled mnnner was rubbing his chad. Thomns Coyle. an old resident of McCock, Is dead. Tho seed laboratory of the state university In co-operation with tho U. S. department or agriculture, Is nnx ions to nrouto a grcnter Interest In corn improvement among Nebraska fanners, and has arranged to make gorminatlon tests of seed corn, not to exceed fifty testa for each person. By Eend'ng your address to the Ne braska Seed Laboratory nt Lincoln you will obtain small envelopes in which teed snmples may ho tent to the laboratory. It is most important that this be dono nt once. EX Li IG IlincoiIJwaIT LINCOLN wtmm SENATE DISCUSSES THE OLLIS BILL AND DEFERS ACTION. Shall the stock yards companies of Nebraska be subject to physlcnl val uation and plnced under the control of tho state railway commission for rate making purposes Is the question squnrely before the stato sennte. Ollln of Valley championed his own bill. S. F. 11C, In committee of the whole nnd wns supported by Sklles of Butler and opposed by Bartos of Saline and Morehead of Richardson, the latter be'ng president pro tern of the senate. Hoagland of North Platte spoke for nnd against the bill but Is said to be In favor of Its passage. Adjournment wub tnken for the day before action was taken on tho meas ure. Both sides claim to hae enough votes to win. The opponents or the, hill hnve a list Fhowing seventeen votes against the moarfuie. The friends' of the bill have another list which they say shows the same num ber for the bll. One mnn who Is counted to vote against tho bill Is snld to hnve made up his mind to vote for It. The vote on the bill Is awaited with anxiety by friends and foes. Flowers for Partes. Barfos of Saline, who made a plea last week for a hill 'that would permit the sonnto to pay its employes $5 a day was the recipient of a splend'd bouquet to which wns attached a card bearing this inscription. "From $;t sennte employes who vote on election day." The Inscription Is supposed to ho a gentle hint to other senators that their employes propose to vote on election day without the aid or any veh'clo or any other artificial means. How they Intend or for whom they Intend to vote Is not disclosed by the Inscription. Schcelc Gets the Seat. When the Scheele-Wertman contest caso came up, the votes were almost entirely along party lines, with the democrats easy victors. This result had been early foreseen nnd although the reports of the conim!tteo which had Investigated the claim of Wert man to the seat wero made tho occa sion for many speeches the anticipat ed result occurred. Scheele was de clared the legal occupant of the seat, which wrung from that gentleman the exclamation, "Thank God, I am a free man nt last." County Option Bill. Tho Judiciary committee of the house mot and took up Norton's coun ty option bill, II. R. No. .102. After some discussion, nnd with but one dissenting vote, that of Princo of Hall, against It, tho .measure was recom mended for engrossing preparatory to third reading. Though the supporters of tho measure have no hope of pass ing the bill they moan to fight for it as hard ns though they had a chuueo to get It through the legislative mill More Time for Homesteaders, Hoagland of Lincoln secured tho adoption of a resolution asking con gross to pass the KInknId bill whiv.li seeks to extend the time In which homesteaders will have to ray for tho lands they hold under the government reclamation act. The resolution recites that settlers on the land under tho government Irrigation project in west em Nebraska have had poor crops, the government first falling to supply water for their needs nnd that the land will not be productive until al falfa has been grown upon it for three years. To Commemorate Gettysburg. The senate has adopted a resolution Introduced by Senator Horton at the request of General C. F. Munderson. asking that tho governor appoint a commission of five soldiers, who served with distinction '11 tho civil war, to servo with commissions of similar nuturo from other states in preparing for tho commemoration of tho firtlnth anniversary In 1IU3, or the battle of Gettysburg. An effort wns made to revive In the house the bill by Senator Varner ralb' lug tho amount of home made wine which can ho sold In a single package without llconslng from ono to tor. gul'ons. Tho bill was reported Indefi nitely postponed by the Jud'clnry com mittee Friday. It required flfty-ono votos to secure n reconsldcrntlon, so that tho bill lost, only thlrty-hoven voting for It To Increase the Salaries. After desultory debate the sennte recommended the Tlbbctts bill, in creasing the salaries of county super intendents, for third rending. A memorial addressed to tho son nto was road from tho Retail Hard woro Dealers' association, wherein the passage of good roads log'slotlon, tho unlver&nl hunting license law and the $5,000 appropriation for the llsh hntchory wore recommended. An effort Is bolng made by nearly evory county olllccrs' association of tho stato to obtain tho passage of bills raising flnlorlos of county olll cors. Th's effort la meeting with con siderable resistance in the legislature. fOSiUu -i0 OATS 259 Bu. Per Acre. That is the sworn to yield of Theodore ITnrmcg, Lewis Co., Wash., had from Balzer'B Rejuvenated White Bonanza oats nnd won a handeome 80 ncro farm. Other bi yields aro 141 buB., 110 bin., 103 bus., etc., had by fanners scattered throughout the U. S. Payor's rcdierce Rarlcv, Flax, Corn, Oats, Wheat, Potatoes, Grasses and Clov ers re famous the world over for their purity nnd tremendous yielding qualities. Wo are easily the largest growers of farm seeds in the world. 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