Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-29
TELEdRAPHIC NEWS

General Harting. former chief of the
Russian political police aboard. admits
having once plotted the assassination
Of Alexander III.
over an unpopular decision of an UNI
pire resulted in a dozen or more peo
pie being injured
King Alfonso is held in scorn by
enemies as mere tool OF foreigners,
his disgracing of his cousin only serv-
ing TO increase the attacks.
Estimates are that the wheat yield
in the Canadian prairie provinces this
year will be the most valuable ever
raised there; railways are said to be
III excellent condition TO move the
crop.
William Booth. commander-in-chtef
OF the Salvation Army, has started on
another of his motor car crusades
through England. He has this time
laid out trip covering 1,400 miles.
during which he will address 500 meet
ings.
A 16-yearold girl was responsible
for the drowning OF four people near
Billings. Mont, Sunday She was with
a party boating. Leaning TO one side
of the boat caused the overcrowded
craft to dip some water which fright
ened her to such an extent that she
jumped from the boat capsizing 1t.
Nervous people should keep out OF row
boats
Director Newell left Washington
Sunday for Portland, where, on Thurs.
day, he will hold conference with Sec.
retary Ballinger and the district en-
gineers of the reclamation service.
Effort will be made at the conference
to arrange a schedule OF work to be
done by the reclamation service on
all government projects during 1910.
Director Newell Is not worried over
reports that he is to lose his job. He
has been assured by the president that
When President Taft takes his trip
down the Mississippi river from st.
Louis to New Orleans, Mark Twain,
the humorlst. will act as pilot on the
boat carrying the country's chief exec
utive. When president of the United
States takes a river trip Mr.. Clemens
always has been invited by the com
mittee In charge to pilot the boat The
Clemens on this occasion and his
friends who say he has high per-
sonal regard for Mr.. Taft declare he
will agree to pilot Mr.. Taft safely
down the river. The humorist was
asked 10 guide one of the vessels dur
ing Roosevelt's trip from Keokuk to
!, Memphise but was unable to accept.
1t is evident that the people Of Ne
braska did not mind the recent panic,
for during the year 1908 there were
1880 farm mortgages paid off and
Cancelled, representing value of $l26,
357,79l, and 1858 new farm mort
cages were recorded. representing Il
value of s36.432 ,657. leaving tidy bal
ance of about $50 900 900 to the credit
OF prosperity. In 1907 there were II.
! 45I mortgages recorded. representing
a value of s34. 4.s6S.s4s, aud 1852. rep
! resenting value of $26.8sl 900 can
celed. During the year 1908 the as
sessed value of improved farm proper
ty In the state was $145, ,032, 900, ar
increase from sl29.366,225 In 1907
which was very good for panic year
During the same time the assesse,
value Of unimproved farm property in
crensed from 1861 400 In 1907 u
$19,963,22l In 1908. The population O
Nebraska is now about one and Qual
ter millions, and the assessed wealt
is $345,365,Sl8. an average OF nearl
$276 per capita. men, women and chi
dren. The area Of the state is abou
, 50.000.000 acres. Of which $4,000. 90
: are susceptible Of cultivation. but onl
2.17S.773 are now under the plov
About 100000 acres of the tot,
area are semi-arid, but are capable I
producing crops under the carsfv
> processes Of dry farming or hy tri
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