Legislative. HOUSE. The house convened at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning and passed H. 11. 28. by Perry , of Pumas , authorizing county attorneys to file complaints Avhen they are satisfied that the evidence at hand will Avarrant a conviction. II. R. 121 , -by McClay , of Lancaster , prohibiting the of badges unless belonging to or societies entitling the wearer to such badges. .At 5'jO o'clock the house adjourned. These bills Avere introduced in the hou { > Tuesday : By Foster. D.iA-is and .Tunkin. to fi.v maximum charges for the transportation of freight on railroads , penalties for the violation thereof and ( o repeal the pres ent l.'IAV. By Casebeer. of Gage , refers to the method of purchasing supplies for the legislature. By Smith , of Burr , to encourage the improvement , breeding , cultivation and to extend the use of corn. By Harmon , of Sannders , to determine the rates of passenger transportation on railroads Avithin the state of Nebraska. By Burgess. Ilolliet , McClay. Warner , Burns , Foster and Lee , to prevent the exhibition of the oriental or muscular dance commonly called "hoochc-kooche. " By HoAve , of Nemaha , to provide for the punishment of persons guilty of breaking and entering certain buildings and oflices. By Currio , of P.IAVCS , to increase the power of county treasurers for the col lection of personal taxes of decedents. By Muxen. of Domrlas. providing against publicity and uniform plans dniAvn by county commissioners in bridge building contracts. By Copsey , to protect English pheas ants. China pheasants , Mongolian par tridge , Colguin partridge , black cocks and other varieties of imported game birds. Immediately upon coin-ening at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning the house went into committee of the Avhole and recommended for passage II. R. 41) ) . by lih-nst. of Johnson , providing for the es tablishment of a binder twine plant at the state penitentiary , appropriating $45fK)0 ) for the purpose and $150,000 as the operating fund. The vote was . ' 54 to 15. 15.The The house Aoled to raise the salary of the chief < lerk of the engrossing and en rolling room from $ ' ) Jo $4 a day. Tho speaker referred the McClay anti- hooche-kooche bill to the committee on benevolent institutions. After cleaning up a large general file the house at 3 o'clock adjourned. These bills Avere introduced in the house Wednesday : By Jalmel. of Washington , to permit the use of seines , nets and other devices for fishing in the Missouri River. By Jalmel , to provide that the game laAVs shall not apply to any boundary stream except so much as shall be AvSth- in 100 feet of the mouth of any stream in Nebraska tributary thereto. By Rouse , of Hall , to require livery keepers to have posted schedules prices of their rates and to provide pVimltios for defrauding livery stable- keepers. By Rouse , providing for the payment of premiums on surety company bonds when given by persons acting in a fidu ciary capacity. By Knox , of Buffalo , providing that board * of directors of city and town li braries shall be composed of iivo mem bers instead of nine. The house Thursday refused to say that the game of loot ball shall never again be played in Nebraska by A-oting for indefinite postponement of the Cun ningham bill , after a persistent fight last ing a couple of hours. The vote , how ever , by Avhich the house in committee of the Avhole disposed of the bill , Avas so cloe as to cause uncomfortable feelings to the adA-ocales of the game. The vote was 'i7 to 42. Lobbies and sralleries were thronged during the course of this de- hate. University students , male and fe male , Avere anxious spectators , and Avhen the A'ictory Avas Avon they set up a roar of applause. These billsvor < * passed Thursday : By Roberts , of Dodge , permitting towns along the Platto A-alley to improve roads six miles out and tax it up to the municipality. By Hill , of Iliichcock , appropriating S5.000 for the measurement of water used on irrigated area * . .ity Burns , of Lancaster , to appropriate $240 to reimburse former Attorney Gen eral Prout for premium on his surety bond. By Hill , nulhrtrlzinsr the printing and distribution of the biennial report of the secretary of the state irrigation boaui. By Hand , of Cass , providing for the registration of auloirobiles and the regu lation of ( heir speedAote (50 ( to 14. By McMullen , of Gage , compelling practitioners of Clmsliun Science to sub mit to the same examinations reculatinir medical physicians and otherslio tieat human disease. At 4:15 the house adjourned. These bills were introduced Thuiday : BWilson , of Pawnee , the salary bill : total appropriation. i1.0)5.(5K ! ) ( ! . B.Currio . , of Dawes. providing for the inspection of horses about to be diiven or shipped out of tho state. BDoran. . of Grlield. to requiio iail- road companies ar.'l common earners to rocl and maintain u sidetrack , or switch , to any elevator r elevators erected by any linn , corporation , association , person jr persons tor th , purpose of buying , stor ing and shipping grain. By Tucker , of D.uiglas. to provide for the appointment of district court report ers. SEN ATI- : . These bills were passed Monday : Providing for the filing of. guaranty Vjonds by state officers. Rrlating to patent richts. . Providing for the printing of the ( Job- ey Statutes. J.'Dofining the duties of county judges h signing names to oflicial documents. Prn-idiug for the publication of tin ; report of the secretary of the board of irrigation. The following bills Avere intioducedi Monday and rail the first time- : By Harsh , of Kearwy. providing for the assessment of live stock. By Tncker , of Richardson , to regulate the proceedings in obtaining a divorco iu crfJsin c-ases. ! By EppeiBon , of Clay , concerning cor- porations for the care of neglected , de pendent and delinquent children. 153Mockctt , of Lancaster , to repeal section 1418 of Cobbey's Annotated Stat utes of Nebraska. The statute conflicts with the federal laws. In tho committee of the whole Tues day morning the senate recommended for passage S. F. 48. by Giflin , known as the bulk sales law. The bill had been amended by the judiciary committee so that it required a merchant contemplat ing selling his business to file such no tice Avith the county clerk five days be fore turning over his stock to the pur chaser. The entire committee Avas for the bill and several members made speeches in its favor. These bills were placed on general file in the senate Tuesday : By Epperson , of Clay , providing for .1 suspension of sentence in case of wife abandonment. By Giilin. of DaAvson , providing that irrigation distiicts haA'e the right to con demn priA'ate ditches and take them over by paying appraisers' prices. By Laverty , to prevent the illegal ex penditure of public funds. At 12 o'clock the senate took a recess until 2 o'clock. Immediately upon convening Tuesday aftemoon the senate went into commit tee of the Avhole. with Tucker , of Rich- aidson. in the chair. These bills were lecommended for passage : By Mcfcerve , of Kuox , providing a pen ally for anyone practicing law without h ; ving been admitted to the bar. By Giiiin. of Dawson , providing for the publication of proceedings of meet ings of irrigation districts. S. F. HI2 and S. F 10o. by Saunders , of Douglas. Shortly after . ' ! o'clock the senate ad journed until 10 o'clock Wednesday. The > e bills were introduced Tuesday and read a first time : By Harsh , to compel railroads to f ur- nish equal facilities between elevators for the shipment of grains. By Tucker , of Richardson , provides for the sale of school lands to school dis tricts or cemetery associations and pro- \idts ttiat any person who prior to 1S97 held educational lands by contract or h a c may purchase the same within two years from the date thi * bill becomes a law. By Epperson , of Clay , provides for the rsjieal or sections 18. 11) ) . 20 and 21 of . riicle 7 of the compiled statutes. This bill icpeals the law creating the office of slat'architect. . By Slirock , of York , provides for drain age ditches. After one of the hardest lights of the session , Sheldon , of Cass. Wednesday morning succeeded in saving his bill pro- vdinir ! that a 2-mill levy be made to pay off tlie state debt , from an early grave , though it Avas amended to provide for a l-mill levy. The vote to indefinitely post pone the bill was 15 to 15. and under a ruling by President Jennings the bill vrill retain its place at the head of the general fiKS. S. F. 1 , by Thomas , of Douglas , provid ing the firemen of Omaha shall bo divid ed into two shifts to work twelve hours cac'.i. was passed. These bills were placed on general file Wt dnesday : Providing when husband and wife can te-tify against or for each other. Providing for suspension of sentence in wife abandonment eases. Prohibiting the keeping or selling of liquor Avithin four miles of a military p.t.-t. was indefinitely postponed. Poviding for consolidation of the home for ih' friendless and the girls' industrial homo ; st Milford. was made a special or- d < -r for Thursday at 11 o'clock. Those bills were introduced Wednesday ar.d r < ail a first time : By Thomas , of Douglas , to provide for the use of ropes as lire escapes in hotels. By Dimery ( upon request of 11. M. Kaioii. land commissioner ) , allowing th < * commissioner of public lands and build ings to use his discretion about soiling ? % " ! > raska property used at the St. Louii expo-'nion. At it > moriiinir session Thursday the senate passed eight bills , killed one and recommended for passage in the commit tee of the whole the bill by Dimery to consolidate the home Cor the friondles * with the phiindustrial school at Mil- foid. foid.These These bills were passed Thursday : By Samulcrs. of Douglas , a joint re.so- lution proposing an amendment to the constitution providing that five-sixth * of a jury may return a verdict in civil rnes and that the legislature may provid * that a jury may consist of le.'s than twelve men. By Saunders. of Douglas , providing that the legislature may fix the salaries of executive olHeers. Rv Shreck. of York , providing that lailroads must furnish transportation to p.iilics shipping stock. B > GilHn , of Dawson. the bulk sales law ! By Meserve.of . Knox. providing a pen alty fornyoae practicing law Avithout tir > : having been admitted to the bar. By .loms. of Otoe. taking the bound- arv streams from tho jurisdiction of the .ine : l.-uvs of the slate. By GiHin. of Dawson. providing that inigation districts may'publish the pro- ceeiiinirs of meetings. These bills were placed on general iilr Tlnn.-silay : By G:115in. of Holt , providing for the lejieal of the law creating the state hank ing department. By Sheldon , of Cass. providing that railroads must keep AvaStinir rooms open. Limiting the issuance of school district bonds. ICxcnipting cities of less than . " > ! ( ! ( population 1'iom damages for in- juiie < reciivid because of defective sine- \\-ill's. Providing that in cities of ( hp firs , class sidewalks may be laid at thr expense of the property owner. The Bresee judicial apportionmrnt bill , By Cady.amending the Hen law so that work done on animals and vehicles should be a l.i ; on the property. Thes bills wore introduced Thursday and read a first lime : By Gould , of Greeley. rosulatini : collec tion of poll taxes in cities of the first By Peterson , of Franklin , lixinc price of 1'sh ' spawn to be placed in private ponds. By Peterson , of Franklin , to permit school to draw llitir share of slate ap portionmenthen closed by an ppidomio. By Good , of Nomaha. to amend K'IAV relaling to service of process. By Cady. of Howard , declaring what property i < exempt from taxation. To regulate the praetiep of veterinary sursrery. _ _ _ i-t T ir order to keep some people's friend ship it is necessary to keep ihera. ONE WEEK OF WAB. RENEWAL OF HOSTILITIES IN THE ORIENT. Hopes that the Fighting MijrMt Cease Seem Scattered to the Winds Great Loan of Life Continues in Battles on the Hun River. Hopes that fighting in the Orient might cease soon seem to have been scattered to the winds. Ten clays ago It was reported that Gen. Kuropatkin had been ordered to open negotiations with Field Marshal Oyania. If orders were sent him , they were to attack in force , and win if he could the victory Df which Russia is in such need. A signal success would have done some thing to restore the prestige of the government at home and abroad. Two weeks ago the Japanese noticed a concentration of forces on the Rus sian right Hank , and made their prep arations to meet it. Gen. Kuropat kin's plan soon became apparent. It was to capture strongly fortified positions held by the Japanese on the left bank of the Hun River , to turn their left Qank , and force them to a general en gagement. The Russians began the attack on the 2r th of last month and met at first with considerable success. They showed that they as well as the Japanese could drive an enemy out of his fortifications. A number of villages which the Japanese had surrounded with strong works were captured. Then the Japanese rallied , and , after desperate fighting , succeeded , accord ing to their account , in recapturing the positions theyhad lost and driving i the Russians back across the Huu River at the end of a week's sanguin ary fighting. The fighting at Ileikoutai and along the Hun River from the 2f > lh to the 29th of. January proves to have been one of the great battles of the war. A hundred thousand men wore in ac tion on the Russian side and doubtless at least that many on the Japaneso side. Significant of the vastiu'ss of these later operations of their is the fact that thojRussian casualties some l.'J.OOO alo-nc outnumber the en tire army Russia luftl engaged at the battle of the-Yalu. - There are no trustworthy reports of the lo. jes , but both sides must have 5ufCered1.suverely. The Russians admit that over 1,000 officers and men were killed or wounded during the lighting of the first two days. Probably not less than 40,000 Russians and Japan ese are dead or disabled as the result of'the week's furious fighting. During most of the time the thermometer was below zero , but Gen. Kuropatkin says his soldiers did not suffer much from the cold. The victory was emphatically with the Japanese. Gen. Kuropatkin's plan , intrusted to Gen. Grippenberg for exe cution , was to turn the Japanese left t'ank. ' In the earlier stages of the war the Ruslans had apparently never | heard or imagined that such a thing ; as a flank nig operation was possible. ! Now having by bitter experience i learned what it is to be outflanked , ' they seem to think that it is as simple to crumple up one wing of a compactly posted army of 300,000 men as it would be to treat similarly a single division of the enemy. Once more they are wiser. Far more unfortunate for Russia , however , than the mere failure to win a success on the Hun is the fact that the battle has proved conclusively that the new army organization from which so much was hoped is not effi cient. It will be remembered that after the battle of the Shakhe Gen. Kuropatkin imitated the Japanese or ganization by dividing his force into three armies , under the commands' , re spectively , oT Generals Grippenberg , Kaulbars and Linievitch. Xow , with the first test of the new organization. Gen. Grippenberg resigns his command. The rumored reason for his resignation is his complaint that Kuropatkin did not send him re-eu- forcements during his attack and did not engage the Japanese elsewhere along the line. Whether the resigna tion is voluntary or involuntary , whether the fault is Kuropatkin's or Gripponberg's , If indifferent. The main tiling is that tho oiganlzation has broken down , and that the Russian generals once again show themselves too small for their great task. The Russians retain their original lines an-1 are streimtlieniug their for tifications. .Ss Oyama has been re-en forced by tho Port Arthur army , it is not unlikely 1hat he will take the ol- feusive in his turn. A direct attack on the Russian position would be ha'z- | ardous. lie could turn tho Russian | right. Hank by moving troops through the territory Avest of the Liao River , but that AvouU bo : t violation of Chi-j neso neutrality , Avhich the Japanese say they desire to respect. Perhaps ( Jon. Ktiroki. the commander of the right Aving > f the Japanese army , who mado so many atempts last fall to out flank th.A Russians , will try it again. Admiral Rojrslvensky'.s lieet is still at Madasas'ar a Availing the A'ossels which left Jibrtli in Fron"h Somali- land a few days ago. Probably when they arrive Admiral RojostA-ensky Avill go eastward. Fr ucli hospitality can not lit1 otended him indefinitely. It is thought le wl ! ! make for the Chagos Islands , south' of Ceylon , l.jf'.0 miles distant. There is no certainty as to the route hcAyill follow after leaving ' ' there , but th'o' .Tapjrine'-'e profess readi ness to meei hiii 01 whatever line of approach 'lit ? mny select. LOSSES AND COST IN ONE YEAR OF RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR. The losses on land and sea and the financial cost for the first year of the Russo-Japanese war arc estimated as follows : J..OSSCH in Men. Killed. Wounded. Total. Russians 00,000 155,000 215.0UO Japanese ( j,000 110,000 175,000 Naval Hjossies. By Russia Seven battleships , thir teen cruisers and fourteen gunboats , tor pedo boats and destroyers. Total , 3-1 ships. By Japan One battleship , three cruis ers , three transports and sixteen torpedo boats and destroyers. Total , 2. ) ships. J/inaacial Cost. Official figures by Russia. . $475.000,000 Estimates made by Japan. . 300,000.000 Total cost to both coun tries $833,000,000 COMERFORD OUT. Illinois House by Vote of 121 to 115 ICxjjels Chicago Member. As a convicted slanderer , Frank D. Coinerfonl. by a vote of 121 to 13 , was expelled from the House of Representa tives of the Illinois Legislature Wednes day evening. The title which the people of the Second Senatorial District of Chicago gaA'e him last November was taken away by a vote of his colleagues , and at the short and peremptory request of Speaker Shurtleff he picked up his papers and walked out of the hall , the | first Illinois Representative to be depriv- j ed of the rights given him by the voters. A bitter fight of over four hours on the floor of the House preceded this drastic action. Coinerfonl fought his adversa ries every inch of the way until they had him down and had voted to unseat him. During this fight all the ordinary rules of parliamentary debate were for gotten. Comerford shook his fist in the faces of his enemies and called them linrs , and his enemies shook their fists in his face and called him a liar. Efforts to temper the punishment handed to the accuser of the House's morals were fu tile , even when it was proposed to do the tempering with a buzz saw and sub stitute a measure almost as severe as ex pulsion. Sentiment against him among his associates was so bitter , and there was such a demand for immediate and satisfactory revenge , that he never had the slightest chance of making headway against it. although he talked with bril liance and defended himself with some logic. Sentiment against Comerford has been strong ever since he has been in Sprinirfield and particularly since he be gan his crusade against the General As sembly as "an auction block where spe cial privileges are sold to the highest corporation bidders. * ' LOOKING FOR RED BRIDES. Immense Dowries of Indiana Send "NVhite Men to Territory. The white man's red brother is "roll ing in wealth. " The Indian is rich. Can you believe that hundreds of men. women and children who were living in tents and huts six years ago out on the open prairie are to-day receiving more money than they know what to do with ? That is the condition in the northern part of the Cherokee and Osage nations. Six years ago their country was a huge cattle range. Only a small per cent of the acreage was under cultivation. The country was not prosperous. There were few men of means , and they were Avhite men who had married and had been adopted into the tribes. Tents , log houses and shacks were the principal places of habitation. In six years the tents and cabins have been transformed into magnificent dwellings. A rubber-tired carriage and standard- bred horse have replaced the branded cow pony. To his credit in the bank the Indian has thousands of dollars. To gain all this wealth he has not performed one whit of labor. His acre * ! , still uncultivated , are dotted with oil- Avell derricks. From his land into pipe iincs pours the wealth black crude oil. Lo calmly smokes on , does no work and takes what is given him. T'ncle Sam does his thinking. Yankees make his money. As a result of this influx of wealth into Indian Territory large numbers of young white men are coming here looking for rich red brides. Some of them are meeting with success , but the majority are finding that the young women will give their affections to their tribesmen. RC ! ? . , ( ? \ # \ csyr \ 1fe 1 vfM .i t& ' The Baroness Burdott Contt' ? . over 1)0 ) years old , is in excellent health. Manuel Garcia , at one time a noted singer , is living in London. He is 300 yearold. . .tames R. Randall. AVIO ! wrote "My Maryland. " is still living. His home is at Augusta. Ga. George Clint'-n Payne of Newark. N. .L. is an energetic bonk canvasser , al though lu years old. * MJIJ. Austin S. Cushman. private sec retary to President Fillmore. live in New Bedford , Mass. Dr. Stephen Call of Ingalls. Okla. . 84 years of age. spends his winters in the woods 'coon hunting. William II. Davis , the last of the twelve jurors who sat in the Beecher- Tiltou case , is dead. Levi M. Poor of Augusta. Me. , was in command for forty-three days of Com pany D. Nineteenth Maine , which con sisted of one man. This was during the Chil War. Manuel Enriquelast survivor of Gen. Fremont's battalion in the Mexican Avar , is dead at Los Angeles. W. B. Trask , Boston antiquarian anil an authority on records .it the Hub. has just passed his 02d birthday. President Roosevelt's grandfather ivas the first man to navigate a steamboat on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Dr. Andrew Siedd , n graduate of both Harvard and Yale , has been ehoson pres ident of the University of Florida. Judge AndroAv .7. Harlnn of Savaumh , Mo. , surviving member of the Tl y- tcst Congress , Avas burn hi Oki in ] 5. ADMIT TWO STATES. OKLAHOMA AND NEW MEXICO TO ENTER UNION. Senate PUSHCS Statehood IJill Admitting Oklahoma and Indian Territory urn One State and .New Mexico as tho Other Arizona IH Left Out in Cold. Two more stars were added to the flag by the Senate Tuesday , Okla homa and Indiun Territory , joined , Avere admitted as one State , and New Mexico as 'mother. For a long time it looked as if there would be only one more star , for New Mexico , after bo- ing admitted , AVUS rejected. Then by some skillful parliamentary practice New Mexico Avas admitted again , and as soon as the House concurs in the bill as amended and tho enabling act takes effect there Avill be 47 States instead of 45. No action was taken us to Arizona , which will remain un der territorial government for a while. After Arizona had been loft out as unworthy to enter tho 1'nion , presum ably because of Mormonism and polyg amy Avithiu its borders , the Senato passed the Statehood bill. The bill admits Oklahoma and Indian Territory under the name of Oklahoma , It also admits New Mexico. By tho terms of the bill the sale of intoxicating liquors in Oklahoma is forbidden for 21 years. Arizona has her wish and remains a territory instead of being merged into Now Mexico. There was no contest worthy the TIU. " over admitting Oklahoma Avith 1'ie li dian Territory annexed , but over tr ? " admission of , Ne\v Mexico the ' -iiMgglo was long and tierce. It lasted for nine hours and the end was reach ed late this evening and then by the close vote of 31) to 38 in favor of the admission of the territory. The light on the admission of Now Mexico as a separate State oamo af ter New Mexico had boon rejected. Mr. Bard. Avhose amendments admit ting New Mexico had boon once ac cepted and once rejected , struck out the first sentence , so as to remove tho point of order against it. and asrain offered it. If was adopted. Mr. Koarns of Utah , who had first voted for tho amendment and then changed , caused the rejection of Nov.Mexico by a Tin A'oto , voting no a > n the final ballot. BANKER BECKVV1TH IS DEAD. "May Materially Att'ect Cases of Forgery Afiamst Mrs. Cliadwick. C. T. Beck with , president of the de funct Citizens' National Bank of Ober- liu , Ohio , died Sunday night. Only the family was at the deathbed. From the day of his arrest Beckwith's health fail ed rapidly , as a result of worry over his troubles. lie frequently declared in his illness that he Avauted to die. For sev eral days prior to his death he refused to take food in any form. Death result ed directly from heart trouble. The death of Mr. Beckwith may ma terially weaken the cases of forgery and conspiracy to misapply bank funds now charged airainst Mrs. Cliadwick. It was expected he would be the star Avitness in both the federal and common pleas court. There is no way to perpetuate Beck with's testimony. The constitution says an accused person must be confronted in court by the accusers. A deposition or allidavit cannot be used. Mr. Beckwith was about (55 ( years old. On Dec. 14 the federal grand jury in Cleveland returned five indictments against Beckwith on the charge of A'io- lating the national banking laws in con nection Avith the loans made to Mrs. Cas- slo L. Cliadwick by the Citizens' National Bank of Oberlin. of which he was tho president. The world's largest dredger is now docked at Liverpool. It is 200 feet long , and can raise 1,000 tons of hard material an hour. In 100-1 the free delivery mail carrier system of the United States employed 20,7il ( persons in towns and cities and 24.oi ( ( ' on rural routes. First-class masters in the Steel trust fleet , Avho have signed for 11)05 ) , will re ceive 1.SO ) per annum as salary. Most of the old mates will be re-engaged. A fir tree was cut in Oregon recently which made nine snwingsmraging fourteen feet in length , scaling 21.483 feet board measure. The product of this one tree will net more than $1,01)0. ) Chinese capitalists have engaged a number of German engineers to assist them in the establishment of a large glass manufacturing plant in the north western part of the province of Kwaiig Su. During the past twelve years the 100 principal British trade unions have ex pended approximately ? 110.000,01)0. ) of Avhich amount $21.000.000 , or over 22 per cent , has been spent on unemployed benefits. About 1,000.000 telegrams are sent over the Avorld's wires daily. In 100. , the total was 384.848.474. England sent S)2.- ) 471.0"0. United States was second , with 01 . "it 1,000. Germany , Russia. Austria. Belgium and Italy followed in the order named. The lifting of massive iron and steel plates , Aveighing four , six and twelve tons , by magnetism is now done every workday in a number of large steel v.orks. The magnets arc sinpended by chains from cranes , and pick up the plates by simple c-intaet and without thw loss of time consequent to the adjust ment of chain and hooks in the older method. It is al o found that the metal plates can be lifted by the magnets while still so hot that it would be im possible for the ir.cn tr > haudln them. A magnet weighing ? 0ft p rmds will lift five tons. TtEWi B > 'I1''I ' C 'l ' One Hundred Years Ago. A life preserver made of copper was Invented by an Englishman , who gave an exhibition of its use in tho River Thames. An East India ship with 400 passen gers and Aaluablo cargo Avas lost in the Indian ocean. A bill for extending tho right of self- government to the district of Louisiana AAas road in the Senato. A bill was passed in the Pennsylva nia Legislature providing fo'r the re- moval of the seat of government to Harrisburg. Two British Avar vessels with a con voy of merchantmen Avoro captured by French frigates. Most of the convoy escaped. The sheriffs of Middlesex , Plngland. Avere committed to Newgate for illegal and corrupt conduct in elections. Napoleon denounced Emperor De. - salinos as a rebel and claimed St. Do mingo as his own. Seventy-five Years Ago. The Austrian and Morocco States agreed on a settlement of their dis putes. The Chamber of Commerce of Lyons , Franco , advocated free trade in all silk goods. Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg AA-as elected sovereign prince of Greece by the plenipotentiaries of England. France and Russia. Sir Walter Scott was seriously ill at his homo in Edinburgh. Deputations from all parts of Great Britain mot in London to consider trade Avith China , Avhose ports had just been opened to the Avorld. French missionaries the first to g s to South Africa arrived at the capo of Good Hope. An American ship arrived at Havre , France. Avith 1,400 balea of cotton , from Charleston , S. C. Fifty Years Ago. Dreadful election riots began in Kan sas. sas.Gold Gold AA'as discovered along the Kern ' ivor in southern California. New York and the NOAV England States Avere experiencing the coldest weather ever known in that locality. Earthquake shocks were felt in Clarksville and other parts of Virginia. All railroads leading out of Chicago Avere blocked by snow. Trains carry ing from 100 to 30U passengers Avere held from one to four days in snow drifts. Booth and Rycraft , convicted in the federal court of Wisconsin for viola tion of the fugitive slave laAv , were discharged by the Supreme Court of the State. A prize fight Avhich Avas to have tak en place on Hiker's Island Avas broken up by tho Now York police. Forty Years Ago. The Illinois House of Representa tives concurred in the Senato bill re pealing the black l.-nvs. The Cook county (111. ) hoard of su pervisors A'otcd a bounty of 9400 for A'olunteers. President Lincoln returned to Wash ington. The State Department ; an nounced that the peace negotiations : tt Fortress Monroe had come to nothing. ' /lie alien bill ( anti-Confederate ) was passed by the Canadian parliament. fhirty Years Ago. Mutt Carpenter of Wisconsin was beaten in his contest for the [ Jutted States senatorship by tho election of Angus Cameron. Tho House of Representatives passed the civil rights bill. The projected Ilonnopin canal onjjsijr- pd the entire attention of rlio House of Representatives. A special engineering committoo ap pointed by tho President recommend ed jetties instead of tho Fort St. Phil ips canal for tho improvement of the month of tho Mississippi rivor. Twenty Years Ago. Tho trophies of ( Jen. Grant , pnrchas- 2d 'i > y Vandorbilt and given to the wido\A' . Avore giA-on by her to tin : gov ernment. Three men wore killed by a mob at Autlubon. IOAVU. They bad murdered : in old man. O'Donovan Rossn. the Irish agitator , was shot and Avoundod on tho .street in Xew York by Yseulte Dudley , u AVOIU- an. Expectant and anxious Democrats visitod President-elect Cleveland in , New York and found him a sphinx re- gardlng his plans. The worst storm in years swept over Chicago , tyins np traffic and causing Uiucb suffering