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.
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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.
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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
