Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 122, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1903 — THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN

Women and children who had fled to Barracoa, Cuba, were dilily harassed by brigands, who were under the direct command of Cheveaux. The British consul, acting upon advice of his government, advertised that all vessels leaving New York for British territory should be prohibited from landing unless accompanied by a quarantine manifest on account of the prevalence of yellow fever in that city. Robert Emmet was hanged in Dublin for high treason in conspiring the death of George 111. and providing arms and money for the rebels. SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. Under the existing tariff flour worth $5.50 a barrel in this country paid $3.15 duty in England, .which, with the sl-25 freight, made it prohibitory at $9.90 per barrel and destroyed American trade. Ex-President Monroe was gazetted, with a number of others, for the position of postmaster at New York, which fact was considered a matter of disrespect, as he might have commanded almost any foreign post. According to a census report there were only about 11,000 Jews in Great Britain and Ireland, from 30,000 to 40,000 in France, abmit 40,000 in Constantinople, and only about 10,000 in Jerusalem. FIFTY YEARS AGO. Andrew Norton, one of the most noted American theologians and religious writers, died. Gen. Pineda, at one time president of Nicaragua, died at Rivas. Over 1,200 people left New York City on the steamship Illinois and Star of the West for California, while thousands ‘of other people flocked there from all over the country. Santa Anna ordered that every one in Mexico against * Whom there was the slightest ground for suspicion be executed without warning, and another revolution threatened on account of these severe measures. The first telegraph line was established in California, from San Francisco to a point several mile» inland.

FORTY YEARS AGO. Secretary of Treasury Chase removed trade restrictions over certain States and districts where rebellion practically was at an end. Decision was reached not to order draft in Ohio, which was 8,000 men short, as it was believed number could be made up by volunteers’ First news of actual operations of army around Chattanooga was received and severe fighting was reported. News was received to the effect that Gen. Rosecrans had been forced to fall back to Chattanooga, and that the loss in killed and wounded for both sides on two previous days amounted to 30,000 men. The federal troops under Rosecrans had carried the campaign into Georgia and Gen. Burnsides was occupying northern Tennessee. -■ f ■'**. . v — 1 THIRTY YEARS AGO. Was Black Friday in Wall street, and a great panic was started by failure of Jay Cooke & Co. and two smaller concerns. Victoria C. Woodhull was re-elected 'president by Spiritualists in convention in Chicago. r President Grant and Secretary of the Treasury Richardson met financiers in Fifth Avenue Hotel, in New York, to discuss panic, and it was suggested that entire treasury reserve be put at service of Wall street. Three banks failed in New York and stocks went down from 2 to 16 per cent; every effort was being made .to stop panic. Prof. Wise failed in alleged attempt to cross Atlantic in balloon. Heavy purchases of bonds by the government helped to calm the panic in Wall street; Chicago bankers arranged to protect each other. News received in Paris that Dr. Livingstone, the African explorer, was alive and well in the preceding July. TWENTY YEARS ACfO. Movement for new bankruptcy law inaugurated in Washington, and opinions of all commercial bodies asked. Premier Gladstone of England reached Copenhagen on yachting tour and dined with royal family; plans made to visit Czar. Marquis Tseng of China issued Ultimatum to France regarding operations in Tonquin, leaving to republic no alternative but to withdraw or fight. Premier 'William Smith of British Columbia at a banquet to Americans in Victoria predicted early dissolution of the United States. TES YKAR3 AGO. The centennial of the laying of the corner stone of the national capital in Washington was celebrated. Rio Janeiro tfas bombarded by Brasilian rebels and city was in state panic. ' Thomas Wentworth Higginson, in parliament of religions advocated a universal church. Dunraven’s cup challenger Valkyrie dropped anchor in New York hafbor after stormy voyage of thirty days across A Um tie.

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.