Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1903 — THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE WEEKLY HISTORIAN

Fifty Years Ago, The ship Annie Jane, from Liverpool, was driven on the Barva island, one of the Hebrides, and 348 out of 450 passengers perished A large gang of counterfeiters was raided in Cincinnati, and several prominent and wealthy men were found to be connected with them. United States bonds to the amount of $217,358 were redeemed by the Treasury Department within one week Money was in great demand in Wall street, and the supply short, and though flour, wheat;, corn and oats were pouring into the (tity plentifully from the West, -prices were'exorbitant Chinese imttaigration to San Francisco, which had been lessened by the rumors of cruel treatment in the mines, received a new Impetus, and 450—among them thirty females, the first to arrive there—readied that port Indians of California and Oregon were on the warpath and committing murder among the whites. Forty Years Ago. Gen. Rosecrans was occupying a safe position near Chattanooga; Gen. Thomas’ division reported to have practically saved the main army from defeat by brilliant work Gen. Meade’s army made reconnoisnance in force across the Potomac and had several sharp skirmishes Gen. McCook, according to a dispatch to the New York Times, was accused by Gen. Rosecrans of having disobeyed orders at Chickamauga and so marred the Union victory..... .Appeal of the Governors of Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri to western Confederates, issued from Marshall, Texas, given publicity in the North Gen. Robert E. Lee proposed to march on Washington, D. C., abandon Richmond as the rebel capital, and trust to the former city’s weak defenses to secure it for the Confederates’ headquarters Cyrus W. Field signed contracts for the second submarine cable from Ireland to Newfoundland President Lincoln's proclamation suspending the writ of habeas corpus published in Chicago Geh. Burnside's army continued* occupation of east Tennessee and region around Knoxvillq was comparatively free of Confederates.

Thirty Years Ago. Nearly $5,000,000 in currency reached Chicago by express and was distributed to various banks to help avert furtherdisturbauces Senate committee on transportation was in session in Chicago looking into -charges of discrimination on part of the railroads..... .The old Union National Bank of Chicago went into liquidation na a result of the Black Friday panic The trial of the great Credit Mobilier case began at Hartford, Conn La Salle, 111., celebrated 200th anniversary of founding of Fort St. Louis at that point by the French explorer La 5a11e...... Financial panic and bank failures were added to woes of Memphis, which was already fighting epidemic of yellow fever..... .Fifteen thousand people attended opening of interstate exposition in Chicago; Senators Logan and Oglesby attended Failure of Henry Clews & Co. in Wall street waa followed by suspension of banking house of Howe & Macey, one of the strongest private concerns in New York

Twenty Years Ago. The customs receipts at Chicago amounted to $4,909,112, an increase of more than $1,500,000 in a year Cable car line on the Brooklyn bridge was opened to the public Jews were being persecuted in western part of Hungary Jay Eye See defeated St. JuKen jn three straight heats at Fleetwood Park The bones of Guiteau, pf President Garfield, were removed from the army medical museum at Washington to the surveyor general’s office because oty the crowds that came to view them The superintendent of the Panama canal submitted a report to French company saying canal would be completed in 1888 James G. Blaine annodneed that he would not bo a candidate for the presidency in 1884 Navy Department announced that expedition would not be sent in search of Greely's lost arctic party until 18S4. Ten Years A^o. Thirty thousand settlers began a race of twenty-three miles to secure free lands In the’Cherokee strip Lie was passed between Representative Morse of Massachusetts and Representative Fithian of Illinois in national Congress Fire started by a cigaret stub caused $1,000,000 loss at St. Joseph, Mo Senator Gorman announced that an unconditional silver repeal bill would be passed by the United States Senate, while free silver advocates declared a compromise measure already had been agreed on. A tornado struck the vicinity of Bloomington, In southwestern Oklahoma, doing S: tensive daniHge. The residence of Mrs. arab Carter wna destroyed, the woman and her eldest daughter being iujured. After being out two hours In Hamilton, Mont, the jury in the case of Walter Jackson, charged with the murder of Fonnie Bucks, a 0-year-old boy, brought in a verdict ofV&ret degree murder. , Oklahoma militia will not part in the army maneuvers at Fort Riley, Kaa., becaaee of deficient equipment