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Ill rv-r Jt jftJi-U lY-rirI 4i w n in n nil ii no r CHAPTER XX .-Continued.) Montgomery did take some dinner, keeping up a running fire of sarcasm' all the time, which greatly disconcerted his host, but affected Judith not at all; for she felt convinced that he had some sub ject of mutual interest in view, or he would not be there. : " . "Now," said Montgomery, after he had got himself into a more genial mood, "suppose we proceed to business; for I guess that you begin to think I am not here altogether for pleasure, much as I love you. But, ah I I forgot; you are too pious to transact business on a Sun day:" . .-; . ..,' ' , '. - "There are exceptions to' all rules, you know," grinned his host. "That is to say, you don't object to business when anything's to be got by it on. any . day. This Is your adver tisement, isn't it?" he went on, with a sudden change of tone, and producing a newspaper from his pocket : A . look of eager interest came - Into Judith's face, and her father began to brighten np as he answered, "Yes." "Very well, then; I know where to put my hand .upon the lad at this, very mo ment" ' ; . "You do?' cried the listeners both to gether. :i. -i'i T' ' l ' . "I do. : But before , we go any far ther, t have two conditions to make. In the first place, yon must make a clean breast to -me of ..everything you know concerning this youth. ; .' You must tell me your motives for hunting him down; and. lastly, if there is anything to be got, which I am certain there la by the trou ble yon are taking, I must have my hare." 'Protesting that he -would speak simply the bare truth, Mr. Porter proceeded to ' relate the same story that he had told Silas, suppressing, however, the mention of the locket He knew that if he could once come face to face with Silas' friends that locket would be an all-powerful lever to raise the price of his silence. To the narrative, however, he added other particulars telling how, ' when he had gone up to the city upon certain busi ness of his own, he had seen the woman Iwho had committed the child to his care coming ont of the office of Messrs. Fogle & Quick; how he had followed her and ' heard her ask for a ticket for a certain station in Hertfordshire'; how he had taken a ticket for the same place, and got ont upon the same platform. t "And her destination was a mansion balled The Willows?' " put in Mr. Mont gomery. "You see, I know a little," he added, in answer to the narrator s aston ished look; so be cautious. Her destination was "The Willows." He had loitered about the neighborhood, In the hope of gleaming some intelli gence; but all he could learn was that the woman's name was Madame Berne that she was housekeeper and confiden tial friend to Mr. George Morant, the (gentleman who resided at "The Wil lows;" and that those two, with the servant, constituted-the entire household. "Nevertheless.: I had learned Quite enough to tell me that Master Silas was a family secret that might turn out un common profitable one day," he conclcd- d. .... ; - "But how did you contrive to track this woman without being recognized ? STonr face, once seen, is not easily for- Bptten." ' -. I "Well, you see, 1 was very cautious, nd kept at a good distance behind her except when I had to press close at jthe ticket office, to overhear what place the asked for. Then I put my handker chief up to my face, as though I had the toothache. And she never once looked tight or left as she walked, but stalked Straight along, with her eyes right be fore her. Well, that Silas had not bolt led more than a month, when I got a let ter from Fogle & Quick, to say that he Was come into an annuity, and I was to bend him up to their office atonce." "But I cannot perceive "what hold you bave upon this youth. . What is the se rious charge you threaten to bring against him?" '' ' "Well, he carried away a suit of Slothes with him, for one thing," said It. Porter. " "The other thing is for deserting his wife!" 'Deserting -his 'Wife!" echoed Mont gomery, in a loud tone of astonishment "Do you mean to say he is married?" ; "To Judith there." f K 'V ',- Montgomery was' struck speechless (with astonishment and, for a moment, could only stare with the most bewil dered of expressions, which quickly merged into one of intense satisfaction. - "Mora food for revenge upon that woman," was his first thought .: "Well, Ivou have astonished me this time!" he cried. "But I should have thought Silas Carston was the last man in the world (that Judith would have selected. Rather a hazardous spec to nsK mat much on the fellow's probable marketable value. t wouldn't for the world make mischief etween man and wife," he said, sneer Ingly; "but I can tell you that he is snaking up to a girl in the city. He seems to have a weakness for golden hair," he added, glancing sarcastically at Judith's red tresses. "This girl has the most That reminds me No, auch a coincidence could never occur ont of a novel." ? r "Oh, - the depravity of the human heart!" snuffled the Rev. Obadiah Per jter, forgetting - himself for an instant hut the color had again flushed up into Hudith's face, and there was a dangerous look In her eyes. ? f "I met your old friend, Rodwell, the . other night said Montgomery, sudden ly looking up. "We were talking about you." . Judith became excited. It was rhance shot but Montgomery perceived It had told. After a moment's deliberation he said, fixing his gaze upon her, "I know you tare pretty well versed-in Rodwell' s se trrets. Do you know anything about a igirl with .bright golden hair, blue eyes, land fair complexion a relation, I should (fancy, by what he has told me? I see k-ou do, by your glances. Well, he. has met me on' the hunt for this girl, who ever she is, and I believe I have acci dentally discovered her. I will tell you Plow.-" SosBeheweathev-1" have- felt . 2 - a stranee interest in this Silas Carsfoa. wen, or laie ne. uas B"" hi spruce in his style; added which he is frequently out the whole day no one tTT' Prnrin the WSCM . -, - "T language of Shakspeare, The , sweet youms in io. 77" - curious aispuBiiivii, x iuviu, watch my gentleman s movements. With some little difficulty I discovered his destination, and saw him standing at the window with his arm very lovingly round a young girl's waist I got into conversation with the servant next door. and learned a few particulars; but until this moment it never, occurred to me that this girl precisely answers to the de scription given me by Rodwell. It s the same, and I have killed two birds with one stone!"' : '..'." s '.'-' i".' Long and earnest was the conversation that ensued between the trio. But it is not necessary to repeat it in this plttce. Both its explanations and results will appear hereafter. -- CHAPTER XXI. Between six and seven o'clock, on the next evening, an elderly man. dressed like a gentleman farmer, hastily entered the shop of a picture dealer, situated in the West End, and asked, in a nervous, impatient manner, to inspect some very pretty water-color drawings that were in the window; , The - shopman - produced them. Instead, however, of examining the picture Itself, the gentleman seemed chiefly interested in the back of It It was . growing dusk, : and he carried the picture to the door and carefully exam ined the blank surface at the back. In one corner was faintly inscribed in pen cil the word "Clara." ; - With an exclamation of pleasure, and a brightened face, hi went back to the counter, and asked the 'shopman for the address of the painter. The young man hesitated. "I beg-pardon, sir," he said; "but it is not usual to give the addresses of the ladies and gentlemen who work for us without their permission." - "-Let me see your master, said the gentleman, sharply. In a few minutes the prmcipal nimseir came forward. ' ' "I wish to purchase all the drawings you have by- this artist, and at the same time to be favored, with her address. I am not asking this for the gratification of idle curiosity. The lady I believe to be a very near and dear member of my family, whom I have lost sight of. for several years whom I believed to be dead. Five days ago I was looking in at the window of a - picture dealer's in the Strand, When I saw exposed for sale a water-color painting, representing my own cottage down in Suffolk.. I have just such a picture at home, and there was a peculiarity of touch about this one that led me to believe, wild as the thought seemed then, that both were the work of one hand. I went into the shop, and purchased the picture. I was not deceived. Inscribed in a corner at the back was the word . 'Clara.' , But the salesman could give me no information about the ' artist; they had" bought it about two years ago, with several others, of a young girl whom they had never seen since. My nephew dined with me that day, and I told him of the circum stance. He at once requested the affair to be left in his hands. ' He came to my hotel last night to tell me that he had inquired, and caused others to inquire, of every likely picture dealer,, but had not met with the slightest success. As this was my last day In the city I thought would take a look round the picture shops myself..' I have been about all day, and was just about to give up my search' in despair when I caught sight of these.' I thought they looked like her work, and, sure enough, here is her sig nature In the corner, xet stay a mo ment; to make assurance doubly sure, I will show you her likeness, painted some six years ago, . You will be then able to tell me whether It is the same." He produced the identical miniature that Silas had found in . Little Bethle hem, and which, it will be remembered, he had left in a pocket of the clothes deposited with Mr. Jonathan Rodwell. The shopkeeper hesitated 'no- longer; but at once handed over to him the re quired address. The gentleman purchas ed the pictures at a very handsome price. got into-a . cab that the shop boy-had fetched . for , him, and, drove" away in the direction of the northwest. v He arrived at Mrs. Wilson's about 8 o'clock, and knocked at the door. To his inquiries, the servant replied, "Miss Clara has gone with missis to the' play house; and I do not expect she will be home until late." -'; iJ.Kiii.i "Does she frequent places of amuse ment much? 'Is she -often out of an evening?" , "Oh, dear no; this is the first time I have ever known. her to go; she is never out late." ' -' How unfortunate! But I must see her to-night at whatever hour she may return. I will come back at twelve. -. Mary looked very much astonished at the idea of such a late visit Mr. Jona than Rodwell ordered the cabman to drive to the nearest hotel,-where he en gaged a bed and waited impatiently the passing away of time. At 12 o clock he knocked again at Mrs. Wilson's door. They had not re turned. -"Would Mary -permit him to come in and wait?" Mary did not like the idea of admitting a stranger at such an hour, and she alone in the house. "But he looks a gentleman," she thought, "and he Is old enough to be my father." "Don't be afraid; I am not a burglar, my dear," said Mr. Jonathan, smiling. and slipping a coin into her hand, He walked into the parlor, and Mary-i lit the lamp. - One o clock by his watch. and still they had not come. He was growing uneasy; he could not sit still he walked up and down the room, with Ms watch in his hand, counting the min utes. The rumble of wheels at , last He ran out to the door; the night was dark; he could not perceive any object but faster and faster, nearer and' nearer, came the roll of the wheels, until they stopped before the house. CHAPTER XXII. 'TiieTder-iifyilobab1ywiiw;Hiber a! . If 3 I 1 A , 3 i r " , .1 ' '" ! tween Clara, myself and .Mrs.', um 1, lot our nut to tne tnenter. hmiej .1 had to wait a very unreasonable -time, for ) vthe oldtlady to complete "her toilette, we oia not arrive untu nearly nail-vast sev- eiu A f magnificently mounted spectacu lar drama was at the time in the height -,0it Popularity; the consequence .was that when we presented ourselves at the pit pay-place we were informed" that every seat was full. At the. upper boxes . we were received with the same intima : tion. ' On -the opposite side of the road -was a ' row of billboards of various theaters. We crossed over to read them. : "Here .g play-my dear,. crie(i Mrf, WiJ. 8Qn Budden, .the Lad f Lvons.' ? -ry first-night if was per- iormea, and a lovely play it s, too. You be deli(jhted wi me gee which house it is at. The Corinthian. Oh, that is close by. We can get there in a few minutes." i .',-' - : - .' - I did not like this arrangement- Since I had seen Mr. Rodwell there, I desired to avoid the Corinthian; besides which. I might encounter Joslah.. or Mr. Mont gomery, which - would be awkward; for, as I have before mentioned, neltlw Clara nor Mrs. Wilsou knew anything of my theatrical : employment But as I could offer no plausible objection to I Wilson's proposition, I was fain I to quietly acquiesce. So to the Corin-1 went - r. .. thw ' f Jhe 9'P had been, rapt in an ecstacy of delight The novelty of the situation, the bril- liance and bustle of the house, the de- lightful music, the peculiar charm of the story that was - being represented, its vivid , reality, the passionate earnestness of the actors, the enthusiasm of every one around, and the heat of the atmos- prere all this . was overpowering to ;a J mcibidly sensitive mind, totally unused to excitement of any kind. As I was leaving -my seat with Clara 1 leaning upon my , arm, I noticed a stage box in the upper tier. There,' attentive ly observing us through a lorgnette,' was Mr. Rodwell.. As quickly as possible, I turned away, filled with that vague, bod ing fear which always oppressed me at the sight of that man.1 We did not re turn to our first seat,: but sat at the back, where it was much cooler, to witr ness the'remainder of the performance. Presently a man came and ' seated mself in the rear of us. I thought recognized him as an .emplove behind the scenes, and I kept my back towards him lest he should recognize me. As the play drew towards a close I felt a hand laid upon my shoulder, and on turning round, saw that this man had risen from his seat and was making signs to me. Clara and Mrs. Wilson were breathlessly intent upon the scene, which was the last I glanced at them, rose quietly and moved away without their being conscious of the movement , I'You are wanted behind," said the mau, in a wmsper. air. Montgomery . llw). If . l.i von. I will look t th Tiirrr back." - Do not tell where I have aone." I said. , I passed through the pit entrance and went round to -the stage door. Mr. Montgomery had been playing an officer I in the previous scene, and was still in I his stage dress. Oh! one of the parts you copied in the new drama , has been lost; and you will have to do another," he said. "Wait a moment, and I will bring you the MS." (To be eoutinued.1 CHILDREN AND CANDY. London Physician Blames Sweets for Toang Folks' Deterioration. In the course of a lecture delivered in London recently Prof. Ogston said that after many years of medical ex perience among children hewas con vinced there were many in whom the tendency to sugar gluttony had be come so strong in their infatuation that it resembled' the craving 5 of t; a drunkard? f or liquor,! says the. -St James -Gazette. Such saccharomaniacs showed early disappearances . of ,, the teeth, and other grave troubles. He thought future scientists would place the evils of sugar gluttony on a pedes tal as conspicuous as the drink ques tion as causing deterioration of indi viduals and races. The views expressed by the eminent uiuai, uunc,u i reurauuuoi. uxcj may appear, are .amply?-born oufe;iy facts, and medical opinion generally holds, that the sriouadetrtoMaoa.qf children is directly attributable to the- great consumption or sweets and to uie ingredients . oi wnicn tne duik or tnese are compounneo. - A well-known . K-.v4.. vuc - muuc-mi.eijr, wiHiioj, uv. ,uuurcuU, ut comec lt:Tll TT IT y u""au3,J,si uisi uue pwrest. lugreuivfULs auu .many dangerous chemicals had to be used. One of -the largest confectioners in London, revealed the - methods em ployed in the manuacture of cheap sweets by the unscrupulous firms, in the east end of London, who do a huge business in these goods at four ounces a. penny. There is a lot of adulteration in the sweet trade, unfortunately, and. strangely, it has never received proper attention. Cochineal is used on a very large scale to color toffees and in the making of several varieties of drops Tons of the fruit sweets are quite m nocent of fruit and are colored by chemicals. Chocolates are another line which lends easily to adulteration, and some vile substitutes ior tne pure cocoa butter are in tne mariser. "Then tnese nrms use cneap giucoae, which, as has been found over and over again, contains arsenic or some other poisonous matter, and .since brewers have fought shy of the ma- hi nnririe of inferior sin- cose have found their way to these back-stairs confectioners. Some of these people, too, make their, toffees and sticjaw from treacle of the most injurious kind, and much of the butter toffees and butter scotch sold at abom- lnably low prices contain more bad fat A Kr - ; " currency only from our vanity.-? RocfafoBld-"--gc"' jL. ,JK"g i-' - Circular Stock Barn. The accompanying ground floor and cross 8ection Plans are for a clrcnlar barn 72 feet in diameter.- The base- ment walls are of concrete, 8 feet high and 12 inches thick. The posts of the superstructure are 16 feet high. The iranie can all be constructed by splic- Ing 2-inch planking. ; The ; basement provides room for 20 cows, 16 horses j . ,,, . n- and staU- , f"8 ma be built near the silo which oc- Q BO UNO FLOOB PLAN. cuples the space in the center of the building. The silo is 12 feet in diame ter inside, and 35 feet high. The wall of the silo is 18 inches thick for the bottom, . and one foot thick the re maining 27. feet The jog in the silo walls Provides a rest for the Joists -of b barn floor. The silo will hold sufficient corn silage for 20 cows for about 170 days. The small squares shnwn in th irrniind floor nlan in the feed room in front of the cows indi- , ., , i. -"UB 1"""" 1-""- borse stable carries the remaining purune posts, ir a suo is not aesirea, b-e eenter of the basement could be I used for a root house, which might be I made 20 feet across. A rectangular CROSS SECTION Of STOCK BARN. barn of the same capacity as this one could be built more cheaply. Tomatoes Sold in England. Consul Stephens asserts that dur ing last August, there were one hun dred thousand packages . of tomatoes shipped weekly into English . ports. bringing ao average of two shillings per package. He states further that, although the American tomato is rec ognized as the equal of any other, if not superior to It, yet the American product is not to be found in the Eng lish markets, but that the. whole mnnnr Imnnrtpfl comes from France Lnd Ttalv. Here1 is a; broaa hint to i,A -i mAricsD- farmer ror nia surrjiu m.mm: cron. and nerhaos to ; the Bhir.ners of. earl vegetables in,, the South, -who , might send,,, with great profit, some of their early spring vege- tables, particularly the tomato, to the i London' market. American Aericul- 1 turist .-' --vi y SSI 1. T Ul Take a .firkin,,; Take: out,the bot- tonlr three wire nans from the inside, three inches from the bottom, GOOD BAG HOLDER. t0 hansr the bae on. , Make a hola three inches from -top large enough to nang on naiL then drive nail In post 011 giae of barn, hang up the firkin, fasten bae to It and von are readv to Bnovel in the jrrain. Ration for Horses. Experimental feeding in the United States army has resulted in establlsh- ln following ration of - forage for hors: Twelve pounds of oats ana, lourxeen pounas ot nay every with a salted bran maah twiea week" be . . n army bowe.-but a shipper . ? v"1 pp!r nu lOT,le leeQ him all he win eat of a steam-cooked I n.lwtiiM msn miv AT Ana wm 4rm Iat. . la v ui A. v uiauo ur v. vuv ysi v. A aVBl corn, one part of pats, two parts bran I ana one-naif part.wnoie naxseea. . An experienced feeder says mim ration. I 111 ' UaMU I'll itiH - with hay, will transform a thin horse- into a fat, sleek, high-lifed one, quick er than anything he ever saw. The Land Is Always There. The farm land sales in McLean county, Illinois, on Wednesday num bered 165, the average price was $135 an acre, and the amount of money in volved was $640,000, as against $497,- 000 a year before and $346,000 two years, before. The rising prices of land in the Illi nois corn belt thus shown are typical of a change of attitude toward in vestments that is going on all over the United States. - , The time was when the great ma jority of the American people regarded land as the most desirable of invest ments.. Of course, this belief was largely due to the fact that forms of investment now familiar did not then exist But it was partly due to a sound Instinct whose workings have been obscured by the more brilliant at tractions of corporation" securities and which is now reasserting itself. " ' '. Of course, most' of these purchases of land in this Illinois county were made by men who intend; personally to work the farms. But undoubtedly some of them were made by .men. who are not now farmers and may never be men who are active In - business ana tne professions. Such men are buying productive farms because they feel that no other investment is - so stable. A man may be crowded out of his profession, his mercantile ventures may fail from causes wholly beyond his control, the corporations in which he has invested money may pass divi dends and default on their bonds. But the 'returns from good land are as cer tain as the return of seed time and harvest : - Through business depressions and financial panics and political revolu tions the land is always there and al ways yielding its fruits to labor. It is the surest form of Investment because it" is the foundation of all wealth. Chicago Inter Ocean. Take Care of the Farm Team. The farm team during the busy season should be taken care of prop erly. . When taking a drive to town don't rush the' farm horses. If the farmer is without a driving team or horse, he should not forget that fast driving on the road means a loss of flesh and is a hard strain on the work horses. It pays to keep the harness adjusted, oiled and made pliable at all times to prevent sore shoulders and galls. Keep it so adjusted as. to fit the horse it is intended for. Not only should the harness be adjusted prop erly, but the farm implements as well. 1 See to It that the clevis and whiffle- trees are doing their work at a proper angle and that all implements are be ing ran smoothly so as to reduce the draft as much as possible. V.r When a hot day's work is over, It is a good plan to wash the parts cov ered by the harness, ' especially : the shoulders and back, with cold s salt water. Look well to the feet and see that they are, kept .clean; if there is dirt lodged in the hoofs remove it, and keep the feet looking clean. ' : :' The- above suggestions, if carried out, will have much to do in: keeping the work team comfortable and in getting the most out of them. . . .. j ' t i u Farm Notes. , .j,..,. v--.. ; You cannot keep the place too clean. A little kerosene will brighten' " a rusty plow. . . - It is the solids In a cow's milk that determines her value. - A good time to prune trees is just after they have leaved out .. . ; . -u- : In breeding.be careful-not to drop utility points to get standard. , .Does the insurance policy permit you to run the incubator In the house? ' Cockle is said to be poisonous. ' Too much of. it is apt to kill the fowls. The value of the manure ' depends more upon the feed than upon the anl- maL ,v:U'.. -r z.. : Plant early garden truck only -in ground in first-class condition, ..and well fertilized. -. " . . : Spring cleaning should apply to the barn and cellar as ' well ' as. to the rooms of thejiouse. . .- ' : s V Give house plants as much light as possible during the day and darkness with a lower temperature at night ' Scatter wood ashes in the orchard; they contain the properties most need ed to make healthy - trees and " good fruit . r'C-: r:W:;;'-v Any attempt 1 to grow something that 1b not well adapted to the soil Increases the cost of production and lessens the profit ' Tree roots extend as far as. the limbs extend and sometimes f rather, on this account manure should be scattered broadcast " ' ? The greater the variety of ; good grasses in the pasture, the better for the thrift of the stock that feeds there. An especial advantage with mixed 'grasses is that they give a longer season of pasture. "; ,. In order to grow small fruits suc cessfully, it is essential to have a fer tile soil. There is little danger of its being too rich. Secure healthy and vigorous plants. Be careful not to al low the roots to beoome dry in trans 'planting. Glv clean, thorough culti- One Hundred Years Ago. The first Trapplst monks arrived in Lexington,' Ky. William Hull was appointed the first governor of Michigan. Twelve ships of the line were torn- ; pleted in Spain for sea duty. Napoleon started on his second Jour-- ney across the Alps into Italy. Wan was inevitable, and Bonaparte's policy was to strike the first blow. Commodore Preble, who so gallantly commanded' the American fleet ' at Tripoli, arrived in New York. 1 French troops began the march t against the city of San Domingo. Italian porta were Ordered closed to English ships. "'..".- General William -Eaton,, who had been with Commodore Barron at the bombardment of Tripoli, marched his men to Cairo, where he swept all be fore him and collected troops, camels, and stores for his journey across the Libyan desert for Derne, and raised the American flag over that city. Seventy-frvo Years Ago. Grants of land were being made hi India to Europeans who would settle in the country. , The Russian government decreed that all Jesuits entering the country were to be 'seized and sent to Siberia. An extensive scheme of forgery was detected in Bengal; India. A great fire occurred at Bergen, Nor way, and 200 houses were destroyed. Civil was was raging in Venezuela. The first one cent daily newspaper In the United States was issued in Philadelphia. -; Great freshets caused the river Dan ube to rise over twenty-three feet causing much damage to property. It was announced that the white and Hottentot population at the Cape of Good Hope had doubled in twenty-five years, the slave population remaining stationary. Fifty Years Ago. Nicholas I, Emperor of Russia, died. aged 69 years. Several men were killed in a riot in a saloon in New York City. - The House passed a bill reducing the duties on imported goods. The Russians, after a battle of three hours, were driven back from the French lines to Sevastopol. Executions occurred almost daily in Hungary, the country having been in . an unsettled state since a war with Austria. , . One hundred and fifty thousand per sons were out of employment in Liver pool. ' The sword worn by General Jackson was presented to Congress. .- ' The Calcutta ;: railroad , opened for - passenger traffic, -j . .. .. . - - Forty Years Ago. Gold dropped to 199V4 in New York, a fall of five points, on the news of the Wilmington occupation." ," "".... , It was reported that Lee had gone South to operate, against Sherman, ' leaving Joe. Johnson ' in command, at Richmond..' ';',....,. - . . Governor, "Vance, of North Carolina,, issued a war proclamation "that the struggle ' for freedom shall never be given up. . '-"-'-'''.- The $600,000,000 loan bill passed the United States Senate. , . ; - President Lincoln . signed the . law prohibiting officers or attaches of the army or navy from interfering with the elections in the several States. ' Much excitement was caused In the North- by reports that Lee's army waa ' preparing to: evacuate . Richmond. .- Thirty Years Ago. . , London . reported ' that - European troops had been, withdrawn from Yo kohama.., . French correspondence to American newspapers declared that the prospect of a; constitutional government in France was imminent The presidential electors bill, provid ing that ' no State could be disfran chised without the Joint approval of -both houses, passed the Senate. The force bill was being fought over in the House, the habeas corpus clause being especially condemned by Repub licans, i .-. . : The United States Senate passed the civil rights bill and the House ap proved the force bill. , ,-,.., The House adopted the . so-called "Louisiana compromise' resolutions. The United States' Senate passed Colorado and New Mexico annexation bills, with : amendments conditioning their effect Twenty Years Ago. - .'President-elect Cleveland and party unostentatiously left Albany for Washington.