country, the name of the ship, and where the person has lived since arrival in the United States. If a widow or child of a naturalized citizen the naturalization certificate of husband or father must be forwarded for inspection, together with other facts as noted above.

A passport expires two years from the date of its issuance. A new one will be issued upon a new application, and, if the applicant be a naturalized citizen, the old passport will be accepted in lieu of a naturalization certificate, if the application upon which it was issued is found to contain sufficient information as to the emigration, residence, and naturalization of the applicant. Professional titles will not be inserted in passports. A fee of one dollar is required to be collected for every citizen's passport. That amount in currency or postal money order should accompany each application. Orders should be payable to the Disbursing Clerk of the Department of State. Drafts or checks will not be received. Blank forms of application will be furnished by the Department to persons who desire to apply for passports, upon their stating whether they are native or naturalized citizens or claim through the naturalization of husband or father.

No passports are required in the Argentine Republic, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chili, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Francè and possessions, Great Britain and possessions, Guatemala, Hawaii, Honduras, Japan, Liberia, Mexico, Mo-Nicaragua, rocco, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal and possessions, Salvador, Samoa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and Uruguay.

The laws of the following countries require that every foreigner entering must be provided with a passport: AustriaHungary, China, Dominican Republic, Greece, Hayti, Netherlands and

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sions, Persia, Porto Rico, Rumania, Russia, Servia, Transvaal (South African Republic), Turkey and possessions, and Venezuela.

DIVORCE LAWS.

CAUSES FOR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE. ADULTERY.-In_all States and Territories excepting South Carolina, which has no divorce laws.

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IMPOTENCE.-In all excepting Arizona, California, Connecticut, the Dakotas, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, New-Mexico, NewYork, South Carolina, Texas and Vermont. DESERTION.-In all except New-York and South Carolina, as follows: Period: Six months' abandonment-Arizona. year, in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, the Dakotas, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming; two years, in Alabama, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee; three years, in Delaware, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New-Hampshire, New-Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and West Virginia; five years, in Rhode Island, or shorter term (in discretion of court), and Virginia; seven years, in Connecticut and Vermont.

HABITUAL DRUNKENNESS.-In all except Maryland, New-Jersey, New-York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and West Virginia. In Arizona divorce is granted for this cause to the wife only.

CRUELTY, INHUMAN TREATMENT, etc. In all except Maryland, New-Jersey, New-York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. For this cause in Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee divorce is granted to the wife only. FELONY OR OTHER INFAMOUS CRIME. In all except the District of Columbia, Florida, Maine, New-Jersey, NewMexico, New-York, North Carolina and South Carolina.

NEGLECT TO SUPPORT WIFE.-For six months, Arizona; for one year, California, Colorado, the Dakotas, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming; for two years, Indiana; for three years, Delaware and NewHampshire; time not specified, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, NewMexico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin (at discretion of court).

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OTHER CAUSES.-Voluntary separation -Kentucky and Wisconsin. Former husband or wife living-Arkansas, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New-Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. If member of religious sect which believes marriage unlawful-Kentucky, Massachusetts and New-Hampshire. dicted for felony and fugitive from justice -Louisiana and Virginia. Husband indicted for felony and a fugitive-North Carolina. Refusal of wife to "remove with her husband to this State"-Tennessee. Indignities to the person of the other to render his or her condition intolerable-Alaska, Arkansas, Missouri, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington and Wyoming. Conduct rendering it unsafe for wife to live with husband, or turning wife out of doors-Tennessee. Violent and ungovernable temper-Florida. Attempt by either upon the life of the other-Illinois, Louisiana and Tennessee. Gross neglect of duty-Kansas and Ohio. Wife given to intoxication-Wisconsin. Husband a vagrant-Missouri and Wyoming. Mental incapacity at time of marriage-District of Columbia, Georgia and Mississippi. Permanent and incurable insanity occurring subsequent to marriageArkansas. Incurable chronic mania, or dementia, of ten years or more existenceWashington. Any cause rendering marriage originally void-Maryland and Rhode Island. (See "Marriage Laws.") Marriage within prohibited degrees-Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New-Jersey and Pennsylvania. Marriage by duress or fraud-Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington. Marriage of either party under the age of consent-Delaware. When either party has obtained a divorce in another State-Florida, Michigan and Ohio. Defamation-Louisiana. Any other cause deemed by a court sufficient and when the court shall be satisfied that the couple can no longer live together-Washington. Insanity for six years-Idaho.

LIMITED DIVORCE.-Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,

Michigan, Minnesota (in favor of wife only), Nebraska, New-Jersey, New-York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania (in favor of wife only), Rhode Island, Tennessee (in favor of wife only), Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.

ALABAMA.-Courts of Alabama have decided that the Legislature cannot grant divorces.

OKLAHOMA.-Divorces granted prior to 1895 by Probate Courts are made legal; thereafter divorces can be had only through the District Court.

WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

Women have equal suffrage with men at elections in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Idaho.

In Montana women who are taxpayers have the same voting privilege as men at elections.

In Kansas women have municipal suffrage.

Judge Dixon, of the Supreme Court of New-Jersey, on November 8, 1894, handed down a decision in the Vineland School case, which, in substance, declared that women can vote on all questions at school district meetings, but not for election of trustees. At the 1894 election the proposition to give women equal suffrage with men at elections was rejected by a vote of 130,129 against to 95,302 in favor.

In some form, mainly as to city school bonds and in school matters, women may vote in the following States and Territories: Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Iow, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New-Hampshire, New-Jersey, New-York,

North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin,

The Cape Colony, the Russian colonies in Siberia, North Australia, South Australia, Canada and Tasmania have municipal woman suffrage. Iceland, the Isle of Man, Pitcairn Island and New-Zealand have full woman suffrage.

The Federal Convention of Australia in 1897, by a vote of 23 to 12, rejected an amendment to allow women to vote for members of the House of Representatives.

EUROPE In England, Scotland and Wales women vote for all elective officers but members of Parliament. In France the women teachers elect women members of all boards of education. In Sweden Women vote for all elective officers but Representatives; also, indirectly, for members of the House of Lords. In Norway they have school suffrage. In Ireland they vote for harbor boards, poor-law guardians, and in Belfast for municipal officers. In Russia women householders vote for all elective officers and on all local matters. In Finland for all elective officers. In Austria-Hungary they vote, Ly proxy, for all elective officers. In Croatia and Dalmatia they do so at local elections in person. In Italy widows vote for members of Parliament. In Prussia women vote, mainly by proxy, at local elections and for members of provincial Diets. In Belgium women taxpayers have municipal suffrage by proxy, and in Luxemburg for members of the Legislature also. In Switzerland women real estate owners have local suffrage in the canton of Berne. In Rumania women taxpayers have municipal suffrage by proxy.

Prohibited degrees.

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ARKANSAS.-Each House of the Legislature voted separately on January 19, 1897, for a successor to Senator James K. Jones, whose term expired March 3, 1897. The Republicans voted for General Powell Clayton; the Populists voted for J. R. Sovereign, and the Democrats voted as a unit for James K. Jones. At the joint session of the Legislature on the following day, James K. Jones was re-elected, the vote standing: Jones, 114; Clayton, 10; Sovereign, 9.

CALIFORNIA.-The Legislature met on

January 13, 1897, and re-elected George C. Perkins (Rep.) for the six years' term. The vote was as follows: Senate-Perkins, 27; W. W. Foote (Dem), 6; B. F. Langford (Dem.), 3; J. J. Dwyer (Dem.), 2; Charles Lane (Dem.), 1; D. M. Burns (Dem.), 1. Assembly-Perkins, 47; Foote, 3: Dwyer, 8; J. G. Maguire (Dem.), 10; T. V. Cator (Pop.), 11.

COLORADO.-The joint session of the Legislature, on January 20, 1897, reelected Henry M. Teller as United States Senator for six years from March 4, 1897.

He received 92 votes, cast by Democrats, Silver Republicans and Populists, and Judge Allen (McKinley Republican) received 6 votes.

CONNECTICUT.-Each House of the Legislature voted separately for a Senator for the six years' term, from March 4, 1897, on January 19, and with the following result: Senate-Orville H. Platt (Rep.), 24 (unanimous). House-Platt, 196; J. B. Sargent (Dem.), 24. At the joint session on the following day the election of Senator Platt to succeed himself was confirmed. DELAWARE.-The Democratic Senators of the Legislature, on January 5, captured the Senate through the failure of the Republicans to stand together, and after unseating a Republican put a Democrat in his place. The seven Addicks Republican members of the House from Kent County

(whose election was disputed on the ground that the returns of that county were not filed in compliance with the statutes) and the seven Union Republicans who were defeated in Sussex County, formed a "rump" House, and on January 20 declared the election of J. Edward Addicks as United States Senator. On January 19 the Legislature, in joint session, and the Democrats voted as a unit for Richard R. Kenney, Silver Democrat. The four Republicans of the Senate and the one Republican member of the House refused to vote for Senator, contending that Mr. Dupont, elected in 1896, but refused recognition by the United States Senate, was entitled to his seat. Mr. Addicks filed his credentials with the United States Senate on January 21. Mr. Kenney's certificate of election was signed by the Speakers and clerks of the Legislature and by Governor Tunnell on January 20, and his credentials were presented to the United States Senate and accepted prima-facie evidence of his right to the seat, on February 5.

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FLORIDA.-The President having called an extra session of the Senate to meet on March 5, and the term of Wilkinson Call (Dem.) having expired on March 4, and in view of the fact that the regular session of the State Legislature would not begin until April 6, the Governor appointed John A. Henderson (Dem.) ad interim on March 6. His credentials were presented to the Senate some days later and were referred to the Committee on Elections, which rad not reported up to the election of a new Senator on May 14.

The first ballot of the Legislature to elect a successor to Wilkinson Call (Dem.). whose term expired on March 4, 1897, was taken on April 20. The roll of each House showed the following vote: SenateW. D. Chipley (Sil. Dem.), 8; Call (Sil. Dem.), 6; George P. Raney (Dem.), 8; R. A. Burford (Sil. Dem.), 3; W. H. Hocker (Sil. Dem.), 2; M. H. Mabry (Sil. Dem.), 2; E. S. Crill (Sil. Dem.), 1. House Call, 28; Chipley, 16; Hocker, 9; Raney, 6; Burford, 4; James McKay (Sil. Dem.), 2; Horatio Bisbee (Rep.), 1; J. E. Broome (Sil. Dem.), 1. On the following day the first joint ballot was taken, with the result as follows: Call, 34; Chipley, 21; Raney, 14; Hocker, 11; "Burford, 7: Mabry, 2; McKay, 2; Bisbee, 1: Broome, 1; Crill, 1. The balloting continued from day to day with no material change in the vote until May 6, when

Chipley took the lead with 36 votes. On the same cay a resolution was offered, and laid on the table, that the Joint Assembly vote for no candidate who did not favor the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 prior to the Democratic National Convention of 1896. Chipley was announced to be "square on this platform.' On the following day the silver resolution was beaten, after which Mr. Call's name was withdrawn and John A. C. Stockton was nominated in his stead, the understanding being that should Stockton fail to poll a larger vote than Call's, then other arrangements should be made. Call's lowest vote was 23, and his highest (on May 4) 37, and it had ranged from 33 on the first ballot to 35 on the last ballot. The first ballot on May 7 was as follows: Chipley, 37; Stockton, 33; Raney, 20; Hocker, 3; Burford, 1. There was very little change in the vote until May 13, when Raney withdrew from the race, and the ballot stood: Chipley, 47; Stockton, 41; Hocker, 9. A disgraceful scene occurred when one State Senator was brought into the meeting in an intoxicated condition. A caucus of anti-Chipley men was held at night, and at 2 a. m. on May 14 Stockton consented to withdraw, and S. R. Mallory, the ex-Congressman, was made the unanimous choice of the 45 members present. On the following day the contest ended by the election of Mallory, the vote being. Mallory, 53; Chipley, 45; Call, 1. The wildest disorder followed the announcement. This table shows the ballots on each day for the leading candidates:

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50

35 18 35 331 15 38 37 13 38 40 10 38 47

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IDAHO.-The Legislature took the first ballot for a successor to Frederick T. Dubois (Sil. Rep.), (from March 4, 1897, to March 3, 1903), on January 13, but it was not until January 28 that the contest ended and Henry Heitfeld (Pop.) was elected. The first ballot resulted as follows: Dubois, 26; Claggett (Pop), Glenn (Pop.), 5; Nelson (Pop.), 3; Balantyne (Pop.), 1; Cooper (Pop.), 1; Angel

30;

(Pop.), 2; Cook (Pop.), 1; Heyburn (Rep.), 1. Three ballots were taken on January 19, when 28 of the Claggett men voted for Walton (Pop.). On January 22 the Populists switched back to Claggett, giving him 27 votes. On January 28 Claggett's vote went to Heitfeld and he was elected, the vote being: Dubois, 30; Heitfeld, 39; T. F. Nelson (Pop.), 1. Heitfeld's votes were cast by 25 Populists, 13 Democrats and 1 Republican. On March 1 a committee of the Legislature began an investigation of charges of bribery against Mr. Heitfeld and several members of the Legislature. It was charged that a fund of $40,000 had been sent from the East to defeat Dubois.

ILLINOIS-The Republican members of the Legislature met in caucus on January 18, and after two ballots adjourned till the next day. The second ballot stood: Wm. E. Mason, 45: Wm. Lorimer, 40; Robert R. Hitt, 16; A. J. Hopkins, 6; Joseph G. Cannon, 11; S. W. Allerton and Adams,

each 1. On the next day Lorimer and the others withdrew, and Mason was made the nominee by acclamation. At the joint session of the Legislature, January 20, Mr. Mason was elected to succeed John M. Palmer (Dem.), the following being the vote: Mason (Rep.), 125; Altgeld (Dem.), 77. Divided the vote was: Senate-Mason, 37: Altgeld, 13; House-Mason, 88; Altgeld. 64.

INDIANA-Charles W. Fairbanks (Rep.), Daniel W. Voorhees (Dem.) and Leroy Templeton (Pop.) were made the caucus nominees for the six-year term beginning March 4, 1897, to succeed Senator Voorhees (Dem.). Each House of the Legislature voted separately on January 19, and on the following day the Legislature, in joint session, elected Fairbanks, the vote being Fairbanks, 85; Voorhees, 58; Templeton, 6. KANSAS-The Democrats and Populists of the Legislature met in caucus on January 21, 1897, to nominate a successor to Wm. A. Peffer (Pop.) for the six-year term from March 4, 1897. Thirty-four ballots were taken before a nomination was made, by the following vote: William A. Harris (Pop.), 57; Louis P. King (Pop.), 32. Each House of the Legislature, special session, took a formal ballot, with the following result: Senate-Harris, 28; J. R. Burton (Rep.), 10: King, 1. House: Harris, 73; Burton, 43: J. C. Caldwell (Rep.), 2. Absentees, 4 Populists, 3 Republicans. On the following day the joint session formally declared the election of Wm. A. Harris.

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KENTUCKY-The election of a United States Senator to succeed J. C. S. Blackburn (Dem.) for the full term from March 4, 1897, to March 4, 1903, will go into history as the most memorable that Kentucky has ever known. The struggle began on January 23, 1896, and ended on April 28, 1897, with the election of William J. Deboe (Rep.). When the Legislature met on January 7, 1896, the Senate contained 16 Republicans and 22 Democrats, and in the House there were 52 Republicans, 46 Democrats and 2 Populists. On joint ballot, therefore, there were 68 Republicans, 68 Democrats and 2 Populists. During the session of 1896 two Democrats (one of the Senate and one of the House) died, and then a Republican member of the House, Mr. Stege, refused to vote until the va

cancy should be filled, thus preventing a Republican majority. A group of Sound Money Democrats refused to vote for Senator Blackburn because of his free-silver proclivities. There were fifty-two ballots taken before the term of the Legislature expired by limitation. J. C. S. Blackburn was the Democratic candidate to succeed himself, and J. G. Carlisle was also a candidate, and at one ballot received 7 votes. W. Godfrey Hunter was the Republican caucus candidate, and his vote ranged from 51 to 66. St. John Boyle (Rep.) received 64 votes on March 6, and the day before that Mr. Deboe, leader of the Hunter forces, received 40. The Legislature finally adjourned on March 17.

On March 5, 1897, Governor Bradley appointed Major A. T. Wood (Rep.), U. S. Senator ad interim, and called an extra session of the Legislature to convene_on March 13 to ballot for U. S. Senator. The vacancies that had occurred in the Legislature in 1896 had been filled, so that when it convened on the day named the Senate stood 16 Republicans and 22 Democrats, and the House 54 Republicans, 44 Democrats and 2 Populists. At the caucus of the Republican members on March 13 W. Godfrey Hunter was made the choice, the vote standing: Hunter, 38; Holt, 15; Boyle, 5; Lewis, 5; Yerkes, 2. On March 23 the Senate and House took the first ballot, separately, as follows: Senate-Hunter, 13; Blackburn, 14; Geo. M. Davis (Gold Dem.), 6; St. John Boyle, 3. House-Hunter, 53; Blackburn, 34; Davis, 5: S. B. Buckner (Gold Dem.), 1; J. B. McCreary (Dem.), 1; Boyle, 3; R. T. Tyler (Dem.), 1; W. J. Stone (Dem.), 1. The first joint ballot was taken on March 24, which resulted as follows: Hunter, 67; Blackburn, 49; Davis, 11; Boyle, 6; Stone, Tyler and Buckner each got 1. Necessary to a choice, 69.

The balloting continued from day to day until April 5, when the Legislature became a deadlock-the bolting Republicans, Gold Democrats and Silver Democrats declining to answer to their names, thus preventing a quorum. On April 6 State Senator Henry L. Martin (Gold Dem.) was put in the field as a compromise candidate. Hunter had 59 votes when the first rollcall ended, and 70 votes, which constituted a quorum, had been cast. Had there been no call of absentees, and had not the Silver Democrats and bolting Republicans changed front and voted, Hunter would have been declared elected. The most exciting ballot up to date was on April 9. The Blackburn people tried to break a quorum on the call of the first ballot, but when they saw the Sound Money Democrats voted for Martin they had to call for absentees and vote in order to prevent Hunter's election. Baldwin (Rep.) cast his first vote for Hunter, and pandemonium and excitement reigned supreme. Gambill (Rep.) embraced Baldwin and kissed him on the cheek. Hunter had reached 63 votes, within two of an election, and Stege (Rep.) said to Hunter's managers that if they could get another vote he would cast his vote for Hunter and elect him. On April 20 a new Democratic Senator and a Democratic Senator who had been indisposed appeared, and for the first time since the session began the Senate was full with 138 members in a joint