Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

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Representative Brooha OF south CafOnna
continued IN evatience IN the public eye after
his resignation from the
a Duel House fnl1nurfnr tle failure
u,rx. = q. s,.,.,, - =. 1880
AhWaxteo. - ilas op.'.l1eu.s - AA.1s.s1
vote OF tWo-tniros m Ia
vor Of the resolution to expel him for his
attacks on Senator Summer IN the sprfrr OF
1gSa TAXING ,,ruhra "a a. !, y,evvsrar,e,. Gard
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l-o'1sl,su " 1Aepa eseheA.ave xAHson 0u1 M
game or massachusetts, AR. bro0ks On tne
IN which he as3nsd him ssto do him the kind.
ness to Indicate place outside OF the
W. y ~ ss,s..a y
hstxeen them M Fsnriinsasne a. s M
same date replied that he would be sat the
Clifton House. on the Canada side Of TIM
NiasAIa lis. On nuOil oIs tae IosiOWlnk
Rrrsnks Tss,iaTs s,rs,,,rlfts,,, Sif5 not rlsnss
Mr. Brooks who ii 6 public statement July
- derided the Invitation TO meet his anfa8-
onIss IN Sanadas oistanGe 81 neaf seven
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through which no man knows better than,
Mr.. Burlingame that could not pass with
out running the eauntiet OF moDs ana as
o1.a e,,tahsa., NJ l,ss, Z - III
knew that could never ref 10. Canada q M
that were to do SO and he were to fall
would never get back He might as Well
nave designated Boston common Mr.
Buriingame lmmediateiy aIter~ replying TO
Mr. Brooks challenge, left washington Tor
the north, travelling as Tar as New York.
where, II was stated IN newspaper story,
he visited q broadway shooting gallery In
cogHito ana at practlce scored nye Dull s.
eyes out of nine shots. He returned to
washington before the close OF the Week
out IN advance OF newspaper publication.
Mr. BROOKS was placed under arrest and.
bound over to Keep the peace, represents
tive Ben OF Iexas gong on MS bond
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Political feeling ran very high in this Dis
trict iftv vaars 500 avon .+bougb no ,,otas
49, - ~ 800
r.,.4. were cast mere Ior the
ToAucS anu presidency. On the 22d Of
directly in consequence of nartisan htttar-
ness A largo denocr,+,o fa.,o,a stooa =
the crossing then known as Market and
4tb streets In tha naipbhorbood Of tho
,,we,Ifns of Ber,ara Macao roa,,her ~
that narty part1v ~, consequences ~ +ha
high shirt of k,ou- +hin.isro ara nartlv
n was afterrvar ha,,.,,,,5 ~, ,ooo,,4 ~ ~,
nei,bhorhood faction.,isr, ~ ,,a,
a iVc ~ no
dav mentioned RI ON, the MOLE down
similar attempt having been frustrated on
the Sd Of JULY. A young man named Hill
larry Hutchins advanced to the pole with
H,t aI anu lanes S,n ,.a sympathiaer OF
aged him 70 nroceed with his destrnctivaa
work. Magee was sitting at an upper win
dow OF his house, from which ran the hal
yaIos ~ tue pore noloihs the oemocratic
.r, IiotS s pesan 70 cnop az
~ p"is -Masee o.oeIeu hiti 10 stop. ana On
,enses u ois ISL =; gun, son,e wiz NJ.
,ba "nhs1,e,nn - Nv se s I'll, 70 iI1sn.en Oh
VI. .,e enoPpoI anu MS Hiehus. AHereupoh
90, - t.s 20 S,s = ae.sA III 'iiS house
- ~" %, s!sS ~ oiais was snot Wy
caned from the hnmsa h~ . bacn ag g;nae as
ongS oa,,,a - .hT uu..iS ~ PACK wlhooW
10 tar arras,ea nsa ~ : 'o o wme.e ne Mas
If the casa u,as b.iS fo t;oI 49, - AiS ,e
Of n,nrfler ~ .i'"' oiA " ehaieo
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Sou. Se"'o, 'i't'oo /" asnihstoI nall
d century ago ana anchored on the arsenal,
being an object of great
The steamer interest to thousands of
Vanderbilt visitors during bsrs hr,as
oA.' ouiit py .he oao
1,,,a. loi use On ms INES.
-. 49, -. : !. 80 oap'.a'iss was
-. -. Aeeeis Gu sae soeseS
81, ~ .'is es.As masS intent upon
Ir,,,s.u,1,,. ~ 'Ae ''iah' Inc
oe "as u eouise q "oooei sessei
s,,tr, -. 80 .. 'o IN - iai ses. seea.'-
D.. aoo 80 ~ oaes oeihs .le
az, 80. - w. @iiu 'ie estate,
,, -, oiis .heasaie gu o"o leee
-. . oea',i ~ ~ .oi y SIX ieel anu
naikina pom 81, "a $3.50 nofses. sns was
steamships of that day. her cvIirfiers havs
ing a twelve-foot stroke and her paddle
"heeis diameter or forty-one feet. 1t
was estimated that she would carry about
suo passengers. and her ordinary compile
nlenl OF omcers and men totaled 127. When
loaded she GREW nineteen feet, but at the
time OF her visit to Washington she re-
CURED only seventeen and one-half feet. It
was INTENDED TO take her up to the navy
yard, but the difficulty of following the
channel was such. even fifty years ago,
that 1t was concluded to anchor her of
the arsenal, where she remained during her
stay The President and his cabinet visited
her one of the days of her sojourn In these
waters, and on the last day many members
of Congress went to the arsenal to inspect
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