Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
England's
Warning,


Warning. p Rnrn,o 'spy''" WHICH u.r'
gives the following text of a telegram
sent by Secretary Stanton to the mayor
of that city, under date of midnight.
November IL
THE British minister. Lord Lyons. has
tonight officially notified the government
that from telegra phic information re-
ceived from the Governor General OF
Canada, there is reason to believe that
there is plot on foot by persons who
have found asylum in Canada to in
wade the United States and destroy the
city of Buffalo. That they purpose to
take possession of some steamboats, on
Lake Erie to surprise Johnsons Island.
free the prisoners of war confined there
and proceed with them to Buffalo. This
government will employ all means in its
power to suppress any hostlie attack
from Canada But as other towns and
cities on the shores of the lakes are ex-
posed to the same danger. 1t IS deemed
proper to communicate this information
to you. in order that any precaution
VIII oh the circumstances of the case VIII
permit may be taken. The governor
general suggests that steamboats, or
other vessels giving cause for suspicion.
by the number or character of persons
on board. shall be arrested You Will
please acknowledge the receipt of tbs
telegram and communicate to this de-
partment any information you may now
or hereafter have on this subject.
The Star went on to state that there
was then oyer 1900 rebel officers on
Johnsons Island. in Sandusky bay. to-
gether with fortytwo others claSSad AS
guerrillas and spies. Eight other officers
captured by Gen. Meade's army We're OF
their way there. Several days previous
there We're suspicious that these prison
ers contemplated a combined movement
to escape and the authorities took pre-
cautionary measures, including the or
derng of gunboat to that vicinity.
In The Star of November 10, 1868, was
an account of the wedding the even
ing before of Miss Kate
Wedding of Chase daughter of the
=, Secretary of the Treas
nate CAdse. ury, to Senator Sprague
of Rhode Island, at the Chase home. cor
ner of 9th and T. streets. The President,
members of the cabinet and foreign rep
resentatives were present together with
numerous officers Of the army and other
distinguished persons. Miss Chase. says
the account was dressed in white velvet,
with full train, rich veil of white lace
and wore upon her head a magnificent
tiara studded with diamonds The serv-
ice was performed by Bishop Clark of
Rhode Island After the ceremony dane
ing was begun, the Marine Band fur
n .shing the music Frederick kroell had
COMPOSED a welding march which the
band rendered during the evening.
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Strikes were the order of the day at this
time about fifty years ago. In The Star
of November Is, 1865. is
Car Strike in IN account OF a strike
~ of the drivers of several
NeW Aoih. of the horse car lines of
New York city. who demanded an increase
of 30 per cent to bring their wages up to
s.; a day In order to save their charters
on each line Inasmuch as the conduc-
tors were under bond to the companies,
their bonds being forfeitable. they did not
Join in the strike. The hack drivers of
the city also struck at the same time, and
in some instances the owners of the
coaches were compelled to take the places
of the drivers on the box seats. In The
Star OF November II is an account OF a
strike OF women in New York. including
hoopSkirt makers and other operatives
who were seeking to secure an increa Sc
of wages which ran from 81 a week to
a Or So a week. 1t was stated that the
strikers had the undivided Sympathy of
The community.