Evening star., 1920-03-14
FIFTY YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR

The suggestion that the q. q s.
Oneida. sunk OF the coast Of japan Afty
years 40 in .
q. s. 8. Oneida Was collision VAS
Under Steam. ~ ,ns t,~a ,rs..
sail under Navy Department orders and
was therefore comparatively helpless
Was not verified. In Tho Star Of March
Z. 1870. is the following news paragraph:
'The Secretary Of State has received q
dispatch from the captain OF the English
steamer Bombay. which ran into and
sank the Oneida OF the coast Of Yoko-
hama on the 2lth Of January. stating
that at the time OF the collision tho
Oneida was under both steam and sail.
making thirteen knots an hour, and his
vessel was making but six. He was
cognizant Of striking the Oneida, but
says the jar was so slight that he did
not suppose any injury was done. he
makes no mention Of hearing the guns
Of the Oneida; The captain OF the s9m- SON.
striking the Oneida. as he did not want
the name of his vessel known and his
company made to pay damage. II being
night at the time, he no doubt felt con-
fident that nothing would be known OF
the collision. as the passengers ON the
Bombay seemed to have been ignorant
of it."
The Parepa Rosa Grand Opera Com
pany finished q season in Washington
on the 5th Of March. 1870.
Opera and while the a.as.,o
| CHAyKS1. -,ua>v,A hiwh1v
appreciated by the Washington public.
there was a feeling that this city had
been hard hit by the price scale. The
star Of the issue Of March 2. 1870. says:
| .aThe season has been In the main an
| eminentiy successful one in every re-
spect, but now that 1t Is over ana our
remarks cannot be Construct ~ h.enI h;ie
prosecuting costly aad seMevhat haz-
ardous enterprise, but rataer z Marhing
| aRainst like impoaition In the future' Se
| feel it a duty to condemn some OF tne
features connected with u IN tae ns.
hitantly hish aAd calculated to exclude
for most Of the season nearly ~ per-
sons Of limited or even moderate means.
The admission. it viii be fememnersd'
was $2; reserved seats, 800. n fn,l;- =
charxins only 81 for admission and &iso
for reserved seats Why 70 greet ais-
Srimination against Washingto9 We 90
not understand, but we are Wen scu.
! fled there is no valid reason TOT " 1Hc" 1
aeain sfhe Bohemian Girl and yfe Pe.
voio' we're presented in q manner q
once unjust to the audience ana ois-
| creditahie to the management. In paint
~ fact the money taken for tneeo
| tyn narformances was obtained unoer
fslse oretenses. It is true. no repre-
lsentation was made ~ to when III
ists would or would not appear; Du.'
iudRing from the past, Whtcn insepe
rabiy identified a portion OF tne tieuto
with particular characters repteeehtss
ed in them, thA public was wsrrsnss. y
in expectinH the casts 10 oe MeSo
up accordingly, especially IN tne -.
sence Of any announcement po
Contrary. This the managers cou.e
hardly fail to know; ana tney -, ~
liable TO the charge OF taking "a un-
fair advantage Of the exrectation' "
that they neither gave any nl.s =.
:, inferior performances nor yeI 4,
the price of admission 70 tneM:
may be profitable for z sineie ,es,ns
but 1t can hardly fah eo DO g ena7 sossn1
operation in the long run. .ne wne.ho, =,
the managers OF the opera IIoupe -. y.
the proprietors Of the theater are rs.
.nonsibfe for the objections referred
tp NE do not know. ner whether the
hiame should be equally divided be.
twaen the. two powers. but We trus'
thsv viii not be rspeated er the &C.
casion of any future visit"
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