Evening star., 1941-07-13
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

The year 1891 marked the beginning
of the Washington Zoo, now considered
one Of the finest in the
Movinq to world. The Star of July
The Zoo IL, that year, gave a de-
scription of the transfer of
animals to the new grounds: The space
back of the Smithsonian Institution
that has for some time past been given
over to temporary quarters for the ami
mails for the Zoo has already begun to
take on quite A. deserted appearance.
Almost all the larger animals have been
removed to their new homes in the
Geological Park, and those that are still
left will be taken out within the next
10 days"
With Congress not in session, there
was little political activity but some
talk on subject dear to
Third Porty the hearts of insurgent
Talk politicians-the organi-
zation of a third party,
this time in the South. The Star of
July l3, 1891, had this to say: Raleigh,
NJ C-There has been considerable
activity in alliance and third-party cir
cles in several of the Southern States
during the last two weeks, and today it
looks very much as though a determined
effort is being made to work up a third
party feeling in North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia especially.
Polk in his speeches in this State
last week declared emphaticauy that
the tariI would not be the issue next
year. He explicitly stated that the
subtreasury plan as an issue was para
mount to all others in his opinion and
''' that the free coinage of silver came
next, then tariff reduction"
The free silver fight, which eliminated
in 1895, already was brewing. The Star
OF July IA, 1891, in a dis
Free Silver patch from Cleveland con-
Debate cerning the Democratic
prospects said: The dis
cussion over the platform still continues,
and it is evident that the silver free
coinage men will win only after brisk
fight. Ex-Congressman A. T. Warner
and other prominent free coinage men
are on the ground insisting that party
success can only be insured by the con-
vention declaring for the free and un-
limited coinage of silver, but they are
being vigorously opposed by Congress
man Harter and other equally promi-
nent Democrats. We certainly want to
keep clear of free coinage plank said
Congressman Harter today Free
coinage would be the ruin of the indus
tries of the country. The Repub-
Hcans have not made silver an issue.
Why should we do so?'
European news mostly concerned the
Kaiser's visit to Britain. Readers of last
weeks column will recall
Koiser that he refused to review
Ar Review British troops paraded in
his honor, but evidently
he changed his mind. On July IL, 1891,
The Star reports, in cable from Lon
don THE Emperor and Empress and
their suites at 3 o'clock In the afternoon
left London by rail for Wimbledon Sta
ton. = The regiments which were
among the first to arrive did SO In
smart, soldierlike manner. - The men
stepped forward lightly, jauntily and
we'll together to the sound of fife and
drum, or enlivened by the music of their
bands, and though the 'tradesmen' (as
the Kaiser had insisted they were) may
have looked little too 'band-boxy' for
actual warfare, still there was the max
ing of good defensive home-hghting
regiments among them"
The Star also reported the Bastille
Day celebration in Paris, commence
rating the 1o2d anniversary Of the fau
Of that dreaded symbol Of oppression.