Evening star., 1941-09-28

F1ty years ago the PUBLIC was Degln-
ming to speculate on the presidential
election for 1892. On
Election September 26. 1891,
SpecuIotions The Star printed the
results of interviews
with a Senator and a Representative,
who disagreed in their prophecies: Pres
ident Harrison is very firmly fixed in the
hearts of the people of the far North
west" said Senator Dubois of Idaho TO
Star reporter this morning, the subject
under discussion being the probable Re-
publican nominee for 92. While
Idaho was yet Territory, strong pro-
Harrison sentiment sprang up. ;. We
secured statehood under Mr.. Harrison,
and We feel that his administration has
been friendly and considerate in the
extreme. Is it strange that We should
have every confidence in it?"
Representative Miller. on the other
hand, told a Star reporter that he
thought Maj. Mckinley would be elected,
and gave numerous reasons. Both these
gentlemen were wrong, although Mr.
Miller was more nearly right. Grover
Cleveland was elected, and was followed
by Mckinley.
On September %. 1891, The Star re-
ported the breaking of the coast-to-coast
record: AT 1886 o'clock Snis morning
the private coach GraSSmere, containing
John w. Mackay, the California million
aire = rolled into the Grand Central
Depot New York; attached to the fast
mail over the New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad, having made the
fastest trip on record from San Fran
cisco days, II hours and %
minutes"
1t Is interesting to note that on jan
uary 10, 1887, Howard Hughes. taking
off from Burbank, Calf, in
Speed his large plane, landed at
Record Newark Airport hours, %
minutes and 25 seconds later.
1t seems likely that in that length of
time, Mr. Mackays train was hardly able
to get out of California.
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Fifty years ago Germany was guaran-
of September %, 1891, in
Peoce dispatch from Berlin:
in Eurooe Upon the occasion of the
Jubilee of the 18th Infantry
Regiment at Osnaburg, Hanover, Chan
cellor Won Caprivi made long optimist
speech upon the political situation in
Europe. Not one of the sovereigns, he
added, wished to disturb the peace or to
provoke a European war which in
its sufferings and consequences would
probably be more terrible than all previ-
Gus wars"
Fifty years ago, as now, there was
suffering in Russia, but of different
kind-famine. According to
RussIon The Star of September %,
Famine 1891: Not for centuries has
such widespread distress
been recorded in Russia. 1t is nothing
less than a national calamity. The
trouble is chiefly due to the government,
which at the beginning of the year was
well aware that a famine was imminent.
The authorities delayed taking any ac-
| ton to relieve the distress until it was
| too late.
I'm many of the districts entire villages
have been destroyed. The inhabitants
of the burning villages, weak from lack
of food and no prospects of improving
| their condition, made no attempt to
check the progress of the flames, but
stood and watched their dwellings burn.
Added to these cruel strokes of fortune
came the cattle plague, which caused in
| credible havoc. =" = 4" Notwithstanding the
terrible condition of the peasantry the
taxes continue to be eXtorted. Where
the peasants display any unwillingness
to pay over their taxes the collectors
resort to the knout"