Evening star., 1942-06-07
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

At this time so years ago the big
news was the coming Republican Ma
tional Convention. Who
Republicon would be nominated?
ro,v.,t;o, The most likely con-
tender was President
Harrison himself, who wanted another
term; but there were many other aspir-
ants in his party. A special dispatch to
The Star from Minneapolis, dated June
7, 1892, said: An awful lot of political
wire pulling has been in progress since
the sun went down yesterday. The con-
vention opens with both sides claiming
what but one can have-a safe majority.
AS a matter of fact both are extremely
anxious. 1t is matter of doubt what
will become of the move among the Har-
rison men to nominate Mckinley in the
event of their failing to nominate Har-
rison on the first ballot If the Blaine
men are correct in their claims there
will be no opportunity given for break
to the Ohio statesman. and If the Har-
rison people have not overestimated
their strength it would appear that there
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third candidate. The plan of the Har-
rison men to nominate Mckinley has
not as yet been discussed, for the reason
that the details of it are not widely
known. With all their professions
of confidence. it is evident to any close
observer that both sides are suffering
great anxiety"
The outstanding disaster Of the week
was combined fire and flood at Oil
City Pa. The Star of June
Disoster at 6. 1892, recorded some of
Oil Civ the details; Few Of the
spectators who were watch
ing the food when the explosions oc-
CURED and who escaped can give good
idea of what happened. All agree that
there was terrific explosion and that
the air was filled with flames. This was
quickly followed by two other explosions.
Men thought that hell had broken loose
on earth, and they were not apparently
very far out of the way. Three gasoline
tanks had exploded almost at the same
time. The oil on the creek blazed up,
gas In the air burst into a roaring flame
and sheets of water, land and air, were
all literally ablaze. Men. women and
children were knocked PROSTATE by the
shock and many never arose"
Even so years ago nations were jit-
ferv oyer "a r>oceihi1itieS of die
patch from Paris, re-
Tempest in q printed in The Star Of
r.... June 8, 1892, is offered
in illustration: Great
excitement has been caused in San Do
mingo by the announcement that the
report that Samana Bay, in the western
part of the Dominican Republic, the
terminus of the Sanchez-Lavega Rail-
way, had been ceded to the United
States had been confirmed. The
German consul at Port Au Prince =
has received instructions from his govern
ment to come to an understanding with
the representatives of France and Eng
land regarding the steps necessary to be
taken to safeguard the autonomy of San
uneasiness in Haiti" 1t need not have
done so. Ever since 1874 Santo Domingo
and its neighbor Haiti have remained
independent.
News suggestive of peace-and more
than a little suggestive of hypocrisy
Was nublished In The
Koiser Meets Star Of June 7, 1892, in
- cable from Kiel, Ger
many: "The arrival of
the Russian imperial vessels at Kiel was
favored by perfect weather, not cloud
being visible. - Before coming ashore
the Gar, attired in the uniform of the
German Alexander Regiment, visited the
Hohenzollerns. He was met at the gang
way Of the yacht by the Emperor, who
wore the uniform of the Russian regi-
ment of which he is colonel. Their
majesties embraced and kissed each
other three times" Twenty-Five years
later each was trying to defeat the
other. Now, another twenty-eight years
later. their successors are trying to do
the same.