Evening star., 1942-12-13
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Fifty years ago there was much pleas
ure riding on and near the streets Of
Washington. With no rea-
Cyclin9 os son to conserve tires. many
lJsuoI vehicles were rolling mer-
rly along. Nor did cold
weather deter their drivers mainly
members of the Crescent Century Wheel
mems Club. Under the heading, Still
in the Saddle" The Star of December
10 1892, said: "Mr. Wood, the new cap
tain Cof the Columbia Cycle Club is
one of the best riders in the District.
He holds the record between Baltimore
and this city and he promises TO wake
things up on the road. Last Sunday ne
led a party of Columbia men over the
read to Baltimore"
The American Federation of Labor,
under the leadership of Samuel Gomrers,
met in convention in
lo0or Philadelphia. In dis
Convention patch from that city
The Star of December
13. 1892, reported: After the opening
of this mornings session OF the 18th
annual convention Of the American
Federation of Labor three new arrivals
presented their credentials and were re-
ceived Resolutions were intro
duced on TIE following subjects: The
saloon question. standing of the knights
Of Labor in the Federation, political
action, granting charters to central
bodies. compulsory arbitration, interfer-
ence of courts and military "a reference
to the Homestead strike riots, Chinese
sailors on Pacific mail steamers.
for a national eight-hour law for the
inauguration CT campaign of educa-
ton, to abolish United States district
courts and to settle the moustache ques-
ton" One can only wonder at what
the moustache was, no further hint
was given.
Tie disaster of the week was the de-
struction BY fire of a very large cotton
warehouse in Baltimore.
warehouse It was related in The Star
Fire of December 13, 1892:
"One of the largest and
most destructive fires that ever visited
the water front in Baltimore started
shortly after o'clock this morning in
the massive cotton warehouse Of Alex
ander Brown at the corner Of Bond and
Thames streets, and quickly spread
throughout the adjoining five buildings,
covering an area of about two acres,
w ciy 1orO
1902 bales of cotton belonging to the
leading cotton firms of Baltimore. valued
at about S850,0OO With the exception
of the countless bales now floating in
the harbor, the entire lot will, it is be-
lieved, be destroyed. The warehouses
are a total wreck. The walls of some
of the structures have fallen and the
remainder are tottering. The loss
is covered by insurance
Gold fever struck again. this time in
Arizona. In report from Phoenix, The
Star of December H. 1892
So'd printed: The greatest gold
Fever fever ever known is on in Ari-
zona now. Men are quitting
tnelT WOIk on IdluoduS ana teieei dplelo
are leaving their Offices for the grand
rush to the new placer grounds in San
Juan River Every team has been taken
and fabulous prices are being offered for
horses or any other means OF trans
portation to the mines, which are ITS
miles from the Atlantic Pacific Rail-
road Prominent officials of the road
have caught the fever and yesterday
party Of 10 left Canyon Diablo for the
scene. On Friday morning one man
washed out s70o and in day and half
another man washed out $4,000. Ex-
element is so intense that it is interfer-
ing with business in adjoining towns"