Evening star., 1942-01-11
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star
The New Year 1892 was celebrated BY
4 number of ofYicial White House recon-

The New Year 1892 was celebrated by
. number Of oficial White House recep-
tions and on January 9
White House the First Lady of the land,
c,v.h, Mrs. Harrison, held an
other. The Star of that
date reported: Mrs Harrison, at her
reception this afternoon Is being assisted
by the wives of Justice Gray and Justice
Brewer" long list of prominent guests
followed, together with . schedule of
other entertainments for the coming
week to be given by cabinet members
In harmony. perhaps accidental. with
the arrival Of q leap year and its legend
ary special privileges for
Woman women, the question Of
Suffrooe woman suffrage again be-
came prominent. The Star
Of January 8, 1892. announced: "The
National American Woman Suffrage As
sociation will hold its annual convention
in this city at All Souls Church on jan
uary II, 1S, 10, 20. The average reader
has grown accustomed to this announce
ment with the coming of each new year
and the presence of Congress in our
midst. The two things are synonymous
for with each convention there goes forth
fresh appeals or, let us say, demands
upon the national legislators for the en-
franchisement of woman. The suffrage
movement is entering upon its 25th year.
old enough in years to have itself firmly
established as q movement that will not
be downed in the public mind, dignified
and serious enough 4 problem to have
the best minds of the age engage in its
discussion and having achieved results
in its quarter century Of work that the
most sanguine could not have dreamed
of, although the great object Is not yet
attained The suffrage movement Is
widespread 80 States and territories be-
ing represented In the last annual con-
vention and the prospects for this one
are that nearly all the 40 States and s
territories will have a showing in this
In the peaceful Gays of 1892 an indus
trial disaster was headline news. The
Star Of January 8, of that
Mine year, told of . terrible
c..l.: mine explosion in Nc
~p'o'~ Alester, now in Oklahoma,
but then in Indian Territory: "A most
appalling calamity occurred last night.
There was an explosion In Q mine and
as a result over 200 men lie dead and
about 40 are fatally hurt and as many
more badly burned. At $40 pm, Mine
No. II, owned by the Usage Coal d Min
ing Co., exploded. At the time, $50 men
were in the shaft, most OF whom were
waiting for the cage to take them out,
and the foot of the shaft Is one mass Of
dead bodies. Eighty-five men came out
by an old entry and a were saved by the
shaft This leaves about 223 men yet In
the mine and in all probability 400 are
dead. The explosion was caused BY firing
q shot when gas was in the mine"
Startling rumors were circulated con.
cerning the death Of the ruler Of Egypt,
the Khedive Tewhk. Foul
Deoth Of the play was suspected. The
v..I:. Star Of January ., 1892.
"'1 frankly stated that the
cause Of death was either treachery or
blunder. In part, the account ran: "The
widest rumors are in circulation as to
the treachery upon the part Of some one
instigated by the highest personages.
80 Another startling story told is in sub
stance that DR.. Salem simply blundered.
and that when he had discovered that
he had caused the Khedive's death, he
ran out of the Helonan Palace and
drowned himself"
Murder never was proved. and would
seem 10 b improbable. Nalpraetaee W.
far more likely.