Evening star., 1943-03-21
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star

Fifty years ago the second Cleveland
administration, barely under way, made
4, it clear that no nepot-
NO ism would be tolerated
roVortism Efficiency, not relation
ship to the President and other import
ant persons, was the test. The Star of
March 81, 1893, said: The President
today announced a policy to which it
has heretofore been intimated he would
adhere. Nepotism is distasteful to him
and he intends to set an example to all
officials in this respect by refusing to
appoint his own relatives to Office" A
Western Congressman, who recon-
mended a relative of Mr. Cleveland, was
politely refused. 'The President said he
would not even consider it. And that
goes. The President is in earnest and
the nepotist in official life will not
find himself very much admired at the
White House" The statement was sig
nif1cant, in view of the fact that hordes
of ofice-seekers we're besieging Mr..
Cleveland
AS an aftermath of the use of the
Pension Building for the inaugural ball
:. =, - there was criticism
Proposed Improvement Tn the
editorial column of The Star of March
%, 1893, it was related Gen. Green B.
Raum's estimate of the value of time lost
to the Government by reason of the use
OF the Pension Once Hall for the inaug-
ural ball and concerts brings to the front
a matter which has for years been almost
continuously discussed-the demand for
a structure in which great conventions
and in which even inaugural balls would
be possible. The Star has advocated the
project at all seasons; has tried to i'm
press upon private capital the idea that
such an investment would be profitable;
has insisted that without an assembly
room of this character this city was seri-
ously handicapped" It is interesting to
note that from time to time such halls
were built, only soon to be bought by the
Government to take care of its ever
expanding space requirements.
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Columbian half dollars, souvenir coins
OF the exposition in Chicago, made their
Al, -. appearance in Washing
A New Coin ton. A brief paragraph
Appears appeared in The Star of
March Is, 1893: "In compliance with
many requests, The Star has secured,
Tor the accommodation of its patrons, a
supply of Columbian Exposition souvenir
at cost price-one dollar each. Apply at
the counter of The Star business office"
An air of excitement prevailed in South
ern Kansas over the opportunity to push
over into Oklahoma, then a
~"e'oNee Territory, and acquire home
strip sites. A wire from Kansas
City, Kans., to The Star of March 18, 1893.
explained There arc 1000 families
already along the Kansas border await
ing the grand rush to the Cherokee
lands. 1t is thought that the Indians
are anxious to close the sale of the strip.
II the opening is delayed until fall, 5000
PSoPiC "AII OC QcStllult. DIS lflpy ndQ
hoped to get settled in time to put in
their spring crops" The hope was in
vain. The strip was opened for settle
ment on September 16.
The S. S. Naronic officially was given
up as lost, according to The Star of
~ March 20, 1893: After long
continued anxiety as to the
Is LOST fate of the White Star line
freight steamer Naronic, which sailed
from Liverpool February II for New
York and which has not since been heard
of, intelligence has been received show
ing beyond any doubt that the vessel is
lost "