Evening star., 1944-02-06
Fifty Years Ago

ing took place in the Capital, conducted
by Dwight L. Moody,
An Evangelist senior partner Of the
Arrives famous evangelical team
of Moody and Sankey.
The opening session was in Convention
Hall on February 7, 1894. Mr. Moody, ar
rived that morning, gave an interview to
q Star reporter: washington is a unique
city. I do not know of anything like 1t
in the world. It is all Government here.
In London Parliament meets and works
and nobody knows anything about 1t.
Washington Is one Of the most beautiful
cities in the world, not excepting Paris,
even. Yes, I have preached all over
the world" Mr.. Moody expressed him
self as well satisfied with the arrange
ments made for his stay.
Every one was interested In the new
$50,0O0,0OO issue of Government Bonds
just released. The Star
Government of February 3, 1894, dug
Bonds into the records and
printed facts about this
and other issues. Among other things,
it said: The amount of bonds sold by
the Government from the beginning of
the Union down to the year 1880 was
$40, 500 900 900, sum which makes the
mind dizzy and which would buy up a
dozen of the small monarchies of Europe.
Of the Treasury had made the statement
that in half century the United States
would be borrowing money at per cent
he would have been looked upon as q
fool and a madman, but there is no Sc
curity in the world today better than
that of Uncle Sam, and it is believed
here that a 2 per cent bond could be
floated." 1t is not on record, so years
ago, what any one would have been called
who would predict that in another half
a century the Government debt would
reach around two hundred billion and
possibly higher.
Free silverites were in dismay at the
fall Of silver, as chronicled from London
in The Star Of February T.,
Silver 1894: "The morning papers
Drops comment upon the fact of sill
yer touching the record Qow)
price. The Times regards the matter
seriously, and in its financial article says
that it attracts the panied attention of
many interests" 1t also attracted very
panied lack of attention on the part of
Congress, always afraid to handle with
any vigor the perennial hot potato of
free silver coinage.
Admiral Benham, American represent
ative at Rio de Janeiro, came in for high
praise by assuming
Admiral Benhom respon ibility in
Commended dealing with tn e
rebel faction. Ac-
cording to The Star Of February 7, 1894:
"The action of Admiral Benham at Rio
In notifying the insurgent admiral that
American commerce must not be inter-
fered with is still the subject Of con-
siderable comment among naval officers
on duty in this city and its approval by
the President and the Secretary Of the
Navy Is the source of almost universal
qualification" The admiral acted only
under general instructions and was tax
ing chance when he interpreted them
in such fashion that he warned Admiral
Da Cana that American vessels about to
land In Rio with cargo had better not
be molested, or else. They were not
molested.
The body of the celebrated Philadelphia
publisher and philanthropist, George w.
Childs, was buried in
A APhilonthropist Philadelphia Febru-
Dies ary 6, in the Wood
lands Cemetery, the
so-calIed printers cemetery which he
himself had bought and given to the
Philadelphia Typographical Society. Mr..
Childs, publisher of the Philadelphia
Ledger, was so well esteemed for his
charities that special train was run
from Washington to Philadelphia for
the accommodation Of mourners from
the Capital