Evening star., 1945-06-03
Fifty Years Ago

"A feature OF Inc SCdr OF May II, 1899
was lengthy column of General News
Notes" which possibly are as
News in interesting to readers of 1o45
Brief as they were to readers half
century back. Samples of
these breWties are: Emperor William
has painted a picture of Hagen Of Me
blung fame and presented it to the new
German warship Of that name, to be
hung in the mess room; "In a conflict
between a band of Brazilian freebooters
and the French forces on the borders
of French Guiana over so of the former
were killed. AS the fight was on dis
puted territory, further trouble is
feared; The report that the United
States is to act as arbitrator between
France and Venezuela in the matter of
the dismissal by Venezuela of the French
Minister is denied in Paris" and The
New Waverly Hotel at Hot Springs, Ark,
was almost destroyed by fire Saturday
William Burke, night porter. perished
All the guests escaped. The loss will
exceed s35 ,000"
Many columns OF The Star for May
%, 1895, were devoted to an account of
the death of Gen.
Secretary Of Stote walter Quintin
Dies Gresham, Secre-
tary of State in the
cabinet of President Cleveland from
March, 1898, onward. A native of Indi-
ana who had been successfully lawyer,
q soldier, Federal Judge, Postmaster
General, Secretary of the Treasury and
again jurist, he achieved fame, but not
the highest position while member of
the Republican party and rival of
Benjamin Harrison. When he Joined
the Democrats, however, they gave him
the first place in the appointive register.
His policy in foreign affairs was peace
with honor" and he was strong and
independent" in dealing with Spain,
Italy, Brazil and other countries. Edi-
torial comment on his passing stressed
the fact that he had won his share of
fame"
A strong protest against recourse to
thority was published
lynchino by The Star on May
Condemned %, 1895, with particular
reference to an out
break at Ellicott City. There are times
when mob law is the only law that
seems to be available" it was insisted,
"but such conditions as those which
occasionally materialize in communities
far remote from civilizing influences are
entirely out of place in the State Of
Maryland. Socially and industrially in
the American forefront, Maryland must
feel keenly the disgrace brought upon it
by those criminally inconsiderate citi-
zens of Howard County who lynched a
prisoner upon whom the law had laid its
strong hand. viii the authorities
see at once to the arrest and punish
ment Of those members Of the lynching
party who are known or will they close
their eyes and ears and fold their hands
and permit the stain of Henson's blood
to become indelible?" The executed man
had been convicted but was being held
in prison pending an examination of his
alleged insanity.
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The Star Of June /, 1895, announced
that: THE work of preparing the new
st. Matthews Church
Preparations at for the opening serv-
St. Matthews ices : is going on
rapidly. The congre-
cation will find many reminders of the
old church in the new one. The old
pews, pulpit, confessionals, Chandeliers,
altar railing and baptismal font are In
place there. The marble affairs from
the old chu1ch are also in position. The