Evening star., 1947-11-23
Fifty Years Ago

A meeting of the Central Labor Union copi-
ously reported by The Star for November 9,
1897, adopted a resolution
District Suffrage setting forth that 'as polit-
Adyoco oted cal conditions exist in the
District of Columbia which
deny the right Of citizenship and outrage the
cardinal principle Of this republic; that resi-
dents are political aliens and under the exist
ing government are reduced to the condition Of
subjects dependent upon the will and whim OF
an appointed triumvirate which, by virtue of
its tenure, is not responsible to the people;
that every department of our District govern
ment is controlled by officials who hold place
and power without our consent and that taxes
are imposed and laws enacted for our govern
ment in violation of that principle for which
our fathers struggled and transmitted to us an
heiroom-the right of representation and the
consent Of the governed in all matters affecting
the life liberty and property Of the citizen = '|
we appeal to those of the great industrial
brotherhood to aid us in our efforts to secure
the franchise"
The new Library Of Congress building was
inspected by Joseph Jefferson and Francis
Wilson on November 10, 1897,
Distinguished and The Star dated that day
Visitors chronicled their visit with en-
thusiasm. John Russell Young,
librarian, took advantage Of the occasion to
demonstrate the efficiency Of the delivery sys
tenn, lately installed. I'VE will have q test
to nnd out how long 1t will take to- order and
receive book" the smiling host told his
guests. HE wrote something on slip Of paper
and gave 1t to an attendant. In three minutes
by the watch the volume was handed to
Mr.. Jefferson. He laughed heartily when he
examined the title. 1t was his own autobiog-
raphy. I'm glad to see have some circula-
tion.'" copy Of the collected poems Of Eu-
gene Field was requested by Mr.. Wilson and
promptly produced while he waited. The two
celebrated thespians, authentic stars of the
stage in their time, left the Library to drive
to the White House to lunch with the Presi-
dent.
Illness resulting from eating toadstools sci
entif1cally known as "amanita nuscaria'
caused the death Of Count
Poisoned by Achilles de Vecchi a we'll
Mushrooms known and highly esteemed
Italian-American' resident OF
Washington, on November H. 1897. The Star
of the previous day had commented on his
danger, suggesting that he might not survive
the poisoning. It gave a column Of space to
that he had won distinction as a soldier at
SoIferno and as a colonel in the 10th Massa-
chusetts Artillery in the American Civil War,
and that he had been a friend of both Carl
baldi and Abraham Lincoln Six feet four
inches tall, he had weighed over 300 pounds.
The Star OF November Is, 1897, contained q
report Of sermon delivered the previous day
at st. Matthews Church by
Cardinal nt James Cardinal Gibbons,
e. Aotthew's His emnence, it was noted,
had urged his hearers to
follow the example of Christ in doing good
wherever they had the opportunity. After ex-
planning that the mission of Christ on earth
took the form Of curing the sick, healing the
wounded, making the blind to see and giving
the power Of speech to the dumb, he said the
work Christ engaged upon has been perpetu-
ated, and instanced the establishment of vari-
GUS institutions for the sick. needy and homes
for orphan children, as well as schools
The consecrated sisters who go quietly about
doing good wherever they can, the cardinal
stated, were the best examples Of the Christian
spirit"