Evening star., 1948-03-28
Fifty Years Ago

Prince Albert OF Begun arrived In wash
ington on March 10, 1898, and The Star on
the following day gave 'front.'
Albert of page space to detailed account
Beioium of his reception. president NC
Kinley sent his carriage to the
depot, and the compliment was keenly ap-
preciated. The Prince was pleased again
when he saw the flag OF his native country
floating over the hotel He dined with
Count Lichtervelde at the Metropolitan
Club and met many distinguished men in pub
lie and social life. - He impressed every one
with his simple and unassuming manners and
his freedom from ostentation. - This morn
tng he partook of breakfast early and after
ward left the hotel in company with his physi-
clan and took a brisk walk through Lafayette
Park, Prince Albert was received at the
White House at noon -, those present being
President Mckinley Col. T. A. Bingham, Count
Lichtervelde and two attaches of the Princes
suite. The Presidents greeting to the
Prince was in that cordial manner which has
made the President so beloved" A state dinner
was arranged for the evening.
DESPITE the fact that the trend of the news
obviously was toward hostilities, The Star on
March o. 1898, quoted Daniel H.
NoWor Hastings, Governor OF Pennsylva-
Ahead MIA, as telling the student body OF
Stanford University: There will
be no war with Spain. If I thought there
would be- should be at my post OF duty. We
are too strong to be fought and too powerful
to be bullied." The Governor was entertained
at a banquet in San Francisco and patriotic
speeches were made by number OF prominent
citizens, both Republicans and Democrats"
X
new luminary in the pugilistic world was
mentioned in The Star of March %, 1898, In
terms of appreciation. His
Jeffries name was Jim Jeffries, and 1t
v;,+or;o.s was announced that he had
defeated Peter Jackson the
previous night Jim, it was explained, was
born in Los Angeles "a years ago. He STANDS
6 feet inch in his stocking feet and when
in fighting condition weighs about 2OS pounds.
(He) made his professional debut less than
wear ago." The rivals he had beaten in his
short career included: T. Van Buskirk, Dick
Baker and Joe Goddard Soon he was to win
the worlds championship from Bob Fitzsim-
mons NOBODY as yet had heard OF Jack
| johnson, destined to win the crown in 1908
| and retain it by beating Jeffries in 1910.
Under this heading The Star for March "A
sarge and the Kentucky at
| Twin Boots Newport News. These battle
AfIoot ships were described omcialiy a,
| being 1868 feet in length, 72-foot
| 5-inch beam and 23-foot 6-inch draft. "They
carry normally 40 tons of coal, but may take
| aboard 1910 tons" To navigate each OF them
511 officers and men were required. Mrs. Her
| bert Winslow was the sponsor for the kear-
sarge, Miss Christie Bradley for the Kentucky
The former used bottle of champagne, the
latter a. bottle Of water from a spring on the
old Lincoln farm. After the ceremony "the
invited guests and distinguished visitors
| boarded the steamer Newport News and pro-
ceeded to Old Point, where the shipyard ON
cials rendered q magnificent banquet" which
it was noted, "was entirely informal"
|
| The long and anxiously awaited report OF
the first board of inquiry into the loss OF the
| Maine at Havana was de-
Report on ivered to President mckinley
| Star published an extra say
| ing: "The explosion was from the OUT
/ side" But the board, 1t hastened to add docs
not fix the responsibility for the disaster
though "the testimony goes to show that ii
WAS a powerful submarine mine" An interior
blast was set OF by the exterior. While the
| President was reading the report, interest
bordering upon concern, is manifested The
star declared, "over the movement OF the
spanish feet Of torpedo boats from the
Canaries to Puerto Htco."