Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-29
THE WEEK.

THE WEEK.
The Kentucky democratic state conven-
ton n ominated for governor Gen. T. w.
Hardin. free coinage man, on q sound
money platform. Thomas Tagsart, chair
man of the democratic state committee in
Indiana, refused to call a convention to
consider the silver question; he says 1t
would be injudicious to hold q convention
of that kind. A free silver convention that
was to have been held at Grand Rapids.
Mich. turned out q fzzle. The Missouri
state central democratic committee decided
against convention to discuss the silver
question. 1t was stated that the bond syn
dictate had settled with the government
and was entitled to receive the full amount
of the bonds. A cablegram was received
from Mr.. PrineIe, charge at Guatemala,
saying that three OF the murderers Of the
American Renton were arrested. The Sec
rotary Of the Treasury sent three more rev.
enue cutters to patrol the South Atlantic
and a. d. F Si.o coast Property valued at
$,OOO.OOO in San Francisco was burned, the
fire sweeping over the wood manufacturing
section of the city. Five firemen were kill
ed and a dozen injured by the falling of a
wall In Minneapolis. Secretary Herbert de-
c,ded to equip the Amnen ram Katahdin
and put her in commission at New York.
In tho United States land court at Santa
Fe. N. NJ. the Peralta claim for twelve
acres IN Arizona was pronounced q
fraud and rejected. and James Reavis the
claimant was arrested. The second inter-
national convention Of the Epwcrth League
opened at Chattanooga. Senator Quay IS
making a determined fight for the chair
manship Of the republican state committee
of Pennsylvania. Philip Phillips the noted
singing evangelist. died In Delaware. Ohio.
The trial was begun in Syracuse of Bob
Fitzstmmors for killing his srarring part
ner. Con Reardon. Harvard University has
declined the proposition made by Oxford
and Cambridge universities to meet in an
athletic competition in this country. Yale
won the freshmen eight-oared race at New
London. Columbia the varsity race at
Poughkeepsie and Yale beat Harvard at
New London.
Foreign.
Lord Rosebery resigned the British pre-
miership en- the government being beaten
on an important motion in the house of
commons. The Marquis of Salisbury for
mally accepted the position. Mr.. Joseph
Chamberlain, the unionist leader, and Mr.
Balfour, the conservative leader in the
house of commons. accepted portfolios in
the new cabinet. Seven persons were killed
and several wounded by the explosion of
boiler of a steam launch of the German
Warshfp kurfuerst Friedrich Wilhelm at
Holtcnau, North sea canal. Prince Eman-
uele Filiberto Duke Of Aosta, was married
in London to Princess Helene of Orleans.
The Brazilian insurgents, under Admiral
Da Cana, were defeated by the govern
ment troops at Campos: Da Cana then
committed suicide. The Prince of Wales
opened the fifth meeting of the internal
tional railway congress with a special COM
pliment to the American delegates En-
glish correspondents in Shanghai now pre-
dict war between Russia and Japan over
Corea. The Spanish government received
dispatches from the captain general of
Cuba, calling for 1900 additional troops.
Emperor William was the guest at dinner
n ha cd tat crtriSa
New York on the warship at KEEL The
Spanish authorities at Havana report the
killing of the insurgent general Barrera
and the leader Casallas III engagements
with the Spanish trops.
In the District.
The District Commissioners opened bids
for the removal of the garbage of the
city for the ensuing fiscal year. and award
ed the contract to Joshua Warfieid. brother
of the present contractor, for 81, 900; he
will dispose of the garbage by cremation.
Major Davis, engineer in charge of the
LEGAL harbor improvements. reported to
the chief of engineers that pier 4 of the
Aqueduct bridge Is so ernded by the cur
rent as to be worthless. The de jure vestry
of St. Marks Episcopal Church filed a bill
in equity for injunction against the de
facto vestry. thus carrying the dispute
la that parish into the courts The alumni
of Columbian University at an enthusiastic
meeting Wednesday night ratified the Sc
lection of DR.. Whitman of Colby Univer-
sity as president of Columbian. and SUBJ
scribed over Sl0.0OO to the rev academic
furd. Arrangements were made for util-
iziDg the White Lot as a ehildren'S play
ground. for which Congress gave author
ity at the last session. Supervising Archi-
tect Aiken of the Treasury Department
wrote to the holders of the present con-
tract for iron work on the city post office
building. warning them that if their obliga-
tiers are not fulfilled the work will be
finished Ny the government. The Ma
tional Rifles left the city for ST Louis to
in the interstate drill and en-
Last Saturday Carleton Smell
was drowned at the public bathing beach.
and Wednesday Garfield Boynton, colored
lad. lost his life in the same way in that
vicinity A majority interest of the Wash
ingtou Jockey Club having been purchased
were begun for reopenins the Bennng
track in the interest OF honest racing.
After an examination of sixteen sergeants
of police tire Comm ssioners appointed Ser
geant Francis E. Cross 10 he inspector of
police, the new position provided for by
the appropria ton bill for the next fiscal
year. Policeman Greer of the eighth pre-
cir ct. while arresting colored man named
Battle Minor. was set upon by Minors
friends ard so brutally beaten that his
life was endangered. Mrs. Mary Handley
committed suicide by shooting herself
through the heart Wednesday; i'll health
was the cause. Mary Williams, a hand
some young woman. attempted suicide by
cutting her throat Thursday morning on
eccount CT an unhappy love affair. Des-
mord and Auffort. indicted for burglarizing
the safes Of the Washington Steamboat
Company were placed on trial.