Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-01
THE WEEK.

The week has been marked by great loss
OF life; fifteen miners were drowned, several
other lives were lost, thirty-six persons
were injured. many of them by lightning. In
a storm that swept over Pittsburg and
vicinity, the storm also did great damage
In other parts Of the country. An express
train on the Reading line to Atlantic City
coftfded on crossing with West Jersey
railway train; forty-seven persons were
killed and forty-three injured. Fifty people
were overcome by the heat in st. Louis; of
these ten died A hot wave swept over the
country. The New York democratic state
committee decided to call the state conven-
ton to meet at Buffalo. August 16. VIM. F.
Harrity, until recently chairman of the
democratic national committee, has an
nounced his retirement from active politics.
Mr.. Bryan announced that he would re-
ceive the democratic notification committee
In Madison Square Garden, New York city.
August r. Speaker Reed opened the repub-
Hcan campaign In the east with sound
money speech at the republican county con-
vention at Alfred. Me. Postmaster General
wilson has issued order directing rail-
political campaign. Ex-City Attorney w.
Z. Moreand Of Pittsburg was convicted of
embszzlement and sentenced to three years
imprisonment and to pay a fine of $26,9OO.
have wholesale evidence of police corrup-
ton in that city. The deaths of the week
included Judge George M. Carpenter of the
United States district court for Rhode Is
land; Gen. K p. Colston, confederate
veteran; Robert Garrett, ex-president of the
baltimore and Ohio railroad, and William
Henry Smith, at one time manager of the
Associated Press.
Foreign.
The old rumor that Queen Vic toria in
tends to retire in favor of the Prince of
Wales was revived in British court circles.
1t Is said that the queen has decided to
spend her time in future at Balmoral or at
Osborne. The Turkish government made
formal complaint to the government of
Greece against the shipment of arms and
ammunition to the Island of Crete; the
powers will support the Turkish govern
ments demands. A dispatch from Rome
stated that Father Martinelli. prior general
of the Order Of ustinians, had been ap-
pointed successor to Monsignor Satolli, as
papal delegate to the Catholic Church In
the United States. The British house Of
lords passed to its second reading the Irish
land bill. DR.. Jameson was found guilty of
violating the neutrality laws and sentenced
to fifteen months Imprisonment. The Rus
sian loan of $2OO.OOOOOO. or 1.0OO,OO0,0N
francs. issued by the Rothschlds in Paris.
was covered twenty-five times over. The
Italian armored warship Roma was struck
by lightning off the coast of Italy. and
caught fire; to prevent the flames spread
Ing to the powder magazine. the ship was
sunk
In the District.
According to an opinion rendered by the
attorney for the District, the District Com
missioners were not given sufficient power
under the recent appropriation act to con-
slider the bid of the Potomac Electric Light
ing Company for the illumination of the
streets of Washington: accordingly, the
bid was put aside. The board of school
trustees submitted estimates for the ex-
penses of the schools for the next fiscal
year. aggregating S1,5S4.O76. Repres Anta-
tives of the local wheelmen called on the
Commissioners to argue in favor of broad
ening the bicycle regulations so as TO fe1'
move alleged Determinations and to re-
quire all vehicles to carry lights at night
Secretary Hoke Smith issued an order
compelling the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company to vacate the gro md now
occupied by its tracks at the corner of LIST
and II streets and Delaware avenue north
east which constitutes a government reser-
Vation Miss Elizabeth Hynes. one of the
benefcares under the alleged Holt will
withdrew from the contest in favor of the
heirs-at-law. The Typographical Union
elected officers and delegates 20 the annual
convention of the International Union.
Trouble arose between the bricklayers on
the new union passenger station in George
town over faulty work and brief strike
was ordered. which was compromised after
ward through arbitration in favor of the
men. James Smith. colored. assaulted and
killed Miss Marguerite Drown white, at
Seat Pleasant. Md, near Bennng. Tuesday
evening: he escaped to this city where he
was captured by the police early Wednes-
day morning: he confessed to the killing
and Friday he was turned over to the
Maryland authorities. The local oarsmen
prepared for a regatta to be held on the
river this afternoon.