Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-29
THE WEEK.

Conventions were held by the gold stand
ard democrats in Iowa, Wisconsin, North
Carolina, Rhode Island, Missouri, New Jersey.
Michigan. Pennsylvania. Illinois. Ohio and
Virginia. and selected delegates to the In
dlanapoiis gold democratic convention. The
Republican National League convention
net IN milwaukee,: Gen. McAlpin. president
OF the league. made an address; D. d.
Moodmansee OF Ohio was elected president
8uest at Albany. and traversed the state
making a lumber of addresses Governor
mckinley sent In his letter Of acceptance
OF the nomination for President nv the re-
troy was nominated by the republican
state convention for governor of New York
George A. Groot. chairman of the silver
party's notification committee said that the
committee would formally notify Mr., BRYAN
and Mr. Sewall on September g. It was also
announced that the pOpul:sts would formal
notlfy Bryan and Watson of their
nomination by that party. Ex-Pr.si-
Gent Harrison made a speech in Carnegie
nan New York. to 5000 people; Mr. De-
pew also spoke. Blair Lee Of Montgomery
county Md. Vas nominated for Congress
py the democrats OF the sixth district in
convention at Oakland. The town of On
tonagon. Mich. was destroyed by fire:
many families lost their homes and wer.
ereatiy distressed. The cruiser Brooklyn,
en- her official trial trip. averaged ri ~
Knots an hour during a forced draugbt
run or four hours. thus earning bonus
or $':"l goo for her builders Lii Hung Chang.
special ambassador from China. arrived III
New York and was formally received by
representatives of this government.
Foreign.
The Sultan of Zanzibar, Hamed Bin The
rain Bin Said, died at the age of forty
years: Said Khalid took possession of the
palace and proclaimed himself sultan; Said
Nhalid, having refused to surrender to- the
British authorities. three British gunboats
opened fire upon the palace; he and the
members of mis- official family took refuge
in the German consulate. Professor Andrea.
returned to TIOmSoe. Norway. having aban-
coined for tn" present his contemplat ted trip
to the north pole In balloon. The Sultan
OF Turkey was reported to have sanctioned
the scheme OF the powers for the settlement
or the Cretan question. Minister Terrell
notified the Turkish government that the
answers to the demand of the United States
Tor indemnity was unsat sfactory. The car
and czarina on their arrival at Vienna
we're received by Emperor Francis Joseph
and the Empress Elizabeth and other mem
ters of the royal family. The Ottoman
hank at constantinople was seized by arm
ed men. who locked the bank employees in,
the building and threatened to blow 1t up
with dynamite: in the riots that continued
all Wednesday night many Armenians We're
killed. DIR. Thomas Gallagher of New York,
the Irish political prisoner, released
from PRISON. Premier Ito of the Japanese
ministry resigned. Professor Nicholas Ru-
dinger the celebrated German anatomst,
died at Tutzins. bavaria
In the District.
The District Commissioners agreed to is
sue a permit to the contractor for the dis
poSal of garbage to erect i crematory on
square e. near the old Naval Observatory
the site first chosen for the western plant
against which protests were made. w. W.
Winfree. contractor for the repair of the
Wallach school building. fined in the
Police Court sfOD for violating the eight
hour law: an appeal was taken. The rifle
team Of the District National Guard de-
parted for Sea Girt. n. j., to participate in
The annual rifle matches. Daniel Williams.
policeman detailed for the duty of col
lecting Police Court fines. disappeared and
an examination of the records showed
shortage approXimating $I.Wo: warrant
was ISSUED and Williams was arrested in
ST. Louis Alonzo Sloan shot nd
killed by John Palmer. both being coored
Palmer held for the grand jury. VIM
Stonestreet colorei, made assault with
knife Frank Dimmicx. white. and in
tiicted serious injuries. DR.. Argyle Mackey
of this city shot and killed himself in Bal
tinore. y body found in ;he Potomac near
Great Falls was identified RS that of Morris
c. Wheeler an eTnploye OF the Smithsonian
Institution. supposed 10 have committed
suicide. Among the deaths of the week
the District Supreme Court. retired: Henry
l.. Crawford. the we'll known paving con-
tractor: John Chamberlin. the restaura-
teur: and Mrs. Louisa Carey SelfridSe.
widow of Rear Admiral Thomas .. Sell
fridge, L. S. N.