Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-21
THE WEEK.

Omcial returns from South Dakota and
wyoming showed that the presidential cleo
tors chosen In each state were for Bryan,
giving the latter 175 votes in the electoral
college and Mckinley 272: republicans Sc
cured all the electors in twenty-five states
and twelve In Kentucky: democrats carried
the same number of states and secured one
elector In Kentucky. A special cablegram
from Rome announced the appointment by
the pope of the Rev. DR.. Thomas ].
Conaty of Worcester, Mass. to the rector
ship Of the Catholic University. made va
cant by the resignation of Bishop Keane
the Knights of Labor, in session at Roches-
ter. N. Y, adopted a free silver declrra-
tion General Stephen Clay was chos-
en- 10 succeed Gen. Gordon of Georgia in
the United States Senate, and Gen. E. w.
Pettus 10 succeed Senator Pugh of Ala
bama. The President appointed VIM. 8.
Forman of Illinois to be commissioner Of
internal revenue in place Of Joseph 8. Mil
Ter, resigned. Charles b. Dickman and Col.
Emilia Nunez. charged with being implicat-
ed In Cuban filibustering expedition on
the steamer Laurada. were put on trial
In New York. The sheriff ande jailer Of
Charles county. Md. were indicted for mall
feasance in office in permitting the lynch
Ing OF Cooking and the escape of George
Matthews. The seventh congress Of the p.
70. Church Of America was held at Norfolk.
apolis. The national conv ention of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union closed
at St Louis. The Society of the Army CT
the Tennessee held its annual reunion at
the Southern Hotel, st. Louis. Mrs. Scott
Siddons, the actress. died.
Foreign.
The British steamer Memphis ran on the
rocks on the Irish coast and was broken
in half. Twelve lives were lost. Thirty
ln1 h1, of fira
damp in a colliery at Recklinghausen.
Wsstphalia. The Meline cabinet narrowly
escaped defeat in the French assembly dur
Dreyfus. who was convicted of selling
plans of Notifications. NJ. Shishkine was
appointed minister of foreign affairs Of
Russia In succession to the late Prince Lo-.
banoff-Rostovsky. General Won Gossler.
German minister of war, announced in the
reichStag that as result of the press COM
ments on the case of Lieutenant Bruse-
witz who killed civilian for accidentally
brushing against him. the government had
been compelled to prosecute many civilians
for insulting the army. The Spanish loan
Of 2IO.UO.OOO pesetaS was largely oversub-
scribcd. The deaths included Prince Ohio
Won Observation-Disclosures and Admiral Sir
George Henry Richards, X. c. B.. con-
servator OF the Mersey, England
In the District.
ton of Receiver Schoepf Of the lexington
and Belt Railroad Companies for permits
sion to issue receivers certificates to cover
the expenses of the improvements ordered
by Congress were delivered before Justice
Cox of the District Supreme Court. who
reserved his decision. The garbage crema-
tory at the foot of South Capitol street
was closed on account of trouble between
the contractor and the inventor, and the
former resumed the practice of disposing of
garbage by means of scows. The Commits
sioners granted a hearing to persons in
terested in the opening of North Capitol
street to the Soldiers Home. Several cases
OF scarlet fever were developed. and the
disease was traced to the milk supply; the
health officer Investigated and revoked sew
eral dairy permits. The diphtheria epidemic
spread somewhat during the week: cases
appeared among pupils of the Force School,
and the building was closed for fumigatior
The seventy-fifth anniversary of Gonzaga
College was celebrated. The fall race meet
or the Washington Jockey Club at Ben
ming was begun. The Columbia Association
OF baptist Churches and the Washington
conference of Congregational Churches held
annual sessions The National Grange of
PATRONS OF Husbandry adjourned after a
ten days session. John Minor, colored. was
killed by Frank Turner, also colored. in
southwest Washington. CHRISTOPHER c.
PEARSON was convicted Of the murder of
John L. Ford in Georgetown in August. :