Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-05
THE WEEK..

The national democratic party convention
gold standardD, held at Indianapolis, Ind,
nominated Senator John NJ. Palmer Of
Illinois for President on the first ballot and
Gen. Simon B. Buckner for Vice President.
The ballot resulted 757 1-2 for Palmer and
l4 IL for Bragg. A platform was adopted
declaring for gold standard and the sub
s1ituticn of bank paper for the grecnbacks.
The democratic convention of New Hamp-
shire nominated Col. Henry Kent for COVER
Eor, and Endorsed the Chicago platform. The
gold men bolted. George A. Ramsdell was
&c minated by the republican convention.
The government was advised of the seizure
In Ber;pg sea of two British and one Ameri-
can schooners for Illegal sealing. The en-
ployes of the War Department were placed
under the protection of the civil service
rules. Secretary Hoke Smiths resignation
took effect and he retired from his office,
being succeeded by David r. Francis
of Missouri. Mr.. Bryan, the democratic
presidential candidate, after speaking in
Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, reached Chi
cago. TIE republican state ticket in Yer
mont was elected by plurality of 10000.
At the Grand Army encampment in ST.
PaEi Major Thaddeu3 J. Clarkson of Omaha
was elected commander-in-chef. The an
al session of American Social Science As
ISOLATION was held in Saratoga. Ex-Statc
Senator Moss was nominated for Congress
by the democratic convent on of the fifth
Commander John Stark Newell Of the
cruiser Detroit, al Seattle, Wash, and Caas.
f. Warburton. publisher of the Evening
Telegraph of Philadelphia.
Foreign.
John Dillon was nearly mobbed by Dublin
tcughs at the close of session of the
Irish rational convention at Dublin. En-
paror William and the empress unveiled the
monument to Emperor William l. at Bres-
au. The Sultan of Turkey appointed mil
tary commanders of Pera and Gaiata,
suburbs of Constantinople, with orders to
restore quiet. A state of siege has been
proclaimed on the Philippine Islands. and
the Spanish government has dispatched IL
Warship th!ther. S. r. Tolon, an American
cit1Zeil, was crested on The steamer Seneca
at Havana or political charge, and it
uas reported that Corsui General Lee en-
tered a protest. The Cretan assembly ac-
tepted the reform plans drawn by the pow
crs and approved by the Sultan Of Turkey.
The fore!sH embassies in Turkey declined
to illuminate their residences this year.
Notwithstanding the request of the sultan
that the anniversary of his succession to
the throne should be celebrated Prince
-aba! off Rcstcvsky, the Russian minister
Tor foreign affairs, died suddenly from
heart disease. The car summoned the dep
uty OF the minister Of foreign affairs, VI.
Ch!chkine. to kief as his successor.
In the District.
Lii Hung Chang, the special ambassador
from China to the United States, arrived in
Washington Thursday night, and was ac-
corded the usual formal greeting that has
characterized his progress in this coun-
try; earlier in the week ne concluded his
visit to New York and made a brief stay N
Philadelphia on his way to the capital:
Friday he visited some of the public build
lnss, was given a reception by the Chinese
minister in the afternoon. and in the even
ing was rendered d complimentary dinner
by ex-Sccretary JOHN W. Foster The Dis
tfict Com missioners decided to ask Con-
Sfess at the next session for permission to
erect pubic school buildings by days la
Dor tiiey also agreed TO require the con-
tractor Tor the disposal OF garbage to erect
d oiitltn furnace on a site chosen near the
OLD observatory for second crematory
frepafa tons were made by the various or
saniZationS OF wcrhingni.n to celebrate
Labor day EeXt MoLuay. The District rifle
team at Sea Grit won the Hilton trophy
natcn by a narrow margin from the
Georgia team. and lost the Interstate regi-
The will of the late Miss Kate Field. con-
corning which there was considerable mvs-
terry, was discovered among some forgotten
papers al the Shorchaul Hotel Dan Will
lams, the defau!t!TS collector of Police
Court nncs. was Trough; to this city from
81. Louis, and was released on 5000 bail
conrad FLOCK, d frs Her who was lnlure
early IN August in d fracaS by being struck
IN the head, died from his wound and
John Sites, coIored, was accused Of the
homicide.