Evening star., 1896-09-12
THE WEEK.

Democratic Candidate Bryan returned to
Lincoln. Neb.. from his eastern trip and.
after q few, days rest, left for tour
through the south. Letters of acceptance
hy Bryan the democratic candidate for
President. and Hobart, the republican can
didate 70: Vice President, were published.
Major Mckinley. the republican candidate.
was visited by many delegations, who dis
played much enthusiasm. The new United
States torpedo boat, which will be known
as Number g. was successfully launched at
the Herreshoffs works. Ii Hung Chang
left the United States and was delivered by
General Ruger to his dominion hosts. Re-
turns from the Arkansas election show
that the democratic majority on the state
ticket may reach 6S.OOO The sixth district
republican congressional convention at
Oakland. Nd. adjourned. without making a
nomination, to meet at Rockville on Sep
tember II. The Sons of Veterans encamp-
n:ent was held at Louisville KY. John
Mulliken was shot and killed near Centre
vile. Queen Anne county, Md, by his sew
ehteen-year-old son Percival, who was de-
tending his mother. The eastbound fast
irelgnt train was wrecked near Blooming
ton, w. Va; one man was killed and sew
eral injured; twenty-one cars were de-
stroyed. The steamer Laurada, suspected
OF being used for Cuban filibustering pur-
poses. was boarded by customs officers In
the Delaware river and investigation made
and the vessel detained. Perry's Victory
Day was celebrated at Cleveland, Ohio. The
deaths Of the week included: James Lewis.
a Motel actor; Professor Francis j. Child,
PhD LID, of Harvard University; Dr.
Edgar Chancellor of the University of Vir-
Ginia Rev. William NJ. Swindells promi-
nent Methodist minister, and ex-senator
Henry Il. Payne of Ohio.
Foreign.
The situation at Constantinople has be-
come critical: owing to the determined at
titude adopted by England since the death
of Lobanoff, the Russian minister of for
eign affairs. 1t Is believed that the deposi-
ton OF the sultan is not unlikely. One
hundred and fifty people were injured in a
tornado that swept over Paris. rumor
was received in Rome from Kassala that
khalifa Abdullahi. leader of the dervishes
and ruler of the Soudan. was dead. All of
the troops of the British-Egyptian Nile ex-
petition are now approaching Dongola,
near which the dervishes are encamped
1t is reported from Zanzibar that 1t Is the
intention of the German authorities to re-
instate Said khalid on the throne as sultan,
from which he was deposed by force Of
British arms. Serious rioting occurred at
the elections at Barcelona, Spain; returns
indicate large ministerial majority. The
tWenty-ninth annual trades union congress
of Great Britain was held in Edinburgh
with :i6o delegates in attendance. Emperor
w iiiam reviewed the army maneuvers at
Gorlitz the czar and czarina were the
SuN''o VI SHC hdiSeI al tHe review. frOT.
Grunert fell from a glacier on the Alps and
was killed. Prof Luigi Palmieri, a ceIe-
brated Italian meteorologist. is dead.
In the District.
After four postponements, the trial of the
nnen accused of conducting gambling es-
tablishments in Alexandria county, Va.
was set for Tuesday. September Is. Labor
day was appropriately observed by the
workirSmen of the District q Columbia
Monday; upward Of two thousand appear
ed III Il parade and great crowds visited
the various river resorts on picnfcs and ex-
cursions. Plans were considered for the
visit of Presidential Candidate Bryan to
TINS city. which will probably take place
September II. The rifle team of the Dis
trlct National Guard returned from Sea
Girt. N. j.. having there won anew the
Hilton trophy and the big international
championship: the marksmen were receiv-
eq by the local militianen with appropriate te
Church. at the corner of 9TH and c. streets
southeast was laid Wednesday. Louis
Gebicke, assistant leader and business man.
ager of the United States Marine Band
who had been missing since September g.
was found dead Thursday on the banks of
the canal near the Conduit road about
five miles from the city; there were no evil
denceS of suicide. Melton Phillips, colored
was killed Monday night in cutting af
fray in Phillips court, and Daniel Gray
also colored, was held for the homicide
Among the deaths Of the week was that of
DR.. G. Brown Goode, director in chief Of
the Natior al Museum and assistant secre-
tary Of the Smithsonian Institution.