Evening star., 1896-07-04
THE WEEK.

Inc I0St week prior TO tne naf1onai demo-
cratic convention at Chicago found Richard
p. Bland Ct Missouri in the lead for the
presidential nomination.; the silver leaders
sought to have the executive committee Sc
leot silver man for temporary chairman.
but the committee refused to change the
custom, but to have the national commit
tee. which has an anti-silver majority. Sc
leot the chairman; . strong undercurrent
Of feeling favorable to tho nomination Of
Senator Teller was developed. The annual
reunion of confederates was held at Rioh-
mond and the corner stone was laid OF q
Davis memorial An overcrowded pier at
Marine Park, Boston, collapsed, and thirty
people were thrown into the water. two Of
mington. Del. seized the gas plant owned
by ]. Edward Addicks, In that city, who
has refused to pay taxes upon 1t because 1t
is not in operation. Garret A. Hobart, re-
ed Canton and met Gov. Mckinley for the
first time since their nomination. At New
port. KY, Judge Helm overruled the mo-
tion for a new trial for Alonzo Walling
convicted as an accomplice of Scott Jack
son In the murder of Pearl Bryan. Will
lam Turner and William r. Dunlop. the
Burden diamond robbers, were sentenced
to nine years in prison. The National Base
Ball League board Of dill ectors held a
meeting at Pittsburg and sustained the
New York club owner in every particular
in the case of Pitcher Rusie. Sadie e. Nc
Keen of New York committed suicide in a
Philadelphia hotel by shooting herself
through the heart. Deputy sheriffs had a
fight with strikers who were trying to pre-
vent new men from taking their places at
the Berea stone quarries at Westview
Ohio. riot was caused at Cleveland by
the fatal shooting Of striker from the
Brown Hoisting Company's works; the
militia was summoned to protect the shoot
CT. who claimed to have fired In self de-
fense. President Cleveland went to his sum-
mer home at Gray Gables. Postmaster
moved for violating the civil service laws
and will also be presented criminally. The
deaths of the week included Harriet
Beecher Stowe, Theodore D. Wilson, naval
constructor at the Charleston yard; Gen.
A. r. Lawton of Savannah, Ca, and
Charles Howard Johnson, artist and illus
traitor.
Foreign.
The agricultural rating bill passed its
third reading In the British house Of COM
mons. A much better feeling prevailed on
tho London stock exchange In regard to
American stocks. Frederick Errazwiz was
elected president Of Chile Fighting be-
tween the Dutch and the Achinese has
been renewed In the Dutch Indies. An ex-
plosion in the Fort Mozelle arsenal, near
Metz, killed several persons and seriously
injured many others At Buenos Ayres DR..
Alern. the leader Of the radicals, committed
suicide; he took part in several revolu-
tions, but was pardoned.
In the District.
Public attention was aroused by two
lynchings in this vicinity, one at Port To-
bncco, Nd. when Joseph Cooking accused
of the murder Of his wife and her sister,
was taken from jail by a mob: the other
case was that of Sidney Randolph, colored,
charged with a murderous assault on the
Buxton family, near Gaithersburg, Md,
and was taken from the prison at Rock
vile, Md. and hung. At meeting of the
board Of public school trustees the teach
ers for the new school year were appointed,
the principal changes being the appoint
nsents Of H. NJ. Johnson in place of c. NJ
Lacey Sites as principal Of the Eastern High
School. and w. S. Montgomery in place OF
Prof. Cardozo. the principal Of the Colored
High School. Tents were erected on the
White Lot for the use of the C. E. conven-
ton. which meets here next week After
an investigation the justices of the Su-
preme Court Of the District decided that
the charges brought against Capt Leonard,
warden Of the District Jail, were unfounded.
Theodore W.. Noyes was elected president
and John B. Larner. secretary. at a meet
Ing Of the board of trustees of the public