Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-25
THE WEEK.

me sessions OF the conventions OF the
silver and popullst parties at ST. Louis at
tracted general attention. The populist
convention selected Senator Butler for tenn
porary chairman; ]. w. Hayes of the
knights of Labor and w. D. Vincent were
chosen temporary secretaries; Senator AL
len Of Nebraska was chosen permanent
chairman, being the choice Of the support
ers of w. j. Bryan, the democratic candi-
date for President: the Bryan delegates to
the popuIist convention refused to COM
promise on ticket with Bryan for Pres-
cent and populist in the place Of Sewall
Tor Vice President; the convention, never
theless. decided to change the usual order
and nominated ex-Congressman Thos l..
Watson of Georgia for Vice President, re-
1usng to indorse Sewall. on the ground
mat he Is national bank president. The
Louis; Francis G.. Newlands of Nevada
was made temporary chairman and W. p
st. John of New York permanent chair
man: committee appointed to con-
Ter with the populists the conference
committees Of the populist and the silver
party conventions having failed to agree
upon candidates, the silver party conven-
tion nominated Bryan for President and
SeWall for Vice President, and then adj
Journed. Capt. Nash of the barkentine
Herbert Fuller his wife and second mate
were murdered at sea: the first male and
crew We're arrested when the vessel reached
Halifax In the United States court at St.
Paul, Mimi. the Iowa anti-cigarette law
was declared unconstitutional, the grounds
given for the decision being the same as
In the liquor original package law The
sold reserve at the treasury went below the
nlnety-million mark. owing to Withdrawals
put no alarm was felt by treasury officials;
New York banks agreed to furnish the gov
ernment with all the gold necessary Sen
ator Teller and his associates who left the
national republican convention issued an
address to the silver republicans of the
country. The Southern States Freight AS
soclatlon decided to cut rates between New
York and Atlanta 80 per cent A. j. Call
and Nettie Call. his daughter, were killed
near huntington. w. Va; Eta Robbins is
IN jail, accused of the murder. Freshets
occurred in Ohio West Virginia and Mary
land The deaths included Capt. Samuel
Mercer. L: 8. A: Gen George w. Jones, the
oldest ex-Cnited States Senator; the Rev.
Lr Halsey w. Knapp, a wel-known Bap-
tlst minister: E. Randolph Robinson, 4
leading member of the New York bar Dr.
Vincent l.. Hurlbut. past grand master of
the knights Templar
Foreign.
The Princess Maud. daughter of the
Prince of Wales. was married in Bucking-
ham Palace. London to Prince Charles of
Denmark. A band of Greek insurgents in
vaded Macedonia and routed the Turks
only three out Of eghty-three escaping
The trial of the divorce case of the Hon
IS tne daughter OF Gen. r. w. Krkham. a
wealthy Californian. was begun In London.
ne members of the Ancient and Honor
! able Artillery Company Of Massachusetts
sailed from Liverpool for Boston and their
English friends gave them all enthusiastic
send-or. Floods in the Bernese Alps did
considerable damage to bridges and other
property. The British government was de-
ieated by the opposition in the house of
commons on vote to adopt IA clause IN
the Irish land bill. The trial of DR. Jane
son and others, charged with the violation
OF the neutrality laws. was begun in Lon
don NJ Eugene Spuler, politician jour
nalist and author died al Diion. France. at
the age of sixty-one years. -.
In the District.
The attorney for the District rendered an
opinion adverse to the action of the Com
missioners In STIMULATING that the gas COM
pany should have all the street lamps light
ed by certain hour SO that the District
should pay only for the actual consump-
ton: thus the prospective contract between
the District and the company for the fiscal
year was still further complicated Certain
property owners filed a petition in the Dis
trict Supreme Court praying for an in
Junction restraining the Commissioners
from determining any question with regard
10 special assessments or reassessments in
cases where the former assessments were
quaShed account of informality The.
Evening Star Company turned over to the
Commissioners $2316 which it had collected
for the benefit of the families of the fire
men killed in the commission house fire IN
May. The convention of the National AS
ISOLATION of Colored Women in session dur
ing the week. adjourned after planning
much work. The National Fencibles We're
in response to their application. once more
mustered into the District National Guard.
William Ellis. colored. was held for the
grand jury a charge Of murde ring Frank
Morgan. also colored