Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-02
THE WEEK.

greater New YORK nominated General b.
F. Tracy for mayor; the New York DEM
ocratic city convention nominated Rober.
A. Van Wick; the silverites nominated
Henry George The state convention Of
the Massachusetts gold democrats nomi-
mated DR.. William Everett for governor and
full state ticket. New cases of yellow
fever continue to appear in New Orleans,
but were of a mild type, and the vigorous
treasures of the health board began to
tell. The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows adjourned at Springfield. ILL.,, to
meet next year in Boston. General A. ].
warner Of Marietta, Ohio, announced him.
self as candidate for the United States
Senate. The naval dry dock board RECON-
mended the construction Of five new docks.
The Secretary of the Interior on the rec
ommendafion of the commissioner Of pat
from practice. George Fred Williams of
Gedham was nominated for governor OF
massachusetts, by the democratic state con-
ventfon at Worcester. 1t was stated that
nicaragua had granted to a British COM
pany exclusive rights of navigation that
Will interfere with the United States con-
trol or the proposed Nicaragua canal
natioiiai irrigation congress assembled at
Lincoln, Neb. A convention of mayors
anu CITY councilmen assembled at Column
bus Ohio. about 100 delegates being nres
ent: General Neal Dow. the veteran pro-
home in Portland, Me. DR., W. III. AIlnort
the expert osteolcgist, who testified in the
Luetgert trial that the femur claimed NV
the prosecution as that of a woman, was in
reality that of hog, was tangled IN in
the cross-examination and Identified the
skull or dog as that OF a monkey.
special dispatch from New Orleans de-
scrioed the methods used by physicians
and nurses in dealing with yellow fever
patients and showed that there is no cure
Tor the disease. Ex-Congressman John w
Caldwell Of Russellville. KY. announced
nlmseli as convert from free silver to
the gold democrats. The appraisers of the
estate of the late Senator James G. F.ir
or California estimated it's value at rot
more than $15,O0O,OOO. Eugene " Debs
suggested that the Chicago street railway
employees apply for an Injunction TO re-
stl ain the railway company from prevent
ing their joining the union. The date for
the sale OF the Union Pacific railroad was
set Tor November 1. Geo. M Robeson ex
Secretary of the Navy, died.
Foreign.
The Queen Regent of Spain accented .he
resignauons OF the ministers; 1t is gener-
ally believed that Senior Sagasta, the lib-
eral leader, will be the new premier Ar
Rail- and the ministers composing the
Greek cabinet rendered their designations
which were accepted by King George. The
London Globe said the pope's weakness IL
increasing. Earthquakes shook MANY
places on the coast of Borneo, and a new
M
The report that Gen. Weyler had resignad
was denied In Havana. Fighting was re-
sumea III india between the British and the
reDeinous trfbesmen. Rumors of an al
lance between Peru and Argentina against
chile were circulated in South America n
was announced In London that Lord Sails
bury has not Withdrawn from the seal con-
ns e R's. out taas ne objects to the presence
OF RUSSIA and Japan in 1t. Count Badenf.
the Austrian premier was slightly wounded
In a duel with DIR. Violin, the German No
tionai leader. A party Of Georgia colored
people who went to Liberia reached ~
erpool on the way back. i'm destitute con-
qiIion. 1t was announced in Paris that III.
jules Cambon, governor general of Algeria
YOU'D succeed NJ. Jules Patenotre as
French ambassador to Washington. and
that M. Patenotre would go to Madrid. M
Pierre Botkine. the Russian Commissioner
to the Bering sea conference, said It would
De neid' whether Russia was represented
or not. Turks sacked nine villages in per-
sia ana massacred three hundred people.
In the District.
Fire destroyed. the power house Of the
Capital Traction Company. located on d
street northwest; the building and all of
Its contents were totally destroyed, caus-
ing loss Of over a million dollars in value:
tEts fire paralyzed the cable service on the
avenue and 18th street branches of the
line, which were at once put in operation
by means OF horses and mules; plans were
considered by the railroad company for
the equipment OF the road with the under
ground electric system. Proceedings ia
execution Of the highway extension act
were begun before Judge Cox. The Com
missioners completed their revision of the
building regulations. Engineer Commas
sioner Black submitted report on the air
motor experiments on the lexington line,
expressing his approval Of the compressed
air system. go far as It had been shown
but declaring that he found no warrant In
the law for the company's claim Cor the
privilege OF laying pipe lines along the
tracks to supply recharging stations along
the route; he advocated the issuance Of q
permit Tor the equipment Of the road with
ar motors. with. possibly. recharsing sta
tons at terminals. equipped with proper
machinery. Assistant Engineer Comnais-
sioner Burr submitted his annual report
ON the water supply and street IiehtinR
services Of the District. Estimates for the
public schools and local charities were sub
United to the Commissioners Judge Cole
refused to appoint a receiver for the La
Iayeue Square Theater property, as re-
quested by Uriah II. Painter, cre Of the
owners. Zephaniah Jones'. q weil-knoWn
builder and contractor, eighty-two years Of
crid fu1I