Evening star., 1900-06-30
THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 30, 1000.

Great anxiety was felt for the safety of
the American minister and suite at Pekin'
together with the entire foreign settlement
at the Chinese capital; no news Whatever
was received from them; preparations were
made to reinforce the American contingent
in the international army; the 9th Infantry
sailed from Manila; Gen: Adna r. Chaffee
was ordered to duty as commander OF the
American forces in China and started at
once for his post; Rear Admiral Remey
vas dispatched for Taku with the cruiser
Brooklyn and the battleship OREGON; it was
reported that the Oregon had stranded on
island in the Gulf of Pc Chi LII The
American representative at Constanilnople
delivered further demand on the sultan
for an answer to the American claim for
damages. Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow returned to Washington
from Cuba after completing his investiga-
ton of the postal frauds there; Director of
Posts RathbOne was formally removed from
the position aIi succeeded by Inspector
FosneS; a writ of eXtradition for c. r. w.
Neely, charged with frauds in the Cuban
postal service was moved for in the United
States circuit court in New York and the
case was set for hearing July % Progress
made in pacifying the Filipino insur-
gent leaders by amnesty procedure. The
prohibition national convention at Chicago
nominated John G. Woolley of Illinois for
President and Henry B. Metcalf of Rhode
Island for Vice President A conference Of
leading anti-imperialists was held at New
1OTk- Inlteu otdleS StIldtOT SIto f. Iitdi
of Massachusetts publicly declared for
President McKinley's reelection. The dem
ocrats of Illinois and the republicans of
Maine nominated Samuel Alschuler and
John F. Hill for governor, respectively.
Thirty-fve persons were killed in a wreck
on the Southern railway near McDonough,
Ga. Six were killed and many injured In a
railroad wreck near Green Bay. Wis. One
fireman was killed and eleven were injured
in a fire in manufacturing plant at Pitts
burg.
Foreign Affairs.
The combined forces of the powers under
Rear Admiral Seymour, dispatched to the
relief of the foreign legations at Pekin,
were rescued from a perilous position just
outside of Tien Tsin after having suffered
heavy losses and without having effec. ed an
entrance into Pekin; there was renewed
fighting in the vicinity of Tien TSin, bat
the international forces were steadily rein
forced until they We're enabled to hold their
ground; the Boxer troubles spread through
the southern provinces and greatly COM
plicated the situation. There were no de-
velopments of consequence in the Boer
campaign, small parties of Beers showing
signs of activity in the rear of Roberts
position. Signor Saracco organized a min
istry at the request of King Humbert of
Italy. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Aus
tria renounced his claim of succession to
the Austrian throne in order to contract a
norganatic marriage.
IN tHe D1Str1ct.
The board of public school trustees held
its final session and approved a long
port submitted by Superintendent Powell
defending his course in the conduct of the
schools; the Commissioners, acting in con-
formity with the new law, appointed a
board of seven trustees to replace the old
one. The President named a board of five
persons to supervise the diSpenSation of
charity in the District according to the new
law. Benjamin SI.ell executed at the
District Jail for the murder of Lizzie Wei
senberger in August, 1899. The President
respited Frank Funk. condemned to die on
the same day with Smell, until November
to permit an appeal of his case to the
United States Supreme Court. He refused
to grant respite to Nelson Vale. con-
demned to die Friday, July e. The cold
storage department of the Washington Alb
attoir Company at Bennng was destroyed
by fire with $4,000 damage: the residents
of that vicinity protested to the Commits
sioners against the reconstruction of the
plant. Arthur E. Bateman, formerly a
well known broker and banker. died.