Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-23
1.-The WEEK ENDTScJuxE %. 1000.


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| The national republican convention at
! Philadelphia unanimously nominated Will
! lam Mckinley and Theodore Roosevelt for
| President and Vice President amid scenes
| of enthusiasm; no other names were placed
| before the convention. The government
| proceeded in pursuit OF Its policy of vigor-
| Gus action in. China TO Safeguard American
| lives and interests, and prepared to send
| heavy re:nforcements for the American
contingent in the Htafnational force. A
| proclamation Offering amnesty to all Fill
| pinos surrendering arms and accepting the
| sovereignty of the United States was issued
| in Manila by General Macarthur The Pres
| ident appointed Charles II. Litchman of
| commission vice NJ b. Ratchford, re-
| signed The President promoted Brigadier
| General Lloyd Wheaton to be major gem
eral of volunteers and Lieutenant Colonel
| Thomas H. Barry to be a brigadier general
| of volunteers. Gen. Joseph Wheeler re-
ceived his commission brigadier general
| in the regular army and assigned to
| command the department of the lakes. with
! headquarters at Chicago. A circular calling
| for bids for armor plate for the navy was
| issued by the Navy Department. The Treas
| ury Department rejected the appeal of
| victs. who were debarred from entry into
| the United States, and ordered their de-
| portation. Texas, Delaware and Florida
| ton: the Montana democrats split on the
| Clark-Daly factional lines and chose rival
delegations to the national convention. The
| municipal elections were held In Cuba; a
| small vote was cast: Alexandra Rodriguez,
nationalist. was elected mayor Of Havana,
| and Pedro Grinan, democrat. mayor of San
tiago. The inquiry into the postal frauds
proceeded to the point of indicating the
criminal completely of ex-Director Rath-
bone st. Louis street railway strikers con-
tinued their disorders and prepared for a
general boycott against the corporations
and their patrons.
Foreign Affairs.
Unconfrmed statements that Pekin had
| been relieved were received no definite
news as to the condition of affairs at the
capital was to be had from any source: the
allied fleets bombarded the Chinese forts
at Taku after being fired on by the Chinese
and reduced the works. later carrying them
| by assault Tien Tsin was bombarded by
| Chinese forces and great destruction of
property and lives was reported; urgent
appeals were sent forth by the foreign COM
| manders for reinforcements and supplies;
the revolt was shown to be spreading in
| the distant provinces: Lii Hung Chang was
summoned to Pekn, but remained in Can
| ton for fear of an outbreak there in his
| absence. Lord Roberts drew his lines closer
| to effect the capture of President Steyn and
| his commanders operating in the Orange
| River colony in manner to threaten the
| British lines of communication; 1t was re-
ported without positive confirmation that
| the British forces had reached Machodo-
| dorp. ana that President Kruger had moved
| his car-capital to avoid capture: General
Butler pressed his advance to standerton,
where he was Joined by forces working
eastward from Johannesburg; several i'm
portant towns in southwestern Transvaai
| yielded to the British: new ministry was
| formed at Cape Town. headed by Sir J.
| Gordon Sprigg: the British lost heavily in
| an attempt to relieve Kumassi. The Italian
ministry resigned owing to a legislative
deadlock The Khedive OF Egypt arrived In
| in London his first official visit to the
British capital. A convention of Irish ma
tionalists was held in Dublin Dispatches
| pointed to insurgent successes in Colombo:
war was threatened between Colombo and
Ecuador. The annual meeting of the
Worlds Womans Christian Temperance
Union was held at London. Count Mura-
vieff. premier Of Russia. died Of apoplexy
at st. Petersburg.
In the District.
The order requiring all dogs in the Dis
trct to be muzzed for six months expired;
1t was decided not to revive 1t unless rabies
reappeared; the Medical Society submitted
to the Commissioners report showing the
istakable existence Of rabies dis
tinct disease. The superintendent of street
cleaning prepared his annual schedule of
routes, giving a large increase in the hand
cleaning. The contractor for garbage re-
moval was awarded a contract for the tenn
porary disposal of the refuse pending the
construction of a reduction plant by the
new contractor. The Attorney General
recommended to the President that the
death sentence imposed on Arthur Landon,
colored. for homicide. be commuted to
twenty years imprisonment; he recon-
mended that no clemency be extended to
Benz. Smell and Nelson Vale, convicted of
murder and sentenced to death; Judge
Cole denied the application Of SHELLS coun-
sci for a stay of execution. The American
Institute of Homeopathy met In Washing
ton in annual session: the monument in
memory of Samuel Hahnemann. founder Of
| homeopathy, was dedicated at Scott Circle
in connection with the convention. The
troubles among the Knights OF Labor de-
veloped to an acute point. rival meetings
being held by the Parsons and Hayes fac
tons: leaders of the former were placed
under arrest at the instance Of the latter.
The high schools held their annual COM
mencement exercises John Owens. a line
man employed by the District government.
was killed by fall from pole.