Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-16
THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 1s, 1900.

Republicans gathered at Philadelphia in
anticipation of the national convention, TO
be held June 10: the national committee
held several sessions to decide contests:
gossip as to the vice presidency pointed to
no certain choice. The democrats of Ohio
Wisconsin, Kentucky. Missouri. Georgia.
Vermont and California declared for Bryan
Judge William X. Townsend of the United
States circuit court of New York decided
that for taxation purposes Porto Rico Is
not part of the United States as contem-
plated by the Constitution. The United
States Court of Claims in deciding prize
money cases growing out of the naval bat
tie at Santiago, held that Admiral Sampson
was in command of the United States fleet.
Gen. Otis arrived in Washington from Ma
Mia. and reported to the President as TO
the conditions in the Philippines; he was
afterward rendered an enthusiastic recep-
ton at Rochester. his former home. The
State Department was informed that Japan
had voluntarily restricted emigration to the
United States to avoid friction. Further
fighting in the Philippines was reported.
with uniform American success several
important surrenders were noted. Elections
for municipal officers were held in Cuba.
Further riotng occurred in ST. Louis on ac-
count of the street railway strike; bitter
ness developed against the mayor and the
governor for their laxness In handling the
situation. a tenement fire in New York
city killed ten and injured seven persons.
A head-on trolley car collision near Provi-
dence. r. l.. killed four and injured twenty
gist, was Killed in New York in a runaway.
Among others who died was DR.. Richard
II. Wilmer, Protestant Episcopal bishop of
Alabama
Foreign Affairs.
Beers under Gen. De Wet cut Lord Rob-
erts line of communications north of
Kroonstad and destroyed twenty miles of
y.i' hiatt .,lin of h fro
militia was captured. killed or wounded at
force after the Beers and defeated them,
afterward re-establishing communications;
meanwhile he engaged Gen. Bothas main
army fifteen miles out of Pretoria and af-
ter d stubborn fight caused the Beers to
withdraw farther eastward; he reported the
British occupation of klerksdorp, on the
southwestern border of the Transvaal; Gen.
Butler continued his advance through the
Natal passes, occupying Wakerstroom. The
situation in China continued critical. the
column of international troops marching to
the relief of the foreign interests in Pekin
meeting with stubborn resistance; conflict
ing statements to the attitude of the
empress dowager were circulated. the lat
est account being that she would not OPP
pose the foreign troops in their pacific OPP
erations; the Emperor kwang Su was re-
ported to have issued an appeal to the
powers for intervention; the Boxers con-
tinued their rioting. killing and pillaging.
The British expedition for the relief of
kumassi suffered a repuse. The German
reichstag finally passed the nava, enlarge
ment bill Gen. Delauna of the French gen
eral staff resigned because of war office
friction, but later reconsidered. Among
those who died were the Grand Duke of
Odenburg and the widow of VIM. E. Glad
stone.
In the District.
A reorganization of the Washington Trac-
ton and Electric Company was effected by
the election of F. c. Stevens as president
and George H. Harries as vice president.
The national republican committee at Phil
ade.pha affirmed the right of Jones and
Chase to seats in the national convention,
as against Reyburn and Lee, the contest
ants Flag day was observed in the Wash
ington public schools. Additional cases of
smallpox were discovered. Col Henry May
of the LIST Regiment. D. c. N. G.. once more
refused to recognize the right of an ex-
amining board composed in part of officers
of inferior rank to test his qualifications
for further service. The Court of Appeals
ordered poStponement of execution in the
cases of Benz. Smell and Frank Funk con-
demned to death for murder. The jury in
cused of rape. disagreed as to a verdict.
Harvey Seigfried, former United States
solder. committed suicide in the arsenal
grounds. Louis V. Hazel, a young Wash
ingtonian, was drowned at Chesapeake
Beach. Among those who died were Ly-
man S. Emery. long identified with charita-
BILE enterprises in the District, and Lieut.
Jonathan Cilley. AID Regiment u S. ",
well known in Washington, in the Philip