Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-16
THE WEEK ENDING JULY 10, 1904.

gers met at Oyster Bay and E:sopus, respec-
lively, to cor fer with the nominees regarding
ly. to confer with the nominees regarding
the plans for the coming campaign; VIII
liam j. Bryan issued statement Of his
reasons for supporting Parker and Davis.
at the same time criticsing the conven-
TONS choice. An unusually large number
of changes were made in the artillery
branch of the army: General Frederick
Funston was placed in command of the de-
partment Of the east. Judge Bradford, at
Trenton, N. j., granted a preliminary an
junction in the suit brought by Hartman,
Pierce and others to restrain the proposed
pro rata distribution of the assets of the
Northern Securities Company, a defeat for
the Hill interests. A general strike In the
meat packing houses OF the country was
tnaugurated, the entire country feeling the
effect of the strike in the increased price of
meats; steps were taken at Chicago to ar
bitrate the differences at issue. 1t was
nounced that United States Senator w. A.
Clark of Montana was married to his ward.
Miss Anna E. La Chappelle, three years
ago. bench warrant was issued in
Beavers, ex-chef of the salary allowance
division of the Post Office Department.
Twenty persons were killed and about
twenty-five injured in collision on the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad at
Glenwood. H.. seventeen persons were
killed and about fifty injured in a collision
at Midvale, N. j., on the Greenwood Lake
branch of the Erie railroad. A cloudburst
northeast of Manila caused a flood which
destroyed the suburb of San Juan, Del
Monte. and killed 200 persons. The total
dead in the destruction of the excursion
steamer General Slocum, June 10. was
given in the final report on the disaster as
953. Fire caused a loss Of $4OO,OOO at Du-
luth MINI. Among those who died were
Right Rev. Frederick Don Huntington,
Protestant Episcopal bishop of Central
New York, at Hadley, Mass. and Samuel
NJ JONES' mayor of Toledo, Ohio.
Foreign Affairs.
Fighting around Port Arthur was bloody
and desperate, General Oku's army captur-
Ing Kai Chow and then proceeding toward
Niuchwang; 1t was reported at st. Peters
burg that the Japanese army besieging Port
Arthur was repulsed July 1 with frightful
loss, estimated variously at from 10000 to
10000; this report was denied at Tokyo;
General Kuropatkin was reported to be in
trenching at Ia Tche Kiao; the Vladivostok
squadron was again reported to be at sea;
renewed stories were told of friction be-
tween Viceroy Alexieff and General Kuro-
patkin; the submarine torpedo boat Fulton,
bought in the United States, arrived at
Cronstadt BY an imperial Russian decree
political prisoners are to be allowed right OF
trial by court and administrative condem-
nation was abolished Arbitration treaties
between France and Sweden and Norway
were signed. Fifteen French bishops were
ordered by the Vatican to resign and were
forbidden to do so by Premier Combes: 1t
was announced that the grand cross of the
Legion Of Honor will be conferred upon
Secretary Of State John Hay by the French
government. A serious fight occurred be-
tween socialists and army officers at kra-
gueyevats. garrison town or Servla ana
twenty men were killed. Bulgarian insur-
gents dynamited a train between Salonlca
and Constantinople injuring twenty per-
sons. Turkish troops caused announcer out
break in Beirut and Christians ned from
the city for refuge. The Mad Mullah was
reported to be within fifty miles from Der
bera, the capital of Somaliland among
those who died were Paul Kruger, former
president of the Transvaal Republic, In
Switzerland, and General Toral, who COM
manded the Spanish troops at Santiago
Cuba, at Madrid.
In the District.
The Commissioners for the second time
publicly declined to change their former
decision to locate the station of the WASH
ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon rail-
road on D street near 18th and to permit the
LAYING of tracks on 18th street Inc LIS
trict wharf committee made Its nrst an
nual report. Charges Of maladm1nlstrauon
were made against the superlntehoent, -.
street cleaning, Warner Stutler. who asked
for an open investigation. Arrangements
we're completed for the expenditure OF me
appropriation for improvements IN ROCK
Creek National Park. George F. Webo'
colored, was held for the grand jury on
charge OF causing the death OF Frances
Munroe, also colored. Three daughters OF
Mr.. and Mrs Frank c. Kemon and the
wife and daughter of Mr. John Herbert OF
this city were drowned in the Potomac
while bathing at Edgewater. Va: Adoipn
Conrad piano tuner, was killed py
baltimore and Ohio train at I'd and
streets Isaac B. Webster. seventy years
old, was instantly killed by train on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad between 7th
and 9Th streets. Frank Altman Penn
syIyania freight conductor, was run over
and killed by his own train at Deanwood.
Ernest Coward, fifteen years old. OF Hyatts-
Vile, Nd, died at a local hospital from
wound accidentally received while cleaning
a revolver Herbert Jones, three years oid'
colored, was killed by swallowing carbolic
acid. James T. Staversm, sixteen years
old colored, was drowned In the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal near the Chain bridge
Kenneth Pratt, young High School stu
dent, was drowned while bathing at Center
Lowell. Me- Arthur Brown, colored, dled
from injuries received at backyard near
chesapeake Junction Mrs. Louisa Bruseke
committed suicide on her husbands grave
hv taking carbolic acid. Charles Dorr OF
this city committed suicide In st. Louis.
Among those who died was Jonn sherman