Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-17
The snanish Mursle r..

The Spanish butchery in oa Fill engrosses
the public mind, and to su.h extent as to pre-
clude an animated discuss On on any other
sui ct. II IL stated that m ,venent has been
public meeting 10 give expression to the feel
ings Of our people upon the outrage to civil
zatior. The movement Of our naval vessels
and the activity at our navy yards should an
swer the people that the administration is not
asleep. The Navy and War depsrrme ITS are
constantly In receipt Of kilograms and ,mmn-
and navy rendering their services the govern
v ent in case of any serious compl cation with
Spa which may assume warllke aspec'.
A CUBAN FLAG.
In the room of the chief clerk Of the Ire ,sury
department is large Cuban flag which fes-
toons the wall. 1t Is made OF bunting, and Is
about twelve feet in length and eight feet in
width; has four stripes, alternately blue and
white. At the staff is a red field and triangle
OF red bunting. 1t was captured by the reve-
the coast of Rhode Island in June. 1872, with
the privateer Pioneer. The report Of the cap
ture by capt. Richie, who still commands the
Moceasin, says that che boarded vessel with.
out papers. A document was produced, said
10 be the commission of one of the officers of the
Cuban war schooner Pioneer. The officer COM
masding is named F. L. Norton, and he is a
captain in the Cuban navy by commission.
took her in tow, she showing no legal papers to
me known and took her to Newport. found
the officers in charge to be uniformed and upon
my request was shown the colors of the vessel,
flag which have never before seen.'
The Pioneer was at one time the revenue cut
ter Resolute, and was sold by the United States,
She was fitted out as the Cuban Pioneer, and
was captured a. above stated and condemned
for violation Of the neutrality laws, and sold by
Captain Richie is the same who with the
Moccasin, rescued AZ persons from dro wing on
the occasion of the Metis disaster, for which he
received the thanks Of Congress.
THE SOUTHERN ARRAPAHoR AND CHRY-
ENNR CHIEYs had another talk with the Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs to-day. Powder
Face, Whirlwind, Yellow Bear, Little Robe,
White Horse and others made speeches. They
will have final interview with the Commits
sioner to- morrow morning and in the afternoon
leave for the far west.
MR.. HILeARp, OF the Coast Survey, has re-
ceived from France magnificent vase, manu-
featured at the National Porcelain Works. at
Sevres, by order of the French government,
as mentioned in Saturdays STAR Both were
sent as testimonials of valuable services rem
dered by the gentlemen mentioned, as members
OF the international Commission on the metre.
NAVAL ORDERs:-Lieut. James III. DAYTON,
Midshipmen Charles f. Vreeland, T. G. G. Sal
ter, Geo. F. W. Holman, and John P. j. Augur
TO the Powhatan; Midshipman A. c. Dulng-
ham to temporary duty on board the Powhatan.
and upon falling in with the commandant OF
the North Atlantic station to report for such
duty as be may assign him; Midshipman j. W.
Beane detached from the Ossipee and placed
on sick leave.
BACK PAY CLAIM DIsALLowRD.-A former
lieutenant in the United States army, who re-
signed his commission and went south and
Joined the Confederacy, now makes application
Ter "back pay due him at the time of his resig-
nation, on the ground that Congress has re-
moved his disabilities. The question being re-
fe tred to the Attorney General. that officer de-
cides that the government is by law prohibited
from paying such claims.
REGISTRATION FEES RRpucEp.-The Post
master General to-day issued an order reducing
the registration fee for domestic letters and
packages to eight cents. The law limits the
charge to twenty cents for each registration,
and it was fixed by Postmaster General Denni-
son at the present rate OF fifteen cents. which
Mr.. Creswell thinks too high, i'll view Of the fact
that the fee for registering letters or packages
going through the mail to Europe is only eight