Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-11
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

washington News and Gossip.
DURING the Summer the President will
receive by card between the hours of eleven
| and two, except on Tuesdays and Fridays.
| which being Cabinet days, no one Will be
received except government officials.
GIN. DAVID VICKEAs. of New Jersey. has
been appointed United states commissioner
to the Chilian centennial exposition.
INCREASE IN THE PATENT BUSINESS
The business OF the Patent Office This year is
areer than ever before. The receipts last
month exceeded the expenditures by sI4,50O
AT THE CABINET MEETING to-day all tn &,
members were present except Secretary Fish
VINO was represented by Assistant Secretary
CaaWa llaGer.
PERsONAL.-Thc Presidents son-in-law
Mr. Sartoris, arrived at New York from En-
rope yesterday. The Vice President spent
the day yesterday in Memphis, and left for
Little Rock.
SECRETARY FISH 70 RErIRE.-There
seems to be no doubt that Secretary Fish has
indicated TO the President his purpose to re-
tire from the Cabinet at the close of tae pres
ent fiscal year, Dune @0th.) II is surmiSe |
That Edwards PierrepODt, the recently an
pointed Attorney General, viii succeed him
PROMOTIONS AND Sam
uel Thomas. jr., has been promoted from n
second 10 third class clerk in the finance
office. Post Office department. u. l.. Tidb4ll
OF New York. has been appointed first class
clerk In the contract office, same department
Edward II. +. Cursor has been appointed
iaborer at the department at $500 per year.
MISS CAROLINE NJ. CRANE, one of those
lost by the Schiller disaster was niece OF
the wife Of Senator EdmundS, of Vermont.
with whOra she passed the winter i'm this city.
she was highly accomplished young lady,
ana was on her way to Europe 20 spend two
years with the family of Minister Marsh and
study art ia Italy.
COMMANDER j. p. TYpFR has been, de-
tached from duty as lighthouse inspector of
the nth district, lst OF June next and ordered
TO command the MOnOcacy. A. static station
Fersteamer Of the 1st OfJulv from san Fran
cisco. Commander Albert kautz from tn ?
command OF tie MOnOcacy, ASigtic station,
On the reporting Of his RELIEF, aud ordered 70
return home and report arrival,
WORKS Or ART FOR THE CENTENNIAL
SHOW.-Tne Navy department authorizes
ships returning home from the Meliterra-
nedn squadron 10 bring 20 philadelphia all
works or art which American artists abroad
1eSlrc 10 send To the centennial exhibition of
1916. These ships will probably leave Europe
next winter, touching at ports most conve-
hient for carrying out this purpose.
TIE BLACK HILLs-Rad Cloud, Spotted
Tail, and several other chiefs OF the Sioux
Indians win leave Cheyenne to-day for
Washington. TO treat with the government
'Or The sale of the Black Hills. Gov. John
VI. Thayer, OF Wyoming. left Omaha for this
city on Saturday. To assist in dealing with
the population OF Indians. The militia y
think There are no whites i'm the ri Ills now
and that it, is impossible for mining parties
to pass the Gordon OF scouts and military.
ARMY ORDERS.-Leave OF absence for eight
months, with permission 10 60 beyond sea. is
granted LIST Lieut.. James II. Spear ith infan-
try. The resignation of Captain A. :. NJ.
Morgan, ordnance stOrekeeper, has been ac-
cepted by the President, To take effect Au-
gust !, 1915 The following named officers are
'1iered TO report to the chief signal Off ser of
he army FOR duty: First Lieut.. James \.
~ cilaran. 18th infantry: 2d Lieut.. Henry A .
Reed, ID artillery: ~ Lieut.. James Allen. 81
cavalry; 2d Lieut.. Charles K. Tyler. 10Th in
!antTy, Acting Assistant QuartermaSter. is
ordered TO relieve Capt. II. G.. Cook 2i infan-
Try, acting y. q. NJ, of the charge Of the ma
lonal cemeteries a. Chattanooga and Knox
vile, Tenn.
The INDIAN SUPPLIES CONTEMPT CASE
10 was mentioned i'm yesterdays STAR that
{. y. BrOadwater had been arrested under
N order from the Epuity Court for contempt
'u disObeying the order Of the court in De
cember last Mr. Il. gave bail for his appear
ance to-day, and this morning he appeared
and filed his answer that he made no attempt
10 eNade the process OF the court, and that on
December 10th last. being compelled TO leave
the city, he authorized Hon. Martin Magin-
mis- TO receive the draft for him, and he left
the city; that IL was received by him sixteen
or eighteen days subsequently, and sup
posing The restraining order had been dis
solved. he presented the draft and il was paid.
The attachment was discharged
Not SO Poor AFTER ALL.-Gpn. Spinner
has received salary OF - ,OO0 a year for four
teen years. His expenses have not been as
great as those of any of the women who do
The work without any special credit. and who
receive 500 z. year. The General has his
apartments in the Treasury FREE OF rent. He
has the services of both male and female
messengers. whose salaries are paid by the
government. Two cOlOred women. who a.
tend to his rooms in the Treasury and do his
Washing, are PAID - . a mOntb-juSt the same
as the ladies receive who count money and
nave 10 pay for overlooked cOunterCeitS and
lost money. TIE General pays for his meals
which he takes at =, lizards, no doubt. but
the price to him is less than To bOarters gen-
orally, "a he has eaten there for many years
The two men who held responsible positions
nnder Gen spinner, ard were detdClters to
The amount of $4,000, were his own friends
ana they were from his own town OF Mohawk
y. / He brought the men to Washington,
gave them the high positions they held. and
never III the three years during which they
were peculating did Gen. Spinner examine
their accounts or discover the loss of money
until Johnson confessed what he had done.
When Congress met, Gen. Spinner asked 10
re relieved OF the responsibility of those
losses. He was relieved. although Il would
not have embarrassed him any more to have
made goOd that $4,000 loss than for poor
women 10 be constantly muIcted twenty-five
or thirty dollars. The Treasurer il paid
1000 year for bis responsibility, AMI has
never lost a cent. Why should not the women
be PAID sufficiently for their RESPONSE bilitieso
Gen. Spinner has two Sons-in-Iaw who are
doing banking business in Florida. The
General Is large stakeholder in their bank
He has at least - 900 a year for Investment
as he has 10 one but himself 10 provide for
SO, after all the Treasurer, though honest,
eanrot be so very poor and needy" Ftty' ia
CCt8teI-JOu17tdi.
A Card from Commissioners Douglass.
Treasury Department, OGtce Internal .,..,,,. ,
Editor Stdr; Dear SIR Allow me 10 ask vo,
20 cofsdol Gil item in your last evenings
issue. Mr.. Rogers was acting Commissioner
at my request yesterday, and only because l
had some personal business to attend to that
would keep me out OF the building until be-