Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-01
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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GoyERSMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-InternaI rev.
enue, SECS, 245.21; customs. 4+4,s55.12.
s. P. WHITE has been appointed Internal rev.
enue gauger for the 14th district of Pennsylva-
MIA.
PHOTOGRAPH COPIES OF THE ALLEGED GARFIELD
CHINESE letter were received at the Treasury de
Tartment to-day. Upon careful examination
three miSSpelled words were found.-"Com
ptnys,' ''relgeously," and ECONOMY" Ltho-
graphic copies of the manuscript or the article
Lying and sticking to it, and other writings
by Philip were also received. Philips writing Is
remarkably good and clear for one who writes
for the press
TIE PUBLIC DEBT statement issued to-day
shows reduction for the month of october OF
$I.103, s54GS. The decrease since June 3Oth last,
has been s33, ,6s1, ,s67 36. The following are the
balaEceS:-Total cash In the Treasury S203 5t5-
ISL "a; debt less cash in the Treasury S. 90s
4299S. Legal tender notes outstanding, 1916
6ol .Gl6; certificates Of deposit outstanding,
SS,I GOO; gold certificates outstanding, S7454-
500; and silver certificates outstanding, S2I 1I3,-
96o. e'
NEWS FROM ALASKA. - Commander Henry
GLOSS, commanding the Jamestown, at Sltka,
reports to the Navy department under date OF
October 11th. that perfect order exists in the
territory OF Alaska. This he attributes TO the
admirable system OF control established BY
commander Beardslee, which he will endeavor
to continue. The IAdian In every part of ALASKA
from which he has reports are quiet and show
disposition TO remain at peace with the White
settlers and among themselves In September
Lleutenant SfgInonds made thorough eXami-
nation OF the harborS aud passages near ald
leading TO the trading posts on the inland
waters and collected valuable hydraulic kno vi
e0ge, which will be reported TO the bureau OF
navigation. The health OF the officers and
ere" OF the Jamestown IS excellent.
NAVAL, QRpERS lent " Voru to ton,
porary duty at the Norfolk navy yard, In con.
ntction with the trial of Very5 night signals.
Midshfpman o. q. Dodge, to examination for
promotion. Assistant Engineer II. E. Frick 10
the kearsarge, Nov. 4th, relieving Assistant En-
i6e g16eeI d. ID: si9ane' who is placed on waiting
NOV. 18th, relieving Mate Samuel Gee placed on
SICK leave BoatSWaln j. b. F. LaDgton, to the
Tnecelylng r g snip Franklin, relieving Boatswain T,
s. Collier, placed on sick leave.
ARMY ORDERs.-The following board of Off
GERS: Major Basil Norris. surgeon; Major j. NJ
Moore quarteImaster; and Captain W. III. Bell,
commissa1y OF subsistence, Will assemble In
this city at the call OF the senior officer to cx-
anime INTO and report upon the qualifications
Ci such persons as may b. brought before iJ for
appointment as superintendentS of nation al
Cemeteries. The leave granted assistant SIR
StOn CharleS L. Hickman Is further extended
Two months. The leave granted ID lieutenant
Henry klrby, 10th Infantry, is further extended
one month and twenty-five days. Leave for
one month is granted assistant surgeon Frank
Meachan1. I. S. army. The leave granted lsi
lieutenant w. w Tyler 9th cavalry Is extended
tWo months On surgeons certificate OF dsabii-
ity.
FAILURE OF THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS IN SOUTH
AMFR1CA.-The Department of State Is advised
by telegram from Mr.. Osborne, our minister TO
Chill, and Mr.. Christiancy, our minister 10
Peru, that the conference between the helIpar
nf II
States has closed without any result.
IN TEE PACKAGES OF BONDS found In Doyle's
possession In Chicago were a number of coupons
cut off. Jpon comparison with the bonds cap
tured the numbers On the coupons do not CON
pare with any CT those bonds. This would in
Glcate That more bonds were printed than have
Deen captured.
PERsoFAL-M. Outrey, the French minister,
Judge Hunt, OF the Court OF Claims, G "a
eral George A. Sheridan and Commander Gp.
son, OF Washington. were registered in New
fhele hSlk sSeras iasr fe6 sodene
Mrs. Z c. Fox ana their daughters have r.
turred to the city from "Rosemont." thar
chslmiDg country residence, and have taken
house, 141s I Thomas WhIteheas.
editor OF the Lypchbury AduG,,co is In town
Mr.. and Mrs. E F. Andrews. of this city, Were
In New York from Europe on Saturday,
Col Fred d. Grant has been on q visit to Hon.
j.. A. j. Cfeswell, at ElXton.-Judge j. w.
Wright, who has Tor the present given uo hi,
residence On M street and made his home az
bcikeley Springs, is now in Cincinnati, visitlng
his son Capt. Irwin b. Wright,-AsSista ant
Postmaster Generals Tyner and Brady have
both gone 10 Indiana To vote.-JOseph M
Bu1ke, of the Z. S. steamer Ajax, t5 at home on
vistt--Hon. Thomas Hug ghes, NJ p, was
entertained by the Lotos Club OF New York, last
saturday even1ng.-Wheeler 81. Peckhan OF
New YORK, Is at the Arlington.-Among the
arrivals at New York from Elrope On Saturday
were Col: A. II. BelO, OF the Galveston Ne,c;
who has been abroad for his health and Mfs
Beio.-Mr. PoiGdeXter, the architect, IS In
Richmond visiting friends and looking after
some new buildings for which he furnished the
plans.
KILLED HIS FATHER.-A young man named
Long, OF Northumberland county, Pa has been
arrested for the murder OF his aged father
whom the court had ordered him TO support
The body OF the Old man was found ,With the
skull crushed as If with club.
KILLED HIS WIFE AND HMsELF-In Sln
Francisco, Saturday, Wilhelm FftSch Ger
man shoemaker, killed his wife by cutting her
throat. Sne made desperate resistance ana
received number Of other wounds. Ffit3cH
then stabbed himself dozen OF times inf1icttng
fatal wounds Domestic trouble caused uAe
tragedy.
HON. PETER MCCALL. a leading lawyer, and
mayor OF Philadelphia iB 1914 ana 1S45 died AZ
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