Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-16

nue., &7s5, ,262; customs. 1894, ,247.56
THE TAX ON WHIsKY.-Mr II. II. Schufeldt, of
Chicago, president of the National Distillers' AS
sociation, and Dr. Rush, its secretary, are in the
city in the interest OF securing reduction OF the
tax on whisky. They to-day had interviews with
Commissioner Raum and Secretary FOlger.
SECRETARY FoIGER will leave tomorrow after
noon for New York, to be gone about week.
SENATOR RANSOM says the report that he conten-
plated joining any anti-demOcratic movement in
North Carolina is a falsehood from base to apex.
He says he never uttered word or entertained a
sentiment that would warrant any such report;
that he stands where he always has in the demo-
cratic line, and that North Carolina Is as firmly
fixed in her democracy as he is.
A DIPLOMATIC PRoNoTION.-It is understood that
Consul General H. c. Hall, at Havana, will be
made United States minister to the Central Ameri-
can states. This proposed promotion is understood
to be in the interest OF the having at Central
America an experienced diplomat in view OF the
late oceanic canal question. Mr. Hall has been in
the U. $. consular service thirty years, and has
been consul general at Havana thirteen years.
LIVELY DAY AT THE WHITE HoUsE-There
were many callers on the President to-day, and
q large assortment OF people who wanted to see
the White House. There was, OF course, a Mary
land delegation on hand. 1t was from Prince
Georges county, and wanted w. T. Henderson
appointed marshal of Maryland The foreign
respects to the President. The committee was
headed by Chairman Williams, and had previously
paid visit to Secretary FrelinghuySan. Among
the Presidents callers this morning were:-Sen3-
tors Cameron (Wis.). Window, Sherman, Jones
(Fla.l, Mcmillan, Harrison and MaXey, and Repre-
sentativeS ButterwOrth, Carlisle, Mckinley, Morey,
Davis. Schultz, Farwell Ohio, Aldrfch, Sherwin,
Davis Ql(, Reed, Parker. Errett, Singleton, Petit
grew, Washburn, Harienbergh, Harris. Hazleton.
Wait, and Clarke. Representative Brewer called,
accompanied by Mrs. Brewer and Miss Clara OFT,
OF Trenton. Between twelve and one the Presi-
dent received and shook hands with large num-
10 shake hands with the chief executive. DR.. A.
b. Elliott, of the LanSingburgh, New York, Gazette,
the oldest paper in the United States, was also
among the Presidents callers.
REDEMPTION OF MUTIIATED SILVER COINs.-Mu-
tlate1 silver coinage is being rejected as current
money all over the country, especially in the west
and east Large quantities of it are being sent to
the United States Treasurer here and to the mint
at Philadelphia for redemption upOn the basis OF
Gi!fillan has heretofore transmitted such mutllated
silver To the superintendent OF the mint at Phla-
delphia for purchase as bullion; but is now in
formed by that officer that under the rules gov
erning the mint the smallest purchase of silver
coin deposited gold which will be received there
Is 800, and upon all such remittanceS there Is i'm
posed melting charge of one dollar. Heretofore
the superintendent of the mint has taken the re-
mttances sent from the TreasurerS office, but as
the number OF them is largely increasing from all
parts OF the United States the Treasurer is forced
remttances to the Treasurer for redemption will
now be returned TO the parties sending.
PERSONAI.-Ex-RuSSian Minister Bartholomei,
Secretary MeiSSner. OF the Russian legation here,
and Paymaster GOOdlOe, Were registered in New
York yeSteriay.-EditOr COwlcS. OF the Cleveland
LpddeT. Is at the RggS.-The POJ}uldr Science
has a raj al raI