Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-17
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GovERsNENr RscErr1s To-pAY.-1nternal reve-
nue., $727 ,2S3. 80; customs, $4s7. .2SSS1.
SECRETARY .FoLGRR is still confined to the house,
and Assistant Secretary French continues to act as
Secretary Of the Treasury. Judge Folger will
probably be able to resume his duties about the
GoNR Down WITH TWENTY Souls. ON BoARp.-The
signal corps station at Duluth, Minn reports that
the schr Mary Ann Hurlbut went down in the gale
of wednesday night on Niplgon. Twenty lives
were lost.
CAPT. HowGArE's CAsE-War department. Off
Gals state that the public structures upon the de-
partment for the continued liberty Of Capt. How
gate are unwarranted He is an escaped prisoner
from the civil authorities and the War department
Is no more responsible for his being at liberty than
IL was for his escape.
WASHINGTON CoNsCIENcE.-The Acting Secre-
tary OF the Treasury to-day received a conscience
contribution OF $40 from an unknown resident OF
this city.
NORTH CAROLINA MOoNsHINERs.-The commits
sloner OF internal revenue was informed to-day of
the capture and destruction of two Illicit distil-
iefleS ana 400 gallons OF beer, IN Lenoir county,
North Carolina
MR. JOHN JAMESON, the assistant superintendent
OF the railway mail service, has returned from an
Official trip to Portland, oregon, having success
fully settled the difficulty about the distribution OF
mail at that point.
Mr.. SoTHLDO, the newly appointed charge
d'affaires OF the Venezuelan government, pre-
sented his credentials to the Secretary OF State on
Saturday.
THE BODIES OF De LONG AND PARTY-Secretary
Chandler received the following telegram this morn
Ing from Minister Hunt, at st. Petersburg: "Harber
kutsk in 10 days. Military honors paid bodies on
departure from JakutSk. Bodies received here by
city authorities and geographical society OF east
siberia Bodies now lying in catafalque in public
square. Win leave Friday"
THE Q. S. steamer Pensacola arrived at Batavia
yesterday, on her way to the United States.
STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF RULEs.-The ssyisiting,
rules In the Treasury department are very rigidly
enforced. An assistant chief OF a prominent di-
vision, who had been in the department twenty
five years, went into the corridor the other day to
point out the direction OF the cash room to his wife
and lady friend, and upon returning to his desk
round on 1t q card directing him to report to the
secretary for diSobeying the rules in leaving his
desk on matters not connected with public bust
ness
KING ALFoNsos SPEECH.-In his speech opening
the Spanish cOrtes, King Alfonso said that negotia-
t1ons had been opened with the United States
which, successful twill permit the products OF
CUBA and Porto Rico to enter that powerful mar
ket' lt Is learned at the State department that
this statement has no reference to any specific
these countries has been Iad Of Tor ut soms tme
without, however, any definite course OF action
being decided upon.
SENTENCED TO DISMISSAL FROM THE NAvY.-The
record OF the court-martial ordered by Rear Ad-
mlrai Baldwin IN the case OF Ensign Edwin w.
Nash, T. S. NJ Gunior grade) charged with sea ndal-
Gus conduct tending to the prejudice OF discipline
and good Order has been received at the Navy de-
partnent. The court sentenced Ensign Nash to be
dismissed from the service.
PERsoNAI--Gov Ben Butler is I'm washington.
Gov. Sheldon, OF New Mexico, is at Willard's-
j. +. Lewis, West Va, is at the Arlington.-Cecil
Guinnep. London, Is at the Arlington-Ex-Sena-
tor Chfistiancy, whose divorced wife buried In
gan-fne Ghevaler Wikon is lying very III at his
home In London from a stroke Of paralysis
been lecturng in behalf Of the fund for the resto
ration OF the South Carolina room at Mount Yer
non-Mr Henry Irving thinks that Attorney
General Brewster Is so far In his observations the
most interesting OF AmercanS-Mr. John c.
New, Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury, will
leave leave t3nght on for his home in Indianapolis to
qulShed for the present season, least all 1nten-
ton OF going abroad.
HIS DENISE EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING-OBSE-
QUIES IN THIS CITY TO-DAY.
Representative Dudley Chase Haskell, Of Kan
sas. died at his residence, q Grant Place. little
after four O'Clock yesterday morning.
Mr. Haskell was born at Springfield, Vt, March
%, 1s42 but removed in 1855 TO Kansas He re-
ceivea Il classical education at Easthampton,
Mass. and consequently took a special course at
1uie COllege. and received a degree. In 1872 he
was elected member Of the Kansas state. levisla
ture. He served in that capacity three years, and
curing his last term was speaker OF the state
mated ey the prohibition party in Kansas for gov
eInor, uut declined lie was elected a Representa-
en mve IN sne Eoftyta Congress and has served
deceased leaves a wife and two children boy and
girl w N~
THE FUNERAL SERVICES
We're held at the house at $50 this morning. the
Speaker and officers Of the House, the Kansas dele
CATION, and many friends OF the deceased. both I'm
the House and Senate, and a number OF prominent
citizens being present. Dr. Rankin conducted brief
funeral services, first introducing Rev. j. L. Dudley
the person for whom Mr.: Haskell was named, and
who baptized him, to lead in prayer. DR.. Rankin
then read from John xiv, and made short address
on MI. Haskells character and ufe founded on the
text, 'Them that honor Me, l will honorn he paid
feeling tribute to the worth OF the deceased In the
course OF which he Sa1d SIT Is great public loss
when such man as Dudley Chase Haskell is taken
wiSest, pureSt, trueSt sons, and he was one of
them" After the funeral services the remains were
sent on tne 94U Train TO Lawrence, Kansas for
burial, in charge Of Messrs. Kasson, Ryan, lIau
bach, Russell, Browne, Burnes, and LIE Fevre
Isle on the part OF the House, and
Senators Ccckreli and Plumb, as an honorary
escort. The remains were encased in a silver
mounted black-coth casket, and no flowers were
displayed. The ball-bearers, all wearing long
black sasheS, were Representatives Tucker OF Viz.
Taylor, OF Ohio. Sergeant-at-Arms Leedom ac-
compa anied the remains from this city. The fune-
raj party will arrive in Lawrence Wednesday
morning.
The Detective Cases.
NOLLE PROsEQUIS ENTERED IN TWO OF THE CASES
AGAINST COOMES.