Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-20
LIEUT. ". o. SHARRER, U.S.N., has been granted
leave Of absence for six months.

ROOMS FOR GEN. DIAz AND PARrY-Rooms have
been secured at the Arlington hotel In this cI ty
for exPresident Diaz and party, IA persons in all
who are expected to arrives here next Monday
afternoon The party consists of Gen. POrf1rIa
DiaZ. Mrs. DaZ, Master PorHria DlaZ four ser
wants. Hon. Manuel Romero Rublo and wife, DR.
RascOn; Don Raphael Chonsal, (secretary): Dor
Andreas Quit, (secretary)
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Representatives Burrows, Van Horn, Laird
and Hit and Judge Upton.
SECRETARY FoLGER's MovEMENrs-It has beer
ascertaned that Secretary Folger took the revenue
cutter Ewing at Locust Point, near Baltimore, Sat.
urday evening, for short cruise. He is now al
Fortress Monroe, and may perhaps return tc
washington by way OF the Potomac river. Ap-
Secretary, was at his desk to-day. He declined tC
say what were the Secretarys Intentions. but said
ne might be expected to return to this city any
time between to-day and the end OF the month,
Private Secretary SpeTry is still with the Secre.
tary.
THE AMERICAN FISHERY EXHIBIT IN LONDON
The party that will 60 to London in charge of the
fishery exhibit are as follows: Prof. G. Brown
GOode, in charge; r. E. Earl In charge OF the fish
culture exhibit; A. Howard Clark, products OF fsh-
and apparatus OF commercial fisheries; W. Y. Cox.
disbursing officer; Ruben Wood, angling appara-
tas; Capt a. c. Chester, packing ald Installation.
morrow by the American line for London. The
rest OF the party will leave about week later.
Ihe exposition ',1 opens May Island the American
exhibit vii! occupy r. COO feet space, as much as
is covered by the National Museum.
THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS having been relieved
from duty under their assignments as aides:de-
camp TO general officers by the operation OF the
act approved March g. 1889, will proceed to join
their proper stations respectively: Capt. George
B. Russell, 9th infantry; Capt John r. Myrick,
LIST Lieut. Charles E. s. wood, 2lst infantry, upon
the expiration OF his leave OF absence; 1st Lieut.
John NJ. Baldwin, 5th artillery.
Tom TONG AND HUNG HANG IN THE O. s SUPREME
CoURT.-Solicttor Phillips filed motion yesterday
In the q. s. Supreme Court to advance the case of
Tom Tong, Chinese laundryman. The board of
supervisors OF San Francisco passed certain ordi-
Tom Tong and Hung Hang vfOlafet the provisiOns.
and were arrested tried, convicted and Imprisoned
The case comes before the U. s. Supreme Court on
that they are unlawfully restrained of their Hbe
erty.
The JAPANESE INDEMNITY FUND.-The govern
ment bonds In which the Japanese indemnity
1und was invested have been returned from the
state department to the Treasury department.
Iney amounted @ to about s. 100000 chiefly in per
will appefS in the public debt reduction for the
current year The original amount OF the inden-
nifty $7so Ooo, which Congress- at its last session
voted 70 retan to Japan and for which purpose
an appropriation 10 that amount was made, will
be paid to the japanese minister In gold by war
rant on the treasury in the usual form.
PERsoNAI--The New York Herald announces,
probably without authority. that Commissioner
Loring Will spend the summer on his Massachu
sets sets far%-Mr and Mrs stIlson Hutchins ar
rlVed IN tarlS lSyesterday.-Col Jerome Bona aparte
was registered in New York last night.~Mr.
goSepn e!9a Mea OF the Chicago Tribune and Messrs
hs.ta Msaai nnnpn are pleasurIng in MI
son. Sc Of Wassningson 81 were passengers BY the over
MI Wv CorcoraS Dah h FRANCISCO co last MONDAY:
Baisimore lor @ prof Crouch, author OF kathleen
ls.-a BagleyI, 2Is a., ana ID Hale, OF Washington,
The - s Of NJ oliver
resident in New York. to Mss Edith FIsh' daiiSh.
ter OF ex-Secretary Fish.-Hon VIM. West, the
younger brother OF the British Minister here has
Just died IN, IN LonMdon-The % d. condition Of Nj.
Joseph g. Cooke, OF Wtllarsf's hotel, continues to
be precarious, although he Is easter than he was
Florida this morning. =