Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-25

NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander F. NJ Bunce,
Lieut. Commander N. NJ Dyer and Naval Cadet r.
Stewart 1r., have been ordered to examination for
promotion.
COLORED DELEGATION from Baltimore headed
by Rev. Shadrach Brown. to-day filed resolutions
with the President and Secretary OF the Treasury
endorsing the action OF Congressman Horton In
asking for the removal Of Collector OF Internal
Revenue Ditty.
SIDNEY DILLON, the president OF the Central Pa
c1fc, has written to the Secretary OF the Interior
that he will reply to his letter fully in a short
time.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senators Harrison. McMillap, Conger,; Hill
and Hale, Representative Gof, Judge Harlan and
Judge Cresswell.
DISCOVERY OF ABORIGINAL MOUNDs-A party
engaged In making surveys and archaeological In
vestigatlons in North Carolina under the direction
OF the bureau of ethnology is reported to have dis
covered near Mount Plsgah, in that state, two pre-
historic aboriginal mounds, containing an un-
usually rich and valuable collection OF polished
stone axes. clubs and other Indian Implements
me MOUNDS had apparently served as burial
places and also contained remains of human
DOiles The collection OF implements, which con-
st,tutss ..a,s one OF the richest and most valuable
be placed In the National Museum.
LANDS TO be SOLD TO SETTLERs.-The General
Land Oftice has issued notice OF the sale May
3lst, at Beatrice, Nebraska, of the remainder OF
lands OF the OtOe and Missouri reservation In Ne
brassa and Kansas The lands will be sold only
TO persons who shall, within three months, make
permanent settlement upon the land. Com
missioner Mcfarland will go to Nebraska to su-
perlntend the sale of the land.
THE WORK on the Northern Pacific railroad is
being pushed forward very rapidly. On the
cOmmtSSOn Cd
the newly completed section OF the rOad-frty
miles on the east end and twenty-five miles on the
west end The Secretary OF the Interior has Just
received an application from the company to ex-
anime nifty miles OF newly completed rOad-twenty-
nve miles on each end. He will probably appoint
the present commission, who are now at work.
both rhe east and west ends are ID Montana and
now are not many miles apart
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS have recon-
mended to the President the names OF the persons
agreed upon by the commission for the position OF
chief examiner and secretary. These they will
not make public until the President has passed
upon them,
NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ASSAY OfFIcs-
The President yesterday afternoon appointed
Andrew Mason, OF Pennsylvania, to be superin-
tendent OF the New York assay office. vice Pierre
C. Van Wyck, deceased. Mr.. Mason is at present
assayer In the New York assay office, and IS re-
garded as faithful ana competent onacer He
Will be required to give bond Of $4,000.
DYNAMITE DISCUSSED AT THE CABINET MEETING
YEsTERDAY.-All the members of the Cabinet
were present at the meeting yesterday, which
lasted an hour ana a half The rules OF
Was some informal conversation with regard
to the evidence furnished by the newspapers that
persons IN the United States are actively engaged
IN aiding and directing the operations OF the
dynamite plOtters in England This conversation
did not grow out OF any Official correspondence
upon the subject, for no document OF any kind re-
T. hlffh hor 10
believe that hypothetical question was framed
and discussed, and that the members of the Cab
the policy of this government should be in various
suggested contingencies which might arise out of
the manifest disposition OF certain Irish leaders to
use this country as basis for attacks upon the
kngilsh government and people.
ARMY ORDERs.-First Lieutenant Charles W.
Whipple, ordnance department, has been ordered
from West Point Foundry, Cold Spring, New York,
to Reading, Pennsylvania, on public business, and
on completion thereof will return to hts propcr
station. Leave OF absence for four months on
surgeons certificate OF disability Is granted First
Lieutenant William II. McMinn, 9th infantry
The NAVAL INSPECTION BoARD.-Capt R W
Meade, Commander Ii. L. Harrison, Naval Con-
structor Edward Hart, Chief Engineer ]. w.
Thompson, and Lieut.. A. p. Nazro, Of the board OF
Inspection and survey, yesterday reported to the
superintendent Of the naval academy for duty, In
connection with the appraisal OF certain vessels at
the Annapolis station.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRENCH, who Is In New
YORK, said yesterday that his object In visiting
that city Was to discuss the tariff act with men
connected with the public departments, more par
tculary section 2 or the act, which reDeals the
former charges and commissions on boxes and
also the commission for purchasing goods, which
IS ~ per cent HIS only reason for this discussion
Is to see that the law Is interpreted as Congress
New York about a week. and 1t IS expected he
viii accord every department in which he is off,
claiiy Interested personal inspection.
THE CIVIL SERVICE RuLEs-It Is said that the
civil service rules adopted by the civil service COM
mission win not be approved in their entirety as
submitted 10 the President. Report has it that
they are to be very much simplified.
The Hill Investigation.
Mr.. HuRCH oBJECTs TO MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE
Ex-Representative Murch yesterday filed with
the chairman OF the Hill investigating committee
long communication, containing several obiec-
ti0ns TO the manner OF procedure of the 1nvestt-
CATION, the chief Of which was to the presence
OF Assistant Solicitor Robinson on the committee.
The matter was referred to Secretary Foleer. who
held conference With Mr.. Robinson. The latter
gentleman was perfectly willing to withdraw
retary Folger says that substitute for Nj. Robin
son will be selected In few days, not because he
feels the slightest doubt OF the latterS perfect
tegrity but in order that no charge Of favoritism
can possibly be made against any member OF the
committee.
THE MEETING TODAY.
Secretary Fol9er has not yet filled the vacancy
created by the resignation Of Assistant Solicitor
Robinson from the committee, and consequently
nothing was done at the adjourned meeting to-
day, except topostpone further proceedings until
the vacancy shall have been filled, which may not
be accomplished before next Monday. The de-
parlment mas no fund from which to compensate
am a oatS,oeI Ior service on the committee and
some olmcuty IL anticipated in securing suita BILE
sS Wiling 70 give hts time to the work gratui
that Mr.. Murch be invited 70 serve. Assistant
SOnctor 90 Robinson, whom Mr.. Murch objected to,
vM h. tne ground OF his alleged partiality asserts