Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-30
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reye-
nue., s65S, 9.57; customs, 1923 62449
POSTMAsTERS APPOINTED The President ha

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., s65s, ,4ss.57; customs, $685., ,6A49
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED The President has
appointed the following postmastors: Lysander 8.
Garrison. Dallas. Texas, vice Whis,en, suspended; ;
II. w. Rankin. Hampstead, Texas. vice II. L. Ran
Kin, deceased; HibDen S. Corwn Peru, Ill, vice
$. G. Smith, deceased. The Postmaster General
has changed the of the post Office at Fisher
Vll'e, n. H., TO that OF PenacOOk.
Before leaving Washington the President and
Postmaster General Greshrm decided upOn the
names OF number or gentlemen VINO Will be ap-
pointed postnasterS at presidential Offices during
sne she S at 5v @ n G hvng oeen @
the purpose. Postmaster General Gresham will
not return to Washington until next Saturday.
He Will go rs far Chicago with the presidential
party: 1t has been victullly decided to recommis.
sion Samuel Hayes, the present Incumbent of the
st. Louis post Office. Postmaster Hayes term ex-
pired during the last session or the Senate
CAPT. CHAs. II. INGALLS,, assistant quartermas-
ter, now awaiting orders in New York city is as
signed to temporary duty under Lieut.. Col. Henry
c. Hodges deputy quartermast7 general, in
charge OF general depot OF the quartcrEast3r'S de-
partment at New Ior:, city.
CAPT. CHAs. STEEIHAMMER 18th infantry, will
report in person to Lieut.. Col David II. Brother
ton, 25th infantry, president OF the retiring board
appointed to meet August 10th, at Fort Sn~ ling,
Minnesota
THE VANDAIIA sailed on Saturday from New
York for the fishing banks.
CHAPLAIN MEsPLIE TO BE COURT MARTIALED.-
The Secretary of War has dlrected that charges
BE- preferred against Chaplain Toussant MesplIe,
OF The army, for the alleged duplication OF his pay
accounts.
DECISION IN FAVOR OF EDISoN.-The board OF
examiners in chief Of the P.tent Office rendered a
decision Saturday, reversing a decision of the ex-
amner OF interierences and awarding priority of
Invention TO Thomas A. Edison i0r ALI 'incande-
carbonized paper" The examiners in chief find
that there Is not sufficient evidence to show that
Sawyer and Man ever conceived of reducing to sue
cesstu. practice the paper carbon pure and simple
set forth ana claimed by Edison and made the
subject OF this interference.
ARMY RETIRING BoARD-The President has d.
Tected an army retiring board 10 convene at Fort
Smelling, Mimi, the headquarters Of the depart
ment OF Dakota, on August l6 The detail for the
board I, GO comprises the following named officers:
JOrS Chas. IL Alden and VIM. c. Sp? ncer Surgeons
Jos. S. Conrad, 18th infantry, and Geo NJ. Bray
ton, 18th Infantry, as members, and Capt. ChaS. F.
Robe 25th infantry recorder OF the board. Capt.
Chas. Steelhammer, 18th infantry, will appear be-
fore the board for examination for retirement.
A CADET DISMISSED FOR HAZING.-Upon the
recommendation OF the superintendent of the
military academy. the Secretary OF War has suln-
marily dismissed Cadet ThOs. I. Hartigan. of the
hr5t tor senor) class, U. S. military academy, for
hazing new cadets
A POSTMASTER SUSPENDED FOR ABsENCE.-The
first victim under the order of the Postmaster Gen.
eral prohibiting pOStmaSterS OF the higher grades
from being absent from their posts without leave
Is Lyman NJ Gates, OF Kalamazoo, Mich. He was
suspended Saturday, 70 take effect when his sue
cessor Is appointed.
DURING THE ABSENCE OF Gen. Horatio Gates
Wright, chief OF engineers OF the army, Gen. John
G. Parke, lieutenan colonel or the cCrps OF eng-
neers, will take charge OF the office and perform It's
duties.
ALL THE HEADS OF THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF
TOwN.-Ail the members OF the Cabinet are now
out or the city. and the various departments are
being run by the subordinates. This Is a respon-
sbiity which the officials are accustomed TO, and
1t IS not likely that the public business will suffer-
II is seldom except In midsummer that the Presl-
dent and the entire Cabinet are away from the
city at one time, but there IS hardly month
passes when some head OF the department. Is not
absent ana the business devolves upon q subordi-
nate. The wheels or government, however, man.
age to revOlve. At present Mr.. French Is acting
Secretary OF the Treasury, Admiral Nichols of the
master General Mr. John Davis Of state. Mr. JOS
lyn or the Interior. There Is no one filling the
Presidents place just at present
A number or the subordinate officials have taken
this opportunity to go OF on their vacation, an |
departmental life Is at its lowest ebb. August
seems to be the favorable month for clerical
leave.
THE PRESIDENTS DEPARTURE FOR THE WEST
1hc IIcSileHI diIiNou Ill Cl'y CdtuTuay eve
ming, and left on a special train on the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad at o'clock this morning
for Louisville, KY, to attend the exposition He
will go from there to the Yellowstone park. The
Secretary Lincoln, Postmaster General Gresham.
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue Evans and
Assistant superintendent OF Railway Mail Service
JamiSOn. The train, which consisted OF two
palace cars and baggage car, will run on special
schedule to White Sulphur Springs, W. Va, where
the President and party Will be entertained, ana
a
| Tuesday evening. The President will be received
by committee Of citizens. and Will be rendered a
clare the exposition formally opened In the after
| noon he will dine with the Pendennis club and
Will leave on Thursday Tor Chicago A special
car, occupied by Mr. Baldwin, Director Green and
Senator Bayar1, was added to the Presidents
tain.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENr.-The Presi-
| dent has made the following appointments: Ell
Win IL Nevin, Jr, to be naval oficer Of customs at
Philadelphia, Pa, vice James Pollock, whose term
has expired by its own limitation; George F.
Leland, 10 be surveyor OF customs at Philadelphia
vice Nevn promoted to be naval officer: Ch ,rles
f. Morris, collector OF customs for the district OF
Genesee, NY, vice William T. Simpson, Whose
term has expired.
AT THE TRIAL OF COLONEL lLsEs, in st. Paul,
MinD., Oh saturday. for duplicating pay accounts,
Major Maglnnis testified that the Of1ense OF Colonel
| IlSes resulted from careiesSneSS more than from
| intention to do wrong.
The Hill Investigation.
| Mr. HILL QUESTIONED AS TO THE ELEVATOR con.
TRACTS.
The Hill investigation was resumed this morn.
| ing.
| Mr. Hill was recalled by Mr.. Coleman and ques-
toned in regard to contracts for elevators. He
said he had invited competition by circular letter.
Five elevators were removed from the appraisers
| stores in New York because they were worn out
| and replaced with new ones. The superintendent
| or the building, Mr.. Jackson, reported that the
| elevators were worn out, and witness relied upon
| that report. He made no personal inspection OF
! the Old elevators. He invited proposals for re.
placing these elevators from another firm besides
that OF Hale & Co. He cOncurred In the report OF
! the committee OF experts on elevators without
having made any special personal inspection OF
| different elevators.
| Mr.. Hill was examined at length as to the con-
structiOn OF different elevators and as to the al
legged superiority OF the Hale & Co machines. He
considered that the Hale Co. elevator had merits
not possessed by other elevators, its principal ad
| vantage being in its construction.
| TOttpn Objected IN the pYamina atiOn a q frro1