Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-15
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., 1893 127; customs. s72s0la
DEATH OF GEN HAINEs-Thc War department.
Is informed OF the death OF General Thomas J.
Hiines, Of the subsistence department, which oc-
Cured at Hartford. Conn.,, yesterday morning. He
lau Oeen on sick leave for long time. He
will be remembered as being In the commissary
generals Office here for long time.
THE FIRST COPIES Of the printed report of the
proceedings OF the Jeanette court OF inquiry
were received at the Navy department to-day
from the government printing Office.
CoLoRED IMMIGRANTS IN CUBA.-The State de-
partment has been advised that all prohibitory
restrictions upon the landing OF colored persons
IN Cuba have ben removed.
NEW POST OFFICE WANTED FOR WASHING
ToN.-Stitistics are being prepared at the City
Post Office 20 be submitted in letter to the Post
master General, with the view OF inducing some
action to provide increased facilities for trans
acting the business OF the City Post Office. Post
master Conger hopes 70 obtain an appropriation
for new City Post Office building He will, how
ever, ne says, advocate no plan or site, but simply
tatiOn of a new Post Office building, prepared by
). L. Smithmeyer Co., has been hanging in the
Postmas'er's room for some time. This plan con-
templates building to occupy the whole square
on which the City Post O2lce is located the space
not required by the Post Office to be used by the
government for other purposes
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS will be held within
the next ten days at Louisville, Indianapolis, Gin
cinnati and Boston The only question that has
been discussed between the civil service commits
sion and the Treasury department relates to the
examination or applicants for the $1,000 cerkship.
Ihat clerkship In the Treasury comes outside OF
The grades Or classes established, and 1t was un-
certain whether 81 900 appontees should undergo
the higher or lower grnded examination. The
commission holds to the higher and the Treasury
acquiesces There was really no dispute about IT,
OUT simply an effort to get the matter properly
adjusted Commissioner Gregory says that he
does not want to be understood as directing his
remark. In an interview with a STAR reporter,
Inat the law VIII punish any who violate it, at the
Interior department. He did not intend it 10 have
any personal application, but meant 1t as gen.
eral observation.
TERRIFIC STORM Commander Pearson OF
the Wachusett, reports to the Navy department
the arrival OF that vessel at Apla, Samoan Islands,
May TO- storm visited the Samoan group March
"a, accompanied by shocks Of earthquake. The
American brig Sheet Anchor, of San Francisco,
was wrecked. The captain and steward were lost.
-Four German vessels were wrecked. The east
end OF the island OF Savaii was visited by tidal
wave, which swept away all houses along the
beach for fifteen miles,
THE CREEK TREATY OF PEAcE-Gen Clinton B.
Fisk and E. Whittlcsey, the commissioners ap-
pointed to settle the troubles in the Creek Nation
have transmitted TO the Indian bureau the agree
nlent ana recommendations signed by twenty
nine ch:e!s OF the Creeks, in which they bind
themselves TO stand by existing treaties and 10
use th ir best efforts to maintain peace Certain
abuses are to be corrected by the next legislative
council, and all persons charged with OffenseS
growing out OF the late troubles are granted am.
nesty.
BRITISH STEAMER BROUGHT To BY FIRING.-A
British steamer, In charge Of q Baltimore pilot,
was sighted by the revenue cutter Ewing coming
up the bay on Monday. She was signalled to stop,
but the pilot paid no attention to the signal. The
cutter then fred blank cartridge across her bow
ana one across her stern, but the vessel kept on
her course. A cartridge was then fired over her
rigging, and Lieut. Mulett, temporarily command
lns the Ewing, was just about ordering round
shot put into her. when the vessel came to, and
allowed the quarantine surgeon to go aboard The
pilot claimed that he had not heard the firing. He
Was severely censured by the British captain, who
was was below, and upon hearing the firing came on
THE g. S. S. SwATARA left the New York navy
yard last evening for an anchorage of Ellis island.
THE MONUMENT TO BARON De KAIB-The design
for the monument to the memory OF Major General
the Baron De Kalb, to be erected in Annapolis,
Md, has been approved by the Secretary OF State
VINO, by the act OF February 10, 1888, making an
appropriation OF $4,000. Is given the management
and control OF the monument. The model repre-
ss ssnts the general In the act OF encouraging the
valor at the moment be was killed. On one side
OF the base is to be inscribed the resolution
adopted by Congress in 1850, expressing the grati-
tude Of the United States to De Kalb.
Mrs FLORA HODGES will act as commission
clerk In the Post Office department during the alb
sence Of Mr. L. S. Mortimer, who has gone to the
mountains Of Virginia for his vacation.
CONSOLIDATED Internal REVENUE DISTRICTS
The Executive order consolidating internal reve-
me districts, so far as 1T affects the following
named districts went into effect to-day: District
o. Alabama, district OF Colorado. %. 4th and 9th
districts OF Virginia. and 1st 9th 12th s2i and cad
En ia
affects the following named districts will 90 into
operation on the Goth inst: 81 and 4th districts OF
Iowa, and the districts OF Montana ana Nebraska.
SOME CHANGES Will soon be made in the city
post Office in order to provide for the expected in
creased business in the registered letter office incl
dent to the operation OF the new postal note law
The punches to be used by postmaster5 have al
ready been mailed to the $500 money order Offices
After the law goes into effect, September 1st the
quIrfd to send in weekly reports to the depart
ment. This Will make G,500 registered packages
to be received and handled at this office weekly
AS separate account has to be kept OF each regis
tered package, this will add greatly to the busi-
ness or the Office.
NEW BANKs-The acting controller OF the cur
rency to-day authorized the following banks to
begin business: The First National Bank, of
Taylor, Texas, capital $50 900. The Decatur Ma
lOndl Bank, or Decatur, Ind capital $1,000: the
South Branch Valley National Bank cf MoorefleId
West Va, capital $4,000; the First National Bank
VI IuhASutaWhey, Ia, capltal $4,000; the First
National BANK or Vancouver, WASH 1gtOn Terri
tory, capital $4,000
ACTING SECRETARY OF THE NAvY.-Co5nmodore
English, CHIEF of the bureau OF equipment and
recruiting. has been designated to act as Secretary
OF the Navy, in the absence OF both the Secretary
and Rear Admiral Nichols, who has been acting
ever since the Secretary was called away by the
death OF his mother ard brother, respectively
Admiral Nichols is going to Richfleld Springs II
v, for a short vacation. Commodore Enrlisi1 took
charge OF the Office to-day.
PERsoNAL-Dr. Garnett, who was summoned to
York, Pa, Tuesday, to attend Judge Jeremiah
Black. who was suffering intense pain from stric-
ture OF the bladder, has returned to Washington.
and repoi Is Judge Black recovering. AS soon as
he was relieved from pain the Judge remarked
"1 Will now proceed to answer the criticisms OF
Jefferson avtS"-Gen. Alvord and his daughter
Mrs DIR. r.ThOmas Craig. have returned to Washing
ton.--Don Luis /. Dom1nguez, the Argentine