Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-04
Washington News and Gossip,

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal reye-
| nue., s'26, 80; customs. 1851, ,632. Sc.
| COMMISSIONERS TO THE COTTON Exposrr1oS.-The
PRESIDENT has appointed the following commits
| sioners to the worlds industrial and cotton CEN
tenn1al exposition OF 1884 upon the recommended
lion or the governors OF the respective states: +
II: Gates and Il. G: Root (alternate), Vermont; VIM.
Richard Cromwell and Theo. Hooper alternate
Naryland, and a. P. Butler and W. L. Mauldin
| taiternate), South Carolina
| REAR ADMIRAIs TO BE RETIRED-Rear Admiral
Thomas Pattson will be retired on the sth inst and
Rear Admiral R. W. Shufeldt on the 21st These
retiremens Will promote, respectively, Commodores
Edward Simpson and VIM G. Temple, and board,
consisting OF Vice Admiral Rowan and Rear AGml,
rals Worden and Nichols, has been ordered to ex-
in addition, viii be promoted and they nave vIe also
oeen ordered for examinations: Capt A. W.Johnson,
Hoana G6mmander ,s', A. u R. Yates. Lieut. Com Edward
ana Enagns T. NJ. Potts and VIM. P. White.
| TIE REPAIRS to the revenue steamer John A. Dix.
now at New York. have been completed, and the
following officers have been ordered to duty thereon
| Capt. Frank Barr, First Lieut.. Robert Barstow.
| second Lleuts W. c. DeHart and Samuel Howard
Cmleu en1 engineer george Dereamer Second Assist
Key West. ~
WAR DEPARTMENT CHANGEs.-John R. Neely has
been appointed to s., 600 cerkship in the Surgeon
Generals Office under the civil service rules Geo
litter, draughtsman In the onlce OF chief of en-
| eject January 3lst
REMOVAL OF LAND RECORDS OF THE D1srR1cr.-
The Office at the Capitol which has been occupied
| Tor many years by the commissioner OF public
| a Ia for On
Old land records OF the District OF Columbia, was
today abandoned BY Col. Rockwell at the request
new quarters in the Wnder building which have
| pose.
| AMERICAN ARMS FOR SIAM.-General Halderman.
United States minister to Siam, reports to the
department Of State that his majesty the King of
siam, has issued orders for the purchase of Amer
lean arms for his army, and for the employment OF
american army officers for the INSTRUCTION Of his
| land forces.
IRE REPORT OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
The CIVIL service commissioners are very busily en-
! gagged IN preparing their annual report Commis-
sloner Thoman said today that the document
would go to the President within two days. Com
missioner Eaton said that the racts set forth In the
report would make much better showing in
iav9r OF the civil service law than the friends
m Ul 1e cf service re reform expected The
throughout the country asking them for informa-
, lion ana views concerning the operation of The
law, together with their responses. The responses
whether favorable or unfavorable Will be printed
with the report.
NAVAL CADETS DROPPED FROM THE Ro11s-The
1oiiowlng is list OF the cadets at the Annapolis
academy found deficient in their studies and
dropped from the rolls: H. L. Boyd, Md: L. D. Fer
RS; n. T.; d. friedander, Cal; II. B. Mulford, N. j.
DeiI MO; W. b. Bonham S. c.; G. L. Gardner Cal:
mopas d. W. Carpenter at large H H. Davis, M; T. Ed.
Hollis, Mass; R. c. Hull, at large; F. Kelly N. r:
SFa{i S eYo%; VI T ;lp lPeaeock IRd Potter n
f. Iolin, Ill, and J. De Wyngard, n Y Thirty
other cadets have been named and allowed tomake
F. D. webster, Md and % W W '" GiIlespIe III M1mfp ana
Young and C. NJ Mccormick, Va
UNITED STATES CONSULAR AGENTS TREATED WITH
DIsCoURTEsY.-The United States flagship Tennes-
see Is at present In Aspinwall At the request OF
the United States consul at Colon she will probably
VSlt several OF the places in the department where
questons OF serious character require investiga-
tlong. Among them are Bocas def Toro and San
Andres, where 1t is stated United States consular
agents have been treated with discourtesy.
Posi- OFFICE CHANeEs.-The following promotions
and changes have been made In the Post ONCE
department: N. NJ. Brooks Va, appointed chief
CLERK aforeign ~ mail service vice Col Crawford, pro-
Third TO class fourth; Theo. F. King Kansas trans
ferred from the ONCE Of the second assistant to the
foreign mails, and promoted to third class: Miss
Emily Vincent, New York, transferred from the
third assistants office to the second Assistants and
promoted TO second class, vice King, transferred.
ARMY ORDERs.-The board of officers convened In
this city to examine an applicant for appointment
as superintendent Of national cemetery is dis
solved. The leave OF Second Lieutenant Louis P.
brant, first infantry is still further extended four
teen days; the leave OF Captain Alfred Norton
ninth infantry, division OF the Missouri is extended
one month; Second Lieutenant George L. Converse
Jr tnlrd cavalry. now on sick leave OF absence will
report IN person for duty to the commanding oilcer
Columbus barracks, Oh1o Major William H. Smyth
paylnaster, VIII be relieved from duty in the de-
partment OF Arizona and viii proceed to Savannah
Georgia, and take station ut that place: Major
Josiah A. Brodhead, paymaster now awaiting
ORDERS at his own request. at Boston. Massa achn
setts will repair to Tucson, Arizona territory and
take stationat that place not later than the 25th
instant.
SECRETARY FoIGER ON WoMAN's R1GH1s-Secre-
tary Folger, in his decision heretofore mentioned
In THE starr that Mrs. Mary A. Miller, OF New Or
leans, may be licensed as master of steamboat
provided she can show her competency for the
place, says III see no reason, In unwrtten or in
written law, why Mistress Miller may not lawfully
demand an examination and, II she prove herself
duly qualified, have license to serve as master of
steam vessel Nor is there need of talk, as pro or
con. on social status or wOnan's rights so called
Having been put on Gods footstool by Him. she has
the right to win her bread in any moral decent way
which is open to any OF His tolling creatures She
III,
is an honest Calling II she is fitted it. though
clothed In skirts rather than Dreeches she has
right to follow 1T, and no man should say her nav
II the local inspectors are satisfied that her capa-
city, experience, habits OF life, and character war
rant belief that she be safely entrusted with
the duties OF master OF steam vessel, let them
grant her a license"
A CIVIL SERVICE ExAM1NAT1oN-A general ex-
animation will be held Wednesday, at the rooms Of
the civil service commission, OF applicants for ap-
pointment to department positions No applicants
from the District OF Columbia will be examined
| candidates will be examined Notices have been
sent to one hundred and forty candidates to appear
OF this number five are candidates for examination
In special subjects
PERsoNAL-Ex-Represen Dodge, Of Iowa.
and Stanard, OF Missouri, and Melville E. Stone Of
the Chicago Ne,cs, are at W1llarda-Col Inger-
soil will leave the city shortly protracted tour
through the southwest, to look after his mining
and other interests In that reg1on.-HOn. Thomas
k1nSella, editor OF the Brooklyn En0e, has had O
relapse and his physicians have no hope OF his
recovery.
Secretary Teller ON Civil Service.
HE KNOWS OF NO REASON FOR SAYING THE LAW HAS
BEEN A FAILURE.
The Capital yesterday published statement
which purported to have been made by Secretary
Teller, TO the effect that he had yet to see where
the civil service law, as executed by the civil SER
vice commission presents any claims to considera-
t1on, either In point OF practical utility, benefit to
the service economy, and that in his department
he had upwards OF hundred, II not hundred and