Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-11

am1ned to-day at the civil service rooms.
TIE INCREASE OF THE NAvY-The estimates OF
Chief Engineer Loring, Of the bureau OF steam en-
gneerlng OF the Navy department., for the increase
OF the navy provides for cruiser OF 45O0 tons,
one cruiser OF 100 tons dispatch vessel Of 800
TONS two heavily armed gunboats OF 500 tons each.
one light gunboat OF $50 tOns one light gunboat Of
900 tons one steel ram, cruising torpedo boat,
TWO harbor torpedo boats and one armored vessel
OF 500 tons.
DUTY ON TIN PLArEs.-secretary McCuloch and
Assistant Secretary French gave hearing to-day
TO committee from Philadelphia representing the
importers OF tin plates, who complained that uni
form rate OF duty on tin plates had not been i'm
posed pos at New York, Philadelphia and other ports,
and asked that the matter be Investigated. They
were informed that their request for an tnvestiga-
t1on would be complied with.
CIVIL SERVICE RULES Mop1F1ED.-The President
has modified rule 10 Of the civil service regulations
specifying the officers exempt from examination,
so as to include In the list disbursing officers hav
Ing the custody OF money who give bonds
NEW SECRETARY OF THR NATIONAL BOARD OF
HEALTH AT meeting OF the executive commit
tee OF the national board Of health to-day Mr. W.
r Dunwoody was elected secretary Of the board.
vice Col. George E. Waring, jr., resigned.
The PRESIDENT has ACCEPTED a section OF 25
miles Of the Northern Pacific railroad, in Washing
ton Territory, extending enthusiastically from Ia
that no patents for the land lying along this sec
ti0n shall issue until he gives specific orders to that
effect.
FUNERAL OF PAY DIRECTOR GUL1cK.-The re-
mains OF Pay Director John s. Guck, U. 8. N, who
died at Princeton, N. j., last Thursday, arrived
here yesterday afternoon and were buried at Oak
naval officers at the depot and the cemetery. Eight
Seamen acted as bOdy-DearerS. Rev. DR.. Shipper,
OF All Souls church, conducted the burial service.
The FUNERAL Of Rear Admiral Murray will take
place tomorrow at o'clock pm, from his late
residence, No. 1924 street northwest. The inter-
ment will take place at Pittshurg, Pa.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NAVAL AcApEMY-Su-
perintendent F. NJ. Ramsay, Of the U. s. naval
academy at Annapolis, in his annual report to the
Secretary Of the Navy, says that 46 cadets COM
pleted the four years course in June last; that 80
candidates for admission presented themselves In
May and June last, and 81 In September. SO of the
l64 were admitted The report says experience has
shown that cadets who enter the academy In May
gain great advantage over these who enter in
September, and he recommends that hereafter all
nominations OF candidates shall be made by the 4th
OF March. and that all candidates for admission
shall be required to present themselves for exami-
nation between May 18th and June LIST. He also
recommends that the selection of cadets who are
to fill vacancies in the lower grades OF the line and
engineer corps Of the navy, and OF the marine
corps, Shall be made upon the completion OF the
four years course, instead Of upon the completion
OF the SIX years course.
PERsoNAL-Sollcitor Neal has removed from the
Hamilton house to 1O15 street. with his daughters
Lillian and Alice.-Ex-Senator Gwtnn, of Califor-
MIA, is at WOrmley's y's-Gen. Je1 Chandler James
Coleman, Mrs Ream and Mrs Fuller. of Washing
ton, were registered in ST. Louis on Sunday.-Ex-
Governor Hartranft, OF Pennsylvania, and Hon.
William Williams. us. charge d. affaires at Monte
video, are at the Rggs.-Gen. NJ. Dodge, of New
YORK, formerly Representative in Congress, from
Iowa, is at WilIards-Dr. Basil Norris OF this
city, was registered in Chicago on Sunday.-Miss
Anna Katharine Green, the author, who has spent
some time for two or three winters in Washington,
making many friends here, Is to be married on
Tuesday, the 25th inst, to Mr. Charles Rohlfs The