Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-28
Washington News and Gossin

Washington News and Gossip
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $136.333 customs, $472.48a.
THE PORTSMOUTH DETAINED BY HIGH WINDS
The Navy department Is Informed that the Ports
mouth left Newport yesterday for Norfolk, but was
obliged to put In at New London, Conn.,, on account
OF heavy winds, where she will await their abate-
ment.
BAGGAGE REGULATIoNs.-The Secretary Of the
Treasury to-day issued circular to customs OIL
GERS instructing them that the baggage OF passen-
gers arriving at seaboard ports may be permitted
10 go forward without examination under the i'm
medate transportation act to the port to which the
passenger may be destined, provided such port is
named In said act
NEW BANK.-The acting controller of the cur
rency to-day authorized the San Angelo National
Bank OF San Angelo, Texas, to begin business with
capital OF $55, 900.
A ROYAL DECORATION FOR COMMANDER Sicily
The Department OF State has recently received
from the king OF Belgium the decoration of the
Order OF the Red Cross, intended for Commander
Henry u. Seely, OF the navy, who until recently
commanded the L. S. S. Nipsic The decoration,
which Is for very high order, is in recognition OF
Commander Seely's humane services towards
Belgian vessel which in distress OF the Brazil
ian coast. The decoration will remain In charge
OF the State department until Congress grants per
mission to Commander Seely to receive it.
LIEUTENANT HENRY II. BARRALL has successfully
passed the examination for promotion from the
junior grade Lieutenant James T. Smith was to-
day before the naval examining board for exami-
nation for promotion.
To BE RETIRED.-Rear Admiral Phelps, who was
recently detached from command of the South At
lantic station, was yesterday examined by the
naval retiring board. He passed the examination
and will be placed on the retired list of the navy
next week.
REWARDS FOR HUMANE SERvIcEs.-The President
has presented through the Department OF State
two handsome gold watches and chains to the cap
ta1nS OF foreign vessels for humane serviceS-lend-
Ing assistance to American vessels In distress.
One watch Is engraved, "From the President Of
the united states OF America to Capt. Edward VIII
1aInS, OF the British barQue Catelina, for humane
services In rescuing the crew Of the American ship
dent OF the United States to Capt I. w. Churchill
OF the Canadian ship Jessie Burritt, In recognition
OF his humane services in rescuing the crew Of the
American brig Jennie Morton at sea on the 9th OF
February, 1882
SECRETARY FREL1NGHUysEN, accompanied by
Chief Clerk Brown, has gone to Raritan, N: J. He
will be back on Thursday or Friday. MI. John
Davis, First Assistant Secretary Of State is expec
ted to return from Europe the latter part OF the
present week.
THE PRESIDENT will leave Washington on Mon
day next for New York, to vote
NEW ARMY OFFICERs.-The following is the cor
rected list OF those successfully passing the exam
ination at Fort Monroe, and who will be commits
stoned as lieutenantS in the army: r. II. Ander-
son. p. E. Benjamin, G. l. Beckhurst, A. P. BuIing
ton, II. L. Haw thorn, F. V. Krug. L. W. Moore, c.
v. sa Penrose, e, R r Stevens. R: L. Thompson, E
b. Weeks, W. G. Wren; alternateS, j. L. Anderson,
w. N. Blow, ". j. Par1ee.
A YEARS CoINAGE.-The annual report OF the
director OF the mint shows that the coinage for the
year amounted to S57, $50 921 OF which S27 S24
was gold and 500 97 33S7 silver The coinage OF gold
was about SS,OCO,00O less than in the previous year.
The number OF silver dollars distributed during the
year amounted to over IL 900, ana the number in
circulation is estimated at 10000 GOO.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Iieut George P. Colvoresses
ordered to the training ship Saratoga, November
8th; Lieut. VIM. c. Strong to the Minnesota; Passed
Assistant Surgeon P. A. Lowering to temporary
duty at the naval dspenSary, Washington; Boat
swain 7. W. Brown to the Jamestown; Lieut.. r. G.
Davenport detached from the jamestown. and Or
dered to duty In the photographic Office: Lieut. r
Fl. Gait from the Washington navy yard 2Sth inst.
and ordered to duty inspector OF ordnance at the
M1dvale steel works; Passed Assistant Paymaster
j. K. Martin has reported his return, having been
detached from duty in charge OF naval stores at
Rio de Janeiro, September Q, and has been ordered
to settle accounts and await orders.
PERsoNAL.-Senator Sherman, George W. Adams
and Nathaniel Wilson, Of Washington, were regis
tered in New York last night-Lieut Commander
Ide is at Willards.--H. G. FAINT and Theodore
Moody, of this city, are at the Warm Springs OF
Virginia. Naval Constructor Philip Hichborn
arrived In New York Yesterday from an in
spect!on of the dock yards, naval sta
tions and shipbuilding establishments of Great
of oregon. has returned from Fortress Monroe, and
is stopping at the Ebb!tt-Mr. Henry Polkinhorn
souri, and NebrasIa-F H. Bookwalter and wife,
OF Springfield, Ohio, are at the Ebbitt.
Ex.Treasury Clerk Barker's Charges.
SECRETARY GRESHAM CONDUCTING THE 1NvEsTIGA-
TIOE IN PERSON.
Joel B. Erhardt, of New York, whom j. j. Bar
ker charged with settling an improper account
through the first controllers ofice for deputy
marshals employed during the New York election,
arrived at the Arlington last night, accompanied
by s. ". Knevals, President Arthur's former law
partner. George Bliss is also at the Arlington,
stood to be here in connection with the investga-
tion by Secretary Gresham, concerning Barker's
charges Bliss and Knevals are said to be
Erhardt's legal advisers In the matter Bliss had
consultation with Secretary Gresham this morn
ing. The charges made by Barker and the dis
covery that there had been an attempt made to de-
fraud the government IN the Florida land claims
matter, has led Secretary Gresham to begin an in
formal investigation Of the various Offices and
tuC ulduICI VI COuuuCCiuk udIttIS III ult lTtdSUEy
generally: He Is devoting himself to the matter
exclusively. Although present at the department
he announces himself "constructively absent" and
has designated Assistant Secretary French to act
for him In routine business. 1t Is not expected
that any action will be taken in the matter until
after the election next week, unless the course of
the democrats in sending Barker to Indiana to-day
to charge corruption on the Treasury department
may precipitate matters. Other branches OF the
Treasury department are watching the outcome of
this investigation with great anxiety. Should Sec
retary Gresham act in his usual decisive manner
regardless OF whom he may hit, much Information
will be volunteered.
FIRST CONTROLLER LAWRENCE DENIES
that his office is being investigated In connection
with the charges preferred by j. j. Barker, and
says that he has not been placed in position re-
Quiring an investigation Since the charges were
published he has prepared q statement regarding
their details which concusively refutes them. The
accounts OF United States ofdcers which were sus-
pected OF being Illegal he says, received the ap-
proval OF the court or OF the Attor-
ney General before they reached him.
Regarding the investigation OF the Florida land
claim which, 1t is alleged, Barker endeavored to
have passed, Judge Lawrence declines to speak.
Nothing Is yet known about the result OF that in
vestigation. The report In the case has been re-
ferred to the Secretary OF the Treasury.
Wilbur f. Storey Dead.
GIANT WHO FELL IN HIS ARNOR.
Wilbur F. Storey, proprietor OF the Chicago
Times died at his residence In Chicago last night
He had been incapacitated for business for the
past two yeaps-the result OF a stroke OF paraly-