Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-13

JULY 13. l
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY Internal
revenue, 1914, ,312; customs, S646, ,s45.
THE BOARD OF ENGINEER OFFICERS, con-
sisting Of Chief Engineers Zeller, Magee and
Hunt and Passed Assistant Engineers Stivers,
Brown and Nagle, which was appointed to
make experiments with the Kunstadter steer
the Secretary Of the Navy. The trials were
made on the Us. tug Nina, and were very sue
cessful, and the report is greatly in favor of the
screw over the rudder system.
GRANITE CoNrRAcr.-The Cape Ann Granite
company has been awarded the contract for
ways OF the west wing of the State, War and
Navy department building for $24,737
THE MONUMENT LIGHTNING RoDs.-The
joint commission Of the Washington monu-
ment have approved the recommendation of
the committee of scientists that one hundred
and Seventy-tWO additional needle points be
placed upon the root Of the monument project
ing from copper bands around the roof joints,
and have instructed Col. Casey to carry out the
recommendations as soon as possible, which
Will be done.
MRS. BAYARD's CONDITIONAL telegram was
received from Secretary Bayard to-day stating
that Mrs. Bayard seems little stronger. Her
pulse and temperature are about the same.
SETTLEMENT OF THE INDIAN TToUBLE Ex-
PEcTED.-Dispatches were received at the War
department to-day from the Indian country
stating that the disaffected Indians are ra pidly
becoming quieted, and that there is q favorable
outlook for settlement Of the troubles.
OUR SQUADRON IN AsIATIc .WATERs.-Rear
Admiral John Lee Davis, commanding the
Asiatic station, reports to the Navy department
under date ofShanghai, June 13, that the Ossi-
pee sailed for Shanghai and the Alert for
Chemulp on the 9th ult. to relieve the Trenton.
The Trenton would sail for Nagasaki. The
Monocacy left Shanghai the 4th ult. for Annoy,
and was expected to go from there to Canton to
relieve the Enterprise in Min River. Admiral
Davis intended distributing the vessels over
the Asiatic station, sending one to the Marshall
and Caroline islands.
THE RECORD OF THE CoURr-MART1AL of
Lieut.. Commander w. H. Webb, with the
approval of Admiral Davis, the commander OF
the Asiatic station, has been received at the
Navy department. Lieut.. Commander Webb,
who was attached to the Alert in Asiatic
waters, was charged with drunkenness on duty,
years suspension from rank and duty
on furlough pay, and to retain his present
number ON the list OF lieutenant commanders
during that period. The sentence took effect
on the I'd of June, and he was ordered home in
the Juniata.
"THEY WANT TO KNOW, You KNow."-The
democrats of Virginia are somewhat excited
and not little indignant at the suspension of
Mr. Lee, who was recently appointed post
elector on the Cleveland and Hendricks ticket,
and he was appointed postmaster in place of
Mr. Clay, who was clas>cd as offensive
and for some reason inexplcable to the demo-
Gratis, the commission was suspended. Now
the democrats want to know why their man is
not Installed in office.
CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLIES required by the
commissioner of public buildings and grounds
fiscal year ending June 3Oth, 1856: Florists
supplies. Louis schmidt & Sons; fuel, J. Maury
Dove: soil, 1900 cubic yards, g. w. Moss; soil,
yards, J.H. Murphy; agricultural implements,
hardware, grass seed, John A. Baker; forage,
+: C. Hewitt; manure; James oDay; sand. Geo
Ice, Independent Ice Co.; stationery, ]. L0ring
Wlittington; flower pots, w: II. Ernest; terra
1000 yards, S. S. Richardson; gravel, $500
yards, John Fl. Murphy; gravel, 1000 yards,
Ihos. ORrien; telegraph battery supplies,
National Electric company.
THE DOLPHIN CAsE.-The Attorney Generals
Dolphin opinion has given rise to considerable
comment the general opinion being that it is
Attorney Generals stand from legal point OF
view, many believe that the report Of the naval
advisory board should have been taken into
consideration. as well as the report of the ex-
amining board, both boards being appointed by
a Secreta of the Navy. and having equal
sci is defective the responsibility rests upon the
advisory board, who represented the govern
ment in the matter, and not upon Mr.. Roach.
the vessel and directed the inspection Of ma
terial and workmanship, and should, it is said,
be held responsible for the result. At any rate,
To- h<,r h fHn Hfvnio nf fln
General will not settle the question, but that It
will be carried to the Supreme Court for de-
cisiOn.
ARMY ORDERs.-Maj. Henry c. Corbin,
assistant adjutant general, has been relieved
from duty temporarily at the headquarters of
to Mes
duty in the field. Col. Henry 6. Merriam. pro-
Fort Larimie, W. i. Lieut.. Col. j. A. Fletcher,
jr., promoted from major, has been ordered to
proceed to the department of the Columbia.
engineers, Col. ]. S. Parke win take charge of
the office until July Is, and Col John NJ. Will
son from that date until the return of the
chief of ordnance Lieut.. Col. Whittemore will
take charge OF the office. Maj. Samuel Oven
shine, promoted from captain, has been ordered
to proceed TO Governors s Island.
SECRETARY END1corT, Gen. Newton and
zen. BcncC nave gone 10 new YORK TO attenQ
the meeting of the fortification board at the
Fifth Avenue hotel to-day.
THE COLOMBIAN REBELS ROUTED.-Senor
Becerra, the Colombian minister here, has re-
ceived cablegram from Bogota announcing
that the rebels of Baranquilla, persisting in
their determination to ascend the Magdalena
river had been completely routed at Calamar,
and their feet of sixteen vessels greatly dam
aged by the explosion of an ammunition ship.
Almost all Of the revolutionary leaders are
supposed to have been either killed or seriously
wounded. News of the final subsection OF the
rebels Is expected by Senior Becerra.
OPPOSED TO TRANSFERRING THE APAcHEs.-
The governor OF Kansas has sent q letter to
the proposed transfer of the Apache Indians
from Arizona to No Mans Land, giving many
reasons why, in his opinion, the transfer would
be dangerous to public peace.
PERsoNAL.-The Russian minister and family
have gone to New York. Nine. De Struve and
their five children sail on the 10Th by the
North German Lloyd steamship Ems for
Bremen.-Mr. Packard, late United States
consul at Liverpool, Is on his way home.
Messrs Merritt and Shaw, late cOnsuls at Lon
don aud Manchester, will sail on the 23d inst.
Mr.. Gus Duyall, of Chloride, n. NJ, is visit
tngtonians were at Chapel Point on Saturday:
Gale Sherman, Joseph e. Walker and ]. G.
Hackett and wife.-Gen. Stephen v. Benet was
registered in New York last night.-The fol-
lowing named Washingtonians were registered
at the Atlantic hotel, Ocean City, on Saturday:
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Waggaman, children and
nurse, Miss Lydia NJ: A. Waggaman, Frank ].