Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-20
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-lntern
revenue, $685., ,1O7 customs, S6SS,97O.

dSuIlgLOn NEWS allu uosSip'
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, $685., JOY; customs, S6SS,97O.
THE CoSrRoLLE. of the currency has extend
ed the corporate existence of following named
banks to July 25th, 1905: The National Bank
OF Martinsburg, Martinsburg, w. va; the Mer.
chants National Bank of West Virginia AT
Clarksburg, Clarksburg, w. Va.
AN ARMY OFFICER IN TRoUBLE.--A special
from Pittsburg, Tex, says: j. w. Heard, second
lieutenant of the Sd cavalry, stationed ut camp
Rice, was arrested at Big Sandy by Sheriff Stat
ford, charged with the murder of Dallas Slnart
last winter, and was brought here and immedi-
Mclean liked the bond at $4,000 for his ap-
pearance at the next term OF the court
THE TIME BALL-Owing to trouble with the
telegraph wires the time ball was not dropped
to-day, nor were the department clocks cor
rected as usual. The wires became disarranged
while placing underground the wires recently
removed from the department buildings
SECRETARY MANNING's TARIFF CIRCULAR
Secretary Manning is sending out a circular let
ter to manufacturers and others interested In
the industrial arts. stating that investigations
prove that the tariff laws are largely evaded by
undervaluation. He asks them to give their
views to the feasibility OF simplifying the
tariff, and changing the ad valorem duties TO
specific. The Information is sought to be laid
before Congress- and as an aid in the improve
also asked with regard TO the relative cost OF
manufacture in this country and Europe.
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs Lamont occupied
the pew at the First Presbyterian church yes
terday morning and listened to q sermon by
Rev. DIR. Sunderland from the text What
Think Ye of Christ
THE FORTIFICATIoNs BOARD AT NEWPORT
The Despatch, having on board Secretaries
Whitney and Endicott, Gems. Benet, Newton
hhnff (
ward Magrudcr, Z. =. A., and Mr.. Joseph Nor
gan, of Pennsylvania, members of the board to
| inspect fOrtitications; also Mrs. Whitney, Mrs.
| EndicOtt and few others, arrived at Newport,
| X. l.. yesterday morning. All except the Secre-
| tares and their wives are at the Ocean house,
| and these remain on board the vessel. officlal
calls were made from Fort Adams, the Torpedo
| station and the United States steamer New
| Hampshire. The board Will to-day inspect the
! Torpedo station. and then they will go up to
| Herreshorff7s yards mt Bristol. Tomorrow Fort
! Adams will be inspected, and later on Dutch
| Island and Fort Clark.
| PERsoNAL.-Ex-Postmas General Hatton
| is in town, on a short visit.-John Tweedale,
Jay Stone and c. s. Sweet, of Washington, were
among the arrivals at Newport on Saturday.
| i-EX-Representativ Post. OF Pennsylvania. is
| at the Rig ys.--J. McDe.lnott and J. More, OF
W:shnSton were pa;,senssrs BY the cenra! ira!
| Tuesday.-H. j. May and ]. b. Marvin,
| Washington, We're registered in 81. Louis IN
Saturday.-tien. Sherman and q. W. Clark,
Saturday-Judge stallo. the new Unit ed
States Minister to Italy, was in New York last
Chapel Point hotel: William H. Manogen. j. =.
Franklin and wife, Frank Wordcr, Miss Lizzie
| McCaffrey, George Howard, ]. ii. Gugan, K. G.
Gwynn, K. b. Downing and sister. j. H. Jones
John b. Esrey, NOrval B. Taber and Mrs. II. b.
Chase and son.-Senator sherman and Rep
reSentative Con, of West Virginia are in the
city, stopping at the Ebbitt.-Thc following
Wa-hingtonians We're at the Piney Point motel
| 70 n,ylnS md hos
Cropey, c. J. kintner Dr. T. I.anders, II. l.
Dantsch, Dr. d. w. Bliss and wife. Iot.n Coch
George Geo c GoHrtney, % Il. T j. Mci.augniin, % it chare.
Lake. Hon: James Chenowith, Or. RALPH
Walsh, Ed. II. Hagan, 6. 7. Noyes, John Key
Miss bowman and Gen a. b. Hazei,.-rh,
wife of Representative Mitchell, ofConnecticut
with party of friends, occupies one of the cot
tages :t Elberon.-Rev. Dr. Little and family
C.. p Williams and family, Mr.. Bote,er and Mr.
Wood. of Washington, have just arrived u
Rock EnOn Springs
A Talk With Representative Gibson
HIS VIEWS ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATIONS
, | ABOUT CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. THE SILYEl
| QUESTION, TARIFF REVISION, ETC.
Representative Gibson, of West Virginia, ha
no special grievance and is supporter OF tn
,, administration. He says he has got nearl
every republican official in his state remove,
, when there was a democrat who wanted tn
place. He says there is trouble about tn
thing when you Know now 10 90 II. lie says
the President has made mistakes it is u Thin
any other man would have done under tn
same circumstances. and they may be eaSi
: forgiven. But lie is not altogether SATISFIED
i. with the civil service, commission, and say
that if ii i not changed the democratic Hous
will StaTvc it CIT He says the silver qucstio
will not bc disturbed by Congress- that all e
forts OF til" gold men 10 suspend silver cninag
or. r.doctorit .yith she Warner proposit;on wi
fail. Some tariff revision. he thinks. will il
had, and there will be IL rcadjustment of tn
! courts throughout til" country.