Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-28
How the Cable Was Cut.


THE MISCHIEF DONE BY COLOMBIAN GUN.
BOAT
The president of the Central and South
American Cable company has sent to the Sec
retary of State the following telegram from
the superintendent OF the company at Panama,
dated March %: "The commander of the Co.
lombian gunboat Boyaca landed at the mouth
of the Bueneventura river yesterday, forced
open the cable house of the Central and South
American company and cut the companys
cable, interrupting communication with
South America. We have repaired damages.
VIII you kindly instruct the commander OF
the T. $. naval vessel at Panama. The Colon
bian gunboat Is still at anchor at the mouth of
the Buenaventura river. 1t is uncertain
whether she is cooperating with the national
forces of Colon bia or those In rebellion; but We
fear further injury to our cable and Interference
with international communication"
The dispatch has been referred to the Secre-
Secretary Whitney is Of the opinion that the
cutting of the cable calls for no action on the
part of the Navy department, the damage
was done on land and has been repaired.
The TREASURY CoMMIssIoN.-The Treasury
department commission met this morning and
considered written reports from the heads OF
divisions of the bureau OF internal revenue,
giving a description of the manner Of conduct
as they considered expedent. These reports
were made at the request Of Commissioner Mil.
ler.
THE PoerMAsTER GENERAL d INsPEcffoN.-
Postmaster General Villas has been devoting q
portion of day at intervals recently TO visiting
the different divisions in the Post ONCE depart
ment with the view OF ascertaining the method
of doing business, and what the condition Of
affairs is in the department. He has list Of the
employees of the department. With the excep-
tion Of the appointment of the First Assistant,
there have been no changes made in the officials
OF the department, but it is expected that before
the Senate adjourns nominations for the other
two assistants positions will be made.
THE OKLAHOMA BooMERs-Gen. Hatch tele
graphed 10 the War department to-day that
Capt. Couch had informed his followers that he
would not move into the Oklahoma country on
Monday, as announced, but that they should bs
In readiness to move at a future date. They
are now at their old camp and number about
500.
THE q. s. s. WAcHUsErTs has been ordered
from Pensacola to Central American waters to
protect American interests there. Her imme-
diate destination is La Union.
A LUCKY NAVY DEPARTMENT EMPLoYE.-
Good luck has befallen an old employe Of the
Navy department. Capt. Geo. F. Brown. at
present employed In the library Of that depart
ernment, through the State Department,
many years, for the destruction by the Jspsness
OF the schooner Wilmington, owned by him.
Capt. Brown was formerly captain In the vol.
unteer navy. 1t is understood that he has been
enabled to purchase a comfortable home In this
city by his windfall. .taf
ARMY ORDERs.-The leave Of Lieut. Col zenas
R Bliss, 18th infantry, is extended seven
months. Leave for one month and fifteen days,
to take effect when his services can be spared,
is granted Capt. William R Hall, assistant sur
geon, Unites States army.
COLONEL WIN. +. VoLKMAR to-day rendered
his resignation as aide to the lieutenant gene
raj, and it was accepted to take effect at noon
to-day. He is now captain of 5th cavalry pend
eral There is already good deal OF speculation
as to who will succeed him on General Shert.
dans sta s that oolSnsi
eral Sheridan, and he has, therefore, given no
tn ought to the selection of his successor.
THE NEwsBoYs AID SoCIErY.-A meeting OF
the News boys Aid society was held In the Per.
Of 8sbop the
Thanks were voted to Mr.. Staples, propriseor of
Wizards hote L Senator Stanford, Mr.. G C.
his band, w: G.. Metzerott 4 Co, Mrs. Henristts
Mills, Mr.. Springsteen, Mr.. Hensley. Nine.
Barsaay BBarsay d. DE- sSppen Mr. B. %Stos
Messrs. 2. E. Jackson, Barbour Hamilton y.
phonzo Youngs, G G: Cornwsll, MT: Jarvis and
Others who contributed to the entertainments
recently given to the newsboys at Willard ball.
Mrs. Judge Drury, of Chicago, addressed the
concerning the work Chicago is doing for thS
boys.
A MAN WHO LOOKED LIKE GurrEAp,c
Thomas F. Kellum was charged I'm the Police
Court to-day with being q suspicious chArActof.
Officer Byrnes said that Kellum had been Q
special officer, and complaints had been uIR6o 4.
against him for beating" his board. It US
also testified that at the LIE Droit dining ropJhs
he asserted he had been a spy for MT. ll1coln,
and that he had been taken for 6uiteau, bat ~
was not. Lieut. Arnold said he regarded him
as "unsound." Kellum said that he bad cone
from Boston to work up his pension claim He
claimed that he was a knight OF honor, and he
was no tramp. He promised to leave town, and
his personal recognizance was taken.
A DREDoE Nor vEssEL.-Judge James has
had under consideration in the District Court
the cases Of Cornwall Cumberland agt the
now at work on the fats. Mr.. Nat. Wilson, for
the respondents raised the question Of turfsdio-
tion, claiming that q steam dredge Is mot voo-
sci within the Jurisdiction OF the admiralty
court. Mr. E. B.. Briggs, for hbellante claims
that steam dredge, which is merely adecke4
every sense Of the word, q vessel subject 70 the
Jurisdiction OF the United States dis
trict court. The court sustained the point that
the dredge IL not vessel within the 1uf1Doto-
ton Of the court, and dismissed the nbsas.
An ALLEGED TREASURY CLERK IN TnQEe9k
to the New York World of to3<1SA
woman named Mrs. Allen, formerly . QG16ln
the Treasury department at WashfngtgUUSvn0
arrested In New York last night for croe1a
at the Bijou Opera House, uU()6' IA
an Intoxicated condition, accompq94S4 by
another lady, who said she lived on 12ehDe1oek
Mrs. Allen attempted to 60 into the thoa&er
without tickets. The doorkeeper refuDed her
admittance, and ordered her away nom tie
door: Two young men who tnterfsred IN A9
Allen was locked up by the police.