Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-04
Washington News and Gossip.
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THE SUIT AGAINST FIRST CONTROLLER
DURHAM by the authorities of Mississippi to
compel him to give q warrant for five thousand
ana some odd dollars due that state from the
national government, is brought with Judge
cislons In the case by Judges Lawrence and o :
ter. Under these circumstances and owing TO
the contrary statements of the case Judge
Durham determined to leave the matter 10 Con-
gress or to the courts to decide. It will proba-
bly, go now through the courts and be finally
settled by the Supreme Court.
DIR. HERvEY w. KING died at his residence,
No. 1928 street, at six o'clock this morning.
He was well-known clerk in the Navy depart
ment for the past 15 years.
SECRETARY WHITNEY did not return to
Washington to-day. It was said To-Day that he
would very likely be away for the remainder
OF the week.
YELLOW FEVER AT VERA CRUz.-The United
States consul at Vera Cruz reports to the State
department that yellow fever is fast increasing
there. There were forty-six deaths In the last
two weeks.
PERsoNAL.-vice President and Mrs. Hen
bricks and Representative and Mrs. Holman
are at Ashland, Wis.-Miss Matte Gould and
Miss Mary Holmes are visiting New Jersey sea-
coast tOwns.-Mrs. and Miss Snead have gone
be SPRINGS to "a at
Rear Admiral Roe and wife and Commodore
Braine and family are at Seabright, n. j..
Senator Eustis and family and Lieut. A B.
WyckOf were among the arrivals from Europe
registered at Berkeley springs were the follow
miah Wilson and daughter, H. 7. Clark, Smith
IOwnshend Senator Voorhees, and family and
Representative Townshend.-HOn.D d. +. Hill,
akron, Ohio; +. J. Wilcox, U.s.A: and Senator
Palmer, of Michigan, registered to-day ut the
Ebbitt.-Paul Lefaivre, of the French Lega-
ton, is in New York.
The President VIII BE Absent Month.
NO OFFICE-SEEKERs NEED APPLY DURING THAT
TIME.
1t is stated at the White House that when the
President leaves Washington next Friday after
noon there will be a suspension of executive
business for four weeks at least. During the
time that the President is on his vacation there
will be no cabinet consultations, nor will he re-
ceiye any callers or applications for appoint
ment. No mail of that character will he for
warded to him. There will be a member of the
cabinet present in Washington during the
Presidents absence to look after administra-
ton matters, but the President will transact no
business while in the mountains, unless some
emergency should arise nCceSSitating his per-
sonal and immediate action.
The White House and the departments are
now comparatively free from impOrtunate poll
ticians. \ general rush to get Il last word in
before the President went OFF on his vacation
was anticipated but the head OF the skrmish
that the President will be allowed to depart in
peace 1t is known that he and his cabinet OIL
GERS are very busy clearing up their work pre-
paratOry for departure, and the politicians
don't care to bring their cases up under the cir
cumstances giving whole months leisure
time for him to forget them in. 1t is supposed
that the President will not remain entirely in
different to New York politics while he is fishing,
but he will leave the national capital behind
him and will not allow himself to be bothered
with matters that should be attended to here.
The office-seekers who hang around the White
wrpfri1p1 InSS yCif nd Will
out recommendation, display their misery to
excite sympathy. One blind woman Is led by
q little girl and endcavOrs to reach the Prcsi-
dent with her tale of woe. One woman caught
the President in the east room the other day
and surrounded him with half dozen little
children, who were all her own, she said, and
she had 10 way TO support them. She wanted
the President to make her s a special case and
lntercede for her at the department. One of
the attendants, who knew her well, said she
hadn't Il child in the world, but had borrowed
those for the occasion.