Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-21
Washington News and Gossip.

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THE REsIGNATIoNs OF Lieut.. Commander
Amory and Lieut.. Very will take effect June 1st.
SECRETARY ENDIcoTr expects to return to
Washington on Tuesday.
A COMING RETIREMENT AND CONSEQUENT
PRoMoTIoN.-Rear Admiral John H Upshur
has been informed that in accordance with his
desire, he will be transferred to the retired list
of the navy from June 1st, 1885. His retire
ment will promote Commodore J. C.. p. de
Kraft to be rear admiral, Capt. George Z. Belk-
nap to be commodore, Commander Albert
kautz Ta to be C captain. T Lieut. Commander B: P.
W. Reisinger to be lieut.. commander
DURING THE ABSENCE of Secretary Endicott
his office at the War department and that of
his private secretary have been put in summer
dress. The heavy rugs and window hangingS
have been removed, and the handsome tessel-
lated floors have been waXed and carefully
polished
THE STEAMER WoopwoRTH, of the marine
hospital service, has gone into temporary
quarantine service at Cape Charles. She will
inspect all vessels entering the Chesapeake bay
except those bound to Baltimore. She will be
relieved by the Manhattan as soon as the re-
pairs TO the latter vessel are completed, which
will be In about ten days.
THE NAVAL TRAINING GSCHOoL.-Commodor
Schley has resolved a number of applications
tering the proposed naval training school.
About twenty-nine have been accepted, and
the first class will consist of about forty mem
bers. 1t is intended to make thirty-five years
the limit of age tor admission, and a number of
applicants have been rejected for over age.
REMOVED FOR CAUsE.-Postmaster G. w.
OFT, at Cherubusco, Ind, has been removed for
forging the payee's name to a money order for
THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS CHANGES.-F.
A. Switzler, of st. Louis, was yesterday appoint
ed chief of the bureau of statistics of the Treas
ury department, vice Joseph Nimmo, jr., who
ressned tbs by reqmes The ehanss VIII take
OF Maine, was yesterday reinstated chief
clerk OF the bureau.
DIsMIssED.-Secretary Manning yesterday
dismissed a colored laborer in the Treasury de-
partment, named Cox, because of his failure to
meet his just debts.
PURCHASE OF SfLvER.-The Treasury depart
ment yesterday purchased 100000 ounces of
silver bullion for delivery at the New Orleans
and Philadelphia mints for coinage into stand
ard dollars.
Too MANY PENSIONERS AT ONE ADDRESS.
1t having come to the knowledge OF the COM
missioner of pensions that great number of
pensioners, said TO be nearly eight hundred,
who are paid by Pension Agent Wilson. of this
city, have given their address as 81 Calvert
street, baltimore Md, Mr.. Wilson is directed
beginning on the 4th of June next, to withhold
the payment OF all certificates wherein the ad-
dress given in the vouchers belonging TO said
certificates is 81 Calvert street, Baltimore. Nd,
until such time as the actual bona fde address
OF such pensioners is furnished him or until
SAID pensioners shall in person appear and he
identified. The address mentioned j. the office
OF Major VIM. I. Adreon, who, according to the
Baltimore papers, has been holding the certifi-
Gates of the pensioners and collecting their
money, receiving, he says, so cents for each
payment.
CONTRACT AwARDED.-S. II. Morrison, of
Camden, y. j., has been awarded the contract
for furnishing window frames and wood mould
ing for the new Pension building. His bid was
ST $50.
No Politics ALLOWED IN THE NORFOLK
NAVY IARD.-Commodore Truxton, comman-
dant of the Norfolk navy yard, has directed the
foreman of the shipsmitis and the foreman of
labcrerS at the yard to deny over their sign;t-
lures Il statement that they We're members of Il
recent democratic city convention at Norfolk
Or be di charged. The commodore has prohib-
tied political discussions in tie yard, and says
that any enploye who takes a conspicuous part
Ill politics will lose his position.
THE WALES OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES more
of the fraudulent vouchers from the fourth a,l-
ditors office were formally brought before the
Wales court-martial today. The trial of Dr.
Wales promises to be a very long one. Counsel
diSclaim any purpose to Obstruct or delay pro-
ceedings, and the court maniests its purpose to
itself, however, at the seventeenth day of its
session and the tenth week of its existence.
with only Il portion of the vouchers which are
to form the foundation OF the case formally be-
fore 1t.
NAVAL ORDERs-Lieut. Commander Geo. NJ.
Book has returned from the Asiatic station and
has been placed on waiting orders; Lieut.. Chas.
J. Badger. detached from the Washington navy
yard and granted two months leave: Passed
Assistant Surgeon Robert Whiting, from the
NaU ma t,1 md, ,,l.a
orders Passed Assistant Engineer \. b. Willis
from the Norfolk navy yard and ordered to the
Mohican June 1st Lieut.. Commander Loeratus
Hubbard, from the New York navy yard lst
June and granted six months leave. The or
ders OF Passed Assistant Engineer George ID.
to the Mohican have been revoked
and he has been ordered to continue the dis
chlrgc'Ot his present duties at the Mare Island,
Cal, navy yard.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Speaker Carlisle, Senator Call, ex-senator
Representatives Wise, McAdoo, Lib
hey, Boyle, voorhees, and O'Ferrall, ]. r. Pat
Va; Michael l.. Woods, \. J. Robertson, OF
Ohio; Prof. NJ. {. McAdoo, Horace Boughton, OF
New NSew York: A. NJ: Wheeler. W, c. Hudson. d.
w. Stockstill. OF Ohio: l. X. Diler, of Chicago
and Il committee of the u. A. X. of PennsylVa-
MIA.
a DELEGATION OF OtOe Indians, from the In.
dian Territory, are in the city for the purpose
OF seeing the Secretary of the Interior in regard
to their annuities and the proceeds of the re-
cent sale of their lands in Kansas and Ne
braSk;-
THE ARCHITECT CLARK INVESTIGATIONS
The investigation into the charges preferred by
the Stonecutters' Union against Architect
Clark, which was begun yesterday, was re-
sumed to-day at one o'clock. The contracts for
the work, which We're called for by the counsel
OF the Union, were produced, and Mr.. Jackson
said that, owing to their vOlumnious character,
he would have to ask for an adjournment in
order to have time to examine the papers
After discussion an adjournment was agreed
upon until tomorrow with the understanding
that there should be no longer delay. Mr.
Clark was not present
A PLAN FOR THE RETIREMENT OF Sailors
Commodore Schley has under consideration a
plan for the retirement of sailors, somewhat
similar to that of officers, as an inducement for
men TO enter upon long and continuous naval
service. he will endeavOr to procure legislation
to this effect at the next session of Congress.
His plan Is TO retire men on three-fourthS pay
after thirty years continuous service. Men of
a certain age have been allowed to enter the
naval asylum at Philadelphia, but the result is
very unsatisfactory, and there is little induce
ment for them toendeavOr to secure admission
They can by law be admitted to the soldiers
homes when not full, but there is seldom any
room for them. BY the retirement plan the ma
val asylum at Philadelphia could be abolished,
and the valuable property sold for between two
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