Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-15
Washington News and Gossip.
HoFERNMENr RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, 1898, O25; customs, s586,OOO.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal
revenue, S26s, O25; customs, $3.50, 900.
GAIT RAMSAY. superintendent of the nava
academy, was in the city to-day. He saw Sec
rotary Whitney this morning ON matters con
nected with the academy.
IHE GOVERNMENT CANNOT RECOVER THE
MONEY OVERPAID.-The second controller o.
Tue treasury has decided, in the case OF Capt
Heo. Evans, who was paid as captain in the
army ar curing the war for period during which
tuaIx S seiguins before his commission was &C.
ouany signed, that the money SO paid MIN
JSannot De recovered by the government. The
decision covers all such cases.
SANTOS IN WAsHINGToN.-Mr.J Julio Romano
santos, who was recently released from prison
IN ecuador, has come to Washington to estab-
l a!.. MS claim to recognition an American
e ,a.L ny the United States government be-
1oIe taxing steps to obtain restitution from the
EcuadOrian authorities for the losses he has
suHered by false arrest and Imprisonment.
by Of
seven months imprisonment Santos is q
naturalized American citizen who had resided
IN This country fourteen years previous to his
trip TO South America.
ARMY oRDERs.-Capt. John q. Adams, LIST
cavalry, now on leave Of absence at Norwalk,
onlo, Will report in person to the commanding
onicer Jefferson barracks, Missouri, to conduct
detachment of recruits for the department OF
Dakota. Leave until March /, 1886, on sur
geon's certificate of disability with permission
10 ieaVe the department of Dakota, Is granted
Coi. Charles G. Gilbert, 18th infantry.
POLAR EXPLORATIONS TO BE D1scUssED-Dr.
Bessels, Chief Engineer Melville Lieut. Sch
watka, Chas. X. Markham, secretary of the
geographical society of London, have all signi-
ned their intention of taking part in the dis
cuSsion OF Lieut.. Danenhower's paper on the
polar question before the Naval Institute at
Annapolis on the 9th OF October. Lieut. Danen-
mower takes the ground that further arctic eX-
pi9ratl0ns are OF no avail, and that the results
W De obtained are incOnceivably small when
compared with the privations and danger to
loss OF life. This is the main point at issue.
THE SILVER QUESTION AT THE CABINET
MEETING.-A meeting of the cabinet was held
to-day at which all the members were present
except Secretaries Bayard and Endicott and
Attorney General Garland. 1t is understood
tnat the silver policy Of the government was
one oI the questions considered.
AN Ex-VIRGIN.A LEGISLATOR IN HIS SHIRT
SLEEVEs.-A Virginian talking to a STAR re-
porter to-day, said: II saw, yesterday, u sight
that makes IL fine commentary upon this demo-
cratic administration. Over at the agricul-
tural bureau saw an old gentleman, who be-
longs to one of the finest families of Virginia,
working In his shirt sleeves as a laborer Tor u
dollar and a half a day. That man has been a
member Of the city council of Richmond, and
he has served in both branches OF the state ley
islature He is a man of ability and of consid-
cradle influence in the state, yet he works as II
laborer for dollar and a half day while
dozens OF republicans OF Virginia are drawing
from 81, 900 to 81 ,SOOa year under Il demo-
cratic administration"
NAVAL ORnERs.-Lieut. Chas. b. T. Moore or
dered to duty at the Boston navy yard; Assistant
Engineer w. F. Worthington, to the Naval
academy; Ensign a. F. Fechteler, detached
from duty on the coast survey and ordered to
the receiving ship Vermont; Paymaster VIM
A. Watmoush granted six months leave from
the 21St inst; Ensign Hugh ROdnan granted
leave until December 1st; leave OF Chaplain j.
j. Kane, at present in London. extended until
December LIST; sick leave OF Assistant Engineer
W.O. Chrisman extended until December 31st
PERsONAL.-Mr. Z. B. Pearson has returned
to the city aiter an absence of several weeks in
the nOrth.-Hon. and Mrs. Henry Smith, of
Iowa; d. NJ. Calender of London, and Lieut.
A: b Dyer and Capt. J. r. Campbell. Y. $. A.,
are at the Ebbitt.-Mr. and Mrs. a B. Mullett
of this city, are in Baltimore to-day celebrating
the twentieth anniversary of their marriage.
MIR. James Stevenson was registered i'm St
iente; Brazilian charge d. affaires in this city,
i New York |AssistantSecreta,y Fairchiid
has gone to his home In CaZenOvia, n " for a
short stay.-Mr. w. I. $. Curtis has returned
with his family from Nahant, Mass.-Dr. and
Mrs. II. I. Murray have returned from the sea-
G. Noyes and Victor Kanff
mann leave Washington to-day to enter Prince.
ton College-Col. {. W. Thompson, custodian
DePa, Ihent vi luc interior. leaves tomorrow
morning on Il well-earned vacation-Ex-
Mayor Joseph Brown, of st. Louis, is in the city.
1t is understood that he is u candidate for
the postmastership of that city-The
wife and daughters Of Professor Newcomb.
who have been in Europe for three or fOur
years, arrived at the Ebbitt last night. They
will be at the Ebbtt for about two mont hs, and
then will go to housekeeping, ii they can either
lease or purchase q house to suit them
Samuel r. Adams and wife are ut WOrmley's.
Senator Dolph, of Oregon, arrived at the
Arlington this ng.-Representative c.
l.. Mitchell and wife, of Connecticut, arrived at
the Arlington last night.-A Shaw Cree, of
Glasgow, Scotland, is at the Ebbitt.-Com-
to Huntington, w. Va, for q week.-Second
Controller May nard will not return from his
home at Stanford, n. Y, for several weeks
Deputy Controller Mcmahon is acting controller
meanwhile.