Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-29
Washington News and Gossip.


to-day contains a report of the mass meeting in
this city last night of the friends of home rule
in Ireland; the condemned murderers In the
District Jail preparing for death by the rope to-
morrow; the grafton of Jefferson Davis in
Montgomery, Ala; a striker shot dead; tele-
graphic dispatches, etc. The advertisements
are classified as follows: Auction Sales, Edu-
cational, Money to Loan, Books, Ladies' Goods,
Proposals, Dentistry, Dry Goods, The Trades,
Housefurnishings, Hotels, Wood and Coal, Fam
lily Supplies. Gentlemen's Goods, Sewing Ma
chimes, Financial, Pianos and Organs, Profes-
slonal, Specialties, Medical, Undertakes, PotO-
mac River Boats, Steamers, Railroads.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, S497,7s1; customs, $726,2OO.
THE NEW CHINESE MINISTER, accompanied
by three of his suite, in full regalia, and his
interpreter, was presented to the President
before cabinet meeting to-day by the Secretary
OF state, and presented his credentials from the
emperor of Japan.
RETIRED. - Ordnance Sergeants Martin
Schacht and Chas. Wendell Sergeant James
Weich, ordnance detachment, and Pri ,ate
Hugh Jones, artillery detachment at West
folnt, have been placed on the retired list of
the army.
HE BRITISH STEAMER ENCHANTREss, which
recently went ashore at Frying Pan Shoals, has
peen gwen permission to 60 into dry dock at
The Norlolk navy yard for temporary repairs
A WRECKED CHINAMAN ALLOWED TO LAND
Acting Secretary Fairch1ld has instructed the
collector at Norfolk to allow the landing of a
Chinese seaman named All Fay, who was on
Inc American schooner Frank NJ. Thayer
wrecked in the South Atlantic some months
ago; He was sent to Norfolk by the United
states consul AT Barbados. The Acting Secre-
t'iry holds that there is nothing in the Chinese
restriction act to prevent the temporary land
ing OF Chinese seamen in the ordinary pursuit
OF their calling.
SAMPLES OF IMPoRTArIoNs TO BE PRE-
sERVED.-The Treasury department to-day
issued instructions to customs officers to care
t tuiiS preserve proper samples of all importa-
Ions OF merchandise for use In case of possible
nllsatlon as to classification under the existing
tariff law.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators Whitthorne, Call and Butler.
Representatives Sowden, Long, Holman, War
ner tOhio), Dowdney, Henderson Ill), Brecken.
ridge tky.), Price with j. Sutherland, Wiscon-
sim, Wise, Shaw, Beach, Bliss Springer Ford
WIN ~, H. r. Baker and u. H. Baker of Indiana)
Ior IN. A. Day with j. V. Smith l.. A. Fluck,
VIM b. Fluck and II. +. Hager of Quaker
i Hn ra:), Frank j. Mott, OF Denver, and Rev.
Dr. Ryan, of the Immaculate Conception
church.
EX-SENATOR CoNKLING AND REPRESENTA-
TIVE COLLINS were among the counsel at a
hearing given by Acting Secretary Fairchild
yesterday with regard to the question of
whether Appolinaris water should be admitted
INTO thlS country free of duty in accordance
with the former decision of Secretary FOlper
VINO decided that it was q natural mineral
wafer and therefore free of duty. Mineral
water manufacturers claim that Appolinaris
water is not a natural mineral water and want
the case reOpened.
THE RESIGNATION of William Fletcher as
chief of the loans and currency division of the
treasury department has been accepted, to
take effect June 1, and Mr. b. L. Miller chief
OF division OF the registers office has been
detailed to act as chief of the former division
until permanent appointment shall have
been made.
RESIGNED.-Mr. NJ. A. Turnrr of Tennessee