Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-13


THE U. s. 8. PowHATAN sailed from Key
West, Fla, to-day, for Cuban and Haytien
ports.
| IT Is NOT INTENDED to resume work on the
exterior of the west wing of the State, War and
Navy department building until next April
The 11;,. heating apparatus will be placed in the
building, however, at an early day. contracts
having been already made for the work.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS TODAY
were Senators Voorhees,, Van Wyck, Hampton,
Pugh and Mcpherson, with Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
rett Ackerson of New Jersey, and Representa-
tives Fisher, Thompson, Clifford and the Da-
Springer, Barbour, Anderson. ToWnshend,
O,Donnell, Steele. White Pa.), Ward Qll.) and
Bliss. ~
REsIGNED.-Mr. Charles R. Reynolds, a SUBJ
stitute clerk in the city post Office, has resigned
bis posi- ton to accept position in Washington
Territory.
Mr.. CHANDELIERS PoRrRAIT.-A portrait of
ex-Secretary Chandler will in few days hang
upon the wall of the office of the Secretary of
ries. 1t is by Matthew Wilson, of Philadelphia,
and has just arrived from that city. 1t was de-
livered at Secretary Whitney's residence by
mistake.
TwENTY-NINE ARMY CADETS FAILED TO PASS
the examination Just held at West Point. OF
these two were in the first class, fourteen in the
third class, and thirteen in the fourth class.
A BOARD OF SuRvEY.-Capt Charles c. Hood,
oath infantry; Capt James NJ. Marshall, A. @.
NJ, and Capt. Charles c. De Rude, 18th cavalry,
have been appointed a board of survey to ex-
anime and report upon responsibility for def
cheney and damaged condition of clothing at
the Philadelphia quartermaster's depot.
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE SENATE
The cabinet meeting yesterday was mainly de-
voted to considering the policy to be adopted
by the administration with respect to the ap-
pl1cations made by certain committees Of the
senate Tor information In regard TO- changes
OF Congress- general interchange of views
was had on this subject, but, so far as can be
learned, no decided action was taken.
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF REPRESENTATIVE RAN
KIN.-Representative Jos. Rankin, of Wiscon-
sin, who has been in bad health ever since his
arrival here to be sworn in, was in a critical
condition to-day. He has for some time been
slowly sinking from Bright's disease OF the kid
neys; Yesterday he was paralyzed and lost his
sessions, having served in the Forty-eighth Con-
gress. He was born in New Jersey in 1888, and
served in the Wisconsin legislature eleven
years.
Observation-Disclosures Noah Porter, of Yale
College, is in town, to attend the annual meeting
and is the guest Of his his old friend and class
mate DIR. Peter Parker.-Mrs. George W. Fall,
the adopted daughter of the wife of ex-President
Polk, accompanied by her daughter. are at the
Ebbitt.-Senor Gonzales Viguez, charge
OF Washington, and Capt. F. v. Greene were
registered in New York last night.-Mr.
Nicholas NJ. Bell, superintendent OF foreign
mails, has returned to the city.-Col. John g.
Heaiey, of New Haven, who has just taken
charge of the House folding room, was given a
farewell banquet by the Knights of st. Patrick,
in that city, on the eve of his departure for
Washington.--It is reported from Santiago de
Senior AmbrOSiO MODff ('hitiap mi In.
the post of minister to WashingtOn.-The fiags
Of public buildings and foreign legations and
cOnsulates in Lima, Peru, were at half mast on
Monday, in memory of Vice President Hen
dricks:-MantOn Marble, of New York, is at
Wormleys.