Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-11
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Interna
revenue, 1899, 254; customs. sos, 1888.

MR.. RILEY, who was recently appointed SUI
perintendent of schools in b Indian bureau has
not yet assumed the duties of his new position.
1T IS LEARNED at the Navy department
that relief of Rear Admiral Jouett from COM
mand of the North Atlantic squadron was
ordered at his own request.
REsIGNED.-E. d. Boyd, of Texas, principal
examiner in the Patent office. has resigned.
SILVER PLATE FOR NAVAL OFFICERs.-The
Harrison Steamship Co. has presented Rear
Admiral Jouett and the officers of the U. s. s..
Tennessee and Galena with silver plate, etc., in
Historian, OF that line, IN the Caribbean sea in
March last. An effort was made to secure the
iree entry OF the gifts, which are soon expected
partment decided that it could not be done.
THOSE who leave the city during the summer
can have The STAR mailed to them for any
length of time and the address changed as often
as DESIRED. The subscription must be invariably
pa1o In advance.
SECRETARY AND MRS. WHITNEY have gone to
Annapolis to attend the graduating exercises at
the Naval academy. No one has been .desig-
mated to act as Secretary of the Navy during
Secretary Whitney's absence.
ACTING SECRETARY OF WAR-Gen. Benet,
chief of ordnance, is acting Secretary of War
during the absence of Secretary Endicott.
petitive drill of the naval cadets took place at
Annapolis yesterday, and the flag was awarded
to the company commanded by Cadet w. H. s.
Bullard.-The first dinner of the Alumni as
ISOLATION OF the naval academy was given last
night in the old mess hall. About ninety grad
yates participated, with Capt Ramsay as pre-
siding officer. Secretary Whitney responded to
the toast, "The President of the United States"
and Rear Admiral G. p. r. Rodgers to "The
United States naval academy"
THE PRESIDENT AMI Mps Crrvr,.rD On
companied by Mrs. Hoyt, drove out to "Rose-
dale" the Presidents new country residence,
yesterday afternoon. Some time was passed in
walking about examining the house and
grounds and the beautiful view. The party re-
turned to the White House in time for dinner.
DEATH OF MAJOR DRAKE DE KAY.-Joseph
Rodman Drake De Kay, better known as Mayor
Drake De Kay, died yesterday at his
home, New Brighton, S. l., in the forty mint h
year Of his age. He served in the war, where he
In and about Washington.
A PROBABLE DISCHARGE AT THE PRINTING
AND ENGRAVING BUREAU.-On account of lack
OF work it is probable that there will be a dis
charge of employees in the bureau of engraving
and printing at the end OF the present fiscal
year. Fo several months the employees of
thirds time, and this state of things cannot con-
tinue much longer. Nothing has as yet been
decided about the matter however.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS TODAY
were Senators Camden, Kenna, and Fair with
Evan j. Coleman and VIM. Banding, of CAL;
Representatives Sayres, Collins, Curtin, Nc
Adoo: Belmont, Herbert, Miller (Tex.), McMiI-
Greene: Pidcock, Robertson Holman, Tucker,
Taylor 90, Taulbee and Sowden, the Commits
ssS1er OF Of Agriculture gI ex-senator Glingman
lentOwn, Pal, and Jas. w. Mechanism undl