Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-09

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, 1925, 769; customs. $545,406.
THE U. S. s. BROOKLYN sailed from Key West
yesterday for Aspinwall.
THE LEAVE of First Lieut. Joseph Garrard,
4th artillery, has been extended one month.
The TELEPHONE SUIrs.-Hon. A. G. Thur
man will arrive in this city next Thursday for
the purpose of holding a consultation with his
associates in the telephone suits to be brought
by the government At this meeting the place
Tor 1nstltuting legal proceedings will be decided
upon, and 1t Is expected that inside OF week.
or ten days az the farthest, the telephone suits
will be inaugurated.
RULES GOVERNING CLAIM AGENTs-A new
set OF regulations governing attorneys and
agents practicing before the Treasury depart
ment has been issued by Secretary Manning.
In cases OF suspended claims, unless an agent
or attorney takes suitable action within three
months, the claim will be considered aban-
uoned, and the claimant shall have the right to
employ another attorney. No attorney will be
recognized by substitution unless by written
consent OF the claimant.
AN OLD RAILROAD GRANT.-The commits
sioner of the general land office has advised the
Secretary of the Interior to restore to the pub
lie domain the land claimed under an old
grant by the Florida railroad along the line
from Waldo to Tampa Bay.
INSPECTION OF THE JUNIATA.-Chief Con-
structor Wilson yesterday inspected the
Jun1ata st New York in accordance with fhe
instructions OF Secretary Whitney. He has
not yet returned, but is represented as having
estimated the necessary repairs at SIT 900.
ms Will prove satisfactory to Secretary Whit
ney, who was DESTROYS of bringing them within
SlS,OoO instead of $685. 0O as called for by the
survey OF the vessel.
"A STRONG EFFORT has been made TO induce
the President to visit the North, South and
central American exposition at New Orleans
but without success. He has notified the COM
mlttee on invitations that while he would like
very much to visit the exposition, he finds it
VIII be impossible to do So
KNOCKED Down BY A HORSE AND SLEIGH
Rear Admiral Ammen was knocked down
by horse and sleigh last Friday after.
noon, IN attempting to cross the Avenue
ID front ont. of the War department.. He
nately no bones were broken. The accident it
Is said, was due to reckless driving. He was
compelled to keep to his home for !. few days,
ment, where he has desk.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. Joseph Jorgensen, of Wash
ington Territory, E. A. Grozier, of New York,
ana Jos. d. Weeks, of Pittsburg, ale at the
RHiggs;-Mr. Alphonse Seltz has gone to
Florida-L l.. Van Der Hoven, of the New
York Journal, George A. Richardson of New
York York, and States Attorney Thayer, OF Norwich,
vile, of Cortland, N. Y, are at the Metropoi-
tan.-Mrs. NJ. S. Gardner and Mrs f. Gard
f ner OF washington, arrived in San Francisco
from the east last Tuesday.-J. NJ. Cleveland
OF ADAMS, Ny, John 4. Searle, of New York,
II. r. Frost, of New Haven; ex-senator Sauls-
bury, OF Delaware, G. D. w. vroom and w. 2.
McMichael, at Trenton, are at Willards.-J.
Kudd, OF BROOKLYN, VIM. \. Torrey, Henry S.
Ives and {. ii. Daniels, of New York, Fayette
Gibson and wife, Of Maryland. and Mr. and
Mrs 5 Decatur Smith, of Philadelphia, are at
the Ebbitt.