Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-24


National Shipping and Industrial League was
permanently organized at meeting at Will
lard's hotel last evening, the following officers
being chosen: cambridge McRae, Arkansas,
president: Ambrose snow New York first vice
president; Chas. S. Hill, District OF Columbia,
secretary; A. Vanderbilt, New York, treasurer
THE PRESIDENT GOING TO CHIcAGo.-Hugh
Coyle, press agent Of the Worlds Pastime Ex-
position of Chicago, who has been in Washing
ton with delegation to invite the President to
has Sa the opening OF the exposition on July g.
president Cleveland accepts invitation of ex-
position management, and will be their guest
"nen ne taxes his summer tour Of the lakes"
A CoURT-MARTIAL convened at the navy
yard lyceum at Boston yesterday for the trial
OF Commander Henry F. johnson on charges
oI scandalouS conduct and disObedience of
orders.
THOSE who leaveIthe 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 he invariably
paid In advance.
The PRACTICE SHIPS jamestown and Con-
stellation sailed from Annapolis yesterday, on
a practice cruise, with the naval cadets on
board.
AN EXAMINATION FOR PATENT EXAMINERS
CLERKs.-An examination tor examiners clerks
for the Patent office will be held at the rooms of
the civil service commission on the 10th of
July prOx., at 10 a. IN. This examination will
consist OF the limited departmental examina-
ton and supplementary questions concerning
aa me. autles OF examiners clerks in the Patent
once. Applicants who enter this examination
and pass in the limited or non-technical, will
De eligible for appointment in other branches
OF the service. Those who pass in the technical
as Wen as III the nOn-technical examination
Will De eligible for appointment to the places
lor Wnlch the examination is specially held,
a si also lot appointment 70 clerical positions
i0r appointment to which the limited examina-
lion Is all that is required.
ARMY OKDERs.-Lieutenant Colonel James
M Whittemore, ordered from Waterviiet
arsenal, New York, to Providence, r. L. to ex-
anime machinery for use at the arsenal Assis-
Iant Paymaster General Geo. L. Febiger re-
lieved from duty in the division of the Missouri
July Is, and ordered 70 his home to await re.
tirement. Lieutenant Colonel Geo. X. Elliot.
engineer corps, ordered from Newport r. l., to
ness. Second Lieutenant .. NJ, Lissak fourth
artillery, ordered 10 duty at military academy.
august ~, and accordingly relieved from duty
Leave OF Lieut.. Col. Walter Mcfarland. engi.
nee a CORPS extended one month. One hundred
ana three recruits, ordered to the division
Cne Missouri, seventy for the third cavalry. and
Inlrtythree Tor the fifth cavalry. Sixty re-
cruits ordered to Fort Smelling Mimi, for the
.ndra infantry, and twenty-four coored cavalry
for the 10Th cavalry. First Lieutenants ALVIN
ana Capron, first artillery, and Second Lieuten.
anus Chas. u. Treat, fifth artillery, and ]. N.
Lewis, second artillery, now undergoing In.
struction III torpedo service, will be relieved
d iIom duty o at Mieps Point July 1st, and
nth artillery, granted one months leave. First
Lieutenant Chas. A. Williams, twenty-first in
fantry, granted three months leave. Lieuten-
ant Colonel John 5. Poland, twenty first intan.
Try, granted four months leave for disability.
AWARD OF CoNTRACTs.-The contract for
Winding the clOckS in ho Tut
has besn' awarded Vi II. L.. LipscunifJ Tor HIssfn