Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-27


SECRETARY WHITNEY was at the Navy de.
partment to-day, after an absence of several
days He had conference in his Office this
morning with Chairman Herbert, OF the House
naval affairs committee.
A RAILROAD misunderstanding Lamar
and Assistant Secretary jerks to-day heard
arguments from Messrs JEFF Chandler and Jere
Wilson, counsel for the Central and Union
Pacific railroads, in response to the demand
made by the department. to show cause why
the net earnings of these roads, twenty-five reI
cent OF which under the Thurman act is due
$4,O4O,4O9, which these companies paid the
Pacific Steamship Co. in consideration of the
latter diverting all of its inland and Atlantic
coast freight and passenger business over these
roads. AT the request OF counsel, they were al.
lowed until next Thursday to file briefs in the
case.
WORKING THREE WEEKS EACH MONTH
Chief Graves has decided instead of discharg-
ing a portion of the force Of the bureau of en-
craving and printing, to furlough a certain
number each week. allowing all to make about
three weeks time each month.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators Plumb, Voorhees,, Call and
Kenna, Representatives Ballentine, Green,
Weaver, Outhwaite, with A. w. Thurman. of
OHIO; Ward, OF Illinois; Davidson, OF Florida;
Gotes, Lefeyre, Cox, Joseph, Warren, Grain,
with G. w. Patton, of Illinois, and Blanchard,
with Col r. Bradford and MIR. Drummond, OF
Louisiana; Edward A. Hammond, OF New York;
Miller
NAVAL ORDERs.-Chief Engineer P. A. Rear.
lex, ordered to the Norfolk navy yard; Assistant
Engineer Howard Gage, detached from the
New York navy yard and ordered to the bureau
OF steam engineering.
ARMY ORDERs.-First Lieut.. Thos. NJ. Wood.
ruff, 9Th infantry, acting signal officer has been
ordered to proceed from Washington to Nan
tucket Island, Mass, via Woods Hall, Martha's
Vineyard, Cottage City, and Edgartown, under
special instructions from the chief signal officer
Leave of First Lieut.. Chas. F. Poe, adjutant I'd
cavalry, has been further extended to January
81, 1887. Leave of First Lieut.. II. De Lang, 9th
Leave OF Capt. j. w. MacMurray, LIST artillery,
extended three months for disability. Major
Jno; s. Wit Whether, paymaster, granted four
ordnance department., granted three months
leave tor disability. First Lieut. VIM. w
Tyler 18th infantry, granted six months leave
Chaplain y. j. Nave granted six months leave
for disability.
PERsoNAL.-Col John R. Fellows, F. H
Hatch. VIM. c. LIE Gendre, NJ. H. Levett and ].
b. Tiffany. of New York. and Mr.. and Mrs. N.
d. Clark, of Boston, are at the Riggs. c.
Ware, of Washington was in st. Louis on
ana d Storm of Mass f. Ross
pOlitan.-Hon. w. f. Smith, Assistant Secre
tary OF the Treasury, and Representative Bur
leigh were registered in New York last night
Hon. George Pfeiffer, jr., of New Jersey
VIM. E. Love and wife, or Dakota, and l.. P
Hunt, OF Maine, are at the National.-Chas.J
Sheriff., of New York, J. II. Bullock and wife
OF ST. John, N. B., and w. B. Mitchell and wife
Of st. Cloud, Mimi, are at the Ebbitt.-Henry
w. French, OF Boston, VIM. B. Mead OF New
York, n. d. Moore, of Milwaukee, e. N. Brisco
and wife, of Chicago. and Gov. 5. 7. Hauser, OF
Montana, are at Willard's.-Mr. Ben. G. Tru
man, formerly one OF President Johnson's pri
vate secretaries but VINO has been lately en-
gagged in business on the Pacific SLOPE, Is at the
Ebbitt.