Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-01

VIRGINIA PosTNAsTERs.-Robert r. Jones' jr.,
has been appointed postmaster at Diamond Grove,
Brunswick County, Va; VIM. r. Woodson at
Green Forest, Rockbridge County, and Martha V.
Lyon at Tunnel, Scott County.
PosrMAsTER-GENERAL DICKINSON remained at his
nome to-day, being slightly 1ndisposed
PRoMorEp.-w. B. Todd, Of this city, has been
promoted from 81, 400 to 81 900 in the Topograph-
ers Onice, POst-Of1ice Department.
The CINCINNATI DELEGATION to invite the Presi.
Gent and Mrs. Cleveland TO visit that city on the
4th OF July were received at the White House YES
terday afternoon. After short speeches by Mayor
smith, Representative Butterworth and Mr. Good
ale ana an informal talk as to the Ji4e, arrange
very much to attend the centennial but did not
know whether 1t would be possible to do SO or not
ne promised TO give them a definite answer in a
few days.
BOARD, consisting OF Commander Whiting,
Naval Constructor Mintonye, and Assistant Con-
structor Hoover, has been appointed to survey the
q. s. $. Pensacola, now lying at New York. The
lor cruise or one year and for one Of three years.
and will estimate what it would cost to build a
snip OF The same size and like material
MILITARY CADETs.-The following have been
appointed to cadetships at the Military Academy !:
Milton j. Ferguson, Wayne Court House, w. Va. !;
Wade Hampton Massle, Gaines Cross Roads, Va. !;
W. B. Mccormick, MinwoOd, Va; Wm Yates.
Athens, Ga; Lamar Lyndon, Athens Ca, and s..
smith johnson (alternate), Tyler, Texas.
SECRETARY BAYAKD has appointed Haughmont
Howe, the dispatch agent at New York, to be the
representative OF the State Department at the Gin
cinnatl Centennial.
NAVAL ACADEMY commencement week begins
tomorrow with the reception OF the board of WIS.,
itors.
PASSPORTS REQUIRED.-The Secretary Of State to-
day received the following cablegram from MIR.
Coleman, United States charge d. affairs at Berlin:
"From to-day foreigners entering Alsace- Lorraine
from . France require passports with Vise OF Ger
man embassy at Paris"
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-The Controller OF the
currency has declared an eighth dividend, 5 per
cent. In favor of the creditors Of the Pacific Ma
tional Bank OF Boston, Mass. This makes in all
The BANK failed sa Nay aoaasns r. isss 70
No Music IN THE WHITE House GROUNDS To-
AoRRow-The order for the summer music by the
Marine Band has not yet been issued, and there
VIII consequently be no concert at the White
House tomorrow. 1t Is more than likely how
ever, that the first concert will take place ON the
9th, one week from tomorrow.
The DELEGATION from the District OF Columbia
to the st. Louis convention, who leave for that
city tomorrow, had very pleasant interview
with the President this morning.
NO SPECIAL WHITE HOUSE WIRE TO THE.ST LOUIS
COMMEMORATIVE story that has appeared in
print to the effect that special wire will connect
the Executive Mansion and the st. Louis conyen-
tlon next week Is denied at the White House.
There Is and always has been, since 1877 o tele-
graph operator at the Presidents Office with a
wire connecting with the Western Union Office
ana IL mas always been IA custom OF the Associated
and the United Press to furnish the President with
all OF the news OF the day. AS a special courtesy
ne has always been given the full accounts or the
proceedings OF the conventions In the present
Instance there will be no departure from the
usual custom, and the only connection between
the President ami St Louis viii be in the regular
way. Any message which he may wish to send
there Will go as any other, and not by special wire
PERsoNAL--Sir Lionel West, the British minister,
was In New York last night.-Ex-Lieut-G Gov
Chauncey F. Black OF Pennsylvania, Col. w. O..
Tolford of OhiO, and Hon. JOS s. Murdock OF South
Carolina are at the Ebbitt.--Rev +. {. Bailey of
New York, and Jesse Metcalf and ChaS ID. owen
OF Providence, RI, are at Welckers.-Joseph D.
Weeks OF P1ttsburg, George +. Bodweli Of Chi
cegO, and L. G. B!akeley OF New York are at the
RiggS-Robert COchrane, or Melbourne, Austria
liza, and {. p. Clement and A. B. SheppersOn OF
New York are at WillardS-F. s. Denham OF
Albany, j. G. Forsyth OF Buffalo, and A. T. Gurlltz
and Dr. g. II. Benjamin or New York are at the
Arlington.