Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-24
SEVENTY RECRUITS have been ordered to the 4th
cavalry.

EXAGGERATED REPORTS OF APACHE OUTRAGEs- -
Uhitef states Consul willard, at Guaymas, Mex
has .orted TO the State Department in regard Lo
the recent outrages in northern Sonora by Apaches
He Us that the newspaper reports or the afIaiI
were exaggerated, the OuLrage5 being confined tC
the murder OF one person and the theft and
slaughter OF few cattle The Indians are sup
posed TO be the remnant OF Geronimo's bani, which
ned into Mexico. and numDer only three men and
four women. The local militia will doubtless CAP
ture or kill the marauder5, unless they manage to
escape TO the Sierra Madre Mountains
MORE PENSION FRAUDs.-The Commissioner Of
Pensions has been advised that the grand Jury at
Albany, N. Y, has found eight indictments against
Mary Ellen Cross, Annie Cross, Chas. and Susan
salisbury for violation OF section 5438, Revised
S,a., Ssnutes' 81 III conheGsioh Nun the pension
advised that Oscar B. Barber was on the 23d inst
sentenced, In the United states Court at Spring.
neld, Ill. t. two years In the penitenrary, for
forgery IN connection with the pension case Of Ida
j. Grant.
PAYMAsrERs CLERKS Not NAVAL OFP1cERs-A
decision was rendered by the United states Su-
preme Court yesterday In the case OF the United
states, appellant against David Marat, appeal
from the Court Of Claims Thequestion pres. nted
by this case Is whether or not paymasters' clerks
are oficers OF the Navy, and as SUCH, entitled 70
reimbursement for travelling expenses This court
holds that neither by the regulations, nor by the
statutes, nor Dy any constitutional provision is
tne present claimant "a paymaster's clerk) an
oncer OF the Navy. Tie judgment or the Court OF
Sidims Is therefore reversed ana the case re-
manded with Instructions to dismiss it opinion
BY Justice Miller.
CHARGED WITH DEPRAUDNG THE GOVERNMENT
John McNee has been arrested here by Deputy
Joyce, of the marshals ONCE, under indictments
found In California charging him with defrauding
the United States Government. He was taken be.
lore commissioner Bundy and gave bail In S15, ,OOC
W appear 10 answer the neindictments on February g
RRsIGNED.-Col Marshall Mcdonald, nominated
for Fish Commissioner by the President, has ten.
dered his resignation as Virginia Fish Commits
si0ner 10 the governor, who has accepted It.
PERsoNAL--Mr. C. 8. Noyes has recovered suf
fciently from his severe cold to be able TO be oul
to-day.-Chief Clerk Hogg, of the Navy Depart.
ment, was detained at home to day by slight ILL
ness-COl Fred. Grant and wife, OF New York
and K G. Parsons and j. T. r. Mckay, OF Cleve
land, are at the Arlington.-H. B. Thayer Albert
Fink, lie Roy Clark, Simon Sterne, C. g. Mitchell
and W. B. Timms, OF New York. X. NJ Patterson
and s. j. Barclay, jr, OF Philadelphia, are at vii
lardA-Geo. Gorham, Of Phiiadeiphia T, r.
Moore and Hugh X. Toler, OF New York are aI
Wormleys-Jno. c. Porter, Julian kennedy anC
Cephas Taylor, or P1tttsburg, X. II, Stearns, jr.
and h. A. Moore, OF Boston, Geo. Hoadiy, TheO
Gilman, and Chas. II. Cramp, OF Philadelphia, an
Welcker's,-J. X Goldsmith, OF New York. j, G
Alexander, OF Hartford, Conn.,, RObI Emmett o
Boston, and James Scully, VI Albany N Y ar,
at the ST. Jamea-C. c. Scott Of Cleveland
Ohio, WIN. Wilhelm, OF POttsville Pa. and Geo &
Page and A. y. Losee, OF New YORK are ac IA,
Eb0itL-Prof. =. de Janon, of washington wa,
| In New York last night