Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-02

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homes Fight on Langston; Talk With the Ger.
man Emperor; Women Pleading for Q Life; Tele-
graph News, &C.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $254, 26e; customs. SOL ,249.
THE CONSTELLATION arrived at Portsmouth N. H.,
this morning.
SECRETARY WHITNEY arrived In the city from
New York last night
RATIFIED By PERu.-The State Department has
been informed by telegraph by Minister Buck that
the treaty OF sanity, commerce, and navigation, /"
between this Government and that Of Peru, has
oeen ratified by the latter.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS TO-DAY were
Representatives Thompson (Cal), Bacon, Logan,
with Mr.. Hayward Qa.); Allen, with Mr.. l. H..
Sykes and Jos. Billup, Missy; Hooker, Mansur,
montgomery, Heard and Stockdale.
The MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL summary shows
that the mean temperature for last month, 63,
was the lowest for any September since 1871, when
THE BOND OFFERINGS TO-DAY aggregated
s9oS, 100, as follows: Coup As, 500, 900 at l2ex,
$4,000 at 130; reg. As, 100000 at 129h 800 at
!SO $4,000 at 120K, 81, 900 at 129A, $12, 900 at
reg, So, 600 at lOs $780, 900 at los
CHIRF JUSTICE FuLLER.-The ceremonies attend.
ing the swearing In Of Chief Justice Fuller of the
United States Supreme Court, to take place at the
Capitol next Monday, promise to be unusually in
ive as IL Is proposed 70 revive me impress
lnducted into that position.
LAND IN THE FORT BuFoRD RESERVATION Rr.
sToKED.-Commlssioncr stockslager, OF the General
Land O1ce, has directed the restoration OF 1884 rs
acres or land within the limits OF the Union Pacific
Railroad co. road grant, the same having been ex-
company by being included within the Fort Buford
reservation al the date OF the definite location or
said road The above land is situated near Lara
mie City, wyoming Territory.
Army OKDERs-CoL silas Crispln, Ordnance De-
partment, granted three months leave of absence
First Lieut. D. H. Boughton, Third cav, ordered to
duty at the cavalry depot Jefferson Barracks
Mo- Capt. David A. Lyle, Ordnance Department
oroereo lrom Boston 10 Atertown Mass, for duty
as member OF garrison court-martial, to con-
vene at that post on Tuesday, Oct. 2.
Army OFFICERS DETAILED AT EDUCATIONAL In
srITuTroNs.-The following detail OF officers at edu-
catlonal institutions has been made: At the Uni.
versity OF Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebr, Second Lieut..
Thomas w. Grlmth, Eighteenth Int AT the Purdue
University, La Fayet.e, Ind, First Lieut.. Abner
Plckering. Second Inf. At the University Of south
carolina, Columbia, s. G., Second Lieut.. Charles p.
Elllott, Fourth Cav. At The Maryland Agricui-
f,s fursi Colisge PRINCE Georges County, Mo- Second
University of tennessee, Knoxville, First Lieut..
Edw. E Gayle, Second Art.
CHANGES OF STATIONS OF Army MEDICAL Or.
FIcERs--The following changes OF stations Of med
ical officers are ordered: Surgeon A. W. Taylor,
relieved from duty at Fort Robinson, and ordered
70 duty at Fort Grant, Arizona Territory, relieving
Assistant surgeon w. h. COrDusler, who is ordered
10 duty at Fort Hays, Kansas, relieving Surgeon
d. NJ Cronknlte ordered to duty at Little Rock
Barracks; surgeon q. W. Adair, relieved from
duty at Fort Brady. Michigan, and ordered 10 duty
al Fort Robinson, Neb.
GENERAL WADswoRTB's MONUMENTAL the meet
ing yesterday or the committee OF the First Corps
Washington was selected as the location OF mon.
ument TO the memory OF Gen Wadsworth III.
Stlne was selected as treasurer and directed 10
open books for subscriptions Gen. Osborne who
House. In accordance with the above action, TO 10
cate site, &C. The corps contempiates purchasing
the place where tine general fsl and placing there
u suitable marker or shaft.
ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIAN MN1srrR-His ex.
cenency HadJi HOssein Koun Khan Motamed ell
Vesare, envoy extraordinary and minister pleni.
pOtenttary from Persia to the United States has
al last arrived Ia the city after tourney frO,,,
Persia relatively as long as his name ana title He
reached mere last night and look quarters at the
panes his excellency as counsellor and tnterpre-
Ter says that the embassy leit Ieheran on the Atm
OF August and stopped twenty-four days in Con-
stanunople. They then rambled over 10 Lonuon
Dy the way OF Austria, Germany and Belgium
Ihey crossed the ocean on the Servla arriving I'M
Aerza Mahmoud Khan aud AOdui All Knan com.
pete the list OF attaches. In Justice 70 the minis
yer yer the state Department explains that the word
knan USED as ntting hnal TO his name, Is but q
utie, meaning something Like general
BIDS were opened at the Navy Department YES.
terday afternoon for coil boilers for the use OF the
Navy as follows: Charles Wand, or Charleston. w.
Va, $2O06O for four boilers: Frank b King of
washington D. e.. $4,000 for four boilers; HOhen-
st sssi a4 4anuiSo.ufn ~. Sompany, " Newark n j.
YORK, Two bios. one at $3.50 per boiler. and The
0tner at 80 $50 per boiler Proposals were also re-
Rowland RIOS y, n N oi washington ana
were stated
MR. BAIRD's NEW PosITIoN.-The Senate yester-
day confirmed the nomination OF John h Baird of
Georgia, 70 be register OF the land once at Seattle
W. I. Mr.. Baird Is now the superintendent OF
the DEAD Letter once, and he expects TO resign
MIS- present position and leave for his new post
mas been al The head OF the Dead Letter once ir
mas Deen changed by act OF Congress from d1vt.
SION IN the ONCE OF the Third Assistant TO bureau
lawyer Dy profession, and left his practice In
Atlanta, Ca, TO come to this city. He Is also
CIV. engineer and has been connected with rail-
roads he Was at one time acknowledgement OF
the state OF Georgia
TEE NEW GUN FAcToRY-The Secretary Of War
has appointed board OF ordnance onncers TO meet
on Thursday at Watervliet arsenal, West Troy, N.
7. The board consists OF Col Jas. n. Whlttemore,
LleuL-Co. +. u. Parker, Capt. Chas. Shaler, Capt.
Ghas Z. Morrison, and First-Leut. w. b Gordon.
They Will prepare plans, specifications. and estl.
mates for the erection, purchase, or manufacture
OF the plant OF new gun factory a. the arsenal as
provided for In the forttncations act approved
TIE CoxNssIoxRR or PENSIONS has been advised
as follows The grand jury for the o. q District
tat nvpHR alN n e1Sn n mfr