Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-09

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SEATING OF PERSONS INVITED 10 TEE yuNrnAL.
Colonel John n. Wilson. Commissioner OF Public
Buildings and Grounds, has selected the following
onicers TO assist him In seating OF those who are
invited 70 attend the funeral: Army, Major Thos
Bourfs, 30 cavalry: First Lieut. ". P. buvai. SIN
artillery; First Lieut. ThoS T. Knox, LIST cavalry;
First Lieutenant Curtis NJ D. Townsend, engineer
schuetse, Passed Assistant Engineer r c. Beg,
Passed Assistant Engineer II. p. Morton. First
Lieut. Randolph Dickens, Marine CorpA These
of1cers are AL on duty In this city.
THE ARMY OF TIE cunBxRLANp.
Comrades OF the society OF the Army OF the Cum
periand are requested TO be present at the Eooitt
Hause at 30 O'Clock D. n. the 10th Instant Those
comrades not Of the society are Invited
THE POTOMAC RIvER RKGATTA.
Confirmation o. the Beas Races To-day
When Referee Watts decided to postpone the
remainder OF the regatta until this afternoon he
gave no decision In the gig race. Il Was an un.
precedented state OF affairA While there was no
doubt about requiring the race TO be rowed over,
as neither crew had crossed the finishing line,
there was Q question whether any substitutes
could be allowed to row. A telegram was sen;
this morning to VIM. B. Curtis OF the Spirit Of the
zsmes, in New York, An aquatic authority, for his
admissible, except by the consent Of opponents
which, under existing circumstances could hardly
the men the gig race Win be rowed this siternoon
cared shells WIN follow.
sxs eIe RACE OF.
The referee has declared the gig race on.
The columbias are unwilling 20 allow the Pc
tomacs to row substitutes
LATKR-rHE PoroMAcs WILL ROW.
The Potomacs have decided to row the Gig raoe
with only two men In the boat Elmore and Rey-
nolds
The senate Tariff Bill.
TIE eUBcohNlTTEE STILL HEARING RkfRrs4NrA-
TfvEs OF TIE VARIOUS npusrRIAL lSTKRxsrs-
Senator Hiscock did not 90 to New York last
night as has been reported. He was az work with
the other members Of the subfnanoe committee
to-day on the tarin bill Representatives OF the
hat manufacturers and Of certain iron interests
were heard to-day. A memberof the subcommittee
said to-day that these preliminary hearings would
proDaDiy go on all next week. There Is nothing
IKE haste manifested. The subcommittee are
proceeding as II there was no press OF time, and
naturally the question Is often asked: ''Wnat are
they waiting iOr7" Those engaged In the work
say 10 give an the interests Affected An oppor-
Rumors OF a purpose tooptain Mr. Blaines opin-
ION and advice upon the bill before reporting
members OF the subcommittee emphaticaliy deny
al such reports that ought TO put an end 70 tax
THE CLOTHING INTEREST,"
delegation Of the National Merchant Tailors
had hearing before the senate subrnance CON-
mittee to-day. They want the rates Of duty
adopted 30 as TO render them more equitable
between the cloth and manufactured goods.
clothing Is too low to On wisn inas on
cloths cassmers, &C.; that the duty on the latter
or goods 70 be made up into clothing, is high,
and they urge an Increase Of 100 pei
cent on the latter. In other words they cannot
compete TO their satisfaction with the ready
ciotnlng at the present rates OF duty.
SUGAR, WOOL, AND LuMBxR
II appears that the articles of sugar, wool and
lumber are giving the republicans most trouble.
There ID strong opposition TO SO per cent cut In
sugar, and as long as the sugar question re-
mains undecided the wool men clamor
the proposition TO make even a small cut on lum.
Der meets with determined resistance. The ex.
pressions Of the members Oh the subcommittee dc
rates that existed prior TO 1883. In tact, there
seems 10 be purpose not to do so; but until The
question is finally etted the wool men apparently
mean to keep up the Aght.
BIG TASK.
No approximate date is now mentioned for thu
report Of the bill senator Allison says It Is tasl
OF considerable MAGNITUDE to frame q tariff bill
and that the republicans prefer to have all cues
lions OF difference OF opinion settled before report
ing 1t rather than afterward.
HATrHRs ASKING PROTECTION.
The eight 1ourneymen matters, representing
1900 workers OF their craft In I'VE dineren
states, who appeared before the Senate tarin sub
committee to-day, made q strong appeal for pro
lection against what they claim 70 be mistnter
probation or Instrumentation Of the present
law. They represent that by reason OF the actor
OF the authorities hats, which are absolutely M
ished, with the exception, perhapS OF the band
the binding, or the uning-hats upon which al
the work or their craft has been done, are ad
mitted as unfinished goods at 20 per cent ad.
valorem- The undervaluations constantly prac.
tlced, together with the low rate OF duty
they declare are destroying their means OF nveii
hood This year they say fully one-half the hat
necessary 10 supply the market will be imported
with a corresponding reduction OF the aggregat,
income OF the working matters. SILK, which bear
! an ad valorem duty OF so per cent these gentle
men represent comes In by the million yards unde
| the rulings OF the Department at 20 per cent q.
trimmings Among the papers presented was
petition SAID TO bear the signature Of every jour
neyman halter OF Bethel, Conn.,, $40 In number