Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-20

To-DAYs BOND OFFERINGS aggregated $75, 900,
as follows: Coupon 4s, $50, 900. at 1881; regis
tered As, 81 1000, 1881; $4,000 at 1881.
HERE AS WITNEss.-Capt. R. L. Hoxie has
arrived in Washington in answer to summons
to appear as a witness before the congressional
committee on the aqueduct tunnel.
THE CRUISERS CHARLESTON AND YORKTOWN
Some time next week there will be conferences
between representatives Of the Navy depart.
ment and the contractors for the recently COM
pleted cruisers Charleston and Yorktown rela.
tive to the official trials of those vessels The
former vessel is at San Francisco and the latter
at Philadelphia.
LONG CRUIsE.-The U. s. 8. Dolphin sailed
from Panama yesterday for Acapulco, whence
she will cruise to Japan, China. India the Red
Sea. and the Mediterranean. She is expected
to reach New York by October lst next.
To REMAIN AT PANAxA.-The Navy depart.
ment is informed that the U. g. s. Trenton,
flagship Of the Pacific station, is now at Pan.
anna, with Rear Admiral Kimberly on board
and that it is proposed to keep her there until
all danger of trouble on the isthmus is past.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators Call and Kenna, Representa-
tives Bynum, Lee, Johnston On. Co., Gibson,
and Lawler, and Postmaster Ross.
THE HEARING in the matter Of the tariffs and
ciassifcations Of number Of the southern rail-
roads before the interstate commerce commits
sion was concluded to-day.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander Jas. G. Green
to the command of the Alert per steamer OF
January Is from San Francisco. Commander
James d. Graham detached from the command
Of the Adams on the reporting of his relief and
ordered to return home and report arrival.
Mare Island yard and ordered to duty in the
bureau Of steam engineering. Gunner Geo.
Fouse detached from the Washington yard and
ordered to the Richmond. Carpenter Isaac
Cooper detached from the Atlanta and placed
on waiting orders.
ARMY ORDERs.-Capt. John 8. Loud, ninth
cavalry, relieved from recruiting duty January
and ordered to Join his troop. Second Lieut..
John ]. Pershing, sixth cavalry, ordered to
conduct detachment Of recruits from New
York to the department of Arizona. Capt.
Frank G. Grugan, second artillery, granted
three days further extension Of leave.
SroREKEEPERs AND GAuoERs.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has appointed storekeepers and
gaugers as follows: Geo. d. Lewis, Lewisport,
KY; Villa Wiley. Lexington, KY; Jno. B. Plum
mer, Simpson county, KY, and BENZ. F. Fol.
som, Hampton, Tenn.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. John 8. Clarkson, @. @.
Clarkson, and II. @. Clarkson Of Iowa, ]. d.
French of Boston, and g. A. John of New York are
at Wormleys Commissioner Oberly
was in New York last night.-Henry O'Brien
of New York, VIM. Smyth Of st. Louis, and T..
s. Todd Of New York are at Willard's.-Henry
w. Erite of Richmond and L. A. Warner OF
Buffalo are at Welcker's.-C. w. O'Connery
Of Boston, T. N. Bolles of New York, and Dr..
q: Lykins Of Morristown, Pa, are at the
Riggs.-J. E. Peyton Of Haddon6eld, N. j.,
j. F. Kenna Of Detroit, Hon. h. Libbey Of vir-
ginia, Ellis Wainming Of st. Louis, J. r. Wood
Of Philadelphia, and d. W. Bouldwin of San
Francisco are at the Ebbitt.-E. s. Rice of
New York is at the Arlington. Alpheus
L: Edwards leaves tomorrow for Charfottes-
vile, Va, where he will spend the winter.