Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-20

nisiIs, Until ocCoper or November. Commodore
pected 70 return tonight and Will act as Secretary
In Mr.. Whitney's absence.
THEY DONT LIKE LOG RAPrs.-A special to the
New York World from Ottawa, ont, August 49,
says: II the ship-owners in the maritime prov
inces can prevent 1t there will oe no more ship
mentS OF logs by raft to the United States Deter
mined efforts are being made TO compel the gov
ernment TO take action. The government is now
seriously considering what legislation they can In
the pQln or the c0aSt1ng trade Of the maritime
provinces without exceeding the power vested in
them to interfere with the liberty Of the subject.
BOND PURCHASES UP TO AUGUST ls-Under the
circular Of April IL the Government has up to
and including Saturday purchased $33 297 800
the the psr to atng ss
2s32S3, or $2S 94l, ,92S for the AS and 1, ,341 355
for the ANS.
END OF THE ARIZONA INDIAN OUTBREAK.-Ad-
Jutant-General Drum has received the following
dispatch from Major General o. O. Howard, dated
at San Francisco, August Is: 81 am gratihed to
report the substantial close OF the Arizona out
break in the following dispatch from the COM
mandlng general, department Of Arizona: with
the exception or one man, who escaped from the
guardnOuSe nve months ago and who Is now ser-
ously disabled, and one other, all are now in. The
TWO referred 10 are within short distance and
viii be In soon or be arrested Their offenses are
against other Indians. In all other respects mat
ters are In the same condition and as peaceabe as
formerly. start back to-day for my headQuar-
tiers at Los Angeles"
The ACCIDENT TO THE ENTERPRIsE-The Navy
Department recently received report from Rear
Admiral Greer, in the command OF the European
squadron, stating that he did not think that care
any OF the officers OF the Z. s. S. Enterprise for the
accident to the ship near Chrtstiana, Norway, on
July 5.
NEWS FROM THE AsIATIC SQUADRoN.-Rear Ad-
miral Chandler, commanding the Asiatic station,
has reported to the Navy Department, under date
OF Yokohama, japan, July 20, that there had been
no further outbreaks OF natives at Seoul, COrea.
The U. $. s. Juniata was then at ChemulpO. The
Essex arrived at HakOdate, Japan, on the 26th
from Chemulpo. The Palos LETT Chefoo for Kobe,
Japan, July "a. The Brooklyn, Marion and Mo-
nOcacy were at Yokohama, and the Omaha was at
Mexican ports by the last advces. on the de-
parture or the Brooklyn for New York 1t was his
intention to transfer his flag to the Marion. The
general health or the fleet was good Cholera still
prevailed i'll Annoy and Hong Kong, but had not
yet come north, nor was 1t expected to break out
In Japan. Affairs in the East were reported quiet
FIGHTING YELLOW FEVER - Surgeon-General
Hamilton has received a dispatch from DIR. WALL
at Tampa, to the effect that he is having houses
and effects fumigated as the sick recover. The
authorities are having premises cleaned and dis
infected. An infant was lost to-day in a family
taken with the fever. Dr. S. L. Posey, OF the Lou
fslana board Of health, has been instructed to
visit certain towns In Florida TO ascertain their
Cross, Ca, and assumed charge Of the fumigating
stations there.
THE WEATHER AND THE CRoPs.-The weather.
crop bulletin OF the Signal ONCE, says: 'The
weather during the week has been favorable for
growing crops in the wheat and corn regions Of
the Northwest, where reports indicate that the
crop prospects have been improved. In Arkansas
Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and South Caro-
lima the weather during the week was favorable,
and the growing crops, which were suffering from
6rnIlQht "A nar "a
Denented by recent rains. Rain has proved bene-
ficial to the tobacco crop In Kentucky, although
ripened by previous dry weather. In New Eng
land and the Middle Atlantic states the weather
during the week was generally favorable for all
growing crops.
PERsoNAL-Assstant Secretary Of State Rives
returned to the city this morning from two
weeks yachting cruise around Long Island Sound
Club accompanied by G. j. Merrill, OF the Evening
World and $. j. GoOdfrlend OF the Evening Sun,
al are eat az Willards. Nm Mrs Ward, nee Helen Dagvray,
liamS returned from Indiana tO-day.-Henry
s. May, Geo. Clam and Homer 7. Beach OF
Rev ST. Lo@s %ey are O. aS SuaG rns
Gen. Greedy returned this morning FROM Lynn,
Mass.-W. c. Croneineger OF Pittsburg, Chas L.
burg, Pa, and Richard stockton. OF New Jersey,
are at the Rggs.-Harry Behrend OF Baltimore
Is visiting mis- uncle, Mr.. B. J. Behrend Of this
Emery OF Philadelphia and Richard Weightman OF
Montgomery, Ala, are at Welcker'S-O. W..
White OF the AdJutant-General's once has
LETT on trip Though Canada and Vermont
j. Cheston Morris OF Wyoming, Robert +. Penrose
OF Philadelphia and Gen. James d: Mcbride OF
San Francisco, are at WOrmley'S-H. II. Hemp
Ter has returned from CObb's ISland.-R. kondO
OF Toxic Japan, and the Misses Drexel OF Phila-
delphia, are at the Arlington.--R Bullinger Of
England, John Milford OF Belgium. and Edwin
Bruce OF Galveston, are at the st. James-Senor
Voras, the new Chilian minister to this country,
arrived In New York yesterday from RiO.-
o. E. Mueller OF Louisville, George w. Mansfield of
Boston, Henry Roper OF New York, J. Macdonald
OF Glasgow, Scotland, Z. l. Evans OF the Army, A.
E. Buck OF Atlanta, NJ. w. Van Saul OF Dayton, O.,
h. Marler OF Las vigas, N. NJ, and Alien Z. Eller
OF London, England, are aJ the Ebbtt.-
G. E. Lemon, and Mrs. Gen. Casey OF Washington,
were registered tn Paris yesterday.-Representa
tive Lane, DIR. j. II. Shorter OF New York, and j.
Thompson OF ST. Louis are at the Metropolitan.
Rev. John I. Sullivan OF Wheeling and Repre-
| sentative Marsh are at the National.-Gen A. E.
stevenson, the First Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral, has returned from q trip through the West.
-Mr. c. C.. Glover, OF this city, sailed for home
from Liverpool on Saturday.-Nathanie Paige
and j. II. Hopkins and family, Of Washington, were
among the Americans registered at Kissingen,
Germany, on Saturday.