Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-24
wAsHuNGroN NEWS AND GOSSIP.

nander OF marine force AZ bu>toh. detached Meruo
and ordered TO await y tirement on Nsrchs
An ALLEGED ILLEGAL PsSsIos fKk-The Com
missioner of Pensions has been ADVISED that Isaac
m the . s,S ar For ess sitcrpy
inger.
To RErLAcs DafTkD BUoy.-The Light-uouse
Board to-day received a visit from a lazy hailing
ron Hampton Va, who wanted the board totake
steps 70 replace g certain buoy which has drift ID
GUY " us bearings The buoy II one OF the ooundA-
ries on some oyster beds belonging % the sppli-
cant, who claims that by the drlftlng Of the marx
she viii lose about 9. 900 worth of oysters unless
the board win interfere The engineer secretary
on the board says that he Is not sure whether the
leilsaiclSn o. the board extends 10 the protecuon
A LAND CASE DEcIsIos.-Ihe secretary OF the
Interior has Instructed the Commissioner O. the
General Land once, who Transmitted 20 him two
lists OF land stated have Teen erroneously cert
ned to the state OF Minnesota Tor the benet Of tho
Ranpass M - oa,,,v anu aS sne 81 ny
viii be allowed thirty days 70 show cause Why
restoration OF said lands 10 the Government The
Secretary adds that similar actloa win be taken
hereafter Nv the Commissioner In all Ike cases
PRIOR 10 IRA lsmlssion OF the same 10 the Depart
Inent To this extent the circular Of November
%, 1887, Is modified.
The y. 5. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION has need OF
applicants for service In the departments at Wash.
ington, who, In addition 20 the ordinary clerical
attainnlents possess a knowledge OF stenography,
WIN us incident OF ype-wnung. The present
needs OF the service may Increase the chances 90
those earliest examined. Nearly all those who
have passsd successful examinations In both sub
yects nave Deen appointed. The entrance grades
are usually $500 81 900. and 81 zoo The examine
uon m stenography consists ol exercises Ia dista-
Ton, ana al least eighty 1--we words a minute must
be written accurately. In type-wriIlng a speed OF
twenty-five words minute Is required Appli-
Sants hose legal residence is the district Of Column
mi Ira amin
Assistant Chiefs Of Naval bureaus.
A fAyoRABLk REPORT THE BILL PRoyIpIss FoR
THEIR DESIGNATION.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. cameron, from the conn.,
mittee on naval Affairs, reported fayorably tho
bill providing for assistants 10 the chiefs OF bu-
reaus OF the Navy Department IL provides shat
there shall be In each bureau OF the Navy Depart
ment an officer Of the Navy detailed assistant
20 the chief thereof such officer In each case
shall be OF the same branch OF the service a. his
chief, and shall receive the highest pay OF his
grade, aud la case OF the death, resignation, alb
senoe, or sickness OF the chief OF the bureau shall
unless otherwise directed py the President, per-
form The duties of such chief unul h- rs
appointed, or such absence OF sickness shall
oelse." But II Is PROVIDED that the assistant "
the Bureau OF CONSTRUCTION and Repair snail Oe
selected IRON the corps Oi Naval Constructors not
below the relative rank OF COMMANDER, aud shall
receive an extra compensation OI 500 per year IN
excess oI his regular pay.
They Nuss stick 60 Their Desks.
A sEw ORDER AFFECTING cLEKks Tsg INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT.
The Secretary OF the Interior mas issued an order
20 the heads OF bureaus lnstructing them that all
time spent by tie clerks away IRON their desks
between the hours OF % to 4 each day, with the
ception OF the half hours IRON IL 10 l2:3o. shall
be deducted from their annual leaves The object
OF the order IL 20 putAn end 10 The walking about
In the corridors, which Is habit ith some OF the
clerks Tine heads OF each room VIII Ia lns, ruct.d
f.nks Nr
every clerk and make reports.
The order prohibits reading new sIapers or books
not pertaining 10 Official duies. and prepai.ng
private letters or Other writing irrcleA ant 10 tho
business OF Inc Department., during Once hours,
ana personal visits % or by clerks enpOyes
durigg Office hours must be allowed only by chleIs
OF DIVISIONS and ior special anu suncienl reason
News from Our A>isssc Squadron.
OFFICIAL DIsPATcBEs Flon REAR ADMIRAL
CHANDLER.
Rear Admiral Chandler, commanding the Asiatio
station, reports TO the Navy department under
date Of Kobe, January n, that he viii sail In .
few days, on The flagship Brooklyn, on a cruise 10
Hong Kong, Manila, Batavia, Macassar. % the
Moucca group. 10 east OF the Philippine Islands
and thence 10 China and Japan The voyage VIII
take about three months time Commander Henry
Glass Will be m command OF the saliOn during his
absence. The Omaha las sailed Tor fanana- The
Essex Is Undergoing extensive repairs, which VIII
be completed about the LIST 90 March. she VIII
then take Hon. Chas DENLY, United states Min
lister 10 CHINA, on cruise Of Inspection 10 FounOsa
and Chinese waters The Juniata Is expected daily
at lokonama from Honolulu. the Palos Is aS
Cnemulpo COSTA ana TIT MOnOcacy II al loko-
hama The following changes have been
made In the personnel OF the squadron:
Lieut.. J. q. foulk and Naval Cadet ). " Griswold.
from Brooklyn 10 Monouacy. Lieut. 1. n. NJ Jason,
from the Essex and ordered home by way OF Eu-
rope Lieut. NJ A. snuieidt and chaplain q V
Omaha on her departure for Panama, ana they
VIA lie sent home by Iaail steamer, VIA san FRAN
cisco. when able 10 travel. Lieut.. shueldI II an
important witness IA the Court-marIlal VI
Capt selfiidge. All the other witnesses Ia that
case now On their way 10 this country In the
United States steamer omaha
Death os the Youug Germsso Prince.
TELEGRAM FROM THE GRAND DUCHESS cosFIRsso
TRE NEWS.
Miss Clara Barton to-day received the following
telegram from the grand duchess Of Baden &C
Freibourg confirming the death Of her son Prince
Louis, which was announced Ia yesterdays STAR:
ut is true; pray for me. Louise The telegram
was In answer 10 one OF inquiry from Miss Barton,
who could not believe the truth OF the report as
only short time ago She saw the young prince In
the Carlsruhe Palace, where she Was guest, aud
he was then IA the test health aud spirits. a Inc
specimen OF young physical manhood Nothing n
known OF The particulars oT cause of his death.
Gen. Newton Thinks OF Re>igning.
AN APPoIsINESr TO OFFICE Al SAsInSGroS Not Us-
IIEELy.
From the New York sun. to-day.
at Is, l understand, not unlikely" said Gen
Jno Newton yesterday TO a reporter OF the .sla,
that shall In the near future receive an appoint
meut under the United states Government and
when that appointment Is made shall De- ready TO
say whether or not l shall resign my present Office
OF commissioner OF public works. UnUn Il IL made
/ cannot say whether I shall resign or not. In
short, you can say that have no Intention Of 10
signing at present"
sBut YOU VIII accept the Government appoint.
ment. general?"
"II Would De premature to answer that question
can answer better when the appointment AZ
rfyes"
HAS the appointment anything 20 DO with the
Harlem River Improvement or the Hell Gate exca-
'.NoIning whatever" replied the general, briefly.
AT the Barcelona apartment house, where Gen
Newton lives, they understand that Gen. Newton
ana his family Will soon leave New York and make
their home permanently IN Washington.
MARRIEO.
COwI-PAGE- At the residence OF the bride. Is
koma Park, ID. O., February %, 1sss, by Rev. John
Chester, BENJAMIN q. COWl- Of this city. 90 Ma
kIAN L PAGE No csrdA
GUNDLING-EvANs. At the home Of the brides
parents. l426 2 list street February %, 1855 Miss
fANNIE 4. EVANS 20 Mr.. JOHN l.. GUNDL1N0. hy
the Rev. c. r. Sontae. both 81 this city.