Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-23

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PAGES AND OF TO-DAYs STAR contain: Sem
ator Blair's proposed Sunday law; Chaska and his
bride; The new German minister; Base ball; Rev.
Dr. woodrow on evolution; MIR. Blaine's inten-
odist bishops elected yesterday; Local and Tele-
graphic News, &C.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $'o1, 1858; customs, 1886, ,942.
MAcKEREL FIsHINa.-Assistant Secretary May
nard has informed the collector Of customs at
Gloucester, Mass, that the catching of mackerel
on the 1st day Of June is prohibited by the terms
OF the act OF February %, 1887.
SToREKEEPER AND GAUGER.-Frank Flynt has
been appointed storekeeper and gauger for Spald-
Ing County, Ga
THE BOGUS BOND FFER.-Acting Secretary
Thompson said to-day that there are no new
developments In the case OF the forged offer Of
bonds Suspicious circumstances he added, have
drawn the attention OF the detectives to man In
Philadelphia The offender, he said, would be
prosecuted II detected, on a charge Of forgery.
Controller Durham Is or the opinion that 1t viii be
dlmcult to maintain action against the person, as
forgery consists OF writing the name OF another
person or a firm for the purpose OF defrauding.
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one months leave, to take effect early In June.
LEAVE FOR TREASURY CLERKs.-Acting Secretary
Thompson has notified the employees OF the Treas
ury Department that all who desire TO participate
in the OF laying the cornerstone OF the
Catholic University tomorrow will be granted
leave which Will be deducted from the thirty days
allowed BY law.
ARMY ORDERs.-Maj0r Geo. H. Weeks quarter
MASTER granted one months leave, on surgeons
certificate First Lieut.. VIM. B. Banister, assist
ant surgeon, granted two months leave.
CAPT. FRANCIS HARRINGTON, Marine Corps, has
been ordered to report for duty on the Richmond
on her arrival at Hampton Roads.
SECRETARY WHITNEY returned to the city last
night.
pursuance of a resolution adopted at meeting Of
representatives from various Cincinnati societies.
President Goodale, OF the chamber OF commerce,
yesterday appointed committee of ten citizens to
come TO Washington to invite the President and
Mrs. Cleveland to be in Cincinnati at the opening
OF the centennial exposition, July 4. A committee
OF ten ladies, especially charged with the duty Of
understood that Mrs. Judge Alphonso TAFT a and d
Mrs Speaker Carlisle will be members OF 1t.
THE FORGED BOND OFPER.-It has been discovered
that Maris & Smith are the Philadelphia brokers
W fnrp in no
offer last week. One Of the members says that
they received notice on Saturday from Assistant
Treasurer Page that the bonds offered Dy them
returned that no bonds had been offered. This
started investigation. and detectives have been at
work on the case, hut as yet there is no definite
for stock -Jobbing purposes, and that the market
improved after the announcement. There was no
attempt TO initiate the signature Of the tirm.
The PRESIDENT Will leave Washington next
Tuesday evening for New York to take part in the
Memorial Day exercises in that city and in Brook
lyn the following day. He will review the parade
In IN New S York IN the morning and the one in Brook
cfses in the latter city he will 60 to Jersey City
and take the first train for Washington. Mrs
New York on this OCCASION. She % win, However, r.
make visit to that city later III the season. prob
ably In september.
REV. DR.. GIKsY's condition was unchanged to-
day. He is lying in very weak state.
GONE TO PHILADELPHIA.-The President and Mrs
Cleveland left the city for Philadelphia at IL
O'Clock this morning by special train. They will
attend the celebration Of the 25Oth anniversary Of
the Presbyterian Church, to be held at German.
town. While they remain In Philadelphia they
Will be the guests OF Rev. Mr. Wood, who recently
visited the White House. The President will re-
turn to Washington tomorrow, but Mrs. Cleve-
land will remain with friends In Philadelphia
about week.
THE OFFERINGS OF BONDS to-day aggregated
s624, 900. as follows: Registered As 10000 at
127H, $4,000 at 127z, $4,000 at 1913, Sl75, 900 at
12s, and $50 900 at 12s total 1916 900; coupon 4s
$4,000 at 127H and $4,000 at 127X; total
sos 900; registered $40 600 at 1O6H, 500 600
at 1OS3s, 81, 600 at los. ana 500, 900 at 1OS,s.
PERsoNAL.-Baron dTtaJuDa, the Brazilian min
lister; Senior de Muruaga, the Spanish minister;
Senator Chace, Representative J. D. Taylor, and
Representative Hopkins of New York were in New
York last night.-Grant Parish sails from New
York tomorrow for an extended newspaper trip
through Europe.-Daniel Buck and D. W. Ross
OF Philadelphia, Very Rev. DR.. Boniface OF Allie
gany, n; Y, Rev. j. J: Hamel Of Olean, N. Y, and
Rev. W. j. Slocum OF NOrwalk, Conn, are at the
SC. James.-R B. Ayers OF New York and L. H.
Jerome, special Treasury agent from California,
are at tChamberlin's-J. Lee andE w. Atkinson OF