Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-11

ENTITLED TO PAY.-Controller Durham has ruled
that all Government employees in the District will
be entitled to pay for to-day including those OF the
government Printing once and the navy-yard.
A QUESTION OF MILEAGE.-Controller Durham
has decided that naval officer detailed TO civil
duties is not entitled to mileage In the perform.
ance or those duties but ali other lust and reason
aoie expenses incurred. The question in point
was that OI Passed Assistant Engineer Reeves
detailed for service with the Fish Commission and
sent from washington to Cincinnati for duty In
connection with tAe Commissions exhibit at the
centennial. His account for mileage was allowed
oy the Filth Auditor. and Commissioner Nc
Donaid appealed the case 10 the Controller.
BIDS WE'RE OPENED at the Navy Department
yesterday for materials for use in the construction
OF the armored cruiser Maine at the Brooklyn
navy-yard The lowest bids for the principal
articles were: For hardware, Albert Flagler, at
S9,1O9; Tor yellow-pine logs, Jos. w. Duryee, at
IOr I0r white white pine Psnk boards L H. Ros at
for walnut, mahogany, &C., L. h. Ross, at 81 1885,
ior wrought-iron, H. b. Newhall, at s1,25O; Ior
nuts II. B. Newhall, sl.lO9; IOr colored paints w.
b. Price Co., sl,fS5.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Naval Cadets Geo. F, Cooper
and Harold K. Hines ordered to the Boston; Naval
Cadets Joseph W. Oman and Friend W..
jenkins ordered to the North Atlantic squadron:
Lieut. Lucian Flynn, detached from the Porrs-
mouth and placed on waiting orders. Lieut. w
kipurne detac ed from the Richmond 80 inst. and
ordered 10 duty aJ the Washington navy-yard.
Boatswain Jno. Sutton, detached from the ver-
mont and ordered TO the Lancaster, per steamer
18th instant.
A DEFICIENCY.-The Postmaster General has
sent TO the Secretary Of the Treasury, with a re-
quest that he transmit it to Congress- letter ask
ing an appropriation for railway mail transporta-
ton OF S2oOOoO This deficiency, the Postmaster
General explains, Is occasuned by the large excess
over the estimates OF new railroad service put on
by the POStO1lce Department.
DvIDEND.-The Controller OF the Currency has
declared second dividend OF 25 per cent In favor
Of the creditors Of the First National Bank OF
Wahpeton, OAK. This makes In all 35 per cent on
claims proved, amounting to Sl1O, O,567.47. This
bank failed March n. 1886.
PEKsoNAL-Ex-Gov. Joshua L. Chamberlain OF
Maine, president or the Army OF the Potomac Hon.
B. B. Smalley OF Burlington, VT, Lieut.. Geo. Crook
OF the Army, Gov J.M.Rusk and stan OF Wisconsin,
kev.W. F. Morrison OF The Navy, Prof. H. W. Row OF
Pittsburg, Admiral ID. Ammen OF the Navy, W. B.
hoyt OF New York. DR.. B. L. Coleman OF Lexington,
w. Wheeler or Pensacola, Fla, aud w. H. Ly-
| man and C. AmOry Steven, OF New YORK, are at the
ST. James.-Dr Clara Bliss Hinds has returned
! 10 the city.-Ross b. Brodhead and j. Ford
| Thompson, Jr., are at Long Branch. Later they
Will visit the White Mounlains.-Justlce Lamar,
| Senator Manderson, Representatives Thompson,
Wilkins, and French, Delegate Toole, and Gen. j.
| A. Williamson OF Washington, were In New York
last nighL-Robt. W. Biair j. Y. Hansell, and ID.
Iho VIII icdfS IulS cNculDS lOT virginia Bedcn.
-Ex-CommisSione OF internal Revenue Walter
Evans and wife and daughters OF Louisville, Mr.
| and Mrs. Geo. c. Matthews and son OF columbus,
! Mrs. A. X. Curtis and son, Mr. X. B. Brown OF
LanesvIle, Onio, Mr.. j. l. johnston Of Indiana,
| Rev. John A. BovarduS Of Louisville, and Mr. Fred.
Turner OF Boston, are at the HLmilton.
Treasury Department Changes.
Ulysses V. Whipple, OF Georgia, having served a
satisfactory probationary term Of six months, has
received an absolute appointment to cierkship OF
the $500 class in the occe OF tue general superin.
| tendento or the life-saving service.
Promotions-P. j. Gallagher, Of Pennsylvania,
from class TO claSs2 in the office OF the Second