Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-09
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

CIVIL SERVICE RxAMrNAnoxA-The civil Service
Commission will hold special examination at its
rooms in the City Han BUILDING, this city, Tues
day, the 10th instant for the position II meteoro-
lSg ;sa clerk SALARY $500 In the once Of the
WIN embrace the following subjects: Or
TYPOGRAPHY. penmanshin copying, arithme-
% me- "a n
Persons desiring 70 take tlis examination should
the necessary blank forms Of application. legal
residents OF Virginia. Maryland, and the District
70 for WIN mo. Oe az ahs
for special pension examiners will be held at Bos-
ton, Cleveland, and Indianapolis, June %; at
Sc. Louis, june 90. and at New YORK. Rochester ter
Chicago, and Cincinnati, June %.
THE PROPOSED ENTERTAINMENT on the 2eth inst,
OF the national democratic committee and the
committee to formally notify the President of his
nomination at st. Louis will consist perhaps Of q
trip down the Potomac to Mount Vernon and to
details have not Jet been arranged, but the Dis
trict democrats have taken hold OF the matter in
earnest and intend to do themselves credit
ARMY ORDKRs.-second Lieut.. Eugene W. Van c.
Lucas transferred from the LIST artillery to the
Engineer Corps by direction Of the President
Capt. Andrew v. Cherbounier granted four
Lieut. Fielder N. NJ. Beall, Signal Corps. granted
two months leave Cadet II. c. CLARK foufth
class, Military Academy, granted one months
REPORTED CABINET CAANaBa-It is reported that
should Mr.. Cleveland be reelected two Of his
cabinet of1cers, Secretary Whitney and Attorney
General Garland will not remain in ONCE, the
former on account OF his health and the latter be-
cause he has a surfeit OF of1cial honors
win retire. None Of these reports can be vsriisd
however. The Attorney General is sick and Sec
retary whitney had not returned TO the Depart
"ent Vo-day, while COL Lamont could not be seen
COAL AND WOOD CONTRACTS AwARDEo-A. B.
Smith, OF this city, has been awarded the contract
for furnishing wood to the Interior Department
The contract for coal was awarded to w. E. Hodge,
OF this city, with the exception OF the camel coal
winch was awarded to ]. Z. Chapman, Of this city.
The PRINCE ROLAND BoNAPARrE grandson Of
Lucien Bonaparte, brother Of the Emperor Napo-
leon l. arrived in this city last night accompanied
Oy Mr.. Roger de BeauvOir, his secretary, and Mr..
Escard, his librarian. The prince, who Is at the
a visit to the President Of the United Statea
A Thurman BrOomstick.
A CAMPAIGN TROPHY TO BE PRESENTED TO THE CO.
LUMBA CLUB.
When the news Of Mr.. Humans nomination for
vlce-presidenJ reached Columbus a number Of his
admirers, anxious to be the first to reach him with
the news rushed to his residence. They
collected around the house to the number
had aaT but In their haste not
enthusiast caught up q broom that was
IN the hall OF the house, and in q
large-sized photograph OF MIR. Thurman in the
parOr A score OF willing hands tackled the pho
tOgraph TO the brOomstick and entwined It
with bandana handkerchlefS This was raised aloft
as the first bandana OF rejoicing at Mr.. Thurman's
nomination. While the Washington new spaper
correspondents were In Columbus yesterday this
banner, as hurriedly constructed by enthusiastic
thurman men, was presented TO Press DoOrkeeper
Mann, OF the House gallery. He In turn presented
IL 10 M. WIN. Dickson for the Columbia Club, and
IL Will hencefOrth have a prominent place among
the democratic emblems Of that club.