Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-27

forty-eght hours. There will ptobably be no
bulletin issued before SATURDAY evening"
WAVING THE PENALrY.--The State Department
has received a dispatch from Consul-General Phe-
Ian, at Halifax N S. in relation to the case OF the
schooner A. d. Storey, which was fined early this
clearing The dispatch states that a note has
been received from the Canadian minister of GUS
toms waiving the penalty.
SUBMITTED TO A REFEREE-The claim of S12O 600
against the government OF Hayti, growing out Of
the imprisonment and death OF Charles Adrian
Van Bokkelan, a citizen Of the United States, has
oeen submitted oy agreement OF the two govern
as referee.
THE REPAIRS ON THE ATLANTA, on which work
was ordered to begin yesterday, will cost $50 900.
This Will consist Of caulking. painting, changing
port-sills, docking, and cleaning. Beyond this
Snere Is considerable work to be done under the
ordnance Bureau in re1urnishing the ship with
gun-carriages 10 take the places OF those that
proved weak during the recent firing contests. It
paratus, which has proved a failure on the At
ianta as well as all the other vessels on which It
mas Deen placed: These were the Lancaster, the
Will cost s. O0O and the total expenditures recon-
mended by the board OF survey amount to $4O,0 ,0O0
The PRESIDENT has VETOED the act granting
the right of way to the Fort Smith, Paris and
Dardanele Railway Co. to construct and operate
railroad, telegraph and telephone line from Fort
Smith, Ark, through the Indian Territory to or
near Baxter Springs Kan.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Surgeon Jos. B. Parker ordered
to the Boston navy-yard August Is, relieving
Surgeon Thos N. Penrose, who Is placed on wait
ing orders. Albert Med. Mccormick has been
commissioned to be an assistant surgeon from
July 23
THE FUNERAL Of the late Col. James Stevenson
will take place at O'Clock this afternoon at his
residence, No. 1903 street northwest Rev. Dr.
Ames will read the service OF the Episcopal
church, and the remains will be taken TO Rock
ceiving vault The pall-bearers selected are Sena.
10r T Teller, Prot y. I. Mason, Gen. holabird NAL
Tucker, Maj. Bickford, OF the Associated Press, j.
" McCheSney, II. w. Elliott and s. +. EmmOns
The funeral was to have occurred at 2 O'Clock TO-
morrow, but on account OF the warm weather 1t
was thought best TO have 1t to-day.
PERsoNAL--Chief Justice Fuller and wife. John
j. Jewett and B. F. Aver Of Chicago, Howard H.
Gillespie OF Philadelphia, Geo. L. Morris Blrming-
ham, Ala, and Elliot Sandrord, New York, are at
the Arl1ngton.-JaS. D. Mcbride and family and
Rev. Edward M. Mott OF this city were registered
In San Francisco on the 2lst.-Senator McPher-
SON Dr. Dr. Allen M and Ys Ha Yong Of the Corsan ga
Tnos. A. Hendricks and Ex-Governor Carroll Of
Maryland, were registered in New York last night.
Mr.. j. c. Mcguire Is at Ellcott City, Nd. where
he Will spend the summer as the guest OF his son,
Mr. JOS. d. MCGUIRE, states attorney OF Howard
County.-M. j. Dolphin, Geo. w. Hey OF New
York, Rev. c. II. Vandyne OF Chapel HILL N. c.,
and W. s. White OF ROckland, Me-, are at the St
JameS-Mr. Albert B. SmOot, son Of Col S. s.
smoot, Is Ill with typhoid fever in New York
Rheims, France, Is guest OF Danl orc. Callaghan.
DIR. E. j. Kellogg and F. T. Sanner, have gone
TO Atlantic City TO join their ramilies.-W G.
Locherty OF st. Louis OF the C. B. and @ Railroad,
Chas Abbot, manager OF Bay Ridge, C. F. McLain,
police commissioner, and ex-Coroner J. J. slavin
Of New York, and Judge 8. N. Pettis OF Meadville,
Pa, are at Willard's-HOn. Geo. Hunt, attOr-
ney-general OF Illinois, Hon. j. NJ Atherton of
Louisville, KY, Jas. W. Lucks OF St. Clair Mich,
]. Frank Fort OF Newark N. j., 7. w. Smith OF San
Francisco, A. II. Wheeler OF Rochester, N. Y. and
Jno. McCauley OF THIN, OHIO, are at the EbhtLL
Mr.. Randall Continues 20 Improve.
he WILL BE REMOVED TO PENNSYLVANIA COUNTRY
HOUSE TOMORROW MORNING.
Mr.. Randall continues to improve rapidly in
health. According to the present arrangement he
will leave for Wayne post-office (near Philadel-
phia) tomorrow morning at O'Clock, where he