Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-25

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOsslP.
The FISHERIES CONFERENCES met again to-day a,
2 O'Clock.
THE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION. two hun
dred and nifty people attended the Presidents re-
| ception this afternoon.
| PERILs OF LiGHr-HousE kEKrKKs-The light
house board has received a report from the keepel
OF the Tillamook Rock light station, Oregon, In re-
| gard TO severe storm which visited that coast
| early In December. The board considers the re-
po important as being record OF the breaking
sns s < asS ssy
was one OF the severest known to the Pacific coast
The lighthouse is built on q rock which rises 81
the light IL IS feet higher still During the storm
the action OF he was Do violent thai the water
az .ssss 10 se aa nns
| IL stated by member OF tue board that there Is
no other authentic record Of the breaking Of sea
1 at such height.
A NEW NATIONAL BANK.-The Controller Of The
Currency has authorized the organization Of the
SPOKANE Bank Of sPofanes Fa waS
Il. Taylor president and b. Hussey cashier.
NAVAL ORDKRs.-Assistant Surgeon Geo. II.
P1ckerell has be ordered to the receiving ship
| New Hampshire. and Assistant Surgeon r p. Gran
dali 10 the receiving-ship Minnesota
The CARLOAD Lot CAs.s.-The hearing In the car.
lOod lot cases was resumed by the Interstate CON-
merce Commission this morning. Mr.. john c.
ODonnell, president OF the Pittsburg Retail
Grocers' Protective Association, and Walter B.
11mms, or one OF the Large New York wholesale
grocery houses. gave testimony.
THE SwArARA.-InformatiOn has been received
| at the Navy Department that the U.s. 8. Swatara,
now undergoing repairs at the Portsmouth, N. H.,
hayward, will be put in commission February
15th and that her oIicers and crew are ordered TO
with new boilers and new machinery, and is re-
ported TO De In excellent condition. She will pro-
baby be ordered TO join the North Atlantic squad
commenced on the U. s. s. Kearsarge, which is TO
BIZ almost entirely rebuilt She Will be supplied
with new boilers ana new system OF forced
draught
They Want ssatistician Dodge Re-
moved.
MEETING OF SOUTHERN REPRESENTATIVES, TO-DAY.
Democratic members Of the House OF Represen.
tatives from Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina,
Texas, Missouri, and other acco-grOwing states
held meeting to-day and decided to petition the
President for the removal OF Mr.. Dodge the stat
istlcian OF the Department Of Agriculture. ON &C
count OF the defects In his estimate OF the tobacco
crop OF last summer, about which considerable
fuss was made AT the time.
Military Academy Cadets.
4 LIST OF THOSE DISCHARGED AND TURNED BACK.
The report Of the academic board OF examiners
at West Point having been submitted to the Sec
Rotary Of War, and approved by him. the following
orders have been issued In Consequence:
The following NAMED cadets OF the United States
Military Academy, having been reported deficient
In study and recommended for discharge, are, by
direction OF the Secretary OF War, discharged the
Third Class-Edwsrd n Cleary. Jno. p. Hobbs,
Geo. c. Hosktns, Jas. b. Kennedy, Chas. La r
Kingsley, Douglas w. Miller, Irving W. Rand
Fourth clasS-Leon j. Albert IT., VIM. 7. Amos,
Andrew J. Anderson, Paul Bailey, John 7. Brady,
Chas. c. Gidney, Emsley z. Grimm, Jos s. Harden,
Bernard E. Jarratt, Chas. H. Kelby, Geo H. Nc,
Master Gassius y: AeMalen, Henry Il: Negiey,
salmons Albert D. Sayer, Daniel E. storms, Jona-
than Z. Tinker, Glare X Whittemore
Cadet Richard j. Beach, third ciass. having been
reported deficient In studies and discipline Ii dis
charged.
Cadet Fred W. sladen, second class, is turned
back TO Join the present third class at once
The following named cadets OF the third class are
turned back ~ Join the present fourth class at
once: john b. Benet, David r. Cordray, Thomas
NJ. c rcoran. Cadet Charles De l. Hine third
class, Is granted leave or absence until July L,
1855, when he Will join the then Jnird class
The last-nalned cadet (hine) enjoys q privilege
seldom accorded TO deficient cadets, that or taking
leave, with pay, unit. the opening or camp, watch
he filed. He is Well known here, hav-
Ing been appointed from Congressman
BarbOur's Virginia district graduate
VI the city High School, and considered to be one
OF the best men In the academy he stood high In
his class at the last ranking, numbering eight
among about seventy. The difficulty, however,
which caused his set back Is said to be lack OF a
knowledge OF drawing, which affected his work in