Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-15


PAGES AND Or Tc-DAY's STAR CONTAIN: Pro-
ceedngs Of the meeting Of public school trustees
last night; Law reforms needed; Election OF
officers OF the Institute Of Civics; The Rebellion
records; Echoes OF the Blaine letter; The Swedish
romance OF Prince oscars betrothal; The debate
on the Irish arrests in the house OF commons;
Telegraphic dispatches &c.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., sa72, ,s1a; customs, 9. .262, 500.
THE OssIPEE arrived at st. Lucia yesterday.
FoR PERsoNATING GOVERNMENT OFFICRR,-The
Commissioner OF Pensions has been advised that
Jno. r. Logan. alias X. w. Brown, was arrested on
the 18th inst. at Wyandotte Kan for falsely per-
s0nating soma I'll Gove,nment % oi1cer He was bound @
await the action OF the grand jury.
AProINrMRNr-The Secretary OF the Treasury
has appointed Jno II. Hootz to be storekeeper and
gauger at Salisbury, N. c.
THE NEW CHEF OF THE SECRET SERvICE.-Tbe
resignation OF Jas. j. Brooks, Chief OF the Secret
Service Division OF the Treasury, took effect to-
DAY, Mr. Jas Z. Bell, his successor, who has been
acting as chief for the past two weeks, will formally
assume full charge OF the division Tomorrow.
CoNvICrED.%Fhe Commissioner OF Pensions has
been adviaedthat II. -. a..RrnsuanBw1HS
on the 14th inst In the United States Court at Port
land, Me- on all counts Of an indictment charging
him with violation OF the attorney law In the pen
sion claim OF Sarah Berry.
THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS at the city post-oflce
have asked the civil Service Commissioners to
designate day for an examination OF applicants
for places as clerks or etter-carrers at the city
post-Oflce. No examination has been held re-
Gently, owing TO the change that was expected In
the head OF the Of1ice.
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP II FLORIDA.-The Official
program OF the Presidents Florida trip has been
announced. The party will consist Of the Presi-
dent, Mrs. Cleveland, Secretary ana Mrs. whitney
and Col and Mrs Lamont, and they Will leave
next Tuesday. One day each will be spent at
Jacksonville and st. Augustine, and an hour at
Savannah. 1t is expected that they will return on
saturday. the 25tb.
The INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION Is to
investigate the matter OF the inland transpOrta-
ton OF immigrants and hear the case OF James
c. Savery d Co. aga inst the trunk lines on Feb
ruary 21st, at the United States Court House,
New York city.
THE U. s. CONSUL at Tegucigaipa, Honduras,
has sent to the Department OF State copy Of the
first issue Of the Honduras Progress, the first
newspaper published In English In that country.
The FOIL OWING PROMOTIONS have been made in
the Navy Department under civil-service rules:
W. g. Shock, 81 400 to 81, ,6OO Epes Sargent 200
to 81, 400; 8. X. Behrend, 81. 900 to 81 200 G. W.
Fitzgerald has been appointed to clerkship at
81 600.
gne trials satisfactorily will probably be put into
commission On the 1st of March. Her officers are
now being detailed to her.
Army ORDERsL-Capt. VIM. c. Manning, 23d in
fantry, granted three months leave to take effect
early in March. Capt Sam1 L. woodward. 10th
cavalry granted further extension Of leave for one
month.
NAVAL ORDERs.-surgeon T. c. Heyl ordered to
the receiving ship ST. Louis Goth instant. As
sIstant Surgeon Chas. F. Webster ordered to the
receiving ship vermont. Goth instant. Paymaster
Edw. Bellows and Assistant Engineer John II.
Baker ordered to the Swatara, March /. Surgeon
Henry NJ. Martin detached from the st. Louis, both
instant, and ordered to the Swatara. Assistant
surgeon Jas. G. Field detached from the Vermont.
goth instant, and ordered TO the swatara. Chief
ant Engineer Arthur Price detached from tenn
pOrary duty connected with the Swatara and Or
dered TO duty on that vessel Lieut.. John E. Roller
JOS Beale detached from the branch photographic
onice Philadelphia. and ordered 70 PhGnlxville,
Pa, Tor duty In connection with the inspection Of
steel for the new cruisers.
APPLICATION FOR Observation-Disclosures
has been made for a rehearing In the case OF As
sistant Paymaster J. D. Doyle, who was recently
examined by the Naval examining board for pro-
motion: The request VIII probably be granted,
and in that case the O1cer will be represented by
counsel before the board
Treasurer Jordon, of New York,
and Representative Morse are at Wormleys.-G.
Paraf-Javal Of Paris, L. Moreau and II. A. Brog-
nard, OF Philadelphia, and Jos Libmann and W. b.
Fletcher. OF New York, are at Welckers-A.
Holland, Jno. Hoey, A. p Ketchum, and A. Ernest
bart College, Geo. M. Pullman, and T. H. Wickes,
OF Chicago, and Jno. Ii. Rigney. OF Philadelphia
are at the Arlington.-F. B. Thurber, F. F. La
BARLEY, OF brooklyn, Finley Acker, OF Philadel-
phia, Jn0. O'Laughlin, OF Columbus, and r. l.
I. H. Bissell OF Richmond, W. G. Elliott. OF Nor
folk D. NJ Price, /. +. Vale, aud /. !. Fowler, or
Philadelphia, and Henry Greenfield OF New YORK.
phia, Horace Dillon, OF New York, D. r. Nichols
OF Boston, Geo. W. Mcclure and Hiram Kimban
OF Cleveland, are at the 81. James-Mr. Beck
ford Mackey, recently promoted from the consul
ATE at Nuevo Laredo 20 that at Paso del Norte,
Mexico. LETT Tor his new post this afternoon, &C.
companied by his mother.