Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-11

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New GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS IN NEW YoRK.-
Secretary Window has selected what is known
as the Bowling Green site as the location for
the new custom house and appraisers stores at
New York. The law requires these buildings
70 be located near one another, and appro-
PIRATES s2,OO0,0O0 for the sites.
THE CRUISER CHAaLxsros.-The official re-
port of the trial board ON the cruiser Charles
ton, built at San Francisco for the government,
has not yet been received at the Navy depart
ment, where it is thought that it will not be
found that the vessel during her recent trial
made more than 6, 700 horse power or 800 less
than the contract requires. The delay prob
aRly comes from the necessity of testing the
power indicators in order to insure perfect
records.
COMMANDER DENNIS W. MuLLAx arrived in
the city yesterday. He is the officer who for sew
eral months represented the interests of the
American government in Samoa and who re-
sisted the German aggressions in those
waters, and whose vessel-the Nipsic-was
the only American vessel saved during the
hurricane. He Is now on leave of absence from
his long and arduous duties and will shortly 90
70 tennessee to visit his relatives.
The PETREL IN COOP CONDITION. Navy
department has received report from Com
modore Skerrett and Naval Constructor
Hanscom to the effect that upon examining the
gunboat Petrol, in dock at Baltimore, they
found her bottom In excellent condition and
every indication of structural strength and ex-
cellent workmanship
THE CAPITOL GROUNDS CoSoERr.-The fol-
lowing program will be rendered by the Ma
rine band at the Capitol grounds at 4:50 this
of4
Sousa. q Selection, '"The Mikado" Cby re-
quest, Sullivan. 8. Dance, Hungarian, I"
Brahms. 4. Valse, "lIaid of the Mill" Siddell
s. "Mezza Notte, F" Carlini 6. Overture, will
lam Tell" Rossini z. Medley, "Zig-Zag,"
Missud John Philip Sousa, conductor.
The FOLLOWING FoURTH-cLAss PosTMAsrERs
have been appointed in Virginia: A. E. Raney,
Disputanta, Prince George county; VIM. C.
Word, Gold Hill, Buckingham county; Geo. w.
King, Han, Lee county, and VIM. N. Nichols,
Rockbridge Baths, Rockbridge county.
MONEY FOB FAMILIES OF NAVAL OFFICERS AND
MEN.-The Secretary Of the Navy has ordered
that every pay officer of a naval vessel in COM
mission keep on deposit with the assistant
treasurer at New York, subject to the pay OFF,
GERS order, sufficient amount of government
funds In order to give every facility to officers
and enlisted men attached to vessels in COM
mission to remit money for the support OF their
families or for their own savings.
CoNMANDER HARRINaToN's SENrENcr.-The
Secretary Of the Navy has acted upon the find.
ings Of the court-martial in the ease Of Com
mander Purnen r. Harrington, who was
charged with stranding the practice ship Con-
stellation near Cape Hatteras June Is last. The
court found him guilty and sentenced him to
suspension from duty for two years on waiting
orders pay, but united in q unanimous recon-
mendation to clemency in view of the high
character and distinguished professional service
OF the accused. Because Of the recommends
ton, Secretary Tracy, after approving the
findings, added Q Communication OF the sentence
to one years suspension, to date from July 49,
the day the record was received at the Navy
department.
PxRsoSAL.-Senator Butler, Representative
Grosvenor, Mr. Bragg Of the interstate COM
merce comission, John r. Mclean, Pay Direc-
tor Thornton Of the navy, Gen. John W. Foster
and Gen. Russell A. Alger were registered in
New York last night-E. II. Fettmore, U.S.
n, Fred ]. Geiger and wife Of Philadelphia
Jno NJ Bryant of New Orleans, z. a. Cahill Of
New York and p. p. Williams and wife Of vicks-
burg are at the Ebbitr.--John L. Garland of
Albany, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Sinclair Of Phila-
delphia, W. Losee, J. Il. Mccormick and H. r.
Hutton Of New York are at Wiilard's.-H. h
Nicholson OF Lincoln. Neb., ]. II. Lamon and
wife Of Phiiadelphia. J. l. Barton, U.SN.,
John Mead Of New York. B. p. Lane and A. w.
Lane Of Boston are al the Riggs.-F. Athop
Arnold and Miss Arnold Of London, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. n. Porter and Henry Day Of New York
are at the Arlington. Senior Albino Ferrari
of Milan and Miss Katharine Eastman Of Phila-
delphis are at the Arno.----J. ID. Blake Of MIN
nesota, J. C. Reed Of GreensburgS Pa, b. G.
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