Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-23

SECRETARY TRACY has returned to the city,
and was at his office this morning.
THE CRUISER CHARLEsToS.-Word has been
received at the Navy department from San
Francisco to the effect that there will be
changes necessary in the machinery of the
cruiser Charleston, whether she succeeds in
fulfilling the contract requirements or not.
As there was the same kind of trouble with the
MAMMALIAN, the English vessel built for the
Japanese navy. which served as a model for the
Charleston. it is thought that the defects arise
from inaccuracies in the drawings received
from the English designers rather than from
the workmanship.
GONE commissioner Morrison and
Bragg, of the interstate commerce commission,
left Washington last night for Toledo, Ohio,
where they will be joined by Chairman Cooley.
OF the commission. They will hear a case in
Toledo the latter part of the week, and after
concluding their work at that place will pro-
ceed further west, stopping at Chicago, Jeffer-
son City. Mo-, and other points, complaints
from which have been lodged with the COM
mission. Commissioner Schoonmaker was
unable to go, on account of an affection of the
eyes.
EXCEPT IN CASES OF EMERGENCY.-For the in
formation and government of all concerned the
Secretary of War has issued general order
proved May /, 1884. forbidding any department
or officer of the United States from accepting
voluntary service for the government or en-
ploying personal service in excess of that
authorized by law, except in cases of sudden
emergency, involving the loss of human life or
the destruction of property.
THE New NAvY.-The Navy department has
completed and will soon issue advertisements
calling for proposals for the construction of
three new cruisers, slightly larger than the
Yorktown, of 1000 tons burden. The limit Of
cost hXed III the appropriation act is S150,O00
for each vessel. As they will be longer than
the Yorktown it is expected that they will be
more powerful and faster.
SEVEN SENATORS SAILING To SITKA.-The fish
commission steamer Albatross left San Fran
cisco Tuesday with party of seven senators
ON board bound north. She will leave the
statesmen at Sitka and proceed farther along
the coast and pick them up on her way south.
PERsoSAL.-Rev. T. De Witt Talmage and a
large Brooklyn delegation. W. W. Hallock, r.
w. Hildreth, and A. Cameron of New York,
Prof. II. II. Goodell of Amherst college Mass,
S. II. Leathe of st. Louis, Thos j. Hurley of
Fort Worth Tex Jas. Hodgkinson, VIM r.
Cray, and David johnson, of Manchester. Eng.
| and Walter NJ. Brodie and family of Mexico are
at Willards.-H. C.. Noble of Columbus, Ohio.
Owen kiernan of Fail River. Mass. Benz. r.
Lowell of Boston, Oscar B. Weber, Stephen s.
Roach. and ID. A. Maynard Of New York. and
ThOs. b. keOgh of Greensboro, n. c.. are at the
Authorization. Geo. ID. Wise of Richmond.
NJ. j. Fogerty of New York. W. B. Hinkley of
/ Boston, and Henry Bowen of Virginia are at
! the Metropolitan. Oscar J. Mudd of St.
| Charles, No., Edward Keon of New York, and
/ DIR. Il. III. Pool of Virginia at the st. James.
/ Hon. Frank Shaw of Maryland DR.. A. L.
/ Aultz of Charleston, W. Va. and T. c. Metcaf
of Minneapolis at the National.-Jas. L..
/ Delaplane sails on Saturday to take a position
ON the Nicaragua canal.-Patrick Egan of
/ Lincoln. Neb., Leo Ehrlch Of st. Louis, Mo-.
| John I. Finerty of Chicago, ILL.,, s. L. Shirley
| of Missouri, J. A. Chandor of London, Eng,
and Chas. Ii. Cramp OF Philadelphia are at the
! Normandie.--C. NJ. Rockefeller. Frank o.
/ Evans. Arthur Briesen, c. Il. Hanson of New
/ York. W. S. Clarke of the L. S. navy, W. L.
ViguS of Chicago n. o. Kline of Philadelphia,
/ are at the Ebbitt.----JOhn Pennington OF New
/ York, John W. Jarrett of Pittsburg. J. II. Ray
mond of Chicago, B. H. Peterson Of Louisiana,
are at the Riggs. ID. Hamilton of New
York is at the Arno.--C. l.. Buckingham OF
| New York and l.. Lounde of Maryland, are al
! Wormley j. Kinter of New York is at
| NelCkers.