Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-19

take charge on Monday.
ARMY ORpERs.-The following changes in
the corps Of assistant adjutants general have
from the department OF the Platte, September
/. to Adjt. Gen. Kelton's Office. Lieut. Col.
Henry C. Wood, from the department Of the
Dakota, October /, to the department of the
of California. Major Merrett Barber, from
the department OF the Columbia, Oc-
tober l, to the department Of Dakota. Maj.
Michael V. Sheridan from the Office of the gem
eral of the army, November /, to the depart
ment of the Platte. Maj. Thos. Ward, from the
Office of the adjutant general Of the army to the
department of the Columbia at Van Couver bar
| racks. Leave of absence for two months has
been granted to Lieut. Col. Geo. II. Weeks,
department quartermaster general. The leave
of absence granted Capt. Vim. A. Thompson,
| fourth cavalry, has been extended three
months. Leave of absence has been granted
for two months to Second Lieut. Frank W.
Ellis, signal corps. During his absence Sec
ond Lieut.. Frank Greene will discharge his du-
| ties in charge of the United States military
telegraph lines in Texas. Indian territory, New
First Lieut.. John B. Mcdonald, tenth cavalry,
| is detailed to visit the encampment of Alabama
| state troops near Montgomery next week.
The PETREL's TRIAL TRIp.-Officials of the
Navy department generally decline to express
Petrol yesterday, preferring to wait until
the official report of the test is before
them. Judge Advocate General Remey how
yer, says he believes it will be found
that the vessel came up to expectations. The
contract called for no definite rate of speed, tine
only requirement being that 1I00-horse power
be developed by the engines, and that was DONE
It is said that the allowance for extra horse
power developed will be more than offset by
the penalty for delay in construction, now
amounting to more than $4,000.
ANOTHER PENSION OFFICE DIsMIssAL.-Jo-
seph @. Squires of Pennsylvania, an s1,sOO
clerk in the pension Office, in charge of the
records of the medical examining board, has
been dismissed. This action was based upon
the same causes that occasioned the other
changes recently made in the medical division.
Commissioner Tanner considered that too
much iberality had been shown in rerating
pensions. All such cases are now held up and
action upon them is suspended for the present.
1t is expected that the Secretary of the Intexior
will soon make ruling defining the policy
that is to be pursued in such cases.
OUR VESSELS IN THE PAOIFfc.-The U.SS
Adams, which left San Francisco June IS for
Samoa, arrived at Honolulu July4 Jno. Pun
phrey, captain of the hold, died at sea of gene
raj debility, and was buried June 80 The u.
SIS. Alert was at Honolulu when the Adams
arrived.
Hon. THEODORE ROOSEVELT of the civil
| service commission is out of the city on bust
ness and consequently could not be seen in re-
gard to the statement of Postmaster Paul of
Milwaukee, printed in The Stars dispatches
Of to-day. Commissioner Thompson was
shown the dispatch, but refused to say any
thing on the subject. 1t is thought by men,
bers of the commission, however, that Mr..
Roosevelt will have no statement to make un-
til Postmaster Paul makes his official answer to
the charges made by the commission.
PERsoNA1s.-F. W. Child Of New York, Albert
G. Smith and John II. Dee of Boston, Fred'k
Lederer, United States consul at Penang, India,
and Warren II. Loss Of Rochester are at Will
lard's.-J. Van Vanken, U.S.N, L. Rozen-
field and G. rockingham of New York, j. Wat
kin Of Old Point Comfort, ]. Johnston of Pitts
burg, L. ellison Of Chicago, G. Durand, U.S.N.,
NJ. Rogers of Missouri, and E. w. HAYS of Ken
lucky are at the Ebbitt-P. Clayton of
Eureka Springs. A. Bradshaw of Alabama, d.
b. Mewey Of Chicago Col. j. A. Bates, E. Will
cox of Illinois, and H. Davies of Minneapolis
are at the Riggs.-M. Davenport of Virginia,
G. Armstrong of Philadelphia, J. Miles of New
the Arlinton.-First Controller Matthews left
Washington this morning for q three weeks
visit to his home In Ilinois.-T. Eastman of
Chicago, A. O. Mendan and J. Thomas of New
York are at the Arno.-H. Dennison of Ohio
and NJ. Frank of st. Louis are at Welcker's.-
John w. Wright of Rochester, N. Y, A. A.
Blair OF Boston, Mass, L. B. Wood Of New Jer-
sey, E. B. Graham Of Norfold, Va, and c. d.
Barker Of Waltham, Mass, are at the st. James.
Tickled Him with q Knife.
Walter Reeder and Walter West were each