Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-06

The GuNBoAT YoRKrowN.-Secretary Whit
ney has left the gunboat Yorktown as q legacy
to the next administration. Instead of accept
ing the vessel he has made an Endorsement on
the documents relative to the consummation
of that act which recommends its acceptance
with the reservation OF 5000 as security for
small matters yet unfinished, He says the
Yorktown developed S,39s horsepower, more
than ten horsepower per ton Of machinery,
while all previous contracts for naval vessels
stipulated but five per ton, and of the four ships
built under that standard two failed to reach
that result and were, nevertheless, accepted.
ONLY Two SERVANTS DIsMIssED-An error
in the types caused yesterdays STAR to an
nounce that "the servants at the White House
had been discharged on account of intoxica-
tion on Monday. The intention was to an
nounce the dismissal of "two servants for
that cause. One Of these was stable boy and
the other waiter. They were discharged bs
Col. Wilson.
An IMPORTANT LAND DEcrsIoN-Land Com
missioner Stockslager has decided that there is
acres of land included within the preliminary
survey of the Tumacacori and Calabazas pri-
vate land claim in Arizona. This decision
affects some 100000 acres OF land in New
Mexico and Arizona. The commissioner holds
that the preliminary survey Of private claim
the surveyed lands from settlement and entry.
JOHN D. BrDpIs, of Pennsylvania, chief clerk
Of the bureau Of internal revenue, has been ap-
pointed clerk at e1. 300 under civil-service
rules, and assigned duty to the Office of the
judge advocate general Of the navy.
HIS NAME MIsspELLEp.-Gen. Tracy's name is
misspelled in hia commission as Secretary of
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Tracey which was the way it was written at
the State Department 1t also appeared in that
way in this mornings Congressional Record.
The vIcE-PREsIpENrs PRIVATE SECRErARY.-
1t is said that Mr.. Robert s. Chiffon jr., clerk
in the consular bureau of the State depart
ment. has been offered the position of private
secretary to vice-President Morton. and it is
expected that he will accept the offer.
VISITORS TO THE ART GALLERY Some idea of
the throng of strangers in the city may be
formed from the fact that over eleven thousand
people visited the Corcoran Gallery yesterday.
This attendance is far beyond that Of any pre-
vious date. and illustrates at once the attrac-
tions of the institution and intelligence and good
taste of the hosts Of people who came to the
national capital from all parts OF the country.
CHIEF CLERK FLETCHER REsIaNs-Mr. Albert
W. Fletcher, chief clerk Of the bureau of equip
ment and recruiting, Navy department, and
private secretary to the Secretary, placed his
resignation in the hands Of Mr.. Whitney yes
terday, and 1t was at once accepted. He will
return to his home in Philadelphia.
PERsoxAL-Gen. VIM. s. McNair, of the
Ne,os, Wilmington, Del, is visiting friends
here.-R. C. Spooner Of Wisconsin, W. C.
Herbert Of the navy, Frederick Read and vii.
lard C. Tyler Of New York, A. p. Poland and
L. s. Thompson Of Jersey City, DR.. H. Max
aud VIM. N. Griffin of Newark, and D. C.
Heath Of Boston. are at the Ebbitt-
Mr.. James X. Murphy. eldest son Of Mr..
Morris Murphy, who has for nine years been in
Seattle, Warrington Territory, is visiting his
parents in this city:--S. I. Porter OF Indian
Draper of Albany, W. B. Wolf Of Pittsburg,
and Jas. L. Lenahan Of wilkesbsrre, are at the
Riggs.--Harry G. Goodrich Of Chicago, is in
the city, guest OF ]. E. Vaughn. 81 L street.
&c. ". Gardner. Henry 8 Fassett and John
Chicago; Rufus H. woodberry Of Beverly,
Mass, and G. 8. Wilbur Of New York, are at
the Arlington.--M. Bristol Of New York,
Rses c. Vidler Of Wichita, Kans., Geo.
q. Webster, I; OF &c GGhicas9; cage o. =: q:
Of Kentucky, are ct willards.
Departure Of Ex.President Cleveland.
| Ex-President and Mrs. Cleveland left WASH
ington for New York this morning at II o'clock,
In special tram over the Baltimore and Ohio
road They were accompanied by Mn. Folsom,
x-Postmastsr-ge general and Ms. Dickinson,
and Colonel and Mrs. Lamont and family. Ex-
Secretary and Mrs. Fairchild escorted them 70
the station, where they were met BY al the
members Of the retiring cabinet and their