Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-16

dered to pay United States marines at Norfolk.
Va, Brooklyn, n. Y. and Boston. Mass.
SECRETARY TRACY left Washington for New
York this morning.
Perjury AND FoRGERY-The commissioner
OF pensions has been advised that DR.. Alvah T..
Harrington was tried and convicted, on the 8th
instant, in the United States court at Indian
apo!ls Ind, for perjury III the pension claim of
Elizabeth Myers. Margaret and Terrence
Carmody, who We're indicted for forging evi-
dence and filing false affidavits in the pension
claim of Margaret Carmody, have pleaded
guilty III the United States court for the district
OF Connecticut, and were sentenced each to paw
fine OF $500 and costs, which were paid.
PROMOTIONS IN THE ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT
The Secretary of War has approved the recon-
mendation of the board of examiners appointed
to examine applicants for two vacancies in the
ordnance department of the army The five
candidates were put through most rigid ex-
ANIMATION and the name OF Second Lieut. Ed
ward B. Babbitt, fifth artillery, was sent to the
secretary for promotion to one of the vacant
first llohtenantcies. Upon the recommendation
of Gen. Benet, chief of ordnance the board
will be reconvened for the purpose of exarnin-
ing the papers of the other four candidates
again; as it is thought that any of them is quail
flied for transfer from the line.
DkAAh VI OONSJL DlIIiMAR.-Secretary Blame
has received cablegram announcing the death
of United States Consul Dithmar, at Breslau.
PosTMAsTER-GESERAL WASSAMAKER has
issued an order that all applications on file in
the Post-Otfice department for appointment as
post-otfce inspector be sent to the civil service
commission.
By AN order of President Cleveland the en-
ployes Of the railway mail service were to be
placed under the civil service law to take effect
March 15 President Harrison, at the request of
the civil service commission, modified the origi-
nal order extending the time to May /. That
date, it is now understood, Will remain as fixed
After May l no one will be given a position
in the railway mail service without first having
passed the examination prescribed by the com
mission. President Harrison, it is said will SO
amend the order of President Cleveland as to
allow old employees within that period to be re-
instated. Men now in the service will not have
to pass the examination.
PERsoNAL.-John b. Corliss of Detroit G. N.
Lyman of Milwaukee, II. T. Chittenden OF
Columbus o., and Henry C. Adams, Col Cyrus
b. Comstock. and VIM. Morris of New York are
at the Arlington. b. McAdams of Kansas
City, w. H. Bigelow of Boston, and II. E.
Whitefeld of San Francisco are at the st.
James.-Senator Vance is said to suffer much
from nervousness of late.-W. C. Locherty
Jas. Gowdy, w. II. Loomis, and Henry Ward OF
New York, John McIlhenny of Phiiadelphia,
and II. A. Walls of Bridgeport, Conn. are at
Willard's.-Edward n. Wright of Philadel-
phia is at Welckers A. Nicholson OF
Cleveland, Gen. and Mrs. Parke of West Point,
and Henry Atkins of Pittsburg are at Worm.
leys.-James h. Stanley of Ohio and VIM. II
Douglas OF New York are at the Arno.-A. W.
Marshall Of New York, j. I. Billings OF Clay
| Center, Kan, James Hawley of Providence
r. l., f. s. Dean of Upton, Iowa. J. Il. McMal-
Ian of Picton, Ontario, NJ. E. Rice of Boston,
Mass, and d. I. Patterson of Pittsburg are al
the Riggs.-O. G.. Mccall, F. Forbes, F. w
| Colwell of New York, Hon. H. l.. Morey OF
Hamilton, o., r. Douglas of Greensboro, n
| c., Capt. Goodale of the army, Jas. L. Muir
dock of Charleston, s. c., VIM. Hubbell Fisher
Of Cincinnati, and b. H. Wright of Memphis
are at the Ebbitt.--W. H. Waddell of Lexing-
ton, Va, and ". J. Walker of Atlanta are al
the tropolitan.-Theodore Morrison Of
London, Theodore C. Wallace of New York, and
j. ID. Millard OF Omaha are at the Normandie
Bringing Home the Survivors.
Lieut.. Jno. C. Wilson, of the wrecked Van.
dalia, has telegraphed to the Navy department
! from Sydney that he has chartered the steamer
Rockton for the purpose of transporting the
| shipwrecked sailors to the United States. The
hockton Is due In San Francisco on 18th May.
RoBBERIEs.-Wm. Moon, watchman at the
fremont house, reports stolen from his room
yesterday, Sl925 in cash.-Sarah Hill reports
obtained from her by false pretenses a new
worsted dress.-M c. Stone reports stoler
from 430 9Th street yesterday safety bicycle
--Messrs. Webb Elliott report the larceny
OF some copper pans.
At Hampstead, Tex, Sunday. Geo. briggs,
negro, charged with attempting an assault on
white woman, was taken by mob and hanged
to tree.