Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-16


CouSrsayErr silver CKar1r1oArxs-Chie
Bell Of the secret service has received Q dis
patch from Agent Wild at New Orleans stating
that the new counterfeit two-dollar silver GER
tihcate which appeared in Lamsville about q
month ago has just appeared in New Orleans.
TIE CRursEB CHICAGO was given trial in
Newport harbor Saturday. The vessel was
tested at cruising speed, making ten knots,
with forty-six revolutions per minute, and ct
intermediate speed, making thirteen knots,
with sixty revolutions. Her highest speed trial
viii call for seventy-fve revolutions per min
with the tests, and they hope that there will
be no accidents and no delays tomorrow, when
the Chicago will finish her speed trials. Her
mansuvering abilities win be tested today.
TIE PoRrRArrs Of Gems. Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan, which we're painted by direction OF
Mr. George W. Chiids for the United States
military academy, will be formally transferred
to that institution October 8. Gen. Horace
Porter will represent MIR. Childs upon the
occasion and will deliver an appropriate ad-
dress In presenting the portraits. Col John
N. Wilson, superintendent OF the academy, will
receive them. The corps OF cadets viii be
psraded and take part in the ceremonies which
will be held in Grant hall during the afternoon.
LOOKING OUT FOR IxroRTrp Musrc1Ass.-The
Treasury department has been requested to
take extra precautions to prevent the landing
of number Of musicians from Europe under
contract The complaint is made by the Ma
tionM league Of musicians, who claim to have
information that several such foreigners are
coming.
INvrTrxo PROPOSALS TO FURNISH POSTAGE
STAMPs.-The Post Office department has put
ont proposals to furnish the department with
postage stamps for four years after December
l next Proposals will be received at the de-
partment up to noon on the 26th instant The
contract win call for about two thousand mil
lion stamps to be delivered during the four
years, which will cost the government on the
basis OF the contract for the past four years,
about $4,000.
The NORFOLK DIR D ocK.-Five hundred in
vitations have been sent out by the Simpson
company Of New York TOR the banquet to be
given at the Norfolk navy yard next Thursday
in honor Of the completion and opening Of the
new dry dock at that navy yard. Secretary
from the city. The U.S.S. Yantio will be the
first ship placed in the dock. The Washington
party will be mostly composed Of naval officers
and Newspaper men. The Virginia, which has
been chartered for the occasion, will take fully
125 guests down the bay, sailing from Balti-
TIE Posr OFFICE DKPARTxKxT ID advised of
arrest today Of J. L. Tsxtore. . railway mall
clerk running between Pittsburg and Fair
chance, Pa, for rifling letters.
THE President has recognized Annibale Ray
bandi Messigla ~ consul Of Italy for the states
Of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware, to
reside at Philadelphia; and Francesca Bruni
consul Of Italy, for the states and territories Of
Colorado, Arizona. Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wy
oming, New Mexico, Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota
and the Indian territory, to reside at Denver.
THREE COMPLAINTS have been filed with the
interstate commerce commission by Messrs.
Proctor 4 Gamble, soap manufacturers doing
business in Cincinnati, Ohio: One against the
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and st. Louis
railway company ct al; another against the
Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton railway COM
pany ct al; and the third against the Cincin.
matt, Washington, and Baltimore railroad COM
pany and the Baltimore and Ohio, alleging an
improper classification Of soap in the freight
schedules.
ASSISTANT TREASURER WHkLpLfr has re.
turned to the city from his vacation tour in
Massachusetts.
FoR RELIEF OF SAMOAN SuRv1voRs-The
Secretary Of the Navy is preparing bill, to be
submitted to Congress, for the benefit Of the
aeaman who vare wreck al on the Irnitad Statos