Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-09-27
NEWS AND GOSSIP,

REPRESENTATIVE McNILLAy was al the Capt.
tol today. He has been up in New England,
where, he says, the tariff reform idea il gain
ing strength all the while.
APPOINTMENT IN THE CENSUS OvIcE.-Miss
Hattie L. Alden OF Madison. Wis, has been sp-
pointed Q computer at q salary Of s72o per
annum In the census bureau.
REPRESENTATIVE LEE has Just returned from
that part Of Virginia along the lower Potomac,
where be has made some campaign speeches.
He says that in that section of the state every
thing looks favorable for the democrats.
To INSPECT TEE PKrnKI--The naval board
OF which Commodore sksrrett is senior MEM
Der, has been ordered 20 meet OF the Columbia
iron works, Baltimore, on the soth instant. to
make nnai inspection OF the gun boat Petrol
AcourrTEp.-The United States consul gem
eral at Panama under date Of the 18th instant
reports to the Department of State that yir-
ginius j. Luster, American citizen. was
tried at that place on the 9th instant on the
charge OF killing Manuel Cervalles and was 40
quilted and set at liberty on the 10th instant
INTERNAL REVENUE APpo1xrxrxrs.-The
Secretary Of the Treasury has made the follow
ing appointments in the internal revenue ser
vice: P. J. o'Connor, gauger, Conn; d. r.
Shoup, storekeeper and gauger, Ark; Z. o.
Clark, gauger, s, Ill; c. q. McAllister. Z. Ky.;
NJ. G. Bailey, s, Ky; n. Hurst, storekeeper
and gauger, ], Mo-; Dick Van Horn, gauger, 9.
NO.; Geo. II. Robertson, 6, Ind; Richard
Moore, 4, NC; A. A. Kyles, storekeeper and
gauger, 5, NC; e. F. Blankenbeker, gauger. 8,
Va; J. NJ. Cruise, Alex. Fortune, John A. Gil
bert, J. T. Garst, L. G. Lash, b. A. Bucher, ].
I. Robertson, L. s. Waller, all 9, Va.
TIE SYSTEM OF NAVAL sroREKErPISa.-The
naval board, consisting Of Commodores Brown
and Ramsey, Capt. Meade and Paymsster Ken
ney, appointed to investigate the system of
storekeeping as inaugurated by Secretary Whit
ney and now in vogue in the various navy yards,
adjourned this morning after meeting at the
Navy department. They found nothing
in the system to condemn, but found
some parts OF the routine that can
proftably be dispensed with. The members
will now make personal examinations into the
working OF the system at the Washington, New
York and Norfolk yards and will hold further
meeting at the call of the Secretary.
CONTRACT AwARDED.-Ac contract was awarded
today by the Secretary of the Navy to Holtz-
claw Bros. of this city for constructing an iron
and steel shop at the Norfolk navy yard for
S7I,568. They were the lowest bidders, the
next lowest being only about 81 cents higher.
STEEL FOR Two CRUIsERs.-Advertiseme
were issued today from the Navy department
for proposals for steel for use in the construc-
ton of the two new cruisers Of 5000 tons
each, known as numbers and 8,
which the government will build at the
New York and Norfolk navy yards. Bids will
be opened October 81, the delivery OF steel TO
commence within thirty days from the date Of
signing of the contract and to be completed
In six months. The steel called for is all that
will be necessary in the construction of the two
bulls, and is divided INTO six classes. Oh which
bidders may make separate proposals.