Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-11

S611.OOO, as follows: Registered As, 100000 al
12S; coupon As, $4,000 at S1273s; coupon AIS
$4,000 at 10S1a; registered AIS, S44O, 900 al
lOSS4, $4,000 at 1OS19, $4,000 at 1881.
The STORY ABOUT YELLOW FEVER ON THE
GALENA DENIED.-It is confidently regarded al
the Navy department that the report that the
Z. s. s. Galena, now at Port-au-Prince, is in
fected with yellow fever, Is false The report
came from the steamer Claribel, which arrived
at New York yesterday, at least eleven davs
from Hayti. Several days since her departure
from Port-au-Prlnce the department received
a cablegram from Admiral Luce giving the in
formation that all on board were WELL
The AouEDUcr TUNNEL court of inquiry was
not in session to-day.
TIRE DYNAMITE CRUISER FAST ONr.-A dis
patch was received at the Navy department
this morning from Lieut.. Cowles, at Philadel-
phia, stating that the dynamite cruiser yesu-
vius, at the third official trial yesterday OBJ
tanned speed of 21.64 knots an hour. and ex-
cess OF LEA knots over the speed required by
the contract The trial took place in deep
water over a 21 mile course, the vessel run
ming back and forth.
INTERNAL REVENUE APPoINTMENTs-Henr
B. Long has been appointed gauger at Crof-
ton, KY, and Jas. T. Corbitt storekeeper and
gauger at Dunn, N. c.
A SAMPLE PENSION LErrER.-The pension
office has of late been flooded with letters
from all parts of the country from survivors of
the late wal. inspired by Private Dalzells state
ments, to which frequent mention has been
made In recent issues of THE STAR Following
Is sample Of this correspondence, verbatim:
"JUNUARY 1889
ROCK CITY ILL
Mr. block end comret sean in the that Gin
GIT my money so thot wot ask 700 was Dis
charget ct philledelphie penszelfanie ent Het
to pay my Way Home to Freeport ill pleas let
me no if Gin git it yours truly -"
MAIL CARRYING CONTRACTS AwARpEp.-R. Y.
Woodlief, Of st. Louis, was yesterday awarded
the contract for the mail-wagon service in this
city. s. d. Castleman, of this city, was awarded
the contract for the Richmond service.
An OMIssIoN.-Inadvertent THE STAR yes-
terday failed to credit the Baltimore Sun with
the interesting report of the hearing before
the Senate committee on claims given to DR..
Bliss, physician in charge of President Garfield.
Of the marine hospital service, has made an
official announcement that travel NAV be re-
sumed in Florida with safety.
Col. AND MRS. CALVIN s. BRIcE are guests
Of the President for few days.
PERsoNAL.-C. Prince, of Brooklyn; F. A.
Pratt, of Hartford, and J. h Meyers, of New
York, are at Willard's.-W. D. Foster. of
Pittsburg, and B. L. Lowell, of Boston. are at
the Arlngton.--H. d. Dodge. of Boston, and
s. S. Shaw, of New York, are at the Metropoli-
tan.--C. c. Fuller. of New York, is at the
National.-J. NJ. Mills, of Brooklyn; H. r.
Sayward, of Boston, and W. W. Clinch, of
Mass. are at the Riggs.-C. D. Morton, of
New York, and Geo. W. How. of Massachusetts,
are at the Ebbitt-H X. Ide, of St. Johns
bury, VT; j. N. McIntire, of New York, and
Judge L. P. Little, of Owensboro, KY, are at
the st. James.-The Hon. Perry Belmont. the
new American minister to Spain arrived at