Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-20

REVENUE APPoINTMENTs.-James A. White
has been appointed United States storekeeper
at Richmond. KY. and James c. Craig United
States storekeeper and gauger At Denver, Col
TRooPs MAssINa AT THREATENED PoINrs.-
Major Gen. Scho field commanding the army,
received a telegram from Gen. Miles this morn
ing stating that the troops ordered to the Pine
Ridge and Rosebud Indian agencies we're ex-
pected to reach their destination at daybreak
this morning
The WINoNA BUILDINa.-Bids were opened
at the Treasury Department Yesterday for
heating apparatus for the public building at
Winona, Mimi, the lowest being that of W. w.
Sykes d Co. OF Minneapolis, at S3 1862. Bids
were also received for plumbing work on the
same building, the lowest being that OF Thos.
j. Green Of Winoua, at S3,4Ss.
MAIL RoBBEBIEs Post Office Inspec-
tor Rathbone received telegram this morning
from the postmaster at Smithfield, Va, saying
that the mail coach on his route was robbed
last night. The mail carrier has been placed
under arrest. telegram was also received by
MIR. Rathbone from the postmaster at Silver
Creek, NJ y, announcing the robbery of that
Office last night Several registered letters and
$500 in stamps were stolen.
Posi- OFFICE EMPLOYEES ARREsrED.-Chief
Post Office Inspector Rathbone received tele-
gram from his assistant at Chattanooga, Tenn,
stating that he had arrested Henry C. Merritt,
superintendent OF the registered mail division
OF the Memphis post Office. on the charge Of
embezzling valuable letter. Merritt when ar
rested made a full confession and was held in
default Of 81. 600 bail Mr.. Rathbone also re.
ceived dispatch from Philadelphia ANNOUNCE
ing the arrest Of Frank L. Wooley. letter car
rier i'll the Phiiadelphia post Office for embez-
cling ordinary letter mail.
HEAVY ARTILLERY CoMPErIrIoS.-Secretar
Proctor has approved of plan intended 10
encourage excellence in gunnery and in the
preliminary instruction Of individuals and bat
teries among the heavy artillery troops OF the
army. suggested by Major Gen. Schofeld, and
q general order has been issued providing for
o scheme of competitions. The principal object
of these contests as stated IN tho order is by
comparison OF results to impress upon all
oftceis, but more especially the battery COM
manders, the necessity of thorough individual
instruction in the organizations under their
conmand-the sole means by which our In
fantry troops have reached their present high
degree of proficiency in the use of their arm.
The competitions Will be between batteries, be-
tween regiments and general artillery COM
petition, and the order prescribes in detail the
methods which are to prevail in each case. In
the general competition the battery to which
the winning detachment belongs is to be al
ioWeu W carry an artlliery prize gulOOn ana re-
ceive suitable trophy.
PENSIONS FOR DISTRICT PEoPLE.-The fol-
lowing-named residents OF the District Of Co.
lumbia have been granted q pension: Original
| invalid. Robert L. McGeorge, John Moore,
| navy; Theo. Young (Brightwood). Isaac 8. Tick
| enor, Nelson Hough (SOidiers Home). JOS C.
| Chaplin. Nicholas H Kelley, Conrad Jost, John
+. Policy, alex. q. Bromley, Edward Rocket
and John H. Smith, navy. Restoration and i'm
crease, Newton j. Burnett. Increase. Benz, +.
| Stearns Reissue, Alfred Smith. Reissue and
increase, Geo. o. Brown. Widows, &C., Cat
| line, widow Of VIM. c. Lyman, navy; under
special act.
CADETS APPorNrED.-The following named
persons have been appointed cadets at the
West Point Military Academy: F. 7. Bachelor,
twelfth district, New York city; Brooke Payne,
eighth district, Warrentop, Va; I. l. Nav
laiternate), Cockland. eighth district, Virginia;
g. II. Davis, Mount Sterling. eighth district,
Ohio; Elgie Tway (alternate), London, eighth
district, Ohio; +. W. Broatc6, Omaha, eishth
district, Nebraska; C. r. Howiand. Oberlin.
fourteesth district, Ohio; TIE. White, Norwalk.
fourteenth district, Ohio; G. y. Trndevicaux
lalteruate), Allegheny, twenty-third district.
Pennsylvania; Daniel Delaney, Stockton, sec.
ond district, California; Arthur Fisher (alter-
nate), Grass Valley, second district, New York;
b I. Allen, Brooklyn, second district. New
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