Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-13

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. - Interna
revenue. s226, $3.50; customs. S322, ,l3l.
THE UNITED STATES STEAMER ALLIANCE is a
Alexandria, Egypt.
The BOND OFFERS today aggregated S23,0O
as follows: Registered As. SIS, 900, $1,000 at 122
registered 414s, $4,000 at 1885,.
FINE REMITTED.-The President has remittet
the fine Of 800 imposed in the case of Chas
Morgan Of Minnesota, convicted Of selling
whisky to Indians
PLACED ON THE RETIRED LIsr.-Rev. DIR. ]
Vaughn Lewis, formerly rector of st. John
Church, this city, and now a chaplain in th
army, has been placed upon the retired list
having been found by retiring board incapac
ltated for active service on account of disabil
ity not the result of any incident of the service
SUICIDE OF LIEUT.. WEEKs.-Lieut. Edwin b
Weeks, quartermsster at the army post at Sal
Antonio, Tex, committed suicide by BLOWN,
out his brains with revolver in a fit of de
spondency. He was wealthy and left a family
MINISTER PALMER has returned from Spaii
and intends to resign, but not to run for gov
ernor of Michigan.
DISTRICT INVENTORS have beel
issued to citizens of the District as follows
John B. Archer, glass furnace; Roderick F
Danforth, combined stove, lamp and lantern
and John W. Osborne, valve for pneumati,
cannon.
THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS today included
Senators Allison, Dolph, Teller, Dawes, Hoar
-
Abbott, Dunnell, Dubois, Cogswell, Cannon
Morey. Grosyenor. Atkinson and Hansbrough
II. j. Higgins of Colorado, Collector Clark o
Chicago, ex-Representative Valentine snC
Judge S. p. Davidson of Nebraska. District
Commissioner Douglass and ex-Mayor Roche
of Chicago.
ARRESTS IN FLoRIDA.-Attorney Genera
Miller has received reports from Marsha
Wlcks of the northern district of Florida thai
he has arrested three men in Leon county, two
for violation of election laws and one for con.
spiracy. He says that affairs in the state ars
improving. and that the Presidents letter il
regard to the enforcement of the laws is grad.
ually causing a change of sentiment among
the people.
A PORTRAIT OF EX-SECRETARY FAIRCHrLD.-
Civil Service Commissioner Hugh S. Thomp.
son. ex- Controller W. S. Trenholm and Deputy
Controller ]. d. Abraham. committee repre-
senting number of ex-Secretary Fairchild's
friends, recently presented an oil portrait OF
that gentleman to the Treasury Department
and it has been hung in Assistant Secretary
Tichenor's office. Secretary Window has writ.
ten letter formally accepting the gift.
ALL FOR 5000 A YEAR-Examinations are "a
be held in several cities, including Washing.
ton, on May 2S to, fill vacancies in the position
of topographic craftsman in the coast and geo.
detic survey. Applicants must be proficient
in arithmetic. understand algebra to equations
OF the second degree, be fairly we'll posted IN
geometry. trigonometry. descriptive geometry
shades. shadows and perspective and have n
correct knowledge of the geography of the
United States The salary of the place is $780,
Application blanks can be obtained of the
civil service commission.
PENSIONS FOR DISTRICT PEopLE.-Pensions
have been granted to residents Of the District
of Columbia as follows: Original invalid, Charles
Kober, Thomas Henry. David r. Jones (Sol.
dlers' HOme); increase. George A. Albeit
Francis A. Gray, navy, George hammond,
Francis s. Berry Soldiers Home). August E.
Tetzner Soldiers Home): reissue, William
Langenberg Soldiers Homo; widows. &c,
Mary L., widow of Charles Mccormick and
Caroline, widow of Joseph W, Burkart
DANGER OF DISTURBANCE IN OKLAHOMA
Gen. Merritt reports to the War Department
that advices under date of May 10 from the
commanding officer at Guthrie. 1T. are to the
effect that there is danger of disturbance in
Oklahoma. resulting from the inability of the
marshals to enforce the law since the sign
ing by the President of the Oklahoma BILL and
asks instructions. BY direction of the Presi-
dent the Secretary OF War, through Gen. Scho-
field has issued orders to the military as fol-
lows: "The officer in command of troops in
Oklahoma will continue to act as previously in
strueted for the preservation Of the peace until
the federal officers enter upon their duties"
PERSONAL Barton Sewell of Chicago is at
the Arlington.-Mrs. Ely Philbrick of De-
troit is at the Rggs.-Hon. A. j. Warner
of Marietta, Ohio and Porter Randall of
Chicago are at Willard's.-J NJ. Kelley
of New Orleans and E. ]. Knapp and wife
Of Santa Barbara are at the St. James
Mrs. A. C. Henry and daughter OF Oakland. E.
Il. Fishburn of Chicago, Jesse Lowe, the railroad
contractor of Omaha, DR.. d. Hayes Agnew and
wife of Philadelphia, Frank Barry Of Milwau-
kee. secretary of the Northwestern Millers' AS
sociation, and Hon. H. p. Rolfe OF Great Falls.
Mont, are at the Ebbitt--R. Lovett of Lon
dS don N;nSsso,. and s1-ssna'0, srs D. ~, NJ sabin
Hunter Mcclure of Richmond and Geo. II.
Torr of Andover. Mass, are at the Arlington.
ID. W. II. Geddings of Aiken. SC, Robert
NJ Hooper of Paris. France, and C. H. Jones of
ST. Louis are at the Normandie.
rainstorm Of great violence, accompanied
by fall of hail and sharp electrical display
swept over Springfield, Ill, yesterday after
noon.
Navigation on the Erie canal is impeded by
five sunken boats near Buffalo.
Five buildings were completely destroyed by
fire at Ashley, Pa, late last night. The whole
town narrowly escaped.