Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-18


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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-Day Internal
revenue, 1872, 500: customs, s9Ol,1
NAVAL ORDERs.-Chaplain J. R. Matthews has
been ordered to the Pensacola.
The SQUADRON OF EvoLUTIoy.-A cable
message was received at the Navy Department
today announcing the arrival Of the squadron
OF evolution at Bahia, and saying that it would
sail tomorrow for Rio de Janero
PATENTS IssUED.-An examination Of the
records Of the Patent Office shows that during
the six months ending July ] next there will
have been issued l2,S77 patents as against
lOOl7 during the corresponding period Of last
year.
POPULAR EDUCATION IN MExIco.-The Secre-
tary of War has received copy of a decree of
the Mexican government of May %, 1890. pro-
viding for uniform. popular, gratuitous and
compulsory education in the federal district
and III the territories of Topic and Lower Cali
fornia.
The HEARING CoNCLUDED.-The hearing in
the case of the New York Board of Trade and
transportation against the Pennsylvania and
twenty-one other railroad companies in
which is involved the question Of rates on
domestic shipments and inland rates on
through foreign shipments of like traffic, was
concluded before the interstate commerce
commission yesterday.
The NEW PRACTICE CRUIsER-The Secretary
of the Navy today awarded to Samuel ]. Moore
Il Co. of Elizabethport, n. j., at their
bid of $3.50, 600. the contract for the construc-
tion of a steel practice cruiser of 800 tons dis
nlacpment w tho
10th instant. This vessel is to be complete
man-of-war in miniature and Is intended for
use at the Naval Academy in the practical edu-
cation OF cadets.
AN IMPORTANT LAND HEAGINa.-The assist
ant secretary Of the interior yesterday, sitting
with the assistant attorney general for the In
terror Department, heard argument of counsel
III the case OF the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company against Book, who made a cash entry
on IA section of land adjoining the town of
Aberdeen, Wash The land involved is repre-
sented as being very valuable. The railroad
company held that as the entry was within its
indemnity withdrawal it was invalid. The at
torneys for Mr.. Book maintained that the COM
pany's selection was illegal for various reasons.
FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF New MEXICO
The commissioner Of the general land Office
has received telegram from Special Agent
IL
fire is raging in the Jamez mountains in that
vicinity and that it has already burned over
and destroyed the timber on forty miles of ter
ritory He says that the fire is travelling rap-
idly and the territorial authorities will rem
der no assistance he asks for government aid
In response Commissioner Croft has author
lied the expenditure Of $500 in subduing the
fire.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. J. C. O'Rourke and Mr.. H.
Of nall IL :,
+. II. Lally and wife of New York. r. Barton
and family, Chas. L. Gregory. J. f. Coleman
OF Chicago and Theo. s. Ransom of New York
| are at the Arno.--WatsonC c. Squire of Seattle.
J. A. Jones and wife of Boston and Chas. f,
Wiebusch OF New York are at the Arlington
Edward II. Stevens and Frank A. smith of
Philadelphia and Ii. Z. Wallace Of Tacoma,
Wash, are at Chamberlin's.-Mr and Mrs
David King OF Newport are at Wermley's.-
| Senator Van Wyck, wife and child, W. b. Gill
of Philadelphia and r. T. White Of Boston are
| family OF Florida. John Z. Green. third vice
president, and II. ID. Barker, attorney for
| the Pennsylvania railroad. are at Willard's-
| John Echols, director of the Chesapeake and
Ohio, and William Il. Ray. well-known banker
| Of Louisville, KY, Hon. Holmes Cummings.
counsel OF the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad,
Edward w. Foye and wife of Boston, Hon. I'd
Baxter and family of Nashville, Samuel g.
| Jones, graduate class ~ OF West Point
and George II. Lothrop of Detroit
are at the Ebbitt House.-Hon'
| C.. A. Boutelle OF Maine, @. W. Kellogg of
| Norwich, Conn, Charles L. Hatch of Hartford
| Conn, MIR. II. c. Lothrop of Windham Conn
A. E. Woodruff, Mrs. W. W. Woodruff and Miss
| Helen l.. Woodruff of Mt. Carmel Conn. and
| W. ii. Childs of Manchester, Conn, are at the
Hamilton.--Geo. G. Comstock OF Madison
Wis, Louis Suppiger and wife of Highland
ILL.,, Vim. +. Louis OF Lynn, Mass, A. E. Barker
of Maine, o. G. Eastman OF Chicago w. ].
Wilson and F. ]. Wilson of Boston, Mass. G.
H. McI.ain of Newton, Kan, and Geo. W.
James Of Chicago are at the St. James.
| Col. Q. II. Jones Of St. Louis, W. NJ Baxter of
| Tennessee, Miss Southwicb, Mrs. Venrou Geo
+. Streets, w. q. Wilteney, H. II. Dudley and
A. w. Clapp of Boston, Geo. B. Carr and wife
of Philadelphia and John II. Dos Passos of New
York are at the Normandie.-W j. Lewis OF
baltimore. Md, VIM. r. Pratt of Toledo, Ohio
Frank Lefore OF Fort Smith, Ark, and H. c..
Graham of Butte, Mont, are at the Hotel
Johnson.--Misheal Conlan of Washington.
| Mrs. r. w. Stires of Norfolk, Va, and W, M.
Deichler of Lancaster, Pa, are at the Lang.
ham. --Rev. DIR. Hershey will leave tonigh,
for Valley Forge. where he will deliver the
oration tomorrow at the breaking Of Washing
tons camp.-Mr. Frank Lawler who went 70
Atlantic City for his health, writes that there
is u decided change for the better in his condi-
| tion.