Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-18
NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Eighteen Pages Today.

Owing 10 the unusual demand upon The
space Of The Sr.R today by advertisers, and
in order that its thousands Of readers might
not be deprived of their usual amount Of
Saturday night reading. THr srsR is issued in
eighteen-psge form today. The addition Of
two pages was made after the work OF the day
had been commenced. The facilities Of THz
STAR Office, however, are 90 complete that
Arrangements were quickly made and carried
out to ada another supplement 70 the extra
pages usually printed on Saturday.
MRs. HARRrsos and Mrs Dimmick vent -
Baltimore today on a shopping tour.
Mrs. MCKEE AND THE BAsrEs-Mr. r. r.
Mckee. the Presidents son in law stopped here
today on his way TO New York and Boston He
saws that Mrs. Mckee and the babies. Who are
now IN Indianapolis, are very we'll Mira Har-
rison will visit her daughter early in December
and will bring her back TO Washington in time
for the social season.
Pension DECISION RkvERsEp.-Assistant
Secretary Bussey has reversed the action OF the
Pension Office. which rejected the application
OF Mollie Ii. Rich. the widow OF John NJ Rich.
late company ID. independent battery pennsvl-
wanna. The action of the Office WAS based on the
lack of evidence which the claimant could pro-
duce showing that her husband had procured a
divorce from his first wife prior 20 his mar
risge with the claimant. Gen. Bussey. how
ever, holds the evidence il IN favor
OF the presumption that O divorce
was procured, aud further that the evil
denco Is not of n character to warrant
him in changing the status Of the claimant 40
created by the record evidence Of her marriage
to the soldier. He, therefore. decides that she
is the lawful widow of the soldier and ~ en-
titled TO have her claim adjudicated
NAVAL ORDERs.-Eusign Benjamin Wright
has been granted two weeks leave OF absence
and then ordered to the hydrographic Office.
Ensign Richard II. Jackson has been ordered
TO the Yorktown Gunner William II. Fur
/ rier has been ordered to the training
! ship jamestown. Sailmaker Charles T. Minter
! has been ordered to the navy yard, Norfolk
Va. Gunner VIM. Halford has been ordered 40
special duty connected with the preparation OF
/ the san Francisco for sea service Lieut.
! John NJ Hawley, Ensigns John & Pur-
/ cell, J. X. Seymour, Hilary p. Jones and
VIM. q. Miller have been detached from
the Nlpsic and granted three months leave OF
absence. Passed Assistant Surgeon f. il
Cordeiro and Passed Assistant Engineer Harrie
| Webster have been detached from the Nipsic
and granted two months leave. Passed As
sistant Paymaster Corwine has been do
| tached from the Nipsic and ordered 90 settle
| accounts and granted three months leave.
| Ensigns z. Parmenter and John ID. Mcdonald
have been detached from the Nipsic and or
! dored TO the receiving ship Independence.
| Gunner Joseph Swift has been detached from
| the jamestown and ordered TO the receiving
ship Vermont Boatswain ]. r. +. Langton
has been detached from the receiving ship
Dale. lst December next. and placed on wait
! ing orders. Boatswain Vim. A Cooper has
been detached from the navy yard, Norfolk,
and ordered TO the Dale LIST December next
Col. Thos. l.. Snead Dead.
NV YORK. Oct la-Col Thomas I. Snead.