Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-13

partment up to noon today had received no
information about the rumored collision of the
Alliance with schooner on her passage out to
sea from Fortress Monroe.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut VIM. H. briggs has
been granted furlough for one year from the
LIST Of April next. The orders of James c.
Drake to the Alliance have been revoked and
he has been placed on waiting orders.
THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS this morning in.
cluded Senators Sherman, Paddock. Casey
Aldrich, Hiscock and Spooner; Representa-
tives Grout, Dubois, Pugsley, Yardley, Russell
and Lodge; Joseph p. Smith of Ohio, Charles
Fletcher Of Providence, RI, Edwin Miner Of
Connecticut. Thomas S. Hodson Of Maryland
and several Menonimee Indians.
ANOTHER POsTPoNEMENr has occurred in
the arguments of the Silcott congressional
salary cases before the Court of Claims. Today
was set for the hearing abouta week ago, but
Judge Knott found it necessary a few days ago
to leave quite suddenly for Hot Springs. Ark
where his invalid wife is sojourning, and it
was decided that it would be better to wait for
full court before arguing the cases. He ia ex-
pected to return on Monday and the cases will
probably come up for trial on the 10Th, We'd
nesday next This is the third date that has
been fixed for the claims
THE CURRENT NUMBER OF The WEEKLY STAR,
issued today, is an exceptionally good one, con-
tanning an unusual amount oflocal news. The
attention The WEEKLY STAR pays to important
local affairs has made it favorite
for sending to out-of-town friends,
though the large amount of gen.
eral and stelegraphic news and mis-
cellaneous reading matter is so carefully COM
piled and arranged that its popularity as a
favOrite news and family journal at large is
not in the least impaired. Price per annum,
81; single copies, wrapped ready for mailing,
three cents each.
The FLORIDA DELEGATION, representing the
orange growers who we're before the ways and
means committee Of the House yesterday and
of the departments and called upon the gov
ernment officials generally to pay their respects.
PERsoSAL.-J. P. Tuckerman Of Utica, E. A.
Hartshorn of Troy, H. Schaus and Frank A.
Small of New York and Fred L. Goss of Chicago
are at the Riggs-Theo. ]. Baron. N. A. Far
rand John N. Drake and John E. Milholland of
New York, John A. Scatcherd Of Buffalo, Robt.
knight Of Providence, Webster knight Of Ma
itch, RI, and Jesse johnson of Brooklyn are
at the Arlington.-H. A. Deordorf promi-
nent lumberman Of Fostoria, Ohio, b Marks,
merchant of Binghamton, MY, R. G. Howard
OF Portsmouth, Va. on business before the de-
partments. are at the Johnson. J. Hoblit-
zell, w. I. Marshall d. r. Donehoe, w. b.
Cowpland and W. II. Rodenbsugh of Pittsburg,
ThOs. Thorp of Brooklyn. JAS E. Reade Of
Philadelphia and w. Scott Sims Of New York
are at Willard's.-JohnM M. Bonnam and +. G.
Smith of New York, C. Morton Smith and Harry
w. Mccall of Philapelphia, and w. H. Jaques
OF Bethlehem are at the Arno.-Capt Harry
Reade, U. 8. A.. Charles Sooysmith, Robert
Maher, Daniel Gibbons Frank T. Wall, ]. NJ.
Seymour. David CrOcker, James Matthews. Ed
ward Cahill and H. NJ. Kager of New York, L.
ID. Judd OF Philadelphia, ]. A. L. Waddell and
ID. Mclean Of Kansas City are late Chamber.
lin arrivals.-Mr. James E. Bangs, formerly
Of this city, now Of the editorial staff of the
Portland Oregonidn, has been spending few
days here and left last night for Portland
George Tod Of New York and Robert E. Tod of
OF Auburn, Me-, j. h Leonard Of Lewiston,
Me-, and NJ. L. Gage of Cambridge, Mass., are
| at the ST. James.-Pension Commissioner
Raum left today for Philadelphia and New
York and 10 expected to return on Saturday
Col James L. Taylor of the Richmond and
| Danville railroad, resident of this city, has
gone on business trip to Mexico.
Mrs. Carlisle Has q Narrow Escape.
This afternoon the hofses attached to Mrs.
John g. Carlisle's coupe became unmanage-
able and ran away. Mrs. Carlisle and her
daughter had just stepped into the carriage in
front of their house, No. 1426 K street, when
the horses started of and dashed down Z
| street. The driver, however, kept his
seat sea .o1na, and managed to stop them at e
horses were thrown and hurt and the carriage
was damaged. The two ladies did not attempt
| to jump from the carriage and came OF quite
unhurt by the accident