Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-28


CONTRACTS FOR FURNISHING SUPPLIES for the
Post Office Department and postal service have
been awarded to the following Washington bid
ders: f. Morrison, VIM. BaIlantyne & Son. Eas-
ton Rupp, j. &. Addison. T.. q. Hinkle NJ *
Z. Metzgar. Melville Lindsay. W. A. Tceple.
Woodward & Lothrop. Tssot Il Schultz; Wyck-
off, Scamans Il Benedict, John c. Parker.
Henry A. Clarke Son, Herman Baumgarten
THE LAUNCHING OF THE BENNINGToN.-Ship
Builder Quintard of New York was at the Navy
Department this morning and informed Secre-
tary Tracy that the new gunboat Bennington,
the sister ship of the Concord, both of which
his firm built will be launched at the yard at
Chester. Pa, on the Sd of June at II o'clock.
The young lady who will act as sponsor for the
vessel has not yet been selected.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander Joseph E..
Craig, ordered to duty at the Naval Academy
June so. Lieut. Seaton Schroeder detached
from duty in connection with the Vesuyius
June / and ordered to command that vessel.
Lieut. H. NJ. Dombaugh, detached from
duty at the torpedo station, Newport,
and ordered to the Vesuvius June q.
Ensign Walter j. Sears, detached from the
New Hampshire and ordered to the Vesuvius
June 2. Passed Assistant Engineer Herschel
Main, detached from duty in connection with
the Vesuvius June l and ordered to duty on
Lewis Nixon, detached from duty at the New
York navy yard and ordered to duty in the
bureau OF construction and repair.
PERsoSAL.-Gen. V. d. Groner of Virginia,
Hon. H. Libbey of Virginia, J. II. Cross of
Pensacola, George 3. Loud of New York CITY.
E. E. Gilbert of Boston, Z. L. Freeman of
Central Falls, RI, VIM. Cowles of New York.
Hon. John A. Bingham of Ohio Rev. Douglass
+. Forrest OF Clifton. Ohio, and Hon. Z. j..
Ormsby, ex-governor of Vermont. Paul +.
Mohr of Spokane Falls, Hon. viii Cum
Of Little Rock are at the Ebbitt--
s. It. Lyman and wife and Mrs. F. 8. Munson
of Holyoke, John A. Quackenbush of Saltwater,
N. Y, Smith Acker of New York. Horace Brooch
of Harrisburg. A. l. Phillips of Philadelphia l..
Il. Powers, g. A. Mccullough and A. f. Neiil of
Calais Me-, Hon. Richard Vaux and Miss E.
W. Vaux Of Philadelphia are at the Riggs.-
Paul Bokewell of st. Louis, Chas. j. Emery. H.
G. Hall and Richard Irwin of New York, Thos
Dickson and a. B. Whittier of Boston are at
Wormley' s.--Frank A. Smith. j. A. Winslow,
W. P. Bullitt of Philadelphia, Nat Roth of New
York and Capt Harry Reade, U.S.A., are at
Chamberlin' s.--Frank L. Tracy of New York.
f. w. Smith. jr., of Bridgeport, Conn, and l..
h. Hyer of Kansas City are at the Arno.-
A. b. Funk and Isaac N. Phillips of Bloom
ington, ILL.,. John j. Taylor Of Argyle, n. Y. j.
X. Wheeler, Chicago. and Donald Mclean of
New York are at the Arlington.--Maj. Moore
and Chief Clerk Sylvester of the police de-
partment will 60 to New York Friday to be
present at the police review in that city Satur-
day.--Mr. Frank Tracy, son of the Secretary
of the Navy, arrived in the city this morn
ing. He Will spend several days here
p. V. De Graw. general southern manager of
the United Press, went to New York recently
to be initiated as a member of the Lotus Club.
-Sephos Potter and P. W. Weston, FRG.S.
OF London, E. d. Henry and wife and George
B. Young and wife of st. Louis are at Wizards