Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-10

the White House.
MOVEMENT OF SILvER.-The issue of standard
| silver dollars from the mints during the week
| ended November was SS17,477. The issue
during the corresponding period of last year
was $GS9,978. The shipments of fractional
| silver since the 1st instant amount to 1914 159.
The INTERNATIONAL RAILWAY COMMISSION
| The president Of Mexico has appointed Senior
Don Leandro Fernandez to represent the gov
ernment of Mexico in the international rail
way commission. Senior Fernandez is an emf
| nent civil engineer Of that country.
BADGES OF HONORABLE SERvIcE.-Seoretary
Tracy has modified the uniform regulations OF
the navy, in accordance with a recent act of
Congress, 80 as to permit and prescribe the
manner OF wearing on occasions of ceremony
| badges adopted by military societies OF men
who served in the revolution, the war of 1912,
| the Mexican war and the war Of the rebellion.
PASSENGERS CIGARS. - Assistant Secre tary
SpauIding has informed resident OF Ph,ladel-
phia that while the importation Of cigars in
packages of less than 5000 is prohibited, the
practice has been to allow bona fide passengers
or travellers who arrive in the United States to
| retain for their own use not moro than fifty
cigars without being subject to penalty or pay
ment of duty thereon.
army board appointed under the provisions of
a recent act of Congress, Of which Col. Craig
hill OF the engineer corps is president to in
vestigate the question of available sites for gun
factories, and which has already visited Indian
apolis Rock Island and the Pacific coast, in ac-
cordance with the terms OF the act, will be in
New Orleans during the present week for the
purpose of beginning an examination Of the
advantages of the gulf region.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Samuel W. Fort, who for q
number Of years was in charge of Albaugh's s
theaters in Baltimore and IN this city, is now
managing Lotta, and is in Washington in her
interests.--Mr. E. j. Pullman is visiting
friends and relatives in his old home, Erie. Pa
He goes to Rochester, N Y, before returning
home.--Wm. Fennison is ut the Hotel Ram
daiL.--Gen. John H. Bryant has returned to
the city and is at the Langham.--Mr.A A. c.
Harbord Of New York city ia visiting Mr. and
Mr.. F. c. Wickham OF Norwalk, Ohio, is visiting
his brother, Col. w. s. Wickham Of the census
bureau.--C. NJ. Dale Of Mattoon, H., Alex.
Henderson Of the navy, Chas. Whittier of Bos-
ton and II. W. Collins Of Philadelphia are at
the Ebbitt House.--F. Sharp and J. C. Cook
Ottofy OF st. Louis and A. Corcoran of Provi-
dence are at Willard's.--W. d Perry of Bos-
ton, w. A. Lazier Of Cleveland, John W. Green
Of Pittsburg and S. Newton Pettis of Meadville,
Pa. are at the Hotel Randall.---J K. Moore Of
st. Paul and Mr.. and Mrs. ChaG McKibbin of
Pittsburg are at the Riggs House. e.-F, N.
Sharon Of New York aud Robert w. Hunt OF
Chicago are at Welcker's--Mr. Richard Mans
field, Miss Jessie Tyson aud Miss Cam
| eron, Prof. A. Agassiz. the scientist,
Of Cambridge are at Wormleya-
Countess Deay Of France, Edmund Alcott Of
London and Mrs G. p. Stow and daughter of
Santa Barbara are at the Normandie. Mr..
H. NJ. Jarrett OF Boston, accompanied by his
wife, Walter Evans Of Louisville and Jas. A.
Macfarlane of Pittsburg arc at the Hamilton
Chicago are at the Langham.---M. Welfar of
Cleveland and ]. W. Kutter OF wlikesbarre,
Pa, are at the Hotel Johnson.--R. A. John
son Of Boston, @. B. Kettsrage Of Dover, Me-.
T. N. Edger Of Cleveland and VIM. Webster Of
Toledo are at the st James.