Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-05


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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. - Internal
revenue. S694s63: customs, sl,O32,995
ORDERED TO PoRTLAND.-The U.SS. Essex
now at New York, has been ordered to Join the
North Atlantic squadron in the celebration at
Portland, Me-, July 4.
PENSIONS FOR DISTRICT PEopLE-The fol-
lowing pensions, among others, have been
granted to residents of the District of Co
lumbia: Original invalid Carl W. Sandell (Sol-
dlers Home) Charles II. Douglass, VIM. Camp
bell, John J. Murphy and Robert g. Dunlap:
reissue, James Carroll Soldiers Home.)
CALLED ON THE PREsIDENT.-Among the
Presidents callers this morning were Secretary
Tracy, Attorney General Miller, Speaker Reed,
Senators Mcpherson, Hiscock and Blair: Rep
resentatives Cheadle. Beldeu, Mute, Bingham
and Anderson; ex-Representative Libbey of
Virginia and ex-senator Platt Of New York.
DEATH OF THE QUEEN DowAaER OF KOREA
The charge d'affaires of Korea has received a
telegram from his government announcing the
death on the Sd inst. OF the Queen Dowager Of
Korea. This eminent woman was much be-
loved by her people. and possessed great in
fuence in government affairs. She was eighty
two years of age. ~-..--. . --.. y :.
SHIPS TO HAVE SEPARATE SToREs.-Secretary
Tracy has taken step which, it is expected,
will result in a more efficient service in the
provisioning and equipment Of new vessels
Heretofore all stores and supplies we're kept
IN general store and were drawn out when
needed. 1t frequently happened that new ships
were waiting fer their stores for months. owing
to the general demands upon the store at the
same time. The new move is an approach to
the German system, the main feature of which
| Is the establishment OF separate stores for each
ship that Is put into commission.
An UNUSUALLY ATTRACTIVE NUMBER OF The
WEEKLY STAR appears today. comprising be-
| sides a large amount of general and local news
full accounts of Decoration dav and its various
| ceremonies, the unveiling of the Lee statue at
| Richmond and an interesting illustrated article
on the typical vessels of the United States
navy. The amount of local news to be found
| in it alone makes it a valuable paper for Wash
| ingtOnians to mail to t-of-the-city friends
| Single copies can be had at three cents each
wrapped ready tor mailing when desired. The
WEEKLY STAR commends itself to every reader
| as an unsurpassed general news and family
| journal.
| The SEATTLE TIDE LANDs.-Secretary Noble
| today denied the motion to review the decision
| recently made by MIN in what is known as the
| Seattle tide land case. This case involves the
right to enter tide lands adjacent to the city of
| Seattle, Wash. with Valentine scrip. This de-
cision leaves the title to the lands in the state
INDIAN LANDS CEDED.-Secretary Noble has
| received information from the Cherokee COM
mission that the Iowa tribe of Indians in the
| Indian territory have consented to cede their
] lands in that territory to the United States.
1 no of 10 nd tl,n,
| agreed upon is about % cents per acre. The
! Indians to have so acres allotted to each
head of family and the government agrees to
spend $4,000 of the purchase money in i'm
| provements Oh the lands allotted to the In
dians and the balance, $50 090 is to be paid to
the Indians i'll annual installments.
| PEIsoNAL.-Mr. H. S. Stevens of lO2 8tb
street northeast returned last evening from a
brief visit to the old homestead in the Con-
necticut valley and among old army comrades
and friends. Mr.. Hal G. Dulaney. well
known in this city, is reported to be yery ill in
Marseilles, France.--Mr. W. Verplank Birney
will sail by the City of Rome for England AN d
France. but will not go to Rome, at least for
some months. He goes over for the purpose
of introducing his work and will take num-
Der of his studies.--E. C. Hovey of Boston
the Normandie.--A. b. Capon OF
Chicago and W. H. H. Porter of
| Philadelphia are at the Langham-
| w. +. Stahl and NJ. c. Hadley of Boston n H.
Shattuck Of Concord, NH. J. II. Appleton of
! st. Louis. I. Davis Evens and family of Lynch
burg. W. .. Dean of Canton. ILL.,, are at the
| 1T. James.--Wm. b. Dean of St Paul. Vim.
l.. Abbott of Pittsburg, Hon. ID. p DYER of St.
Louis. j. II. Cross of Pensacola. ex-Gov VIM
E. Cameron of Virginia and Viscount c. lie la
Roche OF Paris are at the Ebbitt W. r.
Austin of New York is at Wormleys-E. L.
Footc, o. II. Wolff, Fred. Gibbs, b. +. Beckel.
A. d. Kenyon. Hamilton Fish, jr
OF New York and George X. Thompson
OF Philadelphia at Chamberlin's.
| Frank b. Tracy of New York is at the Arno-
Leonard Myers cf Philadelphia. John q. Far
| land of birmingham, Ala, +. J. Dietsch. c. G.
Shield, Geo. Bernard. r. S. Spencer Clawson
and Isaac Stiebel Gillespie of New York and
Geo. A. Tenney and wife of Boston are at the
Riggs.--John L. Warner and Samuel s. Hop
kins OF Norwich. Conn, Ben j. Lowell OF Bos-
ton, Geo. W. Bard, j. A. Townsend, E. "
Clergue Edward Donald Mclean and Aaron
| Vanderbilt Schweyer of New York are at the
Arlingtou.-G. p. Bowdre of Memphis, DIR.
| w. b. Meredith of Norfolk. Va, C. w. Todd T.
! L. Overton, Arthur ID. Williams. Mr. and Mrs.
| w. A. johnson, VIM. P. Stymus, jr., and Milton
L. Oppenheimer of New York and c. Diem of
| Paris are at Wiilards.-W. NJ. Robertson of
| Washington has accepted the editorship Of the
| Weekly National Republican.--Mrs. NJ. A.
Whitridge and Mrs. J. W. Spalding of Cham
paign, H., mother and sister of Private Secre-
! Halford and family, ll06 18th street.