Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-07

OF INTEREST TO CoMMUTERs.-The case OF
George d. Sidman against the Richmond and
Danville railroad was decided Saturday by the
Interstate Commerce Commission in favor OF
the railroad company. The opinion was writ
ten by Commissioner Veazey. The complaint
alleged unjust discrimination. The commits
sion heid that IL was not an unlawful discrimi-
nation to refuse to refund to the complainant.
who held communication ticket but had for
gotten to take 1t on certain trip and had paid
his fare.
GEN. RAUM, the commissioner of pensions,
says that he will be able by the last of May to
cause the examination of every claim pending
in the Office on the lst day Of January last. have
every c lain allowed that is completed and calls
for evidence made in those not completed
HE ALASKA FISHING ISTEREsTs.-The Secre-
tary of the Treasury today appointed MIR.
Henry W. Elliott special agent Of the Treas
ury Department with compensation at the rate
of slO day, to obtain full and authentic in
formation in regard to the Alaska fishing inter-
ests, under the provisions of a special act of
Congress approved April 5.
NAVAL ORpERs.-Ensign G.. H. Stafford Or
dered to examination for promotion Ensign
Miles r. VI. Field detached from the Mime
sofa. 18th instant, and ordered to the Essex.
I'D instant. Ensign John J. Knapp, detached
from duty at the naval ordnance proving
ground and ordered to the Dale.
PERsoNAL.-E. NJ. Hersey of Bangor, Me-, r.
F. Hersey and G. r. Hersey Of ST. Paul, Mimi,
James c. Reid, Robert H. Sanborn, T. Burn.
ham, W. H. NJ. Chase of Albany, Henry C.
Adams Of Ann Arbor, Mich, j. ?. Graves of
Boston, Frank Il. Tracy of New York ana A. j.
Seligman of Montana are at the Arno.-J.
Waldo of Sedalia, No., L. B. Sherman of Chi.
cago, J. Harry Estey of Brattleboro VT, and
C. F. Kindred OF Philadelphia are at the Riggs.
"A. Goldsmith of New York j. w. Movie OF
San Francisco and Simeon Toby of New
Orleans are at the Arlington-Col. John
Taylor of Baltimore, A. +. Blesch of Columbus
and T. j. Bond Of Philadelphia are johnson
arrivals today.-Beltord Lloyd of Boston, P.
J. Schell, U.S.N., A. X. Holmes of Menominee,
Mich, and b. $. Amber of Salem Mass, are al
the Ebbitt.--George Trimble Davidson and
Chas. p. Bacon of New York and j. A. Booey
and j. T. Carr of New Haven are at Chamber.
lin's.--C. X. Adams of Ithica. n. Y, G. B.
Crockett. A. P. Sise, VIM S. Rogers and W. w.
Pfeiffer of st. Joseph, No., W. B. Barton, G.,
u. Mills and Chas r. Bishop of New York,
Hon. f. G. johnson of Elyria. Ohio, and James
Atwel of Pittsburg are at Willard's.-H. ID.
Roone. John r.. Dos Passos Dawson w. Smith,
w. +. Kingsland and r. G. Bushnell of New
York. l.. W. Brayton of North Adams, Mass, Geo.
Irott Of Philadelphia. Count NJ. Valery of
France, X. Y. de Marez Oyens OF Amsterdam,
f. Wm. Collins, ]. r. Grassman, H. D. Hyde
and ID. +. Morse of Boston and L. A. Harris
OF Cincinnati are at the Normandie.
Walter l.. Suydam of Blue Point, NY, Joseph
Wood of Sayville, IL, g. p. Mattocks of Port
land. Me-. and W. W. Graves OF Hartford are
at the Langham.--Chas. II. Vogel of Mem
phis, j. j. Hambleton of Boston and C. H. Lyon
OF Brooklyn are at the St. James,