Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-20

Tur RICHMOND AT NV NokK.-The commanoA
Ing officer Of the Newport training station 70.
po-ts the arrival Of The Richmond on saturday.
THE CoxprrroS OF ADMIRAL Po,rra today d
SLIGHTLY improved He slept well lass niehe
and this morning appeared refreshed
A MrrrISo OF CoRRrsPoxpKxrs--Thsre yin
be meeting Of Correspondents al Gen
Boynton's otsce, Newspaper row, ct II O'Clock
tomorrow to consider the arrangements for the
proposed trip 70 Texas.
SILVER OFrERs AND PuRcHAsra-Amouus
onered today. L2l7 900 ounces, amount pur-
chased today, 647 900 ounces. as follows; n, 900
ounces at sl.09+0. $1,000 ounces at o.. eels,
5o,oOo ounces 1T Sl0959. 70. 900 ounces at
sLO962, $1,000 ounces az IL. 09ei 200. 600 ounces
az sLoseo' 100000 ounces at sl.os67.
The UNITED STATES SUPREME Coupr met q
noon today, but owing 10 the absence Of q
quorum Immediately adjourned Chief Justice
Fuller aud Justice Brewer who went 10 attend
Justice Miiler's funeral at keokuk and Justice
Harlan were the absenteos. Justice Fields q
'he senior member OF the court, presided To-Day.
MOVEMENT OF SuvkR.- The issue OF stand
ard silver dollars from the minis during the
week ended October IS was O., iox. SIS The
issue during the corresponding week OF Last
year was Sl,279,7l9. The shipments of frac-
tlonsl silver coin since October l amounts 70
f922, SIS.
REVENUE APPoISTnESTS-The Secretary Of
the Treasury mas made the following appoint
ments in the internal revenue service: Ralph
/ Dsrnwell, United States gaugsr. Henderson
VILE, \. c.; Clifton X. Rollins. United S,stes
storekeeper. Richmond. XIV: VIM IL bowman
Lancaster, Pa. .aud John CAN'T, statesvilie, n,
T., United States storekeepers and gaugera
The POSTMASTER CENTRAL AT Hrs DISK
Postmaster General Wanamaker has returned
TO the city and to his ofiice after an absence Of
little moro than a week. Today he was
ousily engaged IN receiving visitors and reading
up on departmental matters; tomorrow he viii
take up some OF the twelve or fifteen presi-
dental post Office cases now pending and come
to decisions which will disappoint more than
can possibly be made happy.
! Pro IRON RATEs.-The interstate commerce
commission today decided the case OF the
Poughkeepsie Iron Company. complainant,
against the Boston and Albany Railroad Com
pany, the New York Central and Hudson River
Railroad Company and the Connecticut River
Railroad Company, defendants, involving rela-
tive rates on pig iron from Poughkeepsie, New
York. and Youngstown and Cleveland. Ohio, 70
New England points; and also relative rates
from Poughkeepsie and other furnaces in tie
state OF New York to New England points. The
decision is in favor of the defendapts The
opinion was rendered by Commissioner Bragg.
SUPERINTEsDESr PoRTER's HEALTH.-Acting
Superintendent Childs OF the census bureau re-
ceived letter this morning from supsrin-
tendent Robert p. Porter, now more than half
way across the Atlantic on his home
ward trip. The letter was written
just before NJ. Porter sailed from England.
In it he says his health has SO thoroughly
| improved that he is ambitious enough TO
| take up the task of another census.
| Mr.. Porter is expected to arrive in New York
on Thursday evening, and hopes TO be at his
desk on Monday next