Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-05


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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal
revenue, s339,5l5; customs s763,693.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF WAR-The Presi-
dent today approved the act providing for an
assistant secretary of war.
PARDoNs DENIED.-The President has denied
the applications for pardon in the cases of An
tonic Correnti, convicted in Pennsylvania of
counterfeiting, and Samuel H. Mays, con-
victed in Georgia of illicit distilling.
REVENUE APPoINTMENTs.-Isaac M. Rogers
has been appointed store keeper and gauger in
the eighth district Of Kentucky and A. E..
Williams same in thedistrict OF Georgia.
FIRST LIEUT.. PHILIP P. POWELL, ninth cav
airy, has been relieved from duty at Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas. and ordered to Join his
troop.
BOND PURcHAsEs.-The Secretary of the
Treasury announced today that he is prepared
to resume purchases Of four per cent bonds to
such amount as may be justified by the availa-
bic balance in the Treasury. All offers at l25
HAT, or less, will be accepted. Today's bond
offers were $lS, 400 and go, 900 registered AZ
per cents at 1885.
Mr.. DE BREE HIGGINs, clerk Of detail Of the
bureau of navigation, Navy department. has
recovered sufficiently from his recent illness as
to be able to resume his duties at the Office for
portion of each day. He took a short trip
down to Fortress Monroe IA short time ago and
was greatly benefited by the change.
FoR THE ACCOMMODATION OF CORRESPOND
ENTs.-A collection will be made from large
letter box at 5l5 14th street on and after today
at ii O'Clock pm. for the special accommoda-
ton OF the newspaper correspondents and in
time for the IL 20 p. m. train on the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad and the 11:3O train on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
COMPROMISE OF THE SCHMIDT CAsE.-Assistant
Secretary Tichenor has directed discontinue
ance of the suits pending in the United States
district court of St. LOUIS against Henry A.
Schmidt of that city for the recovery of $4,000
for importing under contract from Germany
twelve Journeymen tailOrs in violation of the
alien contract labor law, on condition that
Schmidt pay to the United States the sum Of
SZ,OOO and costs OF the suits. This action is
taken In response to numerous appeals for a
mitigation or remission of the penalties.
NAVAL ORDERs.-COmmander r. P. Leary
has been ordered to duty at the navy yard,
Washington. Lieutenant Commander A. s.
Snow has been ordered to examination for pro-
motion. Lieutenant Commander Henry N
Maumey and Lieut.. Seaton Schroeder have been
detached to witness test of the guns of the
dynamite gun cruiser Vesuvius.
New BANKs.-The following applications for
authority to organize national banks have
been filed with the controller of the currency:
The Citizens national bank of LAUREL Nd by
G. II. Stanley of Laurel, Md. and his associ-
ates; the Border City national bank of Bristol,
Tenn, by A. J, Patterson of Bluff City, Tenn
and his associates; the Comanche national bank
Of Comanche, Tex, was today authorized to
begin business with capital of $4,000
PsRsoNAL.-Gen. V. d. Grover of Virginia.
Rev. Edward b. Flagg of New York, Herman A..
Koop, jr., of Brooklyn, James A. Strong of
Buffalo, Theodore E. Beck of Newark and Fred
1. Huntress, prominent timber and iron
land dealer Of Duluth, are at the Ebbitt.-
Alex. Joseph Of New York. Z. b. Youmans of
Elmira, formerly chief clerk of the Treasury
department, ]. ]. Brownell of Utica and a
large Jersey City excursion party are at
willard's.-Mr. G. Akada of Japan.
on business with the Navy department, Thos.
manufacturers and capitalists, Victor Levin of
Philadelphia and John H. Noch of Atlanta are
at the Johnson.--Henry E. Ives, a prominent
attorney Of Crookston, Mimi, and TIE Miaco
are at the Harris house.-Hon. II. HI, Keith
speaker Of the house in the last territorial leyis-
lature ofDakota, and C.E. Mckinney, president
of Sioux Falls national bank, are at the Riggs
Capt. A. ii. Middleton of Scotland. Sir Roder-
lex Cameron, Hon. Cornelius A. Bliss and Hon
A. W. Tenney of New York, and Col. Ben Flag
Ter of Niagara are ct the Arlington.--E. O.
Gibson, U.S.A, is at the Fredonia.-Geo. r.
thompson of Philadelphia is at Chamber
llns.-J. A. Dean. Geo. A. Ihayer and Chas
A. Baldwin of New York are at Wormley's.-
Jacob G. Neafe and VIM. Garret of Philadel-
phia, +. W. Mass OF Brooklyn, A. F. Mgeon of
Harrington, Conn, ]. Z. Gaylord of Butte
Mont, Francis Forbes. Park Goodwin, F. N.
Goddard, G. F. Hodgman and DR.. N. X.
Lewis OF New York, +. b. Curtis of Buffalo,
w. Sewen of New Jersey, E. W. Hyde of
Bath, Me-, and c. X. Walrad of Cortland, n
T., are at the Normandie.- H. P.
Hartman Of Massachusetts,, Nicholas Ball,
proprietor OF the Ocean View hotel at Block Is
land, RI, A. V. Larimer of Council Bluffs,
Harvey d. Hadlock and Willard Marcy of Bos-
ton and ID. c. Wharton Smith Of Philadelphia
are at the Hamilton.-Morris Phillips Of the
Home journal, H. j. Hayden of the
New York Central road, Judge williamson,
Jerome A. King, J. b. King, G. P. Pomeroy
and Alexander Taylor, jr., Broadway banker
delphia and W. R. Thorsen Of Manistee, Mich,
are at the Arno.-B. R. Hotmaker, editor of
Saturday Ecer,n9 Chat, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
Is at Wiilard's.-Mr. Jas. V. Cooke, business
manager for Rhea in Josephine" is in the
city making preliminary preparations for the
production Of the play at Albaughs next
week: Captain Aaron Vsnderbilt Of the
board Of trade Of New York city and Captain
Ambrose Snow Of the maritime exchange, both
supporters Of the naval reserve movement in
New York, are in town, stopping at Willard's.
B. =. Osgood of New York, William g.
Cross Of Rochester and John E. Myers and
Robert King Of Schenectady are at the
National Z. Nixon and g. T. Sibley Of
| Augusta, Ga, and Hugh Brainard O'Linn Of