Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-12


istered 41as-S150,000 at 1887.
SPECIAL TREASURY AaENr.-secretary VIM
dom has appointed John F. Scanlan of Chicago
special agent of the Treasury department
Mr.. Scanlan is regarded as an authority on
tariff matters and passed very creditable ex-
animation.
A CONSCIENCE CONTRIBUTION from J. NJ. B.,
Charleston, s. c., of 800 has been received at
the Treasury department.
SPECIAL ATTORNEY YAPPoINrED.-The Attorney
General today appointed F. W. Crawford Of
Texas special attorney to assist in the prose-
cution Of the murderers of the Marlowe brothers,
the prisoners killed while in the custody of the
marshal OF the northern district Of Texas.
RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT TO THE IRoouon.-
The recent accident to the U.S.S. Iroquois
while on her way from Honolulu to Samoa to
relieve the Adams, which necessitated her put
ting into Port Townsend, WASH, will prevent
her from performing that service at present.
and another vessel will have to be sent to Apia
Admiral Brown commanding the Pacific squad
ron, has ordered the U.S.S. Mohican to sail at
once to relieve the Adams which is under or
ders to return to San Francisco for repairs as
soon as the other vessel arrives.
Mr.. ZELEDoN, the Costa Rican minister has
gone to his native land because of illness in
his family. Mr.. Zeledon is one Of the fore
most Of Costa Ricans, and he left behind him
a number of friends who sincerely regret his
departure. He is less than fifty-five years of
age and yet is one of the most important figures
in Central America.
Contracts AWARDED TO WASHINGTON BID
DERs.-The contract for heating and ventilating
apparatus for the public building at Bingham
ton, NY. has been awarded to John Lyon of
this city at his bid OF 1884, and the contract
Tor approaches to the public building at Spring
field, Ohio. to Martin Hendricks OF this city at
his bid of S5,47S
The CATTLE ORDERED FROM CHEROKEE Our
LET.-Indian Commissioner Morgan has sent
instructions to the Indian agents in Indian
territory not to allow the cattle ordered from the
Cherokee outlet by the recent presidential
proclamation to be driven on the lands belong
ing to the Indians nor to allow the cattlemen
to make new grazing leases with the Indians
These instructions are not intended to inter-
fere with cattle grazing in the lands of the five
civilized tribes under their grazing laws.
THE PREsIpENTs CALLERS this morning in
cluded Secretary Window, Senators Hoar, His
cock, Henderson, Paddock, Washburn and
Pierce, Gen. Drum, Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Typer, Secretary Tracy, Representatives
Allen, Ellis. Hopkins, Cheadle, Wallace, Hem
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NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut Henry McCrea has
been detached from duty in the bureau Of
navigation and ordered to the Baltimore, 2Oth
instant.
SITE FOR THE LAFAYETTE MoNUMENT.-The
Lafayette monument commission has selected
for the site of the monument to Gen. Lafayette
and his compatriots the space on Lafayette
square on the Pennsylvania avenue side facing
the White House on line coinciding with the
center line Of 10th street. Col o. H. Ernst,
U.S.A., in charge Of public buildings and
grounds, has been directed to take charge Of
the construction of the foundation Of the monu-
ment and superintend its erection.
The LAUNCHING OF THE CRUISER NrwARx.-
Charles H. Cramp is here arranging for guests
to witness the launching of the Newark at Phil
adelphia next Wednesday. The two naval
committees Of Congress have accepted invita-
tions to be present and Miss Boutelle, the
daughter OF the chairman Of the House COM
mittee, will christen the cruiser. The Secre-
tary of the Navy and some other officials will
attend the launching also.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Loomis L. White and Mrs.
VIM. Wall Chaplin Of New York, H. i. Wallace
Of Fitchburg, Mass, Mr.. John E. Miller Of
Omaha, F. B. Fiske Of Brooklyn and Henry A.
Bishop of Bridgeport are at the Normandie.
-. A. watkins OF Oiu fOlut, n. IOrrey OF
st. Louis, d. B. Devore Of Detroit, DIR. Park
Richie Of St. Paul, ]. T. Conner of Virginia
City, Mont, and A. Mckinley Of New York are
at the Ebbitt-D. H. Chamberlin Of New
York is at Wormley's--Aaron Vanderbilt
Chas. E. Rushmore, Joseph Doyle, r. J. Ma
honey and James Seiigman of New York, C. c.
Luchely Of Middletown, NY, Chester Wood
ford Of Indianapolis, 8. B. Pole of Honolulu
and Theo. I. Payne Of San Francisco are at
the Arlingtpn.-F. M. Prince Of saltwater
Minn., and F. d. Allen of Lynn, Mass, are at
the Arno.---J. b. Reilly, ex-Representative
from Pennsylvania, Geo W. Morley Of Sagi-
nav and Austin E. Case OF Broad Ak, promi-
nent Michigan lumbermen, and Charles L.
Knapp Of Louisville are at Willard's.-At-
torney W. 8. White of Fredericksburg. Va, on
business before the Supreme Court, j. s.
Mitchell, q mining expert Of Denver, and L. E.
Maidhof Of New York are at the Johnson
g. c. Winston Of Lynchburg, ]. E. Phipps Of
Boston, o. Rhodes Of Richmond, David Kidd
Of Cleveland, N. W. Hunter Of Cincinnati and
]. N. Williams Of Brooklyn are at the St
James.-Civii Service Commissioner Roose-
velt is in Boston, where he went to deliver an
address before Harvard college by invitation Of
the students--Messrs. Max Well, Parker
Mann andJ. q. Moser, all prominent artists,
went over TO New York today to attend the
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