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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-02

petition signed by James Seldom Cowdon,
clerk of class two in the pension Office, and ad-
dressed to the President, was received at the
White House yesterday. The petition asks the
President to issue an order to the heads of the
departments forbidding them or any other per-
son under them to coerce any other employee Of
the United States into paying any claim, debt
or judgment whatsoever ''for the reason
that the courts and constablos alone are
authorized by the law to decide and collect
claims, debts and judgments for creditors
from debtors" The petitioner further SAYS
that ''as he got into the public service BY
merit through the civil service commission he
protests against being bounced except for de-
merit" The petitioner goes on to recite that
he has been placed under duress on account of
a judgment, intimating that he is a victim of
usurers. He says the chief clerk of the pen
sion Office has notified him that ''debts con-
tracted for necessaries must be paid if clerks
expect to remain in the public service" and
remarks that such q rule "may be used for the
oppression Of many subordinate public serv-
ants who like himself in this case would rather
submit to almost any reasonable robbery than
lose his position"
The President had q copy of the petition
sent to the Attorney General.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-02
1.-THE VIRGINIA DEBT.
Meeting Of the State Commission and
the 0lcott Committee.
ILLNESS OF CARDINAL GIBBONS.
Legal Fight for the Treasurership
Of Philadelphia.
THE VIRGINIA DEBT.

Meeting of the State Commission and the
Oicott COMMITTEES.
Special Dispatch to The EVENING STAR.
RICHMOND, Va, June 2.-The state commits
sion and the members of the Olcott debt COM
mi.tee met in joint session at the governors Of
fec this morning at IL o'clock. The fol-
lowing members and representatives Of
the Olcott committee were present:
Mr.. Hugh B. Garden, W. L. Ball.
c. D. Dickey, j. W. Mason and g. s. Ellis. The
last named gentleman is the secretary of the New
York Central Trus. Company and visited Lon
don recently to confer with the council of for
eign bondholders touching the negotiations
now pending for the settlement of the Virginia
debt
The general impression among the most
prominent democrats who are informed is that
the present meeting is not likely to result in
any settlement at present. 1t may. and
those gentlemen believe will be, the means Of
arriving at an understanding between the state
and the present negotiators which will eventu-
ally bring about o settlement. There is a
very strong determination on the part Of sew
eral Of the most influential democrats on
the ground that the Riddleberger bill must be
pretty nearly adhered to. The state commission
and all others who have been called into con-
sultation desire that thorough interchange of
views shall take place at these meetings.
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They Want Their Old Pay Restored 70
Eight Hours Work.

Eight Hours Work.
The hod carriers struck today to enforce O
demand for eight hours work and 1925 dav,
and the work of bricklaying on many build
ings was stopped.
Some time ago the bricklayers began work
on an eight-hour-a-day schedule at 80 cents an
hour, or "a day, having previously been
working nine hours day for $3.50.
When the bricklayers shortened their hours
of work it necessarily shortened the hod car
riers' day and they were paid for eight hours
%, or at the same rate per hour as they had
been paid for nine hours.
At a meeting Of the union last night, as a
STAR reporter was informed, they agreed to
demand their old pay of S225 a day. The
principal work affected this morning was that
on Geo. W. Cochran's new hotel building at
l4th and X streets.
When the bod carriers made their de-
mand the wages due them were paid and
they quit work. The brickayers being
without hod carriers had to quit also
This afternoon at the Cochran building
STAR reporter was informed the places of the
strikers would be filed in the morning and the
bricklayers would be at work at usual. The
bricks are hoisted to the top of the building on
an elevator and then distributed by hod car
riers.
The boss bricklayer said this afternoon that
II he could not get trained hod carriers he
thought he could get men who would carry the
bricks around in wheelbarrows
There will be meeting of the master brick
masons tonight, at which the situation will be
considered and some course Of action adopted.
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The Secretary of the Treasury viii issue .
circular this afternoon notifying holders Of
outstanding AZ per cent bonds that the exist
Ing rate Of interest on those bonds will ceass
September 1 next and that such bonds ~ are
not redeemed on before that date may be
extended for an indefinite period. with interest
at 2 per cent. II IL estimated that s2s. 600 600
OF these bonds are held by national bai Ks
20 secure circulation and that go coo 900 more
are held in trust by banks and other institu-
tions. and that there will be no difhcnlty IN ex-
tending this amount at a lower rate OF interest
This viii leave only SIS. O00. 900 Of bonds 70 BE-
redeemed In case the holders are not prepared
TO extend them. The question was considered
at todays cabinet meeting and the exact form
Of the proposed notice was agreed upon. u
will be issued this afternoon.
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SUPPLIES FOR THE DISTRICT.
A Number Of Bids Opened by the Commits
sioners Today.


A large number Of contractors assembled in
the board room today at noon 10 witness the
opening of bids for general supplies for the use
of the District for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1892.
There were twenty-one classes including
stationery, blank forms and printing. school
books, furniture, hardware, tin ware. plumbers
supplies. groceries, boots and shoes, drugs,
glass, paints and varnishes lumber, forage,
fresh meats, castings. fuel. dry goods, ice, tele-
phone supplies and saddlery.
The following contractors submitted pro-
posals in the several classes:
Class l, stationery-wm. Ballantyne. wycoff.
Seamens Benedict, W. J. c. Delaney. Geo.
Ryneal.
Class 2, printing-Judd & Detweiler, Law Re
porter Company. McGin a Wallace, Byron 5.
Adams. Ramsey & Bisbee.
Glass 3, school books-wm. Balantyne, W.
j. c. Delaney.
Glass AZ. Peterson, W. b. Moses a Son.
Class 5. hardwarc-w. J. C. Dulsney. J. II.
Chesiey Co., Geo. Ryneal, jr., Chas. +. Car
ter 4 Co., F. p. May & Co. Z. G. Wheeler.
Class s, tin ware-H. /. Gregory.
Glass Z. plumbers supplies-Robt Leach a
Son, Henry McShane 4 Co., Jno. A. Baker,
Fred Stone Go.
Class 5, groeeries-J. Harry King (no de-
posit), Frank Hume. J. B. Bryan & Bro, VIM.
N. Gait Co., Jas. L. Barbour 4 Son.
Class >, boots and shoes-Wm. Hahn 4 Co.,
| E. q. Wheeler, b. Rich 4 Sons.
Glass 10, drugs. ID. Gilman, scheller h
| Stevens.
Glass IL. paints and oils-w H. Butler, Hugh
Riley. Geo Ryneal, L. G. Wheeler.
Class IL; lumber-Libbey, Bittinger q Miller,
W. T. Gallagher
Glass Is, foruge-walter F. Hewett. W. NJ.
Calf Il Co, c. c. Daish Sons, J. b. Brown.
| Glass "a. meats-Wm. NJ. weaver..J. H. Bus
cher, Z. L. kenglar, II. Powdermaker.
Class 10, lamp posts and castings-J. H.
Springman Sons. Chas. White 4 Co.
Class Is, fuel-G. L. Sheriff. J. Edward Gimp
man, V. Baldwin johnson. Easton 4 Mayfield.
| P. Wood, Richard J. Kennedy. Stephenson a
Bro. and X. J. Ernshaw.
Class IL, dry goods-B. Rich Sons and
| Lansburgh 4 Bro.
Class H. ice-Hygienic Ice Company, no de-
posit: independent Ice Company. Great Falls
| Ice Company.
Glass 10 telegraph and telephone supplies
| Royce Marean, L. G. Wheeler.
| Glass 20 saddlery-C. Becker. E. G. Wheeler.
committee composed OF clerks have been
detailed 10 assist Mr.. A. Y. Lakeman to sched-
ule the bids.
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Routine Matter Being Closed Up by
Convention.

Routine Matter Being Closed Up by the
Convention.
DETROIT, Mich, June AFTER approval of
the minutes by the Presbyterian general assem-
bly, this morning telegram of greeting was re-
ceived from the United Presbyterian assembly
and delegates were appointed to the
Brazil assembly. The chairman Of the
committee on worldly amusement ex-
planned the meaning Of its Recommendation Of
judieious discipline which it was yesterday in
structed to modify. It's reference TO progressive
euchre as reconstructed was read. The final
form deprecated all amusements in which
Christians cannot engage in Christ's name.
In the case of the church at Jacksonville, o
committee of five, DIR. John Hall. chairman,
was appointed to raise 81. 500 to reimburse it
for its surrender to the Southern Presbyterian
church.
The committee on the report on the sys.
tematic benevolence reported an increase Of
S225, 900 in the gifts of the living The total of
the benevolent contributions of the church for
the year were S2,652,75l.
DR.. Joseph 7. Smith of Baltimore reported
on the reports on church unity and inter-
UNCONVENTIONAL comfy.
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Washington Stock Exchange.

Sales-Regular call = 10 O'Clock H.: d. c. Gs Of
1899, $500 at III: Washington aud Georgetown
Railroad Convertible 6s, $500 at l30A. Columbia
Title lnsurance.Si00 at on.
District Of Columbia Bonds-Pcr imp. Gs. 1891,
gold, 1osa Did, asked. Per imp Is, ls9i, cur
currency, loJh bid 2O-year fund, cs, lo92 gold, 1889
bid, asked. 20-year fund, IS, $780, gold, los bid
- asked. water stock, Is, 1901, currency, l21 bid
3G-year fund.- 6s, gold, 1902 lis bid, asked.
Water stock, Is, currency, 1903 1873 bid, - asked.
s.65s, 1924, fund, currency. us bd Iii asked.
Miscellaneous Bonds-W ashmgton ana George
town Railroad, 1910, Is, 1o4 bid los asked. Wash
in9ton and Georgetown Railroad Convertible %.
1870 bid, 1888 asked. Masonic Han Association,
SIS. 1905. 1oI bid. - asked. Washington Market
Company, LIST mortgage 6s, 40 bid, asked Wash
ingtOn Market Company, imp. Is, lis bid, asked.
American Security and Trust Company, IS, 100 bid.
Is, 1904, '93 bid, asked. Washington Light In
fantry I'd, Is, 1894, " bid, lO6 asked Washington
Gas Light Company, series a, es, 1870 bid. =
b, Is, 1SI bid. = asked. Washington Gas Com
pany Convertible 6s 1873 bid. 1+0 asked. Ecking-
ton Railroad IS, lUIA bid.
National Bank stocks-Bank Of Washington. 40
bid, 4IO asked. Bank Of Republic, go bid, asked
Metropolitan, ESQ bid 800 asked. Central, 800 bid
CHANCES. 1870 bid. asked. Citizens. 10 bid
$50 asked. Columbia. 15l bid, 155 asked. Capt.
tall lz5 bid. - asked. West End, LOON bid
1925 asked. Traders, lis bid, lis as.e-L Lincoln
100 bid. i04 asked
Railroad stocks-washngton and Georgetown.
sS Did 1sO ssk sd 1d 10 asked
street, 46h bid, 81 asked. lexington and soldiers
Home, 498 bid, 81 asked. Georgetown and Ten
Ieytown, s. bid. SO asked.
Insurance Stocks-tiremenIs, ~ bid. SO asked
Franklin, So bid, IS asked Metropolitan, 80 bid,
asked. National Union, lsH bid, 20 asked. Arling-
ton, It's bid, ISIS asked COrcorAn, oS bid, asked.
Columbia, l5x bid, lon asked. Gsrman-Amercan,
1870 bid, - asked. Potomac, So bid, 100 asked.
Riggs So bid, 81 asked. Peoples, 6A bid, 81
asked. Lincoln, bid, 81 asked. Commercial,
bid, 4,s asked
Title Insurance Stocks-Real Estate Title, 12s
bid, 1856 asked Columbia Title, "a bid, So asked
Gas and Electric Light stocks-W ashington Gas,
A bid, AN asked. Georgetown Cas- IS Did u. D.
Electric Light, i5sx bid, l65 asked.
Telephone Stocks-Pennsylvana, Is bid,-asked.
Chesapeake and Potomac, ON bid. IS asked. AMER
lean Graphophone, 81 bid, asked.
Miscellaneous stocks-W asington Market Com
pany, - Did, - asked Washington Brick Ma
chine Company, - bid, $40 asked. Great Falls Ice
Company, = bid, 1T6 asked. Bull Run Panorama
Company, IS bid. IS asked. Pneumatic Gun
Carriage, u bid, y asked. Interocean Building
Company, = bid, los asked. Ivy City Brick Com
safe Deposit and Trust Companies Washington
Safe Deposit Company, l12 bid, 135 asked. WASH
inctou Loan anu trust Company, y6A bid, 97A
asked American Security and Trust Company
S9H bid. - asked
Ex. dividend.
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
BIDS OPENED.

BIDS OFESED.
Bids were opened by the Commissioners to-
day for constructing concrete, brick and pipe
sewers. z. Brennan, J. J. Cudmore Thos. r.
Mccain. II. L. Crawford and JAS F. Kennedy
of Philadelphia. N. I. Tally. b. J. Coyle z. H.
shugrue, Neitzy Il Co., JAS. McCanlish and
Andrew Gleeson were bidders. The bids will
be scheduled before the contract is awarded
FIRES DURING MAY.
The report of Chief Paris of the fire depart
ment for the month of May states that during
that period there were eleven alarms Of fire. en-
failing an estimated loss Of $3.50. covered by
an insurance of Sl,475
SENATOR PLUMBs REQUEST.
Senator Plumb has written the Commission
ers letter requesting special examination Of
E street northeast between Sd and 4th. with n
view of determining whether the street should
not be included in the next estimate to Congress
as one to be paved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-02
Kate Friday Again Set Free.

Annie DUNCAN. alias Kate Friday, the noto-
rious female shophfter, who was expected here
for trial this week. as published in yesterdays
STAR, will not be brought here, rs expected,
but Detective Carter. who went 10 Coney
Island for her, will return tonight empty
handed.
The detective left here yesterday about noon
with copies OF indictments against the woman,
but before he reached there she had boon
taken before the court on a writ OF habeas cor
pus and set free.
The action Of the New York court was not
entirely surprise TO the officials here, ~
criminals often set free in that way.
Ii has not been many months since persons
arrested here for the New York authorities
were set free ON similar proceedings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-02

Destruction of COoperage Company's Works
at u Loss of 100000.
NEw YoRK, June 2.-The loss by the fire
early this morning at the Brooklyn Cooperage
Companys works is not as great as first re-
ported. The loss will amount to 100000.
The cooperage company is owned principally
by the sugar trust. The fire originated in one
OF the four-story brick buildings belonging to
the plant on North 9th street be-
tween Kent avenue and the river. The
flames spread rapidly and within
short time swept through all the works, COM
pletely destroying them. Three frame build
ings on Kent avenue, owned by the company,
were also destroyed, as was one on 7th street.
The sugar house OF Dick Il Myers was dam
aged to the extent of $4,000.
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DIED.

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unsrsl viii take place from her hate rs.idenee No.
and friends are invited 10 attend
&c cAER2LL p sSSddsnly Ct Y 10 m Jun. ISL
a.ash..r Of SossS9 and Hester H Sssls.er D''' sA
Funeral fr9sn her late resde1ce. 33s spruce strss,
Al The Church o. tse ia.rsscuisss consspssoS = ..
Relatives and friends invited
CURTIS. June 1, 1891, Mrs. SOPHIE AFFORDBY
.s;n dsqyh'er Of the l''e Commodore s'ephen
Funeral ~1l take place from late resdsnos stia
ksisii f and fr,snS. sss s isSissd :
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Hm languishins bead 70 ct rest.
Her achings and thinkinss are DER;
WI 6e hessed With sfiiicfion no moro.
HALL The remains o. the late MARY 2. HALL
June 5. 1851. at ) o'cioci pm.
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May she rest An psscs.
Fr1eads and rs.stives ere reQuestsd % sttend hes
fgs.s. isom ses iss ssssasc no x4 y,n;c : :.
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FURNITURE MUST GO!
And go il Will. without thought Of cost.
THE STOCK MUST BE REDUCED.


And We VIII offer such EXTRAORDINARY INDUCE
SESfs that cannot ds to e es1E epE foYss TsPgGte
fiSSs Evergtkins eiss IN he house H reduced
equally 4. much MI.
ns SPa assi ls,tI and sas
dresser. 5 iee;; SssSstand. g inehes. Extra large
Hands9meiy- Curved Nat. Cherry Suites. cheval
dIsss.r l9sss French beveied plate glass reduced
Solid Walnut MarsIe-sop 3-piscs Chamber suites,
thrse-qusrter bed 'ust tie suite for small ROOM
Glen q thoss piece White Maple Suites. Price
See our leader. solid Oak 3ptece Suite for s27 So
Larse DIss.er g yelled plate glass Best value ever
6-p3ece Par Suites. SOLD oak and INIT mahogany
Wilton RUGS with y plush trimmings Former price,
large lot Of 5-ri.ce Parior Suites that have been
slim Tor ~: now sac 50 Int mahozany frames.
VERY iantsoS Se. 100 ssn;,ss mn
frame nicely uPLo ste:ed IN silk tapestry with silk
SOLID sk sid,ooards. beye.ed pate glass. Reduced
solid Oak sidebcards. very handsome Reduced
sohd oaE sidsboa-,is. 10th century finish. Twas
Ele=sni Solid Oak siieboards. handsomely carved.
Antiqus osk China Closets. ieet VIDE. ioth century
fEi-h, oxiiized TRIMMINGS 81. So was s40-
lsrEel sod OAK. 10Th century nnish Reduced to ESQ
Larse g-irawer Solid Oak ChiGoniers, 10th century
hI..s i,. ksdueSd froI I y u -;
lezs. Cheapest table ever SHOWN. s4.5O
sold OAK 6;o-'' E1,ens.on Tables massive square
less- lie '--.,. 44JL. e. 10 -U.
Coughes. upho.ssrso with hes, quality Wilton rugs
salk IlI-l trimmings. Oinch fringe. Only els. so;
Ir1cs go.
Very handsome Farlor Tables in ANTIQUE Oak uita-
ton mahogany. Oryi-eye maple and old English, new
and oti9 sh2Ies- 50 Reduced from sIO.
sOlid OaS Colonial Wood seat locker, Handsomely
carve.t antique oak Gad sixteenth century finish Re-
Cucsd 20 50 20, former prICe. sl8
Centielnsns kasy Chains. ndsOnely upholstered
in wilton RUS. Reduced from s-5 70 Ella
Umbrella Stand-. oak, walnut and SOLID mahogany
kesiu sC from 80 10 90.
Handsome Reception Chairs. Price was sI3; re-
du 81 10 81.
LaE-s turkish Rockers, sprnS seat anu back solid
cherry frames covered in French cresonne Prize was
$40. reduced to sl7.75.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-02

CIVIL SERVICE ExAMISArIox.-An examina-
ton will be held at the rooms Of the civil serv-
ice commission in this city. commencing at Q
am, on the 18th instant. to ill a vacancy in
the position of clerk in the division Of records
and editing. Department Of Agriculture, at a
salary of 81 200. The special features OF the
examination will be expert proof reading, the
editing of manuscripts, English composition
and indexing Those wishing to compete
should obtain application blanks and file their
applications at once. Residents of the Dis
trict will not be admitted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-02
CARDINAL GIBBONS ILLNESS.

Frustrated by Malnrial Fever-On the Road
to Restored Health.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, June 2.-Cardinal Gibbons re-
turned to Baltimore this morning from south
ern Maryland where he was taken suddenly i'll
with malarial fever lest week while filling his
engagements in the southern Maryland
counties. He is very much improved, and
with rest will soon be entirely restored to health
His illness has prevented him from keeping all
Of his engagements, one Of which was the part
he was to take in the unwilling of the Calvert
monument at st Mary's City. Bishop Curtis Of
Delaware will take charge of all OF them for
him.
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Naval Orders.

Commander f. NJ. Barber, ordered to hold
himself in readiness to command the Enter
prise. Lieuts. Walter Mclean and W. l. Cham
bers, ordered to examination for promotion.
Commander Allen D. Brown, ordered to appear
before the retiring board. Assistant Engineer
A. NJ. Hunt, ordered to the fish commission
steamer Albatross. Lieut.. John o. Mich
olson, detached from the jamestown and
ordered to the Naval Academy. Ensign
Robert E. Coontz. detached from the naval
observatory. June 80. and ordered 10 the Pinta.
Surg. Franklin Rogers, detached from special
duty at the Naval Hospital, Yokohama, Japan,
per steamer OF July Z, from San Francisco.
Naval Cadets Z. s. Bradford, C. Davis and NJ.
n. Taylor, detached from the Enterprise June
and ordered to the Chicago. Naval Cadets
Thos. J. Sem, H. II. Caldwell, W. H. McGrann,
ID. Is. Windc, detached from the Naval Academy
June and ordered to the Concord. Naval Ca
diets DiCn Williams, Chas. p. Preston. II. H. Lane
Z. Theall, G. u. Stearns and Geo. II. shepard.
detached from the Naval Academy June 5 and
ordered to the Atlanta Naval Cadets d: V. II.
Allen, Chas. r. limerick, W. d. Brotherton, H.
G. Kuenzi, W. Evans and ]. f. Carter, de-
tached from the academy June 5 and ordered
to the Boston. Cadets II. G.. Smith j. II.
Rowen. Il. NJ. Watt and A. l.. Willard, detached
from the academy June and ordered to the
NcLemore, G. W. Laws, r. H. Seigle,
J. r.. Robinson and h. r. Belknap, de-
tached from the academy June 5 and
ordered to the Chicago. Cadets NJ. E. Reed.
]. &. F. Moale, ]. II. Sypher and H. G.. Gill
more, detached from the academy June 5 and
ordered to the Newark. Cadets Geo. Richards,
W. A. McKeelvy, +. H.. Kochersperger and L.
II. Gross, detached from the academy June 5
and ordered to the Enterprise. Cadets +. b.
Zahn, H. H. Hough. II. II. Christy. A. Alt
house, B. B. Bierer, N. E. Irwin, E. T. Pollock
and H. G. Mcfarland, detached from the acad-
envy June 5 and ordered to the Lancaster
Cadets ID. w. Blaner, II. J. Hartung, L. G.
Smith and Irving Blount, detached from the
academy June and ordered to temporary duty
on the receiving ship Vermont and to hold them
selves In readiness for orders to the Kearsarge
Chief Engineer H. b. NOnes detached from
the League Island yard June Is and ordered as
a member of the examining board at Phiadel-
phia. Chief Engineer VIM. ". DUNCAN, detached
from the New York yard and placed on waiting
orders. Chief Eng. S. L. p. Ayres, detached
as member Of the Philadelphia examining
board and ordered to duty at the New York
yard, Juno 49, Chief Engineer A. s. Greene,
detached from duty at the Hot Springs, Ark.
and ordered to temporary duty at the League
Island navy yard June Is. Passed Assistant
Engineer j. r. Wilmer, detached from the Al
batross and ordered to remain at the Naval
Hospital at Mare Island for treatment.
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NO Truth IN THE RUMoR.

senior Romero Not TO Become the Mexican
Secretary OF the Treasury.
AT the Mexican legation this morning 10 was
officially stated that as far as is known here
there is no truth in the report that comes from
the city Of Mexico TO the effect that Senior
Romero, the Mexican minister here, has been
recalled to assume the duties Of the position OF
secretary OF the treasury. which was recently
vacated by the death OF senior Dublane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-02

The NEWARK SATIsFAcroRY.-The naval
board which was appointed to conduct the
final trial of the new cruiser Newark has COM
pleted that duty. The ship was taken 100 miles
out at sea from the Norfolk navy yard. The
weather was dirty and the sea rough, neverthe-
less the board found that the seagoing quail
ties of the vessel were of the highest class She
rolled very little and the machinery worked
smoothly. Altogether the members Of the
board find that the vessel is satisfactory in
every respect and will be one Of the finest Of
the new cruisers.