Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-18
FOREIGN DECORATION
A Bill to Permit the Acceptance of Honors
From Abroad.
The Well.KnOwn Men Who Are Mem
TONED I'm the Bill Prepared at
the state Department.

A bill has been prepared at the State De-
partment to be introduced in Congress to
authorize the persons therein named to ac-
cept OF certain decorations and testimonials
from foreign governments. The list Of the
proposed recipients is as follows:
Prof. Cleveland Able. a decoration award
ed him by the French government; Rear
Admiral George E. Belknap. United States
navy, the decoration Of a knight command
er Of the Order Of Kamehameha l, conferred
upon him by his majesty, King Kalakaua
of the Hawaiian Islands; Mr.. F. T. Bick-
ford, a decoration awarded by the French
government: Ensign George P. Blow. United
States navy. a decoration Of the Royal Or
der Of Kalakaua, conferred upon him by
the Queen Of the Hawaiian Islands; the
heirs of Capt. r. T. Bradford. United States
navy, a decoration of the Order Of Ell Busto
del Liberator. rendered him by the president
of Venezuela; Rear Admiral George Brown,
United States navy. decoration of a knight
grand officer of the Royal Order of Kala-
kaua, conferred upon him by the King Of
the Hawaiian Islands: Lieut.. r. H. Buck
ingham, United States navy, decoration
given by the French government; Capt.
James Chester. United States army, a cross
and diploma of a chevalier of the Legion of
Honor, awarded him by the president Of
France; Passed Assistant Surgeon A. G..
Cabell. United States navy, the decoration
of the Busto del Liberator. which the gov
eminent of Venezuela proposes to present
to him; Capt. H. c. Cochrane, United States
navy, a decoration awarded him by the
French government; Capt. Edward c. Cart
er, assistant surgeon. United States army,
a silver medal, which her Britannia majesty's
government desires to present to him; the
heirs of Rear Admiral George H. Cooper,
United States navy, a decoration of the
Order of Ell Busto del Liberator. rendered
him by the president Of Venezuela; Com
mander p. H. Cooper, United States navy.
a decoration OF the Order Of Ell Busto del
Liberator. rendered him by the president of
Venezuela; Lieut. Commander w. 8. Cowles,
United States navy, a decoration of the
Order of Ell Busto del Liberator, rendered
him by the president of Venezuela; Com
mander F. w. Dickens. United States navy,
from the government Of Spain the cross Of
the third class Of the Order of Naval Merit;
Lieut. George s. Dyer United States navy.
decoration of a knight companion of the
Royal Order Of Kalakaua. conferred upon
him by the King of the Hawaiian Islands:
Lieut. Charles A. Foster, United States
navy, decoration of knight companion Of
the Royal Order Of the Crown Of Hawaii;
Maj. Gen. o. o. Howard, United States
army, decoration of the Legion Of Honor.
rendered to him by the government of
France; Lieut. Sidney S. Jordan, a silver
medal which her Britannia majesty's gov
eminent desires to present to him: Frank
Laviere of the U. s. S. Charleston. a medal
of honor. conferred upon him by the Queen
Of the Hawaiian Islands; Lieut.. w. Nc
Carthy Little, United States navy, from the
government of Spain the Order Of Com
mander ordinario de la Real Orden de Isa-
bel la Catolica; Rear Admiral s. B. Luce
United States navy, from the government
Of Spain the grand cross Of the Order of
Naval Merit; the heirs Of Col. Robert s.
La Motto, United States army, a cross and
01DIOmQ nf1par M no 4 aerfn Of IJa,,
or, awarded him by the president of France;
the heirs Of Capt. E. p. Luce United States
navy. diploma, presented to him by the
president Of the state of Panama; Capt. d.
A. Lyle. United States army. a decoration
awarded him by the French government;
Capt. d. Pratt Mannix United States ma
rine corps. the decoration Of the Double
Dragon. conferred upon him by the EN-
peror Of China Commander Dennis W. Null
Ian. United States navy. medal. rendered to
MIN by the government of Chile; Lieut.
Richard T. Mulligan, United States navy, a
decoration Of the Order Of Ell Busto del
Liberator. rendered him by the president of
Venezuela; the heirs of Rear Admiral j. w
A. Nicholson. United States navy, a gold
Sweden; the heirs Of Commander Frederick
Pearson, United States navy a decoration
or knight commander Of the Royal Order
OF kalakaua. rendered to him by the King
of the Hawaiian Islands; Capt. George C.
Remey, United States navy a decoration of
a knight commander Of the Royal Order of
kalakaua. conferred upon him by the King
of the Hawaiian Islands: Prof Charles "
Riley, chief Of division Of entomology, De-
partment Of Agriculture, a decoration, ten
dered him by the French government; Sur
geon p. NJ. Rixey, United States navy, from
the government Of Spain the cross of the
first class of the Order Of Naval Merit;
Lieut.. Jesse NJ. Roper. United States navy.
a decoration Of knight companion of the
Royal Order of the Crown Of Hawaii; Lieut..
Benjamin H. Randolph. United States army.
a cross and diploma of a chevalier Of the
Legion of Honor. awarded him by the pres
ident of France; Maj. Gen. John NJ. Scho-
field, United States army, a cross and diplo-
ma Of a commander of the Legion of
Honor, presented by the president of France;
Capt. Charles B. Schofield, United States
army. a cross and diploma Of a chevalier of
president of France: Marius A. Stream,
keeper of the lifeboat station at Shoal
Water. WASH, to accept a medal awarded
him by the British government; Lieut.. Com
mander Seaton Schroeder, United States
navy. a decoration OF the fourth class of
the Order of the Rising Sun, conferred upon
him by his imperial Japanese majesty;
Commodore Joseph s. Skerrett United
States navy, a decoration of knight com
mander of the Royal Order of Kamehame-
ha, conferred upon him by the King Of the
Hawaiian Islands; William NJ. Springer, a
member of the House of Representatives, a
decoration Of the third class Of the Order of
the Bust Of the Liberator, conferred upon
him by the government of Venezuela; Rear
Aumlrdl IL. w. OnlteU states navy,
a testimonial, consisting of a sword, Persian
carpet and other articles. presented to him
by the Sultan Of Zanzibar; Commander f. l.
Strong. United States navy, a decoration of
the Order Of Ell Busto del Liberator, ten
dered him by the president of Venezuela:
Surgeon Gen. ]. Rufus Tryon, United States
navy, the decoration of the Busto del Lib
orator, which the government of Venezuela
wishes to tender to him; Lieut. Commander
b. F. Tilley, United States navy, a decora-
ton of the Order of FL Busto del Liberatpr
rendered him by the president of Venezuela;
Henry Vignaud secretary of the legation
of the United States at Paris, a decoration
of the Legion of Honor, rendered him by
the French government; Rear Admiral John
G. Walker, United States navy, the decora-
ton of the Busto del Lberator, which the
government Of Venezuela wishes to tender
to him; Lieut.. T. N. Wood. United States
navy. a decoration Of the Order Of Ell Busto
del Liberator, rendered him by the president
Of Venezuela: Lieut.. Aaron Ward, United
States navy. a decoration. rendered by the
French government; Capt. Henry Wilson,
United States navy (retired), a decoration of
knight commander Of the Royal Order of
Kalakaua rendered to him by the King of
the Hawaiian Islands; Medical Inspector
George w. Woods, United States navy a
decoration of the Royal Order of Kalakaua,
conferred upon him by the Queen Of the Ha-
waiian Islands.