Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-21
The District in COngress.

petition OF George t. Sheriff, of Washir o1on on
asking the passage OF a law relieving BIN from
the payment Of a special assessment FOR the i'm
provements of the street in front Of his property
On ID street north, between 10th and 18th streets
west.
The conference committee on the bill to trans
fer to the District OF Columbia, for school pur-
poses, the title OF the United States square
known as HolmeddS cemetery, reported to-day
The senate @cedes from its amendments, and
ule OIL becomes law as passed by the House
The INTERNATIONAL WALKING MATCH
OLeary, the pedestrian has arrived in New
ork from the west, and has rented Gilmore-S
Garden FOR 81, $50 for one week, beginning March
10, when the international walking for The belt
ard championship OF the world will take place
when OF cary Will walk with Rowell. Hartman.
and Ennis OIeary says he is not confident OF
any hlng p.it place in the field. and expresses
the bellel tnat his best walking days are over.
fR0PossD COMBINATION AMONG BRICKMAkERs.
An effort Is being made to form combination
among the brickmakers on the Hudson river for
The purpose OF stopping over production. in the
hope OF getting better prices. Manufacturers
are being invited TO enter into an agreement
not to make more than th!ee-fourths Of the pro-
duct OF last year, 1t being proposed to make but
25o.Oto. 600 of1ckS-S1, ,0Dd060 less than was made
a;cng the river In ISIS. The market is now
glutted. and prices are below the cost OF bricks
There is enough Old stock on hand to supply the
denan till the middle of July, and the brick
makers say they must do something. II is
hoped by the combination to get 81 per thou
sand In excess OF last years prices.
A BREvET COLONEL. AND HIS ESCORT ROBBED
BY ROAD AGENTS IN DAKOFA.-A telegram from
Bismarck, ID. T.. Feb. 49, says: .'Brevet Col
Rice and Lieut.. Fred Sibley of Gen. Mies's
regiment and Morris Calm of Evansville Ind
with an escort OF seven men, were surprised by
Iour black-lnaSked road agents on the Yellow
stone Five OF the military party were in an
ambulance and i've were on horseback leisurely
IoilOWlng IN the rear. They were moving along
thlouSh snowStorm. AS the ambulance dived
INTO one OF the characteristic cooleys OF the
country the travellers were covered with four
winchester rifles The boys threw up their
nandS and got out. While the captain OF the
-robpelS kept the drop on the captiyes the other
agents went through their pockets. The two
o1ilcefS lost 1900, and Calm 81 500 Calm is a
German: and he groaned audibly when the rob-
Ders OF the plains got into his red travelling bag
Inc agents dsda1nfully refused to receive the
officers gold watches. They didn't want them
damn things" When the cayalrymen OF the
party came galloping up the agents quickly run
the ambulance fellows back and placed one OF
Ile Yellowstone quartette placed on guard
The gallopers rode into the trap, and were soon
on the ground holding up their hands After
delivering their change, the robbers made the
military stock their guns and leave unarmed
one OF the soldiers returned to Fort keogh and
a detachment was started In pursuit one of
the robbers has been arrested, but not iynched
Ihe other three are looking for whole regI-
ment."