Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-12
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-In5ernal rev.
nue., 1901, ,s1I.43: customs. s613, ,s61.01.
CHAPLAIN HENRY H. CLARK, U. S. N, has
been ordered to the training ship Minnesota,
March 1st next.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
P. NJ. G. Key, Senators Paddock, Plumb and
Logan. and Representatives Updegraff, Valen-
tire. Neal, O'NeiI, Haskell, Wait, Aldrich Davis,
of North Carolina, aud Mckinley.
Two MORE NoTARIEs.-The President has ap-
pointed John W. P. Myers and Philip Mauro to
be notaries public for the District OF Columbia
THE SUNDAY Music BILI.-The House COM
mittee on military affairs at to-day's meeting re-
considered the vote whereby the committee
agreed to report Congressman Spears bill to
prevent military bands from playing on Sunday
THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE meets
at Wizards Hall on February 23d, to select the
time and place of holding the next national
convention. The official call is published else
where.
REPRESENTATIVE REAGAN thinks the House
committee ON commerce was formed with the
view of defeating the Interstate commerce bill,
but eXonerateS the Speaker from any completely
in the scheme.
SILVER PURCHAsED.-The Treasury depart
ment this afternoon purchased $50, 600 ounces Of
silver for the New orleans and Philadelphia
mints.
= WORCESTERSHIRE President sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate this afternoon
George Toy to be collector OF customs, Cherry
stone, Va. To be postmasters: Thos. Maxwell,
at Saugertfes. y. Y; Jno. S. Reed, at Hunt2-
vile, Ala; Henry /. Maher, at DonaldS0nv1lle,
Fla.
THE BILL introduced in the Senate, to-day, by
Mr.. Garland, proposes to extend the time for
the completion OF the Texas Pacific railway ten
years.
A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT Is being
prepared at the State department this afternoon,
and will be issued at d late hour. warning all
settlers and squatters off the lands in Indian
Territory. The proclamation will state that the
treaty StfpulationS with the Indians VIII be
preserved, and that any attempt to seize the
lands of the Indians in the territory Will be
stopped by the armed forces of the United States
COURT MARTIAL SENTENCES have been approx
ed in the cases of James Wholey, Dwight Rock
well and John j. Beers. all ordinary seamen,
(apprentices.) Us. navy, and each sentenced to
two years imprisonment and loss OF pay; John
NJ. 20 Brien. ordinary seaman, second class, Zap
prentice,) Us. navy, six months Imprisonment,
partial loss of pay; Edward G.Graham, bayman,
L. S. navy, three years imprisonment in the
Connecticut state prison and loss of pay; Prl-
vate Michael O'Connell, US. marine corps, to be
imprisoned one year and lose part OF his pay.
All are to be diShonorabiy discharged from The
service OF the United States.
CONSUL MosBys CHARGEs.-The committee on
expenditures in the State department to whom
the Mosby correspondence covering alleged cor
ruption at the Shanghai and Hong Kong con-
SulateS was referred, has not as yet taken
any action looking to an investigation OF
the members of the committee is that
there is but little doubt Of the truth Of Consul
Mosby's charges, and that it will hence be
needless expenditure of thousands of dollars to
summon witnesses here from China to testify in
relation thereto.
Ruggles, of Virginia, at the request of the Sem
ate committee on agriculture, appeared before
them yesterday and explained his method of
precipitatfng rain-falls by scientific means. His
method for which he has recently been granted
patent is to send up TO the cloud realm car
tridgeS of dynamite or similar explosive materi-
ais in skeleton balloons, and to explode them
either by time fuses, etc. or by magnetic electric
fty through light metallic wire, connecting the
balloons with the earth. General Ruggles sug-
gested to the committee that Congress might
provide small Appropriation for expenditure
py the Commissioner of Agriculture to test the
practicability of aiding the agricultural interests
OF the country in this manner.
THE EXODUS Observation-Disclosures Voor-
hees' committee investigating the colored ex-
odus. yesterday examined F. P. Latin, of North
Carolina; j. II. Russell and j. E. Eaker, of In
dianapoliS, and Scott Ray, editor of the Shelby
vile Qnd.) Democrat. The latter testified that
Henry S. Byers, eX-chairman of the republican
state committee of Indiana, told him that the
olina was a movement organized by the repub-
l1can party, and that although it was somewhat
expensive it was cheaper than buying votes on
election day.
THE GREENBAcKERs have pooled their issues.
rot on the question Of money, but the more i'm
portant question of lunch. Upon a request
made the Speaker consented that the party as
represented in Congress, should have the use
of what is known as the paSte-room, connected
with the floor Of the House. So each day, by
agreement, the greenbackerS meet in this room,
select from bill of fare what they want to eat,
send one OF their number to the restaurant be-
low with the order, and when the repast is over,
assess one another pro rata to pay the bill.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
took up the subject of deficiencies this morning
and agreed to report to the House deficiency
appropriation OF S135,00 for the support OF GER
tain Indian tribes for the year ending June 80,
1850. The following are the items Of the bill:
For the Pawnee Indians, in the Indian terri
tory, 5000; Shoshone Indians, in Wyoming
territory, $4,000; for subsistence and civiliZa-
tion of the Arapahoes, CheyenneS, Apaches,
been collected upon the reservation set apart
for their use and occupation, $4,000; for the
Nez Perces OF Joseph's band in the Indian ter
Iitory, $4,000; for advertising, telegraphing,
inspection and all other expenses connected
with contracts and purchases for the Indian
service, $4,000.
THE PLACE OF HOLDING THE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTIONAL has been stated enormously
that the national democratic committee Is to
meet at the Arlington hotel. The committee,
instead, is to meet at Wizards hotel on Mon
day, the Esd of February-the 22d. the usual
day OF meeting, falling on Sunday. There
seems to be no good reason why, If there is an
Washington should not stand as good chance
OF getting the convention as any other city.
The eastern representatives on the committee
seem to favor the holding of the convention
either at Niagara Falls or Saratoga. Ex-Con-
gresham Marvin, of New York, who owns Con-
gress Hall, says that Saratoga does not want
the convention unless it is held the first week in
June, for II it is held later it will interfere with
the regular summer season, and the hotel men
will noti.care to entertain a convention. A
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