Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-29
Washington News and Gossip.
New Year Receptions and Calls.


New Year Receptions and Calls.
THE STAR Of next Saturday will contain full
list OF those intending to receive on New Year
day who desire and authorize that fact to be made
announcements published will please send them
In, properly authenticated with the names of
such company as will receive with them, any time
during the week, b,t in all cases before noon O,
Saturday. No charge is made for these notices.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., 1919, 1884; customs, $500, ,25457.
STAR ROUTE MATTERs.-Special Attorney W. A
Cook was in Philadelphia yesterday, and had an
interview with Attorney General Brewster on
Star route matters.
THE UTAH CONTEST IN THE HousE.-The general
sentiment OF the members OF the House committee
Oh elections in regard to the Cannon-Campbell
case from Utah is that neither the or the other
Is entitled to a seat in the House. The committee
Will first inquire into the subject OF whether Can
non Is or Is not, as alleged, an alien. The final de-
c1SiOn will, however, be in all likelihood that the
whole matter be referred back to the people OF
Utah for new election.
THE AUXILIARY LETTER CARRIERS, who do as
much work as the regular carriers, are going tC
make a strong break for an increase Of salary
They will appeal to Congress. When Congress re.
assemblies, or short time thereafter, there will be
representatives Of auxiliiry letter carriers here
from all the cities where the auxiliary system is in
vogue urging an Increase OF s1lary. What they
want IS something between their present pay and
Tue pay or the regular carriers.
SECRETARY FREI1NGHuYsEN will return to the
city next Saturday.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED By THE REsIDENT.-The
PRESIDENT has signed the following commissions IL
New York and forwarded them to the White House
| for record: G. NJ Dnskin, u. s. attorney for the
southern district OF Alabama: W. H. TrescOtt spe
clil envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoten
tary to Chill, Peru and Bolivia; TIC. Acton, treas
ufer and secretary, at New York; G. w. Howe
cOiiector Of customs at CuyahOga, Ohio; j. w
Wakefleld, collector of customs at Bath Maine
d. s. Heyl, assistant collector Of customs at Cam
den, NJ, and Jesse Spaudng. collector of Gus
| toms at Chicago.
THE PUBLIC LANDS DIVISION OF THE INTERIOR
Observation-Disclosures Blair, McDin and Morgan
sub committee Of the committee on public lands
were shown through the public lands division Of
| the Interior department to-day. The Commits
SlOner public lands has complained OF lack OF room
/ Tor the proper work OF his DIVISION and also thai
cramped as he is the records OF his Office are not
| and cannct BE-, kept in good shape The object O
| the visit OF the subcommittee was to inquire wha
| Increase OF space is necessary, and to determine
what IS best to be done. 1t is not improbable that
new building especially for the public lands di
|
| HANDSOME RETURNs.-At the concert given OF
| the 18th inst, at the residence of Mrs. j. NJ. Car
Isle, to benefit the Central DSpensary and Elner
gency Hospital, six hundred dollars were cleared
there being no expenses to be paid. Mrs. Carlisle
| herself betrayed all the incidental costs, and pro
| vlGe1 the flowers with which the pariOrs were 81
| handsomely adorned.
| THE VALENTINE SCRIPT CASE DECISION REAF
Misunderstanding Kirkwood has approved TIT
decision of Railroad Commissioner Nc Cannon, II
relation to the Valentine script ease involving tht
Title to part OF the Fort DE- rbJrn reServa iOn now
| Chicago. The Valentines applied for new hea r
ing but the decision is that they presented no new
| evidence; that their application amounted simply
to an appeal. Therefore the decision OF the late
| Secretary Schun is Maintained, Secretary Kirk
"ool refusing to grant a rehearins.
| WHAT Chilli Has To SAY-M Martinez, the
| Chilian minister, addreS ed q lengthy cornmuni
| cation 10 Secretary Blaine, last month"; defending
| the course OF Chill in the war with Peru anf
Bolivia and protesting against any interference il
behalf OF the latter governments the part of tlG
| United States. He mlintainS that the war was
forced upon Chilli. and denies that atrocities were
committed by ChLiiin troons, either during o,
Since the war. In regard to the proposed anncxa.
| tion OF part OF the Peruvian territory, NJ. Mar
tnez indicates that Chtii will persist In this
measure, not as matter OF conquest, but a.
partial indemnity for the losses she has suffered
! in consequence Of the war forced upon her. He
declares that the reports OF speculative schemes OF
ChIi p.uS piou nv loI"aIu iu tiit HldilcEil ol
-, "t ,nnndtn VI '"e oni'eo S'aCes Ie Will
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! ihhslpANI AhIhoh ',ai'eu HIS lofihe' la" olice
at 15' Broadway, New York city. yesterday, and
in the evening went Out to dinner party. Among
his callers were Collector Robertson, Naval Officer
o. Thomssn Jndae Jscoh NJ Paftays"n Secrt 'rv
! of STAT Freinrhnvoen Ijoo.rord ~ ,io %,
naf,,sh now nj, rict attnrnnW pi;n W. NJ p3 NY a.
/ 8 E.nson and Mr. Homitnn Eis i, " Mo prasi
dent viii return to Washinoton S,ti'r,,v mornina