Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-16
A JAPANESE PRINCE COMING TO WAsHINGToN.-

- A JAPANESE PRINCE COMING TO WASHINGToN.-
His Royal Highness Prince Arisugawa, Sa Da Jtn
General Great Commander OF the Lett), accom-
panied by T. Nsh aaghss @ and two other
by the Cunard steamship Scythia. The prince is
uncle OF TIE Emperor OF Japan. and Is completing
japanese consul, his Excellency Mananori Te-
rashlma, the japanese minister at Washington,
and his secretary, Mr. Takahiva, met the prince
at the pier, and conducted him to the bth Avenue
hotel stop OF about three days viii be made in
New York, when the party VIII come to Washing
at the Arlington. tour of the south and west
will be made by the prince shortly, and he will
sail for home hv the way OF California.
ADVANCE COPIES OF the Congressional Directory
for the current session have been issued. Major
Poore will reserve the issue OF the main portion
OF the edition until early next week. to give Con-
gressmen and others interested an opportunity Of
making any corrections they may desire.
THE POSTAGE ON the double-sheet STAR is two
cents. The Post ONCE department requests per-
sons sending newspapers by mail to write their
names and addresses on tn, wrappers.
RAUM'S LITERARY BUREAU.-It Is said by persons
in position to know that Gen. Raum, commits.
sioner OF internal revenue, has established 'ut-
erary bureau" in his Office for the purpose Of ad-
vanc1ng his candidacy for seat in the Senate
are busily engaged In preparing and mailing cam
paign literature to the scene OF action.
&C. H. b." which. being interpreted, means
Col George H. Butler, supplies some exceedingly
lively reading to the Republic to-day upon the
Washington police and the Incarceration Of sane
people In insane asylums all over the country"
GENERAL SHERMAN left here this morning for
short visit to New York and Philadelphia. He
Will attend the banquet OF the New England So
cfety in the latter city. General Sherman will re-
tire from the army under the compulsory retire.
ment act in the spring OF 1884, but it is his inten
the fall OF next year, after he has made his annual
report for the present fiscal year and otherwise
closed IN his affairs He proposes to retire grace
fully and leave everything in good shape for his
successor, Lieut.. General Sheridan. Upon leaving
the army, General Sherman will take up his resi-
dence in st. Louis.
SECRETARY TELLER's TALK WITH THE INDIANS
The Turtle Mountain Chippewas have had an in
terview with Secretary Teller The Secretary
told them that their claim to the Turtle Mountain
country had been very carefully examined by him.
and traced back two hundred years; that this
small band certainly have no more right to this
tract than other Chip pewss, because they can
claim only under the tribal title of immemoral
occupancy. This title, the Secre tary thinks, the
ChlppeWaS cannot establish, as the JesutS and
Other early writer's unite in speaking OF this land
as neutral ground, or as Sioux country. But the
secretary said he was entirely willing to give
these Indians reservation OF their own selection,
not large enough to be practically game pre-
serve, but sufficient for their use In farming and
stock raising; and he had on Tuesday last asked
the appropriation committees for money to estab-
lish these Indians in some such way. There are
now ten thousand white settlers on the lands
claimed by this band OF Indians, which embrace
In all 600 acres OF desirable land in northern
Dakota.