Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-27
Washington News and Gossip.
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CIVIL ENGINEER G. C. WoLcoTT, U.S.N, has been
detached from the Bureau of Yards and Docks and
ordered to duty at the Mare Island navy yard
THE CRUISE OF THE ELANcAsTER.-Advicesr received
at the Navy department state that the Lancaster,
nagship OF the European station, arrived at VILE
1ranche January 7th from cruise to the eastward,
having visited Algiers and Tunis- The Lancaster
would leave on the 18th to visit the ports on the
coast OF Italy, Greece, Turkey and Egypt.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senator'S Teller, Sawyer, Platt, Beck. Hill tCol.)
kellogg, Jackson Mitchell, Allison, Miller (Cal.)
Carlisle, Scranton, Paul, Hill, Hubbell Steele,
bellord and Camp, and Senator-elect Wilson.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut R. E. Carmody, to the
receiving ship Colorado; Master G. T. Emmons, to
the Colorado; Commodore s. r. Franklin, from
special duty February 10th and ordered as mem
Der OF the examining board.
Mr. BLATNE's EULoGY ON THE LATE PRESIDENT
Representative Mckinley, chairman OF the SUBJ
committee son the death Of President Garfield
has received a communication from eX-Secretary
Blaine, saying that he will be prepared to deliver
the euOgy, in accordance with the request OF the
committee, either on the 25th or 9th of February.
latter date will be decided upon The Maryland
Legislature was therefore little premature in ad-
JourninS yesterday to hear the eulOgy delivered to-
day.
THB WACHUsErT TO RETURN TO SrTKA.-Secre-
tary Hupt has telegraphed to San Francisco for
the U.S.S. Wachusett to ship new crew and re-
turn to Stka, Alaska, where she is to remain and
protect the interests of the United States until
lleved by the U.S.S. Adams now off the coast OF
Peru, which will proceed to the northern seas as
soon as it is practicable for her to leave her
present duties.
PRESENTATION OF NEW MINISTER TO THE PREsI-
DENT.-Before the Cabinet met to-day, Secretary
ca1 ot ha ito tn
pany with the new minister resident of the Neither
lands, De Weckerlin. The new minister was for
mally presented to the President upon his creden-
ualS- The usual speeches by the minister pre-
sented and by the President were made.
SECRETARY FoLGER did not attend the meetin g
of the Cabinet this afternoon.
JUSTICE HUNTS SUCCEssOR.-P resident Arthur
this afternoon signed the bill placing Justice
Hunt, OF the Supreme Court, on the retired list 1t
Is not known who will succeed him, but it can be
olfclally announced that Secretary FOlger Will
not. The report most current is that the vacancy
cduserby the retirement of Judge Hunt will be
rendered to Senator Eimunds.
MoRMONs CHARGED WITH INc1TING AN INDIAN
WAR-On the 18th of December last Thomas T.
Hopkins. prominent citizen or Phoenix, Arizona,
addressed letter to Gen. o. B. Wilcox, T. S. A..
stating that he had it from various reliable
sources that the MormOnS were melting the Piute
and Navajo Indians OF Arizona, Utah and New
MeACo W war, anu were IuTHlSnlng unem WITH
whisky and arms and ammunition. Indications,
he said, pointed to a concentration OF the hostile
forces at some point in New Mexico early in the
spring. Scouts confirm this report. Gen. Wilcox
forwarded the papers to the War department,
whence they were referred to the Secretary of the
Interior, who has directed Commissioner Price of
the Indian bureau, to notify India agents and in
struct them to report anything suspicious occur
ring within their jurisdiction.
THE WEEKLY STAR, containing full report of
the close OF the great murder trial and over fifty
four columns of other interesting newspaper read
ing matter, is now ready for mailing at the coun-
ter.
PERsoNAI--Senator-elect Wilson, OF Iowa, is at
the Rggs--George Shepard Page, of New York,
founder OF the famous Oquossoc Association, OF
Maine, is at the st. .JameS-Representat Ur-
ner has been called home ON account OF sickness
in his family.