Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-27
Washington News and Gossip.
NeW Year Calls.

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appear in the edition Of Wednesday evening" will be
confined to the names authorized and sent in as
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS Internal reve-
hue, S2222, ,'S6; customs, s363G72
THE President intended paying a visit to the
State, War and Navy department building to-day
Tor the purpose OF viewing its interior arrangements
for the first time. He forgot, however, to reserve
an hour In which he could carry out the intention
HIS proposed visit was therefore postponed until
next week.
RELIEF FOR STARVING IND1ANs.-The reports
about the starving condition of the Piegan In
dians have caused benevolent people in different
parts OF the country to send money for their relief
One missionary in Delaware, Ohio, writes to Com
missioner Price that he has received $40 in small
contributions, and asks what he shall do with ii.
Ihe commissioner advises him to send it to the
agent.
ARMY OKDERs.-Capt. Gustavus valois, 9th cav
airy Tecently promoted>, will be relieved from re-
cruiting duty at New York city and will join his
troop Capt. Andrew H. Young. assistant quarter
master lrecently appointed), VIII repair To New
Z. HoQges deputy quartermaster general, for tenn
porafy duty at the Quartermaster's depot in that
VIII, In addition to his present dutes take charge
OF the Office and perform the duties OF assistant
medical purveyor in New York city during the alb
Sence on surgeons certificate Of disability OF Lieut..
Col. Thomas A. McParn assistant medical pur-
veyor: leave for three months on surgeons Ger
tlhcate or disability Is granted Lieut.. Col Thomas
A. McPari1n, assistant medical purveyOr, q. S.
army.
OUR VESSELS ON THE AsIATIC STATIoN.-The Sec
retary Of the Navy to-day received cable message
from Rear Admiral Davis. commanding the Asiatc
station. dated Nagasaki, December 9th, saving
tnat the Trenton has returned to NagaSaki from
Gorea where sne left affairs quiet and reports that
japanese are the only foreigners immured in that
country. The q. S. S. Ossipee remains at ChOm-
nepo, Corea-
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MINISTER RODNBY'S REMAINS.-The Secretary OF
State has received a communication from Thos o.
Osborn, Z. S. minister at Buenos Ayres, in refer
ence to the removal OF the remains of Augustus
Caesar Rodney, T. S. minister, who died In that
city June 10. 1924. He says that while in the pro-
cess OF removing the bodies OF the dead from the
old Protestant cemetery, at BuenoS Ayre5 to the
new one, the remains were found, and that he
took charge OF and had them deposited in vault
in the new cemetery, pending their future inter-
ment He says that after consulting with Consul
Baker and the most prominent American citizens
at BuenOS Ayres it Is thought best to purchase
lot in the new Protestant cemetery and remove the
handsome monument donated by the Argentine
government at the time OF his death and place 1t
over the remains.
PERsoNAL-SenatorsF Fair and Plumb and Repre-
sentative ketcham are in New York.-Mrs. M.
Ross and daughter. Ralph Ballin and E. 7. Walker,
OF Washington, were registered in Jacksonville ON
Thursday.-Senator and Mrs ManderSon are
spending the holidays in Philadelphia and New
York.