Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-23
Capitol Notes.

Capitol Notes.
PACIFIC RAILROAD FUNDING BILL.
Senator Sherman to-day introduced an
amendment to the Pacific railroad sixty year
funding bill: THAT no dividend shall hereafter
be made upon the stock of either of the rail-
road companies named in and accepting the
provisions Of this act, except from the net earn
ngs Of said company, within one year preced-
ing each DIVIDEND after all interest and other
fixed charges shall have been paid or provided
for and the current expenses of running the
road Of said company have been paid, ETC."
NOTES.
strangers to-day.
The silver men are saving today that with viii,
bill an extra session is inevitable.
NAVAL .NoTEs.-Information has been re-
ceived at the Navy department that the United
States steamer Powhatan arrived at Port au
Prince on the 9th instant and sailed on the fol-
lowing day for San Domingo. From there she
will proceed to Kingston, Jamaica, where she
expects to arrive before the 26th of February.
were sent from the Navy department to-day to
the United States steamer Marion at Ports
mouth to proceed to Hampton Roads and await
orders. She will join the Asiatic squadron
The Swatara arrived at New Orleans, Saturday,
from Key West.
ENGLAND YIELDS A POINT TO FRANCE.-The
home government has instructed the British
authorities at Hong Kong to relax the regula-
init French men of war to coal and repair in
ports under English control.
THE INDIAN NATION ARoUsED.-An Indian
Territory special says the House bill giving the
United States courts jurisdiction over the five
civilized tribes and white people of the Indian
Territory in cases of debts on contract or torts
committed upon the personal property OF any
person in or out of the nation has created a
widespread feeling of alarm in the territory.
The measure is bitterly denounced, and de-
clared to be in open violation of existing trea-
ties which guarantee to the tribes the regulation
OF their domestic affairs Inasmuch as the bill
threatens to destroy their whole judiciary sys-
tenn, and is regarded as base injustice, endan.
gering the identity of the tribes as nation and
a people. In the Cherokee nation a strong pro
ton with the other nations, are appealing to
their delegate representation at Washington
urging them to combine and oppose the final
adoption of the measure.
GEN. BULLER'S SKIRM1sH WITH THE ARABS
In the skirmish between Gen. Buffers forces
the loss Of the British was three killed and
twenty-one wounded. The honors of the day
fell to Mai. Wardrop, who, with thirteen men,
stole cautiously round the enemy's right and
found they had only few hundred rifemen on
the hills and no reserve spearmen. Maj. Ward
rop and his men sent yolleys at a range OF 500
yards OH the enemys flank Leaving one man ian
twelve others and as quickly as possible pur-
sued the same tactics at three successive hills,
giving the Arabs the impression that fresh
bodies Of British troops were arriving. The
Mahdis forces became panic-stricken, ceased
firing and decamped toward Metemneh, taking
their guns, dead and wounded with them. A
to watch our movements. Gen. Buffers am
munition is getting low:
homa emigration society has been organised At
Des Moines Iowa, with James Oldham as presi-