Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-04


| to-day contains description of the reconstruct
| ed Interior department building, the need of a
new District building, the Virginia fisheries
supervising Architect Bells report, the late
vice Presidents will, Mayor Grace sues Editor
Pulitzer, telegraphic and local news, etc
The advertisements are classified as follows:
Auction Sales, Dry Goods. Housefurnishings
Ladies' Goods, Books, Proposals, Educational,
Professional, Dentistry, Pianos and Organs,
Gentlemen's Goods, Sewing Machines, Special
ties, Attorneys, Medical, FamilySupplies w God
and Coal, Financial. Steamers, The Trades,
Potomac River Boats, Railroads, Undertakers.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue. s5O2,4s6; customs, s43O,117;
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE is not to be sub
mitted to Congress until Tuesday.
The SPECIAL ORDNANCE COMMITTEE of the
House will report that heavy guns of the great
est power can be made in this country. The
use of the natural gas in Pennsylvania for heat
Ing purposes in working the iron and steel will
be great factor in the problem. By the use of
tue gas instead OF other fuel the work can be
done much cheaper and the uniformity of the
neat secures "A better quality of steel. Several
steel manufacturers have declared that they
can do the work for what it can be done i'm
Europe, plus the difference in the rates OF wages
The committee Will probably recommend an
appropriation of several hundred thousand
dollars with authority to make continuous
contract for heavy ordnance upon the best terms
possible. The committee held a meeting to-day
10 consider the report. All the testimony taken
during their tour of investigation was before
them in type.
GENERAL EXAMINATION was held at the
rooms of the civil service commission yester-
day morning. There were twenty-five appli-
eants, four of whom were females.
CHANGES IN LAND ENTRIES REGULATIONS.
Commissioner Sparks, of the general land Of
flee, has modified his order of April 3D. sus-
pending final action in the issue OF patents in
settlement and Improvement claims, as fol-
lows: he will certify to the issue of patents in
have been established, where examinations
have been by government agents and no frauds
nave been established; in homestead entries
where residence improvements, &C., have been
made according TO law. The assistant COM
missioner, chief clerk and the chief law clerk
are constituted commission to pass upon and
report such cases to the commissioner.
INCREASE IN POSTAL REvENUEs-A state
ment prepared by Third Assistant Postmaster
General Hazen shows the increase of the postal
revenue OF the ten principal offices OF the
country, which collects about thirty per cent of
the entire postal revenue. The period covered
Is the tve months from July LIST to December
LIST, and it shows total increase over the corre-
spending period of last year OF $50, 9O2, 916
The figures show a uniform increase in the re-
ceipts of all the offices, which indicate that the
'oiuihO VI ouSiuCSS u<S largely ILtTSdSeu. Inc
number of request envelopes for the same
period also shows large increase and these
envelopes are used principally by business
men.
Not A CoNGREssMAN-First Assistant Post
master General Stevenson is now investigating
charges that a man living in New England is
carrying on kind of a brokerage business by
securing the appointments of fourtii-clasS post
masters. The published statement that the
accused is a member of Congress is denied by
Col. Stevenson, who told STAR reported to-
day that the accused is not member of Con-
greSs. and never was and that he is not q man
OF any prominence He said that this was the
only instance OF the kind that was ever brought
to his attention.
TIGHTENING THE CHIEF CLERKS BURDENS
The Secretary of the Treasury has deemed it ad-
vlsabie, In order TO relieve the chief clerk of "a
portion OF his duties, TO change the existing reg
ulations which require him to supervise the
official correspondence of the department.
hereafter the chief clerk will only be required
10 supervise the CORES pOndence of his own office
ond such other letters and kilograms as re-
quire his signature. All other correspondence
Will be sent direct to the assistant secretaries.
BRIGADIER GENERAL CROOK, commanding
the department of Arizona, in his annual report
declares that the want of harmony between the
Interior department and the military makes
Indian outbreaks possible.
He THINKS THE ARMY SHOULD Be In
CREAsED.-MajOr General Schofield, in his
annual report, states that while our present,
force can, by concentration, subdue any re-
beiliOus tribe of Indians, as has so often been
done heretofore the warlke tribes are no less
prepared for war now than they have been at
any former period. and that our present mill
tary force is manifestly insufficient to prevent
or promptly suppress Indian outbreaks. He
thinks that when the country has constant
daily use for nuetent of that force to protect
its people and their property against destryc.
ton by savage tribes in their midst it is ex-
tremely unwise to limit the army to its present
strength.
SECOND LIEUT.. FRANCIS p Fremont, Sd in.
fantry, has been granted leave OF absence for
three months, with permission to apply for an
extension of one month.
NAVAL ORpERs.-Commander H. B. Seeley
ordered to duty at the League Island navy
yard; Lieut.. H. T. Mayo, to the naval observa-
tory; Chaplain VIM. F. Morrison, to the New
Hampshire December 9Th; Lieut. w s. Hughes
detached from the New Hampshire aud Or
dered to the photographic Office; Commander
Kane, ordered TO command the training-ship
Minnesota; Chief Engineer G. NJ l.. Maccartv.
70 T special au.y AZ tRe Morgan iron works, New
mand of the Minnesota, and placed on waiting
orders; Lieut.. Com F. A. Miller, from the naval
ders; Lieut.. Com. F. A. Miller, placed on the re-
tired list.
THE GREAT TELEPHONE CAsE.-The briefs in
the Secretary of the Interior, have been received
from the counsel of the several companies and
II Il probable that a conference will be held this
evening by the officials who sat in the case
namely: Secretary Lamar, Assistant Secreta-
ries jerks and MuldrOw and Commissioner of
Patents Montgomery. 1t is thought that de-
clsion will be reached some time next week.
GEN. ARMSTRONG, the Indian Inspector, has
returned from a trip in the northwest. He re-
ports that everything is going along smoothly.
FORT ROBINSON NOT TO BE ABANDONED
Settlers IN northwestern Nebraska have re.
Gently been somewhat alarmed by a report tina.
Fort Robinson, upon which they depend TOR pro.
lection from the Indians was to be abandoned
by the military Senator Van Wyck, who has
been making inquiries in regard TO the matter,
mas received letter from Adjutant General
Drum stating that no proposition tor the aban-
comment OF Fort Robinson has been made, and
no such movement was in contemplation in the
War department.
PERsoNAL.-Senator Hale is at Wormley's.
-Archdeacon Farrar will sail from New York
for England to-mOrrow.-Jacob Hess, of New
York, is at Chamberlins. The estate of the late
vice President Hendricks is estimated to be
worth S1UO.O00.-HOn. Galusha A. Grow and
Hon. A. Gilmore are said TO be the only surviv-
Ing members OF the Thirty-second Congress-
Representatives Lawior, OF Illinois, Parker, of
New York. and jackson, Of Pennsylvania, and
eA-Representative Ochilteee are at Willard s.
minister Cox has promised TO write q story