Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-11
Washington News and Gossip.

IHE SUPPLEMENT OF The EVENING STAR
today contains reports of the great demon
stration OF the labor organizations last night,
the discussion of cremation at the session Of
the American Public Health association, the
decision of Judge Thayer. of Philadelphia, in
the base ball case, the dead millionaire's
sons, mis- wealth, telegraphic dispatches, etc.
Inc advertisements are classified as follows:
Auction Sales, House furnishings Books,
Ladies' Goods, Gentlemen's Goods, Sewing
machines, Educational. Family Supplies Pro-
Iesslonal, Wood and Coal, Attorneys, Medical,
PROPOSALS, Pianos and Organs, Steamers,
Specialties, Financial. Dentistry, The Trades,
Potomac River Boats, Railroads and Under
takers.
The HOLIDAY Observation-Disclosures
VIII confer favor by handing in their an
nouneernents as early practicable for to-
morrow's sixty-fOur column issue. The de-
nlahd ~ space has so increased that l,96S
more advertisements were printed during DC.
tooer ana November this year than last. The
S .,I,. o. the douo!e-sheet on November
xS-6a3, being thousands more than the cir
culaton of all the other Washington daily
papers added together.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, $4,000; customs. S5O1 $3.50.
ARMY ORDERs.-First Lieut. Chas H. Rock.
III.
troop K, 9th cavalry will change stations upon
their own application. The army officer COM
manding Fort Monroe, Va, has been given
charge of the new water supply system for that
pos'' inci"oihg the qolck steamlng apparatus.
AMERICAN WIRES FOR SOUTH AMERICA
The consul at Pernambuco suggests The advisa-
bllity of Encouraging the introduction of Ameri-
can wires into South America, and as u prelimi-
nary step that small consignments be sent to
South American houses.
ALLEGED FRAUDULENT IMpoRrATroNs.-The
Treasury department has declined to refund
the duties collected on certain brides and har-
ness imported by Mr.. Simon Beattie, OF Ontario,
canada, with horses, intended for exhibition at
Inc Indiana state fair, and subsequently re-
turned to Canada, on the ground that the inn
portatlOns were shown on investigation to have
been fraudulent.
COMPLAINING OF COMMISSIONER SPARKS
RULING.-The ruling of Com missioner Sparks, of
the general land office, suspending the issuance
OF land patents in certain sections of the west
which embraces Dakota Territory has ere.
ated no little excitement in that region. In
olgnant letters from settlers affected by the
ruling are coming to Senators. The complaint
is tilat the commissioners action makes the
innocent suffer with the guilty; that 1t imposes
Inc same hardship anu Inconvenience upon
those who procured their homesteads honestly
as upon those who resOrted To dishonest meth
OdS. A strong effort will probably be made to
nave the ruling changed SO to apply only to
Ing their lands.
Not EXEMPT FROM DUTY.-The Treasury de-
partment has decided that certain Britannia
ware medals imported tor the use Of the AS
sumption church of Chicago are not exempt
from duty under the provisions which include
IN the free list regatia and gems, statues, stauu-
ary ETC., intended for religious literary or phi
losophical purposes.
RELIEF FOR STARVING INDIANs.-The Secre-
tary of the Interior has asked Congress, through
the President. for authority to use ST.. 800 of
the $4,000 appropriated at the last session of
Congress for the relief of Indians in cases OF
emergency. This money was not to be an.
piled to Indians having treaty funds and tile
northern Cheyennes, of Montana, come under
food and clothing on account of the inadequ;icy
OF the appropriation made for their supp or t.
ana the department has no money to relieve
them. and in consequence, the authority OF
Congress Is asked Tor so that a part of this APP
preparation can be used, of which there is a
sufhclent balance remaining unexpended.
PERsONAL-Mr. James I. Du Bots, US. Con-
sui at Leipsic, is in the city leave of absence
The condition of Representative Muller OF
New York, was SO bad yesterday that lis ply
sicians almost abandoned hope of his recovery
Mrs. Garfield deuies that she IS writing q
life OF her late husband, but says that She Is COL
written with her authority.-John j. Owens
the comedian, is again SO i'll at his h'olne near
Baltimore, that visitors not pc united to
see him.--Mr. Charles A. Gillig, OF the United
wife, arrived in New York from Eu rope yester-
day,-Mr. and Mrs. +. X. Putnam,. OF Chester
Pa, and PayIaaster and Mrs. Sullivan are at
the Ebbitt.