Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-29
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

Tns faHsrDRxr has ArroNrKp n b. Mexican
q Pennylvania. 70 be a messenger Al the White
House 70 NIL vacancy.
LEAvE-waiter N. Dickinson, 9TH cavalry. Is
granted fourteen days leave.
COMMITTEE, with Col Morris on Mum ori AZ the
mead, called this morning on the President and
presented petition for the opening OF Indian Ter
utory Tor settlement.
DR VIZ. A. HAMMOND. OF New YORK. "A HAVING
plans prepared by Mr.. A. B. Nunett, architect, To-,
nne residekce for his own use which ne proposes,
90 erect on Columbia Heights Plans are nj 20 being
prepared for q private hospital building. which
Dr.. Hammond was dismiss d from the Army a.
made vow that In twenty -hve years he would re.
Army In 1879 and he now returns 10 spend the re
naindsr Of his days In this city.
TWO DELEGATIONS OF CBIPrEwA INDIANS from
wisconsin had interviews to-day with the Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs 10 one delegation
there were three Indians, and In the other thir-
teen. The nrst-named delegation came on %
press the settlement OF claim for SllS 600 which
Is due them under the treaties OF 1872, ls4.
and 1854 providing for disbursements for
land lam, ., s sur The object Of the
Government Interference in the matter OF the dig
position OF the timber upon their lands. Commis-
sioner Atkins was amused by the statement made
oy the nrst delegation that the grievance OF the
second delegation had no Just grounds TO rest
upon.
MI. Z. p. HANNA, who for the past ten years has
nled the position OF law clerk and private secre-
tary to successive Secretaries OF the Interior has
resigned While In New England last summer Mr.
Hanna entered into business engagements
which would have led him TO tender his reSig.
nation In December last, but, like other
subordtnaIes OF MT. Lamar, he had become
strongly attached to the secretary and desired tC
stay with him until the end OF his administration
MI Hanna Is now IN New orleans, and Will remain
In the south and West for year.
PKRsoSAi-J. Lamb pory, United states consul
at Tahiti, Society Islands, sails from New York To-
morrow for San Francisco via Panama, theme &
Tahiti.-Geo. w. Newcomb OF Chicago ana Hon
Milton q. Woodbury. OF salem. n. H., are at the 81
Jamea@Judge {. H. Lane. Hon. = VI. johnson
and T. w. Page OF New York, are at Chamberliu' :
Ernest Possart, the eminent German actor, q
2. Green, q. Amberg and Ferdinand Levy Of New
YORK, Geo. W. Williams OF Salem, Mass, J. c.
wing OF Albany, and X A. ID. Wiltanks OF Chicago
are at Wlllards-Eugene II. Clapp and Geo
d. BROOKS OF Boston. r. A. Bartram OF Bridgeport
Conn. ana Z. =. Green, Chas. X. Bates and Jno
w. Stoker OF New York, are at the Riggs.-JoS,
Houoas and w. ii. Bailey or New YORK, SANFORD
Robinson OF Guatemala J. c. stout OF St Paul
and J. Hurd Hutchins OF Boston. are at WelckeT =
Leonard W. Jerome, Herbert L. Dickson, q. Il
Jacobs, JAS w. shame and W. 4. Wells VI New
York, A 7. Talbot and w. 4. Hovey Of Proyidence
r. l., w. II. Mcclure OF Albany, and A. W. Hafris
OF Nlddetown, Conn.,, are nj Wormley S-Rufu,
Hatch, VIM. +. Gilmore, Geo. NelDpecn, Z. &. His
gins, h. X Benjamin and L. X. Sibley OF New YORK
Jas. A. McDeviLt VI Lancaster. Pa, NJ. HughitU o.
are at the Arllngton.-Senator Sabin was In New
York last night.