Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-17
Capitol Topics.


SALE OF OLD MILITARY RESERVATIONS
An amendment was proposed by Senator Man.
ders0n to the deficiency bill to-day to appropriate
$4,000 TO continue and complete surveys Of aban-
doned military reservations letter from the In
terror Department says that the appropriation for
this purpose is practically exhausted.
THE FISHERIES TREATY.
The Senate, at 2:l5 p. N. to-day, took up the
fisheries treaty1n open executive session. the pend
ing question being on the motion submitted by
Mr.. Gibson.
FLOWERS FOR THE PRINTING COMMITTEE.
The employees OF the bindery OF the Government
Printing ONCE to-day sent o choice basket Of
flowers to each member OF the senate printing
committee-Messrs- Henderson. Hawley and Cor
man.
RELIEF OF GEN. sroNExAN.
A bill to authorize the President to appoint Geo.
Stoneman, OF California, formerly major-general
OF the United States volunteers, colonel OF infan-
try on the retired list Of the Army was to-day In
troduced In the Senate by Mr.. Stewart.
CAMPAIGN LITERATURE.
Representative ODOnnell, OF Michigan, men,
Der Of the House committee on accounts, has been
busy auditing the vouchers for envelopes used In
distributing the speeches OF members OF the House
during the present session. Most OF the speeches
have been on the subject or the tariff, and the
100000 envelopes, necessary to distribute cam.
paign literature throughout the country. BY an
examination OF the record, Mr.. O'Donneli finds
previous 10 the present session the largest number
or envelopes used for this purpose was during the
campaign OF 1876 when 100000 envelopes were
required.
THE LOUISIANA ELECTION.
Mr. Chandler gave notice In the Senate to-day
that on wednesday next he would ask the Senate
TO take up the resolution In regard TO the invest-
CATION OF the louisiana election and would suh
init some remarks thereon.
NO SESSION OF THE SENATE TOMORROW
The Senate to-day agreed that wheni 1t adjourned
to-day 1t be TO meet on Monday next at IL a. m.
Mr. Morgan then proceeded to address the Sem
ate In favor OF ratification OF the nsheries treaty.
Local Notes.
In the Police Court this morning John Robn
larceny OF horse from John Hail wilson. pleaded
grand jury.
Policeman John Frank, who has been station
keeper for several years, has been detailed as a
clerk at police headquarters
RANGE OF THE TBERNoNBrER-The following
were the readings at the Signal once to-day: q
m, 70; 2 p N, 81; maximum, 30; minimum, "a
Millionaires with small Berinn,nxv.
0ath's Long Branch Letter to Cincinnati Enquirer.
see here N. J. OBrien, brisk and nne-lookinR,
and understand that he is the H0ey OF Mr.. Plants
Southern Express Co asked how O'Brien com.
menced, and somebody says that he was a
oAivCt VA az OXpICoS Wdkou. SO was SQOem6kcT,
who died not long ago quite rich, with an income
II was believed. OF 100000 year. He also, was
the driver OF an express wagon. II all those men
had commenced by decrying everything and
threatening q revolution because they were driy.
Ing wagons they would now be smoking short
pipes and borrowing their tobacco and kicking up
muss against society.
Hs Drew THE MONEY AND DlsAPPrARzp.-About
900 Italian and other laborers on the Rartan
River Railroad, At south Amboy, N. J., are on
strike because Charles X, Van Houghton q Jersey
CITY contractor, drew IS 600 last Friday irom Gen.
Ripley, the president OF the company TO pay them,
and has disappeared The ILauans became %
threatening yesterday that Louis vallegt, their
AZ Bridgeport, Conn.,, ex-Alderman Thdk Rowan
on wednesday assauited VIM. II. Nay, editor Of the
Bridgeport Sun. Rowans grievance was series
OF articles In the sun. May was badly beaten.
., Inc new Catholic church at Coleman, Wis.s col
lapeeo yesterday, killing one man and crushing
seven others % that several may die.
the Moscow Gozetee reiterates and emphasizes
the opinion that the Emperor Williams VISIT TO
81 Petersburg had NO practical result.
:. EIorence MorsA twelve yeal1 Of aGe, Ascendea
Mont Blanc on Tuesday slase She r. the yOungest
tourist that ovsg mAdo tho aocenk