Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-24

No AMERICANS KILLED BY YAoUI INDIANS
United States Consul Willard at Guaymas,
Mexico, has sent dispatch to the State depart
ment denying the report that a number of
American citizens had been killed by Yaaui
Indians near Ortiz, 80 miles from Guaymas
He says that the Indians attacked small force
OF Mexican soldiers and killed several of them,
but that no foreigners were injured.
CONTRACTS AwARDED.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has awarded to Geo. w. Egan, of
Charleston, s. c., the contract for the excava-
tion, creosoted piles, and concrete foundation
for the Charleston post-office for S14. $780, also,
the contract for the quarantine station on
North Chandelier island, Gulf of Mexico, to j.
II. Gardner for $1,669.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Butler, with Col. Lucas. South Caro-
lima; Plumb, and Call, with Dr. Paul Gibier,
Paris, and Representatives Thompson, Cali
fornia, James Phelan, and Frank j. Sullivan,
California, and Sowden, with DR.. G. NJ. Herbst,
Pennsylvania.
ALL QUIET ON THE IsTHMUs-The Secretary
of State has received cable message from the
United States consul at Colon saying that af-
fairs on the Isthmus of Panama are quiet.
I HIS DISMISSAL A MIsTAKE.-The records of
the Treasury department show that Rodney
Smith, of the New York appraisers Office, was
dismissed Tuesday. His dismissal, however,
was the result of an error, and will be correct
ed SO as to retain him in the service.
SToREKEEPERs AND GUAGERs.-The Secretary
of the Treasury has appointed storekeepers and
gaugers as follows: Geo. L. Bryan. at Window,
KY: Jas. o. Burns, at Louisville, and Louis d.
Craig, at Frankfort, Ky.
Yer ANOTHER NorARY.-The President to-day
appointed Wilson G.. Reed to be notary public
for the District of Columbia.
VIRGINIA PosrMAsTERs-H. W. woodward
has been appointed postmaster at Mechanics
burg, Bland county, Va; Anna b. Patton at
Middleburg, Loudoun county, and Samuel
Bane at White Gate. Giles county, Va.
PERsoNAL.-Ex-Gov. Stone, of Iowa, the
messenger selected to bring the electoral vote
of that state, arrived last evening and is stop
ping at 1l36 18th street northwest.-G A.
Fuller, c. s. Wilbur and August Snow of New
York, Vim. Mackenzie of Dundee, Scotland,
A. Z. Brown and J. l.. Yeorge Dillon of Mon
treal, David Dunlop of Petersburg, Va, and
W. p. Coleman of Rich Hill, No., are at the
Arlington.---Oliver W. Murk of Boston, E. l..
Corthell of Chicago, and A. Naumburg of New
York. are at Wormleys Arthur Stern of
Cincinnati, H. b. Dorrance of Providence and
Thornton N. Motley of New York, are at
Welcker's-J. b. Tiffany and Hayward
Pierce of New York, L. T. Smith and E. Fem
Ion of Kansas, NJ. Van Zuylen of Cimarron, N.
NJ, and DIR. Daniel ID. Gilbert and E. S. Hut
chins OF Boston, are at the Riggs.-Norman
II. Evans, Chas. l.. Furbush and B. F. Draken-
field of New York, j. H. Evans of Terre Haute,
G. r. Delley of London, C. A. Logan of Chi
cago, and W. F. PETER of Cleveland, are at
Wiilard's.-W. Coffin of Boston, A. Soule of
Rochester, and j. C. l.. Harris of Raleigh, are
at the Ebbitt-D. G.. Lyons and s. P. Sharp
less of Cambridge, Mass, and NJ. A. Walker of
Chicago, are at the st. James.-Col. R. B,
Berkley and r. A. Brooke of Farmville, Va.
David Ayres of Danville, and VIM. o. Hend-
rickson Of Trenton, N. j., are at the Metro
politan.-J. r. Simpson of Huntington, Pa,
Is at the National