Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-15
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal
revenue, S427, 700; customs. $921,O

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TopAY.-Internal
revenue, s427, 700; customs, $s2l,Os2
LIEUT.. Col. HENRY NJ ROBERT, the new En-
gineer Commissioner of District, called on the
President this morning and thanked him for
the honor OF bis appointment.
PENSIONS FOR DISTRICT PKopLs.-Pensions
have been granted to residents of the District
OF Columbia as follows: Reissue and increase,
John s. Dodge; sMexican widows, Mary j.,
widow of Addison Dent.
AMONG THE Presidents CALLERS today
we're the Attorney General, with Solicitor
General Taft, Senators Casey, Teller, Hig-
gins, Hawley, Spooner, Chandler and
Reagan; Representatives Peters. Kinsey.
McComas, Comstock, Henderson (Mo.0,
with MIR. and Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Hyman
OF Dixon, ILL.,, Bayne, Farquhar, McCreary
and Ellis. Gen. Burnett, New York. and ex-
Representative and Mrs. Van Voorhees,, daugh-
ter and son of Rochester, NY.
SECRETARY WINDOW and Solicitor Hepburn
returned to Washington last night from their
visit to New York on business connected with
the proposed change in the administration of
immigration affairs at that port They stopped
at fhlladeiphia on their way back and visited
the mint, where they met the assay commission
now In session there. 1t is expected that the
Secretary will announce his decision in regard
TO the immigration question in few days.
Mr.. Henderson of Kansas has introduced a
bill appropriating S25O,OOO for the purchase of
a summer home for the President of the United
States in the vicinity of Washington.
PERsoNAL-Mr. Harry Dodge who had such
a dangerous encounter with buck in the deer
park at Mount Vernon nearly two weeks ago,
d. H. =
+. X. Rodgers. an artist of Providence, RI,
Mr.. Henry E. Rees, paper manufacturer of
Atlanta, Ga, and Mr.. Frederick Radcliff of
Boston, connected with the geological survey,
are at the Johnson.-Maj. Fletcher Harris, a
wealthy planter of North Carolina, is in the
city on a visit with his bride --Mr. T. Sher-
man Richards of New York is the guest of Mr..
Eugene G. Monkey at his residence on George
town Heights.--P. o. L. E. Keller of Rock
vile Center, NY, is at 1916 / street northwest
Mr.. H. NJ. Hanna Of Cleveland and H. d.
Thomas OF Tacoma, Washington, are at the
Arlington.-Dr. W. o. Bailey of Louisville, s.
A. Noble of Finmouth, Vt, Rev. r. NJ, Hunt of
Boston, d. c. McMonagle of Middleton, NY,
and Z. c. Gates Of New York are at the Hamil-
ton.--Jas. Mcknight of St. Paul is at the
Riggs.-Wm. w. Mackall of Savannah. Ga,
.. Z. Hathaway and Jos. A. Baker of Fai. River,
Mass, George Hoadly, IT,. Of Cincinnati and
Percy s. Darlington Of West Chester, Pa, are
at the Normandie.--B d. Strauch and A. s.
Seligman of New York, senetor-elect T. c.
Power and son, c. B. Power, of Montana, are at
tue Arno.-G. H. Tenbrook Of st. Louis is at
the Ebbtt.--R. A. Rutherford and Alonzo
Wood Of Philadelphia are at Wilard's.--Ap-
pointment Clerk Byrnes of the Treasury de-
partment, who has been seriously ill for several
weeks, has partially recovered and was at the
department. today.-George o. Chiffon of
Charleston West Va, B. F. Rowland of Florida.
W. +. Atkinson of Detroit and NJ. C. Curtis and
wife of Boston are at the National.-R. C.
Clayton and j. Ashworth of Fairview, NC. W.
II. Smith of New York city and j. s. Hemphill
of Ashevlle, NC, are at the Metropolitan
Mr.. Milton A. McCrae, manager of the Gin
cinnati Post and St. Louis Chronicle, Mr.. Will
lam II. Taft, owner and editor OF the Cincin-
natl Ttmes-.Sd,, MIR. Charles w. Knapp, editor
of the st. Louis Republic. Hon. Daniel Hogan
of Mound City and Maj. John Bannister are at
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