Show I 1 0 gossip from the nations capital IE PH COURT 0 S I 1 the italians negotiating for steel for I 1 J wip t 4 tariff Is almost certain hu nied lately to occupy THE 4 OP CONGRESS the president issues a I 1 about certain lands other 0 notes press to washington brief of information from the national capital jan 3 tho court of chafins today to day tendered a number of decisions the c ase of the mississippi railroad company the unit ed states for compensation for carrying malls before the dismissed tito claim of 0 V williams for salary as minister to while awaiting from the donart ment kf state was also dismissed dis on tile ground that ills salary did not bo gin to run until after lie had filed a satisfactory bond mr willia ins was ap ted minister to hayti by alpen t arthur with the closing days I 1 his administration but his ato foint mont was riot gatis facto ry to the present ration and he wag Rup ered ed before lie could leave for ills post I 1 the court rejected the of israel warner and price connelly on the ground that they were not loyal by the government during the war it Is ort ed that the italian gov eram e at redig endeavoring through its minister to this country to kiako arrangements with american man of iteal blates for italian war vesse 19 the in being to secure a x of steel p lewda of europe in the event ir war B IV hanna who has been private secretary to the secretary of the navy during three administrations has been transferred to the bureau of E equipment quip ment and recruiting general E B alexander of st paul died in this city last evening aged 80 ile was a graduate of west geam int in 18 13 in 1847 lie was bre eted major for gal laut services at cerro gordo during thui war ile was in tile ting service conring tile late war and was breveted brigadier general the unfinished busi neba of tile son a to is tile blair educational bill which ames up at 2 tomorrow to morrow it is expected that it will be laid aside to give senator sherman an 0 to make a upon presidents message and that it will be again informally laid aside on Thurs dayto all ord an opportunity to make a tariff spee h senator mitchell has given his purpose to address the senate tomorrow upon big providing for a commission to elect a site for a naval station on tile coart there are twenty three bills re ported from the senate committees awaiting accio actio 1 1 bu t none efthem are preshing fo r immediate consideration and it is possible that tile speeches of senators sherman and voorhees may be the beginning of a long tariff debato speaker carlisle wo busily engaged this morning in finishing ills committee assignments committee list is practically comi ted and will in all lity announced us soon as the assembles tomorrow to morrow there IS 11 PO of the postponement of th 0 umen t until the following day the committees having been announced there will be an effort made to day immediately but its a motion to this effect would require unanimous consent and as many think it would be unwise to have a flood of propositions poured into the house before the formal organization of committees it is improbable that the effort will succeed in the event of its failure the house will adjourn until saturday and the real work of the session will begin next monday A of the representatives of tile united merits appointed tp pointed to consider tile fi sherie L which was to llave guestion beeche at the state depart men t to morrow has been postponed until the ath dinst secretary fairchild today to day appointed charles wilson tobe inspector of bulls at san francisco vice J 11 freeman resigned NOTON jan R the dent fins issued tile following proclamation title to all that territory lying between tile north and south forks of red river and tile abtin dreith cegred of longitude and tile JI over the same la vested in the united states it being a part of tile indian territory as shown ba Investigation and made in be half ois the united states which territory the state of clavins title to and jurisdiction over and WilE nicAN tile said conflicting claim grows out of a controversy existing between the united states all d the state of texas as to tile point where the hundredth hund degree of longi tudo crosses cited river as described in the treat of february 1819 between the united states and spain I 1 fixing the boundary binti hot yeen th avio coundrie 4 anti the commissioner up on tile part of the united tinder act of january 31 1883 authorize auth oriz I 1 ng tile jofs cont mishion b the ar resident to run and mark t it boun doty dues between a 1 1 top of indian territory and the 90 1 1 e of texas fit connection with a similar commission to be appointed bythe report determined that the south fork is alie true cited river designated in the treaty tile commissioners ap ed on tile part of said re 1 ual ua t 0 concur in paid rt no I 1 grover cleveland dent of the united states E and warn all I 1 t ns whosoever calalin h to act am geasor r ice a of abo C anty in afie or I 1 t gai itt RellI nIl 0 r 81 luj 0 or atlo r D A g to A 11 dip y 1 I 1 d lands or from exercising or attempting to any over mad lands and I 1 also aatu and i h all paeng against af sald territory from ari y person or 1 I 1 I in whereof I 1 bave hereunto set 1 nv hand aal mhd seal of abo v states to be amhed done at the city of washington tob this day of Decem bora the year of out lord and 0 independence of the united states the gnout n ad auy tile rit F 7 BAYARD secret ary WA H 3 abe following 1 a ro capitulation capitula tiou of ald debt aate issued today to day debt principal interest 12 total debt on which tile interest bas ceased since maturity debt bearing no Inte reet total debt n cipal 1 0 01 12 fut crest I 1 2 1 8 83 to fat I 1 0 0 03 less reserve fund and coh items available far reduction of tile debt total debt lem le m adaila ble cash items 1 1 net cash in treasury debt legs cash III treas ury january 1 1888 D bt less c I 1 in treas ur y dec I 1 1837 D r 0 the oth decreane Dec reave of debt since atme cash in treasury adaila blo for reduction of tile public debt 1 1 11 reserve fund unavailable for tion of debt certificates bield as cash not cash balanc on hand total cash in treasury as shown by the treasur I 1 ces general account death of a respected young lady othir news special to tnt I 1 jan 1 1888 on mondays dec 26 bupt supt L J tay to reassembled his scho ollo aco at the last schoolhouse where an cf dap saini ia al pi gresa of this organization took CO it wits coopt gratifyingly large awrence being present carlt a chause did ills boat to the members by numerous pro bents aliss T sanson and herb art D m elved the highest ell for the best attend mice for tile atar past nover missed a sunday oil wednesday evening our home draina tic club catered to the I 1 i eur 0 of a full house by a fine p 11 e 1 1 rendered their scenery and stage be no painson expense had been spared to cleabe and amuse choie present christmas haq passed isberg the seek has been one of ell e oil the primary association of west liardi vile andel tile direction of arg im and her aids as se at wes schoolhouse an exhibition of the growth of this desirable ass OC i 1 lion was rendered in fine style old santa claus gave a number of presents to the members of tile association the only d raw back to ur ties was the death an thursday dec from consumption of our re p C ted and much beloved si 11 ter sc n I 1 e mario lee daughter of neils anti marie lee t the funeral obsequies were lieff on saturday DO at east hart ville schoolhouse IV idason presiding the speak e rs were elders L W taylor D B rawson Pa jos taylor bupt supt W J larkins and counselor rawson all regretted the occasion of the gathering and h ghar eulogized the purity and gentle love i atless of our departed sibber who has been confined to her house forono year past she was oct 1870 i n weber co and came to with her parents april she has gone to await the resurrection ur of the just peace to her arshop youra P L christmas tito follon gitig sent lma t ran the mind of an ogden resident when travelling tra velling towards his home to spend christmas holi fda s with his family it may not be strictly original but it breathes a conceit that way be instructive and pleasing to the auvo nile readers and of these we know there are many hall to the king I 1 hall to tile king I 1 the king whose birth way holy 3 whose like on arth as lowly ring yo bells ring clail to tile king I 1 hall to the the glorious when tile savior of born when tile shepherds heard the joy ful sound that shall echo the around to us ia now a sa for boral hall to the icorn I 1 the beautiful day when the glorious light of the gosp eils ra I 1 that churms our dailing all away when christ was barti our debts to lot satt y hall the day I 1 hall to tile xing I 1 the klar of our salvation let every tongue and nation lot every and tta tiou all filings of ills cromlin r I 1 n accents aing hall to the king I 1 11 00 D IN jan 3 school postponed she school of tile good shepherd cli was to have i n the on jan 0 vii net begin until tile of tile month prof A nehill the principal has consulted with and the conclusion has readied that considering tile of measles unit other contagious la this cit it woula be dangerous for tile calill fren to cong together in tha of a I 1 I 1 1 nef 1 11 |