Show TELEGRAPHIC NEWS Capital Chips Washington 2In the star route trial Edwin Hall Charles Pierce and William Cowne all of Oregon save testimony relative to the method of carrying car-rying the mail on the Dalles and Canyon City route Carrier Fuk testified that be signed the names of other persona to petitions on the Dalles and Baker City route by their authority The prosecution then took up the Colorado route from Ouray to Los FIDOS H E Dunbar postmaster postmas-ter at Ouray described the route and the manner in which the mail service had been performed Thiswas the route sublet sub-let to Sanderson The defense moved to reject the testimony because it did not cor cern defendants Overruled Inger soIl insisted that the testimony showed that Banderton carried the mail and practically assumed charge of tho route in 1878 Bliss replied that if tbey wished to show that Sanderson was with them in the conspiracy they had no objection Ciocd exclaimed Ingersoll Senator Fendleton introduced a bill by request today which is particularly intended in-tended to compel the cesing of national banks and the winding up of their affairs in cases where the reserve is permitted to fall and remain below the amount required re-quired by law I Secretary lellfr has reaffirmed bill previous decision to the effect that a contestant to a timber culture entry must file pis application at the date of the contest con-test to obtain a status aa eontestant The session of the cabinet was devoted to considering the Mexican treaty All members were present The House foreign affairs committee authorizes Kaseon to move that the senate Sen-ate Nicaragua bill as amended be substituted sub-stituted for the House bill whenever the latter is taken up in the House Senatorelect Tabor Colorado has arrived in advance of his credentials Frank B Conger a eon of Senator Conger has been appointed assistant pOEtmaster of the District of Columbia |