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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13
DEPARTMENTAL METHODS
Being Looked Into by Representative
Dookery's Commission.
Work of the Experts, Who Are Prac-
tical Business Men-Practically
Unllmited Scope Allowed.

Representative Dockery of Missouri has
returned to the city from a visit to his
district. To Star reporter this morning
Mr.. Dockery said that the joint depart
mental commission will hold a meeting on
the 9th of this month and resume its
work of examining departmental methods
He thinks that no definite line of action
has yet been agreed upon, but deems it
likely that the members may visit several
departments and give their personal at
tention to some matters upon which they
desire to be enlightened.
Successful Work So Far.
The work of the departmental commits
sion has proven more successful even up to
this time than many people thought it
would, it is said. and 1t is claimed that
the commission has hardly scratched the
surface of things yet. There are many
branches of departmental matters which
the committee will look into. and it hopes
to inaugurate many economical and busi-
ness-like changes in the present modes Of
doing business.
The commission has employed two ex-
thorough business men. with practical
ideas, who go through a department and in
Quire into details of every hild affecting the
management of the department. They ask
and If they conceive a more economical,
more speedy, practical and thorough way
Of doing Ii than Is at present practised
they recommend a change TO the commits
sion.
Old Fashioned Methods.
There is said to be good field for investi-
cations of this kind on account of existing
methods which, it is claimed are in many
instances old fashioned ind modelled to suit
a period when the business of the govern
ment was not as extensive as it is now, or
when times and conditions were totally
different These old methods have been
allowed to remain undisturbed, Ii is ex-
planned, from administration to administra-
ton, each successive regime of officials be-
ing content TO transact the public affairs
in the same way that their predecessors
did or else being Indifferent or not having
the power to change them.
The result is, ii is alleged, that in many
of the departments the machinery of the
public business is clogged with cum
bersome methods, and it is to clean out the
joints and put in modern pieces that the
commission has set itself to do.
Unlimited Scope of Action.
scope of action, was demonstrated by
the legislation recommended to and adopt
ed by Congress providing for a change in
the method of engrossing bills in Congress.
the old-time plan to be abolished and bills
to be printed hereafter instead of written
The commission will take cognizance of
anything that relates to the better trans
action of public business. and can carry
out its plans by Incorporating changes in
appropriation bills without their being
amenabie to points of order against them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13
FOurth-CiasS Postmnsters.

Ihe total number of fourth-class post
masters appointed today was ffty-two. of
this number thirty-four We're to fill vacan-
cles caused by death and resignation and
the remainder by removals, The Virginia
appointments were as follows: Alonzavi,la
Isaac SWartz. vice B. T. Coffelt resigned :
Oranda, NJ. NJ. Orndorf vice p. NJ. Hotel
resigned; ockbridge Alum Springs, j. A,
Frazier, vice w. Cosby, dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13
MIR. DOCKERY's EXPLANATION.
He Says the business Depression wa,
Cpjnstly Charged to Democrats.

1T was the business depression, unjustly
charged TO our account" said Representa-
1--WE Dockery to Star reporter today, re-
terrlng TO the cause of the recent demo-
cratic defeat. He is just back from Mis-
souri,. having managed to force his way
through the heavy republican snow-drifts
IN Ohio. That depression commenced be-
fore the elections of November a wear ago ;,
he continued. "and 1t aided the downfaIl OF
MI Harrison's administration. Continuing
TO gather force during the summer il over.
wheImed the dominant party
However" he added, Il think that a lacl,
OF party spirit among the democrats con-
tributed to the cause which brought about
our discontinue. 1 expected a cudgeIing
put did not think we would be over
whelmed in that fashion"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13
Officers to BE Promoted,

The President has approved the recon-
menda ton of the naval examination board
for the promotion of all the officers recently
examined viz: Paymaster Bache Assist
ant Paymasters Lowell. Philips and Heap,
Passed Assistant PaymaSters Gait ard
Michley, Assistant Engineer Matthews and
Enslgns Dashiell, Stafford and Rodman.
Chief Engineer Mexican was found TO be
defective in hearing and he has been placed
on the retired list.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13

Against Pollution From Surface
Drainage Along the Potomac

Col Euiots report Of operations on the
project or curing the pollution of the re-
celVlnS reservoir shows that the excava-
hon or the main drainage tunnel was car
neu on day and night during the entire
montn OF october. and that on November
tnere mad been 374 feet excavated Two
hundred and two feet have been timbered.
The excavation OF the shaft in the valley
of Little Falls was begun October T. Into
this shaft, from the bottom of which leads
the tunnel now being driven under Dale
carna Hill. will be carried all of the pollut-
cd ana otner drainage water from the wa
tersned or the reservoir. From the mouth
of the tunnel on the southerly side Of the
nill the water will flow off into the Poto-
mac To guard the shaft and the hosting
machinery from the water of Little Falls
branch in floods the channel of the branch
has been changed from the west to the
east side OF the valley
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13

merits Of the Hotchkiss. the briggs
Schroeder and the Sponsel six-pounder
rapid-fire guns has reported In favor of the
first named gun, and the Secretary Of
the Navy has approved the report the
Hotchkiss gun will be given preference in
the further armament Of naval vessels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13
Personal Mention

Maj. George Henderson, surgeon general
Of the District militia, returned to the citv
Saturday evening from his hunting lodge
in the Alleshany mountains, where he has
been deer hunting for the past month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13
NOT A GREAT SUM
VIII BE Demanded for Bering Sea
Sealing Sefsures.

SeaIfhE Sef8uFes.
The question of claims arising out Of the
seizure of British sealing vessels in Bering
sea prior to the modus vivendi Of 1891 is
now the subject of negotiation between Sir
Julian Pauncefote. the British minister, and
Secretary Gresham. There are two modes
OF settling claims Of this character One is
by joint or mixed commission, or by a
diplomatic agreement between the two coun-
tries. In the present case the latter will, no
doubt, be chosen. The amount of indemnity
claimed by the Canadian government will
not exceed S5Oo0OC. although recent tele-
grams from British Columbia state that
claims aggregating a million dollars have
been filed with the dominion authorities at
OTTAWA. The claims will be rigidly scruti-
nized, both by the Secretary Of State and
the British ambassador. The sum agreed
upon Will not probably exceed $500. .OO0 as in
most cases the vessels were small and not
extensively built.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13
MORE BATTLE SHIPS.
Also an Increase of Torpedo Boats
Favored by Secretary Herbert.

Secretary Herbert believes in the neces-
slty Of powerful lighting ships for the United
states navy. His views on this subject are
Wen known and it is understood that his
forthcoming report to Congress will embody
RECOMMENDATION that an appropriation be
made for at least one If not two. battle
ships. His recommendation for battle ships
Is likely 20 be coupled with sugges tion
that haif dozen torpedo boats are also
$1,000 "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13
Treasury Changes.

Secretary Carlisle this morning accented
the resignation of George w. Lyon. sur
veyor of customs at the port of New York
He appointed r. s. Williams of California
a Chinese inspector.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13
Naval Movements.

The Vesuvius and the Dolphin arrived
IT Boston today, and will assist in marking
and keeping clear the course on the trial
OF the Columbia
The L. 5. s. Michigan will start from
Chicago tomorrow for Erie. Pa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13
To Conn m n nd the X p mn

Commander o. F. Heyerman has been
ordered to hold himself in readiness to take
command of the Kearsarge, relieving COM
mander A. S. Crowinshield, who will be
placed on waiting orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13
Mr. Uhl in CHARGE.

Mr.. Uhl of Michigan took charge Of the
| office of first assistant secretary of state
this morning and received a number of
visitors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13
Government Receipts Today.

The receipts from internal revenue today
were S706, ,721; from customs, $545, ,S07
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13

Continued on Second PageJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-13
bishop Newman's Views.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Nov. I3.-Bishop
John T. Newman. Gen. Grants old pastor
and the bosom friend Of many public men
of this and the previous generation, paid O
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

Last Friday some wood choppers
near York's discovered three In
dians near their camp. They came
in to wait till the Indians had de-
parted. On Saturday young John
Parks and his brother Will were
obout twelve miles above Solomon
Vile, then they discovered horse
staked. They rode up to see what
the cause was, but before they
reached him they saw an Indian
come over the ridge toward the
horse. They concluded the Indian
could take care of him and 80 left
This Indain and two Others follow
ed them for several miles and the
boys thought they had a scrap on
hand, but luckily for them the In
dians did not mix up with them
Liberal.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

The Hopewell mill on the AMI
mas, after being fred up for sew
eral days last week and the ma
chinery placed in perfect form by
Supt. Nickle, is now working ON
fifty ton lot of Hirsch & Reche
ore. Completing this the mill viii
run on Trippe and Red Mountain
mine mineral.-Advocate.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

The war department will pro-
baby construct a telegraph line
from San Antonio to Carthage to
connect with its Fort Stanton line.
This is made necessary by the
abandonment of Carthage,
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

Ayers Sarsaparilla is one of the
few remedies which are recon-
mended by every school of medi-
cine. Its strength, purity and eff
ficacy are too well establised TO
admit of doubt as to its superiori-
ty over all other blood purifiers
whatever. Ayers Sarsaparilla
lends all.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

Mr.. Theodore Rouauit, of Las
Cruces, has the only cannery III
New Mexico, and if it receives the
proper encouragement it will be
much larger.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

Americon Farmer.
This industry has not been fore
ed, and it's comparatively slow
growth may cause some to under
estimate its great possibilities Of
benefit to the whole country and
as a factor in developing the rich
es Of some Of our states not now
regarded as highly agricultural.
1t has not been possible to boom
this business, and the slow and
conservative methods necessary in
the industry are making its fOun-
dations strong and lasting.
While but few, if any, new fac
tories were built during 1899, the
total output Iof sugar was upwards
of 100000 pounds, as against
100000 pounds during 1891.
Nebraska, California and Utah
now produce the most of this
sugar but the soil of Wyoming is
peculiarly adapted to the sugar.
beet, and new factories are likely
to be erected there. The climate
of Michigan is also well fitted for
the sugar beet and with her better
shipping facilities, capital is al
ready looking in that direction for
investment. Foreign sugar man
ufactures, both in West Indies and
continental Europe, are commenc-
ing to realize that we are soon to
produce all of our sugar. In quail
ity and equipment we now
equal the best work of Europe as
regards beet sugar, but the culture
of the beet has not reached the
satisfactory point to either buyer
or raiser that will come with adj
ded years of experience.
There are difficulties peculiar
to our climate and method of farm
ing. In most of the states men,
toned, labor is scarce and high.
the fact existing that, while every
city swarms with unemployed men
few of them seek the rural dist
riots, and that the beet raising in
dustry can only utilize labor for a
portion Of each year, adds to the
difficulty. Machinery in time will
supplant much hand labor and
leave a good margin for the beet
planter and sugar maker. Level
culture of most hoed crops is be-
ing adopted by progressive farm
ers, yet in the cultivation of the
sugar beet, hill culture is clearly
the most productive. There has
also been a great waste of raw ma
terial at the factories, seemingly
unavoidable, which has also served
to keep down buying prices, but
with the introduction of cold stor-
age, and keeping the beets for
months in silos, this waste is be-
ing lessened-
The sugar beet industry will al
so reduce the cost of milk and but.
ter in the sections of the country
where it is introduced, for during
the winter the beet pulp refuse
can be purchased at a nominal
sum, and the highest authorities
now concede it to be a valuable
feeding ration.
Building of new factories viii
depend upon the continuance oi
the sugar bounty and for the pros
perity of this great industry some
reliable legislation is demanded
} something that can be depended
, upon for a period of years. Unit
this is accomplished, capitalist
will hesitate before investing
largely.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

The SOcorro Fire clay works will
probably resume as soon as the
financial situation gets easier. Sew
eral parties will make an effort to
secure the valuable plant.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

Dandruf is an exdudation from
the pores of the scalp that spreads
and dries, forming scurf and caus-
ing the hair to fall out. Halls
Hair Renewer cures it.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

The only way to cure fever and
ague is either to neutralize the
poisous which cause the disease or
to expel them from the system.
Ayers Ague Cure operates IN both
ways. It is a warranted specific
for all forms Of malarisl disorders,
and never fails 70 cure. Try il
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

There is no longer any doubt
that the Pope's choir will be heard
at Chicago during the Exposition.
Director Mustafa has accepted
the invitation of the Worlds Fair
authorities and has also promised
that his choir of forty voices viii
sing in the Cathedral Of New
York.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

Was it an Error?-W Whoever
dips into Mr.. Wheatley's little
volume on Literary Blunders"
will probably become suspicious
that printers are often waggish in
their blunders. Fancy a reporter
being made to say, apropos of a
COW getting on the line in the way
of an express, that the engine-dri-
yer "put on full steam, dashed up
against the COW, and literally cut
it into calves"
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

The new agentat Towne Station,
@. E. Lyndap, who was recently
promoted from Las Cruces, alb
seconded with the company's funds,
Wednesday. F. f. Winter has been
appointed agent at that station.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

E. V. B. Hoes, manager Of the
Kangaroo silver mines at Kingston,
after mining and shipping ore in
the teeth Of ruinous market for
six weeks or more, laid off most of
his men last week.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05
Josh Bnlings on Ducks.

'The duk is a kind of a short
legged hen. Their feet is like a
small spiders web only more sub
stantial built They are amphibi-
cuss, and kan sail on the water as
natural and easy as a grease spot.
They kan div in the water as han
dy as bull frog, and never get
water soaked.
Duks have a broad bill. They
are more profitable to keep than
a hen bekas they kan eat 80 much
faster. The duk is a good hand
to raise feathers. Thare ant emmy
more room on the outside for emmy
more feathers. They shed their
feathers by having them pulled
out for beds.
A duks feather bed is a good
place to raise q night mare on.
Men often call their wives "thei1
dear duks"-this is on account OF
thare big bills.
The duk is not the most profit
able bird extant for vittles, for
when you have got oph the feath.
ers, and pull out thare stommick,
thare ant any more duk left. Thart
legs are located on thare body liR
a pair of hind legs, and ! hav seen
them eat till they tipt over for.
wards. Duks lay eggs but dom
lay them around loose. Hunting
duks eggs is mighty clos tran.
sakshun. A man couldn't earn
30 cents a day and board himself
hunting duks eggs.
Sometimes duks gets lame ant
when it does it lays rite down anC
gives it up. Thare ant no 2 legeC
thing on the face of the earth kar
outlimp lame duk."
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

Two wave motor pumps have
been in operation some time out
near the Cliff House not far from
San Francisco, that have raised
100000 gallons per day into a
reservoir at an elevation Of 100 feet.
The Pacific LumbermRn says:
"This appears to be the best result
that we know as having been OBJ
tained from the various wave mot
ors that have been tried during
the past six or seven years"
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

There is firm in Ohio which,
according to its own statement,
has furnished for a number of
years past sermons, lectures and
literary productions to many min
listers throughout the United
States. For stock sermons the
terms are $1.50; for a sermon on
a topic assigned, $500. Lectures
are from IS to $50, according to
style, length etc, and the firm
pledges itself not to duplicate any
production within a radius of zoo
miles.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

Cats have for some time been
known to be the means of convey
ing the infection of diphtheria,
and now they stand arraigned on
another charge of a similar nature.
A surgeon (says the London cor
respondent of the Manchester
Guardian) has just distinctly
traced an outbreak of scarlet fever
in house to the intrusion of a
cat from an infected household,
and it is even said that a case has
come under the notice of a medi-
cal officer of health in which
smallpox was SO conveyed.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

Wanted It in Advance. Poet:
Can / see the editor?
Office Boy-Yes, if you'll give
me a dime.
Poet-I will whsn i come out.
Office Boy-Yes, but you won't
have time then.
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

Don't Swear.-A newspaper man
who evidently believes in telling
things just as they are, says; "Do
not swear. There is no occasion
to swear outside of a printing Of
fee. 1t is useful in proof reading
and indispensable in getting forms
to press, and has been known to
assist in looking over the paper
when it is printed, but otherwise
is very disgusting habit"
Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-09-05

First New Yorker So you have
got back from Chicago. 1 sup
pose you have learned a great
deal.
Second New Yorker Well, I've
learned how to get along on one
meal a day.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-03-28
Fire at houstonia.

Fire was discovered in the general
store of Fred Wilson, at Houstonia,
about 2 o'clock Sunday morning. The
postoffice was located in the building
and everything was a total loss, the
fire having gotten under such head
way when discovered.
The loss ON stock will probably reach
$4,000. The building was owned by
A. w. Winzenburg of this city, and
it is not known whether it was insured
or not. The stock was insured for
ST. 900.
The origin of the fire is mystery,
but it is supposed that the store had
been burglarized and then fired to
conceal tie fact.
The fron, Of Porter and Longan's
general store was damaged 500.
Longan and Sewelfs drug store sus-
tanned a like damage, and A. T. Dor
sey, probably $50.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-03-28
Thrown from a Horse.

George White, a colored boy who
had worked for DR.. G. H. Scott. for
several years was riding a young horse
this morning belonging to Herman
Scott.
He had gotten of the horse in front
Of Eastey's store and as he was re-
mounting, the horse scared at an cleo
trio car. The boy had not gained his
seat when the animal gave a lunge
throwing him around and under
its front feet Fortunately the horse
did not touch him, but his head struck
the cedar blocks hard enough to break
the scalp open in an ugly manner.
DIR. Muehl was present and kept
the crowd back. The boy gained
in few minutes. and
after drink of water walked off to
find the horse which had been stopped
in front of Sieher's.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-03-28
AT SPRINGFIELD.
A Mass Meeting to Be Held
Tonight in the Interest of
the S. M. & N.

o. A. Crandall, president of the
Springfield, Sedalia, Marshall Il Nor.
thern railway, and j. b. Quigly who
has the contract to build the road
went to Springfield Friday to look
after the interests of the road there.
They and some OF the directors of the
road met at G.. A. c. Wooley's office
in Springfield Saturday to ascertain
what the committee appointed to raise
$40, 900 cash As terminal fund hai
done.
The committee reported that they
had raised $4,000 cash subscription
and said that there were few points
they wanted explained before they
proceeded further.
1t was decided to call a mass meet
ing at the court house there tonight
when all points which need or appear
to need any explanation can be made
clear. The whole project will be full
" discussed and all difficulties stand
ing in the way of anyone freely sub
will be done away with.
This meeting will settle the matter
finally. Mr.. Crandall will return
home tomorrow.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-03-28
A Faithful Pastor.

The Globe Democrat thus refers to
Rev. q. NJ. Stewart who at the NJ. E.
conference, just held at Butler, was
sent to the st. Louis conference:
C"Rev. Mr.. Stewart has been in
charge of the Kansas City district
since 1887 and is we'll known to the
Methodists of Missouri. In his report
to the conference at Carthage, Mo,
last year, DR.. Stewart stated that he
had not rested one Sabbath during his
term, and his friends say that his
earnestness is the secret of his p0pu-
larity. DIR. Stewart was the pastor of
Old Trinity church here from 1875 to
1877. In 1864 he was a member of
the Central Pennsylvania Conference,
being stationed at Saxton, Manor
Hill, and Greencastle until 1869,
when he began preaching at Neosho,
Mo. Subsequently he had churches
at Carthage, Springfield, and War
rensburg. In 1881 and 1882 he was
the Sedalia presiding elder, and later
he again took charge of the Carthage
and eventually the Summit Avenue
church, Kansas City"