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War Department CbnnreS.

Promotions have recently been made in
the record and pension Office War Depart
ment, as follows: From class = TO class g.:
Albert Thomson of Florida.
From class l to class 2: Charles Katzen-
stein. Michigan; Lawrence Morisey, Dis
trict of Columbia.
From class $1,000 to class /: Benz j.
Wrightsman, Kansas; Geo. Speidel, jr,
Pennsylvania; Philip H. Cass, Nebraska; :;
Mrs. Emma Lecliie, District of Columbia +;
Edwin H. Smith. Pennsylvania; VIM j..
Symons. Ohio; Miss Lucy Russell, Mary
Land. Danl q. Davis, Ohio; Oliver ID. VIII
kerson, Kan; Arthur J. Kline, New York /.
Robt. L. Morgan, Pennsylvania; Aug. w
Crittenden, New York; James F. Kemp
Ohio; Dan'l higgins. Utah; Bernard H.
Harrison Texas Harry V. King, Georgia ;Wrn
F. Kirby, Missouri; Alfred 5. Dalton, North
Carolina; AIillard J. Holmes, New York
Henry NJ. Dixon, Mississippi; Geo. w. Hum
phries, Mississippi VIM. a. Rawson, Michi-
gan; Guy "A. Camp, New York; Rolin E
VIM. +. Ragan, Tennessee: Wm. II. Began
Kentucky; Harvey B. Gram. Ohio; Robert
a. Smith. Connecticut; Allen A. Davis,
Tennessee: Chas. S Easterling Kansas;
VIM. A. Joiner. Illinois; Danl d. Cameron,
California; lily. c. Workman, Mlichigan
Lyman y. Graves, New York, and Albert
G.. Knapp. New York.
From copyists, $500. to class $1,000: VIM
VI Cidppe' 1tdH' Niiloiu -. htISIl, iowa,
c. M. Fun tenney, Indiana; Myron u. Feth-
ers, New York; Chas. G. Harris, Kentucky;
Henry !. Brown, Alabama; Homer T.. Now
lin. Tennessee; l. Edgar Hiatt, Indiana;
Edwin G. Ford. Iowa; c. NJ. Agnew, Penn
sylvania; F'red'k l. Dean, Arkansas: Frank
E. Parks Georgia; Thos. d. Anderson,
Texas; James w. Poe. North Carolina; Har-
ry n. Price, Ohio; G. c. Parker, Arkansas;
Peter II. Allen. Alabama; Jno. A. Lachman,
Illinois, S. Walker Houston, Texas and
Isaiah A Boyd, Alabama.
None Of the vacancies in this office will
be filled because Of the reduction of force to
be made at the beginning Of the next fiscal
year.
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District Deficiencies.
AMENDING .CLAUsE =,
Making the English Bering Sea BID
More Acceptable Here.

LONDON. April l4-The Earl Of Kimber-
ly has prepared a number of amendments
to the Bering sea bill, which he will move
in the house OF lords when the bill is con-
sidered in committee. The amendments
have reference to clause T.
The clause as amended viii read:
'Whereupon any proceeding in any court
against a person and ship in respect Of
any office against the act IL is proved that
the ship sailed from it's port of departure
before the provisions Of the award were
known, and that such a person or master
of a ship did not, after sailing and before
the alleged offense, become aware Of those
PROVISIONS, such a person shall be acquitted
and the ship shall be released and not for
feited"
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DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
As to stone FIagging Sidewalks.


Senator Mcmillan introduced a bin today,
which. IL II becomes a law, will certainly
cure the wibbley-wobbley brick pavements
OF this city. The bill provides that an
sidewalks hereafter laid. constructed or re-
paired in the city Of Washington shall be
of stone Tagging or with such imitation a.
nay be approved by the Commissioner
and with no other material. 1t is provided
also that while heavy teaming is necessary
over and across sidewalks into the stables
mills, warehouses. manufactures, depots
or other places, the owners or occupants
may, with the authority of the Commits
sioners, lay there smooth block pavements
or sidewalks. such as may be approved by
the Commissioners.
District Deficiencies.
The House committee on appropriations
has received from the Commissioners the
following estimates OF deficiencies IA
District appropriations: Advertising. $780,
35, militia, S,14L2l; Freedmen's Hospital
s2,6iO; relief Of the poor S,2O0; judgments
against the District SsS7 .20; Police Court
witness fees 81 l5ll Is
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Kentucky. The incident did not seeem to
disturb Mr.. Wilson's equanimity in the
least, for he proceeded with his argument
with a steady voice and in an i'm
presSive manner. The plaintiff was alb
sent from the court in the morn
ing. as she has been ever since Mr..
Carlisle made the opening argument on her
sid,. Mr.. Breckenridge was present, seated
IN his usual place. and during most of the
morning was attended by only one of his
eounsel, Mr.. StolL Mr.. Butterworth and
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indication was given by their faces as to
what impressions were fixed in their minds
regarding the case Some of them looked
decidedly weary, and one of them had his
eyes closed most of the time, and seemed
to be mapping.
Mr. Wilson Resumes His Argument.
AT the opening of court this morning Mr..
Wilson resumed his closing argument to the
jury. He began with reference 20 the
fact that the last day OF the trial had
come. and to his and their qualification tnat
end was so nearly reached. He would be as
brief as the gravity of the case and the
duties he owed to his client would permit
Yesterday he had demonstrated that all
the claims Of the defense had fallen unsup-
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The Petersburg Legation.

The Secretary of State has received the
resignation OF Mr.. George c. WEBB as first
secretary of the United States legation at
St Petersburg, to take effect on the ap-
pointment and qualification of his successor.
Mr.. Webb's action is said at the State De-
partment. to have been entirely voluntary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-14

KANSAS CITY, No. April 14.-The Times
will print today an interview with Grand
Judge samuel T. Scott Of the Knights CT
Reciprocity that the organization will nom
mate a candidate for the presidency Of the
United States. meeting Of the order has
been called for May l5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-14

Mr.. John Morley has introduced in the
house of commons the registration bill
which embOdies clauses providing for
thr=e-months residence as qualification for
ell electors; half-yearly registration; one
man. one vote, and simultaneous pollings
throughout the country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-14

The birthday Of Thomas jefferson was
celebrated at New York last night by the
single-taX reformers The speakers in
cluded three Congressman, a queens coun-
Sci from Canada, Henry George, Thomas
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A POINTER.

The circulation Of The Star is
greater than that OF all the other
Washington dailies combined, and
is believed to be Eve times that OF
its afternoon contemporary. A
sworn detailed statement of circu-
lation is printed each Saturday.
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any Communication with the plaintiff on
-r-amnatiOn the defendant had re-
fused 90 commit himself as 10 whether he
hal given any manuscript to this tvDe-
write. TO De cor.e' ID" not. The defendant
asHel u Le snow. ..'i@ papers. anl if -
had written tnv"- W -ul1 admit IT, -
soon as he funn 3. CO.. .-e'-T. that there were
no such papers in e-.sjence he denied fatty
and empl1ucally that he had ever given
any TO Miss Lowell He did not know then
of course that almost by accident this ,vo-
man had jotted down in a note book tte ad-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-14

John T. Davis, rated the rich est man in
Missouri, died at st. Louis Yesterday of
kidney disease. He was flfty-two years old
and worth S25OO0,0OO.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

Why is it that 1t makes nearly
everyone angry to snocze? Ono
will generally hear an exclamation
OF impatience after a sneezo. Dele.
gate heard q gentleman lot of sew
eral OF these staccatO explosions tho
other day and between every snort
he gave vent to lively expressions OF
sulphuric adjectives. Asked why he
did II no said he always had to
shcezo when he didn't want to. 1t
interrupted his business and Jared
him from center to circumference,
and he didn't like It. II was a use
less and narrowing expenditure Of
time. Women do not like to sneezc.
They may give vent to ever go small
"cut snceze," but it causes them
to make such unbecoming faces. dis
turbs their complaisance. disar-
ranges their hair, their bonnets. and
sets them all on edge. and they
haven't any use for 1t anyway. And
yet scientists say tho sneczc is bene-
fetal; that 1t is healthful provision
OF nature; shakes up the constitution
and prevents clogging and sluggish
ness OF the circulation. This may
be true. but mankind would much
prefer some other method OF regu-
lating constitutional matters.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

In the course OF trial before q
justice OF the peace In Texas, coun-
sci for tho defendant requested tho
court 10 rule on certain point;
whereupon. counsel for plaintiff,
whose name was Charles Lcggett,
insisted that the court had already
passed on tho point After consid-
cradle argument and due dclibera-
tion on tho part Of the court. tho
justice. who was Irish. said: "Chaar.
Icy. this court has niver passed on
that Pint" We'll" said Leggett.
twill your honoe pass on 1t now?n
81 do pass on IL now" responded the
court, with infinite dignity. well.
how does your honor pass on it9" In
quircl the pcrplcxcd counsel Tho
court Strengthened himself up,
cleared his throat. and relieved him
self by delivering tho following In
his most Impressive manner: Char.
10y. 20 must abide by tho law. what.
liver IL IL "--Argonaut
The state herald., 1894-03-09

Tho human race has vastly I'M.
proved on the method OF kindling n
lire that was in vogue when wild In
woods tho noble savage ran. And
still as then no one OF tho lower ami
mails is able OF itself TO strike n
light. This is said to be ono OF tho
signs that separates man from the
beasts that perlsh-at least the test
is accepted by large number OF
persons. Yet though animals cannot
make n fire, they arc very fond OF 1t
when II has been made. Pussy will
lie on tho hearth for hours. and apo
have helped many baker aud cook
look after ovens and furnaces Since
TO natives OF tropical countries heat
Is not a necessity, 1t has been held
that some races. like tho Dokos Of
Abysslnia and the Mincopics and GER
tain OF the South Sea Islanders. wore
once without knowledge Of tho means
Of producing fire.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

two men were squatting over the dyna.
mometcr, and indicating the degree of
push" on large index board for the
engineer to read.
The index marked 400. 500, 600, 100,
and, finally. LOO pounds OF push"
The pressure was then diminished
below five hundred, and the command
err yelled; Let CO." A rope was
pulled, the machine shot forward like
n railway train. and, with the big
wheels whirling, the steam kissing,
and the waste pipes putting and CUR
Cling, flew over the 1900 feet of track
in much less time than ii takes TO tell
II.
II was stopped by couple of rope.
stretched across the track, working on
capstuns fitted with revolving fans
The stoppagc was gentle, and the pas
senger breathed freely again. looking
now upon the machine with more
friendly and less fearful eye, as IL il
were dangerous bulldog with which
AMIGA BILE relations had been esta blishcd
and fear Of injury was over
The state herald., 1894-03-09

is so important or agreeable to con.
template as the good old state OF
MI ne
z pom arrival Mt IIaldwyn's park,
the proceedings began with an up
petizing luncheon in n handsome
dining-room, though above the table
hung an ornament which was perfectly
calculated to entirely take away a
VISITORS appetite.
This was model OF the air-ship
on the scale Of m inch to the foot.
II was so strange an object that II
made one oblivious of the fruit and in.
different TO the coffee. by way OF In.
PRODUCTION and explanation, the in.
ventor said:
THE principle have worked on,
generally speaking, is that Of the kite.
That large cloth frame ut the top OF
the model is the acroplnne, or main
kite surface.
The lesser aeroplnne above the plat.
form, or car; the side acroplanes, oil
wings; and the iiat-pointed rudders
fore and aft, are designed TO furnish
additional kite surface.
at Is necessary To make II. however
so that we can run Il in calm, against
the mir, thus making our own wind. n,
II were; and for this purpose have Il
railway track, and instead of cords u
hold the kite against the wind, EN-
ploy pair Of powerful screw propell
crs driven by steam engine.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

side planes, and the big rudders Of
cloth on steel frames, which are
mounted, fore and aft, Oh the main
aeyoplane
Tksss are not Used in tie expert;
mental trials, their utility having besn
established, as for as Ia possible, with.
out practical test in the air.
Pushed by the workmen, the ma
chine rolled slowly out Of the house,
and shortly stood Upon the track In the
park. Il had completely filled the
workshop from roof to floor; but here,
with only the sky above 1t, seemed
smaller and lighter.
The steam was Kissing in the boiler;
the big screws had made one or two
preliminary revolutions, and flight
along the track was imminent. Jump
on board" shouted its owner, who
stood at the boiler, coming half u
dozen different gauges; and, climbing
over an outlying rod like the outrigger
OF canoe, mounted the platform,
which was Of the lightest matched
boards, so thin that they seemed In
sufficient to bear d mans weight.
Prior to the start d rope running TO
n dynamometer and post was attached
behind to measure the forward I'M
pulse, or push" of the screw.
Mr.. Maxim turned on the steam. and
the screw on the port side began to no,
volve. 1t is II feet II inches in length
feet wide ut the ends, md 90 inches
at the waist.
1t made Of the lightest American
yellow pine. and painted pale blue
the paint having been sandpapered to
perfect smoothness, reducing the skin
friction TO point at which II became
negligible.
1t revolved faster and faster as the
steam power was increased until 1t was
whirling on its seemingly frail frame
work ut dizzying speed. Then steam
was shut off; it came quickly to u
standstill and its fellow on the other
side was tried.
All working smoothly, both screws
began to turn faster and faster and
faster, until the eye began to lose the
blades and retain only the sense Of two
whirling discs
The action Of the screws ut high
speed caused remarkably little shak-
ing of the whole machine.
This is one of the surprises of the in
vention, the tremendous force exerted
as compared with the lightncss, steadi.
ness and compactness of the whole.
Behind the screws, forty feet away
The state herald., 1894-03-09
PuNs AND pLEAsANrRlEs.

81 didn't know suffer was an active
worker in the church" well, then,
you've never seen him Mt church sup.
per-"
Laura-Tcll me, Uncle George, Is
that dcformed gentleman what Is
called crook? Uncle Gcorgc-No,
indeed. lie is bicyclist
"rvc lost my ring. Bridget" "why
don, yecs advertise II, mum, an no
questions nslscd?" what good would
II do?" Wees might fad II, mum; me
lahst mistress did, an oi got the re-
ward"
Mary-plcnsc. sir. the man with the
groecr's bill has called again; what
shall say To him? Nj. Grlndcr-Tcll
him that I've bought couple Of
bloodhounds, and would hc call again
tomorrow.
Mr.. Saphcad. dstng the honeymoon
When did my little duclsic darling
first discover that shc loved me?
Bride, swcctly-whcn found myself
getting mad every time anyone called
you fool.
Brown understand that senator
Green wanted you 10 act as his private
secretary. Simmons--ll. did. but |
wouldn't accept the position, because
! should have 10 sign everything;
Green. per simmons"
"The man that Just passed doesn't
look M II he wns hard up" "ilc does
not" yet his business IL always
tagging" "is that 40? What bust.
meas Ia he in?' "IIc IL the signal
man at the railroad crossing"
Young Reporter have been sen,
on, here to rcpor, this game Of polo.
aud don't know thing about tho
game. Polo i'lnycr-l'li give you the
names 81 NIL tho players aud spcc,a-
tors, aud my sister viii tell YOU how
each lady Ia dressed, Never mind
about the game.
Little Girl-if ! wa. n teacher III
make everybody behave. Aunty-
How would you accomplish that?
Little Girl-i,eal cnsy. When girls
was bad II tell them they didn't looi,
prcttyl and when little boys was bad
IA make them III with the girls, and
when big boys was bad wouldn't let
them At with the girls.
Auctionccr book. gentlemen.
Ia especially valuable, rs IL contains
marginal notes In The handwriting of
Alexander Won humboldt A hundred
marhs offered Going going gone
II IA yours. air. l1he autograph mar
giDal notc by the renowned scholar
was M follows This book IL no,
worth the Paper 1. 10 printed On"
The state herald., 1894-03-09

New Orleans has the smallest police
force OF any great city In tho coun.
try. In proportion 10 Its population
and area TO DO guarded. and. though
II has tho remarkable record OF max.
Ing moro arrests than some forces
double or treble Its size. tho citizyns
OF the ancient city want II increased.
With u population OF 2i2,001. New
Orleans has u police force OF but 256
men. and last year those men made
22,O0S arrests st. Louis. with d
population Of $4,000, has police
force OF 800 men. who made but 90
729 arrests during the sans period.
while the Cincinnati police forci OF
is0 men. with population OF 29I,-
900 10 operate upon, made but 10.
arrests during tho year
The state herald., 1894-03-09

1t Is Of vital importance that 1t should b under
stood by persons whose kidneys are inactive, That
this condition OF things Is finally inductiye OF a
state Of the organs where life hangs In the bal
ance. Brieht- disease, diabetes, albuminura arc
all diseases Of very obstinate character In their
mature stage, and all have fatal tendency. They
often battle the most prnctised medical skill, aud
the most approved remedies OF materis mcdiea,
hut opposed at the outset-that i- to say, when
the kidneys begin 10 discharge their functions IN
hc,iyely-with iiostettcr's Stomach Bltiers the
dangerous tendency u checked. Very uscful
also, Is this household medicine for those ailments
Of common occurrence con patton, billou-ncss
dyspepsia and Nervousness. II l. safeguard
against malaria and sycrts chronic rheumatism.
The state herald., 1894-03-09
DOCS ON THE HAoE TRACK.


A Canadian Lad Made $4,000 Out OF
Exhibitions BY IsIs Trottlng Setter.
Horse racing has lohg been an es.
tablished and popular pastims. and
HOW dog racing is coming to attract
some attention. A lad named Willie
Ketchum Of Ontario, 10 said by the
Utica Press to have been tho plofieer
In this line OF sport. In 1887 he showed
his trotting dog broke to harness. II
was nm Irish setter. who never left
trot and made half-mile heats against
ponies, He was able to outspeed
ALMOST overy pony that was entered
against him. ss,s "~- was
large and was agaihst ally p0hy
twelve hunds Or iiider; of to giva
any horse twenty seconds, tho horse
70 go a milo and the dog half q mile,
the horse to draw q Quarter Of his
own weight. The lad has made
100000 with his dog In this way.
Another boy named Charley Kinsler.
whose home is In Ohio. trained bull
dog to make splendid time on the
course. lie was not success however,
because on tho occasion Of his first
race on the fair ground tho word go
had just been given when he espied an
unfriendly dog SOME distance away.
md no bolted the track and over
hauled the object OF his chase. and
could not be persuaded to rettirn till
he had whipped him on the spot.
Young Kinsler gavo up teaching
bulldogs, and his next venture was
with cross between a Newfound.
land md bloodhound which devel.
oped very good speed. Young Kins-
ler, however. had the best success
with settlers. and those thas he broke
to harness were able to go at quite a
fast clip. He made tour of the
country fairs, and was everywhere a
popular attraction. Tho business
netted him handsome profits, and he
is training other dogs to draw In
harness, single. in pairs and four.
in-hand. OF course dog trotting cau
be At best but novelty and side
attraction. The two lads who have
gone into it have done immensely
well with tho enterprise, but it is u
field that can DO very easily crowded,
and too much competition will OK
tinguish the business.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

Said well-knOwn rccontcur Of snake So
rics the other day to All editor, by way OF y
AifH.uii 10 several good ones:
81 can't call amy moro TO mind just AT pres
ent. My wife kntfws lots Of snake stories,
bat forget 'em. BY the nay, though, I've
got d tegulnt living curiosity d6wh on my
place. One day my eldest boy was sittihs Dp
the back stoop doing his Sums, an he eouldn
do 'cm right. He felt sometiltg against his
face, and there was little snake curled gp
on his shoolder and looking at the slate. III
four minutes he md done all those sums.
We've tanned HIN, so be Keeps all our ac-
counts, and he 10 the quickest head at
figures you ever saw. He'll run W
column eight feet long In three seconds. !
wouldn't take prize COW for him"
''What kind Of snake ia hci" inquired the
editor eurously.
"The neighbors call him m adder" =,
"Ob, yes, yes I've heard Of the species
The state herald., 1894-03-09


and many other ingenious machines Of
less Importance, he had won n world
wide fame before the navigation Of
the air became the chief object Of his
study and investigation.
Beginning life ffty-three venrs ago,
with common school education and u
/ 3ack-knifc, in Snngcrville, Maine, he is
now the proud possessor of n town
house in London, and Is lord OF the
manor ut Baldwyn's Park, u stretching
domain Of hundreds Of acres, which he
: leased five years ago Us well adapted
70 his preliminary experiments
" Nj Maxim il man OF medium
hey tund solid build, his weight be-
~ no pounds. Ills hair. mustachc
ai.u beard are white, but his mental
and physical energy IRE astonishing,
and go far to explain the variety and
extent of the results he has achieved.
Y The work ~ inventing and con-
Istructir' flying fiachine, nearly
every part of when, from boiler to
connecting rods, is variation from
3existing appliances, enforced by the
necessities of the occasion. is one
which could only be undertaken by q
man of much ingenuity, equipped
with an extraordinary practical knowl-
edge Of mechanics.
While he has Il sturdy Americanism
which personal interviews with half
the reigning monnrchs of Europe have
not in the least affected, he retains u
pleasant conviction that of all tho
spots on the map of the world, not one
The state herald., 1894-03-09

An A. r. A. row In Mllwaukee's crack
regiment, the Fourth, Is. exciting military
and social circles Captain West Of the Rusk
guard, Is charged with dlscharglng screral
members OF the regiment because they were
members OF A, T. A., and an investigation OF
his conduct has been ordered. West Is said
TO have admitted that ho had done so and
claims such action was necessary to restore
harmony In the regiment 1t Is further said
that Vests predecessor, Captain Burton. who
recently rcsignd, was 4 member Of the a.
=. A., and filed up his COMPANY With mem
bers Of the association, fearing an uprising
Of Catholics. II Is claimed by some oil
Vests mora nervous friends that the propos
ed investigation will reveal a plot to pack the
Wisconsin National guard with members Of
the anti Catholic organization.
The state herald., 1894-03-09

Careful observers have noticed
that nsh hawk, after securing its
prey. will often riso very high In
tho air. drop tho flsh. quickly swoop
down upon and seize II, and ,bon
NY homcwurd. Tho object Of this.
~ explained by mn old skipper In tho
lower bay Of Now York. Is TO get tho
fish "hoad on" ~ hawk will never
NY with tho tail Of Its prey foremost
so. N II has caught II that way. Civ.
Ing II n twirl II drops II aud sol,cs
II .gain with the head pointing In
the right direction.