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The evening times., 1897-12-13
PENSION CASE PRECEDENTS
Established by Decisions Of Assist
ant Secretary Davis.
Several Points of Especial Interest
to Pensioners - Discrepancies
That Impair Confidence.

Among the pension decisions handed down
Webster Davis today are the following
/ which establish precedents OF Considerable
import ance:
The first is that of Patrick II. Hurley,
airy. This olaim, which was filed OctC-
her G, 1879, is for disability, alleged TO
have hecD incurred in September, SO 1,
from kick uf a horse. A ssisf ant s ccrc-
Cary Davis elects the claim and in the lie
cision says that ''the statements of the
applicant are not consistent with each
other. In his original declaration he states
iii his own handwriting that he was
treated for the injury in 4 hospital at Cit y
FONT, VI a, for three months. To the boardof
surgeons at San Franciscn, Cal, July Z,
1886, lie stated that he was in regiment al
huspita II uiidertreatInent about four months
Aud In sS7, before special ex a,a...>r OF
the Pension Office &c srdts;u that he was
never In hospital. These discrepancies
tesu strongly to impair confidence in the
case
There is not in the case the testimony
that applicant was niure,i at the time .and
place In tie manner stated. The rolls show
that at tn, date of the alleged accident two
or tie witnesses were absent from the co IL
pan, H. the hospital. One of the other wit
ncsses states that he was absent from the
regiment and in the hospital at the time.
Another witness states that he did not hear
spplican' complain of the injury until two
aft p,, s,,n,, 10 A
nunher Of witnesses who were in posi- ion
10 know about the alleged accident lis
claim all knowledge in relation thereto.
Ia fact, there IL o record evidence OF the
injury and there is no medical evidence u
treatment for the same
The other case of especial interest is chat
ofthe cia i'm OF Emma s., widow of Thomas
Lawson, late of Company l, Fifti.th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. The Claimant filed 4
declaration under the general law, Febru-
airy 6, $50, and under the act OF June %,
$50, and the samc Is rejected on the
ground that the claima mt, thoug aided by
special examination, is unable to show
death the soldier, or such facts in connec
tion with his disappearance as warrant the
presumption OF death in accordance with
theprovisions ofthe let Of March 13, s96.'
In the opinion Assistant Secretary Davis
further says: There is nothing but hear
say evidence in this case on which TO base
a presumption of death, and the absence
OF the soldier from his family has been
neither explained nor continuous and unin
terrupted. Under the act OF March IL.
1896, il il necessary to show, where the
rule a. &c presumption OF death is invoked
not only that the soldier has been absent
for a period Of seven years or more from
his hcine continuously, but that during
the period Of his absence no intelligence
of his existence has been received. 1t is
therefore held that tn. facts OF this sol
HERS disappearance and continued alb
sence are not t.such as would warrant the
presumrtio Of his death, in accordance
with the provisions OF the act of March 12.
1886"
The evening times., 1897-12-13
sEcRETOF THEDEACONC CASE
Friends Of the Divorced Wife
Tell of Her Self-Sacrifice.
SHE PROTECTED HER HUSBAND
Allowed the World to Regard Her
as a Disgraced Woman in Order
to Save Nr. Deacon From Capital
Punishment Under the Laws Of
France-Now He ExODeratss Her.

| Boston, Dec. 13.-It is five years since
Edward Deacon shot and killed N. A Abeill,
at Cannes, butit is only within the last weei
that tue friends of Mrs. Deacon have made
public tLeil version Of that tragedy.
Now, the friends Gf Mrs. deacon declare
the time has come when duty to her hus-
band and her children no longer makes II
necessary TO continue her SELF acrifice.
They explain tha tat the time OF theCannes
tragedy Nj. Deacon W as OF only addicted u
the use OF liquor, but to drugs as well. Mrs
Dcacon's relations with NJ. Abeille Were
above censuie. He was sin"cre and high
Inin.ied friend.
On that night in February Mr.. Deacon
caine 10 his wire's room in she hotel,
inaddcned by drugs and excited by liquor
He saw Abei!e IN the apartment, and
shot him inortally.
Beyond Mr.. and Mrs. Deacon, the only
witness WAS the hotel cl,.rk, who hurried
10 the rooII after the report If the re-
yolver. =
Under the French law, the only ground
on which, 4, husband could he acquitted
of murder under such circumstances would
be that of the guilt of the wife, and Mr..
Deacon was practically acquitted. for
his original sentence was fer ouly a years
inipri>7 iirent, and President Csrnot par
ssoiied him after he had served only a few
months.
Ms. Deacon's friends say that To prevent
the finding off her husba nj guilty of MUIR
der and to do everything possible to secure
his actual arquittal she did not put in tes
timony exposing the perjury OF the hotel
clerk. Nor d,d he offer testimony as tohcr
husbands excessive use OF liquor and drugs
Such Testimony would only en,laDcer her
husi,1 MI If she had told the truth her
husba nj might have been convicted of mur.i
der.
Mrs. peaco contente'l herself W h merely
Genyinc that there had been a Y, hing wrcng
in the rela tions between ". A beiile and II er-
self.
Mrs. Deacon protected her husband, her
friends say, secured his free,bm, and it
is now right that she should be vindicated.
In vtldi;inn the" declare Deacon has
writ, en a number of letters to lis former
wife, inIploring ler forgiveness and telling
her thai his children would be safer with
her than wit h any one else on earth.
This explains why leading members OF
society in New York and Boston
are not only taking mp Mrs. Deacon again.
but they are striving to make her enter
society.
The evening times., 1897-12-13
Kidney and Bladder Troubles Quickly Cured.
You May Have Sample Bottle of the Great Discovery,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Roo Sent Free by Mail

Men without benefit that
In
able of
settling also convincing
kidney bladder
5
Root is Of
in
which,
realized
The evening times., 1897-12-13
h0URMs FOR H|s WHISKY
Major Thomas furnished It for
the Kentucky's Christening.
FEARS IT HAS BEEN DRUNK UP
He Gave Bottle Of Year
Old Goods to Miss. Richa r.ison,
Who Sent II 10 Secretary Herbert.
He Considers II Too Good for
Most Persons. inse ot

Lexington, KY, Dec. 13..iIt whs Major
BaraS g. Thomas, the VETERAN turfInau,
who furnished that bottle of foorty-five.
year-old whisky which Miss Harriet Balm
bridge Richardson sent t6d Ex- secretary
of the Navy Herbert wh0s with Ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland and others OF the past Ad-
ininistration, is supposed to hove sampled
the liquor away. Miss Rlchirdsah wanted
10 show the Secretary the BRAND with
which she purposed to cnrkten The bat
tleship Kentucky. 4 II
The inajor is highly indignant over the
disappearance OF the bottle of bourbon.
In an interview today he said: II want
you to ark for me what has become of
that whisky. Miss Richardson, whose
father was one Of my neighbors, came to
me and asked for bottle of my old
whisky with which to chrIsten the ship.
! told her she could have two bottles,
II she wanted them, but she replied tnat
one was sufficient.
Il gave her the bottle, unders aDding
that 1t would he broken over the PROV
OF the Kentucky, and that it's choice
aroma would blend with the sea foam as
1t dashes ever the PROV or the mighty
vessel when she slitles into the ocean.
very much fear, however. that the whisky
has met Its fate long ago, and VIII never
he used for the purpose for which II was
intended.
That bottle of whisky has a remarkable
history. 1t was distilled in a little, old
fashioned stillhousc erected nearly 100
years az" by man n amcd Cole, who wis
contemporary with jim Crow and Old
Oscar feppcI, the earliest distiIiers in
Kentucky. The house stood on the Ken
lucky River at Frankfort, and about "a hair
mile from the statehouse.
Here cid Dan swigert DISTILLED this
whisky In S55. and bought II a yeai or
two later While was in the Confederate
army, II was hidden away in the cellar of
my Old friend. tie late Madison C. johnson
where IL remained until $40, thus making
1t fifteen years old. / then bottled il, and
II has remained in the bottles ever since
and has been In my cellars, ,O:.refullyguarde,l |
from thirsty politicians.
Il sometimes treat my friends 10 this |
rare old whisky. several bottles OF which |
still have left, and Il grieves nt. deeply |
20 think tnat the bottle i gave 10 Miss 1
Richardson for patriotic purposes, has
hcen consumed by Mr.. Herbert and |
Mr.. Cleveland. think Mr.. Herbert might
It least return the bottle to me, So that
may have some reminder OF the vicissitudes
through wihch this old liquor has passed.
The evening times., 1897-12-13
prnc,ice AIake,h perfect

CFrom the Cleveland Plain Dealer.)
.ApC now," said the colonel of the sap
pers and miners, who will volunteer To
crawl through the trench and fire the mag
azine:''
There was no response.
1T is dangerous mission said the Of
ficer: 1.-The man who attempts will find
himself in very cramped quarters, and is
liable at any moment to get stuck. Wao
will gc?''
There was another brief silence, ard then
a thin man with a weakened face spoke up:
II guess I can do it If any man can,
colonel. used to live in Anew York
flat
The evening times., 1897-12-13
New York cotton Market.
The Way the Cat Acted.

A New London, Conn.,, man thought lie
knew the best way To kill cat lie
loaded seven-shot revolver and then
caught the cat. lie held her by the scruff
of the neck in his left hand, and aimed
the revolver with his right. The revolver
kicked. anil instead of hitting the cat, he
sent a bullet through his hand. The caa
JUMPED. and, as she smoothed her ruff led
fur with Il 'never-touchedme" smile, he
ran to doctor.
The evening times., 1897-12-13
IHE WHEAT CROP.

Agricultural Depa rtment Indicates
One OF 53O.OOO.OOO Bushels.
The following bulletin was issued by the
Agricultural Department this morning:
The special wheat investigation snsti-
tuted by the department, indicates ,-rop
OF 53O, ,0OO,O bushels. These figures re
subject To slight modification in the final
report
The evening times., 1897-12-13

Do you know that yon can have
The Morning, Evening and Sunday
Times--the only COMPLETE news
paper published in Washington
served to you by carrier for fifty
cents q month?
The evening times., 1897-12-13

Do ycu know that you can have
The Morning, Evening and Sunday
Times-the only COMPLETE news
paper published I'm Washington
served to you by carrier for fifty
cents q month?
The evening times., 1897-12-13
Three New Views.

From the Chicago News.I
Hunger-A necessary evil for the pro-
motion of industry.
Business-A mantle that covers .nIitt
tude Of queer transactions.
Photographic representation that flat
tiers others and does you an injustice.
The evening times., 1897-12-13
More Northern Tyranny.
HODGEN 4 CO.,

(From the New York Timesl
In further proof of how foolish these
State laws are, in northern New England
the killing of the tobolink, which is the
reed bicd of the Middle States and the rice
bird OF the South, is prohibited in toto. The
Philadelphia markets and the Southern
markets are full Of these birds, the State
laws being ut variance. Therefore. New
England law saves the gOurmand Of the
Southern and Middle States his deicacy."
The evening times., 1897-12-13
Incurahle Liars

from the Chicago Post.)
'.Of course it will be conceded that Chris
tianity is Spreading said the lecturer.
'.Well, / don't know about that" inter
rupted a man in the front row I've seem
to favs about as many sea serpent stories
as ever"
The evening times., 1897-12-13
Modified Drea riness.

1t is we'll enough to call a home dreary
in which there are no children, but the
insane ssylums would be filled with motl:-
ers If there were no schools where their
children could be sent and kept ont OF
the way few hours every day.
The evening times., 1897-12-13
Queer, Anyway.

(From the Chicago Tiaes-Hcrald.i
The Ottawa Republican says editorally:
There is n strange lady in town carrying
a revolver" That's right; she evidently
e strange lady.
The evening times., 1897-12-13
w..b,ncron stock h.cuance.

Sales lexington Railroad, 6's, 5000
ut o. United States Electric Light, o AT
lO3. 10 at 1O1, 10 at 100 1-S. Columbia
Title Insurance, 200 at 8. Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone, ut 30. Lanston
Nonot ype. 90 at l 9 IS, 1OJ at 20.
The evening times., 1897-12-13
The Advantages of Funerals.
tFrom the Atclison Globe,


When we die, we Will give thanks
with our last breath that embroidered
tloylies and silver spoons don't have to
he borrowed for such social function
as funeral.
The evening times., 1897-12-13

Do you know that yOu can have
The Morning, Evening and Sunday
Times-the only COMPLETE news
paper published tn Washington
served to ynu by carrier for fifty
cents n month?
The evening times., 1897-12-13

Chicago Grain and Provision Marker
Corrected dairy by W. b. Hfbs & Co..
members of the New York Stock Exchange,
I4o7 r street
The evening times., 1897-12-13
Consideration for the Doctor.

From the Chicago RecordD
I'VE always eat cur Thanksgis ing dinner
at noon.''
why dc you do thdt?'
Our Doctor dOesn t like to be called out
in the middle OF the night
The evening times., 1897-12-13
New York Stock Market

Corrected daily by w. B. Hibbs Il Co..
members ofthe New York Stock Exchange,
I42- r street.
The evening times., 1897-12-13

Miss Come, the Irish lecturer, is a guest
at La NOrmandie. She eXcites much more
attention at that hostelry than any other
OF her cO-boartlers, among whom are Sen
ator White of California and Senator Well
ington of Maryland. She has had per
feet flood of callers as they phrase it
at the hotel. At times they have stood
two deep at the counter, sending up their
cards. Miss Come dresses mainly in black
and wears fine diamonds. She takes her
meals in the public dining-roOm.
The evening times., 1897-12-13
AT THE HOTELS.

Mr.. Xavier, the consul general of Brazil
at New York. who was one OF the uele-
gates of brazil To the Universal Postal
Congress, was at the Grafton a day or
two ago. lie spoke hopefully OF the CON
ditions IN the lar south, and expressed
the belief that Brazil furnished a broad
field ot opportunity for American invest
ors. Much money had been made in coffee,
be made, but like most other industries,
no man should venture into it without
sufficient capital. The amount Of this
capital should be commensurate with the
depth OF his plunge into the business.
The government of Brazil was anxious to
develop the resources of that vast coun-
try and investors were certain of val
liable concessions. II was Il good country
to 20 to, but pilgrim bent on business
ought first to become acquainted with
the lanSua ge, which is Portuguese.
The evening times., 1897-12-13
Mr.. J. Arnold Slack, of Florida, was

in the lobby of the National Hotel last
night. The orange crop bids fair to ex-
coed expectations for this year, and II
no disa strous freeze shall occur, which
is not Considered likely, the groves that
have been taken care of will in two yea RS
be again in full bearing. A number Of the
old groves, after the last freeze, were
neglected, and these afe beyond repair.
Those groves which were cut down and
have since been rebudded are all right,
and there are new groves that are begin
ming to bear in the southern part of the
State, both on the east and west coasts.
The number of new groves in rd and
Dade counties, down on the east coast, is
surprisingly large. The trucking season
looks promising.
The evening times., 1897-12-13
THEIR CLAIM.


NOrth
shall i
WINTER
IL "a
a o
and TOPCOA1S
We find the satisfy
we sacr at
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-16
The Cormorant.

The cormorant is largely employed
in China for catching fish, The birds
are reared and trained with great care
and are taken out upon the lakes and
rivers in small boat, one man to ev-
cry ten or twelve cormorants. The
birds stand perched on the sides of the
boat, and at word from the man they
scatter on the water and begin to look
for fish. They dive for fish, and then
rise to the surface with the fish in their
bills, when they are called back to the
boat by the fishermen. AS docile as
dogs, they swim to their master and
are taken into the boat. when they lay
down their prey and again resume
their labor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-16
How She Became Noted,

AS every one knows, Lady Audley'S
Secret" was the novel which lifted Miss
Braddon into fame. 1t may not be 50
generally known that the author had
so little confidence in her work as to
bring it out in an obscure serial, Robin
Goodfellow.
The story of the story is a romance
in itself. Mr.. Maxwell had started, in
more or less rivalry to Dickens first
periodical, the magazine called Robin
GOodfellow. DR.. Mackey was its ed
itor and Lascelles WraXall was his sec
ond in command. There had been some
difficulty in regard to the opening nov
ell, in consequence of which the new
periodical was on the eve of postpone
ment, a serious contretemps in the face
Of it's extensively advertised date Of
publication. The day before decision
was necessary Miss Braddon heard of
the difficulty and offered to write the
story.
"But even if you were strong enough
w LII IAC PO6Illoll, was llC FubiloHNl
reply, "there is no time"
"How long could you give me?' ask
ed the aspiring authoress.
"Until tomorrow morning"
Eat what time tomorrow morning"
IF the first installment were on my
breakfast table tomorrow morning"
he replied, indicating by his tone and
manner the utter impossibility of the
thing, ut would be in time"
The next morning the publisher found
upon his breakfast table the opening
chapters of LADY Audleys Secret"
Robin Goodfellow did not hit the pub
lie. It did not live to finish "Lady
Audley," which, indeed, would have re-
NAMED forgotten, buried, dead" had
Miss Braeldon not been able to prevail
upon publisher to bring it out in three
volume form. 1t then spranS into an
instantaneous popularity. The success
Of the novel was amazing, and proDa-
bly, the critics did no harm to the SAFE
by describing the work as sensation
al" More than 100000 copies nave
been sold.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-16
cuTENEss OF THE coyor.
Dog Drawn into ADMINISTRATORS,
Make Away with a Rodo 10


No cutter animal is found in the vo,.
than the coyote. The coyote is f. ~, S'
plainsman what fox is to an E.S+a one
farmer, only the coyote is moro IN ~,
dence. Forest and Stream tells 49,.
a dog that had it's principal sport choa
ing and otherwise worrying cornt,s
and was led into ambush by one oovot'
and then set upon by several otho, ".
the prairie wolves and almost done "
death.
"About 8 o'clock one night" tho NO
per says, zone of the coyotes came =.
the kitchen door and howle,l ao~,o
vatingly at the dog, which therennn,,
set after the coyote full tilt. The cnr
ote fled around the house, down 70 ~
corral and around the blacksmith shiny
ty, the dog yelping after. Behind tha
shanty were other coyotes, six or soro,
of them, and all of them made for thn
dog in a way that made it feel ,ono,,
The ranchman heard the fight and tho
dogs bowls of pain, and, graspinc
rifle, started that way on the run von
ing as he went. The coyotes each fool.
q farewell nip and fled, leaving sorn
dog behind. Since then the dog hos
not been so much interested as on for
mer occasions in coyotes. 1t follows
single coyotes vigorously, but the an.
pearance Of another sends it bac, 90
fast as it can run"
The coyote likes badger flesh yorv
much, but one coyote is not equal 70 ,
badger in fight; consequently, thn
coyote, when it meets badger, has fl
resort to strategem till aid arrives Tho
manner in which it does this, ACCORDING
to the sportsman's paper, is interest.
ing.
"a few weeks ago." the writer saws
cas- I was riding along 1 saw a COYOTE
and a badger. The coyote seemed 70
be playing with the badger. He would
prance around it, first as if to bite if
then run off a little ways, the badger
following, evidently very angry When
the badger saw me it ran into its hole
while the coyote went off forty or tiftv
yards and lay down, evidently knowing
I had no gun with me. The coyotes
device was evidently to tease, and 50
keep the badger interested till another
coyote happened along, when the bad
ger would have been killed"-New
York Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-16

Mackenzie and Upton, which became
famous the last two years OF the war.
l. was a group that found its analogue
in the same number Of equally gallant
young generals, West Pointers all, IN
many instances classmates OF their an
agonists-Stuart, Fitz Lee, Rosser ana
Young, in the army of Northern VIZ
ginia 1t is the Union quartet that VIII
be considered here, because their ca
reers were similar. as they We're pro-
noted together, and the history OF one
is part of the history of them all.
Merritt was the senior of the quad
rilateral' of young Union generals in
graduation. He was member of the
first and only five years class that
ever left West Point. While Mr.. DAVIS
was Secretary of War he caused the
course at the United States Military
Academy to be increased to five years.
In the class Of go graduated Joseph
Wheeler member OF Congress Tor
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-16

of our always gallant army. He had
won seven brevets, everything from
First Lieutenant to Major General,
each ''for gallant and meritOrious SER
vices'-not in skirmishes, either, If you
pleace, but such battles as Second Bull
Run, charlottesville, Gettysburg,
Petersburg, Winchester, Cedar Creek.
That 10th Of October, 1864, so often
mentioned, must be noted again, for it
was as fortunate for Mackenzie as it
had been for the other three. For the
most brilliant, soldiery courage and
daring General Sheridan recommend
ed MacKenzie's promotion to the rank
of Brigadicr General, and his commits
sion was given him "for specific dis
tinguished services" at the battle Of
Opequon, Fishers Hill and Middle
town, and the recipient Of these hon.
ors, unequaled in American history,
was then but a little over % years old.
And how Jared they after the war
ended-this gallant four? Custer died
with the Indian war whoop as his
death knell, in battle that will live in
history as the last stand made by the
great united tribes Of the Northwest
against the overwhelming white man.
Upton, full Colonel of artillery-alas,
that it should have to be written
died with clouded mind by his own
hand, Mackenzie lived for years dead
to the world, and to the grief and sor-
row of those who knew and loved him
best. But the star Merritt wore for
years so worthily-before he won those
he wears to-day-gleamed on the gal
liant MacKenzie's shoulder before the
light of reason went out for him for
evermore. And thus it is that Merritt
is the only one left of the four gallant
young souls whose courage and soldier
ly deeds won the chivalric appreciation
of their own comrades and the admira-
ton and respect of those who had wit
messed and felt the might Of their valor
on twenty stricken fields. And as he
who is left recalls the past there must
come from his own knightly heart a
sigh for their memory and prayer for
the souls of the gallant brave, who
have gone across the River of Death
lobe-Democrat.