Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-31
The Other Side Heard from.


To the Editor of THE EVENING Sr.p.
Inote the fact that about fifteen hundred bust
ness men propose that Congress shall enact a law
compelling government clerks to pay their debts
This, TO government clerk, appears the verinst
bosh. 10 a majority OF instances where clerk
has become involved he has been seduced into ex-
travagant expenditure by those memorfaliSrS and
when, as result OF misfortune or over-r.a ching
himself. ne cannot pay promptly he Is sysialnat-
lcally dosed with bachmaiiing threats OF dis
charge, ana should the unfortunate wretch mani
fest fear or tnfdlty he is constantly tortured by
these men In such an artistic manner that to the
victim smacks or the lnquisJion The mems In
Trade who have been dealing with government
clerks for years have been known boast OF their
experiences In putting the government pauper
through mental inquSitional process with won
derful results They will tell you how they had
poor Smith. Jones or Brown discharged, which was
probably true but when We delye little and ind our
what the influence was that appointed Smith
Brown and Jones 10 clerkship IL Will be readily
discovered that their Congressman was elected
Mr. on N er ss hed and that
simply added the straw that broke The
canel's back, and furnished the head OF the de-
partment al opportunity 10 discharge a man with
out friend and appoint one OF his own friends In
is an undoubted fact that every man appointed TO
q government clerkshlp must have possessed In
The opinion OF his Congressman, land we do not
care snap for the opinion OF tradeSmen and
boarding house keepers, sufficient 10 get him
o one a saG, ana NIL state here an
character the beardess stripping Just weaned does
come here ambitious TO become fossil or htra,l.
III those clerks whom our fifteen hundred trades
men have trusted do not pay their debts, why do
not give them credit Your fifteen hundred merno-
ralists TO cap the absurd petition should add
clause that would compel the government pauper
TO spend stipulated amount OF his salary with
them on penalty OF discharge.
CLERK WHO PAYS
RoBBERIEs REPoRrEp-Joseph Bishop. OF 1eor
New York avenue, had an oyercoat worth SIS
stolen last evening; James Smith, a soldier In
washington Barracks, (drSenall had a silver wafch
stolen from him. with 1855 IN money, YESTERDAY:
Mrs Gilston OF us Sth street northeast had stolen
from her stable, harness, &C, valued AT Sy ON
Tuesday; MIR. j. ". 5. Offutt, OF Potomac r o.
montgomery county, reports that his stable was
broken open last night and brown stallion valued
at $50. and two hen turkeys and chickens were
stolen.
THE MEAsLRs.-The number OF cases OF measles
attended by physicians during December was 5.le6;
number OF children detained from school I'm conse-
quence OF the prevalence OF disease in families,
1901; number OF deaths, 50. Many cases were not
attended by physicians. The disease was or mild
form and Is now rapidly disappearing. Consider
ing the large number OF cases the mortality was
very light.
BANK Observation-Disclosures for the Citizens Ma
tOnal bank were elected to-day as follows: Jacob
Tome, John A. j. Cresswel, John Van Rswick,
Joseph Libbey, William H West, w. T. Walker, s.
T. q. MOrsell, " H. She's, Tired Richards T. Kurtz
GERS OF the bank were elected: John A. j. Creswell
president; John Van Risw1ck, vice president, and
VIM. H West secretary.
CAPT. ALFRED MKRroN's 9th infantry leave for
one month has been revoked