Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-04-24
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1.-The new Secretary of War, Gen. Alger.
made himself very solid with the clerks of
his department" remarked an old War
Department clerk to a Star reporter. by
his order on Monday afternoon last. Easter
Monday, allowing all clerks who wanted to
to close up work at 3 o'clock. so that they
could take their children to the egg rolling.
All of them did not take advantage of the
hour holiday. but they appreciated the act
as much if they did. Those clerks who
did go over to the White House grounds
were equally appreciative. 1t was a small
thing. but such small things are in reality
large things in the life of a government
clerk. The War Department clerks are
particularly proud. for the reason that
they were the only ones so fortunate. By
this act Gen. Alger showed that he takes
an interest in the clerks under him. and
am sure he will find out before his career
as head of the War Department is over
that his kindness will not be forgotten"
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1.-THE story of the telepathic girl in The
Star of last Saturday. and of her success
in untangling the mysteries that now and
then cluster around crime,'' said a detec-
tive officer. brought to my mind the
dreamer as he was called. who had sim.
liar good luck in Baltimore some years
ago. The dreamer was an officer connected
with the police force. His speciality was,
after hearing the facts in a case and look
ing over the locality in which it occurred.
to go to police station and take short
sleep. In many cases-now, mind you, I
do not say in every case-he solved the
mystery in a dream, and remembered the
dream well enough on coming out of it to
furnish a description of the party who
committed the crime. know of dozen
or more cases where he was successful
There was detective officer here, Billy
Kelly, who knew him well and was much
interested in him. On one occasion Kelly
had case on hand which gave him con-
more and told all the facts that he had
ascertained of the case to the dreamer. and
requested that he should do some hard
dreaming about it. The dreamer told him
he would impress his mind as fully as he
could in connection with the matter, and
would advise him of the result by mail the
following day. Strange as it may appear,
the mail the next day brought Kelly a
full solution of the case. John Clarvoe,
who was also on the detective force. told
me afterward that the dreamer gave them
the clue on which he and Kelly worked
out successfully one of the most import
ant cases which had occurred In this city
for some years. 1 knew of a sensitive or
telepathic woman myself who very fire.
Quently took interest in criminal matters,
though she was rather hardened GRIM
inal herself. 1t was upon information
from her that Henry Young was arrested.
convicted and executed in the District jail
for the murder of Hahn. a drover, who
was robbed ard murdered near the old
Armory building, now used by the fish
commission"
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'It is well that we keep the history Of
our local matters as correct as We can,
and it is only for that reason that 1 give
you the facts of the introduction and pass
age of the bill which provided for the
purchase of the square on which our new
post office building is being slowly erect
3D.. explained an ex-official of the Senate.
Il noticed in a newspaper, in referring to
the death of the late Representative Mil
l!ken, that he was given the credit of that
measure. That is far from being correct.
The credit belongs to Senator Morrill, pri-
marily. and to Senator Vest Mr. Miliken
introduced and had passed by the House
of Representatives bill providing for the
purchase of the property at the southwest
corner of 9th street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. and the erection of the post office
thereon The bill came over to the Senate
and was referred in the usual way to the
committee on public buildings and grounds,
of which Senator Stanford of California
was chairman. Senator Stanford called
meeting of his committee for that after
noon, and turned the bill over to a SUBJ
committee, consisting of Senators Morrill,
and Vest, with a statement that as there
had been eleven years agitation on the
subject. he thought there should be some
thing dtre. and done promptly. Senator
Morrill, thought the same thing, and sug-
gested that Senator Vest go out and Sc
lect a site that afternoon, and insist on its
adoption. carriage was ordered, and in
less than hour the two senator's re-
turned and directed the clerk of the COM
mittee to prepare a bill for the condemna-
ton and purchase of the square where the
post Office is to be at some distant time.
The following day the bill was offered as a
substitute for the Milliken bill, and after
having been printed, the House committee
on public buildings and grounds was in
vited to meet the Senate committee and
iIgs and grounds committee under the
rules of the bodies. is joint committee Ii
had not met before as a joint committee
for over twenty-five years. Senator Nor
ril, ably seconded by Senator Vest, ex-
planned the proposition with such earnest
ness and force that Mr.. Milliken who was
chairman of the House committee con-
scented to withdraw his bill and to urge the
House to accept the Stanford substitute, as
1t was called, for Senator Morrill, preferred
that the chairman of the Senate committee
should have all the credit for calling a
joint meeting of the committee. The Sem
ate that afternoon passed the substitute
and Mr.. Milliken, true to his promise car
ried it through the House, though, as the
Congressional Record will show, he pre-
ferred his t,wn bill. not believing that the
purchase of an entire square was neces-
sary. 1 give no credit to the late Mr.. Mil
liken simply for the reason that he claimed
none for himself in this connection All
the legislative credit for the post office
building belongs TO Senators Morrill, and
Vest"