The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-19

ne does not feel comfortable and cannot
attend 90 business as ne should when he
Is without his Dutch cap. Mr. Beavers
and his cap are constant companions He
wears it constantly in an sorts OF
weather, iu and out Of doors. Il has been
said by personal friends that he even
goes % bed with 10 on his head Mr. Bea-
vcrs Left for New York yesterday on Of
fetal business, ana his cap went with
him
f. H. Rabbit. Of Indiana. has been ap-
pointed a Waterman on the rolls Of the
Superintendent OF the State War. and
Navy Department Building. MT- Rabbit
was a soldier in the Seventeenth Infantry.
and was wounded at Gettysburg.
f. Clay Evans. Commissioner Of Pen
sions. returned yesterday from Chatta-
rOcga. his old home. Zine ore has been
found On q farm in Tennessee owned by
the Commissioner.
Major J. B. Harlow. ex-CIvu Service
Commissioner. and family left yesterday
for St Louis. where the major Will at
once assume the duties OF his new posi-
ton. cashier Of the St Louis pOstofice.
John ". Langley. appointment clerk OF
the Census Bureau. has gone into regular
athletic training, 60 be able to cope With
the work which viii fall 10 his lot with
the inpouring OF ConEressmen the latter
part Of this month.
Although We are preparing 20 reduce
our force" said W Langley Senators
and Representatives are still pushing the
appointment Of their constituents. EverT
day member OF Congress drops in here
With some young man or woman asking
JhaI ne or she De appointed 20 some posi-
ton This is absolutely impossible. as We
are reducing the force instead Of increas-
ing il. and the first Of the year We viii be
Obliged 70 let a good many OF the en-
ployes 60 Now when Congress con-
Venes these politicians will be down here
IN droves claiming that their appofntees
should be kept on the force. and that
some one else's should be dropped The
Hork or deciding who shall be kept and
who shall receive their walking DaDers
VIII fall 70 me. and it will be no easy
matter to decide"
J. Wilmer Latimer. Assistant CLERK OF
the Supreme Court Of the District. and
John BarrOWs and d. A GreenIees. who
are visiting him. have returned from Vir-
glla- where they spent several DAYS
hunting. They baggcd eighty-tnree birds
and twenty-six rabbits.
Henry z Davis. who has been confined
to his home for several DAYS. by illness
was 70 the City Hall yesterday. He mas
not fully recovered. but important BUSH
ness In the local courts demanded his at
,eu-ion-
James Fl. CatheH entered the District
Building this morning in his breezy way.
and had his joke with the many friends
whom be claims among the municipal en-
plOyes. NJ. CathelI had a little business
IN the Engineer Comm si0uer-s once
relative 90 a building 10 be erected BY
che Pennsylvania Railroad Company. for
which is needed q permit
A-. CatheI was always popular, and Ia
MS former business. that OF ticket ex-
amlueT at the sixth street station. IS said
TO have become acquainted with more
people than any other man in Washing
ton
b. L Weller. who is engaged in collect
ing data relative TO the History OF the
District" for the Columbia Historical So
ciety. visited the District Building today
and spent some time looking over some
Of tIe records. As announced IN The
Times recently. the committee Of which
Ar- Weller is member has asked the
Commissioners for special apprOprla-
ton for the publication Of a portion Of
the annals already arranged
10 Is reported that Mr.. Weller has in
view the preparation on his own account
Of history OF the District which shall
treat the subject in an original manner
and prove useful as q book of general
knowledge concerning the District Of CO.
lUmbia- Mr. Weller says that there is no
such book in existence.
Detective Sergeant Charles Peck viii
aid Assistant District Attorney Taggarl
during the prosecution Of the Bonnie case.
and viii be called upon to perform all
manner Of confidential duties. Mr Peck
was the mrs Headquarters man to reach
the Kenmore Hotel on the morning Of the
tragedy. and has 2 personal acquaintance
with every witness in the case.
Albert Parham. Of the Headquarters de-
tective stau, is confined TO his home. after
a most serious operation II may be se--
eral weeks before he VIII be able 70 re-
turn 20 work.
Wallace H. Hills. the chief clerk OF the
Treas--y Department. has gone TO Buffalo
TO personally superinIend the packing and
shipping Of the Government exhibit at the
Fau-Americ5u Exposition. part-Of which is
TO be directly shipped to Charleston
Francis c. Huebner. OF the Office Of the
Assistant Attorney General for -Jhe Post
Office Department, IS an indefalgabIs
worker. To him are assigned the most
intricate cases which have been brought
90 the attention Of the Of5c- for the pur-
pose OF fraud order investigations Mr.
Iue1uer can see quicker through a
scheme even than the sChsmar himself
Whenever the sWiudIeT who operates
through the mails IS aware Of the fact
that 1ir- Hu-tCer is on TO his game he IS
perfectly satisfied that there IS no hope
OF escape
Resides his arJG0us duties as a Jaw
yer for che Government Nr. HGebner
finds time after Office hours for historical
research He is the author Of a number
OF historical works. and he is NOW en-
gagged on q novel The scene of which is
laid in the State Of Ohio during the time
OF the Revolution.
Major Sylvester has. by the re-
guest Of those concerned. made the fol-
lowing transfers Of p-irates in the Po-
lice Department Bicycle Policemen J.
". Robertson. OF the Third rrecinct and
Paul her-trn- OF Lle Eighth. exchange
places Thomas Lynch was rrausferref
from the Tenth precinct to the Third and
5 d. Edwards from the Tlird 10 the
First For the good Of the service Prf-
yare A. stahl is relieved from further
-"i- DID the liTzt ana sent 90 the Tenth