The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-12-13

| sas- The report has been forwarded TO
| the Department of the Interior, and will
shortly be made public.
". w. Mortimer, mail and express
clerk at the Patent Office, has been de-
tailed 10 official duty at the White House
for the coming month at the request of
Secretary CorteIyou- Nearly every year
at this time Mr. Mortimer is detailed 70
| this duty He is fine penman, and that
combined With his knowledge Of social
! usases makes him a valuable assistant
TO Mr. CorteIyou during the social sea
son.
No man is better informed regarding
the rules and regulations OF the Civil
Service Commission than G. r Wales the
law clerk of the Commission Mr. Wales
is member OF the Delta Kappa Epsilon
Fraternity, and has been taking a lead
ing and enthusiastic part in the annual
convention OF that society now in progress
al the New Willard
Otto J. J Leubkert, Chief Clerk Of the
Bureau of Forestry Of the Department Of
Agriculture, is one Of the best-posted
men in the United States OF all matters
pertaining 20 the timber lands Of the
| Government Mr. Leubkert Is the treas
urer Of the american Forestry Associas
ton.
Charles Becker, one Of the assistants
to J. E. Rose. chief of the night force Al
the Census Office, is back at his desk
having Just recovered from severe at
tack of typhoid fever
John NJ. George. Private Secretary to
/ the Attorney for the District, IS a very
rapid stenographer. As Mr. Duvail-s
scribe he is quite frequently called upon
to go into the Circuit Courts and TAXI
testimony in District suits. Mr. Georse
Is a practical illustration of faithfuInesz
and industry. He believes that nothing
should be put Of until tomorrow that can
/ be done today.
/ BY authority of the District Commits
sioners, P B. Grant was yesterday ap-
pointed Inspector of Masonry il the Wa
| ter Department. with compensation At
/ $3.50 per diem when actually employed.
Or the request Of O. B. George. agent
/ Of the Adams Express Company, the Dis
/ trict Commissioners have appointed
| Thomas Holmes as special policeman, vice
| c. E Davis, resigned, for duty with the
company.
The Tenth precinct has been some
what depleted of sergeants during the
! past few days by the absence On leave
of sergt. ]. H. Sutton and Sergt Daniel
| SIattery- During their absence Private
J. T. Kennedy has been designated as
| acting sergeant Sergeant SIattery is
| senior sergeant Of the precinct. and in
| the absence of Lieutenant Kenney assumes
| command. Although one Of the oldest
men in the service, he is possessed of as
good health and yigoT as any man half
| his age, and is one OF the best hoTsemen
| in the department Sergeant Slattery's
| horse is an animal CT wonderful intelIi-
| gence- He is particularly seTyiceable in
forcing back crowds. IN which ne requires
10 guiding hand The animal rushes at
the crowd in most threatening manner,
| cranes his neck forward. showing his nose
| into the crowd, but has never been known
| to tread upon OF injure any person
Col. Perry Carson is among the men in
the District service. He is janitor of the
District Building. and has upon his staff
some fifteen men and women who look
after the cleaning, heating and running
| of elevators Colonel Carson is one Of the
big men OF Washington. and aside from
|
| cleaning division he commands g good
| degree of respect because Of his size
Colonel Carson is president Of the Blaine
InvincibIes, and takes pleasure in march
ing at the head of that organization when
occasion calls ii into action.
Henry Clay Hawkins, the Attorney Gen.
erals messenger, is colored man of
great secrecy Quite frequently newspa-
per men try to pump him for news, but he
always has a stereotyped reply TO such
questions: Deed mister, I don't know
sab" When at last he is coTnered his
reply is: 4 wish you wouldn't ask me-,
cause can't tell you" and with this he
leaves his interrogation. Hawkins has the
distinction of having been the first negro
appointed to the position of mail carrier
in the Baltimore Postofice. and Of being
the second coiored man to be eHIPlayed
as clerk in the same place
I Charles A. Horne, a prominent attoz4e5
| of this city. returned yesterday from
! Tarna. Iowa. where he has been in con
| sultation with the Iowa Sac and Fox In
dams relative to some matters which
they are about to bring before the IN
terror Department
Roy Rich, whose name was added to the
Senate rolls during the last session o
Congress, the son OF prominent ans
wealthy gentleman OF ogden, Utah, came
to Washington as the protege of sS-Sen
! ator shoup and Senator kerens. bringin!
with him young bride Incidental t
his duties in the Senate, &c Joined tn,
Columbian University Law School, ant
his d.st year closed brilliantly, he tax
ing the honora Of his class IN oratory an'
debate Mr. Rich is studying law viii
view of practicing when admitted 10 tn
har and he IS endowed kY nature. appear