The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-10

ger TO which the helpless woman and
children were exposed Immediately rode
forward in the face OF shot and she'll. and
dismountlug entered the house. While
waiting for the mother TO gather her
children around her several shells tore
through the dwelling. making kindling
wood OF the furniture. Having assembled
the family. Colonel Dickinson led them
through the garden. down a slope. and
into ravinC. where safety was found;
then. mounting his horse. he rcjoined
General Hooker and stan Forty years
have not diminished the friendship that
had its inception on that memoir ible day
and tne Dickinson ana Chancellor families
are as one.
Mrs. Mary Hagmaun is a clerl, in the
division Of methods aad results in the
Census once. She is an expert in figures
and her assignment TO the division %
methods and results. which is considered
enc o; shc =ses' exacting divisions in the
big fat building is a testimonial 70 her
standing in the Census Bureau.
Mrs. Hagmann is a Northern woman
by birth and q Southern woman by adop-
ton She was born in New York but in
after years moved 10 Louisiana from
which State she was appointed to her
present position.
The second assistant engineer OF the
Capitol is Mr.. E. Butler Burke. who
comes from the county Of Augusta. Viz
glnia- Mr.. Burke has held the place for
number OF years and through all the
Viscissitudes Of changing administrations.
Who Of the older people Of Washington
have not heard Of the Burkes. OF Vfr-
ginia, the family Of stage line owners ,
To that family belongs the assistant en-
gineer- he owns one Of the most bean
tful and historic mansions in Virsiuia's
fatr valley at Burketown. Il IS an old
colonial mansion with the usual stately
columns and spacious pCrtico-s Here. in
the summer. he spends his vacations sur
rounded by his family.
Mr. l. C. Alvord. the chief clerk OF the
Library Of Congress, has notified the
chiefs In charge Of the several divisions
Of the Library that il anyone in the Ii
Drary desires TO contribute 10 the VIII
liam Mckinley memorial fund for the
erection Of a suitable memorial AT Can
ton. Mr.. Edward A. Leo OF the copvrjvbt
office, viii be allowed 70 receive the sun.
scriptions and viii forward them 10 tbe
proper authorities. Quite a number OF
the employees are sending in contributions
One Of the busiest bureaus of the War
Department is the ordnance bureau. in
charge OF General FlagIer It has charge
OF all the big guns. literal big guns Of
course, and controls all matters RELATING
% guns. gun carriages and small arms
for the troops. 1t furnishes a part OF the
equipment Of each soldier in the service
including his cartridge belt. canteen. meat
can. and knife. fork and spoon. General
Flagler keeps his work to himself. for the
/ foreign people have no business knowing
much about our guns except when il he
comes necessary 70 show them how efee-
tive they are. The ability with which
the affairs OF the bureau are MANAGED
was shown IN our recent breach with
Spain The Spanish found out % their
sorrow that when America wages war il
IL war to the knife and the knife 10 the
hilt. and General FIagler's bureau contrf-
buted no little 10 the bringing about OF
this very desirable result
Mr.. Bernard MulIin. a man with a very
coEgeniaI personality. is the member OF
the watch division Of the State. War and
Navy Department building. who PAGES in
front Of the Office Of the Secretary OF he
Navy and sees that no objectionable per
sons secure an interview with Mr.. Long
He is veteran Of the war Of the rebel
lion, having enlisted as a landsman in
1852 on the L. S. S jamestown. and served
through the trying days Of that period IN
I'll 1855 when he was honorably DISCHARGED
and shortly thereafter he again offered
/ his services to "Old Glory" He was as
signed TO the Gettysburg and did duty as
! coxswain 10 Admiral Porter until that
/ vessel was placed out OF commission in
1867, at which time he was transferred
+ to the schoolship Dale and appointed
maste alarms and served as such until
1863. when he was mustered out Of the
service. During his time on the Dale his
commanding officer was Rear Admiral
. Winfield s. Schley. then lieutenant com
mandes.
II will be remembered that the James
town, slOOp OF war. was one Of the many
f vessels sent out by the United States
Government TO catch and destroy the
troublesome and ubiquitous Confederate
warship Alabama. which was sunk OF the
harbor Of CherbOurg on the coast Of
France. Mr. Mullin relates a story in
cOEuc ion with the jamestown when that
. vessel was lying of the coast Of Uruguay
at hOntevideO. IN which he was an actor.
having during a severe storm. saved two
lives He says that at one time during
he JamestOwn's chase after the elusive
Alabama. he thought the two vessels were
coming together. but that the Alabama
steamed out Of the harbOr Of Cape Town
South Africa. at which place the incident
he relates occurred. just as the James
town was neari-:s the port.
Mr. Mullin was one Of the ifty-eight
Of the crew Of the jamestown who acted
as escort and hodyguard 70 the United
States Minister. General Robert H. Pruyn.
when that official visited Tokyo. then
called "Yeddo." 20 transact some bust
ness with the Tycoon Of Japan, and when
. The tenth anniversary Of the landing Of
! Commodore Perry at Yokohama was cele-
brated.
He was also with the crew OF the
. jamestown when in August 1864, the com
. bined fleets OF England. France, Neither
. lands and the United States. sailed from
Yckoholna for the Straits Of Simoneseki-
for the purpose OF destroying the batter
les erected at that place by hostile jap
l auese who were obstTuctiug foreign com
/ me-ce. and after an engagement OF three
. DAYS they succeeded in destroying their
batteries The feet returned 10 YOkOha-
ma. bringing with them seventy guns as
/ trophies Of the event The English feet
/ suffered the most. having lost many killed
and wounded. Japan paid as indemnity
for losses sustained by each Government
the sum OF 50. 900 .000 the United States
share being SIS 900 in goio, and which
amount was out Of all proportion to the