The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-06

under him hustling to keep a pretty sharp
eye upon the buildersHin various parts of
the city and suburbs.
At the present time Mr.. George B.
Wade. OF the Internal Revenue Bureau. is
acting as deputy collector Of the Green's
boro ~. c. district. lie was formerly =
resident OF Baltimore. He passed the
civil service examination and was ap-
pointed a bookkeeper in the department.
where he came to be classec as an ex-
pert Recently he was detailed to look
after the interests OF the Government in
North Carolina for a time.
Mr. c. FarnswOrth chief of the division
Of files for the State and other depart
ments, says that many people have not
the slightest idea OF the amour, OF docu-
mentary evidence that accumulates I'm the
Treasury Department. Some time aEO a
business man from New York cane to the
department and asked me for CODY Of a
. decision rendered sCmc time during the
civil war on q custom house case. aud
he was very much amazed when / told
him that 10 would be simply impossible to
find the original papers in the matter
unless he could supply the indies number.
HIS surprise abatcd somewhat however.
when I took him through some Of the
corridors OF the building and showed him
the stacks OF books. papers. etc. each
one Of which bad number. nd explained
10 him that it was only BY knowing the
number that any particular book or docu-
ment could be found I regretted very
much that I could not furnish the infOr-
nation sought. but under the circum-
stances this was impossible.
q g. -os hoe nh.
Commissioner General OF Immigration
FIRST came 10 Washington lac was not as
fearless in walking about the streets at
night as he is now. One evening q little
after dark a newspaper man who knew
him wanted to ask him about a public
matter and as Mr. POwderly was disgp-
pearing in the distance he started after
him at somewhat rapid pace. As the
newspaper man approached Mr.. Powderly
the latter placed his hand 20 his hip
pocket as though 10 draw a weapon The
newspaper man asked fer an explanation
and the Commissioner General is said 10
have answered: well. I guess you have
heard that there was "a time when my
life wasn't safe. and didn't propose &c
take any chances"
Mr.. Fred E. Sherwood. Of the stamp di-
vision OF the city postoEce, is a Mason Of
high degree He was born ia Avon, Y. Y,
and moved with his parents 10 Michigan
in 1852. When the civil war broke cut
he enlisted In Company L. Tenth Michigan
Cavalry. and served throughout the strug-
gle. He was fortunate 10 having among
his influential friends then Representa-
tive, now Senator, Burrows. He is a mem
Der Of Bailey Blue Lodge of MasOns OF
Breedsyille, Mich, Bangor Chapter. Royal
Arch Mss0ns. Of Bangor. Mich. Peuinsu-
lar Ccmuandery. Knights Templar. Of
Kalamazoo. Mich; Dewitt Clinton Con-
sistory, A. A. Scottish Rite Thirty-second
Degree. Grand Rapids Mich, and Amas
Temple, Washington. D. C.
Ever since they have been old enough
to transact public business the two Har-
per brothers. Joseph and "Lum," have
been connected with the Police Court.
They indulge in but few pleasures out
side Of that connected with their daily
routine Mr. Joseph Harper takes de-
light in the practice Of stepography and
typewriJing. Mr.. LUm EarpeT enjoys
one good long trip during ais annual va
cation. Sometimes this takes the form Of
an extended bicycle ride away up the
Valley OF Virginia Then again he will
take a sail on the ocean ana he has often
remarked since he went from Newport
News TO Boston on a schooner last year
that he never enjoyed himself so much ia
the same length Of time IN his life
Before Warden James II. Harris. Of the
District Jail. came 10 washington some
seven or eight years ago. he had served
calamity in an Illinois regiment 10 the
civil war on the side Of the Union. His
first appointment here was as deputy war
den and after hIling that position for
some four years was promoted 90 his
present position
Mr.. Moncure Burke. private secretary
10 the Engineer Commissioner Of the Dis
trict. has served through several admin
istraJions and has made an enviabIe r.
cord. He is very attentive 10 duty He
is also an active church worker and is
prominently connected with the First
Baptist Church. in which. besides holding
other Offices. he fills that Of clerk
Mr. Peyton Gordon, one OF the assist
ants &, United States Attorney Could
was before his appointment to his pres
ent place engaged in the professional in
vestigation Of title cases. There he
achieved much success and gained a rep
utation for carefulness in the preparati0n
OF cases which has been added 10 since
entering upon his present duties Mr.
Gordon rarely appears either in the
United States branch or District branch
OF the Police Court. his practice as prose-
cutor being limited almost exclusively
10 those coming before the Criminal
Courts.