The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-04-07

It Is not generally known that the
Treasurer OF the United States. OF all
the 5,547 employees OF Uncle Sans big
cash repository, IS the only one under
bond. All the others are directly rcSpou-
sible 10 him for the honest transaction
Of the business Of the establishment
and il is no small credit 10 the man
agemenJ that the dcfalcatiOns have been
fewer and of less magnitude than in any
other financial house in the world. Oc-
casionally some employee finds the temp
tatiOn too great for his cupidity. time
and opportunity seem ripe and he ap-
propriates some OF the cash entrusted TO
him. But he never gets FAR with his dis
honest gains, for the eagle eye Of the
Omnipresent Secret Service is not Tar
from him. and he lands in the net SO
rare have been the cases where the Grim
inal has escape tnat they are but dim
memories of the oldest employees. Every
safeguard that can be put into operation
Is made use Of 10 ensure the immense
funds under the care OF the Treasurer
from peculatiOn, and so intricate is the
system that dishonesty is next to i'm
possible and escape completely so.
The men and women landing the cash
and bonds have grown 50 used 20 the
sight Of large sums Of money that they
no longer feel its power. and many of
them daily have pass through their hands
so many millions that they come 20 re-
gard them as so much ordinary commod-
1ty. not as cash 4 few days since the
writer was walking down Pennsylvania
Avenue when he met an acquaintance en-
ployed in the Treasury. and as they we're
both bound in the same direction they
walked along together. The man from
the Treasury stopped at an express Office
for a moment and invited the writer TO
wait for him and they would take lunch
con together. At the counter the mes
sengCr lGughingly said as he handed his
package to he clerk:
There's a little bunch OF money there
that II we had we need never do any more
work"
How much?' queried the writer, casu-
ally.
.Eigh; and one-haIf million dollars, p"
was the reply that nearly knocked the
other of his feet.
'All iu a per cent coupon bonds. added
the first, good as sold and just as ne
gOtiable.'
For the last few years the United States
Geological Survey has been investigating
problems relating 20 the water resources
aud supply Of New Mexico. One OF the
facts OF general interest brought out by
these Investigations IS that the Rio
Grande. the largest stream in the region,
IS. between it's source in Colorado and its
mouth at the Gulf OF Mexico. IN reality
three separate streams occupying differ
ent sections o. q continuous channel
The upper Rio GTande rises in the
mountains % Colorado above Del Norte,
but in passing through the San Luis
Valley near the New Mexican border, its
waters are almost entirely consumed in
irrigation so that 10 enters the latter
Territory a comparatively Insignificant
stream.
The Rio Grande in New Mexico receives
its waters principally from the drainage
OF the northern part Of the Territory.
there being no important tributaries be-
low the central portion. In crossing
southern New Mexico and western Texas
the waters OF the stream are again largely
used 10 irrigation, and are lost by seepaSS
IN the wide, sandy river bed Characters
tic Of this part Of its course. until below
Fl PasO. Tex, there is comparatively
little flow.
The lower Rio Grande. comprising that
section between the Concho River and
the Gulf OF Mexico. receives its supply
mainly from Mexican States OF Chihuahua
and COahuila from southeastern Texas be-
low the Pecu5 River. Thus in its course
the stream is twice exhausted and twice
renewed. and furnishes an interesting eX-
ample Of the behavior OF river travers-
ing successive stretches OF desert and
arid regions
Among the many Virginians who have
made Washington their home on account
Of their connection in a business way
with Uncle Sam is Mr. Robert W. Chris
tian. Of SIC K street northeast. He s
one Of the very able corps Of proOfread-
ers who labor by night in the Government
Printing once while Congress is IN ses-
sion Mr Christian is very much inter-
ested IN church work generally. and Of
late with the substantial assistance OF
few northeast gentlemen Of prominence.
succeeded in substantially and comfort
ably fitting up No. ZIG street northeast
as a house Of worship for northeast resi-
dents processing the Baptist faith. IN
conversation with Mr.. Christian recently.
in connection with the project. he said,
Recently a number OF Baptists IN the
northeast section Of the city banded them
selves together under the name Of the
Centennial Baptist Church. that title
being chosen in commemOration Of the
hundredth anniversary OF the denomina-
lion I'm the District of Columbia. the Cele-
bratiOn OF which took place short time
since. The membership is small. but err
thusiastic in the cause. The congrcga-
ton has fitted up 70. TIC r street north
cast. and occupied it for the first time
last Sunday. when services were held
morning and evening with a large at
tendance There is a Bible school In con-
nection with the organization. the size OF
which IS most encouraging. Services VIII