The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-08

kind in the world which he saw while
there II is intended for the conveyance
Of passengers and was but recently open
ed for traffic. It runs from Lcschwitz. a
village on the banks of the River Elbe
about five miles from Dresden TO the ten
or the BOchwitz Heights. which command
a most beautiful view Of the Saxon cau.-
tai The railway is 500 feet long with a
gradient CT % per cent and is constructed
according 90 the larger" system. ThiT-
iy-three iron piers Of different height.
weighing about 500 tens. the highest being
49, feet. carry the rails un which the
cars are hung. Eacl car holds fly
passengers and weighs wien occupied l2S
tens. Their shape amt construction diff
fer from all other railway ears A steel
cable Il inches in diameter con-
meets the two trains and locks them frm-
ly together. Il is opeIated by Two power
ful machines of S0-.CrsepOwer each.
stationed at the top terminus Of The road.
The CaLic has strength CT Texture u
SO, i37 pounds.
Particular attention and ,are has 5cen
given 10 devices TO insure the safety Of
passenger. and TO regulate the running
OF the ears. A most ingenious e'EnaI sys-
TEN. with visible and audible signals,
serves TO regulate the arrival and depart
ure Of trains and is operated from both
the lower and upper stations. Each car
is provided with danger signal aDr-gr-
atus. consisting of an alarm aud teie-
phone. which enables the conductor To
communicate from any point cu The road
with the engine house. The car is pro-
Ylde1 wtth three brakes. two Cf which
work automatically al the least siackcn-
Ing Of the tension Of che cable and stop
the car. The third brake can De Cperat-
ed by hand from the platform Of the ear
From hand attached TO q disc uron
which the cable is rolled, the engineer
can always determine the exact position
o. che ears on the road, ana an aUt0ma lie
bell warns him If the train is running TOO
fast TIE greatest safety consists in an
automatic brake both e., the lower and
ton station. which IS pug i1-U action ~
the arriving Ger and steps Dc. no matter
how careless the engineer may be. Tne
fare is c"Ils u3 and 11s cents down.
roenc trip ticket o cents. Reduced fares
are allowed institutions societies. school
children. AID working PEOPLE.
Mr. Cyrus Adler, the genial librarian Of
the Smithsonian Institution. sees careful
iy 10 the wants or the seekers after
knowledge who come his way. In one OF
the books IN his keeping q memorial 10
the great patron Of science whose bequest
gave us the institution. the following no
tiCc o. early Washington. written by an
English army ofhcer IN 1903. appears:
Respecting this intended city. I qucs-
ton much whether there viii ever be a
sufficient number OF houses built TO entitIe
it TO be called a great city. Reckoning
up all the houses could see OF hear OF
as belonging TO the new city OF Wash
ingtcn. they did not amount to eighty.
Having seen and examined everything.
and gaining all the information / couid
concerning this -nuch-te lked-Of city. / sat
down between the Presidents house and
the Capitol and entered the following in
my minute book as my opinion. viz.
should the public buildings b. com
pieted and euterprisinE individuals risk
considerably in building houses; should
the union Of the States continue undis-
tUrDCd. should Congress assemble for a
number OF years. until the national bank
and other public Offices necessarily draw
the mOucyed interests 10 IL. the city OF
Washington in the course of a century.
may form focus OF attraction TO ulercan-
tile and trading people sufficient 90 mako
it a beautiful commercial city. deserving
the name Of its founder, but I appre-
heuC so many hazards as % be most un-
willing TO venture any OF my property IN
the undertaking.
Mr.. Eden P. Clayton. Of the old war
and navy division OF the Pension ONCE, is
r,ving congratulated upon a recent promo
tion 10 q position carrying with il a very
substantial salary MI Clayton though
q young man. has seen much service ia
both tie civil and military branches Of
Eha GOvernm emit. When a boy he en-
listed ln the Fourth United States Cav
airy, led the life OF a soldier for sew
graI years. experiencing the hardships in
cidcntai TO Indian campaigns in the West
and was finally E0uOTahly discharged for
d.5aailitie5 incurred in the service. Re
turning 10 his home iu Ohio he remained
only short while Passing a civil serv-
ice examination, he was appointed to a
cierksLip ia the Pension Ofice. January
j. lSa3 With the same application that
won for him q record in the army he has
devoted himself to the duties Of a clerk
and in consequence has steadily risen
toward the top OF the ladder.
Mr.. William Robert Mcdowell Of the
state Department. is native Of Illinois.
but was appointed to a clerkship in the
Government service January II. 1900. for
thirty days, under civil service rules. A
month later his appointment was extend
ed for thirty days. February IA he was
appointed a clerk on probation. and Au-
gust "A was placed on the permanent roll.
On February g. 1901 he was promoted TO
Re steuosra Fher and typewriter. aud
April J Of last year he was placed in class