The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-30

The CC2SulS who are in touch with the
South african trade report that the re
awakening Of the land OF the Beers viii
call for electrical appliances, Orders
/ have been placed everywhere for all
sorts OF electrical apparatus. and the
ccnsuls seem 10 think the English manu-
factureTs will get most of the business.
Two officers Of the Navy Department
who have been IN the coal region Of
/ Pennsylvania believe ths strikes win
help the naval service, because the Gov
eminent is getting men to enlist in the
striking section The coal miners make
I able seamen. and it is no secret that the
/ depleted navy needs the strikers
/ Mr. Fred L. Hemmings, who was for
several years an employe Of the Govern
ment Printing Office, has gone TO Okla
homa and has opened a law Office at
Shawnee Mr. Hemming was a close stu
1 dent and took three degrees in law at
/ Columbian Law School The Printing Of
/ nee has furnished many lawyers Tor
/ every State IN the Union, and they gen
orally do we'll There are many Of the
! printer lawyers in the District.
Mr. Charles F. Fits, Of the Patent
Office, is on the list Of Interior Depart
ment promotions He has been in the
department fer several years and has
worked up from the lower places among
the clerkships- He now takes one of
the principal places in the Patent ONCE.
| succeeding Mr.. Walter Johnson. as
/ principal examiner of interfererces.
The position OF first examiner Of in
references requires extensive knowledge
and Judgment. Contests as 10 the
ownership Of q patent OF plan come be-
fore this official and he conducts the
/ case in accord with the practice Of
equity courts He takes the testimony.
which IS often voluminous and OF Z com
plicated character, and makes the de-
/ cision- Often vast interests are in
volTed-
MT. Fits is a native of Haverhiu,
Mass He Is a graduate Of Williams
College Since coming to Washington in
1890 he studied Law, being 2 student al
one Of the night schools. His first Gov
eTnncnt position was that OF fourth
assistant examiner. For the last year
ne has been acting as Law clerk
Mr. E P Cox, of the night force Of
the Government Printing Office. is a son
Of one OF the Oldest editors Of the
country His father, Hon Leonard
Cox, IS editor Of the Charlotte. fVal
Gazette" and at the age Of 81 is an ac-
tive worker He prefers TO p11- his
editorials in type himself and is good
one at the case He is a Harvard
graduate and for many years was an
active minister OF the gospel
Mr. G. L Wood, who has been the
efacient stenogTap5er to the Postmaster
General, has been promoted. He Is nov
assistant superintendent Of the salary
and allowance division. M Wood Is
succeeded By Mr.. J. 4. Holmes.
A young man who spent two years in
the Philippines and who secured place
in the Interior Department upon his re
turn 70 this country says the FfIipfnos
are about as happy a race as exists.
They are great people for pleasure.
ne says, and viii quit work az any time
70 see chicken fight OF 10 gamble with
an american An American cannot bear
tie natives at their own games and the
FilsPi2os have made lots Of money
teaching this truth 10 the soldiers.
Chicken fighting is the grea- sport and
the Filipino is the bapPiest nan on earth
when the blood begins 70 ~. There isl
lots OF fun in that country, hut I an not
going back
Clerks in the Indian Once who knew
Evans Brady. the last descendant oil
PowhattaD, chief Of the Senecas. we're
made sad q few DAYS ago by the an
DcuncemeDt Of his death after several
months of sickness and OF insanity He
often had dealings with the Office He
received Christian burial al the BaD-
tist cemetery IN the Seneca reservation
in New York
Mr. s N Pritchard, Of The District Of
Columbia, has been promoted il the ru-
raj free mail delivery service He is
one Of the original force Mr.. Pritcbard
is 4 native or North Carolina aEa Is
relative Of Senator Pritcnard-
8Ir. Fred z RAIDER. one Of the Govern
ment experts sent TO Alaska to investI-
gate the resources Of the country for
the Agricultural Department in reply
20 inquiries as to the extent Of Alaska.
says that It IS the biggest thing on the
map Montana Is fs.TEe state. bat
Alaska is FIVE times as large with Ore
gou and the Dakotas thrown IN Mr.
RAIDER says that there is no telling how
klasga will develop when II IS fully set
ted q state Of affairs il the remote fu- /
tUrc. The area OF ALASKA is 357,9s 500
acres
Mr. Henry J. Lyon Is a quite old gen
tIeman who keeps watch at one Of the
rather obscure stations in the General +