The evening times., 1902-07-12


Dr.. Black has been minister Of the
gospel, and his labors IN the highwa7s
and byways have been both earnest and
arduous- With everyone with whom he
comes in contact he leaves an impress
OF his kindly personality. and there IS
no better liked man IN thc whole Office.
DT. Black IS a native Of Ohio, and during
tthe clyel war he volunteered his ser
vices from that State in the Union
cause. Since 1882 he has been one of
the trusted and efficient employees Of The
Pension Bureau. a greater portion Of
which time has has been IN the record
division
Hon. Frederick H Allen. Commission
ct Of Patents. after a year of hard work.
is OF On a coastwise "Trip of several
weeks duration. during which he viii
touch several points on the Eastern and
New England coast he left the city
this week as a guest OF AIr. H y Sey-
mour, of this city, who has a yacht. one
OF the most beautiful and useful boats
at this haTb0r. Nr- Seymour and his
guest VIII touch various points on the
coast, including several around New
York, and viii anchor finally at one Of
the Maine resorts.
Two new watchmen have reported At
the Interior DepartmeDt-3Ir- James B.
Clark, Of the State OF Washington and
Mr. Hans Hensen. Of California. They
are among the recent appointees~ and
were selected from a long list Of appIi-
cants Mr Clark has been in the West
ali his life, and has participated in the
strenuous scenes incident to the con
qusring Of Wild nature and tuls5ulent
ne n He has been q moral leader among
his, people, and has helped to smooth
the way Of many weary one Who has
chanccd en- evil times in the new and
rugged regions
Mr.. Hansen, Who has taken his place
as watchman in the main building. on
T Street. is Dane by birth. but he
has been IN this country for q long
while He fought for the country OF mis-
adoption in the Bad Lands infested by
the Indian and in the perilous places OF
the insulaT possessions Mr. Hansen
=aad some memorable experiences while
serving II the regular army. be was
a good sentinel and soldier then and II
IS beloved that he VIII be no less a
vigiIaat watchman IN the new position
where al IS peace.
ar. J. Ligon King, OF the Government
Printing Oace. has received news Of the
advancement Of his brother. Mr. r
Hayne King. one OF the most noted =
" c a workers in the country Mr.
Hayne King has been made gs1eraI sec
retary Of the Charleston association
&c las had a distinguished career il
Hsa 14T .-rr-
experiences. and he returns 70 his na-
tive State well equipped fer Z Cesp0nsi-
bic pest. The Messrs King are de-
scendants OF the noted Cheves family,
several OF whom have attained eminence
and Cne Of whom. Langdon Chevcs. was
2 national figure n the carly days Of
the Republic
Mr. Edwin K McKeever. Of the great
State OF Pennsylvania, has been pro
NOTED in the War Department He has
been for several years in the Record
and Pension Office, located IN the old
Ford Theater, Of melancholy memory,
The promotion comes IS the reward OF
conspicuous faithfulness IN the dis
charge Of duty
Mr. a y Coffey. Of the Office Of the
Secretary Of the Interior, is a North
Carolinian by birth and a Georgian by
adoption. He has been in the depart
menc for about six years Mr. Coffee
Is a newspaper man and owns an inter
est in q paper published at Young Har-
Tis. LCwnds county, Ca. Young Harris
IS the site OF fine school. one Of The
best colleges in Georgia, founded and
endowed by Mr. Young l. ca Harris, q
wealthy Georgian, who was devoted TO
the cause Of education in the mountain
sections. Young Harris College is in an
ideal location and its graduates are fine
specimens physically as well as men
tally. Dir. COneys paper is the Young
Harris News, weekly eight-page
paper
Mr. ". G. Lang. who has been in the
mail bag repair shop OF the Government
has been given an increase in salary and
g promotion in position. Mr.. Lang is
one OF the experts and is an invaluable
man about the shops.
Mr. Harry ". Cunningham. Of Cali
fornia, has been appointed a copyist in
the Office OF Indian affairs. Department
o. the Interior Mr. CUNNINGHAM has
had years Of experience in the business
and is not new 10 the Government ser
vice.
a special examiner OF the Pension
once who occasionally makes. business
trips down South. was recently giving
srne Of his experiences while IN the
Palmetto State. He had business down
the coast near Port Royal, and after
a week Of hard work made for small
station on a lumber road tapping The
main line TO Charleston some miles. be-
yond Reaching The depot, a snail
shansy perched upon piles above the sur +
rounding swamp. he pros seeded &c the I
ticket Office TO purchase the necessary
transportation out Of the wilderness. (
The sliding panel Ia ~ window Of the
ticket ana telegraph Office was dow. f:
and on it was the am -ancemeut that tha Z
easy going EgeRt had EoBe of dshing
and might 81 expected back in the
course OF q Gay or TWO.
Going out on the platform 10 recon +
noiter ne found an aged dzrky seated
~ the shade back OF the building
smoking corncob pipe. He evidently
belonged to the OLD school. for upon
the appearance Of the visitor he arose