The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-21

+, ChalcedoEry Park. situated about eight
miles south OF Carrigo. station on the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad In apache
county. Arizona The locality was no.
tiesd ln 1853 by the Paciac Railroad ev-
plorius survey. There is every evidence
20 SHOW that the trees grew beside some
inland sea After falling they became
Water-lCEggd and during accommodation
the cell structure Of the wood was entire
y replaced by silica frou ssrdste>a in
the walls surrounding this great inland
sea over the entire area trees lies scat-
tered IN an conceivable positions and in
fragments of all sizes. the broken sec
ions sometimes resembling @ pile OF cart
wheels A phenomenon perhaps lunar
alloied and the most remarkable feature
Of tho park is a natural hedge formed by
tree Of agatizcd mud spanning a canyon
ior-y-hre feet in width. Tn addition 10
the span fully fifty feet Of the tree rests
On one side. making IL visible Ger a length
Of over 100 feet
M J. George Wright. United states
. Indian Inspector. in charge OF che Dis
trict Of Iriian Territory. is in town for
. the purpose Of coaierrins with the off,
c-ais CT the Indian Bureau. 1T. Wright
was fer many years Indian agent al the
6-eat Sioux agency. at Rosebud. 5. u. he
is a man o. sterling integrity. and re-
s2raed 5y Eis superi0rs as one OF the most
capable and etncient men IA the Indian
service
Major a. =. CaIweH. United states In
dian Agent for the Fort Hill Indian
Reservation. in Idaho. called On the Com
missioner o. Indian Affairs Saturday Ma
Jor CalHeu is here 20 report on the gen
rar
eharse and 90 discuss matters OF routine
business
Mr. William NJ NattingIy is a private
on the police force detailed 10 clerical
duty he was born in washington De-
cember 10. 1868. He attended private
schools during his early years. but fa-
ished his education al the Jefferson pub
lie school His father was a dental sur
geOn in Washington. but later engaged
in the transportation business AT the
age Of sixteen young 1-attngIy left school
and year later enlisted in the signal
Corps OF the United States Army. His
first station was at Chincoteague. Va. a.
ter which he was stationed az Fort AIyer.
Va Dodge City, Kans., and Fort Sill. In
dian Territory At the last place he left
the service After spending two years in
Texas Nh Aattingly returned TO Wash
l1Scon aEd embarked in business on
June p. laSi. he was appointed a member
OF the police force and a few months later
on account % his energy and ability was
detailed 20 headquarters as assistant 20
the chief clerk. which position he has
since held
Among the clerks in the ohee OF the
District Auditor is a Inguist Of some pre-
tensions This is C.. C. Wright ID is said
that from his early school days he took
20 language as the duck TO water As a
side issue wholly apart from the duties
Of his position. Mr. Wright has mastered
the Spanish. French. and German Ian
guases- lie speaks. writes. and reads all
three fuently The study OF these Ian
siages and their literature has been she
diversion OF Er. Wright for some years
be hopes that one OF these days there
VIII be chance somewhere in the biz
world 70 put his special knowledge 70
practical account
SIR RAYMOND Tongue. clerk in the Of
fee Of the Superintendent OF Insurance.
is proving the right man IN the right
place lie is a faithful worker and has
fulfilled all The expectations eli his chief
as an Office assistant The superintendent
recently told a friend how H-- Tongue
happened 20 be chosen from about sixty
applicants for the position On one Of his
visits 10 Commissioner Mcfarland before
entering upon The duties OF his office
there was handed TO Mr.. Drake the let
tiers and endorsements OF the various an
plicanrs- Looking them over casually.
the application and letters OF recon-
-aen1GtIou OF AR Tongue caught his eve
they we're arranged with great taste. and
nom the application 70 the strongest let
ter OF endorsement everything was in log
lcd- o-ueF and calculated 20 Impress tbs
reader with the qualifications OF the ap-
piicc1- -lr- Drake stated that 10 was
the Appearance of the papers which first
his attention and induced MIN
&c send for the applicant and have a uer-
solaI interview. ana 10 is said that while
the claims or every applicant were looked
il-O- Mr. Tongue never los- an i0ta Of
-lc go0l Impression made by comparison
llr- Drake remarked IN describing the in
cICe1t- tl2t i- paid at least iu one case
20 DO Irtle Details we'll
Herbert ". Meyers. who for two years
has been messenger in the once Of tn
Commission OF Pensions. was recently
promoted to copyist at a salary o. 500
per alnum- ar Meyers made most .ex-
cellcut average in competitive eza1li-
nation.
Hon John II. ODouneI is United States
Comm ssiouer for the District Of CoIum-
1ia. At the age OF thirteen years he
enlisted as a 10y before The mast cnd
served in the United States navy dur
ing the civii7@ar on the guuboat Freeboru
and The mortar schooner Matthew Vassar.
after the expiration or his se.m OF CD
istment. during which he made an ez-
,ellont record he returned To- Washing
ION and MS former commanding 0L,er OF
he feet. Commodore Parker wanted him
To- go 10 The Naval Academy and cx-
rgs=EL @ desire 90 recommend him for
3 clle-s-lr. The Offer was declined. be-
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