The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-09
DEPARTMENTAL WORKERS
Interesting Gossip Cleaned Among Employees
of Government Bureaus
STRENUOUS LIFE ON THE OLD FRONTIER
Exciting Experience Years Ago of An Interior Office
Watchman-Veteran Printers Cordially Has
Won For Him Many Friends
NUOUs LIFE ON THE OLD FRONTIER

Office. He came into the nevs position
through the Civil Service. Mr. Wilcox
is q Pennsylvania ana was appointed
to an humble station in the department
three years ago. He has improved his.
opportunities and is now on the high
way of promotion He IS an intelligent
ana haTd-wOTking young man and has.
acquired many friends since coming TO.
Washington. He viii be attached TO the
force of the Recorders division
Mr.. E. E. Richards. of the Government
Printing Office. has returned from New
York. where he spent two weeks
Dr.. Ernest VareIla. who has charge
of the repayment desk in the General
Land Office. was recently promoted He
has charge of q difficult and intricate
part of the work The refunding to
claimants of money collected under III
understood conditions by the agents is
q tedious piece of work. which the Gov
eminent clerks often have TO do.
DR.. Varella is one OF the ablest young
men in department circles. He has
been hard at study since coming to
Washington and has in the time between
his duties accumulated q vast fund of
knowledge. He is q dentist. having
graduated in one Of the local schools
He is very bright in other lines of study
and great future is predicted for him
in whatever pursuit he may undertake
after finishing his term of Government
service. He has splendid general
education and viii take rank as an ex-
CeIlent scholar il any Of several lines,
Dr. VarelIa is Z; nephew of John Phil
| ip Sousa, the march king, so well
known here as elsewhere over the Cour-
try and in all the important capitals
He was appointed from the Fourth dis
/ trict Of California in 1891
a peculiar instance touching the pol
I itics Of North Carolina is related by a
TarheeI employee of the Government
/ Printing Office Several years ago the
State militia was in camp at Red Mar
/ BE Gap, Cherokee county, and Governor
Fowle visited the encampment. PTepa-
Tations were made for the visit Of the
I governor ana among the achievements
] of the proud boys was the erection OF
/ the tallest hagpole ever seen in the
/ State They cut cucumber tree out
( OF a swamp and it was over 100 feet
I the flag placed. There was in the camp
/ q game rooster. the mascot Of one OF
1 the companies. and the boys put him in
d cage and boosted him TO the top with
/ instructions 10 crow. An old Shanghai
rooster in the neighborhood then got
/ brave and commenced Growing around
the base of the hagpOle, greatly 70 the
chagrIn OF the imprisoned scrappeT so
/ far Up. Somehow the game succeeded
/ in getting out and he few down and
gave the Shanghai a most memorable
licking He was Gagged again and sent
again 10 his lofty perch. where he re-
manned a while. but as soon as he was
let doxn he died He was named Fowle
in honor Of the governor.
/. Governor Fowle had just achieved the
triumph of his life and was CD tri-
umphal tour over the state when be
came to the camp. He had whipped
a formidable combination and reached
the gOTernorshfp- While the Celebra-
ton OF his successful fight and eleya-
ton was fresh he died
The two occurrences, one Of Interest
to a camp ard the other of deep concern
10 the State, coming as they dia, deeply
impressed the boys OF The militia
Miss Minnie Geisenderfer. q popular
empIoye OF the Government Printing OF
fee. accompanied by her sister, Mis-.
Lille. has gone TO her old home a
Bethlehem, Pa, to spend a while While
away she viii visit PoconO, where Ad
miTai and Mrs Dewey are now guests
Miss Clara NJ. Archibald, a clerk il
the law division of the General Lam
Office, has been promoted, much 70 tn
qualification Of many friends. She ha
- T-.---
the last few wears and is particularly
valuable assistant in she work. Mis-
Archibald is 2 native OF Kansas
Mr. William c. Johnson is one Of tn,
lately employed watchmeu in the Int
rior Department. He has led an activ
life and has been IN some Of the mos
stirring scenes IN the history OF thi
country He was In the civil war. seTy
ing in the Second Massachusetts Heav
artillery. He was connected with tn
regular army for tweutv-six years an
was in many Of the trying campaigns O
The West. He has two sons II the arm
now
I Major Alfred C NIcKensie, specia
examiner in the forestry division Of "a
General Land Office has been very il
for q tew days, but Is able TO Or q
b again he was carried uncousciCU
Z from the building after a sudden attac
e last week. Major McKensie is a natiT
% Of Kansas but had lived in the IN
& dian Territory for several years Defor
coming 10 Washington. He is an eE
e pert clerk and well versed On forestr
s and land business generally
? Mr. Arthur F. Bloomer. Of the Cos
p eminent Printing Office. who is know
S ia the craft as .'Pard'' BLoOmer. h
o gone 10 Cincinnati 10 represent CoiaTl
2 bia Union in the international c0nven
. ticn. Mr. Bl0omeT is an able writer an
? IS In the lead Of the movement 10 hav
a the next convention meet in Washing
o tion. His articles in the trade paper
U fer the last few months have been de
r. voted to the object Of pulling the con
r. vention here. and they have attracte
i widespread attention
r. s.r. Isaac P Vail. Of New Hamps:lir
q has been appointed TO a position ca III
q watch force OF the Interior Department
- lie mas been in the department in ~