The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-07-26


model Office in Manila There have been /
many vexatious delays. and the bureau
Is not yet in good working order. Labor
is q big problem. and everything IS IN
certain Mr. Jones has been writing in
teresein6 letters TO friends here. and
some of them have been published in
the Trades Unionist. They are full
Of interest and discuss the questions
o. the day, as they appear IN the far
away land, in a practical way
Mr. Jones Is native of Wales, but
came to this country IN early life He
was appointed from Kansas He was
selected for his executive ability and
his thorough knowledge of the trade and
sent TO Manila TO organize the printing
bureau. He says there is a great deal
to contend with. but that the authOTi-
ties are getting things IN good shape
Mr. Jones says one Of the worst trou-
bIes the printers have experienced has
been in their pay. They are paid in
local coinage. and if they send money
home. as many do they lose in getting
II changed into standard money The
SfO4 thev set each month makes a big
pile Of coin and they don't like it The
same complaint exists over the island,
and appreciate loss Is occasiOned-
Mr. Jones, in referring TO the report
that some members OF the Typographical
Union were getting alarmed over the
prospect Of Fiiipinos ovaFTunaing the
trade and getting into competition that
would ruin the mainland artisan. says
there IS no danger. He says it viii be
many. years before the Filipino can be
z good Compositor- They get the Ian
guages mixed, and English spelling
seems TO be 10 them an iusolubIe mys-
terry. Competent men have pronounced
them no good for general printing, no
matter how intelligent or how well edu-
Gated Another reason" says Mr.
Jones, why the Filipino viii never be
competitor IN the labor market IS
thai he don't want 70 get into the mar
ket The ideal life Of the Filipino is q
week with 'muchO iineTO, POGO ira
ba5o, muchOs festa-big money. little
work. and many holidays He is chronic.
He can invent more excuses for q day
of than you can imagine He has q
positive way Of saying 'ultimo' when he
has made his plea"
a great deal OF correspondence has
been had with the Commissioner OF In
migration. through Chief Clerk Frank
H Larned, by the cotton mill manu-
fstcUrers OF the South IN regard TO for
eigneTs for cotton mill labor Il IS
probable an effort viii be made 70 put .
large number OF foreigners TO work n
the mills. The help has been confined
almost exclusively to the white natives
OF the South, but that element of the
population is getting scarce, and new
sources have tc be hunted The mills
are being multiplied. and thousands OF
new operatives are in demand each
month. It is thought the Italians and
Hungarians and other races viii make
good operatives, and experiments viii
be made with them.
Mrs. Mary V Burr. Of Division OF
the General Land Office, is one Of the
-favorites Of all the people in the Office.
She has been in the service for several
years, and IS d careful and devoted
clerk She is a Virginian- Two Of Mrs,
Burr's sons are in Cuba, one being q
civil engineer Of high rePute and the
other a railroad man
Mr.. John P Durisoe. OF the Govern
meut Printing Office. IS one Of the most
popular and conservative members OF
the force. He Is q native OF South Car.
DINA. and was formerly in the news
paper business in the famous old towr
CT FdgefeId, which has had so large Z
share IN the making OF the history OF tht
Palmetto State
Among the best employees of the Ag
rfcuItural Department is Mrs CeHI
GauetIy, eareteker OF the Museum. sh,
has been employed in the Museum fo'
eight years, and takes keen interest il
the work She has everything IN fin
form. from the most delicate fabrics :,
the big gray horse She IS familiar
and popular parsonage about the build
Fwg
Mr.. clifford Hall Is an assistant IN tn
Museum. He was recently appointed
from Ohio. and is an intelligent yount
man who has already taken liking q
the work OF the Museum.
Mr.. George Barrett. clerk in the doc
ument room Of the Interior Depart
nent, is il charge Of the room in III
absence OF The chief, Mr. Fenwick. H
fs = capable young man, and knows ev
cry detail Of the business Of handlin
the literature Of the department. Il /
veil known that the work OF the IN
terror Department. IN getting out book
auG pamphlets on the manifold sub
jects connected with the service IS
gigantic affair. The document room
really q very large section OF the base
usent. and It IS sometimes crowded Nj
Barrett IS g New York man. and ha
been employed in the department 70
over twelve years He Is noted for hi
kindness Of heart. and good humOr. an
ne has an extensive acquaintance +
the various divisions and In the city
A lieutenant CT the Interior Depart
nent watch force is civil war vet
eran He was volunteer fror
southern Illinois and remained in tn
army until mustered out after the grea
review in Washington He vas IN cam
al various places IN the South and Ia
q fine fund Of "reminiscences connecte
with the camp, biyouac and battle
Sherman's southern campaign I'll
lieutenant. IN speaking OF uUmcrou
instances IN which brothers fought o
opposite sides in the great war, told
story substantially as follows:
IN the little town OF Metropolis theT
was 2 cooper named Capoate, a fer
Democrat and southern sympathize
When Franklin Pierce was nominate
fer the Presidency there was gree
anxiety. II was reported that hc wa
dominated. hui lhe people ald net b
.eye il. The coCDE-s wayizid the rive
frcut and 5. hen a local politician. Ef
had been 10 the city, stepped OF
vas seized When the enthusiast
Capoate asked who was the notnine
The politician said. ''DOdg0n Of Georgia