The evening times., 1902-05-01

An assistant secretary Of department.
speaking Of the awful pressure for Office.
particularly On the part Of the army OF
dismissed Census Office clerks. said:
The tales of distress we hear every
day would melt hearts of stone. Weeping
women come ii here dragging their little
children with them, and pour tales of
starvation into my ears. Men call every
day and tell me they have roamed the
streets all night for lack of q bed Just
TINS morning l gave temporary job to
al old man who few years ago was a
millionaire He attended the Minneapolis
convention IN his special car. Some of
the Senators who had been his guests on
that trip came 10 see me with him, and
begged II there was God il Israel 10
give him something to do. He is earning
about 81 q day
The desk occupied by the new Civil Ser
vice Commissioner, James r Garfield is
the Identical piece Of furniture which was
used by President Roosevelt when he WIS
a member of the Commission. Mr. Gar
field will make his home while in Wash
ingtOn with his sister, Mrs J Stanley
Brown, at 1913 Massachusetts Avenue
northwest
The Interior Department is taking steps
to enforce strictly the orders which have
been in force for some time prohibiting
ranchmen in the far West from fencing II
large areas in the public domain fo- graz
ing purposes. In several cases within the
last year fences incIosing such areas have
been torn down by Government officers
in compliance with orders from the In
terror Department The matter was dis
cussed at the meeting OF the Cabinet yes
teTday, the reason being that complaints
are constantly being received from small
settlers who suffer hardship on account
Of the unlawful operations Of the ranch
men
President Roosevelt has taken an active
interest in the matter. and he does not
wish TO discriminate against any particu-
lar case OF interest, but the fencing IN
OF pasturage lands is against the interests
OF the poor settlers.
Accordingly, the Interior Department
viii enforce the law to- the letter. The
cases complained Of are in Colorado Mon
tana. Wyoming, Idaho, and several South
western States and Territories.
The !. SEQ employees OF the Government
Printing Office who are members OF Co
1Gmbia typographical Union are deeply
interested in the coming election OF Off
GERS OF the union. The canvass Is going
on il the most approved fashion. The
candidates for the presidency. are Joe
Johnson ad Shelby Smith, both OF whom
are employed IN the Government Office.
Informal caucuses can be noted IN many
parts OF the city and evidently an excIJ-
ing contest is IN store. Both candidates
are old newspaper men and are fair poll
ticians. The election viii be held in May.
There is no more able assistant to the
chief Of the Indian division OF the IN
terror Department than Mr. Isaac Pearson,
connected with the Office OF the Auditor
for the Interior Department Of the United
States Treasury During a former Ad-
ministration Mr. Pearson was the chief OF
this division. and IS thoroughly familiar
with every detail Of the work OF the Office
10 which he is attacked.
Mr. Robert " Stevens. Of the mail di-
vision Of the Pension Ohee, has the repu-
tation OF never forgetting a face. Being
IN charge OF the personal mail OF the Of
fee, he IS brought il daily contact with al