The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-18

CT the faIaNAA CT the tNNtIl ca ATE.
Empire has undergone q great change.
and each year The progress OF moderate
ing 70 is more noticeable. True, ,ha city
Is losing much OF las old pictgrcHqucucs
But picuTesQueucs and civilization age
rarely good friends.
"Narrow and dirty streets are being
superseded by broad. aaphaIJed avenues.
paved largely b. American companies.
and beautiful Tacadam drives, rolled By
American steam street rollers ana made
Of stone crushed by American machil Fly.
Street -sprinkliag carts are coming into
use, and gangs OF men are being employed
to k sep the streets clean \ great canal,
built for the purpose OF draining the cay
and furnishing an outlet for its sewage,
carrying on the water after The abundant
Tainlalis OF the rainy season am furnish
ing an outlet for the neighborias lakes,
thus preventing the possibility CT a Te-
curTeIce OF the former disastrous foods
has been completed. The city is one OF
the best lighted in the woria One Of the
electric light companies is American and
another firm is now laying light and
power cables. Over fifty miles OF ele--
trio street railroed have been built and
put IN operation in the city within Inc
past two years, and fifty miles more VII
be in operation a year hence. All Of the
material for these railroads comes frpm
the United States, except the boilers Tor
the power house.
Modern business blocks. built on he
American plan. are being erected 13I pub
lie buildings with American conveniences
are replacing the relies Of past genera
tons American apartment houses are
taking the place OF the old Mexican Vi
yienda buildings, and are proving TO be
splendid investments. Some years 20
the resident Americans began to build
houses in part OF the city then but
sparsely settled. This section IS now the
most desirable residence portion. and
land in the vicinity commands higher
prices than anywhere else, having in
/ creased in value as much as tenfOld with
in the past twenty years.
Il was coming over from Anacostia.'
said a Pen sion Bureau clerk. 1.-The other
evening with a friend, when two ladies
entered the car OF course we relin-
quished our seats and stood up. Present
~ a third lady came into the car With
the exception Of one seat. which was Oc-
cupied by a colored man. all we're in pos
session Of ladies' The coIored man did
not make any move TO give way 20 the
lady and ny friend said 10 him. Are you
not going 10 give your Place 90 a LADY,
No sir 7 paid my fare and am entitled
10 a seat the same as anyone else I
would advise you to ger up. said my
friend. az the same time taking the man
by the ear. What do you mean was the
next question asked by the colored man.
Well you had better get up and let the
lady sit down J don't intend 10 do it,
Don't you and with that my friend
placed his hand 70 his hip pocket and pro-
uuced a calibre revolver. What is the
matter with you ! asked don't you know
you arc IN gbe District OF Columbia and
not IN Kentucky oh. / am not going TO
shoot the fellow. was the reply i am
simply going TO punch him N the eye
with TIE butt end OF the pistol and with
that he struck the man a terrific blow in
the head. By this time the excitement
on the car WIS intense and the conductor
came rushing ia Gentlemen. said he
my sympathies are with YOU but YOU are
going 20 set me into trouble. Well we
might as well go the whole length was
the rej0inder. and with that my friend
picked up the cOlored man and after drag
ging him out threw him from the plat
form ] do not knew what became Of the
ColoTed man. but suppose he was not
fatally hurt
One Of the most interesting men in
the Government service is the chief OF the
Secret Service of the Treasury. Mr..
John L WHkie. Any man who has a Sc
cret is interesting. but Mr. Wilkes abiI-
ity as detective makes him conspicu-
Gus He seems TO know where to look
for counterfeiters by instinct He points
toward them with all the certainty the
needle points 90 The pole. The precise
character 81 the Nork Of the secret Ser
vice IS known to them alone. 10 keeps
itself behind the curtain but npverthe-
4 less. it has hOneyCOmhed the entire
country with agents who often follow
their victims for months before they
pOUEce upon them Could the Office of
NT. Niikie speak. many q secret would
it tell. There he has the record o. every
counterfcitcr and suspect. His men an
over the country are in close touch with
him, and IL is safe TO say that some Of
+ the finest detective work ever done is
Zone under his supervision. The integ-
Tity Of the Government depends SO much
IN Keeping ITS circulating medium free
from the contamination OF cousttrfaIters
that the energy Of the Secret Service is
bent TO the running d0an Of tie makers
Of the spurious money.
The running down Of The 500 Mouro.
( Head connterfeiters is one Of the no
+ table successes OF the career Of Mr.. vii
I kie. But for him SO Geo 600 OF 800 silver
ceriilcates- counterfeit would have been
/ hoated The notes had passed the Gov
eminent experts. The story Of how the
( Secret Service men ran the couuterfeiters
+ down after a chase Of fourteen months
/ reads like a romance. Mr. WUkfe has
I held his present position for a number of
/ years and the success Of the work under
I his charge Is the best testimonial Of his
! htness for the duties he has TO perform
Z Re and his men have been commended ia
/ the highest terms for their work By the
/ secretTy Of Treasury.
Mr.. T. II. Grifhth one % the special
] agents II the Pension Bureau. who has
I been on duty IN the far Northwest for
several years. and is now visiting friends
IN this vicinity. is the owner Of dog
/ which has accompanied him IN all his re-
| cent travels. The animal Is about as
/ handsome as IS possible for a dog 10 be
and his master says he Is devOtedly fond
or globe trOuing. LiCu-that is the dogs
name-has crossed the ChicO0t Pass five
I or six times with Mr. Griffith has made
three trips across The Continent with him
and altogether has been his constant com
panion In wande:ings that have covered
30 Geo miles In 1SCgneying over Chilcoot
Pass Lion was the leader OF a string OF
I dogs that drew the sled upon which was
piled Mr. Grihlths outfit and upon which
I he himself rode, With Lion leading. the
| dogs covered over fifty miles % snow-clad