The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-24
ONE-LEGGED VETERANS WAR EXPERIE

SIr- c. D. Stephens, one of the watch
men at the General Land Office. who is
a one-legged veteran IF the civil war,
has many interesting things to relate of
the struggle in wT5cA he did the full
part OF man and american citizen. He
Served nearly four years. losing his leg
near the end OF the war. Mr.. stephens
came from Manchester, y. Y, and has
been in Washington for several years
and Is highly esteemed BY all who know
him.
Mr.. Stephens is one OF the Il 600 men
captured by Stonewan Jackson's men
At Harper's Ferry in September, 1852.
They we're well treated and Mr. Ste
phens and his comrades say they will
ever honor Jackson for his orders COM
handing that the Captives should not be
molested as TO their private belongings.
At the fight Of HaTpeT's Ferry Col.
Nelson A Miles, now the head of the
army, was desperately wounded, and as
captain Lee and others were taking him
on the field q ball struck Captain Lees
watch The watch saved the captains
life. but the impact Of the ball shook
him so that he turned loose the blanket
on which the colonel was being carried.
and the future lieutenant general was
ingloriously rolled to the ground.
An interesting story Of two brothers
Is told by Mr. Stephens On the Rapidan
the soldiers of the two armies got along
famous!y and snapped yarns. tobacco.
and papers, and before going into battle
cautioned each other to be careful and
not get shot. Hiram AIdrich. of the
lE6th New York, while fraternizing with
the Confederates, found his bl other Ed
ward q member of Jackson's corps The
brothers had the opportunity of seeing
each other for several days.
One day Johnny Reb" tried to trade
MT stephens out of the coIoneIs horse,
bul there was no trade. few years
ago Mr. Stephens heard a man in q store
IN Washington telling about Il and
Dragging about the horse he didn't get.
The two renewed their war records and
had long and peaceful talk
M stephens was formerly commander
OF Gordon Post, G. A r, Of Manchester.
and two camps of Sons of Veterans
formed in the same tcwn at different
times, were named for him
The heads Of the various departments
of the National Museum are working on
their respective sections Of the annual
report The fiscal year will close on
June 30. Chief Clerk Ravenel cannot
make his report until every man in the
corps has made some sort Of showing.
The system Of preparing the report is
very elaborate. There is little doing
AT the Museum now. but when the new
hscal year comes in the field agents
VIII 90 to all parts OF the world for
treasures One Of the fascinating ex-
hibits OF the future Will be the coIIec-
n hS 81 h.
the Southwest Professor Mason has
this in charge. and. thorough prepare
ton for the greatest thing Of the kind
In the world is being made.
Many Dunkards have visited the Ma
tionaI Museum in the past few tays.
and their h0mely comments on the Oh
1ects have excited interest They baked
at the efhgies in the chronological de-
partment. and solemnly decided that
the array of gIittering and formidable
articles in the American history cases
were too much presentation OF the Sc
auctions OF war. They seemed TO be
afraid the attendants would get in the
haGit of worshiDing the big idols.
The Dunkards had been TO the eonven-
tiol al Harrisburg
Major Sylvester. Superintendent OF
Metropolitan Police. holds, perhaps. as
large a share of the public confidence as
any officer of the Government He has
established a high standard for the
force. and il is a we'll understood thing
that each member must maintain a high
grade Of department and service. He
is no martinez, and is cordially es-
teemed by his sUboTdinates There is
probably no city in which the whole DO
lice force takes so genuine an interest in
making il q model Of urban government
Major Sylvester is a great organizer and |
fills his position with conspicuous abil-
ity He is an officer in the National /
Association Of Police Chiefs, and is
known all over the country as one OF |
the best.
A Texas clerk in the Treasury, like |
ali the "Texicans." IS very proud of his /
STATE and loses no opportunity TO tell |
Of is present and future glory He has |
been reading the papers on the Martin |
iqus disaster and after figuring for a /
while. he said: Martinique had a pop /
ulation of $50 10 the square mile. Il /
was the most prosperous and popuIous /
Of the French colonies. II FL Paso /
county, Texas, had $50 to the square /
.lc 1t would have a population of near
J. 900, 600, II takes all kinds of peo-
PIE TO make a world and We almost I
have them. but we have room for few
dozens Of millions yet"
Mr.. Ben MaYes, who has been en-
ployed in the Census Bureau for two
Years. returned this week to his home !
at Edge6eld, s. c. Edgefeid Is noted /
as the home and birth place Of public /
men. and a monopoly Of the higher Of
acaa by EdKefeld men has been alleged 4