The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-03-29
ARMIES VS.. BEAVER.
Major Armes Assaults Governor
Beaver of Pennsylvania.
AN INAUGURATION DAY SLIGHT.
George C. Armes, a Major on the Retired List
of the United States Army, Attempts TO
Pull Governor Beavers Nose.
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WASHINGTON, March 28.-An assault was
made on Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania,
at the Riggs house, this afternoon, with the
object of pulling his nose. The assailant
was George G.. Armes, a major on the re-
tired list of the United States army.
The trouble grew out of dispute between
the two on Inauguration day. The affair
was conducted very quietly, and was so
soon over that notwithstanding the ro-
tunda of the hotel was filled with people, it
was not generally understood, but was re
garded as bit of by-play on the part of
Major Armes.
There are conflicting reports about the
matter in circulation tonight. Major
Armes claims to have pulled Governor
Beavers nose, but he says that while this
was attempted he escaped by throwing his
head back and thus saving himself the hu-
initiation. Mr. j. c.. Hughes, the special
officer of the Riggs house, who saw the
affair, approached Major Armes and
started to
EJECT HIM FROM THE RoTUNDA.
One of the clerks, who supposed the mat
ter to be a practical joke, told Mr.. Hughes
there was nothing in it, and at his sugges
ton, Major Armes was allowed to walk out
of the hotel. If the majors purpose had
been clearly understood, he would hardly
have escaped without rough handling, for
the lobby contained a number of General
Beavers soldier friends, and Officer Hughes
himself served under him during the war.
MAJOR ARMIES STATEMENT
of the cause of the difficulty is as follows:
Il have in my possession a formal notice
cent by Governor Beaver of my appoint
ment as an aide on his staff in the inaugural
parade. l acknowledged the receipt of the
invitation and accepted it. When the list
was printed my name was not there. |
called on Governor Beaver who said there
was an error, but that it was too late to
rectify it, and that | must try and arrange
TO ride in some other portion OF the parade.
A higher officer than Governor Beaver told
me that he would give me special duty
where | would be near the President and
that the sergeant-at-arrns would have in
structiOns to admit me to the Senate cham
Der and on the platform. Coming from the
capitol, | rode by the side of the Vice
President and Senator Cullom, whom |
know personally. Everything went nicely
until Colonel Gibson and Captain Bourke,
two of General Beavers aides, charged
down upon me and ordered me to i'm
mediately leave the parade | informed
Colonel Gibson that 1 had authority to be
there and remained in line until l reached
the war department when l voluntarily
dropped out of the ranks
Major Armes, few days after the in
augural parade addressed
LETTER TO GENERAL BEAVER,
asking an explanation Of the occurrences
of that day, to which he states, he received
no reply. He says that he called twice on
General Beaver at the Riggs house
Wednesday without finding him in. As he
was leaving the hotel on the second Occa-
sion, about 4 30 o'clock in the afternoon,
when General Beaver and party of
friends came in by the front entrance.
Major Armes approached General Beaver
and shook hands with him, and he asked
the general if he had received the letter.
General Beaver replied that he had. Are
you going to answer it!' asked Major
Armes, to which General Beaver replied he
considered the
LETTER IMPRRTINENT IN CHARACTER,
and did not propose to answer it. Then
Major Armes claims that he pulled the
generals nose.
l asked Major Armes how he justified his
conduct in attacking one-legged man. He
replied that if he had been in possession of
both his legs, he would have taken cow
hide to him.
GENERAL Beavers VERSION
Of the affair is that Major Armes came up
to him and asked him if he intended to apo
logize for the affair of Inauguration day, |
and ne answered that he did not. The gen
eral then started for his room and Armes |
followed after him and attempted to pull
his nose. General Beaver claimed that by |
throwing back his head he escaped the in |
dignity. He then whi2led around and see
ing who it was that was trying to assault |
him, took his cruth in his right hand and |
started on one leg after his assailant Oh |
servers of the affair agree that General |
Beaver struck at Armes several times, and |
the generals friends say that Armes es-
capped by putting one of the large posts in |
the hotel lobby between himself and
THE IRATE PENNSYLVANIA.
When General Beaver was asked to-
night if he was going to prefer charges |
against Major Armes, he said no. He did
not hold Armes responsible for his conduct, |
and should take no notice of it. The affair
was the subject of of good deal of heated !
comment in the hotel corridors to-
night, and threats are made that if Major |
Armes shows himself tonight he will be |
badly injured.
General Beaver returned to Philadelphia |
on the 40 p. N. train.
Governor Beaver at Home.
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March IS
Governor Beaver was at his desk in the ex-
ecutive department at the usual hour this