The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-04-29
ENLOE WENT WILD.
Exciting Scene at the Pension
Bureau Investigation.
THE CHAIRMAN PUTS ON WAR PAINT

And Strives for "a Chance to "Have 1t
Out" with the Commissioner, to Whom
He Gives the Lie Direct-A Fierce
Struggle to Prevent the Splitting of
Gore.
WASHINGTON, April 27.-"I'm not afraid
of any man living" These were the words
of Pension Commissioner Green b. Raum
yesterday while Chairman Enloe of the
pension investigating committee was
struggling in the arms of half dozen
men trying to get at the commissioner to
do him bodily harm. The scene was an
exciting one and Raum ended it for the
time, at least, by taking his hat mo-
ment later and leaving the room. He may
have avoided, by this action, a personal
encounter with Enloe, but probably
Enloe's friends would have held the irate
ties. The lie had been passed and Enloe
had started for the commissioner when
pionioned by the peacemakers.
The Beginning of the Row.
According to eye witnesses Enloe was
endeavoring to ascertain who had furnish
ed a certain amount of money (s10 to cor
rupt an employe of the pension Office as
alleged. Commissioner Raum denied all
knowledge of the transaction, but Enloe
kept firing questions at the commissioner,
all indicating that he did not believe the
denial. Judge Payson. of Illinois, Com
missioner Raum's attorney, finally said:
slave you not had enough denials" Be-
fore Enloe could reply Commissioner
Raum added in a sarcastic tone: "No, he
wants another" "You're liarp shouted
Enloe, jumping from his seat in an excit.
ed manner. "You're another" retorted
Raum, rising to his feet.
Enloe Makes Wild Rush.
Instantly Enloe made wild rush for the
commissioner of pensions, and there would
have been a conflict had not several per-
sons present seized the Infatuated chair
man of the committee and held him firmly
While he was thus captive he struggled
to get at the commissioner, and picked up
glass sponge cup, and would have hurled
it at the commissioner. A ready hand
took it away from him, and others seized
the chairman, securely holding him. While
this was going on Raum exclaimed that
there was not man living that he feared,
but added that he wanted no personal diff
ficulty, and then left the room.
They Do Not Love Each Other.
For long time there has been a bitter
feeling between Enloe and the commits
sioner, arising out of the investigation, and
yesterdays incident Was not entirely I'M
expected. Enloe, who is a newspaper
man, having edited The Tribune and Sun
at Jackson, Tenn, has ample courage. He
is some six feet tall, rather spare, with
brown hair and short whiskers He is
about AZ years old, and has been in con-
gress three terms. He is good debater
and figured conspicuously in several nota-
BILE discussions with ex-Speaker Reed dur
ing the "billion-dollar" congress.
Waiting for the Next Move.
Nobody who knows General Raum will
credit him with any lack of personal cour-
age, and the manner in which Enloe put
the last question to him yesterday might
well have caused him to be the aggressor
"For the last time," cried Enloe, II ask
you; did you or did yon not send SIS to At
torney Ford?" But he replied quite calm
ly, though emphatically, 81 did not" And
then the outbreak took place. The affair
created considerable gossip and specula-
tion at both ends of the Capitol, and the
question now is, "What will they do nextp"