The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-01-21
BUCK KILGORE TALKS
ABOUT HIS COMRADES AT FORT
DELAWARE.
He Says North Carolina Has furnished
Two of Texas Greatest
Men.

Washington, Jan. 20.-(Special.) y
Judge Kilgore, of Texas, who kicked
down the door in the Reed parliament
of old. is here. There do not seem to
be any boots and spurs about his
speech He is an easy-one might
say-a cosy taIker-of the warm
reminiscent tpye. He said, in the
midst of conversation, that when he
first came to Congress, he had not for
twenty-five years seen the comrades
who were in Fort Delaware prison
with him during the war. But as soon
as he got here he recognized them,
among them Judge Bennett, of Wades-
boro, who had been a mess mate in
those awful days. Crisp who was in
that prison had escaped him; he was
too young, Judge Kilgore said. And,
continuing he spoke of Judge Abe
Faulkner, of Virginia, and others, and
told the story of how they had all
had their pictures taken in group.
THAT picture" said the Judge, lis
now in the possession of Mrs. Belk-
nap, who lives here, and who is the
widow of the late Secretary of War"
How is that?' / asked Her brother"
he replied" was in the mess,
and on the Confederate side; you know
she was from Kentucky, and | saw the
picture since my arrival here this time
for the first time since the war. The
faces are hard to recognize. Judge
Kilgore is on the bench now in the
Indian Territory with eX-Congress
man Springer, who is Chief Justice,
and Judge Lewis, appointed from the
West, but who is Southern man.
From his description, they are three
happy Democrats. The Judge said that
Mr.. Springer is as happy as woman
with her first baby" AS to himself,
he says he liked the job, but that he
had with difficulty restrained himself
from getting down off the bench once
and ..licl1in' the stuffin' out of
fellow, but that he supposed it was
best that he had held himself down."
The Judge said that among the Tex
ans of ability he had put Sam Houston
and Bill Ocheltree Gather of the fa-
nous TOM first, and next to these
stood Pink Henderson and Bob Potter,
return to his duties in a few days.
Meanwhile he is enjoying every mo-
ment here.
Capt. Charles Marshall, at the Con-
federate Banquet Saturday night, was
quite severe on Longstreet, without
mentioning his name. Senator Daniel
who was on the stage, showed the play
of smile on his lips at the subtle
thrust from Lees old Adjutant and
trusted eonfidant. In the thin line
that filed up the side aisle, while the
hall was packed, were General (Sen-
ator) Bate, of Tennessee, Senator Dan
iel and Senator Berry, all lame. then
Generals Lomax and Marcus j. Wright
and Harry Heth, with infirm step, and
Marshall was assisted to the platform.
The touch of pathos was III the spec
tacle, and Holmes Conrad was there,
and DR. McKin1, who read Lees famous
order in the midst of silence, which
was followed later by Dixie. Maryland
and the rebel yell. 1t was a love-feast.
Miss Mary Ruffin, of Wilson, \. G.,
who is spending the winter in this
city. left on Thursday for short visit
to New York city.
Miss Dixie Leach, of North Carolina,
is in the city, the guest of the Misses
Rothrock. Miss Leach has recently
spent several weeks with relatives in
New York city and is here for few
DAYS en- route to her home in Reds
vile, y. c.
W. E. CHRISTIAN.