Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-20


the Agricultural Department. If any
addition to the present clerical force
is needed he announces that it will b,
secured by application to the Civil
Service Commission.
Great Men in a Scrap.
Official circles have been consider
ably exercised over a scrap" that re-
Gently took place between ex-Post-
master General Don NJ Dickinson G.
Michigan and Senator Pugh of Ala
bama. The theatre of these frenzied
gymnastics was Chamberlain's BY
the way, this famous hosiery would
seem to be superseding Bladensbure
as a place for private encounters.
vas here Buffalo Bill" Cody whipped
Fred May. 1t was here that Lieuten-
mt Lucien Young of the American
navy punched the nose of Senator
Blackburn and it was here last Satur-
lay night that choleric Senator Pugh
as a finale to some uncomplmentary
remarks he had just delivered CON
,erning President Cleveland, dashed Q
full deck of playing cards into the face
If Don Dickinson with a wicked force
Then the two Joined physical issue and
became locked in deadly embrace
md the war was on
Private Secretary Thurber, who was
DiCkinson'S law partner in Detroit, is
tluttering about commissioned to stine
he yarn in every avenue through
which it may strive to reach the pub
lie, and that makes men loath to talk
hcreon.
This is the nf Si1ci % u crat Il
.ails as can be collected:
It was Saturday night Chamber
aims rooms were full Chamberlain
S a great resort for the personages in
our midst" and. among others who
We're there at the time quoted We're
Don NJ Dickinson and Senator Pugh.
DON NJ. Dickinson is the author of
fhurber in this administration and a
warm and near friend of the president
senator Pugh is Southern gentleman
representing Alabama in the upper
house He has been in Congress since
3ucbanan's time For three years he
represented his state in the Confed-
rae congress which sat at Richmond
until Grant adjourned it sine die with
lis bayonets and artillery.
Senator Pugh is very old. but age.
IS in the case of the Black Douglas,
las not served to cool his blood which
$ as full of fiery possibilities as naptha
The old statesman is as combustible
rs a poWder-house and burns with
he same spectacular ard explosive
fleets: and, as stated. he and DicI.in-
5on met at Chamberlain'S. They and
| select few were in room devoted
IN Chamberlain economy 70 thar do
3ice known as draw poker They play
games here of the sort which cynics
ierisively term friendly"
Pugh makes a speciality of criticising
he administration. He counts each
lay lost wherein he does not roundly
md soundly denounce Mr. Clev eland
and despitefully use his name
1t fell out that the NOM ant Pugh
Deheld Dickinson, whom he knows as
A gold adherent of the President. his
mind adverted to Mr. Cleveland and he
poured forth view after view touching
he Presidents policy which were not
complimentary and in language at
Dnce vigorous and picturesque.
His remarks were addressed to
Dickinson. who hotly replied. rbal
enging the general accuracy of Pu-h S
statements and expressing his per-
;onal opinion of Pugh in vigorous Ian
guage.
1t was at this crisis that Pugh cast
the deck of cards which he was fond
ling into the face of Dickinson. strik-
ing him squarely between the whisk-
ers for which Dickinson has fame.
Then they clinched and cavorted