New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Washington, September %.

Washington September %
y,,u1.LIN OF TENNEssEE.-A Tennessee man
% q, Congressman McMlllin: He has Deeh pa!
80 ,or some years in pretty hard Luck lie wa
"e ,us IN he Speaker when Judge Crisp Wa
xo.on He then played for the empty hohoi VI
.r.us nomination when Mr. Bailey was O"N'
10 then turned his eyes 10 the senate an" ""H
.ra reason TO expect appointment as Inc suc'eS,U
:, Mr.. Harris. Everything looked PROMISING nc
s,rona In every respect but one. In reputation
IA experience ne was the first man III uc 80
ant II was decided that the Western par' u az
s..,e had claim on the place. and this deNeoPe'
candidate who never In his lie before h"d al
% any ONCE. He was stranger 10 i"'H' tt
politicians re got the place. ana no" -
,,o,s 10 succeed himself. Judge IurieE no
,ounced his candidacy. and although an a., .ho
.,.,ced man he may prove TO be formua"'' ."
,ace He has means and the time 10 man -. 60
augh canvass and being a good spe"N'' ,,.NInIi,.s
NV large crowds l don't know wha' M1,
attentions are He has been recKohe' a. -.
aa,e He knows the State ana - " -. tho
GUNNER IL ne loses he will propaoN '''I'" -,
800 a,d trv for the speakership IL me be'n'-
NJ. ax, time have a majority. That would Dr'"s
him into antagohisH u NJ '
:. good s;iN fight" 80 .bo
tyow does he take disappointment: or as inc
.ns,ls,s say how does he stand punishment
p.r,a,rIv we'll McMinin Is too downright 10 DE
much of philosopher re goes mo and II he fails
with M feels II very much But he cuts ana
comes again. should Ike 10 see ae1 The Mace
sr more reasons tnan that ne has earned 'e ars ~
ia would All well. After some yen trac,i,oe
Sldowerhood he married last WINTER ,, an al tbS most
~ Senator's wfe-whicl IS an Impor "a senator
ouite as well he would fill the Once U as The
re mportant TO have the social as W., a. r
noIit,cai status of the South kept high IN
tony I;ybst Is the latest news about Governor Tay-
don't hear any The darksys say agdla naf br %hf IN
yy,schief Maybe Bob is In mlSchlei -, eo,n nv
Sad ~.
TRIBUTE TO KILGORE.-The late Judge
.puck" Kilgore was one Of the most s'rih'ns III
.n,sarance and personally popular men who ever
cav IN the House Of Representatives. to'aI'
..,s. idea Of the man is that which recognizes III
h,u only the wild Texan, kicking IN congress
.onal door or rising TO object TO tho consideration
~ hills Kllgore as much as Culberson a I'M
urs OF the Metropolitan Hotel. His tail, gaurI
form surmounted by big sombrero; his dighiheu,
AVER, carriage and pleasant words for irlehus anu
hs manly independence on all questions VIII iohs
Va remembered in the Southern colony. At the
CAPITOL he was tireless worker: almost always ~,
his 'sat congress' Colonel Kgore sat the corner
on the Democratic side near the NAN Go9 T,r, De-
r. seat was centre for visitors before y o'clock
and for members after that time Although BUSY
~ him and insisted that he was not engaged.
Speaking OF him to-day. Judge Culberson sald. WIN
left Congress and President Cleveland appointed
him a Judge in indian Territory he went hard to
While in Congress he had not had much Gp 1s3r
tunity for the study Of law IN TACT ne sor rustS
knuckled down to hard work II was 700 mnncH
Tor him They say 1t was his liver. say ne klieu
himself by hard study. He was f1ne man ana
good Judge
MONTANA Observation-Disclosures Hart
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Tribune correspondent: MY State Is one OF
the most prosperous in the Union Our section
has not been affected by the bad times as
the East has. and 1t has not on that account
shown the recuperatlon that some OF the states
have While mining is our principal INDUSTRY ae-
gregating about SIS. 100000 by the last statement
we have done well with our farm products and our
sheep and cattle. Silver mining. Of course, has
been considerably reduced In extent, but our god
MINE ii"f product OF Montana however is copper. Of
which we produce 65 per cent of the whole OUTPUT
cradle onantity Of coal In 1896 we returned 10000
sheep and 100000 head of cattle. You see Wnat
diversity of products we have Montana leads tne
rest OF the Union in per capita of income We are
greater in This respec, than the great states OF
the newest. 1t Is already one of the most pros pros
porous and progressive states AS tLees heep
more advanced under the ola bime,adnS sys-
RECALLING OLD TIMEs-When Consul-Gen.
eral Lee reached the door leading TO the Pres-
dents room recently. he met Charlie Loeifef'
the veteran doorkeeper. The two men held re
union talking of war days In the days before the
war General Lee and Loeffer wer, members or the
famous % Cavalry now the 9Th Cavalry. General
Lee was the first lieutenant Of Company d, and
Loefler was a private Of Company II. General Al
bert Sidney Johnston who was killed at the battle
OF Shiloh was the colonel Of the regiment. General
Robert E. Lee observation-disclosures, General George
H. Thomas and General William Hardie were ma
TORS General Van Dorm the senior captain OF
the regiment General Kirby Smith was next in
rank as captain, and General Hood was the senior
first lieutenant Other men who aftcrward became
famous in the CIVIL War officers In the Same
regiment. The % Regiment sent into West
ern Texas 10 fight the Comanche Indians 1t had
lively work for a long time In 1859 big band OF
the Comanches took refuge in a eulch the Gin
namon River. Colonel Johnston detached four COM
panies 10 dislodge and capture them. One company
each was stationed the hilsides; Company i
was sent TO one end Of the gulch and Company II
into the other. the object being to surround the
q dangerous hole and knew that capture In
evitable They threw up some brcastworks and
them and a rush was made for the breastworks.
Lieutenant Lee the first over, but was
shot down receiving bullet through his lungs. 1t
was thought he was killed. He was popular in
the regiment and there was a VOW 10 kill every
nearly carried out Loecr was the first tT man Sa io
pe of Which had n over u9e him
when he fell. Mr.. Loefer a fighter himself, and
brain Lieutenant Lee with the butts Of their mus
kets.
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