The evening times., 1899-01-28
GENERAL WASHINGTON
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

General Eagan and Captain Carter.
Army officers and politicians were dis
cussing today the respective cases of Ea-
gan and Carter. The suggestion was made
that perhaps they might form a partner
ship. Together, it is believed by many
people, they would be inYincible. Carter
has, gie-handed, succeeded in having
his sentence of dismissal fine and impris-
onment held up over year and has every
prospect of getting another extension of
six months or more. If Eagan and Carter
join hands the chances are regarded as
about even that both would be ''vindicat-
ed, although each has been duly convict
ted after fair trial by court-martia.
Eagan and Carter, it is said, are will
ing to make a certain concession out of
Difference to public sentiment Carter Is
willing to pay his fine of $4,000, provided
he is permitted to remain in the army ana
the incident be not used against him in
the matter of future promotions. Eagan is
willing to forgive everybody If he is al
lowed to go on the retired list. 1t will
probably be several days before the Presl-
dent receives the papers in the Eagan case.
Cabinet Changes. - Ethan Allen
Hitchcock, the new Secretary of the In
terror, has started from his post at st.
Petersburg for this country, and he is ex-
pected to reach Washington within the
next ten days, unless he should be delayed
on the road. Mr.. Bliss will hold on until
his successor arrives. 1t is said that Mr.
Mckinley hopes to be able at that time to
announce the name of new Secretary OF
War. The report of the AlgAr Relief Com
asCc ctrtN ~ IaSl@ i
is said, some time next week, and Mr.. AL
ger will no longer have the excuse of not
wishing to retire under fire. If the report
does not praise the War Department man
agement. especially Mr.. Alger's end of 1t,
the Commission will have failed to perform
the service for which it was called into
existence. No serious apprehension, how
ever, is felt on that score by Mr.. Alger or
his friends. 1t is still thought that for
mer Governor W. r. Merriam, of Mime
sofa, will succeed Secretary Alger.
The report has also been revived that
Secretary John ID. Long intends to with
draw from the Cabinet some time during
the coming spring or summer. His health
Is not very good and this is advanced as q
reason for his wishing to retire. If he
goes out his successor would probably come
from New York or New England. That
New York will make grab for the place
Soes WITHOUT Saying. der cltlZenS 1eel
very keenly the loss of prestige to the
Empire State through her not having
representative in the Cabinet. 1t will be
condition that has never existed before
in any Republican Administration.
The Census of 19O0.-The bill MAX
ing provision for the taking of the Twelfth
Census viii probably become law within
short time and there is already quite a
scramble going on for the leading Places
that will be created under it. The Presi-
dent is being urged to exempt the chiefs
OF divisions and clerks of the higher grad IS
from the operation OF the civil service
law. But if he does not move any faster
than he has in the matter Of the p aces in
the Internal Revenue Service the probabii-
ties are that the next Census will have
been completed before he makes up his
mind TO act. 1t is said that the President
is considering the appointment OF Robert
p Porter, as superintendent OF the Twel. Tn
Census. Mr.. Porter was superintendent OF
the Eleventh Census and says that he is
not anxious to try it again. However. it is
believed that he can be persuaded to ac-
cept the position.