The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-10-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.

(From Our Regular Corresp dtnt.)
| Washington, oct. Pad. 1880 No
| Pfesi,5ut Of the u. ) ever received such
a greeting as was given to Admiral Dew
| cy on the streets ct Washington this
evening aud il is doubtful whether any
| President ever Will, unless one gels elect
ed by unanimous vote, which iSn'5 pro-
babe. No matter how popular Prosi-
| deAt may be, he is TIE creation of Il pOliti-
| cal party and he is always OPP ,sed unl
sometimes strongly hated by a minority
of tie people. The ovation to Admiral
Dewey. who has no opponents, w.r par
ticipated III by c:ery body, ai eager TO
| do honor to the mar who had done so
much 10 honor his country. After be-
ing escorted from th3 railroad sta .,n 10
the White House by cOmpauy of u. :.
Cavalry and paying his respects TO the
| President and tie entire Cabinet, Admir-
al Dewey aud tie President proceeded
to the stand erected Tor them to review
the civic parade where they stood side By
side, not only Willie the parade proper
marched by in . blaze of frey works and
rad light, and amid continuous cheering,
but While thousands Of men women and
children, following the parade, marched
! by. The latter was al innovation much
appreciated by the crowd, rs il enabled
thousands to get go)d near look at
| Admiral Dewey, who would ot}crwise
only have glimpsed him from Il distance.
| Although lie Will make his hNne in
| Washington, Admiral Dewey will not be
permanently settled until the Committee
buys the house for which ample funds
| have been donated. lie is at present the
guest OF Nus. Washington Mclean, who
| lives near tic White House aui lie
| Army and Navy Club, which j. one OF
! the Admirai'S cid hauntS. E.foge SET
| Ting down lie viii 60 to sons quit place
probably to Vermont, his native STAT,
for Il long rest.
The case of Capt. C,rt2r, Of the Army,
who WAS sentenced by a cJuit-mariiai To
dismissal flom the Ann, five years
imprisonment, AID s., 600 fine, which has
| been the CauS> of many sensational news
paper publications, by reason OF tue en-
traordinary efforts made by MN uf
| prominence" 10 get the verdict OF the
court martial get aside has been ended
| by the approval Of the verdict of the
| court-martial by the President. Capt
Carter has been formally dismissed from
The army and Is already il prison. HIS
crime was cmb9Zzlement of public money
| III connection with the payment for con-
tracts for River and Harbor improve
| ments, of which lie was in charge as an
| engineer officer.
Commissary General Eagan, who is
under suspension from duty for five years,
| returned TO Washington in a very cocky
| mood, and is threatening to take his
case to Congress for vindication This
has caused surprise in Washington,
where the general opinion, Including
that OF many of Gen. Eagan's personal
friends, is that he got out Of an ugly scrape
very easily, and that the best thing he
can do is TO keep quiet and draw his
salary as }rigadicr General, and be
thankful it was not cut off with his sus-
pension. But he has never taken kind
ly to advice aid it he can get suffii-
cient number Of Congressmen Interested,
1t IS altogether Likely that he viii attempt
to carry out his threats.
The claims of credit for Dewey's selec-
tiOn to Command the ASatic Squardon
"a selection which made glori JUS his
tory-put forward by friends Of several
gentlemen, notably Gov. Roosevelt and
Senator Proctor, aTe not recJgnZnd by
secretary Long, who says the credit be-
long to no human being except Dewey
nlmSelf, who was recommended by the
BureaN Of Navigation for the assignment.
because Of his special fitness for the COM
mand and because it was his turn to 90
30 sea and command squadron, lie
adds that TIE P,cSidert approved his
choice Ot Dewey the ii.st time ne mat
ter M"o spoken vi 10 him. and That the
appointment was fully settled although
not Announced, before there were any
outside requests for Dewcy's assiGantaat
10 TIE pace. Dewey friends lad got
the IDEA from him chat he thought iiou.
IhcoIoie Roo eyelC, 1T Ihe time Aa',i-
taLC Secretary Of .hc Navy had Dten in-
9uu.ncnt"l IN getting him sent t. Asa'.c
Wat3lS, but. 0i course, Secretary Long
knows al bout it
IL is ysiy ciraiiy Indicated 10y the ac-
ton OF ii" admit itration in Ciyrug Enl.
Otis q nuInU3r Of aiG .LiOAai : aft ii ,eIs,
Including G,I. Theodore ScnNAn us
Chief of S,Jn and Principal ASS. .ant,
that Gen. OuS is 10 let.nl tnG supreme
command III the Philippines, MUihNtn-
S,2ndjGg tie extraordinary effort, That
have made 70 gCJ mm removed. Ii .s
understood among War Drpu tlnolt
officials tHat Gen Scnwau, VINO is & law
yer a3 well dis iii officer OF fine e, ecutige
ability, vii. relieve Gen. Otis OF much OF
The administrative work pertaining to
The office OF Military Governor t, us Civ
ing him more time to devote TO the colu-
ing Military Campaign.
President King, Farmers Bank,
Brooklyn, lea, has used DeWitGs
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