The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1899-01-20
FROn THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Things Seen and Reported by Our
Washington Correspondent.
From Our Special Correspondent


The past week in Washington has
, been eventful on two accounts. 1t
has seen the vicious attack made on
the commanding general OF the army
by the commissary general, and it
has brought sorrow to the Republi
cans on account OF the death of one
of their leaders. The funeral of the
late Representative Nelson Dingley
was held to-day in the hall of the
House of Representatives, and his
remains were sent to his old home in
Lewiston, Maine, for interment. Mr.,
Dingley had been in Congress many
years and had in the past eight had
a hand in framing all the tariff bills
of the Republicans. He had n mind
especially adapted to statistics, that
revealed in dry figures and this made
him success rs n tariff statesman
He was not man of pre-eminent
ability.
1t is generally thought that Eagan
will be contaminated for his
fierce attack on General Miles in
which he said in reply to Miles state
ment that the embalmed beef was sent
to the soldiers in Cuba as an exneri-
ment, she lies in his throat, lies in his
heart, he lies in every hair of his
head and pore of his hody. He lies
wilfully. deliberately Intentionally
and maliciously," The only reason
the War Department did not order
the court-martial of Eagan ut once is
that Alr.r will sunnort Earon Of opu
COST AGAINST Miles WIN is his
,orsono7 and military anemv There
i M tall;ng What tho outcome will
ha Int tho row is cousing M end ~
9ycitement to on.loolers
T,Jro Ew.rt como mn from North
| Caro1;na fau davs and 70 Iool, .ftor
his nnminotn., wbicb IL now nnder
nans;daration h, tho ;nd;oiorr non,-
no;t,aa - tha senata ia and Sonotor
pn;to J aro mnrl,ina | 70
.aa,,no he oonsrU,at;ro 500 as
a.a;L,a Id 49, ola; n,s that
~ $40 h;s nonrass =, no Sanato
sba,rs pr.lor nannot da,oa+ Nh, ~
~, t;n,a r. 70 r., - 49,
o on, sonator pritnhard saws no
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~ ;,'laostE, "' 'Nf
'"S $3.50 49, pr,,ou ho, ,,;u,Jn, IL,
ons;nn KIN III, fn;ona, nronanno ,
p I';i 4L., aato,. ,i;,;olI ,,,;,t.1.o
i. 49,
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notnrnnd 20 H., soat H. tbo uansn
mas n'' W n 1a sJ1, :" sho i1o
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ana :. - H., 49, 49, ooneV ena, '"% rha oniu
.oa'po 49, ~ 80 tSan Nth Caro1in,
wv, " eo .hos >, I oh nI D. 49, IN
tha Nin,h and oIirnr II Docterv in
wv s;rth paarsan etands the best
ahonno - s,noaes hocanso HE on
sn"nnt .,, VI s"u,J sm.m ond
Eooanso Mr. Poarso, ia ,be Intimate
nor"ona, and nnlitical friend of many
II tha r;"hast and most influential
paanb,;aons horo nncLary,s hove
iiel ~ tha alenation of tbe intimida-
~ - tho nnSrnos IN bis distr;ct
ona tho snnnrnss ion If tho vote As
thoro was = lorror vote cost in tbe
Sixtb nistrict tIis vear than there
w. 700 rears hef9re whom there
,ras No aIloaation 81 fro,d II will he
snan tbat noolor,,s nbancos ora not
co hrirht CoI Harry skinner has
dociJeJ not r. contest "a ha thinks
II wonld he nsoless with tbe next
Honso avon tbourb he had tbe facts
~ III s;do
r,-,---rrr1 tS1Trrzz- s5a .o77nnore
man.eloct from the Seventh District
hns hoon In tho citv sevorol DAYS and
roceivod a warm Greetinp from the
nonnoorots manv n whom remem-
harad he snoocb Of tbe CHICAGO con-
rention soconding tbe nomination Of
prran
Sonator p-;tch,rd has iptroduced
h;lI oonstrpoiro tho nension act of
800 oost r. ;ncInde all nersons who
served for ninety DAVIS in the naval or
military service NJ the limited States
dnring Tho civil war and who have
been bonorablv DISCHARGED there
from provided that it shall apply to
those who served in the First to
sixth REGIMENTS Of volunteer in
fantrv who had nrevionslv served in
in the Confederate army. He saws
this would entitle a number of North
Carolinians to pensions who after
leaving the Confederate service, in
the closing DAYS of the war enlisted
in the United States army There
are much larger number Of cases of
the kind in North Carolina, than
most people would think.
The North Carolina delegation has
been making an effort for Some DAYS
70 ret a nnmber of needed appro-
nriatiops for North Carolina rivers
and barbors. but it is impossible to
ascertain what effect their efforts
have and as the committee of the
Senate has decided to close all hear
mos on the different items in the
biIl preparatorv to reporting the
measure AS n whole. There are
several public building bills on the
calendar for both houses providing
for public buildings in North Caro- |
lima towns. but most of these will be |
left ON the calendar at the end of
the session. The bill which stands
the best chance of passing is that |