The evening times., 1899-01-25
GENERAL WASHINGTON
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

EnEans Apparent Confidence
Commissary General Eagan's bearing to-
day would not indicate that he had any
serious apprehension of being dismissed
from the service in disgrace as result
of his trial by court martial. He seemed
unconcerned and almost Indifferent when
he appeared at the Ebbitt House. 1t was
suggested that he evidently relied on his
pull to save him from any worse fate than
being placed on the retired list. "Eagan,
said an army officer, has the case of Cap
tain Carter ais an illustration of what
well llorganized pull will do. l am salts
fed, the officer added, that Eagan did
not submit his Objectionable statement to
| the Alger Relief Commission without con-
sulting anyone. His actions were alto
gether too deliberate for that. He was
| not excited and did not even raise his
Voice when reading his billingsgate to the
Relief Workers. Eagan has been in the
service long time. and he must have
known that his language constituted
gross violation of army regulations.
Having that knowledge in his mind, he
| could not have been as cool and collected
as he was when he read his statement. un-
less he had received assurances of protec
| tion in advance. When Eagan left the
rooms of the Alger Relief Commission he
walked around to the War Department and
! Joined Alger, Corbin, and Luddington in
| conference. 4 have just come from the
| Commission remarked Eagan. as he took
a seat and lighted a cigar.
| What did you say about Miles? some
one inquired
| oh, i gave Miles - was Eagans s
answer. All hands smiled approvingly. and
| the conference was resumed at the point
where it had been interrupted by Eagan' 5
! entrance"
William Morris stewart.-The news
of the reelection Oh senator Stewart OF
| Nevada. received last night. Was very
| gratifying TO his many friends in Wash
| ington. Senator Stewart has many warm
! friends in the Senate, even among thos
| Senators who do not agree with his views
, on financial and other questions. very
determined effort was made To defelt him
by powerful combination, and the old
gehtleman's success is a big personal TIL
umph. Senator Stewart was one of the
| first Senator'S Nevada sent to the Senate.
He was elected in 1864. just after Nevada
had been admitted into the Union as a
State. II he had served continuous y he
! would have broken the remarkable r, cord
of over thirty years in the Senate made
by the late Justin s. Morrill of Vermont.
Senator Stewart is one OF the original ex-
pansionists and he will be here in a few
days to vote for the ratification of the
Peace Treaty whenever the matter is
brought to that stage.
Senator Cockreu Not Cnndidate
for President-Some friends of Senator
Francis NJ. Coclrell of Missouri, who has
just been elected for his fifth consecutive
| term in the Senate, have started a boom
for him for President While the veteran
Missouri Senator is not displeased at The
compliment thus implied to himself, he is
doing nothing to encourage the movement,
and. in fact, does not take the suggestion
seriously. His position in the Senate is
very congenial to Senator Cockrell and it
is extremely doubtful if he would exchange
his seat in the Senate FOR the President S
chair if he could. He makes no conceal
ment of the fact that he has no higher am
biton than to round out his career in the
Senate OF the United States. If he serves
out the term to which he has just been
elected he will have equaled the thirty
years service OF Benton, who was also a
| Missourian.
William Astor Chanlcr.-Captaiu
William Astor Chanler, who defeated Rep
resentative Lemuel E. Quigg of New York
last fall. has been in Washington for q
few days, making the acquaintance oi
some of his future associates. Captain
Chanlsr not only overturned Republican
majority OF 1a.000,- but was elected
by about 1000 majority. He is
a smooth shaven. energetic looking man
and although barely passed thirty years
CT age he has already made quite a name
fer himself. His friends predict that he
| will give a good account of himself in the
| House. He is not an orator in the sense
the word is usually understood but he
| has a plain. direct way Of speaking that
is more convincing and more effective as
a rule than mere eloquence Mr.. Quige
is said to be quite certain of this fact