| Show I NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY I ITHE THE OF THE NAVY WHO WAS PREPARED TO SHOOT By J S H it Edward Edwards This dally all of ot in end and m Incident that threw new ne Interesting and nd frequently dramatic light on famous tam events vent and nd personalities of DC the th past pall have hav been collected by br during nearly Ir forty year yeara r of ot more or less lea I Inti Intimate Slat mate acquaintance with many n of the country leaders leaden since oe the Civil war Each anecdote t or Incident la I freed irh trees from Mr ir rr Edward notebook and It either In whole w o or In III part It constitute New lw N News Newa N of at gaThered 1 from the men mn who made the tb newa or from equally authoritative sources Aa As A Im portent contribution of ot the th tb Humn In sort of American history tb articles article have bay ve a value Ie all 11 their t It II own for the greater ter part of General Grants Ot two term as of ot the United Stat George GIO M hi Robeson of Camden New N Jersey Jenny wa we hi his seer ero tary tar of the to navy Ho lie retired from front that poet when Grant gave ave way w to 10 hayes Haven i and anti after nr practicing law Ia for some com time Ume IB Ia hi home horn city elt went back baell to Wash Washington Ion ington aa a a member of ot the tb house bOUM of ot representative I his him hI administration of the navy department Mr po pa political enemies ad applied to him th the nickname of Secor because of or hi hia alleged lep partiality to a manufacturer of the th name nato of Secor wb when ben n It cam caine to awarding naval contracts contract for the line Una Un of good food mad md by b Many of ot the these political enemies were still In the public service when Mr Robeson made mad his hI reappearance In Washington Some Home of them were wen In Congress eon and a nil these theme th almost mot a Is soon lOOn a u as Mr III had been worn sworn In a all as a r of th the house began bean more or less les Ie heavy beavy hav at attacks attack t tacks tack upon Ul his actions when h he wu WILlI the head hAd of nf the navy nav department I Notwithstanding his hll hi for which he h wan en II noted Mr it we a very VItI sensitive to ta attacks attack upon him H N He met mt me iti one on day a Just Juit after aner he b bad had been Men th tM the subject of a particularly bit bitter bitter ter tot at lit the Ih hands hand of Rep lIp Representative from pI pl If Jf the th theme alack continue said Id Mr I shall reply to them tf m lh the Soot floor of ot the house ho and nd If It Itt I t do reply I think It will be worth your our while hll to 10 be present and hear what hat I IMY Isay ay say I expect expert to be strongly personal and thom there th may stay be a icon oene n Sure Kur enough enoh a few days dy later leter Mr fr took the floor finor of the house In tn his hi own defense and nd there thre followed aa so dramatic and tense tens an n hour hur a as the house hou had witnessed In tn many man a month Mr Rohe leaving hi his desk strode tred down the aisle atI and Id took look hi Iii stand tand be before before fore the clerk desk dek de Of Impressive hi his florid complexion heightened by the th strain of the tho mo ma ment him hla hi white whit hll hair and nd beard shin shining shinIn shining ing In like Ilk now snow and hi his nearsighted cje fe Pies glowing great greet coals coal of ot III firs behind powerful yeI tie faced Representative a squarely A as a man ever raced faced another and dl di directed reeled at him all al of his hi stinging personal sentences sentence Two or 0 three times time Mr Barkdale showing Mowing every sign Ign of ot ex cx extreme trim exasperation stud 1100 wounded dig dignity dignity seemed seamed med about to rise 11 from froni hi his hll seat Hat and each ach tOne time Mr Ro n stopped In hi ht his castigation and end eyed his hla hI enemy In Intently Intently tautly At t last lal however being unable to stand the strain any longer Mr Mn II plainly angry through ami uni through did rise rI rim and start tart toward towards Mr 01 n arby rby friends speed pd speedily lly lIy forced him lm Into hi his hll seat to and Mr Robeson ended hili speech without any ny further evidence on the part of oC Mr Barksdale Barkdale that he h longed for tor a u personal persona I encounter with his bl castigator A day or 01 two later latr I 1 again met Mr and here her h I where the new nw new of till this Incident famous In the history of ot th the house come In Mr II Robeson Robe I 1 said Id do you think that thet Mr II Intended to make a C personal attack on you when hn ho II started towards toward you yon the tb other day It ItIs itis Is II the general opinion that he lie did Mr Robeson answer wu was w Impressively Imp slow I 1 expected a It personal attack to ii I be b toad mad upon me he until sil 1 and end that wa wu on one of the reasons why I did not speak at lit my desk with part lIar of ot th the house hou behind me m but from in front of th the clerks desk seek with the en tn entire n tire house hou before me m But I was wag w pr pared for any an attack I had hada a revolver In each 1 hip pocket And If Ir any anyone one lied had approached me m in intending to strike me I 1 should have hav shot hot him deed dead upon the spot pot apotI potI I have never doublet that Mr Robe Rob con on would have done ilon lon that very thing had the aroused anti anil all angry Mr 11 Hark Harka dale dal been allowed by ItS hla kb friends friend to La con lOn continue lou on Oft his way to the clerks de desk deck k But thank mercifully mr re restrained reo restrained strained him |
