New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-23
.T THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
COMPLAINTS BY DISABLED VETERANS
w. -, ruy HAMPTON BRANCH or TIE Ma
,n,,, HOME DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR TREAT
s-op,vs TOLD BY FOUR VETERANS.

90 ms TIE HAMPTON BRANCh VI ihh M
~,ny,,. HOME DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR TREAT
''vvy--s1oE,Es TOLD BY FOUR VETERANS
Jay rySEoRArH TO THE TRiBuNE.l
,.orox lime 22-For some months past
-. hecn complaints by inmates OF the
kne'o - branch Of the National Hone fol DsA-
n'ir ToI,ntes- Soldiers in regard to the manage
"' - Tho, institution b. Colonel Woodhn, Tie
n,n,ocdcnt. Under the Lass pensions due to IN
&c the Homo are paid 20 the treasurer Thereon
-. "disburscd for tue benefit of th" pensioners
- ~ tho allt cations against Colonel ""ooh u
~. he rcfu.es 20 pay over any oil this money ana
~. -eosiouers are compelled to receive, ihNtcan oil
-, checks which 40 one except the trader ot
H. ut tho Home will accept III pay
IT,, for goods. II is also alleged That. even
t1,ar their discharge from tho Home pen
...o0ra are unable to get tho balance OF money
A.. ,bem and in order to realize II ore Obliged 10
Iii at n heavy discount to brokers at the io'he
- unon the Treasurer for the arnonnis due
~. There have been besides many other com
,;n+s On account of Ovcrchargcs for articles pur
vi a, the sutIer. etc. -Four mcn who havo been
s.a,ss of the Home called at the Office of he
60 to-day and told the following stories:
,u.o, Woo,lforth 9th Connecticut Volunteers,
-. that he has a family living in Connecticut. and
.-nver intended 20 make the Home permanent
-nods "a ho desired only 20 get his pen
.;on allowed and then return to take caro-
80 his family. He left the Home on the
IG,b of April last on a sixty DAYS leave
81 abseuce: and during that time arranged his
.ars;op matters with the help of an attorney. HIS
sr,.ars amount to 81 500. He left the Home with
,ha intention of sending in his application Tor ms
ssohorgs 10 the governor. This ho did, and re-
..vsd his reply that no discharge could be issued
a. him t,l after the expiration of the sixty days
,v,aI auIS fil the Commissioner
porsions declines to issue the certificate TIL the
nsc;a, discharge has been received ID accordance
with the requirements Of law.
Christian Stanze German, Of the 2d Cavalry
also \ man of family is entirely par'lyzcd IN hoth
huds and perfectly helpless. lie left the Home on
,aave of absence on April 30. and a few days
49, reoncsted Governor oodfn to forward BIS
Is,.er of discharge. Colonel Whitney replied that
he wouid comply with the request at the expiration
ot the time This time has expired and now Suah@
euds himself pcnniless. with money still due nm
a, the Home and at the same time unable to collect
his pension money from the Office here. He Is rated
OF $50 month.
william Goenor. German. Of the 18th Illinois
vo,upteers. was living outside of the Home but
con,tructivcly an inmate lie also left on leave
Of absence 10 see about his pension. He is entitled
10 $3.50 arrears and rnnnins allowance ol -
month. 80, ~, v ,,,,o,-s
Michael j. Dillon, 1otn NeN-l"lh
has about the same experience. lie icit on leave OF
absence /: and his time having expired. he - no"
here waiting for the official discharge, unable 10
collect his pension money until 1t arrives: , -,
In all these cases the Commissioner said inc law
preycntcd payment till the discharges were re-
cfiyeA: and WOodhn cOntended mat inc law "S ~
fines does not &C into effect till July !, lN>I, ana
hence the fines may still be imposed az ms HS1IC
ton Following is the law approved February 20
1881 .,.,-o, 49, % no r,,1 under
his act 10 pensioners who are inmates OF inc "a
iOna Home for Disabled VGlunt"er ~ ssd
be paid to the treasurer or trciSur. .t,o.,o ~
Home. upon security gwen 70 the SSest "a me non
soners without deduction for fines OF penalties uHeSr
regulations be established by the luahasoi- VI ~.
o ccrti1c.te OF the proper officer the Home that
(he pensioncr an inmate thereof, and Is sun NIX
ANY balance OF the pension which may roman az tnc
date Of the pensioners discharge shall be paid over 10
him. and in case OF his death a. inc az Vr fault Of
either to his legal representatives.
MR.. HAYES AND THE ADMINISTRATIONS.
WASHINGTON. June pa paragraph was recently
published in certain newspapers purporting to give
some disparaging and abusive remarks made by eX-
President Hayes about Secretary Blaine. The Sec
retary wrote o note to the ex-President. inqunng
into the authenticity Of the report Mr. Hayes &c
piled at once concluding in these words nave
10 state that the whole paragraph in which your
name occurs is fabrication, and that not ono of
the statements contained in it referring to YOU was
either made OF aulnOIiLCu W
H. i. HAYES
The ex President had previously written to l'resl-
dent Garfield dscaiming and denying All the r.
borts that attributed TO him any reflections or ad-
verse comments upon the policy or measures Of the
Administration.
OBSERVATIONS IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS.
WASHINGTON, June 22.-The following let
Ter has been received by General Hazen Chief signal
Oalcer OF the United states Army
INTERN ATIOSAL POLAR COMMISSION,
ct. PETERsBi re-, April q, ISL )
UOSOKFD SIR Please permit me Ia 0i"r YOU IN tn'
namc of the ntcrnatiOna Polar COiuniHs'u my ru'T
thanks for yonr important cooperation rcatlNc 10 lb"
part Tho United States OF America has taken IN lie
OF simultaneous observations III the
Arctic region around the poles.
hereby request In tn name or the commission 10
accept from this LAY yOur appointment a. mchor OF
The International Polar Commission for the nn~l
States very sincerely hope that the gap 10" cH~t
Ing between your two stations may he hlcd W ~ AL
ola 10y establishing stations sOmewherc on IN, Islands
Of the ArrhipclagO BOOthafcN, MelcNile or frunkin
Bay have lately written IN this subject To MI Carp
uael in Toronto II YOU from your side, can contribute
ANYTHING to further a favorable answer you VIII con
tribute to large extent to the purpose We nave All III
many Holland Russia concerning second iul eta
tiou In Nishnrk OyInsk Ia order to make hnd arrange"
ents the establishment az NJ least eight stations m
the Arctic regions TO begin in the autumn OF l~sz 'l
invite all those who take part III 10 the last mr
ingo NJ fhc pulu ar