Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-23
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. FRAUDS ON PENSIONERS. Men Claiming to be Special
 Agents. THE RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT, Greatly Improved by His
 Trip South. THE CORONATION OF THE GEAR. Preparations We'll Advanced
 for the Ceremony.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

| Frauds on Pensioners Persons Going | About in the Guise of Special Agents
 Measures Taken to Stop the swtndIe. 1 WASHINGTON, April 22.-The Commissioner of Pensions has issued circular stating that numerous complaints have reached his office that interruptions persons are travelling through thu country representing themselves as pension office agents, and defrauding pen sioners and applicants for pensions by oharg- | ing certain fees for their services. Commis- sioner Dudley informs the public in his circu- lar that no special examiner or other person employed by the pension office is authorized l to receive money, either as fee or expenses | in any manner, and that each special exam l iner of the pension office is provided with certificate over the signature of the Com missioner of Pensions whose signature is duly verified by the Secretary of the Inte- rior, showing that the examiner has been regularly detailed by the commissioner from the clerical force of the pension office; there- fore, if any person in the absence of such authority should represent that he is spe- cial examiner of the pension office, or shall demand or obtain money under any pretence whatever, he may be safely set down as 8
 
 states that it is his desire that prompt and vigorous measures be taken to bring these offenders to justice, and says that in ord CT that this class of impestcrs may be published as widely as possible, each case of defraud ing claimants or pensioners should be re ported by some responsible person with a full description of the impostor to the Con- missioner of Pensions, who will at once in struct his special examiners to give the pub lie proper warning
 The wife of Solicitor General Phillips, of the Attorney Generals office, died suddenly yesterday afternoon. It is supposed she died of apoplexy. Her remains were sent to North Carolina to night for interment.
 Back in Nashington-Presiden Arthur's
 Return from His Southern Trip.
 WASHINGTON, April 22.-The President arrived here at o-night over the Richmond and Fredericksburg railroad from his south ern trip. He stepped nimbly from the car on to the platform, having in his hand his travelling satchel. He was imme- diately surrounded by party including At torney General Brewster, the Presidents son, Assistant Private Secretary Pruden and other attaches of the White House. MT. Arthur shook hands heartily with all. MT. Brewster remarked that he did not look like sick man and the President said he was in excellent health and had not been very sick. He had suffered from a slight attack of nau- sea for short time in Savannah, which had given rise to the exaggerated reports which had been sent all over the country. The Presidents appearance corroborates his statements in every particular. He looked little tanned from exposure, but aside from this natural condi ton incident to his outdoor life he was not changed. Secretary Chandler said he weighed more than when he left here two weeks ago. As soon as the greetings were over the Presi- dent passed down the platform conversing with his son. The crowd followed and the Phillips. He characterized as silly and absurd the stories about the Presidents sickness and said the accounts were written on the train by correspondents in the car next to the President, who if the Presi- dent had been really sick could have known nothing of it. By this time the President had arrived at the ladies' entrance of the depot, passing over the very spot where Gar field received the assassins bullet. He passed out on to the sidewalk where he remained for several minutes standing in the rain and exchanging greetings with friends. who crowded around hlm. He then entered his carriage with his son and MT. c. B. Mil Ter, who accompanied him on the trip, and was driven to the White House. The cor respondents who accompanied the President were made the subjects of many jokes by their fellow craftsmen.