Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-24

sions from $24 to $50 per month. Webb
is receiving the former rate OF pension for
varicose veins OF the left leg, and has
asked for an increase on the ground that
total disability in the foot now exists. In
granting the increase asked
for, the Commissioner says,
that, in his opinion, it was
not the intention of Congress, in using
the words, "total disability" to debar
claimants for pensions from the benefits
of the act until the hand, foot, arm or
leg is worthless sincumbrance, incapable
of motion, and completely useless for
and purpose whatever. He says that
total disability shall be held to exist
when the affected member, by reason OF
wound, injury or disease is useless for
performing ordinary manual labor.
CAPTAIN ARMIES IN HIS OWN BEHALF.
Captain Armes took the witness stand
to-day before the Armes court martial
Board, and testified in his own behalf.
He faid that General Barnum had in
vited him to become a member of his
staff, but he had declined, as he ex-
pected to serve on Governor Beavers 3
staff. He made appli alton, in writing,
for a place on Governor Beavers staff,
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the appointment, which he accepted. A
! few days later several gentlemen were,
on his recommendation appointed on the
Governors staff. On February 9th Gen.
eral Hastings told witness that his
appointment was a mistake, and when
witness asked why his name had been
taken from the list, General Hastings
said he did not want to talk about it.
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| letter demanding a written explanation.
General Hastings, in reply, wrote that
witness had not been appointed on the
staff. He called at the inauguration
| headquarters next day and, after some
words, General Hastings lost his temper
and ordered witness out of the office, but
afterwards apologized Subsequently
witness was rendered a commission as
special aide, which brought him nearer
the President. While riding alongside
the Vice Presidents carriage, Mr. Nor
ton and Senator Cullom bowed to him and
he returned their salute. Captain Glib
son and Captain Bourke dashed up
at this instant and in boisterous and
drunken condition, ordered witness out
of the parade and called on the police to
aid them ejecting him. Next day he
swore out warrant against Captain
Bourke and sent it to Lieutenant Guy.
Three days afterwards his brother told
him the case had been no6 prosecuted
the day before on account of the lack OF
witnesses. He then went to see the Ad-
jutant- General and, after having been
informed that Captain Bourke had pre-.
ferred charges against him, the witness
said he would send a letter preferring
charges against Captain Rourke and
Colonel Gibson.
| Ofthe assault on Governor Beaver in
the Riggs House, Armes testified that he
urged Governor Beaver to apologize, to
which the Governor replied that he
| (Armes) must bear in mind that he was
here as q private citizen, not as Governor
CT Pennsylvania. They were on the same
platform, but he did not propose to do
anything about that matter. AS he
turned to go away, Armes reached up his
sidered it an insult, and some words fol-
lowed. Witness asked the court to notice
that he had not reflected ON Governor
Beaver in any letters be had written. He
added "But | did not hesitate the re-
fleet on General Hastings. said he was
not gentleman, and should have added
that he was liar and coward"
In the course of a sketch of his career,
| Captain Armes revealed the nature of
the secret testimony given by Colonel
Swords and Sergeant-at- Arms Canaday.
In effect it WAS that Armes was one OF
| ten picked men sworn to secrecy, who
we're to act as bodyguard of the Pres;-
dent. His orders were secret, and even
Governor Beaver did not know about
them.