Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-22
SLOW But SURE.
The Wedding Out Process at the Pen.
sion ONCE Goes On.

RuMoRs ARE PLENTIFUL; TIE FACTS ARE Few
But UNPLEAsASr-NoRER REGISTRATIONS CALLED
foR-sEcRErARY SoBLE's uNALTERABLH DE-
TERMINATION IN REGARD 10 RKRArED CASES
The employees OF the pension bureau were in
q condition of high tension today. Rumors Of
all kinds few about from room 10 room telling
OF dismissals and contemplated changes. The
serene atmosphere which has pervaded the
office since Gen. Raum became commissioner
was much disturbed. This state Of feeling was
based upon the rumored action Of the Secre-
tary OF the Interior in regard TO the rerated
employees. 1t was said that the Secretary had
called for the designations Of some seventeen
from the list of thirty employees whose pensions
were rerated under Mr. Tanner.
WHAT SECRETARY NOBLE SAYS.
Secretary Noble left his Office rather early to-
day in order to attend a meeting of the ZOO
logical park commission before the cabinet
meeting. While he was getting ready to go he
talked TO STAR man about these rumors and
said smilingly that be had no intention of MAX
ing removals in such wholesale style. He in
tended to take action with deliberation and as
he made progress with the disposition OF these
cases he would let the public know. He had
nothing TO conceal
As noted in yesterdays STAR the resignation
OF Henry A. Phillips. chief of division. whose
pension was rerated from &c to SEA, was called
for. The resignation had not been received
this morning at the Interior department.
TWO MORE RESERVATIONS CALLED FOR.
Today the designations of J. f. Engle of
Pennsylvania, assistant chief of the record d.
vision and that of Geo J. Bond of Pennsylva-
MIA, clerk in the western division, were called
for. The two latter had their pensions rerated
prior to the time covered by the report of the
commissioner and their names do not appear
in the list. It was stated at the pension Office
today that the monthly payments of pensions
10 these men had been stopped in order to re-
lmburse the government for the money that
was paid to them under the reratings. The
friends of both have interceded in their behalf
and personal appeals have been made and viii
be made to Secretary Noble TO suspend the ut
most rigor of the sentence and allow them to
retain their positions, but IL is said that the
Secretary will allow no appeals TO turn him
from the line of his duty as he conceiyes it.
THEY MUST ALL GO.
His policy in regard to the disposition Of
these is cases firmly fixed and II is said that every
man employed in the pension Office whose pen
sion has been rerated out of the regular course
is marked for dismissal. This is said TO be as
fixed and unalterable as il the dismissals had
actually taken place. There is. however. one
possible deviation from this rule and that is
those cases where the men step up and refund
the money which they have received on ac-
count of the rerating. 1t is said. however,
that even this course will not save their official
heads unless there are other mitigating circum-
stances.
ANEW FACE AND VACANT CHAIR.
Today the new assistant chief clerk of the
pension Office, Green b. Raum, jr., assumed
the duties of his new position. The chair on
the opposite side of the desk, which has been
occupied by Vim. s. Brock of this city was
vacant. Mr.. Brooks resignation was called for
last evening by Commissioner Raum. At the
time of his dismissal Mr.. Brock held clerkship
of : 800 He was chief clerk of the Office
under Gen. Black and had been promoted to
that place from a clerical position. Mr.. Brock
the son of the late Major Brock, at one
time chief of police i'll this city,