New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-02
TIE ARISES IN THE PENSION OFFICE.
srrrorS CHARGES AGAINST THE CHIEF OT THE
poAEp OF rw-CoMMISSInNER AND

DDkEU OF RENIf.WNOMN vi
SECRETARY REFUSING TO ACT.
WASHINGTON sept GSpcc!an.- Tho Tribune some
uuc Az, mentioned Jacob Il. Van Mu'cr, CHIEF Oi thc
Board II Review among r0tere WHO h"n I''''"
Pension Office real estate pool when proven 'o''"'"
II, proudun, to investors. aud OF winch th"ir may po
- re t y hereafter II Is charged that, IN the 'ih
II Il gallant one arIicd srider. whose arm "a' a'
u,s,rt at the shoulder ont Nai Mater "ihu'H "u
from fear Of evil cJr>clu"ncrN to i!niei, r'"'''u I'm
the ~" 81 The an important adIWdica'o', VI ~
y or, Zip which Il" had himself sighed Fe'o''i,'"'7
i, allowance Tn" circuH~tan"s "'t"h"'he ''i' "a
,rcr,,,, ,-rion> act which i rnni-h"! hI 'i'''"'c
render II lii more r'prrrn-hlc The dl@'b'd 'i.'N
, h,, uI,, hi. clnim fr rr>-uc or rc''the oi HIS
rms. had dor. uLd": the III, ~!'al "T'N> RUIZ
ard il (, ,ad th,t Nai Mater hlm~"i "rr"' ''' ''''
., r,v. hi. rri.,trl ',1.n rrop"urd. ara I" ''''
r.d,.r Comrnl,,t Tanner. a:.d "n'fe i'H''''N
,,,,ll himself. SIR. Pall"S. ihr -" i r''"'' -
i,f -, ,h. lw di, i.i,l. wiUte ~ hGt'' ~ "i'"H'
rn. case va armed ~" "r'". "a alive" ana
we money pi.d. y; The i'""' "i the "'''ha'N"' u
80, - rat, r. hoM.,,t IA, Ali'"'"'r "A' '''"r'
-, , & H.. u,tr;urA'" Beneficiary VA compel II
=, r.,u, ih,. lnil.N. ti"n ~" attempt "i '"' GER"
,I 90 ..k,,-r u. lead - ',th I" the CARA "''"
, , am. D,u II W, i,lud thtt Nj Va NA''l -
lii, had ,i, .i,.,r d i:,,n tn '.~'. "h'H a ia" i'
.,,,u da,, ut ~ h "Nn d"-h. VIII" t"c a"|''' ,P
Of Nj hate, s;l tl.'r 1t VA 'NAfT'' ~ WV
mn. ,l,, \ln Mater. Who alon" lad any lht'c>' "
"a. "A ara
,rt Lad .l,,ra,tci 1t. II l. further 'hif-'" "i'
,I fact. vcr. reported 10 C"'n -,"icr LAM "''"'i
Vas. admin. .tia'h,l t.lc tgar>ru''. "ffr'''' a"
.l,o - ia" SO rotary. ,.
A., &C., vr E,ur on August II cu,oslhcd thi' 'hc'n
,.r If tl.. r.: tn til iiH-" committee Oh ApP."ph'
IT,, IA Tie i..,,wl,g LANGUAGE" " II "eN a>"'" "
,,. ,,,..,,;lu sis wha; oa,:ht 10 lc done i' ''o
,cd, 81 tl, SERVICE w"nld Ly 'ln'ra"c inc Shares
,,.. h.,,,. 81 dlNi,.,,l.. TAX" the chI"i 'i III"
,-I If Review wis" pi~.", upon all the 'i''"' Va
the .,cl,~ : hr ects s2ooD II year
The halrrlau Womb !"n 81 new man
t.ou,n,s,nirr Kaum II had not aiv'SH MN ~
,,y h, would have cone or thru" months ago
-, -, r, ellen, o.,rr> T., -, out Of the Office. bt
,,,..,, him l., stay. II t. not necessary 10 say W
van ..r,lcncn OF experience that 5000 Is s"'"'I
,,,.. for Il man al ,uihrrnt ability 10 Keep ore I"
thO>r places. , J.,
Mr. Ka,In however. conveniently i"fg" WIN "0
,,,.l, M, statement Ia the t1lhih'''ec ''"s' VIZ
,o,,- L!.r-i ahdrrdum 10 tine amount Of Van MA"r
l,l, or r,ths II his est u the ''"rcrnhen'' i''
l.. h,, , hrotncr with him In tho Board ~ R"vicW Nv
kearv Of II 800 d year. wlO~c sole dut! TOT years
past has been to stamp ca'tr Tor MS u'''"''' o
hirf with rubber staiup- which II AL hd' "e u !"
for ind.d Il Id, long been the opinion "' '"c ""'"
Conservative clerks that It would have been great
cain TO The government and the Republican party
nnai,ally and Otlrrwl,', II both t"e -" ''"'''' ~
.it the ur,au year, ago. $500
mi, /, not b, any mean, the only occasion wtiih
III, absolute knowledge Of The Tribune IN which '"o
chief Of the board Of Review hd' been iihpirate1 III
,l, removal vi slips" from pension clans. ihaee".
uu,lrr the administration OF the 3" PHYSICAL WYNN
,h,, II loth CouInis .iouer Raum and SECRETARY Nobc
cru determined TO Champion. the practice became so
,,,rruncly frequent that Black published pcrcdnp'ogy
ricr, t,rl,lGdis It. such slips arc OF course oHesi
part, oi TIN, cast. which are vi paramount i'Por'"o
t,o.r Important indeed. than most OF the cvacn'c'
shlrh II Is possible TO replace ana II nay "'ereS'
10th of the Official, named. great and sag"'ions
,Nyr.~ Ia know the pains and penalties wiuh "h'r"
tn, lass. II the United states visit such offences.
.,iou , a0i Of the Revised statutes reads Every
,cr,u who viltully dcstUys attempts to destroy
or with intent steal destroy tihcs aud turiles
a. =, any record, paper prvcccdluy, 81 court VI
lmst!ce, hled or deposited With ANY clerk Or officer
HE'D OF deposited In any public office. or win any
iuI.,L VI public officer SHALL without rcfcrrirc 10
The y":nc OF the re- ord pap document, or p"Cee" "
Ing, 50 TAKEN pay line III not more Than T2oWp "
,uiIcr Imprisonment ut hari labor not more than
three YEAR. or both III $500.
only Of the abuses which have CROWN m ~ the PENSION
l.irau. II might have been SUPPOSED tha the pressn!
Of III" Pension once would purge itself Of the reuSc.
which 1t inherited from former rglmc,.
f friend. the xn n. w %s Ssd rc %%Sn
once both the secretary and tho commis.!oner have
turned = deaf ear to Tie demands Of justice They
rs u curt and brutal publication which denies the
truth Of tho statements made by The Tribune cor
RESPONDENT a. vol as hiS ability to conduct his own Sh
'oml,a tic administration which the peopl" OF the
United states rcbuked and turned out Of Office To pnt
since these two prominent Republican officials seem
determined TO force Republican nswspaper To assist Mt
E s. ws :n"ss have been "nc o p,ntc Il may
he stated that the public drying grounds are Opcn
and the lines arc waiting for the linen.