Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-19
SQUEEZING CLAIMS
In Order to Cover up the Inev-
table National Deficit.
JUDGES TO BET APPOINT ED
In Order TO Relieve the RuslS and CIogged Bus
:. mess of the Interior Department.
Consul Corte is Fatisued, to the Deleeta-
ton of His Country-Harrison VIII
Remain in Washington During
the Summer-Cape May Sold.
Withheld.
Special to the Gazette.


WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The Gazette to-
day charges that the payment of pension
certificates in the cases that have been COM
pleted. is being withheld at the order of
Secretary Foster. who declares there will
be large deficiency in the treasury at the
end OF the fiscal year. The Gazette says:
pension attorneys, who have hundreds
of cases on file, are writing to the pension
Office every day, asking why certificates for
completed cases are not issued. and III most
cases the letters of the attorneys remain
unanswered.
1t appears that Commissioner Raum is
acting under instructions from Secretary
Foster to ward off the large deficiency
which seems inevitable. Instead of issuing
certificates for cases in completed files the
pension Office is pushing with all force at
its command the cases filed under the dis
ability act of June. 1890. Last month 30,
600 claims, under the act of June, lS9U were
issued and comparatively few cases on the
completed files were touched.
The commissioner understands the
position in which he is placed. and hence
is willing to let the completed files rest,
take all criticisms of attorneys and listen
patiently to the tales of woe continually
pouring into mis- ears, if he can only
avert a deficiency. There is a material
difference in the amount received by the
pensioner whose claim is filed under the
completed file. The average difference is
500 and $500.
THE STATEMENT PUBLISHED
in one of the local papers to the effect that
Mrs. Harrison has disposed of Cape May
Point cottage. where SO much of last sum-
mer was passed, for the same consideration
that was paid. $4,000, is possibly true,
though the fact that no names are given
might cause the authenticity of the story
10 be doubted A more QeSOlatH. fOrIOrn,
mosquito-haunted pleasure resort than this
aforesaid point would be hard to find. Ii is
understood the president thinks his Cali
fornia trip must serve for his summer out
ing and that he will absent himself from
the city as little as possible, even during
the hot weather. but will endeavor to keep
within reach of Washington all through the
summer. There is some talk Of his occu-
pying one of the cottages at the Soldiers
home. where Presidents Grant and Hayes
found pleaSure-quarterS and relief from the
heated asphalt pavementS OF the capital
during dogdays. Mr.. Harrison has come
back with the firm determination 20 buckle
down to work The White House has put
on its summer linen covers and matted
floors and looks fresh and cool.
Tomorrow afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Kee will return to Indianapolis to attend
the wedding of Miss Lyna Mckee, sister of
Mr.. Mckee. which will take place Wednes-
day. Mrs. Mckee will be away from
Washington for five days, when she will re-
turn to remain until she and Mrs. Russell
Harrison sail for Europe. June D.
Private Secretary Halford and daughter
are expected to return on May %.
DR.. Scott, Mrs. Harrison's father, who re-
sides at the White House with the presi-
dents family, is preparing to go to Port
Townsend, Washington. to visit his son, J.
n. Scott, who IS an attorney there.