The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-06-23
From Our sgular Correspondent
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

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The President has been suffering from
an attack OF rheumatism tor several
days, which taken In connection with
the knowledge that he has been dieting
himself for some time 10 reduce his
flesh, which outstanding the enor-
Imous quantity Of the hardest sort OF
work he constantly does, has been in
|creasing, was made the foundation for
numerous sensational rumors concern.
ling his general health. Your cores
|pondent is assured by those who know
that Mr.. Cleveland's general health, bar
ring the rheumatism, IL excellent. lie
expects, in company with Mrs Cleye-
land and Baby Ruth, to leave Washing
ton for his Buzard Bay cottage, where
Mrs. Cleveland and Ruth will spend the
summer. Mr.. Cleveland will return TO
Washington within week or ten days
possibly sooner, and will remain, max.
ing occasional visits to Buzzard's Bay un-
Iii the last of July when he expects to go
for at least q months stay. The fact
that be expects to spend the month OF
August away from Washington eilectu-
ally disposed Of the rumored earlier call
ing OF the extra session of Congress. a
rum or that probably had its only origin
IN the wishes of those who have been
here clamoring for an Immediate extra
session.
The coroner's jury has completed its
task OF investigating the Ford's Thea
ter catastrophe, and lis verdict i ook ed
forward to with the greatest interest
1t is we'll nigh certain that it will blame
Col. Aims worth for contribulory negli.
gence, il for nothing worse. In that
case the grand jury will probably inhict
Ainsworth for rnansaughcr, aud its
finding will also necessarily carry some
weight with the Army Court Of Inquiry
which will look into the matter this
week. Col. Ainsworth il still at the
head OF the Records aud Pension Office
Of the War Department, aud, owing to
the peculiar conditions surrounding the
position, would still be the legal head OF
the Office ana continue to draw his sal
airy, even ii be were suspended by the
President as he may be before The end
of this week. Ainsworth is a Colonel
in the Army, but he / as neither regi
ment nor command; he is not in the
line of promotion, and cannot be trans
ferred TO other duties by the President
and he Is the only man in the army who
cannot be. Col. Ainsw orth can only bt
removed from the army by Court Mar
tisl, and so long as he remains in TIT
army 1t is doubtful whether the Pre- 81
dent has authority to appoint any othel
chief of the Records and Pension Office
although be can designate an other arm,
officer TO perform the duties tempo.
rarily. A little political tinge has beer
lgiven the matter by the appearance o
Senator Proctor as the special champion
lof Ainsworth.
l Although Sec. Gresham will neither
affirm nor deny the statement that Min
lister Blount has resigned, those wht
know the intentions Of Mr.. Biount, ga,
liz is true, and the presence of Hon
Proctor Knott, OF Kentucky, in Wash
!, ngton, has caused the belief that be will
be bis successor.
Twenty army officers have been de
tailed, under the act Of July, 1892, TO &C
las Indian agents. There was considers
BILE difficulty In finding officers willin.
to serve and the President did not car
: 10 detail men for the duty against thei
wishes.
j When next pension day comes roun,
} here will be some disagreeaby sur
Iprised men among those who will appl,
+ tor their checks at several Of the Pen
+ sion agencies throughout the country
The failure to receive the customar,
} check will be the fret notice these mel
vii! have that they have been droppe,
from the pension roll, as result Of tn
D examination now being conducted by
} select committee OF examiners, Of all tn
pensions granted under Raum's con
: struction of the act of 1890. Although
! this work has just commenced man
names have already been dropped an,
} many more will follow. The men VIII
! are being dropped by this com mittee ar
not strictly speaking fraudulent pen
| sioners, although they have drawn pub
lie money to which they were not emit
: tied. The wrong, II any, was commiste
by lsaum 10 80 constituting the law as /
make them eligible for pensions, an
for that reason II is not prob able tina
any attempt will be made to recover th
money already paid to those who hav
been or will be dropped. az will be don
In cases where the pensioner got the n
y 70 II by fraudulent acts ofhis own. Th
y ruling will likely lead to an effort I
4 enact the much talked per diem pensio
y act. The Government 10 able cnoug
y to pension all it's preservers.
n Congressman Tucker, Of Virgins
says II Mr.. Carlisle keeps on the way
has begun be will be the ideal OF demo,
= racy and their candidate for the Pres
y y dency In 1896. lilo has done two thins
y that commend him nightly to tho poT
n ulAr favOr-the replacing Of republica
\ officials with democrats and ais rcfusin
n to DO bullied into Issuing bonds, by III
y Wall street gambler i'm bonds.