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men of the bureau, to re.examine in
these cases and Gull out such as had
no legal basis to rest upon, and with
instructions to interfere with no cases
where by the most liberal construction
right to the pension could be made
to appear end in other cases, where
the pension could not be sustained un-
der any law, to give the sixty days no.
tice, according to previous practice,
within which the pensioner may fur.
nish additional evidence and show
himself entitled.
1t is clearly the duty of every official
having charge of the administration of
the pension laws to enforce those laws
fairly, and to stop such pensions as
clearly appear to have been granted
without authority Of any law. This is
all that is being done here. No one
disputes the correctness of the decis.
ion In the Bennett case. 1t now an.
pears that Assistant Secretary Bussey
in January last rendered decision in
the case Of Henry H.Weike, announcing
precisely the same Interpretation Of
the act Of June 81, 1890, and con.
demning the construction given by the
bureau to order I64, as contrary to
his understanding when he approved
that order, and as contrary to law.
CONFIDENCE IN THE BOARD OF REVISION.
My old comrades may feel sure of
receiving everything to which the law
most literally construed-entitles
them. Partisan leaders may try to
arouse feeling for partisan ends. But
the execution of law upon the con.
struction given to it by two heads of the
same department, of opposite politics,
which construction is admitted bv
everybody to be correct, has no politi-
cal character; and / did not hesita.e e
to commit the work TO a board of re-
vision whose ability fitted them for it,
though most of them, with their chief,
are republicans.
They are able and fair men, and Sc.
lect from day to day, from the cases
examined, such cases as they deem
unlawfully allowed. If that was the
class OF cases you wished drawn and
examined. the work is done every day
by this board None of the pensions
In these cases are suspended until af-
ter condemnation by this board. 1t is
expected that IN very many of such
cases the pensioners will be able TO
produce testimony showing them en-.
utled to pensions under the law. in
which case the suspension will be re.
moved.
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Finances in Pennsylvania appear to
be all right. Dnring July, usually the
dullest month in the year, the State
Department granted charters to new
manufacturing companies whose capi-
talization aggregated $a,443, 100. 10
this must be added the capital OF
other new concerns, including rail-
ways, bringing the total for July to
S3,osS, 100. 1t does not look as if IN
vestors in Pennsylvania were scared.
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evidence and reaching speedy result.
WHY THE EXAMINATION is MADE.

Third. The examination of the
June 81, 1890, cases is made not be-
cause OF any fraud on the part OF the
claimants, but because it was discover
ed that this bureau had, by the adop.
tion of an erroneous rule for adjudica.
tion, allowed many pensions not auth.
orized by law. Under prior laws pen
sions were only granted on account of
disabilities of service origin. And the
acts of congress had in many cases
fixed specific rates of pension for desig-
mated injuries or disabilities, and pro-
vided generally that for inferior disa
billties of a permanent character, pro-
portionate ratings should be allowed
and under this general provision the
commissioner, with the approval of the
secretary, had fixed schedule rates ior
such inferior disabilities of service
origin.
AS l said before, all pensions grant.
ed under these former laws are pre-.
su,ned to have been properly granted,
and they are not being examined ex.
cept on information showing fraud in
some particular case, as has always
been the practice. But the act of
June 81, 1890, granted pensions to
persons who had served ninety days or
more, if suffering from a mental or
physical disability of a permanent
character, not the result of their own
vicious habits, incapacitating them
from the performance OF manual labor
in such degree as to render them
unable to earn a support-such pen
slons not to exceed Sra, nor less than
$6 per month, proportioned to the
disability to earn a support by manua
labor.
PENSIONS NOT AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
Under this act the disability need
not be of service origin; but to be
pensionable at all the disability must
lncapacitate the person from manual
labor, so as to render him unable to
earn support. Specific disabilities,
as such, were not pensionable at all
under that act, nor entitled to consid.
Grafton except as they might affect the
capacity to perform manual labor.
But by order No. I64, issued October
IS, 1890, the commissioner, with the
approval OF the assistant secretary,
directed that specific disabilities should
be rated under this act, the same as
they would have been rated under
prior laws had the disabilities been of
service origin, up to $I2 per month.
The effect of this order was shown
in the Bennett case, which called at.
tention to it. There the claimant, ap.
plying under this act Of June 81, 1890,
was allowed pension of $I2 per
month for slight deafness, not of ser.
vice origin, and which maniiestly would
scarcely interfere with his capacity to
perform manual labor. On inquiry
the medical referee reported that, act
Ing under this order I64, the capacity
OF claimant, under the act of June
a7, 1890, to perform manual labor
was not considered in adjudicating the
claim. 1t was clear, therefore, that,
under that order, the law was disre
garded, with the necessary result of
granting some pensions, like that to
/ Bennett, whice were not authorized by
any law.
LAWS TO BE ENFORCED FAIRLY.
A board Of revision was. therefore,
constituted OF the most experienced
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| have perhaps written more than |
ought, but my comrades are interested
in understanding this matter rightly
and as it is. The man generally mis-
represented is the secretary, who has,
In fact, always been more considerate
and liberal toward petitioners than any
OF his subordinates, myself included.
Yours very truly,
WILLIAM LoCHREN.
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Lochren Lays Down Rules.
The General Defends the Pension Bureau 8
Working Under the Change of Plan.
THE LAWS TO BE ENFORCED FAIRLY.


Commissioner Lochren has address.
ed the following letter to the editor of
the National Tribune
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WAsHINGToN,
Aug. I, ISo5.-Sir:: | have not com,
piled with your repeated request that
l should cause test to be made to
show the number of fraudulent pen
sions, by having 1000 cases drawn
from the admitted files and examined.
| have not done this for several reas-
ons
First. Fraudulent cases, if any exist.
cannot be discovered in that way A
fraudulent pension must ordinarily have
been obtained upon false or forged
testimony. On the face of the papers
such case would probably appear to
be well established and incontestable.
Second. No one whose opinion is
entitled to consideration has, 1 think,
had the hardihood to claim that the
great mass of adjudicated pension
cases is permeated with fraud, open
and plain on the papers, so that the
examination of 900 cases would dis.
close an instance. And I certainly
have far too high an opinion of my
old comrades to believe that any large
number Of them are scoundrels, who
have sought and obtained pensions
dishonesty. Especially believe that
the pensions granted to soldiers who
did actual service in the field, on &C.
count of disabilities Of service origin,
are usually honest and we'll deserved.
IN DEFENSE OF PENSION ATTORNEYS.
No doubt rests on this class of cases
and no examinations of them are being
made, except where evidence is re.
ceived tending to show that some par
ticular case is fraudulent or has been
improperly decided. Even among
the twelve Apostles there was only
one who was unworthy and among the
brave and true soldiers Of the Union
army 1t cannot be denied that there
were a few bounty jumpers, and men
who were of no credit to us and of
little deserving, and who have been
perhaps among the most eager for a
place on the pension roll at a high
rating. The investigation as to the
work OF dishonest pension attorneys at
Norfolk, New Mexico and Iowa show
local frauds of large extent. But it
would be far from fair to conclude
from such cases that pension attorneys
are generally INSCRIPTIONS or dis
honest.
think, on the contrary, they are
ordinarily as honest, painstaking and
careful as other business men. A case
of alleged fraud is brought to the no.
tice OF the bureau by information from
some source. If the information is
indefinite or appears to be prompted
by malice, it is disregarded. IL it
seems to be trustworthy the case is
investigated, the pension being sus.
pended duringl the investigation, ac.
cording to the uniform practice of the
bureau from the beginning, If the
pension is improper, it should not be
paid if not shown to be improper, the
suspended pension Is all paid, and the
suspension enlists the active ca. o.opera.
! ton Of the pensioner in furnishing
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Halls Hair Renewer enjoys the
confidence and patronage Of people
all over the civilized world who use it
to restore and keep the hair natural
color.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-07

eclipsed them all They carried flags Of all
nations and the biggest specimens of the
stars and stripes procurable.
From time to time, too, they let of this
superfuous enthusiasm with shrill tootings.
which appeared to delight the crowds on
their decks, for they waved handkerchiefs.
parasols and hats at everybody and every
craft they passed or sighted, from the
majestic Nigflant to the plebeian pilot boats.
At II O'Clock the cup defenders passed the
Highlands OF Nevassa on their wav to the
starting point At this point the sight was
beautiful, a fair wind coming out of the
south that has every appearance of fresh
ening as the day advances. The big racers
were making fairly good headway, consid-
ering that they were proceeding directly I'm
the eye of the wind. There was no sea of
consequence running, but as the wind was
growing sitter the sun got higher the
water will probably be somewhat rough
before the race is finished.
The indications are that the race will be
finished inside of five hours. The first leg
will be beat TO windward fifteen miles,
about due southeast from Scotland lieht-
ship. The boats will round the Luckenbach
and run home dead before the wind The
race will test the qualities of the boats In
beating to windward and In running with
a free sheet.
The Start.
The starting gun was fred at -
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MADE A SENSATION.
An Englishman's Talk in the Medi-
cal Congress.
AN ATTACK ON HOMEOPATHY,
A Guest Who Could Not Be Kept
Down.
THE PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY,

The delegates to the Pan-American con-
gress were rather slow again in gathering
this morning for the early session at AL
| baugh's. The representatives from the
Spanish American countries can hardly be
expected to be early birds. but If the truth
be told they were quite as prompt as were
their professional brethren from the United
States.
The morning session was set for 9 o'clock,
but 1t was long after that hour before
sufficiently large number of the delegates
had come together to warrant President
Pepper in calling the meeting to order In
opening the meeting Dr. Pepper introduced
Rev. DR.. George Elliott Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church to invoke blessing upon
the proceedings Of the morning.
The only representative OF South Amer
lean country to answer to the five e-minute
speeches was DR.. H. Rivero Saldivia, con-
sui general Of Venezuela at New York. He
said:
'It is with profound pleasure that I rise
TO present my congratulations and express
the pleasure 1t gives me to be present at
this congress. where so many questions Of
vital Importance are to be considered We
shall return to our respective homes with
renewed vigor and fervor to combat against
the great evils of humanity. 1t gives me
pleasure to express the heartfelt thanks OF
my government and my professional breth-
rem at the Kindness of your government in
inviting US to participate Furthermore. 1t
gives me pleasure to congratulate you upon
the wonderful success that has attended
these sessions"
Ernest Harris Address.
The principal address OF the morning was
delivered by one of the best known medical
men of England. Ernest Hart, Fellow of
the Royal College Of Surgeons. The SUBJ
ject of his address was the ethics of the
medical profession.
No physician nowadays said Mr. Hart,
can hope to succeed without three elements
within himself-knowledge industry and
moral character. Without the first no
physician could wish to succeed without
the second no physician can hope to sue
coed; without the third success, IL obtained,
can never bring happiness or qualification.
II there ever was a time when a code of
ethics was necessary that time is the pres
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THE CRAwFORD,s MysTEpV

The InvesffgatfOn of Capt. Mitchell
stiii Going ON in the Cabin.
The cutter Crawford lies idly in the
stream. tied up to a wharf Instead of
pursuing the customary duties of a United
states revenue cutter there she svi,gs
quietly with the tide while another act Of
the farce on board is being PLAYED. SLOWLY
the investigation into the cha -ees apainSt
her captain goes ahead, but what if has da-
veioped is a matter that no one outside the
sacred precincts of the captains cabin
knows anything about
Today the investigation went a1ony q,
os usual a. II was the third day of the hearing,
or court, or whatever 1t may be- AMI. So
Tar as can be told, very little has baen
Iouno 10 support the charges that Cant
1iItcneI was guilty of grossly immoral con-
uuct- Inc reason may be that none of the
witnesses who claim to have knovriadca
as 10 the truth of the charges have ne VT
been asked to tell all they know. The wit.
.Ss esses are an oiiicers who are on board of
une CRAWFORD, and they could be summoned
Wlthout delay and at a single word from
the quartet IN the captains cabin Three
aays nave been consumed, and the general
impression is that very little has been done
IL Is impossible to tell how much longer
the investigation will last
capt Mitchelrs objection to publicity
anu an particularly to newspaper reporters is
Dy no means on the wane. In fact IL seems
10 increase the more this curious case is
written about. Yesterday the reporter from
Ine star was quietly, but effectively, re-
moved from the immaculate precincts of
the crawford. Today his fate was much
the same. He was not allowed to hoard
the vessel at all. When ne approached rhe
sang plank along the wharf two of the ofti-
GERS, VINO were on the upper deck stepped
forward and politely but firmly said .'.Snrr,y
sir: but the captains orders are that yor,
snal not De allowed to come aboard under
any circumstances He has ordered thai
nothing be said to you about what goes on
here" vi
The hearing began little after 10 O'clock
this morning, and after being in session
Tor while took a recess until 2 O'clock
this afternoon. The Star man sat on a
wharf pile and swung his feet over the
tawny Potomac while he tried to find out
from the officers what had been going on
this morning. He might as well have been
talking In Choctaw for all the answers he
could get Perhaps they did not know any
more than he did. but if they did they ad-
mitted that they had received the most
stringent sort of orders from the captain
not to say a word about the trial to any
one or under any circumstances.
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WHAT SILVER MEN WANT.
They Do Not Ask as Much as They Did
at First.
Concessions Which Might Bring About
an Early Vote-The Proposed
Monetary COmmissfon.

The silver question still hangs In the bal
ance, without any indication Of how much
longer action by the Senate is going to be
postponed. The debate drags on and no
one knows when it will end. The silver
men themselves expect a vote and the pas
sage Of the Voorhees, bill sooner or later,
but they think they will be serving tLeir
cause by delaying the matter some time
yet. A few of those who are always loyal
to silver are of the opinion that nothing Is
to be gained by the delay. and they are ad-
vising that a vote be permitted to be taken.
This advice Is not, however, received with
any general favor among their associates.
The opponents can rely on a stronger SIP
port for their privilege to disclss the Ques-
ton as long as they have any arguments
to present than they can Tor any propo-
sition they may present when Vote is
reached. and their purpose in proiolgIng
the discussion appears to be to wear out
the friends of repeal and :aduce them to
agree that the matter of financial legisia-
ton shall not be dropped as soon as the
voorhees, bill is passed. 1t is believed that
they will be satisfied with very slight COLI
cessions, but they are determined to get
some IL they can.
The chances are that IL the Senate would
even agree to the Morgan proposition for
the appointment of a joint congressional
commission to take UP the whole financial
question, aside from that Of the repeal of
the Sherman law, with the declared policy
of investigating the subject and bringing
forth some measure to provide sound and
sufficient currency for the country, the de-
lay over the action on the Voorhees, bill
would cease very soon and the bill be
adopted. The opponents to unconditional
repeal insist, however. that there must be
given some assurance OF a purpose to do
more to relieve the situation than merely
to repeal the Sherman law. This is of
course a considerable retreat from the po-
sition occupied by them in the early part of
the session, but 1t is not impossible that
theywill strengthen their position by making
more conservative demands They are hope
full Of getting some concession.
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OUR BIG FOUR RACE.
Aspiring to Defend the Americas
Cup.
FIRST OF THE PRELIMINARY CONTESTS.
The Big Yachts Sail to Windward
and Return.
S GENES AT SANDY HOOK.

NEW YORK, Sept mot since the year
when Sir Richard Sutton challenged for the
Americas cup with his handsome cutter
Genesta has there been such interest in
yacht racing in this country as is mani
Tested in the sport here now. and it began
in earnest today with the first of the trial
races between the four rivals for the nonor
Of defending the trophy. The news of the
Genesta's coming brought into the field the
Atlantic, Priscilla and Puritan, and the
races between these. the first OF the Amer
lean big slsops, in which the Puritan de-
monstrated to everybody's satisfaction her
fitness to hold the cup against all comers.
were the best that had been seen up TO
that time in these waters.
Lieut.. Henn's challenge with the Galatea,
a boat known to be no better than the Ge-
pesta, called out a single new champion,
the Mayfiower. and the aces between her
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THE CONDEMNED CHOCTAws.
All the Alleged Murderers to he Tried
Separately.

Separately.
Yesterday Secretary Smith sent the fol-
lowing dispatch to Inspector Paul F. Fai-
son at Muscogee, Indian territory, con-
corning the condemned Indians:
"A careful examination of the record fails
to show that Lewis and Wade were the
actual leaders Of the parties. The testi-
mony indicates that they were no more
guilty than the other seven and that the in
stigators Of the murders have not been
tried. In view of the fact that the testi-
mony does not sustain the statement con-
tanned in the letter of Judge Hodson to
yourself, 1t is the opinion Of this department
that no sufficient ground exists for the Sc
lection of these two to be shot, and that
the death penalty should be remitted as to
all, or else the entire question should be re-
ferred to the council Of the nation. You
will communicate with Gov. Jones and wire
his decision"
Today a dispatch was received from the
inspector stating that Gov. Jones had pro-
posed that the agreement entered into on
the 18th Of August be annulled and that all
nine of the alleged murderers be tried sep
arately so that the evidence might point out
the ringleaders or that all might be tried
In the United States district court. In
structons have been sent by messenge-.
Secretary Smith telegraphed ttI afternoon
that the arrangement was satisfactory to
the department
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and the Puritan before the new boat was
chosen as defender were close and exciting
Some yachtsmen We're never satisfied with
the decision.
To meet the Scotchmen's Thistle, the re-
suit of a determined effort to outdo the
Genesta and Galatea, again only one
she had no trouble in showing her supe-
riority over the first two.
This year Lord Dunraven's challenge
with the Nalkyrie has sent four eager de-
tenders into the field-the Vigilant, Pilgrim
Colonia and Jubilee-and as they are con-
sidered to be the best products. as they are
the latest of American ingenuity and skill
In yacht designing, their first appearance
today in set race was awaited with .n-
tense interest
The conditions governing the races are
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The Palmetto" trade mark case does nor
down: The attorneys for the state of south
carolina, Messrs. j. A. Johnson and ]. Ed
gar Smith, applied for the issue of a trade
mark for the use of the word Palmetto. for
the protection of South Carolina disnen ~
whisky. The case was referred to Exam
lner Seeiey. The application was denied.
Appeal was taken to the commissioner of
patents, and the examiner sustained. Yes
terday brief was submitted and a verbal
motion made to have Commissioner Sew
mour review the case. This motion was de-
MED. The patent laws contain no method
Of appeal from the ruling Of the commits
sioner Of patents in trade mark cases. In
patent cases an appeal lies to the district
court by special statute. 1t is thought that
proceedings by mandamus will be institute
ed by South Carolina.
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well known. The work of the four yachts
so far this season is also familiar Each
has been put in first-class condition in dry
dock, apd was probably at her best when
the starting gun was fired this morning.
Scenes Before the start.
At 10 o'clock this morning the waters of
Sandy Hook were gay with yachts Of all
classes, and a continuous line OF white
specks could be made out all the way up
to the bay.
Indications this morning were favorable
for good race. a brisk southeast wind
prevailing.
Crowds OF spectators watched the de-
parture of the fleet from Bav Ridge while
irnumerable craft We're crowded with peo-
pie bound to witness the great race
In twos and threes the feet started down
the bay under steam or shortened SAN.
Ahead of all were the four big racers.
Every craft in the big feet carried a flag
OF some sort. but the excursion boats
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Openings for Medical Graduates.

Six vacancies exist in the medical de-
partment of the navy which are 70 be filled
soon examinations Of canfj,lat tee
which are to be held at the F3rookIyn naval
laboratory next week, are completed and
the recommendations of the board received
at the department.
This is one of the few branches of the
service where practically no influence is
necessary to secure commission. Can
didates are given permission to present
themselves to the examining boards and IL
they succeed in passing the severe ordeal
they are appointed in the corps without
further to do.
The medical corps of the army also Of
fers chance to young doctors to enter
the service of the government. There are
now five vacancies, which will be filed
after the examinations, which commer ce
next week at the Washington barracks s,
here are over. These examinations are
tnorough, and If the usual average of those
who pass is maintained about one-fourth
will be successful.