The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-08
PENSIONERS pRopPEp.


PENSIONERS DRoPPED,
Cases Of Injustice Done by Hoke Smiths
Order Coming to Light in the Pittsburgh
District.
PrTTsBURaH, PA, July 7.-Great in
dignation is expressed by the old SOL
dIeFs who have been notified Of their
suspension from the list OF pensioners,
The Indignation is not confined TO the
uRtortunates alone, but is taken up by
the different members of the G. A. K, a
large number OF whom are dawn at the
pension agency looking out for the
names OF those who had been notified
that they need no longer look for or OK.
pect aid from the government.
Owing TO the TACT that Pension Agent
Bengough is not permitted to give out
the names OF those dropped at this
agency, il was finally learned that ex-
Chief OF Police Sam Long, Of Allegheny,
had received his notice, and he was &C.
cordingly seen in the Allegheny parks,
where he is one Of the patrolmen,
VI have no objection to talking" said
he, ~ received my notice about July
that had been dropped from the
rolls, and that had sixty days in
which to establish my claim il ! chose
TO do 80. As | am constant sufferer
from rheumatism and have not
been free from it q day for the past
seven years, propose making a fight
70 have my name restored to tho roll.
You can see by my hands that the ten
dons have so contracted that they are
practically useless, and the same
is true OF my feet. They are
in such a condition that l have
not attended a military funeral for
years, simply because / am unable to
step out and keep time to the music. ]
did not apply to the government for
aid until was forced TO do 1t, and hay.
ing been examined aud passed, and
drawing pension, l don't sec how
they can strike my name off the roll.
Atany rate / am going to fill out my
papers again, and SEQ II ] cannot be
placed on the list where / belong. l
will have no difficulty whatever in
establishing my claim that am q suf-
ferer from infammatory rheumatism,
which 10 what / am drawing the pen
sion for"
A visit was paid to the Office of H. X.
Tyler, the pension agent on East Dia-
mond street, and while there William
Murphy. OF No. 108 Mulberry alley, and
Alex. Caldwell, of As Sturgeon street,
Allegheny, came In. Both men had
been dropped from the rolls, and both
expressed theirintontion ffghtingtheir
claims through If they possibly could.
Mr.. Murphy is physical wreck and
said he had been unable to do a hard
days work for twelve years.
II am q sufferer from dyspepsia,
rheumatism and diseased lungs, and for
this the government has been paying
me So per month. Anyone to look at
me can tell am not healthy man,
and as my illness was contracted in the
service OF my country, think it is no
more than right | should be recon-
pcnsed to some degree at least. 1 am
going to undergo another examination,
and will send my papers on as soon as
/ can got them prepared"
Mr.. Caldwell was Very outspoken and
said: "What more could We expect
from rebel placed at the head Of the
pensionsP He thinks he is vested with
the authority to dismiss us or refuse to
pay US, and It is our place and duty to
show both him and Cleveland where
they are wrong l am SO badly inca.
pacitated that l have been unable to do
any hard work for thirteen years and
have to content myself with any light
Job / can get. II this IL to be our re-
ward for our services the sooner we
know it the better. draw So q month
from the government and il it is too
poor to pay me that sum l want to
know it"
Patrick Brannigan, of Henderson
street, Allegheny, has also been notified
OF his suspension. He was the only one
heard of who had been drawing a PEN
sion under the old law who had been
informed his quarterly pay had ceased.
The others were drawing under the act
Of June, 1890.
Different members OF the G. A. r,
who were seen about the postoflice
building said they looked on 1t as a po-
litical move, and it was made with q
view Of creating dissension among the
G. A. R.
"We will make the fight on behalf Of
the soldiers who were dropped" said
ono, "and the matter will be carried to
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