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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-30
From 100 to 250 Persons. Mostly Colored Peo-
pie, Reported to Have Perished Between
Port Royal and Seabrook.
Great Destruction by Wind and High
Tides in Other Portions of the South.
From All Along the Atlantic Coast Come Re-
ports of Wreck and Ruin-Summer Re-
sorts Suffer Heavily Crops Destroyed.
HUNDREDs PERIsHED.

Terrible Havoc of wind and Wave Along
the Coast Of South Carolina.
PORT ROYAL, 8. c.. Aug. 29.-Fully ono
hundred lives have been lost at Port Roy
al, Beaufort and neighhor,ng points by
drowning during the storm that swept
over this State Sunday and Monday. Over
twenty-five of these were seen by the re-
porter. OF the one hundred persons killed
and drowned only six were white, the
others being negroes. The negroes were so
frightened and terror-strioken that many
were killed and drowned by not leaving
their cabins to seek places of safety.
Twenty persons were drowned on Harris
Island. No news has been received from
St. Helena. four miles from Beaufort. 1t
is believed fully $50 lives were lost between
Port Royal and Seabrook. all negroes.
Nearly every house In Beaufort and Port
Royal was damaged to some extent, and o
number Of crafts were wrecked and blown
ashore. The Coosaw Mining Company
loees $50. 900. The total losses are estimat-
ed in the neighborhood of half million
dollars.
A dispatch from Augusta. Ga. says,
News was received III the city direct from
Port Royal. s. c.. to-nighr. that one hun
dred lives were lost In the cyclone that
burst upon that town at the rate of
one hundred miles an hour. Monday.
followed by o tidal wave that almost swept
the town away. The information is re-
liable. 1t Is furnished by Mr.. f.
NJ. Averill. general freight and pas
senger agent Of the Charleston,
Sumter& Northern railroad. who came mp
from Port Royal tonight II is the first
announcement received from that point
Hs says Port Royal is completely
cut off from the outside world. All
te,seeaph wires are down and the railroads
are washed away. No one can form an
idea of the horror of tho disaster who
has not seen 1t. 1t is i'm.
possible to estimate tho amount Of
damage. Mr. Averill was unable to state
tho exact number of lives lost. but without
overestimating. he says. he Is certain they
will exceed one hundred.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-08-30
SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Fracture Splints Special Trusses, Clutches. Elastic
Hosiery. Deformity Braces and Surgical Appliances
of every kind. The largest stock of ARTIFICIAL
EYES in the state. WM. III. ARMSTRONG d CO.,
n south Illinois street.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25
TEXAS SETTINGS.

Fruit trees arc in bloom in Bee county.
Blauco county Is TO have new Jail
to cost about S70oo.
The Grcenyilc compress has handled
10000 bales OF cotton to date this sea-
son
Niuctccn ears of cattle We're shipped
from Paris "Wednesday 10 Northern
points.
j. W. Anderson, a corpcicr of Bel
ton, fell from u ,culfold and was severe
ly injured.
Tho Twenty-scventh conference of the
African Methodist church is in progress
at Galveston.
From nine acres planted IA cotton, c..
II. Broglcn Foard county farmer,
has gathered 2OOOO pounds
Henry Barnett, 14-ycar-od hoy Of
Dcnison, rs reported to have become in
sane from excessive cigarette smoking.
Peter Nolan, who was member of
company 1. First Louisiana infantry.
died "Wednesday at the Confederate home
Ia Austin.
Fourteen hundred dollars have been
suhcribel by tho citizens Of Bcllyille for
tac purpose of boring an ariasan well Al
that place.
j. Y. Guync,, county clcrl, of Lime
a,onc county, dicl at McSia a fcw days
ago. His death was the result of a
fall some time since.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25

On account Of the large demand for
tho stoddard portfolios, The supply or
derei for the business Office of the Ga
zette TO issue 10 holders OF coupons in
the city has been exhausted, and here
after all applicants will be supplied
through the mail from the Office Of the
publisher, Eight or ten days will be re-
Quired to deliver the portfolios after the
receipt OF orders.
In order that no reader Of The Gazette
may be without this splendid art col
lection. we are reproducing this week
tho coupons for series /. There will be
no other duplication Of tho coupons for
either series. and Gazette readers who
wish to secure the full series should not
omit to clip every coupon appearing in
this paper, It Is often the case that we
are unable TO supply back numbers of
the paper.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25

proportions that it became advisable to
haudie the United States advertising the
same as foreign countries-that is, from
the home office. In several countries
there arc sin advertising agencies en-
ployed to Il certain extent. but The growth
of The business ncccssitntes cenIrnliga-
ton of work under the one head of thc
advertising department In New York.
which is personally snnerlntendei by
Mr.. Scott himself. although Mr., Scott
delegates the details. such as the making
Of contracts. ,etc'' 10 his snborIinates
Mr. BOVINE attends 10 The finnnriol
part of This rraat business. aud tins I'M
responsibility is divided evenly between
the members - NE concern,
The purcst and hest medicinal cod.
uvnr ali Ia ti,, ,,'a,i1 T.. ~, IL, - ~
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25
KEEP IN THE RIGHT WAY.
I pul.,.iltn C,u,.io,. T,,,,,,I

II the Democratic ways aud means
committees give ear to tho representa-
tiyrs OF protected industries who are um-
willing 70 be stripped Of their sWnddling
clothes, the proteptionist organs lind Ia
j. sign of Weakening Oh tariff reform.
II IL refuses TO hear the old song sung
uguhl, i is denounced ms hundNrong
enemy OF the public good, So II the
committee and Its party ARE 10 be damned
In either case, there is the less use for
Visiting time on those hearings.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25
INGALLS, PASSES JUDGMENT
Chicago Inter OeAhn

Ex-senator John ], Ingalls, of Kansas
slys. that. "thc .Populist movement as
Political force has cxnired. Its history
may be written now" Mr. ingalls, admits
mat there are iniustices and inequalities
IN modern society which provoked the
Fonulist movement. But az n pnrtv the
Fopulists failed because their leaders
Were Incapable and insincere, and their
remedies We're absurd and untenablc. He
oeHeves thet The movement has done
good by showing that there are evils
thnt must be looked after by some great
political party.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25

Mr.. ID. \. Gopher was appointed general
eirculntion ngnn, Tor the Daily GaHrile
October D. HIS travelling representa- M
arc j. L. Mnllen Albert Rogers, J. H. WI
son md II. n. Jones
Letters VI unth0Hfy ARE given TO Al hr.
credited agents 0f The Gnaciic. and w 9nse ~,
Of d0nht persons representing thn-,lnt,,
their authority go, ..
An po4lmnstrrs are authorized 10 hfl Nv
AGENTS for The Gazette.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25

ST. Paul, Mmn., Nov. 24.-The ther.
memtcr IN various parts OF Che city Ills
inuruing ranged from degrts to ~
degrees below Eero. Like reports hnva
been received from all over tho state.
also North Dakota aud Manitoba Thers
Is little wind, and the SKY was free from
clouds, the cold being quiet, an emphatic
scrt well known ID This section. Colder
weather Is promised for tonight
Snake Rapids. MINI, reports - de-
grces below. and at t0rgo, n. D.. -
degrees below Is fcporied.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25
cOuNrNRFEIrlNG coLrMnrs.

Kansas City Star.
The chief Of the secret service gives
ont The melancholy intelligence that the
Columbian half dollar was extensively
counterfeitcd Any respectfully executed
half dollar would serve Az the purposes
of q souvenir of the Columbian, only il
might be necessary TO nail the mcmento
to a talGc to avoid the statute made and
provided against the possession OF coun-
tcrfvit money.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25
HALE THE BABYLoNIsH CAP.
TIVITY.


Al tomorrow nights meeting Of the
Natterson club the resolutions bearing
upon The continuous and apparently per
msshent possession Of the Louisville post
Office by the Republicans como up for
action, II has been shirty-hve years
since Democrat was given counnls-
son 10 that nearest Of all public posi-
Tons 70 the people, and II Il is Mr.. Bis
sells doctrine that TO the vanqaished be-
long the spoils. those who fight the bat
ties of Democracy ought to know Il.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25

The Chicago detective; are working on
the theory that thc railroad cashier
who was recently robbed of San.ND
rubbed himself j is believed thar H..
knocked himself sensclcss and who In
tina, condition He'd with the money.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25
snr nrAnns lr sAcnnnLy-

70TTTT JIG HWWE 77'777
One secret that a woman can generally
keep-is her honest way-lown, unmoalded
opinion OF the man who persuaded her
10 marry him twenty-five W thirty years
aNo
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25

Mr. q Il. Sprinkle Il rircnntor for Ihe
Gazette In Fort Worth and orders for the
manor should be dcpn TO him or his agents
iilT office IL ca Main street
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25

] lN ANSuclAlru trrSss
Berlin. Nov Nth The Rcichstag 10.
day debate ON commercial treaties was
resumed, occupying the whole DAY.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25
CORRIDOR TALK.


81 suppose you've nulircdH .fii A. w.
George Kansas Ciy drummer at Ginoc-
enlo's yesterday evening, 'tha there Is an
unusually large number " charity seeking
people in town at present They are Oh
almost evety cugncr aud / thiuk coming
down Main street THIS evening ! was az no
iime bcyoud tho hcarliiu VI hand organ
mill ! nearly reached the depot. Inc hpc-
.al attfacuoni The Methodist conference.
OF course Il Is but natural hat they should
number OF preachers are c0ngrcgnted but
this mover occurred 10 me until few days
ago while stopping In n territory town.
There was a blind man gdudiug out q
dlloful tune ami ! dropped u nickel Into
iis cup. ! thought this ought To give me
'Mhcfc are you g.ius from hrfc! 'ieAas.
he replied, I nuke that territory every
year lie spoke WITH all the seriousness OF
q drummer who had u big trade mere fur-
Their questioning him, he said that be was
headed for Fort Worth, and ltni he was ~
o hurry. Too. because o big crowd al
preachers would BE- here mcNt week. That
was The tirsi tine the thought struck ditt
uui further questioning hini he told me an
charity .sccking people kept well Informed
d1uce to the assertion that ministers are not
as TO the meetings Of religious bodi's. l
financially charitable. THIS man also told
me that he travelled 10 ail parts OF The
country. from the lakes 20 the gulf from
,yIAat 10 coast. lie spoke Of a number OF
place. be Ind Travelled, 80 mat though hc
saw nothing NJ hem. yol be WINS tourist .
that, now The preachers are gone Two
Little Girls Ia Blue, After tc itall AMI
% ~ Will also vanish, Ia some degree n'
least"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25

Hall County Herald; The imnrored
appearanee Of the Fori Worth Gazette
IN the past few weeks has been VERY
marked aud Is commented on by an
WIN peg'ls9 i. The paper Is rapidly
fsiilns Mes y tho. middle Of the road.
good wnrkmeu can make MIA he same
~. ..tlaL wv
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25

Mcrkel Meekly Mail: The For. Worth
Gazette has improved wonderfully IN
the pas, two weeks,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25

Minister Willis is Kcutuckian. watch
dlscrcdiis the r,port that he has not
returned Queen ldl,uobolam's call. No
kentuckiau WAS ever SO uncallant to a
woman, and least OF all To a queen.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25

Down in Kllgore's di,ir's Y,
thinking of defeating d,
kicllcrs' at the next ega''-. z.
ator Kcarby will likely Y ~
and others are talked Ok ~
ing The Honorable Bucks IA
the opposition viii hnd W. W. t.
tackled a tig job when US
feat him. He has q sFe' n
DeoDle,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25

Honston Herald: The
the Texas press are WI wv
the trail of Colonel Ml ~, \
voted far the repeal f ;,.' elh s','l }.
unpleasantncss at " M. itl
sage Of Navarro eau stanl 4; ~ ? n
with Mr.. Cleveland aai
Democratic party. Inas , x, a
he can afford to laura y n
yer cranks aud popUllst ", 4 \
ing at his heels like 9 a's's
dogs.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25
nm rRooRNss oN KNowLEpeE.

NompOIs AnnClI- NvHlnncNc.
Football viii do well in Memphis as
soon as our boys learn the difference
between ], and baseball
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25

TuNrgbuuf VA. nj Tho pIrly.trl v4.tprIur
a. tI.. .-"''
MT Henry mas been In tolorad" buying
putatura POTATOES arc IA drug ou tbp
ftnrl.t." agIb VII. ttcp,,. pt D,, pt.p,.t,,y
ingt nigbt. Fitsi. rinss ndfotnra nv, not
tr,,u.I lyo l,..tt t,til,' ", ,,,, I W,t
,.,ni,', dn p'' 11.T5,a. iI""n w. ,iilS
f4,p, 1ba. scotinn r,ttl,tua,,s Ia ,tg.f''
MIN ,tl,,taf.. ,uI s,u ,n,,t,i,,,, A. ,t, .,,S,
a r,.g'iisr tiny,,r u,,.Nir .i. NJ ''l'
Those idle miurfs unrht 10 rn Ia rli.IT..
E,n ~ ,hs X ,,,it & NH,i wi" 't''
tIt',.s S.lii ,iv1y ~, "" '".t '''' ' w lW
,,ia b,s ist'iv "sttr ''', ~, l.t''
a, IA stfna,s rg,pn,fitnr ar I,, i.' "TTFtM,.,,,t
$40 ,hnr, an y'Sr N"H', W., ~, lN,",,
t,at,tn t,n Ih1n"h a., 2n,ori, 'oIN E''u
nn'. ,.r,.,,sn a., ,,i,,.,'i WI, ~
utr r,.,rtct ana ruu In,,,,, it' ~ La HlW''V "a,
Kinds ye4 IN, founl' bpsin,t9, ..oI '
iTmns ynn non,,l, iv,,,', s',,l, 7, ,..... ",
Ia Ii.tfS. a. t,.,iut,,t "" '"'''''" ''''-N
" ''1'''' '''"l''''''
t,,, d. 800 ,.,,....
''"" We "'''' "'' OF '"' N"'Nih'
ppuurrnls' W New York ma Cpusp-
i.,-t ys,.,t, r..t...,,,. -. Wv, 3D.
i"'' WIT" F'7'''""ft -u'7' "' Iu' ileh-
wick Alr Stnrs is one Of the uiu-t prumi.
hrht prmorfhtr politicians n Omega
iiou which nominated Cleveland for gov
uruor the urs, tImc lie wis also n tc.-.
safe io the convention which nominated
iltN'luul Tor president thr nr4t line. "ips,
we Wcro Q hiIle lacking the last time"
saul Mr. sears 90 the lirEWlcs yesterday,
'hut wen hr found In line us usual tlr
urAt time, There's NOT the slightest doubt
m Sew Works Democracy Tho majority OF
Tine people of that STATE arr Democrats,
and they'll be- found vu'ing ihr urEpt right
along lbc cause ut the tcull 'Ais ycnri
Primarily 10 was Maynard, That WIS ma
unfortunate nomination The pcbp, dis.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-25
A SLICE OF Ponnc

sherman Register: The ~ ~.
been accused OF having " y I. z
gresham Bailey. This = %. " y
Register admires The yoll
man and considers hin hoa,. u y.
but il believes that he n,ss H
all other able men %, "; y, !,
young and ambitious and w =
a great name.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-04

NEW YoRK, Aug q. = State and western
-four dull, steady; low extras, Sl.95Goe. .45
city mills, patents, s4.25l14.5 .50 fair to fancy,
ee45tt3,i5; Minnesota clear, S2.500t3; patents,
sI94.SO; superfne, Sl.75GDe.25; city mills, S3.s
@s.s5; winter wheats, low grades, Sl.95at2. 40;
patents, Sj.iGlpi straights, S3.3OG4; rye mix
lures S2.90G3.40; flne, sl.7Ga,e.IO; southern
dull, steady; Common to fair extras, g.. lN1b3 l0
good to choice do, S3.l5ai25. Rye -four
firm, fair demand; superfine, S3Gl3.25. Wheat
fairly active; August, Csc; September, 60 lilo
@T09sc.; December, TS9s377o. Rye duh, NOM
inal; western, 57Gt59o Corn firm, dull; Sep
tember, 41Sdoi October, 4fJ4c,; No. 2, 47eDls]ac.
Oats dull, steady; September. 3JIs13O3so.:
state, B5lbl4c. western, siGsttc.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 8.-Beef quiet, steady;
extra mess, s7.JOClS; family, sl0G3i2. Pork dull,
steady; new mess, Sl40l5. Lard firm, dulli
steam rendered, S7.50. Butter quiet, easy;
Now York dairy, l6laisc.; western dairy, l4db
l0ISc.; Elgins Ietse,; New York creamery, 10
@l9lse,; Western DO, le1l9lfc.; imitation do,
liIfG1l1c. Cheese firm, quiet; New York,
large white, ssi4Sac do. eolored, e1sQD9J4c. do,
small, s69c.; part skins, l14IGo.; full skins;
h0lc. Eggs steady, moderate demand; New
York and Pennsylvania, iG3lTc.; western,
l4ADi5c.
BALTIMORE. Aug 3.=-Flour dull, unchanged.
Wheat steady, Corn steady; white corn, by
SAMPLE, 5lc.; yellow, do, 4sd1l9c. Oats firm.
Ryn.slnw Hay hrm; good 10 choice timothy,
-ble.5r Qla.50. Cotton nominal middling, Sic.
Provisions quiet, unchanged. Butter steady;
creamery, fancy, 2lc.; do. fair to choice, ls6b
eoc.; do. imitation, leSlec. Eggs stead !, ut l3c.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-04

PUEBLO, Colo, Aug. &-Durirg the past
two weeks the departures of Austrians
and Italians from Pueblo for their native
land has almost reached stampede. The
movement began soon after tho banks
closed their doors, In one Of which q con-
siderable number of these people had their
savings. Those who took out their money
wished to deposit it later, but the banks
refused TO open accounts with them. The
leading foreigners then held meeting
and decided there was q conspiracy to de-
fraud them ont Of their money, that
Americans would no longer employ them
and the only thing for them to do was to
return home. They are not paupers, but
take with them an average of $500 per
family
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-04

Few ofthose acquainted with lifein the old
world will be disposed toquestion the claims
of the Duchess Of Devonshre to be one
of the principal leaders of English society
Yet she did not hesitate to entertain large
and jolly house parties in the country for the
shooting within six weeks after the death OF
her son, the Duke Of Manchester, while the
fair young Duchess OF Sutherland was tax
ing part nprivate theatricals in London be-
fore the end of the third month after the
demise Of her father-in-aw, the late duke.
Ten or 20 years ago Mayfair would have
held up its hands in horror ut the bare idea
of such apparent callousness and lack of
proper feeling. Today, however, the mat
ter attracts little or no attention, and any
real display of grief would be regarded in
the great world of London as either due to
eccentricity or else to alfectation.-New
York Tribune
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-04
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

A battery for the National Guard of
Pennsylvania is being organized in Leba-
non.
According to the New York World there
are, in flfty-seven trades alone, $4,000 idle
men in that city
Jack Dem sey has signed to fight Dick
Burge, of California, for $4,000 a side, the
fight to take place this fall.
The Michigan Peninsular Car company.
of Detroit, has laid off 1 500 men, and will
close down for a month or more in Sep
tember.
The leading bankers of Brooklyn have
signed a petition TO congress asking for
the repeal OF the silver purchasing clause
of the Sherman bill
Professor George Washington Coakley,
teacher of mathematics and astronomy at
the New York city university, died Of
pneumonia at his residence in Brooklyn.
The employees OF B. Il. Walker g. Sons
paper mill, at Burnside, Conn, hayo
agreed to q general reduction OF 10 per
cent in wagss in preference to closing the
mill
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-04
LITTLE GIRL BURGLARS.
Tho Chiidren Robbed New York Flats d
5000 Worth of Jowolry.

NEW York, Aug. 4-For some weeks
past the police have received complaints of
robberies committed in the neighborhood
Of Third avenue and Seventy-fifth street
In broad daylight. Many of these rob-
berries were in fat houses. 1t was first
thought that organized gangs of exper-
fenced crooks were operating, and so
cleverly was the work done, and so readily
did the thieves escnpe detection that three
Cats were looted of jewelry to the value OF
over 5000 within the space Of three days.
A dozen other fats were robbed of Less
amounts. The other day the police were
rstoundcd after getting clew to find that
the thieves were two young girls. De-
tectives found that Kate Reynolds, aged
Is, daughter of a respectable iceman, and
PHILIPPINE Cooney, aged l8. daughter OF a
well to do widow, had pawned a number
of articles Tho two girls were arrested
for the robberles and confessed that they
had committed them. They watched fats
until they saw the tenants go out and
would then enter the apartments by means
of false keys or by the fire escapes.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-04
FRAUDULENT PENSIONS
Commissioner Lochren Writes a
Letter on the Subject.
THE OLD SOLDIERS NOT DISHONEST.

His Policy IL Not to Deprive Deserving
Veterans of Their just Duos, but to
Cheokmats Those Who Were Bounty
Jumpers--Praise for Secretary Smith.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Pension Com
missioner Lochren has written q lengthy
letter to tho editor of The National Tri-
bune on the subject of fraudulent pensions
He says he has not complied with the edi-
tors request to cause test to be made to
show the number of fraudulent pensions
by having 1000 cases drawn from the ad-
mitted files and examined, for the reason
that frauds cannot be discovered in that
way.
The bogus pensions are obtained on
false and forged testimony. On the face
of the papers such cases would probably
appear well established. No one claims
that the great mass of the adjudicated
cases arc fraudulent. The commissioner
says he has too high an opinion of his old
comrades to believe that any large num-
Der Of them are scouudrels. He believes
that the pensions of soldiers who did
actual service, on account Of disnbi. ties of
service, are unusually honest and well do
served.
No examination of this class is being
made except where evidence indicates a
fraud. 1t cannot be denied, however, that
among the true soldiers there were few
bounty jumpers and men who were no
credit to the army, and who have been
among the most eager to get high rating
on the pension roll.
Judge Lochren points out that local
frauds of large extent have been discov-
cred in Norfolk, New Mexico and Iowa,
the work of dishonest attorneys, but he
says attorneys are ordinarily honest and
careful. Evidence prompted by malice is
always rejected by the bureau.
Tho examination Of June, 1890, cases
was made not because of fraud by the
claimant, but because an erroneous rule
had been adopted for ad judication by Com
missioner Raum, who directed that speci-
fled disabilities be rated under the act,
and thus it is In the Bennett case, the ca
pacity of the applicant to perform manual
labor was not considered. Thus the law
was clearly disregarded. A board of -
vision was, therefore, appointed to re-ex-
anime and Gull out such cases as had no
legal basis to rest on.
The departments ruling was but re-
affirmation Of n decision by Assistant Sec
retary Bussey, rendered last January, cou-
demning Commissioner Raum's ruling.
Judge Lochren concludes by assuring his
old comrades that they will receive every
thing which the law, most literally con-
strued, entities them. The board of re.
vision is composed mostly of Republicans,
bat they are able and fair men, and no
cases are suspended until examined r
these men, against whom partisan leaders
cannot well make assaults. The commits
soner adds that Secretary Smith has been
more liberal toward pensioners than his
subordinates, the commissioner included.