Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-30
A TUTOR FOR LINSLY.
Secretary Herbert Will Send One il
it is Possible.
A PLACE FOR CHARLIE HAGANS.
Faulkner and Camden
Both Endorse His Aspirations
for Place in the Senate-The
Importance of the Pension Rul-
ing of Secretary Smith = Mr..
Cleveland to Take a Vacation.
sseda. telegram 10 TIE R.ssstr.

Special 7Si<crdm 10 TIE Rse,sts-.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. May 2o.-Sena-
tor Faulkner called on the Secretary OF
the Navy to-day. with regard 70 the
detailing OF an officer OF the Navy TO
the Llnsly Institute at Wheeling. The
Secretary said that be could not prom
ise that he would detail Lieutenant
Braunersreuther 10 the Institute an
other term. but he would. II possible,
send an officer at the next session.
Senator Faulkner has promised to
secure for Col. Charlie Hassns, the posi-
tion OF assistant postmaster TO the SEN
ate when that body reassemele In the
Fall. As Senator Camden has also prom
ised TO support Col. Hagans for POSI-
tion under the Senate, the colonel can
regard himself as fixed.
The following West Virginia post
masters were appointed to-day: Al
Bethel, Mercer county, Robert II.
Bailey in place OF NJ. Witten, resigned;
at Burton, Wetzel county, Miss Bessie
Nc Donnell In place OF John A. Hoge,
| removed, 1T Forest Hill, Summers
county, Elmer Garter In place OF Tho
mas NJ. Hutchison, removed.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Miller
has gone to his home In West Virginia
for few days.
IMPORTANCE OF THE PENSION DECISION.
The full scope and Importance OF Sat-
urday's decision OF Secretary OF the In
terror Smith regarding the granting OF
pensions under the act OF June 81, 1890,
does not seem to be generally under
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derder No. 164 will affect not only all
applications for pensions now pending,
yut also all pensions granted under
that order. This will involve y re-ex-
animation and readjustment OF the
rates OF something like 100000 pen
sions. These were granted by the pen
sion bureau acting on Rsum's erroE-
eous and unwarranted Interpretation OF
| the law OF 1890. which Interpretations
| Assistant Secretary Bussey, before he
went ont OF Office, declared TO be
| wfong. Basing their calculations on
| such hasty facts as they have
been able to gather In the last
few days, officials OF the Pen =
Bureau estimate that fully 2o0,oo
the 4Oo, 600 psusfoks above allndes
! will either be scaled down on resq<Au
inatlon or dlsallowed altogether' s0f
the 400, 600 pensions granted under the
law OF 1890, 1t Is said that 10000 were
increases allowed to pensioners already
on the rolls under the old law. or these
| IL ia said that the great majority will
probably be deprived OF the increase
| granted them under Raum's ruling and
| In plain violation OF the law.
Mr.. Lawrence Maxwell, OF Ohio. the
new Solicitor General Of the Depart
ment Of Justice, to-day qualified and en-
tered upon the duties Of his position.
President Cleveland will leave Wash
ington ia few days for an outing OF
perhaps a week. 1t is reported that he
will join Commissioner Miller In West
Virginia and spend his vacation there.
The total number OF fourth class
postmasters appointed to-day was So, OF
which Ga were to all vacancies caused
by reslgnations aud deaths.
The President late this evening appoint
ed Col. George NJ. Sternoerg 70 be Sur
eeon General United States Army, 70 suc-
ceed Gen. Sutherland, retired to-day.