The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-15
A Statement Made by the
Administration.
OVER SEVENTEEN THOUSAND.
Secretary Hoke Smith Shows What
Cleveland Has Done Thus Far
for the Veterans.
Special to TUE MORNING CALL,

WASHINGTON. July l4.-A statement
prepared at the Pension Bureau shows
that between April /, when the present
administration bureau took formal direc-
tion of its affairs. and July l, IT, 044 GER
iificates OF all kinds were issued. OF these
1854 were invalid certificates under the act
of June 27, 1890, and 9O43 widows certif-
Gates under said act. making a total of
1887 original certificates issued under
hat act for the first three months OF
Democratic power.
1t is also shown that there were issued
1869 additional pensions under the act Of
June q. 1890. making a grand total OF
12,776 certificates issued under that act
during the first three months of Demo-
cratic control of the Pension Bureau.
The total number of original certificates
of all kinds issued during the fiscal year
ended June-30, 1893. was 121.62S, of which
49, POT were under the act of June q. 1890.
and 244 were issued to army nurses.
There were also issued during the past
fiscal year 1893 certificates granting addi-
tonal pensions under the act of June
q. 1890.
During the fiscal year ending June 80,
1892, there were issued 222, 297 original
certificates, net increase to the rolls of
199. 90S.
AS the total number of certificates
issued during the fiscal year just closed
was but 121 .62S, it would seem that 101, ,309
less certificates have been issued for the
fiscal year 1893 than for the fiscal year
1892; and as the loss to the rolls during
the past fiscal year from death, remar-
riage, etc, Will amount TO at least 80. 600,
it Will be seen that the net increase to the
rolls during the past fiscal year was but
91,62S against 199,9O8, or difference of
10S.2SO, less the increase for the fiscal
year 1898.
This statement is made in refutation of
the statement that not a single pension
certificate has been issued under the de-
rendent pension law since this present
administration came into power.
There have been suspended up tn date
under Secretary Hoke Smiths recent rul-
ing $500 pensioners The suspensions
were not confined to any particular local
ity. but were we'll distributed throughout
the country. No pensioner has yet been
dropped under the decision. for the reason
that the sixty days allowed pensioners in
which To make proof of their disability
has not elapsed,
! Orders have been sent Commander
Book. commanding the Alert. to proceed
| home, reaching San Francisco not later
than the last of September. Her cruise Of
three years will be out on October 9, when
her crew will be entitled to discharge. She
has been on duty on the Asiatic station,
and when last heard from was at Che
mulpo. Co1ea.
| In the matter Of James G. Finley against
Josephus Partseman the latter withdraws
his appeal from the COMMISSIONER de-
cision concerning the proof of his desert
land entry in the Susanville (Cal) district.
M. A. Baugh has been appointed post
master at Maybert Nevada County, CAL,
vice G. A. Hare, resigned.
A postoffice has been established at Car
Isle, Crook County, Or. Special from
Prineville), and William P. Vandervert
has been made postmaster
Levi S. Townsend has been commits
stoned postmaster at Dyersville, Cal.
The latest applications for Office are as
follows: E. j. Coffey. San Francisco, In
migration Inspector; P. j. Tomalty. San
Francisco. Assistant Appraiser at San
Francisco; Charles NJ. German, San Fran
cisco, coiner at the mint Qor retention);
Henry Parsons, Astoria, Collector of Gus
toms; John Scott. Puyallup, Wash, Chi
nese Inspector; James r. Lrntz, Seattle.
Collector of Customs at Port Townsend;
Charles Defrance, special employe of the
treasury; Frank j. Mooney, Orling,
WASH, Chinese Inspector.