davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-30
ntflanked for Onee.

When General Sherman was in com
mand at Benton Barracks, st. Louis,
he was in the habit of visiting every
part of that institution, and making
himself familiar with everything that
was going on. He wore an old brown
coat and 'stovepipe hat" and. was
not generally recognized by the minor
officials or the soldiers One day,
while walking through the grounds,
he met with L soldier who was un-
mercifully beating a mule.
stop pounding that mule" said the
general.
'Git eout." said the soldier, in bliss
full ignorance OF the person to whom
he was speaking.
Il tell you to stop" reiterated the
general.
You mind your business and 1 viii
mind mine, replied the soldier, con
tinuing his flank movement upon the
mule.
Il tell you again to stop" said Gen
eral s do you know who am? l
am General Sherman.
That's played out, said the soldier.
Every man who comes along here
with an old brown coat and stove
pipe hat on claims to be General Sher-
man"
1t is presumed that for once General
Sherman considered himself out.
fianked
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-30
Three Harvest EScurSlons South via the
Mnhnah unIIrnnh

On Aug 22nd, Sept 18th and Oct 10th
the Wabash will sell round trip tickets 20
oil points in Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee
Except Memphisl, Mississippi aud Louisiana
Except New Orleans, at one fare plus e. 90,
good returning ~ days from date 81 sale.
For tickets or folders giving description
OF lands, climate. &c, call nj Wabash Office,
1902 Fnrnam Street, or write
g. NJ CLAYTON,
Northweatr-n Pnsa. Arnnt. Or1nhn. Nnh.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-30

Great Britain has but one medical jour
nal, while this country hns over 200
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-30

The Worlds fair board Of lady man
ayers Is all torn up over the quarrel be-
tween Mrs. Meredith and Mrs. Ball.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-30

Electricity presages the early emancipa.
ton Of the mule.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-30

The road to heaven Is all up hin to the
man who looks bnck
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-30

Many large bells are now being made Of
steel instead OF boil metal
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-30
rhe neadlr shrapnel.

Recent experiences in little wars in
the far East and in peaceful practicing
have caused military experts to class
the shrapnel shell as the gunuer's most
deadly wea pom. There have been many
improvements in the shell and the
manner of using it in recent years. 1t
consists of hollow cylinder of steel
filed with bullets and having in its
head or its base charge of powder
Just sufficient to break the cylinder
when desired. The charge is fired by
time fuse, which lights itself from
the flash in the gun and fires the
charge after fixed number of seconds
or by n percussion fuse, which ex-
plodes the charge whenever the shell
strikes the object aimed at. The
time fuse makes the shrapnel do its
deadliest work. Firing at a target
5000 yards away the gunner viii
time the fuse to explode the shell 100
yards short of the target, when about
fifteen feet from the ground. The 15l
bullets rush on, spreading as they go,
and carrying destruction to us many
points over an area twenty yards wide
and 800 yards long. "0ne such crash
of bullets" says an expert who has
lately been studying the effects of
shrapnei fire in actual warfare and in
artillery experimenting, would pro-
duce terrible effect upon any body
of troops within its area. Fifty or
a hundred such showers falling within
n few minutes in the same area would
utterly destroy all living things upon
the ground they swept. The modern
gunner's object is accordingly to
cover with a quick succession of
shrapnel-bullet hurricanes the region
where his enemy is TO be attacked.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-30

Senator Washburne says that he will
not Immediately push his anti-opt!one
bill In the senate
Rodhuggeren. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn. ;) 1893-1898, 1893-12-05
0pfpro 6.

@n Mrbeiber @roofltun, iom 1anbez
lia bat baabe Tanfen / ben rette &etz
ming os Sjertet paa rette @teb, bar
bebt os ont at rette en- Dpforortn9 til
ale &irter og Sorerinser ont at afbolbe
Setter nu fpr Sui til Snotest for be
fattise os ngblibenbe, iaa bisie ulpttez
lise tan / bet minbite faa en- slab Sulez
belg. Mfeb @lebe 1utter ri ps til benne
pafre 9anfe, ruen af perionlis @rfarlns
maa ri meb Betlaselie tilitaa, at uoi9z
ten er 1aare liben. Sor manse, ntanse
Mar iiben, fpr ri fOrloo &irfen, ftiQeoe
ri Dpforbring um, at ben Mfenisbeo o'
tilbprte foranitaltebe en- eller flere Setter
til npblibenbe i ge. 9af, iom peo ulptte
bapbe miitet al fin slu1ins. 9fen ri fit
ct folbt os afoiienoe Spar. @toen bar
ri olbris sipet en- Gent til &irten.' 9faar
@irfen boloer 5ei, er bet til 2pietroner,
Drsler os flinsenbe 8jelber. 81 baaz
BET bog, at entelte 5oreninser pil uo>
fire Eanten os pbe fin Stierp.
Rodhuggeren. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn. ;) 1893-1898, 1893-12-05
81 pr9e E.

8erbalen igjen. Sra 2epanser meoz
beles 12te Dtt. @aa @runb af be fib=
tie 9ases bienbe @esn er @utuiiben
itesst faa betnbelis at ber neres Jrpst
for en M Dperlbpmmelie. @utl1 5orz
brussforenins bat allerebe paabespnbt
l16fptuing.
= 9onbpn Times's Berlinerforrez
1ppnbent 1triper, at ban unber ct Belp9,
ban nplis bar siort Norse, er blepet
ilaaet al ben Soranbrins Dpfatninsen,
lom er inotraabt. Sorri9e Iar ipntes
BET at pere Be @abifale ma9tpaalisz
qenbe at bepare l1nionen meb Speri9e;
nu f9er be, at lluionen ps &onsebsm<
met bar ubipiQet fin &olle. Selp be
mpberate 8enltremnnb anier untonens
Dplpsnins for u1nbsaaelis til Slut.
6prltjellen mellent ben norite % ben
ipeulte Soltetaratter sier l1nionen ,lm,l<
/ lis., Sntetitebs i. MDrse finbes bbnaitt<
tie Gglelier. Gnbus be &onierbatipe'
tla9er oper, at &pnsebBmn1et ! Morse
berer en- ,1n,istienbelig ipenF 9rast,
Rodhuggeren. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn. ;) 1893-1898, 1893-12-05
I'll Mlliancerme / Otter Sail So.

Som ri peb er bper SarnterzGaiance
berettieet til en- 9elesat til bort Statsz
Miancempbe, BET pil blipe afbolbt /
Minneapolts fprit Sanuar 1894.
8or @ountDzMQiance ct pslaa berettie
get til en- 9elesat, men ba bet ct fprz
bunben meb life iaa fea l1bsifter, tier
for .be lensi bortlissenbe 9otuns, at
lenbe 9elesater til County pz&aiancembz
bet for ber at beige en- 9e1e9at til Iarsz
,11pbet / Minneapolis, tantte jes bet
111ulisens bar 1iselaa sObt, ONT ri bisie
bebrBpelise Nensetiber ipareoe Soft
bisie llbsifter, os bellere anitrenste os
for at ienbe 9elesater fra iaamanse
Eoipns 1om mulist.
Seq bill berfor bebe ale 9otpnzMi=
ancer at sjgre fit bebfte ben &etnins,
os fan Sc life fenbe 9elesater, 1aa Be-
1tem bog Mpber alliseoel, fprips at
iamles reselnesiist om mulist nboper
@interen, i,1bbpb ale, naniet bpilfet
@arti, man tilbgrer for at iamtale ONT
pg bisfutere Da9ens brenbenbe Spersss
maal. st noset rnaa os burbe sigres
for bort Soft os bort 2anb, er hi ale
baaber ies, e1,iee om, 1nen bpab ri ifulbe
sjgre er @ppr9smaalet, ri burbe bisz
futere. a
&anbanbe ben SID fontmer, ba ri
lurt pil ansre, at ri iffe bapbe 9iort por
Blist, meoens bet enoba Bat Eio, berz
for flyer ies meb 9isteret:
"DpBr5bre ftbnber eber, 2ipet Ct tort,
gsanst itulbe si5res, men iaa TIBET blir siott;
glanse be fon, trdnse, be ipm gibe fun faa,
gaot oer er til fore, men iaa Tibet til be imaa."
Derlom nosen eniter BET, ct ies ptlig,
laa ote bet 1a6er fig sisre, til at tom<
ME o9 beltase / ebers Mpber. 60.
Sc, Der maatte bore at en- an6en Mez
ming enb jeg, os beuere enifeoe ct Msoe
af gountpzMuiauc baaber jes ui( uoz
tale fig. +.
Meb e,1 penlis 6illen ea meb 9aab. .
pm Srentsans / bort @eformzN Nrbeibe
te9ner jes mig
Mteb I9telie 9eres
$. g. 8isrse,
grefbentDtter Sail gountp@ alliance.
Rodhuggeren. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn. ;) 1893-1898, 1893-12-05
Sptfer &n,toe.

"groofiton. Gribune" ifriper: Solfet
ttebe gisconiin os Mi@isan, faa flyer
@ioneer Hrels, leper peo at Sptle i'ne
9unbe nufortiben for at unbsaa 9u1tz
gers>Dgben. Ser saar lebi9e Meno
anber republitanite 9ope os EFT bemoz
fratiit Mbmtniitration, 1om maa boloe
2ipet Dppe oeb at ipile 9unbe. 9isle
benofratiIte Dage er bo9itapelig talt
,Sunbeba8e". Neen ri forn,ober, at
bisle .Menb, be Feite af benz, itemte e1tz
ten for ben republitanite eller bemOtraz
tiite Eidet Ds itulbe life trturre, ont be
ier npot til at lepe paa @lnoefoit. W1
f1nbe life faa benz til foritaa, at Der par
upset gait paaferbe iibite 9bit. Otter
i1aa omtrent,ett 9 Duses 9unoez9iet ptl
be faa fine Dine, Dplabte".
Rodhuggeren. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn. ;) 1893-1898, 1893-12-05

II 9en fatollte @rdit Dulutb, 5aber
fgonnoup, iom nplig af @etten bleo fln=
Pen ifDl6is / @olbtast, er tilitaaet nDt
ESorbDr.
Sabelmager Nlbert' 81. 8psante |
f2ittle Saqs, Minn., blep 9prbass Gfz
lIteu nDrbet / lit Sabelmaserperfiteb.
EMorberen er enbnu life fltnben.
/ "9eitroper" (Dbelesseren) er9fap=
lnet paa en- 3orpebobaab, iom er bpsset
Ii Nerbeben af Stem Sort for ben braii=
lianite @eejerinss @esnins. Sen Rlan,
Ibporefter "9eitroDer" erbDsset, eraf ben
lfitDre DpFnbsr, s153urbu grirtiuu, men er
lalbris fpr brast / 1bfBrelle.> 9eu bil
ben blipe prppet ben braiilianife> gor<
Iserfris.
Marfbant, 8reiibent for bet seosra@
IFlte @elifab 2unbon, ,1btalte peo Gab=
Iningen af Setitabets 8interlesiion for
Ileben, at Dr. 9eanIens @tspeoition bar
Igrlnbet paa ct iunbt 8rincip. 9er1om
Iiolibe &unbifaber, moben Operpeielie,
Ibet bpiei tie Mob os 6en ubpielisite llbz
tllnbe fire ct belbist nbfalb,
Iiaa bar 9r. Man1en ben rette Weanb.
Sgnattlls 9omnellD ifriper "9be
Repreientahoe" en- Dpfororins til miz
lancerne ont at ta9e EminezSperssmaalet
hl1ber Dperpeielie. Sagen ct, at bet er
Dberprobuftio11 paa Epine i@tatsfenss@
Het. S bet iibite Mar ct BET b1epet tilpirtet
Id Mitlion &rtb, men tint 9alpparten
1af ben er bleoen iulst, os &eiten er last
fpp:i StatsfensTet, nteoens Maitinerne
haslis frembrinser nDe GoriDninser.
Wrunben til, at life al ben tilpirfebe
||snine ct iplst, t.taa ti1ifripes be itore
gninez Sabrifanters forenebe lnitrenz
H8ei1er fur at rDbbe ben Femme &onturz
Trent / @tifItpater al @eien. 8e bar
Uplgt Emine til meset lape 8ri}er ps
leberfppmntet Marfeoet meb baarlig
ffgnre, fom bleb tipbt, forbt ben BAT libt
ftiuisere os lplstes paa 5enitanb, me-
gtillspnters mime ,aaalse betales'
/
fontant. Neiultatet blep berefter. 9pis
bet saar paa famine Maabe neite Iar,
pil Der, ,taar 2esislaturen treber iamz
men Sanuar 1895, bore to Millioner
8unb Gpine opitablet / @tatsfansilet
uben r1osen &jpber. .Da pil be 5orenebe
@taters Ttpine Erait betale 9asblaoene
for at ffraale, us l1seblabene pil femme
/ meb, ont at Statens 5origs paa at
tilpirfe Etpine ct en failure - at better
&omunisme eqer Mnarfisme eller e1t artz
oen @lass Ssnte, ps at 5abrifen / @tiQz
,pater rnaa neblesses, bpis lite @taten
ita1 saa falIit. Ds ben pil blt neolast,
pg Sarn1erne bill bli enbba mere bielpez
lple, enb be bar -ipr. Sorieset pil life
M sientaset, naar bet ensans bar piit,
at bet tffe bueoe, us Hriien paa Epine
bill ianbipnltspis saa op isjen til IS
Gents 8un6et. Mr. @olfer, @arben t
Statsfan9llet, pil bore ti1itebe peb
Statsalliancens Mpbe Sanuar o9
fremlegse Sasen. DonneqD forellaar,
at Mfpbet uenepner EFT ftaaenoe &omite
meb Tbomas s. Meis9en / @pibien.
6am nepner Meisbet iom Sormanb,
forbi ban tos fig meo Sper at benne
Sag iiommer us iolste fire Sernbane=
bosnlabninser al Smine ! 5illmore
County,. Sab bper Total GQiance operz
peie @asen, f,.nsere iont Gsenter for
Staten os 9iue EFT lioen @obtsierelie til
benz, ioit1 ubfprer arbei6et: 1ar. Wpiz
fer flyer, at @riien paa Epine Tan Dberz
lisere nebiattes.
Rodhuggeren. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn. ;) 1893-1898, 1893-12-05
Toritte4t9e NDbeoer.

Toritieut9e Npbeoer.
@n Manb / Taribault, bar alet op to
8ibrne, }om ban brebte forleben Sag.
Sen enc beiebe 37s @unb.
43 Mennefer brebtes os 1873 1aaz
rebes beb ct San,men1tbb raeqem ct 8erz
1ontos % ct @obstos Merbeben at
Milanp, Stalien, forleoen Sag.
@eb ct Mebbe af 80 @refter i. @orb
@lespis blep bet beiluttet at ie1foe Ell
Deputation til ben tpife Seller for at
anboloe pna Siqabelfe til u,tberptsnins
/ Danit-i: Sfolerne for: at ::iette. &eli9tz
Observation-Disclosures. -; -,
@eb @ins Surniture &ompanis
Mrbeibere itreifer. 9a be bbrte, at
&pmpan,et astebe at LUTTE Sabrifen om
en- l1se, bab be on, at ben maatte bplz
bes saaenbe til Sui. 9ette blep nesz
tet, og be neblasbe ba 9lrbeibet.
SSra &ppna &uslanb meobeles, at
&eeierinsen bapbe paabubt 9utninsen
afen fatolT &irte. 9a Menisbeben
bbrte bette, Fotfebe ben fig til &irten %
nptDlbt t8 ar stdt Dg Ddg. III was'
perneren Tom meb &ropper og rpbbebe
&irfeu, bpor 20 brebte laa isjen efter
ben blobi9e &.
ga Grippe eller Snfluen5a er tonmet
til l1nionens Sopebitab, bpor 9eserne
tiger, ben ct sanite alninbelis. Sc
iebpanlise @Dmptomer paa Spagbeb os
Nerpbiitet er tilitebe; men sSpsbommen
1Dnes fornemmelis at ansribe @peleet.
Man9e ipse miiter Melet, osi ptsie
Tilfaloe iammeninpres .Salien, faa be
bar onbt for at puite. ~.
Sra @inona, W1inn. mebbeles, at
80 eller 40 @leper al 9ur,l1ali itofen en-
Mprsen TOM inb &lasIen ne6 ,9aaret
belt efter Mibten. Men 8eitDreren
pilbe life pibe al iaabaune @riller % sap
@utterne @alset mellem at forlabe Sfoz
len eller at BABE 9elinsen paa Stben.
@fter etpar Eimers Dperueielie oalste
@utterne at bore peb Stolen o9 belle
Saaret paa Siben, u9 nl1 er alt Drben
i9ien.
Gn 2eier pe6 Sult @oitaabneri,
Maribap Co., uar nerpeo at brebe en
Manb, iom ban fiprte iammen meb
bjem fra 8pen. Sen e1beliee &ne9t,
tos uben pibere fit &nio us fbbte ben /
&ammeratens @ps. Selbisois par EFT
treble Manb ifMse n1eb benz, us ben to-
fenbe 2aier blep forbinoret fra at ub=
fire fit Goriet. .@i bttlaeer, at por
@eporter bapbe elemt 9eapnet paa benne
5pr,
Statsz tszMqianeenS Aarsm6be oil
ifd9e The Representative bli afbolbt
ben anben Eirsbas | San1ar 2umber
Gr@anse Sall, Minneapo1is. Set bill
bare to eller tire Sage. Ealer pil bli Dolbt
af g. M. Dwen, g8. 80. @rtpin, Sobn
Mrnolb, &epes, Barrett, Ganning, Song,
&erlnelpa, SAL o9 anbre. Der bill trefz
feS Soranitaltnin9 til at faa rebucerebe
Sernbanetatster os biliet Dpbolb paa
Sotellerne for MpbetS Delta9ere.
Mr. Stepens, 6orenebe @taters
fbb. Miniiter til Satpaiiperne, tritiierer
tertt &ommisier 8lounts @apport ON
be ba,uaiiite MHarer. Mr. 8lount
b1ep ien betjenbt ieubt afieo til Sas1
tpaiiberne iom ipeciel &omnnisier eHer1I
at Glepelanb opertos @esierinsen.1
Stepens tiger, at ben afiatte 9ron11ittsI
bar fanset 8lount i fine @arn, % at
ban saar be liitise enselite Diplomaters
2grenber peb 1T GOrisg paa ct Oprette.
Monarfiet isjen,
Rodhuggeren. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn. ;) 1893-1898, 1893-12-05
ct Silb!no,

@i bar siort arransement meb g.
M. Dpen, iaa enbeer, Der tnbienber til
ps $1.25 Tan faa baabe "@obbugseren"
I pg FARM STocK and HOME" for ct
belt Iar.
Rodhuggeren. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn. ;) 1893-1898, 1893-12-05

Det eneelffe 8resie br5fter fortiben
iprist be itipenife l1nionsforbDloe,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-21
TO BE REAR ADMIRAL.
Commodore Skerrett VIII BE PrOmOt-
ed When Admiral Belknap Retires.

When Commodore and Acting Rear Ad-
miral Skerrett, who was detached from
command of the United States naval forces
at Honolulu, because of his sympathy with
the anneXationists, sailed from San Fran
cisco today to assume command of the
Asiatic naval station it was with the knowl-
edge that he had passed a satisfactory ex-
animation for promotion to the actual rank
of rear admiral.
He will receive the advancement when
Admiral Belknap retires in January. A tel
egram has been received at the Navy De-
partment from the president of the medical
examination board at San Francisco stating
that Admiral Skerrett had been found phy-
sically qualified for promotion. The dis
patch was in answer to Telegram from Sec
retary Herbert sent yesterday, asking
whether Admiral Skerrett had passed 1t
was known at the Navy Department that
the admiral would sail for China TODAY and
Wnen the record of the medical board did
not come to hand by mail it was decided
to ascertain the facts found by wire, with a
view, in the event that he had failed to
pass, OF detaining him until the President
had an opportunity of reviewing the find
lhSS. The examination of Admiral Skier
rett record, conducted at the Navy De-
partment. was very satisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-21
CAPT. ZALINSKrS CASE.
ordered Before "a Retiring Board i'm
New York City

The plan of Capt. Edmund l.. Zalinski of
the nth artillery, to go to Brazil on the
new cruiser Nictheroy as Instructor in the
management of his pneumatic dynamite
gun, was thwarted at the last moment by
the Var Department. Capt. Zalinski came
east from San Francisco on q months lea We
with permission to apply for an extension
His visit to New York and Washington was
for the purpose of making arrangements
with the Brazilian government through
Mr.. Flint its American agent for going on
the NiCtheroy, and to obtain permission of
the War Department to leave the United
States. Prior to his departure from San
Francisco, and before the War Department
knew that he had been granted leave by his
commanding officer, Gen. Ruger an order
had been prepared at the War Depa -tment
directing Capt. Zalinski to appear before a
retiring board at San Francisco. The
mailed copy of this order and Capt. "a
linski passed each other one going west
the other east. When Capt. Zalinski ar
rived in Washington. Secretary Lamont
was very much surprised. and just as he
expected to accomplish his purpose in going
on the Nictheroy, order signed by Col.
Lamont and issued by direction of the Pres
ident changed the orders of Capt. Zalinski
that he directed to appear before
the retiring board in New York instead of
one in San Francisco. Capt. Zalinski has
been in poor health since he suffered a
stroke of paralysis two years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-21
That President Cleveland Will Send
to Congress
At CABINET MEETING.
Secretary CarIisIe's Report Not Yet
Fully Completed.
THREE REPORTS ARE IN.

So far as is known no important action
was taken at today's cabinet meeting The
session was devoted to the consideration OF
questions to be submitted to Congress by
the President in his annual message. 1t
Is understood he has the complete reports
OF the Secretary of War; the Attorney
General and the Secretary of Agriculture
and the principal portion of the reports of
the Postmaster General. the Secretary Of
the Interior and the Secretary-pf the Navy.
Mr.. Carlisle's Report Not Net Finished
The Secretary of the Treasury has pre-
pared all the data for his report, but has
not yet completed his review of the finan-
cial situation, nor has he Yet got into
final shape his recommendations for the
rehabilitation of the national exchequer by
tariff revision and otherwise.
The Secretary OF State makes no formal
report, but, instead, ne furnishes the data
on which the President formulates his re-
view of our foreign relations. This portion
OF the Presidents message, together with
that treating of the financial state OF the
country, will undoubtedly form the most
important features Of the forthcoming state
paper.
Three Absentees.
There Were three absentees at today's
meeting. Secretary Carlisle is I'm New
York. Secretary Herbert is in Illinois. Sec
retary Smith is in Washington, but was
precluded from attending the meeting be-
cause his son is down with the scarlet
fever.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-21
PENSION REPORT.
Mr.. Reynolds Tells of the Work of tbe
Board Of Pension Appeals.

John NJ. Reynolds, assistant secretary of
the Department of the Interior, this after
noon transmitted to Secretary Smith the
annual report of the work done by the
board of pension appeals from the begin
ming of the fiscal year commencing July
ls92. to November 1, 1898 This work re-
lates to the adjudication of claims for pen-
sions which are appealed to the Secretary
of the Interior from the adverse action Of
the commissioner of pensions; to the final
disposition and decision of such appeals
from the commissioner as involve ques-
tions of attorneyship and Of fees in pen
sion cases; and also to correspondence with
claimants and attorneys having reference
to such appeals. During the period indi-
Gated the total number of appeals filed was
4,52o The action of the pension office was
sustained in 3,4S5 cases and reversed in AZ
The number reconsidered by the pension
once pending appeal was 112, and the num-
per OF appeals dismissed was go The num-
per OF motions for reconsideration filed was
2s5; motions for reconsideration overruled
Z,-oi' motions sustained, 90 The nunnhar
or fee appeals filed was 657: action OF the
pension office sustained. 40: action re-
flee pending appeal 10 vi
Several very important decisions have
been rendered which have tended to change
TO some extent, and. il is believed imnrnve
'ne prdcllce OF the bureau of pensions in
the adjudication of pension cases and NV
which some grave errors I'm the adminIstra-
ton of the pension laws have been correct
ed One of the most important of these
and the one which has been most far-reach-
ing in its effects and consequences and has
attracted public attention and comment TO a
greater degree than any other, was the de-
cision rendered May -, 1893. in the case of
Charles T. Bennett. late OF company F.
thirteenth Indian volunteers, by which the
proper and legal basis of pension under the
second section of the act of June "a 1890
was defined, and in pursuance of which you
revoked order No. 164 of the late commits
sioner of pensions, and abrogated the illegal
and improper practices thereunder.
The report says: Under a decision rem
dered by me June %. 1893, the benefits of
the act of August 3, 1892 granting pensions
to army nurses, were extended to women
who were employed in hospitals superin-
tending and preparing proper and suitable
diet for the sick and wounded under the di-
rections of the surgeons in charge, upon
their making the proof and fulfilling the
conditions required by the terms Of the act
thus securing TO this class OF most worthy
and deserving applicants. who were clearly
included within the terms of the statute
their rights Hereunder, which had pre-
viously been denied them"