The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-07
Mr. Shaw and the Banks i: d Hs P hs p F.s. Ss

served to demonstrate that II.
are badly divided on subioo ~ ''pasAa,
the trusts and the tarin nrS O'asi a
quently. the chances for dom IVY ',t
cess next month are all the M, sle \
~ aset
The Federal pensioners M, -,
supposed to have gained ms y as' "a
tory In the substitution Of rnr -'-'s.A
for II. Clny Evans as pension ~ Va
Now Just as the annual sEss'
tue Grand Army OF the Renuh,l.
ming Its session here. 1t seem. ~
have won again, for Or VA N
against whom the pensioners hos. "a
testing most vigorously for sor. 1''A v,
has been removed from the ofac. J. ~. p
referee in the pension office ana y WV
uel Houston has been promotes !. e 7. "
sition. = 'lit
After the pensioners succeesca i,
rid Of Evans they thought, apparer,, ~
matters at the pension Office wor,a h y
Quoted much as they wished i,
desire, seemingly, to have new ns
able pension legislation made !, ~
Of rulings from the pension ofso. I. lSs
Of by bills passed by congress l..
soon found that the affairs Or H. y
were being conducted much ,ho ~sa
formerly and that the blame Tor M.
would&brobably be called apv,s,..
blame II viewed from standpoint aIs..
from that Of the Grand Army o, 4.
pubiic-was to be laid at the door !.
the new commissioner, but OF Naa,..,
cree Raub. 1t seems that Dr. M,
sisted on making the same kind q M.
under Ware as under Evans ana
not long before the whole strene,h !,
pensioners was being directed aeaIs.,.-
The medical referees rulings arc NJ
on medical examiners, and for ira, ~.
his position is a very important one
To make long story short a =.
pressure was brought to bear agaip,, r.s
that the administration resolved IA 49,
him rather than take chances On VI
criticised during the Grand Army q +
ltcpubllc meeting at which. Ii VA r,,s
resolutions concerning Raub and tho.
sponsiblc for him were to be passed h +
administration had plenty Of troubles Z
side of the Raub case, so It was decide / (
remove that gentleman He was na {
missed from the service, but was ret,s +
from the position Of medical referee, - s
salary OF $1,000 per mnum, to TIT
medical examiner, the salary Of wAla |.
only $500 DR., Houston, his success
was surgeon in the pension Office i +
salary Of 5000.
The statement that the bids for tie y
posed new battleship Louisiana show IL
the power Of the shipbullding trrg
been broken will not bear analysis n
independent concern which bid sssaM
went under the bids Of the Arms Ia d
combine, 1t Is true. but when It Is cstts
cred that the Louisiana is to be vend
10000 tons and that the lowest BID, q b
cepted, will make the ship cost t2isaE
ton. It will be seen that the cost VIII
much larger than has ever hen pad \
fore The Georgia, Nebraska s sev T.
sey, which are now under constructed q
Of 1000 tons each and arc being has d
an average price OF $3.50 or Slog y B
ton less than the lowest bid on the Ia
lana.
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It seems, after all, that there uaI w
been some sort Of COLLISION among tas Y
ders aud that 'the hrm which made
lowest bid it not so independent uss'
newspapers aud individuals are se,silh
make 1t appear. How else can the niies
increase be explained
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