The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-11-26

GEN. J. II. BAKER, Commissioner OF
Petsitns nnaer date Of Oct. Is, 1874, has
submitted his annual report 70 the Secre
tary of the Interior. During the yeai
5,758 applications for army invalid
pensions were allowed, at an aggregate
annual rate of $50, ,332 so; the pensions
of s,063 pensioners of thi. class were in
creased at an aggregate annual rate Of
$416,2 so; the losses to this roll from
death and other causes were 6,105
whose pensions with the amount of re-
ductlUn Of the rates of other invalid pen
sions aggregated S31 ,4i2 So annually.
On the 3Oth of June, 1874, there were
102, ,457 army invalid pensioners on the
roll. The aggregate annual pay of this
class was $l0,05S, ,377.54 The increase in
the number Of this clees was 1858, and
the aggregate increase OF pensions was
$431, 1915. During the year 3,051 new
pensions for army widows and dependent
relatives were allowed, at an aggregate
annual rate of $116,4 and the pensions
of 1889 pensioners Of this class were
increased at an aggregate annual rate of
$403 111.22. There were stricken from
the roll of this class of pensioners 1852
names, whose pensions aggregated ST.
$50, 1895. On the Both Of June, 1874,
there were on the roll of army widows
and dependent relatives 107,51 Names
at an aggregate annual rate of $13537,
1856, the decrease for the year being
4,572 names, and the decrease of pensions
of this class being $424, ,56S 03.
On the 30th of June there were ,551
navy invalid pensioners at an aggregate
annual tate of $169, 400, an increase in
the year of 121 in the number of pen
sioners, and $1S,95425 in the annual rate
of pensions of this class. On the 3Oth of
June there were 1875 pensioners on the
navy roll of widows and dependent rela-
| tives. at a total rate of $287 ,534, an in
crease for the year Of Is in the number
of names, and So, ,9S4 in the rate of pen
sions.
The names Of 571 new pensioners were
of 1912, and 217 of this class were lost
by death, leaving on the Both of June
| 500 pensioners of this class at total
annual rate of 1901 ,52O-a decrease for
the year of GAG in the number of pen
sioners and $62, ,O61 in the rate of PEN
sions of this class. The names of S13
| widows of soldiers of the war of 1872
were added to the roll, and 554 were lost
by death during that period, leaving on
the 3Oth of June 5,312 pensioners of this
class-an increase for the year OF 259 in
the number of pensioners and $24, 1854 in
the rate of pensions.
The total number of pensioners OF all
classes on the Both of June, 1874, was
6,241, decrease of 2,170 during the
year; the aggregate annual rate OF PEN
sions of all classes on June 30 was $26,
254,O71 10, a decrease from the preceding
year of $5,64513 The roll contains the
names of 41O widows of soldiers in the
Revolutionary war.
Certain specific increases allowed to In
valid pensioners by laws passed at the
last session of Congress, and the steady
increase of the number on the invalic
pension roll, will probably bring the dis
bursements to invalids for the presen
fiscal wear up to those of last year; bu
in the payment to widows, miners, etc.
reduction may reasonably be expected
During the year 234 claims for bounty
land warrants were allowed, the war
rants calling for 35,64O acres of land
The number of applications for bount.
lands received during the year was 529
There are now upon the suspended file
of the office nearly 100000 application
for bounty lands OF this number 80
cases were prosecuted during the year
The existence of suspended claims is
temptation to unscrupulous agents
fabricate testimony with view to Oh
!, tanning the allowance of claims not &C
missible upon existing known evidence
The last act of Congress granting bount
lands has been in force for twent
wears, a sufficient time for all those VIII
are entitled to the benefits to avail then
, selves of its provisions. 1t would, there
fore, in the opinion of the Commissions
t he consistent with justice, and for the il
: terest of the Government, that a linn
should be put by Congress to the perio
during which the various acts grantln
;, bounty lands shall continue i'll force.
During the last fiscal year the Speci'
Service Division has performed impo
: tant service in the detection and prevel
ton of fraud in the prosecution OF Claim
for pensions. Claims were investigate
e e by this division numbering 1.263, an
during the year thirteen persons wei
convicted of violation of the law relati,
3 to the prosecution of claims, and nv
. awaited trial at the close of the year.
The amount of appropriation that WI
: be required for the pension service du
y ing the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877
will be $50, 100000.
J THE Salem IN. " Press OF q recel
n date says: There seems to be no er
k to accidents happening from the prem
d ture discharge of firearms. Not wet
d passes but we are called upon to recol
g casualties of this character. The late
o that has come to our knowledge occurr'
IS Tuesday. Lewis Richardson, your
!; man residing in this village, undertot
q to shoot cat, but the tables were
le yersed: the cat succeeded in shOotil
d him. 1t happened in this wise: Ric
= arlson took the cat in his arms and ca
q ried it to point near the railroad WOO
q, shed intending to shoot it. The G
proving fractious, he held it with o
E. hand while he put the revolver betwe'
his knees and cooked it with the oth
'e hand. Just as he finished this part
is his task the cats tail caught in the hal
y mer, and in attempting to free her 9
8 pulled the trigger, and the contents
the revolver cut her tail in two and
q tered Richardson's leg" v4
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