The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-10-01
PENSIONS AND LANDS.

TCNStONo AMI IANO0s
Extracts from the. Reports of the Com
missioners of These Important Bu-
reaus.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-The annual
report of Commissioner Raum, of the
pension bureau, submitted to the Sec
retary of the interior, shows that on
June 80, 1891, there were 676, 16O pen
bureau, being 1926 more than were
carried on the rolls at the close of the
last fiscal year. They are classified as
follows: Widows and daughters of re-
volutionary soldiers, twenty three;
army invalid pensioners, 413, 597; army
widows, minor children, ETC., 1Os, 5S7;
navy invalid pensioners, 5,449; navy
widows, minor children. ETC., 1855;
survivors of the war of 1912, 1880;
survivors of the Mexican war, 16, $40;
widows of soldiers of the Mexican war,
6,976.
The aggregate annual value of the
676, 100 pensions on the roll June 30,
1891, was $S9, 247, 200 and the average
annual value of each pension was
$139. 80 and the average annual value of
each pension under the act of June 81,
1890. was $121.51.
At the close of the fiscal year there
were 3s,5 pensioners on the roll who
remained unpaid for the want Of time
and who were entitled to receive
81, ,Ss3, ,242, which will be paid
out of the appropriation for
the current fiscal year; and
there remained at the close of the fiscal
year in the hands of the several pen
sion agents the sum of $5.r13, S53. "a,
which has since been covered into the
treasury. This amount added to SO. 6O7,-
1892 of the pension appropriation not
drawn from the treasury aggregates
So, 32O, ,9s6. O6 of the appropriation which
was not expended. There will be a
deficiency in the appropriation for the
payment of fees and expenses of ex-
amining surgeons of about 100000.
The total amount disbursed on ac-
count of pensions. expenses, etc, dur
ing the fiscal year was S1lS, 54S, 9597l, as
compared with $1O6, 493, 800. 10 dis
bursed during the preceding fiscal
year; so that it appears that 1926
pensioners were added to the rolls
during the fiscal year just closed, at
an icreasei cost to the nation of $12,-
O55, ,O69 as compared with the expen-
ditures for the previous fiscal year, and
said expenditure includes $4, 357, 347
paid upon vouchers remaining unpaid
at the close of the year.
The loss to the pension rolls by the
death of widows and dependent
mothers and fathers was at the rate of
35 per 1000 in 1891. 1t is estimated
that of the soldiers who served the
country during the late war !, ,0O4, ,65S
were killed in battle or died during
and since the war. On June 80 last
124,75O of these deceased soldiers were
represented on the pension rolls by
their widows or other dependents.
There are about 1908, 7O7 soldiers of
the union now living, and GSS, $40 sur
vivors who are not pensioned and S79,-
9Os deceased soldtrs not represented on
the pension rolls.
The commissioner says that on an
average about 30, 900 pension certificates
are being issued each month, and that
, during the current year he expects that
as many as $50, 1000 claims will be adju-
dicated, for which he believes the pres
ent appropriation of $133, 473, ,OS5 will
be sufficient.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-Land Com
missioner Carter has given out re-
port from which is taken the follow
; ing, showing the vacant public lands in
! each of the public land states and ter
tories.
| Alabama 1910; Arizona, 5506l. .OO5; Arkan
sas 499S, 1898; California, 81, 800 499; Colorado,
A. 1877 O3O; Florida, 346s3s1 Idaho. 80. ;8l, ,S51
Iowa. 5000; Kansas, 799 07S Louisiana ,243, llS;
Michigan 'Sl,sl6; Minnesota 6,s49,975; Missis
sippi, 1,2Ol,2O; Missouri, 1O23 1893; Mon
! tana, a. 4312,769; Nebraska, II 400 436; Nevada
So, 6s9, ,a24: New Mexico, 5i,s93,6 go; North Da
: kota III, 1876, ,44O; Oklahoma, 3,5o2 4O6; Oregon,
80 go. ISL; South Dakota, 14,0e5,394; Utah, 81,
! 1857; Washington, 90, 4O 69l; Wisconsin,
| 1.OO3 1888; Wyoming, 50S42, 434. Total, 579664,
SS3 acres
Patents issued during the years 1890
and 1891 were: Presumption, 149, SIS;
homesteads, 75.545; tim Der culture, s.
S46; military bounty land, 1913; agri-
cultural college scrip, Sc; miscellaneous
scrip, 446; mineral, 3, 1872; coal, $50.
The total number of agricultural
patents issued during 1SS6-'S7 was A.,
! 443, against a total of l,6O7 during
the years 1890 and 1891, an increase OF
1877, 1874 patents. The increase in the
number of mineral patents issued was
967 and of coal patents 3s2
The number of acres of public lands
disposed of during the year shows that
the cash sales amounted to 2, 143, ,090
acres. OF the miscellaneous entries
(not cash) 5,O4o,3 393 acres were home
steaded; 9S9,OO6 acres were entered
under the timber culture law. The rail
road selections amounted to 1857, ,572
acres; the state selections to ia, 404
acres; the Indian allotments to III, ,4S5,
and the original swamp selections to
23. 167 acres Total cash receipts dur
ing the year s.. .429, 22O. Filings during
the year 2O,24l, the fees on which
amounted to $77,069.
Latest Granger Organization.
| TOPEKA. Kan, Sept 26-The Ma.