The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-10-08
SOLDIERS HOMES.


The Numoer 81 Iamatss IL 1noreas1sg on
Aceeaas Of the Hard Times.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.-Chairman Outh.
waite, OF the committee on military affairs,
presented to the house this morning the
report OF the board Of managers OF the M.
tional homes for disabled volunteer sol.
diers. Con. w. B. franklin, president Of the
board, presents the following statistics:
Average cost per number for the year end.
ing June 30, 1892, sll3.75, and for 1893,
Sl40.9S; increase average number present
during the year 1892, 265, and 1888, ass;
there were 30 less deaths in 1898 than In
the previous year; the average ago of
those cared for In 1882, bs.62 years, and In
1888, 59.06 years; average number OF men,
bers present in 1889. 14,66l whole number
cared for, 23,A60; number In state homes,
5,50l, an increase OF III national govern
ment payments In state homes, s5s7 .36l.75 |;
amount expended for the home, g. ,O66. .0a,
aside from construction and repair.
The gold cure for drunkenness was
tried in the home and oil it's branches
with success, about 14.000 being reformed.
1t IL pointed out that the depression in
business has materially increased the
number OF inmates In the homes. The
amount appropriated for the year ending
June 80, 1894, was 81 ,37s, ,563.ss. The board
submits no estimates for the year 1895,
but says tho abnormal increase Of the
first three months Of the current year
warns the board that the appropriation
for tho present year 10 insufficient for
next year. The amout estimated for state
and territorial homes 10 S575. 900, the sams
a. last year. The report says: "Every
year the losses of membership by dis
oh ,t<r th~s Q ho
year previous, but each year the admis'
sions more than mako up these losses.
No one can tell how long this state OF
things will continue, but there are at this
time 1,000,010 persons living, who. II they
become unable to support themselves,
will he entitled to admission. II Ia pre-.
dicted that the membership will increase
for some years to come"
Repubiican Maaipulators-
WASHINGTON, Oct. THE COMMITTEES
appointed by the republican congressional
committee last Thursday for the purpose
Of selecting q campaign chairman has So
lectsd Representative John A. Caldwell oi
Ohio rs the successor of Senator Higgins.
Judge Caldwell will, as chairman Of the
national committee and president OF the
republican league clubs. hold q confer
ence to decide upon same general plan
for working in harmony. 1t 10 likely that
headquarters will be opened here very
soon and the active work OF preparing fol
the campaign has begun. The executive
committee selected to-day consists OF
Representatives Drager Of Massachusetts,.
Hit of Illinois, Sweet of Idaho, and Sena.
tors Perkins of California and Manderson
Of Nebraska.
Paper Currency In Circulation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. IA statement
issued by tho treasury department shows
that the total paper currency outstanding
on Sept. 30, exclusive OF 81 ,000, 900 esti.
mated to have been lost or destroyed, was
81, LIZ, 1886 .030, an increase OF Sl4, ,303. 1888
during tho month OF September. There
was still further reduction In the net
gold reserve in the treasury to-day, the
figures being Ss9, 9,l52 ,256, about half q
million lower than in June last, when IL