Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-04


toward preparing the Indians under ms
charge for citizenship aud allotment Of
their lands and his advice Us TO any
matter concerning their welfare Will
not mislead. An unfit agent will make
no effort to advance the Indians on
his reservation towards civlliSauon or
preparation for allotment OF lands IN
severalty. and his opinion as to their
| condition In this mud other regards IS
needless and valueess.
Pensions.
At the close Of the last fiscal year on
me 3oth day OF June. 1894. there were
sty5f4 persons on our pension rolls.
being net increase OF 1859 over the
number reported at the end OF the
previous year. These pensioners may
be classified as follows:
Soldiers and sailors, survivors of
al wars. 7tJ,963.
Widows and relatives Of deceased
soldie-s 2l5162.
Army nurses in the war Of the re-
bellion. fii
or these pensioners 5000 are survly-
ing soldiers Of indian and other wars
prior 10 the late civil war, and the
WIDOWS or relatives Of ouch soldiers.
The remainder. numbering 9Jl,50j.
are receiving pensions on account Of
the war Of the rebellion, and OF these
46v,3A are on the rolls under the au-
thorlty OF the act OF June "a. 1880,
sometimes called tho dependent PEN
sion law. The total amount expended
Tor pensions during the year was
Sl39SOl 1916, leaving an unexpected
balance from the sum appropriated
Of SIS, 205, 7i2GJ. The sum necessary TO
meet pension expenditures for the
year ending June 80, 1886. is estimated
at si4O,Ooo.0Qo. Tho commissioner of
pensions II Of The opinion that the
year 1875, being the thirtleth after the
close of the war Of the rebellion,
must according 10 sensible human
calcplation, SEE the highest limit OF
the'pcnslon roll and that after that
year II must begin to decline. The
claims pending In the bureau have
decreased more than 10000 during the
year a large proportion of the new
claims filed are for increase OF PEN
sion by those now on the rolls. The
number OF certificates issued was SO-
2i3. The names dropped from the
rolls for all causes during the year
numbered aIs5t Among our pension
ers are nina widows ana three daugh-
tors OF soldiers OF the revolution and
forty survivors Of the war OF 1872.
The barefncod and extensive pension
frauds exposed under the direction of
the courageous and generous veteran
soldier now Mt the head Of the bureau
leaves no room Tor the cllim that no
purga ton OF our pension rolls was
needed or That continued vigilance
and prompt action are not necessary
10 the same end. The accusation that
an effort TO detect pension frauds Is
evidence Of unfriandllncss towards our
worthy veterans and denial Of their
claims TO the generosity Of the govern
mont suggests an unfortunate lndiffcr-
encc Of the commissioners 10 any Of
fence which has for lts motive the
securing " n pension nnd indicates q
willingness to be- blind to the exis-
tcncc Of moan and trcacherous crimes
which play upon demogogic fears and
make sport Of tho patriotic impulses
Of grateful people
The Census.
The completion Of the eleventh CEN
sus Is now IN charge Of the commits
sluuer OF labor, The total disburse-
ncpt ON account OF the work for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1894,
amounted 10 $lO,aGjGij 81. At the close
OF the year the number ~ persons cm-
ployed In the census Office was ca
At the present there are about 400,
The whole number 0f volumes ncces-
sary to comprehend the eleventh CEN
sus will be 20, and they will contain |
% ,2IO printed pages, The assurance Is |
confidently made that before the |
close Of the present calendar year. the /
material shn incompetent will be pflc- |
tlcally in hand, and the census can
certainly be closed by the 4th Of |
March, 1895. After that the revision
and proof reading necessary 20 bring
ont the volumes will stlll be required.
The text Of the census volumes has
been limited MS far rs possible to the
analysis OF the statistics presented. |
This method, which Is IN accordance
with law. has caused more or less
friction. and In some instances inii- |
yidual disappointment. for when the |
commissioner OF labor took charge of |
the work ne found much matter on
hand Wa'ch according to this rule. he
was compelled TO discard
The census ls being prepared ac- |
cordug TO the theory that 1t Is de- |
slgucd tn collect facts and certify [
them TO the public. not to elaborate !
arguments or to present personal |
Views.