The evening times., 1896-06-04

sent by mail, as required by law, they
Will not hear the pension agents Initials
as means OF Identification OF the pen
sioler, as has been the practice heretofore
hen payments We're made in person. Nor
can checks be so stamped lf presented ut
the agency FOR that purpose. Pensioners
viii doubtless experience little or no diff
ficuty i'll having their checks cashed by
merchants or banks, without the usual
identification The fact that the pen
sioner holds the check, wich should not be
indorsed until used, is sufficient identity
when his pension certificate is exhibited
with the check"
This statement, he hopes, will also aid
pensioners in securing the money by ill.,
forming merchants and 9th ers of the
changed conditions.
THE NEW CONDITIONS.
There was great change in the condi-
Uons 1t the pension agency this morning
from those usually noted on the first day
of payment. There was no Jam OF pen
sioGers thrOnging the rooms to get their
checks.
Much more important, the crowd of
hangers-on, who have made n feast day
out of the checks, had entirely disaIf
peared.
Policeman Herbert, who is on that beat.
said lie had not seen a single person whom
lie recognized as one of the old gang. aud he
was confident the pensioners would not
drift into the police stations tonight as has
been usual on such occasions heretofore.
Mr.. Wilson said the additional expense of
the notarial fee was not proying a burden,
as feared. In the first place very many
would save the car fare of tIip to lie
office, and "a Iiany notaries were charging
only 10 cents this nearly made up the ad
ditional cost. Also many bad come TO the
office with two witnesses, aud sometimes
in a back. In such cases there was an actual
saving Of expenses in the new way.
In any event there are in the whole
country only 10000 out of the $4,000
pensioners who have usually come to the
agency for their checks. The rest have al
ways heretofore paid the notarial fee and
sent their vouchers by mail. The law sim
ply puts the 10000 on the same footing
with the 960, 900.
He was sure the new method would save
the money fer many pensioners families.
and would occasion almost no della y in their
getting the money. Communication was
established with the postoffice by which
mail was exchanged every hour
AS soon as the vouchers were opened
the checks were made out, and whiting three
hours usually the chec,- would reach its
owner.
Vouchers turned in today. lie said. would
nearly all he attended to at once. and 10
voucher properly made out and turned in
to the office before 3 p. m today would
fail to bring the check by tomorrow morn
ing's mail. on vouchers received at the
office early this morning the checks would
be received at the houses early this after
noon.
There We're several cases where pea
sioners had expected to use the money to
meet notes today. when disappointment
was possible. but these were comparatively
few. And even these pensioners could have
their money in time by getting their vouch-
ers in the box before 9 n. m
Mr.. Wilson expected to finish fully 5.nou
cases today where. as heretofore, the num-
ber who got their money has not been over
1890.
Two Kinds of Spleits in MINNIE Lakes