Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-11-10
PENSION REPORT.
Added to the Rolls During the
Year, 54,072 Names.
Losses by Death and Otherwise Dur
ing the Same Period, 4i,l32.
whole Number Of Pensioners on june 80,
9s6.oIt->et Gain over Previous Year.
5-S36--Amount Dlsburscd for Pen
sions During Year. SI3a. sa9.sts.

nual report of Commissioner of PEN
sions III. Clay Evans TO the secretary of
the interior was made public Friday.
A SUMMARY follows:
There were added 20 the rolls during
the year the names of 80, lOl new pen
sioners, and there were restored to
rolls S,91l pensioners who had been
previously dropped. n total of S4.O7s
During the same period the losses To
the roll were 81. 900 by death. ga by
remarriagc of widows and mothers.
l,si5 10y legal limitation (minorsl, 2GSS
for failure TO claim pension for three
years, and $3.50 for other causes. an
aggregate OF l,l22
The whole number of pensioners on
the rolls June so, 1897. was 9I6. Ola The
net gain over the previous year was
1855. IL will thus be seen that the
pension roll has not vet begun to show
any diminution, though il has been
anticipated by my predecessors in office
that such would bc the fact seven
widows OF revolutionary soldiers and
nine daughters OF revolutionary sol
diers are still on the rolls.
During the year 90, 45i pension GER
tiGcateS were issued. of which number
5O,0l0 were original allowances and the
balance were reissues, increases. res
torations, renewals, etc. OF this mum
Der l4,G1l certificates OF various classes
were held in this bureau until July l.
1897; and are accordingly not credited
to the past fiscal year During the
same period 5G.2SI claims OF various
classes were disallowed. This number.
however. does not include claims which
were made for higher rates of pension.
The amount disburscd for pensions
10y the pension agents during the year
was Sl39, 700, 2i2. l.. and the amount
disburscd by treasury settlement was
$3.50 Is3.23. "a total of sl3a.0ig.5i7. 80.
This exceeds the amount disburscd
during the fiscal year 1896 by the sum
OF S1.jSi, 4sO.lS II the lI.011 ccrtiii.
Gates which. as before stated were
held IN this bureau until July J. 1897,
had been mailed 90 the pension agents
during the fiscal year. they would have
required first payments amounting TO
s. lgl ,G9f besides the additional
annual value, which would also have
been charge upon the appropriation.
This amount. added 20 that actually
disburscd makes an aggregate OF SILL
99O,936 The appropriation for the
payment OF pensions for the fiscal year
1897 was only $50, 600. 900. The average
annual value OF each pension at the
close OF the year was si3317 The
average annual value OF each pension
under the general law was sIG2. o.: each
under the act of june %. 1890. was
Sl00.25. The aggregate annual value of
all pensions at the close OF thc yearwas
l. H|
the eases that were held up There
were 20 original and e duplicate bounty
land claims admitted and li5 original
claims OF this character rejected Re
ferring 20 the consolidation OF agencies.
Commissioner Evans recommends that
the executive order of July "a last.
suspcnding the operation of the order
OF February g, 1879 the latter OF which
provided FOR the consolidation. lac con-
tinued indefinitely and adds:
II am still Of the opinion that the
reduction and consolidation Of the pen
sion agencies at this time is not only
unnecessary but ineXpcdient: that the
disruption Of business in the agencies.
the business for the interior de
partmcnt and the general inconvcni-
cncc OF the service would more than
Offset the anticipated saving to the
government. Attention is called toa sig
niiicant saving in rentals Of agencies. "A
policy still being continued. In con
cluSion the report rccommc nds the pu b.
LEGATION OF a complete list OF pension
crs and Of the passing Of n law 10 the
end that no pension tc granted 10 the
widow OF any soldier that shall marry
hereafter
WAsuNGToN. Nov C-All members
of the cabinet except Secretary Alger
were present az Friday s., ON which
did not last long Eou'in VA incss
was presented by the different cabinet
official but much uf the time was
given 90 a Oh cussiDu of the recent
elections satisfaction was expressed
on all sides. especially at The result in
Ohio and Maryland The Spanish situ-
alton wa, not considered although
there were some dispatches relating 90
the subject i'm The cabinet room Pre-
vious 90 The meeting Assistant Sccrr-
tary Day. with Consul General Lee.
were at the white hou-, and saw ,hc
president Gcn lqc wiz have another
interview before be leaves Washing
ton
WAsHIScroN. Nov. G.-Thc president
Friday appointed the following To- boz
consul, OF the United states Abraham
u Jones. of Alabama az Tuxpan
McN Daniel Mayer. OF West Virginia.
az Buenos Ayrcs. Argentine Republic.
T. Thcopilus Licfcid. Of Conn, cticut.
Freiburg. Baden.
Tea Importer. VIII Contest
SAN IENSrI-ro. Nov G IAa hiucss
tea importers sat this port SSH. contest
the decision of The board of general ap-
praiscr- rejecting loa imported Dy fh,m
on the ground that tAerc is uo ostab-
Hshcd taudard They hold that as tho
law directs the standard for aE teas.