Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-25
PENSIONS HEAVY.
The Bureau in Georgia Exercised About
Assisting Disabled Confederates.
RAILWAY POOL DECISION.
neutrality-suspicious. Harmon Expresses
His Views on the Recent Ruling "A Prob
able Revolution in Lake Commerce
Grant Monument Ceremonies.

SAVANNAH, Ga, March "a. -Georgias
pension bureau is already quite heavy
one, The outlook is that it will be
much heavier The widows of veter-
ans get $4,000, disabled veterans
$4,000 and there is an appropriation
of $3.50, 600 for INDECENT veterans, For
the first and second classes of pension
ers, the appropriations appear to be
sufficient, but the appropriation for
third-class is said to be wholly made
quate. When the appropriation was
made it was estimated that there were
in the state about $500 veterans, who,
on account of old age or disease, ought
to be assisted by the state. 1t
was decided to allow such veterans
$50 each per annum. The applica-
tions of 1000 have been granted, and
there are 1000 more on file. The NUM-
Der is certain to increase as the vet
Grams grow older. AS only $500 can
have pensions under the present appro-
priation, and as 1000 have been granted
pensions, the selection Of 500 from the
1900 applicants is a serious problem.
The applicants are scattered through
out the state. The pensions now amount
to considerably more than S5OO,OOO. 1t
would be nearly 100000 If pensions
were granted to all who have fled APP
plications. And yet the amount given
each INDECENT pensioner and each
widow of veteran is very small, only
800 year.
Railway Pool Decision.
CINCINNATI, March 24-AslSed about
J the supreme court decision about the
Transmissouri Freight association, ex-
Attorney-General Harmon yesterday
expressed the opinion that the deci-
sion delivered will affect the joint
traffic association, in fact all kinds Of
railway pools 81 do not see any other
way of constituting the decision, said
Judge Harmon. II have received many
congratulatory kilograms to-day and
consider the victory personal one for
me, because fought the case for the
government, and was pitted against
such talent as E. j. Phelps, James G.
Carter and others who represented
railroads interested. The decision is
sweeping in its character, and think
that all pools will come under the
head of the Transmissouri, which Is
declared illegal by Justice Peckham."
May RevOlutiOnize Lake Commerce.
CLEVELAND, o., March 24.-Capt. b.
B. Inman, of Duluth, is in the city CON
sulting with vesselmen concerning the
construction of two unique vessels
which he expects to have built this
summer. They will be high-powered
ice breakers, constructed forward like
rams, so as to force passage through
heavy ice by forcing the frozen masses
upward, instead of crushing them
down, as is the common method. 1t is
his intention TO run the two boats all
next winter from Cleveland to Buffalo
and Duluth, and return. If this ex-
pertinent proves success, there will
be navigation every winter on the
great lakes, and lake commerce will be
revolutionized.
Grant Monument Ceremonies.
NEW YORK, March "a. AT a meeting
of the military committee of the Grant
monument ceremonies, a letter was
read from Mrs, U. s. Grant, giving
thanks for the honor conferred upon
the memory of her husband, and stat
ing that, while her family was scat
tered at the present time, some mem
bers being in California and others in
Europe, she would endeayor to have
them all present on April q, the day
of the monument ceremonies Secre-
tary of War Alger wrote that 1t was
his intention to have as much of force
as possible to take part in the parade,