Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-19
IN SALT LAKE
FOR ONE DAY.
General Henry Clay Evans, Uncle
Sans Chief Pension Official,
A DRIVE ABOUT THE CITY.
Renewal OF Acquaintance -- organ
Recital NJ the Tabernacle Depar-
turc tor the Coast.

General Henry Clay Evans, commits
sloucr u pensions, arrived In Salt Lake
last evening from the East. llls pur-
pouc In coming wost Is only 60 secure
"a respite from his orduous laborl az
Washington.
General Evans ia man OF striking
personality. and tho weight OF 51 yoars
has not yet bent hls upright form. lie
ia a Pennsylvania by BIRTH having
been born in that State ufty-thrcr years
ago. He was yet a young man when
the Civll War broke out. aud made a
brilliant pcord. az member NJ tho
Forty-nrst Wisconsin Infantry. When
but a youth Dc moved with bic parents
20 Tennessee ana has served Chattanoo-
go, Tenn, twice uH maoyor and In
1890 was elected 90 Congress over a
Democrat In 1894 he ran FOR COVER
nor Of Tonncsaco. but was defeated. lie
was one Of the most talkcd-of men Ia
the convention OF 1896, ns running
mate with Mckinley.
soon after McKinloy's election he was
appointed TO the ONCE OF commissioner
OF ponuiona. succeeding Green 70. Ilaum
OF Illinois. 4 few days ago he loft FOR
the west. stopping On route at Chicago
and other points. In speaking of the
pension department the commissioner
stated that onc-third OF the revenue
of the government was paid out by tho
pension bureau. tho amount disburscd
last year being tils, $4,000. General
Evuns has under him % force of l.73g,
men ana women; Of this number 800
arc oN-Uniun Huldiery. and there are 400
LADY clerks who aue all very efficient.
AZ the cloHo ~ laHt year there was s3i.
90 pensioners on the rolls, which was
2 iei lg.H than az tho cioss OF the year
previous The lhrF,vt reduction In one
year was tho year ISIS. when Il num-
horo1 5000.
~ the enrolled pensioners there arc
four widows and Hoyvn daughters ~
Revolutionary vctcrlnH; ana 3qS Wild
uWs % eulllors Of tho war OF i,2 arc
drawing Pensions The only survivor
OF the war uf 1879. who lived tn Geo
1859, was Hiram Cronk, % New York
state. who died june 3oth. The llHt ot
ClVll War pensioners couHlstn NJ $4,000
invullds disabled ln actual service: 42t.-
0n0 who have been disabled since the
war who were panaionod under tho oct
~ 1890 and sl1, 00l widows OF Clvu War
a blessing 90 thousands since the pass-
are Of that law thor haze boon az 900
claims allowed. and 100 0O0 ~ those
nr" receiving the maximum OF ii2 q
month Under tho old act " man
had bcon wholly disabled and was
drawing % perelon ut the time ~ his
death. his widow received nothing, ~
that the act of 1890 expressly provided
that only moody widows were 10 enjoy
its benefits. During the lAat year, Conn
missioner Evans has granted sdOal
original penslous. and restored 5000
other elaine. making total addition
Co tho rolls OF io,p9i names
General Evans ~ m accord with tho
administration; he favorA strongly tho
retention ~ the Philippines, iie speaks
very highly of Secretary ~ War Root.
and states that that gentleman ia On
receipt ~ ndyicea from OTIS, that the
lslnnda win b. In complete fubiugatlon
before long. which VIII end the war.
General Evans speaks very highly of
salt Lake city, holding Il 10 be the
most charming little city he has ever
visited. Last night hu was entertained
40 the Alta club by number oi promi-
ncnt cltizcna
General Evans was driven around the
city today by Receiver George A. Smith,
they having been nclghhOra aud old
friends, while the latter was reading
boz Chattanooga. Hon. John Henry
Smith and William q. Spence were also
members of the party The Tabernacle
was visited, and Prof poyncH delighted
bis distinguished guest by the follow
Ing selections;
Onortory In y. by stearns; The Dy-
Ing Poet, by G0ttschalk. NarcHsua by
Neyln; The Star spanglod Hammer ana
the famous Pilgrims Song Of Hope.
The party was Joined az the Tabernn-
Gle by Hon, John r, Caino who was q
colleague Of Mr.. Evans IN the Fifty
fret Congress- they having served ON
several committees 10 Rothor. General
Evans ~ ON his way 20 the coast whore
DE- will Join his family, lie has a son
who IN "a Lieutenant IN tho regular aor-
vice, and IN now stationed at the Preel-
dlo, lie viii leave for California this
evening. being accompanied as FAR as
ogden By Receiver George A, and Hon,
John Henry Smith.
General Evans expressed himself na
being delighted with his visit here. and
gives uustintod praise 20 the hardy
pioneers who built up this country.