The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-21
A PENSION INQUIRY.
A 6. A. r. Committee Examines
the Working Of the Bureau.
STATEMENT OF EXPORTS AND EXPORTS
The NRvy Department orders Nalua-
ton Put on Everything Captured
from spain-The war Revenue
Act to Be Changed,

Washington, July 14.-The pension
inquiry here yesterday afternoon and
most of its members left the city last
night. The committee has been here
three days, and during most of the
time has been accompanied by Com
manGer-in-Chief johnson. Commits
stone, of Pensions Evans and a corps
of the most experienced employees of
the bureau have given the most thor
ough cooperation to the committee,
placing themselves and all the official
files at its disposal. Headed by Chair
man Brown, the committee called at
the white house yesterday, and for an
hour and a half were engaged in con-
ference with President Mckinley.
During that time they threshed
over the whole pension policy,
the discussion comprehending the
laws governing the system. the
rulings made both by the interior
department and the pension bureau for
their execution and changes desired in
the interest Of the government and of
the pensioners. The president paid
unusual attention 20 the delegation
and gave free expression TO his views
on the subject. Later the body re-
turned to the pension bureau, where
they spent most of the afternoon talk
ing over matters Informally with the
commissioner. All the old soldiers
widows employed in the Office were
called together to meet the committee,
before whom they passed in line and
exchanged friendly salutations. Late
in the afternoon "a final meeting of the
committee was held in the hotel
quarters, when individual views
and recommendation were pre-
scented and an informal consulta-
| ton held as to the nature of
the report 10 be made. This document
will be presented at the Philadelphia
annual encampment of the G.. A. X. in
| September. Pending the report, Col.
johnson. the committees spokesman.
and his colleagues declined absolutely
TO discuss their work or the results OF
their inquiry. IT was admitted, how
ever, that much that has been printed
concerning the action of the bureau
has been found untrue. The examine
] a
| foundation for many complaints that
| have formed the basis of criticism. II
was learned. before the committee
departure. that when il arrived here il
| had n memorandum of about 30 cases
in which the rulings had been criti
cised. The papers in these cases wer,
sent for in regular order, and il is un
derstood disclosed substantially NJ
foundation for the attacks on the Off
| cial action on them.
STATEMENT OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Washington, July 14.-The monthly
statement of the imports and export,
of the United States shows that during
June the imports of merchandise into
the United States amounted to SOL,
CSC, POS, of which S25, ISL, 1891 was free o
duty. For the year the total imports
of merchandise amounted TO S607 or,
3ss, of which over $500, 600, 600 was fire,
| of duty. The exports of domes
tic merchandise during June ag
gregated S04, S2S, 1872, gain o
about $1,000, 900. For the yea
the exports amounted to 81. 297, 433, 425
decrease from last year of 81, 03S. 0O5
! 4
ports during the year is in grain, o
which the supply abroad in 1898 wa
unusually short. The average pric
per bushel of wheat exported in tn
fiscal year 1898 was rs. 30 cents, agains
an average of 74.77 cents in the fisca
war just ended.
PRIZES TO RE APPRAISED.
Washington, July lathe navy dc
partment has ordered an appraisal o
the captured Spanish cruiser MARI
Teresa and of the war material recov
cred from the other ships engaged il
the battle of Santiago bay. This ste
is due to question raised as TO tn
right of prize money growing out o
the capture of this ship. The Teres
was the one cruiser raised, an
although she went adrift while on he
way TO this country and is an aban
doned hulk on Cat island, it is elaine
in some quarters that the raising wa
sufficient to warrant the payment c
prize money.
THE WAR REVENUE ACT.
Washington, July l+.-lt is altogetf
err probable that the next annual +,
port of the internal revenue bl
reau win recommend a number {
changes in the war revenue act.
the main the law has worked sati
factorily anu has produced almost c,
actly the amount estimated by the con
missioner, This, however, was som'
thing less than the estimate general
accepted by well informed members {
congress.
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TOO Heavy Grass Feeding.
Dubuque, Ia, July l4.-Dr. Gibson