The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-01
ARE ENORMOUS
Report Of Pension Commission.
er Evans Shows $13I,5l7 981
in Pensions Last Year.

in Pensions Last Year.
Washington. Aug si.-The annual re-
pert Of Colonel IT, Clay Evans. the come
missioner Of pensions Tor the fiscal year
ended June so issa. presents some very
interesting facts IN connection vita TIE
condition OF the pension rolls and the op
Grafton OF the bureau. The pension roll
IL made up OF 75a451 ur,tving soldiers
and 237 .5it widows or dependent rela,iora.
and e5S army nurses To them last year
was paid sia.azssi being se4e ie6 more
than eve before
The average OF each class Of pemioneis
Is also higher The cost OF bureaus, at
torneys fees. etc brought the total ex-
pended up to uss 555o52. being N64tsls
less than the appropriation. The pay
ments for pensions to veterans OF the late
Spanish war were SIS sos
Fees paid to attorneys we're A76 96s. as
against $780, 900 'n 1888.
Total number OF claims fled during the
year IS. .765; allowed 81 585; restored 3.ati
total allowances. including increases. S.
O5L
Total claims pending Juno 80 1893 6Ss
o5s; June 80. 1890. lT7s7e.
The total disbursements 10 pensioners
since 1866 were s2.ss9 910.o74 During the
same period si5 fo0 eS6 went to examining
81 rgeons. t12os217s to pension agencies.
and $50 2s7 22S for salaries and other ex-
pensos Of the pension bureau.
The number OF pensioners residing In
foreign countries is 1906. 70 whom Is paid
1893 800 OF this number 2,lso reside In
Canada. as IN ireland, COS In Germany
and s2i in England There are four cur
vIving widows and seven surviving daugh-
ters OF tho revolutionary war on the roll
Hiram Cronk OF northwestern New York
"a he only surviving pensioned soldier
Of tho war OF 1872 He Is % years Of age
The number OF pension'd widows or the
war Of 1912 IL sss. On account Of the In
dian wars. s5s soldiers and $500 widows
= are pensioned. For service In the Mexi-
can war there are enrolled e209 soldiers
and s17s widows June ~ 1920. tho total
number OF pensioners was 9ai,t9. being
21s5 less than on the same date IN 1893.
Tho report saws thar considerable pro-
! eress has been made In bringing M the
on original claims il practically current
l. and the work OF ordering medical eNami-
X nations I'm Increase claims Is being push
a ed, so that very little time now elapsos
d between dates % fling and orderlo~ the
e medical examinations.
The commissioner reports the work I'm
ri far better condition than at any time
- since April 1897 and Il Is believed that
further progress viii be attained hy the
- system instituted In the different diviE-
ions. THE commissioners call attention tc
the fact that the order 225, issued June 2
4, 1898. which provided for re-adiustmeni
- OF rates OF pensions previously granted
:, under the operations n order No. !a. 4
y stnl in force. but he states that no re-
vision Of rates under said order has beer
= made under his administration.
REJECTED CLAIMS.
During the year 1O7s19 claims OF all tn
closses were rejected in tho bureau
careful lanalysis Of the causes OF reiec
~ tion OF 50 many claims IS given, showin
IT, that a large percentage OF reflections 90
VI cur in claims In which additional allow
's- ance Of some kind IS claimed.
90 A full and detailed explanation as
the causes or delay I'm tho adjudication q
eh claims Is presented. from which It ar
al pears that nearly every case OF unusua
ng delay the fault lays with claimants -
OF their attorneys and not with the bureat
ch Legislation f. suggested extending IN
%. benefits OF tho act Of June a. 1890. to per
.es sons who served I'm tho confederate arm
'ut and afterwards voluntarily enlisted IN th
re union army or navy prior 20 January
is 1861. and were honorabiy discharged
Al The re-enactment OF tho law equlIu
IN biennial examinations OF pensioners vii
We have been recently discharged from n
90 service Is recommended there being r
ng way IN which the recovery Of the pen
e." Toner from the pensioned causes can ,
determined.
en The renewal Of the act of June 7. 1sS
ler removed all limitations as 10 the date
ty nning claims by widows Legislation
y asked for 10 the end that no pension sho
to be granted to date prior TO the date
nling the application.
ks The act of June Z. 1893, the report say
DOT holds out inducement and offers a prer
ul- ium 10 the vicious TO nle fraudulent clal
ere carrying large sums az a rearreages
ere ls a bad law that encourages crime Bl
the the government has but little opportnni
the 10 dlsprove a carefully prepared frala
AZ lert claim under this Jaw.
no' Complaints have been made against o
bureau for the stoppage OF the nonHi3
On Of those VINO enlisted or accepted col
ms missions IN the war with Spain The
pensions ceased by operation Of law a
-, not by any order or instructions from &
49,, bureau
I UD 20 this date the number Of rec
- listments Of pensioners FOR service On (
war with Spain has been reported az IN
teen of tho navy and forty-four of /
. regular army and slxty-sly of The war
tha rebellion
out Of q sei cases iu which action d
been taken by the department in appc'
from the action OF the bureau. the bi
eau was reversed I'm sl7. ana many
these were cases in which the adverse
ton had been taken before April 1897
Canton. o.. Aug 31.-President Mex
ley's visit 10 this his home. a. marx
with almost constant call a
Informal visits from his old neighb'
and friends. But he seems 20 be m
oughly enjoying himself Aside from
trip 20 the cemetery this morning W
Mrs. cKinley. whore they laid fresh No
srs on the graves Of departed parei
and relations. ana the little detour ab,
the city which followed. the president