Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-14
PENSION PAYMENTS IN low A
Most of Them Have Been Made from Des
Moines for Current Quarter.
MANY VOUCHERS SUBJECT TO CORRECTION
Number on Roll at This once is
Nearly Twenty-Five Thousand
Many of These In Nebraska
some Go south for Winter.

Some Go south Tor winter.
DEs MONIES. Jan. 1S.-(special.) THE
major portion of the pension payments for
The Iowa Nebraska district have now been
made from the pension Office in this city
for the current quarter. The payments
begin promptly at the beginning Of each
quarter and all that are in regular form
are paid at once But many OF the vouch-
ers have to be sent out a second time for
and payments are thus de-
Iayed. The first two weeks OF each quarter
is a busy period in the pension office.
There are twenty-six regular clerks en-
ployed in the pension office for the Iowa
Nebraska district. and in the first ten DAYS
Of each quarter there are eight additional
clerks kept busy with the work. This Of
fee pays out little over $1,000 900 a year
to pensioners. The payment for the quar-
ter which ended December 81 last amounted
to H,943, ,451 SO, which was paid out as
follows in the three months of the quar-
ter October sl,S52. SAP O2; November. $751;
5si 30; December. s33,324.4. This fairly
represents the average quarter and the
work done.
The number of pensioners on the roll
OF this office December was 81. 7s4 and
the first OF January the number had in
creased to 5i,S04, notwithstanding the death
of eighty-four Of the pensioners on the
roll The number is varying from month
to month by removals and deaths and new
pensions secured. OF the pensioners on the
roll at the commencement OF this year
there were 2iSl3 who are getting pensions
under the general law, of whom 55s were
minors: 29,69I under the act of June q
1890, OF whom ,765 were minors: pensioners
OF the war with Spain, 1853. OF whom nine
were minors pensioners o, the Mexican
war. 527 of the Indian wars, So; of the
war of 1912. 80.
There Is nothing in the pension office
to indicate at glance what proper; zion
OF the pensioners live in Iowa and in Ne
braska, but the pensioners on the roll at
this office are to be found In a great many
states An effort has been made to clear
the rolls. under an order of the secretary
of the interior. of all but those who live
in the district. but this Is impossible. as
the pensioners are moving about a great
deal. great many of the pensioners go
south and southwest for the winter, but
come back in the summer time. The pen
sion office is in charge OF Mr.. f. r. Sperry.
who was appointed in 1898, and Chief Clerk
Lincoln is in personal charge of the clerical
work.
Titus Complications.
The evil results of the Titus amendment
complications have not been as serious as
anticipated. The disposition among Office
holders and newly elected officials all over
the state has been to patiently await the
decision OF the supreme court before doing
anything that will be irreyocable. The at
torney general. has been in receipt OF ,
large number of letters from officials in all
parts or the state asking for advice The
most pressing demand has been for advice
What 10 do in case there are contests or
the membership of the boards of super.
Visois. In great many cases the new
boards have not yet organized but have
met and adjourned until some time i'm Feb
ruary, when the business will be transacted
by that time thoy vii! have the decision
OF the supreme court to guide them. II
Union county the county auditor refuse,
to give up his Office and the newly elected
man at first contemplated using force I,
gain possession, but that idea was aban
doned and he will wait. The old membe
OF the Board OF Supervisors refused T.
give up, but the new member was sworn in
| The board in Guthrie county met and i'm
| medlately adjourned until February 4. i
Ida county all the county officers who wer
anected by the amendment resigned thei
! places and appointments were made @
their successors in regular form. The Off
! GERS who resigned were both democrat
and both were succeeded by republicans
In Black Hawk county the two democrati
members of the board. who were beate
by republicans, refused to give up thei
ofnces. One OF them was chairman OF tn
board and had issued certificates to hi
successors, and upon these certificates tn
republicans were recognized. In Hardi
county there was voluntary retirement
all officials whose terms had expired
Clay county one office was affected, tha
or recorder of deeds, and while he resigne
MS ONCE the board did not deem It nee
essary to act thereon. In Crawford count
the retiring member of the board proteste
against the seating of his successor Tt
county auditor did not resign, but his sur
cessor was seated by the board In Ri
chanan county the county officers were the
own successors in the matter OF the boar
and the retiring members formally r
signed to avoid complications. In Clinic
county the recorder refused to give ,
his office to his successor and the boa-
refused TO order the new officer to tai
new auditor and retiring auditor agreed
divide business until the supreme cou
acts and both are signing all papers. The
instances fairly represent the way Il
amendment muddle has been treat
throughout the state.
Hotel Quarantine Raised.
= The quarantine OF the Iowa house, I
hotel In which a chambermaid was disco
cred i'll with smallpox, has been raised
. the hotel is open again. The patient W
? promptly removed to a place of refuge, {
% rooms were fumigated, all the beddl
n treated for destruction of germs, all I
b persons in the house were vaccinated unls
they had been vaccinated recently, a
4 everything has been done that is possible
3 make the hotel safe. At best it has prov
h costly experience for the hotel, but
- local health officials give assurance Il
h there will be no danger from the hotel.
IS new cases have developed in the city sin
% Arrangements are being made for
care OF the afflicted persons. The repo
:. from the state continue to come TO
) state board with regularity, indicating Il
& the epidemic is In for an all winter
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