Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-06-21
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In speaking on the work of the Pen.
sion Bureau in the eleven months of the
current fiscal year, Commissioner Evans
said the other day the number of names
added to the pension ROLL during thar
period was 1880. and at the end Of the
year there would be shown a net gain
in the number of pensioners. OF the pen
sions granted 35,3OS were for Mexican.
Indian. civil and war of 1872, and 1925
for service in the war with Spain. In
addition 4,100 names which had been
dropped or suspended for various causes
were restored to the rolls. For increases.
reratings, and accrued pensions 5O,6Ss
certificates were issued, making the to-
tai number of certificates issued in the
eleven months 94,0I9. The number of
claims filed on account of the Spanish
war is 1854. Four years ago, at the
beginning of Commissioner Evans term,
the adjudication Of original pensions was
from twenty to thirty months in arrears.
He predicts that ut the close of the pres
ent fiscalyearthe work will be up to date.
so that just as soon as the evidence in a
claim is completed it will go from the
pending files for adjudication.
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Uncle Sam is indebted to the State Of
Illinois to the amount OF $9S,797 for
e%quipping volunteers who served during
the Spanish war. The total amount Of
the claim was $53O.745. of which $$431,-
04S has been paid. Auditor Rittmann Of
the War Department has prepared n
statement showing the amount the gov.
m owes the States on account Of
furnishing troops. The total was $5f
S7O,179, of which 5 1920 45 has beex
paid, leaving a balance of ~$2.54O,43hsi
Texas is the only State whose claim ha&
been liquidatcd, and Oklahoma is tho
only Territory the claim of which has
been paid in full. The amounts due the
States of the middle West are: Indiana.
$123,O20, out of a total of S2274,G39; Iowa,
$4,000, out of a total of !i147,644; Kan
sas, $1,1O6, out of q total of $37,7S1:
Michigan, S122,S52, out of a total Of
$474,335; Minnesota. $14S,2O7. out of a
total of S1S9,399; Nebraska. S2,S2S, out
of a total of $50, $50; Wisconsin, $11,511,
out of a total OF $127,04O.
All the reports called for by the Comp
troller of the Currency dealing with tho
condition of national banks at the close
of busines April 81 are in, and the show
ing is held by treasury officials to be a
remarkable one, far in excess of anything
of the kin in history. There is Il total
OF 4,O64 banks; at the close of business
April 26, 1900, there were 3,G31. Total
resources are 5000. 800; in 1900.
S4.S11, 956,04S. Total individual deposits
S2,S93, &c.. 449; in 1900 they We're ST.
419,212,Go6. Loans and discounts are
$2.911, 52G.2TG; in 1900, $22.566,O34,99 800.
Surplus funds and undivided profits
amount to $416,ol7.134; in 1900 they
were S35S3 .157.2O0. Lawful money in re-
serve including the 3 percentum redemp-
ton fund with treasurer. is $685. G9.294;
last year it was $51G, 190,SS6. The av-
erage reserve held is 29.l per cent. Z
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Orders have been issued by the War
Department for the laying up of the army
transports now engaged between New
York and West Indian ports. The Secre-
tary of War reached Il decision some time
ago to place these vessels out of commits
sion and abolish the transport line be-
tween this country, Cuba, and Porto
S4NOs was ~ oiAA i VI
the department to dispose of these yes
sells at auction, but General Bird finally
prevailed upon the Secretary of War not
to sell them, but to keep them for use
in case of emergency. Accordingly they
have been overhauled and their ma
chinery loaded to prevent deterioration.
and they will be kept by the government
until it is certain there will no longer be
any need for them.
The United States, through the State
Department, has politely declined a re-
quest made by France and Russia that
this government join with the other pow
ers in guaranteeing q loan of S337,000.-
700 for China so that that empire may
proceed to pay the indenlnities settled up
on by the several powers without loss
Of time. The amount due the United
States government is approximately S20,-
,0OO,000. Without the financial backing.
OF all Of the countries concerned China
may experience difficulty in raising SO
large a sum of money as 1887, O0O,
even upon a bond issue bearing 4 per
cent interest, for financiers the world
over are disposed to regard the security
with more or less disfavor and suspicion.
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An enormous map of the world has been
placed in what is known as the war room
of the White House. 1t was prepared
by the coast and geodetic survey, and
contains all geographical information of
II general character. 1t also shows the
location Of all the ocean cables in the
world, all coaling stations, and all docks
where ships may be repaired. Every foot,
of territory, including even the smallest
island, is marked so as to Indicate the
sovereignty to which it is subject.
With a view to controlling the immi-
grafton which has been coming to this
country in violation of law Commissioner
General Powderly is in favor of designa-
ting exclusive ports of entry along the,