Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-22

fiscal year, leaving a large deficiency
in this branch of the service at the
close of the fiscal year. The large
number of orders for medical exam
nations issued during the year is oc-
casioned by the demands for increase
of pensions. AT least hundred thou-
sand of the medical examinations held
were unproductive of favorable results
to claimants but, as no limit can be
imposed upon the filing of these applf-
cations, no limit can>be established I'd
the orders for medical examinations.
The amount paid to pensioners un-
der the general law during the year
was SGT 1867 .233.S4, a decrease of ST.
100, 252.S2 from the amount paid last
year. The STEADY decrease in the
number of general law pensioners
causes corresponding decrease in the
amount of payments, and it is believ-
ed that during the fiscal year 1902 the
payments under the general law will
be exceeded by those to pensioners I'm,
der the act of June 1890.
| The Spanish war pensioners receive
ed $1,175,225.76, an increase over last
year of $S42,320.51, and the pensioners
under the act of June 81, 1890, as
amended by the act of May 8, 1900,
received $66,973 ,4S1.15 being on in.
crease over last year of $1,207. 401.80
While the payments to the old war
pensioners during the year was only
| $2,3S9,2 1S.99, the record of previous
payments show that the survivors of
the war of 1872 and their widows have
received in the last thirty years the
goodly sum of $44,S41 SAT SO; those OF
the Mexican war the sum of $30201,-
1869, and those of the Indian wars
the sum of $5.402,O54.55.
The number of applications for orig
inal pensions filed during the year was
58,373, filed by 45,860 claimants, some
of them having availed themselves of
the privilege of filing applications un-
der different laws. The number of
new applicants during the fiscal year
1901, was, therefore, but 1885 in e8-
cess Of the number of new pensioners
placed upon the rolls during the same
period.
In Foreign Countries.
The number of pensioners residing
in foreign countries on June 80, 1901,
was 4547, who receive SEAL ,161. IS;
and seventy-two residing in our insult
ar possessions, who received $10,-
312.S9.
The following number of invalid
pensioners, under act of June q, 1890,
are pensioned at the rate named: One
Hundred and four thousand eight hum
dred and thirty-four receive Sc per
month; 13S,291 receive IS per month; I
3S,452 receive $40 per month; 156,217
receive $12 per month. 1t will be not.
ed that the number of pensioners re.
ceiving the maximum rate under the
act is still greatly in excess of those
at any other rate.
The pension rolls still contain names
of one survivor and 1927 widows on ac-
count of the war of 1872; 1886 surviv.
ors and 1878 widows on account of In.
dian wars, and 1858 survivors and
S109 widows on account of the war
with Mexico.
The number of claims pending on
June 80. 1901, was 500, including
24,2O6 claims for accrued pension, and
1882 claims arising out of service
in the war with Spain.
OF the above number, 22S,534 were
filed by persons who have heretofore
been granted a pension, and who are
, now seeking an additional allowance.
There are also 41.399 claims for new
, disabilities" in which pension has all
ready been allowed for one or more
: disabilities, of service origin, and new
disabilities, mostly of recent origin,a are
now alleged, for which additional pens
sion is claimed.
AT the mother home of the Sisters
OF Charity in Dubuque, thirty-two
: Young women We're admitted ON theiJ
final VOWS to become members OF th&