The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-04
PENSION OFF|CE REPORT
DOINGS OF II. CLAY EVANS BU-
REAU FOR THE LAST ELEVEN
MONTHS
LIST SHOWS NO DECREASE
VIII Re More Pensioners on Rolls
June 80, 1901, Than June 80,
I9OOATwO Widows of 1872
Veterans Enrolled.

w lONJ OQIiS Ollie OOA1AAitAo-
sioner of pensions states results of the
efforts Of the bureau for the eleven
months of the fiscal year ending May 81
as follows
Original pensions have been granted:
For account of war of 1872, widows, 2; for
account of Indian wars, widows, IL; sur
vivors. Z; for account of Mexican war,
widows, 325, survivors, IA; for account Of
service prior to 1861, E, making total OF
466 pensioned for account Of service prior
to the Civil war
For account of the Civil war there nave
been pensioned for disabilities incurred
in service: Invalids, 1031; for disabilities
as provided by act of $780, invalids, 1852;
for widows under old law, 2,9O1; for
widows under act of 1890 and attendants,
14479; for nurses, 25, making total
original issues account of the Civil war
of 35,3OS.
In addition to this number there have
been restored to the rolls 4100 names that
were previously dropped or suspended Tor
various causes.
There are now about 100000 Of those
drawing under the act of 1880, and amend
ments that receive the maximum rate OF
SIP per month.
There have been GIG pensions that car
ried ~ total Of 1921, 514 can average of
| 81, 514 each) as first payments. A large
| percentage of these cases is known as
OIQ LlIIOIS dlIu OiAly oPPCeAAS ~ SAAO
! roll for the one payment.
! For account of service in the war with
J Srain there have been granted 1859 PEN
/ sons to inValids and ], 155 pensions TO
! widows and dependents The total num-
/ bCr of claims filed for account OF this
! war to date has been 1854.
! Under the act of March B. 1901, provid-
| ing 70: the re-pensioning of widows who
remarked and again became widows,
/ there nave been / Ob claims filed.
There will be ar increase in the num-
! Der of pensions on the rolls at the close
! of the present fiscal year, June so, 1901
| over the previous year. The appropria-
tions made by congress for the fiscal
| year will be sufficient with one exception,
! viz:
That for medical examinations. In this
| item there viii be a deficiency. Congress
| appropriated $7C0,0G0 but the demand for
medical examinations during the fiscal
| year has been so great that the approprl-
alton will not be sufficient to meet the re-
quirements of the law under the estab-
! lished practice.
In addition to the number Of original
pensions granted as set forth for the
eleven months there have been issued for
| increases, re-rating, and accrued pen
| sions, so, ESQ certificates, or the bureau has
written for all classes, 94,077 certificates.
There have been Al, 397 names added to
! the rolls since July l, 1900.
July /, 1897, tine adjudication of original
| invalid pensions was from twenty to
thirty months in arrears in the respective
| divisions. The commissioner predicts
that by the close of the present fiscal
year, June 80, 1901, the adjudication of all
original claims (invalids, widows and de-
pendents1 will be current, to the end
! that Just so soon as the evidence in a
claim is complete that claim will go from
| the pending files for adjudication.
TO WATCH CHINESE.
Assistant Secretary Taylor, of the
treasury department., and Commissioned
General PoWderly have decided to send
three immigrant inspectors to Porto Rice
for permanent duty. 1t is feared that
the recent decision of the supreme court
in the insular cases may stimulate Cal
reese m.gration to Porto Rico with tho
idea that once there they cannot be de.
MED admission to the United States. The
collectors of customs hitherto have acted
as inspectors and will continue to do so
but the need for additional help in keep
ing out Chinese is apparent to officials
and from now on the exclusion laws will
be more rigidly enforced.
WILL EJECT soONERs.
At the request of tbs interior depart
nent, the secretary Of Var has instructed
Gen. Merriam, commanding the depart
naent of the Colorado, to employ as man,
Of his troops as may be necessary t.
maintain order on the Kiowa Indian
reservation in Oklahoma. This action i
based on a dispatch from Col Randlett
in charge Of the KioWa and Comanch
agency, reporting that at least COO In
: truders had settled in the Wichita noun
tains, which are within the Kiowa lands
, soon to be opened to settlement, and tina
I they claimed the right to do so unde
l the United States mineral laws. Score
tary Hitchcock said this afternoon tina
they mad no rights whatever and tina
they would be promptly elected.
! RIVER AND HABOR JUNKET.
I Chairman T. E. Rurlin and a number q
3. members of the house committee O
Y rivers and harborS, several of whom Wer
t accompanied by their wives, left Wash
= ington today in a. special car over tn
. Southern railway for an extended triI
Mobile will be visited first and then Ne,
n Orleans, where other members of tn
n committee will join the party. From tn
= latter city the itinerary will embrac
t points in Texas and California and UP til
= Pacific coast as far as Washington.
5 The purpose of the Journey is to az
: quaint the committeeman personally wit
: the rivers and harbors O fthe remote tel
S ritory traversed in order to enable the
: to consider prospective legislation ths
o may affect them. The party will be gor
several weeks.