Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-08-19
PENSIONS
The List Of Uncle Sans
Creditors
IS GROWING
Nearly 5000 Added By Tho
Late War f.

Washington, Aug. 10. - Comm6
sioner Evans has pl epared statement
showing the operations in principa
features Of the pension bureau, dur
ing the last fiscal year as compared
with former years.
| Most of the data will be embOdieC
in his annual report and the state
ment is prepared for the use of the
national encampment OF the G. A. r
which will be Leld before the report
is ready,
1t shows that the number of pen
sioners on the rolls June 30 last was
997, 735, net gain of 4602 over last
year. The total net loss to the roll
during the year was 1886, includes
3S,1s3 by dtath, S53 by remarriage,
1882 by minors reaching the age Of l6,
| 53S by failure to claim pension, and
l460 from other cluSeS. A compara-
tive table shows that the roll for the
year Just closed is the high water
mark" in the historf Of he pension
b4reau, the next highest having been
reached in 1898. or the gains to the
rolls during the year 3S49 were from
the war with Spain. The loses In;
c'ude two from the revolution, 215
frou the war of 1912, S26 from the
war with Mexico and 544 from the In
dian wars.
The gains to tie roll since 1898,
were 1888 widows to the civil war
and 5G04 from the Spanish war, total
1S,93S. The net gam to the rolls in
the four years was 402l.
Pensi MS granted to widows under
the act Of June u, 1890 during the
year numbered l6.6l0 or nearly $500
in excess of those granted the previous
year
The pensioners on the rolls are
classified as follows:
Survivors. S,655 invalidS, 739, l24:
widows, 249 9S6 These comprise
IS, l24 widows and S,655 survivors on
account of other wars prior to 1861:
1916 invalidS and IS, S02 on account
Of general laws, disability of service
origin, mostly civil war; 43S, lll4 in
valids and l45 Ill widows on account
Of the June 1890, act civil war diSa-
bllity lot due to service: $50 army
nurses; and 1866 lnvalids and 2,049
widows on account of the war with
Spain.
The total amount paid topensioners
in first payments on the allowance OF
their claims during 1901 was $685.
764 or $lOs,23S more than the first
payments during 800 This amount
represents the ARE rs of pensions ag-
gregatirg 675 claims allowed to an
average of nearly $500 each.
The fees paid to attorneys amount
ed to 1891, 245 and increase of nearly
$74, 900 due to the Spanish war. At
least 100 900 OF the medical examina-
tionS had during the year amounted
unfavorably to the claimant.
The amount paid to pensioners un-
der the general law during the year
was S67 s57, 233, a decrease OF sl,-
100, 253 from the amount paid last
year. 1t is believed that during the
fiscal year Of 1902 the payments under
thr gen sral law will he exceeded by
those Of pensioners under the act Of
1890, The Spanish war pensioners
81, l75, 225 an increase over last year
OF sS42, $50 and the pensioners under
the act of 1890 as amended May 6,
1900, received S66,973,4S1, an In.
crease over last year or l,1O7, ,4O2.
The total disbursements for pen
siors from July l, 1890 to June 30 Of
this year aggregate 81 1853 300, O,O33.
There were AS $50 claimants for
pensions during the year. The pen
sion rolls still contain the names Of
one supervisor and 1927 widows on
account of the war Of 1912, 1865 su--
vors and Bats widows on account of
the Indian wars and 1868 survivors on
accouct of the Mexican war
The bureau issued 1895 certiti-
Gates OF all classes during the year,
"A, 225 being for original pensions.
The number Of claims pending July
lst last was 4O3, 500.
The statemt Mt gives the following
amounts OF money paid pensioners
under different administrations:
President Grants first term $ll6,-
1925. Average per year 500, ,o34,-
500.
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