The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-08-20
Figures That q. A. r.
Men Can Digest
STATEMENT BY EVANS
CONSERVATIVE Table Shows That
tho Roli for the Year Just
Closed Was The High
water Marx"

washington, Aug. 19.-Commis.
sioner Evans has prepared q state
ment showing the operations In prin-
r,pal features OF the pension bureau |
during the last fiscal year as COM
pared with former years. Most Of the !
data will be embodied In his annual
report and the statement Is prepared
for the use of the national cncamp- |
rhent Of the G.. A. r., which will be
held before the report IL ready. The
statement contains the following In
cart:
II shows that the number of pen.
Sioners on the rolls June 30, last, was
907,7S5, net gain Of 4,206 over last
year. The total net loss to the roll
during the year was 1856, which in
cludes 38,1SS BY death. 1853 by re-mar-
yiage, 1852 by minors reaching the
age Of 16. 1858 by failure to claim
pension and 1,400 from other causes.
A comparative table shows that the
Toll for the year just closed is the
"highwater mark" In the history OF
the pension bureau, the next highest
having been reached in 1898. OF the
gains to the rolls during the year,
3,849 were from the war with Spain.
ton, 215 from the war Of 1872, s26
from the war with Mexico, and 6l4
from the Indian wars.
Gains Since 1898.
The gains to the roll since 1898
we're 1884 widows OF the Civil War,
and 5,604 from the Spanish war; total,
1S,938. The net gain to the rolls In
four years was 4,021.
Pensions granted to widows under
Il Q act Of June 27, 1890, during the
Year numbered 1850, or nearly $500
IN excess Of those granted the previ-
GUS year.
The pensioners on the rolls are
classified as follows: Survivors, g.
C55; invalids. 739,994; widows, 249,
ps6. These comprise 1874 widows
and the 8,655 survivors on account of
old wars prior to 1861; 297,675 inval-
Ids and Ss,sQ2 ON account Of general
laws, disability Of service origin,
mostly Civil War; 4Ss.114 invalids
epd 146,111 widows on account Of
June, 1909. act, Civil War disability,
not due to service; $50 army nurses,
and 1856 invalids and 2,049 widows
On account Of tho war with Spain.
The total amount paid to pension
ers as first payments on the allow.
pnce Of their claims during 1901 was
$9,934,7s4. or Sl06.23s more than the
prst payments during 1900. This
amount represents the arrears Of pen
sion, aggregating 676 claims allowed,
10 an average of nearly $500 each.
: The fees paid to attorneys amount
ca TO $b9l,24 an increase of almost
$4,000, due to the Spanish war. At
least 100000 OF the medical examina-
tions held during the year amounted
unfavorably to the claimants. The
amount paid to pensioners under the
general law during the year was s67..
S67,283, q decrease Of t1.790. .259 from
tie amount paid last year. Il Is be.
1isyed that during the fiscal year OF
1902 the payments under the general
law will be exceeded by those Of pen.
siQpers under the act OF 1890. The
Spanish war pensioners received 81.
116.22e. an increase over last year OF
$st2.620. and tho pensioners under the
act 9 AS2e ~ APPENDED May. 6, 1900.
received V66.S73, {6i, an increase over
last year Of u. .267. 400.
The bureau issued 109,66S certiH.
Gates Of ell clesses during the year
S4.226 being for original pension.
The tftmber Of claims pending July
!. last. wal 402,66s.
Tho statement gives the following
amounts ef money paid pensioners
under different administrations:
Under Different Administrations
President Grants first term, SIG,
536,376: average per year, $29,034. .0e9
President Grants second term
Sil4S9b.s67; average per year, $2s.
President Hayes' administration
el46,s32.4s9; average Der year, $3s,
330,623.
President Gar6eld's administration
s237,sAb. .o7o; average per year. $50,
4:6.26s.
President Cleyeland's first term
30b.6a6,6s2; average per year, s78.
4a9,166.
President Harrisons sdministra
ton, tFis7o7,72s; average per year
President Clevelands second term
= $667,960.4e7; average per year, $139,
4s7,eo1.
President MoKinlcy's first term
SbSo, ,o0o647; average per year, s140,
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