Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-09-30
PENSION REPORT.
Commissioner Wares Annual Report
Shows Interesting Facts.
BIG PAY 10 PENSIONERS.

The annual report of Commissioner
of Pensions Eugene F. Ware Just made
public, shows that the number of
names or the pension rolls is still I'M
der the million mark, despite a net
gain of 5.7S2 pensioners since 1898.
The total enrolment July 1, last, was
$685. 46, against 997. 1876 last year. The
total comprises 73S, 500 soldiers and
160,637 widows and dependents. The
aggregate includes 1895 pensioners
outside the United States.
The number of death notices of old
soldiers, not now in the service, re-
ceived by the bureau during the year,
was 50,12S; but only 27,043 of them
were pensioners.
The report says that the death rate
among the pensioners, for the coming
year will be about 40, 900 and the losses
to the rolls from other causes will be
about 5000.
The total moun paid for pensions
during the fiscal year was S137, 504. 26S
and the yearly cost of operating and
maintaining the bureau and the agen-
cies outside of the payment of pensions
proper, aggregates SO, $685. 29.
The pension system, says the report,
since the beginning of the government,
has cost 50 1892, 500, 019, exclusive of the
establishment OF the soldiers homes.
The pension disbursements by the
United States from July 1, 1890, to
June 80. 1865. were 500, 445. 444.
The following amounts have been
paid to soldiers, their widows. minor
children and dependent relatives on
account of military and naval service
during the wars in which the United
States has been engaged:
Revolutionary wal (estimated), $780,
900 900.
War of 1912 Ton ccoun of service.
without regard to disability, $45,025,-
297.
Indian wars, 1S32-1S42 Ton account
of service. without regard to disabili-
ty), $5,S17,2S7.
War with Mexico Ton account of SER
vice without regard to disability $751;
SCI, 1898.
War of the rebellion, So, 22S, S7S,276.
War with Spain, $S,275,1 1874.
Actual amount disbursements in pen
sions, So, 900, S54,302
Catching up Work.
The amounts paid as pensions on
recount of disabilities and deaths as
results of military and military service
during the wars of 1912 and with Mex
leo, and in time of peace to the begin
ming of the war with Spain are includ-
| ed in the payments on account of the
war of the rebellion. 1t is estimated
that SIG, 0O0. 900 were paid in pensions
| for disabilities and deaths due to mill
tary and naval service in the wars of
1912 and with Mexico, and during the
time of peace prior to the war of the
rebellion. making the payments of pen
sions to soldiers and sailors of the war
of the rebellion and of the regular mill
tary and naval establishment since the
close of said war of the rebellion, and
their widows, children and dependent
relatives amount to 50, 22S, S7S ,276. This
is outside of the cost of maintaining
the bureau, agencies and soldiers
homes.
The average value of each pension is
now a little owe s1S2. The number of
applicants for pensions filed was 1885,
626, rejected 1IS.464 and granted 117.-
PCS. During 1902 the bureau handled
AZ, 1O6 more pension applications than
it received. showing progress in catch
ing up with the accumulated work.
The number of cases now undergoing
examination in the bureau and in the
process of adjudication, known as the
pending files" follows:
Under the general laws. 137,lOl; un'
der the act of June p, 1890, 1859;
war with Spain, 34,4SS; army nurses
GO; service prior to March a, 1861 2,
1923; accrued, 22,S12; total, 339,436.
The report shows that on July l last
there we're pending 1904 appeals from
the decisions from the commissioner
The summary of rejected cases shows
that 23.O73 of the reflections We're OF
legal grounds and 95.951 on medica.
rounds