Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-09-29
Pensions o9o,A45, July I, Ac-
cording to Commissioned
Wares Report.
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Total Amount P1id Fer Pensions
w. 80 -. g.
Washington, Sept 29.-The annual
report of the commissioner CT pen
sions, Eugene F. Ware, made public
yesterday, shows that the number OF
names on the pension rolls still is I'M
der the million mark, despite net
gain of 5,732 pensioners since 1898.
The total enrolment, July /, .aSt, was
999, 446, against 997, 1876 last year. The
total comprises 738,S09 soldiers and
l26O. 637 widows and dependents. The
aggregate includes 4.695 pensioners
outside the United States.
| The number of death notices OF old
soldiers. not now in service, received
by the bureau during the year. was
50,128, but only 27,043 CT them were
| pensioners.
Death Rate Expected.
The report says that the death rate
among the pensioners for the coming
year will be about 10000, and the
losses to the rolls from other causes
will be about 5000 The total amount
paid for pensions during the fiscal
year was $137 ,504,263, and the yearly
cost OF operating and maintaining
the bureau and the agencies, outside
of the payment c. pensions proper,
aggregates $3,590,529. The pension
system. says the report, since the be
ginning CT the government, has cost
$2932,5 ,019, exclusive CT the estiI
mate Of the soldiers% homes. Tka
pension disbursement by the Unitei
States from July /, 1880, to June 3D.
1865, were $96,445, 444.
Amounts Paid For Different Wars.
The following amounts have been
paid to soldiers, their widows, minor
children and dependent relatives IN
account of the military and naval ser
vice during the wars in which the
| United States has been engaged:
Revolutionary war (estimated), $70,'
100000; war CT 1872 (account CT ser.
| =
$45, 025,297; Indian wars, 1S32-1842
ION account CT service, without regard
/ to disability, $o,S14,207; war with
Mexico Con account CT service, with
out regard to disability, $31,S61 1888;
war CT the Rebellion, $2,744,S74,276;
war with Spain, S3,275,194; actual to-
/ tai disbursement in pensions, $780,
854,302
1912 and Mexican Pensions.
The amount paid in pensions on &C.
count of disabilities and deaths, re-
suits Of military and naval service
during the wars of 1912, and with
Mexico, and in time Of peace, to the
beginning of the war with Spain, are
included in the payments on account
CT The war of the rebellion.
1t is estimated that SIC 900 900 were
paid in pensions for disabilities and
deaths due to- military and naval ser
vice in the wars of 1912, and with
Mexico, and during the time of peace
prior to the war of the rebellion
making the payments CT pensions to
soldiers and sailors Of the war CT the
rebellion, and OF the regular military
and naval establishment since TIE
close Of said war of the rebellion, AMI
their widows. children and dependent
relatives, amount to S2.728,87S,27t.
This is outside CT the cost CT mali
tanning bureaus, agencies and soldiers
homes.
Average Value CT Each Pension.
The average value Of each pension
is now little over s132. The numbsr
of applications for pensions filed was
1885; rejected, 11S,464. and gram
ed, 117.26S. During 1892 the bureau
handled 47,106 more pension applici
tons than it received. showing prog
ress in catching up with the accuml-
lated work. The number of castsI
now undergoing examination in tie
fureau and IN the process OF adjud-
cation, known as the pending files
| follows: Under the general laws,
! 7101. under the act Of June 2