The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-21
Last Widow of the ReVo-
luton Died During
Year.

in a report. replete with Interesting
/ data for the fiscal year ended June 80,
1901, the Commissioner Of Pensions an
nounces the payment Of Sl3s155 4l246 IN
/ pensions during the past year, as com
pared with S1S9. Co., 2sS. . for the preced-
I ing year
/ During TIE year the sole surviving
widow Of a Revolutionary soldier has
died, and there are but three Revolution
airy war pensioners on the rolls. being
/ daughters Of Colonial soldiers.
There are still 55s widows of the war
1 OF 1872 on the rolls. against co last year;
I the survivors o. Indian wars are given
at 8, lS5, the widows at 72I4 There were
64.53S survivors and pensioners Of the
/ civil war on the rolls June 80 The loss
OF this roll for the year was ,2o5 This
class Of pensioners includes invalids,
widows, minor children, brothers and
sisters ana mothers and fathers, both
under the general law and act u June
q. 1880. There are 34.OS7 pensioners on
account o. the war with Spain. 1858
Of the war with Mexico. and 1858
under the regular establishment, act OF
February 6. 1901.
Decrease Of Is, 500.
The toJaI number Of pensioners on the
roll June 30. 1907. was 1921. against
| Ss5.s7l the preceding year, o. a net loss
of 1890, which IL is said is the largest
met loss in any one year IN the history
Of the bureau. The number Of persons
on the rolls this year Is also the small
est since 1893. tie thigh water" mark
( being reached January 81, 1906. when
( there were 1.OG.19 names
There We're =, 800 new pensioners who
IlISt maze me acquaintance. Of Uncle
sam 8 pay check during the past fiscal
year and lib restoratiOns and renewals.
The death loss among the civil war
survivors for the year was 81 Z0l Ie5v-
I ing the names OF GA 33S on the roll
I MS death loss was greater than thai
Tor 1896, which was only Z9,20S.
me ana ual value of the pension roll
on June 30, 1897, was Sl4Q.S50 $50 60. which
vas S1,6l3131 80 greater than II was on
June 80. 1900 The annual value Is the
amount that would be required to pay
{ the pensioners on the roll AT the close
of that HsCal year for one entire year.
provided there were no changes 81
deaths or otherwise In other words
me s6i.5l pensioners on the roll June
81, 1907, VIII receive during the present
nScal year the sum Of $40 $50. $50. go If
there are no changes in the roll OF any
kind during the year
New Act Causes Increased Value.
The marked Increase in the annual
value OF the roll over the year 1906. not
withstanding the decrease in the num-
Der Of pensioners, IS due 10 TIE pen
sionc granted under the act OF February
6, 1871, at the higher rates provided by
Ihat act
The average value Of eIch pension for
the year 1907 Is given at 1850.
The pension attorneys seem to have
been working less indusufously OF late
and were paid by pension agents only
S4I2,105 50 for the prosecution OF claims
during 1907. or &6.35459 less than the
sand. fo'r hundred and thirty-three at
tOrncys are on the rolls OF the Pension
Office.
amounted 10 S4,24S, 711.s0.
Examining surgeons received $780,
1888 for their services during the year.
II Is stated that the pension agency
in New York is the only agency not
now occupying a Government building.
This accounts for rent item OF 81. 500.
Insulaz Possession Pensioners.
There are only 124 pensioners in our
insuIsr possessions, while there are an
even 5000 who have their checks sent
abroad TO them.
The act Of February 8, 1907 has oc-
casiOned a food Of new applications
Commissioner Warner reports $50. Isl ap-
pIications pending at the end OF the
fiscal year. These are being disposed
Of at the rate OF about 30, 90 per
month.
The statement includes a table show
ing the remarkable leaps and bounds
BY which the pension expenditures have