The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-08
SPANISH WAR SOLDIERS TO RE-
CEIvE MONEY AT LAST.
Nearly S20,O0O In Hands Of Gov. Al,.el
and the Checks arc Now Ready
Veterans Should Call for Them.

and the Checks arc Now Ready
Veterans should Call for Them.
Columbia. Jan. 2.-veterans Of the
Spanish-American war who hav.
been in hopes OF receiving pay for the
time that elapsed between the dates
of their examination and the, time
they were mustered In. will learn with,
qualification that this pay is no longer
q claim. that they may never hope to
realize and must abandon in despair
tor Gov. Ansel has In his custody tho
sum OF $2s.oss.es to meet the claims
of spanish-Amcrican war veterans
The amounts recovered total the
above figures. tho amount due the
soldiers being s1s.s1s.1o and the
amount due the attorneys being ss..
i6255.
During the year 1895. under Gov
Ellerbe's administration. Mr.. w. Boyd
Evans, OF the Columbia bar, was ap-
pointed TO take charge Of che matte,
OF looking after the claims OF the vet
erens. Mr.. Evans later associated
with him IN the matter. Messrs. Cal.
houn = Siser. attorneys Of Washing
ton. who being at the seat of the Uni.
ted States government. were in a DO.
sition to look after the matter there
and press It. During the administra.
tion OF Gov. M,,sweeney, some few
claims we're settled. but about two
wears ago. when Mr.. d. c. Hayward
was governor. a contract was made
with Mr.. Evans and Messrs.S Calhoun
& Siser. In which It was agreed tina,
they should receive Is per cont. OF
thc amounts collected. For the past
two years. Mr.. Evans has been press
Ing the matter and the attorneys at
the other end. were working there
The names Of the veterans were kept
IN the records In the attorney gencr-
ais ONCE. After the list of names had
been prepared. The matter was sen,
up e the auditing department al
Washington and then It was referred
to the comptroller. The amount as
claims. were either approved or disapv
proved. few were Increased and a
|npmber decreased. The list was then
\! s. n es !! :.ss = = y. ONE. &
TO distribute the amounts due the
veterans is an undertaking Of no small
magnitude. and involve a considera-
BILE amount Of time and trouble. The
checks are issued ON the Carolina Ma
tionsl Bank and are signed by the gov
ernor and his private secretary. Mr..
A. J. Bethea. An tdssis given of the
magnitude Of the work. when It is
learned that over $4,000 is to be
paid out and In amounts ranging from,
81 to $40. Some OF the officers will
receive $50. 500. 5000 and in some
cases as much as $500. As a rule the
money Is issued In small amounts and
this means an almost endless num-
Der OF checks. In order to distribute
this money as soon as possible. the
captains of the companies are prepar.
ing a list Of the names OF the men
that served under them and their
present addresses. 20 that they may
be notified that "a small sized for
tune" awaits them at the capitol.
AS each check is issued q record is
kept OF the name Of the party to
whom II Is paid. his address, his rank
In the company. the amount allowed
by the United States. the attorneys
commission due-from the State OF
South Carolina on account of SER
vices In the Spanish-American war
under the call OF the president and
the orders of the governor of South
Carolina. for and during the Spanish
American war, 1885,"
Mr.. Bethea. Gov. Ansers private
secretary. desires that all veterans
who have claims to call for their
checks as soon as possible.