The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12
May Cash Pension Warrants.

May Cash Pension Warrants.
Auditor Thompson has forwarded
the pension vouchers to the chancery
clerks of the several counties. and is
q statement showing the total
each county gets. he number
Of pensioners in each class, the total
number of pensioners and the total
amount to be distributed.
In the first class there are 302 who
have lost both arms or legs, who draw
$37, $50; in the second class there are
29S, who have suffered the loss OF h
arm or leg, and $66.975 divided be-
tween them; the third class shows ass
invalid or totally blind widows. and
they divide $34.350; there are 3,226 in
digent sailors and soldiers who divide
$120.329.SO: INDECENT seryant to the
number Of 7O6. draw so. 1880, whole
$1e3. All. 3ef 10 divided equally between
1881 other indlgent widows. These,
make q total Of 1855 pensioners. and
the total distribution figures out $780,
149.9 80.
In this connection. State Treasurer
Stovall has Issued a statement to h
effect that he has no funds with which
to pay these pension warrants, and
does not expect to be able to cash
them before January or February.
However. all chancsry clerks are ad-
vised that when they find the sheriff
or tax collector has funds sufficient
they may cash the pension warrant for
that county, and that the warrant will
be received as cash by the Treasurer
when the sheriff makes his settlement
Grant Lower Freight Rate.
The Railroad Commission has ad-
journed after transacting the following
business.
The case Of the jackson Board of
Trade against the Alabama, and ,Nicks-
burg Railroad in which "a reduction OF
rates was demanded on grain and
grain products. including -four, from
Vicksburg to jackson was decided in
favor Of Jackson. and 1t was ordered
that on and after November % the rate
shall be three cents per 100 pounds,
the minimum a weight. to be. 10000
pounds. The present rate to, Jackson
Is eight cents while Meridian has a 3h
cent rate.
Plans for q new depot at Scott, to
take place of. one burned were ap-
proved.
An order offered by Commiss.oncr
Edwards requiring the Vicksburg Light
and Traction Company to operate its
lars with two men instead of one N
the dual capacity of conductor and mo-
tirman was defeated. Commissioners
Sheppard and Wilson voting against 1t,
and case being dismissed.
i A fine Of 5000 was assessed against
the receivers of the Frisco for failure
to obey the order of the commission is
sued last August to erect a fre-noof
depot at Amory. The receivers are
now ordered to begin the depot by.No-
vernber "a, and in q OF default viii
be fined as provided by law.
One Pellapra Patient Remains.
Only n OF the eleven men who
composed the ."pellagra squad" re
mained on the convict farm after be,
ing pardoned by Gov. Brewer. though
six of them had the disease and two
others were under suspicion. The one
man remaining, and who is there yet
Is Alex Gamble, from Jefferson coun'
lty. one Of those who developed pella
4 IRA. He has however. gotten well
alont on the road to recovery, having
q Kained i've pohnds IN weight, but says
that ne win stay where he Is until he
Is cured.
chfjetmae Seals Ordered.
The state antituberculosis commit
tes has placed an order for 100000 t
Christmas seals, and in q few days
they win b offered for sale in ever.
town Of any sise In the state. Th'
funds derived from this sale this yea
sWiIl b deyoted to the establishment {
~tuberculosts hospital, and the iegf
laturo WIN - asked to help along tt
cause. ainco the charity and 9th
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