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Show THE PENSION ROLL. Five Pensioners on the Roll Account of the Revolutionary War. Tho annual report of Commissioner of Pensions Ware placo3 tho total number of pensioners now on tho rolls nt 99C.G1G, of which 725.35G nro soldiers sol-diers and 207,189 widows and dependents. depend-ents. Mr. Ware announces that It Is not probable that tho pension roll will again cross tho million lino, tho high water mark having boon reached a yoar ago. Flvo of tho pensioners nro on tho roll on account of tho war of tho revolution, 1,110 on nccount of tho war of 1812, 4,734 on nccount of tho Indian wars and 13,874 on account of tho Mexican war. Tho avorago annual valuo of oach pension is now 5133. Tho otal annual an-nual valuo of tho Spanleh war ponBlon roll has reached 51,7C5,310. |
