Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1893 — HEAVY WAR CLAIM SUBMITTED. [ARTICLE]

HEAVY WAR CLAIM SUBMITTED.

Uncle Sam Asked to Repay Money Because of Damages by Troops. Washington special: Private war claims are the order of the day here both in House and Senate. In addition to many private claims, Mr. McKaig has introduced bills providing for the payment of $200,000 to the city of Frederick, $30,000 to Hagerstown, and $1,500 to Middletown. All of these claims grew out of the raids of Gen. Jubal Early, who levied the above sums on the several towns after fiheir invasion. Mr. Beltzhoover, of Pennsylvania, has succeeded in having reported favorably by the War Claims Committee, of which he is Chairman, a bill for the payment of $3,447,845.94 to residents of Southern Pennsylvania for damages sustained because of the invasion of Confederate and the presence of Union forces during the late war.