The National tribune., 1881-11-05
Answers to Correspondents.

We obliged to certain inquiries of the
nature in each issue of paper While cheerully
furnish information to subscribers in this column
suggest that much labor time and expense may be saved
pot TO ourselves and to correspondents the latter
and other subscribers would keep file of the paper
hey could them at any time turn to the file and prOba
Oily nnd the very inquiry answered about which they
"ouo nave written 10 We trust that each and every
SUBSCRIBER Will profit by this suggestion.
-, - N. H., FLETcHER.-Claim agents are not emit
TIC" 10 percentage upon the amount of pension
oD''tihtu III any case The legal fee in claims filed
since June 10, ISIS, is ten dollars and no more
f!0r 20 that date, under agreement in writing fled
So IN OF Tensions, as high as twenty
I'VE collars might be charged ANY agent who
charges more than the legal fee i sub;ect tn nros
cutOn by the United States
JOSEPH Men SEYMOUR IND-In repIy to vour
inquiries see THE NATIONAL TRIBuSE Of October
u, page 4, article regarding bounties
?. G. H., No CRAFTsBURG, VT-Pension money
merged i'll real estate, or with other funds or
in property loses its exclusive character and haco
liable to attachment, the as other property or
funds.
A SOLDIER, MALAGA. n. J.-Mail contracts. in
Guiding the to which you refer, are let to the
lowest responsible bidder. There is no remedy.
s. II. p, NORWICH, CONN-The law allows
limb communication every five years commencing
with the year of filing the first application. Apply
to the Surgeon General of the Army. this city.
4. B., ROCHESTER,. " VI served three years in
the army q. Must | settle and improve home
stead for two years before patent for the
issue to me? 4. You must settle and improve for
two years before the patent can issue. If you had
served ire years you would still have 10 settle and
improve one year before you could obtain patent
for the land.
IKE HILLsBoRo ILL.-Under recent ruling Of
the Secretary Of the Interior should advise the
widow to apply. Your letter has been referred to
oudre IabI who ito
in regard to the matter.
H. 5. S. MCCLURE Pat is impossible to give
you the desired information. Claims taken up
for adjudication when the evidence is completed,
and the Pension Office is now endeavOring TO dis
pose of the oldest cases on file.
J. H. s. CRETE NEB-FOr answer to your inauir-
les above.
The present pOst-ofice addresses of the following
named persons desired by subscribers to THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE. Any one able to give infOr
nation touching their whereabouts will confer
favor by corresponding with us.
/. Captain S Beaueu, or any officer enlisted man
of company H, Fourth L. 5. Veteran vols, Han
cocks Corps
2. Jesse T. Cox assistant-surgeon of the Eighty
ninth Indiana vols
3. DR.. Charles s Keene. Lieutenant Lyman KEEL
l0gg. ". 4. Wnder company F, Third U. 5. Ar
tillery III 1860: OF First Sergeant William Har-
per, Hospital Steward jeremiah Phelan William
Rutherford, Thomas Miller, or Henry Wilson, same
company.
4. Captain John Hardy. late of Detroit, Michigan
James o. Condry, of Elmira. n V, and John p
Lane, late of Adrian Mich. formerly of company
ID, Second Michigan Veteran vols. any other
officer enlisted man OF said company.
d. T. s., Hot SPRINGS ARK.-The Homestead
Laws entitle you to 100 of land. You can get
pamphlet free of charge, giving full particulars by
addressing Commissioner General Land Office Wash
ingtOn, ID. {.
:. I. j., NEW IoRK.-If claim is rejected the
applicant is notified of the fact and cause of rejec-
ton. If it is clearly proved by competent evidence
that the disability contracted in service and
line of duty the claim ought not and will not he
rejected.
p II. c., SHEFFIELD, ILLs.-If disease was con-
tracted during first enlistment and it is proved,
the second enlistment is not bar TO pension, except
during the period you were actually in the service.
Orders for examination cannot be taken evil
dence that more proof is required. See next
weeks NATIONAL TRIBUNE as to ratings.
*** Remaining answers next week.