The National tribune., 1881-10-08
Answers to CORRESPONDENTS

We are obliged to certain INQUIRIES of the so
nature III each issue of paper While we cheerII
furnish information to subscribers in this coun we
suggest that much labor time and expense NAV be saved
both to ourselves and to correspondents if the latter
and other subscribers would keep a file of the paper
Ihey could then, at any time turn to the file and proa
oy ma the very inquiry answered about which they
would have written to We that each and every
subscriber will profit by this suggestion
What may be the cause of delay in your particular
cast Inc fe1lSon Office has vast number of claims
to consider, and your own will probably be acted
upon when reached in its regular order
j. L. B., BooNsBoRo, MD.-The publication office
of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE is 6l5 Fifteenth street
opposite the United States Treasury Department
The President of the Board of EXAMINING Surgeons
i'll Baltimore is DIR. Augustus W. Dodge.
j. Y, WINANAC, IND.-The law provides that
fathers pension shall only commence from date of
the mothers death when she survives the soldier
You are not entitled to anything more
&c. R. NJ, BIcKNELL, IND.-Each claim stands
upon a separate footing is governed by its individ-
ual merits and it is impossible to state how soon il
may be acted upOh. The time from examination to
action ranges from sixty days 10 four months, even
longer, according to the number of claims which, in
regular ORDER take precedence. 1t requires from six
months to nearly year TO get the official reports
from the bureaus of the War Department touching
incurrence of disability The force is still employed
w. t. NJ, AIDA NEB.-Subscribers to The Ma
TIONAL TRIBUNE having claim for pension pend
ing, can advertise for officers or comrades whose
testimony Is essential to the completion of their
without charge, for one insertion.
b. \. p, STANFORD VT.-YOu can make appica-
ton for another examination before some other sur
geOn or the Medical Board, if you think injustice
has been done you.
B. o. j., BONNEVILLE, n Ut is difficult to tell
how long after examination before your case can be
finally acted upon. You ought to hear from it in
the course OF three or four months at farthest.
p. Y. P, MINERAL POINT MD-Mr Lemon is in
every respect reliable attorney, and does neglect
claims placed in his hands You will doubtless hear
from him as soon ne has any news to commun-
cate
Mrs, MOUNT CLINTON. YA.-The law gives a
pension to the mother whose son died in the service
OF the United States. from the effect of wounds or
disease contracted therein: Providing. l. That said
son lett neither widow minor child surviving
him: and providing further, that she was dependent
upon him for at least part of her necessary support
at time OF his death 2 Pension in such case would
date from soldiers death. 3. 1t does not matter
whether her husband be living or not so that he be
disabled and unable to furnish her decent support
either by his labor or income from his property.
Mrs. E. B.. ALEXANDER MINN-If the heart
disease OF which your husband died was contracted
IN the service of the United States while in line of
duty the result of any disease so contracted
You are entitled, as his widow, TO pension.
**s Remaining next week.