The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-08-02

Carolina. e. We presume If the testimony IS sat-
sfaetory thai the esin. Il allowed will date back
to the period when the increased disability set IN
g cannot stase any aflpFoxlis'ate date Tor the
claim to 90 through. >. The Medical Division
Of the Pension Office decides the ratings.
Several Pensioners Ibsrphgs5oro IH.--It is not a
missismeanor for a person 10 loan money to a pen-
sioner. and If tine broker receives the certfeate
collateral such security = worthless to the broker
as he cannot collect anything on it. The bill you
speak of did not become Law.
o. C.. Round Groee. TH-Section 1905, Revised stat
utes Z. > debars all eseTteTs from citizenship who
did not return to their commands witia sixty days
alter date Of proclamation of President of March
L. fS65. Section 1897 provides shat any soldier who
served up TO April To- 1853 and deserted after that
date Is not debarred from citizenship The Adiu-
tant General, u , A, VIII not grant an hOnoroe
discharge q a dessTter. Hence, deseEteT specified
Ia section 1896 Il not = legal voter.
" B. S9romsb,trqh. NsB-If there il no record OF
the dsab lty and claimant cannot Furnish my tes-
hmony showing origin thereof the claim viii
probably be rejected If he give the Pension
Office any additional information regarding hos
pitfalls in which he was treated hs should do
In regard to examinations it = customary 20 order
claimants for examination az iesSf each year
while claim IS pending, and sometimes more fire.
queutiy. 10 i not " sign that claim il to be re-
jected because ne IS ordered for examination so
many times but to enable the Pension OfEee to
thoroughly understand the case.
d. 4. B., CocRjtuate MGss.-We are unable to state
when any claim viii be settled. as we have no
means Of ascertaDing the facts. Write to the Com
missioner of Pensions.
j. p. w. AdanlsriIIe Tenn.-The steamer SuItana
blew up April q, 1S65, about seven miles above
Memphis. There were about . 100 soldiers on board
returning from rebel prisons, of whom 40 were
scaled TO death and drowned and 700 were rescued,
most of whom were more or less injured. II was
one Of the saddest events Of the war.
W. B. j. Pieqsauton Kaa-I In case pensioner
dies from disability for which pensioned, or other
disability incident to his service and line OF duty
the widow is entitled TO total pension that i If he
was an enlisted man she would draw 50, if a see
oRd lieutenant, 49, if first li-utcnant. SiT if q
captain, SO, and so on according to his rank She
can draw more nor less than the rate for total
disability for his rank The amOHns Of pension
that he was receiving has nothing to DO with her
rating, which Is fixed by law and is unalterable-
The highest rate OF pension allowed for total dis
ability at close of war for enlisted men s. per
month, bat there were ratings OF $50 and S25 for
specific disabilities.
W. d. g. R. Kn0- Hld-There were go many
soldiers accepted and mustered into service THAI
were unsOund at enlistment. as shown by the fact
that many of them We're afterwards discharged by
reason OF disability existing prior to enlistment,
that the Government does not attach any iFD port
anee to the fact that claimant passed medical
examination at enlistment. The Government holds
that such examination was a mere matter OF form
IN most cases and proves nothing at all relative 70
soldiers physical condition.
f. r. V4leens had-1 Widow Is entitled un-
der Abe circumstances given by you. ?. It depends
upon when she fled her claim. II such claim was
fled since June 80. 1850 she can draw pension
only from date Of fling her claim 3. We do not
know his address.
j. O. b., Chicago, W-During the late war
10000 Confederate soldiers were captured, OF
whom % 1876 died of wounds diseases during
their captivity; while of I26 80 Union soldiers
captured nearly 1900 died while prisoners OF
the Union prisoners Il per cent died In the hands
Confederate prisoners died IN our hands COM
ment Is unnecessary