The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-05-15
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Replies to Questions on a Variety of Interesting
Subjects.
ITO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES questions on sep
aFate sheet of paper, give full name and address,
and mark it correspondents Column" No atten-
accompanied with full name and address of writer.
Our readers are requested to inelose stamp for
reply to their inquiries.I
j. B. Cambria Iosca-The sister of the deceased
soldier is entitled TO pension provided she under
sixteen years of age at the date of soldiers DEATH
that she was dependent upon him for support and
that his death was caused by disease contracted in
the army. In such case she would be entitled 10
pension from date of death of soldier up 10 the
time she became sixteen years of age; but no
longer.
Hope spurgson. Tnd asks as to state what two
chapters In the Bible are alike eto AnslrsF. The
18th chapter I'd Kings, and 37th chapter Of Isaiah
are nearly identical
J. ~, ConnettSgiIe, Pa.-There IL no such thing
as honorary members of Post-that is, they
not provided for in any regulations or orders We
see no objection, however, to Post electing a
comrade of some other Post honorary menu
beE, but Post cannot elect person not member
Of the Order aud IN good standing, as an honorary
member.
j. E., Allegheny City-Custer's entire command
annibilated Nota soul of his forces survived
the massacre.
e. u. F., Flora, IU.-Warrants have been issued
by the Commissioner of Pensions for military seFv-
ices in all the of the United States down to,
but not including, the late OF the rebellion.
All these warrants be located by the warrantee,
or his proper and legal assignee, on any vacant
public lands OF the United States subject to sale at
private entry There no lands that can be
purchased for cash without residence thereon lex
cept under some special actl that cannot also be
chased with land warrants, and any lands that can
not be so purchased with warrants cannot be pur-
chased with cash; from which you will see that the
holder of the warrant is placed on the footing
with the man who uses cash. Lands not thus
offered cannot be purchased, either with money
warrants without the residence required by the
presumption or homestead laws, or taken under
other of the several specific acts of Congress.
Warrants can be used the same money in pay
ment of presumption claims or in Communication of
homesteads. :" Offered " lands to be found in
all the Southern pubic-land States and in most Of
the States the West but in the Territories only
those of New Mexico and Washington Warrants
can be located on the offered land as above set
forth by sending them TO the local office, with III
structions to the register and receiver to place
them certain specific tracts that may be pointed
out, provided those tracts remain up that
time. No law has ever provided for the redemp-
ton, in money. of land warrants issued by the
United States. There Is market for land war
rants in most every city. They ara bought and
sold the same as stocks.
s. d. o., Yale. III, wants to know whether the
Government furnishes elastic stockings, or sup
stoned for such disability. AHslrer. Yes. Write 70
the Surgeon-G General U. 5. Army, Washington, D.
C. He has authority to furnish such appliances to
pensioners free of cost the truSSes other
mechanical apparatus.
F. W. O.. DsElsboro IH.-For obvious reasons We
cannot state the amount any pensioner should re-
ceive for any disability where the rating depends
upon the degree of disability as found by the ex-
| afniuinc SURGEON Total deafness of one ear
and severe deafness of the other has heretofore
been rated at 81 Under the recent decision OF the
Secretary the rate may be increased, and the pen
sioner viii be entitled to all that the Pension Office
may allow. The only way to determine the amount
to which entitled is 20 apply for increase.
d. II. d., Hunter, n z, and Il. r. B., Stuart. Ia
I I -.
April provides for pension Of s. per month to
all soldiers and sailors who served sixty days in
! the late war and were honorably discharged The
bill has not passed There IS not, in our opinion
! the remotest idea that 1t win pass. Ii was
disposed of in the usual manner by being referred
| to the Committee on Pensions, and We doubt
whether 1t will ever again be heard from 1t can
/ not further be acted upon by the House until the
/ committee shall report upon it.
| FL. IT, West Eppin0 N HI. The three largest
battles of the late war, far loss of life was
! concerned were Gettysburg, Wilderness, and An
/ tietain, in theorder named 2. The first battle Of
Ball Run caused more excitement, North and
South, than did any other battle we think. 8. The
attack on Fort Sumter and the assassination of Lin
| CON- caused the most excitement of anything thai
/ occurred during the war. 4. Secretary of War Lin
| coin does not belong TO the Grand Army, because
| he was not a soldier. He is not eligible to mem
| bership s. The little fellow you mention wa
| Tad Lincoln He is dead.
De c., Haddant, Kan.-The children were no
| entitled to pension because they were not the sol
ceased with the death of the widow.
j. b., Poplar, Obio.-l. An honoraoIy discharged
soldier can take up leo acres of public land unde
the soldiers homestead act p Tile land in the In
| dian Territory cannot be taken up 1t Sc
aside for the exclusive use OF the Indians.
" b., Dundee, I'LL. If applicant for increas,
fails TO get examined, as ordered, his claim for IN
crease Will be hung up }" until he does comply
say whether the Warner bill viii pass, or, in calss
| it does pass, what its provisions viii be. as it
| subject To amendment; therefore. we cannot say
| now it will affect you. If at all
f. A. j. Tonganorie; Ka1l-You cannot obtain
certificate nor duplicate of your discharge from
| the navy. The department. has ceased 20 issu
| such.
E. D., Togls, MA ruptureis single hernia
| double rupture is a hernia of both the right ant
| left sides-in reality. too ruptures.
SRS, Lincoln, Iu-If there is no record of tn
additional wound and you cannot furnish testi
mony of an officer or oftwo comrades vino were act
uay present when the wound was received nor 0
| any surgeon who treated you for the wound whit
| in service, your case Is hopeless and appeal Il
the Secretary of the Interior would avail nothing
| In the absence of record evidence showing how
when, and where the alleged wound was received
II is imperatively necessary that proof of origin
furnished, else you cannot substantiate your claim
FL ~ 4uburr N T. asks: When soldier ha
been asked 10 furnish two witnesses by the Com
missioner and he cannot get but one. others beins
dead viii it be taken If the first witness tesimon
is true? 4ssloer. 1t depends upon what the test
mOny relates AuU what bearing II has upon
case. The question is ambiguous.
H H. Muscattne Io,0a says: An alien, a BIRTHS
subject drafted in 1862 After serving for
time the fact of his being alien shown An
he was offered his discharge. This he refused, eE
continued in the service until the end of tn
war. During his service he wounded. l. i
he entitled to penSien2 2. Is he entitled 3
bounty? ABSloer. He is entitled 10 pension As {
bounty, 1t depends upon circumstances. We can
not answer any questions as TO bounty unless al
the facts are given. see reply to Several Read
ersi' iii our issue of April "a
L. r. b. Rose Bud W.-If the laws of your Stat
provide that all aBie-bodied shall work o.
public roads &c, then pensioners are exempt, be
cause they are not abie-boded. The fact that
man is drawing pension is evidence OF itself tina
he is disabled for manual labor, and man cannc
work on public road unless he is able for manus
labor.
rears on the wound for which application was file
in 1876, providing you have not been paid suck
Such calm is not barred.
Il. j. r. Hntboro Pa, asks whether In case {
soldier dying in the army, leaving two ehildre
under sixteen years oil age, Will they each draw
per month, or viii they draw that amount tc
| gether? AnS;cer. How about the widow of soldier
the mother of the chdren7 If she be dead tn
! children will draw together Sl2 ther pension of
| and their pension OF - eachl. When the oIde
child arrives at the age of sixteen the pension fo
that child ceases. and the remaining child draw
| $40 until the age OF sixteen.