The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-05-22
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions on Variety Of Interesting
Sabieefs


ITO CoTresponde7aEs.-Writ questions on 3 sop
arate sheet Of paper, give full name and address,
and mark II : Correspondents Column" No atten-
ton will be paid 20 communications that are not
accom- panied with full and address OF writer.
Our readers requested 10 ineiose stamp for
reply to their inquiries.I
r. J. b. Mint HUI Ho.-To entitle father to
pension it must be shown that the parent was
unable to support himself by manual labor and
was dependent upon the soldier for support at the
date OF his death Il must also be shown that the
parent Is not IN possession of a sufficient income
for his maintainsnce-in fact, that the pension il
necessary to his support, and without which he
would he deprived vi some necessities Of life. In
the case you cite the father is entitled TO pension if
il be shown that at date OF the soldiers death
the father unable 10 support himself by manual
labor. and is otherwise entitled as above stated
j. II. B., Manchester, n. H. asks whether an on
Ger or soldier in the Regular army has the right TO
has a legal residence acquired prior TO his entry
into the army. The soldier does not establish a
residence by service in the army, even If stationed
at one place Tor several years; and II he was legal
resident OF any town at the date he went into the
army he does not forfeit such residence by his
army service, and he Is eatitled TO vote there bst
nowhere else
j. B. D. Pittsburgh. Pave are not prepared "a
present, TO print edition OF TIE TRIBUNE IN the
German language. If subscriptions IN the
future viii roll up as rapidly as they have in the
past we may consider the proposition fsyorabiy.
j. s. S. Frseport TH.-AppHcations for agencies
for Hon. James G.. Biaine's new book should be
made TO the publishers The Henry BID Publishing
Company, Norwich. Conn.
j. II. s. Usage, IotUa.-The rejection of the case
mentioned must stand. The soldier. itsppears, had
permission to go TO the pos-ofce TO mali some let
tiers OF his and Of other members the company
Had he been directly ordered perform this duty
he would have been in line OF dug and entitled to
pension, II he could demonstrate that the accident
whereby he lost his arm not the result OF his
own negligence or carelessEess; but in this case
the soldier was absent on verbal pass aud he Il
entitled under the law ID
ability incurred while absent. The rejection
was made on legal grounds.
A Subscriber, Emporia KGa-I Exarning sur
geons are appointed by the Commissioner OF PEN
sions upon the recommendation, usually of the
member Of Congress of the district where the sur
geon resides 2. We do not know that any discrimi-
nation is made against ex-army surgeons They
are usually given the preference, when otherwise
competent, for appointment examining sur
geons for pensions, ana there many such per-
forming the duties.
CIV. w, Norway He, asks: To whom shall write
10 ascertain for what disability was treated while
In Lincoln hospital, Washington, u. c. IN the sum
mer of 1868? AnsDer. You cannot obtain the in
formation. The records Of hospitals file In
the Office of the Surgeon General, u s. a. but he
as well as any officer of the War Department. il
prohibited from giving any Information that be
used In or s basis for any claim against the Gov
eminent. Such Information as you mention viii
BIO furnished the Commissioner of Pensions upon
his request therefor. but il will not be communal
Gated 70 you, nor to any person for you.
Cofurade Jonn u martin, quincy, Pa, writes !:
!" In your issue OF May 18th Carleton says that
the traitor captured by the escaping Union cavalry
and taken through ChambersDurg, Pa, after the
surrender OF Miles at Harper's Ferry, was Fitx-
Hugh Miller. This is a mistake. His name was
Ciegget t1tzhugh, and previous to she breaking
out OF the war he was an employee of Hughes
iron works (where Cook was captured), situated in
Quincy township, franklin county. Pa. He was
concerned in the capture of Cook and sf course
afterwards traitor to his country"
Inquirer, Vest Washington Me-A claimant "a
entitled 10 pension for any disability which is a Sc
quence result OF disability contracted in the
service and ia line of duty and pensioner is like
from the disease, wounds injury for which he Is
pensioned. Thus, soldier may have contracted
rheumatism In the service and proves it. and sub
sequent TO his service heart disease may have re-
suited therefrom- lie Is entitled To pension for
either or both diseases rs they exist ia pension
able degree. And the same Is true of diseases low
ing chrome dlarrhea, nlalarial poisoning Re 60
Or soldier may have been wounded or Injured in
the service, and said wound injury has caused
some disease il the facts are proven the claimant
is entitled pension for both the original disability
and results or either OF them, IL they are found to
disable Linn for manual labor but in all such cases
the pathological connection must be shown II ID
does not naturally follow. In our reply to j. r. W.
omitted from second line Of question between the
words disease" and "cansed" which changes
the question materially: because If soldier died OF
disability directly resulting from disability dus
to service and line OF duty, widow is entitled.
A. C. H., N. HIN regard to the Robinson bill or
any OF tho various measures introduced in Con-
sress, 1t Is quite probable that such as come up for
possible to say in what shape they will pass If nj
ali. For this reason cannot decide as to the
elect OF any particular bill now pending When
any Of those moasures have been passed. We viii