The National tribune., 1884-01-17
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions on Variety OF Interesting
Subjects.

Replies TO Questions on Variety OF Interesting
sahieets.
c. H. r.. Ff,skAea5 5Iiet; Subscriber, lodi r. T.;
A soldiers Eife PietsT, Wis., ard sererVl 0ihers.-
with rules, by giving your FRA name as well as
address we win endesvOr to reply. We do not
answer letters where this rule i not observed.
j. Is Hae1gensas Iad-The records CT Adams
General Hospital, Memphis Tenn. are on file in
the Office OF the surgeon General. q. ;. A, this
city. You cannot obtain any information there
FROM as the rules Of the War Department are I'M
perative that 10 information from the official rec
cutting claim against the Government. The Com
missioner Of Pensions viii be furnished full re-
port showing Whist the hospital records reveal in
each case, but 10 Information therefronl viii &c
given to you any her claimant. All you do
Is to Gle declaration, and state in what hospitals
yen were treated for your disability and the dates
when treated
DR.. f. o. P Rock FaiieV, F0,rg.-I. We presume
you refer 70 the Board of Review During the iis-
cal year ending June So 1888. there were 81 704
claims admitted aud e. iS7 claims rejected leaving
at said date, 212.275 claims pending and 100 2f5
claims In the rejected files. > IL Is not an indie-
ton of success that claim has reached the I0ard
OF Review. Ii IS merely an Indication that tie
aIniner considers that the claim IS ready FOR final
action. IL may be admitted rejected or returned
TO the examiner with Instructions 70 call for further
testimony, &c . When q Claim has been submit
ted &c the Beard of Review the claimant or his at
torney should be informed of the result soon say
| within six weeks, Ii admitted or rejected
L. 4. 3, Jaa HoTn io'rd--if yofl VIII ez'ts0ine
your TsIBUNE OF December %. iSss and read reply
TO " s. NJ s. you viii ind cur views there re-
corded We agree with you perfectly. Regarding
disabilities, officers and enlisted iien PEN
stoned alike.
Dr. H. R. H1asaaH " "a fan report of the
case having been made TO the Commissioners of
Pensions there remains nothing TO do bat to Gsyait
his decision II in The statement that her first hs-
band was dead. the widow declared what she hon
I estly believed based upon reports to that elect,
her affidavit. enhodyins such fact, viii correet her
positive assertion rs TO his death She will IN
doub;elly have to prove the illesis- Of her first
marriage if her first husband WAS not dead nj the
date OF her marriage To the soldier In what MAN.
l ner this can be done, remains 10 be seen We
/ have no idea of the proof st her command and
/ therefore cannot say how the fact be estab-
| lished.
| G. " H.. Liberty F5.us n ri This correspond
emit inf.es A irclIlar from a concern ylips itself
/ the Veteran Land Claim Association, with head
quarters in New York city, anti asks for informal
ton concerning it. As we know nothing about the
association decline 10 say. If it commences to
call upon its members for fees. finds to pay eN-
penses &C. they then form better idea of the
/ Objects of the association than prepared to
give at the present time Bills have already been
introduced IN Congress to give each soldier public
land aad The fEJEJ-SE will keep its readers fully
advise of legislation thereon rs well as all other
matters of interest the soldier . The Govern
| ment never furnished farming implements and a
/ pass to 60 West to locate land to soldiers other
/ persons. There never was such law and proha-
/ bly, never VIII be.
II. Nz,iaaaE AHii,syg Home Ohfo.-l. IF claim
is basel upon ijstpss it Is necessary TO provo that
said disease ss continuously existed year by year.
since iSslrGr. , Vi tisls cannot be done the claim
viii probably &c rejected. 3. Claimant viii be in
formed al the rejection i.,s reasons therefor l. We
/ ca.nos state cstIIse Of sleLsy IN any claial
/ J. A. D. JGsses. TH.--In reply 70 yosr question
| why a ons-fsln;irs.i dtss prove up bis
/ pens;os sls,;ni mica EASIER Tran svgsT years
nisss -;l4s.s tts.s ssscif j. fset
neither i fiet ta; t.- soldiers who served tAe
! longest ct tiie SMALLEST i.Issals EvvsN s-I3,oaer
is rated stcssTifne, 10 ss t:ssrsc - G- iity rs
fotlfs ~ the exABsnis: srgrtT, syissi,Iur regard
tn len tsI 81 srTsc- That i.- i.yss;ivs 10 with
the sns:nt O. pension sracsi shy elise 1ci4I
/ subscription EXPIRED December 3, iSS5.
H. l. p Lsess U,, Ko.She words o.. a, s,s,i.s- IS
disehas es.Ftisietts, No Objection II h;S bctlc
re-slsi'Si'lsa kno.snto es.st wsissr VIC pFi''sse
laeeie who lRcr:il!s physically sI:s.it II
such case tie wcres egssel. OK, 1T least il