The National tribune., 1885-09-24

apply for an increase: Do have to wait three
six months? Ans,rer Six months; unless you de-
sire TO alege a disability in which you
f. IcC., Bard, Pa.-Please state through THE
NATIoSAL TRIBUsE the number Of pensions issued in
second tceeE Of July. 1 know many watching
closely for your weekly report. According to re-
port of TRIBUNE there has been 81. .235 pension GER
tfcates issued during Gen. Blacks administration
OF that Office, not counting the missing week re-
ferred to above. which. suppose, Will make /, 400
500 more, as the average for the other Is weeks
is ,9D2 IL seems to all Democrats not rebs.
If all rebs were Democrats. AHstCer. During the
second week of July the force was engaged i'll COM
piling statistics for the Commissioners annual
port for the fiscal year ending June So 1885, and no
certificates were issued.
II. w.. Lucas, IoWa.-Can the son Of q soldier who
was killed in the late rebellion, and vino has drawn
a pension, take UP a soldiers homestead the same
a soldier and the time of his fathers service be
allowed him? Aasper. Yes, if he is minor child
and the widow of the soldier is dead or has remar
ried without making homestead claim.
subscriber, perSethes, ind.-if possible, please
give the of the - line officers at present
of the military company at Soldiers Home near
Hampton, Va. Ansscer. Captain, Frank Williams;
First Lieutenant Joseph Bowers; Second Licuten-
ant Charles A. Campbell.
L. C., Pomona, Ccd.-1. The Goyernmentdoe not
furnish artificial ear-drums to q pensioner. We
have not ut present the address of the firm that
supplies the article. 2 The act of March g. 1888,
increased certain pensions from sis to S4 and from
S2i to $50. g. The act of March 8, 1885, increased
the pension Tor loss OF arm at shoulder joint from
$50 to $3.50.
as Christiana Pd.-A dependent mother applies
LOT pension on OF ABOUT Jan. 1851. Inc pension
is granted July. 1850, to date from June H. 1852.
The number of claim is 293 S77. There seems TO be
big mistake somewhere L. Can the case be
called up for re-cxamination? 2. Several of her
dead sons letters on file evidence in the PEN
sion Office. Can she get them by writing request
for them to the Commissioners of Pensions? 1R-
s,Uer. L. Yes but it is not at all probable that any
mistake has occurred in the Pension Office. IL viii
be found that the claim was not flied until June a.
cannot be withdrawn.
!. II. c., Genera, Ne5.-I sent in my application
for pension August, 1876. Then, in August 1878,
/ wrote Commissioner Bentley that [ would abar-
don my claim. In the fall of 1879 | made new
application. Power of attorney was fled Jan. l5,
$780, In April, 1854 received note from the De-
partment asking il desired to abandon my old
claim. answered them that had abandoned it.
/ received certificate No. I97 l50 dated April II,
1881 and did not get the back pension. Why did
not get 1t? AaStcer. Because your claim, which
was filed prior to July l. 1880, was abandoned by
you and 1t is evident that in April 1851, you filed
new claim, alleged the disability for which you
now pensioned; consequently. You could draw
only from that date. II at future time you
revive the oldclam and prove up and il is found
that the disability then alleged is pensionabe, you
can secure back pension.
j. +. C., HarJor Springs. IFch.--a man "home-
steads - 100 acres of land, fuiiills the homestead
laws makes his final proof get5a certificate of final
proof, and immediately after making said proof
sells or mortgages said land. After said sale
mortgagng the United States issues patent. Now,
Is the sale or deed, Or mortgage, valid before the
patent is issued? Ans,rer lt is matter that is reg
ui3ted by the laws of the State in which the home
ognize the transaction, and is not bound by such
sale mortgage. The claimant has no legal title
until he gets his patent and he cannot legally
vey title that is not vested III him. In States
such assignments are recognized. providing the
patent is subsequently issued the party making
the assignment; but if the Government should fail
to issue the patent to the original homesteader,
where would the purchaser mortgage be? He
would have no redress except as against the party
who conveyed the land. The title remains with
the Government until patent is issued to the home
steader and any person who buys the land or loans
money Oh mortgage thereon does so at his own
risk.
c. Thomson, Antioch Monroe Co.. o. says: see
notice in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE of June ii,
from L. Stockton, Cioreron. Neb stating that there
is excellent land in his vicinity open for homestead
and pre-cmpton entries. l wrote to above ad-
dress but my letter returned. Will J.. G.
Stockton please write me and obige old soldier.
X. y b., Hampton, Io,1a.-What States, if any,
have (State) Soldiers Homes? My object in max
ing the inquiry is this We shall probably estab-
lish q home in Iowa for needy Union soldiers and
wish to get copy of their bill making the appro-
priation. Ans,cer. Bath, n. Y; Newark, n. j.;
Chelsea. Mass; Yountsville Cal, and Fitehs
Home at Noroton, Conn.
p. n, Oconto, WiS.-I was yesterday stopped from
voting because had no papers showing that was
natnralized. Now, would you please state whether
need them or not? served in the army through
the civil war. Am not citizen enough to take
homestead? AnS,cer. Service in the U. S. Army
Navy does not alone secure citizenship. An alien
of legal age who enIists in the Regular or volun-
teer army or navy and is honorably discharged
therefrom, may be admitted to citizenship upon his
residence prior to application and proof of good
moral character and honorable discharge from
service The petition and proof to the satisfaction
of the court essential and citizenship must be
thus obtained before ne vote perfect a home
stead entry.
l. A. b., Washington, IoUa.-your letter of the
24th inst. replied to by mail and our letter
returned unclaimed You did not give sufficient
information to enable us to give intelligent
ply. III you will again write us giving full partcu
lars stating the cause of rejection of the claim,
will eudeayor to reply.
q. ". b., DeWW, Wo.-1. Is there an indian re-
servetion in Knox County Neb-, which has re-
verted back TO the U. ;. Government? Is it
part of the public domain? 8. If So It accessi-
bic to soldiers homestead entries? Lb,s,cer. So
much of the Sartee Sioux Niobrars Indian re-
seFvation (which is in said County, had not been
allotted to selected by Indians, was restored to
the public domain and made subject to settlement
and entry (under the Homestead Presumption. and
Timber Culture Laws on and after May Is. 1885
Probably nearly all of the lands thus restored have
been entered.
". H. IT,, Rockbridgs, O-1. If man makes ap-
plicaton and is examined by the Civil Service Com
mission for Departmental service and is graded o5
out of lO0 how long will he stand eligible for ap
pointment? 2. If ne applies for general examnl-
ton and the Examiner advises him to- take the lim
tied examination that position is more
easily obtained IN said classwouid this interfere
to position in the Departmental service: d1s-
stUer L. One year 2. If he passes the limited ex-
animation he goes on the limited Register for hiS
State and takes his chances, as usual.
Mrs. 4. C. j., Ness City, Neb, wishes TO know the
full address of the head man of the U. $. Land De-
partment of Washington ID. G. AnSIver. VIM. A.
}. Sparks, Commissioner OF the General Land