The National tribune., 1885-09-24
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions on Variety Of Interesting
Subjects.

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arate sheet of paper, give full name and address,
and mark it Correspondents Column" No atten-
ton viii be paid to communications that not
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reply to their inqu!riesl
X. j., NU Creek, Wis.-Can an applicant for in
crease of pension be examined by the County Ex-
amining Surgeon, If he Is not able to- go away 75
miles to n Board? 1nStger. Yes; unless there is
some special reason for his examination by the
Board. He should state his to the Commits
loner OF Pensions, explaining why lie is unable to
go before the Board
o. h, Huron, itd.-A soldier was out about two
years, when he was dropped as a dcSerter His wife
Is married agau-he being dead. Can she or his
children draw back pay due him? He afterwards
served year III another regiment. getting an
honorable discharge, and died of discasccontraced
in first service. Can his minor children draw pen
sion? ARSicer. No 10 all OF the above.
Old Subscriber, Ed,Hesnake, Kdn.-One of our
obliging readers (Wm. Young, Verdella, MOI
writes that it you will write to the Oregon State
Board of immigration, Portland, Ore and to- :. \.
relative TO the country on the Pacific Slope This
III answer to your inquiry published III issue of
August y.
A. " n, Center Valley PG-My first application
made in 1873, but was rejected. Am I entitled
to back pension, only from date ofappiica,cn, il
make application now? AnSteer. II you make
application for the disability alleged in 1873,
and prove that you have been disabled in a pen
sonnb!c degree ever since your discharge you
would draw back pension If claim is allowed.
w. w. r., Rin9god, Pa:-Can i, under act of
S37 when pension certificate states resulting in
incapacity for performing manual labor; received
Dec. D, 1885, 500 for apparatus for Shouldcr Is
not amputated, but is of little use,-ony for
mental purposes. If entitled, how must proceed
to get it, and will it date back to passage of act?
AtsS,Uer. No. You are not entitled.
q. H., Goshen, Ind.-fo on cannot draw arrears In
an increase claim based upon the same disability
for which already pensioned. Such increase COM
mcnceS at the date the certificate of the Examining
Surgeon is made, and which shows you entitled
to increase. 1t cannot so back Of that certificate.
ID. C., Neiodrk.-A soldier died November, 1876.
from causes contracted in service, leaving n enid
under 16 years, the mother dying previously. Can
the boy now % years. make application for pen
sion draw from date of fathers death to the time
he became 10 years? AnSeer Yes
d. G. w, South BaRson, N. Y.-When did the law
stopping arrears of pensions go into effect? How
long previous to the passage OF this act would
claim have to be filed to obtain of pension
Ans,cCr. The act was passed March 3, 1879, and Ii
provided that pension claims must be filed On
before June 80 $780, TO entitle them to lex
cept in claims of minor children and insane SOL
diers). All claims filed after June 80, 1880, can
draw pension only from the date such claims
filed in the Pension Office.
w. s. w., NeW Tacoma, ". T-When a pension
claim has been rejected for the want of testimony
of two comrades of the company to which the
claimant belonged and after such testimony has
been furnished how long will it be before the claim
is settled? Ansper That will depend upon what
condition the claim is in. The testimony of COM
rades may not be all that is necessary establish
the claim.
W. p. ", Chicago. M-Wc do not know the
whereabouts OF the attorney mentioned. We never
heard of him. Write to the Commissioner Of PEN
sions and to the Second Auditor of the Treasury for
the information desired.
p K. b., Elmiro, N. Y-I was granted invalid
pension April 2, 1855. Under the law when can