The National tribune., 1885-11-26
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! j. ~. p, f!clGndris, Mna-Of whut state
! D!. DIHJs man IHGdr Governor, ~ narrated ia
| Uncle Daniels story" 4ns,rcr Kcntucky.
| l.. r., GjCo EueTS. u tS.-C.n any soldier Leddle
| without a license through any part Of the jniied
/ States? Anssrer. soldier Is not exempt from
! license tas any more t,Ian any other citizen. No
! peddIer has to pay L. :. Internal !c'"n,ie taxes
! except those selling tobacco cigars no Govern
/ mc1t license being required for any other pcddin.
mere ar" howcVef, t1ct taxes NI"c'i. arc 5''t"
b. the laws Of the State. No person - allowed to
pc'l'lc whisky other spirits Under any clrcuEn-
| J. Z. s. ArjHa. Mo-l. 4 Claim IN the hands Of =
Special Examiner and made sp,ci,ii would, IL case
an adiitlr~tI GtIl for Information Is ma':e OF t.te
| War Department, be also considered special -
! The STATE Of ii7sour j. il the Missouri District J.
! The Specui Examiners distributed throughout
the various states according to the number oi cidlnS
to hc examined IN each section Where the pension
! population l. numerous there are more Examiners
than IN other sections where there are but lev cases
| To- examine. 4. +. H. SPrhEue, Pcns:On once
! Washington, d C.
i'm. NcA., Haecling, " Na.-Please inform
| to French leave or French " fur0rg,h? dHSrgr.
The origin Of tao word = obscure. 1t II az "AmeT!-
canism that has particular history, and used as
| quoted means iutDIDHGt.
| Il. l.. K, J.gcrsoarj3s Vt.-l. Did the purchase
of Aaiaska prove profitable TO the United states
! and if So, how much did it pay annually 2. Is
! George +. Edmunds President of the 1onate pro
tenpore2 ; Was there bill called the Preet-
! dental succession bill passed by Congress, proTid-
ing that III case Of the death OF the i>re|idtt ana
Wee President tho highest officer in the President
Cabinet WIS TO become President? AHS'rer. l. That
remains It, hc seen. The revenues rOTa that Terri
tory about SZO90G0 year II may not have been
! developed Gs "a paying, Investment. = YES. g. 40
ID. g., Wood"We. HasS.-No bounty was provided
| tf.1-
" BGJStcrt, EntieatOn, PA soldiers widow
| maTrie5 again, and sick, and husband dies. Can
| she fall back on her fist husbands death Tor PEN
sion, same als she had been? TO settle dispute
| AHStCcr. No.
TT p, Bushnell, W-l. How long does it take
| for pension claim to be settled after IT has been
appealed 10 the Secretary OF the Interior? 2 How
| many clerks employed on the Special Board of
Examiners before the secretary of the Interior? g.
Is there any prospect Of the United States purchas-
| ing the Oklahoma lands soon? and if so, Will they
then bc thrown open to settlers? 4. Did the Presl-
dent send commission of three down there to in
ves'igatc, with view to purchasing them? an
| Strer. /. Several months. ,. There is no such
board 3. No; The Indians have declined TO sell the
! Oklahoma lands. 4. We not aware Of the fact
! 4. r. d.. M0SccW Pd-How large pension per
month Is an honorably discharged soldier entitled
| To for gnnshot wound of right arm and varicose
| viens in both legs? AHsUer. As large u pension
the Pension Office will allow III accordance with
the dree OF disability as established by the Exam
! ming surgeon. 1t may bs any sum from 81 to SIS
| 81. SO so, the facts in the ease may war
| rant. We cannot answer mere definitely, because
the rate 10 be allowed depentiS upon the report Oh
the Examining Surgeon, and this is true oil all pen
| sion claims.
| C.ES, Bridgeport Ore.-1. Can bill be collected
| for Communication money while in prison? 9 Also
for clothing lost while in Government employ, after
! getting honorable discharge a soldier and
being employed by the Government? 3. Can pen
| sion be procured for n limb accidentally broken
! while paroled prisoner? 4nsUer l. Yes; pro-
| vjded the claimant q soldier and was captured
while in line of duty, never received pay, and his
record is clear. .. No. 3. See reply first queS
ton and provided further, that tho accident occur
red while the soldier WAS iii line of duty.
| L. o., Waldo, HiS-Please tell me whether or not
the Arrears Act was passed and vetoed by the
President and again passed over the President 5
veto. and by what President AnStGeT. No such
occurrence took place. The Act was approved by
the President OIayes) and was not vetoed at ALL
| j. d. D. Cherokee IouH-If n pen5ioner applies for
an increase and il is granted does the increase go
back to the time the pension was allowed? An
StCer No Only to the date Of the medical exami-
nation.
c. d., N Y. City-My father died few months
ago and left four children penness. He was q
Union soldier and received his honorable discharge
| at the close of the war. lie went first drum
mer boy, and after was private, and was then
! promoted to First Lieutenant. Does not the law
allow anything IN that respect? My father also
| caught cold in the war, which ne never got over.
| l have my fathers discharge papers. Do you
think that the children will be entitled TO any pen
sion or anything? AnStCer The children not
entitled to pension unless they can prove that his
| death caused by disability contracted in the
line of duty in the service. Whether they will be
entitled to anything, Is a question we cannot
answer.
COTlTude III. l.. y. GTeentetd H., sends US the fO-
lowing clipping from the G. A. r. Gazette "A Bel
fast Me. man named Beckett ran away from home
| when "a boy and enlisted In the Union army under
an assumed name of Mayo. He lost both his eyes
in the service and draws the largest pension paid
by the Government to a private-SiOO per month.
He had to get his pension under the alias of Mayo,
and signs his receips every quarter day, and
wants to know why Beckett draws S2S more than
he does for the disability; and whether it is
because of the assumed name? ARStcer. The state
ment is a fact. There is only one person the
pension-roll who draws 500, and that is Commits
| soner Black.
| ID Wooster, O-Pease state what month and
| day of the month Easter Sunday came on in 1915?
| A1lS,oer. March %.
| TT P Bushnell I'LL Is ex-Commissioner o.
| clerk? .. Has the President sent a commission of
three men TO Indian Territory, to investigate the
| Oklahoma Reservation? 8. OF how many men does
the Board of Review in the Pension Office consist,
| and who are they? f. How much is the Board be-
| hind with the cases now before them? 5. How long
does it generally take that Board to act on claim?
| g. Ny claim has been before that Board since the
| I'd of last January What course shall l take to
| obtain immediate action? Ansmer. l. No 2. Not
| that aware of. 3. About 90 clerks We do
| not feel called upon to publish their names 4.
! They are about up to date. s. Ordinarily within
| week g. Write to the Commissioner of Pensions
about it, giving the number of your claim. Your
| claim has not been before the Board of Review for
| any such length of time.
| j. b. H., Bartlett, GA soldier detached from
the 75d Ohio III 1862 to in of the Ohio bat
teries, and served in the same to the close of the
| war. Is he entitled to 40 cents day extra pay
| allowed detached men. etc.? 4ns,oer. No. There
| was no extra pay allowed detached men for any
| such service.
| d. Il. G., Salem. Mass.-At what age Of at ally
| Is pensiOncr entitled to an increase of pension,
| without any increase of disability? AnSVer. At
age at ALL Pensions only increased upon an
| increase of disability. The age OF the pensiOner
does not enter into the question.
| T. W. b., MOrGntoDn kGn.-At what time were
soldiers wages raised from Sl3 to SIG per month"; 7
| A,s,cer. May l, 1861.
| NetU Subscriber, Leechburg, Pa.-When applicant
for pension of the late IS unable to furnish all
evidence required by the Department, by reason OF
death and removal of officers and comrades, and
Congress passed bill for claimant the being
meritorous and file for Is years, Is the applicant
entitled to arrears? Anst0er No. A special act of
Congress granting pension does not provide
in u1,y case The pension will commence only from
the date when the bill Is approved by the President
| Mrs. j. G., Flushing, L. L-YOu have been misin-
| formed. The pensions of widows and mothers have
| not been increased.
| H. NJ PocGhOntus IH.-1. Can 1 get back num-
bers from the beginning of Uncle Daniels Story"
| July l6 1885? 2. Will you publish the story in
pamphlet form? 3. Will not Gen. Logan's " Path
| way OF Treason" be somewhat similar? 4. Refer
ring to question sent by r. A. B., Venedy, H., and
answered by you in No. 13, Nov. 5, 1885, "A soldier
| enlisted July 1861 deserted in January 1862 and
then enlisted in another regiment in triich he
aoo,ded sDiie in line Of duty and from Uhich he has
an honorable discharge Is this soldier entitled to
pension?" Please answer again, it is important.
| 4nsWer. l. No 2 1t is to be published in book
! form. g. No. 1t will be of a higher order of merit
| a. No. Having enlisted while he deserter
from another organization he violated the Articles
of War, and it is held that he in n continuous
| state of deserton and was not at any time during
his second service in " line of duty" No pension