The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-05-21
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d. B. A.. Royal, Pal. If a soldier is drawing a
pension of s24 per month, and dies with the disease
for which he is pensioned, will his widow draw his
pension: 2. Or will she have to apply for widow 8
pension? g. And can she draw it? Ansuer. L. No;
his pension ends with his death. 2. She must APP
ply for pension for herself before she can be PEN
stoned. g. She can draw q widows pension of So
per month by proving her marriage to the SOL
der and that his death was due to his army serv-
ice etc.
H., Hessington OAK If man a number of years
ago, takes filing at the Land Office with the view
to pre-empt a piece of land. bu. after going home
finds that the papers pertain to land that he did not
intend to pre-empt (the numbers being wrong), and
he never does anything more about it, never goes
near the land again, has he lost his pre-emption
right? AnS,rer. The proper course for party to
pursue who errs in describing his claim Is to make
application to the General Land Office, through the
local office for amendment. filing, however,
which does not describe the land settled upon cam
not be considered legal one, and should the facts
be properly brought 10 the attention of the COM
missioner, action might be taken looking to the re-
instatement of the settler in his rre-empton right
provided he does not desire to amend.
III. s., Georgeto,on N. Y.-Wiii you tell me ia what
year s3 gold pieces were coined, and how many of
them were coined? 1ns,rer Three dollar gold
pieces were first coined in 1854 From that date to
1879, inclusive, there We're coined 064 in s.
gold pieces. From 1850 to 1884 inclusive, there have
been coined 81 S3 in 50 gold pieces, principally for
proo-Sets.
K d. L,lsE Iu-I An oil, man. now IS years of
age. sent five sons TO the war; the two youngest
were twins and both died from diseases contracted
in the service. He drew pension for one of them
as dependent father. Now, is he not entitled to q
pension for both of these twin SONS. he de-
pendent on both for support, and both were i'll the
Union army at the same tinIe7 .. Where can OBJ
tain work that will assist III securing information
relative to obtaining Office employment in
the Government service and what will it cost? 3.
What is the of the First Assistant Postmaster
General, and from what State was he appointed?
4. Has Congress made the appropriation for the
harbors and rivers, and how much? Times along
the Ohio River have been dull in consequence of
the failure to pass the bill. -fHs,reT. l. No. He
can draw but one pension under any and all cir
cumstances. 2 We do not know of such a work.
3. Malcolm Hay, Illinois. 4. No appropriation was
made for rivers and harbors by the last Congress.
The Department is working along under the old
appropriation.
j H. johnson, Oh,Orilte, Pa.-Some of us want to
go and take up homestead This Fall. L. What is
the least amount of improvement to be done on a
homestead by soldier To perfect II and get title
2. Can live on mine and leave my family here or
must / take my family on it? Some of us only
have one and two years TO stay. and we want to
leave our families here. 3. Would we be allowed
to work any of of our homesteads. or must we be
continuously on them for the time? 4. Will some
of the old veterans who have settled these lands
write to me and give all the information they
can of the country lands, climate, etc? / do not
where but would like 10 hear froil Southern
Kansas. ARStFeT. L. inai cannot De answered. Inc
law requires that settlement and cultivation shall
be made in good faith. and 1T should bc question
whether settlers are willing TO comply with the law,
rather than to seek how they can erGde it. There
is no specified amount OF improvement or cutiva-
ton laid down as necessary to be performed. The
settler is supposed to make the entry for his excu
sive and benefit and for actual settlement and
cultivation; and If he does this he secure title.
2. Yes. g. Yes that the settler IS not away from
his land more than six months at II time. 4. VIII
some of our readers please write him ON the
subject?
j. W. K, Denton Tep.-As stated in our rer ly to
b. April q, 1885 the Thirteenth Corps adopted no
basf1e The trefoi Tor three-les.ved clover or ace
of clubs1 was the badge of the second Corps What
ever device or badge the individual members Of
the regiments comprising the Thirteenth Corps
may have been pleased to adorn themselves with
we know not They may have all worn different
ones but the fact remains that no badge erer
authorized for or adopted oy the Thirteenth Corps
H. H. L., Lyons, kdn.-l. Where is the United
States School of Mechanical Engineering situated?
2. What are the steps necessary to obtain admission
thereto? 3. What is required of applicant?
4. " hen did Gen. Sumner tof the reheilion} die?
Aas,eer l. 9 and 3. There is such school under
the control of the United States. There several
colleges and universities in which mechanical en-
gineering is taught but there Is none known to us
of the name given above L. Mai Ten Edwin V.
Sumner ". $. Vols died March u, 1855.
j. b. b., Indian Springs, Fia.A party contests
a homestead and it is two years before it is
celIed and he allowed to make entry, but he resides
upon and cutlvates the land all the time. Now,
after IA residence of five years, can he make final
proof? Will he be allowed the time he on the
land prior to cancellations 3RSHer. No, his rfSht
to entry dates from the cancellation of the prior
entry and he will have TO reside upon the land five
years commencing from the date of his own entry
OF the land. His residence thereupon prior to that
time counts for ,ofkiHg.
y A. c. Lebanon, Kan.-l. How many wagon
manufacturers are there in the United States? 3
What is the address of the proprietors? AnS,oer L.
The tenth census SS0 gives the mum Der of carriage
and wagon makers in the United States 80. 85l.
3 If you the propretors OF the sererG thousand
carriage and wagon manufactures III the United
States, will promptly commit suicide sooner
than comply with your iROdcSt request. If you
mean the proprietor of The NATIONAL TRIBuNE:
Washington. ID. C.
s. NJ, Jacksonville, Iora.-In all claims for in
crease based upon the same disability for which
already pensoned. the increase, If allowed, will
commence from the date of the medical examiua-
ton made under the claim for increase, which
tabii-hes the pensioners right to- such increase.
(See Sec. 46.S%, Revised Statutes, u. 81 Please
explain further what you mean by renewal"
d. j. w., Canal Fulton, OIL. Where q soldier
had fled an application for a pension. bu. died be-
fore the pension was granted mot from disease
contracted while in servcel, can his widow
ple,e the pension. if he entitled to one? 2.
Where "A soldier dies but not from disease contract
ed in service; but since his discharge, is his widow
entitled to II pension the though ne had
died while in the service? 1Rs,rer l. Yes. 2. No.
~ ID. o., Oriaad, Iad.-If o soldier applies for
pension on three disabilities and prove but
one, is he entitled to pension? Aas,rer. Yes, if
there is pensonable disability existing In the one