The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-09-23

reports OF certificates issued too for publication
and, therefore, they are omitted but there is no
week passes without pension claims having been
allowed and certificates issued I'm settlement
thereof The Pension Office is doing greater work
with the force engaged than ever before. 2. A
pension certiicateis never the same number as the
claim. The certificates numbered in their
der, without regard to the number of the claim
8. 10 would be impossible to give the number OF
the last claim allowed at any time, because they
are allowed without regard TO numbers. Any
claim that - complete no matter what its number
may be, is taken up and allowed. IL would DO
equally impossible to give the number of Che certi-
heate last issued in August, but it was about No.
Ss36.00O.
A. T. r., Groonspille Iad-I "a there a ~ q
Land Office at Topeka, Kan? 2. What is the Gov
eminent lee for entering 100 acres of GOvernment
land in Kansas? 3 IL ]. $. goes to Kansas and
enters 100 acres of Government land at the age Of
Il. but states his age 81 aud he lives his i've
years upon the land as required by Iav and In
then becomes known that he was not OF age at thas
time of entering, would his with the Cow
eminent be voidf 4nssDsr. l. Yes q Fees. sos
commissions, -. 3 The entry is illegal and never
be perfected. The only way he can do il "a,
make application to have the original entry see
aside and obtain permission to make a new entry
OF the same land, and he would probably be cred@
tied with the time he resided thereon after beeOm-
ing Of age.
w. B. ", Edstuieto Ry Is requested please tor
sign his full name when writing to The tribune.
a. all communications not signed with full name
and address usually find their way to wasteA
basket. Many of our correspondence, no dOubA
wonder why they have not received replies. either
/ through this column or by mail, when the failure
I'd EeetiNb sucu reply - que 20 lnelF nOn-cOmDil-
anee with our rules, as announced at the head Of
/ this column.
/ IT, j., Chicago, Tu--1 A dependent father claimed
pension, but before his claim was completed died.
/ Can his widow, who remarked after his deatlH
/ claim his pension? 2. A. filed a claim for pension
on three disabilities. only two Of which were recoQ
nized. Was the other rejected AnssUsr l. She
| forfeited all claim 10 pension first husbands
death by her remarriage. 2 The other disability
/ was probably not included i'm .he claim. We would
advise you TO make application third disease "a
an additional disability. and you will probably 30
accorded an examination for that particular dis
| ability,
J. d., NelOton. IoCa-We cannot decide your ques-
tlOn as TO bounty unless the exact dates OF enlist
ment and discharge are given: also the companv
and reg ment in which the soldier served; cause Of
discharge aud, if discharged for disability the
name nature of such disability. also amount ~
| bounty received and the date when such bounty
was paid All this information is absolutely neces-
| stry before we can answer, and we hope our other
readers will bear u in mind it will save valuable
time to US, and by complying with above (ltLIv viii
enable US to give definite reply.
H. ~, HOOdSide, IU.-We never heard of aDv Ie1-
siatlon 10 increase the pay of private during the
rebellion To SD per month. At the commencement
OF the war the pay OF private soldier was SII per
MONTH III was increased to Sl3 per month August
1901, and to Sl6 per month May l. 1854
W. "A. H., Florence. Uuss-I. For any information
concerning headstOues for soldiers graves write IN
the t4Iartermaster General u. 8 A. washington
u. q. Whether the Government will Ciefray tha
expenses OF removing soldiers remains from ONT
lying fields OF commons to a cemetery depends
upon circumstances. The facts concerning each
case should be reported to the officer above mem
toned, who will investigate the matter and II tbs
case IL one that calls for such action he will prob
ably order the transfer of the remains 10 the ueareSA
military cemetery.