The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-03-06
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Z. s., SUpSct. WOHt.-l. Suppose served 2G0 days,
what would be my allowance per month under the
service pension bill? .. II / draw pension at this
date would II debRr me from the service bill " IN
Stger. !. $3.50. 2. Not under the bill which we
advocate.
H. w. s. Peabody. Ean-ly pension certificate
reads: This pension being for guushOt wound Of
LEFT breast and lung, resulting IN total disability.
such rs to render IncapaCity to perform manual
labor, equivalent 10 the loss Of hand foot"
Does not that certificate eutitIe me to so per month
the rate of one who has lost q hand foot?
1HStrCT No. The rate for the degree Of disability
described is S2f per month
u. r., 4HogGH Mich-If a soldier, who contract
ed consumption from exposure in the army, u dis
charged comes home, murries and has one child,
dies of consumption 50 contracted, Is the widow
entitled to pension while she lived his widow,
and Is she entitled to pension for the child till she
10? AHstrer. Yes to both questions; but she
must qualify a. guardian OF the child when she
after that date.
4. D. MeA. Gratioi. o. If the bin to equalize
bouuties becomes law, what class Of soldiers viii
II benefit, and To- what extent > II soldier dies
before the repeal OF the arreaTage law, having
drawn pension from date OF application. Aug. II
ISL will his widow or children be entitled to the
back pay? 3. What i the rate, per month, of pen
sion allowed the widow OF First Lieutenant of
infantry 4. II soldiers application WAS fled June
20, 1855 and he has been allowed pension for Ger
tain disabilities. and the testimony OF comrades
show that soldier suffered from these dis
eases before and mt discharge and the arrears law
should be- repealed, would soldier receive back
ugrSiDu from date of discharge and NJ hat
rate per month"; ;. What Is the respective total
pension rate allowed Second Lieutenant, First
Lieutenant and Captain Of infantry g. What in
Guencc has the average Member of Congress with
the Pension Bureau, IN Fastening the adjudcaling
Of pension claims? = Soldier applies for pension
on heart disease ard other disabilities; - allowed
pension for the latter. but Examining Surgeons
fail to find heart disease. Five years subsequent
10 said examination soldier dies suddenly of heart
disease. Can widow get pension AHstCsr. l. Ii
will benefit All houoFaby discharged soldiers who
did not receive bounty aggregating S. for each
month of their entire service > les. ). sT per
mouth. I. Yes; the rate would depend upon the
medical history OF the case u So. sl4, 80. ..
None unless thereAre satisfactory reasons presented
10 show that special action should be taken 4
Yes, If she can prove that said disease Of heart
which caused his death originated In the line OF
duty in the service.
served through the Revolutionary war, and died
without drawing any pay or bounty. His children
all dead. Can has grandchildren draw his pay
/ Insurer. No; such claim Is not susceptible oil
proof
J. A. C, Sedalia. Mo- Where can 1 procure
| Mrs Sherwood's war poems-especialiy her poem
" The Battle Of Stone RIver'e > Who were the
commanding officers at the battle Of SolfeFino. and
/ when and where did that battle take place: 8
After claim for increase OF pension has been APP
peaed TO the Secretary Of the Interior, can u be
withdrawn and again be placed IN the hands of the
/ Commissioner of Pensionss 4. Does the Secretary
/ OF the Interior ever order q pensOner before the
/ Examining Board of Surgeons? 4uSrsr l. Write
( to Mrs. Kate b. Sherwood, Toledo, o. , Napoleon
/ Ill and Victor Emanuel in person commanded the
- tFN
peTor Francis Joseph commanded the Austrian
forces, which were defeated The battle took place
june ~ 1889, at the village Of Lombardy. 3. Yes
| the appeal can be dismissed. l. No. The Com
missioner of Pensions II the only official who OF
/ ders medical examinations
/ q. 4. H. Precedence, X l., aud ~. IT, B. Kin
| mundy W,-PleRse read note nt head of this col
umn relative To postal cards and Inquiries not sign
! ed with the full name of the writer.
| J. H. ~. Huphysriile, XVI. What IS the high
est rate per month paid TO any pensoner under the
I general pension law? .. Was there act approx
ed Feb II, 1859. increasing the rate of pension fo
the loss of both hands from So To SlOO per month
/ AIistcSr, |. SlO0 per month. =. y e.
| w. ~ D.. Maitland, Mo-I WAS granted q pension
january, lsSS rated at 80 per month from that date
and received arrears of s. per month up To said
| date. Ia the event of the passage OF the arTear
bill will be entitled to any further arrears? A
| siCcT. No.
EW s. Rush CITY Mimi II a man has a wife
| aud she refuses To- live with him on homestead
can he prove up on It without her living on IT. >
Can veteran get credit for the time he served II
| the army allowed on his homestead s, Can
! have "a claim for pension reopeued which was re
jected ia 1879? AHSlUCr. l. Yes .. Yes, proyid
ing the service was rendered during the war of tn
rebellion, aud that 1t does not exceed four years
! 8. That depends entirely upon the cause Of Tejec
lion Generally speaking, any claim can be- re
opened when evidence bearing upon the cause o
| rejection Is furnished.
d. H. Rrookrile AMY husband WAS n mem
her Of Co ID, lst Ky. lie was discharged after MIN
months service Surgeons certificate Of disa
biIity. and died March 10, lsI5. of consumption
Would Surgeons certificate of disability he SUN
Client proof Of origin of disability How far bscl
| would pension dateF Soldier has one girl, who
now married and WAS three years of age when sol
dier died. Is she also entitled to pension, and hoy
much and how must she applyp also have CLAIM
pending for Mexican war pension of said soldier
Will that prevent me from filing and prosecuting
claim for late war pensionr AHSlgsr. That WON'T
depend upon the wording OF the certificate of disa
blity. II II states that the disability WAS contracts
In line of duty IL would be sufficient evidence
origin. Al pensions OF widows of war of rebellion
date back to the date of husbands death. Widow
| of enlisted men are entitled to IS per month up 1
March 10 1856. and SIC per month thereafter, wit
So additional per month for each child under
years OF nge. Application may be made direct 1
the Commissioner of Pensions, through an ut
torney. IL would he preferable to prosecute tn
claim under the late war, because there - NOR
money involved and no person can draw two per
sons for the same period.
j. r. A., Valparaiso hid have an original fur
lough OF my father tdeceased). HIS widow an
four children are living. To whom Is the ratio
mOny on said furlOugh payable; and how collected
| AHs;rer. To the widow. Application should b
made to the Commissary e eneral OF Subsistence,
this city. The furlough must be submitted wit
the application.
| f. H. e., GrOSrenOr Dale. Cona.-If increase
pension is granted for disability resulting frOT
original wounds would such results be SD stated i
the pension ccTttcateP Insurer. Yes.
The Connecticut Mutual.
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isiactory exhibit. 1t shows by plain figure
that the affairs of the company are cOnduete,
in a safe and businesslike manner, that tn
company is steadily increasing in prosperity
and that its assets are sound.
The care and skill with which investment
are made is shown by the fact that in the forty
four years of its existence the company has re
turned to policy holders or still holds for thei
protection $l96,33l, G39.7O, or 36492, 1865