The National tribune., 1890-12-04
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| Sibscrijsr. Cincinnati. GA soldier enlisted in
the army In the Vail of 1861. and after serving his
term OF enlistment was hOnorably discharged. lie
subsequently, rsenstcd and after serving. for eight
| months deserted the service Could he be pen
stoned under act OF June 2, l7H? AHslgsr. No. Il
has been recently decided by the Secretary Of the
Interior that % have title pension under the
/ OF June =, 1890 a soldier must have been honor
ably discharged from his last enlistment. and as
The soldier mentioned has not an honorable dis
charge from his last enlistment lie cannot be pen
| stoned under the new law.
| 7. o. r., Rochester, " Y-i. Is the Soldiers Home
~ milwaukee,, Wis, n National n State Home
Can soldiers from other States be admitted there3
j. Is any part Of the pension money 81 the inmates
| appropriated To the use Of said Home! AnsUer. L.
/ II j. a National Home. 2 Yes 3 No. 10 IS held
by the Governor Of the Home IN trust for the pen
-iOner, who If well behaved receive such por-
ton OF the same - i necessary, he divert IL
Tor the benefit OF his family. Upon his leaving the
Moine all the pension money held for him by the
Home - paid over to the soldier.
u H., Otseifc, N. FL. am now drawing pen
sion Tor gunshot wound and made application for
n pension rheumatism. DIy attorney Informed
| me That my claim placed on the Completed
Files IN March last. When may action be taken
?. Would mine DO called an original claim? An
sSer. l. You will probably hear from your claim
IN several weeks. Action on this class OF claims
has been delayed, owing TO the great amount Of
additional labor incident to the fling OF 80 many
Slalni7 under ihe new law. But the Pension Ouice
- now acting upon these claims rapidly posi-
claim.
N. & L., RGreuua. OF a.disabIty sufficient to
give above SO under the old law exists. will the
IensIon Bureau allow more than sl2 under the new
law AHsICsr. No. The new law does not provide
10y greater pension under any circumstance tHn
si2 per month. No matter how great the disability,
no more than si2 per month can be paid under the
J. L. j., Bolivar, ~ WY brother enlisted In
the service In lS6 lie served three years the term
OF ms enlistment, and re-enlisted In the field In
iooi- lie was captured and died in Andersonyille
prison. At the time Of his re-enlistment the town
from which he enlisted was paying bounty of
$50, which has never been paid. Said bounty Vas
H,ihaihed 81 TIE town about 10 years ago, but the
officers 81 the town refused 10 pay H. saying that IL
was outiawcd. The State records show that the
soldier was credited to this town l. there no way
by which The heirs obtain tins bounty from the
Town, as they are mluf-stly entitled III AHSwer.
IL cannot now be- collected. Tie officers OF the
town are right In saying that tile e.aim - barred.
Inc parties ia interest are TO blame Tor sleeping on
their rights.
j. $. j., AGt0l. h1ss-A soldier Of the late war Is
now suffering from % disease contracted since dis
charge, so To te unable Pc rl1TIn manual labor
Does the fact that lac Is earning o good salary at
Hight employment tsbaT him from obtaining a
pcH7fBl uuutT the act OF June isJJs EHetCfT.
No If he served 50 days during the war OF the
rebellion, and was honOrably discharged. and Is
nov suffering from any wound disease to a
sufficient extent, he IS entitled pension under the
act Of June q, 1880. without regard to his monthly
salary.
". n H., GresnBush, Me-. WHO'S the AdIutanl-
General OF the u. >. Army, and what Is his adj
dress? 2 i there any law prohibiting husband and
VIE OOih drawing pension at the same timer 3 In
case where the applicant has claim on file under
buth laws, will the testimony file under the old
law claim he applied to the claim under the new
lHWF 4. Where original claim Is fled in Dec,
1889, will the applicant receive arrears when his
claim - allowed? AHsWsr. /. Brighten. J. q.
keltOn, Acknowledgement, U. ). A, Washington,
ID. q, 2 The husband may be pensiOned dis
abled soldier, and the wife may be pcnsi0ned "a
! dependent mother. IN such case both could draw
pensions at the same time. g. Yea The testimony
or hle under the old Laws will be applied to The new
claim, and the applicant will have to furnish
such testimony again. 4. He will receive pension
| from the date when application Is filed.
n. r. T., NeCuHe. RGH.-A soldier Of the war OF
the rebellion maTTes and Is separated from his wife,
who obtains divorce from him. He subsequently
maTTies another woman and Is again divorced. lie
being new dead can bis first wife draw pension2
She has never remarked Aast1er. No; for the
reason that legally che ~ more his widow than
u sine had never been married 10 him; she there
fore cannot be pensiOned.
~. 81 X, Toronto, OHt-i. How many men were
engaged at the battle Of Queenstown Rights Oct.
lS, 1879? z. Who were the opposing Generals and
who was victor? 3. How many men were at the
battle Of Chatauqua, Oct. &C. 1873 and what the
Tesuitf 4Hst1sT. /. There were $3.50 British and
100 Americans. 3 Van Rensselaer, was the Amer
lean General RndGen. Brock was in charge Of the
British. The Americans were defeated, losing
nearly 600 in killed, wounded and prisoners Will
the British loss WAS less than 200. g. There were
300 British and 400 Americans the latter under
Gen Hampton. The British were defeated, the loss
being slight.
A. 81 H.. Paterson, " IA veteran who Is PEN
stoned under tho old law applies for pension under
the act Of June y. 100 Ii he Is allowed smaller
rate than lie - already receiving, Is lie obliged to
ecceptt? Ans,cer. No.
H. ~ a., HOrceStsT, MIss.-I. enlisted In Massa-
ehusetts and served two years, aud was discharged
In New Orleans, La, 10 accept commission. After
two years and SIX months service ~ officer, WIS
mustered out at Mobile Ala, april, 1870. Am
entitled 20 Communication for auspoTtation 10 my
home! 2. Soldier died in AndeTsOnviiIe prison in
1854, leaving father, mother and four sisters Since
then all OF these have died except two Of the sis
tiers. Are they entitled 10 pension under any exist
ing law. AHs'Ccr. L. Yes, II you have not already
received Il. 3 No.
r. A. J., Ohio.-A pension claim was placed on
completed files Oct III, 1890; when may action be
expected? How much time Is consumed from tho
time IL IL taken up by the Pension Office until
finally decided? 8 Does claimant have 10 furnish
any moro testimony after claim Is placed upon
completed files? AHsUeT. l. Several months. 2
two claims alike. 3 lie does II the PEN
has been furnished, no more will be called for /;
otherwise. he vii! be notified by tie PeGsi0n Blu
what further testimony required 20 complete
his claim.