The National tribune., 1891-01-29
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.H. d., N0DlylciE Ha,h.-A sett Is onl uusurveved
government Bond, bui..l, good house moves ais
GsDi..y tUd .IrultuTa i and % few days. inter re-
luFus % ue .srm Doe hj- been ing on O. thrash
gram t'>lus las i.uHI-y with him. bus leaving mis-
ti'ilturr, ctc IL 81 away three or four days and
uIoa las return finds tlut 70 yaua. lua.l aIacr 20
years OF age HI- " Pumped hi- claim and built "A
cabin Tee young imam holds that a. the hand IS
ua--rvcy CD, be- cuu Aod q uu,Ii surveyed and then
make "a hing which viii hold &c. dHSTsr. A can
mold Else land and obtain title thereto when il ~
surveyed, provided he remains OF the same and
- r. s., Bsidge,Oatey, Jrss.C AN an invalid child
81 "a PruolDhcr receive Governments aid after both
PFcuts are ds.df -tnSVcr. ID lhe father OF tine
rebellion, and the child Is under 10 years OF age or
Is helpless Invalid, who has been on the pension
r'ii' lie cla be pensiOued.s Apply to the Commits
stuutr Of Pensions.
J. ". T., Doctors Point Pal A soldier draw
lu@ pension dies, leaving widow who is ia Tie
insane ium. BY what authority can pension
E'r her be Grtwu? ?. dependent father dies tHt,
Day he signs has voucher. When tie check came,
DC was ceaJ. Can the widow have another Issued
IH place OF ~ 3. soldier who IS insane Is Kept ia
Tic county Insane Asylum. IA not The Govern
Wcut bound 10 keep hun ia the Soldiers Eome2
AHstcrr J. a guardian should be appointed for the
insane widow, ami he Wl have authority 10 apply
and receive uer pension On filing "a cert ned copy Of
tie Letters Of Guardian lII isr the Pension Eureau
:. Ne-, -hs should notify the Pension Agent Of her
husband de,.ta, and he WIFI instruct her how Co
proceed 3. No, bus % he applies and gains ad-
mission Co ANY National Soldiers Home he can
then De transferred 10 tie Government Hospital
ioT t4e iH- tue near MS city.
y. q. b., NeiC Gsu11fJfJJVn PA widow who
has been remarked lO Years, and whose Youngest
chId Is over 70 years Cd age, Is still drawing pen
sion FOR herself and youngest child. Il tins right?
AHstcer. No, 10 is not right. III tie fret, are as
stated by you % seems TO Us that the Department
should bee notified
u K. u, Leritr'1g, TeHH.-I Soldier enlisted ia
cavalry Aug -, 1867, aud was discharged Aug. g.
SOL he has aeverrcceived any bounty i there
aay aue him and 30 So, how much 2 soldier
hted "a claim SIX years ago for houorspis discharge
Wcn &c Huaty succeeded ia gaining. At the same
uHie lItt Ac proved himself entitled 20 an honor
abe diseharge Ee prov that be contracted disease
lH the lihe OIL duty lie Then died claim for PEN
sion under the old law. 10 pension isallowed, will
1t date from ths Gaze II fling the first claim? din
2lCeT. ]. NO, he D. not entitled TO bounty unless
Gi-caaTged for wounds or injuries in the nature
81 wouucs received Iu line OF duly. 2. We do
not know what EoU GieHu by bis " Hs-t claiui.' n
yGu mean Co AK 81 bis pension. when allowed will
commence nom the dUe II fling igts application
for honorable C4-cltrge, ws answer cert4uy Do will
not His pension, d allowed, can only date from
TIC d#te OF L.lBs formal uy Ictt30u for pension
lowed, ia the Pension tjuveau. THIS. Of course
does not apply iu uu-es fled prior 10 July J. I.8J
where pension viii date from Discharge Ia ali
eases filed subsequent to this. under existing laws
pension can only uate from date Of application in
tie Pension Bureau.
A. - g., FroypieHce r. IL A soldier who
served four years during the is BOW 5ciua, peu-
stoned 40 IS per month for rheumatism the result
Of q TCbC. bullet which Ae carried IN his leg and
. rTNN UUs.H IH#.Lr M ..ssH. a.
CHlI-iHg iId lex and iHuIiy nece--l tatiug aupu-
tatl1a below She knee siat. The soldier made ,,}-
pHctuou FOR AN Increase Ia July IssS Ia December
l'J his claim WAS put ora DE CON pletcd files and in
December, lo-J, hC is Informed By the Commits
siOuUT that hs Ciae viii receive consideration
10 can bee reached in its turn Would in lie
advisable lUT this -ulaier TO make application nm
der tHe new law =. The above soldiers ueighbOr.
having enlisted for aud served three months has
been penzloued 40 sl- a month for injury re-
ceiyed III failing rom a tree while gathering
nuts. Does hi, cuse come within the meaning, II
the new law 2 g. Who are the favored few WHO
can have their cases made "specill - AnsI0er /
lies. 2 les. 3. Those who can prove by reliable
witnesses either that they canuot live very long r
that they are IA poor health and are Dependents
upon charity for support.
D. n. W.. 49, Joseph. Mich.-Aman who served i'm
the late war had thumb and two fingers shot
off, He subsequently moved TO and became "a eiti-
zen Of Canada aud shade application for peusiou
Can he be pcu-Oued while a subject of the. Queen
Of Great Britain AHSrsr. Yes; there is no law
to prevent his being pensiuucd account Of being
O. J. H., Memphis, y. I-Soldier served from
April Is6I. TO June, 1863 He re-enlisted i'm De-
eeuher, la63, aud served until October Is65. At
Tie time OF his hrst enlistment he was nearly
totally blind Ia his right eye. Can soldier be pen
stoned under the act Of June q 1890 for this dis
lbi.ity2 Insurer. les.
subscriber, HOidHd Mtss.-I A soldier enlisted
FOR one year and served his time, and then re-
enlisted for three years or during tine war and
deserted In July, $50. He has since obtained an
honorable discharge for this service under recent
act Of Congress Can he now be pensiOned under
the act of June =, 1880? 2 A soldier has a claim
for pension pending both under the Old and the
new law. Both claims are allowed, but he only
accepts pension under the old law. How does the
attorney receive his fee for the application under
the act of June =, 1880? AHstgsr 4. Yes he crn
be pensiOued under the new law. The fIct that
he was at one time considered . deserter does not
debur him, now that he has been hOuorabIy dis
charged, from being pensiOued under the act Of
June y, lS5O. :. la such ease the attorney would
uot receive q fee.
j. H. ". DH,riIle, I'LL see in Frank LesIie's
Magazine of recent date the statement that there
now living and upon the pension rolls 3Lgl2
soldiers Of tise war of ISL. and a. So widows of
,he same, who are also drawing pension. 10 seems
10 me that ms cannot he true. Are these figures
eOTreCt2 insurer. No; they not correct There
are now upon thc pension roll iI3 survivors OF the
war of lsI2 and 500 widows OF the same These
figures get from the report of the Commissioner
OF Pensions TO the Secretary OF the Interior, and
are correct.
d. O. T., 1bouy. ~ Y-WiI the arrears bill be
passed this session Of Congress? 4nSrsy. We fear
chat ii cannot become law this session. Although
sc hope for the best we must acxuor ledge thut
there Is very little chance Of this bal being passed
s. b. T., Los AHgcIeS, CGL-IIow many soldiers
Here furnished by the Stale OF Alassachusptts dur
ing the war of the rebellion? AuSIUeT. IlG 80 or
about Onetwentieth of the total number Of soldiers
Ia tue Union army.
Subscriber Ia.r,,s. Pa-soldier dies Of disease
contracted ia the line of duty in the service His
widow then applies for and receives pension to the
late OF her TemaTTiuge. Upon her rcmarral,r can
he children Of te soldier receive pension and how
much? 1HSWGT. Those children under the asy,, Of
rs years the date of the mothers remurriage can
Jointly receive cl@ per month .If the widow Ycnar.
Iied after March - l5sbl with addition Of g per
month for each child under 10. Thus, if there are
Jhree such minors, they would be- entitled to SIS
be equally divided among them until one reaches
he age OF 10, when be will be dropped out and The
others be pensIoned until 10 years of age.
The pains and aches of rheumatism have in
many instances been cured By Hoods sarsapa-
rilIa.