The National tribune., 1891-05-28
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ANN within three wees-.l
Y. ", Nn0ai, " III was born in Germany, and
before was I'll b. years e.t my Eli her brought all
his family. inc. uaIus myself To- this country. Five
years later he became uItitatiZcI citizen Of the
United STATES. A WIS - years % age at that
TINE does not DIS natural zttiou make q citizen
Of the United States? 2. I'd 80, under wh,eh head
would come, that or q uaturl..zsd or that OF "A
native-boru citizen? AHslgsr. ]. Yes. ?. You are
uAturdtiZed cIiiZeu, as -Le naturalization papers
or your ~ her also uF ned ai his children then
under the age Of n years. Iu proving your cit ZEN
ship you would simply H1ve o. refer 10 his naturali-
Natlpn papers ans show SHAT YOU were then under
the age OF "a ~ THAT time. The term native-born
American citizen refers only TO cases where the
party was born b., the United states.
Several Sf1scri5erEtFh lat changes in the dates ~
paying pensions will be ma0s under tile set Of
March 3. 1912 4HsEsr Commencing July l. 1891.
pensions viii be paid ne follows. On March g. June
, sept. , and Dec. a. Che Agencies 40 augusta,
Boston, Columbus, Detroit san Francisco and
Washington will make their payments. These
Agencies, 10 viii be seen, Will continue 20 pay as
heretofore On July ., Oct. 8, jan. aud April {,
the Agencies a. Buffalo. Concord Chicago Des
MDines. Milwaukee aui Pitt-burz will mike their
payments, and on August !. Nov q Feb. add May
\, Tue AEeucirs ~ Indianapolis, Knoxville. Louis
Vile, New York. Philadelphia and Topeka will
pIy. II viii thus DO seen lhat there are three
groups. and each group makes is quarterly pay
Az C., Providence. r. IL. On A priI % the Pen
sion Bureau informed me that my claim for in
crease would that day be submitted, 10 the Board Of
Review, where 20 would receive early coHsiIera-
ton. What viii be- Jhe next action? . How long
before / should expect aCtiGn2 ApgIUer / III the
claim Is complete and allowable IL will be allowed
fafF will fa a Al.
dicatiug Division aud more testimony called for
2. IL the claim Is ready Tor final action, you will
very probably hear from IL 10 a few days.
n. r. "a woman married u soldier 0f the late
war aud upon his death received pension a. hi4
widow. She then married another soldier. and her
pension Of course was stopped. Her second hus-
band j. still living, but j. separated from her
Neither party has divorce. Now, can this woman
be again peusourd2 ft has been said that sine can,
be restored to the roll under the new law AHslrcr
No. iua-iuuch az she - not now and can never
again be the widow Of the first soldier she cannot
be peu-ioued on his account, and az her second
husband ~ still living, she cannot be peEsioued on
his account until his death.
Subscriber Mason, Aicb.-A soldier died in the
year 1915 Of disease contracted IN the line of duty
ter eight years Of age. The daughter j. now 20
years OF age Can she now apply for heirs PEN
sion up 10 the time she Is for what would have
been due her father while lviug2 Auywer The
question j. not 40 all clear IL You desire TO ssl. If
she can apply FOR the minors pension Of $40
per month due her from the soldiers death To her
can now apply FOR and receive such pension IL she
has not already done so; but if your inquiry per-
taiEs to pension for the father during his lifetime
from the date Of his discharge to the date Of hi5
death. you are advised that that depends altogether
upon whether he fled an application FOR such pen
sion during his life. If he did, then the daughter
il entitled 20 complete the claim and draw the pen
sion that would have been due him but il he never
applied, she has no title to such "a pension.
Subscriber, CarkSb'TG iId.-Soldier applied for
increase on additional disability in December Isg3
WAS examined by medical board in February 1889
The last evidence was sent In July 1850. When
may he expect TO hear from his ciaim? AIsloer. It
is probable that it will be reached inside of two
months. We cannot spenk with certainty.
A. w.. GreenUi'je r. III Is 10 lawful for any
State 10 demand the pension certihcateSfa soldier
before admitting him TO State Soldiers Home?
2. Can the Commissioner Of Pensions reject any
aud all pension claims IL he sees hJ? 4us1rsr /
As our opinion would not be autLoritafive Won.
are referred to The Hon. Cyrus Bussey Assistant
Secretary Of the Interior? ?. Yes; but an appeal
can always be taken to the Assistant Secretary Of
the Interior
r. N B. Greenwood Be-I was remustered A DriI
t. 1882 and my papers sent to the Second Auditor
for settlement of my bac<pay account. The pers
have been waiting there ever since. How long De-
fore / may expect action? AHSUsr. The second
Auditor is somewhat behind. Your claim may be
reached in n few months.
l. y g., AUsntoJOn. Pas you failed I'm either
of your communications to give your full address,
we have referred such communications 10 the waste
basket. Why did you not observe the rules At the
top of this column? Two communieat ions adj
dressed 10 you for further data have been returned
for better direction. If you will repeat your in
quiry, giving your full name and address, We shall
be glad to reply in this column. Communications
not accompanied by the full name and address Of
the writer are invariably destroyed.
Reader, Tacoma, BGsh--f. Soldier served four
years during the Of the belli0u, and was
hOnorably discharged. He enlisted ia the Regular
Army ia Is72 and was dishouorably discharged
Does this desertiOn bar him from being admitted
to q state or National Soldiers Home, il otherwise
eligible? 2. How will it affect his title 10 pension
under general lRws2 AItSWer. 1. We think not IL
would debar him from the National Soldiers
Home in this city, but from no other State or Ma
addressing the Governor Of the Home he desires to
enter . 10 does not affect his title under the gem
eral law, providing his disability did not originate
while he was absent as de9erter.
a. r. T., Aspen, Coi0.-Pease settle a controversy
among the soldiers in this vicinity. One claims
that there are not, at the most over two commits
stoned officers in the United States Army az this
time who not graduates Of West Point Military
Academy. Others hold that there are many more
than two who are not graduates OF West Point.
Which Is rightP AlSUer. While 10 ia true that the
vast majority Of our officers graduates Of West
Point Military Academy, still there several
hundred probably who are not. Prominent among
these may be mentioned Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Gen. Daniel Il. sickles, retired, aud Gen. Alfred III.
Terry, retired.
r. T. r., Lacon MI applied for Increase of
pension Ia ISeS and was examined, and my claim
rejected In 1852 Tn 1890 again applied for IN
crease on the same disabilities and also addi-