The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-09-10
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j. s. National Military Home Wis-The depend-
ent mother Of a soldier pensiOned on hrs ac-
count until she remarked, when her pension
ceased. Her second husband Is now dead. Can
she be retOred TO the roll? AnstCsr Yes; she can
be restored 10 the roll under the act OF June q,
w. C., Kansas City Ao.-An applicant for PEN
sion received to-day AN order to report TO certain
Board of Surgeons for examination. He at once
returned the order without having been examined
requesting 10 be sent before some other Board OF
Surgeons. How long will IL be before he again
hears from the claim? AnstCsr IL will be several
months. Whenever an order IL returned to tho
Pension Bureau without examination having
been made, and requesting another order. this
action always throws the claim back and DELAYS
the claim. Applicants should therefore avoid this
when possible.
J. d. ST., LindLsy No.. When pensioner dies
does his widow draw Sl2 or only IS per month"; q
Does she have to prove her claim the same as In he
had not been pensiOner? AnStUsT. That deDends
upon whether his death was due TO disability con-
trncted in the line Of duty In the service. If So
then she has title under the general law, and can
draw Sl2 per month; but If his death is not due
to service, then she can only be pensiOned under
the act Of June p, 1890 and will receive 50 per
month II dependent 2. Yes unless his death was
due TO the disability for which he WAS pensioned
under the general law. IL this should be the fact
then she would not, of course have to prove his
death due to service; for that would already be
established after proving date and cause OF death
g s. r.. Oakland, Call. Was Hannibal Hamlin
a cOmrade Of the Grand Army of the Republic?
2. Where did he serve during the war. 3. Was he
u private a commissioned officer2 AnssUsr l.
Yes. p He served In a Maine State militia regi-
H. In,
". T. IT,, ArapdhOe, Neb.-Is IL customary for
National Banks TO charge for cashin4 pension
checks? AnSOer Yes; at least 1t il nos unusual
J.. ID. g., OfpsgO, OIL. A man draws a pension Of
81 per month under the general law on one disa-
biity but he has several other disabilities not due
20 service, which would entitle him to pension uu-
der tho net of June 30 1890 If he should apply
under the new law and get sl2 per month for the
additional disabilities would the 81 per month un-
der the general law be dropped? 2. Soldier dies
few days before MS pension certificate ~ issued,
leaving one entitled to complete the claim and
draw the pension. Is there no way for the attor-
new TO collect his feeP AHstUsr l. No. He would
il sufficiently disabled be penslOned under the
new law for all hs disabilities assuming them not
due To vicious habits and could not receive pension
under the old law In addition to that received under
the new law for the same period Of time. 2 No.
C. Il. B.. S. Adams, Ek-PIease give tho number
OF stars the flag entitled TO at the end of the
civil war; and also how many stHrs it is entitled to
to-day, Aug 81, 1912 AnstOer. The stars upon the
National flag represent one for each State in the
Union. Al the beginning OF the civil war there
were "a suites anu tho nag WIS entitled TO
81 stars West Virginia and Nevada We're adj
mitted during the war; consequently, at the end
OF the war the flag had 80 stars. Since the war
Nebraska, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota
South Dakota and Washington have been admitted
as States, emitting the flag to AZ stars.
A. w. H., San Diego, Cai.-Pease give me infor-
nation in regard TO the appointment of cadets to
the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and more especi-
ally as TO those appointments made by the Presi-
dent. Ans0sr One cadet is allowed FOR each Nom
Der Of Congress, one for the District OF Columbia
and 10 at large. The former Of these appointed
by the Congressman of the district in which they
reside, and whenever q vacancy occurs in Con-
gressional district the Secretary of the Navy I'M
forms the Congressman of that district who then
appoints some candidate, and, II he desires, an
alternate, to be appointed In case the candidate
fails to pass the necessary examination. All cam
ddates must be between the ages of "a and Is, and
physically sound at the time of their admission.
They subject TO rigid physical and mental
examination. The appointments mt large are held
by the President, and usually given to the
Of deceased officers. As IL would require con-
siderable influence to obtain of these appoint
ments, and AS all applicants must be actual resi-
dents Of the district from which they appointed,
IL Is probable that you will have TO wait until there