The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-10-27
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under the old law for lum5ago and disease of
chest. ! applied Tor increase aud resulting heart
disease, and before the Board of Examiners
IL months ago They reported fnvorabiy III April
last. and / received increase of 81 per month,
saying nothing in regard to The resulting heart
disease. II my claim for resulting heart disease
| has been rcee.ed, why am not notified or may
| expect notion or it yet without mnting new APP
| plicatiou? Would i, be proper for me TO write 10
| the Department. AHstrer. II your claim for re-
sulting heart disease rejected You should have
been notified of the fact II IS entirely proper Tor
| you TO write To the COMMISSIONER Of Pensions aud
ask him the status Of your cairl Tor heart disease:
J. ". s.. Lancaster, o.. What is the pay OF
| the officers Of the L. = Army from MnJor-ee"ersi
| down 10 Second Lieutenant while ON Ihe aciiFe
| List? 2. What is he pay Of Tie same officers after
being placed OH the Retired List? g. J. there any
additional pay for having served. say TO- ID or 20
| years. Anstcer J. Major General, 1890; Briga-
der General. $500; Colonel. $500; Lieutenant
! Colonel. 5000; Major $780, CHptnin, mounted,
! 5000; Captain, not mounted, 1880; AdJutHni,
| 81 500; QuRriermnater 81 500; First Lieutenant,
| mounted, 81 500: First Lieutenant not mounted,
| 81 500 Second Lieutenant, mounted, LOO; Sec
oDd Lieutenant, not mounted, 81 400. aud Chaplain,
| 1900. q Three-fourths of the pay on Active List
! g. Yes for officers of and below rank OF Colonel.
amounting TO 10 peg cent for I'VE, III, io' ana ~
| C. IT, Har,cich Mnss-I am pensoned one-half
pension $3.50 First Lieutenant under old law.
| In of death from disease contracted In army.
| what pension would dependent mother be entitled
| to? If had wife would she be entitled to SIT
per month or Sl2? Arswer. Seventeen dollars per
G. s., Pine Groge JfHs Pa. Is physicians afii-
| davit which accompanies u soldiers claim, or APP
| picatioD. compared with the report of the Board
of Eva fer "a ~
| the completed files. how many committees, or
| boards, handle it before the applicant hears the
| verdict, knows his doom? 3. If an applicant
who has been sufferer for years furnishes n ply
sican's affidavit to that effect them should the mp
| pication be rejected. what woud you advise him
to do? dns'cer. /. Yes. = IL passes TO the Board
| of Review. thence TO the Medical Division. and if
allowed ii goes thence to the Certificate Division,
besides passing through several other hands. g. II
the applicant is rejected he should furnish medl-
cal evidence bearing directly the cause OF re-
lection. aud ask n reconsideration OF his claim.
W. K. L., Lisbon. ~ d.. IT additional medical
evidence. cumulative. not called for is flied in
Pension Bureau after the case-increase and new
disability-has been submitted by the Examiner
to Board oil Review would 1t be considered or
treated surplusage? Would the go back to
Examiner what would be the proceedings? 2.
How long, approximately, would il be from the
time such was received by Board OF Review
till certificate issued? g. Is claimant usually
notified when his Is submitted 20 Board of
Review, especially when an inquiry has been made
for status? insurer. ]. Case would be returned to
Examiner for him to brief new evidence and re-
submit case. 2. That cannot be answered, because
no two are alike. g. No, unless rs reply to
inquiry for status
j. B. s.. Amesviiie O-Is the widow of Mexican
soldier WHO is under 62 years of age entitled TO
pension? Her husband was pensioner under the
Mexican act AnSl0er. Yes. ifsic is dependent upon
others for support or is disabled by reason Of some
disability recognized as pensionable
81. G. a., Ut. Pleasant WdSh.--1. In case an ap-
plicaut for pension s not satisfied with the exami-
nation he has received from The Board of Surgeons
10 which he had been ordered, can he obtain
order for mat ion q
Board Of Examiners without making new appli-
cation for pension? 2. After certificate of ex-
animation has been placed on file in the Pension
Office, what is the average length OF time before
the will again be reached? 8. Give q list OF
the resimenal officers of the 9Th Mo-. from the date
of enlistment TO its muster-ont AnsWe. l. Yes.
9. There is average Of time that be deter
mined. 1t is much like law case upon a court
docket; it is taken up when the cases ahead OF il
are disposed of. 5. Cots: Morgan l.. Smith and
Giles A Smith; Lieut. Coils James Pecishani and
David G.. Coleman; Nas. John Mcdonald and
II. Peterson and john II. Bailey; Asst surgs.
Trolius Brown and Amos l. Flint; Chaps. Samuel
d. Longhead and Darius Crouch Adjt Edward
e. Furber and Q.-M.'s James Hall, Frederick 3.
Clamp and Isaac Il. Halsey.
d. II. c., Greig, n. US a dependent mother
entitled 10 S2 per month under The act of June q,
f. H.. Camp Point Ill write for information
in regard To pension matter. There is living in
this town woman whose husband served three
years in the war. This woman faithful wife
and mother. Her husband returned broken in
health, and seemingly possessed of an evil spirit.
He treated her cruelty that she WAS compelled to
get a divorce from him. He afterwards went to
the Soldiers Home and died. and she Is now old
and feeble and nearly destitute Is there any way
of obtaining pension for her? know that under
the new law woman that has remarked can be
pensioned at the rate of 50 per month. AnsUer.
She cannot be pensioned at all as the widow OF
the soldier from whom sho was divorced; neither
widow who has remarked be pensioned,
except for the period of her widowhood Pension
in all such cases ends with remarraSe.
CIereiGud Mimi examined before
the Examining Board OF Surgeons for increase aud
additional disability Aug ~, 1890; applied under
the law March, 1891 ; examined by the
same Board of Surgeons sept II. How long before
/ am likely TO hear from either case? Ans1cey. We
cannot say. See reply to similar inquiry in our
las, Issue.
J. C., Jeaison Nch-Please inform me wEciiaw
gives the widows of soldiers OF the late war the
most pension, the new or the old, and how much
| is the most allowed? Ans,cer The old law; Sl2
per month for the widow of an enlisted man.
j. E. j., Seneca Mo-. Under existing laws. has
q soldier amy better chance to take IL homestead in
Indian Territory than a person who never was n
| soldier? Q. Does soldier have to pay the Gov
eminent the same price for homestead in Indian
Territory that any other person would have to do?
| 8. Can / procure map anywhere showing the
| lands that have already been allotted and those
not allotted in Indian Territory? a. Can soldier
enter his lands by registry at the Land Office, and
| hold the land against all ntruders? s. How soon
| after the entry does the Government require first
| payment to be made and when does payment
| cease? G. VIII all the vacant lands formerly be-
longing to the different tribes of Indians. who have
|
| at the same time with the Cherokee Strip Thou
sands OF old soldiers anxious 10 know if they
have again 10 try their running chances for home
! against the cowboys and land sharks. AnStrer i.
In this soldier file his declaratory Statement by
| an agent, and then have six months within which
| TO make his entry. 2. Yes. 8. The plats showing
vacant land file in The local land offices. We
| do not know that you can procure them elsewhere
L. He can enter the land ut the local office, and
| must then comply with the law in regard to resi-
dence cultivation etc. 5. He will have to pay the
whole amount before or when he makes final proof
| 6. We cannot say. No provision has yet been made
| and until then one can possibly know anything
| at all about ii.
H.. Horribly Pal made application for increase of
| pension new disability nearly two years ago; was
| examined one year ago. How soon should | hear
| from my claim? AnSBer. The foregoing is q sample
of many letters daily received. aud our reply must
of necessity be general. AS do not have access
the papers in any pension claim, is nanifesty
| i'm possible for to know to ascertain its con-
| dtion For the reason we cannot say, even
approximately uhel it will he taken up for action
when the claimant should hear from 1t. 1t viii
be taken mp in its turn whether that will be in
day or week, or II month, or ii year; neither we
any other person can determine. III any
| claimant thinks an unusual delay has ensued he
should rrte the Commissioner of Pensions and
| inquire of him the cause of delay. 1t should also
be borne in mind that no two claims are alike, and
q delay in settling one case might not occur in
another
r. " Hardin Shelby Co.. o--WiII you please
give the date when small pennies were first coined
| in this country? AHS,ycr. Cents aud lIn!f-cenis
were first coited in the United States in 1893. In
1857 tile coinage of Iali-ccnts was discontinued.
Thousands of new cent pieces are struck at the
minis every yenr-