The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-06-30
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Subscriber, Soldiers National Home Vd.-I applied
for pension under the general law for chronic diar
rhea and was rejected. had the same reopened
in 1885, and in 1890 applied under the net of June
q. 1890. My new-law claim was allowed ut Sl2 per
month. and the old-!aw claim Is still pending I
have furnished testimony of the continuance OF the
disability since the war, but have not furnished
medical evidence, evidence to its origin in
the service l enlisted in the Regular Army and
received dishonorable discharge, butf said Moth
ing of this service Ia my Law application. Can
have my new-law pension transferred to the old
law, or will they stop my new-law pension? An
If, as IL appears. you received dshonora-
bic discharge from your last service. you are not
entitled TO pension under the new law, and it
does not appear that you have established your
claim under the general law, you cannot receive
pension hereunder, unless there Is record OF your
disability having been incurred in the line Of duty
In tho service.
d., Philadelphia. Pal. A pensioncr who was a
Captain during the war OF The rebellion is now
pensoned at the rate OF $50 per month for disease
resulting in total blindness Of left eye. Is this the
full amount to which he is entitled? q Is there
any Communication for artificial eyes furnished by
the Government? Hns'0s l. Yes unless he has
does not furnish artificial eyes or Communication
therefor.
j. IT. H. Dorer, Del-A boy enlisted as a drum
in the ranks. Some months afterward his brother
was MORALLY wounded, and he was given leave TO
take him home On his arrival at his home he
persuaded 10 remain there and consequently is
borne on the rolls n deserer. Is there any law
by which this boy can obtain relief? Ans,cer. No.
had the boy been forced To remain ut home by
hdteas corpus or other judicial proceeding at the
instigstion of his parents. IL would have been
different; but, as it is, he has no relief for the
charge Of desertion standing against can only be
removed. if at all, by special ACT of Congress.
G. O.. Brenhan, Ter-Piease give the status of
the bill introduced by Representative Seerly. of
Iowa. relative TO the oath of private soldier in a
pension claim, and the bill Of Representative
Kribbs, of Pennsylvania, relative TO REJECTED pen
sion claims AnsiDer. The bills to which you ailude
were introduced during the 5ist Congress, and
expired with said Congress; and. rs they have not
been reintroduced during the present session, they
". NJ, OdeboH Ioca.-A comrade informs me
that all soldiers who drawing the Same rate of
pension that paid for the loss OF arm or leg
are entitled 70 communication for an artificial iipsb.
Is this true? Anstcer. All soldiers who have lost
arm or leg, or n hand or foot, or become totally
disabled therein. and who are pensioned under the
general law for the same. entitled to artificial
limbs communication therefor every three yenrs
Thus persons who are pensioued for the loss OF
OF an arm or leg can also receive Communication.
a. T. IT., Pleasant Hill. Eeb.-A dependent mother
drawing pension on account OF tie services aud
OF the soldier now receive ponson on his account?
Answer. Yes; providing he Is dependent on his
own manual labor or the contributions OF others,
not legally bound. for his support.
g. f. Chicago. I'LL am q widower and receive
n small pension. If l should now remarry and
should aferwnrd die of some disability due to my
military service, how much pension would my
widow receive? AnsUsr If you should die Of
disability due to your military service, stated
your widow could receive but So per month under
the general law. The act of March 10. 1885, in
creasng the pensions of widows and dependent
relatives from S. to l2 applies only to such widows
were married to the soldiers prior to the passage
of the act If you should die of disability con-
tracted in the service your widow could not be
pensioned, the act of June q, $780, specifically
states that widow whose marriage to the soldier
was subsequent to the passage of the act should
have title hereunder.
j. 4. h.. Guthrie Ok'a.-A mnn filed homestead
claim and soon after was taken sick and died leav
ing q widow and two email children. The widow
sold her rights 20 another party and renqushed
the CLAIM, back TO the Government for q conSdera-
ton and the party who bought her REIMBURSEMENT
filed homestead claim the land, and is now
complying with the law rs to residence and i'm.
provement. Can the widow, guardian, now
protest the second entryman's title and prove up
the land for the Ianor children of the frs:
tryman? Ans,0er No; on the death OF q home
stead claimant the right to complete the claim
vests in the widow. if there is one, and the widow
mentioned having relinquished her title back to
the United States neither she nor the minor chill
dren have any further rights in the matter. The
second entryman il lie complies with tie law
secure title at the proper time without dis
turbance.
f. G. w., Afton, N.Y. enlisted in 1861 and vent
to Eimira. N Y, and after about two months drill
ing was sent home rs unfit for duty. | was sick
and did not return to the army. In 1865 received
my discharge. Having received pay for my
service. l collect the same at this time? An
AS you do not give any particulars It is not
possible for us to give n definite answer TO your
question. We can only say that if you mus.
tered into the service of the United States and
honorably discharged iherefrom without having
been court -martialed you entitled to pay from
the date of your mustern to the date Of you. dis
1innfi do
Second Auditor OF the Treasury, Washington,
d. c.
W. H. H., Paris, Ark.-A soldier who had never
married died during the war. leaving dependent
mother and father, and also dependent brother
and sister. Soon after the soldiers death the
mother died and the father made application
for pension account of the death Of the soldier
and before the completion Of the claim the father
died. Can the dependent brother and sister COM
father? AnsDer. No, the claim Of the father ended
upon his death; but IL there any dependent
brother or sister OF the soldier under the age of 10
when the father died, he or she receive PEN
sion, commencing from the date Of the fathers
death and continuing until the child atans the age
of Is.
T. c. c., Eureka Ca'.-It will be several months
before your claim will be reached for action by the
Pension Bureau. as its rejection and subsequent
reopening will Of course delay it. You cannot
change attorneys.
W. b., Toronto, Ont-1. Is there any Government
land in California; and. If So in what Counties IL 1t
located? 2. What is the mean annual temperature
of California and the mean annual rainfall; what
crops will grow there, and Is 1t good place for
person suffering with ca.arrh to go? 3. A soldier
dies leaving q widow and n son by his first wife,
Can the son take soldiers homestead and receive
credit for his fathers SERVICE does this right in
ure solely to the widow? AnSUer /. There is
vacant public land In nearly every County In Cali
fornia. 2. The mean annual temperature Of Red
Bluff In the northern part Of California Is e. do.
grees Fahrenheit, and the mean annual rainfall Is
about % inches; the mean annual temperature of
San Francisco, in the western part is So, and the
rainfall "a inches; the temperature in San Diego
In the extreme southern part. is co. and The annual
rainfall 10 inches 1t will be that the climate,
especially in the southern part. is mild and very
dry. and for that reason it would doubtless be bene
fetal to person having catarrhal affections. Cali
fornia produces chiefly fruits, grapes. ETC., great
deal of wheat, and very little corn oats. The
soil of the State. especially In the southern part is
very dry, and without irrigation very little can be
grown. Most of the public land now vacant and
subject to entry Is valueess unless irrigated, but
when irrigated the soil and climate il adapted for a
marvellous variety Of crops. For further in!or-
nation address the Register and Receiver Of any OF
the following United States Land Offices Los
Angeles, Susanville, Visalia. Humboldt Los Ange-
les (southern part), San Francisco, Sacramento,
Redding, Marysville Stockton, Or Independence.
3. On the death of soldier of the late leaving
q widow, she alone Is entitled to his privileges In
making homestead entry
H. H., Wakefield, Mass.-PleRse give me the name
and address Of the United States Minister 10 Spain
AnsWer. Gen. T.. Burd Grubb Enyoy Extraordinary
and Minister Penipotentinry of the United States,
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