The National tribune., 1893-11-30
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

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dress and mark it Corresponding Column" Ne
atten tion viii be paid TO communications not
companied with name and address of writer. It Is
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letter. Postal cards will be replied 70 by mail
only. Replies by mail win ordinarily be made
within week, aud If in this column within three
weeks.1
Soldier. Vineennss. Tad.-I read that medals Of
honor are being awarded. Is there new Law
which grants them? Who are entitled and how
can person obtain one? AnsEeT. They are issued
under an old act of Congress passed DUNG the
of the rebellion and have been issued from time
to time ever since. They not given upon The
applicants claim for medal, but upon tbs
facts being presented by living witnesses IN behalf
OF the applicant. in which some individual deed
OF gallantry or heroism in action Is shown to
have occurred and upon satisfactory evidence that
the events narrated actually took place, and
show such eommendable exhibition Of bravery
and daring deserve TO be rewarded. the Score
tary OF War in the OF soldier and the Score
tsry of tine Navy in the case of seaman. in their
discretion, issue these medals They not given,
however for mere performances of duty however
courageous it may have been
Er-SOldieT Sterling, Kdn--I. When the last
payment IN gold made 10 soldiers during the wAri
2. When soldiers pay changed from S13 per
month TO SIC month"; g. What the allow
anee per year for clothing. and was the allowances
more for some years than fer others? Alss0eE. I.
In 1861. 2. May j, 1854. The volunteer soldier
allowed each year a certain number of articles
of clothing, the value of which increased from time
to time the price of gold increased. Thus, from
November. 1853. to 1854. soldier during his firs1
year of service allowed clothing to the amOuns
of S6S.4s second year. s4341; third year. SIS 98s
fourth year, Si34 fifth year. S55 %. If he over
drew these allowances the amount overdrawn was
charged against him on the pay-rolls and deducted
from his monthly pay. If he did not draw up to
his allowance the same credited to him. and
ne received the balance due him his final state
nenfs, the retained pay. etc Commute
ton for clothing not drawn allowed at s42 per
year, or $3.50 per mouth. Clothing allowances
were charged yearly, and IL was never less than
S42 year.
Persi0asr Malone Io1oa-Soldier applied for in
crease of pension in November. 1892, and was in
formed by his attorney to get two Witnesses to
prove his present disability saying this Is all thas
would be required. He furnished him two sffida-
Wits to that effect and one showing the amount OF
attention he required of another person. Attorney
Informed him that the evidence very salts
factory. Ia March. not hearing anything, he wrote
TO attorney. and received word from him thai be
had furnished any medical testimony. Had
been notified that he had furnished all thai was
necessarily Got one affidavit from physician and
forwarded same IN April. Oct. p received word
that had to furnish medical testimony Of tive
Witnesses and also of attendant. under the ruling
of the Department made June l9, 1893. Now. my
question is Did that ruling go back. did it only
refer o cases applied for after ruling was madeS
Insurer. Order 229. of June 49, 1893, not retro
active.
J. H. C.. Murray Tud-Is the wife Of the pressns
Gar OF Russia and the Queen Regent OF Spain sis.
They not related to each other even
nIotely. The Gar married Maria Dagmar, who in
= daughter of Christian TX. King of Denmark.
The Queen Regent OF Spain Is daughter OF
Karl Ferdinand. Archduke of Austria.
Soldier, C. c., Reeres. Pal. Can soldier enteE
the Soldiers Home at Dayton, D.. who is drawings
pension; and can he keep his pension, or does 10
go toward his keeping? 2. When there can he
leave at any time, must he remain there permar
nently? 8 Under what conditions and obligations
is he required to live there? ARSpeF. That de-
pends upop whether the Home il full and the
amount of pension he is receiving. No part of tho
pension Is taken for his keeping, but the whOle
amount inures to his benefit. Although the same
Is drawn by the Treasurer of the Home. il IS held
in trust for the pensOer and Is subject TO his order
if he is well behaved. The accommodations at the
various National Homes being limited especially
at this season of the year. those who are drawing
pensions enough to support them are denied adj
mission In order provide for their less fortunate
are drawing small pensions. 3 He can leave AZ
any time. An honorable discharge; disability
incurred in line of duty which prevents him FROM
earning subsistence by manual labor. We sug-
gest that you write to the Governor of the Home
for n circular of instructions and full information
the subject.
J. B. Wilmington O-Can the widow of soldier
draw a pension under the new law, she having
married the soldier since 1890? 4Rs10er. II shs
married the soldier since June q, 1890, she cannoh
be pensioned under the new law.
r. g., So Butler, " Y-Can the widow of q SOL
der draw pension.under the new law. regardless
of the cause of the soldiers death? ARscer. Yes.
e. b., Barnston, p. O., CancdG.-Ilwas drawing
pension under of June y, $780, but by Of
being citizen and resident of Canada, my PEN
sion was dropped provided for by act of March 1.
1885, informed by the Commissioner Of
Pensions. Will my pension be restored if take up
my residence in the United States within SIX
months or u year from now and make proof Of
There is no limit of time Whenever you take up
your residence in the United States your right to
pension becomes the same cItizen of the United
States. The law simply forbds payment Of PEN
sion (except for disabilities incurred in line OF duty
in the servce) to resident who is not citizen
of the Uni ed States
d. j.. Kingston. Hs,o Merico.-I. Is the Commits
sioner of Pensions acting any of the claims OF
the act of June. $780, at present, has he dropped
them entirely to act older claims? / have =
claim pending OF that act, June, 1880. for over
20 months; completed eight months ago.
2. / have just received notice from the Second
Auditor that my claim for horse killed while In
service was allowed; that the check would De
issued when Congress made appropriation. Has
there been any appropriation made by Congress
yet. 10 likely be in this session Of Congressf
Ans,oer. l. Claims being considered under the
old and the new law in their regular order. You
should write to the Commissioner OF Pensions fer
the information desired in your own claim. 2 The
Second Auditor does not settle horse claims there
fore you could not have received letter from binn
regarding such a claim. No money has been APP
proprated by Congress 10 pay horse claims allowed
since the last appropriation made, but one VIII
probably be made.
RUDYS PILESUPPOSITORY is guaranteed
to cure Piles and ConstipatoR. or money re-
funded. so cents per box. Send stamp for cir-