The National tribune., 1893-11-09
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

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| letter. Postal cards will he replied to by mail
| only. Replies by mail will ordinarily be made
| within week and II in this colnmn within three
| weeks.l
| p. g., National Military Home, OIL applied for
pension old law, November. $780, claiming dis
ease of stomach, bowels. rectum. and rheumatism
| Examined May, 1891, Board finding disease of
bowels. rectum and heart disease. Pension allow
ed November. 1891. disease of bowels and rec
tnm. Applied March, 1892 for increase, claiming
rheumatism and resulting heart disease disease
| OF stomach, bowels, and rectum. Applied May,
1892, through another attorney, claiming dis
abilities and disease of throat ia addition. Ex-
anined on the March, 1892. claim November 1892,
the Board fintting. presumably, all the disabilities
| therein claimed. October. 1893 received order
to be examined for all disnbiEItes EXCEPT disease of
stomach, including disease Of throat Board found
Mi the disabilities called for ny slip but throat
disease not in n pensionable degree. Same day
sent affidavit to Pension Office abandoning
Claim for disease OF throat viii thi, last act
pedite claim? Ifpeiision is allowed on heart disease
when will IL date from, and the claim for dis
ense OF stomach be- allowed? AnStcer. The waiving
OF claim for throat disease will neither retard
expedite the claim We cannot say definitely when
claim for heart disease. il allowed, will Commence
but If the first examinations showed its in
pensionabie degrees, and you have proved the
claim to the satisfaction OF the Pension Bureau il
should date from fling claim therefor. 1t is prob
able that disease of stomach is merged into the
rating for disease of bowels and will not entitle
yon To a separate rating therefor
r. W., ROrbuy, Mdss-I enlisted in May, 1861.
under til. III cali for % 600 three-montl,s men;
served out my enlistment; aftcrward enlisted in
October 1861. for three years. and served the
full term. Was promoted to First Lieuicnan after
two years and AT that time received $780, standing
bounty. after two years' service. This tile only
money ever received from town, State, or Nation,
except my wages. Does this second enlistment
L
tier bouDty7 4HsiUer. 500 ~ all the bounty due
your second enIIstinent-the first one being for
three months does not count in veteran sense.
veteran Is one who served nine months more in
his first enlistment, and then re-enisted for three
yea :.
G. ". s.. New Freeport PA enlisted August
1861. serve three years. during the war. In
June, 1852 A. with the consent of his Captain and
Colonel commanding the regiment, hires a SUBJ
s'ituie. vino answers to AS name. In November,
1852. substitute contracted fever and died This
leaves virtually dead OH the rolls. still lives.
Can he, under these circumstances get honor
able discharge; and If So what is the proper
I" pursue and to whom should he apply? Ans,ccr.
Mo- the substitution of another man fraudu-
lent, and action can be obtained by the survivor
which will be of any benefit to him. Our advice Is
To let the nlntter drop.
FM B. Henderson ~ C-To settle a difference
of opinion between attorneys will you please an
swer the following question: Is IL legal for the
guardian of minor heirs of deceased soldier TO
pay them their pension before they II? 4nsloer.
Yes, n he chooses to- do SO, and the court, whom
alone he is responsible for his actions ia satisfied
w H., Laurence Mass.-Order 229 dated Jan. 49,
1893. rcRds AS follows In The preparation of testi-
nIony in support of claims in pension a.
statements affecting the particular and not
merely formal, mnst be written, prepared to be
type written, in the presence OF the witness, and
from his oral declarations then made 10 the person
who then reduces the testimony TO writing, then
prepares tile same to be Type written And such
testimony must cnbody statement by the witness
that such testimony all written or prepared
for type writing Gas the may bel, in his pres
eDce, and only Il ON his oral statements then made;
stating also the time, place, and person. wien
where and to W hom he made sucn oral statements,
and that in making the same he did use. and
aided prompted by any written or
printed statement or recital prepared dictated
by any other person, and not attached exhibit
TO his testimony. Any needless delay in the prop
aratiou of such testimony after such oral statement
by tie witness or IN forwarding the same to this
Bureau. and any msterial alteration or erasure |
Will be cause for rejecting such testimony"
Mrs. s. p. c., Plateau Cdt-Can nurse who con- |
staIItly waits on veteran draw a pension and how
much? AnSfoer, No.
T. w. X. Cie,nentsuais Nora Scotia-A woman
alien, marrying American man, and she, said |
alien woman, having children by a former hus- |
band, would latter marriage entite her children by |
former marriage To citizenship of United States If
said children were under age At the latter
riAge? This marriage took place before the of |
the rebellion. A',ssoer. No.
j. g. Dr.. Madison. Ind.-Is minor child or chill |
dren under The of 10 years at date of soldiers
death. and where the mother and father not |
married until after the passage of the of June
q 1890 entitled 10 pension under said act2 Ans,Dcr
No
Old Soldier, Bondurant Io,oa-Please state what |
are CONDITIONS get into the National Soldiers
Home at washington, ID. C., also to the one at Day
ton, o. AnstUer There is National Soldiers
Home at Washington. ID. @. That Home is ex-
oil uslyely for Regulars and requires 20 Army
service or pensonable disability contracted la the |
line of duty la the service. At Dayton the re-
quiremenls are the same as at all other National
Homes: an honorable discharge, disability for the
performance of manual labor by reason of causes
incident 10 his service, etc.
j. l.. b., Syracuse o. applied for 8 pension
under the old law about four years ago, and was
diay exsmined by aB GARD Of Examining Surgeons.
About three months ago was informed that my
cian has been referred to the Board of Review for
final action, and soon afterwards again or
dered for examination. which order have COM
piled with. Does my claim remain with tho
Board OF Review for final action, does IL go back
on the pending flies? Ans,oer If the examina-
ton was ordered after it had been referred the
Board OF Review, the case WILL soon the GER
tficRte of such examination Is received be result
mit'ed, and will have precedence In
H. NJ W.. New Albany. NJ Y-Does the Govern
meni pay gold coin for silver bullion for coinage
purposes In Its monthly purchases? Ans,eer. No;
nor has the Government ever paid out 81 in gold
In the purchase of silver bullion.
w. III b., Hyn,ore, Neb.-Does the law require that
sh, send his attorney SO cents worth of
stamps when he employs himY Ansper. There is
no law on the subject. but every claimant should, |
as matter OF right and justice. keep his attorney
cents In each cise-
III. Il. T., Maine.-My mother died Oct II, 1893.
as widow. the only living member of her
family. She had been under my for most three
years; as she had no money OF property. have
10 defrsy the penses of her sick and burial
Am / entitled to her accrued pension? If so, how |
shall proceed to collect the same? Anstoer You
are not entitled to the accrued PENSION nor can any
sum be recovered for any purpose whatever. The
unpaid pension reverts to the Government
Reader, Troy NJ Y.-What day and date was
Jesse James shotf What day and date did Sullivan
and Ryan fght7 Anstoer. We are not sporting
Journal. and therefore have record Of the events
We suggest that you write to Richard
K. Fox. Proprietor. The Posfes Gazette, New York
City.