The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-07-06
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.


Information of Value Concerning Pensions,
Correspondents should write each question on
a separate sheet OF paper, give full name aud adj
dress and mark it Correspondents Column" No
ate ton will be paid TO communications not ac-
ccmpanied with name and address of writer. 1t is
requested that stamp be inclosed' for reply by
letter. Postal cards will be replied to by mail
only. Replies by mail will or inary be made
within q week. and II in this column within three
weeks.l
NJ AZ St. Louis Mol Is n soldier who en-
listed in the army during the Florida Indian war
in 1888. served three years and honorably dis
charged, though not sent TO Florida. entitled to
pension under act of June ~ 1892? e What is
meant by Cherokee disturbances" in the
above quoted? Answer. ]. II he did not serve in
the war he Is moi entitled The forced removal
of the Cherokee tribe OF Indians from Georgia TO
the Indian Territory, and the disturbances growing
out of such removal, which extended from 1886 to
1898.
p Mexican n claimant who Is now receiving
s24 per month be rated at $50 without first being
rated mt $50 he having stated in his declaration for
increase that he disabled TO require the
frequent aud periodical aid and assistance OF an
other person, but not steady? He has been order
ed before an Examining Board, said Board hav-
ing stated that he required the aid and assistance
OF another person. His disabilities piles. rheu
iDatisn, and resulting disease of heart and nasal
caiarrb, ali being present when examined. Ansioer.
THH. Clear Greek. NJ Y.-what will become of
those claims on the completed file. as / understand
that file has been discontinued? Ansager. All such
claims will be submitted to the Board OF Review
for action in their turn.
D. u.
eminent stlll furnish headstones for deceased
Union soldiers graves? If so. how and to whom
should application be made? Asistoer. Yes. Write
TO the Quartermaster- General u. s. Army, WASH
ington ID. c., and full instructions will be forward
ed to you.
j. s. r. Bfurrysviue Pal. Did Congress ever
pass an allowing the President of the United
States 500. 600 a year? q Did u. s. Grant ever
draw than $4,000 at any time while he was
President? 4nsaer. Il No. 2. No.
A. j. f., MdSontoton Pd.'-Can soldier OF the
late who is drawing pension, his first wife
dies that supported by the pension. and he
marries to second wife, aud at his death would his
second wife be entitled to his pension long as she
lives, who is depending on pension after his
death? Anstoer. II he is pensioned under the old
law, and he dies from wound disease injury
which originated in Tie service. his soidop and it
makes difference whether she is his first sec
ond third or fourth wife, will be entitled a PEN
sion. III he Is a pensoDer under the new law, and
the widow married him prior to June 81 1890, she
will he entitled to a pension; not otherwise.
C. W. f., Clear Lake. Io,oa.-Can soldier obtain
his record in hospital from the Government, that
he may know exactly what the records show him
to have been treated for while there? 2. Does an
attorney who has prosecuted original claim
(Which is allowedl havean advantage over another
attorney In the prosecution of claim for increase
by his having a copy of the evidence could
new attorney get chance nj the evidence Ia the
hands OF the Pension Bureauf Ansioer. ]. No. 2.
The original attorney might have slight ad-
vantage attorney but the latter would
be granted the privilege of inspecting all the evil
dence on file.