The National tribune., 1893-06-01
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.



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ate ntion viii be paid TO communication not &C
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only. Replies by mail will ordinarily be made
within week. and II in this column within three
weeksl
I'm. NJ Nashua " H-Please inform, IA zhetber
all afiidavs and ali examinations Of soIdisTa win,
get pensions are kept in the Pension, Bureau or
have they been destroyed from 1865 to the present
time; that is. If the Bureau should desire 10 look
over the rolls have they got ali the ada wits and
ali tie examinations on hand from 1855 to iso3 TO
refer to- ARs'0eT. They are all on fle in the PEN
sion Bureau.
b. W, T1orolo. Ontario. C1r1Gda.-Anl a citizen
OF the United STATES? came 10 the United States
when but three years old and resided ia New York
until enlisted ia 1862. My father became citizen
IN 1861 while was in the army. and before was
is years old. After the war resided u years in
New York state before came here. ard have fou
brothers and three sisters in the United Sta.es
AItS1cer. Yes. The naturalization Of your father
naturslized you In other cases. the service Of a
foreigner in the late war is only equivalent tax
Ing out first papers and then he can be admitted TO
citizenship at once upon application 10 the Judge
of "A United States Court. and giving satisfactory
proof OF good moral character, an honorable dis
charge and one years residence or more previous
to the date Of such application.
E d., Lesces. Dbl When did the Law allowing
Communication for loss of limb every three years in
stead Of five pass Congress7 2. The last time
received my $50 for the loss of an arm was abouG
July ~ 1890. under the hve-year law. When am
entitled TO the next payment. 4nStrer. J. March g.
1871 z. Three years from date Of last payment
Write to the Surgeon General, U.S.A and he will
attend TO the matter without any expense to you
w. H. 3. West CdTTOut0n OIL applied for a pen
sion IN 1873 but u not granted until 1890 when
was allowed pension of sl2 under the new law
Am / entitled to any aTrearage? Anstrey. Rcs
under the neao tGr, but il you prove up your
claim under your original application under the
general law you would be entitled to arrears back
TO discharge.
G. H. ". Bangor, Mellow many soldiers died
the past year, and how many will die this year,
Judging by the number who have died each year
Tor several years pasto 4nstCer. IL is estimated
that between 1000 aud 5000 comrades joined the
slert majority last year, and the number Of deaths
each year is increasing.
II. A. IT,. Scranton Pain your issue Of April IL
1888, saw the notice of the death OF Gen. VIM. @.
kneffner. of Belleyille Ill. Can you inform me in
and OF what troops his brigade cOmposed9
AnStOer. Col VIM. G.. Kneff Colonel OF The
l49,h H. and was not a full Brigader- General bus
only a BreUet. His regiment Of which he was Ia
command. belonged to the Second Brigade, Second
Separate Div sion, Army Of the Cumberland and
In July, 1865, was assigned to the Fourth Sub Dis
triet of the District of AIstoona, Ga. Gen. X was
in command.
NJ r. C.. Rockford Iu-Has the law been changed
so that eau draw S45 per month instead Of
S36 for loss of right thigh? Ascer. The bill failed
to pass. aud hence never became a law IL died
with the Congress.
Subscriber. williamson n "a dependent father
who Is drawing pension becomes demented, re-
fuses TO execute the pension voucher TO sign the
check when received, and is liable to squander the
pension money improperly. What rights have thu
vile or friends In tile control of the pension
and certificate of said demenLed father? Anstcsr.
"A guardian will have TO be appointed to whom the
pension money can be paid.