The National tribune., 1893-12-07
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

Correspondents should write each question on
| separate sheet Of paper, give full name and ad-
dress and mark IL Corresponding Column" No
attention will be paid TO communications not
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letter. Postal cards win % replied to by mail
within week. and in this eoinmn within three
weeks.l
d. H., Blairsviue, Pal. Can father who had
son die in Southern prison-pen. bat had also TIVE
ether sons by the same woman before she, the
mother. died. and after her death the father
ried another woman who has borne him 10 children.
ak SONS and four daughters three Of the last family
married and doing for themselves the frst-born
having died I'm infancy the two ether boys Of the
first family also iiarred. the youngest child being
now about seven years OF age the rest from two to
three years oder-csn that father get pension
as dependent parent 2 II pensioner Ioses his
certificate what must he do In order to get another
certifcato2 Answer. ]. No. q Apply to the Com
missioner for "a duplicate certificate.
W. J. H., Wingate-When and by whom was the
law made that bars soldiers widow from pension
under the new law who has married since 1907
Ansper. The act of June q. 1880 (the new lswl
provides that to entitle widow to pension under
said law she must have married the soldier prior
20 the passage Of said act of June a. 1890.
Veteran, Lgomier. Pal. A soldier 10 receiving
Sc per month under the old law. He applies for
increase under same, and. having flied that. ap-
plies under act of June u. $780, also. The claim
under the latter is allowed At the rate of sl2 per
mouth, which is accepted, his certificate bearing
disabilities under both laws; e. the disabilities for
which Ire al wed the S. under The cid la and
also certain disabilities under the new Law. Now,
IL the claim for increase under the old law s
allowed in the future will the original S. be added
to it, III not, what becomes of those Sc? 8. What
has become Of Georgs's famous war Governor,
the notorious Joe Brown2 Answer. l. Yes. 2.
Whenever the oId-law claim shall be increased
above &c. and the peusioner elects 20 surrender his
new-lsw pension and take that which has been In
creased under the old law, he can do 3. He In
living at Atlanta. Ga.
j. W. E. Canton IU-The present Commissioner
of Pensions has allowed me a pension OF 81
month under the old law. for sunstroke OF service
origin. Now. applied also under the new law Of
1890 same year. Am not entitled to my pension
under the new law up to the time received my
pension under the old law? Ans,0er. That depends
upon whether you flied your claim under the new
law before you fled your claim under the old law
and what the surgeons reported In regard to the
degree OF disability existing. Unless you have
disability additional TO that of sunstroke, your
claim under the new law has been will be re-
jeeted on the ground that you not sufficiently
disabled TO entitie you hereunder.
c. W. p, Rochester, ~ u enlisted Asg. IL 1852
as private; served such until Nov Is, 1853; re-
ceived commission Lieutenant and mustered
Nov. 90 1863, and served continuously until May
l6 1866. l received SIS advance pay of the 500
bounty promised at that time. Am entitled to
the remaining SIS? 4nstoer. No; because you
discharged for promotion Bounty not paid
to com m ssoned officers and when you accepted q
comm isson you forfeited all bounty due en-
listed man.
TIL MoneH Mo-Is there any law of the uni
ted States in relation to notaries fees3 If So when
passed, and how much allowed for making out
law the subject. Such matters regulated
by State laws. The usual charge Is from Is to SO
cents.
W d. c., Derrick City, Pal am now drawing
pension by special act of Congress. II apply for
and receive an increase through the regular way.
can the Secretary of the Interior or the Commits
siouer of Pensions drop me from the rolls; or can
he only take the increase he has allowed me; or,
in other words in surrendering my old certificate
to accept Of Increase do surrender my title to the
special act ATtstoer. In you should apply for
increase and be found entitled, you would then be
called upon to surrender your present certificate
In order to accept giving higher rate You
would still be pensoner by special act the same
az you now are. You cannot be dropped from the
rolls by any authority except by Congress- W hioh
directed you to he placed upon the rolls
W. H.. C. mo address)-We cannot reply by mail.
as YOU request, because you neglected give your
postoffice address. Under the present practic. il
is necessary ailege all the disabilities with which
affected. You should file your affidavit that
at riie date of filing your claim under the law
(giying date) you were affected by pleurisy OF
right side disability Of right leg. and such other
disabilities as then existed manning them), and
that the same have ever since existed in pension
able degree.
". III f., Whitneypile. Ma soldiers widow
drawing q pension of So or Sl2 per month, as the
law may be. and having children under I6 years of
age drawing So per month, II she remarries would
not the said children be entitled to the mothers
penaion at s. S12 per month, in addition to their
pension of 81 per month, until the youngest arrives
at the age of Is years; and in case of the
mothers pension sfter l6 years of age? AHs,Uer |
Yes; and the pension could be continued q tile |
helpless cnlu II application Is made
therefor after June q, $780, and while the child 10
still under TO years of age.
r. L. Trenton, ~ il. III applicant for In |
crease is ree and additional evidence is shown
that was not produced fled before such rejection
eau the All orney have the reopened by pro-
ducIng such evidence before the Pension Com
missioner? g. Ii the case 10 reopened will the ap-
rIicant have to he examined by the Medical |
Examiners7 g. If increase is allowed, will it COM
Inence from his examination previous to his O.
iection or from his examination after that IS,
provided he has to be- examined again . ArStcer.
l. A new application il necessary. 2 Yes. 3. /
From the examination after. The claim for the /
period prior to second application Is disposed of, |
The Examining Surgeon not having found an in-
creased degree OF disability.
j. W. O. Sc0ttsUile, Hich-1. What is the English |
of Tie Irish word Mavourneen; Also the mean
ing OF Brumaire and Veudemiaire, which last, |
elseve are FrenchT 3 Does any religious de-
nomination denominations receive any financial
aid direct y indirectly. from our Government; il
So how much. what for. and who receives 1t?
dnstper /. Mavourneen is Il word of endearment |
sucn ms you would in addressing your very best
girl such as my darling" Vendomiare the
first month of the French Republican calendar,
commencing In Septem Der and ending In October.
IL means the wine month. Brumaire the SEQ
ond month, commencing in October and ending in
November. IL means the Winter month 2. No.
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