The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-01-11
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.

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j. ". B., Blooming Valley Pal enlisted in o.
tober 1861 for three years; to have 500 bounty
discharged for disability September 1862 got
bounty; re-eniis,ed. February. 1864; discharged
December, 1865; reeeyea veteran bounty of 500,
Am entitled 10 any bounty for first service?
1Rslrer. No because YOU discharged for a
other than mounds prior to service of two
years. There was no bounty due you Tor your first
service.
HIS. M,lnroe ~ H-Can man who is draw
ing pension for disability legally get his life in
sured? Ansscer Yes; If he can pass satisfactory
examination by the company's physician. 1t is
simply question AS to whether the disability for
which pei,.ioned, although il Inequalities n GER
tnin extent for the performance of manual labor.
tends to- shorten life.
W L., Mount Norris, ~ I'll A soldier gels
s. pension under Old Jaw: afterwards gets 81 more
under new law. making 81 per month;
ried in 1866. In case Of DEATH what would widow
draw per month? 2 Could soldier draw $50 and
not have Government siab-stones; would lie
only get S35 without stones; aud what steps
taken TO get the fund for the burial of soldier;
whom would application be made for the fund?
3. IL soldier who has never been discharged bat
ceased meet with Post, and paid dues for two
or three years. entitled TO wear GAR button aud
/. That would depend upon the cause of DEATH II
II Is caused by disability contracted in line of duty
in the service and that fact can be proved, the
widow would receive Sl2; otherwise. IS. 2. We do
not know what you refer tn. There il no National
fund set apart for the burial of soldier. 8. He
eanno, he arrested for wearing the button.
r. III B., Kent1tcky-1 How does Mr.. Cleveland
know every neighI,orhood hes its fraudulent pen
sioners in il? 9. How many widows claims of the
war of 1872 are pending? g. What tribunal can
soldier appeal TO " hen the War Department, on
evidence suggested by itself and promptly fur
ni-Ied, rejects a claim for removal of charge OF
desertionY 4. Can claim under ACT OF June q,
1890 be allowed on the application and medical
examination 5. Soldier made application last
March, under the act Of June q 1885, Had nedi-
cal examination May u. Is93 Is IL necessary, I'M
der ths Administration, tn prove that he is
disabled for mammal labor? 9. How many PEN
sioners of the late war die yearly 4nssDeT. I. He
does not know. because il is not tact. That
statement was cruel and unnecessary SANDER
Of the disabled veterans. II II fact, why
does not the PepsoH Bureau, with it's complete
machinery for detecting frauds. discover them?
The truth about all these charges of fraud Is that
lis great cry and very little wool" p Several
hundred. 3. There is none. f. No. 5. Yes, prob
ably and, in addition, testimony showing that the
disability Is not due TO vicious habits. 6. From
July 1892 to July |, 1893, over IL 900 invalid PEN
soners of the late war were dropped from the roll
by reason of death
a. ~ a., Fire Points. OIL. mother draws a
pension under the new law, and dies Her husband,
the father of The soldier for whom The mother drew
pension. is living. Can he apply and draw n pen
sion for himself providing he is entitled otherwise?
Board of Review On July 20. 1893. What Is the
cause OF delay; and what, il an thing be done
TO hurry up the claim? Answer /. Yes 2. We
cannot explain the cause of delay. because two
claims are alike; neither suggest any
method by which the claim can be hurried to set
tiemenf.
6. w. r.. Hope Valley, e. L-why do they fire 81
guns as Nntional salute; and, also, how il came
to be done sI,d what /, started from? To settle
dispute Ia our Post. Afsicer. The Presidents
Lutte OF Il guns WIS adopted that uniformity in
National sauies might be maintained, ii being the
same number OF guns IA the royal salute of Eng
land. The reason why q should have been selec ed
has been the source of -earci and guess with no
satisfactory results OF the many surmises the
two carrying the most weight of opinion are
FIRST. that ri the number of years fixed by
English law a. The age of majority second. that
seven was the original salute. and three times
seven would stgaify for each of the
divisions, England and Wales, Scotland, and Ire
land 1t was ai-o asserted that the United States
adopted this salute to signify to the 'mother
country" that the child had rcnciiei his minority
aud was prepared. la law. to inheri, the land and
to tlfis end fired the gun of i776.' the figures of
which year. aided together (lx7x7x6) equned q.
H. y. H., Bdnd0n, Ore.-A soldier dies July T. 1890
leaving widow aud four children. Immediate
application for pension is made to the Commits
sioner of Pensions under the law just passed June
q. 1850. but before decision is reached tho
widow " tnrns cut, DESERVING her children, who
become County charge. Can these children, all
under 10 years. draw by guardian their own and
their mothers unsecured pension? 1Hs1Uer
There IL provision under the act of June "a $780,
| for pensioning minor children, except in case of
death or remarrisge of the mother. Consequently
they cannot be psnsioned while the mother is
| alive.
A. NJ. Economy, Ind. Where witness I'm a
pension claim writes his own statement does the
Pension Office require him To certify that he
| IL himself aud that he was not aided or prompted
| by amy written or printed statement from any
1 other person? z. widow drawing q pension
under the general pension laws dies two mouths
I after last payment, leaving child who was 10
years of age three four days prior 10 her death
Can said child throng guardian draw the accrued
pension due from date OF last ill the time
e arrived at the age of l67 AnsmeT. !. No; that
| would be a self evident fact. 2 Yea.