The National tribune., 1897-07-08

according to the view OF the late Adminlssfa.
tion which still prevails. Commissioner Evans
has as yet taken no general action relative 70
the cases of the act of 1890 pensioners " no were
reduced or dropped. The cases are being con-
sidered, however, when properly presen.eu.
7 H Fffnoham. N-If o hand is so disabled
as to be of no practical use, in consequence OF
wound or injury or disease incurred in service
and line of duty, the pension rate therefor
usAer the general law is $50 per month. Cnaer
the general law, unless an additional disability
can be shown to be due to the service and line
of duty, it cannot be taken into consideration
in a claim for increase of pension. By the act
of July q, 1892 provision is made for service
pension for 1.-THE survivors of the Indian wars
of 1882 to 1912, inclusive, known as the Black
Hawk war, Creek war, Cherokee disturbances,
and the Seminole war" There is no other
service pension provision for Indian wars pre-
vious to 1861.
E. J. NJ, Hudson hud.-A duly certified tran.
script of public record Of marriage 10 re-
garded by the Pension Bureau as better evil
dence than that of persons who witnessed the
marriage ceremony, or even that Of the person
who performed the ceremony.
e. c. d. s., Bradford, Pa-U soldier dies
leaving accrued pension due, and his WIDOW
subsequently, dies without having fled claim
for the accrued pension, it is held that no re-
endorsement for the expenses of the last illness
and burial of the soldier can be collected from
his accrued pension because of his having lett
q widow.
W, H. G., Bishop, Cal-The act OF Feb. "a
1897, relating to the correction of muster OF GER
tain officers of the volunteer army In the iate
war, was given in full in the Pension POINTERS
column of the issue of May 30. You nave over
looked it.
TINT. Rouses Point, n. Y-As the act OF
June %, $780, now stands, a widow to be en-
titled Hereunder must have been married to
the soldier before the date of the act. If the
soldier died of disability due to the service,
the widow may be entitled to pension under
the general law without regard to date OF
marriage.
Inqairer, Soldiers Home, d. G-section ala
of the Revised Statutes has reference to the
matter of execution of declarations for PEN
sion of pension claimants. 1t was super
coded by the act of July %, 1892. If you will
state the particular points upon which you
wish information, you will be advised more
fully. Order No. 229 of the Commissioner OF
Pensions Lochren) is no longer in force, hav-
ing been revoked by Commissioner Evans
NJ. A. H., Ladora. Ioua.-As rule claim
for re- rating of pension is settled on the evil
dence already on file in the Pension Bureau
A further medical examination 10 not usually
required in such cases.
s. o. H., Rome, Pa-The general law pension
rate for total deafness is $50; for nearly total
deafness of both ears, $27; for total deafnes:
OF one ear, severe of other, $25; for severe
deafness of both ears, 500; for total deafness o.
one ear, slight of other, $40; for nearly tota
deafness of one ear, slight of other, Sis: fol
severe deafness of one ear, slight of other, $40
for total deafness of one ear, $40; for lessel
degrees of deafness, 6.