The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-11-24

is believed. has been steadily and per
sistently misconsfrued both by the last
and the present Administrations.
Subscriber, Albany, 4. Y.-Ihe titie o.
children TO pension, whether uhdef .,lo
general law or the, act, Oh lS9o -
nendent upon the death or remaTriage u
Tie widow. unless. she has forfeited nei
nensionable rights through infmorai con
duct. such as adutero,s cohabitaticn.
Mrs NJ. r., Seymour. Wis.-See reply m
Subscriber, above. If the soldiers deatn
ca, he shown to be due to the service ara
Inc of dutv. the widow can be pensioned.
with an additional allowance Tor the cfiii-
drea under 10, irrespective OF her imam
cial condition. when widow pensioiier
renarries. the children Of the soldier tnen
under 16 succeed fully to her pension
tights until they attain the age OF 10.
I, H. Ventura. Calm case a soldier
disaDpeared. and is reported to have been
killed IL would seem that the presumption
of death could be raised by the testimony
Of his former intimate associates afo feia
tives who would be iiKely 10 nave hoaio
from him il living.
n. N. A.. Go. G, 18th Iowa.-Where regi-
ments veteraiaized but through the eXl-
gencies Of the service were deprived oi siie
promised veteran furi0ugh, tnere is iiotn-
ing coming to them in lieu OF the iuriough,
as their only loss was the deprivation Oh tue
opportunity 10 Visit honle anu hi
a few weeks.
Al. F.. Athens. AIich.-If you are not
satisfied with the rejection OF your ciaim
by the Pension Bureau, you are at iiDeIty
10 appea! by letter to the secretary OF the
Interior. stating the grounds OF your OBJ
lection TO the action Of the Pension Bu-
reau. and in the course Of year, as mat
ters now are the Board Of Pension APP
meals Of the Interior Department VIII ex-
anime and pass upon the case. your at
tornev should be able TO advise you as to
-
strengthened by the filing OF additional
ties timony.
7 b. W. Fortune, Mo.-A three-years
volunteer enlisted in 1861 and discharged
before two years service on account Oh
heart disease. is not entitled TO the 800
orieinaI bounty The heart disease would
+! not be regarded as a wound or INJURY
within the meaning OF the law.
!. G.. M-If you believe the rejection OF
your claim to be unjust it would be well
| to file an appeal with the Secretary OF the
| Interior before seeking special action by
Congress in your case. The chances OF
| favorable Congressional action VIII be
| comparatively small, especially as the
| nresent Congress comes to an end on
March next. 4 bill in your behaii
could be presented in both Houses OF
| Congress at the same time, and you would
| require the active interest of both your
| REPRESENTATIVES and one or both of your
Senator'S II is difficult to say whether
YOU require All attorney in the matter.
You are not obliged to employ one.
NJ. Y. b., Kellogg, IOwa.-The work OF
the Board of Pension Appeals of the In
terror Department seems to be falling
more and more in arrears. In many cases
in which the decisions are now beng
issued the appeals have been pending
a year or more.
{. w. NJ, Frankfort, Ky.-Nc/e of the
various prisoners-of-wa pens>>n bills that
have been prOppsedE lin Congress from
time To time have become laws.
j. l.. c., Wakefield, Hit is impossible
to explain all the prolonged delays that
occur in the settlement of pension claims.
If the claimant is in practically destitute
circumstances, the case may be made
special if the facts are shown by claim
ants affidavit SubStantiated by that of
at least one other person. In claims
under the act of .IMne127, 1890, the soldier
must have served not less than 80 days to
entitle the widow eor children to pension
under that act. The legal widow is en-
titled to widows pension, no matter how
long she had been separated from the
soldier, and no mAtter how many other
women he had married in the meantime
without having a divorce from his legal
wife.
Mrs. Z. E. F., Elk Prairie, Mo.-The act
Of Jan. s. 1893, increasing the pension of
survivors of the Mexican war drawing
under the service pension act of Jan. 20,
1887, is held not to apply to Mexican war
widows.
p. L., st. Helena Cal.-We can perceive
no other meaning OF the figures which
you say your attorney sent you as indi-
eating the rate recommended on your last
medical examination than that they are
an Authorization of the date "Oct. ~, |
$685. There is no such rating as 30
12-9S.'
A. b., Edgewood, Iowa.-if the legal
wife died before the soldier, common
law marriage would be construed as ex-
listing between the soldier and the woman
he mesried without having divorce from |