The National tribune., 1898-02-03

DIV is printed within three weeks, write again.
T. NJ. c., Lnneli, M;nn.-The laws rel
alive 10 peoSiOn On account OF Mexican
war service donor include teamsterS In the
employ of the Quar- ermaSter 5 Department.
Only officers and enI Stcd men are EMIT ed.
:. b., c; nton, O.-1he Commissioner oi
Pensions has MADE new rule, which Is
substantially that no claim for increase
of pension. whether On account of the pen
stoned disability or on account OF Stability
rot covered by the pension certificate, shall
be considered with N one year after prior
allowance or rejcc. ion.
l.. \. X . Sacramento, Gala child may
obtain pension under the general law (the
father death Icing die to the service and
line Of duty from the cate of his death, il
under Is at that tine and TO widow SIR
vived; and If permanently helpless" as,
totally bl nd. before becoming If, the pen
sion can be contii ued beyord the age OF 10
and as lorg as such disa biity continues.
j. ID San Jose, t,al.-1 he rate of invalid
pension under tie general law for total
inability 10 perform any manual labor what
ever IS $50 per month.
4. L.. Stafford, kan.-The act of Feb. 81
1897 is substantially what YOU describe.
1t is an act providing Tor the muster CT
certain officers and enlisted men un6er
commissions issued to ITEM, but unCer
which they were net mustered. Apply 10
the Chief of the Record and Pension Office,
Wa- Department. Washington, ID. c.
L. III. e., Lily Lake, El.-The widow of a
pens oner drawing as dependent father is
not entitled To the accrued pension due at
the date of his death. If, however. he left
insufficient assets to cover the expenses of
last illness and LuT:al she, o. whoever else
is respons be for such expresses, may OF
tain lie mbursemeEt so far as rece: say
from the accrued pension. Apply TO The
Auditor fo1 the Interior Ds pa.tm mt, Treas
ury Department, Washing on, ID. CO The
widow is not ent lied TO any pension in
her own right 70, rth-c,as5 Pogtmasters
are authorized ard required to take &C
knoal, d -nents 10 ponoi,n vouchers, but
not to anv other pension IaperS-" Trey
are required TO impress the- oif.ce-stan
as evidence of Their author ty. Only Fourth
class Pos masters lave this Authority.
7. s. M.-The legal representatives of
a deceased a torrey pract C ng before the
Pension Bu ca are enitle. 20 the fee il
cases in which he was tie rec gni ed attor-
ney at the Gate OF his DEATH and which
were conn lete as to the Official ie4u rcmcats
at that date. Apply to the Commissioner
of Pc sions, with evidence OF the right 10
receive the ICES.
T. W, S nth Charleston, o.-The legal
lee allowed an at,CTileg OF record In a CHM
fer increase OF pers on On account of zen
S;onei disability Is 81, Iayatle only II and
when the increase is granted. The Pen
sion Bureau al owS in add ton a small
charge for p, : age and other CORES p ndence
expense, no. to exceed 80 cents in any one
case. Tee act of Dec =, 1893, prov des
that pensi n grantei shall he deeme
and held V ali office OF tie United sta es
TO be a YES ed light IN the grantee Ia that
extent that payment the eof sal not lie
withheld or suspenCed until, ate. due
notice To the g.antce of not less than 20
DAYS the Commissioner OF Pens ons, after
hearing all the eV de1ce, sha | decl1e 10
annul, vacate, modify, ard set aside the
decision u on which such pension was
granted, !" and that such notice To grantee
must contain a full and true statement of
any charges o. allegations upon WI Oh such
decision giant ng such pens on shall he
sought to lie in any manner distributed or
modified.
H. J. c.. Isleta, O.-Commutat;o of ra-
tons for the period of a furlough may be
obtained if MT heretofore collected. I he
original furloueh sho. Id he presented or
its absence satisfactorily accounted for. II
appears from the latest Land Office Report
June 20. 1897 that if any public land re
mains in the State Of Illinois, it consists of
few small ISOLATED traces. For II infor-
nation relative TO the same apply Ia the
Commissioner of the General Lard Office,
Washington, ID. c.
l. e., MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-If an invalid
pens cner under the general law dies from,
or disab lily resultant from, the d:sahl ty
for which he was Iensloned, IL i Il com
tabl sh her claim urder the general law;
because the soldier ha> ing estafli. he'd The
origin in the service OF the disability which
Resulted in his death, Il is not necessary
Tor her TO Prove service origin over aga n.
But If his death was dre 10 disability of
service origin for which he was no, pen
oned, it would be necessary for her TO
furnish evidence of the or gin OF the fatal
Gisab lity in oder 10 obtain pension under
the general law.
Wa ne County, Pa.-Sect:on s7OS, Re
yised Statutes p-oyides that on the re
marriage Of any wiCow having "A Iens on,
such pension shall cease This termi-
mates the pens ons Of al widows who re-
marry after bee oming pensioners.
L. W., Newburypcrt, Mass.-lncrcase Of
pension on account OF Pens:oneI disa bi,ity
should commence from the d tie Gf the first
favorable medical examination under the
claim for increase. II examinat on was
had several years ago. and nothing further
heard unit recently, when another e1ami-
nat on was ordered, ii would seem that The
increase should commence from the first
examination.
). l.. C., Owosso, Mich.-If a PENSION
which was terminated on the ground that
the pensloner was no. lawfully entitled TO
the same, or because he failed 10 Draw for
three years, IL restored again, the resto. "a
lion dates from the last previous Tayment.
If. however, the pensi0ner IS granted pen
son under another law, and thus re-
stored 10 the roll. the restorat on would
daie only from the filing of app icat on
Many who were formerly penSioned under
tie act of June %. $3.50 and were revised
of the roll by the last Adm nistraiion. have
been restored 10 the roll under The same act
but only from the date Of filing application
on the theorv-hat there is no evidence Of
pensionable disabiement previous 10 the
date OF filing OF the new application
ID. a. r., Hngleyille, Tex-Ali ella mante
for pcnson under the general law or act OF
june u. 1880, are required To state whether
the soldier had a Confederate service, il
the Union service Of the soldier as in an
organization (white) from one of the rebel
lious Sta es.
+. H.. Ottawa, Hit does not appea,
that banks, a.ional or otherwise are pro-
hibied from charging for cashing pens on
checks.
a ReadeT.-n on account of disability o
service orig n Il soldier is unable To wait
upon mself good deal of the time and
rs confined to his bed periodically, il is
probable that the $50 rate allowed for dis
ability requiring the - frequent and period
cal " aid and attendance of another pcrsou
can be obtained by application in tho
usual manner, with evidence Of the facts
filed with the Commits sioner of Pensions
il u imna;e,ial that the person who takes
care OF the soldier is a member of his
family IL Is not required that his attend
ant be paid nurse.
Il. ID. H., Blue Rock Pa-Thc accrued
pension Of a deceased invalid pensionci
may be obtained by his widow or child oi