The National tribune., 1898-01-20

Will be given to anonymous inquiries. If no re
ply is printed within three weeks, write again.
d. H. G.. Madison Conn-If a widow pen
soner dies leaving no child under is, th'
accrued ems on cue up 10 the date OF he
death can be collected Only IN case she lef
insufficient assets to meet the expenses q
last illness and burial The peTsnn wh
pa d or is held responsi BILE for such expenses
may obtain SO much OF the accrued pen
son as is necessary TO cover such expenses
Apply To the Auditor of the interior Depart
ment, Wash ngton. ID. c.
j. +. c, Brakes Greek, Ark.-The act Q
Mar~h }, 1871, as amended by the act o
Aug. 1. 1892, provides THAT the law pre-
hIbitng the payment of any money on &C
cou of pens ems to any rerS3n, or to the
widow, children, or heirs of any Cece2 SEQ
person who, in any manner, engaged In q
aided and ahetted the late rebel or
against tie authority of the United States
shall not be construed to apply to such per
sons as aferwarj voluntarily e7lIsted In
either the navy CT army of the Tn ted
STATES, AID who, while in such service, in
CURED q stability from a wound or injury re
ceiVed or disease contracted III the line Of
dIty." I his act has reference only to pen
o. claims under The general law. 1t is
held that no one who served in the Coneed
era'c army or navy Is entitled TO pension
under tie act of June y, 1890, whether
such service was previous or Subsequent
whether o. no: the soldier was only aprar
emily disloyaI.
& L. T., Dwight. Kan.-If you have off
clal notice from the Pens on Bureau that
your claim for increase was rejected Oh a
date which antSdafeS your med eel eX I'M II
az on urder the claim it would seem that
the date If rejection Is incorrectly stated
through clerical error. Ii NO; Id be hardly
possible TO reject the claim until the med
cal examination was had, ard the report
re ,eived and considered. Ccmmiss oner
Evans did not take charge Of TIE Pension
Bureau until after April l. 1897.
J. f.. F.. Continental 0.-The-e are no
iand-warrants issued on account OF service
IN the army or navy $ nee March ,, 1885.
III by " land warrant, yoI mean l3nd TN
der the Homestead laws, 1t would seem
that the widow, If unmarried, may enter
land under the same conditions as might
the sold er f living. The soldiers children
would have no right To take up land for
themselves as the children of a s. Ii er, the
widow acquiring land having exhausted
the night she or they have on account of the
soldiers service. There is no Federal
IS a ute prohibiting a pens oner mortgag eng
property Fought with pens on mOney, or,
prohibiting enforcement of such mortgage.
Soldier.-lt $ still held ;hat the ratings
of invalid pension under the z, neral law
do not Apply TO invalid pensions under the
act of June q, 1850. 1t is doubtful what
degree of deafness is esSent al TO cbta n
rating thereon under the act of June q,
1870. Il is held that inval d pension under
the act OF 1850 is granted for . inCap1c ~
10 earn support by manual labor" and in
determining the degree CT incapacity all
disabilities shown by the cia mant not due
to vicious habits, are taken into considcra-
ton.
b. w. p, Castle Rock, Wash.-The maxi
hlIm rate allowed 10 invalid pensioners
under the act of June y, $780, is S12 Ter
a e-f.t, ami Tod to- laaf,
mum rate under the act of1S.0, cannot have
that in ad 1ition 10 what he NAV be entitled
TO under the general law, as that wou'd be
allowing him u draw tw o Ie5siols.
r.. s., Washington Harbor, Wis.-Widow IS
pension under the act of June p. 1890,
commences only from the da.e of filing q
formal application therefor in the Pen
sion Bureau. To obtain widows pens on
back 10 the date of The soldiers death, claim
must be made under the general law and
the soldiers death shown to be due to his
service and the line of duty.
q. NJ. b., Fountain, Ill.-See replies to
Solder and b. w. r., above. An invalid
pensoner drawing So under the general law
night, Under present holdings, be con-
sideTed entitled TO no rating whatever
under the act of 1880, even if additional
disability not covered by his general law
certificate IS shown.
tx Solder.-The additional allowance of
81 per month 10 a widow per sioner, on ac-
count OF ii Guild Of the solder under 16
years of age, belongs 10 the widow for tie
entire pCr.od of the chiid's pcnsionable
m n0rty, unless She has forfeited her pen
sion by misconduct or unless the child was
the c.lild OF the solder II d former maria &c
and has not been under her care and main
tenance.
j. B., Mountain View, Mo.-Increase OF
PERSON on disability not covered by tension
&C. ncate, unCef the general law, com
meflces from the date Of the filing OF ire
formal application in the Pens on Lurcau,
no maittr Row aong the claim has been
pend ne or los many times rejected.
u. ". NJ, kCkor1o, ind.-f t1erc is d
hospital re ord OF the al eyed in ury in the
service. and the c .Idence of a Captain and
First Sergeant 5 10 It's Incur!ence has
teSa fisd. tic evidence as 10 o. gin in
the service w II probably be regarded as
suflic-ent- Nv nee as TO c Intinuance and
degree OF d!sableme At from the alleged IN
jury, S nee d scharge, VIII p oba bly, be re-
CURED. There - M fixed rat ng fer a mere
injury TO tie leg. If the leg were totally
al. al cd, TIE rating would lie s3j.
W.-Ikc present Medical Referee Of the
Pension Bure2u - DR. Jacob l. Raub.
The S1!ary oi The Medical Referee is 81, C09
per annum. lie IS appoint ed under sect on
AffS. Rev ed statutes, which Is as follows:
ne Secretary II the Interior IS author
izod 10 appoint a duly qualified Surg on as
Medical Referee. who, under tee con rol
anu N'iNf I'll W AAsHlfileS Gf4tI 90 eli
sions, shai have ciargc of The exam ma
tan and regi 10 OF the reports Of Examn-
ing Surgeons, ard such o ner du = touch
ing me hca and surgical quess ons ia the
Pension oifice as the intercs, s of the
sersiee may dem md" He is protected by
the Civil Serssce rules
w ". K.-The widow is not obliged 10
make cam ,or pension under the law un-
de- which the soldier was uensioned If
he was pcnsioned under the general iaw, but
she can.ot Prove his death as d re to MS
service she is "a Ia cTty 10 apply under the
pens on act OF June -. 1890 # married 10
him before June y, 1890.
*. T., san Diego Gait is not ncces-
sar% itai The Letter q appeal to the Sec.e-
tary 81 the Interior IN rejected pension
ca ~ be sworn a..
j. w. g., Iynchburg, Oft IS possible TO
Sc urc the reconsideration OF "A rejected
pens on claim by tie Pension Bureau.
But unless The Eureau has Clearly com
m tied al error oi fact or Law or overlooked
ma erial evidence, the better coarse in
gene a. Is TO appeal TO the Secretary OF TIE
Inferior
r. {. d.. Saltwater. Okla There is no
general pension law under which the adult
child oi an 1872 war soldier can obtain a
=, PENS on.
/. +. J., Myrtle Point Orc.-The Tens on
Bureau does not now acknowledge the re-
ceiqt and fling Of applications for increas e
If pension on pensioned d disability Tie
FIRST notice the applicant gets that MS claim
has been received J. the issuance to him oil
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