The National tribune., 1899-06-22

A. NJ, Veterans Home, Col.-The In
dian wars service-pension law covers only
those wars occurring from 1892 to 1912 in
elusive. A soldier of the Regular Army
who served from 1852 to 1857 would not be
entitled to any pension unless he could
prove disability due TO the service and line
Of duty.
S. W. H., Freehold, N. J.-No special
law was necessary to secure the restoration
TO the pension rolls of old soldiers who en-
listed in the late war with Spain. The bill
you refer TO was not passed, for that reason.
Upon application to the Commissioner of
Pensions the pension viii be restored if ii
is shown satisfactorily that the former
pensioned disability still exists in a pen
sionable degree.
Salt City.-The fact that additional
evidence has been called for since your
medical examination would indicate that
the Examining Surgeons reported and the
Pension Bureau comedies pensionable dis
ablement on the disabilities alleged in
your case the next rate is S24, and TO be
entitled to this the degree of your disable
ment must be regarded by the Pension
Bureau as equivalent to the loss of hand
OF foot.
T. b. p, Hird, I. TIT is possible
that if the two officers and one comrade who
have testified 10 your disability in the
service are regarded by the Pension Bureau
as truthful, their evidence may be sufficient
TO secure the allowance of your claim. But
the lack OF record evidence and medical
evidence in the service is very often fatal TO
the case in spite OF strong evidence of Off
GERS and comrades.
j. E., Meyer, W.-Under the act of
June q, 1890, the S12 rating is allowed if
the claimant is 15 years of age or more
j. e., Stefreh. Atd.-There has been no
new law enacted with regard to LAND war
rants. Soldiers Of the war of the re-
bellion can take up land under the home
stead laws, but are not entitled to land
warrants"
A. B. c., Apollo, Pd.-Ordinarily a
pension case should be heard from within
SIX months after the Pension Bureau has
become satisfied as TO the character of the
evidence submitted. 1t is true that in
many instances the delays charged to the
Pension Bureau are properly chargeable to
the claimants themselves, who sometimes
are led to think that if they insist upon their
claims being allowed without the required
evidence, the Pension Bureau will waive
requirements. So they keep writing to the
Pension Bureau and the Pension Bureau
continues TO await the evidence. But ii is
also true that thousands have complied with
all the official requirements months and
years ago and can hear nothing Pension
under the general law commences from the
date claim was made on the alleged dis
ability.
r.. A. A, Hartford. Ky-As the Com
missioner of Pensions seems to have CORE
sponded with your witnesses since the ap-
peal was filed with the Secretary of the
Interior, it is probable that the case has
been reopened by the Pension Bureau.
i. III. H., Normdk. FLd.-If the soldiers
death be due TO disability shown to be due
TO the service and line of duty, his widow
would be entitled to pension under the gen
eral law without regard TO the date of mar
rlage. The National Tribune Soldiers
Handbook" price % cents, contains ali
the pension laws arranged in convenient
form.
c. L. s., buffalo, N. Y.-Write to the
Commissioner of the General Land Office,
Washington, ID. c., for full information
relative to soldiers homesteads
j. l.. X, Powellsuille, O.-The extra pav
allowed Spanish war volunteers by act of
March 3, 1899, amounts to $3.50 per
month in case of a private. That is. the
pay proper with the 20 per cent war in
crease. Applications may be made to the
Auditor for the War Department, Wash
ington, ID. C.
II. B. w., Lena, GA quarterly PEN
SION check not exceeding S100 and remain
ing unsigned at the pensioners death, may
be made payable TO the person legally en-
titled thereto. Apply to the Auditor for
the Interior Department, Washington,