The National tribune., 1899-07-27
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges,
tiOns Made.

NcU Gdrden-Invalid pensioners re
ceiving over SIG per month are not eligible
to admission to the National Home Tor
Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. This Is a
matter of regulation, not of law.
". p. W. Wilmington, O.-Ihe number
of the pensioners certificate would not De
absolutely necessary i'll making clam for
part of the pension, under the act OF March
3, 1899.
H. p. Gainesville, Tez.-The Mexican
War widow having remarked before Janu-
ary 20, 1887, there is 10 period for which
sine can he pensioned under the act OF that
date nor can she now prosecute a claim
under the old law as 10 Mexican war ser
vice. If soldiers death can be shown to
b, due to disability incurred in service and
line of duty since March 4, 1861, the widow
cal obtain pension for the period of her
widowhool without regard to TIM OF her
application.
81. j. G.-The Spanish war volunteers
are probably entitled to extra pay under
the act of March 3. 1899. notwithstanding
they received furlough preliminary to dis
charge. The question has not been fully
decided rs yet.
c. II. s.. ARSoHiG. Conn.-The records
of the War Department probably show all
that is officially known as to the soldier.
The Information of record can be ascer-
tanned through member OF Congress.
Consult the Adjutant-General of the State
what the regimental records show. To
raise presumption Of death it must be
proved that there is no reason why the
soldier would not have returned to his fam
lily AMI friends if living.
Mrs. L. j. d., Corona, CGi.-Your case
is not unlike thousands of others rejected
on the ground of the amount of income
from sources other than the claimants S
labor. Perhaps the value of the property
is partly the cause of the rejection.
j. e. s., BeJoH. O.-The widow can not
draw pension unless she c,ln prove the
soldiers death to be due to the service and
line of duty, "a she was not married to him
till after June %. 1890.
S. B. H.. Fars1U, O.-See reply to
NJ. j. G., above. Such claims are CON
sidered by the Auditor for the War Depart
ment, Washington, ID. c.
Mrs Z. S. R-Record evidence is the
best evidence of marriage. Other evil
dence is accepted only in the absence of
record evidence-either public record or
church record. If no better evidence is
obtainable. evidence of cohabitation, birth
of children, general repute as husband and
wife, will be accepted as evidence of mar
riage.
n. H., CaIUerton, Vd.-There is no re-
striction, either legal or by regulation, on
the amount of attorneys fees in claims for
reimbursement for property lost or de-
stroyed, whether before the Court of Claims
or Congress.
j. A B., MoRroria, Ind.-No bill has
passed allowing eight dollars per month,
or any amount, for the atte lda 1T or nurse
of a pensioner requiring aid and attend
ance of another person. 1t is possible that
what you refer to is the allowance of S72
per month to the pensioler where the dsa
bility is greater than that emitting to $50.
II. 81. F., Allegheny, Pd.-An honorable
discharge from each term of enlistment
contracted during the war of the rebellion
is required to entitle either the soldier or his
widow to pension under the act of June q,
1890. As to the general law the rule is
otherwise.
G. " r., Santee, Mo.-If what you have
alleged as ground for your claim for in
crease is regarded by the Pension Bureau
as new disability" you will have to fur
nish the evidence required or withdraw the
claim SO far as relates to the new disa-
bility."
r. B. r., Adrian, Mich.-Pension un-
der the act of June -, 1890, can commence
only from the dat. application was filed
under that act The pension can not COM
mence from the fill lg of a prior application
under the general law.
j. IL. N, Oakland, Cdl.-See reply to
r. B. r., above.
Veteran.-If your new disability" was
claimed as result of disability for which
you were previously pensioned, the in
crease properly commenced only from date
of medical examination. The reference of
your appeal by the Secretary to the Com
missioner of Pensions 'for settlement"
would seem to indicate that an appeal was
not proper at this stage You will prob
ably hear from the Pension Bureau.
Peters, ". Vd.-If actually mustered
out with the regiment it is strange no dis
charge was issued. II the soldier served
till May l, 1865, having served for six
months previous to May, a discharge can
probably be had.
S. L., jacksonville, FLd-There is moth
ing to be gained by dropping SIP pension
under the act Of June u, 1890, unless the
penSioner aScertainS he can obtain more
under the general law. Let him apply for
increase, basing his claim on the disabili-
ties for which he was formerly pensioned
under the general law. and it will thus be
determined whether he can get more than
Sl2 under the general law
e. L. G., Fit. Smith, Ark-It is under
stood that extra pay under the act of March
3, 1899, has been paid to all 'for the war"
enlisted men of the Regular Army dis
charged with honest and faithful" service
since March 3, 1899. Certainly all dis
charged previous to March 3, 1899, on the
motion OF the War Department are entitled
A. u. E., Lake Benton, Minn.-If your
disability has materially increased since
your medical examination, furnish medical
evidence showing your present condition
and request another examination. Sup
plementa" is simply the official designa-
ton Of a class of claims.
c. ID. H.-The rate of invalid pension
under the general law for double ingunaI
hernia S12if one of hernias passes through