The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1902-11-20
PENSION POINTERS.
Inquiries Answered and Sugges.
tons Made.

w. S., Erieville. N. Y.-If the soldier
left the service without a discharge be-
fore May /, 1865. and went to Canada,
he could not now obtain an honorable dis
charge, nor would he be eligible To mem-
bership in the Grand Army of the RepiiD-
lie without an honorable discharge. The
act of March 3, 1899. relates to widows
pension title under the general law. and
provides. that if the widow was married
to the soldier after March >, 1899, she
must show that she and the soldier lived
together continuously from marriage until
his death, unless she was married to him
before or during the service from which
the pension title arises or unless such ser
vice was in connection with the Spanish
war.
II. II. r., Cheney, Kan.-TO obtain
pension under the general law it is neces-
sary that it be shown that the soldier s
death was directly or indirectly due to
the service and line of duty. II the chill
dren are under 16, and the widow is not
entitled under the act of 1880, they may
obtain full pension provided by the act OF
1890. If they are not under the care ami
custody of the widow, their stepmOther,
they may in any event obtain through
guardian the 81 per month allowance to
each that the widow would otherwise be
entitled TO receive. The fact that the
widow had abandoned the soldier before
his death would not cut any figure unless
they were married. subsequent to March
IS, 1899.
II. NJ B.. Haverhill, Mass-From the
proviso of the act of March 3, 1901, it
appears that if at the date of the act the
widow was in receipt of pension, the
act does not apply to her; so that her
former and larger pension under the gen
eral law cannot be regained as the law
stands.
z. W., st. Clair, Micll-Even if the
soldiers death should be shown to be due
So per month with 81 additional per
month for each surviving child of the sol
der under 16), because she was married
to him after March 1S, 1886, and after
his service If it could not be shown that
his death was due to the service, she
would not be entitled to any pension what
ever, she being married to him after June
26, 1890. and therefore not entitled to pen
sion under the act of June q. 1890.
G. NJ. X, Vallejo, Cal.-S24 per month
being the general law rate of invalid pen
sion for disability equivalent in degree to
the loss of hand or foot, the pensioner
may be entitled to communication from the
War Department if his pensiOned dis
ability is largely disability of hand or
foot
Subscriber. Denton, Textile widow
of a Mexican war soldier is entitled to
draw pension under the Mexican war PEN
sion act of 1887, regardless of the date of
her marriage to him.
Subscribers. Turner's, Mo.-Your refer
ence to the Taylor law" is not under-
stood. A Captain would hardly have the
right to discharge soldier unless COM
mander of the regiment at the time.
G. j. w, Wayland. n. Y.-If the chill
dren were pensioned for the entire period
of the widows widOwhOOd because of her
remarriage, according to law then exist
ing, she cannot obtain any .'restoration"
of pension under the act of March 3, 1901,
because there is no period for which she
can be pensioned as widow prior to her
remarriage.