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lu PENSION POINTERS Inquiries Answered and Suggestions Made jff Hopl ins Jb The fact iliat you Jiave been ordered for medical examination by the Pension Bureau indicates that your claim is no longer in the Special Examination Division You should hear from the case within a month or so after the medical examination if the Examining Board sends in its report promptly Subscriber Gowcr Mo The only Jlis Bouri militia on an equal footing with troons as to pension forservico or disnliilitv Sneurred in the war of the rebellion are the three years Missouri State ililitia organized in 1SG1 2 the provisional regiments formed from the enrolled Missouri Militia in 18G3 and the Home Guards organized in the Spring of ISfil and paid by the Hawkins Taylor Commission in 1SGX Los Angeles Cal Under the act of Feb 24 1S7 it is possible you can 1x3 re mustered as Colonel back to the date from which you took rank under your commission provided the strength of the regiment entitled it to a Colonel You might be re mustered as Brigadier General back to date of rank if you were performing duty as such on that date obtain pension only as an enlisted man Your statement would indicate that the disability originated before promotion Hamilton Mo Unless it is very inconvenient or expensive for you to go to be examined again as requested by the Pension Bureau it will probably be well for you to comply with the order If the additional examination is regarded as really necessary no further action will be taken in the case until you comply TT A Lowell Mass A claim for Increase of pension on account of ien sioned disability is ordinarily considered by not more than four persons in the Pension Bureau The legal examiner a medical examiner a reviewer a re reviewer and perhaps a second medical examiner the medical referee or assistant medical referee There is no regularly organized Board of Re review but certain skilled examiners or reviewers are detailed for re review work The Board of Review finally passes on the case ordinarily A Johnstown Pa For volunteer enlistments after July 17 1804 Government bounties of 100 200 and S300 were allowed for one two and three years enlistments respectively We have no information as to the bounties ottered by the State of Maryland Prior to April 1869 bounty and arrears of pay collected through the Treasury Department were paid to claimant through tlie attorney in the case St Louis Mo What you refer to as being changed no frequently since you were first put on the pension roll is evidently the pension agency roll numljer THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON 0 THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30 1899 TWELVE PAGES Inasmuch as the rolls aro continually changing through death or removal of pensioners tlio pension agents make up new rolls from time to time composed only of live names on their books It is a great mistake for an invalid pensioner to think that in the course of time his pension may be increased without any application on his part If he is pensioned for some special disability for which a certain rate is provided by law or official regulation he may get an increase without effort on his part through a raising of the rate for that certain disability but if lie is drawing for instance SG for rheumatism he will continue to draw SG and no more no matter how much he may be entitled to unless he applies for increase Increase of pension on pensioned disability commences from date of medical examination after the tiling of the application It Indianapolis Ind The fact that the soldier left surviving him a legiti mate child under the age of 10 is a complete bar to the pension claim of the soldiers mother A Philadelphia Pa An invalid pensioner drawing 24 per month would probably bo debarred from becoming an inmate of the National Home notwithstanding that ho actually receives only 512 because of hisjwife being adjudged entitled to half his pension under the act of March 3 1890 TelTcrsonvillc Ind The in crease of rate for a certain disability would take enect only ironi tlio date ol me law or ruling increasing the rate or from such date as is prescribed by the law or ruling As Old 23d If the disability actually you drew the rate allowed for your dis originated Ixjfore the soldiers promotion to ability prior to the increase of the rate there the grade of commissioned oflicer he can is no chance for a re rating of your pension COMMANDERS OF THE A DEPARTMENT NEWS Decisions Rulings etc of Interest to Soldiers and Sailors and Their Heirs Spanish AAah Extra Pay In the case of Harry Clements Chief Yeoman Xavy the claimant is held entitled to the extra pay allowed by the act of March 3 1899 notwithstanding that the records showed his enlistment to have originally been for the term of three years May 9 1898 The Xavy Department having changed the record of enlistment to show him enlisted only for war service the Assistant Comptroller overrules the action of the Auditor for the Xavy Department in rejecting the claim on the grounds that the sailor was not enlisted for the war only and directs that the extra pay be allowed Sons of Veterans in the Spanish War TJ Chase James Xew Antioch sends the names of three sons of veterans John Brown AVilmingtori and Evert James and James Xew Antioch who served in the Spanish war These names should lie on the roll of honor issued by the Sons of Aelerans but Resaca Camp of AAilrnington is defunct so no report was made Making It Plausible Flietjende Blatter Merchant And why wouldnt the customer buy that tiger skin Oflice Boy He said it wasnt genuine Merchant And didnt you make it appear plausible to him that it was genuine Office Boy AVhy of course I even told him I shot the tiger myself RENEWING OLD TIES OHIO Chase James Xew Antiocli writes that the survivors of Co 149th Ohio residing in his neighborhood would like some officer of tlio regiment to call a Reunion This regiment was in the 100- days service and saw hard lighting around Monocacy Junction VERMONT Tlio 13th Annual Reunion of the 4tli Vt was held in GAR Hall Erattleboro Vt Oct 2o Fifty comrades were present and the day was passed very pleasantly Many of the boys met for tho first time since the closo of the war Tho ladies of the WRC furnished dinner and supper The business meeting convened at 2 oclock being called to order by the Presi dent 11 Chaffee of Rochester Vt The following oflieers were elected for tho ensuing vear Pros Joseph Needham Col George Hooker Sec Treas Fan ell Waterbury Vt Executive Committee Bliss George Herrick and McAllister It was voted to hold the next Reunion at Montpolier Vt in the Fall of 1900 In tho evening a Campfire was held The newly elected President Joseph Needham acted as Chairman and Comrade Taylor welcomed the comrades to Jirameboro Short and appropriate speeches were mado by Col Ifolbrook Hon Kittridgo Haskin Edwin Shumway Gen Titus Col Hooker and Harris Past Department Commander GAR fr KtbnffiSlBIH 9hH3Hf i bb1b1b1b1b1b1b1b1b1b1b1b1iibI BiBiaaaw mm tSjRM irVH sEH9kj3x aaltam rK niBHwl i CftSfcK sg JLWW rtts mliwtf F9aVRfiaV HHl sSy JfiaWay BBfcfatj JP3B3w iWb mmm WieMmI tyHjSBMBB aaaaaaLam aWw jaaaaaHLaH Jtfsail ftt tx3 WW rit3 XKM aataaaaaLam ibSir ii2Miaaw BB ffcJL m4zBttBSKK aaaaaaLm vmbK IMEh jaaLLaliaH Wll MOYSTIN William Moystin Commander of the Department of Delaware served over four years He first enlisted in 18G7 in the 72d Pa and was honorably discharged there from and joined the 12th in 1SG3 He served with this regiment until 1S64 when he was discharged to join tho 19Gth Pa He remained with this command until the close of the war Comrade Moystin is a member of Admiral Du Pont Post 2 of Delaware Ho has served in various offices of the Post and Department and at the last Encampment was chosen Commander Alex Mattison Alex Mattison Commander of the Department of Georgia was born at Fleming ton in May 1S34 moved to Ohio in 1838 settling near Mansfield and received his education in the public schools of the Stafr He served in Co 23th Ohio and in September 1803 was commissioned Captain which rank ho held until his muster out in June 18GG Comrade Matti son went South to reside in 1872 He is a member of Mitchel Post 1 Atlanta Ga His earnest efforts in building up and sustaining the GAR in this Department while Assistant Adjutant General during the years 1891-3-G-7-S were rewarded by his unanimous election as Commander at the last Encampment Col Maurice Kaighx Col Maurice Kaighn Commander Department of Utah was born in Camden March 30 1S44 He received an academic education and then began the study of law but left his studies to enter the army and served with the 44th and 107th PaSAf ter the war he entered the Columbian University at Washington I and graduated from the Law Department in 18G3 He was Law Clerk of the Interior Department at Washington from 18G9 to 1876 when he resigned and located in Salt Lake City Utah where ho has since been engaged in the practice of the law and mining enterprises He was Commander of Maxwell Post in 1892 Junior Vice De partment Commander in 1893 and was elected Department Commander in 1899 Inspection or the Illinois Soldiers Home The Grand Army Visitation Committee consisting of one comrade from each Congressional District in the State recently made its annual inspection of the State Soldiers Home at Quincy There were present Department Commander Inmanof Springfield Senior Vice Commander AValcott of Chicago Assistant Adjutant General Partridge of AAaukegan Comrades Dietrich Tibbetts ODounell and Bennott of Chicago Hieronymus of Springfield Schimpff of Peoria Krughoff of Xash ville Law of Galcsburg and others The Home and surroundings were found in excellent shape and the resident veterans well satisfied with the management and the provisions made for their comfort There are over 14000 in tho Home and while something more than 300 aro in the hospital thedeaths are comparatively few onlv four last month The committee will recommend that an electric light plant be provided and that four jfj cottages and a commodious assembly room be built Decision Against the Illinois Flag Law The Illinois flag law designed to prevent the desecration of the Xational emblem received what is probably its death blow in a decision rendered Xov 21 by Judge Holdoni delivering the judgment of hiin K2lf Judge Stein and Judge Bretano The Legislature in passing the bill the decision states exceeded its police power The Legislature is also declared to have been guilty of class legislation DEPARTMENT PRESIDENTS OF THE WRC Mrs AKGin a robkson DEPARTMENT PRKSIDENT OP MASSACHUSETTS Mrs Angio A Robinson President of the Department of Massachusetts was born in Worcester and is the daughter of the late Timothy and Sarah Kidder She was educated in the public schools In 1802 she married AAilliam Robinson of Concord II Mrs Robinson was tho first Junior Vice President of Geo II AAard Corps 119 of AAorcester and has held every office in the Corps In May last Mrs Itobinson organized a branch of the Volunteer Aid Association of Boston taking local relief for unifies of soldiers who had gone to war the was Chairman of the local relief work for tho Spanish AVar Committee of AAorcester and was at its headquarters daily As AAorcester sent three companies to tho war and was largely represented in other organizations at tho front the work in charge of Mrs Robinson and her assistants was a responsible one She has the regard of the leading people in the city for her able conscientious and unselfish patriotic work As President of the Department of Massachusetts WRC she Is recognized as a worthy leader of 4000 Tiairiouu wouiuo MRS nELEX GATES DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT Or OREGON Mrs Helen Gates Department President of Oregon was born in AAoodville JetTcrson Co in 1851 At an early ago she removed with her parents to Iowa where she remained until 10 years of age when she returned to her native State nnd completed her education at Belleville Academy She wxis married to II Ar Sates in Iowa in 1871 Soon after thoy moved to California where they sjient two years anil then toOregon where she has since resided She has always been active in church work being closely identified with tho work for foreign missions in that State and is a leader in social circles liEPARTMENT PRESIDENT OP MISSOURI Mrs Julia Dockery Presidcntof the Department of Missouri is an Ohio woman by birth and a Missourian by adoption her removing from Coshocton to Iiarents Cirksville Mo in tho years of her early childhood She therefore knows something of tho horrors of war in a border State Her fathers house was a rendezvous for Union men Catherine to join the army Mrs Dockery is the descendant of Hns Julia Dockery fatherserved in the Revolutionary AVarand there is a story handed down to his de scendants that just berore the battle of Brandywine when Philadelphia was the objective pointof both armies he was taken prisoner and held on board a small yacht in Delaware Bay Gen Howe with part of his army camed on his farm with headquarters at his house The soldiers stripped the farm of fences grain and livestock except one cow and a soldier was driving ner on wnen me mowier apiealcd to Uen Howe and pleaded for the sake of her two little boys that the cow lie left Gen Howe ordered a Sergeant to put the cow in tlio cellar and place guard to protect her These two littlo boys later served in the ar ol 1812 and Mrs Dockerys father Rev James 11 Liuder served in the civil war first as Chaplain then Orderly and later Captain She also had two brothers in the war one a Major andrthe other a private uoth serving through the entire war In 18U7 she married Dockery who served through the entire war and received his discharge before he was 20 He is now a substantial business man of Kirksville Mrs Dockery was an enthusiastic worker for tho GAR before the organization of the AVRC and since has liberty loving uncestors Her grand- worked zealously for that Order THE RELIEF CORPS News and Gossip of the Great Auxiliary CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA Lincoln Corps 1 San Francisco recently held its annual inspection under the direction of Department Inspector Irene ii uiuson ine work was well perlormed and elicited many compliments from the Inspector A number of Department ofli eers were present and tlio session was most enjoyable The evening of Oct 23 was the occasion of a Camplire and entertainment by tho same Corps The tone of the entire program was intensely patriotic the stago setting being an imitation of a military camp The Secretary of the Corps Dot Mortimer sang tlio Star Spangled Banner As she appeared on tho stago a detail from Lincoln Post entered the hall and all salute tho colors Tho detail formed around tlio singer and made a very impressive tableau Tlio entertainment was very intcrcstingthrough out and Lincoln Corps netted over 123 for its relief fund Col Whipple Corps of Eureka was inspected by Department President Sarah Mason Her presence and instruction was greatly enjoyed and appreciated by Corns members anil in the evening a reception was tendered her by Col Whipple Post and Corps CommanCorps 9 San Bernardino was inspected Xov 4 by Past Department President Abbie Sylvester An unusually large attendance is reported and much interest was manifested Past Department Treasurer Sarah A Davis accompanied the Inspector and both ladies were accorded a very cordial reception by tho Corps members Datus Coon Corps of San Diego was recently inspected by Past Department President Mary Hartwcll The work was pronounced most excellently performed and as a token of their appreciation of Mrs Hartwells abilitj as an Inspector and of the high regard in which she is held by Datus Coon Corps a lovely basket of carnations and ferns was presented her in appropriate words by Mrs Livingston Tho sentiments expressive of the place Mrs Hartwcll holds in the hearts of the San Diego WRC arc responded to by the entire membership of this Department Whatever place she may be called upon to fill she is always equal to the occasion MUSTERED OUT FLAXIOAX At Grafton Masi Xov 2 of disease contracted in the service Henry Flanigan Co 9th and a member of A Sprague Post 21 Ho drew a pension of S72 LEMON At Laurel Dale Va Xov 4 Win II Lemon Co 1st AW Va A He enlisted Aug 12 1802 and served until the end of the war Services were conducted by Xew Creek Post 89 A widow and children survive him MOOKE At Fort Madison loca Jos Moore Co 1 130th Pa He held memlier sliin in Jos Sample Post MOUIMS At Hanover III Xov 9 Levi Morris Co 27th Iowa and Commander of John Duer Past 399 RayYOU At itivcrhead A Oct 23 of disease contracted in the service Win Raynor Co 3th A A lo lniiro il RUDE At GravHte Ark Zacariah James Rude aged 17 Comrade Rude had lived in Benton CoitityiArk nearly 27 years and held membership in Pearson Past 101 GAIJ He is survived by a widow and six children SCHOITZ At Rort Madison Towa Rolert Scholfy Co 1st Iowa and member of James Sample Post SEAL At Addv AVasli John Seal Co 10th Minn SHAAV At Elizabeth 111 Xov 0 Charles Shaw Corporal Co I 90th III aged OS Comrade Shaw was one of the regimental color guards and he carried the blue flag up Lookout Mountain Tenn Xov 21 1803 He was Junior Aice Commander of Divn Hill Post ri32 He had lieen an invalid for several years Two brothers two sisters a widow and five children survive him SWEENEY At Grafton Mass Xov 11 Frank Sweeney Co 34th Mass aged GI SIMON At Cedar Rapids Iowa March 23 David Simon He enlisted Julv 20 1801 in Co 2d HI Car ami was charged Xov 22 1805 having served four years tour months and two da vs BARTO At St Cloud Minn Xov 4 Alphonso Barto Captain 52d 111 and past uommander department of Minne sota GAR aged 115 After tho war Comrade Barto settled at Sauk Center Minn where he engaged in the practice of law until his election as Lieutenant-Governor of Minnesota in 1873 For some years ho took a prominent part in politics In 1890 he was appointed Register of the United States Land Oflice at St Cloud where he had since lived He was an enthusiastic and loval GAR man BULLOCK At Fort Madison Iowa A Bullock Co 34th 111 Ho was a memijorot lames i bample Iost Carroll At Normal III Xov ii Daniel Carroll Co A 11th Cav and a incmlier of Chas Hovey Past 7S0 Ho gave three full years service and was a good soldier CHASE At Ischua Oct 15 AAalter Chase aged 50 His first service was in Co If 2d Vt from June 20 1801 to March 30 1803 when he was discharged for disability In Ieecmter 1803 ho re enlisted in Co Berdans Sharpshooters and was finally mustered out July 13 1 805 Fair Oaks Post 010 and A Cro3by Post 508 conducted the funeral services COLMAN At Xorristown Ind Xov 7 AW II Colman Co I 33d Ind He was an enthusiastic GAR man and held membership in Winterroud Post 402 CORNELL At Delta Colo Nov 5 I Cornell Sergeant Co 95th 111 Comrade Cornell died of heart disease and was found dead in his chair with a paper in hishand He had no relatives in Colorado He was a member of George MeClellan Post 90 PORTO RiCO COOKERY Steaks Served ii Chunks and Bananas Boiled -with Potatoes Tho Spanish or Porto Rico diet as it may bo here is usually of a greasy and iuit inviting nature garlic will bo found as an ingredient in nearly every dish in a minced form or otherwise the steak is served not in nice thin appetizing slices but in chunks so to speak in dimensions varying in sizo to four inches square fish aro always served with tho head and bananas a hard variety for cooking are cooked witli tho potato and served with them in tho three varieties the Irish the red and tho white sweet Olive oil is used almost entirely by tho natives in frying foods the odor of vhich is so pungent and repulsive that few others than themselves can endure the foot ISarthen stoves alpnenro used being built to tho wall on tlio inside of tho houses one to each story and in cooking tlio draft for the lire is mado by hand with a fan thus is apparent the slow process in the preparation or a meal one articlo of food leing cooked at a time and laid asido until tlio entire repast is rendered It is customary with tlie natives to have their edibles on the fire preparatory to an ordinary meal as early as 9 a fora dinner to lie served at 12 in These stoves cannot bo used for baking and as a consequence every home is supplieil with bread from general town bakers who send out a myriad of vendors peddling their product catering to the entire town and suburbs single loaf of this bread costs but fivei cents United States money and is mado in lengths of alout 10 inches by four inches in width consist ing of four distinct divisions which when they are severed from each other form sizes alwut four by four and in this stato and magnitude aro served on dainty plates to each person at the table The quality of this bread js not at all dissimilar to that made in the States In tho sale of this one article lies perhaps the strongest exhibition of the poverty of the people since it is a frequent daily occurrence to see this bread their charcoal which is their only fuel their sugar and their coffee largely bought by the one and two centavos worth and upward a centavo lcing equivalent to two thirds of ah American penny buying for tho present meal and rarely if over purchasing a days supply at the moment Every day they will be seen carrying the sugar bowl nnd the onPfiwvmill to Dip tnr tn ha filled NEW YORKS COMMANDER Sketch of Col Ralph Sheldon of Albany Dr Ralph Sheldon was liorn in Pultney ville Aug 12 1S70 His father Dr A Sheldon enlisted in the 7th Cav in August ISfil as Assistant Surgeon and served with it until mustered SwSVBPwrHli Col Ralph Sheldon out In April 1802 Ho then enlisted In the 78th and served about three months when he was assigned to duty in the Medical Directors Oflice where ho served until October 1803 when lie took cliargo or Campbell General Hospital AVash ingfon and remained in charge until July 1805 Brother Sheldon moved to Lyons when a boy and there he received his earlier education and graduated from the High School Ho afterwards took up the study of medicine graduating from the Albany Medical College After a year of hospital training ho took up tho practice of his profession in Albany iY where he now resides He was one of tho charter members of Holmes Iost 82 of Lyons afterwards Redgrave Camp 39 Ho has held every oflice from Picket Guard to Captain in his Camp filling tho latter oflice for three successive years During tin II years of membership he has missed but four Division Encampments During tiiat time he has held oflice both upon the staff of tho Commander-in-Chief and the Division Commander During the past year Brother Sheldon held the oflice of Division Quartermaster and was eleetil Division Commander at Utica Inn 28 1S09 As a Son of a Aeteran he is a tho ough believer in the principles of tic O-de- and enthusiastic and tireless in Iabo ing for its advancement A BATTLE IN THE RAIN Stransc Conflict at Eland3laagte British and Boers Between The following is tho thrilling account which Steovens the war correspond ent gives or the strange battle pt laagle wlneli did not begin until nearly 5 oclock in the afternoon Our guns ho said moved to a position toward the right of the Boer guns which opened lire but the German gunners knew their business and their third or fourth shell pitched into a wagon with a team of eight horses It was full of shells AVe held our breath for an explos ion but wnen tlie smoKe cleared away onlv the near wheeler was on his side and the wagon was still whole Our batteries bayed again and the Boer guns were silent The attack was to be made on their front and left Hank The Devon Regiment formed for the front attack with tlie Manchesters on the right whilo the Gordon Highlanders edged to the extreme right with the long bowlder flecked hill above them Tlie guns flung shrapnel across the valley while the cavalry were in leash straining toward the enemys Hanks It was about 445 and it seemed curi ously dark No wonder for as the men moved forward before them the heavens opened From the eastern skies swept a sheet of rain AAith the first stabbing drops the horses turned their heads and no wiiip or spur could bring them up to it It drove through the mackintoshes as if they were made of blotting paper The air was filled with the hissing Underfoot you could see the solid earth melting into mud ami the mud flowing away in water It blotted out hill dale and the enemy in one gray curtain of falling rain You would have said the heavens had opened to drown the wrath of man and through it tho guns still thundered and the khaki columns pushed doggedly on The infantry came among tlio bowlders and began to open out The supports and reserves followed Then in a twinkling on the faco of tlie stone piled hill burst loose that other storm the storm of lead blood and death In tlie first line down behind the rocks they were firing fast and the bullets came flickering around them Men stopped and started staggered and Iropp yl limply as if the string had been cut that held them upright Tho line pushed on A Colonel fell shot in the arm His regiment pushed on They came to a rocky ridge 20 feet high They clung to cover firing then rose and were among the shrill bullets again A Major was left at the bottom ridge with his pipe in his mouth and a Mauser bullet through his leg His company pushed on Down again fire again up again and on Another ridgo won and passed and only a more hellish hail of bullets beyond More men werodown but more men pushed into the firing line Moro death piping bullets than ever The air was a sieve ol them They boat on the bowlders like a million hammers They tore the turf liko a harrow Another ri Ige crowned and another welcoming whistling gust of perdition More man went down in but moro were pushed into the firing line Half of tho oflieers were down Tito men puffed and stumbled on another ridc God would this cursed hill ever end It was sown with bleeding and dead bohind edged with stinging tiro before And now it was surely the end Tho merry bugles rang liko a cock crow on a line morning to fix bayonets The staff olljcers rushed shouting from the rear imploring cajoling cursing shaming every man who could move into tho line but it was a line no longer It was a surging wave of men Tlio Davons Gordons Manchesters and Light Horse were all mixed Sul alterns were commanding regiments soldiers were yelling advice to their oflieers firing their carbines stumbling leaping killiiur falling all drunk with battle Shoving through hell to the throats of the enemv and there beneatn our leet was tlie Jsoer camp and tlio last noers gonoping out of it There also thank Heaven were the squadrons of tho Lancers and the Dragoon Guards storming in among them shouting spearing and stamping them into the ground Ceaso lire It was over Twelve hours of march of reconnoissance of wait ing and or preparation and halt an hour of attack but half an hour crammed with life of half a 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