Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-20

Fred Grant OF that city would PROBABLY
reach her. Mrs. Garfeld's address IS Meuio
Park, Cleveland, %.
SOUTH BEND, Neb., April ito the Editor
OF TnE BEE; VIII you please state In ruR
6dEe SE ss' usRR G baEG baHcF city and
Ans. Salt Lake 45,025 and Ogden 1I,Ql9
CnEsroS Neb,, March 4.,-To tho Editor OF
TnE BEE; Please ansswor the following ques-
representative and senatoS-E. Holm.
Ans-Tho principal object in having two
branches Is to secure better and more deliber-
ate legislation. The senate represents tho
states, or tho people in their collective ca
pacity; while the moro numerous legislative
body the rcpros sentativos, represents divi-
sions Of the people.
RosEpun AGENCY, s, n, April 15.-To the
Editor OF TmE Rec: What is the law recently
passed by the Nebraska legislature regarding
the prohibition OF the sale OF fire arms and
ammunition to lndiansf
Ans--The law you refer to provides
that any person who shall soil or give away
any fire arms, ammunition or other munitions
OF any kind which can be used in fire arms
shall be deemed guilty OF a felony aud upon
conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in the
ponitentiary for u term not less than two
years or more than five
CHADRoN, Neb., April Ito tho Editor OF
TTnE BEE; win you kindly, answer through
TnE BEE how many states have adopted tho
Australian system and which onos2-E. NJ.
Ans-Twenty-fo namely: Massachu-
sets, Indiana, Montana, Rhode Island, Wis
consin, Tennessee Minnesota, Washington,
New York, Maryland, Vermont, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming,
Colorado, West Virginia, Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Oregon, California, Arkansas and
Kentucky. In Michigan, New Jersey and
Connecticut modified applications OF tho
Australian method of voting have been put
in operation. The Illinois and Ohio legisla-
lures now have the matter under considera-
ton.
Elk GREER s. D.. April Ito the Editor OF
The BEE; Please tell mo through the columns
of The BEE II an Engllshman or any foreigner
volunteered in the union army during the lato
ciyil war and was honorably discharged,
without taking out his naturalization papers
can he take up and hold government land and
is he an American citizen?-R. o. obinson.
Ans--An alien who served in the
United States army during the civil
war had the privilege of taking
out his naturalization papers at the close of
the war without having to wait the usual
length of time under ordinary circumstances
required by law. If he failed TO avail him
self of this privilege of course he did not be-
come citizen and as an alien he could not
take up government land.
DUNCAN, Neb., April 13-To tho Editor OF
THE BEE: Please answer In The BEE the fol-
lowing; How many feet OF right of way has
main limo through even scctionsT-J. W.
Witchey.
Ans.-2OO feet of right of way.
OMAHA, April l3.To the Editor OF THE BEE;
To settle dispute please answer in THE BEE
the following query: WIN sewer gas descend
from the upper. part of q house to the lowerl
Ans.-Ges it will. The deadly gases will
descend and affect all the lower part of the
house.
sCnIcKLEy. Neb, April 14,--To the Editor of
THE BEE: viii you please inform me through
THE BEE who is the richest man living at tho
present time and what he is worth?
William w. Astor is reputed to be the
richest man living and his estimated wealth
is S250,O0O,0O0.
HICKMAN, April ITO the Editor of THE
BEE: viii you please answer through THE
B EE the following:
|. How many silver dollars were coined In
the year lS9Oi
q. Where is the word appeal" first found in
the new tcstamentr--F. Il. u.
, Ans.-l. For the fiscal year ending June 80,
1890 35.923, SIG silver dollars were coined. 2.
| The word "appeal' occurs in the new testa-
ments in Acts 25 5;l1 1t only occurs three times
| in the new testament and always in Acts.
| NORFOLK, April 15.-To the Editor of TIE
Gould or koekefeIorS H w j. He me%b"eh 5s man.
Ans.-Rockefeller is reputed to be the
| richer OF the two.
=, BEATRICE ,Neb., April 1S.-To. the Editor of
THE BEE;-Please answer me, IN the columns
Reason" If so. what, and where could / get
Is Robert Ingersoll OF his belief In regard 20
our future state?-Amella G. Munster.
Trans. AmsBeSides the ge Of Reason"
1alHe WFOte ''IDG
Crisis "Rights of Man, and sew
eral newspaper articles, the principal
one being Thoughts Upon Slavery"
which attracted great attention at the
t ime it was written. You could probable
procure his works through any reputable
bookseller. Paine was born at Thetford,
England, January 90, 1887, and was the son
of Quaker. Was engaged in several bust
nesses and came to America in December.
1774, and obtained immediate employment as
editor of the Pennsylvania Magazine. He
took an active part in the politics in this
country and visited France in 1881, and again
IN 1877, when he invented an iron BRIDGE
was elected to the French national conven-
tion and died in New York June =, 1909
are about the same as those held by Thomas
Paine.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., April 10-To the Editor of
THE BEE: VIII you please tell me how much
land, IL any, allowed a family is exempt from,
execution under the state law; also how much
personal property Is exempt.
Ans.-Section /, chapter 80 of the compiled
statutes provides for the exemption of
homestead not exceeding in value S., 900, con-
ssting of the dwelling house in which tho
claimant resides and its appurtenances aud
the land on which it is situated not ex-
ceeding l60 acres of land, to be Sc
lected by the owner thereof, and
not in any incorporated city or village, or in
stead thereof, at the option of the claimant, u
quantity of contiguous land not exceeding
two lots within any incorporated city or vii
lage. With regard to personal property all
heads of families having neither lands, town
lots nor houses subject to exemption as q
homestead under the laws Of this state shall
have exempt from forced sale on execution
the sum of $500 in personal property.