The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-10

- uh'y Wv otnmitte by N person hkhlnH'
An AMERICAN.
Hammond owed tho allegiance OF a resident, not
OF n citizen, to the Trnnsvaal Republics that Is, he
owed local, not natural allegiance. lie was sub.
jcct to the laws Of the Transvaai, Just as alien resi-.
dents are subject To our laws. While he remninc !
In the Transvani his allegiance lasted, II 81 DC
when he left. Hammond's natural allegiance re-.
mains toward tho United states and ends only
when ho becomes naturailzcd elsewhere
I took a hotel license on Nov. 2s. 1895. Is said
license good until June 30, 1900, or must I mako
stelyff +. 81.
It is good until June 80; you must pay your tax
before that time.
!. Did Mckinley ever vote for the free coinage of
eral subject OF currency lcgisiatonf o. ii. ~.
1. Yes, on Nov. 3, 1877; on that day he voted for
BANDS free coinage bill. 2. Mckinley has "wnb.
bled' a good deal on the currency question. When
Mr.. Hayes vetoed the Upland bill', Feb. 20, 1873,
Mckinley voted to override the veto, but in the next
Congress he voted twice against silver coinage. In
the Forty. ninth Congress he voted against a
free coinage bill, and also again. at an amendment
which would have suspended free coinage, had tho
bill gone through, in case OF an international nBreo-
ment; this was a pretty complete straddle. In the
Fifty.nrst Congress, he said In 80 many words, II
want the double standard dune "a, 1900, and
he voted Tor the SHERMAN Dlll. IN y Ht was
Governor OF Ohio, so had no chance to vote on the
Sherman Repeal bill.
Did James @. Blaine ever admit that he had i'm
ported $4,000 Italians for railroad work.
No. He hadn't done II any way; It was Franklin
aowan who imported italian laborers FIRST.
What effect other than temporary Impairment
OF value would an Anglo.American war have on
tho British holdings or American rAllrOhu anu
other securities. including United States bondsl
private ,obligations he sanctioned by international
prior to prociamation1 What would he the effect
Of such cancellation a. on the national 6f ,S srsSls
capital in tho development Of American enterprises
A tsc c p%eIIS %@S p pf, waI, S %hat aTc the fS'@ most sSN 15otab iS
recorded Instances OF such repudiation of Indebted
ness by beligerent nations? Have the United states,
as a nation, or England ever thus Arbitrarily can,
celled their obligattons' FIN
There il no question OF reputation between two
nations at war. The declaration of war, or the first
overt act OF war, tpso rncto, terminates all con
tra:ts and renders vaiueless all evidences Of debt
As between citizens of the combatant countries.
That 10 why there was such a war scare in De-
cember; holders of securities on both sides OF the
Atlantic rushed to realize on them. because II a war
broke out before they had done so, they would
have lost their Investments. The Confederate Gov.
eminent ordered its citizens TO pay into its treas
ury q proportion OF the debts they had owed to
Northerners; this was not connscation of Northern
debts, II was simply q heavy tax on what the war
gave out and out to the southerners. The national
credit 10 not harmed by this rule OF international
law; the rule is q recognized fact. not thrusting
itself into notice to any extent except in times of
conceivable war. but securities are sold subject TO
the contingency of war.
Webster defines a team as two or more horses.
cattle. or other beasts harnessed together to a
nj nfhAF vahtrl for r n q " Doe N
wagon constitute a part OF the teamf Or would two
horses harnesaed together, with no vehicle, be a
teamI A. FL \.
Webster is wrong. A team Is two or more draught
animals yoked together. whether or not they are
fastened to a vehicle. webster's quotations from
spenser, pliers Plowman.'' and Macaulay, pro.
duced to support his definition, contradict It fatty.
webster's definition is purely American, and the
word Is not used in webster's sense by the best
American writer's.
What los. Of territory did the Chinese sustain
Japan, and also what indemnity did they payf
China acknowledged the independence Of Korea;
coded to Japan the Lao, Tung peninsula. Formosa.
and the Pescadores: and agreed to paw an In
dcmnity OF 900, 900. 900 taels, about $3.50. OOo, 900;
and Japan occupied Wei Hal Wei as a guarantee OF
the observance OF the treaty.
How many horse. may there ee in a rig properly
Two or more horses, all the dictionaries say.
Years ago some dandy used to drive six horses
tandem through Central Park.
What were the names of the nve Revolutionary
Generals. or men OF prominence. to whom Lafayette
gave swords Three swords arc In the Old South
Church, Boston, vb Is there any -, way HoS Of Learning the
he was in service In America? d. A. X.
No historian that we have found speaks of even
the three swords. You cannot ind the names OF the
body guard. though you may ind the names of sep
arate members by chance.
1. A gentleman says that n sailor can rank as
high as Lieutenant. | say he cannot even rank
the academy or Is appointed by an act OF Congress.
2. The same gentleman says 4 man belonging 10
II dismissed loses his citizenship; Mrs. +. W.
/. Your friend is wrong. No enlisted man in the
navy can get higher rank than that OF n warrant
oniccr-a b~oatswain. a gunner. a carpenter. a sail
maker. or a mate; and no mates have been appoint.
cd since 1870. g. We think he is wrong.
Kindly state what relation the Union Theological
seminary now holds TO the Presbyterian Church
preach TO q graduate OF that seminary AS.
The seminary Is not approved by the General As
,embly OF the Church. but. its graduates are licensed
or have been licensed by the New York Presbytery.
,n wn sSe f Ts,, .e' s, ssa%'r ss9siIy. s ans 70 s, :s'i S &C. le 30 Es'
ments to get into a United States band rs.
You must be between FL years and 80 years OF age:
must be between 3 feet I inches and 5 feet 10 inches
in height. and weigh not more than 1876 pounds: you
must be q citizen. To enlist as a musician. the re-
quirements are less in every way; you may be az
young as 10 years
l. Please give mo a brief history OF the Enniskil.
len Dragons. 9, The part they took at the battle
of Waterloo. 3. What was the name ~ the officer
who led them in their charge at Wat 'rloo? 4. The
meaning OF the term Of Household Troops.
". II. NJ.
1. The EnniskiIlen Regiment o. Dragons, now
called the Inniskilling Regiment OF Dragons, in
the British army, was raised In 1880 to defend
Enniskiilen. II served at the battle OF tho Boync.
July II, 1890. with great honor TO itself. King
William in person led four troops across the river
under nre, and their charge contributed to the
British Victory. The regiment fought nj Dunblane
In i7I5 and was in Flanders In l742. fighting NJ
Fontonoy, Mlnden, and elsewhere. II was at Water.
loo. and In 1854 was at Balaklava. 2. Al Waterloo
the InniskilIings, together with the Royals and the
Scots GEays, composed the "Union Brigade. which
suppdTA Picton's Infantry division. 8. The bri.