Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-03

Questions and Answers.

| OMAHA, Dec 30.-To the Sporting Editor
| of The Bee: Kindly answer the following
| question in The Sunday Bee and settle a
| dispute: gun is fired automatically thirty
miles from anyone or any living thing. ls
| there a report? Can there be a sound II
| there is no ear to hear it? Both sides have
| left this to you to decide and both admit
| that you have never heard gun fired
when not within thirty miles, so put it tC
| us straight.-H S. G.
| Ans-I have distinctly stated times innu-
merable in these columns that no attention
| would be paid to any query save these
pertaining to sport and henceforth you
must refer all scientific problems to the
| janitor. AS to your question. take walk
out thirty miles this afternoon, shoot of
my gun and listen
| OMAHA, Dec. 2S.-To the Sporting Editor
Of The Bee: To decide a bet made that
| Cook county, Illinois, would give McKin-
| ley a plurality of $4,000, please give the
| official igures?-A Subscriber
Ans.-Have no figures for Cook county at
| ha I'd, but in Chicago the figures are: Nc
| Kinley. 19S749; Bryan, 142,206
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Jan. Ito the Sport
| ing Editor of The Bee: Please state in next
| Sundays issue how many rounds were
fought in the Corbett-Jackson contest before
the San Francisco club on the occasion of
Corbett injuring his wrist?-Sport.
AnS.-Sixty-
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Dec. 26.-To the
| Sporting Editor of The Bee: VIII you
kindly answer the following in your Sunday
paper and oblge a subscriber If two trees
beyond hearing distance of all animal life
should fall together, would there be a
nolse?-Subscriber.
Aus.-How in the - do | know? Look
up your encyclopedia.
SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 31.--To the Sport
ing Editor of The Bee: | saw an ad in your
sporting columns about four or five weeks
ago about Neese Innes Sporting Manual. |
sent the money to him for 1t and got no
book yet | think 1t looks little like a
fake. l think he is like the referee in the
Sharkey and FitZsimmons fight. Please
answer in Sundays Bee if he is alive.-A
Subscriber.
Ans.-If he happens to meet you he will
make you think so. He has probably gone
and blown your 10 cents for booze. Write
him and send him 10 cents more and if that
doesn't fetch the book come up and get
mine.
OMAHA, Dec 20.-To the Sporting Editor
following question in Sundays Bee and
oblige: Was Mr.. Jim Corbett in the employ
ment of bank before taking up the voca-
tion of pugilsm?-A Subscriber,
Ans.-Yes.
SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. SO-To the Sport
ing Editor of The Bee: Please give me the
pedigree and record of Barney Kelley's cele-
brated dog, Bismarck, in Sundays Bee.-!a
Subscriber.
Ans.-Can't do It,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia. Dec. 29.-To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee Please pardon
an antique question. and B are two sides
at high five has 81, B 46. bids 10 and
makes it, but A makes the high. Isn't A
out? Please state the rule and I'll paste it
in my hat.-C. b. A.
AnS.-A wins.
OMAHA, Dec. 3O-To the Sporting Ed
itor of The Bee: To decide a wager please
answer in Sundays Bee the following ques-
ton bets that the Mississippi river is
tho longest river in the world b says that
the Missouri river is the Iongest.-Sub-
scriber.
Ans.-The Missouri is the longest
OMAHA, Jan. Ito the Sporting Editor
OF Tho Bee: VIII you please decide the fol-
lowing in Sundays Bee. Can a foreigner
come to Nebraska direct from his native
land declare his intentions, reside in the
state six months and be fully qualified to
vote for president of the United States?
j. II. NJ.
Ans.-Yes, and he can come here to Omaha
and get city Office without any papers, not
even an old piece of wrapping paper.
CHADRoN, Neb., Dec. 29.-To the Sport
ing Editor of The Bee: bets B that Nc
Kinley will carry Ohio by a larger ma
Jority than Bryan will Nebraska; according
to the vote cast who wins?-James Austera
Ans-Dont you get any papers up there
IN Chadron? Mckinley got only about
$4,000, that's all
KEARNEY. Neb., Dec 27.-To the Sport
ing Editor of The Bee VIII you please
decide the following bet and publish same
In your paper, tO-wit: bets b that Me
Kinley viii carry Ohio by $4,000 plurality:
bets that he won't; who wins?-T G.
Ans.-A.
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo,, Dec. 2G-To tn |
Sporting Editor OF The Bee: | have card
slot machine. A royal flush gets 100 cigars |
This machine contains fifty-two playing |
cards and Is played upon the same principle !
as poker. Please advise Inc by return mail |
what consists Of a royal flush. as a straight |
flush in diamonds was thrown today, from |
ace TO ten spot, and there is some argument |
In regard to what royal flush consists p
E. V. Shurtleih.
Ans-Ace, king. queen, Jack and ten OF
any sui!.
OMAHA, Dec. 29.--To the Editor of The
Bee: VIII you please state In next Sundays
hao In what year and month the great bliz-
,ard was in Nebraska? A SUBSCRIBER
Ans.-lt occurred January ~, 1888.
"a dozen on the shelI 4" some celery and