The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-05
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
When was President Garfield shot and
when did he die?-Reader.
Garfield was shot on Saturday. July 2 1881;
he died on Monday, Sept. 10, 1851.
If man finds gold mine on another
PERSONS PLACE. has he any legal claim to
the mine?-N. w. H.
He has not. His only way to get the
mine is to buy the place, or to go into part
nership with the owner of the land.
Does the government maintain any levee
on the Mississippi? If so, where?-J. B. b.
The Mississippi Commission on which are
several army engineers, maintains levees
on the Mississippi In Louisiana there are
$50 miles; in Mississippi. $50; in Arkansas.
545; and in Missouri, so miles; total of
1,7s5 miles of levees.
l. Are not disabled ex-Confederate SOL
diers now pensioned by the federal govern
ment? 2 Was not some law to that effect
passed in Congress during Hayes's admin
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
l. Not as ex-Confederates, certainly; and
recent laws declare that even Mexican war
veterans who served against the Union
shall lose their pensions. 2. No.
What will be the chances of an American
prospector in the famous Inca gold mines
In Peru, South America? Please give the
route to them.-A. ]. c.
The chances will not be good. The mines
have been known for so many years that
the country is pretty we'll prospected. The
route will be- To Colon, to Panama; to
iquique or some seaport in Peru. and then
overland.
What chemicals will change clear glass to
smoked glass or greeniSh tint or any dark
color? l have some fine specimens that are
clear. and l want to know. the chemical
bath that will color them slgntiy 10 make
a light smoked shade.-J. +. W.
You cannot color glass by chemicals. You
can make them Opaque by using hydro
fiuoric acid; but they cannot be seen
through afterwards.
1t is claimed that no Jew ever had .l, can
GER because he never eats pork. WIN you
please tell whether the primary statement
is true? If untrue, please cite some IN
stances to which references may De maue'
e. H. w.
The cause of cancer is not known, even
vet; 1t seems to be something in the blood.
1t cannot be said that pork causes cancer
Cancer Of the breast occurs among Jewish
women as well as among Christians.
what number of games has been won
and lost by each pitcher in the Boston and
New York teams?-Reacer.
I'm to Aug q the score stood thus: New
York: M Sullivan, won Z, lost 2; Clarke,
won 2, lost 8; Rusie, 10 and 8; Meekin, IA
and 8; Doheny, and 4; Seymour. II and
II. Boston: Klobedanz, won II, lost 6;
Nichols, 20 and 9; Lewis, II and 9; ]. Sui
Ivan, and 3; Stivetts, and s.
What is the largest steamer in the world?
How large is SHEET. A. b.
The largest steamer afloat is the Lucania
of the Cunard line, running between New
York and Liverpool She is go feet long,
IS feet 8 inches broad and 4S feet deep; her
tonnage is 1850 Her sister ship. the Cam
pania, is just as large. The North German
Lloyd is building larger vessel, the Kaiser
Wilhelm der Crosse; it is to have a ton
mage of $780, and to be $40 feet long and
Sc feet broad.
A. claims that the English government
owns or controls the Suez canal. while b.
insists that although English individuals
or corporations may own or control 1t, the
government does not.-A. and b.
In 1875 Mr.. Benjamin Disraeli the prime
minister of Great Britain, bought 1866
shares of Suez canal stock (the Khedive's
shares) which he transferred to the Brit
ish government for the same price that
he had paid for them. There were 400 900
shares, so that it is evident that the pur-
chase did rot give a controlling interest
in the company to the British government
But since 1882 Great Britain has been in
control of Egypt; governs it absolutely and
with it governs the canal. A. is right.
Was the United States al any time on the
verge of war with France? Did France ever
pay us any money to avoid such an affair.
steve.
Yes: from 1897 to 1900 there was actual
war between the two countries. though
there was no declaration of war. In Febru-
airy, 1897, our minister left France; in March
special session of Congress was called be-
cause of the threatening relations with
France. In June, 1885, commercial inter-
course with France was suspended. ON
Feb. .. 1899. frigate Constellation cap
tured the French ship of war Insurgente
the next year it captured the French vessel
Vengeance, but in September a treaty or
convention between the two countries was
arranged, and the war ended. France paid
nothing TO us Under the treaty the United
States agreed to pay certain amounts of
money to certain American citizens, who
claimed damages from France for spolia-
tons committed by French vessels, but not
a cent has ever been paid by the United
States on this account. The promised pay
ments are the basis for the French Spolia-
ton Claims"
What did the States do with the money
given TO them by the United States in
1S37?-G
nc HVHey "dS not given 10 them out
right; 1t was lent TO them by the United
States. In accordance with the act of June
o. 1886. Delaware received the smallest
amount, S2S6. 75ii9 and New York the lar
gest s40l4. 520.71. Alabama and Arkansas
used their shares up in various ways Con-
necticut put / II share in the school fund,
ard still loans the interest: Delaware used
her share in her schools; Georgia and Illi-
nois lost their shares in banking etc; In
diana lost two-thirds OF hers in loans, and
doubled the other third in banking; Ken
tucky's share is in her school fund; Louis
tans haluad reduce fhA sfafa dahf. Maine