The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-03
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


He did not He acted in Baltimore, but
never nearer to Washington than that city.
Who is the Watchdog of the Treasury"
2. Who was called the Great Commoner?'
F. p f.
1. William S. Holman who died in April
of this year. q William Pitt, who became
the first Earl of Chatham, and died in May,
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Can you tell me the exact length in miles
of Sherman's march to the sea?-J. S.
The route followed by the Fourteenth
Corps with which General Sherman trav-
eled was about 275 miles. The railroad dis
tance between the two cities is said to be
294 miles; but we give Sherman's own fig
ures. The artillery brigade of the Seven
teenth Corps marched 292 miles.
Has the Saturday half-holiday been legal
lied by any State but New York, and what
States, If any?
Yes; by New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Virginia and the District of Columbia;
in Wilmington. Del; in Louisiana and Mis-
souri,; in cities of over fifty thousand in
Ohio, and from June 1 to Sept. so, in New
Castle county, Delaware, and Denver, Col
l.. What is the limit of population re-
CURED to admit State territory into the
Union? 2. Who performs the official du
ties of mayor of washington. ID. c.? 3.
What country has the present pattern of
united states army r1He -JOrSenSen)
been taken from, or what country uses il?
p. w. G.
1. There is no limit Nevada was adj
mitted in 1863 with ZOO inhabitants; she
has now $4,000. Colorado came in with about
100000 Dakota claimed 100000 before she
got in, but the two Dakotas combined have
only about 100000 now. Wyoming claimed
100000 in 1890, and got in on the strength of
the claim, but she has only $1,000 now. 2
no Of
From Denmark. with alterations.
What is the story upon which Robert
Browning wrote his poem entitled, How
they brought the good news from Client to
AK, and tell me where to find the facts?
Fl. II. K.
There is no story. Browning wrote the
poem on a sailing vessel off the African
coast mot definite location, but all that
he himself gave.) He had been at sea for
several weeks. and it suddenly occurred to
him that he would like to mount his York
and take a long ride AS he couldn't do that
he wrote the poem. The distance from
Client to AK, as the crow flies, is about
ninety miles.
What grade of people were the majority
OF the English colonists of this country?
Did they not send all their convicts over
here then as they now transport them to
Australia ?-Eleanor II.
No convicts have been sent from Great
Britain or Ireland to Australia, New Zea-
land or Tasmania, since 1867; the last ship
ment was sent to West Australia in that
year Very few convicts were sent to Vir-
ginia, and most of those sent were political
prisoners; the aristocratic element predomi-
mated In 1916 Parliament forbade the trans
portation OF convicts to English colonies in
America. Virginia is the only colony which
ever received convicts
l wish you would answer through your
paper the question in regard to the stand
ing of our navy among the other navies of
the world and give the number of our good
nrst-class vessels, as compared with the
other countries?-G. r. r.
Our navy stands fifth in strength among
the navies of the world. The order Isl Great
Britain, France, Russia, Italy, the United
States, Germany, ct AL We have 20 ar
mored ships, 80 unarmored, al; with heavy
batteries. Great Britain has Sc and 126, re-
spectively; France has 81 and Sc; Russia
SO and "a; Italy % and 90; Germany, 81 and
80. There are other elements. however, that
put us in the fifth place.
Congress being composed of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, is It proper
to allude to a senator as congressman? If
only a representative is a congressman, tell
why it is SOW. A. w.
Congress includes both houses yet "con-
gresham is almost always used to desig-
nate member of the lower house, and the
explanation lies in this general custom A
congressional district is, of course the dis
trict of representative, yet congressional
Debates again, include the doings of both
houses. Few United States senator's we
think. would be altogether pleased at be-
ing termed congressman; so If improper"
is little too strong for such designation
impoltic" certainly applies.
After passing the equator does the COM
pass needle point south and on the euua-
tude and latitude found by the quadrant
and IS the sextant for the same purpose?
j. d.
The compass needle still points to the
north the equator it is DETECTED down.
ward to some extent. The sextant is used
nowadays instead of the quadrant. The al
titude of the sun at sea or of some star on
land is taken by the sextant the altitude
being the angular distance of the observed
point above the horizon. From this altitude
various data are found, too long to be given
or explained here. The purpose of the SEX
tant or quadrant is simply to measure the
elevation of the observed point.
In what year did the railroad accident oc-
cur in Southern Russia to a train which
The Car Alexander and the CZarina were
passengers and near what spot did the ac-
ctdent occur? "A. 5. Z.
This attempt on the life of Gear Alexan-
der III. the grandfather of the present Car,
was made just outside of Moscow on the
evening of Dec. 1, 1879. 1t was made by
blowing up a mine placed under the rail-
road and operated from house near at
hand. Another mine had been constructed
further south near Alexandrovsk; the wires
here were cut by passing wagon. A third
mine just outside of Odessa, was dscov-
cred by the police who reversed the usual
arrangement of royal trains, and sent the
Cars own train first. letting the baggage
train follow. The baggage train was blown
up the Car escaping for the time.
What was the "St. Adams raid?'
The st. Adams raid was the attack
made in 1864 on, St. Adams Vt, by num-
her of Confederates For about a week the
rebels, some of whom were soldiers, all of
whom were we'll drilled and well armed
had been assembling in the Canadian vii
lagos along the border. On Oct 10, about
twenty in number they crossed the border
under command of Lieutenant b. II. Young.
c. S. A.. and about $3.50 p. m. entered St
Adams. 1t was the day after the weekly
market day. and the town was practically
deserted. They robbed the three banks (the
st. Adams. the Franklin County and the
First NationaD of $211 $780, then they seized
all the horses in the town, fired upon
number of persons in the streets killing