The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
How many guns did the Prairie mount,
and how large were they?-R. B. NJ.
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie carried ten
five-inch rapid-fire guns in her main bat
terry and several one-pound rapid-fire guns.
How many rounds did F'itzsimmons take
to knock out Hall when they met last in
New Orleans?-S. z. d.
In New Orleans. Fitzsimmons took four
rounds; when he met Hall in Australia,
he had taken five rounds.
Is there a training school for teaching
sloyd to teachers in this country?
We think not The explanation is that
our American system of manual training
began at least as early as the Swedish
slojd, or sloyd, and developed on parallel
lines with sloyd. There high schools of
manual training in this country and courses
for teachers
How many Spaniards were killed at the
sea fight and at the battle around Santa
go?-J. +. w.
At the naval battle the Spaniards lost six
hundred officers and men killed, besides LOO
prisoners, many of whom were wounded.
The figures for the Spanish losses in the
land battles around Santiago are about six
hundred; they were much less than the first
dispatches indicted.
What is the best recipe for preserving
eggs?-S. l.. l..
Eggs should be dipped into melted suet,
paraffin, or covered with an air-proof
varnish of some sort. Then they should be
packed in clean barrel in layers, on end,
with sawdust, bran. oats. meal, salt, ashes
or charcoal. The whole idea of the treat
ment is to keep the air away from the eggs.
Has the term of enlistment in the army
been changed from five to three years? If
so, When?-C. w. S.
BY the act of 1890 it was declared that
though the enlistments should be for five
years, yet that at the end of three years
man should be entitled to a three months
furlough, at the end of which he could get
his discharge on applying for it. Enlist
ments for the war are for two years.
Can you give addresses of three or four
firms in New York city who. own planta-
lions in Havana. Cuba or those owning
large establishments?
We cannot name New York firms with
plantations in Cuba. because so far as we
know there are none; but most of the large
Cuban plantations are owned by American
capitalists, though they have no direct
offices in this country Some of the largest
are these: Constancia, Caracas, Hormi-
gueros. all of Cienfuegos; Sartissima Trini-
dad, and the Victoria, of Sagua la Grande.
To what extent must the letters on
silver or Solo coin be worn to affect its
value? 2 Did not Secretary McCuloch state
that in his estimation coin would wear out
in twenty-five or thirty years if kept in
circulation?-J. Nc
Enough to affect its weight. Weight, not
legibility of the lettering, is the essential
point, though in all ordinary cases illegibil-
ity signifies underweight. 2. We don't know
whether he did not, but the facts GER
tainy warrant the statement.
What were the respective positions of the
Democrats and Republicans in each house
In regard to the question of war with
did Pope Leo make between Spain and the
United States, and what are the dates of
same? B. When was autonomy established
in the iSland?-D. W.
Party lines We're not drawn; parties were
divided. 2. Two; one April 9, and the second
on May II. 3. In December, 1897.
In an article on Riverside" in one of the
September magazines it speaks of the grave
of child named ''St. Clair Pollock The
grave is very near General Grants tomb
Will you tell us who this child was?-M. r.
The grave is that of child whose parents
lived in that locality early in the century
He was buried upon the home estate, but
though all his relatives moved away soon
after his death and the property has been
owned by number of persons, the grave
was never disturbed and was allowed to re-
main when the Grant tomb was built
In case some foreign power engaged in a
war with England that directly involved
Canada, how would that affect this country
III respect to the Monroe doctrine? 2. Which
of battle ships cost the most money?
Which cruiser was the most expensive Pc.
r. H.
At present we would probably object eff
fectively to the cesson of Canadian terri
tory by England to another power. Were
we, at the time of such war. at odds with
England. we might reason that, between
foreign holders of the territory. there was
no choice, but this is unlikely. 2. OF our
completed battle ships. the Oregon, SO, $780,
600. Three battle ships now nearly done
Alabama, Wisconsin and Illinois will cost
So, $50, 600 each. 3. The Brooklyn, 81, $780, 600
Did Nikola Tesla receive a college edu-
cation; if SO. where and what course did he
take? 2. How old is he? 8. What is the
movement of a dragon flys wings when
flying? l. What college or university is
best equipped for the study of electrical
engineering?-J. 5.
No. He went to the local school and to
the polytechnic school at Gratz Hungary;
later he studied electrical engineering while
in the telegraph service at Buda-Pesth. 2.
Forty-one. 8. We do not know. In every
direction, seemingly; the insect is described
as being able to stop in mid-fight, and go
backwards without altering the beat of its
wings. 4. Probably Columbia University
New York city, just at present. 1t has
been spending much money of late on its
electrical department.
In a recent answer l see that you have
given; England is Angle-Iand the coun-
try of the Angles l wish you would give
your authority. / had understood that the
name England was a name given to the
country by the old Norselnen, being eng, a
kind of grass or meadow, and meaning
TO them grassland or meadow land as the
parts of the island best known to them
were vast meadows of grass called eng in
Norwegian. If | am not correct in this mat
ter you viii assist to dispel an illusion-M
f. H.
See Dr. Isaac Taylor's Names and
Places, Pages AZ to 81. etc. There is no
affix eng in the sense of meadow grass.
Our meaning is the only one recognized by
students. See also the Encyclopaedia Bri-
tannica. under England"
By the recent act of Congress, what will
be the size of the army when it is raised to
the maximum? When the new regiments
are formed will the officers be appointed