The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-27
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w, y story. Would vom In ~ ~
some Information on the suS,ss, Pisz>l r.
TIC most auelelt history Az
gree authentic is the Eeyn,,as \ 4
Recorded war In that htsto,.v !. ~ 4
tinn Of tho Libyans by sekss " ~
i founder OF lie third dynas,s 80 i)
Maueibo, whose acecss.on !. : set'tt,1
Meriette to hava been in 40 !, ~1p,s4
EgypiHiogists dIsagfee as l. : =,
ticuiNr battle In this war il ,os a.a
OF George Ebcrs' fomances 's'a
eiyeh OF battle fought by i, se's'l'ta
arch of the sixth or Elsnb,s,ss''p 'ln I
which ruled according 10 alar,.w. s ~
osy from 1908 to 400 d. c.. ass,s. ! =
ties. who occupied portions !, s'ss' y
Syria and Asia Minor. This
to be authentic. being based On y ssl'
ether hsiroglyphlc or cunel,o~s. = Msiq|
upon a rock and successfully 49, ' VS.,
battle must have been fought w.. ' i'
before the time OF the lsfaei,,,ss 4 " ~ I
Egypt. and was probably tha s'oas'
et''lt OF which there is any record :
Please state II work is bs,,.
l,e isl1aIla canal at the presenf. 4, ss,;ll|
arse, what proportion Is bull ~ WIG
its entire length VIII be whsns uc I'd
1891 % u eApccted the Canal ~. N.Y.
formation ypu ne eon 20 ,naayieationi Cis. Il
A couple of years ago a new n. N
was effected under the name !, =
Nouyelle du Canal do Pansm. ~
since been pushing the wutt
great energy. The new comma. ~ =
porated under the general laws Of ~.
a capital stock OF $4,000, 900 frane. ' ~
latest Information obtainable -. ~.
the chief work at present Is In III,
the Culebra HIN cut. About An...'.
teen miles are nearly comnIs,aa
about thirty miles as yet untoush.a M
thought about so, 900 Will be ,.,.,.s
finish the task. 1t is largely matt, ! /
lecture when the canal viii bs 49,
The present work is being carried !, u
to demonstrate that the undertaklp. i j
sible.
How is "Mnrdi Gras day. in M, "
i isSea what VIII be the date Of lit 4, /
Mardi Gras. or shrove Tuesday !. ~
called in English, is one or tfs ~.
feasts that depends on Easter; II i, N. !,
day before Ash "Wednesday. or thu ~
of Lent. The rule for Easter day i. !,
lows: Easter day. on which Ina ~
nend. is always the first SUNDAY N, !
full moon, which happens upon Or n,r, 4
the 2lst dey of March. and II tie tuu !,
happen upon Sunday. Easter day I
after. But note: That the fuu /,
for the purposes Of these rules and ush
the l4th day Of lunar month, recEo,x
coiting to an ancient ecclesiastical ctr.,
ton. and not the real or astronomer
moon. AS Ash Wednesday Is forty t,rY
fore Easter. not reckoning the biz Su,dls
Lent. which are feast days, 1t Il ~ b
how Mardi Gras is fixed. In 1899 II w 4
on February IA.
Please state In what years he eu,u
had the majority In both houses n ucel
and what was the majority snd Vi,
president at the time. R.G.k,H
Since the formation OF tho repuhliesa Il
n 1856 the democrats have been Ia snn
both branches OF congress only three u
n the Thirty fifth congress, 1s5l-5s, n q
1crats had a majority OF fourteen b M
ate and twenty-thrso In the house a NJ
In the Forty-flfth the tenac1
majority In the senate was two and
iouse niue In the Forty-imth th ~
rats had eight majority In the stssx
In the house. For the lat ~
ears the republicans have ttsn ID ~
# either one branch or both brisas
congress.
How many persons nre employed 70 y
isrvice department OF the United s1lel
The total number OF persons In ths ~
led civil service is approximately IVA
whom 75215 are classified by reason q y
50G3 are classified under fegalso
: the navy department, approved BY U
lissioned and sanctioned by the rrais
6 are appointed by the president soa''
lt5 are occupants OF positions e'aa
opted from examination or from es-''
i've examination. OF the former cia
70 Indians.
80 Iah ~ Q Secia ~ e'S ,1erP " ~ c.DT
Theoretically the queen can DO bo'n W
not likely to exercise either priyilsN
asst royal veto was that of Queen Ala
7O7, when she refused her assent "
slating to the militia of Scotland
leanwhile opinion has undergone
change in England that 1t Is pel''s
ny attempt to exercise the yelo F"py
ow would he met by reyolutlon'
What was the popular vote receiysa ,.g
[cKinley and Mr.. Bryan respecrY%
resident In 1896? And how does NO.. .s "
Iajcrity compare with that OF otnsu
ants back to Garfield? ,s,s
In 1896 McKinley's vote wn ~
ryan's 6.502 925 In 1892 cleveians ~ -,
55G, SIS and Harrison 5,l76.i9s; u nv ~,
nd received 5,5SS. 235 and Harrison W M
1854. Cleveland, 4,91l,ol7 and b'na'
4; in 1880. Garfield 4.4is,o5s ana H'
2,O35.
Can YOU give mo information coneT,1
" ernlnenI lands IA Indian TerI''otitt
The lands of the Indian Terri'o'' d
4 been formally opened for sepleD. w
7 the provisions OF the goyeTn'n'.' "A
III the tribes. these lands are ~ .,raa
. Indians themselves. and wnsaaI I I pei
veralty the present owaers ..,.s
Iect for their own use the best ~
{ territorial land.
Please state what part tho nave "a tsy6
d Germany took in the ias' W.
Csc countries. .rea! "
la the Franco Prussian WAT "
,ro anticipated OF the French
no at that time SO much supsN y
w Of Prussia. Tho torpedo ~ .s,sS
en-. OF the Prussian coast "hs !. III
At. beyond blockading the 49,
IS accomplished by the Frencn 's
. claims that il citizens Of ~ y