The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-31
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

NICK.
On Sept. Z, 1892 at Richfield, Miss. for a
purse Of $4,000 and the championship of the
world The battle lasted twenty-one rounds.
or one hour and twenty-three minutes
v Have tba the United nj States naval officer
The United States have no admiral in
their navy. There have been two admirals-
Farragut and Porter. Since the Iatter's
death we have had only rear admirals.
Which ranked the higher at the time of
the destruction of the Maine Schlev or
Sampson?-Two Sides.
Schley; he was No. 10 on the list Of COM
modores, while Sampson was No. 2 on the
list of captains
Are gold and silver ever found in crystals?
-R. l.. S
Gold is found frequently in crystals.
though owing to the softness of the metal
the crystals are rarely we'll defined. Silver
is also found in crystals. which are like
wise not well defined for the same reason.
What constitutes blockade that foreign
nations must respect?-J. j. M.
One that another nation must respect is
one that we can compel them to respect
To maintain blockade that neutral powers
will respect it must be effective; that is.
the chances of successful blockade running
must be kept down to minimum.
What is the official flag of the Hawaiian
repuhlic?-Reader.
The Hawaiian flag is the same now that
It was when the kingdom was in existence
its iield is divided into nine horizontal
stripes of white, red and blue alternately.
The llnion shows the English union flag on
its blue ground. The flag is not pretty and
is incorrect heraldically.
In case the squadrons now commanded by
Rear Admiral Dewey and acting Rear Ad-
miral Sampson were to be concentrated who
would be the ranking officer and have COM
mand?-J. r. G.
Unless special orders were issued direct
ing otherwise. Admiral Dewey, being the
ranking officer, would take command of the
united fleets
What has become Of the monitors Terror
and Amphitrite? Have heard nothing from
them since the bombardment of Porto Rico.
Albany.
The Terror is attached to the North At
lantio fleet and is commanded by Capt.
Nicoll Ludlow. She is supposed to be on
the blockade of Havana. The Amphitrite,
commanded by Capt. Charles ]. Barclay, is
attached to the same fleet and is believed
to be- doing much the same service.
When did Captain Sampson take command
of his own and Schley's squadrons? Before
or after the "bottling" of Cervera's fleet?
y. l..
Acting Admiral Sampson took command of
the two squadrons the day after the dot
Ting He had been in command of the two
fleets, in theory at all events. since the war
began, but Schey's fleet had never been
near enough to him for him to take direct
command of 1t.
20 foreign ports, or coming from foreign
ports into the United States, required to
have a passport, and why?
The United States have not required pass
ports since a short time after the end of
the civil war. Great Britain does not re-
uure them. either; but all countries of con-
tinental Europe require them. Passports
are simply a means of identifying persons,
and snow that the bearer is in good stand
ing with his government.
What viii be the armament of the new
battle. ships Maine, Missouri and Ohio I'm
Quirer
Eacn will have four thirteen-inch cannon,
fourteen six-inch rapid-fre cannon. sixteen
six Founders, one automatic Colt gun and
two field pieces for landing parties. Unless
plans are changed by lessons learned at
Santiago. each ship will have two torpedo
tubes Turret armor will be fourteen inches
thick, and the maximum thickness of side
armor viii be 1919 inches.
A bets that any man who enlists in the
United States army for three years service
can. at the expiration of those three years,
leave the service even if war is on against
some country. bets that he must serve
until The war is over.
A wins; an enlisted man is discharged as
soon as his time is up, unless he re-enlists
at once, whether war is going on or not.
Is not Roman Catholicism the established
religion in Spain and her colonies. 2 How
often has Cuba been in rebellion against
Spain2 3. What has been the length of the
various rebellions?- III. NJ. z.
Yes; il was the only one tolerated until
within a few years. @ There have been three
a few years. 2. There have been three
revolutions in Cuba: the first in May. 1850,
and August, 1851; the second, called the
''ten years war;" lasted from September,
1865, until February, 1878: the third began
IN February, 1895, and is just beginning to
reach the end for which 1t was begun.
Is william 7. Sampson acting admiral or
acting rear admiral. and who does he out
rank2 2 Is not Maj. Gen. Joseph Wheeler
ex-senator OF Alabama? What was his rank
and command in the Confederate army? g.
Was Maj. Gen. William r.. Shafter in the
Ini0r army during the civil WARP f. Is
Brigadier General Young. now in Cuba, ex-
colonel OF the Third United States Cavalry :?
Did he serve in tbs civil war; If So which
side?-The Elf.
He Us acting rear admiral, and outranks
nine commodores. 2 He is not ex-senator;
he Is. ex-representalive He was the last
lieutenant general appointed in the conted-
crate army; his date of rank was Feb Is
1865 Yes; he began as first lieutenant
IN the Seventh Michigan Infantry and ended
Is colonel Of the Seventeenth United States
Colored Infantry, serving from Aug. % 1851
until Nov. q 1866. 1. He Is the present COL
tpsl e the Third Cavalry. He enlisted as