The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-24


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according to custom, Enclosed 1t in the Same
envelope, changing the address to read:
From his Majesty. the Emperor. to the
chancellor of the German Empire"
How many States grant the franchise to
women in any way? Has any State that has
given the franchise to women once ever
taken 1t from them again?-J. Y. G.
In Colorado, Utah and Wyoming women
vote just as the men do. In Kansas they vote
on municipal matters, and in Arizona, Della
ware, Idaho. Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Mas
sachusetts. Michigan Minnesota. Montana,
Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey,
North Dakota. Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon,
South Dakota, Texas Vermont, Washington
and Wisconsin they vote on questions OF
taxation and on the election of school off,
GERS. So far as we can find no State that
once gave the suffrage to women has ever
taken it from them.
What indemnity was paid by France to
Germany after the Franco-Prussian war?
How long before the whole was liquidated?
Elderly.
The amount demanded by Germany was
5000 100000 francs, equal to 81, 900 600. OF
this vast sum one-ffth was to be paid as
soon as the French government had recov-
cred control of the country, which was then
in the hands of the Commune. Another
fifth was to be paid during 1871; 5OO0OO,OOO
francs was to be paid on May l, 1872 and
the remaining half or before March 2.
1874. first payment of 50O,OOO,O0O francs
was made on July "A, 1871, and the last was
made on Sept. s. 1873, six months ahead of
time.
OF what did the United States Bank that
Jackson fought consist? e. What difference
is there between the national bank of to-
day and the bank that Jackson fought?
Scribe.
The Bank of the United States, chartered
in 1916, for twenty years. was to have a
capital of s35, 0OO, 0OO Of which one-fifth could
be in government stock, and the govern
ment named one-fifth Of the twenty-five di-
rectors. 1t was to have the custody of the
government revenues, was to issue notes
and pay interest on the government de-
posits. It was allowed to have branches,
and at the height of it's glory had twenty
five branches. 2. The present national banks
have no government directors do not have
custody of the revenues, and except for be-
ing supervised by the government have no
relationship with the government such as
the old bank had. They are private banks;
it was partly a government bank.
read tnat the coming tower" OF the
battle ship Indiana, where her commander
Will be during battle, is surrounded by
arnlor twelve inches thick, and that he may
be considered to be in a safe place. Yet
also read that at gun tests projectiles pierce
much greater thickness of plates than this.
How can both statements be correct?-Stu-
dious
No man on a modern battle ship can be
said to have q safe place when the vessel is
in severe action, and yet that twelve inches
ne ic
tests of guns and armor plate projecties
are usually aimed to strike the target
"square"-that is. at right angles to it.
Now, the Indiana's coming tower is round,
and it would be a remarkably lucky shot
that hit it square Another point of great
import is that nearly, If not quite, all mod
ern projectiles of heavy caliber are conical,
and such, while they go straighter than
round shot, are much more easily DETECTED
by a glancing blow.
What was the Virginius Affairs. J. K.
By the Virginius affair is meant the cap
ture Of the vessel named the Virginius by
the Spaniards in 1873 and the execution Of
the crew. The facts in the case are as fol-
lows: The Virginius left the United States
flying the american flag with number of
persons, some Americans, some of other ma
tionalities, who intended to help the Gu
bans, then, now, fighting the Spaniards.
1t was captured on Oct. 81, 1873 by the
Spanish gunboat Tornado, which took her
to Cuba; there the captives were tried by
court-martial, convicted and several of
them were shot to death. Among the VIC
tins were six .Englishmen and about thirty
Americans When the news got out there
was great excitement and the United States
almost went to war with Spain. We would
have done so had not Spain backed down
so far as to agree to apologize if she should
prove to have been in the wrong. She was
to return the Virginius, salute the American
flag and pay an indemnity to the families
of the people executed. But when the United
States came to investigate itwas found that
the Virginius had no right to fly the Ameri-
can flag, and that, technically, she was a
pirate just as Spain had claimed she was.
So Spain returned the vessel, but paid no
indemnity and made neither salute nor
apology.