The times., 1898-07-03
NOTES AND QUERIES.

Where was William ]. Bryan born? S. L. R.
Col. William j. Bryan, United States
Volunteers, was born at Salem. Marion
county, ILL.,, on March 19. 1860
What city in Mexico derived its name from 4
drug7 SUBSCRIBER.
Jalspa. the plant, and its derivative the
drug ialap, take their name from the
Mexican city Jalapa or Xalapa, near
which the plant grows abundantly.
Please give the name of the different wedding
annversaFies7 a
The first wedding anniversary is not
kept as rule; when observed il is the
paper wedding Other anniversaries are:
Five years, wooden wedding; ten years,
tin; fifteen years. crystal; twenty years,
china; twenty-five years. silver; fifty
years, golden: sixty years or seventy-five
years, diamond. 1t IS largely nonsense
What is the fastest-fying bird? T. P. c.
The chimney swift is thought to be the
fastest bird on the wing. II IS said to
have flown a thousand miles in twenty
four hours. Many birds have been known
10 fly shorter distances at greater speed,
however; the carrier pigeon. for example,
has been known to iy at the rate Of
mile minute
Is there any difference in the level Of the At
lantie and Pacific Oceans opposite Lake S.ea-
ragua? p G.
There seems to be. though We find no
definite statement on one side or the
other. At the Isthmus Of Panama, the
difference in the level OF the two oceans
is about twelve feet; we suppose II is
about the same on the Nicaraguan coast,
as there is no external difference Of con-
ditions there.
time Of peace? L. :
1t consisted of ten regiments of cavalry,
with a strength of 6,6lI officers and men;
4,313 artillery. officers and men; I4.025 in
fantry, officers and men, and misceilan-
eous officers and men TO make the total
strength on December l, 1881, amount to
Is, ,267. The retired list contained 1.g6I Of
hcers and men.
Are lands in Cuba owned in large or small
tracts? Are they owned mostly by natives or
SpaniaTds? Are there any public lands IN Cubaf
Principally III large tracts The large
plantations are owned mostly by folk who
are Spanish sympathizers. even if they
are Cuban born, though many Of the
plantations are owned by American COM
| panies. There are crown lands, but no
public lands in our American sense Of the
| word.
In case Of the capture Of the PHILIPPINES by
our fleet ard troops world a division Of the ter
| ritoTy be made between the Government, The sol
| diers and the sailors2 r. D.
Your question is nOnsensicaL
Where Is the United States cruiser Chicago. and
what Is her speedz > Cannot submarine mines
be destroyed By dynamite thsown from warships?
b. L. :
AT the navy yard, New York city.
where she has been undergoing recon-
struction for the past three years. Origi-
naIly she made 81 knots. but when re-
stored 10 service which viii be about
August / she viii be in the 19-Snoc c,ass.
. Yes.
Aside from battIeships now building what bat
t.eshiPs are IN prospect for The 9ited States
Navy9 SYRACJSAN-
Three new battleships are so definitely
| arranged for that their plans are ready
for would-5e builders 10 bid upon IN
general appearance and type they VIII
| be Ike the Wisconsin and Alabama. which
are now building They are TO be named
Maine, Ohio and Missouri
Please describe the method Of loading our great
Army and Navy guns Is the pr1jecti.e and cart
ridge al in onet ;. What Is the powder cham
BERT J. J. r.
Inc uEeGCl-DlUCh IS swung DLCk anu
the gun sponged; then the prOjectile IS
brought up on its carrier and rammed
into place. The powder charge. some
times in two bags. is then rammed into
It's place the fuse inserted, and the
breech-olock swung into place and lock-
ed. Charge and projectile are separate
for all the guns in our service larger than
the 6-inch rife and for most OF the
6-inch rifles, too , The powder cham
ber is a place in the bore Of the gun
where the powder is placed. Its diameter
IS greater than that OF ire rest OF the
gun.
Please give me some information as to settle
ments conducted on the cooperative plan and
how 70 reach them T. =
There IS a Swedish colony al New Swe-
den, Ne, Swiss at Chattanooga, Tenn.
a Russian IN IiddleseX county Va, an
Italian at Bowie. Texas; a German, al
! Anaheim. Cal, and English settlements
in Crawford, Plymouth, Sioux, and Wood
bury counties. Iowa There Is colony ar
Fairhope, Ala; at Grand Blanc, Mich;
at Manistique. Mich; al marlborough.
Miss, and at Greenwood, Ark The Bel
lamy Equality Colony" is near Duluth.
| MINI. There are sociahstic and cOmmun-
| istic societies. which are more prosperous
| than the cooperative colonies
Is there not a law giving 70 volunteer as we'll
as regular Army officers additional 20 per
cent Of their salaries so long as the present
/ continues2 2 Besides Washington and Grant,
/ were sherman sheridan ever generals II the
| Army? p. B. C.
| No. 2. Sherman was general from
| March 8 1863 until November 1, 1888. when
| he retired with that rank Sheridan was
| lieutenant general from March ., 1863. ur-
| Ill June l. IsSS. when he was promoted
| general. He held that rank until his
| death, on August ;, 1855
Please name the rulers of Asia and Africa2
| 7. P.
| Taking them alphabetically they are:
] Abyssinia Africa, Menelek Of Shoa, Ne
| gus: Afghanistan. Asia, Abdur Rahman
| Khan. Amir: Baluchistau formerly called
| BeIochistan). Mir Mahmud, Khan; Box
| hara Asia, Syed Abdul Ahad. Amir;
4 China, Kuang Hsu, Emperor; Congo Free
| State, Africa. Leopold II of Belgium, SOW
| ereign; Corea, Asia. Ii Hsi, Emperor;
| Egypt, Africa, Abbas. Khedive; Japan.
| Mutsihito Emperor; Khiva. Asia. Syed
| Mohammed Rahim, Khan; Liberia, Az
| rica, William David Coleman. President;
| Morocco, Africa, Muley Abdul Aziz En-
| peror: Oman. Arabia (Asia), Seyyid Fey