The times., 1898-09-04

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What are the requirements for a man to enlist
in the army and navy? A.. K.
He must be over eighteen and under
forty. unmarried. and in good physical
condition 10 enter the regular army In
the navy the requirements are about the
same.
What is the time for setting cut shade and
fruit trees2 , How large 4 tree can be trans
planted with safety2 c. A.
Fall. when the ball of earth at the
trees roots is well set. 2. Trees sixty feet
nigh have been transplaEted. II is a
inao1er OF expense rather than Of safety.
How long has the United States Weather Bu-
reau been in existence? O. A
The meteorological department OF the
Signal Corps of the army was established
in 1910, and was in active operation in
1913. In 1891. on July l, it was transferred
from the War Department 10 the Agri-
cultural Department
In what tribunal viii a country al war with
another country sue for pace? c. W. C.
A country at war with another country
does not begin suit TO get peace. II asks
for peace. Sue means really 20 ask, and
the word Is applied 10 a law proceeding
because in the papers which bring the
matter into court. the plaintiff sues or
asks for certain relief
Who the first man accused Of bringing
Italian labor into this county 10 oppIess native
laborers? s
Franklin B. G0wen. a Baltimore lawyer.
who fought the Molly Maguires. and aft
erward became president of the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railroad. IL was in con-
neotion with a strike. not Of native Ia
bOrers, but of Irish and Welsh miners,
that he imported the first gangs Of ItaI-
ian la.bOrers. This was about 1873; Mr.
Gowen killed himself on December 10.
1883. He was then about fifty-three years
old.
Was the battleship Texas built from plans pro-
cured in Engiandi 2. Is IL permissible for the
Navy Department to secure plans for warships
wherever they can obtain themg 3 Were any of
the first batteshps cruisers built during CIsve-
lands first term built from foreign plans2
The Texas was buiat from designs by
| William Johns. an English ship designer.
| He won in an open competition 3 Il
| was then; 1t would be now, if the law
| authorizing the vessels permitted H..
3. Yes. The Baltimore and the Charles
/ ton were built from designs bought from
Sir William Armstrong & Co.
What is the present extension Of suffrage among
Italians in Italy? Some years ago there was
objection 10 extending il because only about halt
Of the small class then allowed to vote m-de usl
Of the privilege. GRANGER
In 1874 only about $4,000 OUT of about
| $4,000 persons entitled 10 vote made use
Of the franchise. In 1895. by the act OF
March y, the franchise was extended TO
oil
| one years of age, who could read and
| write and paid taxes in year amounting
DO 1880 lire about So Members OF acad-
emies, professors. those who have served
| two years in the military service. and
| persons in several other classes are also
entitled 10 vote.
If foreign boy OF fourteen years comes tc
| the United States and lives here Until Re IS q
age, is he entitled 10 citizenship without having
declared intention? SUBSCRIBER
He is not entitled TO citizenship with
| out papers. The law says however. that
he may get his final papers by asking
| for them, without having TO take out
| first papers; he must prove that ne has
| lived here FIVE years. including in those
| five years only three years of lis mi
| nority. So he cannot get his papers un-
| I'll he is twenty y-ihree years old. but car
get them then without going through the
| trouble of taking out preliminary papers
declaring his intention. that Is
How did Great Britain acquire possession o
Gibraltar, and when? C. D.
Great Britain had a war with Spar
and France that in which Marlborough
distinguished himself. called -he war o,
the Spanish Succession II began in 1T02
On July q. I704, Sir George Rookie ans
1 IL
| Gibraltar. which the Spaniards had let
poorly fortified. On July a the plac
was captured. In October the Frencl
and Spanish besieged the place but wer
repulsed and the siege was raised o.
March 10. I705. At the treaty of Utrech;
April II, I7l3. which ended the war, N
fortress was ceded 20 Great Britain.
Did the father Of the present Gar Of Russ
die natural deaths When did the first EmperC
OF the Germans die2 L c. )
Alexander III. father Of NichOias Il
the present Czar of Russia, died natu
raj death. 1t vas the grandfather OF IN
present Gar who was killed He wa
bIlwn up in the street on Sunday, Marc
Ii IN 81. February IS 90. 81. and die
| the same day. There never has been q
Emperor of the Germans. In the Ol
: days. when the Holy Roman Empire wa
, in existence, the Emperor was the En-
reror of Germany; the title Of the preseI
= ruler of Germany is German EmperO
William 1 died In Berlin in March 8, 1SS
e Has the Arkansas legislature ever enacted al
law in regard to sAe name OF the state, and y
r where can find an account Of II! FhiIZ-
A The Arkansas Legislature approved Il
report made by a joint committee OF 4
e Arkansas Historical Society and the E
~ - flr-f VA
n | the effect that the name of the State hz
:. been taken down phoneticalIy by FreDC
voyageurs from the Indians, and Il
r French spelled 1t in the French way, gi
ing French values not English, to Il
s letters. so that. though spelled Arkansa
the name had been pronounced Arkal
:. saw. The report urged that the pE
nunciation be kept as Arkansaw, and I
e Legislature approved the report.
Where can l find list Of the major gener
- and brigadier generals in the United States se
ice now, with their previous rank?
e. Here. The three major generals of :
=, regular army who rank all the othe
N are Nelson A. Miles, Wesley Merritt. a
/. John r. Brooke The major &c
erals of Volunteers are: j. ]. Coping
s W. r. Shafter, W. NJ. Graham, j.
Wade, and n. C. Merriam. each Of wht
n was formerly a brigadier general o
A; J. c. Breckenridge, inspector gene
ie U. S. A: E s Otis, brigadier general
- s. A: j. II. Wilson, major general. IS
]. W. Keifer. brigadier general 1868; Fl
1r hugh Lee and Matthew c. Butler. each
whom was major general, c. s. A, a
ID Joseph Wheeler, who was lieutenant 81
eral. C. S. a. On August q, Brig Ge
t. NJ Anderson, Arthur Macarthur. a
or F. " Greene, now at Manila, were p