The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-04
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Was Lord O'Hagan ever lord lieutenant of
1relard?-H
No; he was lord chancellor, Serving as
such from 1868 to 1874, and from 1880 to 1852.
He died Feb. !, 1886.
What are the requirements for a man to
enlist in the army or navy?-A. w. K
He must be over eighteen and under
forty, unmarried and in good physical con-
dition. In the navy the requirements are
about the same.
What is the time for setting out shade
and fruit trees? g. How large a tree can
be transplanted with Safety?-C. A.
Fall, when the bali of earth at the
trees root is well set. 2. Trees sixty feet
high have been transplanted. 1t is a mat
ter expense rather than of safety.
How long has the United States Weather
Bureau been. in existence?-G. A.
The meteorological department of the
signal corps of the army was esta bished
In 1870. and was in active operation in 1873.
In 1891, on July /, 1t was transferred from
the War Department to the Agricultural
Department. where it now is.
In what tribunal will a country at war
with another country sue for peace?-G.
w. c.
country at war with another country
does not begin suit TO get peace. 1t asks
for peace. Sue" means really to ask, and
the word is applied to a law proceeding be-
cause ia the papers which bring the matter
into court the plaintiff sues or asks for GER
tain relief.
Who was the first man accused of bring
ing Italian labor into this country to OPP
press native laborers?-S. p.
Franklin B. Gowen, Baltimore lawyer,
who fought the Molly Maguires and after
wards became president of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad. 1t was in connection with
a strike. not of native laborers but of Irish
and Welsh miners, that he imported the
first gangs of Italian laborers. This was
about 1873 Mr.. Gowen killed himself on
Dec. 15 1889. He was then about fifty-three
years old.
Was the battle ship Texas built from
plans procured in England? 2. Is it permits
Eble for the Navy Department to secure
plans for warships wherever they can OBJ
tain them? 3. Were any of the first battle
ships or cruisers built during Cleveands
first term built from foreign plans? NV. S.
The Texas was built from designs by Will
liam Johns. an English ship designer. He
won in an open competition. 2. 1t was
then 1t would be now if the laws authoriz-
ing the vessels permitted it, 3. Yes. The
Baltimore and Charleston were built on de-
signs bought from Sir William Armstrong
& Co.
What was the effective range OF a four
FOUNDER and a six-pounder gun in the days
OF the revoiution?-E II. H.
According to Sir Howard Douglass au-
thoritative book, Naval Gunnery," pub
lished first about sixty years ago, a six
FOUNDER with an elevation of one-quarter of
a degree had an effective range of 800 yards
A twelve-pounder, with no elevation, had
an effective range of 49S yards. Sir Howard
does not give the range of four-pounder:
It must have been less even than that OF
the six-pounder.
If a foreign boy of fourteen years comes
10 the United States and lives here until he
IS Of age, is he entitled TO citizenship with
out having declared his intentions Sub
scriber
He is not entitled to citizenship without
papers. The law says however. that he may
get his final papers by asking for them with
out having to take out first papers: he must
prove that he has lived here five years, in
GLIDING in those five years only three years
Of HIS minority. so he cannot get his papers
until he Is twenty-three years old but can
get them then without going through the
trouble OF taking out preliminary papers
declaring his Intentions that is.
How did Great Britain acquire possession
OF Gibraltar, and when?-C. ID.
Great Britain had war with Spain and
France, that in which Marlborough distln-
guished himself, called the war OF the Span
fish succession. II began in 1907 On July q,
lloi. Sir George Rookie and several other