The times., 1898-05-15
NOTES AND QUERIES.

NOTES AND QUERIES.
Was Kaiser friedrich, who died June Is, 1853,
/ Frederick III, " or '? j. G.
| He was Koenig Friedrich III, OF Prus-
| sia, German emperor. There had been a
/ previous Friedrich III, Emperor Of Ger
many.
| What would be the duties of lieutenant gen
! eTal? ?. Is there anything higher in the Navy
4 than admiral? 3. Would the appointments Of a
lieutenant general be made at the discretion Of
/ the President? NJ 6 NJ
| He would command the army unless
there was general. 3 No. just now the
highest rank is rear admiral 3. Congress
would have to act first
| How comes it that Spain was allowed 10 make
the Cape Verde Islands. which belong to Portu-
gal, the base Of the operations Of her hect2
As soon as war was formally declared
/ Portugal declared neutrality, and the
/ Spanish ships were compelled 70 leave.
VIII you kindly inform me through the col
uInns Of your valuable paper Of what dcnomina-
tion Of religion IS senator Marx Hanna, and what
church does he attend! b. b. J.
We do not know 1t may be the Lord
, does.
When was postage reduced from cents TO .
cents per ounce, Of HFst-clas5 matJerl
In 1883.
When did the Government discontinue the use
Of stamps bank checks? y. A. r.
On July l, 1883, in accorance with the
act Of March 3. Of that year.
What is knot, the measurement used by
sailors? We.
a nautical mile; that Is. one-sixtieth OF
a degree Of the earths equator, or 20Z9
yards.
What is the difference between Il cruiser and
gunboat2 2. To what class does the Nashville be-
long2 3. What is her speed2 SEARCHEK.
Cruisers are faster. larger and carry
heavier guns and more Of them. > A
gunOOat. Of 14-knOt speed
Kindly give name Of town and. if possible, the
prison, in which Ricardo Ruiz was kiiled3 d.
Ruiz was murdered N prison az Guam
abacoa in February 1897. We do not
find that the prison had any particular
name.
Do we export more pocket cutlery to Eng
land than we import from herr H. D.
We do not. Our total exports of cut
lery in 1891 were about S1eS 900. while our
total imports were in the neighborhood
Of $2,3o0.oo0.
Does the law require q nan 70 reside in the
Congressional district from which he Is elected
10 Congress? HIAWATHA-
No.
Is there national law that makes it impos-
sible for foreigners 10 hold real estate in their
names in this Cquntrv2 Ak
No; the land laws are State. not ua-
tional in character. Vast acreages are
held by some Englishmen-
What per cent Of the population OF the United
States IN 100 were protesting Chrlstilns. Also
IN 1850 and in ls30? J. Z. C.
II is impossible to say There has never
been a census of protesting Christians.
though every denomination has figures
showing its strength among commUni-
cants.
What is the number Of insurgents in Cuba at
present? 2. What is the pres, NJ population of
Havana! 3. How many fTst-ciass battlesniPs have
the Spaniards? J. " F.
The armed forces are estimated at Is
095 men 2 About 251.990. ,. One, but
several of her armored cruisers should
be strong fighters.
WHAT IS the correct tITia lr the famous Hon
man House picture? What was its vslue2
The Hofman's barroom collection. now
scattered, included several fine paintings,
but The Nymphs and the Satyr' IS prob
ably the one 10 which you refer. It was
valued at about $4,000
Are cattle grown in the United states but
bought by an English merchant and shipped in
an English vessel, subject to capture by span
ish ship2 J. F. n
only in the sense that any defenseiess
vessel is subject TO such capture. In the
event Of such seizure England would be
heard from in a cha-acterisJicaIly i'm
pressive way
What was the number OF negroes enlisted in the
Union armies during the civil war: A P A
Before the war ended, there had been
145 negro regiments Of infantry. seven OF
cavalry, twelve OF heavy artillery. one
regiment Of light artillery and one OF en-
gineers. a total of l66 regiments The
total number OF coIored euIistments n
these regiments was 1S5.J17.
Did there exist as a matter Of international law
state OF between spain and the United
on Saturday, April %. Is9s. At noon2
According TO our declaration. war be-
gan at midnight of April - C'-Since April
q and including that day-')
Where were Bob Fitzsimmons James Corbete
and John L. sullivan born, and what nationality
were their parents. J. j. 8.
FitZsimmons is said variOusly 70 have
been born at Sydney. Australia, and n
England. AT all events. he was brought
up in Australia CO-bett was born in
San Francisco. and Sullivan in the High
lands district OF Boston. The parents Of
all were Irish. -
Which are the best ba,tIeships in our Navy7 Is
the government Of England 4 monarchy
ANXIOUS.
The Indiana, Massachusetts, Iowa and
Oregon are our frst-class battleships,
therefore, presumably, our best The Tex
as is Of equal quality. but smaller, the
difference between first and second class
being matter OF size only ?. England is
a constitutional or limited monarchy. It's
sOyereign's will is not absolute law, as in
an absolute monarchy.
Assuming Cuba to have 1.50OO coo population,
dom. thus assuming that her national
debt, what would be a proportionate national
debt FOR the United states. with our 100000
populationE L b..
On your assumption, Cuba would have
per- capita debt oS Si3S I-S. which. on a
of 5000. 900. would make debt