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/. VIII you kindly explain through the col.
umns OF your paper. the agreements and
understandings reached NJ tho trraiv OF
Paris? Would rcods. the property OF an Eng
lishnan. consigned TO an English port. but
on board a spanish vessel under the Spanish
flag, become tbe property os the United stetes
government II captured By United Ssates
naval vessel. or would the goods 90 % the
English connignee2 N'Et.
The congress- at Paris in April. 1856, agreed
to the following: l. Priyateering is and re-
mains abolished. Q The neutral flag covers
cnemy's goods, with the exception Of ooa-
trahand OF war. .. Neutral goods, with the
exception Of contraband Of war, are not liable
10 capture under the enemys fag. e. Block
ades. in order to be binding. must be effect
i've; that is TO say. maintained by force
sufficient really to prevent access TO the coast
OF the enemy. This declaration was Eigned
by the plenipotcntinries of Great Britain,
Austria. France, Prussia, Russia, sardin'a
and Turkey. The second part OF your query
is answered by agreements 2 and OF the
declaration.
What Is the origin OF the name of the Span
isn battleship PcIayog Is II the name OF
town. uerson or battle? C.P.R
Pelayo wac the founder OF the Kingdom OF
Astuilns, which is famous in Spanish history
az the refuge and stronghold OF the Christian
yillgoths after the Moors had gained possess
zion OF nearly all the rest of the peninsula
anl had routed the Christian army ia the
battle OF Guadalete In III. Under the leader
shin OF Pelayo tho Niaigo;hs gained . victory
In us. and, aided by the Franksh successes
elsewhere. gradually drove back the Moors
The descendants Of Pelayo ruled over the
Kingdom. Of Asturias until 757, after when
thcy were called kings OF Ovledo. In 9l4 the
court was transferred TO Leon. AS national
here. Pelayo IS the center OF much romantic
legend. which is gracefully related by WASH
iugton Irving in his Spanish Papers" partly.
according to tho author. based on ancien:
chronicles. but largely his own poetlcal IN
yontion md hardly to be accepted his
toIically accurate.
I. VIII you please inform me what gun Is
used in the United States army; also what
calihcr? .. Can a volunteer on entering tho
service use any gun he wishes. or is he COM
PEELED to use enc particular make:
YOU
/. The Krag.Jorgenson rife; calibcr so
inch. length 40 inches. with bayonet 80
inches. weight on pounds, with bayonct ia
pounds; number Of cartridges in magazine
q. gun sighted TO 1000 yards covering of
Jacket OF cartridge, nickel; weight of car
fridge 25l grains muzzle velocity tlu feeu
per second 2o00. . All tho guns OF com
pany or regiment must be alike
Please give ne. to decide bet. the coal
burned in day by bat,leship' SIP
The amount Of ccal burned in day on one
Of the naval vessels depends entirely on the
speed Tho bis cruiser New York. at her
maximum speed Of twenty knots an hour,
consumes 5l264 tons day; at eleven knots
on hour It consumes only 7Gs tons a day. Its
coal bunker capacity is 1279 tons. The Ia
diana, one OF the big batueships, with a coal
capacity Of 1900 tons, burns lSo tons a day
at tun speed. fifteen knots. but only 80 tons
a day while steaming Mt ten knots.
In referring to the Dry Tortugas. please
give their exact location. | suppose them TO
ba isiands situated In tho vicinity OF Cuba,
but do not find their localities indicated on
the maps. FAN
The Dry Tcrtugas form n part of Monroe
county. Florida and arc at the extremity OF
of Caro Sable. They lilo Just within the Guif
of Mexico. in about latitude "a degrees 81
minutes north. longitude IS degrees west.
Kindly let us know. to settle bet. the
totul number Of ships engaged at the battle
CT Trafalgar RF.A.
Lord Nelson encountered the enemy oil Cape
Trafalgar, October Il. 1903. Tho force under
lim consisted OF twenty soVeu ships of the
aud frt,,
thirty three ships OF the line ana seven
rrigates.
J. How long has General W. I. Sherman
6sen dead :. Was Senator or Secretary
sherman ever n general in the United states
SrcSs' 1, Is there any other brother:
A. u, Proctor.
/. lie died in 1891. . No. 8 About thirty
I'VE years. 4. Not living. Charles Taylor
sherman. tho elder brother, died in 1879.
tr,a, has the larger navy that is, fighting
Ne't'ls, rot Including auxiliary ships. now III
commissiong MOI.
There is no comparison 10 he made between
the nayies OF the United States aud Austria.
that country bciug very far down on the list
% the nayies OF the world
WIZ SPAN I'm case the united States wins
this war; have To pay tho war expenses OF
the United States? ARD.
II the United States wins, Spain will prob
ably be called on for an indemnity sufficient
to cover this countrys war expenses.
Please state the pay OF enlisted men In the
United states army Does married man re-
eeive mere pay than a single man? APT.
An enlisted man in the United states army
Is paid Sia month and his clothing. quar-
tcrs and rations are furnished him free.
10 statistics show that Russia has fret
EQUIPPED navy than England MR.N,
Nv they show nothin; OF the Kind, The
navy OF England ID Superior to that OF any
nation Gu the globe.
l, Was Fitlhugh Lee general In the South
erG army during the ciyil war; >. Can YOU
tell his age at the present time? J.WD.
!, Yes. :, General Lee Is G. yoars old.
When and where did General Santa Anna
diee W W. Mundine.
HO died in Mexico June 20. 1876.
COMPLIMENT TO \ TENtS Book.
Colonel Mnryc OF Virginia on the
Declaration of Independence.
Richmond Tinlss