The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-30
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Where is Troop A of the Fifth Cavalry?
On Oct. Is it was still in Porto Rico.
Can you tell me how to rid place Of sand
flies ?-Subscriber.
We do not know how to drive sand flies
away.
How many negro representatives have we
in Congress? Who are they and from what
States and districts?-Politic.
There is only one congressman. He is Mr..
George Henry White. and represents the
Second North Carolina district. He is
lawyer by profession.
If my father is a foreigner. becomes
naturalized citizen, and L come here as
foreigner under age, can l vote on my
fathers papers without being naturalized?
Yes, if you were here and under age when
he took out his final papers
OF the legal voters of South Carolina and
Louisiana how many are white and how
many black?-S.
BY the census of 1890 there were in South
Carolina 1O2, 657 whites of voting age and
132,949 negroes; in Louisiana there were
1SO,74S whites and 1855 negroes.
Please advise me what is the latest edition
of the Encyclopedia Britannica, when Will
the next one be printed, and where can /
purchase a set?-E. p. M.
The latest edition on the market is that
of 1885, If there is another in course of
preparation the fact has not been an
nounced. The work is handled in this city
by the BowenIMerrill Company, book deal
ers
What were the names of the men who
went with Hobson on the Merrimac?-F. L.
Daniel Montague, chief master-at-arms,
United States steamer New York; George
to an, In
New York; ]. E. Murphy, coxswain, Iowa:
Oscar Denignan, coxswain, Merrimac; Geo.
F. Phillips, first-class machinist, Merrimac,
and Francis Kelly, water tender, Merrimac.
Rudolph C1ausen, a coxswain on the New
York, deserted his post for the purpose OF
aiding in the attempt and did good work.
What is the highest speed in knots per
hour ever made by an ocean steamer of any
size, such as the Atlantic liners? 2 What
are the three highest ranking cities of the
world in commerce?-J. w. b.
The highest speed on record is that of the
German steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse, made Nov. Is and 16, 1897 when 567
knots were covered at the rate of q. so knots
(2660 miles) per hour. 2. London, New York
and Liverpool
What must do to prevent moths from
destroying bees? Q What must L do to pre-
vent grapes from rotting "A. p.
You will have to remove the infected
swarm to another hive and clean the in
fected hive thoroughly before you put the
swarm back. BY using an insect trap you
may be able to destroy the moths before
they enter the hive. The trap should be
used only at night 2. Your vineyards are
probably too low, the rot seldom attacks
vineyards on HIGH well-drained ground.
The use of q solution of 80 per cent. iron
sulphate may help to rid the vines of the
rot If the lay of the land has nothing to do
with it's attack.
What is the distance between New York
and Queenstown, and what is the best time
made by an Atlantic liner? 2. What is the
distance between New York and San Fran
cisco, and what is the best time for a
through freight train?-W.
The distance from New York to Queens
town is $500 miles; the best passage was
made by the Cunard steamer Lucania, Oct
q to g. 1894, the time being five days, eight
hours and thirty-eight minutes. From
Queenstown to New York, though the dis
tance is about the same, the time is less;
the Lucania did it in five days, seven hours
and twenty-three minutes, Sept. to IA,
1894. 2. The distance from New York to
San Francisco is $3.50 miles. The regular
schedule for through freight trains is about
seven days; We do not know the best time
Who compose McKinley's Cabinet at
present? ,. What are the duties of each
Cabinet officer? 3. Please name the men,
bers of the different American peace COM
missions?-J. K. Il.
Secretary OF state, John Hay; secretary
of the treasury, Lyman ]. Gage; secretary
of war, Russell "A. Alger; attorney general
John W. Grggs; postmaster general,
Charles E. Smith; secretary of the navy
John D. Long; secretary of the interior
Cornelius N. Bliss; secretary of agricul-
ture, James Wilson. 2. The duties of all
of these except the secretary of state are
suggested in their titles. The secretary of
state transacts all business between the
United States and foreign states. 5. The
Cuban evacuation commission is composed
of Major General ]. f. Wade. Rear Ad-
miral W. s. Sampson and Major General
NJ. c. Butler. The Porto Rico evacuation
commission is composed of Major General
j. r. Brooke. Rear Admiral Schley and
Brgadier General W. w. Gordon. The
peace commission now in Paris is made up
OF William r. Day, recently secretary of
state; Senators Cushman X. Davis, and Mr..
Whitelaw Reid.
Can you tell me practical way OF max
ing liver sausage?-C- +.
here Is German recipe. lake ., nog S
liver, fresh and sound; cut it into pieces
as thick as the thumb and place IN col
lander. Hold the collander with the liver
in boiling water for thirty seconds, and let
il remain until the liver is no longer raw
but reddish and juicy. Then chop. II fine at
once. Cooked bacon In dice. with the pluck
that came with the liver, must then be
minced. Then the minced liver should be
added and the whole minced fine together
and rubbed through a sieve or collander.
then mixed well with salt and spices (black
pepper. thyme. white pepper. nutmeg and
little clove) Tho meat must taste strong
~ OF spices ana salt, since in the cooking
1t loses some Of It's favor. FIJI the cases
not too fun. tie them and cook In a kettle