The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-18

to make. and are omitted from your list.
| There are, for instance, no streets north and
south Of Illinois street or east and west of
| Washington street. and Indianapolis has no
| cable" cars. You ought to be able to get
| the desired information concerning Mcxin-
| ley and Hobart without writing to the news
papers
Please give me the number of murders in
a year in the United States, the number Of
executions and OF divorces also.-Dewey.
No distinction is made in collecting sta
tistics between murders and homicides. In
the year ending June 80, 1890, the census
year, it seems that there were 1856 homi-
| cides; the executions amounted to about 1O3,
the lynchings to 165. The divorces seem not
to be counted.
Can you state the exact expenditure on
the Panama canal up to the present timer
A. c., Jr.
The old company is estimated to have
spent $263, 100000 without finishing more than
quarter of the canal. The new company
has spent about $7,OOO,0OO, and will spend
about 100000 more by next spring This
will make the total expenditure about $2lS,
0o0 900. OF this it has been estimated that
fully half was invested and spent fraudu-
lently.
Would a bill of exchange between Key
West and Porto Rico be domestic or for
eign? 2 Give year. month and date of j.
G. Whitter's death. g. What is the differ
ence between a normal college and univer-
sity? f. Who is author of the piece my 10,
hn?'-School Girl.
/. Foreign. q Sept. T. 1892 g. In a normal
school teachers are instructed in the prin-
ciples of their profession. A university has
broader scope, teaching the arts, sciences,
languages. theology, etc. 1t may include
normal dpnaTtmQnf A Robert
In Second Chronicles, 33d chapter, 14th
verse, what is meant by the Fish gate"
where is it, and what is it used for?-
Youngstown.
This was the name of one Of the gates of
Jerusalem, probably on the east side, just
north Of the Temple Enclosure. 1t doubtless
derived it's name from the fact that fish
from the Liberals, or possibly from the
Mediterranean, were brought to the city by
that route, or that they were sold there.
There are other references to it in the Bible
than the one you mention
A man owning homestead dies intestate.
leaving a wife but no children; does the
widow own the homestead, or have the
man S relatives any claim on the homestead?
interested Reader.
The law of the State in which the home
stead is will govern. The fact that the
land was originally a homestead will not
count so long the entry has been COM
pleted. In Indiana the widow would take
one-third of the estate in fee simple. If
there no children and the husband left
no parents the entire estate would go to
her.
What is the cost of battle ships now af1oat
and building, also of iron-clad vessels and
torpedo boats?-J. j.
Evidently you are in the habit of ordering
by wholesale. The worlds great navies
float, approximately, ninety first-class battle
ships, eighty second-class battle ships and
1,625 topedo craft. The cost of a single boat
for each type is: Battle ship, first class
So, 00G 900; second-class battle ship 2,500,OOO;
torpedo boat $4,000. Now do your own
figuring. Iron clads are so far out of date
and of so little value, that figures of them
are not easily obtainable
Can you give Emperor Williams message
to President Kruger at the time of the
jameson raid?-G. A. c.
The Emperor telegraphed on Jan. g. 1895,
to the President of the South African Re-
public: Il express my sincere congratula-
tions that, supported by your people and
without appealing to the help of friendly
powers, you and your people have succeed
ed in repelling with your own forces the
armed bands which have broken into your
country, and in maintaining the independence
of your country against foreign oppression"
This caused so much excitement in Great
Britain that the Emperor had to explain
that he hadn't meant anything by it.
What is the position of Great Britain as a
naval power compared to the naval strength
of both France and Russa?--J. N. B.
1t is the intention of the naval authorities
of Great Britain to keep her navy equal in
strength and effectiveness to the combined
naves of any other two countries of the
world. The navies of France and Russia
are always in view, and probably the British
navy is the equal of the combined force Of
those two countries. 1t is said to be bet
ter than it ever has been-not only larger.
but better equipped and with less rotteness
about it than ever before.
l. What is the revenue on a dollar bottle
of proprietary medicine? Must revenue be
paid according to the manufacturers price,
or the retail price? g. What does a trade
mark cost? 4. What does copyright cost?
C. l..
l. Two and one-half cents. g. 1t is based
on the retail price. 3. The Patent Office
fee for trade mark is S25. copyright,
which is obtained through the librarian of
Congress. costs so cents, with 50 cents addi-
tional for the certificate, which by recent
ruling must have a ten-cent war tax
stamp attached Your medicine should be
put up by pharmacist. Whether the study
of medicine is profitable or not depends
largely upon the student.
/. How much does it cost a man, who has
nothing to take the bankruptcy law? 2.
What fee is charged by an attorney? 3. Is
there any set time for the act to terminate?
4. When did it go into effect? 5. Does a
man have to apply in the county where he
lives ?-D. H.
l. The fees are not specified in the law.
There are regular fees in the clerks offices
for filing papers; they will apply to bank
ruptcy petitions we think. 2 1t depends on
the attorney. There is no fixed fee. 8. No.
4. The bill became law on July 1, 1898; it
went into operation one month after it's en-
actment so far as voluntary bankrupts were
concerned, and four months after for invol-
untary bankrupts. 5. He must apply to the
United States District Court where he lives.
To whom doessthe bankrupt law apply? 2.
Is a note dated on Sunday collectable by
law? 3. A note is to draw 10 per cent after
maturity, and is extended a year. Will it
draw 10 per cent. after the original date of
maturity?-H. 3.
The bankruptcy act of 1898 applies to per-
sons who conceal or dispose of their prop
erty to deceive their creditors and to per-
cons who mako their T1r0nertv over 70 other