The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16

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Pag OF officers. crew and mIr,n.. <s.!
| ltatlons -. observation-disclosures. ~
| equipment -. ..........,... ''set ~
, -, isn.ioh ''....'. w H.
=. .. .'... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| Construction and repair .,.....sssS ~ n
Steam engineering NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. n
| supplies and accounts n
| Menicine and surgery "a :
secretary ONCE .......... i ''''s VI
| Equipni,ut stores OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| va, isa.ion stores -.
ordnance stores ............''.' .3 a - r
Constitution and repair stores icc.i,;;s
Cost OF repairs ut navy yards whiI: [
In commission .......... $50 33ll.HE ia
Discharge outfits to apprentices
| iutai -. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES - 49,
The pay of captain IL 1850 4 -.
cost Of coal varies with the kind ~ y, ~!
able to get. where it is purchass6 =. . H.
| speed the ship maintains. y
Please inform me as to which y Z q
Rico's cities offers the best inSuss..lg \
climatic conditions for American ~
route Is best to take. Frsss
San Juan. or st. John, the c.pit,, y y
island, is probably the best city q ~ !.
1t Is not SO large as Ponce, but Is bsns y
uated commercially speaking. II e.,s,,' NJ
large quantities sugar, coffee and tsa'.,
| Ignite Is found In Unado and ~. NJ 4
yellow amber. There are also salt - n
Guanica and Salinac. on the south 60, .,,|
Cape Rojo. on the west. The climate !, Z. /
to Rico varies. mountain chain -
the island from east to west. North Il n
the annual rainfall is quite heavy. sas. Il
1t severe drouths occur, the agricuitur, I, =
country demanding irrigation. The cIis.s. \
| hot, though much alleviated by thu potl
winds. A temperature as high as In 49,,
Fahrenheit is recorded. though II So
ranges above "a, or below 6S or 90 dem.
How much does passenger STEAMSHIP *
| sumo per day while on a voyage acrva n {
ocean? c,c.A7 |
/ The amount of coal consumed by -
during a voyage depends very largely X
the speed. for tho consumption Of al Z J
| creases almost in geometrical ratio h 4 |
! speed. There are many ships which III
from 100 to 200 tons of coal per day, y
lowest consumption being when the ysud 4
going at moderate rate. Our men q y
do not consume so much In proportion !
swift passenger steamships which ply ~
tween Europe and America. for, unless d Z /
emergency. they are not driven OF the "a
est attainable speed. The ocean passufs
steamships often burn from $500 to 800 "
during passage lasting six to seven tats
Would you furnish me the name Of tAsesI
eral and on what occasion he uttered the n
famous phrase. Such another victory "a
ar lost CAu
1t was Pyrrhus who. at the battle Of Hcs
lea. near the river Slris, In Italy. deisaed \
Romans after a bloody fight, by an cnalss
of his elephants. The loss to his ON n
was tremendous. The British statsIna
Charles Fox, when parliament rscslva oEl
wallis account of the battle Of Guilfcf6 m
House, during the American revolutiN. ~
wise exclaimed: Another such vietsg3
destroy the British army"
Please tell me what Is the msauing \
name Cuba. and If it is Spanish word
K.0x
Cuba is known In history under esE
names. The first was Antilla; then JuiaA
ter Spanish prince. Fernandina came n
followed by Santiago and the Isle OF Az
ria. The original Indian name, cubaAss
signifying where gold is found" was nn'
adopted, and usage shortened it 70 ~ y
two syllablcs.
:. Please give description Of what "
be considered perpetual motion. J
amount, II any, is offered by any scyeTwss
as u prize for the invention? 'N't
/. An incessant motion conceived
ta'nable by machine supplying M 81
tivc forces independently of any acden
without. 2. No prize is now offereo 70
an invention, for science has proved y
possit ility.
Please give me the origin and nistoy TX
word Chautauqua. 80
CLautauqua is the name of lake' VIZ
county in New York. 1t is an inusa
meaning bag tied in the middle"
TO some fancied shape of the lake ~
tauqua Literary association was 80 a.
cause II was originated by resoenu
town OF Chautauqua.
What are the shades Of death, !" ~ ~
so called?
The shade is term used 10 dcslsl
soul after it's separation from body
called because the ancients suppose
percertible to the sight. though ~
touch.
Is pool table subject to separsN.
wh,le they play for drinks aone - =,
charges for game? II so, how mucn' M
not considered? ~
Under the law each pool table s
special tax, whether any payment ~ ~
for games played thereon or not
Kindly state in the Letter Box dui.3
time az the year prairie chickens -
game Is protected by law in TeAsss...un
Prairie chickens between January ~
gust 1: quail between March anu -
Neither sort of bird may be shippee
ried from the county in which tne'
Will you please give the name y n,'.sf
lady Hobson is supposed to have Tll
A Miss Arnold of st. Louis Dss. o.
noted in such an incident, and 10
one TO whom you refer.
Who succeeded Captain Clark Y a
OF the battleship oregon?
Captain A. S, Barker.
At The Ticket windo~
Chicago Tribune.