The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-08
ouEsrrovs AND ANSWERS.

npeotor, s8,5O0; Deputy Chief, $4,000; Chief. $4,000.
/. From What time docs the Congregational re-
liglon dstef What IL the best book 70 read on this
2. what is the dste q the west%instsT' oonfossion,
and did the Protestants acknowledge this prior 20
the R~eformRtonf o, What religion was prevalent
n England prior 70 the s Why do
ecpsion sincc Christ, when such is not the casef
8. on Oct. 30 Il was answered that the croea OF Sc.
wEsTrrELD. Nj.
1. From 1855, when Congregational churches eI.
listed secretly in Londoni the first publicly formal
church. however. dates from 1919, when one was
organized in Southwark. London. modern CYCLIC
pRdia will give you the information you want; there
are histories Of the church in detail. The Congre-
gationalists were and are called Independents in
England. .. II was drawn up between 1644 and
104e. Therefore ProtestAnts did not recognize IL
prior TO the ~formato o. The Roman Catholic.
4. They claim IL from Bishops consecrated before
the Reformation, who handed 1t down to the Rotor
nation Bishops. who In turn carried It to those persons
whom they consecrated. 8. All three crosses are in
the Union nag. The square red cross ia that Of 81.
George; the diagonal red cross is that Of st. Patrick;
the diagonal white cross. which on q nag properly
made shows very plainly on both sides Of the cross
of st. Patrick. is the cross Of st. Andrew.
WIN You give me some informalop in regard e the
S orT I'M. ' ST n. w. su UaroyS q 'h %trnnslst seS1y b ws snrsh
Austin is now published, and it gives no clue to the
Frederick william Carov6 was born in 1889. and
died in 1852. "Das Marchen ohne Eude" 10 one OF
his youthful works. now used chiefly az q school
reader. His later years he devoted to philosophical
and religious writings.
in Great Britain prohibiting the inhabitants Of Ire:
land from opening and working mineral minssi II
30, please give particulars for reference. &c.
There is not. Many causes have prevented the de-
velopmento of Irish mines. one Of which Ia that there
are no minerals Of sufficient value AZ yet 70 reward
mining.
ing about the last rebeilionP 2. In what province
q si9 w i stl ss A.. n %ho were 81 th the s HTSt Tne c. to send M'
erals that have had the island under control since
the beginning of this last rebellionf NJ. Mon.
]. Manuel Garcia. jose MART. jose Maceo. Antonio
Maceo. Maxine Gomez. Bartolome Masso. Salvador
Betancourt, Carlos Rulon. 2. It started in the prov
inces of Santiago. Santa Clara and Matanzas on Feb.
"a. 1925. The leaders In the field were Henry
Brooks, Manuel Garcia. Guillermon Moncada. Julio
SanRuily, Masso, Aguirre. Matagas and others. 8.
In February, 1875, the Ca~ptain-G General was Calleja;
he was succeeded by Martinez Campos. and he By
valeriAno wcylcr. whom Ramon Blanco succeeded.
When BlRnco went. CastellAnos came. who was the
last Captain and Governor-General
Il Unnecessary to send one Of her wsrrhips to Halifax to
be dry-docked for the reason that she did not have q
We not have the facilities for handling such a large
vessel? II these are not The reasons; would yon
BY the United states equal to those OF the British
Government at Esquimalt or Portsmouth 3. Have
we q vessel in our present navy which we cannot
dock owing to her immense siLef D.. N. NJ.
1. In August, 1897. the bsttleship Indiana was
sent to Halifax to be dry-docked. We had two dry
docks on the Eastern coast large enough to hold her.
but neither was ready to take her in. .. They arc
not. 8. No.
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snakes in, Ireland since the time of st. Patrick and If
TERENCE o'sHAroHSEssr.
There are no serpents in Ireland: the tradition is
that st. Patrick drove them all out, and that since
his time there have been none. st. Patrick was not
an italian; he was a Frenchman or a Scotsman.
A friend OF mine intrusted a letter to private mes
stamp and a ten-cent ouick-delivery stamp. / met
post. and he handed me the letter. The question
sent tb sS t back ste tn sss se lPitsr. to or % Ron,S sf Is SS1s ! S ssys
proper TO hand them to the messenger? II. d.
The stamps In strictness belong to the addressce
of the letter.
Please inform me If the Italians implicated in the
4. B.
They were lynched after the trial. Six Of them
were acquitted on trial. while the jury failed to agree
as to the guilt OF three of them.
Can you inform me when there WINS a water ripe
laid in West Broadway during the time Of Hamilton
and Burr. some time in 1890. and when It was dis
usedp II. r. II. |
The Manhattan Company. chartered by the Legis.
lature In 1899 to supply water to the city and for
other purposes. put down wooden water pipes in
the lower part of the city, presumably in West
The company still maintains a tank or
30 TO supply water II it has to. but the opening OF the
Croton reservoir and aqueduct in October. 1912,
caused it to retire from even the pretence of supply
ing water.
Can a wild duck dive several feet below the sur.
face OF tho water. return to the surface. and directly |
thereafter fly up into the air, If so inclined? s 8.
Canyas-back and red.head ducks. which are very
quick of movement. after deep diving. are capable
of taking flight Immediately upon coming to the sur.
of the water. They do not spring directly up
ward into the air. but fly at first at an angle until
they reach the desired elevation. surface.feeding
wild fowl. like the black duck. pintail, and teal, hy
directly upward from the surface of the water II the
demands It.
A. NundorG .-Pinochls. penuckle; both arc correct.
Thomas Codv.-The life of BIsno? Doyle. published
In 1897. is by Michael MacDonagh.
HiuId,.-It is entirely possible for 4 Roman
to become President OF the United States.
}. S.-The name OF the Governor II New York
pronounced Roosevelt. not Roosevelt, or Rockwell.
N. rohm.-Baltmore city is not in a county: It
WAS separated from Baltimore county abort tve.sy
years ago.
N. C.-Your French friend meant that VIC have
no trained diplomats in this country. He was right;
we haven't.
G. 1.-THE Episcopal Bishop Of New Hampshire is
the Right Rev. william Woodruff Niles. d. D., whose
is in Concord.
". N. Ae'fs.-The prize steamer Buena Ventura
was bought by the Morgan line, and now runs bo-
tween this city and New Orleans.
{. @. M.-Cart. siGsbee was on board the Maine at
The time she was blown up; he was in his cabin, at
his desk. just closing a letter TO his family.
n. Stuart.-Mrs. Mack. convicted Of completely in
he murder Of William Gieldsensuppe. was sentenced
10 fifteen years imprisonment in State prison.
A. r. E1,nder.-The Egyptian campaign began on
March II. 1901. and ended Sept. 2, 1898. with the
occupation of omduIman. the capital Of the Mahdi.
built opposite the former site OF Khartoum.
"Vohr."-A person born and brought up in the
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