The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

| land in case that country gave any assistance TO
PRESENT pre- G" time to place my hand on any book
SsaS MN sss haze .s, ..sS
.nb'tsnuAily As h.vo set IL forth; | am
ssE e. to as'e u nS
States Maurice Low, the positive a., assertion,
informal int mated Or sun;estei: from the Russian
aGss Bsn y .nS the south other
continrency was there the lest otter ~ a.S
TANGO, especially at this timer H. Is.
There has been Il We , general belief that the Rus.
sian feet was here under sealed orders which I'm
spite Of being seaed) were 10 the effect that II Great
Britain did something, the Russian fleet was TO Join
feet and do something else. Probably Great
Britain mover did that something. for the Russian
feet sailed away after . time. and the orders were
evorunsealed. Mr. Lowe is correct technically at
all events.
IhAve been informed that the color Of the Irish
GAG = DARK blue and not green a. senSyay be-
Yes. The third quarter Of the royal standard
Cbannsr) Of Great Britain and ireland shows tho
Irish harp blue ground. The green 10 said TO 10
due 70 attempt to combine tho old blue with the
Orange ooiors; in optics. blue and yellow produce
green.
1, Has any prize moncy been s,yen, on. for ,hs
S Would iSiT. .n% tsH Sc s any
,. Did Capt. Boyton or any othor swimmer ever
wsii. Il wa. snohoraR d in n. s5r.h River and was
not the e.ptsn Of the msn'of'~Ar ai:ni..ed from
!. No prize money has been distributed yet A
chaplain Is entitled to prize money. . Boyton said
no had done 60 whether he did or did MOI Ia not
certain His pres- agents stories were that he had
done 60. Capt. Hand VS. relieved shortly after
Boyton's exploit; We do n know whether II was
| result OF II.
Mr.. H. L. Bridweii OF Cincinnati sends rs tho fol.
lowing letter by Cons 5. Miiar. an oid.timo steam
boat man;
| lower decks. with ber,hs ant curtains Tor cabin
The 9sE lS a.r ~Fs osd ..
revcrs,d. and the cabin PASSENGERS were on the
Named after s,ates' h"n@s The utiS st.toro6m capt,
JabeE Smiths .tostnet Declaration had al, her
out to tie wva!h'r; hut when the pii,, house was
built. aud After the officers rooms on the hurricane
which had Just been admit ID Into tho Union"
| Mseroady writing In 1885 Of his trip hero IA 1920
speaks OF tho stAtsroom. "tas our ltte cabins arc
called" We are inclined oven yet 70 doub, tho sug
/ coated origin Of tho name.
! You'll do me favor by letting me know the bss.
/ and most correct history OF tho Span.sh'AEercsn
war. l..
There is no good history OF the war yet. though
! there have been several good histories " various
parts Of the war.
Please tell me tho p.mes Of n. fair woman who
Ing them In their order. }. II. W.
| Helon OF Troy. lphigeneiA, Cleopatra. Jephthas
daughter Fair lscsAuond. Margaret Roper. daughter
! OF Str Thomas More; Joan Of Arc. and Berengars,
| queen " Richard OF Erg gland.
Where on take cou-re In electricity evenings,
what are tho largest aud Oeat free circulating brar
The New York Trade School. have such = course.
| r. has Ia In 4
Bowery. The ", chsnics' Library. at IL East siI.
| tssnth street, 1. the best
Will you please give ne the correct quotation OF
| the line which runp som thing like thisi
y am not III 500 eui ihA'el lived near The rose"
You quote 1t correctly: Abraham HAYWARD. in his
life % Mrs. Piozi. gives e. in thi, form. ard A.cribes
| II 20 II. Reujamin Const,n,. i7d7.isso. In Con.
stants French. 1t In; 'Jo ne suis pas Ia rose mails
| 3'ai ,veu Aveo clio"
bets Is that the following ordsri "s.ll 100
Brooklyn Rapid Trn.,t M s,or." 10 good for the
esn,s sR RSdi r S.cl1. same 0'' sS04 1RA
That order is good until cancelled. A Supporter
must have Al expressed limitation OF time. or will
| run until contaminated.
VS.. there any .ns.scmsnt With the FORT. At SAINT:
Admiral sampson If.o. at what rsnce' WI r.
| On May 81. 1898. the Massachusetts,. New orlean.
and Iowa steamed up to the mouth OF Santiago
| hArbor and opened nro on the Crstobsl Colon at a
range varying from 1000 IA 1900 yArds. The
Spanish ships ir the harbor and land batteries re-
turned the nre. Our ore directed st the ships.
not at the forts. sampson reached Santiago on
| Junei.
What per cent of Irish arc there in Ii. British
On Jan. /, 1898. there 7e.s74 Irish ont OF total
strength OF 2i2,oga; that IL, 1919 per cent, wore
Irish.
Will ron kindly furnish mo the names o: any
books deIling with the iito an adventures Of sir
fIancs DRAKE. the FAM us English sAilOrf T.. 8. y.
There are several books ON Drake, Among them
are! Julian Corbetts DRAKE and the Tudor SNvy.
and bs Sir Francis Drake" tho latter In tho Ina
lishnen OF Action Series. ". Laird Clow-ss History
OF the British Navy" Volume l. Thon. Drake Ap
pears in several novels and stories; Kingsiey',
Westward Ho'" Eden's AT Sea unier Drake
Henty's Under brakes Flag" and . new book. by
James barnes. the name Of which we do not rocaii
WIN you kindly give mo the correct PRONUNCIATION
Almos, Ayrin. Erceptin English. Els pronounced
as We pronounce Ay.
Where can obtain periodicals. or books referring
to tho socialisttc movements In New Zeal.ndi III
formation ~ u the Nov Zealand meth ID OF scar h
cp.e s or ono ma Ta % AM
root in understanding t,at the Australian ballet rs
to.u originated in New Iialandi i. Ii. r.
1. q. Farheld has An a-,.cio on Stat, Socialism
~ the Antipodes," IN Thomas MAckay's Plea FOL
Liberty published ny Appleton IN 1891. soc also
the article Now Zealand" In tho "Eney cloprdiA o
Social Rnform. 4" pages Olo.t3s ,. From tho West
ern States, we guoss 3. We think not.
Kindly give me In round numbers the number o
Beers and descendants in cape Colony. Natal
orange Free state and lranavAAl q. l.. 3.
A. nearly ~ We can learn. there about ~. oo'
In the TrausvaAi. $4,000 in tho Orange Free Stat
300. o In Cape Colony, and perhaps 10000 o
1900 In Natal.
Please give tho date OF tho rebellion against tn
authority Of the United States In tho Philippine
aud the attributed cause M viewed by the Filpnoi
j. Il, NJ.
Tho rebellion began on Saturday night. Feb. 4
1890. 1t twas to obtain Independence. tho Filipino
declaring they wanted freedom not only from spAir
but from every other government than their own.
Please givs me all tho particulars OF the 'Traged
OF Manhattan Well" which occurred IN i7pv. Th
we'll stood IN Prince street, New Yor9 city. q. i.
You will md the account Of this murder elsswhar
IN this paper.
L. s. Brewtr-Children over II years OF age ~
allowed work In factories aud mills In this Stat