The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-14

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Who were the United States Supreme
Court judges who decided the constitution
atty of the income tax law, and how did
they vote?-B. c. q.
The five who considered the law uncon-
stitutional were Chief Justice Fuller and
Associate Justices Field. Gray. Brewer and
Shiras Dissenting were Associate Justices
Harlan, Brown, jackson and White.
What was the cause of the settling or
partial collapse of the Brooklyn bridge?
p. l. b.
Nothing of the sort has happened. You
may have reference to the panic that oc-
Cured on the bridge on the Decoration
day following the opening of the structure.
Twelve persons were killed at the time,
but the disaster was due to a lack of man.
ogement of the crowd, not to injury to the
bridge.
Please inform me to whom I can write
relative to furnishing music for summer
re sort.-MuslCia1.
The Indianapolis music stores-Wulschner
& Son Carlin & Lennox, OK others might
put you into communication with persons
wishing to employ musicians. The Detroit
and Cleveland Steam Navigation Company
offices at Detroit, and the Goodrich line
Chicago, employ musicians on their boats.
Please tell me the name of paper and
monthly that have large circulation
amongst children. 1 only know of Youths
Ccmpanion.-H. K. B.
The Youths Companion and st. Nicholas
Magazine are the leading Juvenile period
o1c. in 70 Gal
recent discontinuance of Harper's Round
Table. An excellent magazine for very
young children is Little Folks, published
in Boston.
What Is the meaning OF "suzerainty,"
and how is the word pronounced? 2. What
is the origin of the phrase "'Tis the last
straw that broke the camel's back?"-A.
j. G.
The rank or Office Of suzerain, who is one
vested with superior or paramount author
ity. Pronounce 1t 'su-ze-rain-ty," accent
on first and third syllables. 2. We do not
know. By some readings it is the last
feather. and by others it is a horses back.
1 have heard the number seven called a
perfect number; is il so considered, and
if so, why Norway.
TO the sum of all its divisors and this
seven is not. In olden times seven was
considered to be a sacred number and
from that fact you may have found the
adjective perfect" applied to it with a
meaning quite different from the mathe-
NAUTICAL one.
How is the English army divided. and
what is the number Of men in each detach-
ment?-Cuba.
consisted at the outbreak Of the Afri-
cs.n war of 217.007 regulars. including those
in India and colonies-S2,126 men in the
First Reserve, 124, 779 men in the Second Re-
serve, .79S volunteers and ,095 of mill
tia. Since then all branches have been
augmented. how much is not known def
nitely outside the British War Office.
How many Territories has this country?
C. l.. b.
Six; New Mexico, Arizona, District Of
Columbia, Alaska, Oklahoma and Indian.
the last without organized territorial gov
eminent. The present Congress will prob
ably lengthen the list by its provisions for
Porto Rico, the Philippines. Guam, Hawaii
and Samoa. Just now Hawaii has its old
pointed by the President and Porto Rico
and the Philippines are governed by mill
tary departments
Has the city of Washington a mayor and
Board of Aldermen, or do the President and
his Cabinet rule the municipal affairs? II
not, how are the affairs Of that city gov
erned?-Inform.
The government of the District of Column
y sc
pointed by the President Two are citizens
of the District, the third an army officer
The commissioners appoint subordinate Of
ficers and make regulations of a municipal
nature. such as police and building regula-
tons. but laws for the District are made
by Congress.
What indemnity did the British pay to
the United States I'm the Alabama case
What were the facts In the case?-J. H.
The tribunal did not make award for ma
tional damages, but cid award SIS. SOC, 600 as
compensation TO private citizens for losses
OF ships. cargoes and interest. The facts
make long story. which you can find in a
United States history or in an encyclopedia
The claims arose from the acts of warlike
| vessels that sailed from British ports in
the interest of the Confederacy and preyed
| upon the commerce of the North. The Ala
bama's captain. Semmes. was most destruc-
| tive OF these.
Is there list at the Patent Office In
Washington of prior patent rights that is
given or sold to the public? Should one
state in which branch he wants his infor.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Patent Office issues each week q
list Of patents granted and keeps a com.
plete set. These are open to the inspection
OF an inventor or Of any attorney or ex-
pert he engages The Patent once will
not, however. pass on the novelty Of an