The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-14
NOTES AND QUERIES.

NOTES AND QUERIES.
What was the cause Of the settling or par,is
collapse Of the Brooklyn Bridget p. j. D.
Nothing Of the sort has happened.
Is the Tfansyaal mint now in operation?
1t is, and is coming sovereigns at the
rate OF 100000 month.
What IL the difference. II any. in the salaries
in congresiY states Senator and RsPressTn!ativs
There is none; each gets 5000 year.
mSw much territory is included in this years
"''a IN inuaaf WHEAT.
1t is said to embrace $50. 600 square mile,
and the population numbers 100000.
How large was Floridas phosphate output las.
year?
1t amounted to 5.O0J tons. OF which
100000 tons was purcha,ed by Germany.
How. much does it cost England to maintain
her volunteer iorcef MILITARY.
Great Britain is said TO maintain her
100000 men OF this class at an annual ex-
|
Is the mortality in Bombay dccreasing7
INDIA
There is an alarming increase in the
number of deaths. Recently 246 were re-
ported in one day.
Are the railways in Calcutta using American
J steel rails? n v
, Seven thousand tons OF them we're deliv-
cred there last year and a number Of Amer
lean locomotives have been contracted for.
How many kinds of postage stamps are now cur
rent? SIS
London authority places the number
at 1851. OF which the United States has
26S. England 131 and the little Republic of
Salvador 272.
Has any estimate been made Of Caliiornia's
forthcoming orange crep? FIT.
Growers are OF the opinion that $4,000
carloads will be harvested in the southern
and 700 carloads in the northern part of
the State.
Is any provision made in England for the care
Of women inebriatesl J. B.
The feminine branch of the Church Of
England Temperance Society is about to es-
tablish a reformatory for that purpose
which will cost $4,000.
How much territory is covered by LOndon1 ..
How rapidly is it growing? E. r.
The city Is twelve miles wide and seven
teen miles long. 2. About twenty miles
Of new streets are added each year.
Has the automobile been adopted by the German
army? TEUTOS.
Yes. A number OF the vehicles are soon
to be used for carrying baggage, provisions.
\ and ammunition as well as for the rapid
transportation of military detaehments.
! What indemnity did the British pay to the
| United States in the Alabama CaseT' j. II.
/ The Geneva tribunal awarded s15OO0.-
| geo as compensation to private citizens for
losses Of ships cargoes. and interest. The
| facts make long story. which you will
find in an encyclopaedia.
How large is the English army7 CUBA
1t consisted at the outbreak OF the
African war Of 217,007 regulars, including
those in India and colonies; S2,126 men In
the first reserve, 124.779 men in the second
reserve. 231. 79S volunteers, and 81 .O95 MI
litia.
What is the meaning Of the word "suzerainty.''
.. What is the origin Of the phrase '"Twas tho
last straw that broke the cancels back?'
A. D. U.
The rank or office of suzerain, who is
one vested with superior or paramount au-
thority. 2. We do not know. In some
readings it is the last feather, and in
others it is horses back.
How did the Justices OF the Supreme Court
vote in the second and final decision denying the
constitutionality Of the income tax law passed in
the Eiity-third Congress? B. @. G..
of Chief Justice Fuller and Justices Field.
Gray. Brewer. and Shiras, the last-named
having changed his mind. From the de-
cision Justices Harlan, Brown. Jackson.
and White dissented.
have heard the number seven called perfect
number; is it so considered, and if 50. why?
NORWAY.
perfect number is one that is equal
to the sum of all its diyisors. and seven
is not. In olden times seven was consid-
cred 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 mathematical one.
What is the longest throw. and who made iti
2 Who 10 the ruler Of Georgia in Asia? g. How
long - the rransSiberian Railroad and when
will it be completed? " A NcK
A throw OF baseball. by L. Twitchell, Of
lS5 yards inches. at Macon. Ca, July
y. 1898. :. Georgia was formerly an In
dependent nation. but about the beginning
of this century was merged in the Russian
empire. 3. When completed. which, ae-
,ording to plan it should be in 1905. IL
/" iii be about 1850 miles long The traffic
of the completed portions has exceeded
expectations. so its construction is being
pushed. but sections involving engineering
are yet to be finished
tates? IRW
The first street railway was operated in
Sew York in 1881. 1t ran along the
IOwery and Fourth Avenue. Its rails were
at iron bars spiked to timbers resting on
tone. The car was an omnibus with
anged Wheels and three compartments
ntered from the side. each holding ten
assengers, and there was room for thirty
lore passengers on the roof After four
ears the road was abandoned as a COM
iercial failure, but in 1915 traffic was re-
lmed with cars more like those Of today.
oston began street railway construction
l 1856. Philadelphia in 1857. New Orleans
! 1861 France had line in Paris in 1858.
ot till 1860 was one constructed in
ngland.
How many States in the Union permit women
vote? " r. W
Women have full suffrage and vote for
i officers. including Presidential electors.
! Colorado, Utah. Wyoming. and Idaho
Kansas women vote in most municipal
ections. Indiana women may hold office
nder the school laws. but may not vote
r such officers. Women vote. chiefly in
alters affecting schools or taxation, or