The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-04

Where was the battleship Texas built'
w s. s.
At Portsmouth navy yard. near Norfolk,

Wv. s. s.
At Portsmouth navy yard. near Norfolk.
Va.
BY what majority did Mckinley carry
New York State?-c. II. w
His majority was 2l5.sO; his plurality
over Bryan. 26S. 469.
What was the source OF the order for
closing the Worlds Columbian Exposition
at Chicago on Sundays?-F.
The act of Congress providing for gift
OF souvenir coips.
What year since 1879 has had the great
est number of national bank failures in the
United States?-F. r. b.
The year 1888. with sixty-fve failures.
was away ahead of any other year.
What was the greatest amount OF rain
that has ever fallen in one year in any
part Of New England during the last fifty
years?-L. +.
The highest recorded by the government
stations is 42.2 inches. at New London.
Conn.,, in 1894.
Have acrobats been able to turn as many
as four somersaults from one rise! -
What is the greatest number?-L T. J.
The triple somersault is the limit, and
so great that it is very rarely turned.
How can I obtain pamphlets on new
patents published by the government
*. Y. L.
The Official Gazette of the Patent OF
fee contains the claims Of all patents
issued, with drawings to illustrate the in
ventions. 1t is issued weekly. and SUBJ
scription by the year costs s..
Has tempering copper ever been ac.
complished? If so, where and by whom!
S. S. S.
Occasionally some smith announces with
great splurge that he has rediscovered
the lost art" of hardening copper. but
nothing comes of it. perhaps because steel
| is cheaper, harder and better.
The arrival of the transport Warren at
| Nagasaki, with the Ninth Cavalry on
| board, was recently noted and the state
| the next day for Manila; when did they
| arrive at Manila?-S. NJ. w.
The Warren was reported as having ar
| rived at Manila on Sept. Is.
Will you tell me something of brant?-M.
| p. +.
| 1t is a small wild goose that breeds in
| the Arctic circle, coming south in the fall
TO the coasts of Europe and eastern North
| America. 1t is of brownish gray above,
pale gray below and its head and neck are
| black, the latter streaked about the mid
| die with white.
| Does Queen Victoria have the veto
power over parliamentary legislation! Z.
| Can a Roman Catholic be President OF
/ the United States if he gets votes enough
| j. Il, s.
| Nominally she has absolute power of veto
/ over both Parliament and colonial legisla-
lures. but the last exercise of 1t over Par
| lament was in 1907, and the prerogative is
considered practically obsolete. 2. Yes.
|
| What proportion of the energy of a water
| power do the best water-wheels make
! available for running machinery?-H.
| Over 30 per cent. is obtained rarely.
| Theoretically the entire power is made
| available when water enters the wheel
| without shock and leaves with its velocity
| entirely exhausted But it is impossible to
effect either of these conditions absolutely,
| and FRACTIONAL resistance causes further
loss.
Are the peal of thunder and the flash OF
| tightening ever accompanied by the fall OF
| solid matter that is in the nature of a
| misSile?-S. A.
No; meteorites and aerolites sometimes
| fall in thunderstorms, but one is not the
cause of the other. Many so-colled thunder
bolts are lightning tubes caused by heavy
lightning striking and entering sand. The
| sand is melted for several feet into a
| slass-like tube that suggests a missile tc
many.
Is there any device manufactured that
can be attached to a typewriter TO record
the number of words written?-Curious G.
1t is more than likely that some such de-
vice has been invented, but none is in com
mon use. In ordinary typewriting it is easy
to make close estimate of the number OF
words, so there would be no great sale fol
such a device, and typewriter inventors
have recently had a more important task
that OF providing a typewriter to work or
books
Where was the first cotton raised in
America, and for what did it sell?-W. w.
The early history of cotton culture in thi:
country is obscure. perhaps because tn,
pioneer cutivators did not grasp its posi-
bilities. The first cultivation of record wa:
in Talbot county, Maryland. in 1871, and
| was Tor the mowers, not Tor INT OF SEED
Prior TO the revolution small areas in vir
| ginia and nearby States were devoted tC
cotton, the lint and seed being separated
by hand. thread and cloth being of HON,
manufacture.
| What decides the apportionment of con
gressmen among the States? ?. What wa.
the electoral vote between Tilden anC
| Hayes? j. Should two candidates TO
| President receive the same number O
votes, would the receiving the create
| popular vote be elected?-P-
An apportionment bill. for which eacl
decennial census is taken as the basis. 9
Tilden, ISL; Hayes, 1S5. 5. Not necessarily
in case no candidate has a majority in tn
electoral college the House nf Representa-
tives. voting by States, chooses the Pres
ident. voting only for the three candidate
having the highest electoral vote.
What is the comparative weight an,
value OF gold and platinum? What is tn
latter used for and where is IL found
M. w.
The specific gravity of gold is 1926 and o
platinum is 2150. water being taken at 10C
Pure gold is worth s20.67 an ounce. platinum
about half as much its price varying great
~ from time to time. Platinum is USE