The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-15
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


Where was Marshal Ney born?-A. r.
At saarlouis. on the River Saar, in Rhine
Province, Prussia
When was Louisiana ceded to Spain, and
when was Al returned to France?-L. c. T.
In 1853. 2. On Oct. ], 1900.
How many Masons and Odd Fellows are
there in the United States?-M. C.
Stevens returns 735. 4s7 Masons and 745. sos
Odd Fellows.
Who filed the chair of poet laureate of
England between Tennyson and Austin?
Margaret.
The Office was vacant for that time.
Are elms native of this country or of
Europe?-A- T. z.
OF both countries, but the finest of the
\Eenus. the American, or white elm, is our
own.
Is the eclipse of the sun on May IS to be
total?-G. Z. c.
In the Southern States there will be one
TO two minutes Of ~totality. the entire time
occupied by total and partial phases being
about two hours and a half.
Can I have anything patented in Mexico?
~ NOAAe AHC III" W PlOCCCus
w r. c.
The Mexican patent laws of 1890 make
provisions similar to our own, so you can
secure a patent IL your device is patent
able 2. You should consult a patent So
licitor.
What is a shilling, to what country does
1T belong, Is IT now used and what is it's
yalue?-A- +. w.
The shilling was a coin OF Norway, Den
mark and Germany. The equivalent in our
money was one cent for the Norwegian
coin. half a cent for the Danish. and two
cents for the German. skillings are not
current.
Where was III. M. Stanley. the African
explorer, born and bred? Was he ever
IN the Confederate army?-W. s.
At Denbigh, Wales. During most OF his
boyhood he was an inmate of a poorhouse.
Eventually he shipped to New Orleans as
cabin boy and was adopted by a merchant
whose name he took. His own name was
John Rowiands. 2 Yes; he was taken pris-
oner and volunteered for the United States
navy.
Did Great Britain refuse to arbitrate the
Venezuelan question previous TO President
Cleveland's message to Congress?-G. X.
IA - n 11cD-
Yes, repeatedly, though in 1885 Lord Gran
VILE agreed to arbitrate all differences be-
tween the two countries. But the MARQUIS
Of Salisbury became minister of foreign
affairs before the proposed convention of
arbitration was signed, and refused to con-
nrm the agreement.
How long was 1t after Christopher Co.
lumbus discovered America before William
Penn traded with the Indians?
Columbus discovered land at 2 a. m. of
Oct. II. 1892. Penn reached this country on
Oct. q, 16S2. and began acquaintance with
the Indians directly. making his famous
treaty with them early in the following
D~ecember-on the 4th day of the month, 1t
IS supposed. We do not find record OF his
very first dlcker with them.
What was the exact date of the killing
Of the striking miners in Pennsylvania in
1857? How many were killed. and what was
done with the men that killed them?-In-
quirer.
The affair at K.attirner occurred Sept. 10.
1897. The killed and mortally injured num-
bered twenty-four and about forty others
= were hurt. Sheriff James Martin, who
commanded the deputies who fired on the
strikers. was indicted. had a trial lasting a
month. and was acquitted.
Did not the Car of Russia, previous to
The Hague conference. call the worlds
powers together with a view to effecting
universal peace?-T. L. B.
Hardly that. but In 1868 Alexander III sug-
Eested that the powers convene and come
20 some agreement by which wars might
be made less dreadful. The result was
the "St. Petersburg declaration by which
Representatives of sixteen European states
ard Persia agreed not TO use against each
ether projectiles of less than a pound in
weight that were explosive or charged
with infammable substances. IL was. in
let. This country did not join with the
others
VIII you print a short account OF Pere
Hyacinthe?-S. r.
He was born at Orleans, France, March
10, 1877. After becoming a priest he was
professor of theology in several schools
and soon entered the Lyons Convent of the
Carmelite monks. From 1864 TO 1869 he was
much celebrated as a preacher. but then he
was suspected OF uttering too liberal doc
trines and was accommodated. In 1869 he
came 10 America Returning TO France in
1s7z, he married a native OF this country.
Persecution drove him TO Switzerland.
whcfs he established an Old Catholic
ekurch- Finally he opened an independent