The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-11
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Edgar owen.-o. win you please state
tho evidence on which the assertion Is
made that the Catholic church was estab.
llshed A. n 30 and the hrst pope was ST.
tetcrp 90 From what place did he rule
the church or what was the seat NJ his
governmental 81 who succeeded him In
tho pontlncatef when was the seat Of
government OF the church established at
Rome7
a. Leading catholic authority gives
the following in answer to tho questions.
90 81 Peter was the first pope or was
the prince Of the Apostles. being appointed
to that office by Christ himself This is
proved by various texts Of Scripture. VIZ:
! Thou ART Peter. and upon this rock !
| will build my church." Feed my lambs,
feed my sheep" (ofhce ot pastor given,
Confirm thy hretheren." headshp over the
other Apostles conveyed ~ lie ruled the
| first church from Antioch for nine years.
/ and afteHard from Rome Ill his cruel
| hxion, A u. IS az Gnus succeeded
| Peter. as is shown in all old calendars,
as well as every church history. a. About
/ As or 40 A. n
Avalon-Q. What is the Macedonian
| Committee. referred to In the abduction
( NJ Miss stone. the missionary?
\. II Is committee, or iunta. Of revo
/ lutionistS who aim to free Macedonia, now
q part Of European Turkey, from the
/ rule Of the sultnn. 1t has existed for
ycnrs and has made Bulgaria, especially
Sofa. the capital, base OF operations
Irs methods have been TO secure the in
| prevention Of the Powers by agitation or
insurrection In Macedonia, to the end that
| the Powers may deprive Turkey Of the
! province rs they deprived her of Servla,
Bulgaria, Bosnia and other regions There
! are many Christians in Macedonia and the
revolutionary committee has worked the
| religious phase OF the question most dni-
gently II has hecn charged that the com
mittee procured tho abduction Of Miss
Stone either to incite the Powers 70 act
against Turkey Of to secure the ransom for
political funds.
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Daily subscribcr-Q. who was "The
Last OF the Mohicans" qndlans)f t2) who
was called the Tall Sycamore Of the Wa
bash? Cal what Is the meaning OF boy
colt and where does 1t originator
A. % The hero Of ]. Feuulmore Coop
er's novel The Last OF tho Moh!cans'
was uncas. lie was survived. however.
by his father Cbn-Gatchgook meaning
heart after the efforts of his son had
failed and was In reality the last of the
trIbe described In Mr.. Cooprr's work. ~
Daniel W. Voorhees, Of indiana. (3) Boy
colt means to combine against by refusing
to deal or associate with one or more per-
sons. It originated from the fact that
Boycott was the name Of the first man
against whom the system was practiced.
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TeyOs-o. ~ What is the pay Of
gunner In the United States navy? ~
Where do you apply for admission TO the
navy and what pay does an apprentice
get? 49, DO persons who join the navy in
this way ever receive promotion MS off.
GERS? az Can you withdraw at any time
ar do you have to serve a certain number
Of years?
A. % Chlef gunners pay is Sl40o
ycnr; petty officers $500 and $500. w
Arply to any United states navy yards
or navy recruiting officer The pay at en-.
listment is 50 per month. ~ 1t Is posi-.
hle. hut seldom occurs az The term OF
enlistment as seaman Is four years.
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A Confederate Veteran.--Q. Was there
$4,000 extra appropriated at the last leg
lssture for the Confederate pensions? If
So when will 1T so into effect?
A, The appropriation for Confederate
pensions was increased to $2OOV,0VO Per
year at the extra session Of the Twenty
seventh Legislators in September and the
next payments will be made on this basis.
It is improbable, however, that the pension
OF any veteran win be increased as the list
OF lawful applicants for pensions has been
much added to during the current year,
~
sid Secd-o. what ia the record OF one.
fourth. throe.elGhths and nve.elghths mile
on the American turf? l2) Is there a book
published on how to train for the track;
II SO. whepe?
A. ~ one-fourth mile record. Bob
Wade. PA seconds: three.elghths. Red s.
and Fashion, "a seconds; dye-eighths Lady
uncas, IS seconds. ~ You should address
I q AaA ~ bAh4tSAlAE AbAoN VI hNAaE AAulutAo
regarding such a publication.
y
YisIior-Q. How many visitors had the
Paris Exposition OF 1900 and how many
had the Chicago Fair in 1882
a. The Paris exhibition OF 1900 was
visited BY 5oO00,ooO paying visitors The
largest attendance in one day was coo, 600.
The number OF paying visitors at the
Chicago Fair was 27,529, 600; the largest
number Of visitors In any one day was
10000.
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lnquIrer-Q. IS 1t required for a post.
master TO know the contents Of a letter
| present him for registration, the letter
to be sent TO some private Individual?
A. 1t is not required for the postmaster
to know the contents Of any rcgsisreu
sealed matter that is not unmallable under
the postal laws.
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Voter @ How many election districts
| are there 10 New York City7
A. In New York City there are loz2