The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-20
tho fact that the middle of the glacier
moves faster than its edges.

moves faster than its edges.
!. In the disturbance known as the TO-
ledo War Gid Michigan back down? 2
Who was President at the time?-A. l.. A.
Yes, though she was well paid for reced-
ing. While the dispute was at its height.
with Toledo in possession of Michigan.
Congress passed law admitting Michigan
to statehood on condition that she accept
the disputed survey and giving to her the
northern peninsula" which logically was
part OF the Territory of Wisconsin In
this peninsula are Michigan's wonderful
copper and iron mines. 2. andrew Jackson.
Will you give a short sketch Of Ward
McAllister?-W. NJ.
He was born in Savannah, Ga, Dee. Is.
1897. was admitted TO the bar in 1850. prac-
ticed in San Francisco for a short time, but
came to New York City shortly before the
civil war There he became a society
leader, made a hobby OF the direction OF
balls and dinners. and eventually assuming
direction of the upper crust of society It
self He was made a public character by
forming New York fashionable society into
a coterie of 400. He died Jan. 81. 1896.
What was the source of the Hawaiians?
"
There are two theories as to their origin.
One holds that they sprang from the Toll
tees of Mexico. 1t is backed up by GER
tain physiological similarities, and would
make the Hawaiians the oldest of Poly
nesian colonies from which the others orig
mated The other theory traces their
source, in common with the islanders OF
Oceanica, to southern Asia. Hawaiian ira
dition and features in manners, customs,
race and language support this. and the
prevailing winds and currents of the Pa
cifc make 1t seem reasonable. So the lat
ter theory seems to have the preponder-
ance of evidence.
Who was the founder OF the Astor
Library. of New York city. and who have
been it's principal endowers2 2 When was
the Constitution of the United States rati-
fed? g. When was the 1-cent postal card
first used in this country? 4. When was the
2-cent postage established?-A- d. s.
John Jacob Aston, who died in 1S4S. left
100000 to found it. His eldest son, Will
liam b. AstOr and his grandson, John
Jacob Aston. gave largely it. 2 BY Dele
ware, Dec Z, 1851; by Pennsylvania, five
days later and by New Jersey on the 18th
OF that month. Georgia ratified on the I'd
of the following January, Connecticut on
the 9th. Then came Massachusetts, Feb
6; Maryland. April Is; South Carolina, May
%; New Hampshire. June 81; Virginia,
June %, and New York, July &c. North
Carolina followed on Nov. 81. 1879, and
Rhode Island, May %, 1870. g. In May. 1873.
4 March 3. 1883.
Where did the Christmas tree originate.
and when? When was it introduced in this
country, and by whom? 2. Did the diamond
mines always belong TO Cape Colony? III
not, how did they come into its possession?
j. NJ. ID.
1t is held to be traceable to the old
pagan festival of Saturnalia of the Ro-
mans, and Is believed to have been i'm
ported into Germany by the soldiers of
Drusus. Many of the old German and Ro-
man customs became incorporated in the
Christian festival, and some succumbed
to the antagonism of the church; but the
tree remained. with others. and was a fea-
ture of Christmas celebrations with our
Iery early colonists. 2. No; the mines
were being worked in July, 1871, and the
British flag was not raised over Kimber-
ley until the following November. while
actul incorporation with Cape Colony
was not effected until October. 1880. Brit
ish annextion was the method.
Please tell me: l. The profits of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company. 2. OF the
Postal Telegraph Company. g. The Bell
Telephone Company for 1900 4. What is
the value of the telegraph lines of the
United States? 5. What is the value of the
telephone lines of the United States?
s. Are not the rates charged by the Bell
Telephone Company exorbitant? Are not
the rates charged by the telegraph compa-
MES exorbitant?-L. c. p.
Year books for 1900 not yet being out,
can only give you figures for 1899. /. $685.
7S2 Sc 2 The Postal Telegraph publishes
no statement. 3. The Bell Telephone makes
a report of its general business, but not
of its earnings or profits. and 5. We do
not know The figures will eventually ap-
pear in the census returns, perhaps in a
bulletin, but have not yet been made known.
6. This is a matter that can only be deter
mined after definite knowledge of invest
ment and expenses. Telephone and tele-
graph plants are very costly concerns.