The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-31
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number Of questions received. answers can
not always be given promptly
l.. H--o. az What are northern lghts7
~ Can they be seen In Texas. 90 Can
they be seen 10 the clouds or In clear sky1
A, "a Aurora boreats is peculiarly called
northern lights" II Is luminous me-
teoric phenomenon. visible only NJ night
and supposed to he Of electrical origin. q,
Yes go They are visible only on clear
nights In the sense you mean.
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x, CO. Please state the facts about
the recent Ind of ancient fragments OF the
gospels.
A, Rev. Or. William c. WINSTON. vice
president Of the Egyptian exploration
funds. recently announced the discovery Of
valuable trophy among the large number
OF papyri recently received. II Ii said to
be the oldest fragment OF the gospels 10
the world, and he states that tho papyrus
contains large part of the nrst chaptes
of the gospel of st. Matthew.
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Suhscriber.---o Arc persons Of Cherokee
extraction who are residents of Texas and
other states entitled 20 any bounty or
property OF any kind from the United
states governmcnt under any existing law
or awst n SO. what are they entitled TO.
how much, and what steps must he taken
20 secure i and how much Indian blood
must they have TO entttlc them 10 itt
A. The interior department. at Washing
ton. D. c., makes frequent rulings on tnh
| subject, aud a letter addressed to the sec.
rotary of the interior, Washington, ID. c..
would doubtless secure an the information
you desire on this subject.
w.--Q. VIII you please locate the hottest
spot in the United States?
A. Yuma. Arlz,, is the hottest town or
! village In the United States-that IL Hs
hottest for the longest number OF days In
the year According to some authorities
| however, there are hotter places thnn
| Yuma IN the sand dunes OF Death valley"
Cal. There are places In this valley
whore no living thing eau exist very long
That ia the reason grass or shrubbery
OF any kind is found there.
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| inQulrcrQ How many new navy chap
lalns are TO be appointed. and VIII you
| please tell me what denominations have
| chnplnins In the army,
A. Thirty new chaplnins are 10 be ap.
pointed under the new army bill. More
than 700 applications have already been
hied. There are now thirty two chaplaina
! In the army, and of these the Mcthodists
have or recently had. eleven. the prcshy.
tcrlans and EpscopalIans six each Cath-
| olics. four. the BnptlS,s, two the Congro-
| gntionalsts. Luthcrnns aud Christians. one
each
solder.-o who is General Bell ana
| what has he done to warrant his promo
| tion TO genernlf
| a. William Hemphill Bell. brlgadler gen.
eral United States army. retired January
%, 1898, graduated ut West Point IN 1889.
and took all grades In the army after grad.
uation from brcvet sccond lieutenant 10
brlsadler general United States army. he
served during the war N the rebellion 10
the line Of the army. in the neld and In the
subsistence department He saw much
service west Of the Missouri and In ALASKA
and on the frontier.
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Ashland q. a. why Is .sunstroke Of
more frequent occurrence In Northern cities
| than IN southern IN the United states ~
sador. pauncefcte. prenouncedl ~ What
Is the political history of Addlcks n Dalt
| ware? a. Why was Robert Louis Steven.
son IN The samoan Islands at the time Of
! 90 When 0 president Of the United states
succeeds himself, is y usual for, changes
Rice mn Americana Please give short re.
| view Of circumstances leading 10 his de-
poriation from Manila.
| A. ~ Sunstrokcs are more common In
the North because extremes In both cold
and hot weather are reached there. In
the south tho climate Is much more even
the year round and heat does not eject
one here Ike II does In The North. ~
Ambassador Panncefote's name is pro.
nouneed as II spelled puns fut ,3 Adj
dicks is wealthy gas manufacturer and
has made several unsuccessful efforts 20
enter political life. He is republican and
has been defeated by his own party for the
United States senatorshlp number of
times a. Mr.. Stevenson was travelling
author and was writing a series OF letters
from that faror country when he was
stricken III and died, t5l MIR. Heath IL
newspaper editor aud republican poll
ticlan. He was appointed hrst assistant
postmaster general four years ago by Prts
ldent Mckinley. (6i More presidents have
changed ;heIr ofhcial family upon taking
the presidential office the second time than
have not "a Editor Rice Is hn American
citizen was . soldier In the Philippines.
being on the hring line most OF the time.
He afterword engaged in the newspaper
business In Manila and criticised the cap
tain Of the port Of Manila. charging irreSu.
larities In the conduct Of that Office.
military court OF inquiry caused his do
portatiou. He is now In this country.