The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
Questions and Answers

When did Admiral Dewey arrive in New
York after the Spanish-American war?
&C. S.
September &c, 1899.
Who is our consul to Nagasaki. Japan,
and when was he appointed?-F. Z. L.
Charles B. Harris. in 1897.
How many pensions have been granted
to soldiers and sailors of the war with
Spain?-J. w. j.
About 1900.
Has the army transport Logan. that left
Manila Jan. Is, reached San Francisco? If
so, when?-W. T. d.
Yes, on Feb r.
What is the meaning of the Spanish word
"caro?"-N Name.
Dear, in the sense of high-priced. or less
often, Of beloved.
Who was the true author OF THE Bon
ME Blue Flag?"-B. +. j.
It's authorship is disputed. 1t has been
credited to Henry Mccarthy and to Annie
c. Ketchum.
Can YOU state the requirements as to age
and previous education of candidates Tor
Rhodess scholarships
Age twenty to twenty-five with two years
spent at a recognized institution of higher
learning.
Was there a General Duff in the civil
war?-Another.
William L. Duff, who entered the Union
army as lieutenant colonel of the Second
Illinois Artillery, was brevetted brigadier
general in March. 1865.
On fling on a homestead does man have
TO be on it all the time. or CD can he go on
il every six months, stay a few days and
hold his claim?-J. A. l..
He must reside upon and cultivate the
land continuously. 2. He cannot.
A. T. P, Logansport: The indianapolis
Weather Bureau was established in 1871.
The mean temperature of the months of
December. January and February Of the
winter of 1884 and 1885 was "a $40.
Did Nansen's famous trip 10 Arctic
regions prove mistaken the belief in an
Arctic continent?-P
prove" is putting it strongly, perhaps.
yet his experiences convinced geographers
that there is no stable land near the
North pole. He found, too. that the polar
seas were much deeper than had been be-
lieved.
Not long after the beginning of the Cal
ifornia gold excitement, there was a big
Modoc Indian massacre; can you give the
year?-W. +. b.
In 1850 these Indians had a bad beating
from troops commanded by Captain Lyons.
and 1852 they massacred numerous settlers
and in turn suffered the loss of many chiefs
at the hands of miners led by Ben Wright.
What is the value of pyrites? 3 From
what kind of ore is nickel obtained?-W
L. NJ.
For 1902. s4.2s per long ton. 2. From a
nickel-bearing iron sulphide known as
phyrrhotite, and from the hydrous nickel
magnesium silicate called garneirite, chiefly.
AS source OF the metal these have largely
displaced the more widely distributed sui
pharside ores.
Will you tell me something of saltpeter
uses and method of mining * c.
Chile saltpeter (sodium nitrate) in the
country for which it is named. is dug
readily from large deposits. and is used
largely as a fertilizer, though some of 1t
is employed in making nitric acid and salt
peter potassium nitrate) and some more
is used as a source of iodine.
Will you give me some account OF Mazep-
pa, with the underlying historical facts, II
any?-M. d. NJ
Ivan Stefanovitch Mazeppa was a leader
of Cossacks who lived from 1910 10 1903.
Long prior TO his leadership he had been
surprised in an intrigue. had been tied by
an enraged husband to the back OF a horse.
which then was dashed out onto the barren
steppes. Ths animal carried tia hayzsisss