The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 21, 1895, Page 26

\ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 2i, 1895. READ THE VARIOUS OFFERS CAREFULLY IF YOU WISH TO KNOW WHAT THE OFT-ABUSED WORD “BARGAINS” REALL ME DOMESTICS At About 50c on the Dollar. HUMPHREY'S PLAIDS, price B14C, We Say..... FANCY GINGHAMS, pre laids, stripes. Our reg {ennedy sold them for—now marked for work shirts, dress FANCY CHEV dy’s price 1 COTTON CHALLI D 1895 styles, 7c ....Yard AMERI NG PRINTS, 150 or more patterns to choose 10 | from. Beat the price if you can. We say. Sortaa X ard 3; | ENGALINES AND SAT es dark colors), with nic 28 Kennedy's price. We say. TWO LINEN VALUES. RED DOYLL Good pattern: THREE BLANKET fast pair. v patterns, 1895 styles, check, ar price for these is 1214c—that's what TE, light and dark colors. 0 close 'em out and desirable patterns and colors, holl They are Strictly Pure Cotton, but Bargains for all That.) i TS, 11-4 size, just the thing 11-4 8 7(} . Yard checks, Kennedy’s 1c 5 ....Yard 3 e { Yard 40 4° Yard ric 2 Yard mo | { 18° ed, only. BARGAINS. 81 ce $1 50 (1NCorPoRATECY our basement stock rooms. dollars’ worth at a possible. time. Plenty More Besides When you get to our big, busy, bustling, business building store. When Philip Kennedy & Co. failed they had enough stock on hand to nearly fill the store at the corner of Market and Fifth streets. Our own store was overflowing with our new Spring and Summer stock when we bought Kennedy’s, but we had to vacate the Ken- nedy premises, so we moved everything up here and stored it in We enlarged our salesrooms, squeezed goods up a little tighter and made all the room we could for the sales goods, but even then we could only show a few thousand We are selling the stock off as rapidiy as As soon as one lot disappears another takes its place. SANTHEMUMS, stylish; very natural ROSES; mil per bunch... Jewel effect PLEATED BRUSSELS N all new, st; JET HAT CROWNS: pre each. charge. vellow, lavende appearance, lliners’ prices range from DARK VIOLETS: a large bunch of tation of nature, for only per bunch | FLOWER AIGRETTES, green and gora, b E novelty for Napoieon hats, MILLINERY SPECIAL, (Here’s a Flyer for Monday—See Them. tty beaded effects DOUBLE CASHMERE SCARFS, extra fine quality, some silk and some wool fringes, same colors as above; Kennedy’s pri ANS. MILLINERY. | (At About Hal f Milliner’s Prices,) TCKLES % 10 4 inch, -15¢ to $1.50 i 15° 83° $1. 50 the lnlest$1.50 white, pink, etc. 25¢ to 75¢ a bunch; we say, k violets, almost perfect imi- lue and gold, some with andsome, 7 ish and 75¢ to BOWS, with spangle: 75 and. T 31 WOrth 50c; any way, 25° KENNEDY'S SHAWLS, Just a Few to Give Our Price ldeas. CASHMERE SHAWLS, good quality, silk embroid fringe, cream, cardinal, 1an and black only; we say, ¢ FIGURED CASHMERE SHAWLS, fringe, colors same as above 50° silk _embrold Kennedy charged $' ]-00 . wool @ we onlyD ach D ce WHITE COTTON E SRR DI S ing new every day—sometim ice and three times a each; our price weoee Each the s 3 TM “;(’U- % ]";“;\' | 937’ 9397 941 Market Streety Something Ty, Elmes Ly HENRIETTA SHAWLS, a renl fine auality, silkc_embroidery and ¢10).50 N GRAY COT? smaller than the others, on - £ N " fringe, tan, cardinal and black only; half of Kennedy's price, o] OB e Price ts smaller, too R | Pair Between Fifth and Sixth. day. Snge s, canlloali B Ty R ] - o . . 3 Ladies’ Underwear. | Crochet Shawls. Silk Opportunities. Dress Goods. . ; Fancy Goods. Bazar Specials. Three Hosiery Items. (Unmatchable Prices for Seasonable Goods.) | (In Another Column See Cashmere Shawls.) Chances Such as Seldom Occur. Snap These Up Quickly—They Can’t Last. You'll Find These on the Center-Tables: | Three of the Prizes to be found Downstairs | Eor Women and Chiidren—Plenty More. LADIES’ Al KNIT SHAWLS, fancy borders, colors Q5C | CHANGEABLE SURAH, 20 nches wide, ALL-WOOL SERGES, 40 inches wide, 25 LADIES' HOSESUPPORTERS, satin ](C| WHITE MOUNTAIN TOILET CHILDREN'S COTTON HOSE, nar- ribbed, H. D Ppink, blue, bla nd red, Kennedy’s < | allsilk, the correct thing for cape and (o] colors, a few dress lengths of each, 250 belts, in a variety of colors, all sizes, SOAP, nicely perfumed, large row rib, heavy quality, seamless, 1 210 drawers 10 < ()qc price 50c, we s: Each coat linings, walists, etc., Kennedy's 40 Kennedy’s prices ranged from 50c up, Sera Kennedy’s price 36¢, OUrS...cvuee....nn Pair cakes, worth 3 for 25¢, we say 6 250 black or tan, Kennedy’s price 20c, lel halr, natural wool” and pin Je price 60c, now e ee Y Pl cakes for.. Z UL Pair nedy’s pr $1 50 garment, ours. Each CROCHET SHAWLS, larze size, G0cbor- 50 POINT DE VENISE LACE. 5 and 8 Gl T der, colors pink, blue, white and red, —© 5 e - rc | © inchies wiat; batter colaren, Kennetiy's 10! < LADIES' BLACK COTTON HOSE, il s B 4 > ack ALL-WOOL CHEVTOTS, 40 inches, mix- C s , butter colored, - CREPE TISSUE-PAPER, the regu- . g i Kennedy's price £1, we sell at..... Tach pmtn‘EDCREPE SILK, 22 inches wide, tures, stripes and c! ngeable eifects, 2\}3“1‘ price 20c; ours. . Yard Lar 10c rolls, all colors. the new- e fig;‘:‘:}fldd%g;lzefii‘;{lbfe““&‘g: 19° 0 = andsome patterns, but in dark colors C| about 30 styles, now ard | est_material for fancy work, our - e ! 99 only, therefore, instead of $1 50, K 85 | i Price...... Roll dennedy/s, HHos SO0 ONEks <. s Elr Each the heary quall. s price, we say. &4 Yard — | WHITE PEARL BUTTONS, Iines16,18, pC soid §2 to o 20 an nnedy’s pri J < L8, A P = Phpebdeey) (:11-1- A Tt 800 D01, St e DRn | psNCY PAPER LAMP SHADES, 8¢ D o P o 25° WHITE COT onc s Stech P S ¥ — worth 15¢ each, on sale at dye, Kennedy’s price 50c, ouw - bbed 25 CREAM ARMURE, 24 fnches wide, qualiks A0icolors} now sellim a5:2-5 SR ATL) i i i 5 s b Each OnlY oiszs Sae . % Palr Kennedy's Each | 5 ry thread pure silk, beautiful ma- /T2C | SILK BEAVER TRIMMING, 84 inch 106 CROCHET SHAWLS, the large sizes terlal for evening wear, instead of (& | wide, Kennedy’s price 85c, ours to and heaviest qualities, for which l\i!‘n- S] .50 $1 25 a yard, we say -+ Yard | ALL-WOOL FRENCH CLOTH, 54 inches close it out at once. - Yard mety o g e i wide, in such staple colors as ta C colors - Each green, cardinal, il?.':-, gray, brown, etc., 50 rc the Kennedy price $1 25, ours Yard | TAFFETA BINDING RIBBON, the 100 770 15 s F MOIRE ANTIQUE SILK, & good heavy 4 ()C fiiid, Asackt S Soloms Tt Each r 0’ qualit; in staple colors, Kennedy's 3 | Here’s For B S price 60c, ours. = -+ Yard | MIXED SERGES AND CHEVIOTS, | NARROW JET TRIMMING, In pretty o yard wide, 50 colors and patterns to | desirable patterns, Kennedy's price 5 Men’s F ishi === Ghoose from, the Keancdy 26cg0008: ()| 105, we say. i S S We don'tcarry tha grade, so close LU | £ en’s urnisiing Each | CRYSTAL SILK, 20 inches wide, the 50c them outat.. % . Yard | o AMBURG EMBROIDERIES, alread c At About One-half Kennedy's Prices. | kindat Kennedy’s, colors brown, green, €)=C [ e R SRR aready. 1 0 S AND 2 | blue, pink, lavender, tan. nile green O _— cus ont, width 2 to 8 inches, Kenne- 2 15° e O e e e OB Rt SRR N ay’s price 20c, we'll sell then at...... Yard S aced QxC inches wide, extra heavy, an_elegant C | FANCY DRESS TRIMMINGS, an assort- 3 Hach Ken- 99 At s LU T Z',?,d" ment of odds and ends tuai' Kennedy 950 -+ Bach| g ANGEABLE DUCHESS SATIN, 20 COMINS WAz 31,35, 15 Dow K had ‘marked _60c to $1 a yard, to % CANTON FLAN inches, an ideal fabric for lining out- | . close them out we say......... - Yard : ¢ IRT a77 i et ents, good_color assortment, C Ty TES” Sirbptradi i o i S 25, 16 close them D0 . RIBBON BARGAIN, solid colors, all 441 LADIES* SH LADIES’ BASOUE. 447 £ ets 90| n L Yard Just Received. silk gros-grain satinedged ribbons, LADIES’ WAIST: WAIST. A Q! MISSES' PASQUE 2 -z Each | i 2 Some Beautiful Crepons—Note the Prices. | xo. "5 " *Noy 7 and 6 "Vos3 Nos. 16 ana 22| 51203,2 34,36, 35,40, ' Sizes, 32, 34, 36,38, 40,430 SiZ€323, 34, 36, 36, 4o Size, 12, 14, 16 years. 5 Y, a0y Balsnel, oo | DOUBLE WARP SURAH, 24 inches Gt U Bo. 7o, 10c. 15¢. hese four drawings illustrate four Paper Patterns, correct in Al::“r‘nm B LOUSES, made wide, all silk, dark colors and evening roc crinkied kind u[mwn-u m.-? mobair, AL design and accurate in fit. Thev would cost you 25c to 35c each ¥ prices e I A Yl "\)m SN N EEPSBL S0 vt el HEMSTITCHED AND EMBROL. S anywhere. OUR PRICE IS 10 CENTS EACH. We have opened a E & TR 5 ) ) HANDKERC , sheer g ‘ iawin; yers: datuly and nretey. worth ]23 Pagter Pntftermm?e;;g;trrem, w:::e hcreaf:ee‘r y(::dce:;n”p:;cl}au Ipatpe: N e Ak e 201 Euch | patterns fo y single garment, accurately g size, latest [§ ~ 3 i b BOYS' FAUNTLEROY BLOUSES, made | BLACK GROS GRAIN SILK, 20 inches PONS, 48 inches v y e T P design, and guaranteed to ¢ fit like a glove *’ for 3. of white 1, white embroidery ruffie C | wide, heavy, soft finish, pure dye, one C rough, two-toned effects: 5 S’ 4- N K FLOVES, reg- priced 100 S ol Cums " srone, sor this DU | of s best Kmerican makes, rom oor OUC | s simiias abric mivied “Fo1 oD Lorc | “Dia 150 qualie, dark cotors. 11 weeh Lo ONL¥ 10 CENTS BEACH. 2] ..Garment pretty g Nl We say. = Each | own stock, instead of $1, to go at....... Yard suit”; our price... .- Yard | have your size, price is only. . Pair H WE - ARE - SELLING - THE - KENNEDY - BANKRUPT - STOCK - AT - ABOUT - 50 - CENTS - ON - THE - DOLLAR. 3 THE GOODS ARE FOR THE MOST PART NEW AND STYLISH, CLEAN AND ATTRACTIVE---SEE THEM ANYWAY. mhl Many City Employes Disturbed Over Stories of Dis- missal. The So-Called Solid Eight May Make Great Changes ronage. in Pat- The air is filled s to the effect that a great many appointments made by the Board of ors are to be declared vacantand substituted by a new lot of pol- h disquieting in regard to revolution: tactics have been the main topic of c ion wherever politicians gather, and they have created consterna- tion in and about the City Hall. That such considerations as fidelity to office, indr and fitness for the vari to obtain re g to on among certain Democratic and an members of the Board of Su- pervisors. The 1{:0;.0:&(} sweeping changes are ac- credited to 1 ons o the so-called “solid eight d of_Supervisors C. E. Benjamin, Joe King, Ed C. Hughes, Chris I ired W. Morgenstern, Republicans, and Ed_L. Wagner, Peter A. Scully and Alphonse Hirsch, Democrats. Supervisor Hirsch stated, when the rumor was first started, that he would not vote to turn men cut of office who had given satisfactior and shown themselyv apted to their work. When Supervisor Morgenstern moved last Monday to dismiss Ambrose Watson from the position of Police Court Clerk, it was noticed that 'Hirsch voted with the ority of eight, and subse- quently voted to have Morgenstern’s son appointed to fill the place thus made wvacant. This action in itself is taken by politi- | cians as proof that the so-called *‘solid eight’’ does not intend to pay any atten- tion to the integrity or fitness of tried offi- cials, no matter what the pc:ition may be, but, rather, the majority of the Board of Supervisors has taken the bull by the horns_and begun to replace ;0od men by new favorites. i The Republican County Cémmittee’s se- lection is to receive no attelition, but the new order of things will be th look out for friends and ward-strikers. : Hitherto, and at present, {o far as polit- ical ethics are popularly supposed to hold good, the unwritten law of civil service has been, and is, to never remove a faithful and competent public servant before his term of office expires. Vith this in view the rumsred future ac- tion of the Supervisors wiil be watched with deep interest by people interested in good government and in the city’s welfare, THE NCROACHMENT or THE ErEcTRIC Lo- COMOTIVE IN RATLROADING.—IN the opinion of many experts the time when the electric locomotive will take the plach of the steam locomotive for all kinds of railroad work is much nearer than has geherally been imagined. William Baxter ir. maintains @hat the ability of electricit} to compete with steam has always betn underesti- sated. The main reason for thisis that c = THER HEAS WY FLL | portable engine being employed to drive | | horse engine was used. Running one plow | about the only direction in which competi- | tion was considered possible was in the matter of coal consumption, whereas “rail- | road men know that the coat bill is only | | one of the items in the cost of operation, | | and that it does not constitute such a large portion of the total expenditure as to make ‘ le for eve very great reduction rection to determine th m over the other. motors of larger W for higher speed come, as they will, to take the place of locomotives, they ill'be run approximately the same num- | ber of hours as the motors now in use, | | and will therefore cover from twoanda | half to three times the distance now cov- ered by locomotives. | New DecoraTive Errecr 1N ELectrIC LicaTINg.—It has been suggested that one of the most promising fields in which em- | ployment for women can be found is dec- | orative electric lighting, and the wisdom of the suggestion has in many cases been amply confirmed. The credit of the gen- inevitably | eral introduction of the yellow silk shade or the incandescent lamp, whereby the unkindliness of the electric light toward | complexions in which art had supple- mentea nature was neutralized, is said to belong to a prominent society lady in N York, and a young lady in London is now deriving a considerable income from the designing of lampshades, the main feature of which is the use of feath variously colored, in place of glass or paper. One of | the most beautiful devices yet utilized in decorative electric lighting now comes from Paris. While searching for some meansof se- | curing a brightness and softness exactly in | a desired ratio a lady was attracted by the effect of the playing of the sun’s rayson a | niese cloth made of glass beads, which | t one of her windows. Wrapping a > of the beaded cloth around an in- | descent lamp she turned on the | switch, and a thousand gems fashed through the room. Calling in an elec- | trician, she ordered him to make a shade of gluss beads in the shape of the lamp buib and to devise his own fastening. Further designs growing ont of the same idea were tried, among them bunches of yelloty or purple grapes, and flowers | siudded with dewdrops, and the novelty | and beauty of the illumination took Paris | by storm. | Prowixe BY ELECTRICITY.—A successful application of electricity to plowing has | been made on a German farm. Two | ““double-ender” plows were used; one cut | two farrows the total width of 24 inches and a depth of 934 inches; the other was a four-plow machine; both worked equally | | well. The power_ required for the smaller | | plow was about eight-horse, a twelve-borse | the dynamo. For the larger plow a 16- at only four miles an hour, the amount of work done was about one acre an hour. | The cost was less than one-half that of animal power. A chain was stretched across the field and securely anchored at either end. The anchors were | light and easily moved. The chain passed | around the shait of the motor, and the ploughs were drawn steadily and rapidly | from side to side. —————— The Advanced Woman. Heretofore officials of the St. Nicholas Hotel have been wont to scoff when the sub- ect of the advanced woman was broached, | but they know better now. About 8 o’clock last night, when the evening guests be- gan to arrive, there stepped into the office a middle-aged couple, and the lady taking a pen wrote on the register in large un- feminine letters the words, “Mrs. J. Norton and husband, New York.” After realizin, the full mnninf of the signature, ClerE Clarence Shaffer [ooked slyly over the coun- ter to see whether Mrs. Norfon wore bloom- ers, but aflnnce sufficed to show that she was clad in the regular female apparel of the present age. The couple retired soon after their arrival, and nothing more was learned about them.—St. Louis Globe- Democrat. ————— THERE is an article on this market seldom equaled and never excelled—Jesse Moore Whis- key. Moore, Hunt & Co. guarantees its purity.> 11 correspondents neglect to give correct names and addresses they must not be disappointed if there is no answer tothe communication. The names are not for publication, but for reference. s will be answered as soon as possible sre received. Sometimes an answer cannot be had sooner than three weeks after start- ing the inquiry. Questions the answers to which will amount to an advertisement of any business or article will not be answered. Questions asking for the standing of any in- dividusl or firm will not be answered. No questions in arithmetic, algebra or geometry will be answered, Material for debaters will not be furnished. Religlous questions respectfully declined. OAKLAND'S BICYCLE ORDINANCE—W. J. P, Oakland, Cal. Following is the Oakland ordi- nance relating to bicycles: Section 1. It fs hereby declared to be unlawful for any person| or persons to ride upon the side- walks of any public_street, lane or alley, or within any public park or square within the limits of the city of Oakland,any bicycle, tricycle or velocl- pede between the hours of 8 o'clock r. M. and 6 o'clock A. Every person riding a bicycle, tricycle_or velocl- pede upon any sidewalk or any public street, lane or alley, or within_any public square within the 1imits of the city of Oakland, betsween the lours of 6 o'clock A, M. and 6 0'clock P.>.,shall immedi- ately dismount from said bicycle, tricycle or veloci- pede upon meeting or overtaking eny person who may then be walking or standing upon said side- or within said public square, 2. Every person riding a bicycle, tricycle or v ede 1n nighttime in any public street within the limits of the city of Oakland must have a Jamp and a bell or horn aitached thereto, and must keep the said lamp lighted and ring the said bell or sound the said horn loudly and continuously immediately before reaching and while traversing every public street crossing. Sec, 3. Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100 for_every offense, and. in case said fine shall be not paid then the person or persons so fined shall be fmprisoned in the City ison of the City of Oakland at the rate of one day for each $2 of thie fine imposed. PraNCHETTE—Investigator, Sacramento, Cal. The little heart-shaped board ‘“that writes words and sentences’’ was introduced in 1855. In 1868 there was published in Harper's Maga- ziae “The Confessions of a Reformed Plan- chettist.”” In this the writer sets forth that he purchased a planchette-board for the purpose of testing its powers. He tried it alone and then with & lady, but it did not respond. it either would not move or if it did it did so in & wild manner. One evening he watched an acquaint- ance, under whose fingers it always responded, and he discovered how it happened that it always answered when asked a _question. He tested his suspicion by taking his place with the successful performer at the table, placing his hands with those of the other on the plan- chette and pressing heavily upon it while not nernnn t0 do so. He was determined, if physical force was used, to compel the exercise of ennufh 0 be visible. Hesaw the workings of the digital muscles of his companion’s hand very plainly, and after that he became a suc- cessful manipulator of the planchette. LABORS OF HERCULES—V. P., City. The labors imposed on Hercules by Eurystheus were twelve: First to destroy a lion that haunted the forests of Nema; second, to destroy the Lernman hydra; third, to catch the hind of Diena, noted for its swiftness; fourth, to cap- ture alive & wild boar that ravaged the neigh- borhood of Erymanthus fth, to cleanse the stables of Augeus; sixth, to destroy the car- nivorous birds that ravaged the country near Lake Stymphalis, in Arcufh: seventh, to brin, alive & beautiful bull that had been made mx d waslaying waste an island; eighth, to ob- | tatn the mares of Diomedes that fed on human | flesh; ninth, to bring the girdle of Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons; tenth, to kill the mon. ster Geryon and take its herds to Arfas; elev- enth, to obtain the golden apples from _the garden of Hesperides; twelfth, to bring from the infernel regions the three-headed dog Cerebus. sl ol s NATIONALITY OF PRISONERS—A., Benton, Mono County, Cal. The report of the State prisons of California for 1894 show that the number of prisoners in the two institutions aggregate 2075. Of these 1217 are nativ f the United States and 858 were born in foreign countries, as follows: Africa 2, Asia Minor 1, Austria 13, Australia 14, Belgium 2, British Columbia 3, China 103, Canada 46, Chile 2, Cubal, Den- mark 9, England 77, East Indies 3, France 21, Finland 3, Germany 110, Greece 4, Hayti1, Holland 2, India 1, Treland 112, Italy 44, Isle of Man 2, Japan 5, Malta 2, Mexico 44 Scotia 8, New Brunswick 2, Portugal 1, 4, Prussia 4, Russia 4, South America 2, and_Norway 25, Sieily 1, Switzerland 2, land 18, Wales 2, West Indies 4, Spain 4, Sand- wich Islands 1 and Turkey 1. THE PRESIDENT—F. Y., City. Whether the President of the United States can be served with a subpena and be compelled to attend the same s any other person js & matter that has never been officially settled. He can be served with a subpena the same as any other individ- ual who may be desired as a witness, but it is claimed that in the case of Aaron Burr, re- ported in the “State Trials,” it was decided that the President was not required to appear | in response to the summons. On the other hand it is claimed that that ruling is not con- clusive, and that the President isrequired to attend court as a witness when his absence from the seat of government will not interfere with his public duties. In the Babcock case President Grant answered the summons, de- clining to raise an issue. ARMORED CRUISER—D, E., Oakland, Cal. The | term armored is applied to & naval vessel, cased or covered particlly or wholly with thick iron plates or steel ones, generally having a heavy backing of wood so as to resist projectiles or the attacks of other armored vessels. The United States Naval Register for 1895 gives the following list of armored vessels in the navy: First class—New York, armored cruiser; Maine, steel armored; Columbia, Minneapolis and Olympia, protecied cruisers. Second class— Baltimore, Newark, San Francisco, Charleston, Cincinnati and Raleigh, protected cruisers; Chicago, Monterey and Atlanta, partially pro- tected cruisers. WRITING A NAMe—A. B., Cozzens, Sonoma County, Cal. Itiscorrect etiquette for a mar- ried woman to write her name as does her hus- band, adding the prefix, Mrs., as for instance, “Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt” ; but if she be re- uired to sign her name to & legal document, then she must write with her given name, that is “Mary Vanderbilt,” and when she becomes a widow she drops the first name of her hus- band and writes ‘‘Mrs. Mary Vanderbilt.”” ABYSSINIA—C. R., City. The most direct route from San Francisco to Ayssinia is by rail to New York by the North German Lloyd line of steamers to Genoa, Italy, and from there, through the Suez canal, by the same line o steamers, to Aden. Tne people of Abyssinia belong mostly to the Shemitic race, and re- semble the Arabs in physical characteristics and structure of language. The doctrines of the Abyssinian coincide with those of the Coptic church, MexicAN Exmisrrios—S. T. B., City. No appropriation was made for the Commission- ers named to represent California at the expo- sition 10 be held in Mexico, and there being no fund out of which an appropriation could be made it is probable that the gentlemen named will not act, There is no probability that Cali- fornia will be represented as a State. The Cali- fornia exhibits will be by individuals, many having already filed applications for space. YEOMAN AND WriTER—A. L. W., City. The salary of a ship’s writer of the first class in the United States navy is $35 & month. The sal- ary of & yeoman is $60. A yeoman does not dress like an ordinary seaman. He wears a blue suit with brass buttons, is a petty officer of the special rank and ranks with the chief boatswain’s mate, chief gunner and machinist and messes with them. A yeoman is notin the line of promotion. LABOR CommissioNer—M., Duncans Mills, Sonoma County, Cal. The duties of the Labor Commissioner ‘are to collect statistics in ré- gard to the products of the State, transporta- tion, labor, the number of persons employed in the various industries, their ages, sex and condition, number of persons who are idle and the causes of such idleness, amount of wages paid, and all such information as can be had 9 show the condition of the State. THE PEOPLE'S Home BANK—V. 8., City. The People’s Home Sayings Bank is still in liquida- | tion. On the 5th of last January there was de- clared to the depositors a dividend of 5 per cent, payable five days later, Since then none has been declared, and at this time it is not known when the next dividend will be de- clared, but it will be done as soon as the collec- tion of funds warrants it. G0OD MORAL CHARACTER—J. W., Vacaville, Solano County, Cal. One of the chief qualifi | cations to entitle a man to become a member | of one of the secret societies you name is that | he shall be a man of good moral character. If | & man who had been arrested for embezzle- ment and broke out of jail to escape punish- ment applied for admission into one of these societies he certainiy would be rejected, if the fact of his aiTest and escape were known. OLDEST PAPER—H. , City. The oldest paper extant is the Neue Zeitung aus His- panien und Italien, printed in Nurenberg, Ger- many, 1534. The oldest paper in the United States is the Weekly Massachusetts Spy, pub- lished at Worcester, Mass. It was_established in Boston, Marsh 3, 1771, by Isainh Thomas. It was removed to Worcester in 1775, where it has been continuously issued since. | | CLuBs AND BADGES—H. F. G., City. The ques- | tion, “How many clubs are there in this city | and what kind of badges have they?” is too | indefinite to be answered. It is mmpossible to | determine if your question refers to political clubs, literary clubs, social clubs, debating clubs, gentlemen’s clubs or ladies’ clubs. Corre- spondents should definitely state what they want to know, and the best éffort will be made | to give answers. THE STATE PRISON—A. Q., City. Visitors to the State prisons are not admitted withouta permit. It is not necessary that visitors should permitted to roam around the prison alone; | they are accompanied by some one connected with the institution. The Query Column can- not tell whether visitors “tip"” those who show them around. WiLL BE NoTiFiED—1J. A. B., City. If a boy is | named by the Congressman of the district in which he lives for the Naval Academy at Aunapolis, he will have to go to the academy for examination as to his qualifications for ad- mission, but will be notified by the appointing Congressman where he will have to appear. The iexnl‘l‘lh.lllmn is usually held within the district. RAzzLE-DAZZLE—E. L., City. The question whether aces or sixes are high in razzle-dazzle is one that has been answered several times in this column. In absence of any recognized authority on this onm players must agree be- fore the rlly which they will count high. As s general proposition Hoyle lays down the rule that in dice-shaking ace is low and sixes high. INcURABLES—J. A. F., City. The King's Daughters, at their home on Francisco street, receive and care for incurables who are not affected with contagious diseases. When par- ties are able to pay, they charge from $10 to $14 a month. Whether such a person conld be admitted to the Almshouse would depend on circumstances that could be determined only by the superintendent of the institution. THE Fisn LAW—T. F. W., Scribner, Humboldt County, Cal. The law passed by the Legisla- ture that recently adjourned repeals all the or- dinances that existed prior to its passage r lating to fish and game. Now only the new law prevails, and no trout must be taken between the 1st of November and the 1st of April of each year. No LicENSE—A. B. Y., Angel Island, San Fran- cisco County, Cal. Those who sell cigars and tobacco at retail are not required to take out a United States license, but those who go through the country peddling such are required to give what is known as “‘a peddler'sbond.” There is no cost attached to such a bond. THE RIGHT T0 Vore—F. W. D., Kelsey, Cal. A convict who having been pardoned and re- stored to his civil rights is entitled to vote. Natives of China cannot become citizens of the United States, consequently they cannot vote, but sons of Chinese parents born in the United States are entitled to vote. | CHINESE LABORER—H. D. G., City. A Chinese laborer who is in the United States properly registered can leave United States territor; and return to it if he can, by competent -testi- mony, establish the fact ihat he is the owner of property of the value of £1000. DRUMMERS—G. T. W., Oakland, Cal. It has been decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that drummers are not required to pay license in municipalities, but thatagents Who have & fixed place of business and peddlers must pay a municipal license. C1viL SERVICE—W. A, T., City. If you want to prepare yourself for a civil-service examina- know any of the convicts. Visitors are not | tion and desire the books you name in order to read up go to some first-class bookstore and ask for them. This column does not recommend books nor anything else. CRIMEAN WAR—F. Y., City. What is com- monly known as the Crimean war was com- menced in 1854. On the 28th of March of that vear England and France declared war against Russiz. The allies were England, France, Sar- dinia and Turkey Books—H. G. D, City. The Query Column is not an advertising medium for books or any- thing else, and for that reason will not answer any question about books that correspondents can find out all about by inquiring at any first- class bookstore. ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS—J. A. H., City. The Two Republics, published in the City of Mexico, and the Panama Star and Herald, pub- lished in Panama, Colombia, South America, are printed partly in English and partly in Spanish. A PoiNTER—Rex., C A pointer 3 months old can be brought up in a small yard in a city as well as any other dog, but if you wish to bring the animal up for the field you should turn him over to a practical dog-trainer. EAsTER SUNDAY—F. H. J., City. ‘Between the years 1830 and 1838, Easter Sunday did not inll on April 14. The only year between those dates that Sunday fell on the 14th was in 1833. In that year Easter was on the 7th. WIND AND StoRMs—J. D., City. During the winter months in California the majority of the storms that pass over it come from west to east, and the highest velocity of wind comes from southeast to southwest. THE PUBLIC DEBT—A. A. P., City. The amount of the publicdebton the 1st of the current month was not pub‘ished as usual on the day named, consequently the debt statement was not furnished the press. Two DATES—M. C. K., City. The30th of June, Midwinter Fair. The great railroad strike last year was declared on Monday, July 8. AssAYING—W. G. J., Oakland, Cal. There isa place in San Francisco where mining engineer- ing and assaying may be learned, but the Query Column cannot advertise the place. ALvMINITE—J. P. W., Delano, Kern County, Cal. The metal you describe answers to that of aluminite, but what it is can best be told after an examination of a specimen. PARK CoMMISSIONERS—F. W. D., Kelseyville, Cal. The Park Commissioners, if you mean the Commissioners of Golden Gate Park in this city, are appointed by the Governor. NED TOWNSEND—G. H. T., City. Edward W. Townsend, author of “Chimmie Fadden,” is 40 years of age. He was nota reporter in San Francisco in either 1861 or 1862, DENVER—C. W. F., Onkland, Cal. The popu- 1ation of Denver, Colo., according to the census of 1890, was 106,713. It is claimed th; time the population is 151,000, il CoLor oF HATR—Artificial Age, City. There are preparations which itis claimed will turn hair either gray or white, but the Qu u umn cannot advertise such. sty Col Sick AND THIN—J. K. O., City. If you are sickly and thin and desire to become stout you had better place yourself under the care of a reputable physician. TEMESCAL—W. C., Newcastle, Placer County, Cal. The proposition to annex Temescal and other territory to Oakland some Vi defeated at the polls. tLe ainos wen NO APPROPRIATION—F. B. N, City. The ap- 1845 _ PRE | Ussuri, propriation asked of the last Legislature in aid of the King’s Daughters’ Home for Incurables was cut off. HALLEY's CoMET—F. Y., City. Halley’s comet appeared in 1835 and according to some astronomers it will be due again Ta the Vear FLOWER CITY—A. M. R., City. Springfield, IIl.,isknown as “The Flower City” and Roches- ter, N. Y., is known as *The Flour City.” CURLEW—H. N., Alameda, Cal. The curlew is not named in the new game law as one of the birds that are protected. CRYSTAL PALACE: 8., City. The Crystal Palace in New York was destroyed by fire on the 5th of October, 1858. ONE OF ‘35—W. H., City. Dealersinold coins charge from 75 cents to 90 cents for half a dol- lar of 1835. RUSSIA'S PACIFIC EMPIRE. How the Government of the Czar Is De- veloping Eastern Siberia. In a letter to the St. James Gazette Mrs, Bishop draws a picture of the manner in which the Russian Government is opening up the fertile regions of Eastern Siberia. Nikoloskoye is a place of 15,000 inhabitants, the center of a large Government flourmill and elaborate barracks. For many miles on either side the new Siberian railroad Ppasses through neat viliages and prosper- ous farms. *“From Spasskoje,” says Mrs. Bishop, “and east of the Hanka Lake up to Ussuri, the magnificent region is wait- ing to be veopled. Grass, timber, water, coal, a soil as rich as the prairies of Illi- nois, and a climate not only favorable to | agriculture but to human health, all await 1894, was Young Men’s Institute day at the | the settler; and the broad, unoe: cupied and fertile lands which Rus- sian Manchuria offers are capable of supporting a populaticn of many millions. Here Russia is laying solidly the foundations of a new empire, which she purposes to make a homogeneous one. ‘No foreigner need apply!” One thousand families, assisted emigrants from Russia of the best class, will come out next year, and the number is to increase progressively. Each head of an emigrant household has to_deposit 600 rubles with a Government official on_leaving Odessa, which he re- ceives on landing in Siberia. The emi- grants, on reaching Vladivostok, are Todged in excellent emigrant barracks, and can buy the necessary u;ncuhgral imple- ments at _cost price from a Government depot. Already along the railroad houses are springing up; and if security can be ob- tained there nothing to_prevent the country from being peopled up to the Chinese frontier, the rivers Sungacha and which form the boundary from the roffka, on the Amur, - protection from Hanka Lake to Khaba iving a considerable BHgandage.” Institute of Art Annual Open daily. Admission, S Spring Exhibi 25 cents. {I-fighter in Epnin, if vhat dangerous, appears to be also a :Oe,rn'e;‘emnncmnvc one. Senor Gueritta is said to have killed during his career 1400 bulls and to be worth $600,000. He is spoken of as a man of great intelligence and of a kindly disposition. The profession of bu