The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 12, 1895, Page 26

26 \ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 12, 1895. San Rosa, says: selling tickets. NCORPORATED 037, 939 and o041 Market Street, Francisco. OVERNOR BUDD, writing of the Floral Fiesta at Santa «“The festival to-day surpasses my expecta- tions. « » « « The railroad company was compelled to stop It had not transportation facilities to accommo- 4 date the people. » » » s Ilook upon this Fiesta as a strong evi- dence of the revival of business prosperity. = » » » When peo- ple suffer hard times and there is little money in sight they never spend anything on extravagance for flower displays or anything of SAN FRAN (HEAPER I THERE: ART DRESS-STUFFS, S1LS »* SATIN, ALL THE BEST ©F GOING NoW - AND OTHER MERCHANTS I THip C1TY, AT oUR PRICES ! AT BORESS TRAIN THESE GREAT BAR You' HAD Bg{gfi{ (eME HE FoR THEY’RE “GolNG ~UGHTY FA AR THAN IN THE PAST * KENNEDY’S DRY-GV<D), “MIGHTY FAST TAND AGHAST; CISCO’S BARG A\ BING //6HTY TAST PEED THEYRE GoNG— gMNfi (AN“?[&ASL 7-[ ” ! TN % UICKLY, AIN FIESTA. OME of the best lines of the KENNEDY BANK- RUPT STOCK have been weeks. We have added of goods from our own stock rooms at prices which compare favorably with those at which we are able to sell the Kennedy goods. (INCORPORATED) 0937, 039 and 941 Market Street, San Francisco. If everything is not pre=- reserved for these last to the sale many lines Fech P € - 3 that character. « » » » When all are prosperous and happy they THEY SAY WE'RE $poiliNG RETAIL BYSINESS= P ] cisely as represented bring back our goods in the » i < 2 dress well. is o s« 2 BUT OURS 15 GRAWING="MGHTY FAT" (7 condition you receive them and we will cheerfully One would almost think the Governor was writing of the o = refund your money. Bargain Fiesta now in progress at this big, busy, bustling dry- 7 - : . 3 prog g, busy, el ) Nine hours of phenomenal bargain=-giving to= goods store. We exceed expectation always. Last week we closed % e 3 = e morrow. We begin the great ‘‘Bargain Fiesta’’ at 8 our doors and turned hundreds away because we could not accommo- bef 1A M. i 5 ick s - " ? 1 date them. It surely looked like a business revival to see happy, o’clock sharp. Come before . M. for first pic well dressed péople crowd our aisles. s and prompt service. Hosiery. Silk Specials. Parasol Specials. Men’s Furnishings Domestics. A Flannel Item. s iscellaneous. it . g SCOTCH TENNIS FLANNEL, small AMBURG EDGE EMBROIDERY, (31 in West Show-Windows. T e ol Counters entife | parasol Department Under Balcony in | Also some special valucs in boys’ vaca- | YARDWIDE CAMBRIC, reular 70 patterns In new and dainty color 3 tnches wide, cut ready for use.. i).. FC o e At o maatn E Rear of Store. ca - quality, on sale a ffects, just the cake for outiug ard 15 s o achesmiie & LADIES' OMBRtE "SILK PARA- BOYS' PERCA 3 . .- Yard Shirts ‘and costumes: also a few ey Pair silk and cotton, entirel SOLS, in red, blue and gold quality, pleated back and front, e Z s plcces all wool plaid flannel sait- 9nC | THE CHIC DRESSLIFTERS 1°© elteote. doaicat e i86e m c changeable effects, fancy wood (.50 salior collar, fancy stripes, pink, 95C | 42- INCH UNBLEACHED MUS- 1c able for children’s rough and ready J 5 JOSE. fine quality. narrow rib, 20 Chiliinie ek retier s Bon O handles, Kennedy’s price $3, oursep L — black, blue'and lavender, Ken 9O LIN, strong thread,a superior10c 92 dresses, marked now S Yara Hermsdorf dye, double knees, 163 our price 4 S to close ... Each nedy’s price 50c, ours. .. Each grade o Yard o A Ly onx});s ,r‘:‘-_;l?r,.;;,“,,l?lv?_fl‘d;?(<4 5o heels and to = Pair FANCY PRINTED INDIA SIT. 2 S BOYS BIOUSES i peccale E & = . ou , y, Valenciennes, ; es.. 2 5D INDIA SIL ES' FANG = & S' BLOUSES. fine percale, large C | YARD-WIDE BLEACHED MUS- & Plouen, Nottingham, etc., 3 to LADIES' BLACK COTTOY > n entirely ‘mow spring designs. BOLS, anvs e A A 9.50 sailor Collar, Tafle down front, 50 LLN, rather goarse, some starch 41C House Furnishings M e T Ay Sl b e op, seamles: 130 Chis is not cheap, flimsy, unde- 4_10 brown, one or two ruffles. ) colors light or dark, sale price.... Each in it, would make a very superior v LACE BED SETS, good patterns of $1 50 high spliced hee ) sirable stuff, but an extraordinary = nedy’s price $4, ours to close . Each SRR % butter-cloth. . Yard Nottingham Lace, shams and — SATIN AND GROS GRAIT ek - Yard BOYS' AND MEN'S OVERALLSIn 35 — - covers, worth $2. Set SATIN EDGE RIBBEONS, 90 FFETA 2 LADIES' BLACK GLORIA SUN hll‘fifl;&hm‘\l{dcnm: s it READY-MADE 1>u.mgv-c.&skfis.| 60 S % 11/ and 2, worth 4c, will be “ S wide, 80 en- ;—)0(: PARASOLS, 24-inch size, natural 7-0 BEICo, & pair, our p air WO, xlzes,[u;se and 45x36, well Eait 50-INCH TAPESTRY. Now is the out at... Yard price 35¢, our price trom, a very spe i to ‘le 33’#’,‘;‘?;;“‘" Z ot price B, D'?,, MEN’S AND BOYS' INDIA SILK 150 s e b e &Tghtgrgfifflfflm‘lflu‘;lfi :m"z&y 400 10L IN'S COT S NTE WINDSOR TIES, Kennedy's fal to doit with; 6 patternsand CHILDREN'S COTTON HC ONE DOLLAR PRINTED INDIA 3 % : terial Shades to maaich tan. ah ILK, your choice of our entire Ladies’ Knit Underwear prics 35¢, ours. -« men | Cotton Dress Fabrics. color effects e e R - e o erand ity Sl =0 S¥ae = MEN'S TECK T nall knot. JO1C | COTTON CHALLIES, 20 colors and FINE WILTON RU 50 Stlicsiwide: = §0° s 6 u by ey e 1D EGY Pfi[’lfi‘l’\ ‘l‘_[f)"‘lioz an‘:}' silks, Kennedy's price 28¢, &2 patterns to choose n-c.m,5 Ken- 3%0 e, doublekntted fringe, ol = ¥ H Farthe ° v, I N, & urs. 2 edy's price 4 yards for 25c, ow eisewhere at $4 50, our price..... ~ Eac RUBBER AND VE o £ BLAC c 3 and untll further notice..... Yard Hhen, “Gravers {0 950 2 nedzaprioe & yants for Oy sewhere at 84 50, our : BBER AND VELVETEE: 3 3 tra heavy qualits, 9=c FANCY CHANGEABLE SILKS. j edy’s price 50¢ each, € MEN'S COTTON HC a NOTTINGHAMLACECURTALNS, @] 50 e b et 3 double heals ana toes, Z9 The latést and most correct very special at % ' Each brown shades double JO1C | BLACK BROCADED SATEEN, a 20° 58 inches by 814 yards, i $ .— | SILK BRAID DRESS SETS for 5% 10inch... Pair sisies for fancy waisis, worth at QEC WOOL-MIXE: A heels and o 's price LZ2 s Pio Rad. Esndatms Wi e: Seatoeblo bast Pair trimming to be closed out a ..Set B MISSES’ BLACK COTTON HO el elsewhere at 81 ‘,?rd Jersey ribbed. heavy 20c, ours... . Palr bought to sell at 25¢, 14 patterns. Yard e S WHITE :;)!-IA()V(J‘!M]XPL;ITTUN% sult- i B egular 50c quality, ow_rib, 1c - - 3 ay, tan and moi- 5 g HON MB SP. S, Mar- 3 ren’s unders: s Rigtinnliond heels ounti sl 333 BLACK ARMURE SILK, 19 inches, ted pink, drawers o maich, Ken- 1,0 MEN'S LISLE-THR DUCK SUITING, dark grounds, dots, ~ /71C acilles patterns, for fuil-sized bed; Q5O ments, 2 dozen for. 2 5 and toes, sizes 5 t0 914, our price Pair Yery heav iull silk and guaran- GOC nedy’s price 75c each garment, © :‘x::,r;ma\:;:,%r‘f\ymn‘ndm 9rc spots, stripes, etc., regular 10 ‘{gm we can save You 25(.0““‘1,3“. 09 il ted colors, you c: ¢ buy ours.. £ ality, his , at... ) vay, T price. ... 2 e 2§00 f0r B0, oa: spectal pricer | Yard | LADTES CORTON SEaRe T i hecls and dotble aoles and toes, 0 - e 5c¢ Handkerchiefs. black, Hermsdorf dye, black and ©)=C e ., pink, bie o lavender, Riche: 1O XKennedy's price 80c, our price. Pair | PEN-CENT FLANNELETTES, BED COMFORTERS; pretty warm Not one of these worth less than toc. white' feet, high svliced heels, O Dr Good S ial lieu ribbed Each Sy LR il plalds, checks and stripes, light 710 weather to talk comforters, but Here is a Handkerchief opportunity. Rouhts ol e toe P €ss oods peciails. s i L MEN'S STANLEY NEGLIG! and medium colors, our regular 2 they are worth buying for mext RS Sl ataales stridaredorbive oo 3 0 FANCY TWO-TONED WORSTED LADIES' LISLE THREAD VESTS, . 950 £ SCHIIS 4 i DarcK] S A 10c goods, marked now. Yard season it you don't need them 00 W hics Hamatitehod, Erabroidered LADIES' COTTON HOSE, colors, 991C ITINGS, AL R L. N heavy quality, ecru &¢) stripes, ‘beautitully lsunderied, (300 : ROs e afocn oY e milite cotin b White Hemtitclied, Embroldered. etc. as above, made of best Macco. 993 | il 39° 7 I:.;oxor on. .~ Each coliars'and cufts, Kennedy 09 fiach Donictiaent BTt Tuing st 0o vats . Haeh Colored Hematitched, Embroidered. - s ftea lefr, the ° clos ADIES’ COTTON VESTS, L. 2 = 26, onrs el ¢ — White Homatitohed, Diatn. % price.. Yard S.and H. N. N. 8., shaped, Jersey 2') MEN’S FLA l’l p H wmig }:;:xl)us'r{;x‘(l(v:':d: le'inpl-d Edge. plsin or Richelien ribbed, 1 3310 T riboed, colors pink blue and ecru. Each silo and Stockion woolcmills oo | EUBACIED TURKISH TOWELS, % Bazaar Attractions. Colored Embroidered, Scalloped Edge. dorf dye, double heels and toes. O3 vOOL ADIES' LISLE T’ TAD VE: annel, red or blue shiris _and 22x46_inches, the heavy, 7 £ R Plain, Pair e o AT T 5 D LA Dy =0 pants, Kennedy’s price $1 75 n$1.-~ kind that absorb large quantities 20 FANCY SHELF PAPER, embroid- 7° Hemaptiched Q0K PordCr, Flahn stripes and , these were 3710 or Richelien ribbed, p 45 gorment, our sale price Garment of water—the good Kind.......... Each ey patern on edge, 12 Inches 50¢ Kk Gloxes unusually good bargains at 50c, {2 black or ecru. Each S AP & — wide, 10 yards N ot - - g g 5 sy = HUCK TOWELS, 20x40 inches, — s e coeeee Yard LADIES' Ladies Outmg Suits. these are hemmed, price eise- 200 PENCIL PADS, cheapest thing you c Kennedy’s entire line of 75c and $1 00 THUE BTOLNCHE SO anones = 502 LS 50° LADIES' SUITS, made of fancy where 25¢ each, we have just 75 ‘can get for children to scribble in, Gloyes. consisting of : wide, all wool, indigo blue, an ex- sunmer welg! duck, ji B Pt s Vi i dozen and say toclose them out.. Each 250 leaves, 6x9 inches, for........ Each 4-Button Glace Kid. C “H TWO-TONED LADIES' FINE EGY 50T- v eves and larg MMED TURKEY - RED COV- WOOD TOWEL-ROLLER, COM- 8-Button Mousquetaire Suede. SUITINGS, two broken color f75C TON. PANTS, . Swiss - Hsbed, 50° e e A arE /00 | MEa ok e arss enough for Q5C plete. wide enough for "18-inch ] )10 g Button Mousquetaire Kid. ines at a very special price, they & iy ’ 5 i 3 st iz dining-table), colors bol crash, regular at 25¢ each, our 2 aple Co 3 a good assortmen pric | were$1ana #1935, they are now. Yard S T Fradol st B 40 305 want One foF.. -»... Each Special price. Fach | Sizes. FLOWER FIGHT STILL ON. The Florists Meeting Peddler Competition With Peddlers. Members of the Association Say the Flowers Peddled on the Streets Are Stale, The fight between the California Florists’ and Growers’ Association and the street peddlers of violets, roses and sweet-pea blossoms continues, though different tac- tics are being employed. There has been no discernible decrease in the number of peddlers that peddle, and the soft, summer-tainted breezes which blow about the corners of Kearny, Market and Geary streets are as redolent as ever with the odor of Flora's delicate perfume- bearers whose brilliant colors dazzle the eye. The Florists’ and Growers’ Associa- tion was unsuccessful in its effort to get the Supervisors to raise the license of the | peddlers, and it bas adopted the only plan | available for continuing the warfare. The | several florists constituting the association, | and they number nearly all the large deal- ers in the city, have taken peddlers’ li- censes and sent out their own men to compete with the professional street-corner basket florists. Mr. Cassel, the secretary of the associa- tion, who has a large nursery on the San Bruno road, and the directors approve of | this way of competing as being the only thing to be done until the next season of floral scarcity arrives, when another press- ure will be brought to bear on the Super- wvisors. In spenkingb of the competition yester- day C. Hassalbacher, one of the directors, sald: “We believein the good rule of ‘live and let live,” and_ would not wish to pre- wvent any one getting an honest living. . it should be remembered that we have to pay aregular merchants’ license, store rent, gas and fuel, and have help expenses, while many of these peddlers live on 20 cents a day and have no expenses to speak of. You know how they get their flowers, don’t you?”’ he continued. “They buy them from the growers and the florists and get the buds and blossoms that cannot be put up for sale to the first-class trade in the stores. But thisis notall. You see that basket over there,”’ pointing to one com- | monly used by the peddlers which was be- ing filled with bouquets of apparently fresh and fragrant flowers. “Well, they look nice enough, don’t _they? And you would hardly believe that | eyery flower in that basket is from one to three days old. That’s one of the secrets of the trade. They are kept fresh to the eye, ‘but they are unfit for sale in our stores. fresh flowers the lie would be found out on us in less than six hours by the drooping and withering of the petals, if in fact the dead odor did not discover the subterfuge to the cultivated nose of the customer be- fore he left the store. That is the way with all the flowers peddled on the street— they are pleasing to the eye so long as the peddler keeps them well sprinkled, but ou have often' found on purchasing a unch of fresh-looking violets, for instance, that the fragrance had vanished. We do not object to the peddler if he is made to pay a license that equalizes the competi- tion, but we cannot sell against stale flow- ers without fighting them with their own weapons—peddle the same kind of flowers under the same conditions.” =IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT. Durrant’s Cell-Mate Removed, and He Is Now Alone. Theodore Durrant is now practically in solitary confinement. Cell 20 is now his home, and jn it he will remain until he goes into court to stand trial for his life. *Kid"” Shears, the burglar, who was rant’s cell-mate when he firs took up his ut | First, becanse if we sold them for | | abode in the County Jail, has been removed | to a cell in the upper corridor, and there he will remain until his case is called. The reason for Durrant’s being giving an entire cell, when the jail is so crowded, is hard to learn. The jailers say it is at the request of the prisoner® attorney, and Durrant himself refuses to talk. He will not speak to any one save a lifelong friend. He tells the reporters who call on him that he will make his statement in court, and not before. A CLASSICAL PROGRAMME, The Sodality of St. Ignatius to Give a High Class Concert on Thursday Evening. The Gentlemen’s Sodality of St. Ignatius Church, which is the senior organizationd of laymen under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin and St. Ignatius, will give a select literary and musical programme on Thursday evening next at St. Ignatius Hall, on Van Ness avenue. The Ignatian | Philharmonic Society under the leadership of Professor Vander Kun and Mr. Sydney Hopcraft will take part, assisted by Mr. David Manlloyd, Mr. Gordon Mills, Mr. George Vasey Wood and Dr. J. Morrisey, soloists of St. Ignatius choir. Other noted artists will render solos, duets, trios and guartets. The Philharmonic Society of 100 voices will sing several catching and popular glees. An interesting feature of the even- ing will be a lecture by Mr. J. R. Kelly on the sodality and kindred organizations. Frank B. Haynes will read a poem writ- ten by a Jesuit, and Mr. Carden will recite the “Raven.” The instrumental numbers of the programme will be taken care of by Dr. A. E. Regensburger, who will play a | solo on the cello, Mr. Leon E. Maison, se- lections on the violin, and Mr. Hoperaft and Professor Vander Kun, aduet on the piano. The committee of arrangements are: Charles E. McAuliffe, David J. Costello, Dr. J. Gallagher, John E. Fitzpatrick, John Colson, Thomas Carew, Frank B. Haynes, George Vasey Wood and Profes- sor Vander Kun. MONEY DUE THE STATE. The City and County Treasury Must Turn Over $593,897 27 to the State Controller. Auditor Broderick yesterday forwarded to the Controller at Sacramento his report of the amount of money due the State from | taxes in the City and County of San Fran- cisco since December 3, 1894, the date of his last report.. The amount is $593,897 27, and upon the strength of the Auditor’s report the State Controller will immedi- ately draw on the City and County treas- ury for this sum. The report in detail is as follows Real estate. Redemptions, penalties and interest. ..§518,134 62 224 53 Poll tax.. s 38,017 25 Collateral inheritance and interest..... 14,148 16 eeeanes 23,372 72 ..8593,897 27 The heaviest debtors are the Stanford estate, $145000; Kate Johnston estate, $40,000; C. W. Wilmerding estate, $15,000; Montgomery estate, $25,000; Jose de Lav- eaga, §40,000. Special Baggage Notice. Round-trip transfer tickets on sale at re- duced rates at our office oxLY. One trunk, round trip, 50 cents; single trip, 35 cents. Morton Special Delivery. 31 Geary street, 408 Taylor street and Oakland ferry depot. * T P T g — Complains of Delay. Edward Deady, father of William Deady, who ‘was recently stabbed to death while asleep in e nlfi; icm Hayes and Lagunsa streets, was comp] ng yesterday of the law’s delay in th Saatior.) HOBa that i loase iy sEiidny continued for the third time, and “there ap- pears to be no way of hastening matters, ——————— Txll:dl hd.n article I‘lm this market seldom equaled and never excelled—Jesse Moore ky. Moore, Whis- Hunv & Co, guarantee its purity, * 1¢ correspondents meglect 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. Questions will be answered as soon as possible after they are recelved. Sometimes an answer cannot be had sooner than three weeks after start- Ing the fnquiry. uestions 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- dividual or firm will not be answered. No questions in arithmetic, algebra or geometry will be answered. Material for debaters will not be furnished. Religious questions respectfully declined. FISH AND GAME Law —T. F. W., Scribuer, Humboldt County, Cal. The comment of the Humboldt Times on the answer previously given you in this column about the fish and game law received. The law recently passed by the Legislature destroys every portion of the Supervisors’ ordinances that are in con- flict with the general law. Where the ordi- nance extends the time for catching trout or game beyond the time named in the law that is in conflict with the general law and the or- dinance falls to the ground. The law asto trout as it now stands is that none shall be taken between the 1st of November and the 1st of April of each year. The Supervisors may pass ordinances curtailing the time within which trout may be taken, but they cannot legally pass an ordinance permitting the taking of trout between the prohibitory dates given. This answer, a little fuller than the one pre- viously given, is correct, the Times to the con- trary notwithstanding. HEAT IN YUMA—N, M,, City. The following table shows the maximum, minimum and mean temperature in Yuma, Ariz.: Months. Max. | Min. | Mean. 72 a7 56 70 35 54 82 40 59 95 48 69 102 50 80 108 66 89 112 69 94 106 71 88 104 b9 85 100 48 73 86 46 66 68 39 53 HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.—N. N., City. The latest official figures as to the population in tne Ha- ‘waiian Islands are those of the census of 1890. These show the total population to have been at that time 89,990. The estimate for 1894 is 100,374. The census gives the following data as to nationalities: Natives 84,436, halicaste from another John Jones who may be working for the company. ALCOHOL—R. G., City. There is only one source of alcohol, and that is the fermentation of sugar or other saccharine matter. Sugar is the product of the vegetable world. Some plants contain free sugar, and still more con- tain starch, theretore, the best vegetables for producing alcohol gre those that contain the greatest amount of sugar or of starch. It has been calculated that 56 pounds of corn and a like number of pounds of rye will yield 1.68 gallons of alconol ; 60 potinds of wheat, 2.1 gal- Tons; 48 pounds of barley, 1.68 gallons; 32 ounds of oats, 1.12 gallons; and 52 pounds of uckwheat, 1.82 gallons. SIPHON—G. W. M., Prescott, Yavapai County, Anz. To siphon water from a well the pipe leaaing down the incline should be three times the length of the ome in the well and one- fourth larger than the well pipe. For instance, if the pipe in the well is twenty feet long and the one leading down the grade is sixty feet long, then the pipe in the well may be an inch ane and the leading pipe must be an inch and a quarter. The size o? the leading pipe if 120 feet long would have to be an inch anda half, and if 180 feet long would have to be one and three-fourth inches, increasing in like pro- portion. That is the general rule 1or siphoning. 8AN FRANCISCO.—A. D., City. San Francisco was formerly Yerba Buena, which is Spanish for good herb. On the 30th of January, 1847, by order of Washington A. Bartlett, the first Alcalde, the name was changed to San Fran- cisco for, as the order read, *'to prevent con- fusion and mistakes in public documents and that the town may have the advantage of the name given on the public map, it is hereby or- dained that the name San Francisco shall here- after be used in all official communications and public documents, or records pertaining to the town.”” At that time there were but about fifty houses in the town, mostly adobes. per O'Farrell, under instructions from Alealde W. A. Bartlett, then chief magistrate ot San Francisco, made a survey of the town and at that time gave the streets the names they had uK to & few years ago, when by a revision a few changes were made. The names of the princi- pal streets are the same as laid down by O'Far- rell. The stieets were named for people who were at that time prominent i the history of the army, navy, civil Government of the United States, of the country at large and those whose names figured in the up to then history of California and San Francisco. STREETCARS—N. X,, City. The following is the mileage of the streetcar system of San Francisco: Market-street system 186 miles, di- vided as follows: Cable lines in operation, 66 | miles; electric lines, 39 miles; borse-car lines, 32 miles; steam line, 18 miles; electric lines in course of construction, 31 miles. Sutter-street system, 13 miles; cable, 1134 miles; horse, 1 miles. California-street system, cable, 16} miles. Presidio and Ferries system, 1134 miles; cable, 74 miles; horse, 2 miles; steam, Z miles. Total mileage, 227 miles. ‘WaIP-POOR-Wiri—J. H. 8., Oakland. Cal. Whip-poor-will is & kind of bird of the species known as goat-sucker, & native of the United States and common in the United States. It derives its popular name from the fancied re- semblance of its notes to the words whip poor will. It is about 10 inches long, with gray plnmlge much mottled and indxmncni marked with small transverse bands of blac and buff, the top of the head streaked with black, and' & narrow collar, which, as well as the outer tail feathers, is white in the male and tawny in the female. . EARLIEST SETTLERS—A. N., City. The earliest sottler at the Presidio of San Francisco of whom there is any record was Joaquin Pina. Widow Brione and family, who lived at the corner of what {s now Powell and Filbert streets, were said to be living near tHe Presidio, Among the early settlers of the Mission Dolores were Jose Sanchez, Jose de Jesus Noe, Vincente Miramontez. Jose Cornelio Bernal, Jose An- 6186, Hawaiians foreign born 7495, Amerieans 1928, British 1344, Germans 1034, Fren 0, Portnfueu 8602, Norwegians 297, Chinese 15,301, Japanese 12,360, Polynesians 588, other nations 419. The distance from Ean Francisco to the islands is 2100 miles and the time the steamers take in making the passage is about seven days. RskY Busisess—A. F. B., Lockport, N. Y. An officer of & company who opens a letter ad- dressed to an employe engages in risky busi- ness, as he would find if the employe ehould see fit to lodge & complaint against him before the United States suthorities. The fact that the eomfnny gives notice to the world to ““Ad- dress communieations to the Empire Com- pany” does not give any of itsofficers the right e Ll S ot e man of the molding de; T Company,” beunlz the letter is uldruug John Jones. The addition of the title of the he holds is simply to identify tonio Alviso, Tiburcit ez, Jose Galindo, Gumeconido Flores, ¥rancido de Harro, Cant delario- Valencia, Francisco Guerrero, Fran- NAMES OF STREFTY—Z. N., City. In 1847 Jas- | cisco and Jose de ia Cruz. (CHANGE OF NAME—E. J. M., City. Ifa person desires to change his or her name such party must make application before the Superior Court, give name, age, place of birth, present name, proposed name and reason for & desire to change. If the party is a minor, thatis.a male under the age of 21 or a female under the :fie of 18, the application must made rough parent, relative, or friend. Ifa person de another to adopt his name in consideration of leaving that person prop- erta, for instance, that fact must appear in the petition for change of name. ‘A LAWYER'S DUTY—S., City. The fact thata ‘man is charged with the commission of a crime him | and the further fact that the entire community B believes him guilty does not in Jaw make him guilty. His guilt can only be established by competent proof in a court of law. A lawyer engaged to defend such & person is bound by his oath to do all he can to preserve the legal rights of his client and to,do all that he can when & plea of not guilty has been entered to establish the innocence of the accused. GorLp 1N CuBA—G. W. H., Sebastopol, Sonoma County, Cal. Gold and silver have been found on the island of Cuba, but never in sufficient | quantity to pay for the search of the metal. Traces of auriferous sand have been found in the Holguin and Escamby rivers. Specimens of the finest gold have been found in Agalum and agua la Grande. Silver and copper have been found in Villa Carra, the product of silver being seven ounces to the guintal. There are v‘e ry rich copper mines twelve miles from San- tiago. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER—M. E. 8., Berkeley, Cal. The dutiesof an electrical engineer de- pend very much upon the particular line he is following. Electrical engineering is described as the science and art of utilizing electrieity, especially in the production of light, heat and motive power; in the distribution and trans- mission of energy and its application to a great variety of metallurgical and other processes. It also includes the science and art of the erec- tion and maintenance of telegraph and cable lines, electric railway signals and other forms of electrical signaling. THEATERS—“A Close Reader,” City. The cor- respondent who signs himself “a close reader of the Query Column,” and neglects evidently not | that department | that his assumed signature would imply, for if | to add his name, had given the attention to he had he would have noticed that the infor- mation about the seating capacity of the two theaters named in his letter has been given at least four times within & year. The seating capacity of all theaters in this city was pub- lished in this column February 24. To ST. MICHAELS—R. M. A., San de Fuca, Island County, Wash. Two steamers will not run to St. Michaels, Alaska, this summer, but the Alaska Commercial Company will run two steamers from St. Michaels up the river. One | will have a freight tonnage of between 300 and 400 tons, while the other a little less. The company will send two vessels to St. Michaels | this summer—one the steamer Bertha and the other a sailing vessel—the two having a freight capacity jointly of 1700 tons. These are al-| this port last July, sailed for Capetown from ready chartered for all that they can carry. JonnstowN Froop—J. N., City. Johnstown, on the south bank of the Conemaugh River, Cambria County, Pa., was destroyed by a flood, caused by the breaking away of a dam that held back the waters of a reservoir formed by & natural lake on South Fork Creek in the mount- ains, and 300 feet higher than the town. This GRS O DO e S toperty Joss, was a a) s . The §151000:000, "while the death Toll was 2419 and 605 unaccounted for. BRUSSELS CONFERENCE—F. B.,City. An inter- national monetary convention was held at Brussels in the autumn of 1892, at the sugges- tion of the United Btates Government. Thede- bate was chiefly on the initial thesis of the American programme, suggested on the invita- tion, that it was desirable to find some means of increasing the use of silver in the currency system of the different nations. No definite steps were taken at this conference. CostA RicA—F. F., Atwater, Merced County, Cal. The principal seaport on the Pacific Ocean side of Costa Rica is Punta Arena, which is on the east side of Nicoya Gulf, an arm of the Pacific, and is connected by a mule-team road with San Jose, the capital. H.R.Gadd is TUnited States Consular Agent at Punta Arena. Additional information about lhemiugzulrey. may be obtained by addressing Raf gos, Consul for Costa Rica in this city. CIVIL SERVICE—Brothers C. B. and B. 0., City Those who wish to apply for examination under the civil service rule must be of proper age. No person habitually using intoxicating liquors can be appointed. No discrimination is made on account of sex, color or political or religious opinion. In this City all information about examinations can be obtained from W. L. Stowell, ucuug:} the commission, whose office is in that of the Postmaster. SouTH AMERICA—Subscriber, Alturas, Modoc County, Cal. There are Americans, or more properly citizens of the United States, in nearly all the principal cities of South America. To ascel what inducements any of the States of South America offer to colonists address a communication to the Consul residing in this city and representing the country you wish to inquire about. =~ = GOVERNMENT LAND—C. 8., City. There is no central point at which you can ascertain what ‘vacant Government land there isin California. oL Any land district in the State will furnish you a township mapof the vacant land within its district upon payment of $1 for each map. If ou wish information about lands write to the and office in the district in which such land is located. GET A LICENSE—W. B. J., Sacramento, Cal Every person who engages in the restaurant or grocery business must obtain license. Itis the duty of any one engaging in such business to optain a license and not to wait for a license collector to come around. If he waits he may find himself cited to appear in court and plead to a charge of carrying on a business ‘without a license. NICENE CouxciL—J. W., Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, Cal. The first ecumenical ecouncil or general council, generally known as the Coun- cil de Nicae, met at Nice in the year 325. It was composea of 318 Bishops, was presided over by Constantine the Great, and it composed the Nicene creed. The second council was in session from September 24 to October 23, 787, and consisted of 350 Bishops. MusT ANSWER—J. W., Vacaville, Solano County, Cal. A witnessin a coart of justice must answer the questionsof an attorney so long as the court holds that tney are legal and+ proper, The fact that the witness knows that the attorney has been charged with the embez- zlement of & client’s money will not excuse the witness from answering all proper questions. | THE YOUTH'S DIRECTORY—A. 8., City. He- brew children are received at the Youth’s Di- rectory in this City. Creed, color or nation- ality is not allowed to bar the doors of the di- | rectory. Within the past year several Hebrew | children were received in this institution. PRAYER AND PoTATOEs—R. B. C..Irvington, | Alameda County, Cal. “Prayer and Potatoes,” asketch, appeared in oneof the Eastern pu-l pers several years ago, and was subsequently published in & book of recitations. You may possibly find it in some of the first-class book- stores. | WipTH OF STREETS—E. T. P., City. Broad or | Fourteenth street in Philadelphia is 113 feet | wide. Market street in the same city is 100 | feet wide, and Broadway, New York, 1s 80 feet | wide. Kearny street in San Francisco is 75 | feet wide south of Broadway and 45 5-12 north of Broadway. THE KINGS CouNTY—Mrs. W., City. The ship Kings County, that sailed for London from Cardiff on the 4th of last January and arrived | there on the 6th of March. She was there ac- | cording to latest advices. CALIFORNIA'S SENATORS—J. M. G., Veterans' Home, Yountville, Napa County, Cal. When not in Washington during the sessions of Con- ress the addresses of California’s Senators are: Eeorge C. Perkins, Oakland, and Stephen M. ‘White, Los Angeles. (CORPORATION MOONLIGHT—C. F. T., City. The contract price for lighting the City of San Francisco with gas is 12 cents per lamp per the nigiit be- night. The lamps are not lit on fore full moon, the night of full moon and the night after. REED'S RULES—R. R., City. Representative T. B. Reed while he was Speaker of the House, 1889-1891, introduced changes in parliamen- tary practice, giving greater power to thne Speaker, particularly in the matter of deciding on the presence of & quorum. Farre, HOPE AND CHARITY—C. M. H., City. The words Faith, Hope and Charity are to be found in the Bible in the last verse of the thir- teenth cnavter of Corinthians. The preceding verses in the chapter are e: Use of the three words. xplanatory of the EMMANUEL—J. W., Santa Rosa, Sonoma Coun- ty, Cal. Emmanuel, sometimes written Im- manuel, means God with us, and is a name ven to Christ, expressive of his taking gt‘)th of the divine and human mu‘;re‘:.“ POINTS IN CRIBBAGE—Amon, City. If in & mz of 'cer;bbnse Af holr}: a pu::x fours, & ;r;y‘ and a four is tu up, A is T in chi;.ns fourteen. SmiE % No PREMIUM—A. 8., City. There is no pre- mium effered for a United States hali-dollar of 1843. Dealers sell them at from 75 cents to 85 cents. SMALL BABIES—J. G. D., City. Small bables are freaks, and so far as the Query Column has been able’ to learn, there e heial Mifii mation” on the subject. SILVER RATro—Inquirer, Oakland, Cal. The term 16 to 1 in connection with silver, means that sixteen ounces of silver shall be worth as much as one ounce of gold. CITY oF New Yoms—Subscriber, City. The steamer City of New York wenton the rocks off Point Bonita October 26, 1893. BicycLE—E. B., C It is correct to pro- nounce bicyele as if written bi-si-kl. BACK DaTES—A. L. B., Oakland, Cal. March 31870, and September 21, 1871, fell on Thurs- By. ALTA CALIFORNTA—A. 8., City. The last issue Ofsglhe Alta California appeared on June 2, 1. CROWN JEWELS OF AUSTRIA. Seldom Taken From Their Seclusion. The Most Celebrated Opal. The crown jewels of Austria are of fab- ulous value, among them the most cele- brated opal now known to exist; but as the Empress must give bonds for them when- ever she wears them, and as her private jewel possessions are extensive and beauti- ful, she seldom brings the crown jewels from the seclusion. She owns the loveliest black pearls that are known, rare and beautiful black opals also. There are only two or three black pearl necklaces in the world, and a recent English bride of high rank is said to have numbered among her wedding gifts the remarkable collar that formerly belonged to Isabella, Queen of Spain, consisting of twenty-eight singn- larly large, pure black pearls. There are several French ladies *‘of high degree” that own gorgeous collections of rubies. Rubies may be violet, pink or pnr- ple, but the most valuable are those the color of pigeon’s blood. A ruby of per- fect color, weighing five carats, is worth ten times as Amuch as a diamond of equal n weight, enormous one is in the Russian regalia; it is the size of a igeon’s eggz. The splendid _ruby in the Maltese cross in front of the impe- Tial state crown of England is historical as well as magnificent. It was given to Ed- ward, the Black Prince, by Pedro the Cruel, King of Castile, in 1367. The * hinoor” can also be traced into past cen- turies.—Ladies’ Journal. e . Didn’t Regard the Expense. Mr. Paderewski received a letter from an invalid English lady the other day request- ing him, as she was unable to go to his concerts, to come to her house and play a few pieces, for which sbe_offered him'the munificent sum of $250. This incident leads the Journal des Debats to relate a similar experience that occurred to Saint- Saens, when he was already a member of the Institute. A lady in the provinces who was bringing out her daughter and bad made up her mind to get the best there was regardless of expense wrote to him that she intended to give a ball and wanted him to provide the music at the piano, for whicg she offered him $5 and’ a second-class return ticket.—New York Evening Post. TrEY manipulate paper into every conceiv- able shape; print or bind it. Mysell & Rollins, * 521 Clay street. ROYAL WORGESTER CORSETS. Each and every pair o Royal Worcester Corsets have the full name. stamped ‘inside on the linen tape at the waist. If the full name is not there they are not geunine Royal Worcesters. The place to buy them is at the fitting-rooms, 10 Geary st., up stairs, corner of Kearny, where they are fitted frse, vvel:y ;:in mx Sy l;l)rm at any price and war- r. AVe Dot wol u i o t worn them yol CHESTER F. WRIGHT, 10 Geary st., cor. Kearny. Interior merchants please address wholesale rooms, 35 New Montgomery st., San Francisco.