The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-05-11
THE CALLS
QUERY COLUMN.
Distinguishing Features of Tor.
nadOes and Cyclones.
Fastest and Largest Vessels-Protecting Ducks
The Charleston-Liverpool Docks-Age
Exemption From Jury.

IHE CALLS Query Column Is conducted with
view 10 ald all seekers after knowledge of gen.
Satch questions Will not receive any attention.
NO opinion VIII be given in this column regard
ihg tne feiiapillty or character OF any person or
hrInS Ia THIS city or elsewhere.
Questions, answers 10 which are in the nature
/ OF an advertisement, will not be answered.
nane =, IN, inquiry must have the true and full
name Vi she sender. as well as the correct resi-
uence. Any inquiry that has not The cor
rec. name and address of the sender will
/ De treated MS IL IL not signed, and the
writer need not expect an answer.
-, oRNADoEs AND CYcLoNEs-R @. D.,
EA1 City. ~ tornado or hurricane is a
| rTkSA violent gust Of wind, tempest. dlstin-
| euished by awhirling. progressive motion,
usually accompanied with some thunder, light
mug ana torrents OF rain, and commonly OF short
duration aud small breadth. A cyclone is also
rotary storm or whrlwind OF extended cir.
cult Whirlwlnds, waterspOuts, dusr.storms and
torhaooes are essentially the same, differing
from each other only in their dimensions. their
intensity or the degree in which the moisture is
condensed into visible vapor, while the hall
Storm ana Inc rain-storm are simply the manner
anu ueeree OF the precipitation accompanying
tnsin. ~ In several important respects they
! ulner WIDELY and radically from cyclones. The
largest tornad0es are OF so decidedly smaller
dimensions when compared with the smallest
| cyclones as to admit OF shading OF The one
! into the other. Cyclones occur al ali hours OF
.he oay ana night. whereas whirlwlnds and tor
nauoes snow diurDal perNd as distinctly
marked as any in meteoro>ogy. Finally, cy-
cl0nes take place under conditions which IN
| VoNe unequal atmospheric pressures or densties
at the same heights OF the atmosphere, due to
ihequaiitles IN the geographical distribution OF
iempelature and humidity, but whirlwinds occur
Mneie LOT tne time the air is unusually warm and
moist, and where, consequently, tempera-
lure and humidity diminish with height
Clones are sOnG 1hns nr apld rate Gy
from disturbance of the equilibrium of The
atmosphere considered horizontally, while whirl-
WINDS ana tornadoes have their origin in vertical
disturbance OF atmospheric equilibrium. 90 The
veI0cny OF hurricane is from 20 10 So, a tor
naoo 100 and a cyclone $50 miles per hour.
PAN-AMERICAN CoNFERENCE-M. T., City.
After very complete answer to this query pub.
lsheu recently and after the long session of the
con ference which has now adjourned, it is rather
lll-ilmed at this day TO ask to explain fully what
IS the fan-Ameri can Congress-" Upon Invita-
tlon Oh the PRESIDENT of the United States dele
| cations from the Republic OF Mexico and the
central and South American States and at the
same Time from The Empire OF Brazil assembled
! In Washington In October last to consider meas
! ures Toward the formation of an American Gus
toms union, under which the trade OF the Amer
lcan nations with each other could as far as pos.
siOie oe pfohtably maintained; The establishment
| oil regular communications between the several
| portsi Uniform trade and customs regulations,
Meignls ana measures, patent copyright aud
trademark laws; a common legal.tender silver
| coin and plan OF arbitration of all questions
| and disputes which exist or may arise between
| these American nations.
| The CHARLEsToN-N. N. and j. H. Descrip-
| tiops OF the cruIser Cbarleston y,ara ,nh,ionaa
| in The CALL before her Ianpcbtno ON JnIvIa
1898 and ,ro,har -, t,. - ". ~ 10
49, y, INV 'uo'nei rum ahother stahupoiht on
the Zist Oh last month, upon her return from an
ocean trip. The Charleston was built upon the
plans OF the swift Japanese cruiser Naniwa-
nan, designed by Sir William Armstrong, with
such notifications, however in quarters as
were rendered necessary by the conditions OF the
united States service and the substitution of
S-inch for 1O-inch rifles. Her principal dimeu-
line, 800 feet; breadth. az feet: dfaHabr of
water-iorward /! feet inches, aft 9 feet 6
anaG mean ~ leet inches; displacement,
drsnghf E1oo foraa elnH power haLurai
1919 knots per bour. comni.menr eoS n,en
cost exclusive of armament sie OF 7 500 ''
~ ,
CONTAINING IRoN-A. & Civ Chalvbaata
waters are waters with iron 10 The rrinonat ~
gredlenr and are snhaiv,6aa ,n, s pa III
pure, alkaline. saline, calcic and aluminous. The
lea have been analysed and traces OF IRON IN vari
Gus forms found IN greater lesser degrees. In
eiis Grass one PM OF inc water OF the Napa Soda
carhnnat of gron ~ 30 grams OF
press Springs in Santa Clara Conntv has hsen
found TO mold 1853 grains of earbonafe of INN.
California SETTER of MendoeIno Conuiv trace n,
| iron and Paso Robes Hot SpTinps San fuis
| Obispo County or grains of nrotox1da Of iror
PROTECTING DUCKs-J. G.. Vallejo Asa
- - -, 800, -, '"i'eJo' As d
IL is forbidden 10 take. KILL or destroy in any
manner wiid duck In or around Lake Merritt or
reraita, IN Alameda County; under the act OF
may 10 o. Win ,Ie aiLehalnehls; maliard,
TncE az season u, ti Ss sa d.. Tt.eI oui
uuchs dt sedsous III snS STATE, Win exceptions at
stateu FERROUS ferrous IN oap bernardno, Los Angeles,
he aci Of Anr,, 10 1see iha doh' ana 1nuer
nnI'ad t IN Si,,, CV, tne LUCAS last ABOVE
a 1 s ,, mdVnE ~ yUul premise tnat the
las neen abolished "a 'Ni' 'i@'' u "Hu-io"i
Two FAsTEsT-J. j. d.. City. Probably the
two fastest OF the ne W YES sells of Uncle SANS
navy are the torpedo- boat Cushing ana the dvp..
mite cruiser yesuyirs Ihougb me tornedn'hna,
s.,,o,, -, thousn tne 'oipeuo'poat
, ~ snouu no, ue omitled. But on TINS SUBJ
s1csnt,nn a @ " adu .nat WIN ine single
nota bic fact in recent shin bmildinu that wIiIa
the English cruisers are apt tc fall under their
guaranteed speed, the Americans have bettered
The requirements of the contracts
rer cen,s a,a oo,n 80 ~, H., w. ors' "nhe cop
raanhnoi,s 80 =. .no ie",li' as nucn as
no, g., 1855 pnp., r'oues, Jut lucy are
"ot ~ seneiat circulation IN California, and
pe0pIe uo nor ike 10 handle them; and for these
| and other reasons a negative reply Will probably
into bsr-room ana calls for glass of beer and
puts GOWN nve one-cent pieces, Is the proprietor
hfaras,r o ~, uinaSes IoI Ieluslhg Tue same
| acTinn """' "ouiu eohsutute the cause Oh
"N'
nto,,r,,,- = ,r
oly' oa. whether a married woman who has a
nomestead on her husbands property can mort
| gage ii without his knowledge or transfer or
| sell her right and title TO her children depends
| upon circumstances. If it is his personal prom
no; if it Is her personal property She can do
| what she may please.
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| bank of the estuary Of the Mersey and about
| three miles from tue onen cen Tho N ,,ar go