The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-01

AMNESTY TO DESERTERS-G. d., Stockton,
Cal, and j. B.. City. The Q. Z. has not a copy Of
the act OF April IL, 1890, but the relief granted
by the same can be obtained by addressing the
Secretary of War. Upon this subject the follow
ing dispatch was published IN The CALL:
WASHINGTON May 27.-Secretary Proctor has is
sued a standing order that release from the army
will be furnished upon application to each deserter
APPROVED Apr ~ fsg amendng f fbe M S1nraG
and third Article or War.
The Article Of War in question Is as follows:
No person shall be liable to be tried and punished
by general court-martial for any ofense which
appears to have been committed more than two
unless by reason OF having absented himself, or of
some other manifest impeachment, he shall not have
been anenable to Justice within that period
Los ANGELEs-A. b. H., City. o. II Is
claimed that there are to-day more people In the
city OF Los Angeles than at the height OF the
boom. and that The fact can be readily demon
strated, because while al the boom time the hotels
and rOOming- houses were crowded, there were
not SO many houses there by one-nalf. In three
years the number OF buildings has doubled.
During the boom the population was 10000; in
1880 IL is claimed to be $4,000 (2) Property
was deprecated one-thrd about in some cases
and one-half in others, taking boom prices as
standard. As the Q. z. is not prophet 1t can
not answer whether ever the same prices will
be realiZed?" ~ AS TO property destroyed
during the recent floods in The county, the loss
was small, less than $4,000 In crops, not in
Guiding the losses on the railroad by washouts,
etc.
INA NUTsHELL-C. H., City. Before you can
be admitted TO citizenship you must have
resided continuously within the United States
for at least five years, are, within a State
or Territory one year at least, but must also have
made declaration OF intention two yeass7at
the age OF 81, resided in America three years
preceding the arrival at that age, and continued
10 do o until the arrival al maturity, you may be
admitted after residence of five years. ircud-
ing the three OF minority, provided declaration
on oath aud satisfactory proof Is made that for
two years preceding admission II has been your
intention TO become citizen.
FREE AND EQUAL-G. W. T, City. 1t Is said
of The natives of Terra del Fuego that they have
neither Government, nor chief, nor property nor
law. Their country is broken mass OF Wild
rocks, lofty hills and useless forests. The habIta.
Bile land is reduced TO the stones on the beach, in
search of food they are compelled 10 wander
increasingly from spot TO spot, aud so steep is
The coast that they can only move about 10 their
wretched canoes. Even piece of Cloth given 10
one Is torn Into shreds and distributed; and SO
no one individual becomes richer than another.
THIS perfect equality among the individuals COM
posing the Fuegian tribe must for a long time re-
tard their civilization.
MILITARY ACADEMIC. T., City. The SUBJ
iects of the preliminary examination for admis-
sion TO the Military Academy at West Point In
clude reading writing, orthography. arithmetic,
grammar, geography aud history of the United
States, a knowledge OF which does not involve
graduation from high school. Candidates must
be between II and % years of age and free
from any lntrmily. Your request. What are
some OF the questions that have been asked In
examination Tor admissions" is utterly unreason-
able.
CodMoN-SENsE PRoPosITIoNs-A. s., Colma,
Cal. Stripping your query OF all unnecessary YER
biage and three common sense propositions re-
main; % That is not compelled TO pay bill
unless the goods have been received; (2) that
A is not compelled 10 make double delivery of
goods, and (3) II for any reason has failed TO
make the original delivery, should not have
paid the bill unless with u memorandum OF the
non-deiivery.
REGARDING SHIPs-E. G. j., City. ~ The
average voyage of sailing vessel between San
Francisco and Liverpool, England, or Boston,
Mass. is from 100 10 $50 days. (2) English ves-
sells do not employ cabin or mess boys. Some
American vessels do, and boys In that CAPACITY
are paid about 81 D per mouth. (3) There should
be and is no trouble about receiving the wages
al the end Of The voyage.
RooK.KEEPING-G. w. A., City. 1t Is uOtLth
CUSTOM when entering from the day-book TO the
sales journal. TO specify the town or place OF the
names so entered" Some book keepers make an
exception aud do so In combination day-book
and Journal. So being, 1t is unnecessary to con-
slider the legal questions involved in your query.
ONE HUNDRED YARDS RACE-J.W. H., Napa,
Cal George Seward (England) is put down as
majority OF sporting men no longer accept this
record OF professional. ii. NJ. johnson and Ii.
Bethune cOme next with 0 4-5; among amateurs
there are fifteen who have run in 10 seconds.
NATIONAL DEBTs-C. W.. City. The debt OF
Great Britain and Ireland (not including the
coones) Is SO. 39S, sec, 174; of Russia, s3,627,.
629 200; OF The German Empire not including
the provluces) 1864, III SAT, aud oil France
S6,343 1913, 400.
ENGLISH SPARRows-R. b. II. The little
birds known as English sparrows have been In
San Francisco about twelve years. The late
Frederick McCrellish of the Alta California i'm
ported the first lot of them.
THE CHARLEsToN-W. A. S.. City. The
Charleston is an unarmored cruiser with pro.
tectiye deck, shielding the steering gear. maya
zines shell and ammuniti on rooms mac hlnery,
etc., below the wateT-liue.
IN AUGUST. ls76-D. NJ, City. The hospital
on Biannsn street of the German General
Benevolent Society was destroyed BY IRE on Ihe
2Sth of August, 1876.