The morning call., 1892-08-14

acres. Miller & Lux are also very heaVy
lsnd-holders, while Adolph Sutro is said to
be the largest landowner in the peninsula.
California IS 100 miles long and its area in
square miles is 15S, 800.
CEMETERIEs-M L., City, The old
Yerba Buena Cemetery, or park. as it was
then called, the site of the new City Hall,
was closed by an act Of the Legislature and
the bodies were subsequently diSinterred
and unclaimed remains were removed to
the City Cemetery by authority of the
Board of Supervisors. The Jewish Gene
terry closed recently of its own vOlitiOn and
is now removing TO its New Home of
Peace" in San Mateo County. Cavalry
Cemetery is still open for interments, but
the ground has all been sold.
BANCROFT HIsToRIEs-G. G. P, City.
George Bancroft. the famous philosophical
historian, was the author Of an elaborate
work entitled History of the United
States" also of volume of "Miscellanies,"
treating of historical and philosophical
topics, translation of the Politics of
Ancient Greece" etc. He was not related
to ii. IL. Bancroft of this city, the author of
Il v0luminous series of histories of the Pa
Clbc States.
VIGILANCE COMMITTEE RooMs-N. and
Brother. City. The rooms that were occu-
pied by the Vigilance Committee in 1856
and from which Charles Cora aud James p.
Casey were hanged were in the upper story
of the two-story brick building, 2l5 and
217 Sacramento street. The entrance was
as it is now, by the stairway at PIG. The
men were hanged from the windows di-
reetly over 2l7.
FoREIGNERs-N. NJ, City. No; the Re-
publicans never introduced any such re-
strictive measure. either in Congress or in
their platform. The policy, however, was
incorporated in 1854 in the party platform
of the Native Americans" or "KDow-
nothngs."
GROVER CLEvELAND's VIEws-C. Up,
Big Trees. President Cleveland, in a
special message to Congress, expressed
views decidedly antagonistic to silver. He
Is against the free coinage CT silver, aud so
expressed himself in a letter addressed TO
General A. j. Warner of Ohio.
CTTIZENsHIP--J. H. F., Rodeo, Contra
Costa County. Go before any State or
Witnesses. prove the truth of your state
ments. also your good moral character, aud
you will be admitted TO citizenship imme-
diately.
WORLDS FAIR EXHIBITs-E NJ, Ala
media. Address q letter of Inquiry to
Thomas II. Thompson, secretary of the
California Worlds Fair Commits sion Flood
building, San Francisco, and he will ac-
quaint you with all the requisite details.
The LANDING OF CoLUMBUs-E. f. G..
City. No official action has as yet been
taken to celebrate the landing of Columbus.
What the Board of Supervisors NAV do in
the premises between now and October II
it is impossible to say.
GENERAL STEyENsoN-N., City. A. E.
Stevenson. the Democratic nominee for
Vice-President of the United States, was
formerly the Second Assistant Postmaster
General That is how he acquired the title
of General"
EIGHT-HoUR LAw-D. f. c.. City. The
eight-hour measure as originally introduced
was favored by President Grant during his
second term, but the bill expressing the
present law was signed by President Hayes.
UNITED STATES MARINE HOSPITAL
Old Subscriber. City. The tenant rents or
leases the building from the city of San
Francisco. to whom 1t was conditonally
decided by the United States Congress.
SAN QUENTIN-G. b.. City. A permit
from the Warden or one of the directors
will enable the holder to visit the prison at
San Quentin. lt Is not necessary to be ac-
quainted with any of the prisoners.
MALE AND FEMALE PoPULATIoN-I,.
c., City. The census of 1890 shows the
total population of San Francisco to be