The morning call., 1892-12-25


Leland Stanford. S62-lS63
Frederick 4. Low. 1853 s57
Henry H. Hatght. ............ $751; s7 1
Newton Booth. ....... lS7I-lS75
Romuaido Paeheco.... ..................1 Sz5-lST5
william Irwin. 1S15-lSS0
George C. Perkins. ISSO-lSS3
George StonemaH. ................ 1SS3-lSS7
Washington bartlett. lSS7-lsS7
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ARMED JAPANESE Subscriber, City.
While there is a United States law prohib-
iting foreigners from passing through the
United States and Territories under arms
as an organization, there is nothing 10 pre-
vent midshiDmen and other officers Of a
foreign cruiser from wearing their swords
or dirks. The crew of the japanese
cruiser kon-go do not come ashore armed
within the meaning of the act. CO General
AIgernon Sartoris IN the East room at the
White House at the national capital.
ATLANTIC CABLE. F. H, City. The
first Atlantic cable between Great Britain
and the United States was laid in 1855 The
cable was successfully completed on August
5. but the line ceased TO work within
month afterward. During the time it worked
~ messages were transmitted to Great
Britain and 269 to the United States. In
1866 tie Great Eastern laid another cable,
and also hshed up that of 1867 which broke
after 200 miles had been paid up. %.
Alaska was purchased from Russia by the
United States In 1867 for S7,200.000.
U. S. BoNDs-M. NJ. V, city. % You
can obtain L. S. bonds of Sutro & Co. %
L. 5. bonds are at a premium and you will
have TO pay brokers' commission. They
are now 81 - (9 The sub-treasury does
not sell them. a. The bonds have not been
in demand of late. % There is only one
class of bonds. They are gold notes (6)
The issues are IS, 6's. SIS, As, 3ls's aud SIS
CD The lowest is $50 and the highest
$4,000.
PAPER AND MoNEY-A. V, City. %
There is no other surety on Government
bonds but the promise of the Government to
pay and the metal in the Government vaults.
l2) There Is no other difference between
Government bond and greenback but that
the bond bears interest and the note does
not 90 The Government loses money on
bonds because the latter are bought below
their face value at the time they are first
issued and are redeemed at their subsequent
value.
The GREATEST OF PAINTERs-"M."
writes: WAS Michael Angelo the greatest
of known painteTs?" In sublimity and all
that goes to make a great painter Michael
Angelo cuisines all others as Milton out
ranks all poets. Raffaelle d Urbino some
times styled Raffaelle the Divine, surpassed
Michael Angelo IN purity and grace, bat the
grand old man, who al 20 years OF age went
into the ruins OF the Coliseum to LEARN TO
to draw" has left NO rivals, and not even
an imitator.
SCATTERING VoTE - Earnest Reader.
City. BY the term scattering vote" as
applied to elections, is meant the votes ac-
Pnriad n aandfdosao tuba
port only In small percentage and having
no earthly chance of winning, are not men,
toned by name in the result. Occasionally
the names OF candidates not on the regular
list are voted for in q complimentary way
and these ali come under the head of scat
tering."
PREPAYMENT OF LETTERs-P. NJ. city.
Your statement is correct The table of
the Postal Union rates and conditions
makes the prepayment of letters not ex-
ceedlng fifteen grammes. or half an ounce,
optional When such letter is mailed I'M
stamped double rate is collected from tie
addressee. Under the old system the letter
would not have been forwarded.
RAILROAD LANDs-Farmer, City. The
location Of the lands formerly occupied by
the Southern Pacific Railroad and reported
short time ago as open for settlement, are
chiefly in San Bernardino County and along
the Oregon road in the northern counties
of the State. The railroad, however. still
claims the lands, and you will have to wait
TIL final decision is ammo bounced.
SOLDIERS HoMEs--J Il. r., Alameda
1t is to be feared that syour case would not
entitle you to admission TO the United States
Hospital at Hot Springs. Ark. but it would
seem that you would have an excellen.
claim on the Old Soldiers Home at Santa
Monica. Write to the secretary of that in
stitutlon stating all the facts.
UHExPIRED TERMS. j. F., City. The
meaning Of the words "unexpired term"
with regard to the Board of Supervisors, Is
this: Ii two Supervisors should die or re-
sign during their term, their positions would
be filed TEN poTariIy by appointment till
the next election. At that election two new
men would take their places.
ADOPTION OF CHLDRES-Mrs. C. c.,
City. 1t is not necessary that person de-
string TO adopt child from the Orphan
Asylum should be property-owner, and all
the surety required is that the guardian
shall be satisfied that the applicant is per-
son of good character, able to provide de-
Gently for the child.
HANcoCK's PLURALITY &C. NJ, City.
In the election OF 1880 Hancock carried CAL
ifornia by plurality OF "a only. The vote
was: Hancock 80, 442. Garfield 50 34S. The
electoral vote was divided, Hancock re-
ceiying ., Garfield 1.
PosToFFIcE SIrE-Subscriber, City. The
site in this city was i.250.O00 or this
Sl.O4o000 has been paid, leaving balance
OF $4,000.
MIR To ata MI hn
word "AIiIIiard" signifies a thousand mil
lions. 1t is used in French Enumeration
but not in the United States.
NEW YEAR's CALLs-Subscriber, City
When New Years day falls on Sunday. as
it will i'm 1898, social calls are paid on the
Monday following-that is Oh the ensuing
day.
SENATOR STANFoRD-J. f., City. Sen.
ator and Mrs. Stanford are in this city and
will remain till after the holidays.
MINNIE WARREN - Constant Reader
City. Minnie Warren, the dwarf, was sister
to the present Mrs. Tom Thumb.
MILLIONAIRE FLooD-W. B., City. ]. L.
Flood. the millionaire, died at Heidelberg
Springs, in Germany.
Cook Still at Liberty.
''fhe rumors that the police have appre.
hended and have in custody Joseph B.
Cook, the defaulting clerk Of Police Court
No. 1, are without foundation" said Cap
| tain Lees yesterday "All we know about
| Cook is that he returned to this city on the
! steamship Alameda and went at once into
| niding-whether here or elsewhere we dc
not know. We want Cook and want him
| bad, but we have no trace as to his move
ments after arriving here and no clew as tc
| his present whereabouts. We are looking