The morning call., 1893-08-27
QUERY COLUMN.
Information About the
Hawaiian Islands.
CORRECT STYLE OF ADDRESS
Best Steamship Time i'm Crossing
the Atlantic - Water
Rates.


HAWAIIAN 1sLANDs-L. III. NJ. Oak
land. o. The language most used in the
| Hawaiian Islands Is English. That is the
language used in all business transactions
in Honolulu. In the other islands the
Hawaiian tongue. which is similar to all
| POlynesian languages. is used to con-
siderable extent. although nearly all the
natives speak more OF less English. There
| is always native and Japanese interprc-
| ter about the courts, but the English tongue
will carry one through about all emer-
gencies that are likely TO arise. (2) Ameri-
can currency, gold, silver and greenbaeks,
are received In the islands as legal tender,
payment of taxes. customs. etc. King Kali
akaua had one million of silver currency,
in dollars, halves. quarters and dimes
coined a t the San Francisco Mint. but this
was insufficient for the demands of the
country. so the Government in his day
adopted the American currency. The ex-
| Queens Government had an order with
! the mint here for a new coinage. at the
| time of the recent revolution, but the Pro-
visiopal Government countermanded that.
| There are both public and private schools.
! The Government schools are admirably
| conducted. Of these there are twenty
eight where the native tongue is used ey-
| cusiyely and nnety-nine where English
| is used, The Kameh amelia schools, about
! two miles from Honolulu, are indus
| trial schools for all of Hawaiian blood.
! They possess ample grounds. handsome
buildings, workshops. etc, and very fine
! museum which contains fine collection of
| Hawaiian curios. There are, besides the
N q
schools In the Islands
! S. V. Co. WATER RATEs-R. C. D.,
| A. q. and Others, City. Pending adiudi-
cation 1t would be well perhaps to pay the
water rents If the Supreme Court de-
! termines that the ordinance is invalid be-
| cause of the Mayors veto, then you can
collect the moneys taken from you by the
water company, for the constitution pro-
vides that any illegal charges made by
any such CORPORATION will result in its los
/ ing its charter, and an adverse decision to
/ them would make it necessary that they
| return any money received in an illegal
| manner. Yes, they would undoubtedly
! turn off the water, and their right to do so
! could not be determined until the above
| named court decides the main question
! \ GU could refuse TO pay, and then should
| the water company turn off the supply
and the decision subsequently be against
| it, you could recover damages But you
| had better consult a lawyer before taking
| any action.
| CORRECT ADDRESS j. C.. S., San
Rafael, Cal. There is no real authority"
that can be given for an answer to your
| question. Ii is quite matter Of taste
whether the Mr.. is prefixed to the address
| given. lu business correspondence 1t is
/ seldom used. Between acQuaintances it
would depend upon taste and the amount
| Of formal!ty desired to be maintained In
| an exchange of social cOurtesies, address,
| ing invitations. letters of introduction, etc,
| 1t IS customary to append Il. A lady in
addressing an envelope to a gentleman of
her acquaintance always uses it. Some
! people object TO the form, others are great
stieklerS for II. When you find one of the
latter class there is no harm In humoring
him, but to omit the mir" could not be
called mark of ignorance. OF the two
addresses you give, the second, emitting
The MT" would seem TO be the better
form, under the circumstances.
WEST POINT CADETs-M. L. o. L., City.
Every United States Senator is entitled to
appoint two cadets to the West Point
Military Academy. The appoin tments are
very valuable and greatly sought after,
and the Senator may appoint whom he
chooses. There is no law TO compel it. but
of late years 1t has grown TO be the custom
when any Senator has vacancy in his
appointments to hold a com petilive exami-
nation amo the boys Of his district. Such
examination is usually announced IN the
newspapers. The successful candidate is
then appointed, but before he Is admitted
to the academy he must pass an en-
trance examination which is exceedingly
severe. after which he must also pass
VII nj Iaal mi inn Rx- an,Nlxv
ing to the member of Congress from your
district he will inform you if there Is any
vacancy at present in his appointments.
THE SHERMAN ACID. p. Fresno, Cal.
The Sherman act of July a. 1890. provides
for the purchase by the treasury of $780,
GOO ounces of silver, or 80 much thereof as
may be offered, at the market price not 10
exceed 81 for 371A grains of pure silver.
and TO issue in payment therefor treasury
notes to be legal tender in payment of all
debts. public and private. exceDt where
otherwise expressly stipulated in the con-
tract and when held by national bank TO
De counted as part of its reserve. The act
further declares that the Secretary of the
Treasury shall redeem such notes upon
their presentation in gold or silver coin at
his discretion, the aim being to maintain
the two metals on parity with each other
upon the existing legal ratio or such &
ratio as might be provided by law.
POWER OF A LOCOMOTIVE. G., City.
An engine varies in horse-p power according
TO its size. A passenger engine, such as is
used on the Southern Pacific road, between
here and Sacramento, is between $50 10 $50
horsepower. Freight engines of the first
class, between 500 and 700. Power of
locomotives, however. is not estimated in
this manner. The generally accepted
method of rating the power of locomo-
tive is what is commonly known as the
adhesion" which has been determined
by scientific experiments to be equal to
one-fifth the total weight on the drive
wheels.
MUssEL SLoUGH-W. d. G., Jolon, CAL
The Mussel Slough trouble originated 10
the Government allo wing people to go in
ald settle on indemnity lands Of the rail-
road. The settlers made their improve
ments, paying for them, and at the expira-
, tion of the proper time received patents from
the Government. The railroad based its suit