The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-23

Y, SEPTEMBER %. i
Rosenbaum. Joseph Hamilton. John Yule and
Peter Donahue. The alternates were Albert
Hagan, Austin Sperry, Juan b. Castro, Robert
NJ. Garvey. John Daggett and A. j. Spencer
Mr.. Estee was not an elector on either the
Democratic or Republican ticket The Demo
cratic electors during the campaign were: j.
Mora Morse, John Nugent. Zach Montgomery,
w. j. Graves, NJ. K. G. Pullman and a. j. King
The alternates were q. w. Hunter, E. +. Me-
Carthy, Daniel Taylor, A. p. Bernard, Z. N
FOOte and Charles E. Bean. The Republican
electors were: Claus SpTeckels, j. H. Hale
Jesse q. Goodwin, L. IL. Rose, j ohm b. FELTON,
and John L. Miller.
SEEDLINGS AND STONE FRUIT-P. s., City
The seeds OF apples and pears should be sown
In boxes early in the year and Kept moist, but
not wei. When the seedlings are about three
inches high they can be put out in nursery
rows. About the time the rain begins 10 fail
put the pits of the larger stone fruit into a box
foot deep, filled with fine sand and earth so
mat they Will be covered with depth OF two
lnches OF the SOIL. Put the box under the caves
OF building where its contents Will get well
soaked every time IL rains. IL there is too
long an interval between showers, water the
contents of the box. In March they Will sprout
and they may be planted. In July they will be
large enough 10 bud. This Is upon the author
lily OF one who has devoted much time and at
LeultOu 10 Tue SUBJECT
MINERS INCH-Miner Tucson, Ariz. A
miners inch Is the amount Of water that will
pass in twenty-fOur hours through an opening
one inch square with pressure of SIX inches
The following definition of a miners inch is
from data furnished by +. z. McCray, mining
engineer: One miners inch per second equals
90 cubic feet, or .1496 gallons; same per min
ute equals LOO cubic fee, or 8.976 gallons;
same per hour equals ~ cubic feet, or 1856
gallons.
12,926.44 gallons; same per month equals o.
$50 cubic feet, or 1893, AS gallons. A miners
inch VIII Hood 10 acres per year i 40 feet Deep
or IA. 40 acres / foot deep. or 1911 acres 8
inches deep.
THE BICYCLE-R. E. NJ. City. To ind the
gear OF safety bicycle multiply the diameter
OF the rear wheel by the number of teeth in the
front sprocket and divide the product by the
number Of teeth In the rear sprOcket. The best
mile made on an ordinary bicycle was 2:2512,
by w. w. Winde. The best, mile on solid
tire safety was 2:22 %, by +. j. Osmonde Of
England. There Is no authentic record OF a
mile made on cushion-tire safety. the pneu-
matte following so close upon the cushion. The
best mile on pneumatic-tire safety was: Paced
by horses. 1:51. M. f.:Dlrnberger; paced by
bicycles. :52 3 5. Julian p. Bliss. and made In
competition, 2:05 40, by (. c. Bald.
CANALS IN IRELAND-O. S., City. There are
two canals connecting the city of Dublin with
the River Shannon. The one that has its course
through Dublin. Meath, West Meath and the
County Longford is SO miles long, A feet wide
at the TOD and feet deep. and il has AZ locks
Ii was commenced III 1889, but none OF the
works bearing on the subject obtainable In the
Libraries give the date of Its completion. The
Grand Canal, which also starts at Dublin and
crosses Kildare, Kings and Galway counties
and enters the Shannon near Garbally, Is 81
miles long. 40 feet wide at the top and feet
deep. Ii was commenced in 1865 and was
completed in 1888.
The CAMPANIA-G. B. D., City. The ocean
racer Campania measures: Length over all,
$40 feet; extreme breadth, 60 feet inches;
depth TO upper deck, 43 feet. Her gross ton
mage is 1850 tons, and her displacement 1900
tons. She has two sets Of powerful triple
panS Ion engines, and her Indicated horse
power is $4,000. She can accommodate AGO
saloon, $50 sec0nd-clasS and $40 sIeeTage
passengers. The Query Column has not been
able as yet TO obtain an answer 10 the other
portion Of the question asked
REEDS RULEs-M. j. D.. City. During the
session of Congress recently closed Thomas 3.
Reed of Maine did not take exception or object
TO Speaker Crisp adopting any of the rules
which be Reed) enforced while Speaker of the
House, but the Representative from Maine did
prior 10 the passage of the tarlh bill make some
cutting remarks about the SpeaS er being forced
10 admit that the Reed rules were very effective
rules.
nited States Branch Mint, corner of Fifth
aud Mission sireets is open to visitors daily
from 8 TO IL 80 O'Clock in the forenoon. Visit
ors apply 10 the conductor who will take them
around The institution, and for this service
they are expected to pay him fee, Que not
fixed by any rule or regulation, but one which
the visitors in their generosity deem proper.
BRoDERICK'S DEATH-A. W., Live Oak, Cal.
David c. Broderick was shot by Judge Terry
in a duel on the Laguna MERGED ranch in San
Francisco County, on the 18th of September
1859, and be died al the house of l.. Haskell at
Black Point on the 10th Of the same month, TO
which place he had been removed shortly after
he was wounded.
CABIN PAssENGERs-V. 81. K, City. During
the recent railroad strike the steamers Una
tilla and Wslla WalIa each carried on a single
trip more passengers in the cabin than did The
steamer Santa Rosa. The Walla Wala on one
TIP carried 160 cabin passengers. The Santa
Rosa is owned by the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company.
DRYDoCK-A. B. and n. c., Alameda, Cal.
The dimensions OF the drydock at Hunters
Point In San Francisco County, are: Length,
482 feet; width at entrance, 80 feet; depth OF
water in the dock when full, % feet. This
docs Will float the largest United States war
vessel now ahoaI.
DRY-WAsHER-A. B. E., Westside, CAL A
washer Is a Term applied to an apparatus
used by miners to separate auTiferouS soil In
order 10 secure the valuable metal. The APP
paTatuS is agtated ana the separation takes
place. Dry-washers are not much in use, but
some are used in the mines In Mexico.
Com OF 1S34-MTs. C., City. According
10 the latest published lists. dealers In New
York charge 81 for 4 So piece OF 1884 IL In
fair condition and So so If in very good con-
dItion. The amount that dealers will allow on
such a coin depends very much on the number
that they have on hand.
SECOND ARTILLERY-P. R., Point Reyes,
Marin County. Cal. John A. CASTOR is not a
member of the Second Artillery, n. q. c. An
officer high In the regiment says, 81 do not
think that we have West Point graduate in
our regiment
ELEPHANTs-C. Ii. B.. City. The female
elephant is capable OF breeding after she has
attained her fifteenth year. and produces sin
gle young one. rarely two at birth, The period
OF CESSATION extending over nearly twenty-one
months.
THE NAvY-W. R. San Rafael, Cal. At this
time there are no enlstments for the United
States navy. Seamen of the first class are paid
$24 per month"; second class Ordinary seamen),
S19 aud third class Handsomely SIC.
CHILEs-M. g., City. People In the trop-
ica countries use the pungent chiles In the
seasoning of food for the reason that they aid
digestion and cOunteract the enervating intlu-
ence OF external heat.