The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-14

user. In the number OF ships registered az no.
longing to the port Liverpool stands firsT in the
ot Nor,harr LIZ Is tne commercial emporium
commerce ranks Immediately, among European
PORTS after London, Liverpool and Glasgow
New York City, in the United States also leads
Hamburg as commercial center.
PHILADELPHIA RIoTs-CALL Reader, Civ.
On the 9Th of May, 1914, there was a riot iii
Philadelphia during which the female semi
nary attached to ST. Michaeps Church (Cathollc,
was attacked by mob that was not friendly O
the church. The seminary as we'll as the
church. was set on fire ana destroyed.
The CALIFORNIA FLowER-M. c., City. The
EschscholtZla California exhibited by Mrs NJ
b. Lelong was adopted as the State flower of
California at convention of fruIt-growers at
Santa Cruz on the 10Th of November 1890
subsequently 1t was adopted by a popular VOTE
by the State Floral Society in 1891.
AN OLD PAPER-H. NJ. p, City. II you are
possessed OF a genuine paper that contains an
account of the death and funeral OF George
Washington 1t Is valuable one; but il il ia one
OF the million fac-slmiles OF the paper that was
printed IN 1851 or 1862 IL is hardly worth its
weight In old paper.
GRAVITY OF CAST. NJ, City. The specific
gravity of coal gas is from $50 to 40: oil (pe-
troleum) gas. $40; water (carbonared) gas, $50;
machine) gas. $50 to 900, while what is known
as fuel gas has no specific gravity.
ONE HUNDRED INcHEs-M. R., Acorn. Hum
boldt County, Cal. A miners inch IN the
amount Of water that Will pass In twenty-four
hours through an opening inch square with
pressure of six inches. One hundred miners
inches Is 100 times that amount.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TAxEs-A. F., Apple.
gate. Placer County, Cal. On the 18th Of last
August the Southern Pacific did not have a
single dollar OF tax due and unpaid The first
installment for the current years tax does not
become due until November.
CAsINo-J. p, City. In close game of ca
sino. and on the last deal, each of two players
having made enough TO go out, the points take
precedence as follows: Sweep before the end
OF the game, cards, spades, little casino, big
casino and ace.
DAYS OF THE WEEK-M R. D., City. June
"a, 1S41, fell OH Thursday; August IA, 1872,
on Wednesday; March 8. 1876, on Wednesday:
April 80. 1878, on Tuesday: August 25, 1880,
day.
SHERIFF DEsMoND-J. c.. Butte. Montana.
Tom Desmond was elected Sheriff of San Fran
cisco at the general election held In September,
1879. he held the office during 1880 and 1881,
and was never elected to that or any other
office.
County, Cal. The Query Column must respect
fully decline to answer your questions, for the
reason that the editor, as has often Deeh an-
nounced, does not answer questions III aflI-
metic.
RowELLs DIRECToRY-J. T. NJ, Erie.
Weld County, Colo. There Is no HowelPs
directory that ary one here knows anything
abont. but there is RoweIrs Newspaper Di-
rectory published In New York City.
WHITTIER REFORM SCHOOL,. A. E.. City.
AT the present time the authorities at the Whit.
tier Reform School are not receiving boys or
girls for the reason that there is no room to acs
cOmmOdate any more.
governing the employment of artisans at the
Dagy-yard at Mare Island require that all ap-
pIicants for positions shall be citizens OF the
United States.
TERRAPIN-Mrs. c. D., City. The small tor
toise, commonly known as terrapin, feeds prin.
cipally on vegetable food. They however, Will
feed Oh bits of fresh fish and flies.
CARDIFF TO LIvERPooL-A. E. S., City.
The distance from Cardiff, Wales 10 Liverpool
Engla nd, is 2S5 miles by water aud 112 miles
by land.
AFRICA-J. X, City. II any one is organic
| ing colony for South Africa 1t is private en-
terprse that cannot be advertised i'll this col
umn.
THE NEW CITY HALL. S., City. The cor
| nerstone of the new city Hall was laid on tlye
| 22d Of February. 1873.