The morning call., 1894-10-21
which is entitled to the honor of being stvled
the LEADING pianist" ''' wv

@ which is entitled to the honor of being styled
the leading pianist.'
COURT CoDD1IssIONERs-E. B. Jr., City.
OF the State of California were Jackson Tenn
pie, Niles Searls and H. S. Foote The oth-r
Con SSotnmissIoneps were Isaac S. Belcher, w. F,
Fltzge rald r. Y. Hayne, P. Van Clief. j A
Gibson and John Haynes.
STEEP GRADEs-J. T. s., Berkeley Cal
mere Ihere are number of grades in San Francisco
which are In excess OF l in feet. Union
street, between Sansome and Montgomery ia
6.35 In feet. The steepeSt grade on Vallejo
street Is a traction over l foot in 4.
ILLITERACY-M. K, City. The percentage
OF 1lliteracy. according TO the latest statistics
Is 1 as follows: Russia so per cent. Italy 81,
spain %, Hungary 43. Austria 80, Ireland Of
france 10, Belgium 10, England 13, Holland
~, united States 8, Scotland Z, Switzerland
2H2 and Germany l.
TYLER STREET-GoLDEN GATE AyENrrE-
a. M e.. Midway, Alameda County, Cal. Ty-
Ter street and Golden Gate avenue are the
same tnoroughfare. The street was originally
named 1yler. On the oath OF February 1880
the name was changed to Golden Gate avenue.
MARRIAGES.. c.. Oakland, Cal. If there are
any statistics that show that the women of the
present enter the marriage state at Younger
age than they did sixty years ago the Ouerv
edltor has not been able TO discover them
LEGAL HoLIDAY-I., City. Every day on
which general election Is held in the State of
Calllornla IS legal holiday, consequently the
oth OF next November will be legal holiday
GENERAL CANBY's WIDoW-O M. S., Chino.
Cal. The widow of the late General Canby ia
now resident OF Plattsburg, Clinton County,
MO-, so writes a San Jose friend Of the Query
Column.
DIR. THOMAS WIDow-O. NJ. s., Chino, Cal.
Ihe widow of the late DIR. Thomas one of the
Peace commissioners murdered by The Modocs,
9le9 10 San francisco at the residence OF Mrs.
Jarboe, her mother.
CREW AND COAL-G. B. D., City. The steam
sup Campania carries crew of 42l all told,
and when running at top speed burns 400 tons
OF coal In twenty-four hours.
WHIST. HENCE THE NAME.-A correspon-
dent from Woodland wishes to know In what
couplet there is TO be found whist Hence the
Name" Can any of the readers of the Q, c.
Inform the writer?
The BRITISH ARMY-Oakland, CAL The
standing OF the British army is 126, ,2S7. rank
and he. or this number there are 7497 Off
GERS holding commissions and 2065S non-com-
missioned officers.
CRIMINAL STATIsTICs-M. K, City. Ac-
cordlng TO "MuhaPs Statistics" more crimes
are committed in the United States oy indlvld-
uals of foreign birth than by INDIVIDUALS oofn
in the limits of the Union.
FASTEST HoRsE-W. 81. N, Oakland, Cal.
The fastest mile ever made by horse was that
made by Flying Jib at Cbillicothe on The 4th OF
October, 1894. The gait was pacing and the
time was :5S84.
INsFCTs-A. ST. City. A fnetooth comb,
soan and water and careful attention to
cleanliness is a sure remedy for the destruc-
fion and prevention OF insects that you COM
plain OF.
DIXON WALLACE. p. Ocean View, San
Francisco County Cal. On the 29th of June,
1890. George E. Dixon defeated Nunc Wallace
i'm eighteen rounds in London.
PUREsT GERMAN-J. D.. City. 1t is gen.
eralIv conceded that the Hanoverians, upper
and lower class, speak purer German than do
the people of Saxony.
CAPITAL PUNIsHNIENT-J. w. R., City. The
States of The Union in which there Is no capital
punishment for the crime or murder are Maine
Michigan and Wisconsin
SEATING CAPACITY-H. j. s., City. Nor
osco's Grand Opera-hOuse has seating capac-
ity of $500. The Orpheum claims a seating
capacity OF 2946.
Two TANKs-E. Men,, City. The tank at
the Lurline measures $50 feet by 70; that az
the Sutro Baths measures 275 by 75.
PENSION PAYIENTS-J. w. B.. CITY. The
next day for payment of pensions in this CITY
will be the 4th of next December.
POLL TAx-C. H.. City. Delinquent poll tax
Is a lien on real estate.