The morning call., 1894-06-03

nearly seventeen cubic feet OF space. while
1000, 900 silver dollars will occupy $50 cubic
feet
OVER THE MOUNTAINs-A. J. W., Oakland,
Cal. Those who have the time. endurance and
determination to either walk or ride a bike
from this city to Chicago take, as a rule. the
southern route, going through Los Angeles.
Should they feel inclined they could go over the
Serras, passing through TIuckee and Winnie
mucca. The southern route is the most feasible.
ROAD TO CoLMA-G. E. City. This CORE
spOndent asks for the location of the road TO
Coma but does not ask from which point he
wishes to start. If ne wishes to reach there
from San Francisco he will find three roads,
the Southern Pacific road, the San Francisco
and San MateO Electric Railway and the county
road. which commences al Thirteth street.
ONE CENT POsTAGE-F. I'M, City. Prior to
the act OF March 3. 1868. the postage on drop
letters' in the United States. that is on letters
sealed or unsealed that were dropped in the
pOstOftics and were intended TO be delivered TO
the owners who called for or sent for them at
the postofice was for time cent BY the act
quoted the rate was fixed al cents.
GOVERNMENT LAND-C. E. c., City. The
point at which United States Government land
commences from the water front depends upon
the nature of the lAnd as 10 whether It borders
on marsh river, bay or ocean. This IS regu-
JARED by the Harbor Commissioners and by
RIVER commissioners.
MUST PAY THE TAXI. r.. City. If man
has served in the army OF the United States and
returns to civil life in California he must pay
pOl-rax unless he is over 60 years OF age. The
only others who are not obliged to pay the tax
are paupers, idiots, insane persons aud Indians
not taxed.
BEDBUGs-O. s.. City. There are dozens OF
preparations for destroying bedbugs but as ths
editor has
such he Is unable TO recommend any OF them
The safest way 10 get rid Of the pests is to saw
the bedstead into stove lengths and cremate the
bugs.
LORD MAYoR-Mrs A., City. There Is but
one Lord Mayor In Ireland, and that is the
Lord Mayor of Dublin. The office has always
been held by native OF ireland. John
Reynolds. from the parish OF Mohill. County
Leitrlm. was at one time Lord Mayor Of Dublin
EVENING SCHooLs-C. A. W.. City. There
Is but one free evening school in this city in
which a foreign language is taught. That is in
the Lincoln Evening School on Fifth streer
near Market, and the language taught Is The
Spanish
NEW CITY HALL-M. L., City. Up to date
the cost OF the new City Hall has been over
S5,00ooo0. TheIexact amount paid up to July
/ OF last year, when the fiscal year commenced
was 81, 930,724 II. There Is no way of telling
at this time when the structure will be com.
peted.
STREETCAR CoNDUCToRs-J A. b.. CITY.
The conductors who work on cabe-roads In the
Market-street system or combine, as it is called.
are pald 81 90 day, those on the California
street line receive the same pay and those on
the outter-street line are paid 81 40.
OLD TIME STEAMERs-H. T. NJ, Edna,
San Luis ObIspo County, Cal. The old ocean
steamers John L. STEPHENS and Panama have
Deen broken up, the first named at TIburop and
the lastnamed at Kershaw Island.
FOR LIFE-A. w. A., San de Fuca, Island
County, Wash. G. d. Gardiner, who was con-
Vlcied of the killing of young man name
0uInoon, was sentenced to Imprisonment In the
penltentiary for life.
BIRTHPLACEs-C. n. NJ, City. Claus Spreck.
els was born In Lamstedt, Hanover; Lily Lang
Try, In Jersey. England; Eugen Sandow In
hOnlgsberg. Prussia; and Ole Bull Bornemau
In Bergen. Norway
IHE INDEPENDENTLY. c., watsonvlle
Santa Cruz County. Cal. The Independent ce
was not wrecked of Magdalena, as has been
puDllShed, but of Marguerite Island, and about
200 lives were lost.
Boys HIGH SCHOOL,. b. City. Girls who
graduate from the grammar schools OF this city
are admitted 10 the Boys High School. which is
Iocated on Suite: street, between Cough and
Octavia.
NANCY HANKS SHoEs-E. g., Phoenix, ATiZ.
When the famous mare Nancy Hanks made