The morning call., 1895-02-24

you would not have had to write a second Tina
as 10 the size OF st. Louis and of Chicago. Your
queStlon was answered on SUNDAY, February
TO- the Sunday after your letter was received.
THE INCOME TAx-M. R., Maine Prairie, Solano
County, California. The authorities are taking
the necessary steps to collect the income tax
Tor 1894, and the probabilities are that unless
some action of the courts delays the collection
the provisions OF the law will be enforced.
ANTOINE EzETA-R. N. o. NJ, City. General
Antoine EZeta OF San Salvador was arrested in
this city on the 23d of August, 1894, and was
by order OF the United States court Judge Nor
row presiding, released from custody on the
22d OF the following month.
LONG STEAMERs-H. P. B., Potrero, City. The
Query Column has not the space to publish the
names OF all the steamers on the Atlantic side
that exceed 400. feet in length. An examine
ton OF the Bureau Veritas for 1894-85 shows
that there are 143 such vessels.
BICYcLES-D. C. E, Mayfeld, Santa Clara
County, Cal. Where there is no special act of
elIher the legislature or OF Supervisors of
county in regard TO bicycles, then the unwritten
law Is that they are governed by the laws that
control vehicles.
INAUGURAL BALL-C. T. W., Occidental, Sono-
ma County, Cal. The expenses OF an inaugural
ball, such as are given to Presidents and Gov
ernors, are paid out OF the public treasury, the
appropriation therefor by Congresses and Leg
lslatures.
PREMIUM BoNDs-G. N. and Others Santa
Rosa, Cal. AS foreign premium bonds come
under the head of lottery the Query Column
cannot furnish any information in regard to
the same.
CIVIL SERUcE-E. g., City For information
about positions under the civil service rules in
this city make application 10 Mr.. Stowell, office
OF the Assistant Postmaster, at the Postofice.
he is the secretary OF the commission in this
district.
TEN NAvIEs-W. R., Antioch, Contra Costa
County. The following are given as the ten
largest navies of the world: United States,
Greet Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria
hungary, Russia, Spain, Netherlands and
Turkey.
SAN Francisco, sYDNEY-C. A, City. The
difference in time between Greenwich and San
Francisco is 8 hours minutes 3S.l seconds.
The difference between Greenwich and Sydney,
NJ 5. W., is 10 hours minutes 49.5 seconds.
MANKIND. c., City. The Query Column
does not advertise books that treat of the races
OF mankind nor anything else. Such works as
you desire can be had from any frst-class book
dealer.
AUsTRALIA-G. K. c., Toledo, Ohio. For in
formation relating to emigrating to New zea-
land or Australia you should write TO the Eng
hsh Consul nearest your present home.
WEILANDs OBERoN-G. NJ NJ, City. Weiland's
English by Southey and published IN London.
Any bookseller can procure the WORK
THE FOURTH REPUBLIC-A. A., City. The re-
public on the American continent that was the
fourth to declare its independence was the Re-
public of Colombia, s. a., 1873
JUST AS GooD-F. L., City. Naturalization
papers issued out of a State court are of the
same force and effect as those issued out OF
Federal court
UNIFORM TEMPERATURE-A. A, City. At
depth of forty-fye feet the temperature of the
earth is uniform throughout the year.
A DIME OF '29-G. w. H., sebastopol, Sonoma
County. Cal A dime of 1929 has no special
value. 1t is worth just 10 cents.
EcoNoMY-J H. L, City. The latest authori.
ties hold that economy should be pronounced
as if written e-kon-o-mi.
JOCKEY ARCHER-F. F., City. Fred Archer.
the noted English jockey, died on the 6th of
November, 1856.
GAs-J. H. l., City. SIS the gas lit?" is fire..
quently used, but it is not as proper as eis the
gas lighted?"
ST. Louise. F. j., City. The information
asked for about st. Louis is not obtainable in
this city. 49,
BACK Date. K, Escondido, San Dieoo
Cal. The 29th of September, 1850, fell nm -
Sunday.
THE AREA-E. B. H., City. The area Of ca
Francisco is As Is square miles. A