The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02

lawful captures; corresponding indemnity Tor
certain captures in 1898 by priyateers fitted
out in American ports. and limited trade
between the United States and the British
West indies by which the carrying trade OF the
United States was sadly curtailed. The treaty
was not a popular one in the United States
LINCOLN ScHooL-"Facts," Oakland, Cal
The Lincoln Grammar School, on Fifth street,
near Market, San Francisco, was instituted in
July, 1865, and was named after Abraham
Lincoln. Ira G. Hoitt was the first principal
and he was followed by John c. Pelton, who
was elected November 10, 1867, but he only
held the position until December 30, same
year, when he was succeeded by Bernhard
Marks who was the last elected to the prln-
cipalship of that school during the sixties He
held the position until November II, 1872.
In December, 1866, the Lincoln medal was
founded, through the exertions of Principal
Hoitt, who raised nearly $500 for that pur-
pose through public exhibitions and private
subscriptions. The Lincoln was opened as a
boys school and has been used as such ever
since.
ANNAPOLIS ACADEMY = H. T. c., City. All
candidates at the time of examination for ad-
mission to the naval academy at Annapolis, Nd,
must be between the ages of Is ard 20. They
are examined as to physical soundness and as
to knowledge requisite to admit them The
course is specially prepared for every examine
ton. The examinations are held in May and
in September of each year. Candidates are
required to enter the academy Immediately
after they have passed the prescribed examine
ton. Candidates for examination should
write to either the Congressman OF the district
in which the applicant lives or to the Secretary
OF War. When there is q vacancy in the dis
trict the applicants whose requests for exami-
nation have been received will be notified.
AN INDIANS RIGHTs-W. s., Las Lunas, Va
lencia County, N. Mex. The allotment law of
the United States provides that if any Indian not
residing on q reservation or for whom no res
ervation has been made, or for his tribe, shall
make settlement on any surveyed or unsur-
veyed lands of the United States. he or she
shall be entitled to apply to the local land
Office in which such land is located to have
the same allotted to him or her and to his or
her children in such quantity and manner as
Indian women married to white men or to
persons not entitled to the benefits OF the al
lotment act are considered as heads of families
and may take up such lands.
ALEC. W., Table Bluff, Humboldt County,
Cal. There is no general law that prohibits a
person from brewing ale for his own use, but If
he brews it to sell he is required to take out a
United States Internal Revenue license, which
is 800 per year, unless the amount brewed is
less than 500 barrels, then the license is but
$50. Such license is obtained from the Office of
Internal Revenue. There may be local ordi-
nances that impose license tax on brewers
The reason that ale similar to that brewed in
England is not brewed in the United States is
PROBABLY mat gwen Dy the Engllshman, "Be-
cause you 'avent got the ops" Whether GER
tain water would be good to be used in the
manufacture of ale could only be determined
by an alemaker after trial.
COLUMBIAN WORLDS FAIR-Subscriber High
land Springs, Lake County, Cal. The Column
bian Worlds Fair at Chicago was not one got
ten up by the Government If it had been it
would not have been necessary to solicit out
side subscriptions. 1t was joint stock con-
Germ, and while it did not come within several
millions OF paying for itself there was at the
close about enough money to repay to the
stockholders 20 per cent of the money they in
vested. The Government made an appropria-
ton of over $2,500,000. From an educative
point, spreading abroad q knowledge of the
conditions and possibilities of the United
States, the advantages of the fair have been in
estimable
GUATEMALA TRoUBLE-M. T., jacksonville.
Santa Cruz County, Cal. What is commonly
known as the Guatemala trouble arose in Oc-
tober, 1894, between Guatemala and Mexico
In relation to certain territory which both
mala in massing troops on the southeast
frontier of Mexico. These were, through the
intervention of friendly powers, removed.
After that an envoy was sent to Mexico to try
TO arrange for settlement of the boundary
question, and both Governments appeared to
be willing to make such a settlement.
CoLoRED SCHOOLS - S. g., City. Separate
schools for colored children were abolished in
San Francisco by the Board of Education
August 3, 1875, when the children were trans
ferred to other schools The first colored
school was opened May %, 1854, in the base
ment OF the colored peoples church, corner of
jackson street and Virginia place, where it re-
NAMED until 1864, when it was transferred to
Broadway, near Powell street. In April, 1869,