The San Francisco call., 1895-12-20
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
| CoLoRED ScHooLs-J. B., City. There was a
| time in the history of San Francisco wnen
there was school exclusively for colored
children. James Denman in his history OF the
public schools of San Francisco says:
The first colored school opened Nay ~,
1854 in the basement OF the church Tor colored
people on the corner OF Virginia place and Jack
son street. This school was transferred in 1854 10
Broadway, near Powell street, and in April, 1889.
ii again transferred this time TO the corner OF
Broadway and Taylor street: A coiored school OF
twelve pupils organized on Howard street,
near Fifth, on November IA, 1871, and sustained
until abolished August g. 1878. On that day the
shed and the pupils transferred TO other schools OF
the city.
UNCLE AND NIEcE-P. E. V. B., East Oakland,
Cal. Marriage between uncle and niece IS pro-
hibited by the laws of the State of California.
The law says:
Marriage between parents and children, ancestors
brothers and sisters of the half, as we'll the
whole Blood and between uncles ana nleceS OF
aunts and nephews, are incestuous and void from
the beginning whether the relationship Is leSltl-
mate or illegitmate.
No one in this State has the right to grant
permit for an uncle to marry niece.
GREAT BRITAIN AND RUSSIA. g., City. The
area of the British empire is 9.144, ,734 square
miles, divided as follows: Great Britain and
Ireland 121 lis, Indian possessions 100000,
other Eastern possessions 1O4, AL, Austria
lasia 3 ,4O3, ,345, in North America 3,525 900,
in South America 10000, West Indies, etc,
area of the empire of Russia is s,456,6s1
square miles, divided as follows: RUSSIA
proper 1.ss7,61o, Poland 49,142, Finland
144,2 4,211, Caucasus 1S2,449, Central ASIA
1864 124 and Siberia ,S23, liz.
SOUTH AMERICAN CONF. E., Fresno, Cal.
The coin of the Central American States is the
peso and divisions, worth in United States coin
AGA cents. This includes Costa Rica, Guate:
mala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Salvador. The
Argentine Republic peso or dollar Is worth
965; Bolivia has the boliviano, worth 46.4;
Brazil, .he milreis worth SAG; Chile, the peso,
worth 912; Colombia, the peso, worth AGA;
Venezuela, the bolivar, worth 1873. The dollar
of Mexico is worth 5O.4.
YOUNG MITcHELL-w H. g., City. "Young'
Mitchell holds the title of champion of the
Pacific Coast, not of the United States. Sew
eral years ago he had g. match with man
named Ryan in the city of Oakland, and was
so badly punished that he would have lost the
title he held ii it had not been for the friendly
action of the referee who declared it draw,
against the judgment of those who witnessed
the match.
OUIDA-H. G. D., Stockton, Cal. Louise de Ia
Rame (Ouida) is an English novelist of French
extraction, born at Bury st. Edmunds, Eng
land, in 1870 Her first novel, "Strathmore,"
EdaIia, 1867 SSY' Tricotpin 1G%tr 1868 Pascafei
1873; "Ariadne" and "Moths," 1880, and
"Napraxine," 1884, Recently she was living
in Italy. letter addressed to her, "London,
England" will reach her.
CLEoPATRA-A. j., City Cleopatra as
tragedy has been offered by number of
writers. E. Jodelle wrote the first in 1850 and
was followed by S. Daniel, 1901; j. Mariet,
do Rau1 do T r Mar
montlet, 1850; Albert, 1878, acted in 1878;
Madame de Girard1n, 1947. and the latest, that
written by Victorien Sardou in collaboration
with Moreau for Sara Bernhardt and presented
by her, in 1890.
WAGEs-D. C. j., Orangevale. Sacramento
County, Cal. The question you ask is one that
should be decided by a court of law. Answers
to Correspondents will answer what the law
is but will not undertake to apply the law to
the facts. How much your employer owed you
at the time you quit his employment is mat
ter that may depend upon the terms entered
into at the time you entered into an agree
ment to work for him.
-FOUR MILE RACES. k City. The four.mile
race in which Thad Stevens, True Blue and
Joe Daniels were entered was run over the
Ocean View racecourse November 10, 1873.
The race was for a $4,000 purse. The first
heat by True Blue in 8 :OS, third heat by Thad
Stevens in :54, and fourth heat also by Thad
Stevens in S2O3z.
A GREAT RAcE-W. III. B., City. The race in
which Katie Pease ran for a purse of $25 900
was run at Golden Gate Park on the 14th of
November, 1874, in the presence OF more than
10000 people The entries were Katie
Pease, Thad Stevens, Henry, Joe Daniels,
Alpha, Hook Hockings and Hsrdwo wood. Katie
Pease won in two straight heats. Time, 7:43112
and z :3613.
DISTRICT CoURTs-"Blackstone," Agnews,
Santa Clara County, Cal. The District courts
OF the United States have jurisdiction of ad-
miralty and bankruptcy cases, of all criminal
offenses against the United States, actions for
nenalties given hY Federal statutes and other