The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

children are third cousins to one another.
The children Of these third cousins are fourth
cousins to the parents and fifth cousins to one
another
THE sTRANGLER-O. A. s., City. Frank E.
Hutchings, who, on the 10th of July, 1884,
strangled Phoebe Janette Simms to death in
the Brown House on Howard street, in this
City, was executed for that crime in the
County Jail on the 18th OF September, same
year.
WILLIAM III-A. T. NJ, Edna, San Luis Obispo
County, Cal. The silver coin you have, on
which there is on one side Gvlielmvs Del. Ora.
and on the other side Mag. BR: FRA EFT HIB.
REX 1897 is a sixpenee OF the time OF William
III OF England, who reigned from 1859 to 1902.
CHRIS EVANS. P. X. and H. l. W., City.
Chris Evans, the bandit escaped from the
Fresno jail on the 2Sth of December, 1893.
He was recaptured on the 10Th OF February
following, in a house in Visalla which at that
time was in charge of j. A. Brighton and wife.
CASINO. J. H., City. Hoyle says that
player at casino cannot build from the table;
for instance if seven and two are upon the
table and A puts an ace upon the seven, call
ing eight, b, his opponent, cannot employ the
two upon the table to build 1t up to ten
POLLARD, THE HIsToRIAN-T. S. P, Oakland,
CAL Edward A. Pollard, the Southern his
torian, died in Lynchburg, Va, December,
Fortress Monroe for period OF eight months
and was released on parole
BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL. G., City. Whether
the president of lodge can excuse member
and remit fine imposed for failure 10 VISIT
sick member when IL is his turn 10 90 so, is
matter that is regulated by the constitution
and bylaws of the lodge.
HAIR TURNING GRAY-X. Y. L., City. Hair on
the human head turns gray from number OF
causes. There are cases on record OF halr turn
ing gray in q night Nothing is known tnat
will prevent the hair from turning prematurely
gray.
THE NIANTIc-W H. B., Oakland, Cal. The
old Mantle Hotel at the corner OF Clay and
Sansome streets in this City was taken down IN
1872, and the work of erecting the oullulng
now on the site was commenced the same year.
AMERICAN THEATER FIRE-F. c., City. The
American Theater, at the corner OF Sansome
and Halleck streets, in this City, was de-
! stroyed by a fire that broke out at 90 O'Clock
on the morning of the 10th of February, 1868
ANTI-PoLYGAMY-R. R., City, On the I'd OF
March, 1882, Senator Edmunds submitted
bill to restrict and eventually abolish polyg-
amy, and under its provisions poiygamlstS
have been prevented from holding once.
! THE INCURABLEs-The price for the care OF
! incurables at the home of the Kings Daughters
/
now 1t has been increased to $2o per month.
! A VARA-H. S., City. vara is a spanish
! term for measure In Texas vara measures
3315 English inches, in California yara is 80
inches, and in Mexico it is 32.9927 inches.
| GOLDEN GATE PARK-A. o. S., City. Golden
Gate Park is maintained by an appropriation
from the taxes levied In this City. There is no
State appropriation for the park.
| To ENGLAND-H. S., City. The lowest rate
from San Francisco to Liverpool by rail and
steamer is about $75. From Liverpool 10 Lon
don the rate is very reasonable.
| YsAYE-Reader, Wheatland, 4uba county,
Cal. The name of Ysaye, the violinist,, is pro-
nounced as II written ezay, sounding the letter
as In meat It's quite easy.
THE MooRs-J. ]. H., City. The history OF
the Moors from the earliest times fails to show
| that they ever fitted out any expedltlon to
settle in Ireland.
| NAVAL ACADEMIC. B., Astoria, Clatsop
! County, Or. Commander Franklin Buchanan
is the superintendent of the Naval Academy at
Annapolis.
ONLY ONE-H. F. G., City. There never was
but one number of the 'Glimpse OF the Mid
winter Fair published.
NINETEEN IN Characterization, City. 1t is
not possible to make nineteen points in crib
bage.
PALo ALTo-H. s., City. The meaning of
| Palo Alto is "tall stick"