The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21

tain the mares of Diomedes that fed on human
flesh; ninth, TO bring the girdle OF Hippolyta,
Queen of the AmaZons; tenth, to Kill the mon
ster Geryon and take its herds to Argos; elev-
enth to obtain the golden apples from the
garden of Hesperides twelfth, to bring from
the internal regions the three-headed dog
Cerebus.
NATIONALITY OF PRIsoNERs-A., Benton, Mono
County, Cal. The report OF the State prisons OF
California for 1894 show that the number OF
prisoners in the two institutions aggregate
2075. OF these 1917 are natives of the United
States and $50 were born in foreign countries,
as follows: Africa 2, Asia Minor l, Austria ID,
Australia ID, Belgium 2, British Columbia 3,
China 103, Canada 46, Chile 2, Cuba l, Den
mark 8, England n, East Indies 3, France 81,
Finland 3, Germany no, Greece a, Hayu l,
Holland 2, India 1, Ireland III, Italy a., Isle
OF Man 2, Japan ., Malta 2, Mexico A., Nova
Scotia 8, New Brunswick 2, Portugal l, Poland
a. Prussia 4, Russia 4, South America Sweden
and Norway %, Sicily l, Switzerland 2, Scot
land IS, Wales 2, West Indies A, Spain 4, Sand
witch Islands and Turkey i.
THE PREsIpENT-F. Y, City. Whether the
President of the United States can be served
with subpoena and be compelled to attend the
same as any other person is matter that has
never been officially settled. He can be served
with subpoena the same as any other individ-
ual who may be desired as witness, but it is
claimed that in the case OF Aaron Burr, re-
ported in the estate Trials" it was decided
that the President was not required to appear
in response TO the summons. On the other
hand it is claimed that that ruling is not con-
elusive, and that the President Is required 10
attend court as witness when his absence
from the seat of government will not interfere
with his public duties. In the Babcock case
President Grant answered the summons, de-
Ginning to raise an issue.
ARMoRED CRUIsER-D. E., oakland, Cal. The
term armored is applied to q naval vessel cased
Ill oil
plates or steel ones generally having a heavy
backing of wood so to resist projectiles or
the attacks of other armored vessels. The
United States Naval Register for 1895 gives the
following list of armored vessels In the navy:
First class-New York, armored cruiser; Maine,
steel armored; Columbia, Minneapolis and
Olympia, protected cruisers. Second class
Baltimore, Newark, San Francisco, charleston,
Cincinnati and Raleigh, protected cruisers;
Chicago, Monterey and Atlanta, partially pro-
tected cruisers.
WRITING A NAME-A. B., Cozzens, Sonoma
County, Cal. 1t is correct etiquette for a mar
ried woman to write her name as does her hus-
band, adding the prefix, Mrs., as for instance,
"Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt but If she be re-
quired to sign her name to legal document,
then she must write with her given name, that
is "Mary Vanderbilt" and when she becomes
widow she drops the first name OF her hus-
band and writes MRS. Mary Vanderbilt"
ABYssINIA-C. R., City. The most direct
route from San Francisco to Ayssinia is by rail
to New York by the North German Lloyd line
OF steamers to Genoa, Italy, and from there,
through the Suez canal, by the same line OF
steamers, to Alden. The people OF Abysslnla
belong mostly to the Scientific race, and re-
semble the Arabs in physical characteristics
and structure of language. The doctrines OF
the Abyssinian coincide with those OF the
Coptic church.
MEXICAN EXHIBITION S. T. B., City. No
appropriation was made for the Commission
ers named to represent California at the expo
sition 10 be held in Mexico, and there being no
fund out OF which an appropriation could be
MADE 1t is probable that the gentlemen named
Will not act. There is no probability that Cali
fornla Will be represented as a State. The Cali
lorna exhibits will be by individuals, many
having already filed applications Tor space.
WOMAN AND WRITER-A. L. W., City. The
salary OF ships writer of the first class in the
United States navy is $35 month. The sal
airy of a yeoman is $50. yeoman does not
dress Ike an ordinary seaman he wears
Diue suit with brass buttons, is petty ofhcer
OF the special rank and ranks with the chief
Doatswa1n's mate, chief gunner and machlnist
and messes with them. A yeoman is not in
the line of promotion.
LABOR CoMMIssIoNER--M., Duncans Mills,
Sonoma County, Cal. The duties OF the Labor
commissioner are to collect statistics in re-
gard to the products of the State, transporta-
tlon, laDor, the number OF persons employed
In the various industries, their ages, sex ana
condition, number of persons who are idle and
the causes OF such idleneSs. amount or wages
paid, and all such information as can be had
10 show the condition OF the State.
THE PEOPLES HOME BANK-v. s., City. The
PpODle,g Hom ca, Rank ig still in li0uida-