The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-28

toxicating liquors within one and half miles
outside of the boundary line of the lands oc-
cqpied by any home, retreat or asylum for dis,
abled volunteer soldiers, or soldiers and
sailors, which has been or may be established
by the Government of the United States within
the State of California The penalty is not less
than S25 nor more than 500 and in addition,
Imprisonment for thirty days, and closing up
of the place in which such liquor is sold. The
act provides that it shall be in effect from and
after its passage.
SILVER AS LEGAL TENDER-Enquirer, City. On
January Is, 1897, standard silver coin of the
United States was made legal tender for any
amount February 81, 1858, half-dollars were
made legal tender for only So. February 3d.
1873, trade dollars were made legal tender, but
on the 22d of July, 1877, they ceased to be
such By the act of February %, 1873, silver
dollars of the weight of 41215 grains were made
legal tender for all debts On June 2, 1879, an
act was passed declaring that silver coins of
less value than one dollar should be legal
tender to the extent of $40 only. These two
pieces are legal tender to the amount OF %
cents only.
BICYCLE-F W, City. The number of links
in a chain does not cut any figure in finding out
the gear of bicycle. To find the gear multi
ply the diameter CT the rear wheel by the num-
Der of teeth in the front sprocket and divide
the product by the number of teeth in the rear
sprocket. To ascertain what distance is COW
cred by a bicycle in one revolution OF the pedal
make a chalk line on floor, place the forward
wheel on the line, then turn the pedal COM
pletely around by hand. and the distance from
the chalk mark to the point where the wheel
stops can easily be measured and gives the de-
sired information.
DE YoUNG-KALLocH-J. p, City. Isaac S.
Kalloch, who was at one time May or of this
city, was shot by Charles de Young on the 23d
of August, 1879. On April %, 1880, Charles
de Young was shot and killed by the son of
Mayor Kalloeh. The Rev. /. NJ. Kalloch, son of
the Mayor, never was pastor of the Emmanuel
Baptist Church on Bartlett street. but in 1873
was pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church on
Twenty-second street, between Howard and
Capp, which church, when it was removed to
Bartlett street, became known as the Emmanuel
Baptist.
THOSE INDICTMENTS j. A. s., Sonoma, Cal.
To the question, "What has been done with
the indictments found by the Grand Jury of
San Francisco against the owners OF houses
who rented such for immoral purposes?' w.
H. Gagan, foreman of that body, said: "The
matter is tied up in the Supreme Court and we
are awaiting decision so that we may know II
the Grand jury has the right to present indict-
ments in cases of this character. We have
done what we could in the matter, and until a
decision is reached we cannot move"
COPPER CoINs-G. H. H., City. Dealers in
coins offer from to 10 cents for United
States cent of 1857, A cents for q half cent of
1926 and from So to 81 for half cent of 1852.
There is no demand for the other cents given
in your communication. Victoria penny of
upon it the imprint, 'tNapoleon III, Emp.
1885," would be great curiosity to numis-
matists in view of the fact that Napoleon III
was not Emperor until 1852
ExTRADIT1oN TREATIES. W. j., Alameda,
Cal. The following isa list OF countries that
have extradition treaties with the United
States: Austria, Baden, Bavaria, Bremen, Bel
GUM, Ecuador, France, Great Britain, Han
over, Hawaiian Islands, Hayti, Italy. Japan,
Luxembourg, Mecklenberg- Schwerin, Mexico,
Netherlands, Nicaragua, Oldenburg. Orange
Free State, Ottoman Empire, Peru, Prussia
and other States, Russia, San Salvador, Schaum-
berg-Lippe, Spain, sweden and Norway, swiss
Federation, Two Settles, Venezuela and Wurt-
emburg.
A NAME-M. and ]. S., Chico, Butte County,
Cal. The question asked is hardly sufficiently
definite to admit OF positive answer. If you
mean, can children lawfully take the maiden
name OF the mother and be known by that
| instead of that of the father the answer IS
that in order to change name Lawfully II
must be done by order of court and Tor good
and sufficient reason. The children, If minors
would have to make the application Tor such
change through parent or guardian
LETTER-C ARRIERsAO. s., City. The letter
carriers OF San Francisco do not pay certain
amount per year for the privilege Of riding on
| the streetcars. On the Union, California ano
Suffer street lines, when in UNIFORM ana on
| duty, they are allowed to ride free On the
lines controlled by the Market-street combine
at certain points, the carriers when. on duty
| are permitted TO ride free. AT other times they
must pay like other passengers.
COUNTING IN casino. D., Oakland. In &
game OF casino has to make five points to 81