The morning call., 1895-02-24

accommodate them, unless they are drunk
or d1sorderly, or afflicted with contagious dis
eases. Ii person be disorderlv he NAV not
only not receive him, but even after he has re-
celYed him he may eject him from the house.
NAVY STATIsTICs-P. NJ, Soldiers Home Los
Angeles County, Cal. AT the time OF the break
ing out of the war of the rebellion there were in
the United States navy 1900 men; at the close
OF the war the numerical strength was 81 300
There Is no record obtainable in this city show
/ ing the nationality of the men who served in
the navy. During the war 4030 men belong
/ ing TO the navy were killed, 1892 were wounded
and 2070 died of disease. The records of the
navy were not so closely kept as were those of
| the army.
| THE PYRENEEs-R. H. B., City. Lord Raglan
was in the Peninsular War at the same time with
| Wellington. 1t was in this war that the Eng
lish, under Wellington, drove the French, com
! manded by Joseph BOnaparte and Jourdan out
OF Vltorla, the capital of Alva, in the Pyre-
nees, on the 21st of June, 1913. 1t was of this
| engagement that Southey wrote, "The French
were beaten before the town, in the town,
! through the town. out of the town, behind the
1 town, and all over the town."
PERPETUAL MoT1oN-J. Old. The mechanic
who has made the apparatus which illustrates,
as he says, "as near perpetual motion as will
ever be reached" and which you, in your COM
mun1cation, declare is ga humbug," does not
claim anything for it other than that it illus
! trates scientific problem. According to your
| diagrams the machine cannot go round, but
the fact is that it does, as you can see if you
Will take the trouble to go and look at it.
THE BAY c., Holly Park, City. From an
examination of the charts of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey it appears that the greatest
| depth in the bay of San Francisco south OF
| Hunters Point is fourteen fathoms outside of
| the three-fathom line. To add up the different
soundings OF the bay for the purpose of striking
q general average would take more time than
the editor OF this column can devote to any one
subject.
SLAVES. Co. Holly Park, City The first
slaves brought to the American shores were
twenty in number and were landed from
a Dutch brig at Jamestown, Va in
1920. This was one year after the first legisla-
tive assembly ever convened in British Amer
lea. The majority of the slaves brought to the
! United States came from the east coast OF Africa
and from Zanzibar. A number also came from
the Guinea coast.
AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONALLY. F. s., Reno,
Washoe County, New. Any one who enters a
contest for money prize is classed as pro
fesSional. But in the case of boy who at the
age of II entered in an athletic contest at a
holiday celebration for a money prize he
might be excused upon proper explanation
| being made to the Pacific Coast Amateur Ath-
| letic Union, should he desire to compete in an
interscholastic event on this coast.
PUBLIsH1JG soNG-D. s., City. If YOU feel
that you can compose song and the music,
but are unable to write the music Won sbould
! have no difficulty in having some one write II
! for you-tor consideration Then Won can
! turn that over to music publisher and have il
printed. If you think enough of vour comno-
sition, you can have the same copvrighted
and the expense will not exceed 81.
BOATS VELoCITY-S. W., Oakland, Cal.
There is no rule for determining how fast n
boat propelled by q six-inch two-blade pro-
peller, moved by quarter horsepower electric
motor, would move. Much might depend on
the construction of the boat and the model
Such an answer can only be given after an
| actual test.
NAVAL AcADEMY-E. B. S., City. When there
is vacancy in the naval academy at Annapo-
lis, that fact is made known to the Represents
tive in whose district the vacancy occurs II
you wish to enter the academy file an anplica-
| ton with the Secretary of the Navy. and when
there is vacancy in your district you will be
notified.
PERCENTAGE GAMEs-R. B. j., City There is
an ordinance of this city which declares it a
misdemeanor for any person to open, conduct
deal, play or carry on any game of studhorse
| poker, exchange poker or any similar game for
| valuable consideration in which a percent
! age is charged or taken.
TWENTY DOLLAR PIECE. F., City, At the
United States minis gold is refined to a certain
standard, namely 900 fine. The value OF this
gold Is .03976 per grain, and as there are SIG
grains OF 900 fine gold in $50 piece it follows
| that the value of a coin OF that denomina ton
is $20.00016.
ST. LOUIS, CHICAGO. A. NJ, Berkeley, Cal
| If you had carefully read the Query Column