The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31

GOVERNMENT BoNDS-Inquirer, City. ANY
broker in the City. and there are large num-
ter OF them. can purchase Government bonds
for you. The price fiuctuates, but you can as
certain what the market value of them is each
day by consulting the commercial columns of
THE CALL.
To Cooks INLEr-Alaska, Petaluma, CAL A
man who wants to go to Cooks Inlet and from
there to the gold mines of Alaska and who has
but $3.50 in the world had better not start. 1t
will cost about $50 for fare, as much more for
an outfit, and unless man can live on wind
the remaining 800 would not last him long.
Experienced miners say that a man who wants
to go to the mines of Alaska should have
enough money to Keep him four or five months.
HIGH GRADE-A. s., City. The steepest grade
for the distance of one block in the City proper
is that on Union street, between Sansome and
Montgomery. The established grade at San
some street is IA feet above base and at Mont
gomery street it is 220 feet above base. That
ls, Montgomery street Is zoo feet above San
some. The second question asked is one in
arithmetic, one of class that are not an
swered in this department.. Questions in
arithmetic, problems and puzzles are not
noticed in Answers to Correspondents.
PORT WARDENs-E Mel, City. There are
four Port Wardens for the harbor of San Fran
cisco and one for every port OF entry in the
State. The duties of Port Wardens are de-
fined by the code, which says:
The Port Wardens, when requested by any per-
interested in either q vessel or cargo, must
survey any vessel arriving in distress or which
has sustained damage or injury at sea. and survey
in whole or IN part the cargo shereoI ana an a. must aus
sells laden with general merchandise or assorted
merchandise belonging or consigned to various
parties.
WAsHINGToN's SIGNATURE-C. r. B., Berkeley
Cal. There are no large collectors of auto
l.
the signature of George Washington to letters
that are known to be genuine is offered, and
the price demanded for each is $500. Whet
collectors of autographs would offer for ga
blank parchment certificate of the Society Of
the Cincinnati, which is signed by George
Knox, secretary. THE CALL is unable TO
learn, as several curio hunters of this City
refused to place any valuation on 1t. One OF
these said: "If it is genuine, it is worth just
what some individual who would like to be
possessed of it would be willing to pay for 1t"
THEODORE OF ABYssINIA-A. S., City. TheO-
dore, King of AbyssInia, when the Egyptians
il 1862 were advancing on his territory wrote
letters to the French and English governments
claiming their protection. That to the Queen
of England was delayed on the way and over
looked after reaching London and was not
answered for two years The answer from
France to his letter was unfortunately worded.
Theodore became irritated, threw the British
Consul and missionaries into prison and vio-
lently maltreated other European residents.
After this period, in 1868. he conducted him-
self like q madman, causing women and chill
dren to be tortured, dishonored and murdered,
"Out of 1900, ,000," says DR.. Blanc. 1867, 'he
has destroyed more than one-thlrd by war,
famine and murder. After unsuccessful
attempts to negotiate with Theodore, followed
by refusal to notice the demand to deliver the
prisoners, a British expedition of more than
10000 soldiers was fitted out at Bombay for