The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-14

twenty-four issued out OF the So N Francisco
Mint In that year.
CLEvELAND's MESSAGES. Mel, City. The
last three messages of President Cleveland can
be found in the Congressional Record, to be
seen in the Free Public Library.
No PEACE CoMMIssIoN-M N, City. The his
tories OF the War of the Rebellion 90 not show
that there ever was ga peace commits sion au-
fhorized by Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson
Davis"
EARTHQUAKE ON sUNDAY-T. B., City, There
was severe shock of earthquake in San Fran
cisco on the 9Th of October, 1865. That was
sunday and the shock lasted from eight to ten
seconds.
PALMER AND BUcKNER-Suescriber, City. AS
the official vote of the State has not yet been
announced il is impossible at this time TO tell
what the vote for Palmer and Buckner in
California was.
FITZsIMMoNs AND HALL-Subscriber, City.
The fight between Bob Fitzsimmons and
Jem Hall occurred at New Orleans. La, March
., 1893. Fits mmons won with right half
arm upper-cut in four rounds.
THE LIFE-SAvING SERvIcE-M. D.. City The
superintendent of the Twelfth District of the
Life-saving Service of the United States, which
embraces California, Oregon and Washington,
is PAID an annual salary OF $780,
REDDIcK-J. S. B., Valencia street, City. ].
B. Reddic1 was elected Acknowledgement
at the same time that Henry II. Markham was
elected Governor, November 4 1890. He was
1naugurated January 3, the following year,
and died at San Andreas, Caiaveras County,
CAL, January 10. 1895
No SUCH oFFER-A A. b. Glencoe, Gala
CoJ hoe
offer OF $5 for dime OF 1896 The statement
was made that there was offer of $5 for one
OF the twenty-four dimes coined at the San
francisco branch mint in the year 1894.
SALAD. Mel, City When salad should be
eaten at q meal depends very much upon the
taste OF the party who desires to eat 1t. In
English-speaking countries IL is generally
served before the soup as an appetizer. but in
France. Germany and other countries it is
served with the roast.
MURPHY THE FIGHTER-Subscriber, City. L he
record OF Billy Murphy, the Australian fighter,
fails to show that he thought two fights with
either Johnny or Frank Murphy within a few
days of each other" July 80, 1889, he fought
with Frank Murphy in this City, and at the
clered draw. On May 81, 1891, he fought
1orty rounds with Johnny Murphy in this
City and that fight was also declared draw.
A Box OF CANDY-A Reader, Santa Rar bara,
CAL II party agree with another upon the
happening of a certain event to give that party
DO x OF candy, without specifying the charac-
ter OF 1t, or without saying ga box of the very
pest candy, the giver would have the right to
give box of whatever kind of candy he might
select. The party entitled to receive 1t can de.
cline to accept it, but cannot compel the other
party TO replace 1t with box OF the very best.
LOCOMOTIVES TIME. B. L., Jackson, Anador
County, and ]. c., City, The fastest time in
railroading made in the United States was by
the Empire State Express on the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad, May IL,
1898, in run Of mile from Crttenden west,
which was made in 80 seconds, being equal to
11212 mics an hour. This is also the world
record. The highest schedule speed in the
United States is about forty-five miles an hour.
La England il ranges from forty-s1x and
quarter to fifty-six and half per hour.
MINING CLAIMS. B. L., Jackson. Amador
County, Cal. II has been held that assessment
work must be done within year after loca-
ton ana after that within the calendar year.
Copp In his digest of mining decisions says:
Work done outside of mining claim with in
tent 10 work the claim 10 be considered as work
done on the claim, must have direct relation to
ana be In reasonable proximity TO 1t.
the estimate
Where a local law requires an annual expendi-
.nre On placer claims, failure make sueh ex-
penulture subjects the claim TO relocation.
MRS. sURRATT-C. K, City. Mrs. Mary E. Sur
raft, one of the accomplices OF J.Wilkes Booth,
the murderer of Abraham Lincoln, was not
tried by a court nor sentence d by Judge
She, with others, was tried before commits
sion, composed of the following named:
President MI jor- General David Hunter; MEM
bers-Major General Lew Wallace. Major-Gen-
eral August v. Kautz, Embellishments A.
r Home, r. S. Foster, James A. Ekin, Thomas
NJ Harris, Colonel Charles H. Tompkins and
Brevet-Colonel D. R. Clendennin. Mrs. Sur
raft was sentenced by the com mission to
death. the sentence was approved by the
President and il was carried out by General
winfield Scott Hancock, then in command OF
the military division OF Washington.
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