The San Francisco call., 1896-07-04


departments OF the Superior Court of this CITY
and County, when in session. will receive ap-
pIicat1ons for naturalization. No special days
have been set for the departments for that
purpose.
McKINLEY's REIGIoN-Lady Subscriber CITY.
William Mckinley, the Republican candidate
for President of the United States, is a mem ber
of the Methodist church. On the first mage of
The CALL, issue of Monday, June %. you will
ma an account OF Major Mckinley at worship.
FEBRUARY 29-T H. H., City. An individual
born on the 10th OF February will not be able
to celebrate the anniversary of his birth on
that day in 1900, for the reason that that year
will not be leap year, and It is only in lean
years that the 29th of February occurs.
SIXTEEN TO oNE-J. P. J. and others. CITY.
An answer to a number of correspondents
given in the issue OF Monday, June %, under
the head of "The Silver Question" in Answers
to Correspondents gives an explanation of the
matter referred to in your communication.
CESAR AND CICERo-A- C. R., Burlineame.
Cal. There is considerable difference of opin-
Jonas to how these two words should be pro-
f.St nonneed a In In Latin ,. the pronunciation as
time is, If Caesar was written keesar, and
Cicero was written kickero.
CUBAN REyoLuTIoN-J W., East Oakland. Cal.
1t is no easy matter to communicate by letter
with the revolutionists in Cuba. Probably the
most successful way to accomplish that would
be to write to the Cuban Junta, New York
City, inclosing the communication which 1t is
desired should be transmitted.
ANswERs-M. B., City. No charge is made
for answers in this department All questions
to which it is possible to obtain an answer
will receive attention and recognition; but
there are questions asked sometimes that it is
impossible to answer, and this department
does not feel called on to give reason in each
case why no answer is given.
For THE PREsIDENCY-J. W., Usal, Mendocino
County Cal. The constitution of the United
States says: mo person except q natural
born citizen, or citizen of the United States
at the time of the adoption of this constitu-
ton, shall be eligible to the office of President:
Office who shall not have attained the age of
80 years and been fourteen years q resident
within the United States"
ELECT1NG PoPE-A. C. R.. Burlingame. Cal.
The election of Pope was definitely placed in
the hands OF the Cardinals by Pope Mich olas
II. IN 1859, and, with some notifications, this
is the present method of election. The Cardi-
mails meet on the eleventh day after the de-
cease of the Pope in q series of double cells
(conclaye) one for each Cardinal his secretary
and chamberlain, and on the following day
the election begins. They are not bound to
persons are excluded-and the closing act of
the election takes place in a chapel specially
reserved for that purpose
THE Pony EXPRESS. O'D., City. The Pony
Express was established in April 1860. and
was part of the mail service between San Fran
cisco and New York, by way of Sacramento
and st. Joseph, Mo. The distance between the
points named was traversed by horsemen who
each had 10 cover stretch of sixty miles and
who were paid high wages. The packages
they carried did not exceed ten pounds and
the charge for transportation was $5 gold per
quarter ounce. The delivery from New York
to San Francisco was made in fourteen days