The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
SEPTEMBER, 1915, City. The 18th of Sep
tember, 1891 fell on Friday.
PENsross-Fourth Street, City. In E,


PENsIoNs-Fourth Street, City. In England
the pension dies with the pensioner.
Perpetual pensions were abolished by an act
OF Parliament about four years ago.
NEW YORK TO SoUTHAMPToN-H. D., City.
The fastest passage from New York to South
ampton was made by the steamer Furst Bis
mark OF the Hamburg line Septemb Der 81 to 49,
1893. Time, q days 10 hours and 80 minutes
THE ENGLISH OF IT-A s., City. The explain
alton of the term 16 to l was given in this de-
partment in The CALL OF the 30th of last May
''The English of 16 to T. is that in coinage
sixteen grains OF pure silver are equal in value
to one grain OF pure gold
AN ADvERTIsEMENT-Curio Oakland, Cal.
The figures alluded to in your communication
are intended to draw attention 10 an adver-
tisement to appear ct some future time and
what they refer to cannot be advertised in this
department.
To VoTE-W. F. NJ, Napa, Cal. BY an error
OF transcription from notes it was stated in a
recent answer given in this department. that a
residence of six months was required in g.
county In this State to enable all elector to
cast his vote; it should have been fhree
months, or, TO be more exact, ninety days.
NAVAL TRAINING ScHooL-Boy Reader, San
Jose, Cal. Your question in regard to the naval
and has been answered several times in this
department. As yet nothing has been done
Just as soon as any definite information can
be obtained in the matter it will be given
through the columns OF THE CALL.
DELEGATES AT LARGE-C II. B., City. In the
makeup OF National nominating convention
each State sends two delegates from each Con-
gressional district, and four or more delegates
at large. These delegates have no more power
fhon fbn flar
delegates, but they generally lead the delega-
ton. Their duties are the same as those of the
ordinary delegates, namely, to assist In nomi-
mating candidate for the Presidency and one
for the Vice-Presidency.
SACRAMENTO COUNTY voTE-O. g., City. The
vote of Sacramento County for Presidential
Electors in 1856 was: For James Buchanan.
Democrat, 1888; for J. C. Fremont, Repub-
Hcan, 941; for Millard Fillmore, American
Party, 1885, The total vote of the State was
ITO, ABB. In 1860 the vote of that county for
Presidential Electors was: For A. Lincoln, Re-
publican, 2670; for stephen A. Douglass, In
dependent Democrat, 1886; for j. G. Brecken-
ridge, Democrat, 1864 and for John Bell.
constitutional Union, 352. The total vote OF
the state that year was 119, 1868 In 1856 the
vote OF SACRAMENTO County was 7765; in 1860
it was 7542.
THE LICK SCHooI-A. NJ ", City The Cali
fornia School of Mechanical Arts, commonly
chhcu luS LICK ScnOO1, was FOUNDED by James
Lick and endowed with $54O,000, its object
being Ito educate males and females in the
practical arts OF life, such workers in wood
IRON and stone, or any of the metals, and in
Whatever industry intelligent mechanical
skill now is or can hereafter be applied" such
institution to be opened to all youths born in
Can1ornla. The academic buildings and shops
are located at the corner of Sixteenth (Center
streeD and Utah sire cts about one mile south
OF the new City Hall and one block east of Po-
trero avenue, accessib Bile by Ninth and Tenth
admission to the school and for Information as
to the rules and regulations should be made to
George A. Merrill, the principal.
DUKE OF MARLBoRoUGH-Fourth tn Street, City
The present Duke of Marlborough does not
draw Government pension, but his wife
allows him one. Marlborough House was
named Tor one of the early dukes of that name,
but the present duke never resided in that
mouse, which is the residence of the Prince of
Wales
There was pension granted to the great
Duke OF Marlborough about 1907 and to his
heirs IN perpetuity, the amount being some
t4ooo year. When the perpetual pensions
were abolished there was a Communication in
the shape OF a lump sum, which was placed in
the hands OF trustees for the family of the PEN
sloner, as was done with all other perpetual
pensions. The Duke was also given The royal
manors of Woodstock and the "hundred" of
Wooton in Oxfordshire and Queen Anne
caused the Palace OF Blenheim to be built.