The San Francisco call., 1896-01-11

The sovereign OF England cannot herself
make any alteration in the existing laws, but
she may refuse to sanction alterations sug-
gested by the two houses of Parliament.
TURQUoIsE-W., Alameda, Cal. It said that
the reason so many Russians wear tur-
quoise as ornament is their belief that the
gem is a taliSman against a cruel fate. The
H1ndooS consider 1t preserYer against violent
death.
WEIGHT OF GUNs-J. H., San Bruno Road,
City. With an exception or two, the heaviest
guns on battle-ships are as follows: United
States, 81 tons; England and Italy, 68 tons;
Russia, 56 tons; France As tons, and Germany,
80 tons.
DIvIDENDs-J. Meg, City. The question
asked is not one of general interest, and being
purely personal one cannot be answered in
this department. The information you desire
you can obtain by calling at the office of the
company.
"VIRGINIUs"-T. NJ, City. The tragedy of
''Virginius" was written by James Sheridan
Knowles in 1920, and the first to appear in the
title role was John Cooper, Glasgow, the year
the tragedy was written, The part was after
ward made famous by Macready.
MAST AND MoNEY-A. S. R., City. The reason
for placing one or more pieces of money under
the bottom of a mast on a ship at the time it
is stepped is that there are many who believe
that when this is done the vessel will never be
WIGCkbuy dllU luTLnSr LQHG II Will OrlV6 evil
spirits away. Sailors are very superstitious
A PHYSICIANS ADDRESS Constant Reader,
City. II there is physician in San Francisco
"who makes business of Strengthening noses,
moving IN outstanding ears and otherwise
perfecting the features his address cannot be
given in Answers to Correspondents for the
reason that this department does not advertise
any one.
BATTLE AT Aides. s. c., Georgetown, f
Dorado County. Cal. The following from the
''Record OF the War of the Rebellion" pub
lished by order of the United States Secretary
OF War, shows the exact date of the action at
Aldie, West Virginia:
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CoRPs }
ALDIE June II, 1865 P. NJ !
/ arrived at 4 80 and found brigade of Fitzhugh
Lee Just into Aldie. I attacked at once, and by
charge have taken fifty prisoners, whom am
Ridge; that is certain. "A. PLEAsANToN,
Brigadier-General.
GENERAL WILLIAMS, Acting Adiutant-GeneraI.
p. S.-The fight is still going on.
In another dispatch, dated the 18th of June,
the brigadier-general calls attention to the
fact ''the action of yesterday" resulted in the
capture of nine Confederate officers and fifty
four enlisted men, besides q number killed.
The Federals had six officers and forty-six men
killed, nine officers and 122 men wounded, and
six officers and 113 men captured or missing.
The fight was by Kilpatrick's brigade.
THE PREsIDENCY-R. o. g., City. The answer
to the question, ''If an American and wife dur
ing three years trip abroad have son born
to them, is that son eligible for the Presidency
of the United States2" is to be found in the
cons titution, which says: ''No person except
a natural born citizen or citizen of the United
States at the time of the adoption OF this con-
stitution shall be eligible to the Office OF Presi-
dent" 1t has been asserted that 'naturar' in
that section means "native," and that as chill
dren of parents VINO are now or have been
citizens of the United States are, though born
out of the limits and jurisdiction of the United
States, considered citizens thereof, son born
to citizens of the United States while travel
ing abroad would be eligible. II such a citizen
were ever elected his right to the Office would
no doubt be contested, and the Supreme Court
would have to construe the meaning OF the
term natural born"