The San Francisco call., 1896-06-06

FROM THE BATTERY-P. NJ, Sacramento, Cal.
The distance from the Battery, New York, to
Bledsoe Island, on which the Barthsldi statue
is standing is little more than mile and
three-qrarters; the distance from the same
point 10 Governors Island q little more than
tnree-quarters OF mile.
LAKE CoUNTY-A Reader, Bertha, Lake Coun-
ty, Cal. Lake County, California, is in the
Seventh Senatorial District and in the Tenth
assembly District. Henry C. Gesford is the
| state senator representing that county. The
county is In the Third Congressional District,
which is represented by S. G. Hilborn.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE. C. c., City. In THE
CALL of April 1, in ANSWERS to Correspond
ents,'' there was published under the head OF
.Voting in England" the status of female suf-
frage at this time. Women in that country
are disqualified as candidates for corporate
offices. They may be elected parish council
ors for urban district councils and they
may be candidates at elections for vestrymen
THE oREGoN-N. p. City. The weight of the
bow anchor of the battle-ship Oregon inelud.
ing the stock, is 1854 pounds; that of the
sheet-anchor is 1878 pounds; the length Of
chains(four main chains), 120 fathams each
there are eight shackles on each chain; the
iron in the chain links is % inches thick
there are four swivels on each chain; the in
inches, width inches; fifteen fathoms OF
links weigh 1880 pounds, and each link weighs
ABOUT 3SH pounds THESE are figures kindly
furnished by George w. Dickie, manager of the
Union Iron Works at the Potrero.
JAMES KING OF WILLIAM-F. A. R., Milpitas.
Santa Clara County. James King of william
was editor of the San Francisco Evening Bull
letin prior to May, 1856. He took an active
part, through his paper, in bringing about a
reformat ton of the corrupt methods that then
prevailed in the City government and for this
he was shot down by James P. Casey, City
Official. For this murder Casey was hanged by
the Vigilance Committe. He was the son OF
William King and in order that letters that
were intended Tor him should not go TO other
persons of the name of James King he adopted
the addition "of William"
CHURCH PRoPERTY-W. S. c., Liyermore, Cal,
Mrs. A. NJ. NJ, Hawthorne, New, and ]. P. W.,
Smiths River, Cal. Church property is not ex-
empt from taxation in California and Louisi-
ana. In other States it is exempt; in some
States the exemption is limited to church
property in actual use; in others to all prop
erty, and still in others the exemption is for
property that is not rented, and in othersex-
empt under a certain valuation. A full list of
exemptions was published in Answers to Cor
respondents in THE GALL of February 26 of
this year. Where there is Bishop that church
official is q corporation sole in this State, and
he holds the property belonging to the de-
nomination. Where church property is taxed
the Catholic churches have to pay just the
same as other denominations. This depart
ment has not the space to enter into the rea-
sons for and against taxing church property.
There are too many of them and they would
occupy more space than is allotted to Answers
to Correspondents.
WORLDS GOLD AND SILvER-A. NJ Agnews,
Cal. The following table is said to be con-
servative estimate of the gold and silver of the
world, which includes bullion and coin.