The San Francisco call., 1897-03-31
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

ANSW WERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
SIR ARTHUR SULLIvAN-H c., City. The ad-
dress of Sir Arthur Sullivan is London. Eng.
| GOLDEN GATE CARNIvAL-L H., City. The
| Golden Gate Carnival will commence on the
Sd of next May. During The week of that
| event the public schools will have vacation.
| NATIVITY OF CoNvIcTs-W. C. O., La Porte
Plumas County, Cal. The records of the State
| prisons of California show that the percentage
| OF native born prisoners is 66.32, and foreign
| born is 33 81.
FITZsIMMoNs-F. NJ. W. and D. q. D., French
Corral, Nevada County. Cal. The answer to
the question asked was published in THE CALL
OF March IL. The parents of Fitzsimmons were
natives OF Cornwall, England
DIVORCE IN CANADA-"Divorce, City. There
is no statutory divorce law in Canada as there
for divorce the matter must go before the
House and the Senate and com mi ttee Of in.
curry is appointed.
A TREASURY NOTES. E. B., Prescott Ariz.
At the United States treasury United States
treasury note of the issue of March, 1862, does
not command any premium. Such note
would command premium as q party fancy
ing such might desire to give.
WAGEs-A C. g. City. In cases of assign
ments or insolvency in California the wages of
miners, mechanics, salesmen, servants, clerks
or laborers to the amount OF 500 each and
for services rendered within sixty days prior
to the attachment or assig nment are preferred
claims.
HIGHEST MoUNTAIN-G. r. L., Pacific Grove,
Monterey County, Cal. AS all of the high
peaks have not yet been measured it is impos-
sible to state with certainty which is the
highest in the world. Its believed how ever
mat the highest mountain in the world js
Deodhunga, one OF the Himalays, 29002 feet.
STREET RAILROADS.. F., City. The law OF
California regulating street railroad corpora
tions says:
Two corporations may be permitted TO use the
same street, each paying an equal proportion for
the construction OF the track: but in no case must
he railroad corporations OCCUPY and use he same
street or track for distance OF more than five
blocks.
DEEPEST LAKE-G. R L., Pacific Grove, Mon
terey County, Cal. The deepest inland sea,
which is sometimes called lake, is the Med
the deepest bodies of inland waters commonly
called lake Is the Lago Maggiore in Italy. Its
depth is 26l2 feet The deepest lake in the
United States Is Michigan, 1900 feet.
THE NAvY-G. R. L., Pacific Grove, Monterey
County. CAL In the World Almanac for the
current year, which you can procure from any
newsdealer for very small sum, you will find
a complete list of the vessels of the United
States navy, dimensions, displacement, arma-
ment, and ali the information desired much
fuller than the space In this department would
allow in giving an answer to the questions
asked.
A suBPENA-A. C. s., City. In civil cases,
when person is subpenaed as a witness, he
is entitled to $2 which should be demanded
at the time OF service. If the witness answers
and the case is postponed the original sub
pena holds good il the court, at the time OF
/ frNnY1 m kne nrdn h
nesses appear at the time that the case has
been postponed to- In the absence of such
order there would have to be new subpoena
CLEVELAND AND GoLD-Lester, City. In his
message sent to the fifty. fourth Congress De-
cember 3, 1895, President Cleveland said:
"In anticipation of impending trouble, /, on
the 2Sth OF January, 1895. addressed COM
munication to Congress fully setting forth our
difficulties and dangerous position, and earn
es:ly recommending that authority be given
to the Secretary OF the Treasury to issue bonds
bearing low rate OF interest payable by the
terms IN gold, for the purpose Of maintaining
sufficient gold reserve"
COMMUNITY PRoPERTY-M. s. T., Berkeley.
Cal. Upon the death OF the wife the entire
community property without administration
belongs to the surviving husband except such
portion thereof as may have been set apart to
the wife by judicial decree for her support
and maintenance, which portion is subject to
sence of such disposition it goes to her de-
scendants or heirs exclusive Of her husband.
That being the law the husband can, after the
death of hfs wife, dispose OF the community
property as he sees fit.
THE GREAT EAsrERN-E. F. p, City. The
Great Eastern was built at Millwall, on the
river Thames, in 1s54-57 Her launching oc-
cupied from November 3, 1857, to January 81.
1858 The height of her hull was go feet. or
70 to the top OF the bulwarKs Her bottom
was fiat for 40 feet in width, without keei
Her framework was OF ribs OF plate iron three
ieet deep, Immensely strengthened extending
from end to end OF the ship 3 to feet aparf
and crosswebs OF similar strength conn ectine
these at Intervals. double wall or skin Of
iron plate outside and inside of those ribs con-
verted the whole hull into cellular structura
The plates used for this structure were Id. 600
In number.
QUEEN VICTORIAN. H., City. Queen Vic.
toria Of England was born in Kensington Pal.
ace, is the daughter and only Child OF Edward
Duke of Kent, fourth son of George III. Her
mother was Victoria Louisa, the fourth dauyh.
ter OF Francis, Duke OF SAKE Coburg- -sealfeld
and sister Of Leopold /. King of the Bel
g1ans. The Queen married Francis Albert
Augustus Charles Emanuel, Prince OF saxe-
Coburg-Gotha. second son of the Duke of
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. Queen Victoria is lineallv
descended sod IRON Ssa Esb It. King OF the Anglo
come to Henry II (1154), whose mother w.s
the vile Of Geoffrey Plantagenet Maun;s
mother was Matilda, wife of Henry of Eng.
land Il 100. Malilda's mother was Margaret
wife Of Malcom II of Scotland QO57) Margar.
cts father was Prince Edward, son of Edmund
(1O16l. Ki.g Edmuns was the son of Ethel
red (1014) and Ethelred OF Edgar (95Sl Edaar
of Edmund (94O). Edmund Of Edward The
Elder l9OD, ne oi A fret (871). Alfred OF Ethel
wolf ts37) and Ethelwoliof Egbert (s27).
From Henry II the Plau tagenets continue to
the Tudors. Henry VII descended from John
of Gaunt, fourth son OF Edward III 1927, and
he married Elizabeth of York daugnfer of
Edward ~ 1461l. Henry Wis daughter.
Margaret Tudor, married James ~ Of Scotland
Q4S8), and their son was James of Scotland
(l513). The daurht of James v was Mary
Queen of Scots (l542l, whose son was James
(1603). who was King OF England. Elizabeth.
daughter of James ], married Freder OK King
OF Bohemia, whose daughter was Sophia the