The San Francisco call., 1897-03-14

blast of cold air when they are heateo 10 Iea,
ness. and chfl-hardened drills are tnose
which are properly strengthened py .t ~ ps, -
ing for cutting metal WHICH noo 49,
soItened by heating.
AROUND THE WoRLD-M. O. H., Forest Hull
Placer County Cal. George FRANCIS IRAN
made about the shortest time around the
void Once he made the trip in sixty-seven
days and subsequently, made IL In SIX NV. :
days. On his first tr he started from Fuge'
sound. went 10 Yokohama, China. eesIon; ~, J,
Alden Port Said, Italy. France, EnsiaEEa 1he he
New YORK The time required 10 nlahe ,,;th ;rh
trip around the world. ii person ooes ~ W.,
view to see sigh:s and scenes III IN cour LII, .
he visits, depends very mucn upon .ne e, vii
taken and the places visited IL .ou -. =
name auy particular route this uepartn
will endea yor to give the desired lniormalion'
SESSIONS OF CoNGREss-C. J. g., Soutn san
Francisco. The Congress that closed Win tne ,
termination of Grover Cleyelano's term =.
Office was the Fifty-fourth, and the Congress
that has been called in special session by
President Mckinley is the new Congress. con-
seouently the Fifty-ffth. Congress lasts
two years, from March 10 March 4. 10 nnu
the number of Congress stilng In any sissu es,
wear subs tract the year 1888. when the nlsi
Congress met, and If the result is an even mum,
ber half that umber will give the Congress, oi
which the year in question will De the cisslns
year If the result Is an odd NUMBER adu Que
10 it and half the resultwill give the Congress,
OF which the year in question will be the nrst
year.
CIVIL SERvICE-H. s.. City. The oct OF May
6, 1896, extending the civil service ruies
brought the United States Mint within It's pro-
visions, and as no examination mas peen
ordered it is presumed that those VINO hoio
will remain, except those whose appointment
requires con irmation by the Senate and laDor'
ers The civil service law which governs TIE
Mint is the same that governs the fos.onioe,
Gus TOM house, revenue department ana othei
branches that are named in the oroer Q! eA'
tension. The law does not declare that be-
cause there is not sufficient work IN the de-
partment in which party Is employed ne
shall be retained on the payroll. ne may De
suspended. The law means that when an EN-.
ploye is in a position he shall not be removed
excep for cause. The incoming adm.nlstra-
ton is not opposed to the civil service law.
BoUGAINvILLE-E. ]. c.. City. The island oi
Bougainville is one of the group of the Solo
mon Islands In the Pacific near to latitude
SO south and longitude 155 east. In the group
there are Bougainvilie, Choiseul, San Isabel,
| Guadalcana, the Areides, Maylata, New
Georgia, Renel and San Cristoval. The surface
of the islands is elevated, the land is fertile
| and we'll wooded. The shores are precipitous
| with fringing reefs. The islands are OF vol
| canlc origin. There is some level land at
| BougainvI.le and good harbor. This island
has been extolled by travellers Tor its beauty
| and fruitfulness. 1t possesses an active vol
| cano. The climate is very damp and debili-
tating; fever and ague prevail on the sea coast.
| The dry season, with northwest winds, is from
December to May. The natives are OF the Malay
| race and of the Papuan negro race. They
| are intelligent, quick and nervous, crafty
| and revengeful, yet quite amenable to good
| treatment and they make good servants.
Germany owns the most northerly part OF the
| Solomon Islands, including Bougainville,
| Cholseul, San is abel and several OF the smaller
| islands. Tne aggregate area under the Ger.
man flag is 5000 square miles on which there
| is a population of 10000 Sandal wood and
| tortoise shell the chief commercial pro.
ducts. The islands are under the government
of the officials of Kaiser Wilhelms Land.