The San Francisco call., 1898-08-02

i36ires? We would thus be getting. . piece of land. that by: good rights: ougt[ls 2ts
 Philippines a better master than we could
 be: to them under the preseLt II SiI I9 "
 stances. Yours, JACK PlfllaoE}e h ft T.. :..
 San Francisco, July 50, lSs9 E.. r . ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. r TO. o.UNALAsKA KA-W. D. City, The sail | ing. distaneeEfrorn San Francisco to lna- faska is 2Q35. mile -: : E. F: ::".CONTORTIoNIsT-C. R. City The best method to become a contortiontst IS ! to receive Instructions from. one who IS an r adept in: the: business; s' 'tt.a=. 'ta : FLAG. SHIP. OREGON = Subscriber:
 eSf Rity Adrs Ths Se aps 9E IS @pta @af 3 Clark & is the conmander of the: oregon | : <, :. % ! c FISH TO .DOGS-H-. A. Napa,~ e'al.-
 Raw, dried or. cooked salmon. is. not. healthy fUod -for::dogs. Such fish, or any l kind of fish, is apt to make: a. dog sick r.. sCHLF,Y---L:: A: W; City: Commodore .SchIey :is::neither French nor German He Iis* "a native of the United States. ;. He was ] born .fn Mar9Iard in 1899. The *proIluflcf- attor of his name was given in Answers
 to Correspondents July 20, lS9S~== :. = =. = r " YOSEMITE EXPLOSION City. The explosion on the steamer Yosemite of the | Sacramento line: of river: steamers <oc-. I.curred on the 18th of October, 1865 gas. the
 vessel was leaving: her berth at Rio Vista. i. The .e-:flre forward part ot the vessel was
 |. blown away. :: $. ::a ::@: d.: 1 THE ST. .PAULEC.< l., Chico .CaT::Th | steamer St. Paul did not bring down the
 regular Inail from St. :; Michael :%' She,
 brought a,fe Ietters Maj Malls , are fs9, irFsg5
 mali will reach this city: >.,::. ::.%.: ; :
 INFECTED CLOTHING G--3J ..~F'. City.
 During the: early part: of the. War of the. | Rebellion there was publ blished" ins :. the
 newspapers :a: stor-.' :to. he:*eheet that. a l certain doctor of Hamilton; 'Cana1a, a: I sympathfzer with the .Gohfederates, had | sent clothing laden with cholera germs. to; l the Union soldiers for. the purpose Of pro- l sducing an: epkd enfc, Tn none of the; his able to find 'is'.there any.record Of such Q
 an attempt:having been 1aade:- .. .::. T. = <'
 THE TEA RLEss- --R Ds>.:A:. City. Be fore the :T'earless was sold ito, the Nlvy E:Department she 'was. painted white She could, without diffieulty, make, the. dis
 tance from San Francisco. fo HenoEulu . on her own coal On one. occasion. she. took a tow from: San F'rancisco -tns GuaXmas, which is 1854 miles one way and .returntd<
 on her. own coal When , she. re. was as : out searching. for the Honresfel cid. she steamel 1 $500 miles on her own coal: ' :.: : .. ORDNAN G.E[--SS- .4NstklStE A<etl. l Ile E:rarlge of a, *three-poundEr fired ; point. r blank with the gum: at an .eleYatiop=of. four feet six inches above ground is, 350H yards, afad that of. a sfx-pounder 510 wards. The Hotchkiss gun,. when sup. !. piled with :c5ertFid ges.: for the: purpose of :keeping up a slow and. conunuous. fre,. | will. .dtscharge about thirty 'shqtS, a .InE-
 ute. For rapid firing it is supplied Wth feed cases, -anii.:it will ire rom slXtyzs!o. eighty rounds. a ~mlnute.. '--s- r: SOUTHERN: PALIFIC RULES -ct'ycle1, /. City,. Bicyelers or: any one else: going or board of a.. ferry -beAt of the Southern
 Pacific 'line:Nyith a bicycle must obey the rule that requires. such. to wait until! all | trucks; wagons and .nasse rgeTs'. leave the boat before they 'can go ash1re3 as much as; passengers must wait :untir:::a all mail matter Is ilan9ed :bef0re going: ashore The reason fer the rule is that If cyelerS were Iallowed to land ,prefnfscuoQsIy many ac-
 Gidents wonld likely occur. = .. . ,:. l : DELAYED ANSWER RSA=E.. A w.; City. | This correspondent .ecsrnpla fns:,. that an 1 swers' to questions he:asked itaEve not>ap-. l peared@ as promptly. he would. like to i have them appear. One. in regard to,.the
 .pronuneiation' of SchleX's s. anne he. says,
 was not -ariswered;- Had he read the~an- ~his answer: :: iz.. A. w. :sFtduFd knew that J"the edftor of this. departmeIit.. has. other l dl1estioners. who want ifFt@rnation ana ana | .that the answers are :prl1t@ec:; @ III thelr ,
 :tIir1I .s sdoii as possible: :after they are, l ppocured.:. There are: :eorres{lQn9fn WIG WLo | ask duestfofis that. ofterr: requlEe !nole e l than a week to- obt$in: the aG9sNesr, Set
 they mt the answer teHSlfg g. Iilorn- l Ing Ali eJiestfons to lGh.. an answer l can be :obfained ;wiH:De aElsNHe"ced Ill turn 1 as rapidly. as possible,:. ... :*..1-,....
 NTTARY. EJyNDt.-9A. S.. City.
 Fhe first meeting held 1n San h Francisco In aid of the sanitary fund: which was in, + augurated for. the relief of the Wounaeo
 soldiers of: the. tniori; army during the | civil war was in the rooms of. the Boaro. 1of Supervisors on the 10th of .Septeneer' l!
 1862; Mayor Thesmaoher presiding. con l tributions' commenced to flow SU n ana foTl on
 the '2Dth 'tsf the month $l0Q e9g was
 Warded. on account of CaliforIna Gol5iiI GonlzIIs i b,'tion; and inc receipt was aeknoW!eosSoe l on +bs 23d' by. Henry w. Beli9Ws,; Sle
 nresidert.o u1l of tfe fund: On the 2ftn oI5No-
 Rgn1f R f1fir following he. acknoWleugeq Jpe re5
 ciItt If S30 00O;. Decefnb berl0 S30 '2oO ana
 Ter,,arv 6, s20, ,000 on lthe 29th of Septenn-
 S tsf5 a niImber of patriotic ladies held
 tbaI,s first meeting, in the. Unitarian l ~ Irch for the purpose or preparing lint
 for. .the wounded soldiers of the Union f army .
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