The San Francisco call., 1898-05-31

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 GRANT IN SAN FRANCISCO-A. c. R., San Jose, Cal. Ex-President U. 8. Grant, while on his tour of the world. arrived in San Francisco from China on the 20th of September, 1879.
 THE SHENANDOAH-R.M M, City. The ship Shenandoah left this port for Europe on the 2d of last January. She carried 103717 centals of wheat and 1725 centals of barley, the whole valued at s79,50O. The net tonnage of the ship is 3154.
 TWO SHIPS-H. D.. City. The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse is 649 feet long, 66 beam and 3e depth. Her gross tonnage is 13,S0O and her horsepower N.- beam and 43 depth. Her gross tonnage Is 12,950 and her horsepower 3O,O0O.
 SPANISH NAMES-M. V. B., Westmin- ster, Orange County, Cal. "Balsa chica" is Spanish and means little lake or pool; ''la mirada,' also Spanish, means tran sient view. and "las lomas," also Span ish. means rising gro':nd on plain, lit- tie hills or hillocks.
 MACHINISTS-M. City. For informa- tion about machinists to be sent to Ma nila to work on ships there personal ap- plication must be made to the Bureau of Employment at Mare Island. The ap- plicant must file his application, and if
  notified.
 TO ENLIST-F. S., Oakland, Cal. If you desire to enlist in the service of Uncle Sam and serve your country during the war with Spain you should present your self to the recruiting officer at the Pre- m sldG d ana 1T you val, are & gnahed ha PaySSica rejected you cannot enter the service as an individual.
 THE JOHN JAY-T., Alameda, Cal. There cannot have been any historical event connecting Benjamin Franklin with the ship John Jay, broken up in the Oak land estuary several years ago, for the reason that Franklin died in 1790 and the vessel named was not built until 1889, at Staten Island.
 -PENSIONS-C., Alameda Cal. By the act of Congress passed January 2, 1890, a woman who has married a veteran of the civil war since the close of the war is not entitled to draw pension after the death of her husband unless 1t Is proven that death resulted from wounds received or disease contracted in the discharge of duty while in the service.
 BOOKS-M V. B., Westminster, Orange County, Cal. The best military books in the United States from which to study tactics, etc, are the several tactics of the United States army. Cook books vary with the taste of the individual desiring to use the same Any first-class book dealer will furnish a list of the books of this character that are on sale.
 GERMAN MILITARY SERvICE+K., Mountain View, Cal. If German in time of peace leaves his native country with out having performed military duty, goes to the United States. becomes citizen thereof and subsequently, returns to his native country, he may remain there un- molested for a period not exceeding four months. If he remains beyond that time Germany can claim his military service.
 WARD. R., Angels Camp, and J. H. c. C., City. The message of President Mckinley announced that war existed between the United States and Spain is dated April 25, and 1t sets forth that war existed since the 21st of the month. The reason for the war is the refusal of Spain to discontinue it's inhunan warfare in Cuba and withdraw its land and naval forces from the island. There have been as yet no land battles, that is nothing that can be designated as battle. Cal. glace fruit soc per ID at Townsend S. al inf {ad Ioii