The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-16
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
LAFAYETTE DAY-P. B., City. octo-
Der 10 has been named as Lafayette day.
VIVIAN GREY-s,, City. Vivian
Grey" by BENJAMIN Disraeli. Earl Of Bea-
consfield. was published in 1851
PEACE COMMISSIONERS c. P,
| Guy. Congress has not yet made any ap-
preparation for the payment OF the Peace
Commissioners.
BATTLE OF MALATE-M. ]. g., City.
| The account of the battle before Ma1ate,
| July 81. 1898, was published in The Cali
of August and 10.
A MoRTGAGE-A. s., vacaviIle, Cal.
A mortgage may be dated back The
question Of date is only effective from
| the time of delivery.
! ORRIs-DUSTAN-C. D., City. Mrs. r.
J. Dustan was not the leading lady at the
Orpheum with Felix Morris when he ap-
peared there few weeks ago.
THE NUMBER-C. H. P, Fort Point
City. This department cannot furnish
the number of the house in Paris.
France, in which the Viscountess Hen
riot put end 10 her life.
HIS FATHERS SON-L NJ. V. Angel,
Calaveras County, Cal. If a man says:
Brothers and sisters have 1 none, but
that mans father is my fathers son,"
the speaker refers to himself ana MS own
son.
PAY OF LIEUTENANTs-A. o. A.
City. The pay of a first lieutenant in
the United States army is: Mounted,
$500 per year; not mounted, $500; that
of a second lieutenant is, mounted, $3.50;
not mounted, $780,
LEVI P. NORTON. ]. L.. United
States steamer Concord, Manila, P. L.
Levi P. Morton was Ga years of age at the
time he was. elected to the ONCE OF y yISS
President Of the United States IN 1898.
He was born in 1924
THE CONSTITUTIONS c. NJ, Palo
Alto, Cal. The constitution of the State
of California is to be found in the codes
of the State, in the California Blue BOOK,
and may be obtained as separate publ
cation through any book seller.
SMITH AND GRIFFEN-T. R., City.
Solly Smith and Johnny Griffen met for
the first time in the ring at Roby, Ind
in the hall of the Columbian Athletlc
Club July TO- 1893. Purse 5000; Griffen
knocked out in four rounds.
CLOSING sTREETs-E., City. For a
century or so before 1898 chains were
strung across the streets of Philadelphia
in the vicinity of churches so that the
worshpe-s should not be disturbed by
the SOunQ OF hd6Ol MIlSOiS AViAlA5 wv
the pavement.
DANCING-Dancer. City. How much
space a person covers in dancing is not
known to a nicely, but approximately the
distance has been measured with pedo-
meter The average length of a waltz Is
half a mile, a polka three-quarters OF
mile, schottische a mile and half.
PROBATING A WILLY. j. T., Jamul,
Cal. AS your communication does not
state where the party died, this depart
ment is unable to give the desired in
formation in relation to the probating of
a will. If you will furnish the place OF
death and the estimated value OF the
estate, the answer will be given
ROBERT WAITE. M, San Jose, Cal.
There is nothing astonishing in the state
ment that Robert Watt had turned Re-
publican this year. Il ne mas. ne ana a
dissatisfied with the nomination by the
Democratic party of Mcguire VIII vote
for Gage.
MORTGAGE-R. o. T. c., City. IN
law in California the life of mortgage,
unless renewed, is four years II executed
In this State two years III executed OUT
eide of the State: that is TO say. action
must be commenced within four or TWO
years.
THAT FOUNDATION-W. r. B., Ala
media Cal. The foundation of the Claus
Snreciels building at the corner Of Mar
ket and Third streets is not laid on piles.
II is concrete and iron and extends ABOUT
eight feet beyond the line OF the outer
walls.
CIVIL, SERVICE LEAGUE-Reader.
Oakland. Cal. None of the prominent peo-
ME connected with the civil service in
this city are aware OF the existence in
california of Civil Service League, but
there is an snti-Civil Service League IN
San Francisco T.. F. Bachelor is the
president and e. NJ. Calvin the secre-
tary.
PHoTOGRAPHS-G P. H.. City. The
first photograph pictures from life We're
bv J. w. Draper IN 1882 In Johnson's
Universal Cyclopedia there is an inter-
estIne and concise history of photography
which will give you all the information
6asirad on the subject. 1t can be seen at
tho reference room of the Free Public
Library.
THE NAVAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
cry. There is no fixed time for the ex-
animation OF candidates for admission to
the United States Naval Academy at An
napolis Nominations are made by Repre-
sentatiyes. either with or without eampeti-
tive examination. Each Representative
makes the nomination whenever he is no.
tilted that there is vacancy in his dis
frict by reason of the graduation or
death Of the candidate previously APP