The San Francisco call., 1898-08-10

teen-inch dynamite gun.
 THE SAN BLAs-P W. B., Oakland, Cal. The San Bias was not wrecked on the Pacific coast during the year 1887.
 STATES AND TERRITORIES B. H.. City. There are forty-fve States and six territories over which the American flag waves at this time by virtue or ad- mission and organization.
 THE PARROTT BUILDING-A. c. R., Klamathon (Pokegama), Siskiyou County, Cal. The Parrott building. which Is commonly called the Emporium, in San Francisco, is located on the southerly side of Market street, between Fourth and Firth
 BREISE-E. G., City. This department is at loss to know who is meant by the question, How long has MT. Breise been writing for the paper?" If the correspond ent will state who MT. Breise is and what paper he has been writing for possibly an answer can be furnished.
 CABLEGRAMs- Subscriber, City Ca bIegrarns that reach Washington from the Philippine Islands are sent from Manila by steamer to Hongkong, from there ca bled to Europe from Europe to New York and from that point by the ordinary teie- graph lines to Washington, U. '.
 CANARIES- Subscriber, City. The Campanini canaries, bred in Germany, are the best singers. They have long, silvery trills, high and low bells, every tone mellow, and the soft, long notes are interspersed with flutelike whstlings. These birds usually sing the whole year round.
 SEPARATE PROPERTY-J. K, City. If man and wife have been separated for fifteen years. or any time, without divorce, the husband cannot claim any portion of property which the wife ac- Quired before her marriage, as that is her separate property and not subject to any authority but her own.
 NOT ABSOLUTE FREE TRADE-P. H. Millwood, Cal. There is not absolute free trade in England. A person cannot ship a consignment of tobacco to Eng land from the United States and have it entered free of tax. That country col lects tariff on beer, cards, chtcory, chlo raI, dydrate cocoa coffee. collodion, con- feotionery ether, ethyl, fruit, naphtha, soap, spirits (specided), tea, tobacco and wine.
 MARRIAGE AT SEA-City Reader. City. A great many persons have searched the law books of all countries 10 find a law that authorizes the captain of a vessel to perform the ceremony of marriage at sea, but as yet no one has discovered such a law. There never has been a legal decision as to whether a marriage performed at sea by the captain of vessel Is legal.
 TO BECOME AN ACTOR-A Subscrib- CT. Stockton, Cal. There are books to be obtained from first-class booksellers that will assist one who desires to become an actor, but books are not all that is needed to become an actor. There must be talent, which requires development, good mem- ory and an unlimited amount of close study under the instructions Of a good elocutionist and the taking of instructions from first-class retired actor.
 YEOMAN-R. s. J., City. The pay of yeoman in the United States navy is S60 per month A yeoman is an appointed officer who has charge of the stores in his department. The ships yeoman has charge of the boatswains carpenters and sailmaker's stores, etc.; the engineers yeoman has charge of all the stores in the engineers department: the paymaster's yeoman takes care of provisions, cloth ing and small stores, and issues them as directed.
 THE PRAYER CRoSs-s. C., City. The large stone cross in Golden Gate Park was erected by the late George w. Childs of Philadelphia. The reason for its erection Is given in the inscription: "A memorial to the service held on the shore of Drake's Bay, about St. John the Baptist's day, June "A, 1579, by Francis Fletcher, priest of the Church of Eng land, chaplain of Sir Francis Drake are the following Inscriptions: First Christian service In the English tongue on our coast" First use of the book of common prayer in our country" One of the first recorded missionary prayers on our continent
 ENGAGEMENT-E D., City. This cor respondent writes: "A gentleman desiring to become engaged to young lady would