The San Francisco call., 1898-06-09

A DIME OF 1S34-Subscriber, Berkeley, Cal. A dime of 1884 is not one that IS called for by collectors of coins. They, however, charge for such from % to 40 cents.
 PORTUGUESE PAPER-F. w., Eado- ria, Wash. There is a Portuguese paper published In San Francisco. It is a week. ly and is called "A Uniao Portugueza- The office is at 525 Front street.
 COPRA-D. J., San Jose, Cal. Copra Is the dried kernel of the cocoanut. In Poly nesia the full-grown kernel is cut into slices, dried in the sun and sold as copra, from which much of the palm oil of com merce is extracted.
 SADOWA-M R. and others, City. At the battle of Koniggratz, called the battle of Sadowa, the Prussians had about z3Q, ,OO0 men and 500 guns; the Austr1ans had about 1S5,000 and the same number or guns. The Prussian loss was about 10,O00 men, while the Austrian loss was 40, ,0O0 killed, 10000 prisoners and the loss or l4f guns.
 GETTYSBURG-M R. and others, City. The total number engaged in the battle of Gettysburg was: Union army, 101 ,697; Confederate, not less than 70,000 The Union loss was: Killed, 3072; wounded, IA ,497; captured or missing, 5434; total, g ,003. Confederates: Killed, 2592; wound ed, 12,709; captured or missing, $50; total, 20 ,451.
 HOTTEST AND CoLDEsr-H. A, Napa, Cal. The question, 'Tn what years did we. in California, have the hottest and the coldest summer?" Is one that cannot be answered in a general way, as the temperature is not the same the State over. If you will name some particular point about which you desire information it will be furnished. The same applies as to winter.
 PASSPORTS-M R., City. A citizen of the United States who desires to travel through Europe should be provided with passport; that document will save a great deal of trouble to the traveller. Such are obtained from the Department of State at Washington, D. C., and are is sued only to citizens by birth or by natu ralization. The application for such must be on form furnished by the department to persons who apply for passports either in person or by letter. The application must set forth if the applicant is native born or naturaliZed or claims citizenship by birth or by virtue of the naturalization of father or husband.
 CALIFORNIA; GOVERNoRs-s. A. M., City. The following is a list of the | Governors of the State of California, to- l gether with the date of election of each: Peter H. Burnett, November 13, 1S49; John Bigler, September 3. 1851; J. Neely John | son, September 5, 1855; John B. Weller, September 2, 1857; Milton s. Latham, Sep tember :, 1859; Leland Stanford, September 4 1861; Frederick F. Low, September 2, 1863; Henry H. Haight, September 4, 1867; Newton Booth. September g. 1871; William | Irwin, September l. 1875: George c. Per kins, September 8, 1879; George Stoneman, l November '. 1882; Washington Bartlett,
 November 2, 1886; Henry H. Markham, l November G. 1890; and James H. Budd, l November S. 1894. There were also the l following Governors who were elected as l Vice-Governors: John McDougal, inaug- urated January g, 1851, vice Burnett, re- signed; John G. Downey, January IA, 1860, vice Latham, elected United States Sem ator; Romualdo Pacheco, February 27, 1875, vice Newton Booth, elected United States Senator; R. W. Waterman, Jan uary s, 1887, vice Bartlett, deceased.