The San Francisco call., 1899-08-13

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TO none. He will not tarry long IN this
civ but will leave very shortly for the
PhiIippines. He is a guest at the Occl-
dental.
A snecfaI meeting of the San francisco
Leaf Tobacco Dealers Association was
held Yesterday for the purpose OF Dlodlns
farewell to NJ P. Kohlberg, one Oh the
largest leaf tobacco dealers in the CITY,
who goes to New York tomorrow Inc
gentleman came here in 1872 and engageu
in the manufacture of cigars, put later,
in company with his partners ueNole"
his energies to the leaf tobacco ousliiess'
He will engage in the same line IN Ne"
York Resolutions of respect were Po9Seu'
CALIFoRNIANS IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Howard L.
Thomas Jr. of San Francisco IS at tle
Hoffman. Miss Alice Nelson or san T ran II,
cisco is at the Gilsey. Miss l.. b. - NTiIi
of San Francisco is at Marlborough. DE-
de Chantreaux Of San Francisco is at the
Martin.
CALIFoRNIANs IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12-F. A Bergen
and William L. Duncan Of San Francisco
are at the st. James. Charles l. Lloyd
of Oakland is at the Metropolitan.
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
A DIvE-E. r. c., City. No one ever
dove from either the old or the new ClllI
House into the ocean.
CHARLES FROHMAN-M. c., City.
Charles Frohman of theatrical fame Is
not in the city at this time nor Is he ex-
pected here
ECOI,E DIES BEAUX ARTS-A. s., City.
Women as well as men are admitted as
students in the Ecole des Beaux Arts IN
Paris, France.
INSPECTIONS, City. The baggage of
emigrants departing from England Is not
subject to inspection by the officers Oh the
CuStom-houSe.
BILIARDS-A. S. B., City. The record
of billiards was published in the depart
The Call of July Y unoer the Aedulis VI
Billiard Playing.
1rN1FORMs-E. r., City. There is no
law that prescribes that the President
and the Vice President of the Unlteu
States shall wear a uniform, nor Is u tHelS
any that provides that 1oFeIlIol9 "
States shall wear one
EARTHQUAKE PREDICTIONS-Sub-
scriber. City It was Falk who predlcteo
earthquakes in California, and one OF ms
predictions was that there would pc one
In August, but he did not fix the DATE
THE STEAMER CHINA-M N, City.
The Pacific Mail steamship China did not
arrive in San Francisco in August, 1880.
She arrived July 20. 1895. and sailed Iqr
HongkCng on the 3Oth of the same month
AT GRAvELOTTE-J T. NJ, City. The
greatest loss during the Franco-Pruss1an
war was at Gravelotte August 18; So ISaV' Sdo me
French loss was 1928 out OF lW,UOO, an9
the German loss 20, ,5T out of 10000, Whlcn
includes 4449 killed, 5,1S9 wounded ana 9SS
missing.
TAX LEvY-A. o. s., City. In San Fran
cisco the Board of Supervisors must, on
or before the first Monday in May, annu-
alIv lew the amount of taxes required 10
be levied by law upon all property not ex-
empt from taxation.
REWARD FOR FINDING-J. X, City.
A person who in the State Of California
finds any valuable thing is entitled TO be
reimbursed for all necessary expenses IN
titled to a reasonable reward for keeping
the same for the owner
PUBLIC PRINTERS. D. F., City The
! Public Printer at Washington, D. c., has
! charge Of all business relating to the pub
! lie printing and binding. He appoints the
| nfTicers and employees of the Government
printing office and purchases all neceS-
! sary machinery and material
| FOR COMIC PAPERS-J., City. If you
believe that you have ability to write for
! comic papers all you have to do is to sub
! NIT some of your manuscript to the editor
| of the paper you select. If the matter
/ meets with the approval of the editor you
| will find market for your writings
| vOLUNTEERS-R City. The follow
! ing named States furnished volunteers
during the late war which We're sent to
! the Philippine Islands: California, Colo
| RADIO, Iowa Kansas. Minnesota, Montana,
| Nebra ska, New York, North Dakota, Ore
| gon Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennes-
h oiT1rrt oY1d I'M
BREAD RIOTS-A. s., City. None Of
the published accounts give the exact
| figures of the number of people killed dur
ing the bread riots of Italy in 1898. You
can obtain the information by sending a
letter Of inquiry to William r. Draper,
United States Embassador Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary, Rome,
Italy.
ORANGES-S., City. 1t is impossible to
answer the question How many carloads
of oranges were shipped from this State
for the season ending May, 1899? Do not
reason that oranges and lemons are not
segregated in the statistic of shipments,
but all go under the head of citrus
fruits"
A NOTE-Subscriber City. If you hold
a note payable on demand dated June,
1892, and you have not received the money
due, you can not now sue, as the statute
of limitations runs against it, notwith-
SIdnulnS the TACT InaJ III 1880 there was
made smai1 payment thereon. The limi-
tation does not run from the time Of the
last payment on a note.
RINGWORM-O s., City. There are
number of remedies for ringworm, but
this department cannot give such, as it
does not undertake to perform the func-
tions of physician. person so afflicted
should consult a reputable physician, as
there may be conditions which may re-
quire a sort of treatment which might be
OnDOSIte SO-Callpd
remedies which might be published.
MOTHS-Subscriber City. 1t is not the
moth that does the mischief but the mag
got which springs from the eggs deposited
in the early spring by the moth. Wherever
such are suspected to exist spraying with
camphorated alcohol or diluted creosote
is said to destroy the eggs If in clothing
or furs these should be exposed to the sun
and we'll beaten, then wrapped in neWsna
pers, as printers ink is deadly to the mag
got; or put some camphor in the chest Or
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