The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-30
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

SAILORS SNUG HARBOR-D. p. M,
Yountville. Cal. The Sailors Snug Har-
Dor on Staten Island, n Y, is described
in the will of the founder as place FOR
aged decrepit and wornout sailors. Per
sons of this description only are eligible
to admission as beneficiaries of the insti-
tuition. No person can be admitted who
is afflicted with any contagious disease;
who is possessed of adequate means OF
self-support, either by his own labor or
from other sources: or if foreign born
who cannot furnish satisfactory evidence
of his having sailed for at least I'VE years
under the flag Of the United states,
either in the merchant or the naval ser
vice.
ADMIRAL DEWEY-During the Civil
War George Dewey, now Admiral Dewey.
was on the sloop Mississippi of the West
Gulf squadron from 1861 to 1863; was at
the capture of New Orleans in 1862; was
at Port Hudson March, 1863 was in the
engagement with the rebels below Do
waldsville. La, July 13, 1863; was COM
missioned lieutenant April 10. 1861: was
on the steam gunboat AguaT OF the Nort IN
Atlantic blockading squadron; was IN
the two attacks on Fort Fisher Decem-
Der. 1864 and January, 1865, and was com
missioned lieutenant commander March
8 1865.
UNIVERSAL PEACE-Subscriber, City
The present Car is not the first to at
tempt to establish universal peace. There
was such movement attempted by
French King. Henry " of Navarro. His
idea was to form the European nations
into a confederation of states, each state
to have an evenly balanced mltfary ana
naval power and that the confederation
was TO be the supreme power to settle all
disputes by arbitration. But the project
fell through because Turkey was excluded
and Henry de Navarro wanted a war OF
determination waged against the Turk
TO BECOME AN ENGINEER-J. P.
c., Tomales. Cal. You cannot become a
practical engineer by simply studying
books There are any number of books
which YOU can secure through any first
class book seller which will teach you
the theory. but the practice can be OBJ
tanned only by actually being on steam
ship. if you wish to become a marine en-
gineer. commencing as oiler; or, If a sta
tionary engineer, acting as coal passer;
or. if locomotive engineer, serving in a
like capacity.
CAPTAIN DREYFUS-G. E. H. City
Captain Dreyfus of the French army was
tried before a courtmartial December 19
TO %, 1894, on charges Of having BETRAYED
military secrets of France to Germany
and Italy He was found guilty on every
charge and was sentenced to degrade ton
from all military rank and honors and to
confinement in fortress for life The
sentence of degradation was carried out
with every spectacular accessory which
could give it dramatic effect. His impris-
onment was on Devils Island.
MERCHANT MARINE-H. H B.. Oak
land. Cal. This department has not the
space to devote to a condition of the mer-
chant marine of the world since 1910 by
decades. and particularly the percentage
/ of vessels flying the American flag each
decade" You will find great deal on
that subject in Mulhall's Dictionary of
Statistics, to be found in the public
libraries.
sHUT-IN vALLEY-W. E. Healdsburg,
Cal Shut-in Valley is located in the
southwest corner of Monterey County. Ii
is reached by train to King City, 163 miles
from San Francisco, thence 40 miles by
stage to Gorda, thence by trail to the val
ley over a rough road The best time of
thereof.
THE HANCOCK-M F.. City. Up to
the 5th of June there had been no an
nouncement of the departure of the Han
cock from Manila For information as
to the pay of the men on board of the
transport you should apply at the United
States naval pay office in the Phelan
building.
A DEBIT NJ, City. The fact that the
proprietor of boarding or lodging
house forced man who was indebted to
sac to leave the house" does not bar the
proprietor from resorting to all legal
means to recover the amount of that debt.
ONE OF '34-H T., Alameda, Cal. A
five-dollar piece of 1894 if it has on the re-
verse the motto "E PlurIbus Unum''
commands a premium of from 81 to 81.
Dealers. however sell such for prices
ranging from s12 to SIS. Those without
such motto at from 81 to IS 80
wishes to peddle goods through the coun-
try must obtain license from the County
Clerk of the county in which he desires to
sell the goods. For further information