The San Francisco call., 1899-05-28
ANSWERS TO CoRREspoNDENTs.

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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.
czAR OF RUssIA-s., City. 1t is es-
timated that the yearly revenue OF the
/ Gar of Russia is Sl2,OUU,OOO
FANNY DAVENPORT. I. S, City.
Fanny Davenport, the actress, was born
in London, England, July s. 1929, ana. died
| in Canton, Pa, July 20, 1891.
CENSUS MARSHAL-A. G., City. When
the Census Marshal for California IS IS
named the announcement vii! be mace IN
| the news columns Of The Call
sULLIvAN-KILRAIN supscri-
bers. City. The fight between John L. sui
livan and Jake Kilrain took place at RIch-
burg, Miss, July S, 1889. Sullivan won III
! seventy-fiye rounds.
PAWNBROKER'S CHARGES-E.. NJ,
| City. Pawnbrokers are not allowed to
charge any more on small loan than on
terest that may be charged shall not Do
more than per cent a month.
MEDALS FOR SOLDIERS - Sub
scriber. City Every Californian who en-
listed in the service Of the United States.
i'm whatever branch, during the war. with
Spain will receive medal from the Ma
tive Sons committee on medals Iof the
! brave.
TAX C6ILECTION-A w H, Gala
veras, Cal. A settler upon United States
/ land does not pay taxes TO the State or
/ county on his land SO long as the patent
! has not been issued to him. but he is LA
! Bile to the State or county for taxes on
/ improvements.
REVENUE sTAMPs-s. G., Oakland,
! Cal The following is d complete list Of
| the denomination of stamps issued under
/ bq tax Ia W l. :,
g. f. s. TO- 25 40, 80, 50 cents, 81, So, 50, $40,
| $50, $50: prOprietary-1s, a, Is, Is, /, IA,
E17s, 2, 21s,%394, and cents
/ COUNT IN CASIN0-J. H K. and ].
M. City. In game OF casino if two-play-
ers on the last play have each an equal
number of points to make to go out and in
that play each should score an equal
number of points, he one holding cards
would be entitled to count first and that
being the case would go out
is OR ARE-w. O.. City. As in the
sentence written, 'tons of water is the
prime object. it is grammatical to say
five hundred tons of water are eYap-
grated" If water was the prime object,
it would be proper to say water TO the
amount of 500 tons is eyaporated.
POLLTAX-O. S. Oakland, Cal. The
fact that d man is employed on river
steamer in any capacity Except he is
Federal ofiicer) does not in California eX-
empt him from the payment OF polltaX
I unless he is under u or over SO years Of
age an untaXed Indian, an idiot, pau
per or an insane person.
TRANSPORTS FROM MANILA-E. H.
City. No one in San Francisco can tell
when the transports that are TO bring
back the volunteers will r 1ch port. They
will make the trip from Manila to san
| Francisco in about thirty days You viii
have to watch The Gail for the announce
B 10 ha sal nil
reach the port of destination in from
twenty-six to thirty-two days.
THE HEAVY BATTERY-L. c. $.
/ City. There is no advice at this time in
this city as TO when the First California
/ Heavy Artillery, L. :. V, will return to
! San Francisco. nor that II Will come with
4 the First California Volunteers. When
that artillery leaves for San Francisco
/ the fact will be made known by telegraph
and it will appear in the news columns OF
/ The Call.
PEOPLES s, City. People" is
used when the more exact term race,
nation or language, would be misleading;
plural "the Bantu peoples. Iennyson,
| in Iocksley Hall has: with the stand
ards of the peoples plunging thro the
/ Thunderstorm In Revelation, x:2 is:
"And and he said unto me, Thou must
prophesy again before many peoples and
nations and tongues and kings.
LAND TO sOLDIERS-A. S, Oakland,
Cal. A soldier who served in the war with
Spain is entitled to take up Government
land, but the only benefit he derives is
that he may have the time he served in
the war deducted from the time of resi-
/ dence required on the land. He must take
/ the. same steps to secure the land that
any other citizen would have 10 take in
the United States Land Office. soldier
has no authority to sell his right TO take
up land.
The best gift for your Eastern friends,
Townsend's California Glace Fruits, soc 10
in fire-etched boxes or Jap baskets. 6Zl
Market street. Palace Hotel building.
Special information supplied daily TO
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen s., 5lo Mont
Jananese Shoemaker Missing.