The San Francisco call., 1899-04-27

ary lifting pump placed 300 feet below the
surface will show an appreciable Increase
in force over one placed on the surface,
but the difference at that distance would
be but slight.
PACKAGES TO MANILA-E. w, Pine
Grove, Amador County, Cal Packages
that were intended to be sent to soldiers
and sailors at Manila through the quar-
ter masters department, u. S. A, and
which did not reach that department be-
fore the departure of the st. Paul, which
was known as "the Christmas ship were
kept until the sailing of the next trans
port which was the Scandia, and the
date of her sailing was the oath of Jan
uary last. / he particular packages asked
about were received here December IA,
and were shipped on the Scandal
PROPERTY IN SCOTLAND-H w,
Vallejo, Cal. If a native of Scouond
came to the United States, and by the
death of an elder brother and parents
became heir to an estate in Scotland, new
er made an effort to secure that property
and died leaving children, those children
In order to ascertain if they have any
rights in the premises would have to
write to the American Consul q t the point
nearest the place. where the par-les al
ludec to died, and secure copy of the
WILL If there was one. The will would
show If their father was entitled TO any
thing under the will. If he was, then
they would have to engage the services
of an attorney, who would a&Xise them
what proceedings would have to be taken.
MINISTER'S AND CONsULSR., City.
C. B. Hart is United States Minister at
Bogota, Colombia; w. L. Merry at San
Jose, is Minister for Costa Rica, Nicara-
qua and Salvador; w. g. Hunter, at the
maia and Honduras. The American Con
suls in the countries asked about are: In
Salvador-Acajutla, F. W. Melville; Ceiba,
L. Bier; Ell Triunfo, j. H Ellis. In Hon
d1lra -A w Eavdap. RaIzfo
l. Avery; Bonacca, w. Bayly; Nacome ].
e. Fuller; Puerto Cortez, W. E. Alger;
Ruatan, w. G. Wildt; San sacinto, c. E.
Dickinson; Truxillo, II. P. Boyce; Utilla,
B. Johnston. In Colombia-Baranquil
w. j. Shaw; cBogota, ]. c. McNally; Blu
ccarumanga, g V9Ikman; Cartagena, R.
P. T1llinghast Jr.; Honda H. Holman;
Medellin, 7. Herran; Panama, II. A.
Gridger; Rio Hachei T. v. Henriquez;
gua-Bluefelds, M. J. Clancy; Corinto II
Palazio; Managua, c. Donaldson: Ma+a-
galpa, J; 3. Connolly; San Juan del
c. Holmann. In -Champerico,
J. A. c. Kaufman; City of Guatemala
A. M. Beaupre; Livingston T. c. Dennis
Ocos, s. Walford; Quezaltenango, G. A.
rentZ.
For information as to the place in which
young man could best succeed. direct
your inquiry to any of the officials NAMED
giving age, condition financially. capabfI.
lty and such other information as would
call for an intelligent reply (Which is
the pest place in which a young man can
locate?' Is too indefinite.
RANGE FINDER-J. E. NJ, City. The
range finder that is in use by the United
States navy was invented by Lieutenant
Bradley A. F1ske, U. S. N. 1t is described
in the following words:
1t is not at all complicated. involving only
KNOWLEDGE m n han ar fNe nd @
tricity. 1t is based the familiar mathe-
matical proposition that if two angles and
one side are known, the other two sides of the
Under, however eliminates all calculations,
and finds the range automatically. A base line
fixed once for all on the ship is the known side
of the imaginary triangle. The distance OF The
Two sides. The target, therefore. at one angle,
or the imaF triangle, and at the other
angles at the extremities OF the fixed base
llne are placed two spy glasses, which can be
directed upon it. As these spy glasses are
turned into the proper position they move over
and touch wires which bent in the form of
arcs The difference in length of the wires
passed over corresponds mathematically to the
distance of the object. AS this length of wire
increases or diminishes, it will offer more or
less resistance to electrical current sent
ance, amounting practically to balance. al
lows this resistance to be measured and read,
not in units of resistance but in yards. The
two spy glasses being pointed at the target
the observer at each. spy glass has nothing to
do but to keep 1t thus pointed. Elsewhere in
the ship another observer may stand at a tele-
phone, listening to bu2Zing sound produced
by an electrical device known as a circuit
breaker and simultaneously moving with one
hand a pointer over graduated scale The
instant the buzzng in the telephone stops he
the scale and conveys the Information by a
simple form Of telegraph 10 the men at the