The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 17, 1897, Page 17

{ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 1897. 15 He has been sitting on the fence for two weeks, and even to-day DAk | is Auditor Snow. THE Eha“ I_EYS | cannot make up his mind whether he wiil i | run for Mayor or to succeed himseif. He ¢ MAY SOON WED Two Pretty Children Helped to Reconcile the Parties. Small Incidents That Were Greatly Magnifiead Have Been Rec:nsidered. Mrs. Crowley's Musicai Ability Is Receiving Words «f Prais: From All Parts. OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FraNcisco CALL,| 908 Broadway, Jan. 16. | hin a few weeks society is expecting learn the date of the marri; of Dr. and Mrs. Alma Crowley. The ev: i a months ago which resulted so unhap- pily for both of them have been vies in a new light, and for some 1i bas been known t Dr. and Mr it Cro } 3 | | sa1d this afternoon that if he were to serve | the city two years more he would prefer to | do the work of Auditor, but if the con- | ventioa conctude that be should be their | candidate for Mayor he could not refuse. His dcecision is keeping many on the anxious seat, for there is no doubt that [ Mr. Snow will ‘receive one nomination, | thongh no orve can tell at present just | which one. W. R. Thomas, who was at one time Chief of Police, has been proposed by the | powerful Army and Navy Republican | League for Mayor, and should Mr. Snow | not receive the nomination the choice would be between Thomas and Council- man Towle. For Auditor fully a dozen are in the field. This after- was started for N. W. Spald- was stated to-night that he { had nearly enough votes promised to in- | sure his nomination. He has, “owever, much competition from W. H. Friend, G. | C. Kaufman and City Clerk Tompkins. No one has yet been heard of for City At- torney except Councilman Dow of East Oukland. ng by the personnel of the conven- t would appear to favor the chdnces Morgan for City Engineer rather than of Mr. Wilson, but_during his two years in the office City Eo ineer Wilson has made a host of friends, who may. de- mand Lis renomination. For City Treasurer Zach Gilpin will probably be put up to succeed himself. Many names haye been put forward for Councilmen, but it cannot be said with y degree of certainty who will be nomi- | an Major Fred E. Whitney, who has long been famou~ for his cel brated stories of Ja an, would like to tea Councilman-at- d if be can persuade enough dele- DR. AND MRS. ALMA CROWLEY. ley had renewed their friendship and had ed to forget the recent unpleasant heir history. a reat deal of weight incident at irreparable iamage was done before it was realized. been forged b which both ceedi their pretty children, of notably fond. S.nee the t not events of a few mor ened unt as being grave its en to bave been largely happy mistake toward which circumstances in the interference o bable that a reconciliation have been affected long ago, for o doubt that so_far as they are individually concerned their former ex- perience is a dead leter. ma Crowley is ell known as «'s musical composers. ilabys, “This Little Story ew,” and “Steep My Child,” be- especially pretty. Two weli-known ds are aiso of her authorship. ‘In the Valley,” and My Sweet Forget Me Not,” being among the best known of Colifornian songs. Her sacred song, “How They Soltly Rest,” possesses marked merit and feel- ing tbat has won ils composer words of praise from many parts of the country. Dr. Crowley is one of the leading medi- cal men in the county and is considered to be quite wealthy. CARDIATES LYERHHERE But Auditor Snow keeps Them All Perched on the Anx- ious Seellt. If There Be a Siate at All Its Make-| Up Is B:ing Kept Very Secret. OAxLAND OFrice Sax FRANCISCO CALL,} 08 Broadway, Jan. 16. ates to the Republican Municipal Convention which was pub- lished this m 1g has given politicians lots of material for thought. It is gener- ally thought that the selection is a good one, and that the convention cannot fail to put up a winning ticket. Many factions are represented The list of in the various delegations, and it does not seem | possible for any indepenaent Repub- Jican movement to be organized. Since the names were made known’embryo candidates have been very busy presente i Monday night, and little time was left to do the buttonholing trick. The report that the Liquor-dealers’ Association had decided to take a hand in the election in opposition to the regular Repub .ican ticket was denied to-aay by W. M. Wat- son, a member of the utive committee of the association. He said thereis no foundation for such talk, and that the liqguor men have not taken any action whatever. The appearance of the name of Council- man Manuel among the list of delezates Krcaled a mild surprise, as it was thought that Manuel wished to succeed himseif, ud the rule was made some time ago at no delerates shouid be candidates. M:. Manuel says he is tired of politics. “No matter how honest a man may be,"” said he, *‘and how sincere in his efforts to promote the good of the community, it seems to be bis fate in this city to be pelted with mud and be maliciously maligned until he retire in disgust.” their claims for the convention next | | gates that he isreally in earnestin his desire he will probably secure one of the nomination: Tue candidates for the Board of Ednca- tion are as numerous as those for Council- men. lp the ird Ward there are halfa dozen candidates, of whom Dr. Myra Knox is probably the best known. 1In the Seventh Ward no one can be said to be in the fight except Kenneth M. Hayden, He has the_ sup; ort of Men’s Republican Club of that ward, which should be sufficient to insure his nomination. J. W. Evans would like to be a director- at-large, but from mary of the wards there are really no prominent candidates. | Thereisa possibility still existing that there may be some programime in rezard to the Council that has public. In view of this, it will not be sur- prising if some name hitherto not thought of should be put in nomination for the | city government. Since the appointment | of the committee of twenty-one which | was in itseli a great surprise, there have been several minor surprises, and next Monday evening some of the very sirewdest guessers may find their judg- ment very much at fault. —————— POPULIST CONVENTION. May Adopt a Plan to Break Up Com- binations. OAKLAND, Car., Jan. 16.—The Popu- lists will hold their municipal convention at Kohler & Chase Hall on Monday even- ing. The convention will consist of Sixt ee members, nine delegales being allotted to euch ward. It is probable that a new plan will be followed in making their nominations. It is proposed that all the candidates shall be put in nomination beiore any baliot 18 taken. The candidates’ names wouid then be voted cn all at once, and no combina- tions would be possible. A Child Takes Carbolic Acid. OAKLAND, Can, Jen. 16, —Ethylyn . 18 months old, got hold of a bottle of carbolic acid this morning. She drank a portion of it before being discovered, and when taken to the Receiving Hospital it was found that although ber mouth was severely burned, very little of the poison had been swallowed. Her life will prob- ably be saved. Carnival of Authors, OAKLAND, Car., Jan. 16.—The car- | nival of author-, which will be given at | Ebell Hall under the auspices of the Uni- tarian Churcn, is to be a very elaborate | social affair. The committee on arrange- | ments consists of Wair r Wilcox, Mrs. | E. A. Kiluegel, Mrs. E. S. Gray, Miss | Georgie Cope, George Evans, George Meredith, Scavengers on Strike. OAKLAND, CaLn, Jan. 16.—The scav- engers issued a mnolice to-day that they would positively strike to-night and will not collect any more garbage until they arrange more satisfactory terms with the crematory company. No trouble is an- | ticipated, however, as the company is pre- pared 1o do all the coilecting. . Farmers’ Institute. OAKLAND, Cay, Jan. 16.—The State Farmers’ Ipstitute, under the ausvices of the California University, will open at Livermore next Monday. The programme has already been published. e BERTHA IS RECOVERING. The Haven-Torris Fjght Was Not Over Mer Letter. OAKLAND, CAL., Jan. 16.—Miss Bertha Hoeper is gradually recovering from the effects of her self-inflicted bullet wound at the Receiving Hospital. Henry Haven, arespectableyoung man living at Fruitvale, says he was not right- ly treated by his friend who reported the cuuve of his fight last Monday night with Ray Torris. “It is well known that Miss Hoeper and I were acquainted,” said Mr. Haven this afternoon, “and I understand that she wrote a letter to me before shooting her- self. However, this has nothing to do with Mr. Torris, who fought with me merely for pastime before the firemen of East Oskiand. Ido not think Mr. Torris knows the young lady at all, and certainly The central figure among the candidates sue was not the cause of our fight.” the powerful Young | not yet been made | oKENTUCKIE ISKS PROTECTION What Mr. Rutherford Heard About Tariff Reform. Startling Figures Regarding the Beet Supar Industry in This State. The South Has Come to Realiz: That Its Interests Are the Same as in the North. OAxLAND OFFICE BaN FrANcisco CALL, 908 Broadway, Jan. 16. } William Rutherford, who bas been superintendent of the California Cotton- mills since they were opened, returned last night from a trip East, whither he went to give his testimony before the Congressional Commuttee that is sitting at Washingion taking testimony with a view to tanif relorm. Very interesting is the story told by Mr. Rutherford of the starving laborers and bankrupt capitalists, who daily appearea before that committee and prayed for re- lief by having their industries protected. ““Ihere are some remarkable things,”” said Mr. Rutherford to-day, “‘that came under the notice of that committee and Califor- nia was well represented. People who are practically informed of the borax, fruit, cotton, sugar and other industries in this State were present and showed in the plainest manner that it is impossible for them to compete in the open market and pay decent wages to American labor- ers, while the manufactured goods frem corntries where 50 cents a day is a high salary, can enter this country practically tree from duty. ki “Tle sessions were very serious affairs and presented a strange coutrast to the noisy arcuments made from platiorms during the campaign. The members of the committee reaized that statesman- ship, not politics, could slone give relief, and they were daily surprised at much of the teslimony that was placed before them. *Some highly interesting data were pro- duced in support of a prolective duty on sugar, and the commiltee expressed some surprise as they realized the importance of the question. It was proved tbat 360.- 000 acres of land in California can produce annually 1,000,000 tons of sugar at a less cost of production tuan in any other State in the Union. In Louisiana for the same cost the same am unt could not be raised from eitber cane or beets. Beet sugaris now being made in Missouri, Nebraska, Utah, Michigan and Wisconsin, but no- where are the same results obtained as in California. *With a small protection to the sugar industry 1,000,000 tons more could be made in this State with exactly the same conditions that exisi at Alvarado and Chino, and this would give employment o 80,000 men and keep at home $100,- 000,000. The committee, I am sure, reai- ized that protection to sugar and other industries is essential to the Nation’s prosperity. “Another great point that was clearly demonstrated is this: That the agricul- turists and the manufacturers must work hand in hand for protection. The beet- grower was convinced that his interests depended on the protection of the manu- factured sugar, and the coiton-grower ad- mitted that his success depended on the vrotection of the manufacture of cotton goods. This point was driven home, and it was certainly strange to see the South- ern farmer making an argument in favor oi protection. “For the first time in history Southern | Demaocrats appeared before a ways and means comumittee and argued that their | future depended on a policy of protection. | General Wheeler was a member of the commiitee. He is a Southern general, and he presented'an interesting figure as he asked questions of Kentuckians, whose answers clearly showed that they want protection. *The cotton men showed that it isim- possible under the existing tariff condi- tions to manufacture finer fabries, such as sateens, silk-delaines, fine thread and yarns in competition with Germany, because there was so much labor attached to them that they were beaten in the market. Freight on a ton of goods irom Europe to this country is about $2a ton, so that with iree trade a German miil might almost as well be located in this country. “Ot course, the advocates of free silver were there. They ar.ued n favor of a tariff absolutely prohibitory against those countries who would not accept the silver besis. They were very few, however, who argued in that strain, for the tar.ff com- mission is handling a very grave question, and not making a political campaign. It is surprising to note the great numbers of Southern people who realize that protec- tion means life to their industries. This is the result of a very natural law. When the standard of living was not 8o high in the South as in the North they did not realize that they were suffering from com- petition from cheap labor; but now that the South has developed so much asit has done during the past twenty years ¢ ndi- tions are diff ‘rent, and the South and tne North are alike awake to the fact that their very life depends on united action for protection.” ONE PLACE NOT COURTED. Baseball Manager’s Duties Do Not Seem to He Popular at the State University. BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. 16.—The resig- nation of A. F. Williams from the posi- #on of baseball manager at the university is the third that has occurred in succes- sion. Williams has only held the place a few mouths, baving succeeded P. B, Miller, who resigned twice, his first resig- nation not being accepted by the Athletic Association. Before Miller William N, Friend was manager of Berkeley’s inter. ests on the diamond and he also became tired of the position. The jobdi handling the business side of baseball affairs, which was once one of the great col.ege offices, has come to be regarded quite differently now, since foot- ball knocked out the National game and since the “U. C. baseball Loodoo” came into existence. A financial deficit and a defeat at the bands of Stanford have been the too regular results of baseball seasons at Berkelev, and now there is no very ncti‘: canvass of candidates who are unxious to succeed Wlliams. Visiting Preachers. BERKELEY, CaL, Jan, 16.—Bishop J. P. Newman will preach to-morrow morn- ing at Trinity Methodist Church. In the evening Professor Lloyd of the Pacific Theological Seminary will preach on “The Inspiration of Ecripture From a New Tes- tament Standpoint.” At the Unitarian church the Rev. A. J. Wells of San Fran- cisco will preach in the morning on “The Unity of God and Man.” The Rev. W. Landon, D.D., of the San Francisco Theo- logical Seminary, will occupy the pulpit, both morning and evening, of the South Barkeley Church, in Ashby Hall. Singers vs. Footballists, BERKELEY, CAL., Jan. 16.—The foot- ball team of the university has challenged the Glee Club to play a game of baseball on the campus on Saturday afternoon, January 30. The challenge was immedis ately accepted. New Buildings Erected. BERKELEY, CaL, Jan. 16,—Records kept by Sanitary . Inspector Frank P, Thompson, who examines every new building erected in the town, show that 118 new buiidings, principally Tesidence-, were constructed in Berkeley during 1596, The total amount spent for the new struc- tures was over $25,000. Y WELCOMED HOME. Reception to Mr. and Mrs. Phillips After Their Wedding Tour, OAKLAND, CaL, Jan. 16.—Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Phillips, who recently returned to the Phiilips residence in East Oakland, gave a trilliant reception this afternoon. It is the first time Jocal society has met them since their marriage in New York last November, the news of which came as a great surprise. Over 400 invitations were extended, snd during the reception hours the house was crowded with guests. For several days decorators and florists have been at work in the large pariors and reception-room, and the scene this after- noon was exquisite. Several statues brought from Italy figured prominently in the aecorations. Mrs. Phillips, who was formerly Mrs. Henry Martin, received the guests, who were presented (0 bLer by her stei- daughter, Mrs. Irving Lewis. Other ladies who assisted in receiviig were: Mrs. F. M. Smith, Mrs. A. A. M ore; Mrs. Harry Hinckley, Mrs. Gordon Stolp, Mrs. Pedar Satber, Miss Kathryn Chabot, Mi-s Eizabeth Meehan, Miss Sinclair. Miss Cartherin Harrub, Miss Florence Brown, Miss Ethel Moore, Mrs. Charles 8 amore | and Mrs. Annie Campbell of Sacramento. CHURCH THEATRICALS, Opposition to That Method of Raising Money in Alameda. The Rev. F S. Brush Will Ask His Christian Endeavor Society to Abandon Them ALAMEDA, CaL., Jan. 16.—The Rey. F. 8. Brush, pastor of the First Presbytérian Church, will request the Christian En- deavor Society of his church to give up | the idea of a farce, for which they have been rehearsing for the past month. The | social committee, Joseph Falkingham chairman, conceived the idea that a play presented in the church parlors wonld be | agood way to raise funds for the ray- ment of the amount pledged to the San Francisco convention expenses. He did | not ask his pastor's advice, but went shead and made all of the necessayy ar- | rangemente, and set the date early in Feb- ruary. “ To-morrow Mr. Brush will ask Mr. Falgingham to call the plans off and give up the idea. The pastor will tell the com- mittee that he does' not approve of such | things in the church. No word of warn- | ing has been given the young people, who will be naturally surprised at a veto com- Answers to Correspzndents. No PRESIDENTIAL Vore—O. S, City. The City of Washington, D. C., has no Presidential vote. b HotograPRIC WILL—D. P., City. 'In the State of California a holographic will does not need to be witnessed. 3 STEELHEADS—A Looker-on, Point Reyes, Marin County. Itis notlegal to cast mets in Tomales Bay nor anywhere else for steelheads. LA Lore FULLER'S EsTEr—M., City. Molie Fuller, who bas becn performing at the Or- pheum, is a sister of La voie Fuiler, the cele- brated serpentine aancer. CoMMERCTAL TRAVELERS—W. K. B., City. It is estimated thav the number of commercial travelers in the United States is 220,000, and it may exceed that figure. To THE PARK—E. G. B., Alameda, Cal. The distance from the ferry in San Francisco to the entrance to Golden Gate Park via Msrket and Haight streets is 20,400 feet. A SISTER-IN-LAW — Arbor, City. There is nothing in the laws governing tne Episcopal churcn that prohibits a widower [rom marry- ing the sister of his deceased wife. A Drcisios—R. H., City. The decision by Judge McKenna was published in THE CALL on the same day that the paragraph in *‘City News in Brief” appeared. Seek and you will find. Two COMMERCIAL Crries—C. F. C., City. The figures on imports and exports of Genoa, Haiy, are not very recent, but these show that San Francisco stands first as a commercial city. HoPKINS ART InsTITUTE-J. W., City. The building on the corner of Mason and Califor- nia streetshn which is located what is known as the Hopkins Institute of Art was donated for the purpose for which it 15 now used by Edward F. Searles A Lost Nore—H. H,, City. Ifaman takesa promissory note from snother, loses it, and the other learning of this refuses to pay, the one who heid the note would have (0 sue and i he ned witnesses who saw the note before its loss their. testimony would be valuable in establishing the claim ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN—C. P., Marine Bar- racks, Mare Island, Cal. Archbishop Riordan isa native of the city of Chicago. The other person named in your communication was asked for the name of place of birth, and the reply was that there was no desite to make it pubtic. For that reason the information cannot bs given. DesErTER—S,, City. If an English man-o- war's man deserts at any port in the United States ne cannot be apprehended and returned 10 his vessel, as_there is no treaty ou that point between the United States and Great Britain. Toe same rule applies to deserters irom the American navy on the Englisn side for the same reason. AR SHIP—S.W. W., Benicia, Cal. “What has become o, the air snip?” Gone to Cuba, “Has it been withdrawn from circuiation among the planets?” “Are Lhe attorneys busy patenting it?” The aitorneys are siili busy with the patent papers. “What has become of | the machine that fell among the hills?” That ake,” intended to be used for advertis- A MINow’s CONTRACT—W. D., City. In law a minor is an infaut. The contracts of an infant are, as & ruie, voidab.e—that is to say they cannot be enjorced against him during the term of his_infancy, but may be ratified by nim after he becomes of legal age. Only the infant or the iawiul representative, the guar- dian, can avoid the contract on that ground. This'applies to male and female infants. JAPANESE—A. §., City. The number of Japa- nese in the City of San Francisco varies with the seasons and the demand for labor. In the district_including California, Nevada, Utan and New Mexico the number s about 6000. In San Francisco there are about 2000 during the summer months and from 2500 to 2800 A THE REV. F. S. BRUSH. 0 ing at so late a date to their plans. The active fight recently made in East Oakland by the Rev. Robert Whittaker has had its effects in this City. “[am opposed to_church fairs, bazaars and theatricals,” said Mr. Brush to & CALT. representative, ‘‘and always have been. I shail see Mr. Falkingham Sunday and ask im to give up tne idea. I favor.good social times when members and outsiders can get together, but I see nothing to commend theatrical performances for the churches.”” To Protect Homing Pigeons. ALAMEDA, CAL, Jan. 16.—At the re- quest of Theo. Levdecker, City Attorney E. K. Taylor has drafted a bill, to be pre- sented to the Legislature, for tie protec- tion of Antwerp or homing pigeons. Dur- ing the past month Mr. Leydecker has lost many valuable birds Ly bunters. investigated Francks. ALAMEDA, CaL., Jan. 16.—~The Trus- tees held a secret session last evening to “inquire into the charges made by the Anti-Saloon League against A. Francks’ saloon. R. F.and R. H. Fallmer, iather and brother of one of the girls whom Francks is accused of selling liguor to, A. Francks, Frank and E. K. E. Nusvaumer and ceve: Saloon League members were present. Brotherhood Dinuer. ALAMEDA, Cav., Jan. 16.—The Broth- erhood of Andrew and Philip of the First Congregationalist Church will give their annual dinner in the church parlors Tues- day evening, January 29, Alameda City Notes. ‘The Whidden Hose Company will cross bats with the Sherman Hose Company to-morrow on the West Ena cricket grouud. Veterinarian Carpenter has begun the scien- tific examination ol ihe water used in the ya- rious dufries for drinking snd ordinary pur- pos es.. The boys of the Webb-avenue engine-aouse have taken up floriculture for a pastime. “From Joppa 10 Jericho” will be the theme of Haskett Smith’s_lecture on Tuesday evening at Linderman’s Opera-house. during the winter months. During the sum- mer months a portion of the colony goes into the country to’ work on farms, WALKING To THE CLIFF—A. C., City. There are two roads to reach the Ciff House afoot from the City Hall. One is by way of Mc- A lister street to Fell, then along the main drive through the park and thence along the ocesn highway to the point of destination. That way tne distence is 33.600 feet. The other is along Hyde street from the City Hall to G ary street to Point Lobos avenue and out the avenue to the cliff. The disiance that way is 29,200 feet. THE ANoTYPE PROCESS—J. N. O., Berkeley, Cal. The anotype or carbon process of pre- paring photographs is one for which there are many formulas. These may be found in mag- azines and other publications that are devoted 1o photography: The process is not more dif- ficult to learn than any oiher branch of the art, but much depeuds upon the aptitude of the person lerrning. In order to learn this process one should have some knowledge of photography. There are several galleries in San Francisco that use the process. DePTH OF OCEAN—L. J. M, City. How far down a 100-pound shot will sink if thrown into the ocean is a question that cannot be enswered in a general way, as tnere is & differ- ence as to density of the water in various por- tions and under various conaitions. The sink- ing of a solid body is subject to the law of dis- placement, that is the materialsinksio aievel where the pressure of the liquid displaced is sufficient to counterbalance its weight, 1thas not vet been determined how deep it is to the bottom of the ocean. The greatest depth ever sounded lies in the P.cific Ocean off the coast of Japan, where the wire of the sounding ap- paratus of the surveving ship Pengu:n in 1895 broke at 4900 fathoms (about six miles). Tue deepest previous cast had peen 4655 fathoms, HUsBAND AND Wire—H. H,, City. There are particular reiations in which it s the policy of the law to encourage confidence and to pre- serve it inviolate; therefore & person cannot be examined &s # Witness In a num- ber of cases Iaid down in the Code of Civil Procedure. Section 1 of paragraph 1881 says: ‘A husband cannot be examined for or against his wife without her consent; nor a wife for or agaiust her husband without his consent. Nor can either during the marriage or aiterward be, without the couseit of the other, examined as to any come munication made by one to the other during marriage; but this exception does not apply to a civil action or progeeding by one against the other, nor to a criminal action or proceed Ing tor a crime committed by one agaiust the other.” “THE GOLDEN ARX"—A. G, D., Oskland, Cal. There are thousands of poems and pieces of verse that are published and are copied from one paper into another, but there are compsr- atively few that find their way into books of reference, and for thatreason it is at times im- possible to trace such. This correspondent wants to know in what publicetion there ap- peared & poem entitled the “Golden Arm.” It refers to a miner who lived in u lonely cabin in ono of the Western States and had amassed & fortune, but being afraid of banks, melted hisgo.d in_the shape of an arm and wore it iastened 1o his shoulder. One night two tray- clers, who learned of his secrei, murdered him ‘and robbed him, aud then the robbers quarreled and one Killed the other. Any reader who cin furnish the information will oblige the correspondent and this department. DEFESDER AND VALKYRIE—G. P. D., City. The following is the official measurement of the yachts Defender aud Valkyrie, certified to by Measurér John Hyslop September 6, 1895. — DIMENSIONS. Defender| Valkyrie Lenxth, load, wateriize. 8% 45 88.85 Baselne..... ......... 18179 | 186.05 Forward of foremast (6 f point of measurement. 7355 | 78.05 Extreme lengib of spl boom. 75.36 | 78.94 6495 59.50 67.42| 50.98 One-firth 45.94 44.78 Perpendicular heigl 125.48 | 12980 Bqu_re root of sail are 11226 | 11614 Kacin gleigth. . 100,36 | 10149 Unofficial figures give the beam of the De- fender 23.03 aud draught 19.06. The snilurea in square ieet was: Defender, 12,602.30; Val- kyrie, 13,027.93, The time ailowauce to the Defender was 29 1-10 seconds. FEDEHAL COURT PRACTICE — Inquirer, City. The following is the United States law in the matter of arawing grand and petit jurors for the Federal courts: Al jurors, grand and petit, including those sum- moned durlng the sess on of the court, shall be public y drawn 1rom & box coniaining at tie time of the drawing the names of noL less than 300 per- sons, possessing Lhe qualifications prescribed by sec- tion 800 of Lh revised statutes, which uames shall have been placed Lier<in by the clerk of such court end a commissioner Lo be appointed by-the Judge thereof, which commissioner suall be aciiizen of g£oud standing in the d s rict in which such court is held, and & weil-known member of the principal poillical party [n the district in whieh the court is heid 0ppos. g thal 1o which (he cle k muy be.oug. the clerk and swid commissioner 1o piac- ove name In said box witernately, wi.hout reference to puriy ailili stions u itil the whole number required shali be placed .uereln. But nothing here.n ¢ ntaiued shal! be considered 10 prevent auy ju ge from orderiug the names of jurors from the toxes used by the Siate authori- ti:sla selecting the ighest courts of the State. The practice of the Federal courts of this district is (o take jurors, not from the extreme northern and southera limitsof the district on account of theinconvenien.e they would be put to, but to take them from the counties nearest Lhe central point, namely, San Fran- cisco, Marin, Contra Costa, Alameda and Santa. Clara counties. It is not the practice of the courts to draw names from the State box. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT—E. B. M., Cle-Elum, Kititus County, Wash. Under the laws of the United States the desth penalty may be in- flicted for the following crimes: Treason, mur- der, urson of a dwelling, rape, piracy, robbery of mails (if endangering the lives ofpersons in charge), rescue of a convict on the way to suffer the death penalty, burning s United States war vessel and corruptly destroying a private vessel. Tue only States in which the death penalty is forbldden by law are Rhode Island, Maine and Wisconsin. In Rhode Island the ouly aiternative is imprisonment for life. The death penalty is inflicted in every State in the Union for murder except in the three named. In Louisianaitis inflicted for rape, assauit with intent to kill, administering poison, arsou and burglary; in_Alabama, for rape, arson and robbery; in Delaware and North Carolina, for rape, arson and burglary; in Georgia, for rape, muyhem and arson; in Missouri, for perjury and rape; in Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolinaand Mississippi, for rape and’ arson; in Florids, Kentucky Tennessee, Texas and Arkansas, for rape; in Montana, for arson of dwelling by night; in Maryland, for any variety of arson. The death penalty is inflicted in New York and Ohionow by meaus ol electricity. MEXICAN CoNsTITUTION—B. H. ., Berkeley, Cal. The Republic of Mexico hasa written constitution which was adopted February 5, 1857, and with subsequent modification is the constitution of that country to-day. By its terms Mexico is declared a federalistrepub- lic. divided into States—nineteen at the out- set, but now twenty-seven—two territories and the federal district, each of which hasa Tight to manage its own local affairs, while the whoe is bound in one body politic by funda- mental and constitutionsl laws. The powers of the supreme government are vested io a Con- gress, consisting of a House of Representatives and & Senate, which is the legislative branch; then there is the judicial branch and the executive branch, which is vested in the Piesident. The representatives are elected by the suffrages of all the respectable male adults, at the rate of one for 40,000 inhebiiants; they hold office for two years and t.e qua.fications are that each must be 25 years of age and.must be & resi- dent of the State. The Senate is composed of two members from each State. No one can be a Senator who is not 30 years of age. The salary of the members of each house is §3000 a year. The President is elected by elcctors popularly chosen at a general election; he hoids office for four years and according t) an amendment to the constitution in 1887 he may be elected for two consecutive terms of four years esch. In the event of & vacaney in the Presidency, otherwise than by lapse of time, the succession is vested in the president and vice-president of the Senate and in the chairman of the standing committee of Con- gress, successively. Congress has to meet aunually from April 1 to May 30, and from September 16 to December 15, and a perma- nent committee of both houses sits during the recess, SmP TerMs—E. W. L., Suisun, Solano County, Cal. Tounage is the eapacity of a ship expressed in register tons of 100 cubic feet, the register ton being the unit on which port and other charges are levied. Prior to 1865 the rule fol- lowed In the United States in cumputing the tonnage of vessels was to mul tiply the extreme length, less one-third the breadth, by the breadth and the dep h respectively and then to divide by 95. In 1865 the British system, with modifications, was adopted. In the new system actual measurements are made at cer- tain intervals along what is called the tonnage deck (i. e., thesecond deck from below in all vessels of more than two decks, and the upper deck in all other vessels), the number of which depends on the total leigth of the vessel as measured along that deck, with a length of 50 feet, six depth measurements are made, and so on through the six classes into which vessels are aivided according to length. At each of these points transverse areas are computed and set down in feet and decimals of a foot. These, except the first and last, are then mul- tiplied by ceriain numbers (4 for the even numbers, counting from the bow, and 2 for the 0dd) the sum of the proaucts added to the sum of first and last trunsverse areas (if any); tue total is muitiplied by one-third the common distance between areas, and then divided by 100. That represents the register tonnage be- low the tonnage deck. To obiain thegross tonnage it is necessary to add the cubic con- tent of all spaces above the tonnage deck, the poop, 1f any, deckhouses, ete. This is ascer- tuined by multiplying tue horizontal ares of such spaces by tue mean height and dividing by 100 as before. In steamships it is custom- ary to deduct the cub.c content of the engine- room end the space cccupied by the erew- snait, ete. Displacement is the quantily of liquid which is displaced by a solid body pluced in it. If the weight of fhe dispiace- ment is greater than or equal to that of the body the latter will float, if less it wiil sink to the bottom. A buoyant material sinks toa level where the pressureof th- liquid displaced is sufficient to counterbalance its weight. The term is most frequently used in connection with ships,as a suip of 3000 tons displacement. Dieplacement tonnage is found in the same way as register tonnage, except that measu. ments are made not aiong and from the toh- nage deck, but irom (he load water line, and tne final cubic content is divided by 35. Toons burden refers to the quantity or number of tons of freight a vessel wili carry, as a ship of 600 tons burden. Custom-house measure- ‘ment is the measurement taken by the cus- ioms officers to verify the statements in a ship's manifest. 8AN D1EGO RowINGg CLUB—F. C., Oakland, Cal. The following is a history of the Columbia Rowing Clubof San Diego: It was organized in September, 1894, and the foliowing-named ladies were the original membvers: Jessie Haight (captain), Minnie Bostrom, Lottie Haight, Alys Prico, Clara Pearson, Minnie Bos- trom, Lottic Haight and Effie Tuttle. Only three of these ere now counected with the club. The club used & small six-oared boat for Auction Sales AUCTION SALE. 2&”’ Order m or Assignee at the - ew York Stables, 507 Jessie Street, Above Sixth, We will sell to the bighest bidder, Thursday, Janu- ary 21, at 11 . ., 1 pair Bay Eorses: 1 Double 1 arn 8s, Rob , Whip acd Bian Brewster Bugsy, 10leand shafts; a so 3 good Business Horases; 3 Top Buzgi 2 Open Buggles; 1 Grocery Wagon, 1 ‘lop Laundry Wagou 1 Top Rockaway. 1 Butcher Cart; 7 sets Single Har- ness: 280 & Geotie Pouy,for lady or bos to drive or ride. This stock can be seen after iuesday, January 19,1897, a.d must be soid without reserve or limit. 'BRID lonee: nexrly six months, and in February, 1895, the ladies securéd the use of the six-onred barge owned by the men’s rowing club of San Diego. This bost 13 of cedar, 37 fect long snd 4 feet 3 inches wide. It has stationary seats, and the ours are thiriedn feet long aud have wide spoon bludes. The club devotes two days of each week (o Towing, and any member who I absent from any cause but sickness is fined 10 cents. On Muy 30, 1895, the members of the club disuinguished tnemselves by pulling across the bay of San Diego and into the ocean as far as the canbuoy ana back. The distance, fifteen miles, was made in four and e half bours, Including half an hour's rest. This pull t0ok the record for long-disiance rowing by young women. Since then the club has made ihe trip several times, and it frequently rows to Baliast Point, & distance of six miles, with from twelve 1o six- teen persons in the boat, and thinks nothing of the pull. The members of tha club have practiced a long, swinging stroke for long-distance pulling, and they find that they can_row & long time that way without iring. The club colors are blue and white, he crew wear biue caps with the word Columbia on the iront, b.ue sweaters with wide sailor codars, trimmed with white stripes, and the biue skirts they wear reach to within'three inches of the ground. The cape tain wears a blue skirt, reeter jacket and a commudore's blue cap With white lettering. The club’s call i ’Rab, ’rah! Ha, ha, white! Columbia, Columbia, out of sight! Captain Haight, although a skilled oars- woman, seldom pulls with the crew, but_has full charge of the club, and 1t is to her efforts and persistency in drilling her crew that she has secured for it flst piace in drili work. On the Fourth of Ju.y, 1896, the club was awarded the prizes for the best-drilied erew. The prizes are silver pins with the name of the club on the face and the date on the back. The club aiso holds the championshi nnant offered by the gentleman’s clul Tor ‘racing. While 1t is true that the members have mucn work to do in drilling, they feel compensation in the enjoyment thai 1L brings. The exercise is not only pleasant, but it teaches girls the necessity of presence of mind, quickness in action, and, above all, gives them wealth and strength. During the summer montns the club often has rowing matinees, to which iriends are inviied, and in the evening barge parties. This is a relief \rom the monotony of drill work and gives the friends of the members of the club au op- portunity (o enjoy some oi the pleasures of ihe organization. In August the club enjoyed a week’s outing at La Jolla, where the mem- bers rece.ved many words of commendation for their proficiency n swimming. For two years swimming has been made a special feature of club work and any one becoxing a member must becume & swimmer, ‘Che club holds & business meeting every month, and the captain is elected annually, while the otner officers are elected every six months. Miss Jessie Haight, who was the originator of a woman’s rowing ciub, has been the captain since the organization. Toe otner members of tue c.ub are: Nelie Huignt, boatswain; Alys Price, ship's writer; Audrie Blochman, treasurer; Hatile Sperrs, steward- ess, and Amy Harris and Edith Choate. e A Presentation. OAKLAND, CAL., Jan. 16.—There was a pleasant gathering in the parlors of the Galindo Hotel this evening to witness the presentation by his numerous friends of a bandsome badge symbolic of his position (0 Leslie Biackburn, sergeant-at-arms of the State Sena.e. 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