The morning call., 1891-05-24

entrance to Grays Harbor Wash, on Feb
ruary ID. Twenty-one persons, Including
the captain and pilot, were drowned. The
value of the vessel was $65,000 of the cargo
S50,c00 and both said to have been insured,
but particulars not given. The Q. G. cannot
state the disposition of the cargo and the
present ownership of the wreck. III you are
curious on these subjects of private inter-
| ests. correspond with the consignees at Port
land, Oregon, for further information.
NoTARIEs PUBLIC-W. F. A., Alameda.
Cal, The Legislature at its recent session
amended Section 1872, Political Code. that
any person appointed as Notary Public
must at the time of appointment be a citizen
of the United States and of this State and
Il years OF age; must have resided in the
county for which the appointment is made
for six months. Women having these quail
itieations may be appointed. The section of
the code as regards the number of notares
IN counties is the preceding one, and its
terms are not affected by this latest amend
ment.
NUMBERING OF HoUsEs-W. n, CITY.
In San Francisco Market street is the diyid-
ing line. The numbers commence at that
street. On the streets running north the
even numbers are on the east side and the
odd numbers on the west, 100 to block.
On the streets running south the even num-
berS are on the west side and the odd ones
on the east On the streets running from
the water front west the numbers COM
mence on the block nearest the water line,
the even ones being on the north side and
the odd ones on the south side.
NoN-CoMs-Z. B., Santa Cruz, Cal. Ac-
cording to regulations an infantry company
and battery of artillery of the United
States Army should have one First Sergeant,
| one QuarteTmaSter Sergeant, four Ser
geants and four Corporals, and troop of
cavalry one duty Sergeant in addition to
! the non-coms above named. Every CON-
| pany, battery and troop has a Captain and
| two Lieutenants. In the National Guard
Of this State the companies have six Ser
| geantS and eight COrpOralS, and light bat
terles and cavalry troops may have three
Lieutenants.
| DEMAGNETIz ATIoN-C. F. A, Fairwater,
Wash. Permanent horseshoe magnets are
subject to a demagnetiZng force, and to pre-
serve the permanency 1t is essential to avoid
extreme changes of temperature and shocks.
This is attained in a horseshoe magnet by
| simply laying piece Of soft iron. called the
keeper, across the poles, which being done
| the induced magnetism reacts on the mag
! nets and diminishes the demagnetiZing force.
and the action of shocks then ceases to de-
stroy the permanent magnetism and may
even increase 1t.
THE BABY's SIRE-A. II. c., City. No;
Mrs. McKee, the daughter of the President,
is not a widow. She is the wife of j. r. Nc
kee, a healthy complexioned, dark-eyed
young man Of 50 years, who is an extensive
wholesale boot and shoe dealer in Indian
apolis, a0d is prominently identified with
the Th0msOn-Houston interests. He has
attained greatest bn
father of Baby Mckee" whose name has
been chronicled almost as frequently as that
of his grandfather, President Harrison.
QUEEN VICTORIA-D. Nee, Napa, CAL
o. Queen VictOria'S ascension to the throne
of Great Britain dates from June 20, 1887.
(2) She is the only child Of Victoria died
March 10. 1861. daughter of Francis, Duke
of Sake COburg. sister of King Leopold and
widow of Charles, Prince Of Leiningen, and
of Edward died January %, 1920. Duke Of
Kent and Strathearn and Earl of Dublin,
the fifth child aud fourth son Of George
William Frederick, King George III died
January %, 1920.
ELECTION OF A PREsIDENT-H. II. K.
Freeport, Cal. Congress, after receiving
and counting the certificated returns of the
electors, ascertains ana declares agreeaby
to the Constitution who has been elected
President and Vice President. The latter
undoubtedly receive certificates of election
from the PreSidentof the Senate, and the Gus
tom has been to send Congressional dele
CATION to notify the successful candidates of
their election as ascertained from the cleo
t0ral votes
REVENUE STAMPs-H. w. D., Petaluma,
Cal. The State Of California has never is
sued revenue stamps. You undoubtedly re-
A., IL
war and which were affixed 10 playng-cards
photographs, bank checks, insurance poll
cies, passenger tickets. legal documents,
etc. These were issued by the General Gov
eminent Tor the obvious purpose of raising
revenue to meet the extraordinary expendi-
lures OF the nation in view Of the war.
NAVAL BATTALION-C. II. E., City The
act Of tie Legislature for the organization
of naval battalion to form portion of the
National Guard of this State states that
when the Government of the United
States Is ready 20 supply arms and equip
ments as well as material and opportunity
for naval instruction and drill the SovernOr
is hereby authorized TO make the necessary
arrangements for carrying the provisions of
this act into effect"
PATENTs-J. E., Utica, Mont. % A
model need not be filed with the application
for patent, but if the examiner desires one
when the case is taken up for examination
he may order it, and then the inventor will
be obliged TO furnish il. The model may be
made OF iron or steel or any metal or of
wood. ~ The Mining and Scientific Press
published in this city makes a specially of
the subjects of patents.
SECURE THE INDEBrEDYEss-W. p.
Oakland, Cal. The mere fact that A owes b
is xyaN A 10
a confdant and give him information re-
gaTding the location Of an estate to hich
ne may have fallen heir. If b has a iudg-
ment which is not satisfied, then he may
have q cited Ito answer questions as TO
his ability and means TO satisfy this judy
ment.
GOLDEN GATE-F. S., City. % The dis
lance between Fort Point on the San Fran
cisco and Lime Point on the Marin County
shore is lilo statute miles, O. and that is
also the width of the Golden Gate at its mar
rowest 90 The length of the Golden Gate
from point midstream between Fort and
Lime Points on the east and Points Bonita
ana LObOS on the west is 2A statute miles.
Loss OF THE HADDINGToNsHIRE-L B.,
City. The English ship Haddingtonshire.
Captain John Frazer, left Astoria on July
6, 1885, for Liverpool, and on the 10Th of
August went ashore about three miles north
of the Point Reyes Lighthouse. OF the
crew two were saved and fifteen drowned.
four others having been previously washed
overheard in storm near the equator.
CHURCH OF ENGLAND-D. Nee, Napa.
Cal. The fundamental doctrines and tenets
of the Established Church of England are
embodied IN the thirtY-nine articles agreed
upon IN c0nvocatl0n In 1862 during the
reign of Edward vi who nromatad +bo