The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-11
THE QUERY COLUMN
Can a Citizen Be Searched
Without Arrest
EQUESTRIAN TUGS OF WAR
The Fish-Stokes Tragedy-Drawing to
Four-Card FIush-LiabiIity of
Cashiers for Change.

FOREIGNERS ON TRIAL.-H. s.. City. IL
foreigner is charged with murder In Eng
land and stands his trial a demand that
half the jury be of his own nationality
would not be entertained. The law simply
gives man accused of crime right to be
tried by jury OF bis country" In this
case the country signifies the land in which
the crime is charged to have been COM
United. (2) The benefit which Great Britain
derives from the possession of Canada or
Australia Is obviously in the preference
gwen to her commerce. 90 Canada and
Australia are self-governej, and their reve-
nues are to large extent for their own
benefit, but both countries import largely,
and viii have to do so for many years TO
come. These imports keep British mills
working and support her mercantile marine.
NICARAGUA CANAL - Subscriber, City.
Briefly stated, the United States would be
benz fitted by having control of the Near
aqua canal in two respects: % From mill
tary and naval point OF view, by n short
route from ocean TO ocean. in the absence of
an International agreement to close the
canal 10 warships and transports. q In the
commercial sense, by possessing the most
direct route from Atlantic 10 Pacific ports,
and by enabling freight to be conveyed from
Eastern porte direct 10 Australia, China and
Japan without transhipment or breaking
bulk. The subject Is very fully and clearly
handled in pamphlet issued by the San
Francisco Chamber OF Commerce a few
years ago.
TUG-oF-WAR-V. g.. Napa. % In an
equestrian tug-of-war there is a knot on the
rope, which at the start is Immediately
under the Indicator. When a team pulls
~
side of the scratch, the indicator or star
shaped dial moves along the stick by means
Of string held by an official employe.
When the knot is pulled to the boundary
line the indicator strikes against the end of
the stick and the pistol IS fired, which
signifies the end OF the contest 90 Tie
cleats are fixed the same as in the old tug
tugs they are covered with sawdust.
ELECTION BETs-C. S.. City, writes: "a
bets u that at the late Presiden tial election
this State went Democratic. If one or two
Republican electors are elected who wins,
or is the bet off? b says that supposing
the electoral votes stood. Democratic, 214
plus z, or 22l. and Republican. 22i plus 2. or
223 II would have been properly argued
that had the State gone Democratic the
Democratic party would have elected their
candidate"
this State in 1880 when Hancock ran against
Garfield. One Republican eector was
elected. Edgorton defeating David S. Terry
IL was then decided that for betting pull
poses the State was Democratic.
FISK AND SToKEs-Subscriber, City. The
Fisk tragedy occurred January Z, 1872, at
the Grand Central Hotel. New York City.
James Fisk. Spectator, quarreled with
Edward S. Stokes about an actress named
Josephine Mansfield. A lawsuit ensued be-
tween the men, whereupon Stokes, learning
that the case would go against him. shot
Fisk on the stairway of the hotel. He was
tried and sentenced TO be hanged, but was
allowed another trial and sent to Sing Sing
for term Of years. This term was short
ened by good behavior, and he was pardoned
in 1876.
LIABILITY OF CAsHIERs-W. NJ, City.
Your proposition Is this: "a man goes into
store, buys suit OF clothes for SIT 10,