The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-20
CALL QUERY COLUMN.
Protested Purposes Of the Australian
Ballot System.
Chicago as Shipping center-Naval Battal-
ion Membership-CsbleR ailways-Dis.
posing CT Unclaimed Property.


TO secure the secrecy of the ballot and pre-
vent the intimidation or corrupting Of the
voter. On subject such as this, concern
ing which there has been so much discus
sion, the Q. Z. cannot enter into details at
this day for the benefit Of debating class.
The distinctive feature of the ballot pTac-
tlce In New South Wales Is that the names
of all the candidates being on one ticket the
names Of those for whom the voter does not
wish to vote must be crossed OFF, blue PEN
ell being provided for the purpose by the
authorities, while there are clearly printed
on the ticket in red ink directions as to how
many candidates must be voted for If
more than the limit is voted for the ballot is
Informal. The Australian plan arranges
the titles of the offices alphabetically, the
names Of the candidates and usually their
party connection being attached
UNCLAIMED PRoPERTY-B. G. C., Yuba
City, Cal. According to the Penal Code it
is larceny for one to appropriate to his own
use property found under circumstances
giving him knowledge of or means OF in
Quiry as 10 the true owner and without
first making reasonable and just efforts to
find the owner and restore the property to
him. Again the Political Code SAYS that il
one fluids money. goods, etc., he shall.
when the value of the property ex-
ceeds SO and the owner is unknown.
make an affidavit before Justice Of the
Peace within i've days. stating when and
where he found it, particularly describing
Ii and stating that he had not secreted or
Withheld II. Appraisers are appointed and
one Of their lists is given 10 the finder and
the other retained by the Justice OF the
Peace, who files it. The finder sends a copy
10 the Recorder and also posts five copies
In the township or city Of the valuation and
description. If no owner appears in SIX
months and the value of the find is not
more than S20 it vests in the finder; If of
greater value he must advertise it, and if no
finder appears within one year he may re-
tain ii.
NAVAL BATTALION-J. r. S, City. %
The term naval reserve" is misappled to
the Naval Battalion in this State, as the
word militia" is TO the National Guard,
the battalion being disciplined portion of
the unorganzed reserves OF the United
States, as the guards are of the militia. The
battalion is a portion of the National Guard
of this State. and therefore, according to the
military code. every able-boded male in
habitant of the State except MOngOlianS
and not exempt hy law, is qualified as a
member. though company bylaws may re-
quire other moral and physical qualfica-
lions. t2) No examination is required 10
TALON for enlist" the period being three
years. 90 AS the Stale has as yet made no
appropriation to maintain the battalion the
members pay dues in their companies TO
support them. not exceeding s. and 81 re-
Spectivey. az Seek any officer or men,
Der Of the three city companies and have
him propose you for membership.
A SHIPPING CENTER-J A. B., City,
% Chicago is The largest shipping center of
the United States, considered from maIi.
time standpoint, which presumably is your
question. 1t may be surprising, yet ii is
true, that tie arrivals and clearances OF
vessels at Chicago harbor exceed those of
New York by fully 81 per cent; that they
are nearly as manv as those of Baltimore
Boston and New York combined, and that
they are fraction of over 60 per cent as
many as all the arrivals and clearances in
Baltimore. Boston. New York. New Or
leans, Philadelphia, Portland and san
Francisco. 1t has also fully % per cent of
the entire lake carrying trade. (2) To say
that the same class of steamers that go
from New York to Europe. iDstancing as
you do the City of Paris. which is of 10. 500
gross tonnage, dockin Chicago is ridiculous
FENCE LAVE. w. H., Valley View,
Cal. o. There is a general law in this State
defining by name what constitutes a legal
barrier or fence. (2) If you actually own
your land Ii is trespass for another to
drive his cattle upon il for grazing 81
Only prophet can tell what action the
Government will take regarding the Ma
tional Park in Tulare County in the matter
OF the threatened appropriation OF the land
OF the settlers.
DOLLAR COINs-J. G.. L., Oakland. Cal.
o. Dollar coins of 1904 are SO excessively
rare that coin buyers will pay $500 for one
t2) The dollar Of 1884 is valued at 5 cents
premium. 90 No dollar pieces were coined
in America before the year 1894. Row could
coins have been ninted in 1904, segenty-two
years even before the Declaration of indie
pendence and before the United States be-
came nation?
ALIEN VoTERs-M. L.. City. In Ala
bama, Arkansas, Colorado. Florida, Indiana,
Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan. Minnesota,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon.
Pennsylvania. South Dakota. Texas, Wis
consn and Wyoming. the alien who has
declared his intention TO become a citizen
may vote.
CABLE RAILwAYs-S. J. T., City. ID
According to the census of 1890. New York
CITY had 6.S7 and San Francisco 1922 miles
Of street railway propelled by cable (2)
New York is not billy city like San Fran
cisco, and therefore there Is not that great
demand or necessity for cable-cars that
LHtI6 Is mere.
FRENC INDEMNITY-J. A. b., City %
The indemnity demanded by Germany from
France alter the war was five miliards. or
i've thousand millions of francs. On The o.
{. does not know how many cars it would
take to send the same TO GERMANY The
money was not sent in cars, nor the paw
ment made In c0in
MARKET-sTREET ROAD. L. G.. Butte
City, Mont. In 1856 and 1857 II. ID. Morton
and 1888 and 1889 A. w. Barron was super-
intendent Of the Market-street Cable Rail-
way Company, and the office where il is
now-at the junction of Valencia and Mar
ket streets.
BLOSSOM RoCK-M. L., City. Blossom
Rock was located about midway between
Goat ard AcatraZ Islands, and its exact
locality Is marked at this dav by buoy. lit
was blown up on April %. 1870.
CURTIS MURDER CAsE-H. NJ, CITY. The
jury which tried the actor NJ B. Curtis for
the killing of Policeman Alexander Grant
was discharged on the 25:h ult because nm
able to agree upon verdict.
HE'LL GATE-M. L., City The last re-
moval by explosion of an obstruction In the
improvements OF He'll Gate in the harbor of
New I ork was the blowing up of Flood
Rock on October 10, 1885.
PENSION CLAIM NUMBERs-A. A. d..
70 lnra Il IT..