The morning call., 1892-10-02
THE CALI QUERY COLUMN.
How the Know-Nothing
Party Originated.
Presidential Candidates Now in the Field.
Powers of HaIbor Commissioners
Pawnbrokers' Interest-Etc.

THE XNoW-NOTHING PARTY-W. +. IT,,
City. Most historians give the year 1858 as
the date of the organization OF the party
Away back In the year 1874, In the month
of May, we find that there was political
meeting held in Philadelphia by certain
persons who were called Know-No,hings or
Native Americans. who began to oppose
foreign immigration. The meeting vas
attended by most lawless crowds; at first
it was held in the open air, Tut rain caused
an adjournment to market. The place
was soon filled with a miscellaneous as
semblage. A CUR was fired and riot be-
gan which lasted several days. Fourteen
were killed, forty wounded. many build
ings destroyed and peace was only restored
by the United States troops For years the
press gave il certain attention until In the
year 1853 a secret order was organized by
q few men in the city OF New
York It's professed purpose was to
check foreign influence, purify the ballot
box and rebuke all efforts to exclude the
Bible from the public schools. 1t was
known as the Know No hing or American
party. 1t welded much influence in the
Northern elections Of 1854, and succeeded
in prostrating the Democratic party in
nearly all of the Northern States and III
disrupting the Wing party. The members
of the party were called Know-Nothings
because In their endeayo.s to preserve the
secrecy of their plans and movements they
were instructed to answer Il don't know
the party. which passed away three years
after Its formal organization in 1853.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES Now IN THE
FIELD-M. NJ. ". City. The four parties,
their standard bearers and the native places
Of the latter are as follows: Republiean-For
President. Benjamin Harrison. Ohio; for
Vlee-President, Whitelaw Reid, Ohio.
Democratic-For President, Grover Cleye-
land, New Jersey; for Vice President.
Adlai Stevenson, Kentucky. Peope's-FOr
President, General James Baird Weaver,
Ohio; for Vice-Presdent General James
Gavsn Field, Virginia. Prohibtion-For
President, General John III. Bidweli. New
York; for Viee-President, Rev. James B.
CraDfil. Texas.
ITALY's PossEssIoNs-A. L.. City. The
dominion of Italy in Africa extends on the
coast of the Red Sea from Is deg. 2 min.
north to u deg. 80 min. north, and comprises
MaSsOwah. Assab and several other terri
tories. These possessions are denOmlnated
by the Italian Government as the Colony Of
Evitrea. Italy. in addition to these posses
sions, exercises preteetorate over the So
mali coast. the Sultanate of Aussa and
other territories, aggregating an area in
square miles of over 500, 600 aud having
population of over 5000 coo souls
HARBoR COMMISSIONERS POWERS
Readers. City. Section 1922 OF article TX Of
the Political Code gives the Commissioners
authority to appoint toll collectors to collect
dockage, ETC., on the premises in their juris-
diction. No person is allowed to collect in
said premises, except by virtue of valid
leases, without permission from the COM
miSSioners.
PAwNBRoKERs' INTEREST,". W.. City.
The rate Of interest which can be charged
by any pawnbroker is limited by article
1927 section 2, of the general laws OF this
State 10 per cent per month, in advance,
oil m Ind all