The morning call., 1893-03-26


expedition was ever discovered. % George
W. Melville, who on the Sth of August,
1887, was appointed Chief of the Bureau of
Steam Engineers, with the rank Of cnm-
modore, aud engineer IN chief of the United
States navy, was engineer of the JeanDeite,
which sailed from San Francisco on the Sth
of July. 1879, for the Arctic. under COM
mand of Lieutenant George w. de Long.
81 BY application at tha business office of
THE MORNING CALL, 525 MONTGOMERY
street, you can see the files OF the paper for
lS61-S2.
LAW FOR MARRIED WoMEN-A. NJ. B. -,
CITY, The law in regard to the rights of
married women passed by the last Legisla-
ture and which will go into effect sixty
days from the 81 of the present month, is an
amendment to the law which has been on
the books since 1889 The law is the same
as it was then, with this exception: That
when n husband or heir claims right to
, property, as community property, which
| was conveyed a married woman, and re-
conveyed by her, suit must be brought be-
fore July l, 1894 This refers to cases where
married women have conveyed real property
which they acquired prior 20 May 10, 1889.
PENALTY IN MURDER CAsEs-A. s.,
City. In the State of California the jury
determines the degree OF punishment in
murder cases. II the jury by its verdict
declares the accused guilty Of murder in the
first degree. and fixes the penalty at i'm
prisonment for life, the Judge before whom
the case was tried must send the prisoner TO
the penitentiary for the time fixed by the
jury; If. however, the jury returns verdict
of murder in the first degree" without
providing for a penalty, 1t becomes the
duty OF the judge to pronounce sentence
Of death.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIoNs-A. R.,
Hermitage, Cal The civil service examna-
tions scheduled for San Francisco have not
been Cancelled. On the 4th OF April next
there will be an examination of applicants
for positions In customs service. On that
day clerks, inspectors, inspectresses and eX-
amlners will he heard, and on the following
day applicants for positions in other
branches OF the service will be examined.
On the 18th OF August there will be an eX-
animation of those who want TO be appointed
in the Postal Department.
To START THE MACHINERY - THE
CALLS EssAY-R. {. D., City. 1t has
not yet been decided who VIII start the
machinery at the opening of the Worlds
Fair. President Cleveland has been in
vIted to be present on the opening day, and
if he accepts he will no doubt be asked to
| touch the button" (9 The subject of
! TIE CALLS San Jose essay contest is
the Discovery of America by Columbus -
WoRLD's FAIR BUILDINGs--J. R. B..
Alliance. Cal. 1t is not yet known what
will be done with the Worlds Fair build
ings, including the State buildings, at the
close of the fair, but it is probable, as was
done at the Centennial Exposition in Phila-
delphia, they will be sold. The California
m oizEf n no A..f.a if,a al
what they will do with the California
building.
| GALLONS IN CIRCULAR TANK-B. F.,
Baden, Cal. To ascertain the number of
gallons that circular tank will hold, null
! tiply the square Of the diameter by 1854, OF
! the square OF the circumference by .0795S,
/ IN order 10 find the area of the tank. Then
multiply the area by the depth in inches
/ and divide the product by 231. The quOtient
! will equal the number of gallons the tank
/ Will hold.
! THE FEARLESS AND THE Relief. B.
| B.. City. The tug Fearless is faster than
the Relief. This was proved by race in
which these tugs took part. The race was
over q distance Of ffJy-six miles around the
! Farallon Islands. The Fearless won by
fifteen seconds. Both tugs are fast, but in
rough weather the Fearless, 1t is claimed,
can make better time than the Relief.
MIDwrFERY-S. W. Baden, Cal There
is no college 10 San Francisco devoted ex-
clusively to midwifery. If you wish to
become proficient midwife attend the
! course OF lectures at either the Toland
Medical COLLEGE, the Cooper Medical Col
! iege, OF the California Medical College. The
dean OF either college will give all the de-
sired information
Ixrr,r, ~ IT. Nf,N-r,-~ Ct.--
The hydraulic mining bill, commonly known
as the Caminett bill, went into effect when
II was signed by President Harrison on the
% OF March The penalty clause OF the bill
does not take effect until the % of May.
USED POSTAGE STAMPs-E. A. D., City.
| All kinds of used postage stamps are pur-
chased by number of people who deal in
/ them. The fact that they are obliterated by
! pos,oflce canceling marks is looked upon
as an evidence Of their genuineness.
THE EASTERN QUESTION Subscriber,
| City. Englands representatives at the Ber.
| lin conference. which met June IS. 1873 to
| settle the Eastern question, were Lord
| Beaconsfeld, Premier, and Lord Salisbury.
SHoRTHAND-G. H. Bi, City. The Query
| Column does not advertise anything, con-
/ sequently cannot give the desired 10 forma-
| ton. An answer to your question would
| be an advertisement of a certain method
| A SAILORS LAY-M. F.. City. The share
that the sailors or the whaer you name in
! your communication received is strictly
! private matter, and the owners cannot be
expected 10 disclose the amount
BABY RUTH-R. P. T., City, President
| Cleveland's daughter, Baby Ruth, was born
10 the city Of New York on the Sd Of Octo.
! Der. 1891.
BACK DATES - Subscriber, City. The
| 18th Of March, 1880, fell on a Thursday, and
the same date in 1882 fell on a Sunday.
THE CHEROKEE STRp-A. ]. a., City
| The Cherokee strip viii be opened only tC
| homesteaders.
A DARING BURGLAR.
Prizes for the Italian Masquerade Ball
Stolen From Store Window.
The prizes offered by the Italian Beuevo-
lent Society for its ma squerade ball in the
Mechanics Pavilion last night had been on
exhibition for two weeks in one Of the show
windows of Rosental Bros. & Co., 1O7 to III