The morning call., 1893-04-23

vo:e ninety days and in the election precinct
Thirty days, shall be entitled TO vote at all cleo
lions which are now or may be hereafter author
lied by law; provided no native OF China, no
Idiot. insane person. or person convicted Of an
Infamous crime and no person hereafter con-
ylcled OF the emhezzlement or misappropria-
tIOn Of public nancy, shan ever exercise the
privilege OF an electOr in this State.
The first constitution of the State had the
following in regard 10 Indians, but it was
eliminated from the present constitution,
from which the above is copied:
That nothing herein contained shall be con-
stlued TO prevent The Legislature. by twohird
vote, from admitting TO the rebt OF suffrage
Indians. or the descendants OF Indians, in such
special cases as such proportion OF The Legis-
lature may deem just and proper.
Section 81 of the Political Code of the
State declares:
The citizens OF the State are: % All persons
born IN this State. aud residing within II, except
the children OF transient aliens and of alien uub
lie ministers and consuls. % All PEI sons born
cut OF this state who are citizens Of tie United
States and residing within THIS State.
LOTTERY TICKETS, STEAMBOATS, Sub
scriber, City. Tickets in 4 lottery found on
person arrested in this city for having the
same in possession are confscated and de-
stroyed. (2) As early as 1855 John Fitch Of
Philadelphia constructed model of a
steamboats, and petitioned the Legislatures Of
Pennsylvania. of New jersey and Of Vr-
ginia for aid without success. In 1885, 1877
and l7SS his steamboats, navgated the Deia-
ware, and IN 1880 one piled MS a passenger
boat at rate OF about seven miles an hour.
This experiment was known to Robert Full
ton, an American engineer and inventor To
Fulton is unQuesti0nably due the credit OF
being the first to carry the Idea Of steam
boat into practice with complete success
He thought OF steam as motive power for
vessels as early as 1898. lie went 30 Scot
land, where be visited the Charlotte Dundas.
and attained dTa WINS pf
He returned to America with one of Bolton
u Watts engines OF twenty horse power.
lie. il conjunction with one Livingston,
built vessel called the Cleremont Mt New
York, and in 1909 made the first really sue
cesslul voyage by steam from New York to
Albany ND the Hudson. The vessel sailed
40 miles in twenty-four hours, against
stream and tide. Fulton thus indsputably
proved the practical utility of steam navi-
CATION.
FIRST TELEGRAPH LINE-Operator, Oak
land The first time the electric telegraph
was operated In California was in San
Francisco on the 22d of September, 1853. 1t
was over wires stretched from the light
house built by Sweeney & Baugh at Point
LobOs across the sand dunes TO Larkin
street, the then western limits of the city,
thence along Broadway to its junction
with Stockton, then along Stockton to
point between Montgomery and San
some where the Merchants Exchange
was located. The right TO maintain poles
and wires was granted 10 the firm named by
tie Common Council upon a petition filed
on the 14th day Of October, 1852 The line
was used by the proprietors of the Mer.
chants Exchange for the purpose of facili-
tatlng their business of reporting the ar
rival OF ships. The first telegraph mes
sage from San Francisco TO the interior
OF the State was over the wires of the
California State Telegraph Company. On
the oath OF October. 1853. a message
was sent to Marysville. distance by
wire 210 miles, via San Jose, Stockton,
Marysviile and Sacra mento. The rates
were: From this city to Sacramento, first
words or less rs cents. To Marysville and
Stockton the same rates. To San Jose,
first ten words or less, 81; each additional
five words or less, 40 cents.
MILITARY AND NAVAL ACADEMY
c. R. City. Each Congressman and each
Territorial delegate is given the right to
appoint one cadet to the military academy
at West Point, and ten at large are appoint
ed By the President of the United States
The same rule applies in relation to the
appointments to he naval academy, with
the proviso that the appointment from any
district shall be made only where q vacancy
occurs in the district. The representative
having an appointment gives notice through
the papers published in his district that n
competitive examination will be held at a
certain time and place, aud the candidate
for honors who receives The highest per-
centage at HE examination before the com
mttee, and prescribed by il. will receive
the appointment.
No PEDDLERs-Missi City. Hav-
ing TO answer the doorbell n dozen or more
times day and to find each time that it is
'only peddler." who comes to offer his
wares, is undoubtedly annoying to house.
keeper, hut there is no Law TO reach these