The morning call., 1894-09-30

son nominated, his residence. and the office for
which he is nominated. and shall designate the
party or principle which such convention rep
leSeDts IL shall be signed by The chairman
ana secretary OF such conVen.IOD who shall
add 10 their signatures their RESPECTIVE places
OF residence. anG make oath before an officer
authorized 10 administer the same. that the
matter stated In such certificate Is true 10 the
best OF their knowledge and belief. and a Ger
li1cate OF The oath shall be annexed 10 the GER
utlcate OF nomination.
Sec. 1888. A candidate for public Office may
be nominated, otherwise than by convention.
in the manner following; A certificate Of
nomination containing the name OF the cand-
date 10 be nominated, with the other infOrma-
lion required to be given 10 the certificates
provided for in section 1887 OF this code. shall
De signed by electors residing within the dis
fTict or political division for which candidates
are TO b. presented, equal in number 70 at least
. per cent OF The entire vote cast at The last
preceding election In the State, district or D0iit
ical division for which the nomination is TO be
MADE. Said signatures need not all be ap-
pended TO one paper. but each signer
OF residence. giving the street aud number,
when be resides In a city. One OF the siguers
OF each such paper shall swear that the state
mentS therein made are true. and that each
signature 10 said paper appended is the genu-
Inc signature OF the person whose name pur-
ports To be thereto subscribed. such certiti-
cate, when made as above prescribed, shall
have The same effect as a certificate OF nominal
tion made by party convention. Any person
signing o such certificate OF nomination any
Hduo Dul his own, or any person making Il
false oath to such certificate OF nomination,
shall be punished by imprisonment in The
State's Prison not exceeding five years. las
amended March %, 1881
THE SOUTHERN CoNFEDERACY-L. F., Un-
dine, San Joaquin County, Cal. Tbs COnfed
crate States were recognized by the British
Government. On this subject James Il. Blaine
IN Twenty Years in Congress" wrote. until
The breaking out of hostilties the United
tQt fhA pIt,
OF Our soil known 10 England. and with IL she
had for three quarters of a century maintained
commercial and political relations, which had
grown closer and more friendly every year.
The vital element of that government was union.
But the separation of the States was more than
the dtssOlu tlon of the Union, for, treating with
I'll due respect the conviction of the SOutheE IN
states as 10 the violation OF their constItu-
tlonal rights, no fair-minded man can deny
that the central idea of the secession move
Inent was the establishment of a great slave
holding empire around the Gulf OF Mexico.
When English statesmen were called
upon to deal with such a crisis, the United
States had right TO expect If not active SYM
pathy, at least that neutrality which would con-
me itself within the strict limit of constitu-
tional obligation, and would not withhold
friendly wishes Tor the preservation of the
Union"
When Charles Francis Adams was appointed
Minister to the Court OF ST. James by p esident
Lincoln be was instructed TO advise the British
VI iu0 Stdbr Oh dudtS III tDiS COull-
try so that Great Britain would not under a
mlsapprehenslon give national aid 10 the
states that were up in AIMS against the gen
eral Government This was known 10 The
British Government before the Minis er
reached British soil, and the day before he
arrived the British Government formally by
proclamation recognized the Southern COnfed-
eracy as belligereDts. Further, Mr.. Blaine in
his book says: Events proved that If the
English Government had postponed this acIiOn
until the Government of the United States had
been allowed frank discussion OF its policy,
no possible Injury 10 English interests could
have resulted But declared with such pre-
cipitancy, recognition could be regarded only
as an act of unfriendlness to the Unii ed States.
Tbe proof of this Is inherent in The case"
France. which had military aspirations 1n
the Republic OF Mexico, also recognized the
Confederacy as beligerenIs.
LARGEST THEATER-C s.. City. The Grand
Opera.hou in this city is not the largest the
aIer In the world. 1t has seating capacity OF
/ $500, including boxes and galleries. The Man
haitian Opera-house on West Thirty-fouIth
STREET, between Broadway and Ninth avenue
/ New York. built In 1929, will seat in the
auditorium 25O0 persons. Then IL has seventy
TWO boxes and seating capacity of 250O more
1 10 the galleries. This makes 1t a theater OF
! greater capacity than The Metropolitan Opera
house of New York City, which was partially
DESTROYED by fre ON the 9th OF August, 1892
his had a seating capacity OF $500. The
lcoDograpDlc Encyclopedia. wotk that treats
OF the largest. The finest and most attractive
buildings oil tue world, in the volume devoted
| house of New York ClIy can boast of tile largest
| auditorium In the world. IL is S5:Sx95:6,
while that OF La Scala. which was pgeviOusl "
the largest, measures S5:61S7:6; that OF the