The morning call., 1894-03-25

TO the top OF the searchiight. 1t is i'm
possible to give At this time the cost of
the Midwinter Fair for the reason that
the long-promised financial statement of
the finance committee has not yet been
furnished. After the payment of all the ex-
penses of the Worlds Fair held in Chi
cage there remained S2,O00.000 to be ap-
piled to the payment of stock subscrip.
tiOns, which was equal to about 20 per cent
OF the amount subscribed. The fair did
not come within several millions of pay
ing for itself.
AMERICAN HIsToRY-J. T. a., City.
The battle of Lexington. in which was
drawn the first blood of the Revolutionary
War. was fought on the 10Th day of April,
1775. The Declaration of Independence
was signed on the 4th day of July, 1776,
but George Washington did not sign it.
The war for the independence of the
United States closed with the surrender of
CORVALLIS at Yorktown, Va, October IS,
1871. Genrge WaShington's name was
signed to the constitution of the United
States as president of the convention of
1877, by which it was adopted, and of
which he was president.
Picnic PLACEs-E. A. K. P, City.
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address OF the writer.
THE PRESIDENCY-J. Y, Stockton. Cal.
The answer to the question. "Can a boy
born in a foreign country, while the father
Is Minister representing the United
States there, become President OF the
United States?" Is given by the fifth
clause OF the first section of article of
the constitution, which declares: ''No
person except Datural-born citizen, or
citizen of the United States at the time of
the adoption of this constitution. shall be
eligible to the Office OF President"
STEELE. p, Vacavills, Cal. Accord
ing to reports on the production of the iron
ana steel works of the world for the year
1892 1t appears that the manufacture of
steel is carried on TO the highest perfection
in the United States. The total product
OF OF steel IN the world during that year was
States produced 100000 tons. Great Brit
ain 3,000.0 and Germany $500, 600 tons.
TO NOMINATE-E. H.. City. A candi-
date for public elective Office in the State
OF California may be nominated otherwise
than by convention. 1t may be upon the
petition signed Dy per cent Of the votes
cast at the preceding election in the State,
district or political division for which the
nomination Is 10 be made. Upon the pre-
sentation OF such petition the name of
the candidate Is placed on the official
ballot.
RECIPEs-F. R. H.. City; j. s.. Oakland,
and others. The Query Column does not
publish recipes for the cleaning out of
smokestaeks or anything else. The editor
OF this column has neither the time nor
the opportunity to test the value of recipes
tnat are given for many things, c0nse-
ouently cannot be expected to recommend
recipes OF which he has no personal knOwl-
edge.
SHORTEST RoUTE-F. r. a., City. The
shortest route by rail to New York is the
following: To Ogden by Central Pacific.
s33 miles. to Council Bluffs by Union Pa
enc 1O35 miles, to Chicago by Chicago,
Missouri and st. Paul 493 miles, and to
New YORK by the Pennsylvania Central
9l2 miles. making total of 327S miles.
STATES IN THE UNIoN-W. S. B.. Souls.
byville, Tuolumne County. Cal. North and
South Dakota were admitted into the
Union November 8, 1899; Wyoming, No
vembeI s 1889; Washington, November IL,
1885, Idaho. July 8, 1890, and Wyoming,