The morning call., 1894-10-21

ru,t under the United States" Further it
provides, that Congress shall make no law re-
speeting an establishment of religion, or pro-
limiting the free exercise thereof" In view OF
these provisions OF the constitution none OF tne
candidates for office were required 10 make
known their religious belief, consequently
there is no record of how many OF any paI-
ticular religious creed received nominations.
If an individual is very anxious 10 be Informed
on this subjec, he might write tn each candl-
date and ask him what his religion is, but II is
very doubtful If he would receive many replies,
for the question would undoubtedly be looked
upon as very impertinent.
PosTAGE-D. a. c.. Alameda, Cal. The
postage Oh letters from the United States 10
Mexico is 2 cents for each ounce or fraction
thereof, while the postage from Mexico TO the
United States is cents for half an ounce. This
was in accordance with an understanding
reached between the United States snd Mexico
in 1887. The first section Of this agreement
reads as follows:
The classification of and the rates OF postage
ana The regisIra ion fee TO be levied and col
lected upon mail matter originating In either
country and addressed 10 the other shall be In
accordance with the domestic laws and rPgu-
latons of the country of origin; provided. that
the rates OF postage ana registration fee so
levied shall not exceed in either country the
minimum rates of postage and regis ration fee
prescrb,d for articles of like nature by articles
and VI OF the Universal Postal Convention
of Paris of June 1873, amended by the ad.
ditional act of Lisbon of March 21. 1885.
The reason tndt MEXICO CHARGES more IMAM
the United States is IN consequence of the heavy
expense OF transportation and management OF
The Postal Service.
JAPAN AND CHINA-P. j. NJ, City. The
Japanese have two methods OF reckoning the
current year. one commences the count from
the date of the first Emperor. whose reign CON-
menced according to the japanese themselves,
66O years before Christ; so that, according 10
that reckoning, this is the 2554th year since
the reign OF Jimmu. The other method is TO
reckon the year from the reign OF the present
Mikado According TO that method this Is the
year 27 of the reign OF MeijL History falls to
give any account of the origin of the Chinese
era, but it Is claimed 10 date back some 5000
years B. G. The most reliable Information
places the fOundatiOn OF the Chinese empire at
2650 B. c.. and from this some OF The Chinese
reckon the era which would make the present
year 1914; but the everyday Chinese does not
want TO go so far back. therefore he reckons
from the beginning Of The reign OF The present
Emperor and call the current year the 10th OF
Kwang Shu.
ALnoNY-J. X. H., Fresno, Cal. There is
nothing in the codes OF California limiting the
alimOny OF a divorced wife One section Of the
Civil Code declares that when divorce has
been granted the court may compel the hus-
band 10 make such suitable allowance to the
wife for her support during her life or for a
shorter period as the court may deem just, and
the court may from time to time modify Its
order in this respect.
Another section says that when the wife has
separate estate, or there is community prop
erty sufficient to give her alimony or proper
support. the court may, in its discretion, with
hold any allowance 10 her out OF the separate
property OF the husband. IL a divorced wife, it
is fair to presume that she has "a proper sup
port" In case OF that kind husband or
dered TO pay alimony might apply to the court
to revoke the order for alim0ny On the ground
that she has proper support"
CATHOLICISM. A. s.. City. The census OF
1890 gives the number OF Catholics In San
francisco as 112, 180. The authorities at ST.
Mary's cathedral say that these figures do not
represent the whole Catholic population, as IL
does not include Catholic Infants. and those
who have not by an overt act given proof OF
tboBe who were baptized in the Catholic faith,
but are not attendants OF the church. These,
together with the increase since the cen
sus taken, amount, IL Is estimated, to
about $4,000. which would make the aggregate
at this time 140,180. The school census OF
San Francisco does not show the religious be-
lief of the children OF the city, nor OF their pa
rents, as the marshals are not required to make
any inquiry on that point. The Jewish popula-
tion of the city Is estimated at $4,000. These
figures, as stated to a correspondent few
weeks since, arc only estimates, and therefore
DO not show the exact number OF believers in
the faiths named.
Italy always laid claim to Venice. The beau
between France and Austria from 1898 to
Austria. The city remained Austrian until
1885,. save for few hours during the ihsurrec.