The morning call., 1894-08-19

noTth by oregon, on the east by Nevada, SOUTH
east by Arizona, on the south by Lower Cali
fornia and on the west ana northwest by the
Pactnc Ocean.
THE WOoDwoRTH TIDAL WAvE-Mrs. F.,
Oakland, Cal. Maria B. Woodwork held forth
In Oakland during the months of November
and December. 1889, and January, 1890. At
one OF her meetings she predicted that the city
of Oakland would be destroyed, but she did
not fix the dale. AT a meeting held on the 25th
OF January, 1890, Swede named G. A.
Erickson went into a trance in Mrs. Wood
worth's tent, and when he came out of ii he
claimed that he had had a vision and had
heard The voice of our Savior as through
telephone. He declared that the voice told him
That IN eighty days the cities of San Francisco,
Oakland aud Alameda were to be destroyed by
great tidal wave. That fixed the date for the
14th OF April. In the month Of March of that
year Erickson was arrested, examined as TO
the condition OF his mind and after being eX-
amlned by commission. was adjUdged insane
and was committed to an asylum By Judge
Ellsworth. Notwith standing this number of
people OF Oakland ana vicinity were much
Impressed by the announcement of the threat
enrd destruction, that on the afternoon OF the
18Th they deserted their homes and sought
refuge on the hill tops back OF Berkeley and
remained there until the 18th. The tidal wave
never came.
TREATY OF QUERETARO-G. A. A. City.
What is commonly called The treaty of QueTe-
tai o. Is the treaty of peace, friendship limits
and settlement between the United States and
the republic of Mexico. dated at Guadalupe
Hidago February 2. 1848, ratified by the Pres
ident of the United States March 10, exchanged
at Queretaro May 80 and proclaimed by Presi-
dent James X. Polk July OF that year. The
treaty was sign, q by Nicholas +. Trist. repre-
sentlng the United 81 ateS. and Don Luis Con
Zaga CuevaS, Don Bernardo CoutO and Don
Miguel Atristani, representing Mexico, at
Guadalupe Hidago. 1t provided for the final
cessation of the hOstiiitieS of the Mexican war,
and the United States agreed 10 withdraw its
troops from Mexico. The southwestern bOun-
barry OF Texas was fixed at the Rio Grande, as
lie United States Government had claimed.
New Mexico and California were ceded To the
United States, IN return for which territory the
United States was TO pay the sum of $15O00,-
900 and assume the payment of claims of citi-
zens OF the United States against the republic
OF Mexico amounting TO S3,25O,O0O.
THE NAvY-M. B., City. The following list
shows the date Of the launching of the armored
and unarmored vessels OF The United States
navy: ArmOred ships-Ajax 1864 Alarm
1873, AmphltriIe 1885, COmanche 1868, Can
onlcus 1864. Catskill 1868. Indiana 1892,
Intrepid 1874. Jason 1864. Katahdln 1893,
Lehlgh 1864, Mahopac 1865, Maine 1890
NJ nhattan 1865, Massachusetts 1898 Milan
tonomoh 1885, Monadnock 1885 Montauk
1854, Monterey 1891, Nahant 1858 Nan
iucket 1868. New York 1891, Oregon 1898
Passaic 1868, Puritan 1885. Terror 1885
Texas 1892 and Wyandotte 1864; unarmored
snlps-Adama 1874, Alert 1874. Alliance 1875,
Atlanta 1884. Baltimore 1888, Beunington
1890, Boston 1884, Castlne 1892, Cbarlestom
1888, Chicago 1855, Cincinnati 1892, Colum
bla 1892, Concord 1880. Detroit 1892. Dolphin
1854, Essex 1874, kearSarge (wrecKed\ 1861
Lancaster 1858, Machias 1892 Marblehead
1877, Marion 1873, Minneapolis 1898, Mo-
mean 1882, Montgomery 1892 and Newark
INCOMPETENT PERsONs-W E B., Oakland,
Cal In order 10 secure admission into an
asylum for person who Is Incompetent a COM
paint In due form should be sworn TO before
court OF competent jurisdiction, then an ex-
animation win be had, and, IL the party so ex-
ahmed Is found 10 be a fit subject, order
or commitment will be issued. In the Home
Tor tie care OF Imbeces and Feeble Minded
OhlY those between the ages OF ana IS VINO
nave resided IN the State one year, are al
mltted Application should be made 10 the al
rector OF the home in Tie matter OF The auhlS-
sion or an unfortunate. There are private
aSyiumS IN this State i'll which persons whose
minds are atfr cied are received as pay pa
tlent5, the same as patients are receiFeu III
private hospitals.
A CONTRACTED. T., Sonora, Cal. III party
promised 10 pay certain commission 10 an III
dividnaI who effected sale lie would'as geher-
al rule, be Liable for the amount or the GOihhils
sion, be the contract In writing oI Eetu"i o ~,
whether the claimant has Roou oaSo /" eho
better be answered by a reputaole attorney
after all The facts have been laid before MIN.
SUBJECTS FOR DEBATE-A. s., City. The
purpose of the Query Column Is TO Iurnisn In
formation of general interest, but not 10 fur