The morning call., 1894-11-04

AN ILLITERATE VOTER-T. e., CITY. The
| rights OF an eIector who is unable TO read or
write are protected under the following Sc elton
or the Political Code:
! 1908. ANY eector who declares under oath. to
the presiding election officer that he cannot read
or that By reason of physical disability lie is un-
| able TO mark his ballot shall. upon request re-
celVe the assistance OF two OF the officers OF cleo
ton, OF different political parties in the marking
thereof. TO be chosen as follows: one by the in,
sDector then receiving the ballots ana the other
by the judge OF the opposite political party which
/ at the last election cast the highest number OF
votes throughout the State and in the event thara
4 are more judges han of said party, then by
the one OF said judges who shall be named BY said
inspector. Neither of the persona Amounted an all
be OF the sam political party with the person an
pointing, nor shall either OF said persons so max
ing said appointments appoint the other for ssid
| purposes. Such officers shall thereafter give no
Information regarding the marking OF said ballot
The oath or the elector shall be in the form of an
afidavit.
THE GIRL LEFT BEHIND ME-. W., City,
No one seems TO know who was the author of
The Girl left Behind Me-" Ii is generally
conceded that it is of Irish origin. 1t was dis
covered in manuscript bearing date of 1870
Thirty years larer the air was AIKEN down from
a. O'Nei harper. The air, which was writ
ten Tor march, and the English version of the
words, called Brighton Camp" differ from the
| original manuscript and from ONeiPs rendt.
tiOn Chappell, while he puts in an English
claim TO the air, admits that IL may be Irish
he THINKS that possibly II was written in 1853,
when there were encampments along the coast.
Wherever IL was first played, il has for nearly
a century been TO soldiers and sailors the 10th
to-leaye, and IL has so long been PLAYED by
English bands on men-Of- war when weighing
anchor aud as regiments quilted town where
they had been stationed that an omission to
play 1t would be looked upon as a Slight to the
ladies'.
IN TINE OF WARN. j. H. Navarro Ridge,
Mendocino County, Cal. According 10 interna.
tlona law. every nation at war with another is
justifiable by the general and strict laws of
nature in selling and confiscating all movable
property OF the enemy of any kind
whateveD wherever found The mitiga-
policy OF modern times has introduced into
practc. more or less affects the exercise of this
right but IL does not impair it. IL is also held
that the property OF the state and not the pron-
erly OF individuals should be liable TO captnre
The question of the right OF seizure OF md.
vidual properly has often been agiiated but up
to this time has not been definitely settled. The
purchaser OF land In foreign country, though
he be citizen OF the United States, holds il
subject 10 local law as to title and conditions.
A RIGHT TO VoTE-F. K, City, This cor
respondent writes that he is a citizen and resi-
dent of San Francisco aud has resided IN one
place for six years; that he went TO Germany
on visit, returned on the 18th OF last month.
was registered, and he wishes TO know if he
can vote. III II was this correspondents inten.
tioH " return 10 ms city When he left for Ger
many he did not lose his residence, so as a
matter OF law lie was entitled To register and
VIII De entitled 60 vote if his name Is on the
register Subdivision OF section 1889 of the
Political Code says:
a person must not be considered tn hava loo,
MS residence who leaves his home to 90 into an.
otner state, or precinct in this State for tenn.
returning. "a
PENsIoEs-O. j. s., Yountville. Napa Conn
fy, Cal. On the 10th OF January. 1897 a do.
pendent-pensioD bill was passed under q sus
pension OF the rules by the following vote:
Ayes $50. noes re. not voting 63. On the lin
OF February 1t was vetoed by Cleveland Tine
principal reason for the veto was that If womb
increase Inc expense OF the Government 10
such an extent as 10 be almost appalling and
that would be an lnducement TO peopje 10 live
at the expense OF The Government While thew
TO pass the bill over the veto
failed for want OF the necessary two
thirds vote. The same bill with some
amendment was passed in the Senate Navel,
80, 1890. went 10 the House, and on June %
was finally passed. 1t was approved nv Hart
son June 81. Ii contains the same general
features that were IN the bill vetoed by Cieve
land. There is no knowing ii an ahen or ser
vice pension bill will pass.
SoNG-E. L., City. There Is no fixed rnle a
to The division OF profits between the writer of
The words OF song ana the composer of the
music 10 which the words are SET. 1t isamar.
ter of mutual agreement. In the matter of
copyrighting song, 1t may be copyrighted In