The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-04-29
.ne District of Columbia, bnt does not allow

the District of Columbia, bnt does not allow
the inha biants any vote for Presidential cleo
tors. The public affairs are managed by three
Commissioners acting under the legislation OF
Congress. The citizens OF The District have no
representation In Congress nor vote III either
District or national affairs, except, as before
stated, in The matter of electing a part of the
School Board which Is the only election held
there. A native of the District of Columbia
VINO wishes TO vote for Presidential electors
at the first election after attaining his majority,
he having attained that majority in the District,
must go 10 some one OF The States and comply
with the law In regard TO the time In which a
gu allied voter may cast his ballot.
UNITED STATES LANDs.-D. I. p, Oakland,
Cal. In The issue of THE CALL OF Sunday.
April %. was published an answer as to the To-
cation of public lands. Sections 1904 and 1905
OF the Revised Statutes OF the United States
provide for granting homesteads 10 soldiers and
sailors, their widows and orphan children. The
advantages that this law presents over the gen.
eral homestead law are: The privilege OF filing
a declaration with the Register or Receiver,
which will hold "A tract. selected in person or by
agent, for six months without entry, residence
OIL cultivation; also the right OF making nnal
proof before the END of the usual five years.
Timber lands are those which are not III for
cultivation, but are valued for the timber grow
ing upon them. The timber lands in California,
Oregon, Nevada and Washington are for sale
under the law OF June 3, 1878. Agricultural
lands are those that will produce agricultural
ricultural lands.
FRATERNAL SoCIETIEs-J. W., City. The
Foresters' directory gives the following as the
members OF the Ancient Order OF Foresters on
the 31st OF December, 1892: In the world
662. $50, In the United States 30,428. AT the
annual commu nication of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge OF the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
the membership was given as follows: Includ-
ing the grand lodges of Australasia, Germany,
Denmark and Switzerland 773. 431. The
American organization Is not In affllatien with
an English order entitled the Manchester
Unity Odd Fellows, who number TT, 500. The
Enoampment branch of the order numbers
132349, Rebekah lodges. sisters 96.312,
brothers 84,721, Chevaliers Of the Patriarchs
Militant 1854 The number In the United
States and Canada is given at TAG, 4S4.
WRITING A DRAMA-E. E., City. II you are
of the opinion that you have the plot for a
drama that il performed would draw, write 1t
out. and at the beginning Of each act write
what you would like In the way OF scenery and
stage setting. Acting upon the directions
given, the stage manager. the scenic artist and
the stage carpenter Will all have something to
say as to whether those directions can be fol-
lowed or not. After you have written your
play or drama submit 1t to some well-known
dramatic critic, who for a consideration will
give his opinion of what you have produced. If
The opinion Is a favOrabl one you can then su b.
NIT the drama to manager for his cOnsidera.
tiOn.
METROPOLITAN THEATER-W. G. K, City,
The Metropolitan Theater which was on Mont
gomery street, betw en- Washington and jack
son, was almost totally destroyed by fire on the
night OF August 10, 1857. The Lyceum The
alter. on the corner of Montgomery and Wash.
ington streets, was burned out OH the morning
OF November 27. 1860. In 1851 the Lyceum
and Metropolitan buildings were repaired, and
par OF the Metropolitan building was fitted up
for the Federal courts. The tReater was re-
built and opened IN 1862. 1t was used as such
until the opening OF Montgomery avenue, when
portion OF Ii had to be sacrificed in the inter-
est of Il he Improvement.
PHARMACEUTICAL CoLLEGE-C. Nc. City.
In order to enter the California Pharmaceutical
College 1t is necessary that the applicant shall
have graduated from grammar school, and
that he shall possess credentials that would en-
tile hln 10 admission in the high school. Ii he
Is not graduate OF the grammar school, but
mas received his education elsewhere. he must
produce credentials equal TO those that would
admit him 10 high school. III he Is unable TO
do this he VIII have to undergo IN examination
as to his knowledge of the English language
and education generally. There are two terms
In the coll ge-the first from April to Decem-
Der. and the second from February TO Noyem-
Der In the year following.
IMMIGRATIoN-H. j. e., Vallejo CAL At
the present time there appears TO be luli In
the matter OF immigration to the United States.
The latest advices show that In 1892 the arrl-
! walls were 623. 084, While In 1898 there We're
! but 439,73O, decrease OF 1880. Ihere are
| any number OF causes assigned Tor marc
times" and each individual who advances a
| cause Is Of the firm opinion that he Is right,
] but he Is not without an opponent VINO Will