The San Francisco call., 1896-04-26

years would be defense to an action for
bigamy, for that period of time raises pre-
sumption that the party is dead.
GETTYsBURG-C. K, City. There are num-
Der OF historians who claim that the battle of
gettysburg was the decisive battle of the Civil
war, and that it was the turning point OF the
great contest; but there are others who dis
pute this assertion and hold that twas not de-
clslVe, because the Union soldiers did not fol-
low up the advantages they had gained and
permitted Lee and his men to recross the 70
tomac.
BALANCE OF TRADE-B., Napa, CAL During
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1885, the ex-
port of merchandise amounted to $793 ,392,-
800, of gold and silver $113, 1853 500. Total,
$9o6, 7o1 ,O99. During the same period the
import OF merchandise amounted to $731 $685.
965, gold and silver $44 $50, ,254. Total, $776,-
669, ,249. Excess of total exports $3.50, ,0s1,-
$50. These are figures furnished by the
United States Bureau of Statistics OF the Treas
ury Department
FLYING JIB's REcoRD-E. c., Ocean View, Cal
The following is the record of Flying Jib the
PAGER: Eight hundred and eighty yards,
l:OOA, in race at Terre Haute, Ind. ,septem-
Der 20. 1892; 1920 yards, 1:31A, same date
s:o6A, 2:oS1s @ and S 2:os1, ia fastest i've i've
consecutive heats. Mascot won first. Flying Jib
Terre Haute. Flying Jib, one mile, with run
ming mate, 58L4 half IN O:59; at Chillicothe,
Ohio, October 4, 1894.
SEWER BoNDs-E. E., San Quentin, Cal. To
bond certain district for sewer Improvements
IN this State, the petition of the people OF the
district in which the work is to be done must
be presented to the Supervisors OF the county;
who, II the petition is according to law, Will
order an election, md If tWo-thirds of the votes
cast in the district favor the proposition the
work shall be ordered done. Bonds may be
issued payable In twenty years, one-twentleth tn
each year. the amount to meet the indebted
ness and interest to be levied by tax on the
owners of property in the district
The DEATH PENALTY-A. L., City. In trial
for murder the jury is the sole judge of the de-
gree of the homicide and If it decides that 1t is
a case of murder in the first degree, it has the
right to declare that the penalty shall be i'm.
prisonment for life. If it returns verdict OF
murder in the first degree, without signity1ng
that the penalty shall be Imprisonment ior
life, then the court must impose the sentence
of death. A judge of q Superior Court OF this
State has no right to instruct jury TO ma
degree.
A BENEFICIAL ORDER-Certes, Halfmoon Bay
San Mateo County, Cal. The objects of the
organization known as the Independent Order
of B'nai Birth is to unite the Israelites on the
broadest basis of philanthropy, to inspire the
spirit OF patriotism among its members, teach
it's members and their children to love and
respect the American flag, to care for the SICK
OF the order. to bury the dead and to PROVIDE
for the widows and the orphans. Every mem
Der of the order who is married must take g.
beneficiary certificate for $4,000 in favor OF his
wife.
JUSTICE OF THE PEAcE-Inquirer, Eagle
vile, Modoc County Cal. The law of this
State says "the justice courts shall have juris-
diction of the following public ofenses COM
mitted within the respective counties in which
III fnll lDtr
the list of offenses over which they have juris-
diction. This, 1t is held, makes them county
officers. The law then seys that "no county
officer must be appointed or act as the deputy
of another officer of the same county, except
in case where the pay of the officer so ap-
pointed amounts to less than $40 per month ="
SURVIVORS OF THE JEANNETTE-G. D., City.
The following list of officers and men of the
Jeannette showing the assignments to the
boats and their final fate or disposition, is
taken from the records of the court OF inquiry
that convened to take testimony as TO the loss
OF the vessel:
Cutter No. l-Leutenant- Commander George w.
d. Long. Passed Assistant Surgeon j. M. Amber,
Jerome ]. Collins. meteorologfst; seamen ii. c..
Kaack, Karl a. Gortz Adoph Dressler, Hans HI.
Erickson, An Sam, and Alexey, deg driver and
hunter; Coppersmith Walter Lee and Coal-heavers
Nelse Iversen and G. w Boyd-all died in the Lena
Delta. Seaman w. F. c. Nndemann and Louis p.
Noros, who were sent ahead for relief, appeared as
witnesses before the court.
Cutter No. 2-Leutenant C. w. Chipp, Seamen
w. Dunbar, Alfred Sweetman, Harry d. Warren.
Peter E. Johnson, Edward stark and Albert G.
Kuhne and Coal-heaver Walter Sharvel of which
boat with the crew. record exists subsequent to
the gale of September IL, 1881, when they became
separated from the other boats
Whaieboat-Chief Engineer G. w. Melville,
Lieutenant Dannenhower Seaman John Cole, res
cued by natives. afterward inmate of asy-
lum for the insane; Fireman James III. Bartlett,
retained in Siberia to assist Lieutenant Haber:
Seamen II. w. Leach Henry Wilson, Frank
f. Manson and Aneguin, left in Siberia
to assist Lieutenant Haber (Anegun who
was dogdriver and hunter, died at Kirnisk) !;
Coal l-heaver John auterbach left with Haber
and Seaman Charles Tong Sing These were all
rescued by natives aIld all with the exception of
Aneguin and Cole were witnesses before the court