The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-17

THE BOSTON FrRE-P. w. City. The great fire
in Boston--that is, the one of recent times, oc-
CURED on the 9th of November, 1872, and
burned over sixty-hve acres in the heart of the
business portion OF the city. Four hundred
and forty-six buildings were destroyed, and
the loss footed up $76 900, 600.
SnK-E. g., Healdsburg, Cal. Kansas. Mis-
souri, and Utah raise silk cocoons The prin-
eipal silk manufactu ring eenters in the United
States are Paterson and Hoboksn, n. j.;
Brooklyn and New York for the manufacture
OF reeled silk, and South Manchester and Hart
ford, Conn.,, for the manufacture of spun silk.
Attempts have been made in California at
various times to raise silk in quantities to
make it an industry but the movement has
not received the support II deserves.
VANCOUVER IsLAED-P. c., Alameda, Cal.
Vancouver Island. part OF British Columbia,
is 275 miles long and its greatest breadth is
about eighty-five miles. The city OF Victoria
is the chief place and the capital OF British
Columbia. George Vancouver, the navigator,
took possession OF the island in 1892 in behalf
of Great Britain. In 1S43 the Hudson Bsy
Company established a trading-post on the
island, at Victoria. The island was for long
time claimed by the United States, but Great
Britain was confirmed in her possession by the
treaty of 1916. II 1S49 1t was granted to the
HUDSON Bay Company for period of ten years.
In 1853 1t was converted into q colony and in
1865 was consolidated with British Colum bia.
CALIFORNIA AND THE PRESIDENT E. ]. c.,
City. Since California has been State it has
sent to the electoral college seven Republican
and four Democratic delegations as follows
1852, Democrat, voting for Franklin Pierce
1856, Democrat. voting for James Buchanan
1860, Republican, voting for A. Lincoln 1864,
Republican, voting for A. Lincoln; 1853 Re-
publican, voting for U. s. Grant; 1872, Repub-
lican, voting for q S. Grant; 1876, Republican,
voting for R. B. Hayes; 1880, Democrat yot-
ing for W. s. Hancock; 1854, Republican, vot-
ing for James G. Blaine; 1888, Republican,
voting for Benjamin Harrison; 1892, Demo.
were cast for Grover Cleveland and one for
Benjamin Harrison.
CTTIzENsHIP-M. L., City. A case In the New
York reports, People VS.. Newell, sustains the
point you make in your communication. A
boy was born abroad and when an infant was
brought to the United States by his alien mar.
ents. When the boy was eight years of age the
father died, not having been naturaIized
After time the boys mother married second
time, her second husband also foreigner who
afterward became citizen. In the case
named II was held that the action of the ser
ond husband in becoming O citizen made his
wife and the mother of the boy a citizen under
the statute and that the mother having become
q citizen during the boys minority he nv
virtue OF the law which declares that the
children of parents who become citizens dur.
ing the children's minority are deemed citi.
zens of the United States, became himself 4
citizen.
GOVERNORS OF CALIFoRNIA-E J. c.. cttv
The political faith of the Governors of Califor.
mia, under American rule, is given in the fol-
lowing table: