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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-26
A WONDERFUL BEAR.

He Plays Soldier and Epicure, but the
City Can Have Him.
II the city can afford to accept valuable
addition to the menagerie, Mr.. Leopold
Blum, an East side butcher, is prepared to
make gift, says the New York Herald.
He has a white elephant in the shape Of f.
bear that was recently presented to him by
friend living al Galveston, Tex. Mr.. Blum
was delighted when he first received his gift,
for upon knocking the laths off the box in
which bruin was brought to the city the
animal emerged and in dignifed manner
extended his right paw and shook his new
owners hand.
BrUir had been well brought up by the
family OF Mr.. Hunter Of Galveston, Tex,
who had secured him when he was q fat
little cub five Years ago The animal had
been the constant companion of Mr. Hunter'S
children, and they were l0ath t. part with
him, but the climate of the South did not
agree with bruin, and he was shipped North
for his health.
Mr.. Blum took him to one of his shops at
$50 Avenue 3, and placed him in the cellar
There the animal affords great amusement
for Mr.. Blum and bis friends. Armed with
a brOOmstick he plays soldier like veteran.
But it is in table manners that hruin excelS.
He drinks milk and ginger ale from goblet
and wires his muZZle with napkin after
ward.
But the creature has q great fault. He
turns up his nose at all ordinary diet.
Hes as tame as lamb and as playful as a
kitten" sat Mr.. Blum, "but, my, what tn
appetite lie hasi'
Apples. cTanberries, honey, baked beans
and milk are What the pet expects as his
daily fare, and he wants them with an un-
stinted hand.
One day Mr. Blum found bruin, who had
already been well fed, Scraping out the con-
tents of jar OF honey. AT another time
the bear was found squstting on his
launches with a crOckery jar of Boston
baked beans clutched tightly in its jaws.
He was devouring its contents, maintaining
all the while the sobriety OF a Judge of the
Supreme Court.
Mr.. Blum was in hopes that tie bear
would hibernate during the cold weather
and thus spare him the expense OF supplyiu Q
barrels Of apples and the like, but the brute
scorned TO enter the dormant state. On the
contrary his appetite for luXuries increased
with the coming of winter.
Several persons offered to buy the anus
ing animal but as he was gift Mr.. Blum
refused to par with him for price. He
has decided, however, to offer bIuin to the
city, to be placed in Central Park, where he
would be great attraction.
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THE OLD MANS BAD NIGHT.
But He Finally Talked His Way to Raj
ferty's With Coin for WbisI,v

But He Finally Talked His Way to Raf-
ferty's With Coin for Whisky.
A very seedy, white-haired, miserable
looking man went skurrying round the cor
ner Of Twenty-frst street and Sixth avenue
before an icy wind the other evening, and,
after getting under the lee of the big bank
building, paused to look around him. He
found himself unexpectedly alongside a
young man in fur-liued overcoat who was
was waiting for a horse-car
Good evening boss" said the old man.
IT'S pretty cold and l haven't the price Of
a whisky. My luck to day has been fearful.
L haven't picked up a nickel"
The young man in a fur coat was a careful
student OF human nature and always made
practice Of questioning brOken-dOWn side
wall worker when he came across one.
i don't suppose people are generous"
said he, lust after the holidays. You bpe-
gars must have pretty hard time of it,"
We'll" replied the old man, Il don't beg
very often. It's only when [ can't do any
business, and night finds me dead broke,
that strike any body for loan"
Nv hats your busineSs?" asked the Young
man in the fur coat
"Pll tell you," was the reply. During
the rush hours on the elevated road Igo I'D
into crowded station and linger round lust
outside the entrance where the people put
tlced people think | am up in the station to
get out of the wind. Well, | simply watch
the crowd near the window. My time is
when Harlem train pulls into the station,
and the people buying tickets get excited and
pull and push one another about in their eff
forts to catch it. l keep my eye on the
ground, and when the mob rusheS through
the gate, l more than likely find piece Of
silver lying there. You see, my conscience
does not trouble ME when | pick 1t up.
1t doesn't belong to the railroad COM
pany and the party it does belong to is on
his way 10 Harlem. You'd be surprised to
know what good hauls a man can make at
the business. All that is necessary to be
successful in it is to keep out of sight of the
ticket and gate man. | work Fourteenth,
Twenty-third, Thirty-third and Forty-sec-
ond streets every night. Last night caught
80 cents, and about month ago L swiped
dollar bill. Tonight, though, people had
tight hold on their money, and never even
got a. kel, and it's cold, too. l wouldn't
mind If had just the price of one ball.
could 60 over to Rafferty's place on Seventh
avenue, then, and sit against the stove for
an hour"
The young man in the fur coat pushed
silver coin into the old rascal's hand. He
touched his ragged cap and said:
oung fellow, you're great Come up to
the next corner and FL blow you off"
But the young man was boarding the
street-car, leaving the street adventurer to
shuttle over to Rafferty's with his precious
heart restoring silver cOin.-N. Y. Sun.
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der in tint. When the gown was made Z
wore 1t to visit friend who lived by the
seaside: the return necessitated a long
walk along the shore after sundown, with n
damp wind blowing from the sea. When I
reached home great was my grief to see that
my hne new gown of cotton and wool had
SO shrnnk in the damp salt air as to be-
nearly up to my knees. Dampening and
ironing and Letting down" partly re-
stored 1t to usefulness, but the delicate
coior faded in streaks and [ realized thar
In buying the gown 1 had bought a nnrnIe
vase. The lesson sunk deep, but L forgot il
when, few weeks ago, wanted material
to curtain little nook in a room in NV
home. | bought some China silk; ir was
very pretty, having shrimp-pink ground.
with white arum lilies and green leaves
spreading all over it, and when suspended
from brass rod the decorative effect was
good; but the morning sun rests warm and
stTong on that spot, and already the beauti-
1ul PINK Is flying out," as the painters saw.
MY pretty curtains are, YOU see, purple
vase. The woman who buys parasol for
the handle, or gay printed muslin that will
not wash, or cheap kid gloves, or anything
simply because it takes her eve, will find
u mat she has bought purple yaSe.-Ladies'
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RAILROAD SUITS.
The Northern Pacific Attaches All Of the
Hunt Properties in WASHINGTON

ouht fropeTtles IN washington.
WALLA WALLA, Jan. 25-For some time
past it has been rumoIed here that the
Northern Pacific has been pressing the
Oregon and Washington Territory Railroad,
the Hunt road" for the payment Of a
large amount Of money collected by the lat
ter on freight delivered by the Northern to
the o. and W. r. r. h. aud collected for
them by that company. Late Friday night
wrts OF attachment were placed in the
hands Of Sheriff Mcfarland of Walla Walla
to serve on all properties belonging to G. w.
Hunt III Walla Nalla County, among which
are bis interests In certain warehouses lying
along tho line of the o. and w. L. road aud
certain lots In the city Of Walla WalIa, IT,
Guiding Hunts residence. These attacS
ments we're sworn oul at the instance OF thg
Northern Pacific and were secured on notes
given by q. w. Hunt to the Northern Pa
clhc Railroad Company, the first of which
was given for SGJ,0o0, executed April .,
1889, the second given on the same date for
Si4,uG0, and the third given May l, 1889, for
20,OO0-the three notes being payable on
demand. Sheriff Mcfarland aud his deputy
left Immediately for Hunts junction and
Eureka junction, where Hunt has big con-
struction-yards, and on their arrival there
attached all the material ana personal prop
erty belonging TO him, and also attached
all grain platforms and warehouses along
the line.
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ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.
How Officer Tryon interrupted
Holding Up"

A little after midnight Saturday Isaac
Hassen. matchmaker who resides at 49,
Clementina street, was stopped about a
block from his home by three highway rob
berS. Before he knew it revolver was
thrust in his face, then lie commenced
calling for help. Luckily Officer Tryon saw
the attack and frustrated their purposes by
appearing on the scene. He pursued the
one with the revolver, running him into an
alley, then into yard and into an open eel
lar, where they grappled. After a struggle
the robber was manaced and led to prison.
He gave the name of Ed Hillston, and was
charged with attempt at robbery. His
weapon was found on a later search. His
pals escaped and are not likely to be found,
as HlllstOn is not a known criminal
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The Death Of Princess Baudouin.

BRUSSELS, Jan. 25.-The report that the
Princess Henriette, who is seriously i'll, has
been informed of the death OF her brother,
Prince Baudouin, Is incorrect. The physl-
clans attending the Princess refused to al
low her to be told.
The court goes into mourning for Prince
Bandouin three months. Its stated that the
real cause of his death was internal variola,
a new form of disease observed here lately.
The King has ordered tile fact of the
Princes death concealed from his aunt,
Princess Charlotte. ex. Empress of Mexico.
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DYNAMITE SCARE.
British Authorities Alarmed at Information
Ernrr Amnrican Anents

British Authorities Alarmed at Information
From American Agents.
LONDON, Jan. 25.-lt is stated on high
authority that there is great dynamite
scare among the authorities, who have re-
ceived information from their agents in
America that the dynamite section is act
lively preparing to resume operations. The
headquarters are said TO be in Philadelphia
and Kansas City. The authorities are in
creasing their vigilance and detectives
swarm at Queenstown, Liverpool, South
amptOn and other ports. Police guards have
been increased around the public buildings,
and the authorities arc considering the ad-
visibility OF issuing an order for the closer
examination of the luggage of passengers
arriving from the continent and ths United
States.
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UTILITY FIRST.
shoppers who Look to Beauty In an
Article Miss 1t.

Shoppers Who Look to Beauty III an
Article Miss 1t.
In one of Miss Edgeworth's moral taies
there Is n story of little girl who one day
went shopping with her mother, and whose
fancy was so completely captivated by q
purple vase that she was willing to go with
out pair of shoes that she might purchase
IL. When she goes home she pours out Of
the vase dark liquid that 1t contained. and
it is no longer purple vase.
Over and over again do shoppers have to
learn from bitter experience Miss Edge
worth's very apparent moral = that we
should buy things that will wear.
l well remember my first shopping ex-
perience. l thought only of beauty and
nothing of utility as l purchased gauzy
material for gown, which was pale layen-
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BELGIUM FLOODS.
A Village Suddenly Submerged and The
Residents Driven From Their Homes.

BRUSSELS, Jan. pa thaw has set in
here and floods have resulted The River
Senne is much swollen. The low lying sub
urbS of Brussels are flooded five feet. Food
is being conveyed to the inhabitants of the
flooded quarters BY boats.
the village of Ankerghem was suddenly
submerged to-day and the people forced to
fee from their homes to escape drowning
Many cattle persisted.
Inundations are reported at Charleroix
Thuin. MaTchienneS and Diuant. All are
attended with immense damage t. property
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physician and his fathers before him, and I
knew that the man was mad. His insanity
was only asleep. So well did l know him
that warned him to keep himself free from
such excitement as would result from a GER
tain disease. As l had feared, that disease
finally made its appearance in the country.
and the man blew out ks brains as soon as
he heard Of IL, although the case was 1000
miles y."-Chicago Tribune.
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DR.. Humphreys of the Twenty eighth
street Hospital, better known as the Pest
house. was taken to the City and County
Hospital yesterday morning, while suffering
dissolution from pneumonia. He soon lapsed
into unconsciou sness, and at nightfall was
hardly alive.
DR.. Bradbury, the resident physician. said
at o'clock that it would be miracle for
him TO live until midnight, and he could not
possibly last until morning.
Dr. Humphreys was early in the seventies
conn ected with thequarantine service. Later
he was resident physician at the City and
County Hospital, and recently has been con-
nected with the Pesthouse
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HAWAIIAN TREATY.
Probable Action on MCKinley'S
Bill.
The Contest for Ingalls, Seat In The
Senate.
calculations of the Kansas Alliance Hen.
Two Republicans 10 Be UnSeated
ingalls, and His Friends.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-The Tribune's
Washington correspondent says that early
ana favorable action in the House may be
looked for on McKinley's bill, providing
that nothing in the tariff act shall be held
10 repeal or impair the provisions of the
reciprocity treaty with Hawaii. Mckinley
mas strong hopes that the bill will pass the
House without much opposition or protract-
ed debate
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SWINDLED BUT SAVED.
A Farmer Rather Glad That He Has B
Scooued nv "a Ernud.

A Farmer Rather Glad That He Has Been
Scooped by Fraud.
feller came along 10 my place about
year ago." said a Wayne County farmer to
Detroit Free Press man. land introduced
himself as an agent for book to be pub
lshed In about two months. 1t was sort
OF pioneer history OF Michigan, and he
wanted to put III my wood-cut and write up
my history"
Yes"
Well. didn't care much about it, you
know, but AS his terms were low l kinder
thought 1t might be all right. The old woman
got onto the scheme and she wanted her
pictur' in."
Yes"
wait, the boys said it would look pizen
mean TO leave them out, and so | concluded
10 put the hye of us in. Feller said he'd
middle, with the old woman and the boys
kinder wobblng around in circle"
Yes"
''Feller stayed all day, took down some
notes and carried off S25 and our pictur's."
And you haven't seen him since?"
No"
He must have been n fraud"
Not doubt of it, but Pm kinder glad Of
1t, after all. He hadn't been gone an hour
when Bill begun saying as how his pictur
was to look the peartest, and them three
boys ut about it for hull month. Then the
ole woman got an idea that her pctur' orter
be IN the middle instead of mine, and fursix
weeks we never spoke word. Then our two
nayburs got down on us cause the agent
didn't call on them, and in one way and an
other we hev blu made miserable If the
bo,d had cum along there'd hev been no
holdin' any of u.s."
But it wont come"
Il guess not. / may meet the feller
around here some day, and if do l shall
walk up to HIN and say:
Put 'er thar, young mani You are S25
ahead, but by swindling me you hev saved
the hull darned - family from chawin'
each other into splintersp"
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HOME RULE.
A Speech by Parnen at Large Meeting at
Waterford

A. SFSSNA " oA--eAA az Z" Hoi 80 AAOClAuS dL
Waterford
WATERFORD, Jan. 25.-Parnell to-day ad-
dressed here the largest meeting of the
present campaign. He said Hartlepool had
declared entirely for him in the recent cleo
tiun, and it depended upon the Irishmen
themselves what kind of a home rule they
obtained He admitted that he was too
amiable with GLADSTONE al Hawarden, but
promised that he would not repeat that mis-
take. he had never known anything to be
got out Of negotiations with Gladstone, and
was glad they had been broken off. A boly
OF McCarthyites held a counter demonstra-
ton at Mullinayat.
LONDON. Jan. 25.-It is reported to-day
that Parnel and O'Brien will 60 to
Ampripp
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Dynamite Fiends at Work.

BLUEFIELD CIV. Va, Jan. 25.-The
fourth instance in which houses in this
vicinity have been blown up with dynamite
occurred here last night. The home OF
james Collins was demolished Thursday
night. Moses Henry's store was partially
wrecked the same night and William Roam S
dwelling was demolished and several per-
sons injured. Three arrests have been
made. The town is terrified.
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A CURIOSITY IN CLOCK WORK.



stantly on the Go.
The most unique specimen of clock work
In this city, or perhaps in the world, is in
the window OF Ferdinand Kraft of Court
street. 1t was made by Mr.. Kraft entirely
by hand. 1t is about eleven inches in
height by about nine in width. The dial is
not more than three inches in diameter, and
is supported by tour pillars. Beneath the
dial and clock work is a remarkable appa-
ratus. a small brass platform, supported
on central pivots, runs parallel to the face
of the dial. A small steel vertical spring
connects ii at each end with the eScapement
machinery. The surface OF the platform
Carries slight zlg-zag groove resembling
the Old-Style parallels in army engineering e
Starting at one of the springs and ending
at the other, the groove crosses the platform
ten times, the length of each diagonal
being two and One-fifth inches, so that the
length Of the groove from one spring to the
other Is twenty five inches. In this slight
groove travels small steel ball, which fol-
lows the ZIg-Zag course of the groove and
performs the functions of the pendulum in
the ordinary clock, running across the plat
form In five seconds. When the end OF the
groove III the platform Is reached it Tits so
that ;he bali strikes the vertical spring and
recommeuces its zig-zag journey until the
other end is reached just as the platform
again Tits and the steel ball again is thrown
into the groove by the upright spring. The
accuracy oil the mechanism Is amazing, and
every day hundreds oi people stand TO gaze
at the curious action of the horizontal plat
form and the unerring accuracy OF the ball
In returning through It's curiouSly con-
structed groove.
The clock was made by Mr.. Kraft six
years ago in his spare hours and is not for
sale. 1t Is difficult to keep in order. In
very dry or frosty weather its speed is ac-
celerated and in very moist weather it is
retarded. On this account it would not
make an accurate timekeeper, but as 1t is
the hfst ana only one perfected by Mr..
KRAFT, 1t might be susceptible of great i'm
proyement. The curious thing about it is,
perhaps, the distance travelled by the ball in
six years, which Mr. Kraft estimates Mt
IL, TAG miles, or at the rate OF six miles a day.
The works are pretty much the same as
those ordinarily in use, though the escape
ment attachment to the fitting platform is
entirely different. In constructing this
horological curiosity Mr.. Kraft spent much
time and labor, and he made several before
he completed tile one now ruuning.-Bro0k
ltrt1E
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Nor received the book ?"
He must have been n fraud.


One Of these specialists was talking in his
Teception-roOm the other day, and he made
this statement:
There is nothing new in the proposition
that we are all mad. That's story as old
as the hills, and is true. We call the insan-
ity that is at large latent insanity. If it
doesn't come in contact with shock or
some disease 1t may remain latent until
death stops the machinery. / know men In
business who are liable TO go to pieces, men
tally, II the unexpected happens. l once
knew man who was cashier in bank,
and had it from those who knew Of his
work that no more competent and accurate
man ever held place. But / had been his
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-26
/ Fine German Shin.

The German ship Occident, Captain Sell
berg, arrived in port last evening after
good passage of 1877 days from Hamburg,
with cargo of general merchandise for A.
Carpenter. Off Cape Horn the vessel had
q succession of northwest gales lasting for
fourteen days. The Occident is a new ves-
sci, and is said to be the fnest German ship
that ever entered the harbor.
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THE FIRST TRIP.
An Excursion Train Through From 0akdale
TO Merced

MERGED, Jan. 25.-The excursion which
was to arrive here last Sunday from Oak
dale over the new road from that place to
Merced was postponed until to-day. At IL
o'clock this morning merry crowd con-
ssting of about zoo ladies and gentlemen of
Oakdale arrived in two cars, accompanied
by brass band. Out citizens met them at
the depot with band and escorted them TO
Lake Yosemite and other places of note in
stages, carriages, etc. On their return they
were wined and dined at Ell Captain Hotel.
At O'clock in the afternoon the conductor
shouted ''All aboard" and the first passen-
ger train that ever run through on the new
road took its passengers back to their homes
well pleased with their visit
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HYPERBoREANIZED
The Island Of Cuba Experiencing the Coolest
Winter Ever Known There.

HAVANA, Jan. 25.-The continued north
erly gales which have prevailed here since
New Years have reduced the temperature
all over the island Of Cuba, and this will be
noted as the coolest winter ever known in
this latitude. The mercury has fallen as
low as SO and J99 The cold weather is
favorable TO the development of the cane,
which is in splendid condition, and sugar
making is now general throughout the ISL
and. The estimates for a very large crop
will be greatly reduced on account Of the
frequent fires among the standing cane,
many of which were no doubt incendiary,
and large quantities OF growing cane have
been consumed. The loss to the planters
will be immense.
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VIENNA. Jan. 25.-The lower House Of
the Reichsrath was dissolved by an uneX-
pected decree published in the official
journal to-day, and elections will be held
Immediately. Count Won Tasffe, Premier,
desires a new Conservative majority in the
Bohemian and Slav members, whom he col-
siderS unreliable
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A LIBERAL MANIFESTO.
Social Questions to Be Considered at the Next
Austrian Parliament.

Austrian Parliament.
VIENNA, Jan. %. The Gazette publishes
as an election manifesto, an article
attributed to Finance Minister Dunajewski,
which is the most liberal ever issued by
the Government. The manifesto reminds
the nation that legislation must be
adapted to the spirit of the times an
promises that the next Parliament will deal
with social questions. 1t makes a large bid
for the support of the young Czechs, limiting
at the autonomy of the various races under
Emperor Francis Joseph as desirable. This
latter is the most important feature Of the
manifesto.
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Washington is overrun at present with

Washington is overrun at present with
speculators from the South American States.
Many OF them are experienced promoters,
VINO have found Londcn rather dull since
the Barings failed, and have come to the
United States as to fresh fields and pastures
new. They are loaded down win conces-
sions for mines, railroads, lafo0r privileges
and other promotable material.