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AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
senate Constitutional Amendment No.


senate Constitutional Amendment No.
II.
A resolution proposing to,the people Of The
State of California an amendment to
section three Of article eleven Of the
Constitution of the State of California,
relating to the formation of new coun-
ties.
Section 3. The Legislature, by general
and uniform laws, may provide Tor the
formation of new counties; proUided,
hOaUeUer, that no new counties shall be
established which shall reduce any
county TO q population OF less than eight
thousand; nor shall new county he
formed containing less population than
five thousand; nor shall any line thereof
pass within five miles OF the county seat
OF any county proposed to be divided.
Every county which shall be enlarged or
created from territory taken from any
other county or counties, shall be liable
for just proportion of the existing debts
and liabilities Of the county or counties
from which such territory shall be taken.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9Th, A. D. 1891

Each ballot used at such election must
contain, printed thereon, the words:
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Eight. No.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Fourteen. No.
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Seven. No.
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Twelve. No.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Seventeen. No.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Sixteen. No.
Assembly Constitutional Amend Yes.
ment Number Thirty-one. No.
Senate Constitutional Amendment Yes.
Number Twenty. No.
Witness my hand and the Great Seal Of
the State, affixed at Sacramento, the day
and year fret above written.
tsEAL.l II. II. MARKHAM,
Governor
Attest: L. G. WAITE,
Secretary of State.
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AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR.
Assembly Constitutional Amendment
No. 12.

Assembly Constitutional Amendment
No. 12.
a resolution proposing to the people of
the State of California an amendment
to section seventeeen, article one, of
the Constitution OF the State OF Cali
tornia.
Section II. Foreigners of the white
race, or OF African descent, eligible to be-
come citizens of the United States under
The naturalization laws thereof, while
bona tide residents OF this State, shall
have the same rights in respect to the
acquisition, possession, enjoyment, trans
mission, and inheritance of all property,
other than real estate, as native born
citizens; prOr1ded, that such aliens own
ing real estate at the time of the
adoption OF this amendment may remain
such owners; and pr0Uided further. that
the Legislature may, by statute, provide
for the disposition of real estate which
shall hereafter be acquired by such aliens
by descent or dovise.
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AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE.
Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. Il.

No. II.
A resolution proposing to the people of
the State of California an amendment
TO section seven, article eleven, of the
Constitution OF the State OF California
Section Z. City and county govern
ments may be merged and consolidated
into one municipal government, with one
set of officers, and may be incorporated
under general laws providing for the in
corporation and organization of incor-
porations for municipal purposes. The
provisions of this Constitution applica-
BILE 10 cities, and also those applicable to
counties, so lar as not inconsistent or pro-
hibited to cities. shall be applicable to
such consolidated government.
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Meat Market.

Following are the rates for whole carcasses
from siaugntererS to dealers:
BEkk-tirst quality, 41a@5c; second quail
1ty, &c; third quality, 3@312e 2 10.
NES-4@ &c Ior large and 5@7c q ID for
small.
MUTTON-3G416c . H.
Handspring. IA So 2 10.
PoRk-Llye Hogs, on loot, grain fed, heavy
ana medium, 5!2c; small Hogs. 81; stock
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Section 8. a State Board of Eoualiza-
ton, consisting OF one member from each
congressional district in This State, shall
be elected by the qualified electors of
their respective districts at the first gen.
erai election to be held after tho ABORTION
Q! this amendment, and az each general
election every four years, whose term OF
office shall be for tour years, whose duty
1t shall be To equalize the valuation of tho
taxable property in the several counties
OF the State for the purposes OF taxation.
The Controller Of State shall be ex officio
a member of the Board. The Boards of
Supervisors OF tho several counties of the
State shall constitute Boards of EQUAL
izauon for their respective counties
whose duty it shall be TO equaliZe tho
valuation of the taxable properly ia the
county for the purpose of taxation; pro-
Utdcd. such State and County Boards of
Equalization are hereby authorized and
empowered, under such rules of notice as
the County Boards may prescribe as to
the county assessments, and under such
rules OF notice as the State Board NAV
prescribe rs 10 the action OF tho State
Board, to Increase or lower the entire as
sessncnt Etill, or :tlig assessment con-
talneo therein, so as to eaualize tho as
sessment OF the property contained in
said assessment rcii, ANA make the as
sessnlent confirm 10 the true value in
money ef the property coufained ia said
roll; pro9l,ied, that no Board OF IGqual-
i2a!icn shall raise any mortgage, deed OF
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OFFICIAL.

trust, contract or other obligation by
winch deot is secured, money, or SOL
vent credits, above it's face yRiue. The
State Board of Equalization elected i'm
eighteen hundred and ninetv-four shall
continue in office until their successors.
as herein provided for shall be elected
and shall qualify.
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AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT.
Assembly Constitutional Amendments
No. 81.


No. 81.
y resolution to propose to the people
oil the State of California an amend
ment to section seven (7) Of article nine
an OF the Constitution of the State of
California, by increasing the number Of
members constituting the State Board
OF Education, by adding thereto the
President and Professor of Pedagogics
OF the University of California.
Section I. The Governor, the Superin.
tendant OF Public instruction, the Presi.
dent OF the University of California. and
the Professor of Pedagogy therein, and
the Principals of the State Normal
Schools, shall constitute the State Board
OF Education, and shall compile, or cause
to be compiled, and adopt, a uniform
series OF textbooks for use in the COM
mon schools throughout tho State The
state Board may cause such textbooks,
when adopted, to be printed and pub
llshed by the Superintendent of Stats
Printing, at the State Printing Office, aud
when so printed and published TO be dis
trIbuted and sold at the cost price Of
printing, publishing and distributing the
same. The textbooks so adopted Shall
continue in use not less than four years,
and said State Board shall perform such
other duties as may be prescribed by law.
The Legislature shall provide for Board
of Education in each county in the State.
the County Superintendents and the
County Boards Of Education shall have
control Of the examination of teachers
and tho granting of teachers certifi Gates
within their respective jurisdictions.
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AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.

Assembly Constitutional Amendment
No. z.
a resolution proposing an amendment to
the Constitution OF tho State of Cali
fOrnia, by adding Il new section to ar
ticle thirteen OF the said Constitution,
to be numbered section twelve and
three-fourths u23), relating to revenue
and taxation.
Section 122 Fruit and nut bearing trees
under the age Of four years from the time
of planting In orchard form, and grape
vines under the age of three years from
the time Of planting in vineyard form,
shall be exempt from taxation, and moth
ing in this article shall he construed as
subjecting such trees and grapevines to
taxation.
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AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE.
Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
go.

Senate Constitutional Amendment No:
go.
An Act to submit to the people of the
State Of California an amendment to
section twenty-three of article four of
the Constitution of the State of Cali
fornia.
Section %. The members of the Legis-
lature shall receive, in full payment for
their services, the sum of one thousand
tSl ,OOO) dollars, and mileage not to exceed
ten cents per mile, and for contingent ex-
penses not to exceed twenty five dollars,
Tor each session, to be paid out of the
public treasury. No increase in COM
pensation or mileage shall take effect
during the term for which the members
OF either house shall have been elected,
and the pay of no attache shall be in
creased after he is elected or appointed.
NOW THEREFORE,, Pursuant to the
provisions of the Constitution, and an
Act of the Legislature entitled IAN Act
to provide for the submission of proposed
amendments to the Constitution OF the
State of California to the qualified elect
ors for their approval" approved March
Z, \. ID. 1888, viz:
Section l. Whenever the Legislature
shall propose any amendment or amend
meuts to the Constitution Of this State,
which amendment or amendments shall
have been passed in the manner and form
required by section one Of article eighteen
OF the Constitution, and no other mode is
provided by law for the submission of
such amendment or amendments to the
people for their approval, it shall be the
duty Of tho Governor to advertise such
proposed amendment or amendments III
at least four newspapers OF general circU-
lation in this State, for three months next
preceding the next general election. One
of said newspapers must be published at
the city OF Sacramento, and two at the
city of San Francisco; and in issuing his
proclamation for an election at which amy
amendment or amendments TO tie Con-
stitution are to be voted upon, he shall
include such amendment Or amendments
therein, and he shall designate them by
numbers, in the order in which they have
been proposed
The said amendments are submitted to
be separately voted upon by ballot by the
qualified electors of the State, on
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Eastern Grain Market.

NEW YORK, October 9th.
WHEAT-Octo5er, 551zc; November 56Lc:
December, 5714c; March, 6o3sc; May, 624c
CHICAGO, October 9th.
WHEAT 5l36c; December, $50:
May, 5e$4c.
LIVERPOOL. October 9Th
WHEAT-Firm; demand poor; No. 2 Red
Winter. As Sd; do Spct, As I'd.
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AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX.
Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. z.

a resolution to propose to the people of
the State of California an amendment
to tho Constitution OF the State, amend
ing section nine Of article thirteen
thereof, relative 10 the election of a
State Board OF Equalization.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30
THOMAS CLApp CORNELL.

,r,. CLAM, Cornell president Of the Yontcrs
Gas Light Company. and agent fof IN" 'h''''
Gas Imurovement Company. which op1a'"S inc
,.,.ral gaq companies In the city. died suddenly
,osteraoy morning AT his home IN Highlnnd-aV"r
vo,kcrs in the seventy sixth year Of his age"
,fr Cornell was born in Flushing. l.. J.. on Jann-
arr : lSlg lie Of an OLD WESTMINSTER 'o""F
family which has been settled IN Scarsl'I' SINCE
17g- His early NE was spent on farm near
rochester and the only schooling h" had he re-
c.ived from his father during the winter months
tIs father being a civil engineer taught MIN us
nrlnclples and when he was twenty-one years o''
n. entered the Engineering Department OF ''e
Stat. on the Erie Canal enlargement, ana was put
in charge Of the combined locks AT IocNp"r|
From ISi 10 1876 he In the cmroy OF IN"
co,,di.n Government at Montreal on the lachn"
Canal In isi7 he was employed In the cohstr"'
,ion Of the Hudson River Railroad ms assistant
engineer and had charge Of the section tto"
Spuytcn Duyvil to )obbs Ferry re ssI' voL ~
Youkcrs about 1850 In 1884 h. organized the pnk,
crs Gas Light Company OF wh,ch ne, nr n i:n Vr
president since 1851. and treasurer since l"oi ~,
Cornell was brought up Wing, but Mds AWAY
an Abol dis He was one OF M nT Rernbiran
TO the call for the organization o. ,le Non
PARTY I'm Yonkcrs three days after me NOMINATION. h
SIpporier Of the party. lie became member OF
he Union League club Of this city IN $50 about
h in'' snrnt TWO years. while there he abandoned
the Protestantism OF his ances!ofSs, whn -, var
into 'hs Roman wan n matters nsF aPper "a.
a yohs IL to the church. and aided materially in the
fomndng of 81. Mary's Church IN las ~ PARISH
schnnls In 1853 and 81. Josephs Church IN Dbl as
,reu ne The establishment OF the Sisters OF charity
at Mount Saint Vincent IN 1856 Largely through
bis Efforts st Josephs Hospital In South iroah-
wnv Workers. was built ana he was. AZ the Uln'
of his death. i,s treasurer and q member ot me
Advisory Hoard lie contributed literally 10 the
cnne,rI,ction OF 81. Peters Church. nov IN cours"
Of erection at Lu1lOw-st. and kvcr inlc- ~.
VorLcrs MIR Cornell director -of the FIRST
National Bank member Of the Wes,chcstcT ils Us
,ortr,I Societv and the Yonkers Historical ana
In'rarv Association In 1850 he married Miss Jane
J.; nasbford OF Yonkers. who survives him
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OBITUARY NOTES.

Jackson Mich Dec 29.-John Edward Kennedy,
the Inesmerls. died at his home In this city yestcr
day He came In from a season on the road two
weeks ago suffering from Brights disease ana
never rallied He about forty.hve years oid.
and had ved here nearly all his life He was Il
Mason and n Maccabee. ard Will be buried win tne
honors OF those orders Nc leaves widow ana
daughter.
INDIANAPOLIS Dec 2o-Chares \. I. Ross. aged
seventy one OF the oldest printers In the country
and organizer of the local typographical union dod
hcr. to-day He figured more or less prominently
I'm nearly every Democratic convention that mas
been held here In the last thirty years. He was
colonel Of the 18th Indiana Regiment formerly Chief
Of Police and in earlier times was Marshal OF Ind
annapolis He died in poverty although at the close
OF the War he was wealthy.
ST. john v b.. Dec. 29.-Robert Blair. formerly
president Of tho -. John Gas Company "f"llch
deod here Yesterday while at his dinner. lie vas
eighty years old. He leaves four seas ana TWO
la fe--
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rrutEk.BLr CITY or sHANsL

From North China Daily News
Tn. richest and most popuous parts OF SnaAS'
r. re- "piend plains. Of which the most consldera
h;e-3O0 feet above tn" love. 3' ,ne So - ,o W.
Tthn n,.tropolis OF Shans s situated at the NORTH
ern extremity OF the great pam whe,e tnv ", s
'".,9i ',nI 0hrrl,,n ,r.s,,uf The cOniguraton az
the ground Enclosed by Taiyuaniu city Is 'nat OF "
mr. times ID stretch ircumDrnt COW. Inc Si'
,,s chosen ana described by ii chunfcng. a ceie-
hratel professor OF geomancy IN inc GAYS oil ,nr
Tnngs who lived during the reign OF the r,,sp,".
raj Tsnng OF that Tx The city having been thch
founded It's history reaches BACK 10 tnat "in ',"C
onnosif" the premises Of the English Baptist ms,
sion is shrine t. me m'm9sS s, 1, tn hay" hacn
originally butt within tn. bls,on ot tnr eas. S'',
but becaus of this 1retcanS S in T& INV r INV s
This il firmly believed. and not mere story 'n,s
~ he truth Of IL AL The outer wall of the has
lion about the southeast gate when struck win Il
~. of - cow Travellers leaving the city or return
ing To- IL pick up stones ami beat upon the wall 20
hone that this constnn; disturbing of the COW may
incline her the m2rr g"o oH ,o to h .N 70 rd her
mission. for they anrcipatt that the city "oui
ns be not S"' h "sq s ~ Re %n a; h
place has been 50 much DAMAGED py tne PRAGUE
that official proclamatons have been poste" up lor-
Thess proclamations do NOT deny the fact Of ths
SnE the pS" ta ii n M@9 me r people to
Ing the creatures rest lest she be moved to anger
The big man comes ont 10 see that his com
mands are obcyrl and consequently they go uh,
Needed. T,iyuanfu city Is square and Is surroundci
hy a wall OF earth of which the outer face Is
brickcd. The height Of the wal varies from thirty
to hfty feet. and It IL 50 broad that Two cariises
could easily pass one another upon It,. The natives
would tell !, GA that each % the sides IS three miles
thirteen PAGES In length but this. possibly. includes
what IL will bc when the cow shall have stretched
for the third and last time. TWO miles Is the leSth
of each side; eight miles 10 tramp II you wish To
30 round the four OF them. At the end OF each
mile YOU would ind gate two ON each side. Ona
OF the two which open TO the north. and one OF
those which open toward the east require to be Kept
rlgidy closed In the public interest, The luck OF
the city would be considerably decreased were this
not So for scorpions would abound II the second
gate on the side were opened. and TO open
both the gates facing the north would cause rob
hers to multiply. and they are far too numerous
Already The other six gates are opened every day
at sunlight and closed at shutdown. unless the pub
lie welfare should reed that they be kept shut for
while For instance. when the rainy season comes
along without the rain which should have come with
IT, which IL very often does. the south gates are
closed because opening toward the fire quarter, the
air coming from that direction WILL II In feared,
beat back the rain and keen II from falling.
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HiEI .fED ms 4 SfFE TEID.

RESULTS OF YESTERDAYS PLAY ~ THE INTER
coILrGtNTf CHESS TOURNAMENT
II was Ladies Day at the intercollegiate Chess
Tournament yesterday and large number OF
women were present
The result OF the play found Harvard stun on
tot, and with a better lead than ever. Besides
Winning ono and onc-half games Yesterday they
got tho word In the adjourned game between Van
kieeck ami Bclicn from the day before Samuel
lo,d the referee finding no difficulty In demon
strating a win FOR the former VINO had two pa"us
10 IN. COOL This make ilarvarIs score seven
won and one lost or three points ahead ~ Vale
who has won and lost four games Princeton is .
close third with three and onc-hAN points. while
Columbia BE- ont of r. entirely with only one and
ono-hnlf games with tut two more rounds -
play II Will hc wcll-nish an imposshili,y FOR Any
~ the other colleges to catch Harvard.
Price Of Columbia scored his usual zero. which
however WAS NOT 4 surprise since he was u2
against the man wiki th- best individual score in
the tourney Hllou. ~ Harvard.
The defeat 81 Ross d., Na.r. at the hands u
R,.l,n ~ Princeton. was. the other hand. some
what 81 surprise Relien. however. scored his
nrst game more through the poor pay II Ross than
T.. any brilliant combinations OF his own
\ complicated gime was that between Seymour.
~ Princeton ani Humsicli Of Yale on the lines
~ the French dcfen"e. After nfty-two moves they
agreed - divide h0nors
For long time after the start even struggle
took place between Van Kieech 81 Harvard and
Elnlon. ~ Columbia. neither one being able - OBJ
tain any advantage. Van Kleecl felt the effect Of
his previous days hard work. and was E.ad when
ninlon accepted draw which WAS offered.
The record Of the payers 10 date follows;
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crTTyyG SOriRE WITH the GRIPNiN

, New-Yorker standing IN front OF the Astor
IIous. hailed a cable car the other day. or cours"
hiq Advances were received with cold scorn by
,hc boughty gripman. He hailed another and
vsas again treated In the same way. He seemed to
~ warm under the collar When the next car came
along for he shouted loudly at the gripman. and
then when the ear did not stop. started on run
after H. caught the rear platform and swung him
self aboard When the ear had gone two blocks
further the passenger who had look OF wanting
TO get square" with somebody. got up and opened
the front door.
stop at the next street. please, he said.
AT the mex, corner the stopped. but the pas
senger did not move. The gripman waited. but
nothing came OF his waiting. The conductor rung
the bell and the grlpman turned to the passenger.
Aren't you going to get OFF, he asked.
mo-" was the answer. Il have changed my mind.
I'll ride a ways further with you; but may be the
next time hall yod. you'll stop your car for me. y
He went into the car again and sat down. Th.
gripman looked through the window again and
again, and giared at the vindictive passenger. The
passenger glared at the grpman Then both glared
together. but neither said . word.
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KISSED AT THE JUDGES DECISION.

The New-York Athletic Club gave its third SUD-
scrpton entertainment of the season in It's gym
nasium last night. Maxwell +. More was the reg
cree. George Schweger and II. T.. Buermeyer' the
Judges and Robert Stoll and j. II. Aoeei the
timers.
The fighting was good throughout. Dolly Lyons
of New-York, and Billy Tucker. Of Boston, had a
lively set-to Of six rounds and everybody present
thought that Tucker easily the winner To the
surprise Of ALL however the judges decided upon
Lyons. The decision brought forth misses from all
parts of the house. 80. ,.
All the bouts were Of six rounds each sammy
Myers. of New-York. and Frank Burke, Oh ihiia-
delphia did some scientific work. Burke had the
advantage of reach and height and got me de-
csion. his opponent. however. taking iot Oh pun
ishment ,,,
Jimmy" Fox. of Philadelphia. got the decision
over Professor j. Devegney, Of New ork ana
Andy Walsh Of Brooklyn. beat Martin Gleason
also of Brooklyn.
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HE TIER REPORT
IL LAKE STORM APPROACHING SLOWLY

THE LAKE STORM APPROACHING SLOWLY.
Washington Dec 29-The remains nearly ia.
,onlr, the Gulf II St Lawrence. ana the storm OF
energy the lake region II moving very sn"y
eastward and Is central over Lake Huron IN area
or high pressure tiut states and extends om
Rocky Mountain pat m O. Montana. The hir'me'"
has risen slightly the Atlantic cotsi. 1t has Nleu
-, rally the Lake regions the ohio ana Nisss-pp'
valleys and the southern Rocky Mountain plateau me
temperature has remained stationary on TIE AilAhV'
coast In the lake regions the central Valleys
ana Southwestern districts It has fallen Signify IN
the Upper Missouri valley
Throughout the South Atlantic and Gulf states ftu''
r:l WIS one 81 the coolest known and IN Florida ms
tenn, erature about degrees below ans e''i pre-
Ninusy recorded. Following aye some q the minimum
temperatures reported. charlotte. degrees 'haf''n'
degrees. Stunnah - degrees. Augusta. lo d'sfees.
Nl.il degrees. Montgomery |. degrees. Mettitn ~
si,cs New Orleans - degrees Mobile. ~ arsie.i
jack .unvie II degrees. Jupiter - degrees. Tampa !"
degrees.
The wcatho- has been generally fair In All dsumis
Fair weather with rising temperature VIII prevail az
II thc Mississippi River AMI slightly cooler weather
the Northern K>ck Mountain regions
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OBITUARY..
EX-SENATOR FAIR.

So, t,r,,c,sco Dec. 2s-r:x- Senator James q. Fair
,,d ., r1;5 o'clock Lass night at the Lick House. III
this civ from diabetes and BriShts dlse'",' &c
to,k f. his bed las Monday and had not been con-
scious f,r any considerable length OF time since
then He had been falling for some time ana WIS
fully aware OF his critical condition lis oh'y SON.
charles Lewis Fair was present at his death. DE
,.a,es = fortune estimated at siOOooNO and by the
terms Of a Photographic VIII made about two months
ago this vast sum- il is stated VIII be equally dVl'
ed among his three surviving children-Mrs' her-
mann oerichs of Ncw-York; Miss Virginia faiF'
now staying with her sister in .e"-> ork' ann
Charles h. Fair. OF this city. H.,
There was A sharp decline in the wheat optloh AZ
This mornings session Of the Produce ENchahHe
The result il Is said OF Mr.. Fairs death, but the