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Japanese Bears.

Japan is q country which will yet re.
ceive good deal Of attention from the
sportsman tourist. Salmon streams are
abundant and populous, and in the north.
ern island of Yezo enormous bears are very
plenty. These the Amos kill with small
arrowheads dipped in aconite. These ar.
rows are shot by hand or from spring gun
traps, of whose presence travellers are
warned by kind Of Y, or wooden cross.
japanese bears are of cOlors ranging
from brown or black to the yellowisE
white characteristic Of the so called polar
bear. Their fur is thick and fine, and as
for the size Of the beasts, certain stuffed
specimens in the museums of Tokyo and
Sapporo are Of unprecedented size. One OF
these fellows, even larger than an Amer.
lean grizzly killed ten horses and was at
last shot down by soldiers hidden in trees.
The contents of the stomach of one Of the
bears, including the mangled body Of q
baby, are preserved in alcohol at Sapporo
Because Of the bears it is the custom OF
japanese guides and travellers, when pass
ing through the forests, to keep up fierce
and continuous yelling to scare away the
bears. They have never been, until recent
", much hunted with firearms and ought
to be fairly easy to bag. Probably Amer
lean hunters will soon be experimenting
with Exchange.
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AN EGGOTISTlC LAY.

OF feathered creatures usefulest and best
That treads the earth is the domestic hen.
Better each nest of other fowls non est
Than hers, lowered daily for the good of men.
Though matin songs of birds with soaring
wings
To flighty souls intense delight afford,
Give ME the bird whose lays are solid things
By every tasteful epicure encored.
To her eXtempore offerings, rich and sweet
What are the lays of larks-for poets only
meetP
love to hear the scornful village cock
Challenge, with scornful cadences, the morn,
But more to hear some matron of his flock
Caclile in triumph o er an egg newborn.
Hysteric egotist! With frantic pride
Her grand achievement to the world she
tells,
Pacing the barnyard with impatient stride,
While every pullet's breast with envy swells,
Good right hath she her feelings to express,
without whose golden gifts the world were
puddingless.
Well may the homestead's feathercd Brigham
Young
Meet her with cockscomb strut and kindling
eye;
Proud of her chuckling voluntary, sung
Over the offspring of polygamy.
IT'S spotless, pure and full Of promise rare,
OF that benefcence an exponent
Which from the fowl educes still the fair
And shapes the issues to mankind's content
AS sure as eggs are eggs, so sure l am
Eggs were luxury deemed before the days Of
Ham.
w R. Barber in New York Ledger.
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1t May Do as Much for You.

Mr.. Fred Miller, of Irving, III. writes
that he had a severe Kidney trouble for
many years, with severe pains in his back
and also that his bladder was affected.
He tried many so called Kidney cures
but without any good result. About a
year ago he began use of Electric Bitters
and found relief at once. Electric
Bitters is especially adapted to cure all
Kidney and Liver troubles and often
gives almost instant relief. One trial
will prove our statement Price only
SOC. for large bottle. At C. D. Gibson's
Drug Store.
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Knights of the Maccabees.

The State Commander writes us from
Lincoln, Neb, as follows: "a fter try
ing other medicines for what seemed to
be a very obstinate cough in our two
children, we tried DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, and at the end of two days the
cough entirely left them. We will not
be without it hereafter, as our expert
ence proves that it cures where all other
remedies fail. Signed F. w. Stevens,
State Com.-Why not give this great
medicine trial, as it is guaranteed, and
trial bottles are free at c. D. Gibson's
Drug Store. Regular size SOC. and 81 90.
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Was He Right?

After listening to the woman suffrage
advocate from Maine a Yankee shutfied
unea, lily up to her murmuring:
II understand ye're a Maineac, an
balm from that State meself thought
AS"
But here he was interrupted. The
woman from Maine designed no reply {;
hut coldly shook the extended hand anu
then shook him.-Judge.
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Pneumatic Tires Not New.

Most people imagine that pneumatic
tires are novelties Of recent invention, and
yet they were actually used on English
roads nearly 80 years ago. We read that
lat the Bath and West of England Agri-
cultural show, held at GVildford, a couple
of carriage wheels were shown, fitted with
pneumatic tires. These were made by May
& Jacobs for the Duke of Northum berland
AZ years ago, but the carriage proving too
heavy for the horse they were disused.
The tires were constructed on almost ex-
actly the same principle as those in use on
cycles today, an inner air chamber, with a
stronger outer cover. When punctured,
they were repaired by the same means as
now adopted. Hardware.
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THE president and Mrs. Clevel

The president and Mrs. Cleveland
have named the little girl, now u days
OLD Marion Cleveland. As in the case of
both Ruth and Esther, no middle name
is given.
Weak muscles cause troublesome
pains and aches. The Hop PldSterS re-
iieve the pain instantly, invigorate and
strengthen the muscles and the cure is
permanent and pleasing. Of medicine
dealers everywhere.
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BuckIen's ArnIca Salve.

The best Salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chllblains,
corns and all eruptions, and positivel y
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money refunded. Price 25c. per box.
For sale by G. d. Gibson.
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Bicycle
Riding

The easiest riding wheel con-
stantly jars the system-an easy
sort of jar, maybe, but the kind
that wears the vital organs. The
greatest wear is on the Kidneys;
constant Earring prevents their
doing their work properly.
Buker's Kidney Pills
are a natural remedy and act on
the Kidneys as sleep acts on the
brain. They restore them to
their functions and remove the
dragging pains in the back.
Backache and Kidney ache are
tired aches, aches that indicate
disease. The pills cost SO cents
at the druggists. Book about
Backache, free.
Baker Pill Co., Bangor. NE.
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That Tired Feeling

Is common complaint and it is a dan
gerous symptom. 1t means that the
system is debilitated because of impure
blood, and in this condition he it is es-
pecially liable to attacks of disease,
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the remedy for
this condition, and also that weakness
which prevails at the change of season,
climate or life.
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Hoods Pills act easily, yet promptly
and efficiently on the bowels and liver
The morning call., 1895-02-06
PASSED THE SClLPERy BILL.
1t Is the Most Drastic Measure Of the
Hind Ever Aimed at Ticket
Brokers.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5.-The scalpers' bill
passed the Senate on third reading to-day
without an Directing voice 1t was intro
duced by Senator Hoyt. The measure is
one Of the most drastic ever aimed by a
Legislature at the ticket brokers.
When Senator Langford's bill amending
the act relating to the place of holding SEES
sions of the Supreme Court came up, Sen
ator McAllister moTed to strike out the
enacting clause.
This angered Senator Langford, who
sBid: "That is the most vulgar way of kill
ing bill If you want to kill the bill vote
against it. They never strike out an en-
acting clause in the Senate They do in
the Assembly, but it is the vilest of WAYS
to kill BILL The bill went to engross-
ment and third reading. Senator Meal
lister objected to the bill introduced bv
Senator MCGOWAN relating to the DISPOSE
ton of property by will. By vote of the
Senate the bill was passed on to third read
ing. Then the Senate devoted the dav to
the second reading of bills and the intro
dnction of new ones.
A number of important bills were intro
duced. Senator Mahoney sent up meas
ure to the Speakers desk prohibiting the
sale OF opium or preparations derived from
that drug except on physicians prescrip
ton. The bill provides that druggists
must keep entries of sales so made, stating
to whom sold, for what purpose and on the
order of such physicians. The bill also
provides that all druggists must file written
statements with the proper authorities Civ
ing amount and description of such prep
arations of opium as they may have on
hand. The penalty for violation of the
act is fixed at not more than one years i'm
prisonment, fine of from $500 to $1,000 or
both
A bill introduced by Senator Gleayes ap-
propriates $1,000 to be used by the Governor
to pay the travelling expenses of the Com
mittee on Rivers and Harbors of the
United States House of Representatives
who may visit this State. This bill goes
with concurrent resolution introduced by
Senator Gleaves inviting the members of
the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of
the House of Representatives to visit Cali
fornia, and citing the fact that the State
has 1000 miles of inland navigable waters
and coast line 800 miles in length.
Senator Toner introduced the pilot bill.
1t provides that there must be at least one
boat for every six pilots, that pilots must
cruise at least ten miles outside the Heads.
that the charges for pilotage iuto the har-
Dor of San Francisco shall be So per foot
draft, and that where vessel refuses a
pilot the first one offering his services shall
be paid one-half the regular charge for pi-
lotage.
San Francisco is allowed from Is to 20
pilots, and Mare Island, Vallejo, Benecia
The morning call., 1895-02-06
No PEACE In BROOKLYN.
Authorities Moving Against the Street
Car Companies.
In the Meantime the Men Have ResOrted
to the Old Tactics Of
Hurting Stones.

BROOKLYN, Feb. 5.-Alderman Classify
of Long Island City, at meeting of the
Board of Aldermen to-day, introduced a
resolution annuling the franchise of the
Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company. The
resolution was referred to the law commit
tee, with instructions to report it at the
next meeting.
Mr.. Classify also introduced resolution
ordering that all motormen should be citi-
zen residents of the State for one year, and
must hold license. This resolution was
also referred to the law committee.
Late this evening, when a car of the
Flushing avenue line reached the corner of
Briggs avenue and Leonard street on it's
way down town, crowd of about fifty
strikers suddenly appeared and began
hurting stones and other missiles at it.
A huge piece of iron went crashing
through one of the windows, followed by a
shower of rocks. Policeman, Thomas Pen
der, who was acting as guard to the car,
was set upon by rioters and beaten into in
sensibility. Several policemen went to the
rescue.
A number of arrests were made, and it
was ascertained that several people had
been severely bruised in the encounter,
although none of them were seriously hurt.
A trolley-car of the crosstown line came
into collision this afternoon with a hearse
that headed funeral procession.
The hearse was completely wrecked, the
casket containing the body was thrown
into the street. The driver of the hearse
was severely bruised by the fall, but the
motormaD eScaned iniI1ry
The morning call., 1895-02-06
PROBABLY NOT TRUE.

Craze Doubt 7hroiCn o'a the Story of the
Capture of american Officers.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Neither at the
State or Navy Departments has there come
any information of the reported capture by
Chinese of some of the crew of the United
States steamer Concord, who accidentally
killed native while on shooting expe-
dition.
This lack of an official report has
strengthened the belief of officials that the
story was either without foundation or
else much exaggerated. Had the matter
been at all serious the commanding Off
Ger of the Concord would have been
obliged by the naval regulations to report
Immediately to his superior officer, Admit
raj Carpenter, who in turn would have
reported it to the Navy Department; or if
the admiral was not within easy commune
cation it would have been the duty of the
captain to have reported direct to the Navy
Department.
The morning call., 1895-02-06
NOT HOT FOR A LEXOW.
Budd and Fitzgerald Have Little In
tereSt in It.
While the Legislature for the Most Part
Believe in Giving San Francisco
Self.GOYernment.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5.-"If the Democrats
really desire that Lexow inquisition shall
be established perhaps we will give it to
them" said prominent Republican
leader of the Senate to-day, "but we will
have the commission selected by some one
else than the Governor, and we will define
its duties, so that recount of the votes in
San Francisco, which seated Governor
Budd, will be had"
This was said more in jest than seri-
ously, for the proposition of invading San
Francisco and usurping extra-territorial
rights by the State finds few to counte-
nance it now in Sacramento. Nearly all of
the legislators agree with THE CALL that San
Francisco is as much entitled to home
rule as any other portion of the State, and
the proposition to treat that city as the
powers hrve treated Japan, having
tribunal outside of the city to Judge its
affairs is pronounced revolving to republic
can ideas of government.
In this connection the ridiculous state
ment of a San Francisco morning paper
which places Governor Budd and the At
torney General in the light of lobbyists for
the bill before the Legislature caused much
amusement to-day. In the first place it is
stated on good authority that the Governor
takes no interest in the fate of the BILL
Legislators say that he has never spoken
to them about it, and unless the article is
to be regarded as weak attempt at joke
it is really IAN insult to the Governor and
the Attorney General
Attorney General Fitzgerald reiterated
the statement to-day previously made to
THE CALL that he was not interesting him.
self in the fate of the bill. az drew up
the measure because / was instructed
to do SO by the legislature" said he.
81 confined myself to my legal duties and
shall continue to do so. As the Governor,
l wish to say that | never consulted him
about the bill. l know that he never saw
it until it had been printed and was in no
way instrumental for its appearance.
Timothy Guy Phelps of San Mateo said:
81 shall certainly vote for the adjustment
of the Railroad Commission. 1 do not
know of how it has benefited the State in
the least"
The morning call., 1895-02-06
JAPS MEET A DEFEAT.
Not Serious Enough to Count
for Much.
ENJOYS WITHOUT POWER.
China Has a String Upon Her Peace
Commissioners.
LAYING THE BLAME UPON JAPAN.
Diplomacy After The Good Old Way Of the
Willy Men Of the Central FlOWery
Kingdom.
LAYING THE BLAME UPON JAPAN.

LONDON, Feb. 5.-A dispatch to the
Times from Hongkong says: Letters have
been received there from New Chwang
dated January 90 which report that the
Japanese sustained a slight reverse be-
tween Halo Chang and Lao Yang at the
hands of 1900 followers of a rebel squatter
named Han.
The cold is intense, registering 10 degrees
below zero.
A dispatch to the Times from Yokohama
says that the text of the credentials Of the
Chinese peace ENJOYS, with whom Japan
refused to treat on account of the insuf-
fciency of their powers, was as follows:
'By decree we appoint you our pleni-
potentiaries to meet and negotiate the mat
ter with plenipotentiaries appointed by
Japan. You will, however, telegraph to
the Tsung Ii Yamen, the Chinese Foreign
Office, for the purpose of obtaining our
commands, by which you will abide.
1.-THE members of your mission are
placed under your control. You will con-
duct your mission in faithful and dill
gent manner, and fulfill the trust reposed
in you. Respect this"
A dispatch from Peking says the capture
of Teng-chou CWei-hai-weD has made a
deeper impression upon the Chinese than
the fall of Port Arthur.
The dispatch adds that the reported re-
fusal of Japan TO treat with the Chinese
ENJOYS confirms the belief expressed in
Picking that the japanese are not willing
to name their terms of peace.
HIROSHIMA, Feb. Sup to noon yester-
day the Chinese still held the forts of Liu
Tung Island. The japanese attack con-
The morning call., 1895-02-06

and Port Costa two. Pilotage in the bay is
fixed at 81 per foot draft. The Governor is
vested with the appointment of three ex-
perienced shipmasters, who shall organize
as board.
Senator Seymour has introduced bill
which will cut the salaries of several
State institutions. The salaries of the
medical director or superintendent, as the
case may be, at the Whittier Reform
School, the Preston School of Industry,
the five asylums for the insane and the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum is reduced
$2500 year each.
Assistant physicians at the insane
asylums have their salaries fixed at $500
each, the clerk or secretary at each of the
institutions named is given salary of
$500 year without maintenance, and the
steward $1,000 year with maintenance.
The morning call., 1895-02-06
THE COURT REVERSED ITSELF.
No,c the Chemical Bank Stands to BE a
Heacu Loser.

CINCINNATI, Feb. Soon after the Gin
clnnati Fidelity National Bank went into
the hands of Receiver Armstrong, the
Chemical Bank of New York sued it for
a 100000 loan.
Judge Sage, of the United States District
Court, decided for the plaintiff. A little
over year ago the United States Court OF
Appeals affirmed Judge Sage's decision.
subsequen to parallel case in which the
Western Bank of New York was plaintiff,
the Supreme Court of the United States
decided against the plaintiff on the ground
that the loan by bank was not valid
when not authorized by the directors.
Thereupon the case of the Chemical
Bank against ReceiJer Armstrong was re-
opened before thee United States Circuit
Court OF Appeals, Judges Lurton, Taft and
Severns.
A decision was rendered in favor of
Receiver Armstrong, the Chemical Bank
was ordered to restore 100000 paid it on
former Judgment and judgment was sus-
pended to permit the Chemical Bank to
offer new evidence before Judge Sage.
The morning call., 1895-02-06
ON THE SWISS PLAN.
Initiative and Referendum in
California.
STUDIED UP By BLEDSOE.
Will Offer 1t to the Assembly for
Consideration.
SOME DETAILS OF TIE SCHEME.
1t Will Be Necessary to Make Several
Amendments to the Constitution
Of the State.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5.-For the first time
in the history of legislation in this State,
the initiative and the referendum will
come before legislative body tomorrow.
These much talked-of and little-under-
stood propositions will now assume tan
gible form. Some time ago Assemblyman
Bledsoe of Humboldt County requested
the Secretary of State to procure copies OF
the Swiss constitution, statutes and meas
ures referring to the initiative and referen-
DUN.
These were received not long ago, printed
both in French and German. Assembly
man Bledsoe had the documents translated,
and after careful study has drafted seve-
raj constitutional amendments, which he
will submit to the Assembly this morning.
His first amendment provides for the addi-
ton OF section p TO article of the consti-
tuition. Acts of the Legislature by this
provision cannot go into effect until ninety
days after the adjournment of the Legis-
lature.
The referendum proposition is embraced
in other paragraphs. Whenever the Gov
ernor receives petition within sixty DAYS
after the adjournment of the Legislature,
signed by &c, 900 electors of the State, or &c
per cent of the members of the Legislature,
demanding that any act or number of acts
be sumbitted to a vote of the people, he
must issue proclamation within seventy
days after the adjournment of the Legis-
lature calling for an election at which the
people shall vote on the act or acts.
Such election must be called for a date
not less than thirty nor more than ninety
days after the date of the proclamation.
Only such acts voted upon as receive ma
iority vote shall become laws. There are
exempted from the provisions of the refer
endum, the general appropriation bill,
bills relating to the public peace or public
health, and such bills as have been de-
clared by three-fourths vote of the Leg
islature as coming within the meaning of
the term special urgency and bills passed
by three-fourths vote in each house of
the Legislature.
Section l OF article 4 will have an amend
ment offered by Assemblyman Bledsoe
providing for the initiative 1t provides
that when a petition has been signed by
10000 electors, the Governor must notify
and the Legislature must pass acts con-
tanning the substance of what is demanded
in the petition, which must then be sub
mitted to the popular vote for ratification
Another amendment in the line of the in
itiative provides for constitutional amend
ments. Whenever a petition signed by
10000 electors, requests any constitutional
amendment, the Governor must, within
fifty days of the next general election, issue
a proclamation embodying the proper
amendment in the subjects to be voted for;
and the people, by majority vote, will then
adopt or reject the amendment without
any action being taken by the Legislature.
The morning call., 1895-02-06

the world keeping them on and having
them if they will not do any better than
they have done.
Laird of Shasta-It is useless expendi-
ture.
Tibbitts of Amador-I think the commits
sion should be abolished as an incum-
brance, and am sure the people of Amador
will sustain me.
Dodge of Alameda-If we could get three
necessity for this action, but it seems that
we can't.
Kelsey of San Jose-The present law is
radically defective.
Bledsoe of Humboldt-The commission
is utterly useless and should be abolished.
The Commissioners cannot be impeached,
but must be summarily removed. This is
practically impossible, and it would be
better to follow Mr.. Belshaw's idea.
North of Alameda-It is a needless lux
ury, and there seems to be common de-
sire to abolish the commission.
Wade of Napa-The commission has
never done US any good. have lost all
hope of ever getting one that will. If a
shipper wants a concession to-day he never
thinks of going to the commission. He
goes at once to the officers of the railroad
Dale of Kern-The commission does no
more than voice the ideas of Fourth and
Townsend streets.
Hale of Placer-The commission is use
less, because it seems to be impossible to
keep it out of Southern Pacific influence
Meads of Santa Clara-I can't see that
it has ever done any good.
Bachman of Fresno-The commission
is wholly worthless in its present condi-
ton. This could be bettered if the Com
mlssioners should be appointed by the Gov
ernor, and be liable to instant dismissal
instead OF being elected for given term Of
years. Ii such change is not possible the
commission should be abolished entirely.
Rowell of Fresno-The Governor should
appoint. This would make him RESPONSE
bic for the Commissioners doing their
duty. AT present they are worse than use
less.
Kenyon of Los Angeles, Powers of San
Francisco and Glass of San Luis Obispo are
not willing to vote for abolishing the com
mission. They think decided revision
necessary. Waymire of Alameda thought
the commission should be elected from the
State at large and not by districts. He
was not in favor of its being abolished.
The Assembly Committee on Retrench-
ment agreed tonight to recommend the
passage of the bill reducing the salaries OF
members of the State Board Of Railroad
Commissioners from $4,000 to $4,000 year,
and to reduce the allowance to the com
mission for Office rent to $50 a month.
SANBoRN, Vail & Co. are agents for Winsor &
olrorc of fla hac