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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
ANDRoUs' LICENSE BILL.
Smatt Retail Liquor D'aiers Oppose tn
Measure.

SmdN Retail Liquor D'Gters oppose the
Measure.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. Ex-senator
Androus to-day introduced what is evi.
IDENTIFY the Code Com missions bill in ref
erence to State license on all saloons.
1t provides for $500 annual license to be
paid to the State irrespective of county
and city licenses. 1t is understood that
the bill is generally opposed by the retail
liquor dealers throughout: the State, but
has the support of some of the mem bers
OF the California Protective Association,
the liquor dealers State organization.
Those who are disposed TO give the meas
ure fair trial are mainly the wholesale
liquor merchants WHO believe that such a
license will tend to weed out many of the
objectionable smaller saIoon-keepers.
They hope in this way 10 see the moral
standard of the business advanced, as
well as the financial status of the retailer.
On the part OF those who are opposed to
the measure is claimed that particular
hardship will be worked on The saloon
keepers of Alameda, San Diego, Los An
geles and other counties wherein the tax
on saloons is already high. The full text
of the proposed constitutional amend
ment follows:
The Legisla shall have no power to i'm.
pose taxes upon counties, cities. towns or
other public or municipal CORPORATIONS, OF
upon the inhabitants or property thereof, for
county, city, town or other municipal pur-
poses; but may, by general laws, vest in the
corporate authorities thereof the power TO as
sess and collect taxes for such purpose
Provided, however, that no person, firm OF
corporation shall transact, carry on, conduct
or engage In the business of selling or vend
ing malt, vinous or spiril uous liquors without
first paying the sum of $500 to- the State Treas
urer of this State, who shall ihereupon issue q
license to be counte-signed by the State Con
troller, to carry on and conduct such business
at a place named in said license, and said
license shall be valid for one year from its
date.
Nothing contained herein shall be construed
to abridge, deny or impair the right of county,
city and county, or other municipal corpora
tions 10 impose and collect license taxes on
such business, or to regulate for any purpose
or TO control, abolish or suppress the same.
No license shall be issued by the State Treas
urer TO carry on or conduct said business with.
in the limits OF any such municipality in
which the Legislative body has declared by
ordinance that no license shall be issuedf or
such business, or that the same shall be
abolished or suppressed.
Violation of the act is made misde-
meaQOr.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
FOUR VOIIHG MA CHIMES.
C0ntrfcances for Registerino Ballots fc
The Ins1se ctioa of LeniaLnfnrs

COntrfvances for Registering Ballots for
the Inspection of 0tstators.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 6.-There
are four voting machines on exhibition
here in the Capitol, all Californian inven-
tons, none of them using electricity and
three of them requiring the voter to open
door or to turn a stile before the ma
chine unlocks itself. The fourth differs
from the three others materially. The
voter, pressing upon button, punches a
hole in ticket opposite the name OF his
candidate, and at the close of the polls
those holes are counted by the election
officers. The other machines register
each vote after the fashion of a cash regis
ter; two of them-the Ducas and the
Capttai-show the totals on wheels for
each candidate, but the Ellis machine,
immediately on the close of the polls,
prints the total received by each candi-
date in triplicate.
Ii California, in experimenting with
voting machines, is to follow the methods
oil the Eastern States which have legal
lied their use, the present Legislature will
approve one or more OF the inventions
and make law for each such machine
adopted. For instance, Vi Michigan. in 1893
made law permitting "the Rhines vote
recorder, or any other vote-recorder of
similar construction and principle" to be
used at all town, city and village cleo
tions. AT that same session the Michigan
Legislature passed. also, an act to allow
the use of ''the Abbott automatic ballot
machine, or any other ballot machine OF
similar construction and principle in all
township, city or village elections. These
two machines were thus legalized by sep
arate acts, both of which were approved
by the Governor on the same day.
Two years later Michigan adopted q
third, the Myers ballot machine, as a
legal voting system, and passed an act
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
WHAT Is PROPERTY?
The LGU to BE amended for the Purpose
of Eremptfon From Ianation.

The Lair to BE amended for the Purpose
of Eremptfon From Ianation.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 6. Bel
shaw's Assembly constitutional amend
ment No. 80 provides that the word prop
erty," as used in this article and section,
Is hereby declared TO include moneys,
credits, bonds, stocks, dues, special fran
chises, and all other matters and things,
real, personal and mixed, capable of pri-
vate oV nership; provided, that property
used for free public Libraries and free
museums. growing crops. property used
exclusively for public schools, and such
as may belong 10 the United States, this
State, or to any county or municipal cor
poration within the State, shall be exem pt
from taxation; provided, also, that all
vessels registered or enrolled at any port
in this State, and engaged in ocean COM
merce between any port in the United
States and any foreign port, or between
ports in the United States, shall be exempt
from all license taxes or regulation, and
from all local and State taxation. The
Legislature may provide, except in case
OF credits secured by mort gage or trust
deed, for deduciIon from credits of de BITS
due to bona-tide residents of this State.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
BRIrIsH GUIANA AFFAIRS.
Colonial Legislature Dissolred aud
General Election Ordered.

Colonial Le0isIat,tre DissoLred oHo a
General Election Ordered.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 6.-Advices
received to-day from British Guiana at the
Bureau of South American Republics state
the colonial legislature has been dissolved
for the first time in five years and gem
eraI election ordered, which was to occur
January 20.
Before the last session closed resolu-
tion was passed to pay Government Sur
veyor Harrison $3.50 as part COM pensation
for his arrest several months ago by the
VeneZuelans on the Acarabisci. This sum
is to be deducted from any indemnity for
the arrests that Venezuela hereafter may
make under pressure from the British
Government.
Some of the Legislatures members
questioned the Government as to the ex-
act terms of the arbitration agreement.
and were informed that the Secretary OF
State considered it undesirable to publish
the correspondence at this time.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
LOOKS BETTE FOE COLEMAN
Reasons Hhy the dtteged Stamp Thief
Nav BE Innocent.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. 6.-The
impression that the inspectors of the
Postotfice Department have made mis-
take in arresting Hamilton f. Coleman in
New York yesterday on the charge of
stealing uncanceled stamps used for bags
or second.class mail matter is gaining
ground here in the official circles con-
cerned. This afternoon a conference with
regard to the case was held between POST
master-General Wilson. Kerr Craige, the
third assistant Postmaster-General. Chief
Inspector Wheeler and Inspector AIRING
ton, and while the result was not m ade
public it is believed that Coleman's
chances for release were i'm proved by it.
Postoffice officials are discovering many
methods by which the stamps could get
into the possession of indlyid uals not con-
nected with the department without any
recourse tp criminal or other illegal
methods. 1t. is said that retiring post
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
BE WlSE-N0T FOOLISH.
BE MAhLY-NOT BASHFUL.
BE VIGOROUS NOT WEAK.
BE P0WERFUL-NOT PUNY.

The great ''HUDYAN'' treatment is tho right
treatment to build you up. "HUDYAN" is a
remarks BILE remedio- io-treatment created for the
use of men. 1t is remedio- treatment that
has been used by the physicians OF the Hud-
son Medical institute for many years. 1t has
been tried by hundreds and hundreds of young
ana middle-aged men all over the United
states II is a success. 1t actually does its
WORK. Flles and flies and files OF testimonials
tell that ''HUDYAN" is q great cure These
testimonials are in the offices OF the Hudson
Medical institute. TIE Hudson Medical Insti-
tute is the largest Institute on the Pacif;c
Coast This is not an advertising brag; this
is not said In ostentation. If you will look
over tne institutes IN san Francisco you will
find that the Hudson Medical Institute occn
pies the largest building-a building contain
ing so rooms. The physicians of the Hudson
MeSlcal 1hstltute nave in their Offices variety
OF hydropathic and electrical Instruments. II
you are living within ca ling you ought to call
II wiz pay you to call. If you cannot call
wrlte 10 the Hudson Medical Ins itute for
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
MADAME pILLARD Is FREE.
Another american Girl Hho Married
for 1itIs.


SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Feb. 6-Mme.
Willard, who has been one of the especi-
ally interesting characters in this city for
more than a half year, is q free woman,
SO far as matrimonial ties are concerned.
J. w. Jones to-day signed the decree
which dissolved the matrimonial bonds
which held Julia de la Tour du Willard to
M. Brice Ernest Gabriel Raymond Mar
quis de la Tour du Willard.
She was Miss Chaplin of New York, and
in 1892 married the Marquis, with whom
she sailed for France and lived until q
year ago. when she was forced to leave
him, being penniless. She says that after
arriving in Paris they took apartments in
fashionable quarter. but notwithstand-
ing the fact that the Marquis was worth
$4,000 francs, he considered it beneath
him to pay any of their bills, and she was
obliged to do it herself, even settling his
laundry bills. After her money was ex-
hausted. and their landlord insls; edupon
payment of his rent, she was obliged to
pledge her Jewels in order to procure the
cash to satisfy him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
Leased Railroads.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 6.-The As
sembly Committee on Corporations intro
duced to-day bill $50 amending section 4e5
OF the Civil Code relating to the powers OF
railroads by adding the words: Amy
railroad corporation may contract with
another railroad corporation for the pas
sage over its railroad tracts of locomotives
and cars, and the running of railroad
trains thereon owned and operated by
such othef railroad corporations"
By tracts" the committee evidently
means tracks"
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
UNDdY LdW.
AH Places of Business, With Fesc Ea-
captions, to Be Closed.

Au PIdces OF Btsiness, With .Feac Ea-
captions, to Be Closed.
SACRAMENTO. CAL, Feb. 6.-Em-
mons Assembly bill 697 is one of several
proposing to establish Sunday laws in
California. It reads as follows:
Section 299. Every person who on the
Christian Sabbath, gets up. exhibits, or opens,
or maintains, or aids in getting up. exhibiting,
opening, or maintaining, any bull, bear cock
or prize fight, horserace, circus, amblIng-
house, or saloon, or any barbarous and noisy
am usement
Section 800. Every person who keeps open
on Sunday any store, workshop, bar, sal oon
clearinghouse, or other place of business, for
the purpose of transacting business therein,
is punishable by fine not less than $5 nor
more than $50.
Section 3G1. The provisions of the preceding
section do not apply to persons who. on SUM-
day, keep open hotels, boarding houses, bar.
ber-shops, baths, markets, res taurants, tav-
erns, livery-stables, or retail drugstores. for
the legitimate business of each, or such manu-
featuring establishments as are usually kept
in continued operation; provided, that the
provisions of the preceding section shall ap.
ply, to persons keeping open barber-shops,
bathhouses and hairdressing saloons after IL
O'Clock NJ. on Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07

masters frequently abstract periodical and
other stamps, cover up the matter in their
final reports and pay any deficiency out of
their own pockets.
The Government loses nothing and the re-
firing postmaster disposes OF the periodi-
cal stamps for an amount sufficient to
cover up his own contribution to the Post
office Department and perhaps makes
something extra.
A. c. Townsend, the philatelist with
whom Coleman was interested, declares
Coleman is innocent and that proof OF 1T
can be produced. Coieman,s reputation
among his associates in the Genera! Land
Office is excellent.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
Brief Session of the House.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. 6. The
House to-day in committee OF the whole
concluded consideration of the bill m ak in 2
appropriations for the expenses OF the
District of Columbia for the year ending
June 30, 1898, and then passed it. Butfew
amendments, ami those unimportant,
were made to it. The bill to amend the
Wilson tariff act SO as TO permit the treas
ury officials to sell forfeited opium to the
highest bidder and not require them to
pay the amount of the duty of $40 pound
was passed.
At 2:45 P. NJ. the House adjourned.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
Fra,tduleut Eptdeuce.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 6.-Bett-
mans Assembly bill 702 reads as follows
Sec. 132. Every person who, upon any trial
proceeding, inquiry or investigation whatever,
authorized or permitted by law, offers in evi
dence as genuine or true any book, paper
document, record or other instrument in writ.
ing, knowing the same to have been forged, OF
fraudulently altered or ante-dated, and every
person who certifies as true and correct any
testimony OF witness taken AS deposition,
knowing the deposit on to be an untrue, par
tlal or incorrect record OF the testimony of the
witness, is guilty of felony.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
Senator Harris Gets Relief:

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. e.-Sena-
tor Harris of Tennessee, who has been
quite i'll in this city, had an operation
performed last night on one of his eyes
which has given him great relief.
Whether the Senator will lose the sight
entirely of that eye the ocu!ist would not
say, refusing to discuss the matter, but
it is probable that this will prove to be
the case, as it has been discovered that
the eye has been defective for two years
and gradually losing its power of vision.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
DIsABLEb POLICE.
Blu In Which fhe San Francisco De
partment is Interested.

Blu In Which the San Francisco De-
partmcnt is Interested.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 6.-Treacy's
Assembly bill 693 amends sections and 4
OF the act to create police relief, health
and life insurance and pension fund, etc..
SO as to read as follows:
Whenever a person at the taking effect OF
appointed and sworn and have served for the
period OF twenty years or more as a member
in any capacity, or any rank whatever, of the
regularly constituted police department OF
any such county, city and county, city or town
which may be hereafter subject TO the pro-
visions OF this act, said board shall be en-
powered to order and direct that such
person shall, after becoming ffty-ive years OF
age, and his services in such police depart
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
Colfsc;ino PoItta1.

SACRAMENTO, CAL. Feb. 6-Assem
bly, bill III, by Gately of San Francisco,
introduced to-day. provides that polltax
must be collected between the first Mon
nay in March and the second Monday of
January of the ensuing year. The Tax
Collector shall receive Ior his services in
collecting the poiltax Is per cent and on
the delinquent polltaIes 25 per cent.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
Veterans ESeapt.

SACRAMENTO. CAL, Feb. 6-Assem-
bly, bill 695. by Hill, provides that all hon.
orably discharged soldiers, sailors and
marines who served at least ninety days
in the War of the Rebellion are hereby
exempted from the payment of any road
tax. road poll tax and head tax of every
description.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
ON AN oFFfCIAn TRIP.
General Ctarkson starts Owt to Visit
Grand Army Posts.

General Uarkson starts Owt to Visit
Grand Army Posts.
OMAHA, NEBR., Feb. 6-General T. s.
Clarkson, commander-in-chief of the G..
A. R., started to-day for an extended
official trip through the East. He will be
accompanied as far as Chicago by his
daughter. Miss Clara Clarkson. The Gen.
eral is booked for visits to those depart
ments whose encampments will be in
session. during his visit. and arrangements
are being made everywhere for his re-
ception and entertainment at Woonsocket.
February g. 9; Worcester, February 10,
IL; Potomac, at Washington, February
10, II; Maryland, at .Hagerstown. Febru-
ary l6 10; Minnesota, at St. Paul, Febru-
airy %, "a. General CIarkson will spend
February IA and Is at Baltimore with
relatives and while there q reception will
be rendered him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
More Time to Register.

SACRAMENTO, CALI, Feb. 6.-McCan-
dlish's Assembly bill 779, introduced to-
dav. amends the registra ton of electors
law. and provides that registration shall
commence 140 days before general cleo
tion, and shall continue for 100 days the en- ce
next ensuing, when such registration shall
CaasP.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07

efed "mare's nest in connection with
the coyote business, and in consequence
recommended the Indictment of two par
ties by the Grand Jury. The indictments
were returned but like most the others
that Moore figured in, were swept aside
by the Superior Court as being too fimsy
to come 10 trial.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
shsp,vreehsd Fi.Aern.en Safe at HON.

BOSTON, MASS, Fen. 6.-The steamer
Boston from Yarmouth, N. g.. which ar
rived this morning, brought thiriy-three
shipwrecked fishermen who had been sent
home by the United States Consul. The
men composed the crews OF the Glouces-
ter fishing vessels Merce, Yosemite. Mag
gle and Lille. They all had experienced
terrible suffering.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
SUGAR P,onIe and Cofee.

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 6.-Ths Ameri-
can Coffee Company was incorporated to-
day with u capital stock of 100000. The
incorporators are Henry o. Havemeyer,
John T. Searies, John E. Parson and
Theodore Havemeyer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07

the lerSOn yet aOOuI the
reSllt, but ] am not afraid
Of him coming back on
me. as / used one OF your
Belts nine 90 years ago
and have never beeq
troubled with pains il
my back or hips since
So you see why l am Yof
afraid to recommend your
Belt to any one suffering
with n weak hack. lainS
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07

80 pieces black mohair. granite and
pierola cloths, suit S8 20. City of Paris.t
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07

in the hips and SIDE as was, because it will cure
them-never 10 be doubted. 1 remain yours to
help the sufferer, GEO. n. KAHL-
R9- There are no "quack" doctors connected
with our establishment. Our electric belts cure
without drugs Pric' reasonable! No robbery
Established 1875 send for free Pamphlet No
z" Magnetic Elastic Truss Co. (Dr. Pierce d
SOM. 704 sacramento ST., cor. OF Kearnv, second.
third and fourth floors. Branch Office $40 Market
ST., below Kearny, s. f.
AG EN- CIES-R. r. Gogings 9O4 ST., Sacra-
mento; he Holden Drug Co.. cor. Main and FL
Dorado sts., stockton; Geo. g.. Mor'house, cor.
Second and San Fernando sts-, San Jose.
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1T IS A GOOD THING FOR EVERY ONE TO
know that when they worry fret or over
exhaust their brain they affect these nerves,
and are distributed to the throat. lungs liver
heart aud stomach. If people would really
prudish they would live better and longer
lives. 1t is only little while ago that the
Purltan,would cover the upriehts of piano
so that no one could see its eXtremites in bold
outline. These DAYS have passed away an
men and women are leading better lives and
are leading more accurate lives. We espe-
have you a true discernment of the dificuIties
with which you have surrounded yourself?
Do you realize that your nights OF dissipation
decline Have you erred in youth? Have
you exhausted your nerve forces? If fyou have
abused yourself kent too late hours or dissi-
pated in any other form it is now time ior you
to halt
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-07
CIRCULARS and TESTIMONIALS.

When your blood is out
OF order, when your blood
is tainted, you will notice
that your hair is falling
out, your breath is offen-
sive, your tongue is swol-
len, your throat is sore.
You have Jumps about
your body. You have
glandular Jumps. You
have pots on your body
cop per-colored spots. 1t
may be in the first, Sec
ondary or tertiary state.
The best cure is the 30
day cure. Consult the
Hudson doctors about the
30-day cure, or write for
3O-day cure circulars free.
HUDSON MEDICAL IN
STITUTE, Stockton, Ellis
and Market Streets.
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DR.. PIERCE'S
is THE BEST.
A PERMANENr CURE

PLAINsBURe, Cal, Nov. 5, 1886.
Dr.. Pierce & Son, San Francisco
GENTLEMEN-The fifteen-dollar Belt has been
received ana delivered, but have not heard from
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-29
HAPPENINGS TN FRONT.
<@0G> -----a
Their Effect Upon Players : Behind the Eootights.

ager, Mr.. Stevens, and asked If he
didn't want to hire him to go round
with Hopper to lead the claque. He
was not engaged.
Zone Of the funniest things that ever
happened in an audience when I was
playing took place at the Columbia
theater in Chicago All the persons
in the gallery, men and women, began
to shout at the women in the Orches-
ira to take off their hats. 1t was anus
ing. because if every woman in the
orchestra had worn a hat forty fee-
high the gallery gods would still have
had a perfect view of the stage. But
they howled and Kissed and hooted and
harangued until only three women in
the orchestra kept their hats on. This
didn't satisfy the gallery gods, and
they kept at it until an audience with
uncovered heads faced me. It is I'M
necessary to state that the performance
stopped while the row was going on.
How did it affect me? 1 longed for
the Seclusion of the Lambs club, where
l can bleat as loudly and as long as [
please but l had to stand there and
look distressed. Lots Of funny things
happen front, but actors, like school
teachers, must learn to see and yet be
blind
May Irwin is an actress with whom
even metropolitan audiences take lib
critics. People have a habit of call
ing to me from the audience when they
want me to sing a special song or to
recite something" she said the other
evening. "One night man in the
body of the house called out to me to
recite 'Hiawatha.' He took me off my
feet for a minute. 1 couldn't remem-
Der line of it, but 1 called back I
will if you'll give me my cue. I've for
gotten how it starts He gave me the
first line, and spouted it for him.
when I was playing the Widow
Jones' one night, during the kissing
scene between Rice and myself, a man
shouted I'D like to be in your place,
Mr.. Rice, I would Rice and 1 were
both convulSed, and the audience
roared. When the piece is funny it
often adds to the humorous situation
for some one in front to do something
unusual.
81 never shall forget an experience I