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GENERAL WBYLBR has
BEEN HEARD FROM,
He is in Camp Near San ChriStobal, in
Pinar Del Rio.
Thinks He Will Whip Maceo When
He Gets Ready.
Says the Insurgent Leader is Unwill-
ing to fleet His Columns-Maceo
Probably Waiting to Draw the
Spanish Army Into the Hills, Where
He Can Attend to Them in Detail at
His Leisure.

HAVANA, Nov. 22.-After a some
what lengthy silence Captain General
Weyler has at last been heard from.
and in an interview he expressed him
self as beng confident of soon putting an
end TO the insurrection. General Wey-
Ter was interviewed in the Jaca camp,
which is located near the town of San
Cristobal, province of Pinar del Rio.
He said, after declaring that he was
satisfied with the operations that have
| been carried on up to the present time,
that he believed the insurgents did not
have in the hills supplies sufficient to
last them for more than three engage
ments. After these engagements had oc-
| CURED ii would be easier to estimate
the resources of the rebels, but he be-
lieved that it would then be found that
the ammunition of the insurgents was
exhausted. He added that he had still
fifteen or twenty days work to perform
at the camp to complete his prepara-
tions for an advance on the rebels but
that he would wait until after Christ
mas. Then he would strike a mortal
blow at the insurgents.
When questioned concerning the posi-
lIOu CI MdceO, the TGUeI trGneE3I
Weyler answered: THE last news |
received about him located him south
of the western railway ION which San
Cristobal is located). He is unwilling
to meet our columns, even when his
forces are in good positions. We will
see"
This indicates that so far the results
Of the campaign of General Weyler are
still in the future. Maceo is apparently
following his old tactics of drawing the
Spaniards as far as possible into the
hills from their base of supplies, when
by dividing his forces into small COM
nfanGs he will be able to continually
harass them with guerrilla tactics, for
which they have no liking. Some dis
tance to the west of San Cristobal are
mountain passes where a comparatively
few rebels would be able to hold Their
own against any force which Spain
could send against them, and it is
thought General Weyler will not meet
the elusive Maceo until he comes upon
him unexpectedly in some of these
mountain Businesses.
MADRID, Nov. pa dispatch from
HavaFa says it is reported that Gen
eral Weyler has occupied several in
surgent positions in the Province of
I'inar del Rio and destroyed the crops
the rebels We're raising The dispatch
adds that General Weyler continues to
pursue the rebels
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NO MORE DOUBT.
The Existence of the Air Ship is
Now an Established Fact.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 23.-The
Cali this morning says: For several
days there have been persistent reports
that a huge airship has been seen in the
vicinity Of Oakland, Sacramento and
San Francisco. The Cali has con-
tanned daily and exclusive accounts of
the appearance and now there is an
avalanche of testimony to the effect that
many persons of truthful regulations
have seen something like a huge ship
in the air, spreading it's electric pinionS
and soaring faster than giant condor
of the Andes. So numerous have been
the reports that the possibility of aerial
navigation is now the absorbing theme
of the day.
There is now vast amount of cor
roborative testimony to the effect that
there is a practical airship afloat in the
azure spaces hereaboutS, and the mean
ing of this testimony has been made
clear by the positive statement of At
torney George d. Collins of Alameda
that he has wealthy client who is the
inventor of the great aerial ship and
that it win soon be known to the entire
world.
THE ship was seen in Sacramento
and San Jose last night and the evil
dence is increasing that the same great
propeller passed over Oakland and San
Francisco on Saturday evening.
The positive testimony of Collins
that the airship is reality has been
signally cOrroborated by the testimony
of thousands of citizens of Sacramento.
who saw the great ship in the air last
night. The accounts from Oakland and
Sacramento make the matter as clear
as ordinary human testimony could do.
One of the interesting and corrob-
orative stories comes from Thomas
Jordan of San Rafael, who states that
he found a machine shop in a mount
ain faStneSS some months ago; that six
men We're working on an airship, and
that it would soon be completed.
In the first days story of the air.
ship, as printed in the Call, it was
stated that an old hunter named Brown
or Bolinas Ridge had seen an airship
floating few hundred feet above the
pine trees one morning just as the fogs
were lifting from the ridge"
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GEORGE W. FERRIS DEAD.
The Inventor of the Ferris Wheel
Joins the Silent Majority.


PITTSBURG, Nov %. - George w.
Ferris, inventor and builder of the Fer
ris wheel, died to-day at Mercy Hospi-
tai, where he had been treated for
typhoid fever for a week The disease
is said to have been brought on
through worry over numerous business
matters. He leaves widow in this
city and friends in mechanical and
building circles all over the country.
Mr.. Ferris was born at Galesburg,
Ill.,, lived his early life on the Pacific
Slope, and was educated at Carson City
and San Francisco. In 1876 he entered
the Renssaeler Polytechnic Institute in
New York and graduated with high
honors as an engineer He first worked
at locating coal mines and railroads in
West Virginia, and was then employed
by the Louisville Bridge Company at
Louisville. In the capacity of inspector
he came to Pittsburg to inspect the
structural works for the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad bridge at Hender-
son.
After the completion of this work he
engaged as an inspector on his own
account. He organized the firm of G.
w. Ferris & Co. In 1898 Ferris con-
celVeQ the wheel WHICH Tldue MN ID
NOUS and which was one of the par
ticular feature of the Worlds Fair at
Chicago. The wheel was constructed
in Pittsburg under the supervision OF
the inventor and shipped to Chicago,
where he watched the erection of 1T.
Its capacity was 1,44O passengers and
thousands made the revolution in 1t.
The wheel made fortune for Ferris
and gave him fame as an engineering
genius all over the world.
After the fair closed the wheel was
erected at Lakeside Park in Chicago,
where it now is. Mr.. Ferris, however,
disposed of his interest in it.
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BIG SNOWSTORM.
Seattle and the Northeastern Portion
of the State Get 18 inches.

SEATTLE (Wash.), Nov. 22.-Seattle
and the entire northwestern portion of
the State are just recovering from an
other disastrous snowstorm, lasting
from Friday last until ! o'clock to-day.
Twelve inches of snow fell in as many
hours, the full fall during the storm
being over eighteen inches. Nearly al!
the Western Union telegraph wires in
and near this city are down and the
telephone and electric light systems
are completely paralyzed. Operation of
the electric street railways has been
suspended for the past three days.
Should the snow continue to melt as
rapidly as it is now melting it Will
bring increased disaster to the Cascade
divisions of the railroads and inesti-
mable damage to private property.
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shouting, women wringing their hands
and crying, everyone trying to do or
suggest something, but all of no avail
The men who have been rescued can
give no definite cause for the ships
getting SO far out of her course, and all
questioning will only bring the same
answer, Il don't know"
Captain Smith and his officers, ex-
cept the chief engineer, who is on the
Point Arena, are still on the wreck
and until they can be seen nothing
definite can be learned.
Farmers who heard the steamer
whistling for help say they plainly saw
the headlight of the steamer and the
light from the lighthouse. One of the
firemen says the first officer was on the
bridge and that Captain Smith was be-
low when the steamer struck, but until
the excitement is over nothing can be
definitely known.
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BURNED TO DEATH.
Fate of Five Children Whose Parent:
Went to a Dance.

HAMILTON (Mo.), Nov. pa few
miles north of here five children of Mr.
and Mrs. Snyder Neal were burned TO
death late last night While the parents
were attending q dance.
Soon after starting home the Meals
and those who accompanied them dis
covered that the Neal residence was ON
fire When they reached the burning
building the father saw his eleven
year-old girl lying, burning, in the
front door, clasping her three-year-old
brother in her arms. The flames pre-
vented rescue. The children were then
dead. The father fell in a swoon and
has been a raving maniac ever since.
Nora, 8 years old, is the only survivor
of the fire. She says the children at
home, Callie, Is: Hattie, IL; Willie, &;
Clarence 5; Julian, }, and herself re-
tired at the usual hour in an upstairs
chamber The next she knew the flames
were coming through the floor and the
building was enveloped in flames.
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SEEN AT SAN JOSE.
The Air Ship Was Pursuing Its Way
Toward r1Ount Hamilton.

SAN JOSE, Nov 22.-Frank Everett,
young man residing in this city,
claims to have seen the mysterious air
ship described as seen by residents of
Sacramento and elsewhere, pass over
the eastern portion of this city about
IL o'clock tonight.
Everett said he was standing on
Santa Clara street when he distinctly
saw the airship high up in the heavens.
He claims that several people who were
in that vicinity also saw the ship and
that others whose attention was called
to the same saw the fashlight of the
ship rapidly disappear The ship was
said to be going toward Mount Hamil-
ton.
II. Earlich drove up while the crowd
was standing gazing skyward and saw
the light disappearing. To him some
of the people said they distinctly saw
the ship. Neither he nor Eeverett knew
the names of any persons in the crowd,
most Of whom were in buggies No
one else who saw the ship could be
found tonight owing to the lateness of
the hour
The record-union., 1896-11-23
DESPERATE THIEVES ARRESTED
The Hawkins Brothers, Who Robbed
a JeweIry Firm in Chicago.

BUFFALO, Nov. 22.-Two men ar
rested in the Postoffice by Detective
Devine and Detective Sullivan after a
desperate fight last night admitted that
they were George and Arthur Hawkins,
the brothers wanted in Chicago for
holding-up and robbing the jewelry
firm of Hermann & Co, in Masonic
Temple, that city, November 9th.
All but a few of the diamonds and
other precious stones stolen and re-
naming to be accounted for were re-
covered In the house at 12S West Eagle
street. The thieves arrived here from
Cleveland last Saturday morning and
rented a room at the latter address.
They had the stolen jewelry with them.
except several stones which they had
pawned in Detroit and Cleveland. After
taking possession of the rooms they
went to the Postoffice to get their mail
and were arrested.
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DAMAGE BY FLOOD.
What the Water Did in Hamilton and
to the Railroad Tracks.

SEATTLE CWash.). Nov. pa spe-
cial dispatch from Mount Vernon con-
cerning the damage by flood to the town
of Hamilton, in Skagit County, says:
The town is complete wreck and the
scene of destruction beggars descrip-
ton. The big brick building owned by
Baker & FOuntaine is a heap of ruins
and the goods are buried under the
fallen walls. The streets are washed
out, sidewalks gone and the town IS
filled with trees, stumps and rubbish
Water was in every house in the lower
part of town and some of the people
were kept prisoners in the second stor-
les of their residences until Sunday
noon, when they were taken off in boats.
The Seattle and Northern Railway
tracks between Wooley and Hamilton
have been almost entirely destroyed
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DESERTED WIVES.
Topeka, Kansas, Has Over 400 of
Them and the List Increasing.

CHICAGO, Nov. 22-A special from
Topeka, Kan, says: The officers of a
Topeka charitable institution yesterday
made the remarkable statement that
there are over 400 deserted wives in this
city, and that every day adds to the
list of the deserted or divorced women
who appeal for work or solicit funds
with which to buy bread for themselves
and help their children in a city of 81, 900
inhabitants.
The charitable society which has made
the investigation that revealed these
facts attribute it to hard times and the
general worthlessness of the men.
The divorce mill in Topeka is running
on steadily. Every week divorces are
granted to men and women, incompati-
bilfty of temper being the general
charge.
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A BIG SALE.
Spring Valley Hydraulic rline at
Cherokee Sold.

OROVILLE, Nov. 22-The Spring
Valley hydraulic mine at Cherokee was
sold yesterday by Receiver j. i. Whit
comb to Attorney T. u. Brakeman of
San Francisco for the bondholders, for
S2Io.oo0. This property consists Of
several hundred acres of mining ground
and dumping ground, as well as many
miles of water bitches. 1t has been in
litigation for several years. Other par
ties to the suit have six months to re-
deem it. Unless this is done, it is re-
ported the bondholders will open the
mine by drifting, and Will employ sew
eral hundred men.
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OF wrecking that institution and SEN
fenced to two years in the penitentiary
by Judge Hastings. The specific charge
on which he was convicted was the
embezzlement of $500 of the banks
funds. Captain Sickle made an un
successful race for Congress as an In
dependent Republican in the old Sec
ond District
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w. A. rIestayer Dead.

NEW YORK, Nov 22-After several
months severe illness w. A. Mestayer
died at his home in this city last evening
of Bright's disease. Mr.. Mestayer,
after several years work at the Cali
fornia Theater of San Francisco with
the late John Mccullough, came to New
York under an engagement with Ed
ward Erice and played under his man
agement in all the principal burlesque
productions of that management, and is
we'll known in theatrical life
The record-union., 1896-11-23
Official Returns in Montana.

BUTTE (Mont), Nov. 22.-Official re-
turns from the late election have been
received from all the counties in Mon
tana, and give Bryan 43.6S0 votes, Nc
kinley 10,490, Charles S. Hartman (Sil-
yer Republican, for Congress 81 DOB,
0. F. Goddard (McKinley Republican,
{. $40, Robert Smith (Fusiom for Gov
ernor 81, ,G05, A. c. Botkin Rep.) for
Governor 1891. Mckinley had a
majority in only two counties, Chester
and Dawson.
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FOR TWO YEARS.
A Nebraska Bank Wrecker Goes to
the Penitentiary.

HEBRON (Neb.), Nov. 2o.-Captain
j. H. Sickle. for years leader in poll
itics in Central Nebraska and Presi-
dent of the defunct Blue Valley Bank
Of this place, was last night convicted
The record-union., 1896-11-23

MAYFIELD Ry), Nov. 22.-T. b.
Baker to-day shot his wife and then
himself both dying instantly. They
separated some time ago and Mrs.
Baker had sued for divorce 1t Is sup
posed this provoked the tragedy.
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Will Marry an American Girl.

LONDON, Nov, 22-The Morning
Post" will tomorrow say that William,
son of Admiral Sir Arthur FHrquhar, is
engaged to be married to Miss Marion,
daughter of the late H. S. Peck of Chi
cago.
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DISASTROUS WRECK
NEAR POINT ARENA.
The Steam Collier San Benito Driven
Ashore by a Gale
Five of the Crew Drowned and Twenty
Seven Clinging to the Rigging.

Four Men Picked Up by Another
Steamer, But 1t is Feared the rlen
i'm the Rigging Cannot be Saved,
and That the Vessel Will Break
Up-Great Damage by Floods in
Washington-Sale of Mining Prop
erty at Cherokee-The Air Ship
Seen at San Jose.
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FRANK T. JOHNSON.
Sheriff and Ex-Oficio Tax Collector
Courthouse. Sacramento. California.
SEALED PROPOSALS.

BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE
office of the undersigned until ) O'Clock
p m. on MONDAY, November %, 1886.
for the construction of a vitrified IRON
stone pipe sewer ~ inches in diameter in
Thirteenth street, from the north line of
r street to the center line of S street
Plans and specifications on file at office
of the City Clerk. certified check
made payable to the Mayor of the city of
Sacramento for 10 per cent. of amount of
bid must accompany each bid. The Board
of Trustees reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
NJ. J. DESMOND, City Clerk.
n14-10t
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BOXES AND WOOD.

MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS
of Fruit Boxes and Crates. Box Wood for
fire makes the finest kinding. Cap. Box.
Co. /. a. ROBIE, Manager. 100 Second
Sfraet
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SEWING MACHINES
TAXES! TAXES!

SACRAMENTO, Oct. 5, 1896.
The State and County Taxes on aII
personal property secured by real es-
tate, and one-half of the taxes on all
real property for the year 1896, will be
due and payable on the first Monday in
October, and will be delinquent on the
last Monday in November next at 8
o'clock p. m, and unless paid prior
thereto
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BOOTS AND SHOES,

A. CASSELLI, MANUFACTURER
and importer OF Mems Fine Boots, Shoes
and Jppers. Three-dollar Working Shoes
absolutely guaranteed Repairing spe-
ciaIty Agent for Viscol Oil. 521 K ST.
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Fifteen Per Cent. Viii
Be Added

TO the amount thereof. and if said one.
half be not paid before the
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COLLECTORS. j..

ERIGBAUM & CO. COLLECTORS.
Office open until p. n. Capital telephone
$50. 1907 Fourth St, Sacramento. Cal.
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AN INDEX
To SOME OF
SACRAMENTO'S
Reliable Firms
BARRIERS.

THE PHOENIX SHAVING EMPOR-
IUM has been fitted up on a scale of al
most Oriental magnificence. Our motto,
Cleanliness and the very best service"
L. c. JONES. go Il.
The morning times., 1896-07-03
HYDROPHOBIA A MYTH.

Philadelphia, and OF the University of
Pennsylvania, have made exhaustive in
quirles relative to alleged cases of hy-
drophobia, both in the United States and
Europe, and one OF them declares that 1.-The
bite of dog is no more dangerous than
the scratch of a pin or the puucturc of q
nail, while another says that no authenti-
Gated case of hydrophobia as the result
OF dogs bite is on record or nearly
1000 cases OF dog bites treated in London
hospitals not one developed bydrophobia.
DR.. Spitzka, the New York aIienist. made
famous through his connection with the
Guiteau case, says he has been unable to
find case of rabies in human being, pro-
duced by the bite of dog.
= When a person is bitten by Il dog, it is
Just as we'll TO have the wound attended
TO by physician. purely as a matter of
precaution. Alter that no more should be
thought of it than Of the scratch of a pin.
A man ma brood SO much owe some mala.
dies as to show all the symptoms of them:
there is literally such thing as soaring
a man to death, and so he may worry him
self into that nervous condition known
as hydrophobia. But if he would only keep
a cool head and go about his business un-
disturbed, rabies will not molest him in
the least.
The morning times., 1896-07-03

There seems to be superstition that
some OF the hair of the dog that had bitten
n person, applied to the wound, would heal
it and leave no evil consequences. Just
about as absurd as this is the generally ac-
cepted notion that the bite of Iabid dog
will or may produce hydrophohia. AS 4
matter of fact, it is pretty certain that
what is called hydrophobia is simply an
acute nervous malady, not in any way at
tributable to the bite of dog, any more tha II
TO the bite of a cat, or horse, or any
other wound that may produce blood
poisoning or lockjaw. The blood OF one
person may be in a condition to absorb or
be affected readily by the virus contained
in a dogs or cats saliva, while that or
another is so healthy as to reject it,
In the one case, the blood-rnisoning, or
tetanus would set in; In the other il would
rot. In any case the disease would be
attributable to the Individual condition,
and not to the injury. Nor can there be a
question, that nervous fear, in great
number of instances, producesthe symptoms
generally designated as hydrophobia.
While Sirius, the dog star. rules, 1t is we'll
to remember these things aud TO fortify
ones mind with the results of investiga-
tions made by eminent medical men. Pro-
fessors Of jefferson Medical College Of
The morning times., 1896-07-03
The 18th" VIII H. Celebrated in
Grand style at Marshall Hall.

Somewhat OF !: danger has teen placed
on the spirits of the small boys ana girls
too br the recent orders OF the COmmissi Oh
ers-iirst, by setting off reservations fol
fireworks on the "4th''- then by requiring
pare ntS to take out PERMITS Ior me CniIuren.
The management at Marshall Hall employ
no such .'red-tape" methods. They said
Bring the children bring all the fireworks
the bovs can carry. We will give up the en-
tire grounds to their use. Aud we promise
both old and young me me-, ;o!,'eSs four'h Oh
Marshall Hall Is certainly dehghtfu
place TO spend holiday: Its conNenIence
10 the city-the magnificent lawns ano
trees-and the dozens OF Bmusements make
IL an ideal spot The Ferris wheel. merry.
go-round, swings, glass-blowers, etc. VII!
keep the younsters busy, while dahchg'
boating. bowling, shooting and riding up
pea strongly to those who soon tire oil IRE
era ckers.
m the evening the management will give
the finest display of fireworks ever wilt
messed on the river; Ihe en.re grounos % Siie NIL,
rockets, candles and other unique settings
will he set off from the Ferris wheel While
in motion.
W ith arranging and carrying lunch
basket. the cafes on all the steamers and
on the ground will serve everything good
to eat, at reasonable prices. An elegant
big dining han all day and evening.
Steamer Manchester leaves Seventh street
wharf at 10 a. m. ESQ, and $50 p m;
steamer River Qneen leaves at $50 and
q n. m. steamers leave Marshall Hall at
I2:45, 1870, 4:45, 7:3O, and $50 p. m.
Fare for tine round trip, good on any
steamer, going and returning, 20 cents. t
Inc popular trip TO irtiian head on .he
ar ESQ. While dancing and other amusc-
ments at Marshall Hall are most attractive,
vet every evening sees goodly, number
axe the entire ride to lnuIan Head and
return. Professor Schroeder's Band ac-
commences the steamer as usual, and plays
for The dancing at Marshall Hall.
The morning times., 1896-07-03
GEN. LAwToN DEAD.
Distinguished Confederat q Officer nd
Minister to Austria.

Clifton Springs, N. Y, July 2.-Geu.
A. X taUJnn, ul Savannah, ,,a-. uied ut
the Clifton Springs Sanitarium this morn
ing He HAD q stroke or paralysis on
FRIDAY last from which he did not Ially.
Cen Alexander R. LawtOn was born
in Peaufort district, s. e., in 1878 lie
tlt..p.u .cst rom IN s.s-'- Lavlng for
classmates Gems. Hallcck, Stevens, Candy,
and Gilmer.
ne was colonel of the First RegiIn mt
nr Georgia Volunteers when- in January
1861, he took possession or Fort
Pulaski under State authority. AT the
conn. .encement OF hostilities in the fol-
lowing a nril he received cum mission as
brigade general in the Confederate Army.
ana he was from that time up 10 the close
OF the rebellion in constant military
service, After the fall of Richmond,
General Lawton returned to savannah
and enga gcd in the practice of law.
Soon after President Cleveland's inaugu-
r:tIIon he was JtrtfcIed the dIIotItii'vnt
of minister to Russia, but finally requeste
the President to Withdraw his name, In
consequence Of his eligibility TO civil office
under the Federal cover nment, being
called in question. This Objection having
been overruled by the attorney-gcneral,
he was appointed minister to Austria in
j sS5. in the place OF Mr.. Kelley. to whom
Arsi ria had Ohio ted on the score OF
religious difficulties.