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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-02
ARMY OFFICERS CALLED OFF

Washington, d. c., Dec. 2S.-Cer-
tain army officers who have appear
ed in recent interviews in the news
papers in discussions of the POSSIBLE
ity of war and outlining their ideas
of what should be done in such an
event have received personal letters
from Secretary of War Lamont, Sc
verely deprecating such talk.
Expressions from such a source, he
says, are not only given undue signi-
licance, but they are also an injustice
to the good reputation of the disci-
pine of the army and harmful to
this country in contributing TO an
unwarranted apprehension.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-02

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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-02
DIsPLEAsED WITH MILES

Washington, D. c., Dec. %.
The President and Secretary
of War Lamont are seriously
considering the advisability of
of silencing Gen. Miles. That
they are much incensed by the
indiscreet talk in which the
general of the army has been
indnlging in regard to the
weakness of this country's coast
defenses and the general inabil-
ity to go to war with assurance
of success can be positively
stated. Had it not been for the
high regard in which they both
hold him as a soldier, and their
indisposition to infict the in
dignity of a rebuke on one
whose services TO his country
in the past have been merltori-
ous, they would have taken &C
ton before now.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-02
THE TEXAS A SUCCESS,
A S authern- Built Battleship
Which Is the Fastest of
Her Class.

The last sea trial of the en-
gines of the hattlcship Texas
has demonstrated hey ond a
doubt that her mechanical
power is fully up to the gov
eminent requirements, and that
her engine builders, the Rich
mond Locomotive and Machine
Works, will obtain a premium
above the contract price. Ac-
cording 10 the report of engin
GERS who were on board, the yes
sci was speeded for three hours
at record of from seventeen
and three tenths knots TO
eighteen and eight tenths knots
per hour, the average being
seventeen and eighty-two hun
dredihs knots, or nearly one
knot more than the speed call
ed for by the government. The
horsepower to be developed
was 5000, but it is stated that
about 1000 was obtaIned, which
would make the premium about
$4,000.
The government requires a
continuous run of four hours
before a ship can be accepted;
consequently, another trial
must be made 1t would have
been completed this time had
not water flooded a portion Of
the engine-room. This was due
entirely to small drainage
pipes, and in no way affects
the engines or the ship proper.
The pipes will be replaced be-
fore the next trial.
The Texas, which is rated by
the recent trial as the fastest
battleship of her class in the
world, was constructed at the
Portsmouth navy-yard, the
Richmond Locomotive and Ma
chine Works securing the con
tract for her machinery Con
sequently, she is product
of Southern skill and workman
ship, and shows what the South
can accomplish i'll the eonstruc-
tion of warsilips. An lIlustra
ton and description OF the great
warship is herewith given.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-02
FOEs Ref.

The NfiiIer's ffotcl building have
ing been completely repaired is of
fcrcd for rent for hotel pGrposed
Reasonable rates. apply TO Fran
cisco Yturr.a
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-02

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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-02
| a Vile Opera Glass.

This Opera Glass is suitable for
'ahies' use having Mother-of- Pearl
covered bodies. and can ne had either
in White. Oriental or Black Pearl. The
mauntings are handsomely finished in
nickel plating and gilt. The whole,
fitting in a flexible leather ease with
achromatic lenses forms a useful Ires-
EFT. Sent registered free by mail on
receipt II $500; worth $1,000.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-02
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The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-02
FIELD AND MARINE,

This glass is most useful, both as a
Marine and Field Giass. 1t has
achromatie lenses, three in each side.
finely mounted and covered with black
morocco leather, and has great magnify
ing power. It is provided with sun
shades, and brought to focus by turn
ing the thumbscrew until the object
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mail on receipt OF S6.Oe: worth S1400.
The record-union., 1896-11-23
A GENUINE
AERIAL SHIP.
So Says the Inventors
Attorney.

gradually narrowing in till the machine
got within thirty feet of the ground.
1t then fell straight down, very grace
fully, touching the earth as lightly as
a falling leaf.
1.-The reports from Sacramento the
other night were true. 1t was my
clients airship that the people saw.
1t started from Oroville, in Butte
County, that evening and flew sixty
five miles in a straight line directly
over Sacramento. After running up and
down once or twice over the Capital my
friend came right on, a distance OF an
other seventy miles and landed at
spot on this side Of the bay, where the
machine now lies, guarded by three
men. The inventor found during this
trial trip that his ship had wave-like
motion that made him seasick. 1t is
this defect that he is now remedying.
I'm another six days the trouble will
be done away with and 1t is then his
intention to Immediately give the peo-
pie of San Francisco chance to see his
machine He will fly right over the
city and cross Market street dozen
times. 1 cannot tell you where he is
housing the ship or what his name is,
as I am under a pledge Of secrecy, but
II is a fact that the machine does its
work perfectly and will astound the
world and revolutionize travel when it
has been displayed before the public
The inventor can fly with it to New
York tomorrow if he wants to.
HE has forsaken the ideas of Maxim
and Langley entirely in building the
machine, and has constructed it on an
absolutely new theory"
The record-union., 1896-11-23
SAILED OVERHEAD.
Some Kind of a Craft Seen by a Man
Near Tuiare.

TULARE, Nov. 21.-That airship is
cavorting through the atmosphere that
overhangs this vicinity. d. H. Risdon,
who was working in an orchard near
Tagus, four miles north Of this place,
sighted mysterious object passing over
at a considerable elevation yesterday
afternoon.
a tramp was near at the time, and re-
marked that he never saw balloon sail
against the wind. But while the object
overhead seemed to be sailing into the
teeth of the wind, TT may have found an
opposite current in an upper stratum.
1t was passing to the northwest and
Risdon declares it was like an immense
sheet spread out in the air. 1t soon
passed out of sight. Risdon had not
previously read or heard OF the strange
visitor said to have been seen at Sacra-
mento, and as his reputation for verac-
ity is excellent his story is generally be-
lieved.
The record-union., 1896-11-23

their regular meeting. held on the 2Sth day
Of September. 1886, made the following
order:
The Board of Trustees of the city Of
Sacramento hereby determine that lots
numbered seven % and eight (S) in the
block or square bounded by Eleventh I'D
and Twelfth Q2) streets, and and T
streets, in the city of Sacramento, county
of Sacramento, State of California, are
covered with stagnant water for portion
of the year.
It is therefore ordered that the owner or
owners thereof fill UP the same to such
level or grade as will prevent the same
from being so covered. and that in the
event Of a failure so to do, the city of
Sacramento will fill up the same at the ex-
pense of such owner or owners of said lots.
Notices having been duly posted as re-
ouired by City Ordinance No. 365 and the
City Surveyor having estimated that 2231
cubic yards of earth filling will be required
it is hereby ordered that sealed bids will be
received for doing the work of filing up
said real estate at the Office of the City
Clerk until the 23d day of November, 1896
Bids must include all work for q gross
sum or for price per cubic yard of the
amount of earth used in doing the work
The work must be completed within sixty
days after the acceptance of the bid
The "Record-Union, a daily newspaper
published and circulated in this city, is
hereby designated as the newspaper in
which notice hereof shall be published as
often as three times a week for two con-
secutive weeks.
A certified check for 10 per cent. of
amount of bid must accompany each hid
The Board of Trustees reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
Adopted November 8. 1895, by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes-Trustees Wachhorst
Kent, Davis, Tozer. Devine, Bentley.
Leonard.
Absent-Trustees Mckay, Pennish
CHARLES E. LEONARD,
Droc of nf
Attest: NJ J. Desmond, Clerk of Board
of Trustees n12-13-14-16-1S-2O-23
The record-union., 1896-11-23
UNDERTAKERs.

w. y. HAVANA
Undertaken and Funeral Director.
NO. 513 STREET. EMBALMING A
speciality. Office open day and night. Tel.
ephone. No. 643 red
The record-union., 1896-11-23
AT FOLSOM ALSO.
The Aerial Tourists Took a Shy at
the Big Dam.

A telephone message from Folsom last
evening stated that the air-ship also
passed near that town between and Z
O'Clock, going in southeTly direction.
Afterward it tackled to the southeast and
disappeared in dense cloud.
When seen at Folsom it seemed to be
only a few hundred feet above the earth.
but the night was so dark that the body
The record-union., 1896-11-23
Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: Ed. J. Marx, st. Louis
Theodore Mansfield, New York; George
II. White, ]. M. Foster, Boston; H. c.
Rothe, j. S. Woodruff. Chicago; ]. H.
Simonson, Merced; J. F. Campbell, Mo-
desto; Cahrles Wood, Martinez; George
L. Arnold and wife, A. w. Barrett and
wife, Los Angeles; ]. W. LinScott, Santa
Cruz; 1. H. Parks, San Rafael; w. P.
McF'aul, Ukiah; A. c. Richards, Oak
land; II. T. Jones, Walnut Creek; C. l..
Ortman, Stockton; P. B. Gallagher,
Lettergo; I. M. Day, wife and child, S.
Levine, j. H. Davies, H. Herzer, Bert
L. Wertheimer, E. r. Schiff. S. S. Stiles,
John d. Seibe, S. Steinberg, San Fran
cisco.
The record-union., 1896-11-23
of the ship could not be distinguished
nothing but one bright light.
AGAIN OVER OAKLAND.
1t Passed There About 9 O'Clock Last
Night.

1t was long after o'clock last night
when the atr-ship became lost to view
here, but a message from Oakland said
It passed over there few minutes after
3 o'clock. The people there plainly saw
the headlight and several smaller ones
behind It.
The air-ship seemed to those who saw
it at Oakland to go gently down across
the bay In San Francisco, but IT prob
ably passed behind the hills of that city,
as the inventor is not yet, apparently
prepared to let the public view his ma
chine
The record-union., 1896-11-23

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over fifty years by mill
ions of mothers for their children while
teethng with perfect success. 1t soothes
cures wind collie. regulates the bowels and
is the best remedy for diarrhea, whether
arising from teething or other causes For
sale by druggists in every part Of the
world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup. Twenty-Five cents
g bottle.
The record-union., 1896-11-23

State and county taxes must be paid
this week OF penalty will be charged >
The record-union., 1896-11-23
AUCTIONS.
AUCTION SALE

BICYCLES - BICYCLES - AT THE
salesroom, 1004-1006 j street, TUESDAY
and WEDNESDAY, November oath and
25th, 1885, at / 80 m, r. E. Greer & Co.
will sell to the highest bidder for cash 100
new 500 standard bicycles Qadies and
gent. These bicycles are all of the '96
model and in first-class condition.
2. S.-Goods on exhibition at salesroom.
R. e. GREER & CO., Auctioneers.
Office and salesroom, 1904 and 1905 ST.
The record-union., 1896-11-23

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT
their regular meeting held on the 2Sth day
of September, 1885, made the following
o~Ta
The record-union., 1896-11-23
Heading for Mount Hamilton.

Late last night the last report from
the air-ship was that 1t passed over
San Jose at 11:30 o'clock, and was going
in the direction of the Lick Observatory
The record-union., 1896-11-23
SPECIAL NOTICES

Vehicies-Baker & Hamilton-Hardware
Carts, Buggies. Carriages. Phaetons, Balm
Farm and Header Wagons, Wholesale
Hardware. Send for catalogue
The record-union., 1896-11-23
FOR SALE

OR WILL TRADE FOR HOUSE AND
lot in Sacramento-40 acres fine fruit land
three and one-half miles from Looms
Placer County. Inquire BELL & CO..
ALE ] street.
The record-union., 1896-11-23

KENT BROS. 1oI7 Third street, for car
riages, buggies, rigs OF all kinds at short
notice. Telephones-New, 215; Old 611
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-06
THE LAST APPEARANCE OF moLleRe.

ut Is recorded of Moliere that on the night
OF his death he insisted on going to the thea
ter, as usual. despite the entreaties Of his
friends, to play the "Malade Imaginable" In or
der that tho workmen might not lose their
wages s4 81
Did you who rat that night to see
The wizards hand complete its task
Guess ut the face of Tragedy
Which lurked behind the comic MAXI
Did You. whose plaudits wild and loud
Mixed fate and laughter in O breath.
Behold tho actor as he bowed,
Crown'd with the cypress wreath of deash9
Across the footlights Of the years
That latest scene shines fresh and bright.
Only the lamps arc blurred with tears.
Only the laughter fails tonight
And, loi before our startled eyes
Two centuries dwindle to q span,
And other silent plaudits rise
Not for the genius, but the man
Actor, there CLEANS above thy tomb
No censor which the church can swing;
No incense, with its dim perfume,
Haunts thy dark rest with dreams Of
spring.
But surely blessings more divine
Upon that last appearance fell
And. with tho latest braves thine,
Mingled the angels cit is well.''
And, all unwilling we today
Tread in thy footsteps, Moliere.
We laugh and wonder ut the play
Or strut behind the footlights' glare.
The shouts of laughter grow more sparse.
Tho lamps burn dim, the players fec.
And Death takes up our petty FARGO
And sobcrs it to tragedy.
Nellie K. Blissett in Temple Bar.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-06
IUCiEh BONAPARTE.
he Was tho Ablest and nIost Couraeeou,
of tho Emperor.s Brothers.

he Was tho Ablest and nIost Courageous
of the Emperor's Brothers.
The younger brother had, after the
first Juvenile heats of radtcalism, be-
come moderate republican, holding
his convictions resolutely. Having OPP
posed the hereditary consulate for Ma
poleon, he withdrew, unmindful Of any
reward he might have claimed for his
services Of Brumaire, to lead life of
study and cultivate his Unborn literary
tastes On the death of his first wife,
by whom he had two daughters, he mar
ried, in direct opposition 10 Napoleon's
wishes, the beautiful and accomplished
, Nine dc Jauberthon. This was in 1903.
He had been importuned to put her
away and lend himself to the project of
buttressing the empire by himself &C.
cepting crown and contracting a royal
marriage. He was by far the ablest and
most courageous of the Bonaparte broth
ers, but his heart was true, his princi-
pies were fixed, and he was utterly in
different to the rise of Napoleonic en-
pire.
1t was with reluctance that he came
to Mantua There are two accounts Of
what happened there-that which has
long been accepted of Napoleon Offering
and Lucien holly refusing the crown of
Portugal, with the hand of Prince Fer
dinand for his daughter Charlotte, and
that which makes the first offer to have
been Etruria- Both accounts agree, how
ever, that the bid was raised 10 the
promise Of Italy-all on condition that
he should divorce his wife and rule in
the interest of his brothers. imperial
power. Lucien disdained even this
bride, declaring that he would accept
the crown, but that he would rule in
the interests of his subjects, and that he
would in no case consider divorce
Angry words were spoken. Napoleon
crushed in his hand watch with which
he had been toying, kissing out that
thus he would crush wills which opposed
his. II defy you to commit a crime, {"
retorted Lucien.
Before parting there wasa half recon-
Citation. and Napoleon requested that
at least his brothers. eldest daughter
might be sent to Paris for use in his
scheme of royal alliances. Lucien as
sented, and the child, a clever girl of
about Id, was sent to live with Nine
Mere She was thoroughly discontinued
and wrote bright, sarcastic letters to
her stepmother, whom she loved, de-
plotting the avarice of her grandmother
and the foibles of her other relatives
These. like all other suspected letters of
the time, were intercepted and read in
the cabinet noir." Their contents be-
ing made known to Napoleon, he sent
the petulant, witty writer back to her
father. Despairing of any support from
Lucien or his family, Napoleon formal
ly adopted his stepson Eugene, the vice
roy, with view to consolidating and
confirming the Italian feeling of depend
ence on France Sloane's
Life Of Napoleon" in Century.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-06
Fay rempletsn.s aha.tly Pm.

Fey Templeton believes in the inherent
goodness Of the chorus girl and always
champions her cause. To young man
who affected to despise this much needed
adjunct OF comic opera and burlesQue she
remarked the other day with her MIST per-
feet Excelsior, Jr.," drawl:
"You know" dear boy, "the chorus girl
does o great many things that you and
the society don't approve, but you must
admit that In Rioe's companies she Is usu-
ally good form.
The young man hasn't seen 1t yet.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-06

During Stuart Robson's recent tour
through Illinois he was In the box Office
OF theater one evening getting his let
tiers when the telephone bell began to ring.
The ticket man was busy selling seats,
and Mr.. Robson undertook to receive the
message Hellol' cried faint voice over
the wire. Can have box for this even
ingr' Not box left, " replied the actor.
Then save me two seats in tho orchestra +"
very sorry" replied Mr.. Robson, after
consulting with the box office man, "but
there isn't chair left. The house is en-
tirely sold out"
There was a pause, and finally the voice
said slowly, well, you will please reserve
ior me two standing rooms---both together
IL possible"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-06
AUBREY souuoAuLr.
A Handsome Young Actor Who Is Rap
idly Making His Mayk.

10 ability declare that In Aubrey Bouoi-
oault the American stage has q worthy
successor to his father, the late Dion Bou-
oicouit, who, as every old theator goer will
remember, was a few years ago considered
ininitable In the delineation Of the rolliok-
ing Irish hero. Aubrey has not the ply
sique OF his distinguished progenitor, but
he has face that Would easily serve, with
slight alterations, for the model Of Greek
god. Heis naturally, therefore, q very great
favorite with that portion Of the public
which Is supposed TO be the mainstay of
matinee performances. The young star
has made essays in almost every depart
ment OF theatrical work, and In none OF
them has he been less than tolerably good,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-06
At a comfortable place
even if it takes all Of your
salary; it is better to rent
a dwelling even if you, the
agent and the owner are
made unhappy by your con-
slant demands for repairs;
ii is best to own the house
you lire in, have your own
flowers and garden and
make Improvements on your
own property and not for
some one else, and by
reading the list of property
in this column you will see
that you can do this:

Nice Groom dwelling with dining
room and kitchen in the basement,
bath room, good stable and carriage
house, very near the center of the
town. Price $3.50; one-third cash,
balance on long time.
Large S-room house, cost SO, 900 to
build, on lot 50x2O0 feet, in good To-
cation. Price 81, 600.
Splendid Groom house in best loca-
ton, all conveniences, good stable,
dwelling cost over $4,000 to build.
Price $4,000; $500 cash, balance s25
per month. This is q fine chance for
a railroad man.
Groom house on Seventh avenue
southwest, $1,000; 800 cash, balance
$lO per mouth.
Dwelling, rooms, near the shops,
$500; $50 cash, balance $10per month.
S-room house near the Terry build
ing, 81 100; on easy terms.
Dwelling, II rooms, on Day avenue,
furnace, gas, hot and cold water, range.
Price $1,000; $500 cash, balance &25
err month.
Large 7-room house on Franklin
road, stable. Price $4,000.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-06
Herrmann,s New seoretarx.

Hermann the Great has q keen sense OF
the ridiculous and dearly loves clever re-
tort. Some time ago he needed a secretary,
and to an applicant for tho position he ask
ed If the young man knew stenography.
II don't use shorthand at all, Fl" was the
reply. Il have been an actor and my ex-
perience In writing stage letters has given
me speed which no shorthand writer
could ever hope to attain"
You'll do, said Hermann laughing
~. Name your own salary"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-06
Frit. williams and Katherine Florepoe

Charles Frohman could not have made
better selections than Fritz Williams and
Katherine Florence to head tho comedy
company he is organizing for next season.
Mr.. Williams hos made remarkably fine
impression in Dan Frohman's Lyoeum
company as Juvenile comedian. He was
the only actor in the production Of "The
Prisoner Of Zenda" by the Lyoeum stock
that regularly got scene call-this, too,
In spite Of the fact that he played small
part. The engagement, Of course, is espe-
cially agreeable to Mr.. Williams and Miss
Florence, as they are engaged to DO mar
ried. The first play In which tho company
Is to appear is Clyde Fitch's adaptation of
Bisson's farcical comedy entitled "The
Liar" Tho play has been given a special
performance, and those who saw 1t at that
time say 1t Is one of the oleverest plays of
Its kind that have been seen in several
yeara.