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Evening journal., 1896-11-23
is 1T AN AIRSHIPg
Either Great Feat Has Been Accom-.
pIishod or Somebody Is Romancing.

Either Great Feat Has Been Accom-.
pIishod or Somebody is Romancing.
SAN FRANCIsCO, Nov. 23-The Chron-
icle this morning prints a story which
would indicate that Che aiIship in practi-
cable form is an estaf iished fact
About o'clock last Monday morning
tho inhabitants Of Sacramento, who were
astir at that hour, claim To have seen an
airship passing rapidly over the city.
Some merely said they saw bright light,
while others went so far as TO say they
saw a cigar shaped flying machine and
heard human voices from It, The residents
of Oakland also say they saw the same
sight
The story Of the mysterious airship has
been told all over the state and has created
considerable amusement, as it was general
" believed to be hoax. The Chronicle
prints an interview with George ID. Col
lins a reputable lawyer Of this city, who
says that the airship is a reality. Attor-
ncy Collins says; "lt is perfectly true that
there is at last successful airship in ex-
istence. am acting as attorney for the
inventor He lisa very wealthy man, who
has been studying the subject of flying
machines for ID years, and who came here
seven years ago from the state of Maine in
order to be able to perfect his ideas away
from the eyes Of other inventors During
the last five years he has spent at least
500, 600 on his work. He has not yet Sc.
cured his patent, but his application is
now in Washington.
II saw the machine one night last week
at the inventors invitation. 1t is made OF
metal, is about $50 feet long and is built
to carry 8 persons.
1t is built on the aeroplane system and
has two canvass wings Is feet wide and
rudder, shaped like a birds tail. 1 saw
the thing ascend about 80 feet under per-
feet control.
The reports from Sacramento the other
night were true. 1t was my clients air
ship that the people saw. 1t started from
OroNille, In Butte county, and flew go
miles in straight line directly over Sac
ramento After running up and down
once or twice over the capital my friend
came on distance Of another 20 miles
and landed at spot on the Oakland side
of the hay, where the machine now lies.
guarded hy three men,
In another six days several defects will
be done away with and it is then his in
tention TO fly right over San Francisco.
The inventor has forsaken the ideas of
9loAllh anu l-dhsAOg NhtlAtlN IN building
The machine and has constructed it on an
absolutely new theory.
In spite of Mr.. Collins statement there
arc many s!Septics who say fatty they do
not believe his story. Il is almost incred-
iblc that an airship l5O feet long could be
secroted in any building near san Francis
co without the fact being made public.
The mysterious lights seen over Sacra-
mcnto, if any were seen, are thought to
have been metcOrs
Evening journal., 1896-11-23

ne was but very young, the family removed
10 Carson City. New. and IL was there the
young wheel builder spent the years Of his
curly hoyhOod In 1876 he came east lie
began course at the Rensselaer, polytech-
mic Institute OF New York city iu that
year. In 1881 he graduated with high
honors ln 1888 he accepted % position
with the Louisville Bridge company of
Louisville which ho held for number of
yenrs, when be came to pittshurg and on
gagged in the inspection OF structural work.
In 1887, while pursuing that vocation, the
firm Of g. w. G.. Ferris & Co. Of pittsburg
was established Tho concern still exists.
In 1856 he was married to Miss Beatty
OF Canton. O.
1t was in 1892 that Mr. Ferris conceived
the idea OF the wonderful Ferris wheel
that has attracted the attention of all the
people of the world and which will 60
down in history as one of the greatest
wonders of the century The monster
passenger wheel, conceived by Mr. Ferris
was built under his personal supervision
I'm this city.
Evening journal., 1896-11-23
NalIonal counell of women.

Boston, Nov. 23-Thc annual meeting
Of tho National Council of Women will be
held in this city Dec. 2-4. The moetingS
of the National council occur triennially In
Washington and at these tricnnials each
National society composing the council
finds opportunity % present it's work be-
fore representatives of all tho other socie-
ties. The executive board Is composed of
the president and one representative from
each organization in the council. This
coming session, while primarily the an
nual business meeting, viii include three
public gatherings, and at these prominent
women from all over the country will be
present. The final session win be given
to the consideration Of the general subjects
which are under the charge of heads of
departments. Among these will be reli
gion, rhilaist hropy, education, moral re-
form, social economies and others
Evening journal., 1896-11-23
raialIy stabbed on staten Island.

NEW YORK, Nov 23.-Joseph Sedlak, a
saloon keeper at Staten Island, y. Y,
was fatally stabbed by Edward Phillips, a
l9-year-old youth, who resides al Mariners
harbOr. The stahbng was the outcome Of
an attempt by Scdlak 10 eject Phillips
from his saloon. Phillips drew a pocket
knife AID plunged the blade into Scdlak's
left brcast Then he stabbed him again in
the arm The saloon keeper became ex-
haustod from loss OF blood before aid could
be summoned. and lis recovery was said
to Do very douhUlul. Ihilips eseaned.
Evening journal., 1896-11-23
weyIer Heard From.

HAVANA, Nov. 23.-The first definite
pronouncement from Captain General
Weylcr since he has taken the field in per.
son in Pinar del Rio was secured by the
correspondent of El Liberal Of Madrid in
an interview with the captain general al
Jaca near san Cristobal General Weylei
asserted that he was highly pleased with
the results of his campaign in Pinar del
Rio so far He announced that he expect.
ed to remain TO conduct active operations
ia Pinar del Rio province for 1 5 or 90 days
longer, adding: "Wait until Christmas
BY that date we shall have dealt a mortal
blow to the revolution" When asked the
present whereabouts of Antonio Macoo
General Weyler replied that lie was south.
west OF the railway line and that he al
ways avoided an engagement with the
Spanish troops, even when he occupied an
advantageous position. In closing the in
terview General Wcyler praised the deport
ment Of the troops in his command. He
also expressed delight with the success of
Spain's internal loan.
Evening journal., 1896-11-23
hInnr Do.ertnd Wlres.

TOPEKA, Nov 23 Tho officers Of a
charitable institution Of this place made
the remarkable statement that there were
over 400 deserted wives in this city and
that every day adds 10 the list Of such
women who appeal for work or solicit
funds with which to buy bread. The so
ciety attributes this state Of affairs to hard
times and the general worthlessness Of the
men complained Of The divorce mill I'm
Topeka is running on steadily. Every
week many divorces are granted, incom-
patibility of temper being the general
clarun
Evening journal., 1896-11-23
DR.. ROCKER TALKS.
Says There Is No Truth In the Reports
About ArehbIshop Ireland and satonI.

Says There is No Truth In the Reports
About Archbishop Ireland and satoii.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. DR. Il. x. Rock
er, secretary OF the apostolic delegation at
Washington, who preached at the celobra-
ton Of the feast OF ST. Cecilia at St. Ag-
mes church yesterday, was later seen by a
reporter 10 whom he talked freely In refer
cnce to the reports that have como from
Washington recently of dissentions between
Cardinal Satolli and Archbishop ireland.
"it'a al rubbish, said he, "that there
Is any trouble at Washington. Cardinal
Satolli and Archbishop Ireland have had
no falling out, and the story that ireland
said Satolli was his friend here and his
enemy at Rome is without foundation.
Why, Ireland has received "a letter from
Satolli, I'm which he tells him how he has
commended the archbishop to the pope for
his good work for the church in the United
States.
Nothing has heen said or done about
the archbshops letter coming out for
gold. If Archbishop Ireland made any
votes by It, the Republicans ought TO do
something for him. AS an ecclcsiastic
Archbishop ireland took no part In the
campaign, not did any of his priests and
the subject was never mentioned I'm the
pulpit What he said as man and as a
citizcn concerns no one but himself
AS for affairs at Washington every
thing Is pleasant there. Archbishop Mar
tinelh is very much OF a gentleman, and
just as bright and courteous as he can be
But personally he SIS totally different from
/ Satolli. Nevertheless we are all immense
~ pleased with him.
~ have read it in the papers that thre,
Of the Professors at Che Washington uni
versity have bcon removed, but no one IN
the delegation has heard this. I don't
think it is true, or that they viii be re.
moved. Two Of them are engaged with
their classes as usual, and the third would
be were it not that he Is laid up with ty.
phoid fever.
Evening journal., 1896-11-23
well Known ;,uslness sIan Robbed.

WuIIANss08T, Pa, NOV. 23.-Uriah
Cummings Of Stamford, Conn, president
of the Cummings Cement company of
Buffalo. was waylaid and robbed IN this
city while on she way q his hotel. Mr.
Cummings was rccos,od by "a negro near
the Pennsylvania railroad stati n, who,
after walking allngside him for hall q
square kicked Air Cummings In the leg,
at the sGmc time knocking him down.
Mr.. Cummings leg was broken, and Ac
was rendered. unconscious When he re-
gained Consciousness, his assailant was
standing over him and trying TO remove
his oyercoat He had stolen $50 I'm cash
and gold watch. Ross Alexander, col
ored, was arrested charged with being the
assailant. The police haye evidence that
points directly to Alexander as the man.
He has been out Of the ponitcntiary only a
short time.
Evening journal., 1896-11-23
WouLp ANNLHlLATE Us.
some Hot Hended sraniards Conooct
Great Dynamite scheme.

HAvAXA, Nov. %. The feeling Of hos
tility arinst the United States isgrow-
Ing day hy dag among the Span.ards in
Havana. jose Jane "a merchant ia san
Irna-io street; Miguel Pcgengucr. pro-
griet0r Of a large grocery in san Rafael
street. and several other Important Span
isrds held q private meeting in the Gro
GERS Exchange. to prepare plan Of war
acainst the United States and submit it to
General Wcylers consideration.
Senior .IaRa said that neither strong
army nor an Important navy is necessary
10 &c troy that ooun ~ In his opinion %
fund Of 5000. GOO, which he Invited the
meeting 30 subscribe, would be enough 20
crush Uncle Sam. That money should be
used TO support IN the United states some
faithful Spauiards whose only task would
be to make the acquaintance Of the more
violent anarchists, give them money and
aid them in throwing bombs and blowing
up public buildings and the finest resi-
dencos of the Americans. In the opinion
of Senior Jane the submission Of the United
States would IN this way be obtained in
few months.
Another orator, Senior Ruiz, a printer,
proposed to appeal to General Mcyleri m
the name Of all those present and of all
the good Spaniards OF the island, request
ing him % represent to the government at
Madrid that the conduct of the United
States in Cuban affairs is intolerable, and
that war should be declared Immediately
Senior Ruiz added that no more soldier.
from the mother country were needed IN
the impending conflict, as the Spaniardi
of Cuba could whip the Americans. "W,
shall leave the regular troops to fight the
insurgents in the island, and we will rais'
an army of 100 600 volunteers TO conquer
/ Florida" said Senior Ruiz.
Senior Bereguer said that any measure
| taken against the United States would b,
but a just retaliation. as the Americana
are helping Maceo, sending him dynamit,
and arms to fight the Spaniards.
Evening journal., 1896-11-23
william Dlsgusied win tho Eelohstag.

LONDON, Nov. 23.-1ho Daily Mails
Berlin correspondent says he hears that
Emperor William Is disgusted with the
procecdlngs in the ioichs.ag and IS deter
mircd TO dissolve that body unless the in
creased nayal credits are voted. He re-
CARDS thcm as the minimum consistent
with the efficiency OF the navy and consid-
ers that the navy will prove a splendid
clcctioncerirc cry.
Evening journal., 1896-11-23
The manitoba school Question.

MONTREAL, Nov. s3.--Le Mondeu COM
menting on the terms Of the Manitoba
school settlement, says, IF ever people
had the right TO rebel, it is when the set
Element is made TO rob us Of the souls of
our children.
Evening journal., 1896-11-23

illness has been
brief and it was
only Friday that
he was taken 20
Che hospital Tho
attending physi
clans say his sys.
tenn was greatly
run down by Ovcr
work. His wife
came here from
Canton, o., that
She might he with
her husband in his
dying moments.
George Forris
was born at Gales
burg, Ills, Feb.
Il 1870 Whom
Evening journal., 1896-11-23

Don't Worry about your health. Keep
your blood pure by taking Hoods sarsa-
parilla and you need not fear the grip.
colds. bronchitis, pneumonia or typhoid
fever
Hoods Pills are the favorite family ca
thartic, easy to take, easy to operate.
Evening journal., 1896-11-23
chiidren nnrned 10 death.

AR,PMoE. Oat, Nov. 23.-Mrs Las
c1skc left her hou.e for a time and on re-
turning found two of nor children, aged
and : years, barncd to death. A third
child RAN from tho house and escaped in
jury It i lot known how the fire origi-
na.cl
Evening journal., 1896-11-23
Hnrd Tn.L sot rnr Werlor.

LONDON, Nov. 23.-A dispatch TO The
Standard from Madrid slys the govern.
ment has iptimated to General Weylu
that, for reasons Of international and do
nestle politics, it will not be expedient
for him TO return To Havana until hc has
achieved a decisive victory over Maceo.
Evening journal., 1896-11-23
rranee and RUSSIA Disagree.

LONDON, Nov. ga Times dispatch
from Vienna says that Russia has rejected
the French proposal to improve Turkeys
finances be Austrian papers comment
upon this as a disagreement between
Frnnoe and Russn.
Evening journal., 1896-11-23
ms HANn HuRT.

Encch P. Hendricks had his left hand
badly hurt by having it caught in a
grindstone at the Pullman Palace Car
Company's works on Saturday after
noon. DR.. II. G. Buckmaster attended
him.
Evening journal., 1896-11-23
STONE NOT REPLACED.

A Sunday paper stated that the
cracked stone over the main entrance
10 the Water Witch Steam Fire En-
gine Company's house had been re-
placed by a sound one. This is untrue.
Evening journal., 1896-11-23

0Ooant Another ca Of these cent Blank cts has
NJ been opened This possibly will be the last,
Blankets. as no in sight Slightly imperfect
but Slight you'll hardly detect it. Others
at SLI5, S. 50 and So IS
Cotton Quilts, ooc 10 IS 90
Down Quilts, So Is to SIS So
Evening journal., 1896-11-23
oEoRsE W. FEaR.9 DEAD.
ae Was tEe Inventor or the Famous
Ferris Wheel.

pITTsnUEC Sow. c3 -Geargc W. For
ris who conceived and built the world ia.
nous Ferris wheel, died at the Mercy hos
pital, in this city, Of typhoid fever lis
Evening journal., 1896-11-23

rO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY take
laxative Bromo Quinlne Tablets. Drug
sists refund money Y II calls to su-e. sko
Evening journal., 1896-11-23

LinoeumS good quality of Linoleum at 40 cents per
40 60 yard-not the best TO be sure but the quality
~ O0lLS. that has been selling for 90 cents.
Evening journal., 1896-11-23

Sidehoards A very few Of the $3.50 Sdeboards we
advertised a few days sioce remaining,
and they deserving Of special attention Of Sdeboard pur
chaser indeed is the whole ranging from
S. so 500 great many of which represent reduction
of thirty per cent
Evening journal., 1896-11-23

City Treasurer Joseph K. Adams.
chairman OF the committee, is still en-
gagged in negotiating for the work.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-30
The SIAAYA.

What is it that, in fearful size,
That ever grows as time takes flight,
In myriad shapes and widespread rage,
Is quite the wonder of the age?
The modern sleeve.
What is it gives the best pretexts
For chances that reveal the heart,
For lovers nothings, whispered low,
Whom into coat sleeve it must goP
The modern sleeve.
What is it that makes social feuds,
Irlbitters tempers once most sweet,
When in last winters jacket small
Must go the largest Of them all2
The modern sleeve.
What Is it that promotes our trade
And makes the merchants heart grow
Light
The ceaseless strife for fashions sake,
The countless lengths and breadths tina
make
The modern sleeve.
What Is ft fills the theater seat,
And at the concert OF the play
One rival has-the theater hat
And comes in size quite up to THAR
The modern sleeve.
What is it that Will bring about
An era Of colossal things
II other parts must fashioned be
In like proportions as we see
The modern sleevef
New York Sun,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-30

struck right and left as they pressed
about him.
Il come to (whackD bury Caesar
(whackD. not to (whack,) praise him. -
Then they closed in upon him An
awful scene followed Women shrleked
and tainted Some ours that Were at
tracted by the noise came up, and, en-
gaging in a vigorous fight upon the
porch. added their voices 10 the dread
full pande1noniu.m. In the midst OF this
a painting, struggling mass Of humani-
T., with the colonel IL the center, rolled
from the porch.
Five minutes later the colonel, bound
hand and foot, was carried into the ho-
tel. The lame man looked at his watch.
The half hour lacked just three min
utes Of being up. He stepped 70 the
window, took up the book, extracted the
two $40 bills therefrom and placed them
In his pocket.
Gentlemen, he said to the crowd
ellis Is all the result of undue excite
ment ON the part of the colonel. He
will be all right in a few minutes.
These spells only come on him once III
a year, but it might be well To KEEP
him tied for about ten minutes longer.
/ With this he seized his crutch anC
( hobbled away as fast as he could
When the colonel's liberty was final
/ " restored to him, he might not have
/ been considered insane, but there wai
/ no doubt that he was mad. AS he hur
ried away TO look for the lame man the
squatter remarked:
IF they hain't made the mistake o7
their lives in turnin that man loose
then I'm crazier AN mus rat myself
Will Lisenbee in Truth.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-30
He Worked Them Wen.

The museum manager toyed with his
heavy gold watch chain and smiled
contentedly. ct am wonder. he
unused, land yet L do not deserve a
place in the curio hall. -
He was an economical man, and he
studied to save.
Economy works wonders" he often
remarked, "and so do L "
1t was indeed true. When the fat la
dy wa3 off duty, she was obliged to
press the wrinkles from the trousers o.
the manager by sitting on them, the
living skeleton was used as clothespin,
and the wild man Of Borneo, who spoke
with Tipperary accent, was the fam
ily gardener. New York World.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-30
Didn't Need 1t.

st have here said the agent, "a
little book that will show you how to be
your own lawyer.
''Ef it would show me how to be
somebody else's lawyer, said the man
with the black beard that was gray at
the roots, 81 might buy it. But what is
the use fer man to learn how to rob
f?''-Indianapolis Journal
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-30
An Accomplished Tramp.

First Tramp-Hello, pard! You look
as if you'd been in clover.
Second Tramp was-been six
months in Chicago.
81 most starved there.
s'Ididn't. can beg in'93 languages. ="
New York Weekly.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18
AWAITING THE PLATFORM,

While the Republican press throughout
the country is vigorously keeping the
principle of protection before the people,
and while the same idea has been asgres-
sively embodied in all the recent State con-
ventions held to elect delegates to the Re-
publican National Convention, the Demo-
cratic press and Democratic politicians are
having very little to say ON the subject.
The cry of revenue tariff is drowned in
the clamor for protection. The wide dis
tress which has resulted from the Wilson
German bill of 1894 is no longer explained
on the ground OF universal financial de-
preston.
The history of American politics reveals
nothing more interesting than that ruin
working measure. The Mckinley bill of
1890 made great reduction on the tariff
which it supplanted, but was more wisely
framed in that the protection of industries
in which labor was leading factor was its
controlling motive. For purely political
reasons it has been more grossly misrepre-
sented than any other tariff measure. And
yet the Wilson-Gorman bill, which took
its place in the beginning of 1895, clearly
recognized the sound principle on which
it was based. This fact is accepted by all
unprejudiced thinkers. Among them is
Professor James Albert Woodson, who
says this in the April CAautauquan:
''The Gorman-Wilson measure, the last
generairevision Of the tariff, although en-
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18

acted by party which had denounced
protection as unconstitutional, was made
almost entirely on the principle of protec-
ton. The Wilson bill as it originally
passed the House considerably modified
the Mckinley act, lowering the duties on
an average of 20 per cent. Speak
ing generally. the new act merely read
iusted the rates." Thus the Democrats
gave to their tariff measure the form OF
free trade and the substance of protection.
1t was the boldest fraud ever perpetrated
by political party on the unheeding vot-
ers who so blindly maintain it. That Mr..
Cleveland and the other leaders of the
party were fully aware that the measure
was not what it purported to be-a scheme
for raising revenues for public necessities
is shown by the wretched and abortive at
tempt to secure sufficient revenues by
means of an income tax law, which the
Supreme Court promptly suppressed.
The Wilson-Gorman bill leaned further
toward protection than revenue, though
from either point of view it was fraud
and failure.
1t viii be interesting, therefore, to see
how the Democratic party proposes to
handle the question this year. At present
it does not seem to regard free trade as an
agreeable topic for discussion, but there
may be reasons for this other than the
awakening of an intelligent conscience.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-18

dent is LETT to the House of Representatives. >
and the Globe reaches this conclusion:
the silver members from the South and
west control twenty-four OF the forty-eight
state delegations, and If the silver Republicans
from any three States like California, Idaho
Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon
south Dakota, Washington and Wyoming
should carry out their current threat and cast
aside party lines, the election of the Republi.
can candidate for President by the House OF
Representatives would be impossible.
'ln other words three members of Congress
controlling as they do the vote in the House
OF Idaho, Montana and North Dakota, would
have 1t IN their power to defeat the Republi-
can candidate.
Furthermore the Senate is so divided that
the Republican candidate for Vice President
could not be elected under any imaginable
c1rcumS Stances.'
Ii the desperate struggle of Senator Hill, re-
ported in the news OF to-day april 10 to pre-
vent an investigation into the facts now SO
sedulously concealed which underlie the no
torlous bond deal as proposed by Senator PEI
Ter OF Kansas (PopQhsO and Hilfs wrathful
assault upon the Populists for proposing such
an investigation, may be taken as franksex-
preston OF the feeling entertained by the gold
standard men of the country, there is some
reason Tor supposing that the Populists have
come TO be regarded as dangerous 10 the plans
OF goldmongers and he was wise in saving
that ut is about time for Senators who epre-
sent States interested in this question to act
together" regardless of party affiliation.
JOSEPH .ASBURY JOHNSON.
IL Essex street, San Francisco.