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GARTHUR
Mire
With 6ooo Troops
Against Main In
surgent Army.
Fighting Along Whole Front,
Filipinos Steadily Giv
ing Way.
Angeles, an Important Town,
to be Attacked
Today.
Our Casualties Said to Number Forty
Brave Charge of Iowans and
17th Infantry.
Man'ila, ug. MacAnthur's force of
6,000 men dteft San Fernando early this
morning amd advanced againet the
main, insurgent army. The advance
was steady but difficult, owing to fhe
mud ithat encumbered the roads, the
water in the fields, the overflowing
Streams and the Intense heat. There
was fighting akvnff the whole front, the
Filipinos eteaddly giving away. To
night our troops are encamped three
miles from Angelee; on the north and
one mile from. ParUac on the west. An
geles will be attacked in the morning.
It far surpasses San Fernando as a
base.
Colonel Bell, with the Thirty-sixth,
500 strong, ma up of discharged vet
erans from both regular and volunteer
regimente, Mairched at 2 w-'-csk this
morning to Bacalor, and captured the
place after a sharp fight. An armored
car led the advance.
General Li scarab's- command moved
to the west and General Wheaton s al
so to the west. Their guns shelled the
enemy for half an hour and the infan
try advanced. The Iowans and the
Seventeenth infantry encountered the
nsurgents entrenched at long range
and charged a third of a mile over a
corn field. The enemy was quickly
routed and Liscomb's and Wheaton's
division then separated with two col
umns, v shaped, going northeast ana
northwest. A running fight was kept
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up and the insurgents were ciearea out.
of Calulut and San Antonio with little
difficulty.
The Seventeenth infantry has a brisk
fight near Mexico and the Sixteenth in
fantry in the afternoon went to the aid
of Colonel Bell, whose men were greatly
harraesed1. 1
Our casualties Willi probably number
forty; the insurgents loss is much
heavier. The capture of Angeles will
break the communiioation from the reb
els with the hi Wis.
OTIS' REPORT.
Washington, Aug. 9. The following
was received rrom uenerai jus:
"Maniia, Aug. 9. MacArthur witih
4,000 men attacked an insurgent army
of 6,000 strong concentrated around San
Fernando this morning. At 10 o clock
a. m. had driven it five miles in the di
rection of Angeles. Casualties few
The attack was ordered for the 7th in
stant, but rairi did not permit the
movement. Railway from: Angeles
north is badly washed by unprece
dented floods of the last six weeks and
hpvrvnrl the abiliiitv of the insurgents to
repair. (Signed) Otie."
MURDER IN HENDERSONVILLE
Pink Rhodes Cut to Death hy Berry
Mitchell.
Special to the Gazette.
Hendersonville, N. C, Aug. 9. Un
the outskirts of the city last mgnt
Berry Mitchell killed Pink Rhodes, cut
ting him to death in a most brutal man-
nor romth are colored. Mitchell let a
llVi -Mr vvi '
married! man but neglected bte wife
and attempted to pay attention to the
daughter of Rhodes. Last night he
called at Rhodes' house to see the
vouner woman, and Rhodes met him at!
the door and told him lie couia nui
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nmo. in -M"itrvhM immediatelv drew a
lu; iiv, i"- atj.
loro-a irniif and atitcked Rhokiee. xle
slashed him about the abdomen, disem-
X tAi
bowling him. Mitchell then fled and
TjnflAa srwon after exoirea irom nis
hnrrible -wounds.'
The murderer was seen ati .at kock
at 10 o'clock this morning. Ofnceirs are
i irf him. but iud to a late hour
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iat night no newe had been; receivea oi
his arrest.
YELLOW FEVER SITUATION
IS STILL IMPROVING
kost of the Quarantines May be Raised
Newport Newt-Ya., -Aug-.
9. Tf the-
yillo1 fever uaH.cbn'tlhUea to lm
prove as It iisk been'ddifiR'lO belieyed
hflf 'ftir the: Daftlenta wiilj be discharged
to 1m-
vvtTi twn wppIcm and - most of the
i.ntine -will irobaa)ly baraised Fri-
fla-v. There ara now , only (twenty yel-
lkw fever casesr, all Improving? .
WILL BRYAN HAKE
TROUBLE IN KENTUCKY?
If He Speaks for Goebel
He Will Oppose
Altgeld.
Louisville, Ky., Aujf, 9. A serious
"breaJc in the national demiocratic ranks
wilL be precipitated if Bryan appears hi
Kentucky o speak for Goebel in the
gnbenatortal campaign, John'P. Alt
geld will in that case take the stump
for the an ti-Goebel ticke. Today the
managers of tbei anti-Goebei campaign
received a letter from Altgeld saying
that he would be glad o help in the
(movement aerainstt eorruDtion.
THE ANTI-GOEBEL MOVEJIEMT.
iLexington, Ky., Aug. Tlie nti-
Goebel democrats have ert-?.Dliihed
headquarters here and steps have been
taken to insure a large attendance it
the coming state convention. 7.ie
leaders of the movement are v.iy much
against Bryan, and predict that Ms
backing of Goebel will cost aim tne
state. Sound money democrats are
working1 with the republicans to ecu re
'the return of Lindsay to the United
States penae.
ANOTHER SECRET SESSION
OF DREYFUS COURTMARTIAL
Hearing on Saturday Will he Open
Still at W&rkdn Dossier. ?
Renne. Aug. . The secret session, of
the Dreyfuft comrt martial lasted until
noon today. Chanoine nearly com
pleted bis part of the explanation of the
d'ossiier. Tomorrow M. PaleoTogue, of
the foreign office, wills take up the task
which, tit is understood, will be com
pleted Friday. A public session will
take place Saturday.
The dossier consists of aboub 400 doc
uments. Fifty were disposed of yester
day. Several of the documents are
written in German. During the pro
ceedings today a German dictionary
was sent for and when, certain words
and expressions could not be understood
Dreyfus volunteered a translation, and
was allowed' to give explanations which
were of assistance to the members of
the court.
Strong detachments of infantry cor
doned the streets leading ito the Lycee.
Persons standing inside the entrance
hall Or ihouse wfrthin view of JQCtcg
ot the Lycee wre even . compelled, -to
retreat into the interior of the house.
Absolutely nobody but the police aod
soldiers are within one hundred yards
of Dreyfus when he crosses the Avenue
de ia Gere.
GANGS OF ARMED MEN
ON A TEAR IN LOUISIANA
Murder One Negro and Flog Two-
Attack a Settlement.
New Orleans, Aug. 9. Race trouble
have agaii'n broken out in Taugipahoa
parish. Last night Adolphua Brown,
was shot and killed and Edgar and Ed
ward Barr severely flogged dj a gang
of armed men wi?o rode off. later a
large body of men, supposed to be those
who killed Brown, attacked t negro
settlement near the Kent Luntber and
Brick company's plant, fired a number
of shots to intimidaJte the negroes and
threatened injury to Manager i Kent if
he did not discharge bis negro em-
ployea.
KAISER DOESN'T BELIEVE IT.
Expects Friendly Relations With Us
to Continue.
Berlin, Aug. 9. Newspapers here to
day state that the kaiser receited Con
gressman Foss, of Ililinois, anl Naval
Attache BeecMer on board tha Hbhen-
zollern on Wednesday lasti Heferring
to the Herald's alleged intervew with
Dewey, in wihich the admiral iredicted
our next war would be with Germany,
the kaiser is reported as sayinr he did
not believe the report, and exxressed
conviction rthat the United Stlte and
Germany would always remain
friendly
DR. JAMES JOHNSON DUD
HunHteviLMe, Ala., Aug. 9. DL James
Johnson, health officer of Madian coun
ty, died tonight from apoplaty. Dr-
Johnson was sixty-eight yearaold and
one or the most prominent phyicians hi
Alabama. During the civil yar Dr.
Johnson was chief medical suiveyor of
the confederate army, with
ters at Charrdtte, N. C.
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Four Men Met Death at a
Fire in Omaha.
Sad Spectacle Witnessed by
Thousands of People.
Omaha, Aug. 9. While fighting a
b?aze in the jobbing district thie a't r-
ntoon Omaha's crack fire compnv waa
almost wiped ont. They were encircled
by a live wire and electrocuted in the
presence of thousands of horror-stricken
spectators.
The dead are Lieutenant Ad my rnd
three fir-men Two others are eenous
ly injurtd.
jjieucenana Aaams was lesconam; a
ladder ?-hen a "ve wire fell on him and
he toppled to the ground, brinirins
death to other firemen.
SAN DOMINGO TROOPS
JOIN REVOLUTIONISTS
i
Desert Their Commands in the j?act
of the Enemy.
, aft Staytlen. Au: 9: SavM Tii-
ano, sent f r6m Monte Christi by trie Do
minican government to attack Genera 1
Pacheo at Sajabon, headurrers Of
tine revolutionists, was abandoned T y
his troops w"h?n he arrived in front of
the enemy. Without firing a shot they
deserted and entered the camp of G?
eral Pacheo. The advanced posts of tne
latter are at Las Aguas and the i evo
lutionists are masters of the fords
across the river Tuque, thus cutting
off communication between Monte
Christi and the interior.
The forces of Jiminez, the 'leader cf
the revolution, are being augmentod
every day and news from a.ll'fiarts of
the Dominican republic are favorable
to him.
WOMAN MURDERED HER
HUSBAND AND CHILD
Then Killed Herself Doubted Her
I Husband's Faithfulness
Canton, Ohio, Aug. 9. Edward Eck-
ngeral, 'his wtffe and ithree-year-old
child were found dead in their home,
six miles from, here, this morning. Bach
had been shot through the heart by a
shotgun, which was laying beside t!e
bed The wife also had several gashes
on her wrists inflicted by a bloody raz
or, which was also found in the roo: i.
letter found' showed that the woman
had murdered her husband and child
and then committed suicide, and that
the cause of the tragedy was -her fear
that her husband was going to leave
her for another woman.
AH INDIANA JAIL
GUARDED BY TROOPS
A Eeport That a Big Mob Was Gath
ering to Lynch a Prisoner.
Indianapolis, Aug. 9.-The sheriff of
Miam'i county, where1 William Jones,
abductor of Nellie Beger, is confined,
notified the governor today that a mob
of a thousand men were forminer to
lynch the prisoner tonight. A eomt-
pany of the national guard" with! a gait-
ling gun has been sent to guard! the JaU.
BASEBALL GAMES YESTERD Y
At New Tork R. H. B
New Tork ....... a 7 0
Louisville 4 10 It
Batteries:. Seymour and Warner;1
PMlippi and Zimmer.' ' ,' ; i
At Brooklyn TL H. Iff,
Brooklyn 13 13 2
Cincinnati 14 15
Batteries: Teager and McGuire;
Hawley and Peitz. i
At Boston R. H. E.
Boston 7 12 !
Cleveland .... 3 12 '
Batteries: Nicholig and Bergen;
Knepper and McAllister.
At Baltimore R. H. E
Baltimore 3 10 1
St. Louis 6 10 i
Batteries: McGinnSty and Robinson;
Young and Sohreckengost.
At Philadelphia R. H. F.
Philadelphia 14 22
Pittsburg .jj.. 13 18
Batteries: i McGee and Douglass;
Tannehill and Schriver.
At "Washington R. H. IL
"Washington 3 13
Chicago 6 11
iBatteries: - Weyhing and Duncan;
Roach and1 Donohue.
WHERE THEY PLAT TODAT.
Cleveland at Boston.
CSacinmati at Brooklyn.
Xiouisville at New Tork (2 games).
Pittsburg at PMladfclph'a.
St. Louis at Baltimore.
Chicago at "Washington.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Clubs.
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New Tork "i - -. . Z
Washington .
Cleveland
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EXPRESS TRAIN
JUMPS THE TRACK
Cars Overturned and Seven
Persons Ki led in
Canada.
Montreal, Aug. 9. The Montreal and
Ottoway express on the Canada Atlan
tic left the track at St. Pollcarpe
tion this morning, taking with it tie
baggage car and one coach, which were
overturned. The latest report jrives
seven kiWed and' several injured. A
special train wae sent from Octawa and
the injured cared for.
BETTER FEELING IN CUBA
TOWARD AMERICANS
Shown in the Editorial Utterances of
a Leading Papsr.
Havana, Aug. 9. That a better feel
ing exists toward the Americans was
shown today in an editorial ( in Diario
de la Mariana, organ of the substan
tial Spanish element, which denies the
stories of friction between Cuban and
Amercans and added; 'The situation
is better than many have expected and
tfe tftlO'ok is far brighter. The gov
rnment t Intervention jn truth has
cause to congratulate itself oh'
work it has accomplished."
The editorial concluded by express
ing the belief tihat the1 United State
wouM1 give ove'r the control of the isl
and' home affairs without resort to a
new War.
The editorial is very pleasing ito ffie
Americans wh6e work has heretofore
been hindered by the hostility of the
Cuban leaders.
QUEEN VICTORIA'S SPEECH,
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT
Says Message From South African
Subjects Was Inconsistent.
London, Aug. 9. Parliament was pro
rogued this afternoon. Queen V ictoria's
speech said the nation continued friend
ly with other powers. The conference
at The Hague was of much benefit, but
did not accomplish the liigh aim of the
emperor of Russia.
The speech says the message from
South African subject asking for peace
was inconsistent. Another oara graph
peaks of agricutlture and trade in In
dia, and says the laek of rain causes a
gloomy outlook. The plague in India
shows no sign of abatement. The com
mons are thanked for Tegislaron re garding
naval and military defense.
THE GEORGIA POPULISTS
Atlanta, Aug. 9. A conference of pop
ulist party leaders of this sitate was 'held
here yesterday. -They determined to put
out stare, county iaad municipal tickel;
next year. The conferon'ce declared
against fusion, saying that the party in
this state was stronger t!ban evw before,
and outlned & middle-of-tho road po'.Scy.
W. L. Peek, recent candidate for gov
ernor, presided. Tom Watson, was not
present, it having been1 announced that
he had withdrawn from politics. Whar
ton BaTker, of Philadelphia, presidential
inoeminee for 1900, and Jas. A. Parker,
national secretary, were invited' to an-
cltiher conference, which will s"oon take
place.
COL. ARMFIELD
Interested in the Eeorsranization of
the Asheville Band.
The Asheville band will meet this ev
ening for reorganization. The band will
reorganize with twenty-one members
and with Mr. Port as director.
The band has flattering prosnects.
Colonel Arnufield has made an effort to
barve the organization recognized as Ihe
Fourth iregiment. and yesterday sent
the band and fine nickel-plated horns.
Colonel Armfield would like to have a
cornetist with whom he is acquainted
appointed as chief musician, and should
this be done Mr. Port would resign,
voluntarily, of course, the directorship.
Two good musicians will arrive here
next week to join the band. One wi'l
be given a position by W. L. Shope and
the other wttll be looked after by the
cotton mills. Mr. Glass, the cornetist
of the Swannanoa orchestra, wi'li be
with the band after the first of Sep
t ember.
It is now claimed that none of the
musicians wbo are here and who were
members of he First regiment band
will enter the mflitary servfice, and that
Asheville will soon have a better band
than she has yet had.
We have dn our Odorless Refrigerators
now.
MRS. L. A. JOHNSON.
PhJon, 166. 27 Nortih, Ma&n St.
We have a very large stock of bed
room suits ota htand, and will give you
very close figures if you will call at 57
iNortth, Madnstreet. Phone 166.
MRS. L. A. JOHNSON.
NO DRUGS.
NO KNIFE
Dr' CM. CASE,
Graduate American School at
Kirkville, Mo.
Telephone ,632, a$ Charch Street
PORTO RICO
UFFERS
A Terrible Hurricane
Sweeps Over the
Island.
Buildings at San Juan Were
Wrecked and Several
Persons Killed.
Custom House at Ponce in
Ruins and Vessels
Blown Ashore.
Storm Especially Severe Along the
Southern Coast Train Blown
From Track.
Washington, Aug. 9. Information o
a terrible .hurriearie -In Porto Rico was
received by the war department thlt
evening. The cavalry barracks and
other government buildings at San
Juan were destroyed and several per
sons were killed.
DESTRUCTION ON SOUTH COAST.
San Juan, Aug. A terrible hurri
cane has been raging in Po.to Rioo. tl
has been especial -y severe along the
southern coast. A railway train was
blown from the track and many dwell
ings in San Turce, a resident suourb of
this city, were destroyed.
At Ponce the customs house v.a
wrecked and several vessels blown on
the. shore. -J
Telegraph wires' afe down so thai It
Is Irnpossrbie -to- learn-the full ddtail of
the damage and faitalittes.
EX-G0V. ATKINSON'S FUNERAL.
Newmon, Ga., Aug. 9. The funeral
of Ex-Governor W. Y. Atkinson was
conducted from 'the Methodist church at
this place this afternoon. .Prominent
citizens from all parts of the state were
in attendance, including ithe governor
and state house ofncfcals, senators, mem
bers of the legislature, justices of the
supreme bench and members of the vari
ous Georgia s"'ate commissions.
Bishop Tnrner has called on 800 ne
igro minis'terB amd 90,000 members of the
African Methodist church in' Georgia
to hold memorial services in honor of
the deceased, whom he says Was a groat
friend of the race.
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE
At the Vanderbilt Hunting Lodge on
Mt. Pisgah.
While Mr. and Mrs. George W. Van
derb'i'lt were spending- a few dav3 rfr-
!cently on the Pisgah hurnting'iireserve.
Mrs. "Vanderbilt expressed herwelf as
being delighted with the beautiful lo
cation and surroundings. The water
supply for the lodge has bee:i rather
deficient, and the plan was discussed
of putting a dam across Pisgah creek,
which runs near the. lodge. This will
form a reservoir covering perhaps an
acre. There may also be some other im
provements made.
TO GO ABROAD
Dr. J. A. Watson will leave today for
New Tork, and will at once take pas
sage on the Campania for Europe. Dr.
Watson does not expect to ren airc
abroad a great length of tim. He will
spend a greater portion of his time in
London and Paris, and wi'.l devote con
siderable attention to hospifal woik.
Dr. J. T. Sevier will respond to any
calls which may be made for Dr. W-it-scm.
Sash and Neck
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line of Sterlinp; Silver
Sash and Neck Buckles
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and the newest
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