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THE BOERS
CALL A HALT
Demand Instant Withdrawal
of English Armv From
the Frontier.
Great Britain Must Comply
Within 48 Hours.
Failure Will be Construed as
Declaration of War.
Bold Declaration That Throws Onus
of ar on England.
THIS MOVE: OF THE BOER 3 HAS
GREATLY
FEEUNGr
STIRRED
PUBLIC
IN
LONDON KRU-
GER'S DIFFICULTY IN KEEPING
BURGHERS IN HAND ON FRON
TIER. London, Oct. 10. The BoeTs have as
tonished Eng-land by behaving just as
if they were a great power, equal to
the British empire. They have de
manded the instant withdrawal of the
hostile force massing on the frontier,
and announced they wrould construe a
failure to comply within forty-eight
hours as a declaration of war.
This action impresses England as a
great effrontery. It is almost regard
ed as a decisive move which destroys
the last possibility of a peaceful solu
tion of the crisis, and yet this is not its
nevitable meaning. The terms of the
Boer' despatch is by no means unre'as-
onable from the view of point of di
plomacy and precedent. The ultimat
um, is bellicose onily in its peremtory
tone . The Boers have been waiting
weeks for the demands Great Britain
said would' be forthcoming, and saw it
would be suicidal to let England com
plete its hostile preDarta'tione . Hence
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today's bold declaration, which throws
the onus of war upon Great Britain.
BRITISH DEMANDS.
As a matter of fact the Boers mis
judged Great Britain in thinking the
delay was merely to hasten prepara
tion prior to sending heavy demands.
Tour correspondent has the authority
of a member of the cabmet tor saying
that the British demands -would have
been ipresented within a week, and
would have been "extremely mna.
Whether their presentation will be
hastened bv today's ultimatum or the
Hatter denied or ignored it is impossible
to say.
There is little doubt Kruger is rind
ing it increasingly difficult to keep the
"Rirrshers in hand on the frontier, ine
belief in well informed political circles
is that if the British government re
flpmands which have been withheld.
demands wihch have been withheld.
PUBLIC OPINION EXCITED.
ThP -Roer move has greatly inflamed
public opinion, and it is impossible to
believe that a. -Tirniatlory poncy win
v.o vfnira.ted. The chances fafor an
outbreak of (hostilities ait the beginning
of next wreek.
THE DEMAND.
T-y iintimatum received from, the
Transvaal demands that the points of
difference be submitted to arDitrauon,
all troops bewithdrawn, air reimwroc-
ments arrived since June 1 to ue ic
moved, troops now to the 'high seas
not to be landed. Answer is demanded
by Wednesday, October 11, not later
The ultimatum
rinles with! "in the unexpected.
4- r,f an answer not satisiactory
being received. ty tne irapva
tra tihP interval it will Wltn greaiL
re-
tion of her majesty's government as a
formal declaration of war, and will not
hold itself responsible for the dorredt-
e ,ot in the event of
ness tnei eoi, a.xia 'uiii. - -any
further movement of troops oc
curring within the above mentioned
time in a nearer directtipn to the bor
ders this government will be com
pelled to regard: that ailso as a formal
declaration) of war."
WELCOME TO TROOPS.
'It is doubtful (if such a frenzied wel
rtn was ever betore witnessed here as
that given upon tine arrival of the n ewi
n...,n. xnr.oioici Tampers. xxitsie1
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tocessamt roar of cheers ana song x
the Mansion House, the official resa
denoe of the Uord Mayor of Lonto, was
reached. Traffic is completely blocked
reached. Traffic iscompieiy
by the urgantiarOTs m r
withhe .greatest - -
Mayor, m . mu SljnW Alexander in a few
tne singing KuiiVA v-.-.- -
he addressed the colanaal (troops, wash.
ing Ahem Gtod's speed.
ENGLISH ENTttUBiA&m,
Reports from all military centers show
lin'Hnmi orders are reeeivea
with thei greatest enthusiasm, since'
Wllilll Lira fei , t-,,M
President Kruger has crossed the Rubi
con, and taken tttue irrevoKaoie vi. -suing
an. ultimatum. . . .
The wonder is wihy, if President Kru
iji ..a fitrViime- waited so
aaog. -The explanaltlton' seems to be. MS
hand has been forced w-wm? uuv ,
the Boera got iouit of control. The ex- Dfe,. F. R. Diairby ays: "Camphor
paration of the time Jitait of .the ultima- iine is not only (good; for chap!ed.,lhiamMia,
tuirr torrianrtxw evening, does- mat leave DUt for burns arid Inflamed surfaces also.
Great Britjain much- itSme.to Btrengttlien, ly husbarod -wouM. Lave 'been badly
Iher present military, posiiition,-although 1 rburn'ed; ther other-day -haH!' I not .used
iftin a W t.moTs alt Durban, namnhioirllaais duickhr amlct 'freely '---
aire ritill a lew trooipsr a)t Durban,
Natal, available for despatch, to the
Crtxrut, ibut the government will doubt
less adopt the suggee'tixm to form refu
gees trom Raiwi into volunlteer regi
ments.
A LETTER FROM JAUBERT.
Liondkm, Oct. 10. Former Consul
GeneraJl Clark, of the South African re
public, has received a letiter from Com
mandant . General Jaubert, dated Sep
tember 18, expressing the fear that be
fore the letter reaches its destination
"Chamberlain's war fire will have burst
upon our unhappy ckmntry." The
writer adds that the whole affair . is
not to remedy the aggrievances of " the
Uitlonders, .but the grievances of
Rhodes, Jameson and ,Cham beriaiii.
4 SCHLEY SOON TO DEPAffT
THE CHICAGO TO LEAVE : FOR
CAPETOWN TO OBSERVE ' -TRANSVAAL
WAR. .
Washington, October 10. Admiral
Schley's flagship, the Chicago, will
start from. New Pork for Capetown' as
soon (as possible after Oatober 25, when
Schley will raise his pennant. The mis
sion of the Chicago will be to observe
as mucb as 'possible of . the Transvaal
war. The cruiser Montgomery will al
so go to Souitu Africa. 11 . necessary,
marines will be sent overland to pro
tect the United States consulates.
ENGLAND'S REPLY.
London, Oct. 11. The Times (today.
ays there is reason to oeueve jruger
will et hlis answer this morning, and
that at will aicknowleldge the receipt Df
the Boer ultimatum; express regret sat
the contents of the document, vancl add
that the governmeont of this country ha
no funtiher commumacation to make.
FAILED TO TERMINATE
VENEZUELAN REVOLUTION
Decisive Battle With the Rebels Ex
pected This Week.
Washington, Oct. 10. The attempt to
end the Venezuelan revolution through
a conference has failed, according to a
despatch from Minister Loomis, who
says: "Negotiations were suspended
today. Venezuelan forces will be ad
vanced. Decisive battle is fully ex-
TYtwo-ri ,thi3 uwlf. Puerto C'abello is
quiet." 1 1 1
CUBANS CELEBRATING.
Havana, Oct. 10. Today there was
great rejoicing 'among the Cubans, the
t battle of
IiO.ll V VO V- WAV- w
the ten-years war at Yara. The big
gest meeting was what purported to be
a convention Of the Cuban national par
tv There was mudh speech making
The only business transacted was the
appointment of a committee to visit
General Brooke and express the hope
!v, v. TTniifor? States would fulfill
L 11 tX U Lilt ouiiv.
its promises.
BASEBALL GAMES YESTERDAY
R. H. E
Philadelphia 0 8
Rrvatnn 6 7
Batteries: Donohue and McFarland;
Lewis and Sullivan.
A t Baltimore H. E
Tn.l)mom . 5 9 1
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Wasihinsrton &
Called at ' end of sixtih inning on
nr-nniTiit of darkness. '
Rmtteries: Nops and Smith; McGUl
and Kittridge.
At Brooklyn R- H. E
Rroolflvn 2 5 3
-K.T AT,, -1,- & 8 7
0.x ew iuin.
Mc Jamesf and McGuire ;
Seymour and Warner.
St. Louis-Cineinhati game postponed
on account of rain.
WHERE THET PLAT TODAY.
Philadelphia at Boston.''
Brooklyn at New York.
Cincinnati at St. Louis.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Clubs. -V- L-
T3rrtn,lrlvtl 97 46
PC.
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.628
.621
.590
56b
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.510
.507
.497
.400
.345
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Boston 9
Philadelphia 92
Baltimore 85
St. Louis 84
Cincinnati
Pittsburg 75
Chicago 74'
Louisville
New York 58
Washington 52
55
56
59
66
67
72
72
76
87
96
Cleveland 20 130
BANKER WAREHOUSE LEASED.
sheerd Will Have Personal
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Charge During the Season.
nivin Rhiftniherd amd comiDamy have
.loaa R.Tiiner warehouse. The dea
for a week, but
l ":nftpa..nat signed' uautil yester-
- n-. Mr. Shepherd will move
weeks, or
as soon as ihis crops are gaurureu. iu
the meantime a number of repairs wiill
nn the warehouse. Mr. Shep-
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waxovtse amd. will :be ready to sell itp-
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Tiie , Farmer's warehouse is leased to
TT-fnwipv. .Tones & Reeves, and tme seu
imw -nf ifrthnco will besriim next week.
tviov Vti.v-receaved. some tobacco, a Tew
prunSnige for store, thia week.- but there
wall be very liUtle tODcco sojia i?exore uie
first. of. next momth.
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PRESIDENT pjiUGEB.
PROBABLY FATAL DUEL
IN NEW ORLEANS
Editor of the Item and a Politician
Empty Their Revolvers Into
Each Other.
New Orleans, Oct. 10. Dominick C.
O'Malley, editor and proprietor of the
Daily Item, and C. Harrison Parker,
one of the leading politicians of the
state, met on Cam1" street, directly in
front of Newspaper Row, and engaged
in a desperate duel. They emptied
their revolvers at each! other, and
when, the smoke cleared away it was
found Parker had been shot twice and
O'Malley had a gapping bullet hole in
his Seft side.
During the duel Fred Rohrbacher, a
newsboy, got in; range of O'Malley's
pistol and was' shot twice. The
wounds of both men may prove fatal.
The trouble is said to have origi
nated over a cartoon in the Item, rep
resenting Parker as a little dog, being
led by a string by Governor Foster,
and labelled "Me Too."
A LIVELY SKIRMISH
NORTH OF MANILA
An American Officer and EUht Men
Wounded in Schwan's Command-
Manila, Oct. 10. -Tie insurgenits are
numerous north Of Manila. Four moun
tain Gattling guns have been stationed
at Caloocan and the block house. Re-
eonnoissanee by some of Schwan'6
troops located several bands of rebels.
A lively skirmish ensued m which an
American officer and eight men were
wTounded.
WARSHIPS READY TO START
FOR THE PHILIPPINES
Washington, Oclt. 10. More orde-s
were issued today for increasing the
number of vessels in the Philippines.
The gunboat Marietta was ordered tot
onml a.t Norfolk and sail thence for tne
PVn'Hrminoo Thp Brooklyn will sail
from Hampton Roads Saturday and
ithe Nashville from San Juan tomor
row. I
FOR DEPOT BATTALION.
Three Hundred and Sixty Men Want
ed for Fifth Infantry.
Tthe lonal necruitiine: station has re
ceived orders ito enliist men for the depot
battalion of the FiftOi imfamtry, at Fort
Sheridan. 111. A depot battalion is a
home company which nearly all regi
ments serving in foreign countries have.
Recrulitfes are drilled there, ana wmen pro
ficient are sent to relieve men In their
regiments or fill up for HOBes suslliaiineli.
Three hundred and sixty men are warn
ed tor the depot bai'.italiom) of the Fifth.
Recruits will also be received! for the
Fourth artillery, and be sent to North
Paint, Ind., and for the Forty-first end
F3irtv-hird volunteers. Thet colored
regiments are not yet full.
Why So Many
Wear Glasses?
Thf advance Of civilization
imposes increased labors upon our
eyes. ,
Peddlers and reckless metnoas
emnlrtvwl hv reonle in fitting
their own eyes cause much of the
trouble.
Eye 'defects that were once
ithmis-ht rk t incurable are mow
entirely relieved by the timely use
of glasses. Examination tree.
Si L. MCKEE,
SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN,
45 Patton Ave. .
PRESIDENT M'KIHLEY
LEAVES CHICAGO
After Reviewing Industrial Parade
and Attending Banquet.
Chicago, Oct. 10. The city's big
festival came to art end this evening,
when President McKinley and party
left to continue their trip through the
west. The departure followed a ban
quet of the Commercial club at the
Auditorium annex. McKinley was the
first speaker of the evening, and Sec
retaries Hay and' Gage also spoke.
Postmaster General Smith was the
guest of honor at another banquelt, at
which five hundred! postmasters and.
postal officials from all parts of the
Country were present. Eartly in the
evening the president reviewed the
industrial parade, which was somewhat
marred by a drizzling rain.
McKinley s next stop1 will be at
Evansville, Ind.
NT LEAN AND BUSHNELL
IN SECRET ALLIANCE?
Some Indication of It To Break
Hanna's Power.
Columbus. O.. Oct. 10. John R. Mc
Lean, democratic candidate for gov
ernor, and Charles L. Kurtz, Ohio
! member of the national republican com
mittee, and Leader Busnell, or the
Kurtz faction, held a secret conference
here today, presumably with, reference
to the state campaign, and afterwards
Kurtz conferred with Bushnell. The
politicians of both parties connect these
twr conferences as confirminer the
truth Of the charge that Boishnell and
Kurtz are in secret alliance with Mc
Lean, and are doing all in their power
'to aid his election. The main object
of Bushnell and Kurtz is to break tine
force of Hanna's power, without re
gard to the effect it may have upon the
election of 1900. .
CAPTAIN GHADWICK
PUBLICLY WELCOMED
By Citizens of Morgantown Parade
and a Speech by Sampson.
iParkersbursr. W. Va Oct. 10. Cap
tain Ohadwick, of Sampson's flagship,
the New York, was honored by citi
zens of Morgan town, his native town,
today. Governor Atkinson publicly
welcomed Chadwick and presented him
with a handsome sword ,the gift of
the city. There was an imposing pa
rade in which two companies or tne
Tenth Pennsylvania were the leading
feature. Sampson was present at the
ceremonies and made a speech, prais
t,o- rOia?TOinVr' nnrhit during the
war. ' I
I RUM BO UGH AND
FITZGERALD WIN
In the Gentlemen's Golf Tournament
Finals Yesterday
J. 'B. Poimbouah an'l W. J. Fiitzger
aid won the first prize tin the gentle-
mam's foursome -whlich was completed
yesterday, defeating J. J. McCloskey.
labd J. T. Ray by five stooke3 on the
thirty-six holes.
"Mr TVrrininkev anA Mr. Rav ihad TflO
haindi'cao. while Mr. Rumbough anldi Mr
Fitzereirald were handicapped twemty-
fhnir strokes on the tthir'tiy-'six. The net
taeore the first day was 80 for Rum'
bough and Fitzgerald and 81 for Mc
Oloskey and Ray. Yesterday McClos
key and Ray made the first nine holes to
46 strokes, and the second In 42, making
the score 88, total for 36 holes, 169. Rum
bough and Fitzgerald made the first in
50 and the second iin 46, which without
their hamJdicap of 12 strokes on the 18,
made tlheir net score 84, total for 'tine 36
holes, 164.
There will be a mixed foursome next
Wednesday afternoon.
To the Public :
I desire to inform my patrons
and public generally that I have
sold to Mr. Clarance Sawyer my
'grocery business at No. 6 Court
Sauare. I also want to extend my
most grateful thanks to the kind
and generous citlizens of Ashieville
for their liberal patronage which
for the pact 18 years has made
my business a success.
Mr. Sawyer was born and raised
in, tM'3 community, and I can safe
ly say has the confidence of all,
I am sure his greatest endeavor
will be to maintain the business
at Its present high standard. He
will have many advantages that
should tfommenid him to the
thoughtful buyer, his own busi
ness experience, experienced help,,
buying in large quamtities, buy-;
tog for dash, and ill many in
stances direct from the manufac
turer. I tnist my friends will
fvor Mm wfth their "patronage.
Again thanking you most cor
dially for all past favors, ! .
gratefully,
W. P. SNIDER.
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COULDN'T EVEN
MAKE A START
Yachts Waited in a Fog for
the Wind That Didn't
Come.
Race Declared Off When the
Time Arrived to Begin.
Next Attempt Will be Made
Tomorrow.
The Fourth Failure a Great Disap
pointment.
DAILY RACES WILL BE ATTEMPT
ED UNTIL CONTEST IS ENDED
AMERICANS EAGER FOR THE!
TEST OF THE RESPECTIVE MER
ITS OF THE YACHTS AND THEIR
SAILORS.
New York, Oct. 10. The fourth at
tempt of the Columbia and Shamrock
'to race was a complete failure today,
from a double cause. The sea was en
veloped in ia fog, through which the
eyes could penetrate but a few hundred
feet at the mtoet. The two big yacttrts,
followed by the usual fleet of tugs, tor
pedo boats, revenue cutters and excur
sion steamers, arrived off Sandy Hook
soon after nine O'clock. There was no
wind; the sea was without a ripple,
and the fog hung over the water and
ooaslt .
A little after 11 o'clock, the condi
tions not improving, the race was de
clared off, and the signal "R" sent
up.
There was much disappointment at
the Continued failure of the weather to
afford an opportunity to test the ca
pabilities Of the rival sloops. The
claims that have been made so loudlv
and repeatedly in the last few days of
the Shamrock and her crew have put
the Americans on their mettle, and they
are eajger for a contest, with conditions
that will fully test the merits of botn
the yachts and their sailors.
An agreement was arrived at where
by the Columbia and Shamrock wilT
try for a race again on Thursday and
daily thereafter until' the contest Be
tween them for the America's cup is
settled. i
frightened birds
Sought Refusre in Houses on the
Biltmore Estate- ,
Duniing the past week there has been
am importanit move on the part of the
bird world hereabouts, it being the sea
son for migrating south. All through
the .might the chirp of the little feathery
pilgrims may be (heard fis they pass
southward over the city. One wouiq.
naturally thtok that the birds would give
the electric light towers a wide berth.
bmf. not so. Tlhev are attracted! oy ame
light and m!amy come to grief as a conse
quence. Their hteiess Dories are pick
ed up on the streets by the dozens.
Tt will be remembered that it iralined
ttn ithis sectian all day recently and that
it grew remarkably dark for a short
time during the 'aftereon- The 'darkness
seemed to terrify hundreds of birds on
ithe Biltmore estate, and they flew for
refuige to the mansion and other build
togs which were lighted. Dozens of the
dazeld birds were caught. A number
were very ibeautiful and have been left
with N. W. Fain, taxidermist, to be
stuffed.
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spf tWiter hands in the morning. 25c. ,
Al druggSsts. '
After shaving close, use. Camphorline,
Heals and softens rough skin. Delight
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Mdney Saved
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Money Made.
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in the lot of NOVELTIES we are
CLOSING OUT I
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