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Ay Ay Ayr VOL. IV: NO. 211. ASHEVILLE, N.LC, SUNDAY ilOENINGr, OCTOBER 15, 1899, PRICE 5 CENTS. ; , . : xxxxxxxxxxx FAT. - V NO. 2 IRISH , Weight from 12 to 14 -Ounces. Price 10c Each. YOU'LL FIND THEM AT l GREER'S i 53 5 Patton A ye ! m 0 DRUGS. 'NO, KNIFE C. M CASE and W. E. SWAN. OSTEOPATHS Graduates American School at Kirk8ville. Mo. j Telephone 525, 18 Church Street, Treatment for: NERVOUS, RHEU MATIC AND OTHER DISEASES. Special : THURE BRANDT MAS SAGE for Female Diseasea; also Face PROF. EDW. GRUNERf (Graduate of Chemnitz College, Germany. Formerly with, Oak land Hedgibita Sanitarium.) K SOUTH MAltf ST. PHONE 206. Horn or office treatment. 1 Thayer's Slippery Elm i Lozenges Cougns, Colds and all, irritations of the Throat. la boxes, 5c; 21 j bulk, 40c pound. , i n Grant's Pharmacy, ., 24 8. Main! Street, I 4 Asheville NortH Carolina; I Agency for Wood's SeeUsrf lWIWlWrWrwiwWlW MACKEREL One of Chief Towns of the "Tongue of Natal'' Occupied by Boers. The Molopo Railway Bridge Blown up by Invaders, Dundee Hopes to HoldOut Against the Advanc ing Army, Mafeking is Still Holding Out Against Repeated Attacks. Another Armor Protected Railway Train Destroyed- London Times Correspondent Escorted Out of the Transvaal General Buller Leaves, England (gheered by Crowds. London, Oct. 14. The Boere have oc cupied Newcastle, Natal. The town was almost deserted of its inhabitant, who haye been pouring out of 'che place for days in anticipation of its capture, most of them going ' to Dundee. The British forces at Dundee and Lady Smith are prepared for a strong resistance. At Dundee there are about 6,000 men. This force is depended upon 'to maintain the line of Communication with the fbase at Pietermaritzburg; the head quarters of General Sir George Stew art White. There is considerable anxiety regard ing Vryburg and Mafeking. A!t Lady Smith the Garrison includes the Gordon Highlanders and a strong detachment of the Indian troops. There is no .authfcxritative conftrraa i tion-ylt of the report 'that a battle has 7 been fougtot between Sir George Stew art White and the Orange Freo State troops. If, osis reported, the engage merit began ' before the Boers had formed a laager and thrown up earth works, the British cavalry and artillery are liable to have had the btst of the fighting. It is already reported that the British have gained a great vic tory, that 2,000 Boers were killed and the British loss very slight, but this may be withoult foundation, as another report is published to the effeec tha Lord Rothschilds is in receipt of newe of a great British victory, but we questioned he replied: "I am sorry 1 ihaim mot received anything of the sort." DYNAMITING BRIDGES. TtrPtjn.ria. Oct. 15. The Boers have blown up the Molopo railway bridge Th German consul has issued a payolamajtion to the effect that all Ger mans' imuslt preserve strict neutrality. Any German disregarding .this order will lose the protection of the imperial government. RAILWAT STATION SEIZED. The Boers, it is reported, have seized the .railway station north of Fourteen Streams between Vryburg and Kim berly . Fighting is continuing in the neighborhood. DUMDUM BULLETS. Paris, Oct. 15. -?A despatch from Pretoria states thiat.Kruger announces that if the British troops us dumdum bullets he Tviil address a protest to the continental potwere" and the United States. ' j NO NEWS, BAD NEWS. 1 London,. Oct. 15. The war office has absolutely no late news from South Africa:. London, Oct. 15. The correspondent of the-Times at Prettoriav has been es corted i over the border by the Boers. The correspondent , of the same paper at Volksrust. will probably receive the same ' treatment on ' account of ob jections raised by the Transvaal gov ernment'; ; . c - ' TRAIN BLOWN UP. London Oct. 14'. The Exchange, Tel- comply-' received , a4 despatch from Capetown, dated this morning, saying the Boers had blown Up another armored train carrying -telegraph op erators from Mafeking. Further details are at band regard-. ing the destruction of the armlored train at Kraapian. Tfhe train dashed into a culvert which had been blown up by the Boers, who were lying in wait for the train. The Boers' artillery opened fire and a desperate fight appears to have ensued, lasting for 'hours, with odds greatly against the British. The precise details are uncertain. It is re ported the Boers lost heavily, but tlwre is no means .of verifying this. Two miles of rails were torn up. MUCH FIGHTING. Those anxious for stirring news from the seat of war got it this morning, as shooting must have been continuous along the borders of the Boer republic, while pitched battles occurred, or are occurring ait various points in 'the Na tal and British Bechuanaland . Acording to despatches from the front the Boers made several attacks upon Mafeking, all of which have b--en re pulsed. Authentic news says 3,000 Boers encamped on Ingogo balttlefield last evening. FEAR TAMPERING WITH COT,. London, Oct. 14. It is reported that the admiralty, is' extremely careful in selecting stokers for firemen for the 'transports carrying troops to South Africa, owing to a story that secret agents of the Boers are placing explo sives in the coal to be used for the transports. GENERAL BULLER DEPARTS. General Buller, who wi1! have chief command of the 'South African forces, left here today. The streeits were thronged, and there was 'the wildest excitment and greatest enthusiasm. The Sun, of this city, publishes an in credible story to the effect 'that the Boers have 'offered five thousand pounds for the capture of Cecil Rhodes, dead or alive. GRAND SEND OFF FOR BULLER Southampton, Oct. 14. When the train from London arrived here with General Buller aboard there was a great demonstration. There were ten thousand people on 'the quay. They sang "God, Save the Queen" and "Rule Britannia," and as the transport Du- nottar Castle steamed out of the har bor with Buller on board, en rou'te to South Africa, there was a tremendous outburst of cheering. ALL MINES CLOSED. Capetown, Oct. 14. Residents of Capetown interested in the Transvaal mines; are much exercised for fear the Boers wjll flood the rrfines so prevent ing operations for many months.- All the mines ins the Rand have been closed. , 1 DISQUIETING REPORT. In connection with the rumored at tack upon Mafeking there is a disqui eting report from Pretoria to the ef fect 'that Rustenburg and Marico Com manders have crossed the border and entered Rooigrond territory between Lychtenburg and Mafeking, blowing up a bridge over the Mailoppo river and destroying a train load of dynamite and the track. As Mafeking depends upon Rooigrond for a waiter supply the significance of the movement is evi dent.. BRITONS ARE UNITED: UNITED SUPPORT FOR GOVERN MENT BULLER' S CAMPAIGN . London, Oct. 14. The.Transvaal war now absolutely absorbe popular atten tion, ,and upon the question all Brit ons are patriotic. There wiJi be no break in the support offered the, gov ernment when parliament meets on Tuesday unless possibly an (handful taf Irish members seize the opportunity to oroclaim their ihatred of British insti tutions. The opposition.' may criticise the government for unpreparednes&, and this would be fully justified; fot it is (becoming more evident daily that the British forces will not be pre pared for the great advance befors Christmas. The army corps, which Is expected to miaijch in one great col urhn to Pretoria, will not "embark un til October 20. - BOER AGGRESSIVENESS. Those who make light of the threat ened delay assume that the Boer ag gression meantime Kviil be of little con sequence and confined to Natal and vi cinity on the western frontier. This as sumption is stupid. There is no pos sible doubt in face of the Boers' ulti matum it is their intention 'to carry on the most agg'resslve campaign pos sible. The British plan of campaign has been most successfully concealed thus far. The plan will be disclosed' as soon as General Buller reaches the Cape. It is now apparent 'that Culler's force wiU number 70,000, against which the two republics will muster 40,000. How many they will get from- Cape Colony is mere conjecture, depending largely on their initial success. ' BUCKB0ARD WRECKED. A runaway team on West Haywood street yesterday af tern oon . ran into the handsome buckboard of Mrs. Houghte- ling of Strawberry Hill. The team be longed' t!d a farmer, was frightened by a passing train. It ran into the buck board, throwing the vehicle against ifhA Tifliiinir of Smith's bridge, and wrecking it badly. Miss 'Morris, wkr wa! rlrrlvine- ithe buckboard, was not injured. AMENDMENT VIEWS. Hickory Times-Mercury. . W. Davidsonte vierwre on the amend ment: '''Almiost all Itha tfSarrmng class Ss against it, and It looks as if ithe only men who favored it, were (the politicians who expedt to get jobs, and make money out of itr whole 'those who oppose at are the slid men of the country, those who mink andact forlhemselveis." After shaving close, use- Camphorline Heals Jand softens rouglh skin. ( Delight f ul and . fragrant. 25c STEAMER BURNED OFF THE COAST THE NUTMEG STATE BREAKS OUT IN FLAMES OFF EXECU TION LIGHT Eight Persons Perished and a Num ber Injured. The City of Lawrence Rescues a Ma- f 4 t.L . . jmiLy or tne Passengers Burning Steamer Sunk Near the Shore. New York, Oct. 14. -The Bridgeport Steamboat company's steamer Nutmeg State, which left Bridgeport at 'three o'cockvthis morning caught fire three hoursf later off Execution light and was totally destroyed. Eight persons perished, as fallows- Samuel Jayne, baggage master, picked out of the water by the yacht Kismet, died on board: Barnev "FTpnri rv un known Woman: PfltHnlr PnffQQ ' , ' -i . vjviitj mate; Terence Brady, cabin bov: Chas Anderson, Thomas Murphy, Jofhrr Con nors, all of the crew. Some of the injured are: Harrv .T. Wilt, of PhiladeHphia, and mother; Mrs. .ti. imrce'll, of New York. RESCUE WORK. The steamer City of Lawrence came into sight soon after 'the fire was dis covered and stood by to rescue trie pas sengers and crew. The Nutmeg State's lifeboats were launched as soon as the City of Law rence was in hailing distance, but sev eral capsized, and it is feared some passengers were drowned'. The n" was burning briskly when discovered by the captain. The steam boat was then five miles east of Exe cution Light, headed directly for Sand's Point and all steam possible pu't on her. She made good time, wnile a state of 'the most intense exci'-'-'r-pnt reigned on board. On coming near Sand's Point the captain directed ihe bow of the boat to be put dead ahead for the beach and ran her ashore about a mile easst of the Point. Captair-TOiade Brooks said the vesol went into 12 1-2 feet of water before she Grounded and settled . There were betwBen thirty and forty passengers on the Nutmeg State- The boat and freight is a total loss. AMERICAN SOLDIERS ATTACK CUBAN JAIL Release an Imprisoned Friend Protest Against Cuban Appointments. Havana, Oct. 14. Six American sol diers attacked the jail at Bayamo and took therefrom, an imprisoned friend. They threatened to kill the jailor and subsequently refused to surrender the prisoner to the police.' The people are indignant "and 'threaten to attack the Americans . It is said that General Ludlow, mili tary governor of Havana, 1 has pro tested! to General Brooke againdi tee appointment of Sanguilly and other Cu bans, who have given 'trouble to Amer- leans, as census enumerators, and that they wilH probably be dismissed. STEPP ACQUITTED. Jury Bring in Verdict of Not Quilty Henderson ville Items. Special to the Gazette. Hendersonville, N. C, Oct. 14. The jury in the Stepp murder trial re turned a . verdict of "Not guilfty," and the defendant was released. Public sentiment- throughout the county was greatly in his favor and the sentence met with enthusiastic approval on a'll sides. C. Garvin Gilmaine, supported by an amateur theatrical company, consist ing entirely of local talent, appeared at "the opera house last night in "Who's to Win Him," a bright, snappy little bit of comedy. The performance was bright and amusing from start to finish. Mr. Gilmaine is a comedian of some taletft-and was well supported by his troupe of local players. On Mon day night Mr. Gilmaine, with thfr same caste will appear in "The Boston Dip," with new specialties. W. M. Lanier, who for the past f w month's has been associated with the French Broad Hustler, (has accepted a. position as -business' manager of Ihe Rutherford Press, and will leave 'to morrow for his new sphere Of aot'oi.. Mr. Lanier is well known ami liked here and carries the good wishes of the community with, him. iC. E. Wilson is preparing' to buf d a new store house next to the Glob? hotel property, on Main! street, tfti's winter Notice to the Public : OQOO Messrs. Baker & Co. have pur chased my optical (business, and will continue at the same place. I bespeak far Ithem the same cordSial pjaJtronage which bias been given me. ' ' S. L McKEE, SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN, 45 Patton Ave. PRESIDENT REVIEWS SOUTH DAKOTA TROOPS Makes Speeches at Aberdeen and Other Towns. Redfield, S. D., Oct. 14. The presi dential party arrived at Aberdeen this morning. After arrival at the station it was learned that the First South Da kota volunteers, just returned from the Philippines, had not arrived. The pres ident remained on the train until the regimen't arrived. The president and party was then driven to the reviewing stand, where the president reviewed the parade in his honor. When the parade passed the First South Dakota coun'ter marched and was massed in front of the reviewing stand . McKinley delivered an address, prais ing the loyalty of the soldiers and ad vocating the support of the flag. After 'the speech officers of the regi- ! mnt wefe presented to McKindey. The soldiers cheered frantically when the reception was in progress. The presidential - arty was then driven to the train which made siort stops at Lake Presiton, Redfield, Mad ison and other places in South Dakota, where McKinley made brief addresses. The president received hearty welcomes a't all these places and his remarks were enthusiastically applauded. Waihpeton, N. D., Oct. 14. McKinley's special stopped here 1'ast night. A large cro-wci greeted 'the chief executive, who in spite of the late hour left the car and sp'oke briefly. Secretaries Gage, Hitchcock and Wi-lscm and Attorney General Griggo followed' 'the presidemt in brief remarks. BRYAN WILL ENTER KENTUCKY TOMORROW Will Speak From the Car Platform of a Special Train. Louisville, Oct. 14. Bryan will ar rive in .Kentucky early Monday morn ing , and preparations for his reception al'ong the line he is to traverse are comDlete. Most of the speeches to be by him will be from ithe rear plaN form of a special train. The Brown democrats are indignant at Bryan's course in coming to Ken tucky 'do plead the cause of a set of ncfrninees who secured their nomination by fraud. The first stop of Bryan's special (train will be at Bard will. He will penetrate Kentucky as far as Versailles, ithe home of ex-Senator Blackburn. He will conclude his tour Wednesday night at Covington. ' ANOTHER FOOTBALL VICTORY FOR CAROLINA Guilford Defeated by Large Score Game a IiisaDpointment. Special to the Gazette. Chapefl Hill, Oct. 14. Carolina de feated Guilford here this afternoon. The score was Carolina, 45; Guilford, 0. The game was a disappointment to lovers Of football.' Guilford made re peated gains at first, with their famous guards and back, and Carolina was gradually pushed back, but rallied arid scored 17 in 'the first half and 28 in the second half. The feature of the game was Captain Shulit's run of eighty yards for a touchdown from the kick off. Graves and Kohler made repeated gains for Carolina. Homers play here Monday. E. C. G. YACHTS STILL BECALMED. ; New York, Aug. 14. The day opened more propitiously for the yacht raice than on the other days of itMs week, but the light breeze of early manning had com pletely died down, at 11 o'clock and -the race was again declare! off. The next trial will be roadie Monday. Good might! Use Camphorline; hav soft wlhite hands in the morning. 25c All druggists., -t 1S1$I$I$I$IS!SISIISIS1S11$1SIS!S I ON THE SQUARE. NEW TOMATOES Pack qf 1899. xs SEE THAT YOU GET THEM. ft i Clarence Sawyer, I Successor to. W. F. SNIDER. f BOSTON DAY FOR ADMIRAL DEWEY The Admiral s Entertained Sumptuously at the Hub. Four Miles of Marching Sol diers at a Banquet. Was Presented With a Sword and a Watch. Will Depart far Washington City This Evening. A DAY FULL OF EVENTS FOR THE HERO OF MANILA BAY SCHOOL CHILD RENS' EXERCISES ON THE COMMON AMONG THE INCI DENTS. f Boston, Oct. 14. The entertainment to Admiral Dewey came to an end with the banquet this evening after a day crowded with exci'thing events. The weather was perfect, and there was one of the largest crowds ever gathered to witness a parade in an admiral's honor. In the morning the admiral received the city officials, and a committee of the city council presented him with a sword. Subsequently Dewey attended the school childrens exercises on the com mon. He was then driven to the city hall, where he was presented with a gold watch by the mayor. From the city hall the admiral went to a private residence for luncheon and then proceeded 'to the reviewing stand and reveiwed the parade, which was nearly four miles long. Seven ithousand were in line, led by Governor Wolcotit. The crew of the Olympia participated in the parade. At the end of the review the admiral was driven 'to a hotel. This-evening Dewey was entertained at the Algonquin club by the gov ernor. The admiral leaves for Washington tomorrow evening. He will spend Sun day quietly as the guest of the gov ernor at 'the latter's country residence. DEWEY HOME SELECTION. Washington, Oct. 14. About fifty propositions for the sale of property for ithe Admiral Dewey home have been made to 'the committee having the mat ter of purchase in charge. The prices asked range from $30,000 .to $70,000. About $50,000 will be paid for the house that may be selected. Propositions wfll continue to be received for several days. OTIS' REINFORCEMENTS. Washington, Oct. 14. Arrangement for the departure of ithe twelve addi tional volunteer regimen'ts for Manila have been completed. All of the regi ments but one of the colored have been fully recruited. Three of the reg iments will sail for New York an proceed by way of the Suez canal. and the remainder will sail troin fc-an Francisco. I DECREASING AT KEY WEST. Jacksonville Fla., Oct. 14. Key West reports iten new cases tonight and three deaths. Dr. Porter states that 'the epidemic is practically over. FFVER HALTS AT JACKSON. Jackson, Miss., Oct. 14. There have been mo new cases of yellow fever and no deaths today. Mrs. F. R. Darby says: "Camphor line is not only (good1 for chapped hamfla, but for burns and inflamed surfaces also. My husbamxi would have been badly burned the other day haJd'- I not used Camphorllnie quickly and free'.y. .WE ARE. CLOSING OUT 8 A. d 1 V- . J a. y SILVER ARTICLES ranging in $ price from 35 cents to $8, that are suitable for gifts ana at the prices are good inrveetmentia for holiday presents. ' Your linepecbion is solicited- ARTHUR M. FIELD, - Comer Church street 'and Pattotx -Avenue!. Asheville, C, ' A i V 1 1 s I 8 " ?; v 5, , 4 - f- i
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