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"7" VOL. IV: NO. 216. AHEVILLE, N. 0, SATDRIXMOkpN OCTOBER' 21, 1899. PEICECKTS. .j" m - : -v m m - w t - - PUKE LITTLE neck;- Take a small cup of Clam Juice about (half an hour before breakfast -with a dash of cayenne pepper or hot sauce. This, will tone up the stomach aid put new life in you and you will en joy your breakfast with a relish. Doxsee's Clam Juice ft stands the test of analysis in all states, having- pure food laws. IN PINT BOTTLES 35c. 'jf YOU'LL FjVD m Patton xooooooooo NO KNIFE NO DRUGS. . C. Jft CASE! and W. E SWAN- : OST Graduates American School at , ' Kirksville. M6. Telephone 625. 18 Church Street. i AND PACKS, i." i. WfrAvotiS. B.HETJ- MATIC ANI OTHER EASBS. mTTT? BRANDT MAS ,a Wies: also Face Massage. ? ; PROF. EDW, GRUNER, Germany. Formerly with. OaK ir.i TTrichitJH fianltarlu2i.J S5 ROTTTH MAIN ST. PHONE 206. Home or office treatment. Office hours 8-10 a. m-, 2-4 p. rn, 2 "Nothing : - xnere is douiuub - - 86 lrrr A hands and keeping the ktn W X" and emootth. Price -25c. P; bdtitle free. ' ; , g 5 6 Grant's Pharmacy, 24 S.Maln Street. Asencv for Wood's jSeeds- Doxsee Jtfce UJAJ-Jl-iJL V )U 53 : - . ... ' - wet EO PATHS MASSAGE Just Good mst mm Boers Two Crushing Gallant Gharge of the the Position of on a Hill The Transvaal Troops Were British at G encoe Gen. Symonds Fatally Wounded in the Engagement. London, Oct. 21. The first serious' action between the British and the Boers, was fought in the immediate neighborhood of the British camp at Glencoe yesterday, nd resul'ted in a victory for the British, but the extent of the victory and its comparative val ue cannot yet be asserted- The- Brit ish commander, General Symonds, is now dying from a wound received in the engagement. Beyond the somewhat toare official despatches nothing of substantial' val ue has been received wihich enables any judgment of the character of the de feat of the invaders. The estimates of losses ' were guesses. Up to midnight the war office has received no figures of the killed and wounded. The hill where .the Boer artillery was posted, and which was e-allantiv stormed by the British, is 'vlrjously de- scribed as Glencoe hill. Dundee hill and Telana hill. The Standard's correspondent . at Glencoe camp says 'that the. attacking force was 'lead by Commandant General jouoert. Scarcely six shells burst within the "British lines. A terrific fire from three British bat teries, at a range of 2,500 yards, cover ed the 'advance of the Bri'tish on the Boers' position. Several-of the Boer guns were si lenced before the British began to climb the hill, and by the time the infantry were within a thousand yards of the crest the Boer artillery was complete ly silenced by the excellent British practice. The Boers meanwhi1- kvit up a hea vy, rifle fire which 'thinned the British ranks considerably. The correspondent adds: "The Boers were practically caught between two fires and' lost heavily. At noon the fighting was stiH going on, but Jthe defeat of the enemy was complete' and crushing. It looks as though few would escape,." ? "V BOERS UTTERLY ROUTED. London, Oct. 21. A despatch, dated Glencoe, 4 p. m., yesterday, says the Boers have been utterly routed, and they are retreating towards ;the Buffalo river. The. British hussars and artillery are still pursuing them. The British losses are severe, rather from the large proportion of officers than the ac'tual number . of victims. A heavy rain is falling. VERY, HEAVY LOSSES. London, Oct. 21. It is reported that the British losses in the fight at Glen- op were rnree nunureu, me ouw o i i j JJ T A . tweqve hundred Glencoe, NataJl, Oct. 20. During the nie-ht the Boers' 'got their artillery in position on a thill overlooking 'the town They opened' fire at dayareak with lit i ' i tie -effect. The , British gups immedi ate! v replied and made good practice. 3m The, Boer antittery was' no match for the British guns. 3 After an' hour and a halt's nnng ine Boer gun were silenced. Then , the King's Royal Rifles a,na the Jjupiin. Futeiliers advanced taking advaptage of the outpost positions and maintained s:.la "hot fire. The Boers replied vigorous- v 1. . . n Antv. fell :fback. x-l Then the Fusiliers and Royal Riflee I f J. utJiiiv.u - srlendid dash, and rushing up the hill, carried the Boer position and -?- captured the gums i . r, rw on Vrvhnre- sur rendered nripred unconditionally to the Boers garrisoned to withstand a lage Bofer force, and to eave useless loss oi we J'it was decided to capitulate r BOERS LOSE HBAVIL.T. ' Bespa.'th riders fromKimbertey and Mafeking, who have arrived at towns iQ L Tfrfrish T3ossession, .report that .J th Boers lhpaYily in tboththe irnyf S 1 beriey and Mafeking engagements . j. ne .J Ehglish at K-irooeriey susHtuiw uj iv ue3ritish, w sheiied by. the i pos oirrpncF JUL! 'U'11UL Caught Between Fires Suffer a Defeat. English Troops up to the Enemy Top. Storming the Camp of the session of the Krmberley. waiter-works, seventeen miles from Kim'berley, and they are said to be devastating the country all about town. FIGHTING NEAR LADY SMITH; Far several days skirmishing has -taken place near Lady Smith between Orange Free State troops 'and the En glish patrol. The latter ' were com pelled to fall back on Lady Smith,, with the Boer artillery following them close- ly. The Boers were twice charged ' by. Niatal carbiners and mounted rifles. The burghers, although five times 'was numerous ae the, British, retired each time. Sixteen Boers were killed ..' and one English officer sis missing. ; f , The suoerior maxkemsLnahin of s Boers, whichl was a;.featurelClf6rme;r, campaigns, is not miaintainea in the present fighting, and they are said to be lacking in courage. The English are shooting -well and dispflay plenty of pluck. SHELLING GLENCOE CAMP. Lady Smith, Oct. 20. At 5:30 this morning a. despatch wras received frorh General Symonds announcing that the Boers were shelling Glencoe camp with big guns and the 'troops moving out t? attack them. An official 'message from Glencoe at 7:4 this morning said the fiehtins: was still proceeding and announced the Boer's strength at about 9,000 men. The Boers, it appears, posted guns on a 'hill overlooking the town and Opene5 fire on the camp and the battle became general. '. SYMONDS WOUNDED. London, Oct. 20. The war office re ceived the appended despatch from Lady Smiith field at 10:45 a. m. today: The following advices from! Glencoe camp are just at hand: The King's Royal Rifles and the Dublin Fusileers are attacking a hill occupied by the Boers' artil'lery. They are within 300 yards of the position and 'advancing under cover of ouir artillery at about 2,000 yards range. The scouts reporlt 9,000 Boers advancing on Hattingspruit. The Fifteenth battery and the Leide- c- regiment have gone to meet ithem." The war office during 'the morning received a report that General Sy monds was wounded during the en gagement at Glencoe. ATTACK AT DAYLIGHT,. The war office received the following despatch from. Lady Smith, filed at 3:30 this afternoon: "This from Glencoe: We were attacked (this m'0'rnir- at day light by a force roughly estimated a't 4,000. They bad placed fo'jr or five guns in a position on a hill 5,400 yards east of bur camp, and fired plugged shells. The artillery did no damage Our infantry formed for an attack and we got tour guns into position. After the position of the enemy 'had been shellled. our infantry advanced to the attack, and after a hard fight, lasting until 1:30 p. m., 'the alrpost inaccessi- ble position was taken, the enemy re tiring southward. All the Boer guns were captured. Can see our soldiers at the top of the hill; our cavalry and ar tiMery are sti-11 outt. General Symonds was severely wounded . Our losses hea vy. They will be telegraphed as soon as possible." GATE IN COMMAND. A despatch from Glencoe camp says. Sir William 'Symonds was wounded In the stomach and General Gate has as sumed command. ENTHUSIASM IN ENGLAND. A despatch from Glencoe, 8:25 this "morning, announces-that ithe .Boer pr-. sition has been captured, anter neavy fighting, during which five guns were taken'. , Confirmation .of the early .reports ,of the British victory at Glencoe Was been received, ; also of tthe wounding, of Gen eral Symonde. The- 's news fron? 6lenooe caused a. scene of wild enthusi asm onf the .stock exchange and Kaf firs arose tremendously. ; . MAFEKING' S RESISTANCE. Laadon, Oct. . 20. Tho Boers -to the lefit' ofUidy Smith have a voided action fl.fi d She situatiom1 in 'that direction, is uh chfl-iisred. 'Disroajtches - from Kimberly am d Mafeking. dated Ocltober. 10 and ; 16, have Cached ,Hopeitbwn.They. confirm - i the rumorsv of " fightingi at- those places. tit seems the Boers trtedi to Invest Mafe kingMtft failed. s The .Telegraph's correspondent at Mafeking accuses the Boers of using a flag of truce as a lure. He declares they etberit 'xwj loot and wanton desitrucitian frmt 'evkLanit disregard of the usages of jJiviMzed warfare.' 5 hbKW THEMSELVES UP. V'iThie Mail's -corresporpdent at Mafekimg iys ttne Jtioeis shelled two dynamite trucks sent out of Mafeking fa avoid risk or explosion. The shells exploded dynamite and -a hundred Boers killed. the' were IN HOUSE Of COMMONS. IRISH MEMBERS ON A RAMPAGE AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT. London, Oct. 20. The house of com- i mons went into committee of. the whole this evening to discuss the voting of men and money for the war. Mr. Wyndham, parliamentary secretary for he war office, detailed the military ar fangements and justified the employ ment of a large force, saying the op erations would possibly extend along two thousand miles of the frontier. The Irish members vigorously opposed the plans. Michael Davitt characterized the war as 'a -hideous, damnable mias-sacre. William Redmond opposed the ex penditure of ten million pounds, say ing the money was more needed In Ireland than for war Redmond was repeatedly called 'to or- der and finally ordered to leave the house, which he did, shouting, "I wish you joy of your victory over poor Boer farmers." The government's military plans were approved. SCHOONER CUT IN TWO. Struck by a Steamship in Boston Harbor. Boston, Oct. 20. A fishing .schooner -while enlteaiiing (the harbor Ith'i evenltog was run. idown and cut in htalf by the siteamer Ardenidha. One of "the crew of the schooner was killed instlanitly and tthree are missimg. It is believed they were drowmed. . . ATTEMPT TO MURDER. Shootin? at Salisbury and Hot Work I For the Sheriff. Speciali to the Gazette. " Salisbury, N. C, Oct. 20. Just be fore daylight this morning Max Mis enheimer perfoirated 'Che body of John Oraig at a fesltival with three bullets. Craiff is vet alive. Sheriff Monroe andl V - J 3 AO- . . , 1 -1 ,Vrt . l.wA.TI a posse captuireu. tiie wwiu-uc iiiuiuci- er -at day 'break this morning after a hot fierht. Both Misenheimer and Qraig are colored. TROUBLE BREWING hi SfiR!0A NATIVE CHIEFS SET UP AN IN DEPENDENT GOV- ERNMENT. Members of Provisional Government are Also Not United. Its Action Hampered in Resisting .En croachments of the Native Chiefs by the German Reprasenltative, Solf. San FraincHsco, Odt. 20. Apia advices up to Odtober 6, say that -wouJsle is brewing in Samoa, and the relations be. itween the three counsels amdithe natives and the members of the provisional gov ernment aire strained. TMrtesn -chiefs associated with .the rebel government have headauarters at Loulumoeta and claim to be the erovernment of Samoa. Thpv have .issued a Drodamatlon placing r.,r1 oll lQhlarpro nn;hsi,rI,P ff A nia. ttju4. rx j . v w -w : Tih p. Tvrtvisiona,! erovernmen't will issue a' proclamation seating aside this fax, but it m.nTn, 1o lio m nArpd IhV Ifl Tiror.lama- itJion of Dr. Solf. which is issued -.on his own authbrity, that a pollltax must be paid by the end of theyear MULES FOR ENGLISH ARMY. St Louis, Oct. 20. Major Flint of the Dragoon Guards and Lieutenant Con- der of the British 'army, who are pur chasing mules here for the invading forces in the Traaal'. have bought 2000 head up to date. The average price raid is $70. Lieutenant Conder J states 'that it ie the desire to secure 10.000 mules. BEES! BEES!! Six -swarms Italian Bees for sale cheap. W. HAYWOOD, -47 Fulton Street. Attention Parents. Have you children in school? -Whfdf is the condition of their eyes? Every parent should be I able to answer this last question. but hardly one out of ten, has i thought of it. Children are often charsredi with stupidity ,or inat- ontiT n. tipi-r books, when, some Refect-of the eyes, which makes. reaSing -a pain to them, 'is ' hlame, rather thans the child's , mental, idulihiess. E&&mKmzcfu free. Safirkfacition guairanteed. BAKER & CO., , SCIENTIFIC OIPTICIAN. ' Successor to n S. MCKEE. i V:' vfmp THE FORTIFICATIONS OF THE COUNTRY Genv Wilson's Annual Report on the Subject. Washington, Oct. 20. The annual report of General Wilson, ohief of en- gineers, was published today. He calls particular attention to the "fortifica tions of this country and urges an in crease in rapid Hire armament. VHe says the defense of several additional localities in the United States'' is now under consideration, for which no for mal projetfts haye yet been completed wr a nTvrnvp.fr n.lsm n rrvrneniiorKi hlo otndv has en &i;en to the BUbject of defenses for American insular posses- sions, resulting in the completion of a project for the defense of the harbor of San Juan of of preliminary projects for the defense of Honolulu and Pearl Harbor. He recommends an appropri ation of $5,632,000 for fortifications for 1900-'01. TROOPS STILL GUARD IMPRISONED MINERS t jldaljO GiVtD. Until November 1 to Re- )ieve the Federal Soldiers. Washington, Odt. 20. The reports of Gen. Merriiam on the Idaho riots has beem miade public. Tlhe ohief item of in terest La 'the report is the fact thait Gen. Merriiam disclaims all responsibility for the order refusing employment to union men in ;the mines. Ha says that this regulation was drawn by the sitiate au thorities, and his only connection with it wau ito lioeiialize certann of its provis iQIm after whicih he placed his nam ait thebotiCom with ttbe words, "Examined amid approved." He sfays it -was 'not his inlcenition tnatt his troops should! have any pant in dictating the condition Of labor in Idaho, and that they never didl so. The otlher poinJC which Ihe mak?es is that the prisoners, of whom at one time there ware more (tlhJan 400, were not prop- erly cared for umltll he had called the ait- IteLldiom of the state au'thorities to the mlaitJter, aflter whicih their condition was materiiially improved. :. Gov. Steunenburg, of Idaho, called at the war depiartmenlt to Confer with Sec retary Roioit respecting the order which the deoantment was aboult to issue for 'tine withdrawal of the Un-i'ted States icrtoops from Spokane county, Idaho, where 'they are sill engaged to guard!ing the striking miners, who are made pris owners for destroying by dynamite the mining plan'ts linl the! Ooeur d'Alene counltry. The departmiemt took the ground thait a the men are civil prison ers the state of Idaho should take care of ithem, and as 'the militia of it'be state has just returned: from the Philippines (there is no longer the excuse thiaJt the ?itate governmin;t lacks power to relieve the U'nked States 'troops. The governor, however, made a strong plea for the re- teDifiOn of Ithe United StaJtes troops, sio Secretary Root will give the. sitate au- thorilties unitil the first of next monlth to relieve the federal troops. OTIS' REPORT. Washington. Oct. 20. The war de partment today received the Hollowing f ro,m otis "Manila, Oct. 20. Adjutant General, Washington: Lawton has advanced on San Isidro, where a garrison was estab lished. Considerable resistance was en countered yesterday. Casualties, op killed; three wounded. Twenty-second infantrv. The enemy sufrVed consid erably. One Spaniard and titteen m sursrenits' were captured. Young re- nr.T-tfi inhabitants m ttte section ot tne country mostly friendly. WATER RENT LAST DAT Today 'is the last 'day for payment of waiter remt. If nolt paid Itooay waxer win ha hirripri nff on Monday. Alan mat turns off the waiter' will receive -no mom- ey. Bt must be paid alt tne omoe. j-u I n i.ll rv.rtlir W. E. RAiNK-liN, bupi. 43 Patton avenue, a large and com- TvlA.1-fi i-alfrk- fvf-'housenoia rUTTlltsIllUS5 popular prices. Mrs. x. A- ooimu, -o Pattom avenue. 3 ' & ON THE SQUARE. TOMATOES hj: Pack of 1899. 1 SEE THAT YOU GET THEM. 1 2xg Just in.... ' v ROQUEFORT. SAP SAGO, NETJFCHATEL, and PHILADELPHIA CREAM CHEESE. 2. 8 N Successor tb - W. F. SNIDER. Clarence Sawyer COLUMBIA THE VICTOR Is the Successful DefeAder of the America! Cup. t Won Three Straight Races From the Shamrock. Final Contest a Fine One Be tween the Sloops. Five Minutes Difference in the Fin ishing Time. New York, Oct. 20. The Columbia- Shamrock series of races for the Amer ica's cup ended today without a sin-' gle race to Sir Thomas Lipton's- cred it. The Columbia won her third race in splendid style. Neither the Sham rock nor her sailors has sustained the promise that was held out for them upon their arrival and that was evi- aeneed m the first flukey contests be tween the yachts. A ten to fifteen knot wind was blow ing whentheV time for the ace ar rived, and all -the conditions were fa vorable for a good contest. THE START. The Columbia fwas to the windward of her rival when the star-!ivg gun was fired. She put her tiller up and swung on to" cross the line, breaking out her baWooh jib as she did so. Captain Barr appeared to b in no hur ry to get away, and instead of swing ing over the line ran along by it al most to the lightship. The Shamrock's skippers tore across the lini at ance; the crew hauling the spannaker oftt to the end of poles as she tsvept over. Barr's apparent motive in no crossing ' dead astern of his rival was to save time by holding back until jfst ' be fore the handicap gun and also to bf in position to break up the Shamrock's wind. The Columbia Vns3ed rhVine -at 11:01.42, the Shamroc at 11:31; course, south by west. The race to the outer mark was a close and splendid one. The yachts were close together when the mark was reached. The Columbia turned it at 12:18-1-2, the Shamrock at 12:19. The Columbia now began to draw away from her rival, but for half an hour the contest was a clo3e one, each gaining in turn a slight ad outage. At 12:50 Columbia-fV'ad trawl-id nearly a quarter of a mile ahead of the Sham rock, and for a time, continued to in crease her lead. The official time at the finish was: Columbia, 2:40; Shamrock, 2:15.17. A larger fleet of excursion boats than usual followed ithe race today and there was great enthusiasm at the finish. DEWEY TO VISIT MACON. Macon, Ga., Oct. 20. Admiral tcw ey wil'l visit Macon in February. A telegram has been received from the commititee of Macon citizens which went to Washington several days ago to invite Dewey to come. The tele gram stated that the admiral had ac cepted the invitation to visit Macon, but that he could not ' do so before February. Tr was t he hone of the people that - he would come next week, just after his trip 'to Atlanta, and plans had al ready beeii discussed for his entertain ment. A far more elaborate entertain ment will be given, however, when hex comes in February, as more time will be had in which 'to arrange it, and ev erything can be put in be'tter shape. FOUR NEW CASES AT JACKSON. Jackson, Miss"., Oct. 20. Four e cases of yellow fever were rep'ortefto day. . v AT KEY WEST. KeyWest, Oct. 20. The.-e were four new cases of fever deaths . today, but no s I ' ...WE ARE... CLOSING OUT a lot of very destrable STERLING SILVER ARTICLES ranging in J price from 35 cents to &, that axe suitable far gifts end at the prices tare good inveetmenta for holiday " Tour ttnspectkm is soli cited. j.;. M. FIELD, ARTHUR Comer CJiurcb; street1 land Pattoo ',' v s ' ' Avenue. Asneville. N. C. -i i 4 ji r 'A 'V 4 - I 4- r
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