VOL. IV: NO. 242.
ASHEVILLE, K G.,' 81TDEDA MORNING, NOVEMBEE 18, 1899.
PEICE 5 CENTS.
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Unparalleled
Reductions in
Prices Now -Going
on at
Oestreicher's
51 Patton Avenue.
Tremendous Reduction in
Dresb Goods. (
The Dress Goods Department
is more complete than it should
be at this time, consisting of
Camel's Hair, Cheviots, Broad
clot lis, Venetians, Ore pons and
Fancy Mixtures, and' offer:
3 50 Quality at $2 98
$2 50 Quality at $1 98
$1 75 Quality at $1 39
1 00 Quality at 79c
S3 00 Quality at $2 58
2 00 Quality at $1 50
1 50 Quality at $1 15
75c Quality at 50 & 60c
Some which are 50, 60 and 65,
now at 31c
Amazing Sacrifice Sale
oi JacMs.,
la this line we offer the great
est values shown anywhere. We
do not offer cheap goods, cheap
ly made, but reliable goods,
made by the best makers in the
country, and our prices are in
most instances, less than buyers
of cheap goods offer.
Ocstreicher's,
Dry Goods
and Millinery.
51 Patton Avenue, Asheville, N. C.
25 Per Cent.
m Per Cent.
50 Per Cent.
THESE DISCOUNTS ON, ALL
OUR . STOCK OF
BUILDERS'
HARDWARE
IN BRONZE AND IMITATION
BRONZE GOODS.
Asheville Hardware'
Company.
i
.MASSAGE,.
AND PACKS.
Treatment for:
NERVOUS, RHEUMATIC tamd OTHER
DISEASES.
Special:
THURE BRANDT MASSAGE FOR
FEMALE DISEASES; ALSO
FACE MASSAGE.
iPROF. EDWIN ORUNER,"
Graduate Chemnitz College, Germany.
Formerly wiith paklanidi Heights.,
Sanitarium.)
65 S. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 206.
Home or Office Treatment.
Office Hours 8 to 10 a. m., 2 to 4 p. m.
Remember
that I said one pair of Racine" Hose
ouid outwear four pairs of (ordinary
hose. This assertion 1 , can prove by
thousand people living; Jsf Ashe
villy. The dye is guaranteed non-poi-8nous,
and although, -cottons has ad
vanced fifty per cent., the price of the
m of the Racine Hosiery inae- not
advanced one penny.' I' -have fifty-
seven different styles bf samples, u
sizes, in Wool or Cotton, for Ladies,
ents and Children, Plain. Ribbed' or
teecpd. (Will be pleased td jsaXL &t
yoyr home and show; these goods and
the same. ' ' v v. t..-
E. L BROWN.
OSTAT.
SIDE STREET.
BOMBARDMENT
OF LADY SMITH
Described as ""Turning- the
- Darkness of Night Into a
Lurid Inferno."
Boers Report Tnat Buildings
Were Seen on Fire.
(Invaders Preparing to Meet
Buller at Estconrt.
Portuguese Erecting Fortifications
Along the Border.
CLAIM THAT THE BURGHERS
GATHERED AR'JUND
Li AT'
SMITH ARE SO WELL FOR 17
FIED THAT TKET CAN DEFEAT
COMBINED AT.rA';T OF BULL l-T'R
AND WHITE.
London, Nov.. 17. The latest news
from Lady Smith, which' comes from
Boer sources, seems to show that the
British attack On the investing- force
Novemlaer 14 was repulsed; and' that
this -was succeeded at midnight the
same night by a bombardment of the
town from all sides.
A censored despatch from Pretoria
described the cannonade as "turning
the quiet- and darkness of night into a
lurid inferno of whistling, shrieking
she'Hs that sped from all points. Sev
eral buildings were seen to be afire."
The result of the bombardment, howev
er, is not further reported.
BOERS SURROUNDING ESTCOURT.
All indications go to show that the
Boer invaders of Natal and Cape Col
ony are turning their attention to
checking the expected! advance of the
British relief column and are concen
trating to this end in the vicinity of
Estcourt.
Est courts Nov. 17s A Boer command
of 2,000 men ihave taken up position
with eight guns five miles from here.
London, Nov. 17. A Boer account of
the Lady Smith' boimlbardment, dated
the 9th, says that there had been to
casualties amoner the Burghers. The
British artillery were
dropping she1!
continually in the Boer works around
Lady Smith. The position Of the Pre
toria comimland became untenable on
aecoupt of the hot fire but the -big gun
(probably the Boer "Long Tom") saved
the situation..
STRENGTH OF THE BOERS.
London, Nov. 18. The Standard's
piniRspls oorresnondent attributes to
Dr. Leyds a statement that the Boer
positions north of Lady Smith are so
well fortified that the Burghers will be
able to defeat any attack by Generals
Buller and White, even with' heavy
British reinforcements. The Boers
-now besieging Lady Smith exceed 25,-
000.
LADY SMITH HARD PRESSED. ,
London!1, Nov. 18. A despatch to the
Times froml Lorenzo Marquez says:
"Despatches received from Lady Smith
on the 16thi stated that the town was
being shelled day and night and was
hard pressed. One "of the bridges over
the Tugelo river lhas teen destroyed."
Tie correspondent adds:.. "The- Portu
guese are erecting' fortifications along
the border."
THE RELIEF COLUMN.
Tjondon, Nov. It. There is no con.r
mation of the story that the British
relief column is within fifty miles oi
Klmberly.
A statement in the Standard and Dig
gers' News is to tlie effect that there
are 1,338 British prisoonesrs at Pretoria.
MORE RUMORS ABOUT JOUBJS i
Lorenzo, Marquez, Nov. 11. It is
stated no news has been received from
.Toubert at Pretoria for three days. It
has been rumored he is a prisoner.
FROM BULLER.
London, Nov. 7. The war office today
received flhe following1 from tienerai
Buller:
Cape Town, Nov. 16. 'Have received
from! Hlldritt ax, .rieteruufcu-iLauui
telegram dated the 15th, of which the
following is the purport: . -ine oiucur
comm'andim? the troops at Estcourt re
torts tWat at midday ian armed train
left Estcourt tlhis mourning with a. com
pany of the Dublini Fusiliers and a
company of the uuroun, .vwuuieeia.
jsjvvrh of. Freere tney enwuniereu-
party of "Boers -and began: to withdraw.
While retiring' some or. me . nu
were derailed. The Jjuoiia troops
turned, out and. advanced towards the
enemy while the rest of , the train ap
pears' to h&ve returned without them
tO EstCOUrt. ' line nicer, wume,
Snorts he w&s sending
,mt0r tivwvnfl : In order toe cover the
withdirawal but xmeihundred are miss
ing." ... ' ' v ,
' THE ARMORED THAIN.
Estcourt, rNov.6.AI correspondent
who has just , 1 visited the Sanitarium
(hospital saysk'air thA, armored, train
wounded are doing .well. Captain
Wylie s in.tt intefview said Sergeant
Todd deserves special (mention for faay
H.rr Jt mL with! boulders 'to
protect Mm from the rifle fire when lyr
lng helpless and w6unded' Todd. even
lay down beside the officer to cheer him
among1 the; i pro-
' ltecting "boulders spatii"s
earth but Captain Wylie sustained no
further injury.. But for Todd -he would
have been killed. ' v - ,
Several men escaped - marvelously.
When Winston' Churchill requested
Captain Wylie to cail dtar volunteers to
remove the unset truck bullets were
dropping on the train "like rain." The
men throughout stuck to their work,
responding to the noble example set by
Churchill and Lieutenant Franklin, un
til the line was cleaned.. Churchill
actually left with the engine but got
out at the next station, took a rifle
from1 a soldier, saying that he could
not leave the! wounded,. and walked
away iro the direction of the boys. Ser
geant Hassell, of the Dublin Fusiliers,
behaved with, the greatest gallantry.
He took charge of the firing party and
stood up unflinchingly under the
Boers' Ihot Are. His example electrified
trie Fusiliers, who kept the Boers at
bay by volleying. Captain Haldtane fell
early in the engagement, shot through
the shoulder. , Lieutenant Franklin's
conduct Is ihighly praised. He exhibit
ed great coolness during the critical
period. He is reported missing.
SAM 0 AN PEACE DEPENDS
ON ANNEXATION
If This Does Not Take Place There
Will be An other Clash .
San Francisco, Nov. 17. Advices
f rom Apia, under date of - November X,
received here today state that taxes
are being colected "by the various chiefs
from adherents in order to comply with
the law, but thus far none of these has 1
been turned over to the 'government.
Mhtaafa is said to have announced that
he will pay no money until the question
of annexation by one of the powers "s
settled. If annexation does not take
place there will' be another clash. Both
factions are well supplied with rifles,
as the order requiring that all arms be
surrendered was not generally Observ
ed. Mataafa's followers especially
seem well provided witlh guns.
EVANGELIST MOODY ILL.
Forced to Abandon His Revival Ser
vices in Kansas City. '
Kansas City, Nov. 17. Evangelist
D wight Moody was taken ill here today
a-nd had to stop preaching at conven
tion hall where he has been conducting
a revival. He has heart trouble. He
left for his home in Northfleld, Mass.,
Mr. Moody must take ai protracted rest.
KAISER WILLIAM INDULGES
IN SPREAD-EAGLE TALK
Kiel, Nev. 17. The kaiser addressing
reoruits here today referred to the
wreck of the w'arships off Samoa in
1889 and said: "This land now is ours,
and wi'H remain ours so long as there
is a Lrerman empire, ana as tne uer
man eagle gradually spreads itself
there Tvill be a fleet destined to protect
our brothers abroad."
SPANIARD NEARLY LYNCHED.
Havana, Nov. 17. While the remains
of Cuban General Creel were lying in
state at Guanabaco today a Spaniard
mamed Lopez pulled down a Cuban flag
flying in the street in honor of the occa
sion, shouting, "This is a filthy banner
and should mot be shown."
The Cubans seized him and dragged
him tnrough the streets with the In
tention of lynching him, but the police
prevented them
CONFIDENT OF CUBAN INDEPENDENCE.
Havana, Nov. 17. The Havana dele
gation to the convention of the Cutoan
league today adopted resolutions de
daring that tne United States had
promised independence a.ndv discussion
of the mtatter was useless and against
the wishes of the Cuban people. The
resolutions urged the Cubans to main
tami friendly relations with the Amer
idans and establish) an; independent
government as soon as possible.
WORE STEE1 BREAST PLATES.
Columbia, S. C, Nov. 17. In-fortma
tion has been received that the Marion
iron works furnished Chairman Hazle-
dera, of the dispensary board, and some
of his friends with steel breast plates
The superintendent bf the works would
tiot denv making the plates but said
- It was a private transaction.
WHITE CAPS NOT INDICTED.
Columbia, S.C, Nov. 17. The grand
jury of Greenwood county' found Mno
ibtrfs" against four .white men, Jones,
McCaslan, Oorley and) Wilson, charged
iwith being rfagleaders of the whitecaps,
who several months ago so terrorized
negroes In some sections of the county
that plantations were deserted.
"OUT of SIGHT"
A broken: eye glass lens, figuratively
speaking, puts many-a person , out of
sight. "Out of sight, out of mind," as
the old adage goes. One might" as wel;
be out of mind as out of eighty with
out . good; eyes or good glasses, i We
remedy aJl glass breaks, should you
prefer a .new pair, we witf- fit your eyis
acourately with the finest lens at right
prices. Examination free. ; '
BAKER &; CO.,
" Scientific Refractma: Optitians.
45 Patton Ave. Blair's Faro
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PROPOSED WARSHIPS:
rr' OF ENORMOUS SIZE
Program of Naval Increase Adopted
V by the Board of Construction
Yestbrday.
Washington, Nov. 17. So far- as
it
was within its ability to do so the na
val board of construction, today adopt
ed a program of naval increase which
includes three armored cruisers, three
protected cruisers, six light draught
gunboats of a thousand tons displace
ment and six light draught gunboats of
eight hundred tons displacement. This
program will be submitted to Secretary
Long on his return from Colorado.
While there were differences in opin
ion.-as to bow the vessels should be
built, and the advisability of construct
ing more armorclads, and while th
controversy with the armor plate mak-
esrs remained unsettled, there was a
unanimous feeling that the steady in
crease in the navy should be continued.
The three armored cruisers contem
plated are to be much larerer than th
.Brooklyn. They are to be even larger
than any of the" armored cruisers in.
the British navy. The idea of the board
to provide three vessels that will
combine the elements of strength of a
battle ship and the speed of am armored
cruiser. The object is to have a trio
of vessels second to none in the world
hi respect to speed and armament.
They will foe faster than the Brooklyn
and carry rifles of at least ten inch cal
ibre.
REV. DR. DEXTER
REACHES WASHINGTON
His Wife Requests Her Brother to
Meet Him.
Nyack, N. T., Nov. 17. Mrs. Dex
ter does not want her husband, Rev.
W. H. Dexter, returned to Nvack. An
Asheville clergyman telegraphed from
Ashevil'lie yesterday that he and Dex
ter would leave in the afternoon for
Nyack. Dexter telegraphed his wife
from Washington to meet him at North
Wales, Pa. Mrs. Dexter asked her
(brother, Prof. Van Slyke, of Geneva,
N. T., to meet her husband in her
place;. Prof. Van Slyke will, if possi
ble, .persuade Dexter to go with him to
frPTiPva ; wind not. rpnrmi , to iNvaok
MrsDfexter and ,faip,lly are preparing
to move to sspnngneiia, Mass., ano: ir
Dexter does mot come to Nyack he will
probably join them in Springfield.
No Asheville clergyman accompanied
Dexter, who left this city on Thurs
day. He went alone. The telegram
received by Mrs. Dexter was doubtless
sent by Dexter himself, as was a pre
vious despatch notifying her of his
presence here.
JEFFRIES ACCEPTS
CORBETTS CHALLENCE
At Which Corbett is "Wild With Joy"
Others in Their Turn.
New York, Nov. 17. At a meeting
this afternoon Brady, Jeffries' manag
er, accepted1 all conditions of Corbett s
challemge to Jeffries and promised to
meet Corbett Tuesday and sign ar
ticles.'
Brady's action set Corbett wild with
Joy. He declared he would win without
doubt and said he was ready to wager
thousands on his chances. Brady re
plied that he admired Corbett's confi
dence but did not think that he had a
chance with Jeffries.
"He'll beat you easily," he added,
and to be candid I think you a safer
propositioni than the others."
Brady further stated' that Jeffries
would meet all' heavy weights in turn
and if any of them were on haind. in
Tuesday they, would be taken in rota
tion for any amount.
KILLED HIS CHILDREN AND HIMSELF.
Chicago, Nov. -17. Cornelius Corcor
an, residing on Dearborni street, shot
and killed his three chldren today and
mortally -woUftded the fourth. He then
committed suicide.
PULLIAM CASE CONTINUED.
The Stines Boys Were Acquitted Yes
terday Afternoon.
The case -against Lawrence Pulliam
was brought up in the ' federal court
yesterday on a motion for 'continuance.
Judge Moore read an affidavit in sup
port' of the motion for continuance.
It was set out that the defense would
maintain that atJa time of the em
bezzlement Pulliam was, mentaflly and
physicallyj .in such condition that he
was not responsible for his acts. In
support of this - it was- necessary to
have the; attendance of Dr. John Hey
Williams and Dr. Charles S. Jordan.
The former is confined -at home by a
ibroken leg, while the latter is away on
his wedding tour and it would be im
possible -to secure their attendance nt
this term. Counsel are not fully pre
pared in. the case, fa Judge Moore has
been kept busy'by a pjress' of other
cases, and Mirv1 McLoud has been abf
sent from; the cjty a part of the time.
Tihe first intimation the defense -had
that the case, would be heard at this
term was on Friday, November 3. f it
addition, the 'affidavit recited the fact
that superior court Is fn session whiSh
Tecfutrea" the' attendance of -'"counsel
tltians. j tnere. . - ,, . - - '
rnVStofevVlS-
there." ' -
dered a continuance to next term' th
defendant to renew his bond, $5,000.
An interesting case ,tried yesterday
was that of William and Robert Stints.
charged! with robbing the postoffice at
luue fine Creek, Madison county.
The defendants are brothers, sixteen
and seventeen years old. A laree num
ber of witnesses were examined but the
evidence was all circumstantial . The
prosecution was assisted by I. N. Ebbs
and the defense was conducted by T.
S. Rollins. The boys were acquitted.
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHING.
Londtanv Nov. 15. Sign or Marconi,
who is a passenger pm the steamshlf,"
St. Paul, which reached Southampton
tonight, sent this message to the sig
nal station at the Needles when the
vessel was forty miles away: "Ail
aboard well; everything satisfactory."
The new battleship Canopus will be
fitted with Marconi's system of wire
less telegraphy.
Marconi asked' the signal station at
the Needles for the latest Transvaal
war news jwhen the St. Paul was sixty-
six mnes away.
Marconi published a paper on the St.
Paul which .he called the Transatlant
ic Times. It contained all the news he
received from the Needles in response
to his wireless telegraph inquiries.
This included a. brief summary of the
situation In South Africa and a story
about the loss of the American cruiser
Charleston Off the coast of Luzon.
Copies of this paper were sold for $1
each and the money thus received was
donated to the Seamen's Fund.
Besides the news messages that were
received, the passengers 'availed them
selves, of the opportunity to send mes
sages to friends in England and the
United States. One passenger when
the steamer was forty miles from
shore arranged for a supper party "n
London on his arrival..
Immediately on the arrival of th.
ship at Southampton six of Marconi's
assistants started for Cape Town.
Referring to the seizure of the wire
less apparatus in Delagoa Day, which
was supposed to be intended for the
Boers, Marconi said he 'had nothing to
do with it, directly or indirectly. New
York Sun.
MAJOR PORTER DEAD,
Was a Native of Boncombe County
and Well Liked.
Major Porter, of Swannanoa, died
yesterday afternoon) at 4 'o'clock at his
home. He Was seventy years old and
his nearest living relative is a sister
living neari Swannanoa. The burial
will take place this afternoon at 2
o'clock in the old family buiryiimg ground
known as the Porter burying ground,
which is about a mile from Swannanoa.
George Young of this city, is a relative
of Major Porter and was-at the bed
side when he died.
Major Porter was born and reared in
Buncombe1 county and was widely
known. He enlisted at the beginning
of the civil war and was? later made
major of the home guard, which posi
tion he filled with credit until the sur
render. He was then appointed jus
tice of the peace which office he retain
ed until a few years ago and was also a
county commissioner at one time.
Major Porter was generally liked by
his neighbors, his chief characteristic,
generosity, being exemplified im nu
merous events wrhich occurred in the
course of his life's history.
At one time when com was scarce
Major Porter had considerable laid by
n.Tiid mn came from auite a distance
to ourclhase from:, ihim, offering cash,
but he refused to sell to them, tellin
them they could buy elsewhere. But
to the poor people who had no money
Tip sold com. telling them they could
pay for it when they were able.
DID YOU KNOW they guarante
quality and weight at Phone 130, Caro
lima Coal Co., 23 Patton avenue.
43 Patton avenue', a large and com
plete stock of household furnishings a
popular prices. Mrs. L. A. Johnson, 4
Patton avenue.
Grant's No. 24 Cures Colds
Grippe. 25c. at Grant's.
and La
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THE PURSUIT
OF AGUIMALOO
Many Evidences That General
Young is Hot on the Fil
ipino Leader's Trail.
Reported to be at Urdaneta
Which Will be At
tacked Today.
Insurgents Realize That They
are Surrounded.
Manila is Excited Over Reports of
Agninaldo's Capture.
YESTERDAY'S
MOVEMENTS
OB
THE
AMERICAN
GENERALS.
FILIPINO SECRETARY OP WAft
PASSES THROUGH TAYUG EN
ROUTE TO BAYOMBONG.
Manila, Friday Evening, Nov. 17.
General MacArthur started north from
Tarlac today. Colonel Bell is recon-
oitering.
Nothing has been heard from Lawton
today. Lieutenant Kenly with a bat
tery of dynamite guns is going to join
Wheaton.
Ma-nila is much excited over 4cOnflict-
ing reports aJbout Aguinaldo. Reports
of his capture are in circulation one
moment, only, to be denied the next.
Manila, Nov. 17. A despatch from
Tayug says that the insurgent secre
tary of war passed through here en
route to Bayomtoong today.
TRYING TO ESCAPE.' ' .
Another despatch', dated Tayug the
16th, says that two American prisoners
taken from' the Filipinos on the 11th.
say they believe the insurrection will
be over within fifteen days. The Fil
ipinos realize they are surrounded and
the officials of the insurgent govern
ment are devoting their energies to es- '
caping to the mountains. -
The only available trails are -by wav.i
of Tayug and San Jose. There are
comparatively few insurgents in this
neighborhood.
INSURGENT MONEY CAPTURED.
The Americans captured 75,000 pesos
of insurgent money together with 6,000
Mauser cartridges. The money had
been buried in a cannon near San Nich
olas. The hiding place was pointed
out by a captured Filipino. There were
Indications that the rebels had recently
left the place wihere the money wa?
found. Aguinaldo is again reported to
be at Urdaneta with fifteen hundred
men. General Young" moves on Ur
daneta tomorrow. Captain Balince
moves to Rosales froml Hunningway
by steamboat to prevent Aguinaldo's
escape.
GOEBEL'S LATEST.
LouisvilJe, Nov. 17. Attorneys for
William Goebel today filed with the lo
cal election board the vote of the city
of Louisville. It is claimed that elec-
?tion officers and voters were intimidat-
ernor Bradley, November 9, "and if the
board should see fit to throw out the
vote of Louisville it will give Goebel a
safe majority.
Bufurt S. Williams, Collman CaT
and Wingate Thompson, democratic
election officers of Fnanklto county,
were today indicted by the federal
grand jury charged with bribing and
intimidating colored voters.
NO MORE YELLOW FEVER IN FLORIDA.
Jacksonville, Nov. 17. The yellow
fever epidemic! at Key West, Port
Tampa1 and Miami are now so com
pletely under control that mo .more offi
cial reports will Ibe sent out. , No
deaths have occurred for several days.
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price from 85 centi to $8, that are
$ suitable Cor gifts and at the price j
are good lnvewtmenta for holiday
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