To the
Theatregoers
ol Asheville. -
. .
"The Dart Packard'' Opera Com
ny now appealing in a repertoire
of popular prices at ' the Grand
Opera House, is one of the very
t,est organizations of its kind -that
has cver visited Asheville. When' a
good company visits our city, our
theatre goers shouki- ;dfi6w;5ir
appreciation 'by attending, and)- I
sincerely trust that they will liber
al v patronize this excellent com
pany during the balance of their
engagement. The corripiaey 'has
-iirpadv received the endorsernent
CA
0 a reat many of our prominent
A
citizens 'and every one ith'at has- so
far attended speaks in the" highest
terms of the 'splendid manner dach
opefa is produced. The company
carries an excellent orchestra, hs
a large number of 'Well known ar
tists and 'a very attractive and1
strong singing chorus. The cos
tumes used by the company are
magnificent and in every way the
Dan Packard Opera Company is a
very excellent organization.
Don't miss seeing such an ex
cellent company, you will find
yourself well repaid for your in
vestment. We cheerfully recommend) the
company as being a first class one
in every way and worthy of liberal
patronage. .
CARYL FLORID, -
D. OESTREICHER,
J. E. NORTON,
J. D. PLUMMER,
Standard the World Over.
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One entire floor given to our line
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Graduate Ohemmltz College, Germany.
Formerly with Oakland! Heights.
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Home or Office Treatment.
Office hours, 11 a.' -pa. to 1 p. m., 2
4- P. m.
Curtains-
I have a nice line of Lace, Swiss and
Net Curtains, will be pleased to oal
ana price the same. Also fifty-seven
different styles of Racine' Hosiery for"
ladies, Gents and Children 'inWool or
Cotton, Plain, Ribbed or .Fleeced. You
can save good money by buying these
goods.
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Tours to serve,,
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BAMEtflSftD
HOURS
Fighting at Modder Riyef6 One
of the Hardest in Annuls
ot
Fears That the Casualties
m ATTACK' BY WOMEN
British Troops Eired Upon and One
Soldier Killed.
CHAMBERLAIN DECLARES IN A
. -
SPEECH THAT THE WAR WAS
INEVITARLE-NO SETTLEMENT
THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR
SUPREMACY OF ENGLAND.
Lomidon, Nov,' 29. -Speaking at Lei
cester today Secretary Chamberlain
declared the war in South Africa was
nevitable from the beginning, unless
nglanid was willing to i abandon her
subjects to the mercy of the Boers
amd1 accept Kruger's claim) .that -the
Transvaal should be treated (as an in
dependent state. If such a" solution
had been; accepted Ehgfljamd would have
ost South Africa, weakened her con
trol and readered her ridlcuolus. He
believed no settlement of the war
would be tolerated which did not prc-
vide England's supremacy, which' was
the only guarantee for settled peace
and the just treatment of all races.
EXPECTING NEWS OF HEAVY
CASUALTIES.
juonaon, -jnursaay, imov. 30. iMot a
single item of official news has reached
here from South Africa since the re
ceipt of official despatches which ar-
ri vd .yesterday (Wednesday) morning,
of .which or course General Methuea's
meager account of the battle of Modder
river, forms' the sole topic of comment
a tire pres audi public . It is umdv-sr-
sally 'assumed , that when the casualty
ii8t-come ' It- will ' ibe terribly -heavy.
the whole tenor of Methuen's despatch
pointing' to a heavy loss. The fact
that General Pole Oarew had. the as
sistance of Sappers in getting1 his party
across the river indicates the pom-
toon 1 nig or construction of a military
bridge.
TROOPS ATTACKED BY WOMEN
ILorwlon, Nov. 29. A despatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Enslin says that
on Sunday a patrol of the Ninth lan
cers rode up to a farm.. A number of
women outside the house directed a
heavy fire against the troops, killin
one soldier.
TEN HOUR BATTLE.
London, Nov. 29. The war office has
received the following today:
"Cape Towin, Tuesday, Nov. 28.
Generaffl Methu'en reports: 'Modder
River, Tuesday, Nov. 28. Reconnoit
ered at 5 a. m. the enemy's position on
the river Modder and found them
strongly entrenehled1 and concealed. No
means Of outflanking, the river being
full.' Action commenced! with artillery,
mounted infantry atnd cavalry at 5:30
Guard on right, Ninth brigade on left,
attacked the position in a widely ex
terudted formation at 6:30 and supported
by the artillery found itself in front of
the whole Boer force, eight thousand
stroner. with two4 War ere guns, four
Krupps. The naVal brigade' remdere
great assistance from thle railway.
After desperate hard fighting, which
lasted ten hours, our men, without wa-
er or food, and in the buirindng sun,
ma'de thle enemy qniit their position
General Pole Oarew, who Was success
ful in getting a small party across the
river, was .gallantly assisted by 300
SatKpers. I spe'ak in terms of high
praise for the conduct of all who en
gaged in onto of the : hteurdest and' most
trying fights in the amm'aCis of the Brit
ish armiy. If I can' mention one arm
particularly it is the two batteries of
artmery." V
REPORT ON THE TROUBLE
1 . v AT FQRT RINGGOLD
Citizens and Soldiers Likely to be Ar
rested and Tried,
Austin, Tex., Nov. 29 Adjutant
General Scurry has completed his in
vestigation of the recent trouble at
Fort Ringgold. He:;i!mflfl'eirepPsf.
to .the governor today. .The testimony
of citizens clearly shpwstiiat the negro-'
soldiers had been running thiiigs
with a high hamid at Rio Grande City.
They insulted ; ladies : in the . streets .
The conflict wai . precipitated ;- 'by. the
gambling element In: revenge for a raid
by' drunken V soldiers on. one Df the
gambling "dens. " The .testimony shows
that the citizens began the attack on
thevfort. It is said that Scurry will
urge the withdrawal of the cotored
Soldiers. It'is probable that -number
of citizens and, 'soldieta will be!;, arret
ed andl tried for .participation in the-
recent conflict.
" r1 T i
RUCTION
j- .--V -- v . - .- ; tlJu
ana
J Saturday
nigrit, 8 to ,1K o'clock sharp., clothing
South.Main street My ; last week.. s.j
TEN
VIGAIi CAPTURED BY MEN '.
FROM BATTLESHIP ORECOII
All But Four of the XTrdeneta's Crew
, EOled by Filipinos.
; , . ,
Washington, Nov. 29. The following
has been received from Admiral Wat
son today:
"Cavlte, Nov. 29. Wilde reports the
capture. of Vigan 'November 26 by the
Oregon, landing a force under Lieu
tenant Commander McCracken with
Lieutenants McCormlck. Bostwick.
Johnston and . Captain Williams and
Lieutenant Bermieley of the marine
corps. The landing was covered by
the CaKao, Tappan (commanding) and
Samara, Mustin (commanding).
Slight resistance, no casualties. The
inhabitants welcomed the flag. Mc-
Crackem is holding' Vigan until relieved
by the army.
"Lieutenant Gilmore Is well with
several men twenty-five miles from
Vigan. 'Received a Meyer code letter
from Giimone by Albert Sbsichen, a
newspaper artist whbi was with -Gil -
more several months amid escaped'. It
was, brought here by the Sam&r.
"News of the insurgents through a
Spanish sergeant indicates that the
Urdianeta crew, were killed except the
following four: Farley, Green, Powers
and Burke. The names of the Gilmore
party were Walton, Vanoit, - Ellsworth,
Brisolez, Anderson Edwards and Pet
erson. Some wounded were left HtJ
Baler. Gilmore has no news of them.
Watson."
EXCITING EXPERIENCE OF
TENNESSEE TROOPS IN PARIS
London, . Nov. 29. Eleven of the
First; Tennessee volunteers, under com
mand of Lieutenant Stacker, arrived ia
London today from Manila, en route to
the United States. They had an- "ex
citing experience can the boulevard
Mont Mart re in Paris.- The Parisians
mistook the American in khaki uni
forms for Englishmen? and a lioWling
mob surroutaded ' ttoe hotel, threatening
violence. Some one shouted "Ameri
cans, 'rne moo aio. not appear to re-
gardi the Americans, in a more favora
ble Mght than the English but sullenly
disappeared. '
STEAMER RICHMOND DISABLED.
Norfolk, Nov. 29. The steamer
Richirraanid (was towed ihere today by the
City of Augusta, which picked her up
off Point Lookout with her shaft brok
en. Her passengers Were landed! hwe.
When the shaft broke the engines raced
ah'tne 'propellcatrt against the
stern "poet, threatening' for a-time to
tear "her stm out -y -.-vr?
STAGE COACH WRECKED.
Hazleton, Pa., Nov. 29. The .stSjge
wihioh runs fromt HazHeton to Har
xwvxl mis TTasheid into by a train on
the Pennsylvania road at the crossin
.t Craniberrv this morning, vwo wo
men passenigers were killed and anoth
er woman injmred probably fatally.
BATTLE IN VENEZUELA.
Caracas. Nov. 29. 'A battle between
the government forces amid the revolu
tioaairy forces supporting Generall! Her
nandez has occurred at Las Tejeras,
The result is not knowni.
SUICIDE OF REJECTED LOVER.
Columbia, S. C, Nov. 29. A. B.
Covimigton calledl on Miss Williamson
at her home in Camden last night and
bee: ered her to consent to marry him.
She refused. He left the house and
chirt himself on the walk outside the
house. He died shortly after.
DEAD MARINERS WILL NOT BE MOVED.
Washimigton, Nov. 29. The navy de
partment lhas decided not to remove
the remains of the marines burid! .t
ttdv wpat to Arlington. Citizens of
xrv WMt. obiected to the removal
stating that a fine lot had been, pur
cfhased fby the town im a cemetery
there, and also a monument was to be
dedicated soon.
Grant's No. 24 cures Colds and La
Grippe. Quickly controls chills, fever
and pain. 25c. at Grant's.
BaJbies'. Moccasins 30c.
G. A. Mears.
we offer 15c.
"In winter's cold amd summer's parch
Insr heat" use Camphoxline, for caappe
. hannJiB amd face, tan, sun burn, etc 25c
air aruggisis.
but he isn't mow; there are too many
reliable opticians) . in the : world. We
fit .the rie'hit . glasses to" the right eyes
Carefui-oculists know that their pres
criptions will do little good. if, they are
not carefufiiiy . niiea, ana aiwaysf,. insist
on hfeiving them taken tb
Scientific Opticians
45"'Pattton Ave. Blair's Furniture Store;
GALLING
TROOPS
FROM CUBA
Secretary of War Decides to
Withdraw Four Bat
talions. Administration Pats no Faith
in Reports of Revolntion.
UBA IS NOW PEACEFUL
Eutul Population is Opposed to Any
Disturbance.
AMERICANS FULLY AWARE OTP
WHAT IS BEING ATTEMPTED
BX THE AGITATORS TROUBLE
FEARED AS A RESULT OF DIS
CHARGE OF EMPLOYES ON SU
CfATl ESTATES..
Washington, NoV. 29. As a result of
recommendiatiOns by General Wood
the secretary; of war today decided
upon the withdrawal of' four battalions
of troops from Cuba. The formal or
der will be issued shortly.
This action shows that the adminis
tration puts no faith in the report from
Havana that a revolution is likely to
occur against the Americans. Th
withdrawal of four battalions is believ
ed to be the preliminary to the with
drawal! of. others. . It indicates that
Cuba is peaceful and the maintenance
of law and order with a very small
force of occupation is assured.
(WHAT TROOPS WILL. RETURN.
The troops to be withdrawn are two
battalions of the Fifteenth infantrv
and. a squadron each of the Eighth and
Tenth cavalry. The Tenth is com
posed of negroes. .None of the1 Fif
teenth infamtry will be left in Cuba
When the two battalions embark.
In all 4the number of troops to be
Withdrawn- is Ixteen hundred. Their
withdrawal leayes in all about 8,000
men. The, troops to be recalled are
sfeltloned'lnr Wood's department:- -
General Wilson, commanding the de
partment of Matanz-as and Santa
Clara, probably wJH1 be summoned to
Washington to give his views as to the
withdrawal of troops from his depart
manjt, 1
Generals Lee and Ludlow have been
in Washington recently but no" orders
have been issued for the withdrawal
of troops under them.
THE WORK OF AGITATORS.
Havana, Nov. 29. La Lucha. com
menting on the situation, growing out
of the work of agitators, predicts 'that
there will! be no revolution. It ad
mits that the matter is m a grave
condition but not alarming, and says
that judicious behavior on the part of
those who ihave influence will prevent
any serious development. it states
that the rural population are opposed
to disturbance and are anxious to
reap the benefit of their crops. The
Americans, the paper declares, are
fully aware Of what is happening? an3
also know the prime movers in the
agitation and the office-'hcdiders who are
using their salaries to facilitate car
rying out the plan which they know is
doomW to failure and who would not
participate In it if they thought other
wise.
WHERE TROUBLE IS FEARED.
Trouble is feared in Manzanillo as
result of the discharge of employes of
sugar estates, who thereby are depriv
ed of means of support. General! La-
cret declares that rebellion against the
TTnit stmtps would be madness. He
says the people have no reason to mis
trust them.
TRAINS CRASH TOGETHER.
Terrible Bear-End Collision at Pater-
son, New Jersey.
New York. tNov. 29. Jl rear" end col
lision cKxaurred tonight at the Barclay
stfl.titrm mi th Lackawanna railroad in
Paterson, between the Buffalo express
known -as the Manhattan special, and
the PhiniDsburg local The express
had stopped "to allow, the Chicago west
bound train to "pass ' arid 'the Phillips -
burg local, n account of the negligence
Af thft fl-aiermia.n sent back by the ,BUt-
falo train, clashed into . it . Five bod
ies three women and 'two men have
been taken'rom the ; wreck, and one Is
stitr h4iivri to be untdieeath'ythtfttie
bris. , .enty-two were .hi-jured, twa,
it 4s-4ev.eprtlyi The,' injured
were tafeen, to hospital in Paterson
and Hoboken.- Altfiniigh- the two rear
coaches vofttoe BnaffaDo train were com
pletely telescoped- the engine, of tha
Phillipsburg itrainGwas only: slightly
damaged 7 Botlv-traihs -were Sate and
the absence of thie block . system 'con
tributed to the accident. v
Thnrsdav. Friday and Saturday
ndbt. 8 to. 10 o'clock sharp, clothing,
furnishings,. . hats, jewelry, - etcr
5rii.ti :Mn"n fii-p.t-. M-T . last - Week. Js
P. -Mears. ' -v . . -
Mrs. F. B."r Diarby.vsaya: "Oatoph'or-
line 3a lurt ony: good' far. chapped hands
but for burns and inflamed surfaces also.
My husbaaid would have - been . badly
burned the other day - had! I4i not uaed
Campaor'ine quickly and freely;
PREPARIIIG FOB COMIHG
SESSIOII OF nOllfiRFSSi" I 1Mb
Democratic House Caucus Saturday
76th President's Message.
Washington, Nov. 29. A call h
been issued for e. caucus democratic
representatives Saturday Four candi
dates for the leadership of the minoritv
Richardson, Dearmond, Bankhead and
touizer, ere still In the field. The re
publican, caucus will be held Saturday
evening, in addition to -formallv se
lecting Henderson for speaker, the cau
cus will consider the currency bill.
The case of Robers will not be likely
-to be taken up. as the reoublcans r-
not intend to make it a party question.
SENATE CURRENCY BILL
Washington, Nov. 29. Senator Alli
son arrived tomdght. He said that the
sub-committee of the senate committee
on finance would1 meet Saturdav to
complete work oni the curronicy bill . He
said it would be different from, the
house bill but would reaffirm the gold
standard. Allison did not think th
president" would submit his message
Monday, and said the senate would ad-
ourn out of respect to Hobart.
SECRETARY WILSON'S REPORT,
Washington, Nov. 29. Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson's annual! Teport re
viiews the work of his department. He
dwells on the losses due to injudicious
use of water ins alkali lands of the irri
gated' regions. Much work, he says,
has been undertaken on behalf of to
bacco, with a view of substituting the
home product for foreign by hniprov-
ng the Quality of the former. The tea
growing experiments in South Carolina.
are commended, and their prosecution
advocated. He urges that means be
adopted to produce, in our insular pos
sessions plants, fruits and other pro
ducts that the United States now im
ports. A considerable portion of the
report is devoted1 to discussion of ag
ricultural education.
THE OPERA LAST EVENING.
Singular That Asheville Shows
so
Little Appreciation.
The Dan Packard! Opera company
presented the (opera Said Pasha at
the Grand llast evening. The excellent
singing, the spirited acting and the un
usual merit of the orchestral music il
lustrated this opera in a brilliant man
ner. Charles N. Holmes, as Hasson
Bey, displays a magnificent voice
which contrasts with the pleasing .fal ¬
setto oJHaonry Lea Yetle as Terano,
Mies Carloit Gtttaacl
diemce by her beautfful presence and
captivating portrayal of the Queen,
atisfactoory" exposition of the way
high class opera should Ibe rendered.
The one or two exceptions whose sing
ing is ordinary are handsome and) play
their parts well. Gilbert Clayton ana
Moimtiov Walker depicted the funny
rda.rts to the satisfaction of all. The
audience was comparatively sman.
The theatre-goers do not seem to ap
preciate that possibly the best gam
in shows of the season are offered
them this week.. If the prices of seats
were increased one half the troupe
would probably be more appreciated
"The Chimes of Normandy" is on the
bH'l for this evening.
Year by year the sales of Camphorlin
increase. Could this be true of a fake
25c; all druggists.
Children's light weight Shoes 'at cost.
G. A. Mears.
200 ra3rs Misses' Over Gaiters. 75c;
our offer at 25e for this week. J
Grant's Digestive Cordial for Dys
pepsia,. Indigestion and' Cqnstipatlon.
Price 50c at Grant's. .
After shaving close use camphorlin.
Heals and softens rough kin. Delight
ful and fragrant. 25c.
For Thanksgiving
the Candy Kitchen.
oysters 'phone
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IN PHILADELPHIA
Business Property to the Value
of More Than $3,000,
000 Destroyed. .
Including Lippincott!3 Big
Publishing House.
NEARLY A BLOCK BUBNED
Extenf ive Eetail Stores Go Up in the
Raging Flames.
WHILE ALL THE FIRE DEPART
MENTS WERE ENGAGED AN
OTHER CONFLAGRATION OC
CURRED IN A NEARBY PART, OF
THE
LOSS.
CITY, CAUSING A $30,003
Philadelphia, Nov. 29. One of the
greatest fires that 'has ever workted de
struction in this city occurred today,
wiping out nearly an entire block of
valuable property enclosed on North
Eighth street including J. B. Lippia-
cott & Co.'s pubCishintr house. Part
ridge & Richardson's establishment
and Lit Bros.' department store. The
total loss exceeds $3,000,000.
The fire was discovered at 6:25 a. m.
by Watchman Fanning, who observe .1
an electric light wire in the basement
of Partridge & Richardson's store
emitting sparks. He setnt in the alarm
but before the department responded
the building "was a mass of flames.
The firemen were hampered in their
work by the miass of trolley, telephon-.;
and telegraph wires ovter Ftbert street,
a narrow thoroughfare.
The store extends south on Eighth
street from Filbert, a distance of 125
feet, and with a depth of 100 feet, was
entirely destroyed. The loss on build
ing and contents is estimated at $600,
000.
The six-story building of J. B. Lip
pincott. & Co., book publishers, 716 to
720 Filbert Rrpt. hrrtAI rtiwor -fa tic. Jan it i
va&uable plates and machinery was
completely gutted involving a loss es
timated at $2,000,000.
Lit Bros., department store, adjoin
ing the Xdppimcott - building, sustained ,
an Estimate loss of $400,000. " ' ' '
Numerous smaller storts wert either
gutted or badly damaged. Chief among.,
these is Bailey's 5 and 10 cent stor,
North Eighth stretett, loss $100,000;. Ros
enberg's milCtnery establishment, '
North Eighth street, loss $30,000.
Various Other establishments were
damaged. by smoke and .water. On
Fllbiert and! Eighth streets several
small buildings were destroyed. ; t .
Hundreds of men and - women are
thrown- out of work by the fire.
While the fire department was bat
tling with the conflagration another Are
broke out im; the wholesale and retail
boot and shoe store of William H. Har
ris, 419 Market street, four blocks
away from the Eighth street fire. Half
a dozen engines of a detachment from
the big fit)e responded, but before the
firemen succeeded in extinguishing the
flames the place was gutted, causing a
loss of $30,000.- The adjoining building,
occupied by A. S. Dowie, stationery,
was damaged by water to the extent of
$10,000. Losses i covered by Insurance.
COUNTY'S ROOK CRUSHER.
The county's new rock crusher, re
cently purchased from the Gcod Roads
Machiniery company of Pennsylvania)
(has arrived and is now being used by
the road 'force.
Chairman! Gaston, of the board of
commissioners, has ordered an eleva
tion; and screen, and the county will
soon have a complete road working
plant. The new machinery is expected
soon. '
500 pairs G-eulemen'a Over
worth 75c. amd $1, thi week
colors. G. A. Mear.
Gaiters,
25c, All
THE CRY AGAINST THE ADVANCE
IN PRICES
Is In many cases unjustifid as a great ,
number of things are cheaper this year
than ever before Very few things be
ing advanced . It is true diamonds are
very much higher than last year but
we have al large quantity on hand
Which were bought at the old figures
and, will be offered at the old prices.
Our Holiday stock ' will this year com
prise, in addition to our regular stock,
an assortment of "high art gooda in
more expensive pieces than we have,
handled before in several years, giving
a range of prices' from tea cents to sev
eral hundred dollars. Our first display
opening will be on the evening of De-
cmoer ist at s p. m. uur store wui.
be closed from 4 p. m. to 8 p. m. to
allow for the final arrangement' . pf
goods. . -i'vAil
Churctb Street . and . Pattofl Avenue,?
1 r Asbeville, N. C.
57 HILLSIDE STREET -J
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