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VOL. IV: :M$WSM ASHEVILLE, N. C, SAimplJ 16, 1899. - PRICE 5, CENTS. J: T V V OESTREICHER'S ; v OFFERINGS QF USEFUL PRESENTS. MUFFLERS. X new supply of - these always eptaJWe Xmas present In Silk from ac- 75C. Up. 4- HANDKERCHIEFS. Our supply comprises everything In kales', Men's and! Children's Hem- stitched and Hemstitched Embroidered and Lace. Prices from 4c. to $2.00 each, and always; the best quality for the money. that already, iha proved their pluck and bearjthemselves "as? true : men In adversity." - i - " ". -The: Pos military expert, while ad.-Qiittln'lftea;tlie'''-xaelfef-is very serious because of its effect on the situation in Gape.jQpJojiy.., .nevertheless regards; it rather as a rermlse than! - a defeat. "WJiffejtiorr at Ladysmith, is not etwianigerea. Buller's Army Repulsed With Fear ful Slaughter in Attempting to "Relieve Ladysmith. POCKET BOOKS. We are showing the latest makes And styles in Calf, Kid, Seal and Cork from 19c to $4.00. Nothing more use ful for a present. N AN UMBRELLA. - ! Will make another Xmas gift, and aonreciated. We have them in all qualities and every , conceivable style of handle, from 50c, to $12 Eaeh. Artillery Advanced Blindly Into Trap Set by Boers. Their Guns Captured or De stroyed and the Batteries , Have Heavy Losses. Buller Forced to Retreat With the Remnant of His Army to His Former Camp at Chievelry. "The. Dally News describes the intel ligence as the saddest that, has reached edi Etwrland since the Indian mutiny. Tt;;. says J t -wiM make e serious caHl up on; the eouantmitv of the peopw- throughout the : empreV Buller,sit de clares, was not routed, but was serious- ly-.cripplea. ,v f The Standard! eays: "We cannot doubt ft' will aggravate our difflcult'es over the whole field of operations in Africa!. That it wM dampen the spir its of the British people, or after their determination Ito bring the war to a successful issue, we utterly decline tg The' SteuildaTd's military critic says: "wm-nH- w.irrrftfl is the now familiar storvof concealed' Boers and British troops marching blindly to the very muzzles of their rifles."' majority on the committee' now" has been Increased so that now two new members will be placed on. it by the democratic committee on committees in place of' Senators Gorman of Maryland ai.iFiauIkner of west Virginia. Toe republican' members of the committee nowvare Senators McMfllan,, 6allingerr HansbroulL Proctor. Pritchard, Baker. Stewart suul - Wemagtton. Senator Pritchard will also serve on the com mittee of privileges and: elections, civil service' and retrenchment and revision of taws.. The pension; supervisors foil North Carolina have been confirmed. Tthev are: First district. Wheeler Martin. Williamston; second district, Augustus M. Moore. Greenville;, third! district David J. Lewis, Whiteville; fourth dis trict, Joseph! J. Jenkins, Ptttsboro; fifth district, John T. B. Hoover. Hillsbrbro: sixth district, Walter B Steele. High Point: seventh distric Gustavus A. BinghairuSaUsbury; eighth district, Osmundi F. Pool, Taylorsville ninth district, JohxrA. Hendricks. W A. H. The Daily Graphic says: "It is diffi cult at the moment to measure the possible consequences of the reverse. It is not easy to see how Buller can again- advance (Until he has been rein- forced, -and meanwniie me snuauun . -m. . -. vAM'lA1ia " PHILADELPHIA JUNE 19 Special discounts School Societies. given to Sunday OESTREICHER&GO 51 Patton Avenue. MASSAGE ii AND PACKS. Treatment Cor: NERVOUS, RHEUMATIC and OTHER DISEASES. -4 Special: THURE BRANDT MASSAGE FOR FEMALE DISEASES; ALSO FACE MASSAGE. ' PROF. EDWIN GRUNER, Graduate Chemnitz College, Germany. Formerly with Oakland; Heights. Sanitarium.) 65 S. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 206. Home or Office Treatment. Office hours, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m., 2 to H. p. m. IN THE SUPREME CO.TJRT. Disposition of CasiS Interesting Asheville During the Week. to Lawyers T. H. Cobb, F. A-. Sondlsey and Judge Chartes A. Moore have re turned from the supreme court at Ral eigh and Georere H. Smathers and J. M. Gnderer. Jr.. are exoected today. The Tendon- Saturday. Dec. 15. News of a disastrous reverse to Buller's entire army has filled the cup of British bit- mu9 tv nvprflowins. The attack which Englishmen have been impa tiently awaiting, even demanding, for the relief of Ladysmith was delivered yesterday morning. Not only. It failed completely but the British) army was driven back to Its original position, af ter heavy .JfflsH?.-ja-''-l0B' large portion of,e,ariery? Tb rible etory is clearly but briefly told in Buller's despatclu- The appalling news bo xfterly unex pected', did! not reach London until mid night, and the general public Is still in ignorance Of it at the present writing. There Is no need to say it win startle . irfl,Trti s -nothing nas RJltl mvUBe iju6u." done In recent times. From now on the country will go to wa as if the life of the empire depend ed on the issue, as it truly aoes. will pour guns into South Africa with out number, but the first thing she will do is to call a halt. There will be no further attempt to Invade the Boer repubQic until a great army is massed in Africa and more than fcJ month must elapse before this can be done. After midnight the war office author- suppoAed by another brigade. "Early to, day," Buller continues, "1 saw Hart woulii not be able to force the passage, and directed fhim -to wHthkiraw. His leadi'nig battalion, the Common got raaigeire, I fear, isuffered a great dal. Cblonel Brooke wiae severely wburid'ed." ARTILLERY PUT OUT OF ACTION. Bulier goes om to say that ordered Ladysmith is most perilous the force under HlUyard to advtamce and . nniu r UTiflM it suooeeded in occupytoig- Cblensa srt;a- tion aindthe houlses neajr the bridge, but at that moment he leairnieicL thialt.-fche whole till'ery force, under Ootonel Long, were Oult of action). He says that Long in his desire Do be within effective range advanced ttoo clcse to the river, which proved to be full of the enemy, who Huddienly lopened a galling fire alt clofi I'amge, killing nearly all the horses, and the gunnerts were compelled to stand to ttheia gums. DESPERATE EFFORTS, OF THE ARTILLERPMEN. "Desperate efforts were made to bring out the field euros," Buller eaye, "but the fire was too severe and only twc were saved. Of eighteen houses tnir- teen were killed and several drivers wounded." "RniiM- inrmtinues as follows: 'As it seemed there Woulfli be great lose or ilitfe in an attempt to force the passage unsupported by artillery,'! directed the roops to withdraw, which they aid 10 god order. Throughout tne oay a con Merable force of the enemy was pres- jstog my flank but wias kept - back, . Dy mounted men under Lord Dundonald-"" FORCED TO RETREATv . Koinritrtnr! nmd were Jost. by shell nr 4 CLOSE OF DED.1T OM FlfffiGE BILL ; . . . V. Marked by a Tilt Over Dem- pcratic Factionatsfight in Kentucky A BepresentatiTe of Qoebel Essays to Defend Him. for TRANSVAAL YIELDS TO OUR REQUEST Robinson's Discreditable Speech at the Night Session. hUfian Committee Decide Quaker City. Washington, Dec. 15. -The republi can national committee after hearing arguments by representatives of New -rr r TsvioiionnViia nhieafiro and fet. Louis this afternoon decided that tne iSt republican! national convention, wm be held in Philadelphia. June 19 was fixed upon as the date JJ: phia won on the second ballot, receiv ing 25 votes to 24 for Chicago. HERHANDEZ'DEFEAfEQ. In a Battle Between Venez aelan Gov ernment Troops and the Rebels. L tr' o n(. 15. A bat- , uaracas, vbucui , nn(a tie. between the government . forces and rebels . under uenerau rJiace near Nirgua. The ebeis were defeated and seven Oiunarea tured- aHernanaez ewa. Consnl DIacRnm May Send Eepdrts Regarding British Prisoners. Washington, Dec. 15. After a delay that has severely tested the patience of the governrnmt, the Transvaal authori ties have granted the request of Consul McRumi for a withdrawal of its ruling foirbidldimlg McRum to send lists of Brit Mij prisoners and weekly stafeemmt cf the condition Of the sick and wounffed to the foreign, office ion London through the state denartment of the United States, la a telegraimi to Ithe secretary cf wals toldiay MicRum saiild he rad been, informed' by the Trtaniswaal government Ithat full reports -would be given when appliefll for. . Another Democrat Favors the Gold Standard Measure. PROPOSED GREAT MILITARY APPROPRIATION IN FRANCE tPl&BSOH-CRAYFORO . CONTEST IN CONCRESS and expresses e loaBfs S j iikelv Soon to b8 Decided fhuippii e . . .. . TJA KvlH ! Hart s1 pngaae is v.' iui.. The Fou-rteefnthi aiwisuni.y-saJti.'SL v-- 4 Resolutions. 4ai4ea mitfrt cnottlnpA severe losses. W have re'tired o amp. at Chievelry. REPORT OF CRONJtE. Pretoria, Dec. 15. The following. an nouncement is made: General Cronje -rwvW Tim.t vtp.Tdn.v there was qe- sultory fighting until 6 o'clock when the Mr. Gazette Bureau, -ocnshlraeton, Dec. 14. Chamber of Deputies Asked to Vote $100,000 for Defense. Paris, Dec. 15. M. Lockroy, presi dent of the btldget committee, intro ro a nn todav Drovidin- for an ap- fivfle hundred million francs for the purpose of VS France on a secure tooting agamat fm r. q diq si s-sTession . --The-. money ,rHn ha napfl; in fstrenfffheriine the maw 'and home defences and for fortifying -TirJ: rnaiins- stations. It is beieved' the government ; wilt support the bill . REQUEST BY FILIPINOS. Who Regard the Insurgent Govern ments Entirely Ended- ncrmv,fr.10nTv Ttpc. 15. The secretary rrf war (has received al despatch from. .s- .,r kq Vip ihiaa been informed by promtolnt Fiipinos that they regard vQ,t the next few v, iT,mn-iit . . i nitpet it is saia storing peace to tne Kjitwru trict election comesi. il i eiopme v 0otc ass (bandits. PromfniPfl reiiiliZ.ea . icuuw" " - a thj .. Jn,nrh51T Tire landing is " " " f prod severely. Was unable to sew pnaeuu 6-"--, tion but it became untenable ana caou-- - rtunity to pull up. some discussion as to tme Desi merely. .Was wA "i, "riy date. About hair oi suppress brigandage The Brttisa naa a. uvnn-.-, in his case is aevoxcu BAILEY CLOSES THE GENERAL DEBATE IN OPPOSITION TO THE BILL LARGE NUMBERS OF SPEAKERS MANAGED t TO BE HEARD ON BOTH SIDES. Waislhjingtoin, Dec. 15. The fac'tfonal fight among (the Kentucky ,demtcrita was tramsferred to the floor of t?he house today, injecting ftself into the midst of the debate on the financial bill. Yesterday Berry had said aproprols the suggestion that Kentucky might become a republican state, that Taylor would never have come in with 4,000 votes of elct&km had it not been for the damoorate, who believeki in fair ness lainid honesty in politics. To the intimiatiom thus domveyed, Wheeler, of the first disftrict of Ketucky and a spe- ciali representative of Ooebel today took excervti'omfe. He eulogized, (JroeDel as one .of the best sons of Kenltucky and V ' y the worst slandered man he Jiad ever , -. known. An Interchange ofcompllmenVB ' followed. Berry and Wheeler assured ' ' each other that they, would not return to congress, and later in the day Bore- ing, a republican representative irom . Isfntucky. informed Uie nouse mai they were not the only democratic con- ;; . 4 gressmQ lamaftgsr ot josmg i,neir saw ia 1&00. , ' " V -'V The debate. on me !:pan'j'i mu wa participated in by Jones, Rhea, Will iflmmn of Iiainois. Cooper,- Bellamy. Williams of Mississippi and Bailey, who closed the general debate for the demo crats in opposition, and Brosus. Mon dell, Boreing, Kerr, Bromwell, Scudder, Payne Dalzell andi Morris, wno spoite for the bill. ftNRATIONAL NIGHT SESSION. Wasihington, Dec. 15. --Al though Bail- ' ) ey formally closed the general denote , on the financial Din Qpositiom io -w? . measure this afternoon, there were a se- , .t . 3 ries of anti-climaxes at the mgnt ses- . fion. Robinson paid his rffpscw w . Cushiman, . of Washington, force but must nave naa l TzZ snhstantiate the asser- nut of action, either killed or wounded, U an -a totan"5 defeat Another official report . rvntam tun h a r ivir: no signs or w&s due, to xne there was BIG FAILURE IH B08T0H. Boston, Dec, 15 The firm of John P. undger, Jr., are expected toaay.iu .onts cnni-t i i J A n r.iiTnhai nr . JtmtttmPTIT: mail """"O"' - ' ' V' V. 1 V .J A X VV V.t .HWUI cases from the Eleventh and Twelfth wfll be made for the early despatch of districts were continued on this ac J3 4- s-v vount. Court will be aisoonxinueu. - rv,,r flivi?ions . . . n oti'A AVfvn,th army aivisiuua -y at z o cinock ana tne criming Wi bu." " - ; arASHai 72W for racin the lossee of artiUer. in, April. - . , Th.- eases of McCarty vs. the Scottish ITnion and vs. the meperial Insurance coaiirAiiies were argued thip week by J. H. M-rrimjon by brief for the lainUrr. tod F. a. Sondley and T. H. Cobb orally and by brief for -the defendants. nf Smathers vs. com missioners werealiso argued George H. Smathers for the plaintirr. ana u. G-udger, Jr., for the defendants. receiver of the Western Carolina banK. The despatch was considerea at flon. Robinson paid his respects to rvf Washington. Who naa made fun in aBpeech on Wednesday of un-an "WihPTi. 'Ihrlst n'prt-l Jrjru.'a- i0m, oairi "Robinson. "He rode an ass lV.liM ' , m surrounded by the common peopie ui y,t timp and r&ace. Nothing was said VAAMTW - - X 7 - oVvint what ihpfjflime of the ass, DUt pinTT-Hart eays there are no signs oi was cue , w . reDUblican Alston, x, ,1" t rkinir es- frrvm, the voice alone I should surrender, the Burghers ?-- -t satisfaction hay- UenTS NeVglW at he. might be aremeancr f . j - - o. iTriw i ii i-t: l ii i .. - ?v it(u i ii ii I as- i i4- k -. rrATtr aman t rfirrn vv uiauiu i.vaii . . - niATi i i v iuiiy rm a i iM'm i t i u u m i h n.wv.uvv i in "t.i irr & c u, mviiiwm - - fry., tvrief to be sud-itullcu. - -The Rr?eri?,uX,Hi,i tke all the wind out STthe eaals of the Crabtree man REPRESENTATIVE SHELL DEAD . ..,t tMQIT. IV! I . A I ... - r;1- ;VPt andl furthermore C.1": r-fwmr 14: "Yesterday a ffY of Mr. Crawford m rv4rv,ivira TvrflVPTV RJIQ mamtailliu positions under heavy isniisn. i cannon is or very nuwe uc. FIGHT AT ORANGE RIYEK. t a tw. 1K The war office has received the following from the officer . o firanep River, dated i... Mir.oi infant rv under Cap- tain' BraSw and the Yorkshires SS LaScashire guides under MacFar lane, patrolled in the direction of Ka SSh aSzoutspan drift. The moainte intotnrfounid a strong detachment of theenemy at the Drift and a sharp en Silmmt ensuea. The enemy ulti rnitely retreated Germansberg. Cap tain Bradshaw am; three then wer killed. Lieutenant Gregson; of the ias. Kents and seven men were wounded. The Boers had five men killed and sev era! men wounded." LONDOH PRESS VIEWS. k.o a r?.. Dec. 15. Ex-Con- Thp fiTrit thing Christ did on the oc casion after reaching the temple," con tinued Robinson, "was 'tor clean it ot the usurers arid money changers who had defiled the temple of God. In its humble way the democratic party x i 1 ' that the situauoii. v. v.l5,v. eressman, sneai aie """VV.-T-r., irr.-. wrir nf Christ, to this respect is just nm s nn h0me in Laurens toaay ol , ftf ,lhertv of the mon ing ran behind some or t, CA ure. - ("ro" v.ia, Hlrtt That irajuu. wo,d - ,., , fn several- comties 7jZ DON'T FORGET YOUR , ents of Mr. Pearson is .v PERIODICAL TJ,C- makinur vour Christmas purcniases The industrial commission has begun tout of them call at our office the consideration kS wort to congress. xixC j. he made will be tff The com iand industrial ccm-T cf a vj.. .nrr vfii, ia criv-i. - question in relation to this xoatter. The data m tne "v- ll!t for t'wlH be gone over. ft and gelt one gratis you save per ent. by using them. Hanidteome presents cam' be secured by their use. We grsse any .magazine pub lished as premiums. ' BULLER'S DFSPATCH. ' Uondonv Dec. 15. General Buller re ports to the war offie, under date of CMevelry camp, December 15, that he moved ia full trengthi from the camrp m,.r Ohlevelry at 4 o'clock on ithe morn- ihva. Ktlh. with thie imtenitiion oi 5 S.rrTSUiV rvf Khe .rC ' of tone of the two ase is the ertun ou " v lorcing George H. Smathers, to coMfiot from the On. O TTwtrfwl! rjULLLll-jr ,-iunnsroners oi xiaj v- -, , of MnKta oiaces to the Tugulia nyer. A brigade under General Hart was sent ftxree the paeteage of the place Haywood county bonds at the time oi Its failure and the commissioned Madison county attempted to reP-u late the bonds and this is the J" J collPot -npnisinn was given agam?t t" JSMSgS I HAVE YOU PROPERTY FOR vs. th,wpStP ciarolina bank a er imi - . . ired on iw w "Williamson et al fi TOWks all the testimony on the , .,AJ,&s . mnn,A Morning Post ;v;"ists will nct be before it, wwwifNnwimv,v,v army, says: """r:... " "Q ffIt;6B j -i-!-- Awe nmn iiiui rrnivw i the disaster to cunci s , . nrSi, . js wK?iitir tn the man in w Deyonu i"",i ' rlr hp has ?-eeh British people SStSttte reverse with the calm n. rt. A-Pif tiorari was ordered on accouiau-- ive record. The cases fHdle & son et al vs. Wst. "-'"?r- Sulphur Springs railroad . ami "tuer creaitor v. vontinUeUi nd Lumber company "were for Diaries "uanaiara ana vc.rv Ave. 1900 at Bainbrild'ge'a, 47 Patiton Ave xt- no Colds and Xa ula'il.S IN U. 1 . fa-VP n.( . . , -: chills leveir "jjpe. yuiCKiy cuuw r, , ' nd pain. 25c. at i Grant a. , . - a mice piece W tu '4irt Mi. X-mas Present' Have'you een'.u,p: A. Jo!hnBons?--4 iatxtxi.."-.'-' husband would, Kave JjJ Nnued the other day hadl M. nt vwrilliitocanjei quickly ana; Creeiy , SALE OR REHT? oooo , If so, we think it will be to , your Interest to place it withes- -We have the most central office location .that; could be desired. and , we prtwnise , prompt ;and careful. attention. to every, detail ot business. entrusted, to us., y . n. ii .Toolii'tions introduced $ in'the s2: I demotl, ieiders ithe house are J understood to e exp - - general position on tne ""r- r," . n4rt i.f1a.rea the initentior- SELL nam rewwuuuu ..intl ence of the Filipinos land and sea forces, pro , VilUUE LaBARBEj r Patton Avenue . penult b7 ,-TTtf! Sate tne J2U,WU,W" "J ioMo naval to Spain, to give us. f.t and coaling stations, and, grant, in per petunity free access to theirrts. An other section pledges cur -ewdftr as I stance , and also pledges against for ; years, during which time e -foreign- fairs of the isranca aio v " The; other resolu- LS - GflNDUBS Agency Kockbrook Farm'" 4 4 The bill was advocated by Salloway, Bingham, Weymouth. Minor and Mudd of Maryland. Clayton announced his intention of voting for the bill. Refer ring to Rucker's statement that he could not see how there could be such a thing as a gold democrat. Clayton said where he came from there were many of that class. At 10:20 the house adjourned. The Southern itailroad has iesued an order, applicable to South Carolina divis or fHMrJ'ine- fl.Tiv enuoloye smoking cigarette lit will Boon be extended to all the divisions. Ask for Bainbrldge's Pocket B ok Cal endar for 1900. Free. jr. ' 7 ' v.- fcTintiCW $ CREAMERY: BUTTES. r tt wrv.tr iflsp for.: an-m- qulryby the judiciary f01" whether the" constitutional provisions Sole Men Must Eneoanter a Wall before they ca It. Thy doj fSS'! SveSappryPthe V lSiWUa w JT--W-r o wrong with their eyes until the aie seriously affected, wnen youueur;L slight defect oome to us. ic migi. mmi nerlous If negiecieu. ..w-c m7 proper glasses would correct ii now. Scientific Opticians, v ;; Wfon ATeC Blair's Furniture Store. tion that. Mr . .Wetmore i gwfioc - m 45 Patton Aye. , . . , 43omaAtU. ' Mr! Wellingtony'-of "Mary- There has Jbeera a' 'reorganization of the cornmiUees ot the senate . Senator Pritchard) ha been given the .Chair v '?riTrtfl,rit. tatents ; coni-: mittee. - The committee the Wtrict of Columbia so far as aecau? v ttso rTvuhHrt.n rommdttee on- commii- tooa.Yvf th.jTitoiLfc consists of .the same members as last year- hithefexceip-. "iirjiiNATioir- free. land; takes his place. The republican Clarence Sawyer. Bronz&s, Clocks, Leather Goods..... JF v On and after .Saturday, Dec. 16, our store will be open evenings until after Guristnias. ' Haie you seen onrr.line: of Bronzes, vuloatlcr" J 1 ' - ! JJ.i SucceflsOT'io. 4 W.F: SNIDER. . .. . . 4 v.. , - i S t No. t IXorth; Cisfrt -aareu' S If Arthur I n Oiurch Street and Patton Avenue, V -"
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