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OESTREICHER MO 51 Patton Avenue. In order to close out quick we fiave made another large price re duction on alt of our Jackets, Golf Cagj Gloth Capes an4 R sV Cap es, Fur Boas and Collarettes. In addition we; offer a large variety of spe cial Holiday Goods at very close prices. Our line of Silk Mufflers and Hand kerchiefs for ladies and men is unsur passed. Umbrellas for holi day gifts range from 50c to $12 each All our goods are priced low. 0ESTRE1CHEMCO 51 Patton Avenue. .MASSAGE. AND PACKS. Treatmeult far: NERVOUS, RHEUMATIC md OTHBR DISEASES. Special: THTJRE BRANDT MASSAGE FOR FEMALE DISEASES ; ' ALSO FACE MASSAGE. PROF. EDWIN GRUNER, Graduate Chemnitz CoHe rQ-ermaayv Formerly with Oakland! HMs. Sanitarium.) Office hours, 11-a. m. to 1 p. m., 2 to I p. m. " I C. M. CASE, My D. OSTEOPATH, coco 1 J fbrmerly wf 18 Church- tret, la in town tbla week to ee about reopening1 offices here ipassocla-. J tion witfo Dr. and Mra Wlllarfl. ?t. Those interested will pleaae call -5T him up at No. 99 Haywobd 6t. OOQQ TELEPHONE 349. 4 4 '4-"i BJC FIRE IH HEW YORK. . New Toick. Dec 29. JFsrdted the William Campbell wall paper company's lactory, which covera toalf- a dbock oe 'tweea twenty-fourthJ - ancL'' twenty-fifth streets, on East river, tonight, and dam aged the adibinflnfir oroDerty. SeveraJI firemetai were injured, some hetoig buaed aaa onhers hit (by bricka. Crom "raiiao walls. Loss icm the factory la estimated be $600,000. , ' " Caracas, Dec. 29.f-"emeral 'Hernain' lez, the rebel leader, with a few men, a in fun fiifirht toward - the .: Colombian frontier. The rev'olutoiiria-pra'cUcly ver. y THE BUBONIC PLAGUE ; London, Dec, 29 .ThV". governor' of Mauritius cables the colonial office that there have been twenityrnew: cases of bubonic plague lnt ; the Island and ! "A GREAT EVENT IS IMPENDING" Says Winston .Ghurchill in pL Despatch From Buller's Headquarters. Is Another Attempt to he ialggthBirer? T cfe Buller and More Approaching. White's House at adysmitli Struct ly a SheU. ' K .THfe COMMANDER AT LADYSMITH NOW CONVALESCENT ROBERTS AND KITCHENER'S APPOINT - - MBNT. CREATES ENTHUSIASM. IN SOUTH AFRICA RUMORED DISAFFECTION' IN THE ORANGE; FREE STATE Ijotmotl, Dec. 30. "A grreat event lsi tm'pendini:,, are the concluding words of a despatch, dated December 27, in which Winston Churchill, correspond ent of the Morning Post, describes the respective positions of the Boers and British at 'and near Tugela, river in Na tal, and' the expectatioa is growing thaft Buller will shortly raaKe a second tempt to cross the river. The latest news regandftng transports Indicates that he has been reinforced by 8,000 men 'and eighteen guns since the failure of his first at'temnt. but as the Atfantiajv rWithVp batteries left cape Town yesterday for Durban, it may be assumed that no move will foe inat&e until the addition'al twelve guns lucve reached the front, then' -Buller's strength willhe sufficient 'to enaJble him to eoniploy two divisions for attack,. While holding the camp with a whole brigade. The best-informed criticism here is 110 wise .OTOT-eanrwrne as to the result, lorii hope. . The Boers, according to the latest telegrams, are carefully preserving the secret of their artillery emplacements. They therefore dk not reply to the shelling of the British. According to the Telegraph's Chieveley correspond ent tall Boers who were south of the Tugela river have recrossed, fearing their retreat would;Jb; barred by the swollen river. Their laagers seem to have been removed nearer Ladysmith with the-object of further pressing the the garrison there. . SHELL. BURSTS IN GEN. WHITE'S HOUSE London, Dec. 30. The Daily News correspondent at Ladysmith, in a de spatch, (dated December 24, describes the bombardments of December 22 and 23 afe entailing the heaviest casualties of any since the siege. Several shells fell- near; the house in which General Whfte is ill with fever. Finally one wrecked a neighboring room, without hurting anyone, but the headquarters were Tvrwm'btly removed. White is now" convalescent . FEARED AN ADVANCE Modder River, Dee. 28 Delayed), The Boers again fired several rifle vol leys uselessly last night. Four Brit ish guns on the north line, 4, 47. inch gun and two 12-pounider9 fromi vthe warship Monarch and another 4.7 Inch euA on the right-of ' the railway were ordered successively to shell the Boers. The firing began, on the left of the line hyja .4.7 Jnch: guiw Then tne p-pouna-, ers dropped shrapnel apparently over the Boer trenches The enemy broke into a heavy aipd' contiguous fusilaniie. aloniff three miles of their 'trenches, ev- identlv 'thmkln 'the -BritisSr were ad-J vandng. - -, . , , . "'As; a matter of fact, the British in fantry dia not fire a shot. The Boers kept'up an intermittent rifle fire until midnight. It is evident that tney live in thei trenclje.s. . .Thi? inorfttog tne enemy found their range and dropped a number ot 'shells .daaai&rpujsiy, near the British -naval guns. Some of them fell within twenty-yards-of these guns-. The range Is 6,000 yards. BRITISH OLDIERS-REJOICE. London, Dec. 29 .Despatches from ellarts of Soutb Africa emphasize the s--. v. i.- .J 't .:--'-.nvv. : want, ttf'-ront a ihous of buy -fsouse: ' . - ' . laVe" a house forreat I for aler-cons"1 ' -C Xtet you. yr- I A'JILKI E f&- LaB ARBE, l?ca Estate Agents. ,,23 Patton : Avenue t M. 1 9 great enthusiasmf arnbog 7- the, troop and the public occasioned by the- ij4 sbintment. of. Generals Roberta, adflj KItohener,.. The announcement that the former will harve supreme cotataana and ,they latter be chief of staff large. ly aispelie the depression, in Cape Col- Mux causea -oy xne recent, reverses. Adyipjp from Cape Townv date jTv j' "iuw isa-y investigation snows that the reported disaffection among thei Dutch in Victoria west district" ha been ovendrawn. The farmers axa mostly lamSowmers and will mot risjfc the Joss of farms by a. rising. . ,1 A- cfepteh .from! Lorenzo MiarOfues, tfed Decemiber 23, says a story Jacux-t rent, emanating rrom jaoer sources,- wax smaxi. ieyn, 'oronneir or tne presl dent Of the Orange Free State, and SOQr Free Staters have definftlv rpfr1 itiVa - ? snnoid beyond Montalban, continue the war. ,h0 tha The text of Baden-Powell's proclama tion to the Burghers besieging Mafek- Inig, the gist of which Was already f been . cabled, comes from Lorenzo Mar Quez today. After asserting that ,the republics cannot hope for foreign In tervention ad pretending to relate thtfr F6 int is lofated exact attitude- of all European powers, including Emperor William, Who, th -oofonel says, ."fully sympathies With England," Baden-Powell makes the extraordinary statement that "the American government has warned others of her intention .to side .with England should , any of them lnte fere.-" - - . . The war' office ihasi . received the-fol- lowing despatch: Qape-'town. Mirs day The -Indwe . colliery line Is ..now working again. . '. , , . HEAVY' 'FIRING AT sTORURG. Cane Town. Dec. 29. A deetoatcfc rrom OradOck reports heavy ftrfng -in the' direction of Stormberg. Tt is up- posed this is connected with Gatacre's, attempt to reopen connection with the Indwe collieries. BRITISH WAR SHIPS TO PATROL OUR COAST Halifax, Dec. 29. A report was cur rent last evening that two ships of h British North American squadron no,: at Bernrtuda would be detained for pa trol duty on the south and north At lantic coasts, to watch for filibuster's from the United! States. At the dock yard it was said that none of, the. offi cers ,conl!d impart any information for publication while 'Ettglaffd was- at war. Information is gleaned' that the fleet ? at Bermuda had received cable Instruc tions, but nothing could be learned De yond the fact that if the United States government failed vilo prevent anyola tion of the neutrality laws, vessels wouM be despatched from the North Atlantic . sqwiUdflKm to partol the north n souAtTantie AmericMi- 'coasts to keepx watch for any craft conveying contrabano! of ,war for use of foe Btoers. The officer who gave hls infor mation, however, feaid: it was believed that the - United States government would enforce' the neutrality laws. The ships best suited for such service are the Proserpine, a twenty knot ves sel, and either the Tribune or Pearl; both eighteen knots-. These would be able to overtake any filibusters. RECRUITING FOR BOER ARMY : PROHIBITED IN CINCINNATI. Cinckmaiti. Dee. 29. FiBJther recruit frig in Cfincdnlniafti of men Ifior the Boer m.rmv lias been wrohibfted.,. Colonel Rimdv. United States district attorney, i v raai the neutraJlitv laws to Pieitre Pfterot who is conducting the recrufttog Btatkm. Pierot declared (thiat he was not iu arv wa.v vioilajtine . - tthe neutrajity laws as he was only enlisting men' Jfor the ainbuce-oprpe; .-. Qfloinei .-.auaiay said the ItnilltJary corps1 &s- paJot the mHttATv oreanizatiion and Informed ,Pierot thttt any further recruiting' would Tcteult.ip ma. ajrresu ... , k .y SOUTHERN RAILROAD TO REDUCE GRADES. An Engineering Corps Hag Been at Work Hear Asheville. . Columbia. S, C, Dec. . 29. rt Is as- t&tairucl that for three months the Southern railway Has .hai an eAgihee'f working along its lines in . east Tennesscee and western North Oaro Una with a view of reducing the arades to1 'the maximums of one per teent.- At one point nearVAsheville, tthe wfirip i 700 fet to three miles: The sskutTiArni will exDend $5,000,000, If needed, to accomplish Its purpose 'Rnrurvevrvrs reoort satisfactory results with the exeebtiop of '.two points. A;PAIMWaLaR GLASSES FOR CHRISTMAS Makes a yery appropriate present. The lenSe" can be exchanged for - new iaieo properly.- fitted to, the eyjes after ward&s , Bear this in mlndtf ybu want I to make some one a present wiio no has only ' steel , frames, we guarantee our work and our goods. . - w Scientific Opticians, 45 Patton Ave.--Blalrs Furniture Store. EXAMINATION, WB&E 11 is Vacant 3tdrf tiseitrJSeTMith t. partraent tarn received the following from Otfa' t "JBfeilJa; Dec. 29. 3olone Lockett. witlvtwo battalions and a company f the Centy-sevemh infantry am& twb gunf "attacked the enemy 600 strong rnortaeast of San Mateo A large num. ber ere. killed and wounded and twen ty-four were taken prisoners. Lockett Raptured He cannon, 40 rifles, - 20,00$ rOvtrfds of t ammunition. 500 nmuTuaa rtt. tiofer, arsenal fortifications, ..all food Supplies and considerable other pro- f iuvuuuiiu uivu ami w ixx iuriutjri v supposed to be Impregnable. Our cas- TWJtles: Lleutej3feui!t Enslo, Eleventh yalry; and Are enlisted men wMind ecL sxioBGy slight. Private Matson,- jynftih infantry, drowned." r . t:,- : if 1 h.iw 1 1 -. FUNERAL tm? FROM MANILLA. 'thing'bon, Dec. 59. Quartermaster ptassage Miler, of the ioowftiSter'a "department- at Ma f Bilati ayirig that arrangements have eBsiBiale to send! home the 'remains of Major General Xawton, Major John AXatganaid Major Armstrong", who losl their Hves "fn tine "Philippines, on the !traiisport"Tfeamas,wihlch: win leave oax the 30th irastanit for Son "Francisco. ItriESTlGATlOn FUlIST0r.lS RAUDS IIIGREASES RECEIPTS ttBibtan Planters Association Ad- tes Spanish Immigration to 1 Cnba. 3&avana, Dec. The receipts in thf custom house yesterday amounted) tolW,500, the largest in the history of ' the island. The impression prevails that -the present investigation, of ens- -tarns matters Vaa ata&sted in iticreaa- tt the amount of duties collected. Un til the reoent arrests' were made Im porters were given the benefit of every doubt regarding the classification of their Imports-. For once undoubted (honesty is pre- fvailittg in every department, the result orvtBe searching investigation tnat is bejng made. Every invoice for the year past is being examined for evi dence of fraud. The officers in charge of the prosecution of the employes re cently arrested, say there is no doubt of their conviction. Commenitlng on the circular recently issued by the Columbian Planters' as sociation advocating Spanish immigra tion, Diario de la Marina says the planters attitude, meets with universal appiroval, but urges the estaiblishiment Kof n Immigration bureau for the pur pose of finding them suitable work. .Thef -Spanish immigration continues unabated. It is probable that the gov- erntnltent will take action as soon ..as Generaf Wood disposes of more press- iaginutters. A GARRISON FOR AN ALASKAN GOLD DISTRICT. Reffnlars to be Sent to Preserve Order f During GoiiRnsli,: ';; -.; WashjEtgton "BPS -9, The war de partment wll ettahlish' & l garrison in the CJape Nome gold district at the be ginning of the next season for the pur pose of , preserving order during the rush of fortune seekers to that part of Alaska. It is the . intention . to huf Id Ibairracks at Port Clarence. Several companies of the regular army will be t to etarrisop: the" post The dieclsion to estiaiDiisn -cms garri son was' readfiod during the discussion nf Alaskan affairs at the cabinet- meeting today. During the discussion, the president expressed great interest in, the progrso made in Alaska, ana showed a. desire to have congress act quickly in emacting proper laws fof the territory, ' , MORGAN'S FRIENDS MEET. A Vigorous Canlpai to be Prosecuted in Behalf 6fth& Sfenatofc; Birmineibam.: Alas, Dec. 2.. of Senator Bganpm all parts of the state nj;e?f held a of. a vigo,rou..oamimblf of the senator's'r-feleetion vIt is aa- mittedhat psvernM; .hjas,ton;i Is very dantgerous opposient. to - Morgan, and thg lattefs f rids today; inefe-rto d6vise a plalM action. iBirmlnfiham' Ala.. Dec. 29. Senator tMbrsran wiirbethere shortly and will be at the service of his friends. i t - t " T" - U. S.JJIIIISTERJH DISFAVOR." Snnbced in Guatamala City and His ',- Eecall Bequested. ' New Orleans Dec, 29 . Passengers just arrived from, Guatemala City re t)0rt that Americans for a time were xnucfistlrred up over a" direct cut ad- amnistereu 10 Annencaa mimsier uuu ter In connection; w"ith the-marriage cf British Consul Trayner to the daugh ter of r the "Gofman' minister to Guate mala. The. marriiaige- waaf a social func- If 3 9 voca tion cf txceptibiSal brilliancy. The chief w Bo,j4jviiiuc oinner am re- eeption given by the British minister. a which alL foreign representatives .ere Jjjfvlled except punter. As the slight threatened to create pome later national prejudices, t If cot coznpilca tlos, the British tninlBter explained the light-was.wtf 'directed towards the ABrtjcar government tml towarcrHiih ter persoaallyj. - The explanation, was accepted ae aatlsfactory aad the excite- tnent quieted down. The majority .f the. Americans in Guatemala and: Hon duras are as strongly fopposed ta-Sutl ter-s is the; British minister and re cently sent a petition to Secretary Hay asking his recall. CAIIADIA1I PARLIAMENT TO MEET FEBRUARY I. l)ecition Expected as to Their Eei pon- sibility in England' s War. .Ottowa Dec. 29. The Dominion par liament will be sumttnoned to meet rlPebruary first. The principal item of business will be in connectioni with Canada' a participation in the Boer war and important alevelopments are ex pected as to the step Canada shall take in regard to the future re sponsibilities of the Dominion In Eng land's foreign, conflicts. It is antici pated that the session will be an excit ing and momentous one. TO; INSTRUCT tESSUS CEA. ; Wajshlngton, Dec.' 2t, Dr. Wines, assistant director of the -census, will start sect week on a tour of the southern states for the ptpose of con ferring with the supervisors of the cen sus hi that section. His intention s fully to traverse the work of the cen sus committed to the supervisors and instruct them regarding the several schedules. GOVERNMENT FIN ANCES FOR 1899 Washington, Dec. 29. The year 1899 has been a prosperous year for the gov ernment. The total revenues amount ed to $510,982,004 and the expenditures to $70O93,564, of which $309,236,184 went for pensions (aand) expenses of the war diejjartment. INSURANCE COMPANIES DEBARRED FROM MISSISSIPPI. Tackson', Miss Dec. 29. Thirty-one of the largest fire insurance companies of the country will be forced to sus Aendv business i; lm4issisipTl. on. the charge of violating the- antitrustlaw, The charge is that the companies have unlawfully and designedly agreed., un der the name of the Southeastern Tar iff association, in furtherance of a con spiracy, trust and combine, "to abide by, adhere to and be governed by tne rates establisheidl, fixed, Issued and sent out 'by said association." PARK MENHEET. Ways and Means Committee and Board 4 of Directors. The ways and means committee of Appalachian National Park association met yesterday afternoon in the office of the chairman; W. "B. Gwyn. Those present were Chairman Gwyn, George ET.' Smathers. Frank Uoughran, Ashe- ville; Hon. Walter E. Moore, Webster, and John Williams, of Waynesyille. Plans for getting funds were discuss ed. : Mr. Smathers attended! a meeting at WaynesviHe. Thursdiay of the citlzen-s. The meeting was informal ana Mr. Smathers stated the object of the meet ing. The park movement was "heart- those present They feel confident tha they can raise 4150. Mr. Boone has- the list at WaynesviHe. The "(board of directors met yesterday afternoon in Dr. C. P. Ambler's office. Bills were ordered paid and the treas urer made his report. Means of fur thering the movement were discussed and. the work of he committees gone over, "ON THE SQUARE." Agency I "R0CKBR00K FARM" CREAMERY BUTTER. "9 Good Old virginia Mixture t - I' Tobacco. s 0000 2 ounce package.......... ,...3e 4 ounce packftge.......,...;..6c While it lasts. I & CLARENCE SAWYER Sucoeeeer to W.; F. nlder, 6 NORTH COURT SQUARE. SmoKing 11 L1IJEII I & Ifl DIRE PERIL Great Passenger Ship Ashore On English Coast and Fierce Gale Blowing. Enormousr Seas Da3Mng Oyer the Steamer. r6ck of & Schooner Sighted off Hatteratv Railroad Trains Crash Together in Colorado. CHBYENNE FLYER RUNS INTO ANOTHER TRAIN, TELESCOPING THREE CARS ONE PERSON. KILLED AND ELEVEN INJURED. CARS BURNED. Dover, Eng., Dec. 29 A "violent gal is prevalBng her. An outward hound line steamer lsyagrOund at Dungeness. and she signaWjaia urgent request that tugs be sent to her assistance. Life boats will go to the straadted vessel. Tugs have been ordered sent out but it is feared the gale will prevent their departure before morning. The steam er's position? was reported to be dan gerous. It Is feared that there will be a serious disaster before aid rearhp her unless, the gale abates. It is re ported that she has many passengers aboard and is one of the Hannbu re- American line. HER POSITION PERILOUS. London, Dec. 30. Up to 5:30 o'clock this morning nothing further had been learned concerning' the stranded steam er. Enormous seas are dashing over her. Her position is most perilous. TRAINS IN COLLISION. Denver, Col, Dec 29. The Cheyenne OWBdhed inftto ,.tha -Boulder VaMey trate , at Brfgatton'Ooitoratfo, Sdtf bOtck hWJ mfaiimitaig. One man was killed amd elev en perdoms (tojured. The killed was William RundeJimjaa, baggageman; the , injured, E. "W. Tompkins, F. V. Davla John.Payme, S. G. Hurst, Mrs. Margaret G. Youlnsr, , Jolm.McGovem, Jomes Mc GoVern, John Riegan, John! CervhrgtOn, John. Keamedy, Johm Flianmery. The Boulder Valley train left Denver a llittle latehis mloimkiig, and as usual,"" stopped at Borightom, which la the junc tion for the Bouider Valley line from the main) line Ho Cheyenne. Here Bank er Hutart of Brighton) got on the traitor just before the col'lteiSon. The Cheyenne flyer aisb leffit Denver Tate and dame inlto Brightoh, la the early monnilnig dusk, ran- ?. imto the rear end of the Boulder train. telescopSlnJg three cars and: derailing the passenger locomotive. .M .1.. . -Tv , m-rAti. ' . . and half a dozen paseengeils occupied the Boulder train. Two cars on the flyer are burning., Mrs. Young was in the chair car with Wi childremi. None of the cv ' dren were hurt. The wtomaa were hnvmierh: to "TieqifveT: about noon and taken ... to hospfitaWi. i ' v ' WREK OF SCHOOfiER SIGHTED .h Norfolk, Va,( Dec. 29. The steamer fJ, , Marseilles, touched here for bunker coal today. Her captain reports that he passed yesterday ne'ar Hatterasa submerged schooner with all mast's gone. The captain believes the wreck is a recent one. No trace of the schooner's crew, which probably con sisted of eight men, was found. The vessel, it is believed, was wrecked in the storm of the 22d. GEN. LEE TO RETURN HOME. Washington, Dec. 29. Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee, Jr., at his own request, is detached frim, 'his father's staff, and ordered to proceed to New York and, report by. telegraph to' the adjutant general for further orders. This is in' terpreted to mean that General Lee . will soon return home. For Favors 1899 You have our sin cere thfmtsr For 1900 Our best wishes Arthur M. Field Co., LEADING JEWELERS, Church Street and Patton Ayenne ASHEVILLE, N. C. lit - . , " .
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