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VOL. IV: NO. 180, ASHEYILLE, N. SUNDAY MORNING; DECEMBER 31, 1899. PEICE 5 CENTS. OESTREICHERf CO 51 Patton Avenue. In order to close out quick we have made another large price re duction on all of our Jackets, Golf -Capes, Gloth Capes and Fur Capes, 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. 51 Patton Avenne. MASSAGE.. AND PACKS. TreatmenJt far: NERVOUS, RHEUMATIC mpd. OTHER Diseases. Special: THURB 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 4. p. m. TREMENDOUS WASTE OF WATER Due to Keeping Pipes Open to Prevent freezing. With today ends the second quarter of the fiscal year and tomorrow water rents for the third! quarter are du. Consumers are allowed until the 22d to settle the water hents, and if not paid then the water will 'be cut off. , Water Superintendent Rankin has collected practically all of last quarter's rents. the cold weather has caused many- Pipes in the city to burst, and the wa ter superintendent was Called up by Phone at least fifty times by persons who wanted himi to send a man to re Pair their pipes. . They seemed to think that it is the city's business to keep water pipes in repair, tout the city's re sponsibility ends where the lines enter Private grounds, and) repairing Inside must be done at the owner's expense. The plumibers are more than over worked, most of them working night and dray with little or no rest. They have orders far in advance, and are getting- around as rapidly as possible Thp water ffllepiartmenit cuts off water from houses where there are breaks until the plumibers have them repair and Plumbing- Inspector Guischard and his assistants were kept busy all day yesterday cutting- off water. A ffreat many peope leave their wa ter running to .keep the pipes from freezing, and a tremendtotus waste cf water results. About a million, gallons wasted Friday night. At 10 o'clock Friday night there, -were fifteen feet of Water in the reservoir and twenty-one n the standpipe, atmi! yesterdlay mornr lrig there were five feet in the' reser ir and ten in the standpipe., Ordinar- the amount used in, that time : is not appreciable . ' "' ; ... - : ; ' : . " J The power pumps at the puimplng sta tlon are frozen up vand the twio big steam pumps ran all day yesterday and all last night. aftd gained VeTy' lit tle on the supply. ' : V- ' . All this freezing in -water" pipes Is jne fault of the plumbing1 whicth should nave b.ppn df)ne go tatfefj ram out when v.it istcut" off, but in ?any houses it remains In .the pipes, Irc'f zes d bursts thenr, l ' - t- " OESTRE CHER&CO ANXIOUSLY AWAITING Buller's Expected Second At tempt to Cross Tugela River. Boers Have Greatly Strength ened Their Position, Gatacre Now Commands Some Thirty Miles of Country. 109 British Killed in a Chriatmaa Sortie From Mafeking. THE OVERDUE MAJESTIC AR RIVES AT CAPE TOWN BOERS PERMIT AN AMERICAN OFFI CER TO ACCOMPANY THEIR AR MYWARNING THAT BRITISH VESSELS CANNOT BE ASSURED OF SAFETY IN DEL.AGOA BAY. London, Dec. 30. Contrary to all ex pectations General Methuen seems re solved to remain entrenched at Modder River, where both the British and the Boers axe daily strengthening- their po sitions. This is contrary to all con tinental military opinions. General Buller preparations, however, all point to a second attack soon. Inasmuch as the Boers have greatly strengthened their position since the batttle at Colenso, there is considerable anxiety felt regarding the result of an other atttempt. - In the center General French continues the good work, while General Gatacre, 'by the seizure of Dordreht Mas jqistinctly improved his position, 'both from a political and a military point of view. He now com mands some thirty miles of coun'try, in which he can prevent considerable dis satisfaction, and he is also enlaiblecf to "watch Stonroberg, which is theBoers' chief stronghold in Cape Colony from two side. ' -v CRITICISING THE WAR OFFICERS But withi . tai prolonged lull in. actual happenings om the scene of war, atten tion in. England is -chiefly directed to other points. A certain portion of the press, which was foremfost in urging 1 war, tried, when disappointed, to distract attenr tion from its own blunders by Attack ing the generals, but the public would have none of this. The attack has since been confined' to the war- office, and particularly Landsdowne, secretary of war, and) Sir Michael Hicksbeach, chancellor of the exchequer. Doubt less when the war is over a strict Re count will be dem&ndekii -for their short comings. To first win the war is still the leading idea of the public, and the voluneer movement . is increasing In enthusiasm.. Probably ten thousand yeomanry will be enlisted and India will also provide many much meedd horses, -so that within six weeks there will probably be enough mounted men in South Africa to do really efficient work, though it is unsatisfactory to think that the ihorse sickness se&soa is due within a mfonth. WATCHING NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, Dec. 30. Two mem bers of the British secret service have arrived here for the purpose of look ing into the reported enlistment of volunteers for the Boers as well as the shipment of provisions for the Trans vaal. DID 'WHITE MAKE A SORTIE? Frere Camp, Dec. 31. There is no confirmation of the report that Gener al White made a successful sorte from Ladysmith' on Friday.' The Boers gal loped in force toward Potgieters, wa gons and guns following. It was evi dent that 'the Burghers suspected an attack. London, Dec. 31. The transport Ma jestic .has arrived, at Cape Town. THE SEIZURE OF AMERICAN FLOUR. So strong is the one idea to first de feat the Boers that all questions aris ing out of the war are only of the slightest general interest. This applies also to the seizure of the Amierican flour cargoes on the British ships bound for Delagoa bay. The govern ment has not yet made the slightest declaration on this subject. While ev- want to rent a house or buy" house; a OR IF YOU have a house for rent or a house, for sale, consult us, we can as sist you. WILKIE & LaBARBE, I Real Estate Agents, ; 2a Patton Avenue. vZY:. ery one agrees to, make food - contra band would be diametrically opposed to the welfare of England in the long run, it is believed that wfaen the Jrize courts handle the present cases It will be found1 that no new precedent is es- tamisned. Sir Charles Dilke in an interview de clares it Is folly for England to make foodstuffs contraband, of war. It is Impossible, he declares, to prevent men from entering the Transvaal via Dela goa bay if they declare they are mem bers of the Red Cross. If it were considered necessary to prevent the influx of foreign recruits, official opinion is inclined to thnk that the debarkation of males destined for South Africa - preventable, inasmuch as they are likely to be comimandered and thereby can he rightly considered as enemies to the British. DELAGOA BAY. A portion of the English strongly fa vor seizing Delagoa bay, but the weight of opinion, Including tnemfbers of the cabnet, realize that ' such , a policy is impossible. The condition r.f affairs in Delagoa hay may be judged by the fact that the Portuguese au thorities have formally warned the senior. British naval officer there that he cannot guarantee the safety of the ships lying in the iharbor. A second Maine crime is practically out of the question, still such, a warning is in It self suggestive. A MESSAGE FROM THE QUEEN. LorJd'on; Dec. 30. The war office has received a message from, the mayor of Kimfberley, dated Decemiber 28, convey ing on behalf of the inhabitants New Year's greetings to the queen. Her majesty replied as follows: "I am deeply touched by your loyal greetings, I Watch with aJdmiration your deter mined and gallant defense, though I regret the unavoidable loss of life in curred." FIGHTING AT MAFEKING. Lorenzo Marquez, Dec. 29 (Delayed). Advices received here from Pretoria, under date of Wednesday, December 27, say that an official despatch from Mafeking announces tnat n a sortie which the British made December 25, Lattacking one of the Boer forts with cannon, Maxims and armored! train so persistently that fighting raged up ta the walls of the fort, the British lost 109 killed and wounded, while the Boers Dost only two men killed and seven wounded. The despatch adldte that Captains Kirkwood and Grenf ell were captured by Boer scouts near Colenso and are being sent to Pretoria. , Ten unloaded shells inscribed: "The season's greeting," have been fired at Ladysmith. Ten . South ' African medical stutiteais from' Edinburgh arrived at Pretoria from Tete8toa bay -with. five tons of medical stores . : A: despatch, frtxm: the Boer'oaanp at Mod&er river tot'ed-Thutrsdy,Treport an artillery duel .lasting Tan" hour. De cember 27 the British reconnoiterl ng party made a sortie but 'did not come within the Boer range. The British De cemiber 28 commenced a steady bom bardment of the Boer position,; t RENEWED ACTIVITY. London, Dec. 30. The reported sortie at Ladysmith resulting in the capture of the Boer position is not confirmed, and apparently is only a Kaffir story, as a Chieveley despatch dated Friday mtakes no mention- of it. The same message shows renewed activity on the jj&rt of the British, apparently prepar atory to some action. The Boer pasV tion eastward of the camp was thor oughly reconnoitered' Decemiber without drawing the enemy. The na tive guns are engaged in daily prac tice and it is said on goiod1 authority that thirty or forty Boers were killed by the firing during two days. A despatch from Durban predicts that Ladysmith will be relieved about January 7. While there is nothing to bear out the fl brecast, there is some disposition to believe Puller is pi'e- paring for another attempt to advance by attack on the Boer position on In hlawe mountain'. Advices from Cape Town say there is great dissatisfaction regarding the ac tion or the British insurance com panies who are, retarding volunteers oy making policy hoiiaers pay a war risk whle the agencies of the leading American cornpanies allow perfect freedom for naval and: military service The erovemment has accepted 125 Ceylon volunteers, mostly planters, and has also accepted the offer of In dian princes to supply horses. The nlon-'arrival of the Majestic, due at Cape Towni Thursday, is causing some surprise to the public who ex pected she would maintain her usual trans-Atlantic speed. Shipping cir cles, however, explain that this is dhis to conditions imposed by coaling en route, and the necessity of economiz ing .her supply and! . of traversing the tropics, all of which combine (heavily ts discount her usual rate .of speed. They say all trans-Atlantic liners will be similarly handicapped. AMERICAN OFFICER!TO ACOOM ' PANT BOER ARMY, Washington, Dec. - 30. A . cablegram from the acting United 'States consul at Pretoria' was received today'by Sec retary Hay saying that the Transvaal authorities have graciously consented to the request Of the United States that an American army officer be allow? to accompany the Boers in the field. The war department will designate an officer without delay. At the beginning of the South Afri can war the United States requested permission' from England to allow four jarmy officers tot accwmipany the British i forces but 'England expressed a disln j clinatiara to provide for so many offi- eers . As a result only! one. Captain Slocum, 1- who " is wi fcbi Buller was sent. .,.' . ' TRY AN OIL STOVE: We loffeSi ; two of the best kinds the best of two kinds most oil stbves emit an, odor, ours do, not. We sold the same stoves last winter and ; and heard nothings but gobd of 'thenx? x 180-2t - - . J.'H. LAW FUIIERAL SERVICES OVER CEII, LAVTON'S BODY The Remains Placed on Board the Transport Thomas. Manila, Dec. 30. The runeral ser vices over General Lawton's body oc curred this morning. Thousands of na'tiyes in carriages crowded the ap proaches to Paco cemetery, wfoere the body had been temporarily placed in a vault. Trumpeter Haberkam sounded taps after Chaplain Marrin had offered prayer in the chapel. General Otis was present. At 10 o'clock the coffin was carried to a caisson by members of Lawton's staff, and the march began shortly afterward. It led down to the Luneta, which was lined with troops. At the Anda monument the procession halted and the chaplain pronouncefcf the benediction. Thence the march was resumed to Pasig river, where, the cof fin was placed in a launch and trans ferred' to the transport Thomas, which will sail for San! Francisco tonight. Generals Bates, Wheeler, Forsythe, Kobbe and Schwan paricipated in the march. Admiral Watson mkrehed be side Wheeler. M'COY AND MAHER FIGHT TOMORROW NIGHT Hen Well Matched as dition. to Physical Ner York, Dec. 30. McCoy and Ma her practically finished training today and will rest till 'Monday afternoon, when they enter the ring at Coney Isl and.' According to reports of the con dition of the men they will face each other on equal terms as far as (health is concerned. McCoy looks and is in better spirits than for years. Both men nave mapped out a certain course. McCoy told af riend thlat he would keep away, j'aib when opportunity offer ed and1 then put In a finishing bio w. Malhers plan is to mix it up and rush things. MdCoy showed confidence in himself by placing $1,000 in the hands of a friend to bet that he will win. Maher has wagered $1,500 on himself. He Expects to knock McCoy out in six rounds. The scenes talbout the sporting resorts were- very - animated today.. There was heavy betting on Maher, and he was the favorite at 100 to 95 . . MAHER' S WIFE DEAD. Phlladephia, Dec. 30. Pugilist Ma rker's wife died tonight. It is believed Oris will,, result in a postponement, of the' fight. All EPISCOPAL BISHOP . Ill ALABAMA RESIGNS Charged yfith Giving Too Much At tention to Personal Pleasure. Montgomery, Dec. 30. Bishop Jack son, coadjutor of the Episcopal chun.-h in Alabama, has forwarded his resig nation to Bishop Doane of Albany, N. Y. The church in Alabama has been disturbed for more tihian a year past by rumors Of misconduct. He is charged with having more regard for his personal comfort anid' pleasure than to his religious and pretorate duties. Public drunkenness is openly charged against 'Bishop Jackson, andl at a meeting of Episcopal clergymen) at Alabama his resignation is said to nave been demanded some months ago : The bishop denied the allegations and de clined1 to resign. At a meeting ofthe house of bishops, which was recently held here, and after a conference with Jackson, it is understood he agreed to resign to avoid further controversy. GENERAL WOOD'S HEW CUBAN CABINET The Men Stand High in the Opinion of Their Countrymen. Havana, Dec. 30. General Wood will announce the following cabinet tomor row: Secretary of states, Diego Ta mago; secretary of justice, Louis Es- tevez: secretary of instruction, Juan B. Hernandez; secretary of finanu Enrique Vaxona; secretary of public PAIR OF GOLD FRAMED -GLASSES FOR CHRISTMAS Makes a very appropriate present. The lease, can be exefhanged for new ones properly fitted to the eyes after wards. Bear this in mind if you want to make some one a present who now has only steel frames. We guarantee our work and our goods. 1 - Scientific Opticians, 45 Patton Ave. Blair's Furniture Store. EXAMINATION . FRRE. ftt..' 1 u r niTrin --T I works, Jose R VlllakKr; secretary cf agriculture; Ruis Rivera. All these men stand high in the opinion of Cubans, and their appointment will undoubted ly give satisfaction. The new officials will commence their duties January 2. SCHOONERS III COLLISION OFF GAPE HATTERAS One Siiks and the Crew Rescued by the Other. Charleston, Dec. 30, The schooner Margaret Roper from New York, ar rived today with Captain Lawrence and crew of eight men of the schooner Farniie Brown, which was lost off Cape Hatteras Tuesday night In a collision with the Roper. The Fannie Brown was hit amidship, fillekS rapidly and sank. The Fannie Brown was owned in Richmond' and' was bound from Charleston to Baltimore. The crew was rescued1 with great difficulty. PROMINENT METHODIST PROTESTANT MINISTER DEAD Agent of Maryland Tract Society- Pneumonia the Cause. Baltimore, Dec. 30. Rev. Dr. Mur ray, the agent of the Maryland Tract society, and one of the best known ministers in the Methodist Protestant church, died today Of pneumonia. In every general conference, almost without exception, he slat as a dJelegate from his conference from the 'time of his early ministry onward. His most enduring work was in the moulding of legislation the shaping of the ritual and the perfecting of the church's policy. COLLISION ON A BRIDGE. Accident in South Carolina That Colt Two Lives. Oolumfbia, S. C, Dec. 30. A work train constructing a bridge over the South Tiger, where It is crossed by the Washington and Atlanta Jmain line of the Southern! road, was run into this afternoon by al freight. Two bridge builders were killed' and four others badly Injured. TO CALL REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION Greensboro Dec, 30. Toe Tepuliean, state executive comroittea is .callevi -to meet in this city on Tuesday, when a time and' place for the state -convention will be determined. ' 4 . rrr - OSTRICH RACE POSTPONED. Austin, Dec. 30. Colonel Bryan left this afternoon for Lincoln. He stated he would be albsent a month and deliv er addresses in a number of places in the north and east. Mrs. Bryan and children will remain in Austin until next April. The ostrich race with ex Governor Hogg has been postponed until Bryan's return. MOTTO BUTTONS SEIZED. Ottowa, Dec. 30. The custom! offi cials of Toronto recently seizetfi a con signment of buttons inscribed, "Vic tory to the Boers.' A circular has been issued declaring all importations of this character seditious and there fore prohibited.- INSURANCE COMPANIES LEAVE. Austin, Dec. 30. It is stated that a number of prominent fire insurance companies will withdraw from Texas the first of the year on account of the new anti-trust law. Grant's Digestive Cordial for Dys pepsia, Indigestion and Constipation. Price 50c at Grant's. Grant's No. 24 cures Colds and La Grippe. Quickly controls chills, fever and pain. 25c. at Grant's. 1II$IIISI8ISIII$ISI$ISISIS 'ON THE SQUARE. Agency "R0GKBR00K FARM" CREAMERY BUTTER. Good Old VIRGINIA MIXTURE Smoking Tobacco. tb 2 ounce package .'dc J 4 ounce package c g While it lasts. CLARENCE SAWYER Successor to W. F. Snider, 6 NORTH COURT SQUARE. AMENDMENT CAMPAIGN Senator Pritchard Will Speak at Rockingham on Jan uary 16th. Meeting Arranged by Bepub lican Committee. Pearson Will Probably Win in the House Contest. The Gold Standard Finance Bill and the Senate. LETTERS FROM ALL PARTS OP THE COUJfTRT THAT INDICATE A CHANGE IN SENTIMENT ON THE MONET QUESTION DANCE IN HONOR OF MISS CONNALLY. Gazette Bureau, Washington, Dec. 29. An Important step in the amendment campaign will be taken on January 16 when Senator Pritohand will deliver a speech at Rockingham, in Richmond county. Chairman. A. E. Holton of the republican state executive commit tee, is having arrangements made for the meeting and Has, made official an nouncement that it will occur. 1 The belief is so firmly established that Mr. Pearsoni will he seated that, according to a general report, Speaker Henderson has reserved a place for him on the foreign relations commit tee. -1 The Times of today said: "The younger members of society danced' a merry .measure last night. The two large parties of the evening were given by Mrs. J. L. M. Curry, in honor of her niece, Miss, Connally, whose tdlebut was a fashionable inci dent last week, 'and by Mrs. Thomas M. Gale, for her young daughter, Miss Olive Gale, whose coining out triumphs will add to the social-history of- some fuure season. The first occurred' at Rauscher's, the guests represerttlng all of the debutantes of this winter and la$t and a hundred of more of ca-valiersr of the capital, together with a numbejr of students ofthe various colleges ' who are spending the holiidays with class. mates who reside in Washington. Miss Connally received her guests in ate im ported gown of sea green tissue jew eled with thousands of tiny emeralds that gave to its wearer an Undine ef fect that was beautiful and unique. Previous to the dance Mr. and Mrs. Curry entertained a company of young people at dinner, the guests being debutante friends of Miss Oonallv and young men from but of town. Among them were Mr. Heber Bishop and Mr. Richard Ely, both of New York." With the reconvening of congress will come the beginning of the end of the money question. The new finance bill passed the house in a manner al together gratifying to its promoters and there are prospects for smooth sailing in the higher body. The pass-jip-p nf the la.w mean the oassing of the silver question, all of which in turn means the passing of Bryan ana his silver issue. Events of the last few weeks have shown Mr. Bryan the mistake he has made in regarding the slogan of 1896, 16 to 1, as still a phrase 'to conjure with. The minority in the house, in the firs place, were, not united in opposing the new finance1 bill even some of the opposition speeches being merely perfunctory. On the oth er hand' the republicans were uni.jd both in and out of congress. A w weeks ago the republican national t ecutive committee appointed a liter ary committee for the approaching campaign. From all sections of the couitry letters are being receive! ov tne committee wV(h Indicate a pasi- (Continued on Fifth Page.) For Favors 1899 Yon have out sin cere thanks. For 1900 Our best wishes. Arthur M. Field Co., LEADING JEWELERS, Church Street aufl Patton Arenuk v?' ASHEVILLE, a ' ' f. t T 'A 1 1 i ' i f r I I . X V v. i r -J f if- - -'i ;