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OESTREICHER&CO P This week's sale of Under wear has been far more suc cessful than we anticipated and clearly shows that our efforts to give our patrons . V ...... none but the best is appre ciated. The Underwear we offer, the "Eagle Brand," is the best obtainable in point of quality of material, style of finish and excellence of fit. The sale will continue this week MONDAY, JAN. 21 we will commence our Post Inventory Sale which will include all remnants and short lengths of Dress Goods. Cloth, Flannels, broken lots of Hosiery, Gloves, Handker. chiefs, Knit Underwear, Silk and Flannel Waists, and Tailor-made Suits. Will tell more . about it before sale commences. ' OESTREf CH ER & GO 51 Patton Avenue. ..MASSAGE,. AND PACKS. Treatment for NERVOUS, RHEUMATIC and OTHER DISEASES. Special: THURH 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.f 2 to -4 p. m. Send Your -GloOdne.. 4 o the Asheville Pressing iClub to be cleaned, pressed and repaired. Our "workmen are experienced, our work firet class, our prices reasonable. ONLY ONE DOLLAR a month to regular members. Ladies' work receives espe cial attention. : All clothing is sent for and delivered. w J. C. WILBAR & CO., Prop. Telephone 389. 4 North Court Gq. over Gazette Office. ENTRIES FOR GOLF TOURNAMENT CLOSE. Magnolia. Springs, Fla., Jan.. 19.- The entries for the first df the series of three cornered prof essionaT tourna ments given by the Florida West Coast Golf association, have closed. Promi nent professionels have been, engaged' by the southern clubs and , Judging' by the large list of entries the tournaments 'fcill fee very succesaful. ' t - L0CKP0RT GATES TO OPEN Chicago, . Jan. 19 --Tlie M gates tt Locfcport are to be- opened-tomorrow, to turn water Iota the ; !P;jBo'Ur Taily from the great sanitary 'canali; For fifteen miles there the shores are -.De pendicular and a person j falling ' over board "would have moj shoWaf or safety. It has been urged! that this be changed. "In winter's cold and snmmer'tf parch ing heat." use CamphorEne,, tor chapped hands and face; tan, sum burn, etc. - 25c, all niwoHji4. . . - .i ., J - v Good night! Use Oamphorline : nve UK WAY OPENED TO LADYSMITH Lord Dundonald's Success Westward of Acton Homes Affords an Entrance. General Warren Advancing Toward Skeitsdrift. .His Movement Thought by Many to be Most Important. Rumored That Colenso Has Been Evac uated and Burned by Boers. NO NEWS ' OP THE EVENTS OP YESTERDAY WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN IMPORTANT THE BOERS FIRE AT ALL. POINTS SEEMS TO BE WEAK IN RESPONSE TO BRITISH GUNS London, Jan. 20. The Daily Tele graph's correspondent at Spearman's camp in a despatch dated; this morning says Lord Dundonalil's success in oc cupying" the kopje, after defeating the Boers westward of Actonhomes on. the 17th, gives the British control of an easy entrance into Lady smith and in terrupts the enemy's communication with the Free State. The British guns continue to Bombard the Boer lines anld! the enemy are replying feebly. General Warren is advancing steadily. THE FEATURE OF ADVANCE. London, Jan. 20. Dundionald'st suc cessful skirmish westward of Acton homes is the principal feature of Bul ler's advance. It is impossible to say whether the importance attached to it by,, the Telegraph's correspondent is justified. No other despatch, official or Unofficial, claims so much for it. Critics' are inclined1 to,regartlt .-War ren's march as the principal movement of the whole operation, but beyond the fact that he is still advancing nothing is allowed to oe1 Known, ana nis route Is merely a matter of conjecture. It is transparent, indeed, that more is omitted from the correspondent's de spatches than is sent. Nothing re garding the things on January 19 have arrived. COLENSO BURNED? Spearman's Camp, Jan. 19, 7:25 P. M. General Warren's flank move ment continues slowly on the British right flank towards Skeitsdrift. There was very little firing today. It is ru mored that Colenso village has been evacuated and burned by the Boers. OUTLOOK FROM MT. ALICE. Srearmain's Camo. Jan. 18. 6:40 P. M. (Delayed). From the position seiz ed by the British at Mount Alice, there is a magnificent view of the Tugela river.. General Lyttleton's brigade oc cupies 'a hill called the "One Tree hill." Seven thousand eight hundred yards from Mount Alice there is a higher kopje, helxl by the Boers, covered with trenches. There are apparently two euns on this hill. On the British left there is a very high hill also held by the Boers. The British hold Swartz- kop on the right. General Warren holds his position onthe left. There is only a desultory fire from the naval guns and the howitzers. Not a single shot has been drawn from the Boers. Warren and Lyttleton arrived at Mount Alice this morning. They found a captive balloon above One Tree hill. The' Laffan correspondent noticed In the far distance the evMence of shell explosions. These had probably been firedl fromi Ladysmith. The tiring ol big guns was heard In the .same direc tion. The wea'ther is good. Every one Is anxious to engiage the enemy, nnd strorne- hones are entertained of a decisive victory and the relief of Lady smith. DUNDONALD IN ACTION. T.rmrimv Jan.. 19 General Buller tel egraphed the war office' from Spear man's Camp, under Gate of last even ing as follows: ...... "Lord Dundoniald' with a oociy or mounted troops came Into action this afternoon with a force of Boers west of Actonhomes. After the fight he oc cupied seyeral kopjes, which he is hold- ine- TMelA Cornet Heilorun ana twen ty Boers were killed and fifteen prison 4 t Have You : . I Any. Property for sale or rent at a reasona- price? If so, -place It In X bands and we will adver- ? ble our hands and we will adver tise and push ftf- ;- Bear .in mlhd-tikt honest value will "attract a buyer, white,, fancy prices probably never -would, ; ' 1 1 o UILKIE& taBflRBEi Real Estate Agents, ,23 Patton Avenue. r ers were taken. Two British soldiers were killed and two-wounded." Messages from the front appear to confirm the general impression that events in Natal will now move quickly, though hardly as rapidly as the tongues and pens of the rumor mongers. Sir Ellis Asbmead Bartlette, M. P.,' who has "arrived at Rensburg, Cape Colony, expresses satisfaction; with French's disposition of his troops. He visited Kolskop yesterday while the 'shelling of the Boers' camp was pro ceeding with such success that it is announced on good authority that six teen Boers and thirty-six horses were killed. It is understood that the imperial yeomanry will 'be leavened before the force goes to the front with other co lonial oetachments icauainu d wjm Boer tactics. EIGHTH DIVISION CALLED. Formal orders have been issued to mobilize the eighth division of the British army. SHELLING BOER TRENCHES. Spearman's Camp, Natal Thursday. The Boer trenches have been persist ently shelled by the naval guns all day. Small parties of Boers were seen at in tervals and a large force from the di rection of Ladysmith was seen going towards the northwest British position. The ballooni did good service in ob serving. Lyttleton's force made a demonstra tion in the direction; of Brakefontein in the kopjes, four miles north of the British position under cover of a heavy artillery fire, to which the Boers did not respond. On the left General Warren's troops remained in possession of two prominent kopjes, behind Spionkop. There was some Boer snip ing but it was Ineffective. Fraafrienet Boers evaluated Priesk January 15 and returned northward across the river. Modder River, Cape Colony, Thurs day. General Methuen, who is in ro bust health, personally directed an other strong recoanoi-ssance yesterday. The Highlanders succeeded in driving the Boers from the brush at the river bank by long range volleys. The Boer fire was ineffective. ANOTHER GERMAN SHIP SEIZED. Lorenzo Marquez, Jan. 19. The Brit ish criuser Pelorus seized the German bark Marie near Inyak Island. The bark was bound from Australia with flour for the South African republic. A prrze crew was placed on boarld! and she was sent to Durban. FUNCTIONS OF MILITARY AND , CIVIL OFFICIALS DEFINED General Wood Says Press Shall Not be Interfered With. Havana, Jan. 19. The order of Gen eral Wood defining the functions of the military and civil officials was pub lished today in consequence of General Lufllow's action in recently fining two papers for printing alleged falsehoods about him. Special stress is Mid on the necessity for the military to keep hands off the press, except in extreme cases. One section of the order stipulates that seven hours shall constitute "a day's work in all departments and ab sence is ony permitted in cases of ill ness. Military officers are instructed not to: interfere with the civil authorit ies except in extreme conditions. The military is charged with the capture of banldits. One hundred and fifty prisoners were pardoned today. AUTOMOBILE SHOW. Electric Vehicles to be Displayed in New York. New York, Jan. 19. The eccentrici ties of electricity 'as applied to automo biles ill be clearly demonstrated to th-?e wro atter.d the cycle and auto T..lilf show to be neld at Madison Square garden during this week. The largest concern which makes electric vehicles has secured nine spaces which are utilized to show every stage of this modern vehicle. By many electric car riages are thought to be the' leaders in the line of up to date locomotion. A number-of-the largest firms in the country will have on exhibition electric motors. Many features are to be intro duced at this year's cycle show. One exhibit is to be an aquarium of three tanks, each of which holds fish of a distinctive color to suggest a particu lar make of wheel. There are more souvenirs than ever, and some of them are quite valuable. The feature of the Show will be the 1,900 models of bi cycles' many of which are shown for the first time. Another new feature is the presence of mechanical experts from several factories, who explain the points of the different machines to the visitors. IRISH JOAN OF ARC TO COME HERE. Paris. Jan. 19. Mau- Ocnne, the"lrjsh Joan of Arc," sailed today for New York from Havre on the.. French , lice steam shio Norm'and'i'e. ; . She will spend - one month only in -America, lecturing in dif ferent cities on British oppresslcmln Ere land and' elsewhere .- The object -of her tour is to raise money to help the Uoera S LIEUT LEE GETS ORDERS. Washington,;, Jan. 19. Lieutenant FItzhughLee, Jr.; has been ordered from vNew York to 'Fort .Meade' to Join, the troops' there; ' Year by year the sales MZ Campher line increase. Could. this be true of ; fake., 25a-4 All druggists. - ' Hrfc'P. R Darby says: Camphoiiiaie Is not only good for chapped hands but for burns7' and 'inflamed-surfaces also: My husband would have i -been . badly burned the : other day 'had I ? not used Camphtorline quickly and freely., ' . 'Wood's seeds at Grant's Pharmacy. CELEBRATION OF CEII. LEE'S BIRTHDAY Appropriate Exercises to Honor the Great Chieftain. Richmond, Va., Jan. 19. Despatches from various cities and towns through out the south show that the birthday of General Robert E. Lee was generally observed. In Columbia, S. C, the leg islature held mo session and a tablet to the color bearers of Gregg's brigade, all of whom were killed one afternoon was unveiled in the state house. Petersburg, Va., celebrated the day by a parade of the A. P. Hill veterans, a camp fire and banquet. Wilmington, N. C, suspended all business. There was a grand parade in which the veterans participated. At the opera house Junius Davis delivered an able address on the life of Lee. Later a lunch was served In the city hall to veterans anld! members of the miitary companies by Oape Fear chap ter. Daughters of the Confederacy. New York, Jan. 19.-Tonight the confederate veteran' camp of New York held its tenth annual banquet in honor iof -the memory of General Robert E. Lee in the large dining hall at the Waldorf-Astoria.. Toasts were respond ed to by John Temple Graves, of Georgia; Commissioner John W. Kel lar and Thomas Nelson Page, of Vir ginia. One of the features of the ban quet was the presence of women seated at the tables anld) joining In the festiv ities and songs. One of the guests of honor was Mrs. Jefferson Davis. Mrs. Davis and party occupied a box. She was loudly cheered. Mr. Graves in closing his address saM: "His life was like a benediction and his death like at sunset." A letter from McKinley was read, in which he said the cordial feeling now existing among all the people of a re united country was gratifying. Atlanta, Ga., Jan.. 19. The Virginia society of Atlanta held its public ex ercises at the Grand opera house this afternoon . This being the anniversary of :Lee's birthday, the great general was eulogized, and Major Peter J. Otey, member of congress from. Vir ginia, was the chief speaker. Major Otey's address was on "The Confeder ate Veteran," anld) a large audience was present to hear the distinguished speaker. The Daughters of the Con federacy and the Confederate Veter ans' associa'tion, together with other kindred organizations, were in attend ance, and the-, celebration was on a Iare scale. At the close of the exer cises an elaborate banitrnet was -given. Macomv Ga., Jan. 19. For the first time in its history Macon observed the birthday of General Robert E. Lee. The school children were given a half holiday, and banks and public buildings were closed. Appropriate exercises were carried on during the day. AGAINST THE L. & N. Interstate Commerce Commission De cides Some Rates Were XTnlawfnl. Washinierton. Jan. 19. The interstate commerce comttnlssion today announced its decision of the case of the Savan nah bureau of freight and transporta tion, and others against the Louisville and Nashville Railroad com- oanv and others. The carriers' rates on sugar and other commodities from New York to Chipley ankll various other stations in Florida, and rates on bacon and other commodities from Savannah to such stations in Florida are not found to be unlawful. The carriers' rate oa uncompressed cotton from Chipley and other stations in Florida on the L. & N. railroad to Savannah was $2.75 per bale at the time of the hearing: when the complaint was filed, but subsequent to the hearing, the ra'te was increased 55 cents, or to ?3.30 per bale. The rates to Mobile anldi New Or leans remain the same. The commission holds that the rate of $2.75 to Savannah was not unlaw ful, but that the whole, advance of 55 cents per bale was unlawful, and that any higher rate on such cotton to Sa vannah than the former difference of 25 cents per bale above the rate in force from the same stations to New Orleans is in violation of the statute. The commission further rules that a carrier cannot fix a rate to a market which will give that market a monop oly of the product from the shipping district to the detriment of another market. j The commission finds that the L. & IT SAVES YOU T.10HEY AHD TIME when you come to us to get treatment tor your eves. , We're exceedingly care ful in examining and prescribing Our glassea will re eve that aching sensa tion in your ontical -nerves. A If dol lars -spent with. ; us vrill permanently cure pour trouble. : Repair work a pe- cialty. ... ; , . . I - - ; BAKER &CO:. SQENnPIC OPTICIANS, ' 45 Pattonj Avenue,' Q Ci ' - - ELIMINATION FREE: N. made certain lori tM . . and turpentine from stations on the Pensacola and' Atlantic division in Florida to Pensacola, Fla., and Joins with connecting carriers in making through, group rates from the same stations to Savannah. For its service to Junction pohrts the L. & N. exacts shares of the through Joint rates to Savannah, which greatly exceed the purely local rates for like distances to Pensacola, while the shares accepted by the connecting carriers are reasona bly low. The cormnissioni decides that the shares of the L. & N. im the through rates to Savannah are unreasonable and unjust and operate to make the en tire through rates unlawful in compari son with the rates to Pensacola. The decision also provides for an orVier re quiring the L. & N. to cease1 from ex acting the shares of the through rate to Savannah which are in excess of the local rates to Pensacola for like dis tances, but it is provided that on ship ments of turpenltine from some of the more easterly stations the L. & N. shall ask more than Its local rate for like distances to Pensacola, and as to such shipments a differential is found proper. The commission says this remedy will enable the L. & N. to increase its rates to Pensacola or, in conjunction with its connections, reduce the rates to Savannah, or to use both means in conforming to the adjustment required by the facts in the case. SUBMARINE BOAT HOLLAND WILL NOT BE PURCHASED Naval Construction Board Recom mends Adversely on It Washington, Jan. 19. The question of recommending that the navy depart ment purchase the submarine torpedo boat Holland was considered by the naval construction board todlay and it was deeded by a vote of four to one that the recommendation should not be made. It is understood that the deci sion of the board was not based on any objection to the plans or the construc tion of the Hollanld1 bdat, but on the be lief that such vessels are in the exper imental stage and their usefulness for was is not fully idemonstrated . The ac tion is surprising in view of the favor able report of the Holland by the naval board; of inspection and survey. VARSHIPS IN ASIATIC WATERS MAY BE RECALLED Many of The,m Need Docking, Some Badly. Washington, Jan. 19. The question of recalling some of the large warships on the Asilatic station will be given im meki!iate consideration on account of the discovery that the Oregon ihas not been docked for a year and four months. Naval regulations require . that a ship shall be docked and cleaned every six months. Several other vessels in the Philippines have not been docked within the period required, arid! it is feared their bottoms are badly pitted. BALL PLAYER KILLS HIMSELFx North Brookfiead Mass. Jan 19. Mar tin Bergen, a member of the Boston base ball team, murdered his wife and ttwo children this morning and commu ted suicide near this place. It is be lieved that Bergen was insane. TEXAS REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE. Waco, Tex., Jan. 19. Chairman Green has called the republican state committee together tomorr.v to name the time and place for the next meeting of the convention, and either Galvesfcn or Houston will secure it. 0SMAN D1GNA CAPTURED. London, Jan. 19. The Telegraph's Cairo correspondent reports the capture of Oernan Ddgna near Tokar. Even when the cook rises Jate you don't need to have a. half cooked break fast if you use Wheat Hearts. We've already roasted it. "ON THE SQUARE. Agency "ROCKBROOK FARM" CREAMERY BUTTER. FINE LOT OF I SMOKED HALIBUT SELECTED BLOATERS I to Just in, also some ; a SWEET. FAT AND JUICT MACKEREL in i pound tins CLARENCE Sai'JYER c Successor to W. :FJjfcilde& : fi NORTH COURT SQUARE. OUR SYMPATHIES WITH THE BOERS Declares Hale in the Senate Yesterday, Deprecat ing the War. Senators Want to Know Gov ernment's Attitude. Information Asked;, "Unless lncom patible With Public Interest." In tha HonseTPension Bill Taken TJp and Passed. BUT NOT UNTIL COMMISSIONER EVANS' ADMINISTRATION HAD BEEN ATTACKE COMMISSION ER GIVEN POWER TO WITH HOLD PAYMENT OP FEES TO ATTORNEY OF RECORD IN CER TAIN CASES. Washington, Jan. 19.-The Transvaal was the dominant topic in the senate today. The matter came up in connec tion with. Allen's resolution requesting" information in regard to the attitude of the government towards the recogni tion of a representative from that South African republic, and there was a rather warm interchange of remarks between Allen and Spooner, over the latter's amendment to the resolution modifying it to the iritent that the in formation requested be furnished by the president "if not Incompatible with the public interests." Allen charged Spooner with .attempt ing to "strangle" his resolution, and Spooner intimated that -Allen was a demagogue. The latter resented the assertion. He also 'took occasion to re fute the assertion that-' the .party he .cjarfcig ' tihat theVpnlisttf,iwere cap J.- W IMAM j VW ' 1S . -"V h7. - " " a.nie nr ciaimiriBr tmuin a. nair mil inmF votes. HALE ON THE RESOLUTION Hale made a lengthy and somewha interesting speech on the resolution. He said he could not believe that an accredited representative of the brave peode of South Africa woul& be re fused a hearing by. the president, but if it '-was so the people should liow it. He (declared' that the sympathies of the Americans throughout the land were with the Boers in their struggle and asserted that 'the -war England was levying was the "most fell blow at hu man liberty that has been struck in the last century." He quoted Balfour's speech asserting tha't the South African war had knit together every branch of the English speaking people, and exclaimed with much vehemencey: "I deny that the Amrican people are in sympathy with the administration of Great Britain in this war to stamp out human liberty. I deny that the section of the English-speaking- race that lives on this conti nent is to be dragged! at the chariot wheels of war against the republics of South Africa." Hale expressed the belief that the queen of the English I people was opposed to the war and de- iclared that it was the result of the do ings of a "sharp minister engaged with gold speculators." The resolution with Spooner's amend ment "was adopted. A bill to fix the stantdard of value was taken up. Morgan made a speech in favor of free coinage, at the conclu sion of which the senate adjourned.. PENSION BILL IN HOUSE. Washington, Jan. 19. The considera tion of the general pnsion bill for the year 1901, carrying a total of $145,000, 000, in the house tokSay, gave an op portunity for the antagonism to Com- -missioner Evans' adminstration of the pension 'bureau to manifest itself. It appeared chiefly In a speech by Curtis, of Kansas, whose criticisms were part ly endorsed by Smith, of Michigan. The commissioner found defenders among the Tennessee democrats, nota- I bly Sifnms and Gaines, and on the re- publican side in Jttay, oi new iwn airid Mahon, of Pennsylvania. The lat ter charged the responsibility for the agitation against the commissioner up on Washington influences which he characterized as pension sharks. The result of the discussion was the passage of the bill without division, and with an amendment proposed by Mahon, giving the commissioner the power to withhold the payment of a fee from am attorney of record when he is satisfied the case -was not prepared by him, or that he has not done his full duty to the claimant. TRANSVAAL'S REPBESEIITAt. TIVE All AMERICAN CITIZEN And to Could Hot bo Eecognized :a Beprt tentative of Foreign Country. $ Washington, Jan. 19- The state, ae- partment will answer Allen's resolution, to regard' to the attitude or the United States toward, the representative of the Tr&nsvaaL-:Jy statingv that Genefal 0Beirne,;:wb was accredited by -..this government as the Transvaal commis sioner, -was an American citizen, and a suchcould not be recognized, as.; a rep; resentauve ox j.ureiii -, wuuujr.,... r; 4i -
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