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' 'J- - ,1 , ,M t VOL. IV: NO 200., ASHEVILLE, C, WEDNESDAY JANUAEY 24, 1900. PEICE 5 CENTS. 4. iT ... . - . - - - - . . . , ' - . -J'4ITV OESTRHCHERU Offer the following s( of Reduced Prices for Monday and Tuesday : HOSE Misses' and Boys' Bibbed Hose, eeamles fefet a ood 12, cent article, Qn for. tiOSS- Missed aad BoyB Seamless, doable knee and soe,k all eizen, a regular 20c quality, for I3c. HOSE.Misses' and Boys'; all sizes, seamless, doable knees and olb. onyx dye. the best 25c quality on the market, jor I9c. HOSE. Ladies' Hermsdor! Dye, have been 25c and 85c , but broken lots gathered during stocktaking, foi I9c. HOSE Ladies' Hermsdorf Dye, our regular 20c, but are well worth 25c Monday I C - nd Tuesday lor IUui HOSE. L&dies' Fast Black, ail sizes, a regular at 9c. or S pairs for 5ct ail sizes, a regular 12 teti&eMks OESTrE CHER&CO I. 51 Patton Avenue. .MASSAGE.. AND PACKS. Treatment for NERVOUS, RHEUMATIC aad 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., 2 to M p. m. JOIN US The Asheville Pressing Club aks you but ONE DOLLAR a month to keep your clothes cleaned and pressed. Work done for non members at -reasonable rates. Repairing and tailoring a special ty. AH, work first class. Ladles' pat ronage solicited. All clothing sent for and delivered. . J. C. WILBAR & CO., Prop. Telephone .389. 4 North Court Sq. over Gazette Office. That our trade has more than Joubled on high grade coffee since we came to the Avc-ue can but mean be - goods or better prio a to the people. , Let us teach you which It Is Respectfully, oooo , : : ' H. C. Johnson, t t t X Everyone "should ake"advantagw - of the Remnant eale .at G. A; Mears this : COFFEE. I NEITHER SIDE GAIN ADVANTAGE Some Fierce Fighting Fol lowing Saturday's En gagement British' Advance Checked at Second Row of Kopjes. Desperate Battle is Exaected Spion Kop at Leyds Said to be Apprehensive About the Future THE QUARTERS OF GENERALS WHITE AND HUNTER SMASHED BY A SHELL BOERS THUS FAR HAVE USED LITTLE ARTILLERY MAY HAVE BEEN CONCENTRAT ED NEARED LADYSMITH London, Jan.. 23. After two days' si lence news comes from' Bulelr that, the British have gained no substantial ad-"VTantag-e since the last report 1 Uausti ally full accounts that have been al lowed, to leave the Boer camp : show that the iburgliers evidently are equally without advantage, for thougih they claim to have repulsed some British. at tacks there is no intttcation of victory, tout there are some hints- of apprehend ed failure. Until, however, the fate of the position of pionkop- is decided It is too early to forecast the result of the operations. The Boers have evidently made this point a key to their resist ance, and the strutrgle on its slopes is expected to "be as desperate work as any that (has been done during, the war, JBresftilent Steyn, (Sf . the Orange Free Free 'Staters' position ' in .Saturday's flgbqugj't7 INFANTRY BA1TTLE. . London, Jan. despatch dated Boer Camp, Upper Tugekt, January 2L states that after Commandant Botha had cShecked the British "advance Sat urday morning it was expected that there wouHCbe a period of inaction, but in the afternoon when the heat, which was intense, 'had worn off the cannon started in full force and the infantry advanced. Commandiants Botha and Crtonje held the (high hills over which the road to Ladysmith passes. A tre mendous fire ensued until ularknesss i ended the battle. At sunrise it was ev- ident It had not been without loss to the British. Commandant Viljoen and two burghers were knocked senseless by a lyddite shell. Villjoen recovered. The British also aldtvanced from kopjes in the neighborhood of Stewart's kop. They reached the second row of kopjes unmolested, but when they en tered it they encountered - severe Mauser fire, the advance was stopped and they toad to count their dead and wounded. London, Jan. 23. The war office re ceived the following despaton rrom Buller: "Spearman's Camp, Jan. 23, 6:20 P. M. Warren holds position he gained two days ago. In front or 'hm at aDour 1,400 yards is enemy' position west or Spionkap. It is higher t ground than Warren's position, so it is impossible to see into it properly. Can, only te ap proached over bare open slopes. Ridges held by Warren are so steep that guns cannot be placed on them, but we are shelling enemy's position with howitz ers and field artillery, placed, on lower ground behind infantry. Memy re ply with preusot and other artillery. In the duel advantage rests with us, as we appear to be searching his trenches and ihis artillery is not causing us Trainh loss. An attempt will be made tonight to seize Spionkop salient, wnicn j forms the left of the enemy's position. Facing Tri chard's drift onfll dividing it Have You AnyflProperty t for sale or rent at a reasona- ble price? If so, place it in Z our hands and we will adver- tise and push it. X Bear la mind that honeat. valuefwUl attract a buyer, while iancy prices probably T never -would. WltKIE <aBftRBEi Rtal Estate Agents, . 4- . 23-Patton Avenue. V... t J from the position facing Potg4eteraf drift it has considerable command ol all the enemy's-intrenchments J.' , ' ' SATURDAY'S FIGHTING. Pretoria, Jan. 22 (Detayed) .Heavy firing is reported to 'have4 taken place Saturday for twelve miles along the Tugelas. The British, ardllery fire was the 'heaviest experienced in the war. It is estimated that 30,000. troops were engaged in the assault on Tugela -Heights, occupied by the .Boers. " The fighting front extended for ' twenty miles. The artillery fire "met with no response until the1 infantry attacked their positions.. The British made three assaults, and each time were vig orously repelle'di. The . Boer generals were Botha, Shalkburgh and Meyer. The British cannon numbered over forty.- Every time the British stormed the Boer positions they were reinforced by fresh divisions, tout their efforts were useless. Yesterday the hostilities ceas ed, and the, Britisb . ambulances ..were busy for ten hours, picking up and fit tending to the wounded. The garrison at LakSysmith .attempted to make a demonstration, tout the Boer outposts gave the alarm1, and the at tempt was prevented. On Saturday night the 'garrison at Ladysmith sent up rockets, probably as signals to Bul ler. . ' GENERAL BULLER'S TASK. London, Jan. 23. The absence of news of yesterday's movements north of Tu gela river are occaBioniing some anxiety, ibxft Buller is engaged to a big operation.. which will take considerable time to work out. Even- the- slight" advance of Warren's forces after two day's fight ing does not appear to have yielded an important advantage to the British, as the captured kopjes only served as ad- vance posits in order to delay ,itne pro gress of the British troops and enable the Boers to complete their entrench ments and mount guns on the portion.. on- whidh they had elected to make their Stand. It is remarked ithat the Boers thus far have used little artillery, from whkrh it i judged that their guns'are already moumted on tactical positions, - from whicn the British wfiSl have o' dislodge them before reaching Ladysmith. There is no confirmation of "the report that Lord Duindonald has entered Lady smith, and it Is not expected. Experts opine that the Boers would be onHy too firtad to let him in unopposed. The indignation and disgust expressed. at the blunders and Incapacity of the yeomanry staff, to whom is ascrlbable the rank failure threatening to over whelm the movement .started with such a fan fare' of trumpets, is increasing dal- Jy. Those able to carry the scheme t success have been ; ,mfc at every point with red tape obstacles and slights by the ianer-circle titled. lte$ofc4ea, re- 'suSttrig In scores o good men withdraw!-. Ing.firom patMclpationt in theplans. j "I?Q the case of the ootith Bedfordshire yieomajnry, one whole eompafiy of se lected mea disbanded in disgust. Dispatches posted at the war office this : afternoon, thouigh datted Spear man's Camp today, contain, nothing but reports of casualties. ' RUMOR OF DEFEAT. ' Berlin, Jan. 23. There was a rumor oa the Bourse today that General Buller has suffered a defetut CHECK FOR THE BRITISH. Laager, Lady Smith Jan. 20. The .sixty-ninth birthday of Joubert was cele brated by General Botha making a re connaissance in force towards Drankens berg mounltakis and turning the British advance after a short engagement. General Jouber accompanied Presi dent Steyn to tke re J5eJT south of Lady Smitu. They were in high spirits and proposed to make a tour of all . the laagers. BOMBARDING KIMBERLEY. Kimberley, Jan. 21. The Boers con tinue active and heavy bombardment of this place. WHITE'S QUARTER'S STRUCK. Boer Laager, Lady Smith, Mony. The quarters of Generals White' and Hunter were smashed ithls morning toy a shot from "Lome Tom." It is not J known whether any df the occupants f the building were killed. LEYDS IS ANXIOUS. . Antwerp, Jan. 23. Dr. Leyds, the representative of the Transvaal, admits that he is very anxious concerning the present operations. He acknowledges that the fate of the Transvaal depends on the issue. He fully believes that the Boer generals -have surprise awaiting the British, otherwise the latters easy passage of the Tugela river cannot be explained. MACRUM CAUSES GOSSIP. : Paris, Jan. 23. Macrum, formerly consul at Pretoria, has arrived, here. The fact that his arrival coincides with the hurried visit of Transvaal Agent Leyds has set much gossip afloat. In quiries tonight elicited) the information that both of them had gone to the the atre with their families. MONTAGUE WHITE SEES HAY. Washington, Jan. 23. The visit of Montague White to the secretary eff state has taken place The purpose of his visit remains as much a mystery as ! fvpr Orif thine' wns mlnA ' jjpiir in his conversation, with Hay, and that was that he bore no credentials from 'Che Transvaal and has no official status whatever. The conference lasted an hour. From remarks dropped by a per son who is familiar with what took place at the conference it is fair to in fer that White mentioned something aibout media'tion between the Transvaal and England. '- BOER SYMPATHIZERS TO MEET. Cleveland, O . , Jan . 23 . A large mass meeting of Cleveland sympathizers of j the Boers will be held in the Gray's ar J , mOry tomorrow night'. Arrangements a for the meeting were perfected! in the office of Attorney General George A. x Groot.- Hon. M. A. Foran, Judge George B. Solders and Hon. G. J. Diekema, Of Holland, Mich., a. member i of tee Michigai- legislature, will be V speakers at the meeting which was 4" presided over by Mr. - Groot.- The i t gathering Is expected to be one of the land. '' ' . - . Wood's seeds at Grant's Pharmacy-. 1- -iW . , . , J, f ROBERTS SPEAKS . FOR HIMSELF fs Speeches on Major ity and Minority Roports on His Case. Received Mingled Applause and Hisse3. In the Senate McEnery Discusses Pritchard's Resolution. Gaaf Case Comes Up, and Committee Exports are Made. MAJORITY REPORT NOT IN FA VOR 5P SEATING PENNSYLVA NIA SENATOR REQUEST TO TJfE PRESIDENT FOR PAPERS AND CORRESPONDENCE IN SEV ERAL MATTERS. ..5hiingt0,;JaTi. 23. Most of to day's session in the house was devoted jo ine discussion of the majority and minority reports in the Roberts case. The,galieries were crowded, arid) the oc cupants manifested much interest tfiroughout: the discussion . Taylor, tie- chairman of the committee, on be- LhAlf of the. majority of the committeft, made a masterly areurnnt in fa.vr nf lie adoption of Jtflje resolution, declar ing Roberts -ineligible. He referred to the -ease at length -and quoted the law Itoearing thereon, and . declared that the proposition of the minority was unten able. He reviewed the power of the Jiouse to exclude Roberts, and declared that the chief reason for his exclusion -was his violation , of the Edmunds aati-polygamy law. At the conclusion fee wais loudly appiaudeki. Littlefield, pt Maine, followed in (advocacy of the inority report. He appealed to his to decide and act in the case it tight of the silttittemiiiX2 Wjintfkut (K-w or. txt. .T.Ot.tJie union, was marked throughout 9?iriflQenced by fear. He-spoke -te&: nearly two hours, anldf at the close was greeted" with applause from the floor and the galleries . Roberts, the star of the occasion, followed " in a speech, which, at times, was impassioned. He quoted from the findings of the com mittee and contended that wfthout vio lation; of the constitution he could not be denied' the right to a seat. While he did not, he said, appear s a the de fender of polygamy, he declared that It had been conceded' by Luther that polygamy was not prohibitefd! by the scriptures. He concluded by saying, "If to satisfy sectarian clamor you send me forth, I shall go out with unfalter ing tread. (Mingled applause and hisses.) If .in violation of the consti tution you should vote to expel, all the ciamA tWo !a in- th A trfl.TIRfl.ptiO'n Will f be left behind me in the house of rep resentatives." Without Roberts exhausting his al loted time the house adjourned. Washington, Jan. 23. The sessions of the ' ; senate, were comparatively brief tttdiayj but among the topics discussed were the Philippines, the Boers and the suppression of the negro franchise in the southern states. A number of res olutions were presented of more than ordinary importance, among the most important of -which was one calling on the president for the papers in the mat ter of the agreement with the "sultan of Sulu. The Philippines and Boers were dis cussed by Turner in. the continuation f his speech of yesterday. He eulogized the Joers, and declared that in other Idays our sympathy had been expressed through) government channels, but now (he said, "We dare not. The ghost of liberty, murdered in the Philippines, stands in the way." He urged accord ing Aie Filipinos their independence, and said, "Let it notbe saM that the people, who so long sat at the feet of liberty, are now, ini Qur blindness, ready to strike dagger into the heart of the youngest devotee." . McEnery discussed the negro ques tion in a speech on Senator Pritchard's resolution. He declared that his state ihakS never attempted to deny the ne groes their rights, but they would h said, always be denied equal social privileges. . , ... '.nnffo-rv ryrPRMited three resolutions, ca,lli31& UpOn. the president for the cor respondence with -Great nnuui con cerning the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, the correspondence with rue Columbian Far ana Near-Sighted, oooo Before marriage most men are far-sighted. They- see good qual ities that their sweet hearts do not rjtissess. Them they become near-sighted, by falling to see the good qualities itheir wives possess. after marriage. - Near-siehted. far sigmeg. oe- fore or -after marriage, if you need glasses; call oa BAKER & CO., SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS. . 45 Pattern Ave. EXAMINATION FREE.- I - . ; . government as ttthe Panama canal, and the dorrespondence with the New Panama Canal company of France. All were adopted. ON THE QUAY CWSE. The reports of t!he cwmmittee to the case of M. S. Qucy, who claims a seat In the senate on the strength of an ap poiatmeat from the governor of Penn sylvania, was preiented The majority report, opposing the seating of Quay, is signed, by Senators Caff ery, Pettus, Tur ley, Harris and Burrows the last nemed being the only republican signing it. The minority report bears the signatures of Senators Hoar, Chandler. Prttchard and Mc Comas, all republicans and advo cates of giving the seat to Quay. The majority report first reviews the circumstances under which Quay's ap pointment was made, including the fail ure of Qxe Pennsylvania legislature to elect alienator, discussing the circum stances under which the constitution was framed and quoting numerous prece dents. The principle thus established is that if the legislature, ethr before or after tthe happenings of the 1 vacancy, ua ia am opportunity to fill ic theie is no poweT in the state executive to appoint. We therefore Bubmiit that the senate, for ks own honor and dleWtv. should stand by !bs previous solemn and deliberate decisions." The minority report takes the opposite view. Quoting section 3, article 1 of the constitution, the minority says ..hat the faflluTe of the governor to call the legis lature together to elect a senator does not act to deprive the governor of the power of appointment. SENATOR BUTLER'S QUESTION. Special to The Gazette. Washington, Jan., 23. Senator McEn ery spoke against the Prttchard tlon today. Senator Butl him and read McEnery's telegram to the Times-Democrat 1m which he de clared that the amendment was in gross violation of the constitution. He attempted no elaborate explanation. merely saying ithat his present attitude was a duty he owed to the Deonle r (his state. SENATOR PRITCHARD'S SPEECH. Some Interesting Incidents of Monday in the Senate. Gazette Bureau, Washington, Jan. 22. This has been decidedly a red letter day for the North State, in the senate. As telegraphed the Gazette pie inter est in the speech of Senator" PAtchard with reference toithe- suffrage question, wnd looking to a rigfd observance of the letter ana "spirit of the Constitu-, vjts delivery. This was, surprising to some, as it was 'generally, presumed that the question was one in which the. interest was largely local. It developed, however, that .both: senators and public were anxious to secure all the infor mation possible regarding the political conditions prevailing in those states where a certain element of the demo cratic party is attempting to perman ently 'gain full and rpermanent control, either by fair means or foul. Many senators dM not stir from their seats while Senator Pritchard occupied the floor, and the gallerieB, 'both -public and reserved, were crowded' to the last seat. Those in the galleries, as u'sual, took a special interest in the colloquies and all took a general delight in the discomfiture of Tillman. The gentle man of pitchfork fame bobbed up a4 every opportunity anld! he fumed a good deal under a final squelching. Once when too full for utterance he cried out, We don't say negro, we say nig ger." At one time While Senator Chandler had the floor and was speak ing of the restriction of the right of suffrage in Mississippi and certain oth er states, Tillman called' out, '0, why don't you just say South Carolina?" Senator Money, of Mississippi, attempt- ea to expiaaa "- striction by saying; that candidates were seiectea oy primaries, auu puai su ter the selection of the candidates in this way there was very little Interest in the election, as the primaries usu allly settled' the question. Senator Chandler then clinched his point by re joining that Senator Money had con firmed what he had presumed to be the (Continued on fifth page.) 'ON THE SQUARE." From the Brevard News of Jan- nary 12th. ' On the first page of the Ashe ville Daily Gazette a- advertise ment has been running for seve ral weeks which very conspicu ously announces "Agency Rock brook Farm Creamery" Butter." We have sampled the 'butter made at Rockbrook Farm, and must say that we would willing ly pay Asheville prices for it, eo superior is it to the burtter with which Brevard residents are sup plied. We sincerely hope some one will take the agency for Rock brook Farm Creamery Butter in Brevard nezlt summer. k $ None so Pure and Sweet. CLARENCE 6ueceor to W. F.' Snider, 6 NORTH COURT SQUARE. mimw i wi wit ; OTIS CHEERED BY FILIPINOS I V While Apostolic belegate, Chappeler and Archbish op Are Hissed, Occasion Was .Reception by Clergy ofIslands, Petition for Removal of Friars Not Given Hearing by Chappelle. Action Roused Stonn of indignation- Otis Applauded. SEVERAL REGIMENTS OF REGU LARS TO BE RETURNED FROM THE PHILIPPINES IN THE SPRING FOR RECUPERATION, BUT THE FORCE TO BE LEFT THERE ANOTHER YEAR. Manila, Jan. 23. The Filipino cler gy gave a reception this afternoon to the apostolic delegate, Mgr. Chapelle, which resulted in a disgraceful demon stration. Five hundrekS of the most prominent citizens and their families attended. The function attracted . a crowd of two thousand persons in the streets and vicinity of the house where the reception was held. A lady prin cipal or one of the schools was a guest. She started to read a petition praylnjg; for the removal of the briars from the islanBs but Chapelle interrupted her, saying the question should be regulat ed by the pope, General Otis and him self. r This statement caused the crowd to hiss and there were many cries of "Out with t the friars," "Down1 with Nozaleda.' The latter is a Ftlfpinb, archbishop. When Otis appeared he was greeted with loud cheers, tnough " there was sonie hissing. , Otis .wjas.aaei cheered when he was leaving the recep- tioii.i When Nozaleda anfd Ohapelle left they were both hissed. CtTREWMADB utis win - exteno' tne- ..time at- wr natives In the city must be indoors, from 8:35 p. m. to 10 p. m. The inhab itants are jubilant over the concession, as the early closing of the houses on the hot nights prevailing caused much discomfort. . REGIMENTS TO RETURN. Washington, Jan. 23. The-war de partment is planning for the r&turn ,ofc a number of regiments of regular from the Philippines, Porto Rico and Cuba. It is not intended, to reduce the fight ing force in the Philippines, but it" is realized.. that some regiments will need recuperation, and it is the intention to bring back to the United States early In the spring several of tlie regiments tnt have been longest In the Philip pines. They will be replaced by organ izations that have not seen active ser vice. Notwithstanding the complete, disin tegration of the Filipino army, it is the belief that the troops will be need ed in the islands for at least another year, and It is not contemplated to re duce the fighting force. Further troops from Puerto Rico anidi Cuba will not be i withdrawn until the beginning of warm . GEN. HENRY A. HAZEII KILLED BY BICYCLE ACCIDENT Collision With Another Bicyclist in the Night. Washington Jan. 23 Chief Weather Forecaster Henry A. Hazen died to night of injuries received in a bicycle accident- Tihile riding rast night he collidied wth another bcyclist, was thrown to the ground and his skull fracture. BITTEN BY RATTLESNAKE BUT SUFFERED NO HARM Professor Contimss His Lecture After Receiving the Reptile's Fangs Baltimore,, Jan.. 23. While Prof. Kelly, of Johns Hopkins university, was lecturing last night to the medical society of the institution, the audience was horrifiefdl by observing the rattle snake which the professor was handling tn connection with his lecture, sink its fangs in his finger. i When Kelly realized (he was bitten he? assured his hearers that he feared no serious consequences, and with, the at most sangfroid continued his lectur until he thoroughly discussed all? the topics assigned to him, at -the same time sucking bJa linger at. frequent In tervals. When Je:coniluded there wa , no IiftHcatioW that" the Ison had taken effect'v-. , ' ' ' - ' ... It is better to buy furniture on 5ns tal menit plan than to pay such high rent for furnishid rooms. Try iA Mr. L. A. Johnson's.. 43 Patton. Ave. Phone 16S Grant's Digestive .Cordial for Dys pepsia, Indigestion and Constipation Price 50o at Grant's. : , : , v -'Vntitv..,, I I "c 4 Week.
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