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British AcWeve TMr First
Notable Victory in
Natal
General Buller Reports That
the .Casualties Were
Heavy.
Donbtful if They Can Hold
the Captured Position.
They Are Subjected to "an Annoying
Fire" From the Boers.
Lady smith Sustaining Severe Bom
bardment. London, Jan. 25. General Buller sent
the following despatch to the war of
fice under date, Spearman's Camp, Jan
uary 25 10 a. m.: ,
"General Warren occupied Spionkop
last night, surprising a small garrison,
who fled. The position was held by us
all "diay yesterday, though, we were
heavily attacked especially with a very
annoying shell fire.
"I fear our casualties ; are considera
ble. 'I regret to inform you General Wood
Gate was dangerously wounded..
''General Warren is of the opinion
that he has rendered the enemy's posi
tf onuntenable .
"Our men acted splendidly.
TUESDAY'S FIGHTING. V
Spearman's Carafe, ,, Jan. 23 S:30 P.
fantryfireriwas ; coneeretmteVS at the
crest of the hill near the center, the
Boers ttoldfng the coresponding crest
in the valley. It is virtually an artil
lery bombardment, the Boers replying
occasionally, moving their guns when
they were located by the ' British, but
seldom firing more than - three shots
from one place.
The casualties yesterday included
Captain Raitt, of the Queen's Own,
killed, and Captain Warden and two
lieutenants severely wountdied; Captain
Nyall, of the Yorkshires, was killed and
Lieuenant Barlow severely wounded
At 2 o'clock the 'Boers raised the
white flag on the summit of a high hill,
but both sides continued firing. -
On the 20th Major Childe, with the
South African oHrse, climbed a very
steep hill. Private Tobln got up to the
summit teh minutes before the rest
and began waving his hat, thus draw
ing tlie gnemy's fire. DundonaM rein
forced Major Childe. The Boers con
tined shelling and! Childe was killed
and four men wounded.
Childe had a strong presentment he
was to be killed, and asked bis brother
officers to put the following words on
his grave: "Is It well with ChiMe? It
is well." This was done and Dundon
ald read the funeral service.
Dundonald says the Colt guns proved
very effective and the Boers., will not
face this fire.
The honors of the engagement at
Acton Homes were with the Imperial
Light horse, Natal carbineers and sixty
men of the mounted rifles.
LADTSMITH BOMBARDED.
.Spearman's Camp, Jan. 24, 10 A. M.
There was, a heavy bombardment at
Lady smith this morning.
Warren's flank movement continues .
Haye You Property
X For. Sale or Rent?
We bave demand for ev-.
era! large and small farms if
price are eatlsf actory ; also
improved v and unimproved '
city property that will be
sold at bargain,; prices. , ...
TWe can find teaanfaiat once
V'for-'aH -least ten, email,
l ifuraishedr-v or, . . unfurnished
WILKIE'&LaBARBE,
;2 Real EsUtc ARCBts,
PattunT Avence.
The Boers did some lively sniping an
shelling this morning, tout the casual-'
ties were not heavy.
INTENSE - RELIEF IN ENGLAND
Lftndon Jan. 26. Nothing 'cam, y
. be added to the brief news of Warren's,
success, which brought Intense relief t
England. The best informed recognize
I the possibility that the British may be
unable to retain what they ' have so
hardly won in view of the 'very an
noying shell .fire" mentioned in Buller's
despatch, and the hill may have to be
retaken, but assuming- the position is
permanently held and the Boers driven
from the remainder of the plateau
dominated by Spioakop there is no il
lusion respecting the gravity of the
task involved in covering the twelve or
fifteen miles separating the hill and
the Boer lines outside of Ladysinitfb.
There Is complete ignorance here as
fo the aJbillty of the Boers to obtain
reinforcements anldl as to whether they
have prepared second line of defence.
The critics continue to bid the public
to prepare for a long" casualty list, they
attaching the: fullest significance to
Buller's intimation. It is not Improb
able that the scarcity of news from the
front is partly owing to the light tele
graph, which at present is the only
means of .communication.
THE HOUSE EXCLUDES
ROBERTS OF UTAH
The House of Representatives Votes
Him Oat, $68 to 50.
What he Says.
Washington, Jam. Sg. The house fex-'
eluded Roberts this evening, at the
close of a three days' debate, by a
vote of 268 to 50. The resolution re
ported by the minority declaring Rob
erts entitled to be sworn and then ex
pelled was defea'ted by a vote of 31 to
244.
The d!ebate preceding the vote was
engaged in by Messrs. Sims, Jo'mston,
Adams and De Armond, in support.? of
the minority resolution, and by
Messrs. Brosus, Tolbert, R7, Freer,
Moody Grosvenor, Morris and Lnnam
1n- sniTYmrvrt nf It. As the liour an-
lro taking the vote the gal-.
leriesiSnd A ,thederK.' t?:.' ttii- -j
in& rxu: usfisma, iwuci .e, vyuu- ixiu uccii
fefttlrigf ok; the- demettri-fefitye
housS andii not hear the -vordi
Among those who voted to exclude
Roberts were Terry,. Thayer and Thom-
as. of North Carolina.
ROBERTS THINKS THE MATTER IS
NOT SETTLED.
Wehington, Jam. 25. Roberts tonight
refused. to discuss his exclusion. He
chargedthe newspapers, with stirring up
sentiment agafitnit. him and declared that
falsehoods had been resorted to without
end. He said he did not feel that the
matfter was settfled by the action, of the
house and expressed a belief thait the
state of Utah would take the matter to
the supreme court.
BRYAN'S RECEPTION
AT HARRISBURG
Talks to a Big Crowd on the Familiar
, Topics.
Harrisburg, Jan. 25. -Bryan received
the hospitality of the democracy, of
Pennsylvania today. He was heartily
welcomed. Bryan made two speeches,
one - to the democratic state committee
and the other this evening in a large
hall. The siate committee pledged the
vote of the state to him and" he was told
that the state convention which meets
oh Aprfl 5 would sound in unmistakable
tones the slogan of the democratic host
for battle this year.
Bryan's speech tonight was heard by
a great crowd. He aiscussea lor two
hours vthe Issues .which he regards . as
paramount in the pending contest. He
predicted that the democrats of Pennsyl
vania would largely 'increase their vote
this year because of these issues. He
denounced the currencj bill, trusts;
and "imperialism," and expressed sym
pathy for the: Boers.
THE. NATIONAL POPULISTS.
Senator Bntler Issues a Call for Com-
ittbe Meeting.
Washington Jan. 25. Senator Butler,
of North Carolina, chairman of "'the
national committee of the people's
party will issue a call 'today for a
meeting of the ;co(rnimittee. The date
Tf the meeting will between February
15 and February 20 and the p?ace will
be Lincoln. Many, populists favor
holding the national ebnven con ocne
time in May or Junei" "Bryan may be
iwimina'ted by acclamation n before" thV-
meeting of the democratic con venioi.
TO CHECK ANTI BRITISH FEELING
Washington, & Jan 25. Avfces kaV,e.
been received bere' that the eminent
English bimet&llist Moretoar Frewen has
eafled for America for tfie'ptirpose, it is
said, cS couofteractlng as far as possible
the growing sentiment; of oscUtytr
ward 'England as a result of theVTrans
vaali war. Frewen has a wide acquaint
ance and M friends predict he will be
able to offset In a measure the-iunfriend-
ly feeltog manifested toward fEngland by
the'Dublic and in. rMneressi. ,-: ,-. ' - n: i -
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WAR
LIKE
IN KENTUCKY
3
Fe Hundred Armed Men
'Make a Day's Visit at
Frankfort.
Their object Was to "to See
Justice Done."
A Respectful Petition Sent to Ue
Legislature,
ThVrCitizen Soldiers" Hold a meeting
at Hiffht and Eeturn Home.
THEX; FIRE A VOLLEY AS THE
TRAIN PULLS OUT OF FRANK-
r -
FORT ALL BUT LADIES EX
CLUDED FROM THE LEGISLA
TIVE GALLERIES.
Frankfort, Ky., Jan. 25. A special
train bearing more than 1,000 men car.
rying Winchesters arrived here this
imjornihg. The men hailed from the
counties of Bell, Allen, Knox, Harlan,
Whitley," Metctalf ariJ . Ednnondsom.
Frankfort is overflowing with visitors,
butt none except those arriving today
carry arms, .. - .;. j " '
Governor Taylor stated that the inen
were not soldiers and disclaimed any
knowledge of the, identity or purpose
of the armed visitors. "Adjutant Gen
eral Collier says he had no knowledge
that the men were, coming. Many of
the visitors are members of the state
guard.
The total number arrivingi on the
special train cannot be stated exactly.
The train had seventeen cars. Ex
Secretary of State Finley addressed the
visitors from the steps of the state
house. He said the object of the
gathering was to see justice done. A
committee was appointed to idtraft res
olutions. Stephen Sharp, of Lexington,
was chosen chairman and will mlake an
addsilvr-5 smsw'!
vThecomnlttee"xMi resolutions prepar
ed an address to the legislature In
which the rights of liberty and free ex
presslon of opinion and remonstrance
were emphasized. The address was In
the mature of an appeal for rights. It
was in part:
"We petition them our proxies, in the
general assembly, to heeled that there is
peril hovering over all those things so
dear to us and them, 'and that calmness
and prudence and wisdom need to be
invoked in order that truth and justice
imtay prevail, ankS we exercise our right
of 'remonstrance' against their suffer
ing themselves to be led Into the temp
tation of partisan pride In the crisis
which is on us. We beseech, them to-
remember that their own just powers
were loaned- by ug at the polls, and
that amttng hese was:'ttie jurisdiction
to decide judicially and by due process
of law and not otherwise what was
then our expresseVI will, not their' polit
ical preference."
The 'address concludes: "We beg of
them that they receive from the hands
of our messengers and consider and do
not spurw or despise this, our earnest
address petition anldS remonstrance,
and that they by their considerate ac
tion protect, preserve and promote the
safety and welfare, and above all the
hjonor of Kentucky committed to their
keeping."
When the lower house of the legislat
ure met today a resolution was adopted
excluding1 all but laJkSies from the cham
ber and galleries1;-
A ruanbr is ini- circulation, but Is per
sistently denied that Judge Oantrill, of
the local circuit court, has summoned
all the democratic deputy sheriffs of
the state to come to Frankfort.
RETURN TO THEIR HOMES.
Frankfort; Ky., an. 25. The special
train) bringing about five hundred citizen
soldiers, who came here 'ftoday with the
intention jx be present when the Goebel--
ities wil attempt to force action on the
contested seats In the house tomorrow,
returned on a special train rto "tlhelr'
homes tonight. The train left at nine
o'clock, and there is but a small detach
ment left. As the train pulled out the
men fired a yoHoy as a partting' salute.
The meeting of citizen soldiers was held
tonight, just before they left In which
stirring speeches were made declaring
Far ted Near-Sighted.
coco
Before murfase. most' men' 1
;ar-lKhtiHk Thev see good qual-
1 tie that heir iwe - t fcearte do .1
l-iiear-ighted, by failing tojee tne
u giood qu&litie tlMir wiTMcpscwss,.
lafter marriage: y-
Near-eirhtefl.' ra' Bigntea, ue-
fore or after marriage. If you nei
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HONOLULU PAIIIG-STRIGKEII
OVER BUBONIC PLAGUE
Thirty-Eight Deaths Haye Occnrred
From the Disease.
Vancouver, Jan; 25 The teainship
Miowera arrived today with -'news that
thirty-eigfht deaths from bubonic
plague occurred! at Honolulu. The eiy
is panic stricken. Armed moos, orgar-
ized from vigilance commit -ris, were
preventing the landing of Inter-island
steamers until the board of health took
the matter in its hands. Tairty-four
hundred Japansse have been , quaran
tined.
MONEY MADE
POOR HEADWAY
Bead ChadbQnrn's Letter Which Was
Obtained in the Last Campaign
" at the Pistol's Point.
Special to the Gazette.
Washington, Jan. 25. Senator Money
spoke against the Pritchjard tesolutfon
today arid was frequently Interrupted
by Senator Pritchard, who easily ex
posed the fallacies of ' his argument.
Mr. Money read the last'Chadburn let
ter, which spoke of negro domination
in Wilmington.. Mr. Pritchard replied
by reading the first Chadbum letter,
andjsaid be hadl information that the
last letter was written at the point of
a pistol
A TILT IN"THE SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 25. The soith-a
negro was a prominent topic of disease
sion in the senate today and Messrs.
Money and Chandler indulged in rather
a sharp interchange of views on the
subject. The tiff came while Money
was addressing the senate in opposi
tion to the resolution declaring the pro
posed " North Carolina constitutional
amendment . restricting suffrage uncon
stitutional.. Mr. Chandler with some
warmth and In an excited manner
charged the southern senators witn reopening-
the whole southern question
Oth slfitest. joecastan. .Jlr.' Money
b.oU7a denied this and declared the re
sponsibility rested .wltb Senator
Pritchard, who hadJ introduced the resr
olution.
At the conclusion of Mr. Money's
speech Mr. Chandler declared Senator
Morgan had slandered the north in his
recent speech on the subject in which
he (Morgan) attributed the civil war
to the work of so-called reforrners and
ambitious politicians who designed
placing the negro on a political and'
social footing with the whites. Mr.
Pettus here interrupted, asking Mr.
Chandler, with some severity, if it
would not be more decent to wait until
Mr. Morgan was present. Mr. Chand
ler, retorted that he would wait, but
gave notice that the north would not
allow such statements as that of Mr.
Morgan's to go unanswered.
The passage of the urgent deficiency
bill and the recipt of a communication
from the president in TegarlcD to the rec
ognition of the Transvaal agent and a
brief discussion of the currency bill
were about the onJy other proceedings
of interest. The senate adjourned un
til Monday. 1
BEST
PLATED SPOONS, FORKS
AND KNIVES.
We are selling this line at the old prlee
in spite of advance. It is a low price,
and everybody must know that the war
is good by this time. J. H. LAW, 85
Patton avenue. 2t
Good night! Use Camphorline; have
soft white hands in the morning. 25c
All druggists.
son the Square
From the Brevard News of Jan- J
12th.
On the first page of the Ashe
viUe Daily Gazette a advertise
ment haa been running for seve
ral weeks which very conspicu
ously announces "Agency Rock
brook Farm Creamery Butter."
We have sampled the butter
I
& - made at Rockbrook Farm, and
f must 'say thaie would wailing- .2
ly pay Ashevme prtc-ior it, so p
superior is It to the butter.cwith, S
which Brevard-residents are sup- S
plied. We sincerely hope some-
oaovWill-take the agency for Rock- f
to
&
-brook !Farm Creamery Butter . S.
Brevard nex summer,
None $o Pure and
Sweet.
CLftnENCE SAWYER
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to W. F. Soldi
6 NORTH" COURT SQUARE."
MARCHING
SOUTHWARD
General Schwan Captures
San Diego Routing 500
Insurgents.'
Sixty-Seven Filipinos Killed
In Battle.
Cavalry Force the Enemy Out
Well Fortified Majayjay.
Two
Thousand Retreat Without
Making a Fight.
FILIPINOS IN PROVINCE OF LA
GUNA DE BAY IN FEAR LEST
.THE AMERICANS WILL NOT
GARRISON THE CAPTURED
TOWNS.
Manila, Jan. 25. General Schwan
captured San Diego Sunday, routing 500
insurgents and killing- 67. Schwan's
casualties were one killed) "and fourteen
wounded. .
The southern advance of the Ameri
cans caused a concentrationi of 2,000
insurgents at Majayjay. On Thurs
day Schwan occupied the heights noftb
of the town but an impassable ravine
separated the forces and a reconnois
sance failed to discover any ford!. The
Thirtieth and Thirty-ninth infantry
volunteered to attempt a charge, but
Schwan refused to allow it.
Mulfiord's battalion of the Thirty
ninth then-made a detour through the
forest and crossed a ravine, and the
cavalry occupied a comimanidang posi
tion. Meanwhile Colonel Hayes' cav
alry coming up the Takabas road
forced the. Insurgents to retreat east
ward without .making a flght-
Majayjay was magnificently fortified
with ravines, trenches and wire entan
glements. .
The wbi'te flag has noj. been seen In
the province of Laguna de Bay. The
inhabitants are afraids the Americans
will abandon the captured towns as
was done after Lawton's expedition last .
year arS the insurgents will" rebecupy
them.
AUDITOR HUNTER'S RETURN.
To Stand Trial at Atlanta for Embez
zlement. New York, Jan. 25. Thomas K.
Hunter, the former auditor of the At
lanta and West Point railroaldi who was
recently arrested in Morocco is due
today on the Kaiser Wilhelm II. Un
less there is an unforseen delay Hun
ter will arrive in Atlanta, G'a., on the
27th, and to face a jury within twenty
four hours on the charge of embezzle
ment. He Is in charge of an agent of
the United States' governoment, ap
pointed by President McKinley, to bring
him back from Africa, where he was
found by , idtetectives after several,
weeks' search. W. P. Hill, a well
known Atlanta attorney sent to Mo
rocco to identify Hunter, also accom
panies the prisoner.. When Hunter was
arrested in Morocco it was thought
that possibly he could not be brought
back, this government having no ex
tradition treaty wfbb; Morocco. Pres
ident McKinley maJdle a request, of tbe
sultan, for the delivery of tbe fugitive.
This was granted as a matter of cour
tesy by the Moroccon government and
an agent was appointed by the presi
dent to go after Hunter. Colonel Hill
accompanied the special agent and
identified Hunter. Hunter disappeared
from the city about the first of last
November. He had been for many
years the auditor of the Atlanta and
West Point railroad and! was a well,
known and popular citizen. An investi
gation of his 'books showed an alleged
shortage of many thousands of .dol
lars. HOUSE MAIL REGISTRATION.
Washington! Jan. 25. The jost office
department has extended, the house-to-
house letter registration to Charlotte, N.
C. ' , - I -r,
FREIGHT WRECK AT BHTM0RE.
Caused By a Broken Flange. Foni
Cars Badly Damaged.
Section 3 of freight train No. 74 was
wrecked yesterday morning at jabout
4 o'clock near Biltmore station.
The freight was east bound and was
going, at a rapid rate when a flange on
one of the wheels of .the cars broke,
and r sent the cars off the track, wreck
ing four of them completely.
There ere flfejbox cars in.tbe Meoj
tion and the flagman was standing en -the
fifth, wblcb wAs theoily one that
escaped without damtage.
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