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ASHEVILL SUNDAY
JANUARY 28, 1900,
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That our trade has'inore faJ1 ;
3oubled on high grade ooffee:Bince..
we came to the AYvie can lot
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LACE DRESSES
OESTREIOHERICO
sMMOMES;
FROM SPIONKOP
and Left Waiting in In
tensely Anxious Sus
pense. '
Belief That -"War Office is
ConcealiDg Bad News,
Only a Part of Buller's Casualty List
Received
The trap into Which His Army Has
Been Drawn.
PUBLICATION OF OFFICIAL DE
SPATCHES TO DECEMBER 15
DOES NOTHING TO REVIVE CON
FIDENCE IN THE COMMANDERS
-METHUEN, FRENCH AND GAT
ACRE ALMOST IDLE.
London, Jan. 27. With the exception
of the day when the news of the fall of
LaJdysmith was hourly expected, the
past week has been a period of greater
anxiety than lany other during the
campaign. A momentary feeling of re
lief was caused by the capture of
Spionkop, but it has given away to
anxiety and gloom.' To all appearances
fighting, is in as precarious a position
the British army, after three months'
as it ever was.
Despite the constant pouring of 1
troops every general in South Africa
ants reinforcements, and it is 'beyond
question that the Boer tactics, courage"
and (mobility have everywhere been too
much for them. The English almost
certainly .outnumbered i tlje :ors " at
every point, tout the. successful manner
with 'hictT the present Boer com
manders (have managed to conceal thei'
numerical strength by taking . advan
tage of the wonderful mobility of their
tToops Is regarded by European mili
tary experts as one of the most extra
ordinary features of the war. The
estimates of their strength range, from
60,000 to 100,000. The war office, it is
understood, puts the number at 75,000.
Signer Ihgani, who has just arrived
at Rome from L6reiwso Marquez, says
the Boers have a&y amount of muni
tions of war but fodder and breadstuff s
are beginning to run low.
General Buller's first batch of f de
spatches, covering the operations only
up to December 15, published in last
evening's Official Gazette, has done
nothing to revive confidence in! the
commanders. General Methuen laments
the want of cavalry and horse artillery,
that prevents himi from reaching the
fruits of hard fought battles", and yet
he acknowledges the omissions of the
most ordinary precautions, saying tie
had not expected any determined
sistance at MddJder river. Again
re
he says: , ,
"All my information was to the ef
fect that Modder and Riet rivers were
fbrdable anywhere; informa'tion which
proved quite incorrect."
Methuen apparently did not consider
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It his duty to discover the character of
his columns' route or the probable dis
position of the enemy's forces.
Meanwhile Methuen with ' a large
force is doing" nothing. French . antf
Gatacre are1 doing little more, and
Buller has been skillfully drawn into a
locality composed of a network of
mountains, no more fit for offensive
operations than Switzerland.
NO NEWS FROM SPbNKOP.
London, Sunday, Jan. 28.No official
or unofficial news in reference to Spion
kop is printed this morning. Though.
Have You Property
: For Sale or Rent ?
We have demand for ev
' eral large and small farms if
prices are Batisfactory; also
improved and unimproved
city property that win be
eold at bargain, prices.
We can find teaanbi at once
7 for a leasts ten mall
furnished l. "w" unfumtehed
bousest " ' ' V '
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Real Estate Agents,
r 23" Patton .Avenue
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the Eastern Extension .TelegraspH conr
pany announces that there is ' ho AeVauyl
on the eastern route all unofficial' mes4,';
I sages; take from one to three ''daJ&M
rtransmissloh. The cable ,cpixipa-';
lci;i iaa,t me repairs 10 Ljm . wesuei n
cable will be completed today' and the
new, Anglo-African cable will be com
plete February 20. ' ' '
There Is no confirmation of the , re .
ported relief of Maf eking.' ijo one en
tertains any hopes of the truth of. the
sory.that the garrison lias 'Nbeen re
lieved. The war office has ho informa
tion on the subject. . '
GEN FRENCH RECONNOITER.
London, Jan. 2tl The war ofhce re
ceived the following from' General
Roberts: "General French reconhoit
ered the enemy's position January 23,
and found it strongly intrenched jfct
Peitfonteln. The situation remains
unchanged." ' .
IS BAD -NEWS CONCEALED?;
London, Jan. 27. The defense' com
mittee o the cabinet met at the war
office this afternoon, Lord Salisbury
presiding. In connection with the
aneeting of the defense committee of'
the cabinet today, the rumor is reit
erated that the war office is concealing
the gravest kind of news from the Up
per Tugela river. Sir Michael Hi c--.-Beach,
chancellor of exchequer, came
to London purposely to attend the de
fense committee meeting, 'and Joseph
Chamberlain, secretary of state for the
colonies, gave -up other engagements
for the same reason.
CASUALTIES YET TO BE REPORT
ED. The war office announces that the
casualties reported by Buller yesterday
occurred in the battle of Lyttleton's bri
gade, which, so far as known, was not
engaged in the capture of Spionkop. It
appears, that they are additional to the
considerable Casualties which Buller
reported as having occurred at Spion
kop. POWERFUL EXPLOSIVE I OR THE
BOERS.
Paris, Jan. 27. It i's stated that an
American named Turpin is on his way
I to the Transvaal to assist the Boers in
w viv. -
the manufacture of an explosive which
he claims is more powerful than melin
ite. The explosive is Turpin's own in
vention, SPAIN MANUFACTURING SHELLS
FOR ENGLAND . . ' "
Maidrid, Jan. 27. The Impairclal
(newspaper) stated today that the fao-
torFt?Bii3ee"n"" supplying
munitions to England and 60,000 shells
already had len' delivered
tfen was brotrghtiup in" the chamber to
day and Premier SirvfekLlba reply said
thait the cofltratflV's'igneA'toefoTC'.the
war and the government -had ! not "pre
vented the exportatloii.- ...
MONTAGUE WHITE S MISSION
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Washingtn Jaol. 27. Montague
White, the f brmer .Transvaal agent in.
London, . whoi is nwr itf Waihington,
unofficially received! todtety - a telegram
from Dr. Leyds, Tranivaal diplomatic
agent int Europe, in answrr i& ah" in
quiry from' Wihite as to" Leyds. officiai
status. The acft1ir&cy of White' state
ment that Leyds wa accredited and
fully recognized as minister plenipo
tentiary of the Trans vaal 'to the con ti-'
nental powers, was questioned, and.
White cabled Leyds for information qq
the subject. LeyidTs said White's
statement is correct. White has made
no move to secure official recognition.
He is non-corncmittal as to whether he
is likely to ask recognition)..
It is understood that in an Interview
with President McKlnley yesterday
White did not refer to the matter.
SEABOARD AIR LINE
INJUNCTION REFUSED
.Judge Speer Holds That Richmond
Case Should be Decided First.
Atlanta, an. 27. In the ca-se of Mlttael
Dady, of Brooklyn, versus Seaboard
Air Line consolidation with the Georgia
and Alabama railroad, judge Speer to
day, in the United States curcuit court
at Macon, rendered a lecision denyirg
the .right of the complainaat 10 a tem
porary injunction, and the decision v?s
Abased partly on the fact of the-- bM
pending '"before Judge " Wad-lell in the
n . . et. g ltcuU court f RichmMd.
to enjoin the. same consolid'i.tion. Judge
Speer held that the Richm cape
should be decided' before he should pro
ceed further. -; i
EULOGIES IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 27. The session of
the house today was exceedingly 'brief,
mainly devoted to eulogies of the late
Congressman. '' Baird, of Louisiana.
Among those who spoke wtas Mr. Hen
ry, of Texas. At the conclusion of the
speeches, as a further mark of respect
the house adjourned.
SMALL-POX IN MISSISSIPPI.
Jackson, Miss., ,Jan. 27. Tae date
board of health met 'today.- The small
pox situation was .declared serious all
over the starte, and.' the" boa recom
mended compulsory viccmition. The
board has no money, and cannot supply
vaccine ' points uniatil tho legislature
makes an appropriation.
THE JAMESTOWN STILL STRANDED,
Norfolk, Jam 27. All; attempt to float
the steamship Jamestown have been
: futile. - She was lightened considerably
j today, and powerful tugs attempted to
; haul her off, but failed. She is evident-
ay hard fast. 'Eatremely low twee nave
prevailed of late, and until a strong flow
comes in, it is Ibelieved that the vessel
cannot be .floated.. ; - '
MrsFf. R. Darby says: "Camphorline
i Is not only " good for. chapped hands but
for burns .and inflamed, surfaces tijtoo
. My huslband would have , been -badly
uiuiKU me. uniri ...unj .iinu- jl uvt uwu
Caphlprline quickljr and, freely.",-
azette, want ads jone -cent a word '-
OYS MAY
E MEXICO
"Sondra Can Say Good-by to
the Mexican Re
, public"
Americans Buidozed by GeD.
Torres' Soldiers.
Miners
and Cowboys of Southern
Arizona Organize.
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Breparing to . Enter Sonora Province
and Avenge the Murders.
THE KILLING OCCURRED DURING
TORRES' RECENT ROUND-UP OF
YAQUI INDIANS NEAR THE
ARIZONA BORDER CONSUL AT
JUAREZ ASKED TO INVESTI
GATE. El Paso, Tex., Jan. 27. Friends of
George Lunt and Charles Burns, re
ported to have been butchered with
several other Americans by Mexican
General Torres-at a recent round-up of
Yaqui Indians today made formal ap
plication to the American consul at
Juafez, Mexico, for a full investigation
of the affair. The consul at Juarez
notified the state department and tele
graphed the consular .agent at Guay-
a Mexico, for.a complete -report of
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Nacp, Ariz., today confirm the killing
of Lunt, Burns and four others,
H. J.-Corburti, now here from Bis
bee. ' Arizona, says the cowboys anr"
teinfiroT" SouW .Arizona and Mex'i
do li'ave organised and are preparing
ta invade Sonora and avenge the mur
ders!. He declares thev -yill Ssrht
t WMexlcan troops for the in
dealofSonora. ' The Sl-faso
TJjnee say it the .reports of ' the inur
ier pfove true Soriora nay say good
bye to the Mexican republic.
THE MILITARY AND CIVIL
AUTHORITY IN CUBA
Havana Papers Comment Urging
Union Under Cuban Flag
Havana, Jan. 27. The issue between
Civil Governor Nunez and MilitirV
Governor Ludlow over an order of Lud
low's to the mayor of Havana to sub
mit his budget to hlnn instead of Nu
nez, has caused some discussion by the
papers on the subject, and La Lucha
expresses the hope that General Wood
will immediately , define the respective
authority of the military and civil gov
ernors. La Patria newspaper) is much exer
cised Over the reported declaration of
the negro leader, Quehtin Bandera, at
.Bayamo who is quoted1 as saying
when objection was made to young
men wearing Spanish .nag. in ' their,
buttonholes, that their love and respect
still clings to-the Spanish flag because
if serving under any other but their
own they would use the African flag.
La Patria says there should be no
African flag, because it wouM stand for
barbarian. Cubans must look for the
Cuban flag, because it is the only one
that can ever float on the island. It
urges all people, Spaniards, Cubans,
blacks and whites, to unite unfJer the
Cuban flag.-
A LYNCHING IN COLORADO.
An scaped Convict Who Murdered
His Keeper Hanged.
Canon. City; Colo., Jan. 27. Thomas
Reynolds wag -lynched! laist night. Ret
inoids, 'ho wa captured near Florence,
was immediately brought tov this city .
At the edge of the town he was met by
a large mob,' taken from- the officers
and strung fop to a telephone, pole in
full view of the penitentiajry.-
Reynolds and three other convicts
murdered Captain Rboney, the guajW,
and escaped from the penitentiary on
Monday night Capital punishment
has been abolished in Colorado and this
OUB FiyE DON'TS
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. We don't sell a pair of glasses
just for the sake of -making a sale.
We don't allow the patient to
decide which is best. We have,
spent time and money learning
the "how."
We donl ruan down another op
tician's work. If we can improve
upon it, so much to our credit.
We dont "blow our own horn.'
If we prove - tfurselves skillful,
others will do it 't orrus. ;
r We don't, change for examina
tion. , .
BAKER & CO.,
SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS.:
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undoubtedly was one of the
which led to t!he lynching.
reasons
uenver,. Jan. 27. A rumor reached
here this interning that Wagner, anoth
er convict implicated in the killine of
Rowney, had been- captured and lynch-
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SENATOR MASOir REQUESTED
TO RESIGN HIS SEAT
Tippecanoe Clab of Chicago Says He
Encouraged Agninaldo.
Chicago, Jan. 27. By an almost
unanimous vote today the Tipecanoe
club requested Senator Mason to re
sign' his seat in the senate and his name
was ordered erased from the roll of
honorary members of the club. The
majority of the political action com
mittee of the club presented a report
declaring hte attitude antagonistic to
the policy of President McKinley and
the republican party, that he had en
couraged Aguinaldo and that he had
allied himself with the copperhead and
mugwump element.
NORWEGIAN WARSHIP
APPROACHING NICARAGUA
Will Probably Seize Blnefields in Or
der to Collect Damages.
New Orleans, Jan. 27. The (trouble
predicted between Norway and Nlcau-
ragua growing out of the Reyes rebel
lion is expected to reach the acute etage
in the next few days, when a Norwegian
man-of-war is expected to appear at
Rluefields to compel the payment of
damages claimed because of the till
'treatment of Norwegians by the Nica
raguan government during the rebellion.
The rebels seized 'a Norwegian vessel
and used her as a transport. Later, aif
ter the suppression of the rebellion, the
vessel was boarded by government
troops, in spite of protests by the Nor
wegia nconsul and an American taken
and carried to Bluefields jail. This out
rage brought the matter to the atten
tion of the Norwegian authorities.
It is underetood that the Norwegian
government intends to collect the
amount of the damages demanded in
the same manner that the English" col-
' Port CoiiT, n"
iecrea sf3;yuy la is6 stvv- ..: - r. - wvT
the Pacific coast. That Is, seize the
port and collect the customs until the
amount of the claim 5s paid. Blue fields
jsthe port that probably will be'seized,
and as Bluefield is owned by Americans
it rtflay Jeaid t wme dionaaio (relatiooB
Witii ,'thte country. . . . ".- .".
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
IN ITALY AND SPAIN.
One Hundred and Twenty-four Deaths
, iii One Day at Barcelona.
ftome, Jan. 27. There is an influenz
epidemic in Italy and Spain. There are
thirty thousand cases irt Italy, but a
majority of th.em are of a mild order.
In Barcelona, Spain, there were 124
deaths from influenza yesterday. The
pope ordered special prayers for its ces
sation. PHIL D. ARMOUR, JR., DEAD
Pasadena, Cal., Jan. 27. Phil D.
Armour, Jr., aged 31, after a few hours'
illness, died near Santa Barbara of con
gestion of the lungs. He left Chicago
three weeks ago in excellent health.
He was' one of the three members of
the firm of Armour & Co., the other
two being his father and brother, J.
Ogden Armour.
BARGAIN PICTURE FRAMING.
To close out about thirty-odd patterns
of moumdiags,. will make frames from
them at about half price while thty lar '..
The richest line of TaJble Glassware
ever shown in Asheville. Cut and gold
Inlaid " furmSshed in very delicate tinte."
Our own importation just at hand.
J. H. LAW, 35 Patton Avenue.
"In winter's cold and summer's parch
ing heat," use Camphorline, for chapped
handa and face, tan, sun burn, etc 25c.
all druggists.
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Agency
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GUNPOWDER, three grades.
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GOVERNMENT
OF PORTO RICO
Changes Made in ' Foraker
Bill by tne SenatK
Committee. "
Not to Extend United States
Constitution over Island.
Evidence of a Change in Sentiment
As to Government, f"
Congress Likely to decide to Treat the
' Island as a Colony.
CONSIDERATION OF IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS AS TO REVENUE
LAWS, COURTS AND REPRESEN
TATION DEFERRED BY THE
COMMITTEE.
Washington, Jan. 27. The senate
committee on Porto Rico today consid
ered and,amended the bill for the gov
ernment of . 'the island introduced by
Mr. Foraker. The most important
change was the striking out of the bill
the extension of the constitution of the
United States over the island. One of
the specific objections was applying
trial by jury system to the island which
an extension of the constitution would
entail, it being the opinion of the
commi'ttee that that system could not
be successfully operated under present
conditions there.
The paragraphs extending the cus
tom an"d internal revenue laws of the
United States over Porto Rico, estab
lish" 6 -w. leaerai court iv i . ia,na
and providing for i'ts representation in
-
congress by a delegate . was passed
over until the next meeting.- Thife is
taken. tp. mean that there ; is 'a change,
of sentiment as to 'the manner the isl
and shall be governed. It is probable
that a resolution will be adopted by
congress providing for treating" the
Island as, a colony.- t- - - " '
STATEMENT OF PROCEEDS.
fronts Turned Over to tharity, Al
though They are Small.
After all the tickets had been ac
counted for in the presentation of
"Hazel Kirke" Friday evening by the
Asheville dramtic club it was ascer
tained that the club did not lose any
money, 120 tickets having been sold 'at
50 cents, 31 at 35 cents and 7 at 25
cents, (mSaking $72.60. The expenses of
the production jvere ,$70.55, leaving the
net proceeds $2.05. Of this Prof. Dug
gan received1 half-i and the"' balance,
$1.05, will be given to the Children's
Home.. In addition to this members -of
the club ihave subscribed $4 and the
total of $5.05 will be turned over to the
Children's Home tomorrow.
The members of the club are partic
ularly anxious to extend their thanks
to the Chapman-Warren company for
their aid in lending properties and in
assistance Friday evening.
The, Gazette is able to state authori
tatively in regard to rumors and stories
of friction between the club anidi Prof.
Duggao, which were circulating yester-
J day that relations (between
them are
most amicalble. Prof. Duggan's de
mand was simply In payment for ser
vices rendered, as he saw it, and everything-
between - thero has been, set
tled to the entire satisfaction of all.
The club did not lose anything by the
play, as the foregoing statement shows,
which included everything. Members
of the club still have the highest regana
for Prof. Duggan. and what he did for.
them, while he has no fault tor find,
although the proceeds were small.
REGULAR TERM ENDED.
Landon Philips Declared Not Guilty
Yesterday.
-The regular termi of criminal court
ended yesterday and tomorrow a spe
cial termi of court .will open. The
grand jury made its report yesterday.
Tt bad examined the county institu
tions and found them in gcod condition.
The need of more storage room for
books and papers in the office of the
clerk of the superior court was shown
and a new vault- recommended for the
sheriff's office. A new vault is also
I recommended for the register of deeds'
4 office, a part of the commissioners'
5 rooms will be used. It was recom-
S mended that the : jail be better heated
and lighted. A special comittee, com
posed of M. D. Shook, C. H. Shope
and C. L. Garren,, reported as to the
alleged lack of discipline in Big Ivy
convict camp, which they stated had
no foundation . , -
The jury In the Landohi S. Phillips
case returned; su verdict of not guilty
after being out all nght.:
Harry Miller, colored1, was given
twelve months on; tHe chain gang for
carrying' &. pistol.' V;.".,
Jim Greenlee coiored recelveffl a sen
tencC.of" twid) months for assault.
In the case of Charlie Parker, charg-
I ed with larceny, there- was a mistrial,
?lthe jury stahding" nine to three rtor
conviction.' ' The . case was
continued!.
, until, the next, term,
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