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nCQTRFIHIlFR &C0HP11HY. In order to make foom for our new Spring Dress Goods Tve will put on sale, a large number of pieces of dress goods which are in stock at the fol lowing prices: thirty pieces 40 inchfes in width, half wool goods, worth 35 c , this sale 21c. the yard. Twenty pieces ranging in price from 60c, 65c. to 75c. Special 49c. the yard. 100 Skirt Remnants for les than half price. Millinery one-fourth nrlorirml nrire. trimmed nr iintnmmpri WREICHER&CO 51 Pat ton Avenue. MASSAGE.. AND PACKS. Treatment for 1 KERVOUS, RHEUMATIC nd OTHER DISEASES. Special: IHTJRB BRANDT MASSAGE FOR FEMALE DISEASES; ALSO FACE MASSAGE. PROF. EDWIN GRUNER, uate Chemnitz College, Germany. wmeriy with Oakland Heights.! Sanitarium, i i. MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 206. Home or Office Tretatmemit. Office honra 11 a m tr 1 t tti in IP.DL OSTEOPATHY. E. S. Willard D. O.. Osteopatbist. vmce over Dr. T. C. Smltn'a Drug An. wre, Court Square. Office hours, 9 a. m. to 12 nooa, and 30 o 5 30 p. m. , feRE 39 South Main Street; Has i rcry lare:e sthir n.i. wlMch. nap k . . bought to the very best advan- wr the benefit at out customers. Respectfully, - C. S. COOPER. EX-MINISTER PHELPS DEAD: Uv Haven, March Ex-MInteterto Pgiand William Walter Pheflns, pro- khTrof law at Yale college;-died bete - u.ternoom of pneumonia ' . ' . lTr by year the sales of Oampttwr- ZUr. iCttse. uouitt tniB '; oe true All druggists. an r .i -1 ,. - 1 Ilea t " n .-, '.Bnnfti1 jja . use sBLUllUWrLmSf tl KMO-rt WUm rax;e' tan, sum burn, etc . c . . . -.,., . regret to eay that iw Ihave 70 fid Jn hand, but will give you any I 1 and for lea rnvmv -"thaiDi vtm can FEED STORE P. ENGLAND'S ONLY TERMS Will Grant Peace Only Unconditional Sur render. on More Burnous ofcNegotiations . by the Boers. Roberts' Forces Preparing to Cross the River. Mafekinfir Subjected to Continuous Bombardment. THE BOERS SAID TO BE PREPAR ING TO MAKE A STAND IN THE ORANGE FREE STATE BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS GOING FOR- WARD KRUGER WERE, AT THE MARCH 7. AND STEYN BATTLE OF London, March 10. While official and semi-official telegrams from Pre toria speak emphatically of stiffening of Boer resistance in the face of re verses and the prevalence of a spirit of desperation, several English corre spondents continue to declare that not only are the Free State Boers demor alized and anxious for peace, but that the Transvaal also wants peace by which it may escape a prolongation of the exhausting struggle. Ttruger and Steyn are credited with approaching the British government with a proposition of the terms on which they are prepared to negotiate peace. The vast bulk of opinion 4n ; Great Britain continues to be wholly opposed- to peace on any terms except unconditional ' surrender by the two republics and that is the same view held by the government. , Rumors have been current in the lot bies of parliament for two days that the republics have made representa tions looking to peace, but these are inadmissible. Meanwhile nothing of importance, has been received, concern ing the military movements - in South Africa. It is pretty clear that Rob erts' operations on March 7 failed in their main object through the skilful rapidity of the Boer retreat. TO CROSS MODDER RIVER. London, March 9. A later despatch from General Roberts, dated Poplar Grove, March 9, was received! at the war office tonight. It says: "Clements reports he has occupied Norval's pont and the adjacent drift. On the arrival of the engineers and pontoons the troops will crc-rs- the river, when neces sary repairs to tEe railway bridge will be commenced. Gatacre occupied Burgherdorp March 7. The loyal in habitants were most enthusiastic. Scouts report that many rebels in that neighborhood were anxious to surren der." MAFEKING BOMBARDED. Bloemfontein, March 7. News has just reached here from Petersburg that Boer scouts captured! 150 horses belong ing' to the British m tne xooaoosrana district. They discovered tnat tne tt1isVi bad remained stationary since the ' surrender of Cronje, at Paarde here. The latest intelligence fromi Maremng slhows that the town is subjected to y.nntiTiimus fierce DomDaraineni n J, A. It.-. Boer besiegers. A BOER DEFENSIVE LINE. Pretoria, March 7: The Boer com mandier at Van Keenans pass repuits that there has .been no advance of tne British since the republican rorces re treated from the vicinity of Ladysmith For Rent. An idieeanitty furnished reel- dence or io iwnw; . uw fiimishlnfirs: fuiroaco beat, large grounds, stabae, etc 1AA Twetrty-room furnished bqaatl tnc hout, complete in evlMTjpar HcuIIar, on beet residence etreet; large garden and grounds, sta ble etc. $75.00; r - Caiainnimg little cottage ,f six rooms; tastefully furnished; pi ana and library; cosy and com fortable, $40.00. . . Three f umBslhed flats, 22 to A nlumber of othecs. .cUy and suburban, furnished. end unfur- I VilLKIE & LaBftRBE, Rtal Estate Aueuis , Pboaie 61. 23 Patton.'Ave. ; BAKER de CO-, '.No 45 PattOnAVCUUCi Commandant General Joubert has been' actively organizing a defensive, line in the Biggarsberg range. , MOVING FORWARD. London, March 9. Lord Roberts has moved ten miles nearer Bloemfontein. evidently with a view of seizing and utilizing the railroad possibly to reach the Free State capital in three or four days, whence he may begin repairing the railroad southward, meeting the British advance from Cape Colony: which maybe expected" to be hastened as soon as General White takes com mand . , The British occupied Jamestown un opposed yesterday and the Boers are reported as retreating beyond Aliwal north, so that Cape Colony is practically clear Of armed Boers. Reinforcements from Natal are go ing to Roberts. General Warren's divi sion and some artillery have already been ordered to join the commander-in-chief, so that the latter is preparing for all eventualities, including possible desperate opposition to his-crossing 'the Vaal river and the necessity of a siege of Pretoria, Where thousands of natives are reported to be employed in the con construction of defensive works, con cerning which such secrecy is maintain ed that no one is allowed) to walk or drive on the outskirts of the town. The Prince of Wales this morning in spected Pagret's Horse and Dunraven's sharpshooters, attached to the imperial yeomanry, prior to their departure for South Africa. AMEER'S POSITION, London, March 9. The ameer of Afghanistan has authorized 3iis agent in London to publish the following statement of the policy of Afghanistan towards Great Britain and Russia. After saying he had tdfevoted much; anx ious thought to the possibility of Russia taking advantage of the Transvaal war to advance through' Afghanistan on In dia, his highness, adds: I have come to the conclusion that Russia feared Afghanistan, as war with the Afghans would mean a gener al rising of all Islam, which would spread through Russian Asia. Russia has not troops enough to combat with such a rising. Her hold on the Mussui- men countries she has conquered is in secure. They hate her anrcfi with ten times her power Russia could not fight Afghanistan and India success fully. Afghans prefer death to slavery and their women and children are being taken by Russians." The ameer says: "England must re member that I am always Teady to fight for her on land, here or in India." PRESIDENTS THERE. The war office has received the fol lowing from Lordi Roberts: "Poplar Grove, MarcSt" 9: Presidents Kruger and Steyri. were btih present at the fight on March 7 and did all in itheir power to rally their troops. The rout. however, was complete, the men de claring they could not stand against the British artillery and such a formida ble force of cavalry." CAUTIOUS TACTICS. . Chicago, March 9. The Record's cor respondent at London cables: It is expected now that the Orange Free State and Transvaal Boers will make a stand on the ridge of hills be tween Ventersburg and Senekal, north east of WFnbuTg. Lord! Roberts, how ever, may have anticipated such a de velopment when he ordered General Buller to move westward from Lady- smith and if possible to force his way over Van Reenen's pass. It is thought that Gneral Buller's objective is Beth lehem. Orange Free State, on a direct road rurining southeast fo Senekal and only fifty miles fliistant therefrom. .Thence, if General Buller gains the po sition, he can move against the rear of the Boers when they lie massed in the hills northeast of Winburg waiting to meet the advance of the British coming up from the south. Wednesday's battle is interpreted as disclosing plainly the fact that the Boers intend henceforth to fight with extreme caution and strictly in de fense. with no unseemly scruples about runnine away to save themselves- for another fight. TO CLEAR ORANGE FREE STATE; No doubt is entertained of Lord) RoT erts intention to clear the Orange -Free State of Boers before beginning his marrh to Pretoria. The overanxious fear that (has obtained in some quar ters. in London seems to have been bon merely of the enthusiastic desire of Britons at home to see the first real victories of the war followed by an im mediate rush to the Transvaal's capi tal; for .surely Roberts is too good soldier ever to dream of seeking trouble in front while eaving trouble and" vast deal of it behind. . It is believed that the Orange Free Staters, caught between the forces of General Clem ents, Brabant and Gatacre and those 6 Lord Roberts, will dribble off to their farms and disappear as a fighting ele ment in the contest. Otherwise it . is expected that they will be (hopelessly beaten. SKIRMISHING IN THE TBANS ; VAAL. . According to" unofficial advices the Transvaal has been invaded by a Brit ish, flying column,-which first crossed the eastern border from Zululand February 28. If is asserted that the British column wasvflrst thrown for ward to repel a large party pf Boer- raiders who Shad . .pecupied Melmiotfi, and: ,the British, force is saM now 'to have occupied and intrenched Itself on Catasa hill, nine anlles inside the I'ransvaal boundary. Many.skirmishe's are reported to . have taken place, In which several IBoers were- killed, the British escaping without loss. ' ? .REBELLION IN, CAPE COLONY: Considerable is" fel 'in London regarding the reports of sjwide- r, CoQ.tlnnid on fifth rre.l CENTRAL AMERICAN WAR INEVITABLE Such is the Beport From Nicaragua 'i President Zelaya Actively Ee- crniting Men. New Orleans. March 9. Passengers pho arrived from Bluefields, Nicaragua, and Porto Lin ion, -Coata Rica, today de clare that war between Nicaragua and CQSta: Rica is inevitable. President Zettaya, of Nicaragua, is actively re cruiting mem. . It is reported that he has sent emissaries to Costa Rica . to endeavor to start a revolution there against President Igleza. Zelaya has granted amnesty to fifty Americans who were charged 1 with being imbricated in the Reyes , rebellion, and will endeavor o ootain their aid in organizing an American aegiomjCor use against Costa Rica. Americans to Ooipta ,Rica haye offered the government of that country tneir services in the event of war. The British warship Tribune has ar rived atPorto Limon . Fedricd Mora, with 800 men. well arm ed, and equipped, is said to be on the Nicarajguam side of the boundary, mak- ang prejparaiticms to invade the province of Guatnacaete and march to the city of San Jose. The Costa Rican govern- men has about l,0o0 men on the border awaiting the invasion, and does not seem to consider it of great import ance, although taking every precaution possible to prevent the success of Mo ra's plans. Mora, who is a native of Costa Rica, was editor of a naoer known as tb- Spanish-American Agricuralist in New York until 1897, when he was convicted of counterfeiting and sentenced to two years' imprisonment and a fine of $2, 000. He served his term in Sing Sing,. but his fine was rerhiitted when it was shown that he was entirely without means. Last August- be went to Nica ragua, wher.e he has since been patron ized by President .elaya, who is sup posed to be secretly backing h'is attempt to-arouse a revolution in Coata Rica. It is supposed that Zelaya wants to get Mora into power in order that he may cede to Nicaragua a strip of ter ritory, about 8,000 square milles in area along the lakes and San Juan river. This territory was long in dispute, and President Cleveland was asked to arbi trate between the two countries. After a thorough investigation he decided in favor --tit Costa Rica, and now having failed 'ito secure control of it by diplom acy, Zelaya is trying to get Jit by force. becaueel in that case the canal would be entirely within Nicaraguan territory. The United States has se two gun- boata- down there to look after our in- terests in case of a war, which would suggest that the naval authorities an- ticipte!erious trouble. RUNGIE RESIGNS FROM CUBAN COMMISSIONS In Order to Save General Wood From Embarrassment. i Havana, March 9. Runcie, the au thor of the article in the North Ameri can Review which aroused the anger of Cubans, today resigned from the finance, lats and electoral commis sions. The Cuban members of the commissions, many of whom are cab inet officers, sent word to Runcie today, that they intended resigning unless he did. Runcie's step was 'taken to pre vent embarrassment to General Wood. Secretary Root and General Wood vis ited Pinar del Rio today. Tomorrow itoot with General Lud low will inspect the Havana depart ment. The editor of ubano says that as a majority of the Cubans are so strongly for independence the coming election will likely be largely fought on the per sonal fitness of the candidates. The cruiser New York and the gun boat Machias arrived today. The Tex as and Detroit are expected tomorrow. PROGRESS OF CAMPAIGN IN THE PHILIPPINES Gen- Bates' Troops Occupy Two Dis tricts Vigilant Patrol- Manila, March 9. A despatch from the Laffan Bureau correspondent at Nueva Cacrea province of North Cama rimes, March 7, states that General Bates troops occupied" Daett and tn : Mambulao gold fields without resist ance.1 The first named district is about fifty miles from Nueva Cacres, while province of Luzon. The situation im the ) province of South Camarines 9s rapid ly clearing. Vigilant patrols are main tained in the semi-peaceful districts. BEEF FOR SOLDIERS. A Big Shipment Bound for Manila ' Leaves Chicago. Chicago, March 9. Thirty -two refrig erator oars 700,000 pounds of ham and bacon, cured under yernment formula with a view to preservation, im tropical climates, bound for he Americaa sol diers in the PhfiLipptnest ; has left Chi cago on the CMcago & Alton railroad, and will go direct tio 'Sam Francisco, where It wUli be transferred from the refrigerators o a waiting transport and thence to- Manila. . The meat la fromthe packing firm of Swift & Company, and te the first con signment of meat prepared in this new way by the company. ; After the hams were . smoked and cured 'int the usual manner, they were pflaced in a white muslin sack. Then a.;thin coating of oat hulls was placed around the ham and another sack of white drilling was drawn over all. . Then the ham was packed in, .salt. ' Stkyards.Egben, -say that Sams, thus jtreateds wiH.'reaA ,M& ndla in the best condition, rains, damp effect on , tnem. The oat nuns - Keep out the moisture and the salt .the, heat. The bacon which formed a. tt vf the shipment was prepared with quite as much care. One-third of the harem wm put up in three-quarter pound tin cans. This (bacon was mad from the chicest hogs, specially Selected to the pens. After- it was placed in cans a powerful pump was attached and as it was hotae sealed all the air inside was drawn out. one of these cans of bacon constitutes a day's ration for one man. The bal- ance or tne bacom in this shipment is put up in strips WTappea in, white mus- l!in.' and drilling and then placed in vent ilated cases so that air is given free ac cess to circulate between the lavera of meat. The train conveying this meat to San Francisco . over the Alitom ajid TTninn Pacific railroads shouad reach tlm tnst in five days, ibe transferred to tie transports in one and reach Manila in fifty days. STILL BRINGING BODIES FROM THE RED ASH MINE Twenty-Five Rescuers Overcome by' Afterdamp. Thurmond, W. Va., March 9. The work of recovering the bodies from the Red Ashe mine has progressed more slowly today than at any ame since the search was inaugurated. During the day fully twenty-five persons engaged in the search were overcome owing to 'the presence or"Tafter3amp. Six bod ies, badly decomposed, had been taken out up to a late tour tonight. POWDER WORKS DESTROYED. Terrible Explosion in New Jersej Four Men Killed. Patterson, N. J., March 9. The Ju- hus Smith powder works at Pompton Diew up this afternoon, killimg four em ployees ot the tuse mill. The main powder building was wholfy destroyed, and the damage will be $50,000. It is .said the explosion was due to the care lessness of Pattersom men. Houses within a mile were wrecked. KNOCKED OUT BY McGOVERN. New York, March 9. McGovern, the champion) f eatherweighit pugilist of the world, had a marrow escape froin- "de feat at the hands of oscar Gardner, the ''Omaha Kid," at the Broadway Ath letic club tonight. Gardner was knocked clean Out in the third round by a left hand swing to the jaw, after at taining five knock downs in the second. round. ' -' 4 i - The westerner had no chance. It was in the first round that McGoverm came within a shade of losing his title.. Gard ner managed to catch the champion on the point of the chin with a right hand swing. The punch was glancing, yet it' sent him to the boards. Terry was so ratled that he took hold of Gardner's leg and almost upset him. as he was try ing to get 'to his feet. As soon as Mc Govern recovered, by wonderful speed and strength, he showed beyond doubt that he is the most remarkable fighter in the world at hia weight. He was a hot ifavorite at 10 to 4. At home and abroad hundreds now use Camphortine. The famous chapped hand and rough skin lotion. Fountain syringes perfect goods only. a new lot, $1.00 to $2.25 at Grant's. Wood's Songster Food for canary birds 10c. at Grant'. It is money well spent when you buy Grant's No. 24 fcr colds and la grippe- 25c. at Grant's. DR. BALLARD'S Barbecue Toaet il lustrated, by Fred. A. Hull, is now on sale at all the book stores in the city. A rho1r nallwicm of Wood's and J Maridervillle and King's flower seeds at Grant's. Eilm Lozenges for all Irritations of the throat, 5c. at Grant's. Mira. F. R. Darby says: ' 'Cam phorl ine is not only good for chapped hands but for burns and inflamed surfaces also. My husband would have been badly burned the other day had I not used Camphorlise quickly and freely." Lenten Dishes. 0&99 Bobin Brand Salmon Steak, Soused Mackerel inTomato Sauo4 Findon Haddocks, Kippered Herring, Selected Codfish, Beardsley's Shredded Codfish, Star Lobster, Fresh Barataria Shrimp, No. 1 Fat Mackerel la tin peUs rtth beads curt &Jte CUt DfCi t . Agency "R0CKBR00K FARr.l" CREAMERY BUTTER. CLARENCE SAWYER . - Buecessor to W. F. -finMrs? NORTH COURT SQUARE. ww REPORTED FAVORABLE I h ft Hav- rmin POtnto Tpfldtu J WI",VW,WIV' i i uuij Amended Before Present ed to the Senate. iTho Ponal Mnxr 1 TPt-Z4ia T J " 11U"1CU if Necessary, Bill for Appropriation to Porto Ricans Reported, Private Pension Bills Occupy Sessions in the House, MASON'S BOER SYMPATHY RESO. LTJTION DISCUSSED "RFWTMT CLOSED DOORS THE GALTF5W, IES DISAPPOINTED. .Washington, March 9. The feature of today's uroceedine'S in th sonata was 'the reporting to the senate by the foreign relations committee of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty favorably, af ter it had been amended on the motion of Mr. Davis, nrovidins- that the provisions contained in certain ar ticles of the treaty shall apply to any measure the United States may find it necessary to take "for securing by its own forces the defense of the United States and the maintenance of public order." Mr. Morgan, who opposed the adop tion of the amendment, reserved the right to present a minority report. The majority report is voluminous and mainly consists of a historical re sume of the negotiations of the United States with England and Nicaragua in regard to the construction of the canal. The negotiations leading up to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty are reviewed at considerable length and a portion of that treaty, together with the treaty of 1860 between Enerland and Niest- fagua, the treaty of Wj6? between, -the United States and Nicaragua anjdl a newspaper interview with Adimral Dewey declaring the fortifications of the canal important 'though impractica ble, are contained fhthe report. Previous to the submittal of the treaty Mr. Lindsay discussed, the injustice of the imposition of duty on Porto Rican products, in a speech in opposition to the Porto Rican tariff bill. The reporting of the house bill, mak ing an appropriation for the benefit of Porto Ricans, and discussing of Ma son's resolution of sympathy with the Boers were the only other important events of the session. A recess was taken until evening, and the evening session; was devoted to the reading of the bill providing for a civil code for Alaska. MINORITY REPORT. Washington, March 9. Mr. Morgan this evening submitted to the sen ate the minority report cn the Hay- Pauncefote treaty. He concurs with the statements contained im the majori ty report with regard to the negotia tions and conclusion of the Clayton- Bulwer treaty and. reviews the conten tions of the government in regard to the status of that treaty, and says that ar ticle one of the present reaty removes all objections that might arise under 'the Clayton-Bulwer treaty to the exclu sive right of the Uniteu States to con struct, own, regullate and manage its canal. He opposes Davis' amendment. on the ground that the only legal effect iit cam have ora our rights and powers Is to annul the neutralization of the casual, as provided by article two of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. MASON WAS CHECKMATED. Washington, March 9. The, action of the committee on foreign relations in declining to report back to the senate Mason's resolutions of sympathy for the Boers probably will be sustained. It (Continued on fifth pags.) Private Wire. Continuous Quotations, MDRPHY & COMPAHT, BROKERS oTflnve nrvr-rriM rmifci am PROVISIONS. New 'York JOfSqe Bl Broadway. TelepLone 649. CHURCH STREET, AsmrvTLiaE, n. a t , . - -. REFER TO . Bluer Ridge National Bank, Ashevlllev Charlotte National Rank, Charlotte.N.C. Seaboard National Bank, New York. ; Tjotwry.BanMngC Atlanta; X3o v - Capitol City" Bank, Atlanta, Ga, crauwei w mswu as i $ if ' U Vv-Ts'-SL iri t.Z-: 'i: ':r!.v'. ' 1 - 'r
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