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.? - - - "- - '"- - - 1 - i : , i y," . T v ' ... T-i" ' a v : - 1 JPOL V: m 93 A8HMILLE, N. C., FBIDiY SIOENIN&, MAY 25, 1900. PRICE 5 CENjq s . - , . . : : -'.-.. ",.- . ...!. r - - ' s --. .. ..... f .itru-jmr - sP-s-1 sale of India Siik Waists an Bla, White and tucked nd corded. Gray, Prices $3.25 and $4.00 Worth $4.00 and $5.00 White Wash Waists. The celebrated Eagle Brand, Tvhich for excellence of fit ind workmanship has no qual. We have them tuck ed and corded, some trimmed Trith embroidery and some 51 Patton Ayenne. We are Headquarters lor Garden Hose1. Spider Cotton Hose ... 8c per foot. Comet, 3-4 inch Rubber Hose 10c per foot. f Diamond 3-4 inch Cotton Hose.. ., - 12c per foot. Comet 1 inch Rubber Hose.. ' 18c per foot. Asheyllle Hardware Co. Southeast corner Court Square, 'Phone 87. ..MASSAGE,. AND PACKS. Treatment for: Nervous, Kheuioatlc and other diseases. Special: Thur Brandt Massage for Female Diseases; also Face Massage. .. PROP. EDWIN GRUNER, (Graduate Chemnitz College, Germany. Formerly tth Oakland. Heights Sana torium.) Home or Office 'Treatment. Office hours, 11 a. m. to 1 p. m., 2 to 4 . . m. S5 S, MAIN ST. TELEPHONE 208. The odorless refrigerator ie guaran teed to give perfect satisfaction and is sold only by . Mrs. L. A. Johnson, 43 Patton ave. 1 Housekeepers can rely upow Colum bian Insecticide or roaches and water hugs; Columbian Liquid for bed bugs; Mundus for ants " Grant's pharmacy Wood's lawn grass at Grant. They are never adulterated -Grant's flavoring extracts;- Jemon, vanilla and orange. Grant' pharmacy. - "Wood's Songster Food is best for ca nary birds. No- risk, . 10c. GranT "Pharmacy. ? . ,r,aj , I. , To save yourv clothing . pack with nwth balls. ;i0c At Grant'' pharir- Slug Shot Itor "potato bugs Econoin? ano saie- to nBtsiXAnt'M pnarm vestkeigherigo ' I ii JfT CONTINUES British' Rapidly Approaching the Val River Bound- . ary. . , . Buller Forq Reported Al ready ill Transyaal. Boers Abandoned a Position of Great ' Strength. At Bhenoster Eiver They Were Well Protected. RELIEF 1P MAFEKING SAII TO HAVE BEEN DUE TO A BLUN DER OF ONE OF' THE FEDERAL OFFICERS BATTLE AT BOTHA'S NEK. London, May 25 The war office has issued nothing from South Africa for twenty-four hours. From unofficial sources the News contributes to the belief that the British advance will not be opposed south of the Vaal river, forming the southern boundary of the Transvaal. The position at Rhen oster river which the Boers abandoned was found to be of great strength. The river has almost precipitous banks, 40 feet high, and was intrenched on the south side. There are excellent gun positions on each flank protecting the line of retreat. There is no more su perior position south of the Vaal. The British advance seems ' to be continuing steadily. In addition to General French and General Hamilton being at Prospect an official announce met has been received from Pretoria to the effect that a large British force ffrom ' Hoopstad reached Grayling's drift on the Vaal river Monday. This j is clearly Methuen's division. Anoth er despatch from Pretoria states that 3,000 British- with ten guns are moving in the direction of "Vredenfort . The Boers, according to the Telegraph cor respondent, has gone north of the Vaal river, but evidently little is known of their movement. THE MARCH TO PREORIA. London, May 24.-M3-eneral French has reached. Prospect station, about five miles north of Rhenoster river. The Boers are retreating straight on the Vaal. A despatch from Rhenoster, dated Wednesday, May 23, 7:45 p. in., Bays: "The general opinion is that we will arrive at Pretoria as fast1 as we can march, though the Boers announced to all the country side that they intended to fight to the death." General Ian Hamilton is co-operating in the ad vance on the right. Ihus Lord Rob erts, who presumably, is a few miles behind General French, will reach the Vaal before the end of the week. Na tives report that the Boers have buried two guns in the Rhenoster river. BULLER ENTERS TRANSVAAL. In Natal General Buller's forces have crossed into the Transvaal near Ingogo, but are still held at bay at Laing's Nek, where the Boers are en trenching themselves. With the ex ception of the pass, Natal is clear of the Boers. They have a big gun post ed, but it is doubtful if they will be able to hold the position when threat ened by a flanking movement from the force that crossed the Ingogo river. A despatch from Pretoria announces that the first train north entered Maf eking May 22 and that the first train south is expected next week. It is said that the relief of Mafeking1 is due to a blun der: of one of the ' federal officers, by which General Delacey was foiled in his plan to cut off the relief force, after driving them away from the Molopo river. It is added that the federals have resolved to make a determined defense of the city of Johannesburg; ! mjmkfe. the te mining engineer, has been given six months' leave of ab sence, presumably for. protesting y,0 against the proposition to blow up mines. j ' FIGHTING AT BOTHA'S NEK. Boer Camp, Volksrust, May 22. The British crossed the Buffalo river and were within sight of our position yes- m. m. mi-m. - - . m. m. M. A. A a. m. m. m. . Do Not IMyiy-a - m h m m m m m J " Before seeing1 us. We ' have several ' Interesting bargains to offer, are dally adding to our list . 4nd may have Just what you , want; Prices and terms, will suit. . ' ' , . r WILKIE & LaBflRDE, j riczI EsMc Brokers, a 3 terday. They are busy emplaclnl: heavy cannon at , Schuinshovgte neafc. the scene of the "battle tn the Ingag river in 1881. It is reported that fighCH tag1 occurred at Botha's Nek. Chr& Botha, brother 'of the commander & chief, has been appointed; assistant tS the commander In chief, and : has gi veh;. great satisfaction. He has revived the fighting spirit in many of the federals.: In the ambush between N'Qutu and Mount "' Prospect eight British ,. were killed and thirteen wounded. . 4 TO DEFEND JOHNNESBURiG. Pretoria, May 18, via Lorenzo Mar-. ques. May 21, 2 prm.The govern ment this afternoon issued the follow ing notice officially to the consuls of. neutral powers: "Having regard to the large non combatant population of the Witw&-' tersrand, the greater portion of which are subjects of neutral powers, the: government thinks it desirable to make it known that the military o di cers of the republic are determined to defend the Witwatersrand to the ut-si most in case such action should prove to be necessary. "Furthermore, the government will not hold themselves responsible for the destruction of any property on the rand which may occur or may be nec essary in the course of the defense." The Transvaal government has made' an offer to the British to exchange their prisoners for an equal number of the Boer prisoners, the men to be placed on parole. If the offer is not accepted the 4,000 British prisoners; now at Waterval will be shifted to an other district further away from the': fighting lines. The neutral residents of Johannes burg are greatly alarmed over the de cision reached by the "government to defend that place. It is likely that the Vaal river coal mines will be destroyed should the military contingency require such ac tion. SETTLEMENT STILL FAR AWAY. St. Louis Labor Unions Now Oppose WorldtsFair St. Louis, May 24. The seventeenth day of the strike inaugurated by the employes of the St. Louis Transit com pany found a settlement apparently further away than ever, neither side to the controversy seeming willing ta advance any proposition to end it. The transit company has resumed on all of its lines except the Broadway, Northern Central, Southwestern, Union and the Sputh Sixth street divisions. Non-union nreri continue to come W from other cities,' and as they arrive the company puts them tx work. Thus far no general sympathy strike among labor unions lias been called as it had been expected there would be. The different trades and labor organ izations are showing their sympathy with the strikers by contributing to their support and passing rules fining members for riding on the street cars. Union labor has brought the World's Fair into the strike question. At a mass meeting held last nighi a. resolu tion was passed to the effect that all labor throughout the United States be asked to instruct their representatives to oppose the passage of the World's Fair appropriation bill unless the St. Louis Transit company settles the strike satisfactorily to its former em ployes. The resolution was wired to Speaker Henderson of the house of representatives. Since the strike began 200 arrests of persons alleged to have violated the law in its connection have been made, twenty-five warrants have been is sued, ten indictments reported by i he grand jury, and the remainder of the cases have been taken, 'to the United States courts, where many cf them are still pending. EX-MAYOR A SUICIDE- Body Identified as That of Major E. A. Clark. Louisville, May 24. Chief of Police Gaston of Jackson, Tenn. came to this city this morning and examined the floater who was found in the river several days ago. He had no difficulty in identifying the dead man as Maj. E. A. Clark, ex-mayor of Jackson, Tenn., and one of the best known men of western Tennessee. The remains will be sent to Jackson for burial. Major Clark some time ago went to Memphis, and Is said to have lost a large sum of money on the races', On Mav 6 he came to 'this City and rented a room at 557 Third street. He left his room on the evening of May 7 and the !next morning was found' in the river at tne IWl Ul wekruu'u ouccw w i lxj. c bullet through his head and a revolver HTi rijishned in his hand. There is thought to be. no doubt that he com mitted suicide. PROHIBITIOOWWIIW? Raleigh, F . :C , May 2J .-The prohi bition, state, convention. komtoate;i the following ticket: vV - V 4 1 bovernor-4riehry . Sheete. .of i.Lcingy ton. .. n'; .,- ; eovskhor Tohtt WV'Long Secretary 'o2tat?f--E. ,'L- Parker, .fit Diian ; ; " ; - ' Treasurer Wv Newby, of Wade- viiie--; i;r:nm - ' , i1IditorICehHWi; fef Greensboro;)V: r : ; Superttteide H.' Cf. Stoutfot 'Mltigtprfj" vJEdwii d: Shaver and Jf ; WZmt. fejs eefceted YESTERDAY ; IN CONGRESS Senator Spooner Pays His Respects to the Anti-Imperialists. Declares Col. Bryan is the Worst of the Lot Bacon Urges immediate Independ ence for Cuba. Alaskan Code Bill Still Engaging At tention of the House. II r JlOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE INTRODUCES RULE FOR EARLY J; CONSIDERATION OF ANTI- 8- aTRUST MEASURES FINAL VOTE ON THE TWO BILLS JUNE 1. t Washington, May 24.-The house et at 11 o'clock today and nroceeded forthwith to resume consideration of ne Alaskan civil government bill. Amendments to the mining provisions were adopted to authorize the secre tary of war to grant permits to flredge for gold below mean low water nd to provide that nothing in the act hall be construed as nullifying claims heretofore located. iivusjc buiuuuii.ee UI1 lilt; LiUUISl'" ana purchase exposition to oe held at St. Louis in 1903 this afternoon voted tp report the exposition bill to the J$ouse without recommendation, favor- jsLble or unfavorable. Repres:mtitiv3 Steele, of Indiana, first moved to post pone action for the present session, 'Which was defeated, 2 to 4. Represen tative Joy, of St. Louis, then moved to report the bill favorably, which was lost on a tie vote, 3 to 3. In view cf this tie a motion prevailed to report e jfcdwwithout 'recommenaaprn.rjii jjprder that the house may act finally pn the subject. The bill as perfected pledges the government to an appro priation of $5,000,000 and allows the government a proportionate share of the proceeds of the enterprise. Senator Bacon's resolution for the investigation of collections and ex penditures in Cuba and Senator Spooner's resolution for the govern ment of the Philippines were the top ics in the senate today. Bacon urgent ly advocated the adoption of his reso lution. He closed by expressing a wish that before congress adjourned it would accord Cuba independence'. Spooner's speech was- devoted mainly to a defense of Otis' veracity in con nection with despatches in regard , to the suppression of the. insurrection and a denunciation of the anti-imperialists, especially Bryan. He declar ed Bryan had done more to raise the cry of "imperialism" than anyunan in the United States. After conferring with Speaker Hen derson and the members of the com- mitteeon rules Chairman Rav of the house judiciary committee today in troduced a rule for the early consid eration of the. two anti-trust measures. The rule makes the anti-trust consti tutional amendment a special order as soon as the rule is adopted with a final vote on June 1 at 5 p. m. The anti trust bill is to follow immediately at a final vote at 5 p. m. SICK OF THE COEBEL LAW. Kentucky Democrats R?ady to Repu diate It. Frankfort, Ky., Ma" 24. The ad dress of Senator-elect BlacKbura de claring in favor of a change of policy on the part of the democrats of Ken tucky was generally discussed by the democratic leaders in conference here today. The sentiment appeared to be weli divided on the -.suggestion to in corporate a plank in th 3 - platform fa- mm VySOOiVl " Ritter's Concentrated Un- I r- -- fermented Grape Juice, in CjLyyiL Pah Pint, Pint and Quart itfO Bottles. Absolutely pure, . ":fSf iV5 20, 35 and 55 cents., ; Pure Fruit Shrub,: fai Plot "0WWTl BotUSOceots, '' ' . 5 .. GUSTOS. . 'AK 4 : -1.1 ' i 1 visring copious changes in the election T - Gen J osepfc H Lewis, former chief justice of the court of appeals mingled with the throng, anu i. is un derstood he will become a candidate for governor in the event a separate convention to nominate a candidate for that office is called. . DEMOCRATS ALL IN CONTROL. Frankfort, Ky., May 24. Republic an Auditor Sweeney sent for Demo cratic Auditor Coulter this morning and notified him he waa ready to turn over the state recoras and possession of office in the state house without wait ing for the court of appeals. The transfer was made' today. It is un derstood the other republican officials will do likewise in the next day or two and'that by next week the state house will be officered exclusively bv the democrats. . The democratic state executive meet ing here this afternoon drew a bier gathering of democratic leaders. The convention to nominate dele&ratps tr Kansas City will be held the last week in June and the committee la said to be nearly evenly divided on the prop- usmuooj io noia a separate convention later to nominate a candidate for gov ernor. A DEFEAT FOR BECKHAM. Frankfort, Ky., May 24. The demo cratic state committee today issued a can lor two conventions, the first to be held at Louisville, on June 14, to se lect delegates to Kansas City, the sec ond to be held at Lexington on July 19 to -nominate a governor. This is a de feat for Beckham's friends, who fa vored holding only one convention, and means that there will be a fight for the nomination. It is believed the com mittee acted on the advice of Senator Blackburn. SENATOR BUTLER'S CANVASS Special to the Gazette.- Washington, May 24. The , idea has become more or less general of late, principally in democratic quarters, that Senator Butler would not enter actively in the amendment campaign. When seen this morning by your cor respondent the senator emphatically dispelled this idea by saying that he would take the field within the next few days and stay there , until the fin ish. Senator Butler is very much in terested in a number of appropriation bills, making it impossible for him to leave his congressional duties for the present, but will in all probability re turn to the state by the latter part of next week. Senator Butler will make his first speech either at Rockingham or at Washington. Should the latter plajTse chdseri he will spa"'-Vlatiout the same time" at Greenville. Senator Butler has invitations to speak at all these places, and will accept thSe and other invitations as soon as possible. YESTERDAY'S LEAGUE GAMES. At Pittsburg RHE Pittsburg.. 5 12 2 Brooklyn 4 9 1 Batteries: Philipps and - Zimmer; Kennedy and Waddell. Ten innings. At Cincinnati K H E Cincinnati 2 6 2 Boston 7 10 1 Batteries: Hahn and Woods; Willis and Clark. At St. Louis RHE St. Louis.. 10 16 1 Philadelphia 5 10 3 Batteries: Powell and Crlger; Maul and Douglas. AMERICAN LEAGUE. At Cleveland Chicago, 8; Cleve land, 3. At Detroit Detroit, 9; Milwaukee, 2. At Buffalo Buffalo, 9; Kansas City, 6. At Indianapolis Minneapolis, 6; In- diapolis, 2. X 5, FOR LADIES UP-TO-DATE. I carry a fine line of imported and domestic walking and golf skirts. We sell you the cloth, in patterns by the yard or take ' your measure and make to your order. At I. W. Gla ser's, 18 South Main street. Wood's seeds. Grant's pharmacy. Century atomizers, Grant's pharmacy. new styles, art SOMETHING NEW . Hominy in Tomato Sauce, 1 pound cans, 10 cents. REPORT FROM GEN. YOUNG Made Public by War Depart ment, Regarding His Movements. How Aguinaldo's Forces Were Broken Up, March Tnat Was Accomplished With Many Hardships. Wading Through Diabolical " Sloughs of Despond". ALTHOUGH AT TIMES STUBBORN RESISTANCE BT THE FILIPINOS THE RAPID AND COMPLETE MANNER IN WHICH THEY WERE DISPOSED OF AT SOME POINTS WAS LUDICROUS. Washington, D. C, May 24. The war department has made public the re port of Brigadier General Young, com manding a provisional brigade, of his campaign in northern Luzon from Oc tober .11 to January 1 last, . during which he rode entirely, around the op posing forces of Aguinaldo and Mac Arthur, a distance of about 150 miles, and broke up the Insurgent lorces, mo that MacArthur was enabled to move forward without any formidable or- ' ganized resistance. General "Soung'j command was composed at various times of portions of the Third and Fourth cavalry, the Macabebe bat talion of native scouts under Major Bateon, Fourth calvalry, and the Twenty-second, Twenty-fourth, ..Twerityr , third, Thirty-fourth and Thlrty-sev-' enth infantry. According to the re port, General Young started from San Fernando on October 11, moved up the east tank: the-- Paihpang.a'i rivjv v ass'flf fif tytftfd ;. the? Bflaitkctr jthe x 'tgtil W&dvwerV-:-. .'j river and vthe sea, Vnd struck " (he se on thi west coast1 of Luzon, to the . north of both combatants, having ac complished .the mission entrusted to him of protecting the right and rear of MacArthur's forces. This ride through the enemy's coun try was, General Young Says ; accom panied by marcy hardships 'and a deal of hard and, at times, excepti(na.lly fierce fighting. The attack .upon - and capture of) San Isidro by Major Bal lance and a battalion of the -wenty'-second infantry gained special mention and high commendation in Genejral" Young's report. "It is the finest and most efficient battalion I have ever seen iu the American army," he says' "and, not withstanding a deplorable scarcity aaii total absence of food, clothing ana shelter at times, did most remarkable work in the face" of the greatest diffi culties." The town was occupied by Young's forces only after the most stubborn at tack and perhaps the liveliest engage ment of the whole campaign. The re port says that Batson, with his Mac-r abebes, was foremost in the fighting at all times, repulsing gallantly a force of insurgents sent to crush him near Tarlac. In this encounter Lieu tenant Boutelle was . killed, while charging at the head his company. BAx ROADS AND TRAILS. General Young particularly men tions the deplorable condition of the roads and trails encountered. At one point he says: "Of all the sloughs of despond we waded through thfs was the most diabolical and the rain was almost continuous for forty-eight hours." In another part he mentions a march of "over twenty miles through mud knee and girth deep." Although there was at Imes stub born, resistance by the Filipinos, the rapid and complete manner in which they were disposed of at some points (Continued on fourth page.) For No Reason y Is Asheville more pre-eminent than on account of it- fine cli mate all the year round, ft Is America's firsc reeort, because perennially Invigorating. It Is the same way with Ashifville's famous prodint WHEAT-HEARTS Itlaithp-it breairast fd for .all.;the yeJ.iit is always to:.; ... V Vigoraiitt', WHEAT .HEARTS' . is prepared for serving In twfiK minutes becausei we've! milled " the . yrheeA, roasted -.tie . gluten, . ' nd converted the starch to dex trine before It reaches you . . 'vSBSAT HEARTS makes sv .;w v tempting dlnh with whlcla notb- - &&nHn&-jefa;&tB but: ttn k. tTTKViW.TTA'iifn-'- Haiti tOW' ... Acmrraxn v 1 S J, f: ft v- J 1 -i i i r 'l, is : ''r r.....r j f ' ) - . V. I t ' i ' i' ',1... ..
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