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OL. XXIII.
A BAT1 Lfi EXPECTED
Briiish Force only Four Miles
From Boers Who Surround
Ladysmith.
PLOTTING IN FREE STATE,
Movement to Replace Steyn With
a British Sympathizer Native
Chiefs Loyal to the British
Three Columns Converging on
Ladysmith.
3y Telegraph to The News.
CAPE TOWN, Oct. 28. Scouts from
lodderspruit having reported the
Joers in force on the Helpmakaar
oad, White ordered out a strong force
if artillery mounted infantry and
avalry. A small patrol cf mounted
nfantry was shelled by the Boers
Line miles from Ladysmith and the
!oer position was finally located three
ailes beyond Modderspruit. Tine Bri
Ish force is now four miles from the
!oers.
BELATED TELEGRAMS.
LONDON, Oct. 28. A number of
lelated telegrams were received this
aoroing.
One from Buluwayo, dated the 16h,
aid Lieutenant Llewellyn's force of
(dice and railway men was holding
he Boers in check near Lobatsi. Chief
ihama expected to be attacked and
Lad appealed for assistance. Chief
,inchwe is loyal to the British.
On the 17th an armored train killed
sight Boers
A Cape Town dispatch says word has
een received that the Boers have
ivacuated Kilipdam and are apparent
y reinforcing their forces for attack
ng Maf eking.
PREPARED TO BOMBARD LADY
SMITH. CAPE TOWN, Oct. 28 Three col
imns of Boers are closing upon Lady-,
smith. White I is expecting an attack.
ITie Boers are taking their time and
choosing good positions. They are
aauling up their artillery so. they can
bombard the British entrenchments 1
rhey have more and heavier guns thin
KTiite expected. Scouts have. J. earned
his. " l- -
EXPLOSIVE BULLETS..FQUND.
PRETORIA, Oct. 28. Krgergtates
raat several' cases of "Dum dum" bul-
ets found in Dundee after. .. the
British evacuated. He says the
younger Boers are anxious to use
them, but are restrained from doing
BULLER ARRIVES TOMORROW.
CAPE TOWN, Oct. 28 General Sir
itedvers Buller is expected to arrive
tomorrow and take command of the
British forces in South Africa.
FOR BOER PRISONERS.
CAPE TOWN, Oct. 28. A dispatch
ronr Simons Town says the prison
hip "Penelope," is being fitted for the
eception of Boer prisoners and that
ae cruiser "Powerful" is expected to
eave Durban soon, presumably to con
ey the prisoners to Simons Town.
TROUBLE IN ORANGE FREE
STATE.
CAPE TOWN, Oct. 28. Reliable ad
ices from Bloemfontein are to the ef
fect that serious dissensions have oc-
ured. A number of the government's
leaders support the movement on foot
p depose President Steyn of the
arange Free State, and install Frazer
Vi his place. ".Frazer favors making
In agreement with the British, if the
f dependence of the Free State
xaraateed.
PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS.
CAPE TOWN, Oct. 2S. It is report-
M that Kimberley is suffering from a
ague of locusts.
SHOT THE GUARD.
LONDON, Oct. 28. A Ladysmith dis-
ptca says when the Boers arrived at
undee they found two of the guards
rmed and they shot several with pis-
is. utner members were dragged
am houses and shot.
A BRITISH RUSE.
CAPE TOWN, Oct. 28. Durins
ule's retreat from Glencoe, the Boers
Veiled the vacated position which the
fU;Sl naci left. The water proofs
hllld Were rilrtplv rirrcrl itr rocomhlo
The Boers then cShar&red the
pterp-rcofs and found the birds had
several hours previous.
-ixUlSH NITRSTCS PTTT PUTT
CAPE TOWN, Oct. 28. Dispatches
cm Johannesburg sav: English
lirses have been put out of the hos-
uus nere. Dr. Manernldt Insists tht
pglishmen are not fit to nurse Dutch.
DR. HOWERTON AT Y. M. C. A.
On account nf tw ni,..-.i
erg has rnnMnn,i . A
V c- A- for tomorrow and Dr.
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ClOCK. Dr. Hnni4n.n iirn -1
i i.wii o idiivo are at-
rays full of thought and his lalk Sun
lav will ho .
f fortunate as to hear him.
TO SPEAK TO NIGHT
Hon. John Barrett, Former Min
ister to Siam, to Deliver an
Address.
JUST BACK FROM TEXAS.
An Experience With the Yellow
Fever Quarantine .Former
Consul General Jernigan High
ly Commended fir. Barrett's
Fight Against the Fever.
Hon. John Barrett, former United
States Minister to Siam, is at the Bu
ford. He and Mr. D. A. Tompkins
have just returned from a trip to Dal
las, Texas,, where, by invitation, they
delivered addresses before the Texas
r
btate Industrial Convention. They
were to have addressed the Cotton
Growers' Convention at Atlanta, but
were delayed by the quarantine in
Louisiana, and arrived in Atlanta after
the. convention was over.
Mr. Barrett has consented to deliver
an address before the Charlotte Cham
ber of Commerce at' the new court
house tonight at 8:30 o'clock. Mr.
Barrett has lived in the Orient for
years, and believes there are great
possibilities for American trade in the
Orient. He represented several lead
ing ' newspapers at Manila and is an
ardent advocate of the administra
tion's policy of imperialism. He has
written numerous articles for the lead
ing magazines advocating the reten
tion of the .Philippines.
He has made a special, study of the
trade and markets of the far East, and
has addressed many of the leading
commercial bodies of the United
States on oriental trade conditions.
All, are invited to hear his address at
the court .house tonight. This will be
of interest -pot only p . business . men
and manufacturers, hut alsp to the
ladies, vwho are especially' invited to
attend, i j r While the address 'Ms 'under
the auspices of the Chamber of Com
merce, all are invited to hear Mr. Bar
rett. fWhile resident in Siam Mr. Barrett
Itnew the McGilverys. who formerly
isidedin Charlotte. :, i ' J'- ' '
' PRgE? OF ,RiJIGAN;
He alsor knew Ttpn. Thomas R.
Jernigan, formerly editor of the Ral
eigh State Chronicle, who was U. S.
Consul General at Shanghai. He says
Mr. Jernigan was recognized as the
ablest representative the United States
has ever lhad at Shanghai, and there
was universal regret at his displace
ment. No man in the diplomatic ser
vice has ever had greater influence
with the Chinese, Mr. Barrett says.
Sir Richard Nonan, for twenty-five
years British Chief Justice, gave it as
his opinion that Mr. Jernigan was the
ablest diplomatic representative that
the United States had in the East.
This endorsement is very gratifying
to "Mr. Jernigan's many friends in
North Carolina.
THE YELLOW FEVER SCARE.
The press reports .have given little
idea of the conditions in Louisiana,
Texas and -Mississippi under the pres
ent quarantine conditions. Mr. Bar
rett and Mr. Tompkins could make
their way from Texas across Louisiana
only in a closed Pullman car, the doors
and windows shut fast and locked.
When they arrived at the Mississippi
border, the Louisiana train crew left
the train,, a Mississippi engineer ran
to the line and pulled the sleeper
across, while on the other side another
train crew took up the run. "One who
has not been there can hardly have a
conception of the damage to trade by
this quarantine," Mr. Barrett re
marked. No person from Louisiana
can enter Texas within, ten days of
the time -he leaves Louisiana.
FIGHTING THE FEVER.
. This was not Mr. Barrett's first ex
perience with yellow fever. He. has
seen its horrors and been In close con
tact with the dread disease. In 1888 he
was traveling through the South
representing a syndicate of leading
northern newspapers. He .heard or
the fever epidemic at Decatur, Ala
bama, which was cut off from the out
side world. He was then a youngster,
only 22 years old, and thought it
would be a. great adventure to enter
the fever-stricken city and write up
his experiences there. There was a
line of shot-guns around the town.
But the young correspondent was not
to be deterred. He bribed an old negro
to smuggle him into the place and he
rode into Decatur under a load of
turnips. Once inside, there was no
re-crossing the lines. ' For three weeks
he stayed there and rought the fever
in one of the most fatal epidemics the
South has ever known. The horrors
of confinement within the plague lines
still remain fresh in his memory.
"It was a horrible experience," he
says, "but it taught , me nerve and
CHARLOTTE, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER
DURBAN, THE CHIEF PORT OF NATAL.
England is landing most of her troops at Durban, from which a railroad runs north to Pietermaritzburg, the cap
ital of Natal; Ladysmith, Newcastle and CharleEtown, the latter being near the Transvaal border.
TWO COTTON THIEVES.
They Visit Mr. McDonald's Home
and Drive off With Two Bales
of Cotton.
- Cotton thieves visited the home of
Mr. Morris iMcDpnald some time last
night and drove away -with two bales
of Mr. McDonald's cotton that had just
been ginned and was lying near the
barn. A messenger came to town
early this morning and infornied M.
McDonald of tile.; theft.. . He -. imme
diately reported it to Chief Orr, rand
in less than two hours the stolen cot
ton was located and the thieves were
on the run.
As soon as the matter was reported
to Chief Orr, he notified the nearby
towns by telephone. Strange to say
Huntersyille, the very point tKe'men
toorthe'V'cdi.ton;'- Was ; the4 only -place
that' was V.nothafd - from. A little
later a message from that town stated
that two men driving a twohorse
team, had brought the -cotton into
town early this morning and had dis
posed of it to one of the Hunters ville
merchants. With this; - information
Chief Orr immediately started in pur
suit of the thieves, and . up to 3:30
o'clock this afternoon nothing had
been heard from him. It is more than
probable that the theives will be land
ed before night. The two bales stolen
weighed 4?8 and 472 pounds respec
tively. LEE'S COLLEGE MOVES
Elegant New Quarters in Pied
mont Building.
The fourth floor of the Piedmont
building which has been in the hands
of workmen for some months, has
been put into shape and Lee's Business
College moved in today. The entire
fourth floor is devoted to school pur
poses. There is a large society and lec
ture hall which would hold several
hundred. The shorthand, commercial
and typewriter rooms are all conveni
ently furnished and have excellent
light.
The school will open Monday morn
ing in their new quarters.
MR. DAVE YATES INJTJRED.
Mr. D. S. Yates, while riding out in
the country on 'his wheel yesterday
afternoon, was very painfully, but not
seriously hurt. While coasting down
a steep hill he applied the foot brake
too vigorously, causing ihim to be
thrown five or ten feet over the
handle bars, breaking a ligament in
the left knee, spraining the left wrist
and cutting his right elbow. Mr.
Yates will be confined to bed for some
time.
NEW COLORED MINSTREL COM
PANY. The Carolina Minstrel Company is i
the latest ameteur theatrical organiza
tion among the colored people. The
company will give a performance at
the opera house some time during the
month of November. It is composed
of some excellent talent and there is no
doubt but what the first nerforcnanee
will attract a large audience.
BOY'S MEETING SUNDAY.
Mr H. A. Banks will -ead the boys
meeting at the Y, M. C. A. Sunday.
The service will begin at 2:30 o clock.
All boys are Invited to be present at
this service .. ;
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DEPENDS ON DEMOCRATS.
Quay Expects to Get in by South
ern Votes.
By Telegraph to The News.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 Pennsyl-.
vania stories which reach here indicate
that Senator, Quay does not place" en
tire relianc in his contest in the Sen
ate upon iis fellow partisans. He is
said to have received the assurances of
a number of Southern Senators which
justify him in counting upon " their
votes in the decisive hour. He re
called his attitude on the Force bill?
fight in the Fifty-first Congress and
says he had much to do with saving the
day for the Democrats.
TO RELIEVE SOLDIERS.
Shatter Suggests That they be
Mustered Out in 'Frisco.
By Telegraph to The News. . .3 . , V
S AN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28. A con
ference of Red Cross members, citizens
and army officers was held today to
consider means of relief of the destitute
soldiers, General Shatter said he would
recommend the discharge o? all men
in San Francisco hereafter, instead of
at Manila. Therefore they would re
ceive their pay here, instead of else
where, and have a chance to .procure
transportation before their mpney was
all spent. Many soldiers discharged at
Manila have spent all the pay received
in the way ports before reaching this
city.
DISPERSING BRIGANDS.
Ten Killed, Hany Wounded and
Twenty Captured.
By Telegraph to The News.
MANILA, Oct. 28. Detachments
from the Sixth Infantry have recently
been engaged in dispersing the bands
of brigands operating in the island of
Negros. Captain , Simons took the
village of Tulisones near Sandarlos.
Captain Evans- defeated another
band, killing tenwoUndlng many and
capturing twenty. There were no
American losses.
OLYMPIA OPERA CO.
The Olympia Opera Company open
a four night's engagement in this city
on Monday evening.
They come highly recommended by
the State press and we may be sure of
a good season of light opera.
TheiSDoeiiittffiibill is Boccaccio an op
ra?Mll of Sparging, music and brim
full of good comeay.
. Dan Young and Tom Whyte, the
comedians of the company are at there
best and a hearty laugh is assured.
Mr. Whyte's song, "She has no
papa now' is a-great hit and will be
whistled by every body the next day,
E. L. Weston, the tenor of the com
pany, is considered to be one of the
best in in the country and never fails
to receive three and four encores with
his solos.
The chorus is strong and the ensa
mols are a feature with this company.
The costumes are all new and very
handsome.
"LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE."
At the First Presbyterian church to-
rT- T T? TTower-
morrow evening, Rev. Dr. J. R. How
ton will preach a special sermon. His
subject will be, "Liberty of Cousct
" A laree congregation will no
doubt be present to hear this impart-
ant subject aiscoseea. ' .
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28, 1899.
CHANGES AT THE CENTRAL.
Mr. Lucas to be Sole Proprietor
Hr. Thigpen to Remain Chief
Clerk Other Changes.
Next Wednesday the Central hotel
starts out under new management.
Col. B. W. Sperry retires in order to
take charge of the Hotel Lanier in
Macon and Mr. Robert L. Lucas, who
has been associated with Col, Sperry,
will vassumet,the;entire,managemhtv of
the house. Mr'. Lucas will give up of
fice work and .."will, devote his entire
time to the outside management of the
hotel.
Mr. W. G. Thigpen who came to
Charlotte with Col. Sperry from Macon,
will continue as chief clerk. Mr. F. W.
Green who is also from Macon, has
resigned the position of night clerk
and will accept the chef's place at the
t Elks Club under, Mr. A. G. Allen, , who
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will-nave cnarge, oi xne uajis ca.it;, aiau
the fcateVafel&fe'j:Maactures;Jr ..QuJti,
Mr. Green's sue feasor ; has not as yet
been named. : ''''i;,t'"''
Mr. W. W. Sperry, who has held the
position of caterer at the Central, will
return to Macon with his uncle. He
,will be succeeded by Mr. L.ewis, of Wil
mington, who is said to be one of the
best in his line in the South. Mr. Lew
is will report for duty the Irst of No
vember. Several other additions will
be made to the office force in the near
future.
Mr. Lucas will start out with the
best wishes of a host of friends in
Charlotte. He has proven himself to
be a young man of splendid executive
ability and the Central, under his man
agement, will continue to be one of the
leading hotels of the South.
Mr. Lucas returned this morning
from Savannah, where he has been for
the past few days on business. '
WEIGHS 165 POUNDS,
And is Only Ten Years Old A
Mecklenburg Prodigy.
Quite a sensation was created at the
cotton platform this morning by the
appearance of a ten year old boy who
weighed 165 pounds in his boots.
The young gentleman was placed on
the cotton weigher's scales and tipped
the beam at 164 1-2 pounds.
The young man comes from Berry
ihill township and is a son of Mr. C.
H. iMcOoy. Berryhill 'has quite a repu
tation for producing sensations and
what she undertakes is always the
best.
The young boy is only ten years old
and in height is 4 feet;.6 finches. The
platf orm was thrown into consterna
tion and wonder by his, arrival.
"THE REAL WIDOW? 15ROWN."
Next Friday night the 3rd of NovenK
ber, Charlotte theatre goers will have
an opportunity of witnessing "The
Real Widow Brown," a roaring comedy
which is said to be a rare treat, and
one that will linger in the memory of
all who love pure comedy. There is a
plot, not too deep, and it affords ex
cellent opportunities for the well se
lected company to display their dra
matic and fun-making abilities to the
best advantage. Interspersed through
out the play are the latest musical,
singing and dancing specialties. This
attraction is scoring a huge success.
BOSTON HISTORIAN DEAD.
Bv Telegraph to The News.
BOSTON. Oct. 28. John Codman
Ropes, the military historian, died at
A. ft A
nis residence iasx; mgni.
NO 3548
MORMON TEACHINGS.
Disciples of Polygamy are Gain
ing a Foothold in ftorth
Carolina.
TKE ISSUE A LIVE ONE.
Discussed at a Baptist Union
Meeting in Rowan County .
What an Elder Admitted to a
Charlotte Pastor How Ones
Church Came to Disband.
Dr. A. C. Barron, pastor of Tryoit
Street Baptist church, returned this
morning- from the Baptist Union meet
ing at Phenuil's church, Rowen coun
ty. Rev. L. R. Pruett, of Charlotte;
Rev. B. Lacy Hoge, of Concord; Rev.
Mr. fWyatt and other ministers, wer0
in attendance.
This church is located in' a section
of the county where the Mormons
have been unusually active, and where
they have succeeded in proselyting a
number of members from the othc
churches. A Morman elder lives in
sight of the church. He has taken oc
casion several times to insult the
pastor. Rev. :Mr. Talbot. After this
faithful pastor had concluded his ser
vice and was leaving the church, this
Mormon elder would meet him and
call out, "Why do you preach as you
do? You know you told your peppl
nothing but a pack of lies."
Therefore Mormon ism was one of
the livest questions discussed at the
meeting.
The growth of Mormonism In thif
State is alarming to the evangelical
denominations. Scores of ' mission
aries are being sent out by the Mor
mons and are at work all over tr
State. ; They confine their efforts al
most, entirely : to the country - rtX
mountain districts They hope 1o ? In
a foot-hold- among the -ignorant ar-t
illiterate and through them to rap tur?
the State. It is announced ttat thv
North Carolina Mormon Conferut i
to be held at Goldsboro soon, aiid t.baf:
it will reveal a surprising increase i-t
membership. J.
One of the elders after muc! Qr
tianing and evasion, acknowledge!
Rev. L. R. Pruett, of . this city, thai!
the Mormons believe in ipblygrmy ' u
much as they evpr did arid if ye cf:Jif-ecf
tor practice it, only flecauso-! th3 laws ot
th'.:TTnH.ed
States ' make it a 'crime
witn heavy1 punishments
The ministers who are familiar, withe
their doctrines claim that 13he. rfdr
mons secretly teach:
1. That Christ was a polygamlst and
that Mary, Martha and others wer
his wives.
2. That the marriage relation con
tinues in heaven, and only the mar
ried can enter there.
3. That no woman can be saved un
less she is sealed to man in marriage.
They do not openly state these doc
trines, but they are taught neverthe
less. In Union county quite a num
ber of members had been secured for
a 'Mormon church. All the articles
were agreed to until they reached the
one providing that every member
should give a tenth of all he possesses.
The church disbanded right there.
MECKLENBURG MINES.
Parties Here Yesterday From
Virginia Prospecting.
Charlotte is gaining in reputation
every day as a mining centre and out
siders are' visiting this section more
and more frequently for the purpose
of investigating the mining and min
eral interests of the section. Yesterday;
Mr. R. P. Orr, a banker, Mr. Albert
and Mr. Bishop, all of Virginia, were
here for the purpose of inspecting,
some mines near the city and for in
vestigating the mineral interests of
this section.
These gentlemen were taken in
charge by Messrs. Abbott and Stephen
and the afternoon was spent in the
surrounding country in examining
Mecklenburg mines and minerals.
These parties are interested also in
like interests in the State of Virginia,
and in other sections of this State
They were well pleased with the out
look in this section, but have as yet
reached no definite conclusions as to
their future course.
DR. KING AT METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. C. B. King, president of Eli
zabeth College, will preach in Tryon
Street Church tomorrow morning at
11 o'clock. Dr. Chreitzberg, the pas
tor, is too unwell to preach tomorrow
There will be no night services.
ROSEBERY DEFEATS KELVIN.
By Telegraph to The News. 1
LONDON, Oct. 28. Lord Roseberfy;
was chosen rector of Glasgow Univer
sity by a vote of 829 to iord Kelvin'
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