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CHARLOTTE, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER V, 1899.
NO
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ARTILLERY BiTTLE.
British Naval Brigade Shelling
the Boers with Fifty-Pound
Guns.
f. ()T QUI TE
SO
BAD.
Gen. White Wires Further De
tails of the British Defeat He
Claims, However, That the Se
curity of Ladysmith is Not Af
fected. By Telegraph to The News.
LAirrS-MITH, Nov. 1. The naval
brigade, having mounted two fifty
pound guns, replied hotly to the Bo-
K guns until late last nisrht Ti,
afty-ponuders were planted late Mon-
jy ' night, for action when the Boer
annonading began at day-break.
DISASTER WORSE THAN RE
PORTED. uu.nwa, iov. l. General White
abled the War Office today the de
ails of the defeat of Monday, show
:g that the disaster is far worse than
frst reported.
He says: "Boulders rolled from the
:;:s and rule shots sf-nmrdoi
-.-rvuvu tiIT
Jles. The stampede spread to the
nery mules, which ran off with th
hole gun equipment. A greater nor-
n of the small arm ommnnift,
; iuiuuuiuuu 1C-
frve was similarly lost.
The infantry battalions seized the
and fortified it with sand-bags
pd stone breastworks. At dawn the
iters commenced skirmishing. At
:if past nine they were strongly re
::orced, and pushed the attack with
r-orgy. The fire became very search
and the enemy pressed to short
J ng-e. The British losses became very
imerous. and at three in the after
x)n the ammunition was practically
Jxhausted. The position -was captur
ri with our column of a thousand.
he enemy treated our wounded with
at humanity. This loss.. does- not
pet the security of Lady smiths"
0 THE RELIEF OF LADYSMITH.
, LONDON, Nov. 1. Another T. .fifty.-.
Sunder is, on the way from Durban.
Ladysmith. It will throw afctrty-.
e-pound shell of lyddite six niues,.
.v -1 4- . . J.'
w;c-tj muusauu txuuyo arts- uue at
upe Town Sunday. They will be.,
pnipdiately sent to Ladysmith. ' "."1
; BOERS' GUNS SILENCED.
CAPE TOWN, Nov. 1. The naval
.igade knocked a Boer forty-pounder
T the platform and silenced the guns
j Hepworth Hill last night. The
fers abandoned that position.
I HARRISON FULL OF FIGHT.
fiONIXJN, Nov. 1. In the artillery
xl yesterday the Boers brought up
Jre gunsi ;and some were silenced.
eir loss niust be heavy. The garri
p. at Ladysmith is described as in
;xl spirits, confident, and the troops
i of fight.
EIR AMMUNITION EXHAUSTED
.ONDON, Nov. 1. White's report
s only eight companies and the
rnntam battery surrendered after
ir ammunition was exhausted. Late
the engagement the naval contin
t, under Captain Lamben, of H. M.
"Powerful," came into action and
a an extremely accurate fire sil
ed the enemy's guns.
CABINET MEETING HELD.
ON DON. Nov. 1. A cabinet meet
will be held today.
NUBIA SAID TO BE LOST.
ONDON, Nov. 1. In connection
i the rumor of the loss of the
ish troops-ship "Nubia," the-Pen-lar-Oriental
Company has no
wledge of any disaster and does
know whence the rumor origina
It seems that it started in Berlin
jday, but nothing is known of the
'ter here.
)OM SOMEWHAT RELIEVED.
DNDON, Nov. 1. The gloom was
;ved by. today's story of the hero
:and of the Fusileers and Glouces
iiire regiments until their car
ies were gone. Details today show
ighter aspect. The full battalions
: not engaged; therefore the list
rlsoners was materially reduced,
conclusion of the dispatch, as to
relative safety of Ladysmith is re
d with reserve and the people
-nxious for further news. .
THE BOERS JUBILANT.
. liyJlll ap iuwu snow mat
Boers are gathering in cansidera-
smith, while large forces of Boers
.dvancing over the Helpmaakor
A camp of Boers is to be formed
een Harrismith bridge and Pot
re farm camp, at Dewdrcp. which,
said, will extend four miles.
Englishman who has arrived at
al North, from Pretoria, whence
as expelled by way of Bloemfon-
says that when he left Pretoria
LM res thore were carrying on
ess as usual. President Kruger
p.
was
still there and
that KiTnh.rf -JS?..?1?' saying
oected tft oii -7 JaieKing are ex
Kl" .at any moment, while
nexed- tht? l QynQ and an
nexed, that the republic's arms are
also successful in Natal and that thl
oiisSma?.hrt CTlnUins theirvfeton!
ous march south, cantnrincr
Sv" The paper, adml
"""" uiuc or .Eiandslaagts was a
k1needSeha0 thG BerS' whol 7htrty
Killed, had man v wAnr,,in .i
i ow newspapers, is
dS ti.bf,taien- The Englishman ad
aea that the Boers are absolutely con
nnent of their tiltimato
nrI.He nhe ,Wh16 of Natal is aady
practically in their hands.
dl0s?atch frm Vryburg, dated Oc
tober gjves a report of a speech of
commandant Delarv whom hntoM,,
tne Boer finer tharo Ua i j i,...
tne naff of t.ho -r
ing over the whole.
the Orange river and that the British
flag would never again fly there unless
hoisted over the dead iwii v,
burghers. Complete order prevailed at
Vryburer.
TWO GLORIOUS VICTORIES
American Army Captures a Tel
egraph Operator and Several
Bags of Kice.
By Telegraph to The News.
(MANILA, Nov. 1. Mlajor Parker,
two troops of the Fourth Cavalry and
Batson's Macabebes surprised the gar
rison at Allaea this mnrnino- T,,
captured the telegrapher, several lines,
lusu-umenis ana some records con
taining -messages of Colonel Pardrilla
to Aguinaldo reporting that General
Lawton was killed October 27th and
his body taken to (Manila.
Colonel Hayes, with another squad
ron, entered Talavera this mornins
Unresisted. A hundred and fiftv in
surgents were located at another town
near by. Mounted troops chased them.
No prisoners were capturedv t but a
large quantity of munitions., was ta
ken. . v.1'.-
HALLOWEEN PARTY.
Misses Mamie and Addria Chreif-
berg last evening celebrated Hallow
een by giving a most enjoyable, even
ing to a number of their friends.
As the guests entered thev were
greeted at the door by a ghostly spec
tre to remind them of the meaning
of the occasion" and then they were
conducted into the brilliantly lighted
parlors, where their charmfrig-;-hos-
tesses conducted them irVto the secrejts
of. fortune telling. ' : : "
A most enjoyable hour w-as spent
in the dining room; which- was ap-
propriately decorated with reminders
of the day. ; " -
The occasion was a most pleasant
one and the "guests were reluctant to
leave as the midnight hour came on.
STAR COURSE TICKETS.
Tickets for the Star Course at the
Y. M. C. A will be placed on sale in a
day or two.
Canvassers will also visit parties
desiring these tickets. The price of the
tickets to non-members will be S2.50.
The first attraction in the course will
be the lecture, "Acres of Diamonds,"
by Russell H. Conwell, on November
15th. Mr." Conwell is a celebrated
preacher, orator and lecturer and has
made himself a reputation on the lec-
ture platform.
SEVEN OP THE CREW DROWNED,
By Telegraph to The News.
CHARLESTON, S. C, Nov. 1. The day afternoon, assaulted Mr. Robert
steamship "Navahoe" from New York, Erwin, was still at large this after
arrived bringing Ca.pt. Gaskill, of the noon. The bloodhounds were put on
steamship Gordon L. Caldwell, of Ferr his trail at 2 o'clock and it is thought
nandina, wrecked in the storm Mon- he will be landed before night,
day night. The captain and twelve of The News' message this afternoon
the crew hugged the raft but it turned, states that the negroes of Mt. Holly
Seven were drowned at once and five have for some time had a secret or-;
others drifted away and are supposed ganization, the purpose of which they
also to be lost. say was for their own mutual pro
POLICE LOCALS.
There was only one case to be heard
at the mayor's court this morning.
Officer Duke returned to his work
this mOrning after several days ab-
sence oti account of sioKness.
The hew outfit fortbje force are ex-
pected itnin a few. days.
Some or the men Jiad to brmg out
last year-s: overcoats -during the 'storm
yesterday.
STRIKE IN WELSH COLLIERIES.
By Telegraph to the News.
CARDIFF Nov. 1. The engineers'
strike in. the Welsh coal trade began
today. Twenty-five thousand collieries
are affected.
IT WAS THE OTHER FELLOW.
There arg'two Tom Reids in Char
lotte. The oneat Moore's barber shop
wants iThQ News to state that he 4s nutythe
tne uiiyr;no was arrescea a re waays
ago for gambling. It wathe other fel
low. " K - -" "-'.
The Woman's Auxiliary of St. Pe
ter's Episcopal church will meet to
morrow with Mrs. Julia Fox at 4:30
m.
m
GENERAL WHITE AND
General White, the British commander in Natal, is a veteran with a distinenwhed
war record. -He is 64 years of age and has been forty-six years in the army. He fought
in the Indian mutiny and m Burma, Afghanistan and Egypt. He has been governor of
vnbraltar and oonunander is chief of India.
MT. HOLLY TROUBLE
Bloodhounds Run Down One of
the Principals in Sunday's
Outbreak.
THE TOWN IS NOW QUIET.
No Further Trouble is Anticipat
ed - The Negro McDaniel is
Still at Large but the Dogs are
After HimMr. Erwin is Still
iri Precarious Condition;
A . telephone message to the News
this
afternoon . f rom Mt
Holly says
the town- has about qitieted-wn from
the exeffemWf 'of:Srtrfa'rt!
. -I-7Z.r":r " J :
"nw? efaay a; serious
outljreak was threatened. -
Will Henderson, a, negro man. who
ls wel1 known in Mt. Holly, was Dass-
inS along the streets yesterday after-
oon. He met a little wThite girl and
without the slightest provocation he
hegan abusing her and using vile
language. -Mr. Skidmore, the town
marshal came along about the time
and, hearing Henderson cursing the
little girl, went to where he was and
attempted to arrest ;him. Henderson
ran before the officer could get hold
of him. He was followed to the out
skirts of the town, where he drew a
pistol on the officer and made good his
escape.
Mr. Skidmore returned to Mt. Holly
and wired for the bloodhounds to be
sent from Dallas. They arrived this
morning, and it was not many hours
before Henderson was safely in the
clutches of the law. He was taken to
Dallas, where he will be confined iu
the county jail until the next term of
court.
The negro Ned McDaniel, who, Sun-
tection. When the negro McDaniel
was arrested Sunday and placed in the
guard house, the negroes swore they
would release him. Sometime during.
the night they made good their threat;
Not only did they release-him, but al-
most wrecked the guard 1 house. t
m This lawless act was the, first
cident. - in the trouble that "-followed.
air. ifirwm, the gentleman who was
assaulted. - by the negro McDardel, is
thought to be some better thisafter
noon. He is still in a precarious, con
dition, but the physicians think heViIl
recover. . " N .
POSTAL ROUTE MAP.
Mr. W. N.- Glenn, superintendent of
the Broadstreet Agency, in this eitj
has recently received a very elaborate
map, showing all of the postal routes
in North and South Carolina.
i ne map is gotten out under order oi
postmoster general and is a most
eia Doraxe piece ot work
The routes are indicated bv differ
ent colored lines, the colored lines in
dicating whether the points which they
tuuueci nave aaiiy, semi-weeklv or
weekly service. The distance between
eadh station is also put down in fig
ures. . .
ONE OF HIS MAXIM GUNS.
MEETS TUESDAY NIGHT.
Standing Committees of Chamber
of Commerce Will Then be An -
nounced.
S fZtrZT-.Z
paring for active work, .and the city
will soon know that there is really
such an organization here.
The charter has been received from
the Secretary of State, and the body is
now ready for regular organization
President Wittkowsky .has not yet
announced the time of the next meet-:
ing. But the News learns that he will
call the meeting for next Tuesday
night. . ' c : " ;
He is at work .no w making up the
standing comrtiittees, which will be
announced at that meeting.
All the memVrK are expected to at
tend, as the organization will then be
regularly launched, and active work
begun.
NEW JNSNCECOMPANY.
in ized Yesterday After noon--
Mr, John B. Ken ney, President.
The corporators and associates of the
Home Protection Insurance Company
met at the Manufacturers' Club yester-
day afternoon and organized the com-
pany, under its charter granted at the
last session of the Legislature. Mr. Jno.
B. Kenney was elected president and
treasurer, Mr. D. W. Oates, vice presi -
dent; Mr. D. R. Julian, secretary and
Mr. i. c. Outline, counsel.
The following were elected as a board
of directors: I. W. Oates, O. P. Heath
and J. B. Kenney, of Charlotte; Chas..
T.. Holt, Haw River; Ceasar Cone,
Greensboro; J. R. Chamberlain, Ral -
eigh; J. W. Cannon, Concord; George
Gray, Gastonia; Robert L. Steele, Rock-I
ingham: W. L. Holt, Fayetteville; W.
T. Jordan, Mountain Island: L. A.
Carr, Durham; D. R. Julian, Salisbury,
and R. L. Holt, Burlington.
With an insurance man of such abil
ity and experience as Mr. Kenney at
the head of the new company, backed
by the above board of directors of rep
resentative manufacturers, the Newslery teacher in Mecklenburg countv to
predicts for it a career of -success and j
ds glad to welcome it to Charlotte.
THE OPERA HOUSE.
Mr. Frank P. Milburn, of this city,
who is always interested in Char
lotte's welfyare, has received a letter
from Manager Sloss, of the Wilming
ton opera house, in which Mr. Sloss
expresses ms interest m xne enort or
the Uhariotte people to erect an opeia
house.
Mr. Sloss states that lie is-willing
to put $5,000 into an opera; house in
Gharlott if others will take the re
mainder of the stock aboitt $15,000.
Mr. Milburn will likely jlook into
the matter, but it is more; probable
that the opera house will be built la
ter on by home capital.
W. C. T. U. SEWING CIRCLE.
The W. C. T. .U. have organized a
"Sewing Circle" to make clothing and
"comfor" to be given to the needy
and deserving poor. Any and all con
tributions from manufacturers, mer
chants, friends and members will be
most gratefully received, and used to
the. very best advantage. Mrs. C. M.
Gibbon, the president has kindly loan
ed her sewing machine. Contributions
will be received at the Temperance
Room, v No. 1, Hunt building at any
time. ,
LIPTON CHEERED AS HE SAILS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1. Sir Thomas
Lipton sailed today on the stedmer
"St, Louis." He was heartily cheered
along the route of steamers.
WAS TO HANG TO-nORROW.
But Case Has Been Appealed
Truesdale Getting Nervous.
Will Truesdale. who was fvmviprod
of the murder of Janie Brown, at the
last term of: the Criminal Court, and
who was sentenced to be hanged on
November 2nd, which will b tomor
row; has had the good fortune to have
ais case appealed.
Messrs. Shannonhouse nnrf
and Mr. L. w. Humphrey bave been
working hard for an appeal and the
case, will now be taken up and heard
on an appeal before the Superior
Court m January. ;
.ir the case should fail before the
Superior Court. Truesdale's attorneys
will taKe an anneal to th R.mrama
Court.
As the case now stands. Truesd.iTA
cannot be hung before next April at
the lowest estimate, and it will pro
bably be longer unless his attornevs
are successful in having the sentence
changed to life imprisonment.
bhenff Wallace, when seen this af.
ternoon, stated that he had reraivprfi
no orders. m the case and was not in a
position to state what would be- done
but Mr. Humphrey, one of Truesdale's
attorneys, gave the information quo
ted above and stated that it would be
April at least before the negro could
be hung, even if his neck were not
saved.
Sheriff -Wallace says that Truesdale
is getting quite nervous. He has
made no confession.
ROBBERY THEIR BUSfNESS.
1 Nerocs Roaming Over State
Knocking People on the Head.
I OVl I CL-f Om lion n 7 A4-4.
ief f police at Greensboro, re-
questing inim to be on the lookout for
a mulatto, Caesar Jordan, and several
others wanted for highway robbery.
Jordan robbed a man in GreensHioro
Sunday night. i
The chief in Greensboro writes Chief
Orr thatf these -negroes are travlini
oyerVthe1 State -mating ; a. business Tf
highway robbery !-:- : :.: '"',
Jordan is about 21 years old: 6 feet
3 inches high and: weighs about 180
pounds. He has a round face, dresses
neatly and stammers some.
The chief in Greensboro says that
these negroes are dangerous characters
and that they are liable to knock un
suspecting parties in the head at any
moment for the purpose of robbing
them. The Charlotte , polfcextfiH be on
the lookiut for ther; negroe? . if " they
Messrs. Ar C. Hutchison and T:nW.
I'll VAT Koi'ft -ri X 11 4 .r
and will soon embark in the hard-
ware business. They have rented the
Sims building on West Trade street
and will have it arranged for their
convenience. Just at present these
gentlemen are unable to sav when
I they will be ready for business. Mr.
1 Dixon leaves in about a week for
Northern markets where he will pur-.
1 chase the stock. Just as snon us it
j arrives they will be ready. Messrs.
I Hutchison and Dixon are well known
jin the business world. Mr. Hutchison
j has been with the Victor Cotton Mills
for some time. He will .resign this
I position the first of February.
:Mr. Dixon has been a traveling
salesman for many years. He is well
I posted in the hardware hnsins
The new firm will start out with the
best wishes of many friends.
TSACHERS MEET SATURDAY.
Superintendent of Education, Hun
ter, wishes to call the attention of ev-
the meeting of the Teacher's Associa-
tion on next Saturday, the first Satur
day in each month being the regular
day for meeting.
The teachers, not only of the county,
but also of the city are invited to be
present and become members.
The Association has a most plausi-
ble object and will be a benefit to all
teacners who use its advantages.
JUMPED FROM A TRAIN INTO
MARSH.
By Telegraph to the News.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1. A man who
gave the name of Lafayette Ingraham,
of Wilmington, Del., leaped from a
Baltimore and .Ohio train today, near
Elizabeth, N. J., head first into the
marsh. He was taken to Elizabeth
Hospital and may die. He gave no
reason for the deed.
Y. M. T. C. MEETING.
The Young Men's Temperance Club
received seven new members last night
and elected officers as follows: Mr.
Sprinkle, vice president; James Wence,
chaplain; Chas. R. Elam, marshal. The
next meeting will be November 7th, at
9:43 p. m., at Lee's Business College.
The supply of diamonds at Kim
berly is so plentiful that diamond
digging has almost ceased in other
parts of the world. Two per cent, of
tihe whole production is all that comes
from any,, part but Kimberly. There,
the mines pay "a profit of ten millions
of -dollars annually, on a nominal
capital of "twenty millions.
GREAT DAME DONE
Cottages Blown Away and De
struction Wrou.ftf
in
svilfe.
AN EYEWFTNESS .'ACCOUNT
Goy-gRusaeIl's Cottage , Aro
atnefOnes Blown Down Tfer
Seacost Road a Heavy Loser fr
Wind and Rain Other Lesser.,
at the Beach are Heavy.
The big storm that Charlotte gotjattft
a small portion of, worked havoc dom
at Wnghtsville Beach. To the to
number of. Charlotte people thatwS
their summers' at WrightsvilK S&d
terrible work of . the wind and Trhnr
will be interesting. From a gentiewm
who came in this morning from
mmgton, the following facts were de
tained : .':
First of all Charlotte people win
siau to learn mat the Seashore b
still stands. The .water overflowed
xiiai. uoor ot the hotel. .The de
room was entirely submerged aad tfce
parlors and rooms on the lowor Cacr
were thoroughly drenched. A porfJcat
" "atn nouse was washed to-
also one or two small
foundation was damae-d
tent- Outside of this, no other seikum
damage was tlone this wen known
A goodly portion of the long tresffe
over Wrightsvirifj sound going from Uk
Seashore, hoter to .Wilmington m
washed away.: :
T1 Io,n ie beautiful coiiasco
that dotted . the beach were all vmy
Or less damaged. The News ?nfw'
i pttc j,uac, a . number of these i
Almost, completely destroyed. Ia
;,. v.iWC.wUmi,iei,e,y uestroyecf. awfe
several only ,a short distance tram, the
Seashore hotel. :
Governor. Russell's cottage wav
blown down and a large portion rf tfae
material was carried out by the tows.
Major O'Connor's beautiful catBaw
just aboVe the Russell cottage was
low.
The pillars of the Atlantic Ya
Club were washed away. No oswr
serious damage- was done this haaSiS
ing. The Parsley cottage, just above -ffcc
Atlantic- Yacht Club
destroyed and but little of the hom r
remains. Most of it having been
ted to sea. - '
The Van Amringe cottage, was a&o
blown down and a large portion f at
went out with the waves..
Mr. Henry Nathan's brother's feefft
houses located further up the bearS
were, strange rtq say, uninjured, Tim
cottages all- around the batb bxsssK
were laid low and many were wasAwflf
entrely away. .
The Carolina Yacht Club suffix
very much. The building was hz&ty
damaged and a number of the eiss&;
boats are gone.
The cottage of Maj. E. W. Van Cacti
Lucas was slightly damaged but afc
seriously; also the Powers cottar awM
the Holt cottage.
In going up the - beach after leavor
the Power's cottage, the following xA
tages came in the following order: T2
Arringdale, the Wadley, the Livbassr
ton, the Foster, and the SoutheriaaaS.
All of these are down and a Tnsralber
of others still further up the beads-
The cottages of Mr. H. Walters swstl
T. M. Emerson are also down.
The News informant did not hz&v
time to learn anything regarding tlx
Ocean View Hotel, but said he 'hexsK
in Wilmington that it was uninjarret
Wilmingtonlans say that Moa3?y
night's storm was the worst that Gi3
have known in 40 years. While tim
damage within the city proper was not
as costl3r as at other time, the stoma
was of a longer duration. The loss sf.
Wrightsville Beach is alone put at fSJ9
000, while this amount will hardly eerw
er the loss to the Wilmington Saw
coast road alone.
STORM AT MAXTON.
A Charlotte- gentleman who speed:
Monday night at Maxtonv says that b
has never encountered such a stonei
as visiteathat. section. The wind isnm
terrific and the rain came dowa ia
torrents. In the town, a number
small buildings were blown fo Hs
ground. Just out from Maxton a gca
tleman by the name of O'Neill lost
good horses by the falling of his ham.
Thi-ee of the animals were killed oat
right and the other two were injtireaf.
so badly that they had to be kill!.
The storm was also very severe a
Lumberton, and even as high . up sta
Wadesboro and Rockingham, consid
erable damage was done to out build
ings and timber.
THE WEATHER.
Forecasts for the 36 hours ending dSt
S p. m.. Thursday:
For Charlotte and vicinity: Fair to
night and Thursday. Colder Thttrssfacr
night. ,
For. North Carolina: Fair Ionium
and Thursday. Probably frosts in.
' terior tonight. Variable winds
.toy.
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