VOL. XXIII.
tW rWADT fVVI'Li TUT r O A TI Tn r i tr T?t ttjuttx ti -ktx rrr -t - - -
NO 3554
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SITUATION SERIOUS.
Cape Town Reports the Boers
Liable to Over-Rua
Natal.
REPORT SAYS WHITE IS SAFE
If He Remains Still in Lady
smith World Special Says
Boers Have Cut Off Railroad
and Telegraph Connection with
Lady smith.
By Telegraph to The News.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4. An Evening
World special, dated Ladysmith, Ko
ember 1st, says that the railroad
southward from the town is inter
rupted, also the telegraph line to Dur
ban via Colenso. A Boer command
of six hundred were seen passing
southward from Lombards Kop. They
kept behind Bulwaan. The big guns
of the Boers is still in position. Others
are probably mounted near at hand.
No hostilities -are in progress at pres
ent. ,
The British consider Ladysmith Im
pregnable.
Four naval guns are mounted here,
and they occupy strong positions so
that further developments are await
ed with confidence. The British troops
will, fight.
The Boers will meet a warm recep
tion if they, attack the town, as the
garrison is quite ready for them.
Th Boer loss at Reinfontein is sev
enty killed, two hundred wounded. "
The Evening iWorld says: "The
I above dispatch ' was received today..
i nis is tne Tirst news direct from La
& dysmith that settles all doubt as'to
the British being hemmed in. It
shows that the Boers are now south
l f Ladysmith and. the railroad and
telegraph lines are in their handsV:
Their guns were in position Wednes-;
day to shell the place. r iv v;
LADYSMITH QUIET.? i
X.ONDON, Nov. 4.- A dispatch from1
Pietermaritzberg yesterday afternoon
says: "Ladysmith is quiet this morn
ing. Air the women and children left
there - last - night, escorted- by- armored
tr3fiixs" - f - -'-v- v' '
MAY OVERRUN NATAL. :
LONDON, Nov. 4. ACapeT Town
dispatch says the situation in -Natal
is serious, as the Boers are. liable to
overrun the country. CVY
OUR REPRESENTATIVE.
LISBON, Nov. 4. Captain; Slocum,
the United States miltary. ttache
here, left today for South Afriei; to
officially view the military ppera
tions there. :
WHITE MUST KEEP QUIET. "
LONDON, Nov. 4. J. D. Robinson,
the South African millionaire, writes
that General White will he perfectly
safe if he sits still in Ladysmith and
is not induced by the Boer attack yes
terday to be drawn: out "with a view of
inflicting defeat oh the enemy. That ,
is t the exoression of universal :Jhopf
but previous .experiences with aeir
ar5ncs laarr&G -mnm. (rT sWH UneaS-
w5n to amw next: Sat-
ay. SICK OF YAR.
CkFE "SOWS Nov. 4. A doctor
who atteanded fhe wounded at the
front, says Jhe met numbers of Boers
who said they were sick of war, .and
wished to miit. They admitted that
their forces had suffered heavy losses
CAPE COLONY INVADED.
C.APE TOW.N, Nov. 4. The Boers
havo entered Norval's point, near
Colejburg, justover the line from the
Free, State in Cape Colony, destroying
bridges and railroads.
BRIDGE SEIZED
CODESBURG, Nov. 4. The Free
State 'Boers have seized the bridge at
Notisa's Drift.
LATEST FROM WHITE.
DURBAN, Nov. 4. A message from
Ladysmith today, dated Wednesday
morning, the latest news from the toe-
seiged army, says: "All the batter
ies are silent. Not a single movement
is perceptible on the part of the Bo
ers." ;
BRITISH EVACUATE COLENSO.
LONDON, Nov. 4. The War Office
announced this afternoon: "The Col
onial Office has received information
that the British forces have evacua
ted Colenso, and concentrated farther
south." There is no news of an en
gagement in that neighborhood.
LUDLOW COMING HOME.
Iy Telegrapli to the News.
HAVANA, Nov. 4 General Lud
low, commander of the City "of Ha
vana, sailed today for New York, pro-
babdly to land there, after quarantine
.Thursday. He goes first on a vaca
tion. He may stay three weeks.
Lieutenant San Diego Maceo.. a son
f Antonio Maceo, is on his way to
Lanila to fight the Philippine rebels.
n an interview at Omaha he said that
le hoped some day- to be President of
Cuba,
SCHOOL BOUNDARIES.
Patrons Made Complaints to the
School Board Today.
The county board of school com
missioners met this morning in Su
perintendent Hunter's office in the
court house.
The members of the board are: " J.
G. Baird, chairman; W. S. Pharr and
S. S. Herron, Superintendent Hunter,
is secretary of the hoard.
The chief matter of business before
the board was one that had been giv
ing considerable trouble for some
time, namely, the hearing of com
plaints from school patrons in regard
to the establishment and changing of
school boundaries.
V The discussion in regard to making
arrangement with Cabarrus county
Of the Pph nnl lin! It! tho n nrfliaactaKn
part of Mecklenburg and the adjoin- f
mg part or Cabarrus was up again.
This is a matter, though, for the
school trustees, and so the board could
not take action.
There were several verbal petitions
in addition to the above from school
patrons,' who were dissatisfied with
the location of the school , boundar
ies In their respective districts.
TheMulberry district and several ad
joining districts seem to be deepest
involved in the boundary question.
The location of the school lines is
of very great importance to the pa
trons of the schools, and it is found
very difficult to so locate the lines
that every patron shall find the school
house of this own district more con
viently reached in every case than a
school in an adjoining district.
FOUR GLORIOUS VICTORIES.
Flags, 'Ammunition and
Sick
Insurgents Captured..
By Telegraph to the- News.
MANILA, Nov, 4. -The cavalry un
der Captain Charles : 'E. ' Rivers sur
prised a garrison of fifty insurgents
at Bongabong yesterday and pursued
them two miles, capturing flags, am
munition and records.
Captain Costner's scouts killed five
insurgents. - ' V-
Colonel Hayes captures some am
muniUon and found thirtysick : and
wounded rebels hidden in the grass-
Captain Cameron s- troop found
fourteen wounded Filipnios abandon- I
train of Bell's fight . shows - twe
rebels" killed.- T " ' "
TONIGHT CLOSES ENGAGEMENT.
This evening the Olympia Opera
Company closes its engagement m j
Charlotte, The troupe, earner? o this
city well recommended. It has, sus-
tained this reputation. While ( the at-
tendance has not been large at any
one of the performances it has not
been because the company, was not
deserving. The bad weather tne nrst i
of the week caused small houses, a with the theft of Mr. E. S. B. David
number of other attractions in the city SOn's wheel, was again detailed to re
drew largely from the big receipts arrest him. This f he did, in short
that would nave otherwise iallen this
company's way.-
To-nisrht the company twill present
tJ. bright Ea kernes." This is by
Special rgortaV , ,A lae Owd no
dOUbt Will attead. ' I
TO LEAVE CHARLOTTE.
" Mr. J. Q. Beck, for the last five I something to do with Archer's whole
years dispatcher for the Southern, has (sale robberies, and it is now almost
severed his connection with the com-
nany and will leave Tuesday night
for. Laramie, Wyoming. The Union row" In the county jail and will hard
Paoifio can be congratulated on secur- ly have another opportunity to deface
ing his services again, as he is one of -f
the ablest and most accurate disnatcn- I
ers in the country. Charlotte citizens
will verv much regret the departure
of Mr. and Mrs. Beck, who have won j
for themselves many warm friends j
there '
NEWS OF CHILD'S DEATH. I
Mr. J. A. PiDer. manager of Brown's I
cigar stand on South Tryon street,
received a telegram t turn Mr. meo.
Rrftwn. in Durham, this morning
st3tir.tr that. Mr. and Mrs. Brown's
only child had died .. this morning.
, Mr. and iMrs. Brown are well known
in Durham. They have been married
only abeut two years.
DESIGNER FIFE QUITE ILL.
By Telegraph to the News.
GLASGOW, Nov. 4. i Wm. Fife, de
signer of "Shamrock," arrived at
Fairle this morning. He is seriously
ill, and was carried from the tram
on his bed- It will be impossible for
Fife to design the challenger next
year.
WAS A GOOD SHOW.
"The Real Widow Brown" has
come ana gone, sne ana ner excel
lent company delighted a good size
audience at the opera house last
night. The play was devoid of a plot,
It was a farce comedy interspersed
with pleasing specialties. The au-
dience was kept in the laughing hu-1
mor throughout. The costumes were alj over tne state. Very unique invi
new and pretty, and each one took tations to the banquet and meeting
lis or-her part well.
Miss iMary Dien Scott, of Richmond, i
Va., is vlsitine iher sister, Mrs. A. A.
Little, of Steel Creek. i
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STREET IN KIMBERLEY, THE DIAMOND CITY.
At Kimberley are the greatest diamond fields in the -world. -It ia est imated that
$400,000,000 worth of diamonds have been taken from the Kimberleymines. , Cecil
Rhodes ia the prominent figure in the development of these properties. The Boers hate
Rhodes and it is reported that a large price has been placed upon his head by Kroger.
AGAIN SAFE IN JAIL.
Wade YoungAlias Will Harris,
Captured in Chester Yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff Johnston returned
this morning from Chester where he
wftnt. last nisrh-t for Will Harris. the
white man who escaped from the
Mecklenburg jail some time ago.
Harris has been loafing around
Chester since his escape from jail.
His people live about 16 miles from
that town, and maturely he lost no
time in getting there, thinking he
wouW safer.
Harris, who says his right name ' is
Wade Young, states that he returned
to Charlotte two weeks, ago to-day,
that he walked about the town but no
one seemed to recognize Him;" "He re-
mainfca Charlottes from-Saturday
night until Monday night : At " the;
depot i Monday ; night, he saw four of-
'Q rkftIlfrllt W5,es fhf,v
;treref?v. Win Helef' h5 station
aawL- .valKea aronna to-; ,n. street,
crossing where he boarded the 10:15
dent Young, says, frightened him. and
e decided that, it-weuld be safer fo
tim tr0 . moe . himself i scarce - .around
charlotte, ; t rJt; tn&:-
Sheriff TalJace learned several days
ago that Harris Cor YoUng) had been
seen near his old home. He vired
the Chester authorities to be on the
lookout for him. The officer that ar-
rested him at the time he was charged
6rder, and late yesterday afternoon
he wired Sheriff Wallace that Young
was in his custodv.
Young, it will be remembered by
News rpadprs. was arrested at the
simp m r"hif Crr ,1a-nHtri fTio -ro-
sro DostofTice; croolc. Sam Arnher. Tf-
was thmiffht then that Ynnnir hcil
certain that he was an accomplice.
Young will be put in "Murderer's
the walls of Mecklenburg's prison
nouse
' NEWS OFFICE TO ENLARGE.
The growth of the News during the
last few years has rendered it neces-
isary xnat more room oe obtained and
Mr. vv. j. Wilkinson, proprietor or. the
building, is making arrangements to
have the work begun at an early iay.
The addition will be built in the rear
me present punaing.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER.
Mr. W. H. Torrence has just closed
a. saie wnn mr. jyi. . mroy icr a
""use ana iot Deiongmg to mr. j. a.
Menrerfon , ' ,
.xne ioi is located on .uast renin
street The house is a cottage con
taining four rooms. i3f-
MEETS EVERY SABBATH. t
The Baptist Young People's Union
meets every Sunday morning at 10
o'clock and continues forty-five min
utes. Quite a number have joined the
kUnion recently. Nine others will be
admitted to membership tomorrow.
The topic for tomorrow is, "A New
Name," Genesis 32:24-2D, and Revela
tion 2:17. Mr. F. .W. Leland leads
the meeting.
THE D. O. K. K. MEETING.
The T O TC K hpld their regular
meetingr jasV night They are pre-
paring for a great meeting on the
17ti, when Knights will be here from
were issued" to-day. ,
Mr. d.' N. Casihion has
returned
.'from his trio to Gastonia.
FIRST TO GREET SCHLEY.
A Trafnp Covered with Coal Dust
Had This Honor at Lynchburg.
A tramp covered with coal dust and
clothed in the regulation tramp uni
form, was the first person to grasp
the hand of Admiral Winfield Scott
Schley ; at Lynchburg yesterday after
noon.
The train to which Admiral Schley's
private car was attached, stopped
about 10 minutes at the depot in. the
Hill City. The crowds at the station
pushed anxiously towards the car just
to get a glimpse of the well known
naval officer. " The elite of Lynchburg
were there and all were anxiousto be
knownas the first one to touch hands
with Jtie man who so ' successfully
defeated j the ? Spanish admiral in 1 that
4eadly jsval engagement off the San
tiago coast. JHis "trampship" awaited
his time and as soon as the. train
stopped,, jumped upon the rear plat
form,, extended his hand to the Ad
miral, which was taken ami given a
regular Southern shake. Not only did
the "Weary- Willie" touch the- Ad
mirals hand, but also his poekethppk.
Sandwdtehed between iris aowords f ox
congratulations was an earnest appeal
for just one quarter. The? genial -ad?
miral took in the situation atrooQe
dived into his vest pocket and
brought out tlje desired change. The
tramp again took the admirals nana,
gave it a generous shake stepped
from the cars and allowed the F. F.
V's which included a United StategJ
Senator, the mayor of Lynchburg and
other prominent citizens to have their
inning.
When the Admiral's train arrived in
Charlotte last night, the patriotic
tramp was still aboard. He was just
a little dirtier but seemed well and
happy. He will no doubt take part in
the reception that will be tendered the
naval officer in Atlanta today asi he
remarked that Atlanta was the city for
i- which he was heading.
INJURIES STILLr TROUBLE HIM.
Rev. A. A. Little, pastor of Steel
Creek church, who was painfully hurt
last summer by falling from his
wheel, ds again confined to his bed.
The fall last summer injured one of
Mr. Littles limbs, and he has suffered
very much with it. On account of his
disabilities, there will be no services
at Steel Creek church to-morrow.
SHARKEY HAS TWO RIBS
BRO-
KEN.
By Telegraph to the News.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4. Sharkey
came to Everard'sBaths this morning.
The attendants said he had two Tibs
broken as a result of the punch re
ceived in the fifteenth round.
BASKET BAIJL TO-NIGHT.
The game of basket ball at the' As
sociation to-night promises to b a
drawing card, and a good crowd will
likely attend.
The players are in excellent trim
for the game and will make an in
teresting fight. The game will begin
promptly at 8:30 o'clock. Admission
10 cents.
SUNDAY AT THE Y. M. C. A.
The men's meeting at the Y. M. C.
A. to-morrow will be led by Dr. tagg,
one of the favorite speakers with the
men of the city.
Mr. Harry Asbury will render
a nute solo during tne service.
The meeting begins at 5 o'clock
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. H. iS. Bryan arrived home last
night from a three weeks' trip on the
road.
Mrs. J. C. Leslie Is quite sick at her
borne in Albemarle. '.
IS NOT SATISFACTORY,
Mecklenburg Lodge Demands a
Complete Retraction From' Ed
itor Bivins.
The regular meeting of Mecklen
burg Lodge, Knights of Pythias, last
night, . discussed the alleged libelous
article that appeared in the Stanly
Enterprise a few days ago.
The following article from Editor
J. D. Bivins that appeared in thi3
week's Stanly Enterprise was read:
"The Enterprise published an ar
ticle last week reflecting on the con
duct of a few individuals supposed to
be members of the Order of K. of P.
The Pythians individually and as a ,
whole have joined, in resenting the ,
same. We published it believing it
to be true, and believing it to be our.
duty. We meant no reflection on. the J
order and could not see how our words
would be so construed. However, we
are instrumental in bringing about a
state of affairs we did not anticipate,
and for which an apology is due. Rev.
N. R. Richahdson is our informant,!
and while our article was stronger
than he would have written, we based
our charges on what he had to say.
He spoke from evidence given him by
his wife, supported by- evidence from
four other parties who were passen
gers on the train on that day. From
the light of all that is before us and
after consultation with our informants
we wish to s.ay, that our evidence
shows no conduct on the part of the
Pythians that was more than a jolly
set of companions on a picnic oc
casion would have carried on; and be
sides, proof is not conclusive that the
disorderly ones were- Pythians, nor
that any of them were - drunk. We
think our article was harsh and un
just to the Pythians as a body, aiid
there is no evidence against any one
individual. We not" only retract from
the article, so far as we are personally
or; otherwise concerned, but hereby
apologize to the various lodges repre
sented" in the brilliant organization
here."
After some debate the lodge decided
that the alleged "retraction" was un
satisfactory and did not retract.
i-lTbe Chancellor . Commander an
Keeervpf Records and? Seal, were di
rected ' " to' " write the. editor i a letter
stating that his .statement was un
satisfactory, andj would not be ac
cepted by Mecklenburg lodge.
The following letter, was accordingly
mailed Editor Bivins to-day: '
" 5 m Charlotte, N. C, .Nov. 4.
Mr. J. D. Bivins, Editor, Albemarle,
C. " i
Deaf Sir-" bote with much in
teiestfyoulr letter j to our Brother, W.
M: Lylegpand also-what you say in
communication published Jiti Charlotte
pbsryeftoh November -"iirdn refer
ence 'to the charges which you pub
li&hed some days ago -'refltleitng upon
the Pythians who recently visited your
town. Your first publication in which
you stated that the "Pythians acted
"disgracefully," made positive state
ments that were; very damaging and
that reflected on' every Pythian who
was in the party.
, The members of our lodge who? at
tended sent you ? a. prompt and com
plete denial, and demanded that you
retract the slander. Your article is
only an explanation and is hot a com
plete refutation. You still reflection
the Pythians. You say that your
statement was made on the word of
Rev. N. R. Richardson, who "'spoke
from evidence given him by his wife
and four other parties who were pas
sengers on the train that day." This
shows plainly that you believe there
was evidence of , disorder and drunk
enness, though. ' you say dt was not
"conclusive" as to any "particular
person."
We demand to know if there is any
evidence whatever that any of the
Pythians on that train were drunk, or
acted in the "most disgraceful man
ner." If there is such evidence, we
demand to know who "the disorderly
and drunken persons were, and where
they were from.
The Knights of Pythias retain
only gentlemen in their ranks and if
any member has acted in. an ungen-
tlemanly manner, he will be promptly
expelled.
. We demand that you either 'furnish
the exact evidence, giving names of
witnesses, names of disorderly per
sons and the extent of the offense; or
that you state in your newspaper that
there is no such evidence. You pub
lished this libel on your own respon
sibility, and we hold . you accountable
for it. We demand a.1 complete refu
tation, or the proof of your charges;
and if the charges are false and you
persist in them, we will seek a remedy
in the courts.
MRSr SEAWELL NOT SO WELL.
Mr. Luke Seawell left this morning
for New York. Mrs. Seawell, who (has
been in New York for several weeks
under treatment, is not so well. It
is thought that another operation will
be necessary. . . . v
Mr. Seawell will , remain with; her
until she recovers sufficiently to re
turn home.-- . . ;
Miss Mary Harty. left this morning'
for Albemarle to visit her sister, Mrs.
John C7 Leslie.- ' A - ' :
FLOURISHING SUBURB
How the City is Building Up
Around the Handsome FJiz
;T abeth College.
MANY NEW RESIDENCES.
Attractive Houses Already Built
and Now in Course of Erection
Expected That This Suburb
Will Soon Have Rapid Transit
to the City.
The growth of Charlotte's southern
and eastern suburbs is something:
wonderful.
Within a few years , Dilworth has
sprung up and 'now the entire eastern
suburbs of the city, r including all of
the , territory adjacent to Elizabeth
College, "is springing rapidly up into
a thickly settled" suburb of handsome
houses.
Among some of the many buildings;
either' being erected or about to be
erected are the following:
Dr. Rakestraw's residence, one of
the finest, in Charlotte, on - Elizabeth
avenue. '
Mr. . Morrison Is building a hand- .
some home near the head of Elizabeth.' .
avenue.
Mr. Berryhill is building a fine res
idence on Kingston avenue facing the
college. . .; . . " - .
-Mr. jTheia, . .. superintendent of the
Haile gold , mine, is now completing:
a beautiful home, at, "Central Park," ;
cmthe Providence read south of Eliz
abeth College.
MxLeisch is ere cting a neat cot
tage near the above place.
" Dr. Wakefield -has bought a large
lot on the Providence road, which
passes , just south : of !Elizabeth and j
will, build a handsome-dwelling next
spring. ' " :'',';'
Mr. B.. D. Heath has plans "com
pleted for the finest suburban resi- .
dence'out of Charlotte, rv.t i r '
Dr.- Fitts is also putting" up a near
residence on the Providence road.1 - .
Mr.: j: JR. Puref oy is erecting a row
of cottages in the same vicinity. '
Mr. Walter Myers i3 building a fine-1
house - near . Mr. McD. Watkins', not
far from the college.
One of the most attractive places
east of the city is the Piedmont Park
which is in the center of a Targe sec
tion, of building lots. V, ; ,
Mr. J. S. Myers, who xiwns a large
tract east of. the city, has sold nearly
every lot that he has facing' on the
Providence read, except, 'some on the
outer limit of the property.
The growth of this" eastern suburb
has been and is very remarkable, and
it will soon be one of the finest subur
ban sites in the country.
There is good ground for the be
lief t&at this section will in the near
future, be furnished with an electric or
automobile -service second to none.
There.-are. at present two companies i
interested. :in the establishing 01 suca
a. service in- this section- -
MOVED FROM HOSPITAL TO-DAY
Mr. Richard P. Springs, soh of Mr.
Alex. Springs, proprietor of the
Arlington hotel, j was to-day moved
from the hospital to the hotel, his
condition being sufficiently improved
to render it possible to move him.
Mr. Springs has been in the hos
pital for seven weeks, suffering f rona
typhoid pneumonia.
MINISTERS' ASSOCIATION MON
DAY.
There will be a meeting of the Min
isters' Association of this city in tha
parlors of the Y. M. C. A. Monday
morning at 10 o'clock-
This is the first meeting of che as
sociation since last spring and a
full attendance of ministers is re
quested. - Business of importance will
come -before the association.
MARRIAGE IN PROVIDENCE.
Mr. R. N. Hood and Miss Cora Rus
sell will be married Wednesday, No
vember 8th, at 6 p. m., at the home of
the bride's father, Mr. A. C. RusselL -,0 f,;
of Providence. Rev. T. P. Bonner will
be the officiating clergyman.
PRESBYTERY TO MEET.
Thftrfvrwill he an adiourned meeting
of the Mecklenburg Presbytery in the
lecture room of the First Fresbyter-
ian church, Tuesday mornin
ClL IV.O'F
o'clock.
MEETS TUESDAY NIGHT.
Klsftwhprfi is nrinted President Witt-
kowsy's call for a special" meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday
night at 8 o'clock. All the members
are expected to be present.
HOBART SLEEPING. ,
By Telegraph to the News.
PATERSON. N. J.. Nov. 4. Hobart
slept well last, night and is still sleep
ing under, the influence of opiates. Tn
family is encouraged:
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