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4. VOL. XII. No, 262 WILMINGTON. PRICE 5 CENTS. TOO ' '455' -J- i 1 TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY. MKtnley will go to Ohto to vote. "Winm VTWsAiant- TTnHa.W to Hrtlner well. Jk serious shootine affair occurs in AbbeviSIe, Ga. Admiral Scthley is. given a. royal re ception ait Atlanta, , A lawyer collecting rents as such Is ttot liable to tax as real estate agent. ' Frost in the southwest causes yellow fever quarantines to be raised. The Naval cadets defeat the Univer sity f North Carolin at foot ball. " Germans are becoming more inclined to a commercial treaty with the United States. The capture of Colenso by the Boers places them in a mot advantageous position. iGenertU Wheeler writes that he will take his spat in congress wlhen that body meets. . Elections occur on Tuesday in Ohio, New York, Kentucky, Nebraska and several other states. At Robeson criminal court a. man is sentenced to be hanged December 7th for criminal assault. Th ere is a scheme on f oot to form a comipany to conduct all the naval stores "business of the country. Judge Simon ton files his opinion de-. ciding against the corporation commis sion hi the railway tax case. Harvard defeats Pennsylvania at foot baW and the game comes near be ing, followed by a slugging match. Lieutenant Edgertoon, of the British warship Powerful, who lost both legs at Ladysmith, has beem promoted to commander. ' The winter schedules to Florida from the nontih and northwest over the Southern railway 'have been arranged. The Brrt'sh war office announces the withdrawal of its troops from Colenso This pHace is south of LadysanitJh. General Ludlow, governor of Havana city, comes to Washington on impor tant business connected with the gov-, eminent of Cuba. The surgeons' report from General Charters' headquarters, sent to the war the conditoin of the sick returning On the transports' from Manila is most sensational. Wilson Notes. (Oorresiporrdence of The Messenger.). Wilson, N. C, November 4. For Here number of sales tlfr-s week ' h'radtstthe record for the giredtest num ber of pounds ever handled on the Wil son bobfceo market. Bad weather prevm'p'd the sales on Monday and Tuesday ands a result Wednesday's and T'hu relay's; sal'ss were enormous. On Thursday alone 428,000 pounds were handed. The total sale for 'the week will .a mount -to 1,000,000 pounds of to bacco. Thie fakement issued on November 1 at by the tobacco beard, of trade shows a 'total of pounds for Au ' gusit, - Sfritember and October of 10, 750,000 pounds. The ; 'total up to date will then . amount to nearly 12,000,000 pounds. ' ' For Ihp season of 1893 the total sales for the months of August, September and October were '8,000,000 pounds. Af tor Ocltober last season the sales amounted ito 4,000,000 pounds. Taking (this as an estimate, the total sal'i this year will reach-17,000,000 .poun's, a gain of 5,000,000 pounds over last year's tdtal sales. i The rush during .the past week has not weakened the prices. On Thurs day 'the largest saJe ever had in: the sita'te the prices averaged 7.- Thls has also been a very busy week wilth exporters. Large shipments have left Wilson during Itlhie past week for London, Liverpool and Rotterdam. The domestic shipments have also been very heavy. . Op Saturday 250 packages were shipped by exporters. The Chautauqua Book Club held its reguler meriting last night athe home of Miss Gertie Blount. The meeitinfr was an especially imbetresiting one. Ev ery meir.'bsr had previously prepared a resume of the book read during. .'the week. In this way every book w,s put before the club. In addition to this Mr. W. L Cantwell read from the Chautauquia' series a very interesting paper on 'the religious life of the great southern general, Stonewall Jackson. ' Hsed by British Soldiers In Africa. Oapt. C. G. Dennison is well known all over Africa as commander of the forces that captured the famous rebel GaUshe. Under date of Nov. 4, 1897, from Vryburg, - Beehuanaland, he writes: "Before starting on the last campaign I bought a quantity of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoae Remec'y, which I used myself when 'troubled with bowel complaint, and had given (to my men, and in ; every case it. proved most beneficial." For sale by R. R. Bellamy. ' I M PO UT ANT CONFE RFNCE . General Ludlow Returns to Washing ton to Confer With the Authorities 'WaJ&fcingtoln, November 4. 'Brigadier General Ludlow, governor of the city f Havana, cabled today to the war de partment, stating that he would leave for Washington today, and asking that arrangements be made to avoid., deten tion in quarantine in New York. A dispatch was sent Dr. Doty, the quarantine officer at New York, asking that he -facilitate' General - Ludlow's movements as far as possible. The coming of General Ludlow at this time is understood to involve more than usual interest " At the adjutant Gen eral's office it is stated that the trip is far family reasons and will be of brief duration; but in other reliable quarters it is said General Ludlow comes at the request of the higher au thorities here, and that the conferences he will hold with the president and .Secretary Root are likely to have con siderable bearing on the question of appelating a civil governor for Cuba r a successor to General Brooke as KiUitary governor. J. D. Bridges, Editor "Democrat," Lancaster, N. H. says, "One Minute Cough Cure is the best remedy i for croup I ever used." Immediately re lieves and cures coughs, colds, croups, asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, grippe and all throat and lung troubles. It prevents consumption. R. R, Bellamy. Germany and America: THE ADVANTAGES OF A COMMERCIAL TREATY. CONCILIATORY GERMAN TONE Our Reciprocity Treaty With France Causes Uneasiness Among the Ger mans Over the Prospects of Their r Commerce With America Emperor's Scheme for Increase "of the Xavy. Criticism of British Military Mis takes In South Africa. (Copyright by Associated Press.) Berlin, November 4,--Opinion here inclines more and more strongly In fa vor of a commercial . treaty with the United States, which will be fair, for both sides and enable the merchants of both nations to make calculations regarding trade' between the two countries for a number of years ahead. The growing importance of the Unit ed States as a" market for German goods is generally recognized by every body except the agrarians and leads to the hope that the long pending nego tiations will be brought to a successful issue. .. , - The kind reception of the German delegates to the Philadelphia commer cial congress is greatly appreciated by the press here. The newspapers ex press the hope that the gathering will remove many mutual errors. A num ber of publications have appeared late ly, explaining the advantages of bet ter commercial relations. The additional reciprocity treaty be tween the United States and France ha.s startled German merchants. The National Zeitung devotes a long, edi torial to the subject, which concludes: "The quarrel between Germany and the United States about the correct inter pretation of the favored nation clause must thereby become more acute un less Germany gets the same tariff re ductions as France." ; A number, of other papers and pam phlets point out that the treaty af fects many articles of German export to the United States and that, there fore, it is a matter of great import ance. , The correspondent of the Associated Press learns from an official source that confidential advices have been re ceived from Washington to the effect that negotiations between the embassy and the state department will, not be seriously resumed until the measures touching American . interests . pending in the reichstag, especially the meat in spection bill, are disposed of. The correspondent learns on the highest authority that Count von Po-sadowsky-Wehner recently conversing on the subject said: . "To pass an inspection bill in any shape, the government must hump the agrarians to a certain extent. Other wise the bill will be rejected in its old state, and the commercial war with the United States will continue. We will have "to prohibit American sausages and canned meats, and, in compensa tion will .encourage the importation of American fresh meats and will not hin der the importation of hams, etc. The Americans will have to be satisfied with this." In the same conversation, the minis ter of the interior said: "If this un terbilanz (meaning balance of trade) against Germany continues we shall shall- have to drop the gold standard." That the agrarians oppose the pro posed commercial treaty goes without saying. The Deutsche Tages Zeitung argues that. Germany's commercial treaty policy Is a gigantic mistake. It claims the balance of trade has gone more and more against Germany un der the treaties, until it now amounts to 1,347,000,000 marks, while during the free trade of 1872-1880, it was 1,072,000, 000 marks. However, official statistics for the last, nine months, just publish ed, show that German exports have increased 202,000,000 marks over the same period of 1898, of which 98,000,000 marks were exports to the United States. The emperor's naval projects have formed the main subject of press dis cussion this' week. The government now admits that the Flotten-plan real ly means doubling the navy as com pared1 with what it would be under the plan of 1897, and that 25,000 addi tional men will be needed for. the new fleet. Nearly the whole press ex presses astonishment at the fact that his majesty personally conceived and pushed the plan, while Prince Hohen lohe's consent was only obtained later and that the bundesrath and Prussian cabinet have not yet been consulted. However, the chances of a bill embody ing the plan, which, the correspondent learns, will reach the reichstag before the end of the year. " The government, through Herr Krupp's organ, the semi-official Poli tisehen Nachrichten, gives among the reasons for the contemplated increase the advent of the United States as a new weltmacht, the co-operation of Great Britain and he United States in Samoa and the war in South Africa, which has had much to do with the conception pf the plan. The news of the British reverses and losses has been received in Germany with less demonstrations of joy than might have been expected from previ ous expressions. The mistakes and shortcomings of the British prepara tions are pointed out with much vigor by the press strategists and military writers, but the other newspapers com ment .on the week's events fairly. Steamer Ponce Sails. Savannah, " Ga., November 4. The steamer Ponce, from New York , for Porto Rico, which put In here a week ago, having lost her propeller at sea, sailed today. A new propeller, ship-, ped from New York, was put In place yesterday. The Ponce carries forty passengers. The passengers were en tertained at the best hotel in the city during the ship's enforced delay. You never know what form of blood poison will follow constipation. Keep the liver .eleari by using De-Witt's Lit tle Early Risers and you will avoid trouble. They are famous little pills for constipation and liver and bowel troubles. R. R. Bellamy. ROBESON CRIMINAL COURT. A Defendant Convicted and Sentenced to he Hanged for Criminal Assault." (Special to The Messenger.) Lumberton, N. C, November 4. The criminal court of Robeson county, which has been in session here for two weeks, adjourned today for jthe term. The last case tried was that of the State vs. Reuben Rosa, a negro, for raping a, white woman In- the upper end of the county In September last. The jury rendered a verdidt of guilty this morning and (the judge sentenc ed the defendant to be hanged on De cember 7th. ' ' There was a good deal of feeling in the case; but on account of the proinp; trial no erbremje measures were taken. . Bejdes1 a large number of . other criminal cases , there" were six capital cases op ithe dockd- for trlaJ. Three of ;these were disposed of and the oth ers were conitlniued untii the next te.m of court. v ':.'' i v All the people to the county irre spective of political creed, are louL in their praise of Judge Battle. . -He has proven himself to be an able judge and a moslt estimable officer in every respect.! No judge who has ever visic&d Robeson county holds the confidence and respect of trie people in a greater degree than does Judge Battle. ; (By Associated Press.) Raleigh, N. C, November i. At Lum ber ton. today Reuben Ross, colored, was convicted of rape and sentenced to be hanged on December 7th next. His victim was Mrs. BetJt'ie Ingram, a high ly respected lady. The feeling of the people was so strong lagainst the rapist during the triail that the court had to exercise great precaution to prevent an out break against the prisoner. It was only the fact that the people felt con fident that speedy justice would be meted 6ut to the brute that restrained them from violence. The prisoner, however, had a fair triail and. his guilt was clearly established. Mrs. Ingram, while giving her testi mony jfainted, and the exeftement among ithe men in the court room be came, sp intense tihat many were seen to place their hands on their pistols. The wknan in consequence of the crime is now a physical and almost mental j wrieck. 'But for the great precautions taken it is probable tvhat the negro would have been riddled with Jbullets in the court roonv FOOT BALL GAMES. Harvard D efeats Pennsylvania Vir ginia Downed by Michigan North . Carolina Defeated. Philadelphia, November 4. As had b-r'en anticipated, the University of Pt TUisyivaniia foot ball team was de- fej!:ed' by It'he Harvard eleven by a score of 16 to 0 on Franklin field this afternojon in the presence of nearly 25,000. spectators. Harvard deserved tthe victory because she played the bet ter game. At no time during the con Ite&t dlid Pennsylvania have a chance )lo win and the crimson goal line, was niever, evein for a ' moment, menaced by the players of the red and blue. , There were no sensational plays and Itlhe game was ordinary all through. An incident happened at the clos,e of the game which caused somewhat of a sen sation aimiong the spectators. When Ithe whistle blew announcing the close of thei game, Ove; field, Pennslava nla's cjenlKer rush, snatched the ball and made for the dressing room on a dead run1. The 'custom at foot ball is that to the viator belongs 'the ball. Whei the Harvard men had recov ered from their surprise, they dashed after the flying Quaker for the pur pose of getting the ball as a trophy. Two of- three Pennsylvania men gave :rhe Harvard men the shoulder, and one Pennsylvanlan is alleged to have sitvucH a Harvard man in the face. A crowd gathered around the players and things for a moment looked ugly. Geo. Woodruff Permsylvaniiia's head coach, seeing ,thie unsportsmanlike act of Overfield, hastened to secure "the ball from him, and miade the latter apolo gize t6 the offended Harvard men. Several men. Who got mixed up in Ithe crowd started slugging each other and the p611ce had a hard time for a khile in quelling ithe disturbance and clearing the field. - Detroit, Mich., November 4. By a score pt 38 to 0, tihe University of Michigan defeated the University of Virginlla today alt Beim'e'tit park. Vir ginia's! light line was no match for the heavy-weights from Ann Arbr and! In the second half went all to pieces, j the Michigan men gaining al most at wilL The field was rather heavy as a result of the recent rains anid this! was In Michigan's f-tvor. There Was considerable punting and ia this the Virginians made a better showing. Princeton, N. J., November 4. In the presence of 3,500 people, with a cold northwest wind blowing, Princeton de feated j Brown here today by the score of 18 to 6. The game throughout was characterized by Princeton's neavy line hitting and her- strong defence. Brown's line was vulnerable in nearly every part. v : West Point, N. Y November 4. The Yale foot ball , team defeated West Point (today 24 to 0. By hard line bucking through the --centre and tackles principally fry McBride, Yale i carried the ball three times across the goal line and got a fourth touch down on a decision of the umpire,, which was questioned by some of those on the ,side lnes, who believed that instead of va touchdown by Yale the ball should have gone t . West Point on: theii yard lime. . , ; ; . . CHAPEL HILL DEFEATED. Annapolis, Md., November 4, The navy cadets won a victory this after noon from the University , of North Carolina by a score, of 12 to 0. No score Was made in the first half, but in the second Wade and Halligan made touchdowns and "Workman kicked goal. THE ASSESSMENT CASE. JUDGE 8IM0NTON DECIDES IN FAVOR OF THE RAILROADS. INJUNCTION GRANTED BY HIM Against the Corporation Commission , and State Officials - They are Enjoined Against Collecting the Railway Taxes "Under the Assessment of 1899 The Tax Levy of . 1 89 7 StlUt n Force -The Judge's Reasonings, (Special to The Messenger.) Raleigh, N. C.t November 4. Judge Simonton's opinion in the tax ' as sessment case, in which he grants an injunction against the corporation commission, the auditor and "the treas urer to prevent the tax levied for 1899 from' being collected on the- Southern, the Seaboard Air Line, . the Atlantic Coast Line and the Atlantic and North" Carolina railways, and directsthat the assessment of 1897 shalistand. is & long one, making five newspaper col umns. . " , The allegation by the railways was that in making the assessment thecor poration commission had exceeded its power; that the mode' of assessment was so different from tht ds to other property as to not being equal protecr tion of the law; that there is a, syste matic under-valuation of property other than railway property, and that railway property is valued higher than that of individuals. : , The questions " raised are federal questions under the Fourteenth amend ment. Ea.ch case depends upon the construction and application of the constitution of the United States. If the statutes under which 'the corpora tion commission acts conflicts with the United States constitution then the commission and the state officers act ing under its proceeding may be en joined. The question as to whether the com mission has power to levy an assess ment on the property of railways is decided negatively, the act of 1891 cre ating the railway commission gave it no power to levy assessments. That act was effective in April, while the machinery act of 1891, which gave the power to the commission to assess was ratified in March. It, therefore, amend ed the commission act. It would bo an anomaly if the amending act should precede the act amended. The legislature of 1899,'in creating the eerporation commission, declared it should perform aJJ the duties and exer cise, the powers imposed upon the rail way commission by; Chapter ; 32, Acts" 1891. But-that chapter confers no pow er to assess. Chapter 687, Acts of 1897, authorizes the railway commission, corporation commission or such board as shall succeed to their duties, to as sess property which has escaped tax ation. This act recognizes the exist ence of the railway commission and its powers and leaves to inference entire ly the idea that one, is substituted for the other. If no other act creates the corporation commission into a board for appraisment and assessment of railway property this act cannot do so by indirection. , It must be borne in mind that the legislation now un der discussion is not remedial legisla tion. In conclusion, Judge Simonton says that on the whole the conclusion cannot be resisted that, either inten tionally or accidentally, the corpora tion commission was not clothed with power of appraising and assessing railway property and that its attempt ed action herein complained of is with out authority of law. It is to be regretted that this conclu sion renders unnecessary the discus sion of the merits of the case present ed so ably and fully by counsel on both sides. The conclusion reached, while it stops the hand of the court now simply, postpones the decision on grave questions underlying the case.- This postponement, however, will not ope rate to excuse the complainants from payment of taxes. The provisions of the revenue act of 1897 are in full force and the taxes therein provided must be paid. , SCHLEY IN ATLANTA. Hi Housing Reception -Presentation of Loving Cup. AjtlaH'ta, "Ga., November 4. Rear Ad miral W. S. Schley was emthusiasitical ly welcomed td Atlanta itoday. The arrival of ith'e train at an early hour prevented' "a large crowd from- "being present at the depot, but the reception was none the less warm. , After a short reception at the Kim ball house the ladies and gentlemen of the party were escorted to the state capftoH, where they were met . by a great crowd of people on the capItOl grounds and were welcomed in the governor's reception room by the chief executive, United States senators and congressmen, judges of the supreme bench and others. . From here they were escorted to the hall of the house of representatives where Admiral Schley, after an intro duction made a short speech acknowl- kedging the appreciation of his welcome. At 1:30- o'clock, after reviewing tne military parade, the exercises at the auditorium began in the presence of 12,000 people. -: , Colonel W. A. HempliiHl presented the loving cup hearing this inscription: "Presented to Rear Admirail Winfleld Scott Schley by the Citizens of Atlanta, Georgia, November 4th,-1899." . Admiral Schley in accepting the cup made a short speech which was -frequently interrupted by vigorous cheers from hia heares. After the exercises, Admiral Schley and the gentlemen of the party were emertained at a lunch eon at the Piedmont Driving Club. , Mrs. Schley and Miss Letterman were given a reception by the ladies. A reception at the Capitol City Club this evening closed the honors of the day. : ... Geo. Noland, Rockland, O., says, "My wife had piles forty years. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve cured her. It is the . best salve in America."- It heals everything and cures all skin dis eases. R. R. Bellamy. . : , - - ; . ON SIXT MACHINES. Decision of the Attorney General In crease in Tax Valuation of Property. No Damage by the Storm at Hatteras Messenger Bureau, Raleigh', N. C, November 4. The question "was laid before the state treasurer" by the sheriff of this county today as to what should be the tax upon the nickel-in-the-slot machines which yield an uncertain re turn. The matter was at once laid be fore the attorney general, who rules that the tax is $100. This affects all the machines. The cadet battalion of the agricultu ral and Mechanical : college here is now uniformed. The style of the uni form is the same as heretofore, save that the caps with straight visor are replaced by the United States regula tion cap. The state auditor is rapidly receiv ing the returns from the counties, showing the . tax valuations for -1899. These, will not appear in this year's report, but in 1900. So far, fifty-seven counties make returns, showing an in crease in the value of real and personal property of $9,683,000 over 1898. This is quadriennial assessment year, and the auditor says the increase is due perhaps to the good work of the as sessors in some counties. Every coun ty which has thus far made return shows an incrgase, ranging from $1,000 to over $1,000,000. Mecklenburg leads, with $1,200,000. Other increases are: Buncombe $596,000, Forsyth $549,000, Rowan. $538,000, Beaufort $468,000, Rich mond $411,000, Cleveland $383,000, Robe son $378,000, Pitt $338,000. The negro Agricultural and Mechan ical college at Greensboro made an ex tremely creditable display at the state fair of that race here this week. - In the western part of the state cat tle v clubs are being formed, largely to guard against splenic fever. State Veterinarian Curtice left today for Watauga county, where, one will be formed Monday. .. The decision of the corporation com mission that the Seaboard Air Line is one railway system is an ; important one. Some cases hinge upon the status of the road in this respect. News comes that the storm this week did no damage at Ocracoke and Hat teras, which suffered so severely from the August storm. Speaking of the holding of the Bap tist state convention at Asheville this Jyear, Rev.tfDr, J. D. Huf ham said that in 1840 a convention "was held across the Blue Ridge; at Boiling Spring, Henderson county. In 1845 the con vention was divided. FOR THE WINTER TRAVEL. New Schedules to Florida from the North and Northwest. Washington, November 4. At a schedule meetmg of the Pennsylvania railroad, Southern ... railway. Florida East Coast railway, Plant system, At lantic Coast Line, Norfolk and West ern, and Chesapeake and Ohio railways, held alt the Pennsylvania railroad sta tion in this city yesterday,' important changes of schedules were determined 11 wr-w f The annual announcement of the op eration of the New York and Florida limited, leaving New York over the Pennsylvania railroad at 12:40 p. m. and Washington over the Southern rail-' way at 6:35 p. m., and arriving at Sa vannah 10:35 a. m., Jacksonville 2:35 p. m., 'St Augustine ,3: 45 p.m., and Port Tampa 10:05 p. rn., the fol'lowing day, was made. It is thought that the hours of departure from eastern cities and arrival in Florida as arranged by this schedule, ' are the most satisfactory to tourists that have yet been operated. Other Florida trains over the Penn sylvania railroad and Southern rail way wiHl leave New York at 12:05 a. on. and 2:55 p. m., the former carrying the United States fast maid, - and, having tnrougn Gunman cars to Miami, Fia., and connecting with steamer to Havana. The fast train for Atlairita, Mont gomery, Birmingham, Mobile and New Orleans will leave New York at 12:05 a. m., as at present.' The Washington and Chaitltanooga limited, leaving New York at 2:55 p. m., and tlhe Southwestern limited, leaving New York at 4:25 p. m. for New Or leans, Memphis and other poin'ts, re main upon their present fast schedules. New train service from Cincinnati, O., and Louisville, Ky., for Florida points via the Southern railway, was also an nounced, the Cinchi'nati, Florida and Havana limited leaving Cincinnati at 8:30 a. hi., Louisville 7:45 a, m.,. arriv ing at Jacksonville 8:30 a. m.. the fol lowing day. Another train leaves Cin- ci-ninati 8:00 p. m., Louisville 7:45 p. m., and arrives at Jacksonville 10 o'clock the f oMowing night, and Tampa 7 o'clock the following morning. . The New York and Florida limited and the Southwestern limited wiH be equipped with library, observation, drawing room and compartment cars. General Wheeler Will Take His Seat In ' Congress. ; Louisville, Ky November 4. A spe cial to The Times - from Nashville, Tenn, says: Judge W. J. Good, of-Florence, Ala., has received a letter from General Joe. Wheeler, who states that, he will resume! his Sseat in conpress when that body meets. General Wheel er does net say when he will ro.urn from the Philippines. The President Will Vote, Washington, November 4. The phf;3 ident will go to Ohio to vote. He will leave here on Monday evening, ar riving at Canton about noon, and probably will leave Canton for the re turn journey the same evening, reach ing Washington Wednesday noon. VIc President Hobart Doing Well Paterson, N. J., November 4. At 11 o'clock tonight Vice President Hobart was sleeping. Dr. Newton, before re tiring, said that the patient was weak, but had had a fairly- good day. He did not anticipate , any trouble tonight, he said. A T.afZrinTit with tt AftM effects. ATI nually destroys thousands of people. T mn-v Vi rmf rlclv cured bv One Min ute Cough Cure, the only remedy that produces immediate results in coughs, colds, croup, Droncnm, pneumonia .1' . mm .V. M and tnroat ana lung xrouoies. ii win prevent consumption.Ri R. ; Bellamy. 'A THE BRITISH RETREAT. THEIR FORCES HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM COLENSO. MORE OF NATAL ABANDONED. The Evacuation of Colenso a Serious Matter to the British A Strong Strat egic Point for the Boers It Places Them Between Ladysmith and the Source From Which Assistance Must Come The Artillery Duel at Lady smith Continued. London, November 4. The war efilce has Issued the following announcement : The'colonial office has received infor mation to the effect that the Br3t i troops have withdrawn fromCofiei .- and have concentrated further soul but we have no news of amy enga -ment to 'that neighborhood." Oolonsd is south of Ladysmitla. Ladysmith, November 4. Af termor n via Cape Town Four n'aval loi.g range guns have been mounted here. London, November 4. Gunnery Lieu tenant Egerton, of the British cruiser Powerful, Who was wounded by the ex plosion of a 6hell at the bombardment ofLadysmiitJh bas been promoted o tbe. rank of commander for services in the field." His legs have been amputated as a result of his wounds. -The officer is ar nephew of tihe Duke of Devonshire. London, November 4. The , evacua- . tion of Colenso is undoubtedly a most serious matter for the Briitih in Natal, as it not only testifies to the complete investiment of Ladysmith by the Boers, but. makes the relief ' of General Sir George Stewart White an extremely difficult operation. Colenso is the point where 'the rail way from Ladysmith crosses the Tu gela river, which is now in flood. The town itself is of small importance. It is dominated by the hills on the raorlh side of the river, and so was untenable if the Boers have advanced, as they seem to have done. Moreover, only a small naval and colonial force was sta tioned ait Oolonso. . The seriousness of the evacuation how- ; ever, lies in the fact that. Commandant General Joubert, while completely in vesiting Sir George White at Ladysmith can seize tihis Tugela bridge and if he ha sufficient troops, can detach a force and send it southward on Pietermar itzburg, and, in any case, by destroying the bridge and railway, can prevent any relief expedition reaching Sir George White for some time. Military men optimiaticajily predict that General Joubert wild withdraw. from Natal immediately. : Sir . Red ver BuMer 's force enters the Orange Free State, but the Tatter cannot be far o his way for ' at least three or four weeks, and even then General Joubert may not decide to intercept-the British on the Free State s open veldt, which would suit the British admirably, but he may wait until the last momn and then proceed by 'train back to Pretoria and take up strong defens ve positions on the range of-hills lying n front of Johannesburg and Pretoria. ; Thus General Joubert might remain in Natal several weeks longer, endes -oring to force Sir George White ir capula'tion, the destruction of the Tu gela river bridge helping him by. cut ting off British relief. Moreover another Boet force is re ported to have marched through Zulu- land in the direction of Durban and already to have reached theNatal fron-; tier. Thus it will be seen the ' position in 'Natal, taking into consideration a possble uprising of the disaffected Dutch, is most disquieting and, in fact,, may be described as critical. British! reinforcements in any number cannot reach. Durban before the end of next week. . ' . A special from Ladysmith, dated No vember 2nd says: "During the night the Boers movei closer to the ; British positions,, andi mounted guns in fresh places. Mean while the naval guns have been moved to more favorable positions, near the town and cornimianuing some of the Boer batteries. . . . "At 6 o'clock tihis morning, General White ordered the bombardment of the enemy and the bluejackets opened the ball. The Boers replied vigorously. They fired straight and some of the British were hit. ' "At terrible artillery duel has been proceeding for over three hours. S far the naval guns are the only V ones that have engaged the enemy." , He Shot in Self Defence. Abbeville, Ga., November 4. A. K.. Brady, a son of former repr?s-?i34:-xfive Wright Brady, of Sumter, count-, was shot and very seriously wound rd on the street here today by William Gates. Brady had been abusing Gates for having arrested him about tw years ago when ' ithe latter was mi r- shal of Abbeville. They were go:ng out of town to settle the difficulty when Brady suddenly assaul ted Gates with a knife and the latter fired live shots, each taking effect. Brady Was wounded in the neck, shoulder, stom ach and both arms. , Gates was ar rested and is in Jail, but it is generally believed the shooting was done in self defense. The Campaign In Mississippi. .Jackson, Miss., November- 4. The close of the Mississippi state cam paign was of a very informal nature Longino, the democratic candidate for governor, has delivered. only two ad dresses since his nomination,' one in Chickasaw county, and one in Pontococ which are regarded as populist strong holds. Prewitt, the populist candidate, . has made twenty-five speeches which, he states, were for the purpose of maintaining party organization. Con-, siderable interest is being manifested in the proposed amendment to the state constitution providing for an elective judiciary. - Dr. H. H. Haden 'Summit, Ala says, T think Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Is a splendid medicine. I prescribe it, and my confidence in it grows with con tinued use." It digests what you eat and quickly cures dyspepsia and Indl gtstUn. R. R. Bellamy. v
The Wilmington Messenger (Wilmington, N.C.)
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