I
General News.
The lust Legislature passed an act
appropriating $100,000 extra for
school purposes. This money is not
in the treasury and State Treasurer
Worth says that the schools will not
ret it before late next year, unless
more money is paid in or less paid
out as expenses.
The small-pox scare at Siler City is
declared off by Dr. Chapin. It is com
pletely stamped out.
The mattress factory in Lenoir was
destroyed by Are recently. .
The celebrated evangelist Dwight L.
.Moody was prostratet by heart trouble
on Nov. 17, at Kansas City. He has
rone to his home in Northfield, Mass.
Six different concerns have been
awarded the contracts for construc
tion of the new cruisers authorized by
Congress.
The Kimberly mines are practically
closed now.
Game Warden Johnson and his
posse had a fight with trespassing
Utah Indians at Glenwood Springs,
Colorado. One indian was killed.
i vnieago orcnestra reiusea an m- i
vitation to play; at the Paris Exposi
tion on account of the Dreyfus ver
dict. Air. Hobart's condition remains the
same.
resi-
Boer d
inrv lnol .. ...
-.6 .wouiriiue , oi the Zulus. Thev
Tn nil am ..ii.. 1 . v
xvui an niuicK on the unarmed
dent Britieh.-
Gen. RulW h
ot uu omciai re
port of the attack on the armored
train sent out from Estcourt.
'iThe officer commanding the troops
at Estcourt reports at middav that an
armored train left Estcourt this morn-
in with a company of the Dublin Fit-
oil
oiiccib aim a company of the Durban
Volunteers, North of Frere thev en
countered a party of Boers and began
to'withdraw. While retiring some of
the trucks were derailed. The Dublins
turned out and advanced towards the
Boers, while the rest of the train an-
years io nave returned without them
to Estcourt.
I m u
i mc umcer commanding thp tmmm
reports that he was sending mounted
troops in order to cover their with
drawal, but about 100 are missing."
The World's correspondent, Wins-
ion Lnurchhill was wounded in the
hand and captured.
Ten thousand Boers are .reported to
be under Gen .Toubert prepared to op-
! pose the British relief to Kimberlv,
and some hard fightin is in store.
In the riiillinines.
Mrs. Aguinaldo has had the mis
fortune to lose her line clothes. The
Americans have it. Wonder if anv
Severe snow storms are rainnir in wiU De brought home and sold as
Newfoundland, doing much damage,
V
I curios?
the trains being blocked and telegraph
wires being broken.' Several vessels
aremissing. ;
Masked men boarded a train at Ash
tabula, N. Y. on the 16th and looted
an express car. It is . not thought
that they got any money.
The Crown Prince of Japan is to
have an earthquake proof palace con
structed of steel. A Chicago lirm is
to construct it. Whole cost is $3,000-000.
'War Ninvs South Africa.
The Boers have 1300 British priso
ners at Pretoria, guarded by Germans.
Dispatches from ; Pieterraaritzburg
state that Ladysmith is being bom
barded night and tfay. The Boers
have destroyed one of the bridges over
Tugela River. ' -
It is now thought that the Boers will
succeeed in cutting oif Esteourt. The
same tactics that was practiced -bv
them at Dundee are being resorted to
- again. . . . 1
The admiralty ' announces that an
other troopship, Arcana, has arrived
at Cape to wn .' There are now 23, 500
enforcements in South Africa. The
English think that this force will be
sufficient to take the offensi ve against
the Boers: -
en. Buller has been obliged to
change his original plans from the fact
'hat unexpected points hadr need of
troops. . ' r
The Boers have entered Aliwal
North, and hoisted the Transvaal flag
declaring the country theirs.
The British residents in Zululand
ape getting uneasy on account of the
Two American prisoners have been
retaken by the Americans
Gen. Mc Arthur has begun a move- Asheboro,
ment northward and will push onto
Bayomboug. The insurgents are re
ported to be massing north of Tarlac
to resist the movement of the Ameri
cans.
The War Department has received
a dispatch from Otis that it was im
possible to send the remains of Maj.
John A. Logan home now.
5Ltbevt. IRocmal
College -
1 1 ' i ; ' - : : , ' . i
IN ITS FOURTH
YEAR.
Good buildings and equipments.
Able Faculty.
Board and Tuition cheap.
LOAN FUND OF $3000.00. THE
PROCEEDS OF WHICH WILL
BE USED TO HELP NEEDY
.STUDENTS.
Students from several of the differ
ent sections of North Carolina.
Best moral and religious influence.
For inform ation write to
Thomas C. Amick, A. M.,
President.
Liberty, N. 0.
JOHN T. BRITTAIN
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
- 'i' - N. (".
All business looked after promptly.
M. 0. HAMMOND,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Asheboro - - - N. C.
Prompt attention given to all busi
ness. Office, in Ross and Rush build
Later. - Gen McArthur has occupied D". . . .
Gerono. The insurgents fled last bun- a q a If DT Gi pfPY R
day, while the natives remained and .
seemed to have no fear of the Ameri- If this notice has a mark drawn over
can. rne insurgents Durnea uie ae- it vou mavknow that "it is a samnle
pot before they left, but destroyed I Vou are thereby solicited. , to
nothing else. There is but one good , 4 4, .
You get 52 copies for 75 cts. less than
six hours to travel seven miles.
The inhabitants of the country the one and a half cent per copy It takes
troops are occupying are less loyal to two cents to send a letter, In the Reg-
Aguinaldo than the people of otner ister you get a great dea1 more than
Nov. lb McArthur occupied Panique, nerally do in a letter. If yoiihave
the insurgents having fled before he ever lived in Randolph you want the
arrived. He is repairing the .cap- news from Randolph. Take the Reg
tured railway stock in order to use it ster.
in moving supplies
Taken in all it is reported by refu
gees that the insurgents are not able
to decide which way to turn as tne
Americans occupy so many points.
Dr. Joneson a former chief surgeon
says that all respectable Filipinos are
disffusted with the conduct of the in
surgents, and are glad that the Amer.
icans have the upper hand.
THE RANDOLPH PRINTERY
does the nicest work. CalJ.
Melanchthon News.
Mr. Sandy Gray, of Level Cross
spent .Tuesday night at Mrs,
Aaron York's. Mr. G. was
brother-in-law to the late A. York.
School commenced here M on
day under favorable auspices;.
Forty pupils were enrolled to
start with. It is hoped we will
have a good school. " ; . 11
We would like to ask the print-