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THE ASHBURN ADVANCE. VOL. VIII. BOER BULLETS BLUFF WHITE Advancing Britons Are Driven Back By Kruger’s Artillery. LADYSMITH IS BOMBARDED Advices From English Source State That One Hundred of White’s Troops Were Slain. Transvaal dispatches state that the Boers began shelling Ladysmith at 5:20 o'clock Monday morning with forty-pounders. After seven shots tho British guns succeeded in silencing the Boer fire, The naval brigade arrived at 9:30 and immediately commenced firing with six heavy guns with great preci¬ sion. The Boer forty-pounders, which had again begun to shell the town, were temporarily disabled at the third and fifth shots. Brisk fight¬ ing was in progress on the right and left flanks. The advance was made at dawn -with the object of shelling the Boers from the position, where Sunday they had mounted a number of guns. On reach¬ ing the spot, however, it was found that they bad evacuated the position. The British continued to advance and the movement developed into a reconnoissance in force. The enomy were posted on a range of hills having a frontage of about sixteen miles. The British force was disposed in the fol¬ lowing order: of On the right, three regiments cavalry, four batteries of the Royal Field artillery and five battalions of infantry; iu the center, three batteries of the Royal Field artillery, two regi¬ ments of cavalry and four infantry battalions, and „n the left the Royal Irish Fusiliers, the Gloucestershire regiment and the 1’euth mounted bat¬ tery. detailed to This force had been guard the British left flank at a late hour Sunday night. A special dispatch from British source says: General White’s plan of operations was that as the movement developed, the force constituiug our center, which was disposed under cover of a kopje about three miles from town, should throw itself upon the enemy while the left flank was being held by tbe Fusi¬ liers and ibe Glouoeste. shires. The scheme was well devised, but failed iu execution, owing to the fact that the Boer position, which formed our ob¬ jective, was evacuated; Artillery Duel Occurs. Our artillery quickly reduced the volume of the enemy’s five, but the at¬ tack principal delivered on and our ridjkt column flank was the one was compelled -to change. Tl’he Boer at¬ tack had been silenced for a time, and our infantry advanced covered by cav¬ alry-. The began to develop enemy now a heavy counter attack, and as they were in great numerical superiority, General White gave orders for the in¬ fantry to gradually be withdrawn. The movement was carried out with great steadiness and deliberation un der cover of our guns, which mado ex¬ cellent practice. the Some shells were thrown into town from the enemy’s forty-pounders at a range of over 0,000 yards, but no damage was done. ltrltiah Lung lie aches a Hundred. The engagement lasted several hours and resulted, on our side, in casual¬ ties estimated at from ninety to one hundred. The Boer losses must have largely exceoded this total. The at¬ tack was admirably delivered by our light aud the Boers were fairly driven out of one of their strongholds near Lombardskop. It was not possible, however, to push the success much farther, as beyond that point lay a long, broken ridge, affording every kind of natural cower. Of this the enemy took the fullest ad¬ vantage. Our shells failed to dislodge the Boers, aud as our infantry moved for¬ ward in extended order they came un¬ der a heavy and well directed fire, the effect of which was soon apparent. “SKELETON” TROOPS. Soldier Returning; From Philippine* Tell* of Many Hardships. Sergeant L. L. Richardson, who has spent 14 months in the Philippines, arrived in Peusacola, Fla., a day or two ago euroute to his home in Chip- ley. He enlisted at Fort Barrancas, in' 1895, and was among the being first soldiers to land in the islands, j ttacbed to battery G, Third artillery, Richardson states that his regiment which went on duty over a year almost ago, l fine body of men, are now skeletons of their former selves. At least 80 per cent, including and himself, oth- have snffeied from dysentery er diseases. Official Organ of Worth County. Orders for Job Printing Given Prompt Attention. were somewhat pressed, sent to their assistance the whole center of the column, with the exception of the De¬ vonshire regiment. The battle had then lasted four hours, during which the artillery fire on both sides had been almost incessant. Tho naval brigade, which landed at Dur¬ ban had arrived on the seen* toward the end of the fight and immediately brought their heavy guns into play. Their practice was muguifieieut. At the fourth shot the enemy’s forty- pounders had been knocked out of ac¬ tion. The town is now freed from appre¬ hensions of bombardment. Through¬ out the engagement, the Boers held their grounds with great courage and considering the intensity of our artil¬ lery fire, they must have suffered severely. ADMIRAL DEWEY TO WED. Notifies Intimate Friends of His Engagement to Widow Hazen of Washington. A Washington dispatch says: Ad¬ miral Dewey has announced to some intimate friends the facto! his engage¬ ment to Mrs. W. B. Hazeu, the widow of General Hazen, formerly chief sig¬ nal officer of the aimy, who died about ten years ago, and a sister of John R. McLean, Democratic candi¬ date for governor of Ohio. Mrs. Hazen has no e.hildren, and since her husband’s death has made her home with her mother in Wash¬ ington. 8he is a woman of largo means, about forty years of age, and popular in the best socinl circles of Washing¬ ton. The date of the wedding has not been fixed. A delegation of citizens of Tennes¬ see were among the first jo learn of the admiral’s engagement. Headed by Representative Gaines, of that state, they called early in the evening to ex¬ tend an invitation to the admiral to bo present iu Nashville on tlie occasion of the return home of tho First Tennessee regiment from Manila. The admiral expressed the great pleasure it would afford him to bo present on that occa¬ sion, but urged the pressure of official duties. There were ether matters also, he said, which intervened to prevent his going, and he finally admitted that he had just secured the promise of his intended bride to become Mrs.Dewey. The admiral was warmly congratulated by the members of the delegation. BOARD’S FIRST MEETING. Philippine CoinmU»loner* Get to Work Behind Closed Door*. A Washington dispatch says: The Philippine commission had its first meeting at tho quarters selected for them iu the Arlingtou Monday. Pro¬ fessor Hchurmann, for whose arrival the otlier members have been waiting, reached Washington during the morn¬ ing and paid an early call at the state department, after which he went to the commissions’ room, where Admiral Dewey and Colonel Deuby were wait¬ ing. It was announced before the meet¬ ing that all tho sessions would be se¬ cret aud that uono of the deliberations would be mado publio until the com¬ mission had finished its iubors. PREACHERS ENDORSE MEASURE. Will Co-Operate With Federation of La¬ bor In Advocacy of Child Labor Bill. At a meeting of the Methodist Min¬ isters’ association of Atlanta, Ga., that body pledged its co-operation to the Georgia Federation of Labor in its efforts to secure tho passage of the bill to regulate child-labor in factories. This bill was originated by the Fed¬ eration of Labor. Its object is to pre¬ vent children under tbe age of ten from working in factories, mines, workshops and other manufacturing or mechanical establishments of the state; and to prevent children be¬ tween the ages of ten and fourteen from working in such establishments except under certain conditions. OTTMAR MERGENTHALER DEAD. Inventor of Type Setting: Machine a Vic¬ tim of Consumption. Ottmar Mergenthaler, the inventor of the linotype setting machine, died iu Baltimore Saturday morning, of cosumption. Ho was born in Ger- many on May 10th, 1854. Mr. Mergenthaler’g invention, the linotype, revolutionized the printing business and all papers of the leading citieB use the machines, Mr. Mergenthaler sold the invention to capitalists, reserving the right to repair machines at his works at Locust Point, Baltimore. His invention is conceded to be the greatest of the cen- ; tnry. ASHBURN, GA.. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER \ I 8<M. ANTI PASS BILL SHELVED. Important Measures Introduced In the Georgia Legislature at Friday’s 5esslon. Two important bills, both of which had been favorably reported, were de¬ feated in the Georgia house of repre¬ sentatives Friday. Mr. Hall, of Bibb, wus the author of the measures. The ilrBt was one which has before made its appearance in tho Georgia legislature, prohibiting tho issuing of pass -8 and franks to all state, county and city officials. There was a lively debate over the measure, but it was finally shelved on a motion to table by Mr. MeLoughlin, of Meriwether. Mr. Hall, the anthor of the bill, de¬ siring to put every member on record, called for an aye and nay vote. The result was 81 to 63 iu favor of tabling the bill. Mr. Hall then gave notice of a motion to reconsider. Tn the senate the most important bill was that introduced by Senator MeLostor, of the Colnmbus district, which provides for the holding of a convention of the people of Georgia for the purpose of revising tho consti¬ tution. The plan is to let the new constitu¬ tion as revised go before the people for ratification. The bill provides for the calling of an election by the gov¬ ernor immediately aftor the enactment for the election of delegates to the con¬ vention. Tho election is to be held on the second Monday in January and the convention the first Wednesday in June following. According to the bill the delegates will vote either for or against the con¬ vention. The representation in tho convention is to be based on popula¬ tion in the ratio of one delegate to every 6,000 inhabitants. Tho bill pro¬ vides for an appropriation of $30,000 for holding the election. SCHLEY TALKS OF TRIP. Hero of Santiago Say* II© Will Posi¬ tively Visit Atlanta aiul Birmingham. A Washington dispatch says: The next distinguished man to visit At¬ lanta,Ga., will be Rear Admiral Schley. He will spend the 4th and 5th of No¬ vember in Atlanta, leaving on the morning of the 6th for Birmingham, Ala. When a press correspondent called upon the admiral Friday morning he was busily engaged packing up the gifts which he has received from the people. The medal from the legisla¬ ture of Maryland, the five thousand- dollar set of silver from some friends of his state, swords galore and loving cups were all being placed in a box to be sent to the safety vault company. “I am anxious to go into the south, but my time is very limited,” said the admiral. “I have written to Birming¬ ham that I will be (hero for the 6th aud 7tb, and have made my arrange¬ ments so as to spend the 4th and 5th in Atlanta. I do not see how I con accept any other invitations before I take this cruise. On my return I will be in command of my own time nnd can then make my plans according to my desires.” The committee headed by Commis¬ sioner Ross came in to see the admiral about the movement to present him with a homo in the capital. The move¬ me nt promises to be one of the great magnitude. Cities all over the coun¬ try are vying with each other in form¬ ing committees to take charge of the work. Great enthusiasm is shown here for the project, and it is thought the subscriptions will double the amount raised for the Dewey homo. The admiral has discouraged tho movement, but it has now progressed beyond him and is assured of success. The feeling which prompts tho move¬ ment is as much one of resentment to¬ ward the navy department as in admi¬ ration of the gallant admiral. Tho admiral has urged all ihoso who have colled on him to sea to it that only a modest home, if any at all, be secured for him, but tbe committee thinks now that at least a hundred thousand dollars will bo raised with¬ out trouble. lilg Furnace Changes Hands. A special from Mt. Talla, Ala.,says: J. P. Hoffmaa, of Milwauke, Wis., arid W. H. Weller, of Gadsden, Ala., have purchased the Jenifer furnace property, near Chattanooga, Tenn., paying $200,000. They will begin operation at once. Prr.wsla lms nearly 400 orphan ns;.l urns. with 91.0*0 Inmate*. General Symons Dead. A London dispatch says: The death of General Sir William Penn Kymons, the British commander at Glencoe, who was shot in the stomach in the buttle with the Boers there October 20, was officially announced in the house of commons Thursday. Nicholas and Bill to Meet. According to the Berlin correspond¬ ent of The Daily London Mail, Em¬ peror Nicholas and Emperor William will meet at Darmstadt before the kaiser goes to England. General Assembly May Visit State University Iu a Body. A RESOLUTION PROVIDING THEREFOR Somite Occupies » Day’ll SohnIoii In Con* firming Nomination* By the (lovurnor. A resolution was Introduced iu tho Georgia house of representatives Mon- day providing for the atteudanoo at „ tho next . commencement of the Mate university of the entire goaeral assern- bly, together with the governor, state house officials, supremo court judges and representatives of all prominent educational institutions in Georgia, The resolution is by Hon. H. If. Curl- tou, of Clarke. It is proposed that the general as- sembly shall meet in Athens iu its or- ganized capacity as a visiting commit- tee. At the same time the resolution proposes that a grand ehantauqua shall be held, a program of exorcises to ho arranged under the auspices and direction of tho trustees, chancellor auil faculty of tho university. This will include a series of lectures or ad- dresses by leading literary men and educators of the country. A bill waB introduced by Mr. Buss, of Habersham, which prohibits all state and county officers from charg- ing mileage when traveling on free passes while in the discharge of their duties. 'JCho joint committee of three from the house and two from the senate ap- pointed to investigate and report upon the operation and results of tho North¬ eastern railroad made its report. The report showed the physical condition of the road good and much improved under state management. A bill by Mr. Bower of. Decutur, providing for railroads crossing each other and regulating such crossings, was the first to pass Monday and tho second of tho session. The bill gives private railroads permission when nec¬ essary to reach minerals, timber or other similar materials, tho right to cross the tracks of other railroadp, subject to the same restrictions, lia¬ bilities and penalties and governed by tho same rules as to crossing ns now provided by law for chartered rail¬ roads. Senate Confirms Appointments. The session of the senate wns wholly occupied Mondny in confirming nom¬ inations of judges and solicitors ns sent in by Governor Candler. Following is the full list of appoint¬ ments: II. M. Reid, to be judge of the city court of Atlanta. Eugene R. Black, to be solicitor of the city court of Atlanta from the 23d of February until election of successor. the W. B. Bennett, to bo judge of county court of Brooks. Herman II. Perry, to be judge of the criminal court of Burke county. Samuel J. Winn, to be judge of the city court in the county of Gwinnett. George W. Jordan to bo judge of the county court of Pulaski county. W. H. Toombs to lie judge of the city court of Wilkes county. Levi Osteon to be solicitor of the city court of Douglas,in Coffee county. H. S. Long to be judge of the coun¬ ty court qf Lee county. II. W. Baldwin to bo judge of the county court of Baldwin county. Frank P. Longley to be judge of tbo county court of Troup county. Frank L. Little to be judge of tho county court of Hancock county. R. W. Peoples to be solicitor of the city court in tho county of Gwinnett. 1). B. Jay to be solicitor of tho county court of Irwin county. Howoll Beazley to be solicitor of the county court of Lee county. Leon P. Greer to be solicitor of the county court of Macon county. E. W. Butler to bo solicitor of the county oourt of Morgan county. J. F. Rogers to bo solicitor of tho county court of Newton county. R. G. Mitchell, Jr., to be judge of the county court of Pierce county. J. D. McKenzie to be solicitor of tho county court of Colquitt county. A. N. King to be solicitor of the county court of Franklin county. J. W. Edmondson to be solicitor of the county court of Brooks county. Walter A. Milton to bo solicitor of tho county court of Pierce couuty. DEWEY IS THANKFUL. Expreaiei III* Appreciation of tbo Gift of a Home. Frank A. Vanderlip, chairman of the Dewey home committee, has re¬ ceived the following letter from the admiral: “Washington, October 20. —Dear Sir: I acknowledge the receipt this day of the title deeds to the beautiful bouse presented to me by my country¬ men. My heart is full of gratitude to them for this overwhelming expression of their regard for me and I request that yon will also accept and convey to the committee my heartfelt thanks for you and their efforts. Very sin¬ cerely yours, Geoboi Dewbx.” YOUN« Cornelius cut off. Mult !'M ill lonafro Vaudortillt’. Will I* Ulude Public. The will of the late Cornelius Van¬ derbilt has been made publio. It shows that Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., the sou of the deceased, who married Miss Grace Wilson against the wishes of the father, has been cut off with n scant $1,500,000, while tho greater por¬ tion of the estate goes to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and the other chil¬ dren of the deceased. The will is an interesting document, as it disposes of one of the greatest estates in the couu- try. Itsprovisious were announced in a statement issued by Senator Ohauu- cey M. llopow. Alfred Gwynno Vanderbilt inherits tbe llirgcr j 11 „. |ion of hi „ father . B fortune and becomes the head of tho Vanderbilt family. The will makes no mentiou of the marriage of Corue- Hus Vanderbilt, Jr., to Miss Wilson, nor to any quarrel between father and sou because of the union, but appu- rently tho father’s displeasure was visited upon the older eon. He re- drived all told, under tho terms of the will, but $1,5(16,1100, mid $1,000,000 of this is hold in trust by the executors, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt is, of course, the residuary legatee and will posses* n fortune of probably forty to fifty million dollars. Gladys, ltegi- nald and Gertrude (Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney), will receive about $7,500,- 000 each. But Mr. Depow states that Alfred will give from his share enough to Cornelius to moke the latter as rich as his brother and sisters. Alfred will, therefore, turn over to Cornelius about $6,000,000. Tho will of Cornelius Vanderbilt is dated June 18, 1896, and the two codi- oils thereto are doted respectively April 24, 1897, and April 4, 1899. PARLIAMENT PROROGUED. Uimrii Asks Divine lll.M.lna Upon KflTort To Whip Tho Hoorn. The English parliament was pro¬ rogued at London Friday afternoon until January 15. The queen’s speech wns in part ns follows: “My Lords mid Gentlemen: I am happy to be able to release you of the exceptional duties which have been imposed upon you by the exigencies of public services. I oongrauilata you on the brilliant qualities which havo been displayed by tho bravo regiments upon whom the task of repolliug tho invasion of mv South African possessions lias boon laid. In doing so, I cannot but ex¬ press iny profound sorrow that so many gallant officers and soldiers should have fullou in the performance of their duty. "My Lords and Gentlemen: I trust that tho divine blessing may rest upon your efforts and those of my gallant army to restore peace and good gov¬ ernment to that portion of my empire and to vindicate the honor of this country. ” RIVERA WAS FIRED. Former Civil Governor of Havana Did Not KniiKii a* Imported, A Bpeciol from Havana says: Gen¬ eral Ruis Rivera, formerly civil gover¬ nor of the province of Havana, whose withdrawal from the governorship was cabled Thursday evening as a resigna¬ tion, denies that ho resigned. Ho says he was dismissed and that he does not know upon what grounds the dismissal was ordered. He admits that ho had reoently re¬ marked that he would resign iu the event that at least one out of three Humiliations he had made to public office was not approved, but he at¬ tributes hiu dismissal to the dlroct in¬ fluence of Honor Domingo Mendoz Capote, secretary of state in tbe ad¬ visory cabinot of Governor General Brooke. URITIMf WON AT KfMRKRLEY. Advlcea Stitt© That Hour# Were Ilcpuluetl At That Point. A special dispatch of Friday from Capetown gives details of tho defeat of 700 Boer* by the British north of Kimberley, Wednesday, in which the enemy was completely routed with heavy loss, the British loss being three lulled aud tweuty men, including two officers, wounded. The Boers were entrenched strongly seven miles northward ami tho British brilliantly carried the enemy’s position without serious loss. It is Bald that the Boers twico unfairly used a white flag. BRUMBY PLEASED. Lieutenant I* Proud of the Fact That He Ii a Georgian. After a day repleto with honors Lieutenant Brumby, at 8:30 o’clock, left Atlanta Thursday for Marietta, where he will rest for ahout ten days. Profoundly impressed as he was.by the reception which he received from his home people, Lieutenant Brumby told the people who wore with him: "I am more prond than ever to be able to say that I am a Georgian. I have been to great receptions iu tbe largest cities in tho United Htates, in New York, Boston and other places, but I have witnessed nothing like this brilliant affair." no. r.i LIVES LOST IN FLAMES Two Families Are Exterminated Near Mobile, Ala. PERISHED IN BURNING HOMES Were Fourteen Victims--Origin of Fire Supposed To Have Hccn Accidental. Nows has just been received that iu Baldwin county, Ala., some thirty miles northeast of Mobile, Monday night last, fire destroyed tho dwellings of Henry Goodlow ami Samuel Smith- son, cremating all tho occupants of both houses—fourteen persons in all. The Goodlow family consisted of father, mother and six children, while there were six persons residing in tho Smithson home—tho husband, wife, throe children and a sister of the hus- hand. No cause could bo discovered for tho lire, and if is believed to have been of accidental origin. The pine trees surrounding tho house caught five from tho flumes, added to the de¬ struction ami prevented any assistance from reaching the persons in tho house. The bodies wore found in tho rooms where the different members of tho family lmd been accustomed to sloe]), thus giving tho impression that death had come while tho people were sleeping. of colony The families formed part a of emigrants who bus settled in tbe region. They oumo from Iowa, Good- low having been iu tlve neighbothnod for several yenrs, while Smithson had only recently reached tho locality, Goodlow was highly esteemed by tho other settlers,who looked upon him us a sort of leader in all their movements, but tho .Smithsons wero llttlo known. Tbe bodies were interred in the littlo graveyard of the settlement. One of the other settlors acted as minister at the funerals. ANXIETY IN ENGLAND. Recent Victories Over the Boers Are Now Shown to Have Been Half Defeats. A Loudon special says: The official announcement of the joining of Gen. White and Gen. Yule has come a» a great relief and all the inoro so in view of the fact that later intelligence has shown that only the incapacity or the intelligence department of the Boers saved General Yulo’s column from a great disaster, Thu dispatches from tho front are so diversified and contradictory that it is difficult to outline tho situation with any degree of precision. Three or four main facts, however, stand out prominently. General Hymonds’ fight at Glenooo was not anything like the decisive victory nt. first alleged and General Yule would probably liavo been annihilated or mot with the same fate as tho captured Hussars if he had not retreated. General White’s “artillery duel” at lUetfontein wna a very severe engage¬ ment, in which the rifle did great exe¬ cution and where success was only achieved at a distressing cost. The bombardment of Mofeking has com¬ menced with unknown result, aud the Boers hove got their Hussar prisoners safely to Pretoria. Altogether the campaign is heiug pushed by the Boers so strenously anil on such sound strategical linos that the situation of the British must in all probability give thorn cause for deep anxiety for some time to some. EASTON WITH THE BOERS. 311..Inn N.w.p*|>.r M»u I. Located Ob the Vlrfctlnc Lins. A Washington dispatch says: The missing newspaper man, Easton, who was supposed to have been captured by the Boers, has been traced by the state department and found to bo all right. Consul Macrum, at Pretoria, reports that Easton is at the front With the Boer force*. M’KINLEY RECEIVES PETITION. Committee W»nta Mediation JSetween Great Britain and Moutli Africa. The resolutions adopted at a mass meeting held in Carnegie hall, New York city, October lltb, urging the president to offer the friendly service* of the United Htates in mediation be¬ tween Great Britain and the Transvaal and Orange Free Htate republics were presented to the president Thursday by a delegation! from New York. Tbe president, in responding,thank¬ ed tho gentlemen present for appear¬ ing and for tbo sentiment expressed in behalf of peace aud assured the delegation that the petition would re- oeive his most earnest consideration.