Vol. No. 2782
CONCORD, N. C. FRIDAY, JUNE 10 1898
Whole No 117S2
STILLNESS BEFORE the STORM
THE CONCERT.
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Given For the Ben fit of Oar Sol
diers at Jacksonville A. Very Good
House Exercises Good.
THE BOYS. PAID OFF.
A concert was giyen in Caton's
hall for the benefit of our soldiers at
Jacksonville, Fla. The
exercises
Utile Known, But Indications Point
lo Action Somewhere Admiral
Sampson Can Communicate Now
nl Blanco Can't Commodore
Sehley Communicates With Insur
eoutand Gets Satisfactory Neni
ii p nns the Cane V erde Fleet . Bot-
nedror snre-A. uuie scare For wera splendid, and they performed
Little Banter. to a tolerably good house.
There is a perfect hush in the The program consisted of recita-
Dews of t be war movements. There tiona and instrumental and yocal
ia little doubt that our troops are on music. The following recited:
Cuban waters and if destined for Masters Fred Bost and Frank John
son little Mies Julia Gray, Prof.
L9wi8 and Drs. H C Herring and D
D Johnson.
Misses E !ma Cole and Lacy Lore
performed excellently on the piano.
Some most excellent yocal music
More of Mr. Carr's Maernanlmitv.
Mr. Fred L Merritt, the war cor
respondent of theNewsandObserver,
says that Col. J S Carr advanced
the soldiers pay for the entire N. C.
regiment on Thursday thejhh. The
soldiers are to repay him at their
convenience.
Santiago they will probably arrive
by Saturday.. There is a rumor
that Santiago has been taken aU
ready, but it is evidently incorrect.
Commodore Schley is, before the
harbor and is said to have opened
communications with the insurgents
whom he asked to obtain a list of was given in amerent combinations
the Spanish ships within the harbor, by Misses Rose Harris Addie Pat-
and also a map of the harbor and tersoD, and Messrs. F 0 Howland, H
thj position of the fleet. These M Barrow, Robt. Keesler and Dri
have been furnished and. the ad Herring.,
miral is reassured that the whole The program was good, having
Cape Verde fleet except the Terror 81ich excellent talent as they had,
ii certainly within.
It is learned too that the number
of Spanish troops in and around
Santiago is not JJOOOO, but only
about 6,000, and tney are farirjg
badlv a-nd are disheartened .
There is nothing positive in . the on the Btae Dfltil he was behmd the
news to reveal the plans if deter- scenes. Ihe oration was aconglom-
mined upon whether the enemy is eratioh of every speech that he
to be whipped out or perished out. could remember of saying in his
It is presumable, that either can be school days up in the Brushy Moun-
done. Some dispatches say food is tains.
already very scarce at Santiago. Dr. Herring gave us a reading
There is no doubt that there is a and also showed himself to be some
nnrry 10 laso an uuan as soon as what of a vonaliafc The nerformer.
Sergeant Quint Smith to Recruit.
Colonel Armfield has issued his
orders for the different recruiting
places for the three batalliohs, which
will be at Raleigh, Asheville and
Charlotte respectively. Sergeant
Quint E Smith has been appointed
among the number. The detail of
an officer and enlisted man for each
Mid Summer Ba r
gains.
It's Pickins: Up Money
To Buy Anything
In This Lot.
Yesterday we told you about
a lot of Zeiglers fine Oxford
Ties which we have been sell
ing at $1.50, $175 and $2.00
that we MARK DOWN to
$1.00. Call for lot No, 1 at
$1.00.
' Today we put out two more
lots. 25 pairs of Ladies' Low
Shoes, Oxford Ties and Strap
Sandals. Shoes that sold for
.25 and 1.50. We make
but some of the performers deserve
honorable mention. Dr. Johnson's
oration was the thing that took
down the house. The audience
cheered him from the tfme he came
ii can be attended to.
Admiral Sampson is said1 to have
cut and buoyed the last cable con
necting Cuba with the outside
world. If so he now has the means
of more prompt communication
with the President.
however, showed while singing the
New York Journal's New Coon,
that hia feet were deeply impressed
with the music, and had the audi
ence cdled for it we think that he
could have giyen us both a song and
The report of several Spanish a dance
war vessels in the way of the trans Mr. Howland was requested es-
ports with our troops has given rise ppcially to sing Tut Me Off at
to some uneasiness, while no one Buffalo" he having this piece mort
seems to thins that there is any gaged. He came out on the stage,
reality in it. tuned his voice to the piano, gazed
roe rumor 01 ine iau 01 0 st the andience, shut his eyes
does not seem GODbrmed, nor 't and started eft on his solo. Cheers
dnai.nkln Ynfnyc 4-rrn.rta awiva f r I
, '. . at once commenced, but the music
I 1 2i tt7 citt Kit von im hA wnnln nft nhln I
'a--a .v,a;a stopped, Mr. Howlanl having for
lU Atep uruci oliu save tuo upauiaiuoi
f jr,on,crflnta' ,nin. gotten his music.
The hummer School for Teachers.
Bnseball Yesterday.
The University Summer School Boston
for teachers will begin on June Cincinattia
21st and last one month in the New York
University buildings at Chapel Hill Chicago
The most famous' teachers in Baltimore
America have been engaged to Louisville
give thorough instruction in me- Philadelphia
thods and special subject. Chapel gt Louis
Hill is a delightful summer resort
and many teachers are already there Washington
enjoying the campus and . library Pittisburg
and rest in the shade of the ma- Brooklyn
iestic oaks. One first-class fare for Cleveland
the round trip has been authorized
on all lailrqade. Tickets - on sale
from June 18 to July 12, good fdr
returning until July 2lBt.
Still another and a "worser"
oompany has not yet ben Nmade, to
we leirn from Mr. Fred Merritt's these lot No. 2 and they go at
correeponaence in tne JNews ana 7oc.
Observer;
oecana .assistant ourgeon vr. iiiym? ior.ua ana a oetter one
M Archey has been transferred to tr you. About 50 pairs of
the Division' Hospital. ' Ladies' Low Shoes, mostly
uxiora nes tnat were $ 00
A f - - ? ' ih r. i m
a Peculiar Hpot. . ? .. i$J-ou ana $uu. mey must go
The 4iState of Wilkes" comes to and we Put them out as lot
rhft frnnt with n.nnt.Vinr frAdlr " A liU. O 3.1 OUC.
YOU FURNISH THE FEE.C
WE DO THE EST.
That's all we sk you to do f r
nish the feet. We will not only do
the rest but we will do it well foi
$2 50
white ground squirrel was recently
captured on a spot whicb is "pecu
liarfThe Chronicle says it is a grave-
yard spot, and it is an actual fact
You can find in these lots
high grade, good style Shoes
nice enough for your best foot
wear. You can find erood.
hot. thia hlonthfirriftQ that nrrnnr n . J J
ii l 'i. mi x i
,uWWu ivr-..w. I Unr loss is trnm fiOn to
. . 1 1 1 , . I i - " w w . w
are an wnne oas ana wnue pine, gi 60 a -nair !on t.hpn, Vonr
. I ST
A lew years ago a wnite raDDit was gain is in proportion.
found there, and there are with rats I First come, first choice.
there. The spot seems to pos- You can pick
86ss peculiar qualities, Winston here.
Sentinel.
up money
Cannon & Fetzer
Company.
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We have everything in Oifordf?
except your feet.
!
An ounce of satisfaction is worth
a ton of talk. Satisfaction goes
with every pair of shoes we sell.
Respectfully,
Dry & Miller
Shoe Furriishers.
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Gen. Harrison Enthusiastic.
"I consider the American navy,
ship for chip- gun for gnxumd man
for man, umqua!ed by any navy in
the world today 'says former Presi
dent Harrison "The courage and
daring of our men, the personnel of
the ofiicer8 of our ships the gun
nery, the nerve and spirit manifested
in all, offer to the world the spectacle
of a navy for which there is no
superior."
Mr. Harrison spoke with enthusi- To The People Living In Concord, Cabarrus County
asm of the greatness of the act of
General Order No. nog
and Forty Miles Around.
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Polite Orer the Telephone.
The managers of the telephone
company operating,. the system at
Versailles, France, hold that the ex-
oression "Hello P used in response
Seven cases of yellow fever are PH UIJ . . T, -fl
. . tt . nr- to a call is impolite. The operators
reported at Harrison, Miss., a little tu . r ; : - -
r A, . A a have been instructed to asic the sub-
town near the coast and a rigid " . nj
nt.ax ysrhn rinorsi Tin the fiPTitral
quarantine isin effect there. J "B" "
OmCe. j "fflWfc.uu juu naut;
Lieut. Hobson in sinking the Merri-
mao in the harbor of Santiago. v t
has few, if any, parallels in the his
tory of the world," he said. At Mas
nila Commodore Dewey was brave,
but he entered a hostile harbor able
to give shot for shot, to beat down
hia assailants, to triumph bv the
force of his own arms.
"Lieut. Hobson and his heroic
crew not only went with the Merri
mao into the range of an awful fire.
unable to reply, but the interior of
their own . vessel was loaded with
i.- i : ..... . . . '
torpedoes for her destruction at the
proper time.. They went in unable
to tJfire .one gun at the enemy and
prepared to destroy the very deck
under their feet . We search the
pages of history in vain to find some Ever shown in Concord. Parlor Suits Ward Eobes, China Closets,
act of heroism tor country ana nag
Attention !
You are hereby commanded to report at once, if not earlier to the
em rtOftoti rv
House of ISJ9 Jiiiaui M us ounnpiuuj
And inspect the handsomest line ol Bed Room Sets in
Oak, Walnut, Mahogany,
Bird's Eye Maple
and Curley Birch
that approaches this
Fancy
To Make Improyements.
,A neat businees office is soon to
be built in the front room of the
Asheville Gazette.
Captain Bart Pardoned.
. -I TTTurM.nM Timofl IThn Prooi.
steam laundry for the benefit of the a8muBkuu,.u, , T - 7
Wsiness manager. When complet- dent todar granted a pardon to
ed Miss Mamie Allred will take Captain John Hart, Joasco
cbarge of the office and tend to the
letting out of the laundry.
Canes
Jam. Up
Fresh,
AT-
victed of filibustering, and Who is
now in prison in Philadelphia;
Ervin & Morrison
! GROCERS-
Side Boards Extension Tables, Parlor Tables, Hat Racks, EaseK
Screens, Rocking Chairs, Diners and Common Chairs, Beds, Dresssr
Bureaus, Wash Stands, Picture Frames and everything to be found in
a fiist Class furniture store. !
LOW PRICES, I
ssHJ'Jlo yUllllMllllaillJl(UlllJillgo
WHEN IN NEED OFjANYTHINGr IN THE UNDER!
TAKING DEPARTMENT DC N'T FAIL TO CALL ON BELL
Residence 'Pnone qo.
g Store
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