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VOL. VII.
DUNN, N. C, APRIL 27, 1898.
NO. 15.
BEGUN.
TBe ! North Atlantic- sanaaroh
SPAIN REFUSED ULTIMATUM.
I GETWEEN fill
And the United States to Date From
April 21, 1898.
VOODFORD COMING .HOME.
Administration Regards tho Action of
' the Spanish Government In Prevent
ing'.' Minister Woodlord From Pre
senting the President's Ultimatum
as Rendering Further Diplomatic
Action on the Part of This Country
Unnecessary.
Washington, April 21, (Special.)-
War between the United States and
Spain is a fact, though not yet officially
declared so by Congress.
Tho war between this country and
Spain may fairly be said to date from
today, April 21, 18)S.
Our Country, Wright or Wrong.
Two minutes after the opening of
State Department, this inorn'ng, word
came from Minister Woodford that the
Spaish government, having anticipated
and prevented his intention to present
the President's ultimatum, he had ask
ed for his passports. The administra
tion, in a public statement, announced
that it regarded the action of the
Spanish government as rendering
unnecessary further diplomatic ac
tion on the part of the United States,
and further stated that it regarded the
course adopted by Spain as one placiug
upon that country the responsibility
for the breach of friendly relations.
Mr. Woodford's telegram resulted in
"the calling of a special Cabinet meeting
to arrange and outline a plan of cam
paign, or to determine how to begin
the execution of tho plan of campaign
already prepared by the strategic
board of the Army and Navy depart
ments. The immediate result was the
order for the North Atlantic squadron
to begin the blockade of Havana. How
much further than this the Cabinet
progressed in its deliberations it is not
possible to say for .the obvious reason
that the time has now come when the
interest of the government require
that the movement of ships and troops
should be guarded with the greatest
care from undue publicity, in order to
prevent the enemy from taking advan
tage of the information.
TEXT OF THIS ULTIMATUM.
A Sketch of Very Important Piece
ot Diplomacy.
Washington, April 21. (Special).
The following statement of the text
of the ultimatum to Spain, was issued
today:
On yesterday, April 20, 189$, about
11 o'clock a. m. , tho Department of
State served, notice of the purpose of
this government by delivering to Alin
ister Polo a copy of the resolutions
passed by the United States on the ICth
iust. After the receipt of this notice
the Spanish minister forwarded to the
State Department ft request for his
passports, which were furnished to Eim
otf yesferday afternoon. Copy of the
instructions to Woodford is herewith
appended.
The United States minister at Madrid
wss, at the same time, instructed to
make a like communication to the gov
ernment of Spain. This morning the
Department received from General
Woodford, a tjlegram, a copy of which
ufci io' Mia lo
IfllHi POfl.
5 pplpiil
is hereunto attached, showing that the
Spanish government had broken off
diplomatic relations with the United
States. Thi comse renders unneces
sary further diplomatic action on the
part of-the United Sta'es.
April 20, 1899.
Woodford, Minister,4 Madrid:
You have been furnished with the
text of a joint resolution passed by tho
Congress of the United State3 on the
19th inst, approved today, in relation
tot the pacification of the island of
Cuba. In obedience to that act the
President directs you to immediately
communicate to the government of
Spain said resolutions, with the formal
demand of tha government of the
United States that the government of
Spain at once relinquish its authority
and government in the island of Cuba,
and withdraw its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters. In tak
ing this step, the United States hereby
disclaims any disposition or intention
to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or
control over raid island except for the
pacification thereof, and asserts its de
termination that when this is accomp
lished to leave the control of the island
to its people under such free and inde
pendent government as they may
establish.
If by the hour of noon on Saturday
next, the 23d day of April, there be not
communicated to this, government by
that of Spain a full and satisfactory re
sponse to this demand and resolution,
whereby tho ends of peace in Cuba
shall be assured, the president will
proceed without further notice to use
the power and authority enjoined and
conferred upon him by the said joint
resolution to such extent a3 ma3' be
necessary to carry the same into eflect.
(Signed) Sherman.
'Madrid, April 21, 1898, ree'd 9:02a.m.
Sherman, Washington:
Early this (Thursday) morning, im
mediately after the receipt of your
open telegram, and before I had com
municated same to Spanish - govern
ment, Spanish Minister for Foreign
Affairs notified me that diplomatic rela
tions'are broken between the two coun
tries, and that all official communica
tion between their respectivo represen
tatives has ceased. I accordingly asked
for safe passports. Turn legation over
to British embassy and leave for Paris
this afternoon. Have notified consuls.
Woodford.
SAG ASIA'S FIERY SPEECH.
He Said Acts, Not Words, Are Now
Necessary.
Madrid, via Paris,' April 19, (By Ca
ble.) The supporters of the govern
ment in both houses of Parliament met
iu'the Senate chamber at 5 o'clock this
afternoon. Senor Sagasta, the Pre
mier, addressed them as follows: "The
times are so grave and the circum
stances are so exceptional that acts and
not words are necessary to face the
present difficulty. Attempts are being
made to sully the glorious history of
Spain by an infamous calumny. Tho
different Spanish governments have
done their utmost to avert the
war to which we are being
provoked. We have now reached the
limits of concession, compatible with
honor and territorial integrity. We
consented to the last concession at the
instance of the Pope and the powers.
We yielded in fact; but now attempts
are made upon our honor, and menaces
directed against our territory. That is
a thing to which Spaniards will never
consent. (Applause). This is not the
moment to. trace a parliamentary pro
gramme, -but the moment to unite our
selves, as our fathers have done, in the
face of an odious attempt against the
integrity of our territory. The insult
offerod us today is the most infamous
that has ever been offered," (Pro
longed cheering).
Continuing Senor Wagasta counselled
the rapid constitution of the chambers
in order to accord to the government
the means to defend the country's in
terests. "Spain," ho added, "will not allow
a parcel of her territory to be taken
from her with impunity; nor will she
be a party to any trafficking for her
possessions. " Prolonged and enthusi
astic cheers greeted the speech.
BLANCO SWEARS SPANIARDS.
They Will Give Their Last Drop of
Blood Before Giving Up.
Gen. Blanco, in making a speech in
Havana, Cuba, on the 21st, thanked
the people for their close attention, and
after silence was secured, he assured
them that he would lead them to vic
tory. "Otherwise, I shall not live, " he
said. "Do yo'u swear to follow me to
the fight?" The crowd answered, "Yes
we do?"
"Do you swear to give the last drop
of blood in your veins before letting a
foreigner step his foot on the land we
discovered and place his yoke upon the
people we civilized?"
The crowd shouted back, "Yes, we,
do!" ;
General Blanco said: "The enemy
is almost at the doors of Havana. They
have money, but we have blood to shed
and we are ready to shed it. We will
throw them into the sea."
SOLDIERS TO WEAR TAGS.
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To Identify Those Who Fallin Battle.
- When the men-of the regular and vol
unteer armies-go into action they will
wear around their necks little tags of
aluminum, by which they may be
identified if found later on the field
of battle. In the last war it was
often impossible to properly identify
the dead soldiers, and thousands
were buried in graves mark
ed "unidentified." The war de
partment has prepared this system of
identification, and it has been decided
that on each tag shall be the numeral
assigned each man on the muster
rolls, with the letter of the conipanj-,
battery, or troop, and his regiment.
These tags will be sent to the troops in
the South when it is evident that a
fight is on hand. In the civil war offi
cers of some of ths regiments had little
silver Bhields inscribed with the wear
er's name, rank and regiment.
'REMEMBER THE MAINE."
A Stirring Battle Song. '"-
Itcbert Burns "Wilson, In New York Heiald.'
When the vengeance wakes, when the battle
breaks ''....' .
And the ships sweep out to sea;
When the foe is neareil, when the deefcs are
cleared,
And the colors floating free;
When the squadrons meet, when it's fleet to
fleet.
And front to front with Spain
From ship to ship, from lip to lip
Pass on the quick refrain,
"Itemember, rememberthe Maine!"
When the flag shall sign, "Advance in line, .
Train ships on an even keel;"
When the guns shall flash aDd the shot 6hall
crash,
A nd sound on the ringing steel ;
And the rattling blasts from the' armored
i" masts
Are hurling their deadliest rain,
Let their voices loud, through the blindiDg
cloud, ...
Cry, ever, the fierce refrain,
''Remember, remember the Maine !"
God's sky and sea in that storm shall be
Fate's chaos of smoke and flame,
But afross that holl every 6hot shall tell,
Not a gun can miss its aim;
Not a blow will fail on the crumbling mail,
And the waves that engulf the slain
Shall sweep the decta of the blackened
wrecks,
With tho bl indering. dread refrain,
"Remember, remember the Maine."
Spanish Cortes Opened.
The Spanish Cortes opened at Ma
drid, Spain, on the 20th. The Queen
regent, in her speech, stated that the
menaces and insults which Spain has
previously borne, are not the true
American sentiments. She appealed to
Spain to defend the rights of her 'son
until he is old enough to defend him
self. Gratitude to the Pope was ex
pressed. The scenes were very impos
ing. The wealth and beauty of Madrid
were present.
SHOTS FR03I THE CASTLE.
Spaniards Fire at the New York A
Futile Attempt at Gunning.
Copyrighted, 1898, by tho Associated Press:
On Board the Flagship New York,
Off Havana, April 23, 2 a. m.' Morro
Castle opened fire on the 1 fighting
squadron of the United States at 11
o'clock last night. About 10 shots were
sent in the direction of our ships, but
none of them took eflect, and no shots
were fired in return. The Spaniards
had apparently seen the lights of the
New York while the latter was signal
ing to a ship of the squadron. The
firing was reported by tho officer of the
deck, Ensign J. K. Edie, to Captain
Chadwick, who was asleep at the time.
The young officer asked the captain in
Bomewhat excited tones, whether the
New York had not better discontinue
signaling.
"No," muttered Captain Chadwick,
with the utmost coolness; "there is no
necessity for stopping the signals. Go
ahead."
Later Captain Chadwick was on the
forward bridge, when te watched the
tongues of flame shoot out from Moro
Castle. He gjanced in the direction of
the Spanish fortifications for a few
seconds, and then turned his back on
them in silent contempt, and went
back to his bed, perfectly certain the
Spaniards could do no damage at five
miles, which was then the approxi
mate distance of the flagship from
Morro Castle. '
Another officer said: "The Spaniards
probably became nervous, and decided
thev could not sleep without some fire
works. They cahSi hit anything any
way. "
There was no excitement on board
the flagship during Morro Castle's fu
tile attempt at gunnery. The discip
line was really splendid. In fact, at
this hour, many people on board the
flagship do not know, that Spain's first
guns of war have been fired and that
the New York was their target.
On Board Flagship New York, Off
Havana, April 24, Noon. During the
early morning the Morro Castle batter
ies again opened fire on the fleet, but
without the slightest eflect There have
been no casualties among our forces up
to the hour of writing, and not a single
shot has been fired against the batteries.
BLOCKADE BEGINS.
Sampson's Fleet Starts Its Grim Work
OfFthe Harbor of Havana.
On the 22d inst. , the blockade of Ha
vana, the; first act of the war between
Spain and the United States, began.
Admiral Sampson's fleet left Key
West early in the morning, the ships
getting under way between 7 and 8
o'clock. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon
a definite report from Morro Castle con
firmed the current belief in Havana
that the American warships were begin
ning the blockade. ; ;
Later the ships were seen moving on
the city from the westward. It wa be
lieved m Havana that an attack would
be made at daybreak.- Orderlies were
BEAK ADKIBAI. SAMPSON
rushing through the streets shouting
the call to arms. Captain-GeDeral
Blanco left his palace and is making his
headquarters at a battery.
Havana has. been put undr martial
law. Grocers have combined to prevent
the raising of prices consequent upon
the expected scarcity of food.
President McKinley issued a procla
mation declaring a blockade of the
northern coast of Cuba between Car
denas and Bahia Honda, and of the
port of Cienfuegos on the southern
coast Cardenas is in Matanzas Pro
vince, and Bahia Honda is in Pinar del
Rio. The selection of the northern
coast covered by the blockade is about
one-fifth of its entire-extent
The first shots of the war were fired
about an hour after the fleet had left
Key West for Cuba. A Spanish mer
chant steamship, which proves to be
the Buena Ventura, from Paseagoula,
-Miss., for Botterdam, - Holland, was
caught between the flagship New York
and the gunboat Nashville; and after
four shots her captain surrendered.
Ensign Magruder and a prize crew
took the vessel back to Key West,
where the prize -will be adjudicated in
in the federal district court. Patrick
Mullin, a gunner on the Nashville,
fired the first shot of the war.
Before the blockade began the Amer
ican steamer Saratoga left The Span
ish merchant ship Mexico left for Mex
ico. The American steamer Orizaba
sailed for Vera Cruz with 203 passen
gers, among them many persons 61 rank
and prestige in Havana and with a
full cargo,
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SPAIN MADE A REPLY.
Ultimatum Acknowledged and Was
Taken as a Declaration of War,
Washington, April 24. (Special)
The first Sunday of the war -was
marked in Washington by an impor
tant conference -between the President
and a party of his advisers, at which
it was decided! that Congress shall to
day make a formal declaration of war,
this step being considered necessary t6
protect the interest of jhe United
States with foreign countries. Action,
of this ; kind appears to nave been
facilitated by the announcement that
Spain has made a formal reply to the
ultimatum Of the President sent son
days ago, the reply of that country be
ing that the ultimatum so sent was re
garded in itself as a declaration of hos
tilities, the result of the war being ths;
.the war is now on in due form, csk
matically and otherwise. ,
TWO NAVIES COMPARED.
We Have More Ships Than Spain,
"While She Has More Seamen.
The following list does not include
the ships recently purchased by either
nation
UNITED STATES.
Battleships first class:
Tonnage.
Massachusetts ...... 10, 283
Indiana 10,288
Oregon.. 10,288
Kearsarge 11,525
Kentucky ..11,525
Illinois 11, 525
Alabama 11,525
Wisconsin .... 11,525
Iowa 11,410
SPAIN.
Battleships first class:
Pelayo 9,900
UNITED STATES.
Battleships second class:
Texas 6,315
SPAIN.
Battleships second class:
Numancia 7, 035
Vitoria....... ". 7,000
UNITED STATES.
Sea-going coast defence ironclads :
Monterey.... 4,188
Puritan........ 6,000
Amphitrite 3, 990
Miantonomoh 8, 990
Monadnock , 3,990
Non-sea-going, coast defence iron
clads: Ajax...... ... 2,100
Canonicus.1. . 2,100.
Mahopae 2,100
Manhattan... 2,100
Wyandotte. . . . 2, 100
Catskill 1,875
Comanche . . . . . 1,875
Jason 1,876
Lehigh..... 1,875
Montauk 1,875
Nahant. . 1,875
Nantucket 1,875
Passaic. I 1,875
SPAIN.
Non-sea-going coast defence iron
clads: 1
Puigeerda 553
Duque de Tetuan. . . . . .. 700
UNITED STATES.
Armored Cruisers :
New York... 9,135
Brooklyn...... 8,840
SPAIN.
Armored cruisers :
Emperor Carlos V 9,090
Cardenal Cisneros. . . 7,090
Catalunas 7,000
Princesa de Asturias 7,000
Almirante Aquendo 6,890
Vizcava 6,890
Infanta Maria Thereso 8,890
UNITED STATES.
Armored ram:
Katahdin..... 2,155
Dynamite cruiser:
Vesuvius 725
Protecteo cruisers (steel)
Minneapolis 7,375
Columbia.. 7,375
Olvmpia 5,870
Philadelphia 4,324
Chicago ' 4,500
Newark.. 4,098
San Francisco.. 4,098
Baltimore ................... ... 4,413
Cincinnati.......... 3,213
Kaleigh 3,213
Charleston. 3,730
New Orleans 3,600
Atlanta 3,189
Boston 3,189
Marblehead 2,000
Detroit...... 2,000
Montgomery "2,000
Topeka 1,800
Bennington .... 1 , 700
Concord.... .1,700
Yorktown 1,700
Nashville 1,371
Wilmington 1,392
Helena "... 1,392
Annapolis 1. 000
Vicksburg i... 1,000
Newport 1,000
Princeton.' ........... 1,000
Dolphin..! 1,000
Protected cruisers (woad):
Hartford...... 250
Lancaster . ; 2.790
SPAIN.
Protected cruisers (steel) :
Alfonso XIII 5,000
Lenanto 5,000
Marquis de la Ensenada.. ......... 1,040
Isiade Cuba 1,040
Isla de Luzon . . r. 1,040
Protected cruisers (iron) :
Alfonso XII. . . , 3,090
Keina Christin a . . -. . . .... 3, 090
Beina Mercedes. ... 3,090
Conde de Vanadito 1,152
Don Antonio Ulloa. 1,152
Don Juan de Austria. 1,152
Infanta Isabel- 1,152
IsabellH 1,153
Protected cruisers (wood) :
Castilla. 3,342
Navarra.. 3, 842
Arrangpn...... 3,342
UNITED STATES.
Total number vessels, 64; total ton
nage, 269,009; average, 4,203; torpedo
boats, 18; officers, 982; seamen, 12,
603; total active list, 13,582; reserves,
2,800. .
" SPAIN.
Total number of vessels 28; total ton
nage, 114,724: average, 4,097; torpedo
boats, 32; officers, 1,009; seamen, 16,
300; total active list, 24,629; reserves,
23,000.
THE THEATRE OF
I Y 811 10'IWf.
Regular Troops Will Be Sent to
Cuba First.
VOLUNTEERS WILL GO LATER.
A New Army Corps Created Presl
dent Issues a Proclamation for 125,
OOO Volunteers to Serve Two Years,
Unless Sooner Discharged.
Washington, April 23 (Special). The
President haso issued the following
proclamation calling for 125,000 troops
to serve two years: ! ,
By the President of the United States,
A Proclamation: .
'5
Whebeas, A joint resolution of Congress
was approved on the "20th day of April, 1898,
entitled "Joint resolution for the recognition
of the independence of the people of Cuba,
demanding that the government of Spain re
linquish its authority and government of the
island of Cuba and to withdraw its laud ! and
navai from Cuba and Cuban waters, and di
recting the President to use the laDd and na
val lorces of the United States to carry these
resolutions into effect," and
Whebeas, By an act of Congress, entitled
"An act to provide for temporarily increas
ing the military establishment of the United
States in time of war and for other pur
poses," approved April 22,1898, the President
is authorized, in order to raise a volunteer
army, to issue his proclamation calling for
volunteers to serve in the army of the Uni
ted States, : .
New, therefore, Ij'William McKinley, Presi
dent of the United States, by virtue of the
power vested in me by the constitution and
the laws, and deeming sufficient occasion to
exist, hav thought fit to call forth, and
hereby do call forth, volunteers to the ag
gregate of 125,000, in order to carry into ef
fect the purpose of the said resolutions, the
same to be apportioned, as far as practicable, ,
among the several States and Territories
and the District of Columbia, according to
population, and to serve two years, unless
sooner discharged. ; ;
The details for this object will be immedi
ately communicated to the proper authori
ties through the War Department.
In witness- whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United
States fb be affixed. Done at the City of
Washington; this 24d day of April, A. D,,
1898, and of the Independence . of the
United States, the 122d. -
(Seal) Wit. McKinley.
By the President. John Sherman, Secretary
of State.
The President today called upon the
people of the United States, for the first
time in thirty years, to manifest their
martial strength, this time the call be
ing upon a unifed. people to go forward
to a battle with a foreign power. The
Secretary of War created a new army
corps. The two, taken with other news
-of the day, showed that the regular
army soon will move'en Cuba and that
meantime the volunteers will be
CAMPING GROUNDS IN CHICKAMAUGA FOR UNITED STATES TROOPS.
Secretary SHerman Resigns.
A Washington special of the 23d says
Secretary of State John Sherman resign
ed today and Judge Day, Assistant
Secretary of State succeeds him. It is
also rumored that Secretary of War Al
ger will resign and be succeeded by
Lieutenant-General John M. Scofield.
Bits of War Notes.
JChe governor has. ordered out the
militia of Nebraska.
Hawaii has been seized by the Uni
ted States for a coaling station. -
"The German press condemns the
United States. All the papers praise
Spain.
ItTs estimated that from 45,000 to 50, -000
men are under arms in Havana
proper. .
Havana grocers have pledged them
selves not to raise prices owing to the
unexpected scarcity of food.
The United States squadron, which
has been at Hong Kong, has started to
make an attack on the Phillipine
Islands. . . -. - K, . -
All doctors, lawyers and professional
men have been compelled to render ser
vice to the Spanish government, under
penalty of being most severely dealt
with.
PraeiMont Tnnmmnti nf tin Pannsrl.
vania Eailway, has been asked to take j
charge of the transportation of troops i
for the government. j
Gen. Weyler says the war will be j
chief! v naval. If the Americans manage :
to reach Cuba several hundred thou
sand men will be nec3ssary. Fever will
kill half of them, and we" will answer
for the rest. .
NAVAL OPERATIONS.
equipped and drilled. The formal ot
der for the creation of thi grand army
division issued at the Waf Department
is as follows:
Ileadquartors of the Army
Adjutant General's OtBee
Washington, April 23, 1898(
398.1
General Order No.
By direction of the Secretary of War, the
following orders of ; the President arc pub
lished for the information and guidance of
all concerned :
1. The United States troops assembled in
the Chickamaugc, National Park will form
an encampment, to be known as Camp
George II. Thomas, and will constitute tem
porarily an arm y corps under the command
of Major General Brooke. The corps will
consist of one division of cavalry, one divis
ion of infantry and one brigade of light
artillery. The cavalry and infantry divis
ions will each be composed of not more
than three brigades, consisting of
three or more regiments each.
The artillery hrlgade will bo composed of
two battallions, each' comprising five bat
teries. The corps commander will assign the
senfor officers present for duty with each
arm to the command of divisions and brig
ade. 2. The regiments concentrated at New Or
leans, Mobile and Tampa, Fla., are consti
tuted divisions, under the command of Brigt
Generals Shafter, J. J. Coppinger and Brigadier-General
James F. Wade, respectively.
The division commanders will form their di
visions into brigades and assign tho Benior
officers present for duty to command them.
By command of Maj. Gen. Miles.
H. O. Cobbin. Adit. Gen-
While it is the purpose of the War
Department .to secure only National
Guardsmen, as far as possible, under
this first call for volunteers, yet in
States where there are no National
Guards, or where the number falls be
low the quota fixed in the call, the
States will be expected to supply the
volunteers regardless of their lack of
organization.' In fact, this must be
done under the law.
On the basis of this call for 125,000
men. the various States and Territories,
including the District of Coiumbia,will
be called upon to supply each the fol
lowing number of volunteers:
Alabama 2,500; Arkansas 2,025;Califor
nia 2.238; Colorado .1.298; Connecticut
1.607; Delaware 341; Florida 750; Geor
gia3,174; Idaho 232; Illinois 6,003; In
i diana 4,302; Iowa 3.772; Kansas 2,778;
Kentucky 3, 407 ;Louisiana 1,940; Maine
1.256; JMarviaud 1.942; Massachusetts
4,721; Michigan 2,308; Minnesota2,847;
Mississippi 2,257; Missouri 5,411; Mon
tana 524; Nebraska 1,409; Nevada 1S8;
New Hampshire 752; New York 12,513;
North Carolina 2,584: North Dakota
451: Ohio 7.234; Oregon 829; Pennsyl
vania 10,769; Rhode Island 710; South
Dakota l,8jOSouth Carolina 717; Ten
nessee 3,060; Texas 4,223; Utah 425;
Vermont 624; Vireinia 2,913; V ashing
ton 1,178; West Virginia 1,383; Wiscon-
sin 3,274; uyommg 231; Arizona 181;
District of ColumbJa 449; New Mexico
330; Oklahoma 143.
Cyclono in Georgia.
Specials to the Macon (Ga. ) Tele
graph from towns in southwest Georgia
say: A terrific cyclone swei t over
Mitchell county on the afternoon of the
23d, demolishing residences and out-
f houses, -destroying growing crop, and
blowing down trees, and hurting sev
eral people. Property in adjoining
counties was damaged, but nobody was
j seriously hurt.
North Carolina Stands IScady.
i
Governor Tiussell,' of North Carolina,
has telegraphed the President that
North Carolina not only stands' ready
to furnish its quota but if necessary
the patriotic citizens will respond in
excess of the number the State is ex
pected to furnish.
ruo or FREE CCEA.
Tennessee Ready.
Governor Taylor, of Tennessee, sent
the following telegram to President Mc
Kinley: "Tennessee awaits your call
for volunteers. The Bine and the Gray
will march together into battle under
Old Glory, keeping step to' the music
of 'Yankee Doodle' and 'Dixie and
the fur will fly and the earth will trem
ble." - ,
The naval appropriation bill, as it
passed the House, carried c8,O'4,058.
As it was reported to the Senate it car
ries 43,277,5.".
He"Told the Trnth.
"Liquor," Mid the temperance orator,
"causes nearly all the uuhapplncS3
there Is in this world." .
"That's right, Colonel!" exclaimed a
Kentucklan in the Kick of the hall.
I'm always unhappy when I cau t get
It."
Escaped Burglar Arrested.
J. M. Overstreet, a white man, was
arrested at Winston in response to i a
telegram from the sheriff of Bedford
countv, Va. He confessed he broke jail
there while serving .sentence tor Durg
lary.
Greensboro May Ilave Electrlo R. R.
TT TTnnoditon. ot New York. is at
Greensboro with a proposition to build
an electric Biree uiuu uu uemw
it. nrovided he can ret tho contract for
furnishing eioctrio lights.
Twenty-One States Represented.
Pinehurst is pretty well known.
Twenty-one States of the Union are
represented tnere; also oouin Airica,
Canada and Nova Scotia. Sanford Ex
press. Sales of Fertilizers.
It is learned at the Agricultural De
partment that the sales of fertilizers
are as large as they were in the sprine
of 1897. That means $4,000,000 this
year.
Canning Factory fqr Apex.
The State ha? chartered the Apex
Canning Company capital $10,000,
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Tetter. Salt -Rheum and KczrmC.
TTia intense itchim? and smarting, inci
dent to these diseases, is instantly allayed
bv atmlvlnjr Chamberlain s tyo una
Akin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by it. It
is equally eniciennur minus .mi,
a favorite remedy for sore nipples;
chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites
and chronic sore eyes. 25 cts. per box.
n- r!ida rendition Powder, nro
just 'what a horse needs when in bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
vermifuge. They are not rood dug
midirino and the best in use io put a
horse in prime condition. Prico 23
cents per package.
For sale by N. B. Hood, Dunn,
N. C.
Alliance Shoe Factory Closed.
The Alliance shoe, factory at Dnr
haha has closed down until September
1st. The stock of shoes on hand will
be disposed of.
Telephone Idne Completed.
The long distance line of the Salis-
bury Telephone exchange, irom nous
bury to Albemarle, Stanly county, via
New London, has been completed.
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Mr. Klutz Will Bo tho Orator.
TheoF. Klutz, Esq., of Salisbury,'
will deliver the annual oration at Da
vidson College this year.
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Collecting Taxen.
Sheriff Jones, of Wake county, has
collected over 3100,000 in taxes. The
taxes for this county are usually about
8110,000.
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"No, ,1 never take the newspapers
home; I've a family of grown-up
daughters, you know." 'Tapers too
full of crime, eh?" "No, too full of
bargain sales." Truth. ....
Caldwell's Successor Not Appointed.8
The Governor has as yet announced
no appointment of a successor to Li. C.
Caldwell as railway commissioner. ,
The man who boots a dog and tlio
woman who shoes la heu are not al
ways cobblers. S
Professional Cards.
James H. Pou. Edward W. Pou.
W. II. Yovya.
POU X- POU & YOUNG,
Attorneys at I-taw,
LILLINGTON. N. C.
(Associated in tLe trial of civil cases)
in the Superior courts of Harnett Co.
J. C. ULIFFOhl),
Attorney at Law.
, DUNN, N. 07 V
Will practico in all the courts of th$
State where services desired.
D. II. M' LEAN,
Counsellor and Attorney at haxr.
DUNN, N. C.
Practice in all court. Collections 4
specialty.
W, E. MUItCniSON,
JONESBORO, N. C.
-. Practices law in Harnett, Moore an
o'tber counties,' but not for fan. 3 201y
ISAAC A. JlUIWJlTjfoN
Fayetteville,
Practices law in Cumberland Har
nett and anywhere services are wanted
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