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Vol. XjlNo. 252
LOOKS MORE LIKE WAR.
Southern Ports Being Put in Orrter
What the Report Will Probably Be,
The indications are more war-like
now than at any previous penou.
During last week great activity has
been manifested. Southern oorte, it
is believed, would be more open to
Spanish depredations than any part
of our national coaa
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therefore it
seems the greatest ene
rgy is exercised
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ne war uepariuieui, ua,a it-ai;
nnged tfea army departments,
making a Gulf department with
hpndrmarteva at Atlanta ard
ishing the department of Texas.
The reason is that Atlanta will
be a
more central roint from which to
operate in case Of war.
The professional divers have been
relieved and the committee is through
with taking testimony,
The Army and Navy Register, in
Us issue of Saturday, says: "The
Register is in possession or mforma-
tion, the correctness cf which it has
no reason to question, 'hat certain I
evidence, gathered by the court of
irquiry at Havana, has come m a
semi-official form to the President
from two prominent members of
the board. The information has
been in the hands of the President I
since Sunday and has served for the
occasion of the unusual activity I
during the present week. j
"The information is that tre Maine I
was destroyed by a government sub 1
marine mine, planted in Havana I
harbor and deliberately pi
More than this, it appears that the
Maine was purposely moored in the
Vicinity of the mine and that the
'explosion ocoarred at the moment
when the ship bad been opportunely
carried fcy wind and' tide directly
over the mine. These facta , haye
been hinted at and written about in
"dispatches from- Havana and: Ma.
drid, and among $he 1 varied stated
5 ' oiftle the actual condition
hivw 'touched upon, but nothing
abtloriMiiTe has been permitted to
escape frqm the court.
"That body ia understood, to hav
completed ita work," bat nothing is
likely to, be official lyv promulgated in
regard to its finding! for a week or
more. There is obvious reason for
such action, the objects of which
cannot be defeated by independent
newspaper , statements There can
be but one outcome of such a report,
and preparations for the inevitable
results are being , industriously .ana
indefatigably prosecuted., The'work
of .the Week shows that the govern
ment at Washington appreciates tHe
situation an 1 nil I be ready to meet
what has now ceased
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to be a mere
emergency
The New York San, noted for re
liability and freedom from sensa
tion, also had news corroborative of
the above on-Satuday. - - i
It looks very much now like the
'delay of the committee to report was
utilized by the government to be
ready for the worst.
The reasons advanced by the Span
ien Captain Feral for claiming that
Maine blow up was accidental
are completely met by an American
otiicer, a graduate or a tarpeuo
- m . 1
school. As for fiah in the harbor
it is said the divers do not find any
in the foul waters of the harbor, dead
or alive.
It I is reported ahd denied that
fpain has i secured a! $60,000 loan.
The denial ig most likely to be the
troth.
The Imperial at Madiid in fiery;
and spiteful, rather than hopeful
tones, I contemplates what mischief
upaiu uuum uo in me event or a var
and says :
"If our ilag falls into mourning,
let us at least be able to put; some
pieces of crape on the Americans'
obnoxious flig."
ner years or unioia sunenng
f.om niles. B W PnrllJ of Knit-
navaoilio Pa ttto a nn vnA Vat. nnv.
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smple box of DeWitt's Witch Hazel
sa ve. Skin diseases such as eczema,
rash, pimp ea and obstinate sores are
abol-readily cured by this famous rem-
JAIL AND COUNTY HOME
To Be Examined by a Committee of
Three of Our Men for the State
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Board of Pnblle Charities.
Mr. W M Wedd:ngton, register of
deeds, has received a letter from Mr.
0 B Denson, secretary of board of
public charities, asking him to acfc
as chairman of a committee of three
of aiir citizens to inspect the several
penal and charitable institutions of
our county. This applies to the
visiting of the county jail arid bar
county hone.
Tueir duty is to ascertain the
condition and management of all
nails, poor houses, work houses, etc.,
in the county.
Itr is' left to, Mr. Wed ding ton to
appoint tiro other men to assist him.
The two selected re Dr. M li 8te
Tens and Uupt J M Alexander.
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I Don't a'iinai pthei
ittfrMd riifc ymr IirvbyerJtta
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cures Couf toi coldf, crcaR jrp
and all throat and Jung tronblea. -Gibson's
Drug Store. '
POWDER PASSES THROUGH.
Fonr Cmr LoH-OHtC'r orimnaDl
tlon for tbTexM.
Four cars heavily loaded with
powder "of ssteral different "lands,
paised through Charlotte tet night
on its way to Key West; Other
munitions of war will pass this way
the fir at of next week.
Tbis powder is being shipped to
the different forts south and also to
the ships ia the fleets now anchored
at Kejr West and Dry Tortugas.
In addition to the four cars of
powder mentioned, another car bore a
placard on which was printed,
"Ammunition for U. S. Battleship
Texas." Charlotte News.
We are informed from a freight
conductor that there is now quite a
demand for empty box cars in
Washington and other nothern cities
for hauling ammunition and already
three hundred have been taken up
the Southern.
Reld Pond Turned Loose.
Today (Monday) u the ;;Reid ppnd
behind the - residence of Mr. Joe
Reed Was turned loose. This is the
place that the Town Commissioners
have had' some controversy about
and which they ordered turned loose.
The pond . was found to contain
quite a number of carp, which Mr.
Reid had put in only a short while
ago; The fish" were all caught and
put into another pcoi. Oae of the
carp vvai a very large one and is
thonght to weigh at least twelve
pounds. As the bottom of the pond
dries off it will ' be cleaned out
thoronghly. r A '
CONCOIW, N. C. MONDAY, MARCH 14 1898
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Mr. J H !Magon left Sunday
night on a business trip.
Mr. Kent Biair, of Charlotte
spent Sunday in the city.
Mrs. Dr. Register, of Charlotte,
is visting at the home of Jnd
Montgomery.
Mr; Luke Jchnston, of Mecklen
burg county, was in the city this
evening.
Mr, Al. White, of Charlotte, is
in the city today visiting relatives
and iriends.
Mr. M J Corl will leave tonight
for Norfolk and Richmond to buy
another car load of horses.
Mr, Ed, Creswell and Mr. Fra
zier, father of our townsman, Mr.
Charley Crazier, spent Sunday in
the city.
TTON
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For Cows
FOR SALE BY
Ervin & Morrison
GR0CER5
One Cabarraa Pqj. . ,
i)Aittyhas Teceiedi a
post nice! v written description of a
rrarte tha to place at North
BropkfleldNdvUa, on Wednes
day wn(ng,Fbruary 16tb wien
MrrGutftavui 0; Thies waa married
t6 Hjss;Mildred Burke. The cereT
moy took ploce at the home of the
bride . ' From the description we
note that Mr. and Mrs. Thies will bs
at home in North Brookfield for a
few moatha but for the rest of the
future they bare other plans. -
?, ' We regrateri much that we. can
hot publish the letter verbatim, but
the person's real name is not signed,
which, according to newspaper rubs,
debars It from print. The signature
is tiOnf Present." ,
Mr J?ns Thiea is k no wn: hf ; qui te
a number of people in this county,
his father, Cap. A ThiesA baying
Hyed "in our county for twelve or
fifteen years.
1 TO CUBE A COLO Iff ONE DAT
Take Laxatire Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. 25 cents.
Col. John H Long spent Saturday
in the city, and told us of a family
of four maiden ladies a few miles
below his home. They are the
Misses Clonts about 80 years of age.
Oae was paralysed some ten years
ago and receired the special care of
her older sister who, he thinks, was.
named Catherine. . The latter died
within the last week and the two
unparalysed ones aresick, beside
Mr. Milton Clonts, who lives with
and provides for them,, has a child
at the point of death. It is a truly
afflicted family, though well-to-do
and want nothing but health. He
also reported the serious illness of
Mrs. William Cro well. v
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Returned From Northern Cities.
! Mrs. Dr. Marsh and Messrs,. Will
Stuart and P P Day vault have re
turned from Northern cities where
they have been buying goods for the
respective establishments.
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Thanking our f riendsTor past patronage!
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Whole No 1152
Today in our display v in
dow yon will rind a new line
of Oxfords, alpo boys' Iiopr
in MVici Kid" in all piVs In
onr window von will fitd Bi
cycle Shoes. M e rpppectinlly
ask that yon come in and
what we have. Remember
eyery thing' we ishow yon, is
new and stylish.
Dry $ Milter,
Shoe Furnishers.
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