Vol. Xi No. 2710
CONCORU, N. C., TUESDAY, APRIL 19 189.8
Whole No 1171B
MIT SIGNHD Y KT.
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A CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
1 1 PERSONAL FOINTERS.
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Mr. G
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W Oald left last night
Bill to be Introduced Today Anlhor
for 6o,ooo or 70,000 Men-state Miii- Ior Lynchburg, V a., after spending
Ha Technicality Avoided A Second ipunaay Wltn US.
van ior 100,000 May Be Issued.
PKOBAKLY WILL HAVE THE
PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE
AT FIVE O'CLOCK.
Spam tVill. Be .otllied Promptly
Troops On the Move The ftixth
Cavalry fioneSouth.
President will sign resDlu-
The
twin at nnp.fl
Washington, April 18. Repre..
sentative (Hull, of Iowa, chairman
of the House committee on (military
affairs, will tomorrow' introduce an
administra'ion bil1, authoring the
President to issue a call for volun-
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teers to the number of 60,000 or
70,000 men It will be considered Troy,jMontgomery county on bui
.Mrs. I Frank Patterson and
sons, Frank and Bernard, were in
pur city today from China Grove.
Mr. Dallas Pitts returned this
xtorning from a business trip in and
around Mt. Pleasant '
-Mayor Crowell baa gone to
ess.
place.!
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Court is in session at that
at once py the committee, its pas
and notify Spam to sage expedited as rapidly as possible
tv.cuate Cuba. Troops on march. Und will take effect immediately
upon the President s approval. Its
terms wUl authorize the President
A cabinet meeting was called for to call on the various States for
5 this evening at which the Presi- quotas in making up the aggregate,
dent is expected to sign the resolu- By; reading in this way, instead of
tions and Spain will be immediately HPecific looking to calHng out Newest Thing in
ine various ocaie miuiia, win avuiu
not fied. several embarrassing technicality ,
The War Department is notified the mail one being the constitu-
ES1G1
that all troops are practically on the tional inhibition on sending State
raove or will be presently. ;The 6th militia out of the country, while
volunteers so called for can be
t-Olljf IHUl KJV LA VU 1.1 VU1 JL Ul I i
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It is
THEY COME TO TERMS.
anywhere.
likely that if the situation
develops into such g ave proportions
as is how expecttd, a second call for
t r r s r r 1 - Ill'l 1
The Senate and House Agree The 1UU.UUU volunteers will ue ibbucu uv
senate's Resointions Adopted wih uae President. The necessity for
this immense number, however, is
I y. .'; Town v
now id CFICKEN TAMALE and
: IT'S MELLOW.
They are both great.
Ervin & Morrison
GROCERY
a rart of the First stricken oat-
It Means War All the Name.
The agony of suspense is now we
think, practically over. Ihe Senate
ana! ! House came to termB Monday
night between 1 and 2 o'clock
We save the Senate resolutions Mon
day and the final agreement reached
is only the change of the latter part
of the first resolution. -
Tae resolution is as follows:
First, That the people of the
island of Cuba are, and of right
ought tol be, free, and independent
and that the government of the
not clear to the military authorities
at this time. The draft of the pres
ent war measure has mst been
a large number of invited friends
the
United States hereby recognizes the; Qraven QQ We8fc Depot street quite
republic or uuba as xne true an
lawful government of that island."
Strike out all after the word in
dependent and you have the jun
action in theJJMonday's issue of Th
Standard. 1
The Efouse desired very much to
strike out the words r,are, and"
New York Safe From Attack.
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I The Scientific American contains
grated ! by the War Department a; cut and description of the defenses
officials and the leading members of of Sandy Hook commanding the
the military committee hava already the lower entrance - to New York
conferred with the War Department City-.
authorities on the necessities on this ! There are 16 mortar guns that
line, the latter having announced throw projectiles of 1,000 pounds
that a maximum of 80,000 volun- each, including 100 pounds of high
teers would be sufficient at this timeJ explosives.
These have a maximum range of
Another Pleasant Evening: Spent. ALJLiiL TnniA-n u u
; lUVD.UillCOi JL001UDO IUCSO tUCID fllO
Monday night at the home of Mies & ef 1Q
miles, and rapid fire guns, ditches,
&o. for ab8ault8.
These mortar batteries are do wn
13 a science. If you haven't time to
study this science go to a store where
you can 'be sure to find clothing de
signed and made by Artuits and se
lected and handled with tact and
taste.
We have a stock of clothing that
meets the requirements of the most
fasudiou8 taste. If you cme to us
we can turn yoa out a
WELL DRESSED MAN,
and it don't erst a fortune, either.
We'll save jou from $5 to $10 a
suit, and fit you just as well and giyt
you as good material, ifo doubt
about it at all.
Cannon & Fetzer
Company.
YOU KUiiNI3'-l T'ilK FEE
. K riE uJ ST.
TntV 1 1 m - K "v 'U fuT-
ni? t n r w iu-, 017
the f on. v w v r, veil for
52 50.
a83emDlea to spend tne evening,
which occasion was civen comDlin
mentary to her visiting friends, Miss behind concrete walls of great
Fleta ! Brown, of Kerneraville. and 8tren2th and the men who work
Misa Myrtle Cook, of Pomona. them do not see the enemy, or even
The eveLinr was spent moat rj!easi thebay, but take their bearings by
antlv i m ffames of diffe ent kinds a irj rthe position of tne
making it .read, "That the people of and the bappine88 0f everyone wai enemy is made known by- tele
the island of Cuba ot ngnt ougnt to looked after by the hostess,: Miss graph from observers some distance
be free and independent, but the Ada Cr n ' , H away. -It would be next to inipossi
-oate woum doi to iu il. l, 1q the course of the, iyening .rer ble for an enemy to reach the der
will be noted that as it stands Con. fre8hments were served. . Some ex fense, while its projectiles would be
eress am not recognize repuunc celleQt VQCal mu510 wa8 ftlao ren- kext to resistless.
of Cuba as the true and lawful go dered hy Bome of the excellent taU
ernment of the island. Kf , 1. rhe Monument up,
In all the forms of speech from Ere long, though, this jovial and ); The monument at Charlotte is
the Piesident's message to the joint jolly crowd had to draw meir con now complete, we learn, thb ntedle
action of the two Houses it means vercations to a close, as it was bors having, been placed Monday I
for Spain to get out and qau her -
so-called dominion, her oppression lemori8 of the pleasant occasion
and her extermination ngnt at our lingering with themetill.
door. That deliberation and wise
caution should go with haste is
gratifying and we now have only
action before us. The measures
will be duly signed before this is
read in type we hope. Spam will
be dulv notified as an ultimatum.
How W time will be allowed her : Pavement in front of the stores was
remains to be determined by the
President, but it will be but short.
P. 8, $3 hats for $1.50, Latest
Styles.
We have everyiniug
except your feet.
2-
ixi Osfordt
An ounce of satinf action is wortfc
a ton of talk. Sat.bf action goec
with every pair of shoes we sell.
Resp cfully,
9
Dry m Miller
Shot Furnishers.
pur mother county and our Qieen
City. We persist in sharing the
joys if not the glor of this splendid
consummation. Now for the 20th.
Thousands of sufferers from
Will Have to Enforce It.
This (Tuesday) morning while the
wind was blowing considerably our
ftt.fpnHnn nnn nallpd hv Mavor
. 4.- . grippe have been restored to healtb
Crowell to the fact that the law r7A -.
, ' . . u , - by ... One Minute Cough Cure. It
Ljuiuaijr uuica iuugu, uuiuo Uiuu"
c hi tie, pneumonia, Gripp, asthma,
and all throat and lung diseases.
Gibsons Drug Store.
Now For Business.
Through Stock taking,
and finding balance on right side, we doff our hats and off our coats ani:
roll up our sleeves, and we are after you for your business in ths
Furniture fnd House Furnishing Line. Bujing a - we do in car lots for
spot, cash gives us a long It a I over smt 11 dealers. We expect to do mom
business during the year '98 than any previous year of our existence. We
have the stock, we have the prices, we have the rabbit loot with the
horse shoa thrown in We ara not giving away goods neither are
selling goods. at pr below cott. We are in-the business for the monep
we can make out of it. If you wantja
Suit of Furniture,
Poplar, Oak, Wt laut, Birch, Birds
Eye Mapb or Mahogany, we can suit you in qualityand price, JT
you want a
Parlor Suit
Ranging in price from S16.C0 to 75.0C Ca!A
and see us. If you wan a Side Board. Ward Robe, Cylinder Top Boot
Case, Office Desk,tExtension or Parlor Table, Picture or Picture Frames
Easels or what nots, do notf ail to see us. Should eed a
BASEBALL SCORE MONDAY.
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Baltimore ;
iSew York
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Louisville
Pittsburg
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not; being kept by some of the
merchants, and at the same time he
said that the matter would have to
be enforced in prder that our streets
would not have such an uninviting
appearance. Some would better
take warning.
I. of 1- Notice. i
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Concord Lodge, No. 51, tonight a
8 o'clock. Work in R. of E.
Knights, Attention !
! ' J as. C. Fink. C. C.
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Durham Sun : Thanks to per
sistent scientific experiment the
odorless onion is now a reality.
This pervasive vegetable which, on
account of its distinguishing quali
ty of "keeping its memory green, '
J has so long been shunned is now
entitled to recognition as a civilized
s .j, . .
institution.
Baby Carriage
In ycu J business, we t :int; wehave thi
beat line ii'the State to sibct from.
Cook Stoves.
The Star Leader is said to be the beU.
Tvventy years guarantee on fire back. Look at them, and you will Ibuf
themwhen you hear the price ' ,
Baby Renders, Boy Wagons, and every thingto bef'found in a FinrW
Class Furnit are Store. Call'andfseejus.
Bell, Harris & Company.
OurMr, Bell will answerallfcallsdayjor nightlin tLf
! J as,' R. Young, E. of R. & S.
T3ndertaking2Department.
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