Vol. No. 2721
CONCOUl;N;
C, THURSDAY. APRIL 21 1898
W hole No 11721
ULTIMATUM REFUSED.
Diplomacy Cat Off Passport Given
Jlim.
r
Special from .the Charlotte Observer to THK
Standard at 11.25.
Woodford given passport this
morning Was not permitted to
present ultimatum. He left Madrid.
All diplomatic relations severed.
FOSTM ASTER GEN. RESIGNS.
Another Appointed at Once Spanish
Fleet Has Left Cape Verde Islands.
Special from the Charlotte News by telephone at
1
Postmaster General Gary has ' re
8:gned from the Cabinet on account
of not being in harmony with the
war movement. In his stead Mr.
Chas. Emery Smith, of Philadelphia,
has been appointed.
It is reported, though not auttien
ticated, that Havana will be bom-
barded at once. ,
The Spanish fleet has left the
Cap a Verde Ialaudj. It is thought
that it is coming this way.
President McKinley has expressed
to Congress his desire for a declara
tion of war.
240 men and officers. All were
awake and were feeling very gay.
One of the' guards at the deor asked
the 'writer, if . this wasn't the "hot
State," to which we at orice ans
Jl A V " 1 ' " .1
wereamat it was. we were tnen
asked by him if we would be with
ihem in the conflict, to which we
answered emphatically in the affirm.
atiye.
The fourth train passed at 4.44.
This train had 9 carloads of horses,
2 flit cars with fpur grins on each
and one passenger coach. This train
did not stop and was running fatter
than1 No?. 1, 2 and 3. There were
12 cars on this train. .',
The fifth train arrived at 5 05, but
did not stop. It had 8 coaches and
all contained soldiers. 1. AU were
awake and were eating breakfast.'
The coaches all were white. This
A - . . - ... ; , . . .
train was going so slow that one
conld easily have gotten on and off
anywhere.; It was about daylight.
The sixth and last train arrived
PASSED? THROUGH.
Soldiers Passing: All Night From 2
O'clock Running if ear Each other
Bat at a Slow Bate, of Speed The
Soldiers All Gay. v'- ;'
As bad been reported, the toldiers
PERSONAL POINTERS. I
Detective Shaw, of Charlotte,
has been in our city several days
on business.
Capt. Mabrey, telegraph opera-
ator at Glass's, was seen in our city
today. '
Mrs. Dr. Crow well and Mrs. W
it-'
J Swink, both of China Grove,
were in our city today.
Mrs.1 T B Beall, ot Salisbury, is
in our city for a few days' visit to
Mrsi J P Allison and Mr. A B
Young.
i ' :
I --Miss Laura Ramseur and her
niece, Mies Annie Hoover are visit
ing at the home of Dr. Ramseur in
China Grove for a day or two.
at 5 23, which contained 9 coaches
and all were full of soldiers, but the
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train did not stop. All of the soN
diera were awake and were eating
their breakfast. The steps of the
cars even were full, and many of
them were standing on the platform.
As a ealute to the libertylovu3g
soldiers Messrs. Garah Caldwell, the
express .manager, a&d Policeman
BafiBtf fired 'their pistols ten times.
This brought a multitude of cheers
from the companies and as an anr
wering salute the whistle on the en-
jgine. was used.
The Newest Thing in
Town
now is CHICKEN 1AM ALE and
IT'S MELLOW. ;
They are both great.
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Ervin & Morrison
1 GROCERY
Big Lot of
Organdie
That we picked up very cheap
Worth 10 to 12 cents yard.
We are going to let it go at 6J
cents.
Now is ycur time.
- Variety of Patterns.
YOU FURNTSH THE FEE
VIE IJM ! BR RE ir.
TtmtV si! v k you V (V fur
nish the ft-r-t. V win no', . -nly do-
the rer bu-. we will do it el 1 for
$2 50.
Bra. Reuben Cress Dead.
Mr. Alfred Kiut'tz, ,of Cannon
vine, nas returned ironvnear unina
GtcT , where he attended the funer
Cannon & Fetzer
Company.
riu. Oxfords
We have everyimiig
except your feet. ,
A lifflp Tin nnVprf fnr ft hnttle of 1 1 M otint Mr a T?.AnViP,n fTrftPH.
were taken .through Wednesday .. in t&e morning M,fMt 88 who died on t'he morning of Tuee-
nigni aicer mianigui. uniiKe many you can," tne aruggisc recognizeu a d the 19thi and was buried on
wnnlrf t.yiinlr tfa train a nara vnnn nrr I liUUHBUUiU UUUltJ lUf UX3 ftibl. O i .. . i -r r 1 3
at a slow rate of speed on. account of Ue of thbseamoua little pills Mr reached the ripe old age of 74 years,
their load of ammunition that they constipation, sick headache, ' liver Mr, Kluttz's father, who now
were carrying . land stomach troubles. Gibson's lives in Rowan county, is the only
one left of the family of six.
.The first train passed through at PrQg Store-
2:16 o'clock and frjm that iim on
thev were ' rinnin Wv"' iiear & ARRESTED BUT RELEASED. J ! ThonwndB of snflerers from
u , . grippe have been restored to health
Pftfih nthpr. nnp hnvm or fr waif I o . . - . O
. r ' two onnB ma i8Ken . . 0ne Minute Cough Cure. It
nava rin aAinnnf - r aIaha Lot ' .'I v..ti.Knnni Vactthnla PalH 1 n V v 1 . :
. - I tl- ruttm ' i quickly cures coagh, colds bron
. ----- - j - , the chitis, pneumonia, Gnpp, asthma,
aiers naa guaras On tne OUtaiae Ot ? - r ; " f I ftn(i ii thrnat and lnnc' diaeaaea
.i. j? x t - v the northbound fast mail arrived and f11 tDroat ana lang ai8ea8e8:
cauu uuur, auu me yuicer on ine uay , . ; , N . .j, Gihaoni Drue? Store.
, , .. , ! . . . - Vjthia (Thursday) morning a telegram r1D80n8i:I?So
and his sentinel wereiast inside of , 4 D .. -
- - J I vaa rpnpfvarf hv PnlifiPtnan rsost to .
the door. After ealnting the guard L..fc-.: i Vf ! ! Monnm.nt fp.M.
and officer the writer was admitted , T The monnment commit.ee jester-
anden.a.edin-.onvaiinn "... ' """1 ' ' t, daX accepted the monnment,, and
mu."",,:... .,, v., .u.:. , . Mr. Gault left last night for Balti-
..fie ovmiBio (.11 nu uu i vonncr men. i ne iram weuu uu uuw i t . .u i ' j
.- vt. J ' "iv ' ; J I , " more. : The committee was pleased
- -J j ' v - V' u o " hfl was nlflftsed. and evervbodv wsa
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pleased . fThe monument is in per
fect taste . It, is a beauty Charlotte
Observer of 21. "
and each one wore a belt which con-Tbroueht the gentlemen up town and
tamed a pistol 01 each side and his thev were trie 1 before Esq. Pitts". H
belt contained about" three hundred1 Qf course they were. found .guiHy.
cartridges. Their rifles were at their; re senuced " to ; ifiechain
side and al0 their haversacks and for thirty days . They having
nantPn 1 Thp.v ,nfn;A Ud o friends, they had prepared to be
. , ' . , " taken to the chain gang. but tne peo
their haversacks contained victuals r . AT . a, - -jh
L v- ' pie that attended the trial made-up
rT, i, a - t"v 1 the coats among themsehe3 and
Tne tot tram arrived at 2:16 tbis f -t 5
. .-. :. ,' jof k;. ;( ? tnem out. .
. . s - ; , ii5 lr-i Thpir names were civen as J G
containmg ammuni Va aljd,wjj
. " rr W wHfl n Cofield. of JSewcastle, Delaware:
gnus on each one, - also one ambu- Qofield had a letter in h pocket,
lance wagon and cne passenger car and the writer read ir,, in which the
with no men in i t. This train "did captam pf Compa
not stop. r j .castle. Del., says for him to cotne
An ounce of ' satisfacuoa is worth
a ton of talk. Satifftkotion goear'
with every piir of shoes we sell.
Respec fully.
Dry Miller,
Shoe Furnishers.
STATE OP OHIO. -
City of T( l 0, ( sa
Lucas County, '
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is the senior partner oi the firm
of F J Cheney & Co., doinsr business
in the City , of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, .and that said fim
mil pay the sum of One Hundred
Dollars for each andi every case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Pali's Catarrh Cure-
. ' : JJKANK J CHENEY.
Sworn to before me ad subcribs
ed in my presence, tho 6th . day of
December, A. P. 1886.
The second train passed at 3;27,
containing ST coaches running very
elpw but did not stop.' All wre
asleep.'; " - 1
The third one came at 3 40 and
etayed until 3.45. This train had
the Ninth-Infantry of "New York;
This train the writer went through.
There were 8 coaches and contained
homf as he is .expe
pany; to be im0 CoB
he IB1 a druggist iy prof e.sey
is a i cotton 'mill" operati vflnasays
he knows a man named :ogo jSronn
we. think; gained; the sympathy xd
the 1 i people .much mdretlpsey
but one could not pay one 'put with-
out the other.
Now For Business.
Through Stock taking,
and finding balance on right side, we doff our hats and off our coats and
roll up our sleeves, and we are after you for your bueinebs in the
Furniture end House Furnishing Line. Buying a - we do in car,lots for
t
spot cash gives us a long leal over small dealers. We expect to do more
business during the year '98 than any previous year of our existence. We
have the stock, we have the prices, we have the rabbit foot with thev
horse shos thrown in. We are not giving away goorts nniiher are we
selling goods at or below co t. We are ini'the business for the money
we can make out of it. Ifyou .wantla
Suit of Furniture, '
Poplar, Oak, Walnut, "Birch, Birds
Eye Maple or Mahogany, we can suit you in qualit? nd price, II
you want a
Parlor Suit
Ranging in price from $16.00 to 75.00. Cafc
and see us. If you'wana Side Board; Ward Robe, Cylinder Top Bc&c
Case, Ohice DeskExtension or Parlor Table, Picture or Picture Framesv
Easels or what nots, do notfail to see us. . Should need a
Baby Carriage
In you.-' business, we thinklweihave tho
best line in the tate to select from.
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A. W GLEASON,
Notary Public.
SEAIi
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken ins
ternatly find acts directly on the
blood and mucous eurfcea of the
svtem. Send for teRtimonials, free.
F. J, CHENEY & CO.,
cf; ; v Toledo. O,
Sold by druggists, 75c,
jq ERf (, 1 una tiiiaiiiit are tiki
ETcures .by Hood's Sarsaparilla, be
cause it makes pure, rich, healthy,
life and health-giviug BLOO0,'
Cook Stoves.
Tne star ljaaaerjis bbiu iu uot mo wet
TweLty years guarantee on fire back. Look at them,'and. you will Ibuy
them'wh en you hear the price
Baby Renders, Boy Wagpns,an every thingltolbeSIfound in a' Firbt
Class Furni tire Store. - Call and seeus.
Bell, Harris & Company.'
OuraMr. Bell will answer "all'callsdayjor njglitin the
' Undertaking Department. . v