CONOOkB, N. C. .THURSDAY, MAY 12 1898
Whole No 11712
NEWS
SO 'GOOD
PERSONAL P0INTER8. I
Miss Lucia Parks is visitine
relatives in our city. r
Vol. Xi-N6. 2712
NOT
FURIOUS ENGAGEMENT IN CUBAN
WATERS-NOT A DEWEY VICTORY.
jjmerican Blood Has
Loss of Vessel
Americans Unable to Land at CeinfueguesThe
Dead Coming in to Key
Fight Desperately.
, (By Cablegram and Telegram to DaIly Standard.) . i
Cardenas Also Bombarded.
'Ijondon, May 12, 130 p. m.--
Cardenos, the eastern gateway to
Havana-was bombarded yesterday.
Six American war ships simulta
heously bombarded Ceinfuegues.
The Yankees landed a boat at Card
fas and captured the signal station.
The war shipj raked the batteries
which replied murderously. The
Spanish gunboat AntonioLopese was
sunk by the American shells. The
Americans attempted to land more
boats, but were vigorously repulsed.
Bands of Cubans tried to aid the
Yankees, but were .ineffectual.
Four Americans Killed.
Key West, May 12; 1.30 p. m.
The Hudson has just arrived wih
four dead and one wounded from
the . Winslow in the Ceinfuegues
fight. The Tecumseh is reported to
have been blown up in the Oeinfue-
gues fight. - 1
San Jann Bombarded.
York, May 12, 2 00 p. m A
epecLal to the Journal from Fort De
France says that nine American war
ship
Rico
bombarded San Juan in Porto
this morning:
The Concord a "Victor.
Hong Kong, May 12, 2,00 p. m.
A trader arrived this morning and
reports that a Spanish war ship was
sunk by the gun boat Concord off
Hoik, leaving two Spanish war ves
eels in the Asiatic waters. Dewey
is preparin2 to capture the Cebu at
Iloilo
Seyen Of Oar Dead.
Key West, May 12, 2.00 p. m
Easign Bageley and six othere were
killed at Cardenas.
American Defeat Con Armed. I
Madrid, May 12, 2.00 p. m. Ha
Tana dispatch confirms the stories of
the Ameriuan defeat.
lilscredit-s the Stories.
Washington, May 12, 2.00 p. mi
The Admiu.i8tration seeks to dis
credit! thejnfsh of the en -gagenaient
Wednesday. j
A Fierce Bombardment.
For
Antonio, .Jamaica, May 12,
1.30 p. m. Four American war
ships bombarded Ceinfnegues yes
terdayjfor eight hours. Heavy losses
are reported on both sides. The
Americans attempted three times to
land, llmt were furiously repulsed by
the Spaniards. Twenty Spaniards
are known to have been wounded
The A.merican loss is yet unknown.
Tif haJe Weuralfcia. Get Dr. Mnf
a om 4mjf ffistaT one con dosa"
Been Slied--Reported
on Each Side. !
WestSpaniards !
Official Report. J
j Washington, May 12, 3 15 p. m .
-Secretary Long this afternoon
issued an official report of the Car-
denas bombardment, showing that
four were killed and three wounded
Ensign Worth Bageley was the first
officer killed. Lieutenant J B Bern
nadou was the first, officer wounded.
Torpedo Boats Sighted at WanfnciseSj
New York, May 12, 315 p, m.
iwo ioreien torpeuo ooafs were
sighted from Nantucket near south
shoalB yesterday. j
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I Foreign Complication Imminent.;
Hong Kong, May 12, 3.15 p. m.-
tterman, French, Japanese and Rqb
W Wftrhitw At Manila ro mo.
venting Dewev from landing. In-
ternational complications seem im
rmment
lape Verde Fleet Ntlll a Mystery.
T J Hr 10 0.1K- ttI
J.UUUUU, may . oo p. m.-xauy
is definitely informed that the Caipe
Verde fleet is at Cadiz.
Bermejo Denies.
Madrid. Mav 12. 3:15 d. m.-Min-
"i'
ister Bermejo denies that the Span-
ish fleet is at Cadiz.
Still Shelling: Cardenas.
Key WesY May 12t 3:30 p. m.
The Wilmington and the Machias
are eoemng oaruenas tnia auer-
noon.
xne oreson iu. Jo,n.a ow.,.
Waahinzton. May lx, 3 30 "m.
The Oregon, the Marietta and the
Nictheroy are ordered- td! return M to
.v . t -i? - i- :i4'A
the Pacific and: Join Jw
eral Merritt 'is to command' H he
troops in the PhilitQ'TBlaridfi.'
General Wheeler is ordered to Tam
pa at once to command the cavalry
in Cuba.
Spy Hauss Himself.
Wa8hin2ton, May 12, 3.50 p. i m.
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George Dowling, the Spanish Spy
arfeste'd here a week ago and 1 con
fined in barracks, hanged himself in
the cell this afternoon. He was
formerly attached to the cruiser
Brooklyn. He carried papers prpv
ing that he furnished information
to tne Spaniards in Canada of the
plans of the American fortifications.
Convicted of, fljansiauRnter. - rz r .aZi -i
Solicitor Holton cam down from
Salisbury this ( l hujrsday) prning
on bti8ine88 In cotiversatidn fwith
him he informs' us'thattHe, trial- of
Thomas Wynn? colored; for the' kill
lhr of Chas.vPeeIer, colored, at. the
railroad ' catdp, wasj decided : tmg
morning. - The j iry Feturned a Ver
dict of manslaughter and Judgt
Mclver sentenced him to the pehi?
tentiary for fiye years.
Miss Ella W1
tome this morning from Mount
Pleasant.
Miss Elizabeth Grier, of Rocky
River, is visiting at the. home of
Col. PB Means.
Mrs. Dr. Miller passed through
this morning on her way back to
Mt. Pleasant, after visiting home
folks at China Grove.
FHCy
Cahes
Jam Up
Fresh,
AT-
Ervifl & MorriSOn
GR0CER5
NOTHING STARTLING.
But Preparations Go On Little
Known of the Fleets eu. Mer
riU to Command in Philippines
Spanish Fleet Hay Go for Dew
ey Cuba Next The nestrnctor
Destroyed Riots Still Go un In
fepain. .
The moving of troops to Southern
Prts ohit&j to Tampa is the chief
stir in the war circles. Gen, Miles
will arrive probably Jb nday, in
Tamoa and will embark with the
troops for Cuba.
It is hot well known where Ad
miral Simpson is or what he Is do
inor hnfc it i tptv nnrft that if a
Q . h ve88el .g fcQ fmnd hJ
, J
vill claim it. . There is no certainty
where the Cape Verde fleet is. There
is little dependence tj be put in
I o t i : j i.
P8mBn Pb ior it is eyiuui,
hbat they W0.uld rather WOrry 8D
enemy by misleading dispatches
than by shot and shell.
It is barely probable that Samp.
son is even looking after the Oregon
hAt ia now advancinK aiong the
BraziHan coa8ts
Gen. Merritt has been assigned to
r--
x - v . . A-MA"r,rAuv
Ialauds;and to be military governor
f 8ame wnen tne lianas are tauen.
I . Snmp annrfthension is felt that the
Some apprehension, is felt that the
Spanish fleet may pass through the
Medita'ranean , the Saez and the Ina
. .
dian Ocean to crush Dewey. While
this might be done it would leave
the Spanish coasts open to destrnc -
tion by Sampson and it is hardly to
be expected that Spain won d exs
pose her coasts to make the far tff
doubtful; experiment of wprsting
Dewey.
The appearance is that we will
have to take Cuba and Porto Rico
and if the Spanish ,fle3' does nut
come to us our fleet will go to Spain
and force terms of peace.
It is probable that the reported
blowing up of the Spanish torpedo
boat ' destroyer near Gibraltar Wed
nesday did occur The name of the
boat: was The Destructor. She had
a -crew of 55men and it v is believed
thrall were lost. It was probably
entirely accidental.
! The roits are still a source of in
terhal .trouble in Spain. At Lagrona:
Wednesday a mob largely of women,
attacked and pillaged the grain a.ad
provision stores. A charge by cav
alry troops was repulsed.
Facts !
i It's a fact that
you can set a good Uheyiot
Work Shirt for 15 cents at
Cannon & Fetzer's. Just the
kind you haye been getting at
25 cents. i Ten different styles
of Buckskin Shirts at 40 cts.
These are 50 cent Shirts
wherever you find them. Full
length, full width, well made.
You'd just as well save ID
cents. You'll find you can
save lots of dimes by coming
to us when. you want any-
thing.
Yours, v.,
Cannon & Fetzer
Company.
All l $ AA ?ef SI feja
Our "War Car, City of Knoxville,".is safe in portlo.dsd with tkt
finest cargo of. Golden Oak Suits ever shown in this part'ofNorth Can-
iina. She wm notWared by the
ported
She was safely guarded into port by ourl. Gunboat, V. 'High LPrisB
Exploder," with lOOmattresb' aboard, at prices ranging from $1.25 te
$15.00. Hearing is believing, seeingis the naked truth. You can fcesr
1 froi anyone thatihas ever been'in
we make the prices.
Whatlwe sayJuntoroneVwelsayluntoIall.I Come an( Jiee,t
v BeII,Harris &Company
P.iS.SWeiare'stilliiri
nesslat the oldlstand.
Residence Phone 90.
YOU FURNISH THE FEE T
HE DO THE BEST.
That'd all we V.ek yon to do 'C r-
t r
nish the feet. We will not only da
the rest, but we will co it well for
$2 50.
9 v
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We have everything in Oxfords
except your feet.
An ounce of satisfaction is worth
a ton of talk. Satisfaction goo:
with every pair of shoes we sell.
Respectfully,
miner,
Shoe Furnishers
Spanish FJeet of high 'prices as x
our store that wcthave the "stuff" anf
tlie'undertaking bust
See Bell.
Store Phone 12,
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