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Vol. X-No. 271?
0ONCO111J, N. C.TUESDAY, MAY 17 1898
Whole No 11711
A LULL BEFORE THE 8TOR&1.
high school closing.
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Mar
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MADRID .GAZOVBB THE LO?S
ofhekownvessel-ajn.
nexation of hawaii
RBlORTED FAVOR
ABLY.
Insurgents
to Attach Manila Today
ffinch Not Confirmed.
and Telegram to the Daily
Tv Cablegram
Standard.'
Unconfirmed Report.
New York, 1 p. urrIt is report
td tbat Spanish war ships have been
sighted eff Martiniqae and Jimica,
but report is not confirmed.
Vessel Blorn Up
Madrid, 1.07 p
m A dispatch
from Havana reports that an Ameri
can vessel engaged in removing tor
"pedoes at Cabinap, was blown op
and the entire crew perished.
Insurgents Intend to Hake an Attack
Hong Kong, 107 p. m.- It is re
ported that the insurgents intend to
attack Manjla today.
, Fonnd to Be the Spanish Vessel.
Key West, 1.10 p. m. The Amer
ican vessel reported destroyed at
Cabanas proves to be the Spanish
schooner blowo up at Cardenas by
the Wilmington.
Annexation Recommended'
Washington, 3 25 p. m. The
Hawaiian annexation resolution, was
'reported to the House and recom-
mended to be passed .
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Forest Hill Mews.
Mr. b D Lamb and family, of Al
tamahaw, N. C , is visiting Mrs.
Lamb's mother. Mrs. Aniline
Sharp.
w-n, r T-
ent of Sonthern Cotton MiHa at
Bessemer City, 'spent Sunday here
with friends.
Mrs, J G Suther, of Rock Hill, is
visiting in the city.
Mrs. Jas. McDonald and family
arrived this morning from Rocking
ham, and are visiting at the home of
-r .
Mrs. J S Goldston's
Church street.
on JNortn
He lias tbe Gentleman's Knife.
Dr. L M Archey, of this place, but
who is now one of the surgeons at
Camp Grimes has the knife that
formerly belonged to the person
who they thought was trying to
poison the water there and who
was made to shake the Raleigh
dust from bis feet. When he was
arrested and searched Dr. Archey
was handed the knife and when
they sent the fellow out of town he
forgot about getting his knife and
now Doctor has a souvenir of the
supposed spy.
Veterans Meet at Court House.
Capt. Caldwell requests all the
terans who are going to tharlotte
t0 meet at the courc house at 10
clock Thursday, where they will
"e formed into a company to march
to the depot to take the tain due
?l 11:23. Two cars will beW band
Jor oar accommodation and we have
tfae assured promise that our beau
tiful banner will be here for ua to
arch under.
m
Hews From Sampson
SJ8 nowhere has he seen bo great
offer as the one dollar and thirty
nine ent chairf just received at
Craven BrotherB' Furniture Store.
The Spanish Fleet to Hunt Cervera
Dr.!
names Us Secretary Lone Will
Hold the Secrets Gen. i.ee to Go to
Cuba.
.There is lull in the war storm
that may break in the fnriousness
of iaJ wratH at any moment, yet it
may be delated. The 8paniab fleet
13 somewhere in the Gprrlbean Sea,
and of course is depending upon
strategic marceavre3 rather than a
Straight OUt fight.
The Oregon and the
: ;
Flying
c irJ w
operate with R.ar Admiral Samp,
son, and together they may sucked
in bagging the Spanish fleet, yet
there is a good large etMch of gaps
through which Oervera may escape.
It is necessary for Sunpson to keep
up the blockade and watch well to
;''
prevent Uervera from petting into
Gubaj The situa ion is bbffling, no
doubt, to our wisest strategists.
In the meantime Secretary Long
has thrown closer restrictions around
the giving out of news anticipating
our naval movements. Heretofore
our newppaperayto be always ahead.
have kept the Spanish pretty we 1
informed as to our movements. Now
the Secretary says that things that
haver occurred shall be promptly
given out by the bulle ins, but such
news as the movements which it li
not desirable for the Spaniards to
know must be kept from the public.
The navy department Btill hopes
to succeed ytt in getting an ex
change of the two newspaper re
porters that were captured at Car-
desas.
The 888 Cnment Of Command rs
has (been made, and Gen. Lee goes to
l ampa, presumably to be one of the
division commaoders in the Cuban
expedition. Gen. Merritt is assigned
to the 'Philippine Islands, though he
iB d!T,i6M with the P'W OtV .own Jo , UmK
the 115.000 troopa allowed him he
wants at least 4,000 regulars instead
i
of 1,000, and expresses a determinas
tion to decline the command if his
ideas are not complied with.
talawba Wants So Fusion.
The Democratic County Con ven-
Itinri nf Catawha mot Ratnrdav t.hn
; t . . . 1 ,
14th and declared against fusion in
the; following resolutions :
Resolved that our delegates to the
State Convention, are hereby in
stiucted to oppose fusion; and any
compromise of Democratic princi
pies as set forth at Chicago.
Resolved, further that men of a
parties who wish to secure to
North Carolina good government
and freedom from confusion of laws;
are hereby cordially invited to join
.with us in securing the same. 1
i The above resolutions were passs
ed unanimously by a rising vote in
the county Democratic convention
held in Newton last Saturday.
Almost a Fire.
i i
j There came near being a fire in
our town this (Tuesday) morning in
the store of Craven Bros. Mr. Cra
ven had a small oil stove or lamp
for heating purposes burning, and
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by some means it caught fire and in
a moment or two was making quite
a blaze. Thoughfully the lamp and
the board on which it was sitting
were thrown out quickly or else we
might have had a fire alarm. No
damage was done save the breaking
of the lamp and the singing of one
person's hair and eyebrows. h
Comine-Programme of
Exercises.
8:30 p. m. A misceilaneous en-
tertaintainmen consisting rf dia
lognes, recitations and songs will be
rendered; For the evening enter
tainmpnt an admission fee of twencvH
five cents for adults and fifteen cets
i'or children wiL be charged. The
proceeds to go for the benefit of the
school library after expenses a e paid.
The morning exercises will be he d
in the Court House, the evering
prifprrnpntr in flat.nn'a TTaII
The teacoers assure us tht the
exercises will be more interesting
than last year, and we do not doubt
the presence of a large crowd.
A WONDERFUL MACHINE.
Wilson
it Beats a Fellow's Brain-Barrongh'sfege are 50 cent Shirts
Registry Acconntant.
Mr
L ) Coltrane has on exhibi-
tion i
a.t. tVift FTirRt Nation a.l Brtk a
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most
wm - ' I
ir ia
called Burrouah s Regiatrv Account
ant. made bv the American Arith-
roometer Co of St. Louis. Mo.
Icj is somewhat like a typewriter,
You! touch a key indicating the
figure and the denomination you
want and after the column of figures
is made you need but to give a turn
of the craDk and you have the col-
unm accurately added.
The machine costs $325. So con
fident is the company that the ma-.
chine will meet with favor that they:
sent toe machine here at their own
expense both way8, for they were as-
snred before hand that.it would not
be purchased here. The freight bi'l
was $3 25.
CHaln Ganic "ihort One Man.
Thoogn the number on the chain
SDS 18 BU,au "J. .
8or 0De more- Monday about noon
a neSro named Ed. Bradshaw was
working near the rock crusher and
Cllvert ana rrom tnere maae nis es-
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paPe At 13 thought that they will
fin4 him, however. He was not
Wfed for lulte a WDl,e after De WB
last seen by the officers.
To snnderiad Hail Tonight.
Quite a number of peple will go
out to Sunderland Hall tonight to
rtf i onh aaI - Tho fir;B
will begin at 7:45 o'clocsr. All
the friends of the institution are
cordially invited to attend.
. urn mr m
Concord Lodge, No. 51, tonight
8 o'clock. Work in R. of K.
Jts.nignts, Aiienuon i
Jas. C. Fink. C. C.
Jas. R. Young, K. of R. & S.
PERSON AlTpOINTERS.
Mr. H C Albea, one of our
former townsmen, is visiting in our
city.
Mr. Ed McDonald,of Charlotte,
was over this morning a short
while. "
Fancy
Cdhes
Jam Up
Fresh,
AT-
Ervin & Morrison
GROCERS.
It's a fact that
Xou can set a good Cheyiot
Work Shirt for 15 cents at
Cannon Sr Fetzer's. Just the
kind you haye been getting at
25 cents. Ten different styles
of Buckskin Shirts at 40 cts
wherever you find them Full
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. . . . . ,
ion a just as well save u
1UU11 1AUU uu uau
save lots of dimes by coming
to us when you want any-
thing.
Yours,
Cannon & Fetzer
Company.
All a Mistake
Facts
Our "War UaiYUiLy oi iinoxviiiejs saie in port, ,o uea wiua, I as
finest cargo ofGold en Oak Suits ever shown in this part of; Norih Caro-
lina. She was not captured by tne
ported.
She was safely guarded into
atpploder," with lUOjmattresb' aooara, ac prices rangingirom io
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from anyonetthatihas ever beenlin our store tbat we have the "stuff- sn
we make' the prices.
Whatlwe sayIuntoroLeweEayuntorallX Ccme'aLc fsee
Bell, Harris & Company
-"".-.
P. S. We are still in the undertakingibixsi
ness at the old stand. See Bell.
Residence Phone 90.
YOU FURNISH THE FEB i
v E UO THE HEp r.
That.'. n we sk yo o do
niih the fpt. We will not. oni ao
the Uu' f - iil co u veil fur
$2 50. --
f
. a
We have everything in Osfoidt
except your feet.
An ounce of satief action is wartk
j a ton of talK. fcati traction goec
I with every pair of shoes .we' sell.
Respectfully,,
Dry Miller,
Shoe Furnishers
spamsn. jeet ui n;n prices as re
,
port by 'our.. Gunboat, "High Fric
-t , a
Store Phone 12,
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