Vol. Xi No. 2725
CONCOtttt, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNE 2 1898
Whole No
WAK IN EARNEST.
TKGOPS BEING MOVED FKOM
GIIICKAM ATJGA to TAMPA
ADMUTE - '1HAT AN EXPE-
The Battle at Santiago Secretary Al
ger Wants Money and Tells What
He Wants with It-Lient. Dorst
Lands Troops and Arms Spain May
Collapse.
The battle at Santiago was like
that of 8an Juan. It was not th6
purpose, it seems, to do more than
U1TI0N HAS GONE '10 SAN. knook down the fortification, and
BIG : LOT
TIAGO FROMJTAMPA.
ipatn Abandons the Idea of Euro
pean Intervention An Insolent Xe-
jro Tries to Break. Guard Line at
ibickamnuca.
get a naval fight if the Spaniards
were willing to fight. The follow
ing account is the most satisfactory
one, that we have seen:
New York, J une 1 , An Even.
By cablegram and Telegram to the Daily J ing Journal special from Gape Hay
Standard. -
Financial Distress.
Madrid, 10 43 a. m.-Tbere was armed at Mole St. Nicholas atil
another big run. on the bank of 0'clock this morning with dupatches
Spiio this morning:. -
A Little Firing at Cardenas.
Key West, 2.15 p m The
jjeyden attacked thiee Span
ish gunboats at Cardenas yes-
tarrlnv Thp irn nhrtfl ts rfttrftn ts
ed into the harbor without at the Mole:
for Washington. She left immes
diately . But before going to sea
the following story of-the bombards
merit of Santiago de Cuba, the ref
uge of Cervera and the Spanish fleer,
was obtained by your correspondent
1 fight! at Santiago. It is said that
two Spanish torpedo boats crept out
of the harbor and got within 500
yards of one of Schley's vessels Sun
day night when they were discov
ered. Thy quickly received such a
rattling fire that they hustled back
out of danger as quickly as possible.
It is not believed that they were
struck.
Secretary -of war Alger in asking
Congress for appropriations has suf
ficiently outliped the government
plans which have been fairly well
forcast. Forces are to be sent to
; t
Cuba, Porto Ricj and thd Philippines.
It seems to be tbe purpose to land
90 OOfl frnnna in . flriVia. ftt.'rmna fn fta
,r w-ww i ti . Z A.
augmented later with 50000 tnore.Mllo
making 7vuuu. urana preparations
are being mnde Jo build wagon and Worth 35. 4Q and gQ
xatiauauo yJU tuo 10 uuua auu use
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Ladies
Shirt
YOU FURNISfl 'THE FE3FJP
VTE DO THE REST.
That's all we ek you to do & sb
nish tbe feet. We will not oiv afcc
tbe rest but we will co it Vi&:af
$2 50 '
tiling-
Tried to Run tinard.
New York; 2 15 p m A
special to the Journal from
Chicamauga says a man of the
canfrf Kftnrnntrir rpcriTnp.Tit at-
tiazo, at about 1.30 p. m . the Iowa
negro who persistently tried leading . Inside the entrance to the
ma a .
ne American fq iaaron, aug.
mented by the torpedo boat Porter,
the auxiliary cruispr St. Paul and
the protected cruiser New Orleans,
formerly the Amaz3nas, approached
the entrance to the harbor of San
to run the guard.
So Intervention for Them.
London, 215 p m Spain
has formally abandoned all
idea of European intervention.-
Reports Harmful
Tampa. 2.15 p m The cen
sor reports from Washington replied, the other two ships directing
harbor was seen one of the war ships
of Cervera's fleet, stripped for ac
tion.
As the American fleet drew neai
the New Orleans was detached and
steamed forward ahead of the Iowa,
Texas and Massachusetts. One of
the forts opened fire on her and she
of the departue !of the expedi
tion from this port to Cuba
are said; to be harmful arid
I)remature.
First Nection for Santiago.
tbeir fire at the battery on tbe
Panta . Gordo within the harbor and
westward of the position occupied
by the Spanish ship. The latter
replied to the fire and immediately
1 a. i 11 m. k ;
WoQinrrfnT, 9 ift n m Tt iq oecame a largec ior an me amen
tacitly admitted that the first can BhlP8 engaged in the battle. She
section of troops -is for the reurea Denina a protecting neaa
Santiago expedition and left land and was not seen again during
Tampa yesterday. It is now at the engagement.
Key West awaiting the second
section.
T
Troops Leaving thicamausa.
The Iowa, directed by Captain
"Fighting Bob" Evans; the Massa
chusetts by Captain F J HiTinsoD;
the Texa?, by Cap tarn J W Phils
lips, and the New Orleans, by Cap
tain W M Foleer. kept up their
cents, to go for
25 cents.
See our 2 1-2 and 3c
Lawn.
Cannon & Fetzer
Company.
We have everything iir fetn2s
except your feet.
electrical appliance?. The full de
tails j of plans cannot be had, but
tberej is little doubt that Santiago
ivill be attacked.
Lieut. Co . Uorst commanding
tne ciorua nas made tnree s access
ful landings of small bo lies of Cus
ban troops with ammunition on the
northeast coast only about 60 miles
from Santiago. He was landing 400
troops with 7 000 rifles and over a
million rounds of cartridges about
the time Schley was bombarding the
fortifications at Santiago.
Every movement on the part of
both j governments lookB to a hard
fought war yet Spain may collapse
for want of fund? Run upon run
is being made on the bank of Spain
and no surprise need be felt if the
government should fail to be able to
prosecute the war.
, ag .
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Misses' Mamie Ury and Hattie
Weddington have returned home
from Mont Amcena.
Misses Maiide and Grace
Brown returned from Mt. Pleasant
tbip morning.
Rev. C B Miller and wife re- .A 1 1 lAff 51A
tfarned this mornine from Mt. Mil d XTtlOtCHiC
.- W
Pleasant after attending the com-
monriomnt 1 Our " War Car, City of Knoxville. is safe in port, lo d d witHi
An ounce of satisfactiorr i "worth
a ton of talk. Satisfaction gpss
with every pair of shoes we sKi-
Respectfully,
,
Miller
Dry
11 Shoe Furnishers
Chicamauga, 2.15 p m The
Sixty-ninth New York, the
tVii-rrl "PonaTflTTQ-nia f.Via fiftVl
Maryland and thirst Illinois terrific fire against the Morro, Zo,
stared to Tainna this morn- caPa and; Panta Gorda forts for two
jnff " " hours, their projectiles, of enormous
- .1.- . . .
8iz3, doing, tremendous aamage to
still claim a victory. the defences of the harbor.
; Madrid, 2.15 p m TheSpan- The masonry on Zacapa and Morro
iards are still claiming the was battered almost into dust and
victory at Santiago. the forms of Spanish artillerymen
and infantry could be plainly seen
asks t or an Appropriation. a0:ntr tn flafAfv hphind th neifrhhorw
. Washington, 2.15 p. m'. Secretary . hm The auxiliary cruiser
Alger this mdrhing asked for an ap- whicn joined Schle)'s flset just bes
propriation cf fifty-three million . thft hftttifi took DiaCe. was hit
dollars for the maintenance tor the by shells from the forts, and it is
remainder of the year for the troops thoHght that she has been seriously
xucmaea;. m tne secona can ior vui- damaged by the sheli8. After seek-
UUieerBa .nfnnfinn rvf a ? n ff I Tl ft Vl Pftrl
land the Spanish warshipa con-
Animnni tion Crossing to Spain. frt nwov . tha 'hilla frtward
IllU UCU IIU ill U V A w u.a.M mm
Pati8.-2.i6 p. m. Immense quan the fl3et bnt they had no range and
ti-iea of ammunition are going aortas the shells fell harmlessly. That the
Pjrenees Mountains into 8pain. n-ninhptr nf killed and wounded on
Spanish side is enormous no one
mombrances sun. doubts, for time and again the
A ten pound sledge hammer has American shells hit the batteries
.been left at the jil. Jailer Hill 8qaarely and amid We flying mason..
Eiy8that the owner can come and ry and dismantled guns the forms of
8et his tool, whoever it is. v men were discerned. The damage
Jaifer HiH has been compelled to done t0 the American, fleet cannot
Set him another well rope, some be iearned but it is not thought any
f vies naving "swiped" it Sunday person was killed, if, indeed, any one
lYxiBo xjico v uacv uuo ui tuo finAf. P.aro nf (Golden Dak HuitB ever sfcown in tms Dert ct : or2
students of Mont Amceaa Seminary,
will spend a few' days herewith
her friend Miss Ella Walter, be
fore returning to her home in
Georgia.
Fancy
Cahes
Jam Up
Fresh,
-AT-
Ervin & Morrison
QR0CER5
Kht. There was also some taken
from the basement
1 J
was wounaeu.
This is said to
be not the first
A Slighit Collision.
A slight collision occurred down
the railroad on this side of Coddle
Creek Wednesday evening when the
'Mump car" of Cap fc. Hughes was
runiiinto by a northbound freight
train. Fortunately no damage was
done except that the car was torn
to pieces. Tne men on the car had
all jumped off, but the tra;n was too
close to save the car.
Una. She was not captured by the Spanish Fleet of high i rices
ported.
She was safelyguarded into port by our Gunboat,. "HigEBiio
Exploder," with 100 mattress' aboard, at prices ranging from $T2a
S15.00. Hearing is believing, seeinglis the raied trut j. You cam lacCS
from anyone that.has ever beenlin our store that wtthave the fatuffT 2rn3
we make the prices.
What we say untolpne we say unto all, Come and see
Bell, Harris & Company.
P. S. We are still in the undertakings Busi
ness at the old stand. See Bell.
Residence PhoneI90.
Store Phone.l