Vol. XlI. No. 2736
CONCORD, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15 189?;
Whole No 11131
NO BATTLE TO, EE POET
Hut Movemeuts Mean Business Tlie
First Expedition Hearing Cuba
Tlie Second Contemplated L.ieuten
ant Bine Makes a llnsardous Trip
Around Santiago, lie Sees the
Spanish Fleet The Marines Ilaye a
Toiigb Time Sampson iVill Force
an Euterance-Second Expedition
to Start lor Manila Spain Xot
Ready for reace.
It cound not be expected that
there would be any news today ot
special warlike action; The iirst
oxpetitionlo Cuba is now proba
bly nearing its destination A
decree of activity among Gen.
Brooke's Corps at Chickamauga
rectus to mean an early departure
of a second expedition to the
front.' It is unofficially stated
that 15 of the best equipped xegi
ments there are to go to Porto
Rico.
The marines at G u antanim o are
having hard time ; of it. They
nave buffered two, perhaps three,
attacks from the Spanish guerril
las. The attacks are made at
m:. ht wuen our gunboats cannot
do much to aid the marine?. They
dare not attempt it in daylight.
Thus far the marines have held
back many times their numbers
with the loss ot six 'men killed
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una a nuiu-uer wouuueu. vvnne
they aro having rather a tough
time thsro is little -faar that thev
will not 1 able to hold the place
till Gen. Shafter Arrives.
, the.. score will be to pay.
vipg in our war to recently begun
is Lieutenant Victor' Blue,- of
iSouth Caroliifa. -
It was he who made a circuit
around Santiago and settled the
matter as to the presence of Cer
vera's Beet in the bav. He
Lvglled 70 miles m the circuit.
The Vesuvius has joined Ad
miral Sampson's fleet and there; is
:AtIe doubt that its efficiency is to
be tested soon rf ter Gen. Shafter's
rocks' get into position,-' jfrhen- the
Admiral evidently intends to force
.id entrance into the harbor and
lijpoco of Cervera.
The second installment ot troops
" ready to leave -San.-Francisco
nA will probably sail Thursday
for HanilaJj ' : ' .
The Charleston,- with tho first
-diticn of three transports,' it
rs be tied, will arrive at Manila in
GFTTING READY TO EIGHT, 'summer drawers, 121,709 cam
c.w , 1 7 ' : J Pfti8n tats, 28,950 canyas- hats,
Nome of the Things the Government ; JL n Q . , V '
Has Ione In a Monthaud a Half, j "2,884 legglUS, 105,288 paunchOS,
They are many who wonder j 130,785 flannel shirts, 193,565
what the government has been j leather shoes, 300,399 cotton
doing since war has been declar- stockins, 24,270 woolen stockings,
ed and there is no little dissatis-f 24s830 hammocks, 8,125 . helmets, THIN GOODS FOR
faction often expressed. It is next 3,820 mosquito bars, 2,000 head
to impossible for the government 'nets, 6,006 common tents, and
to give an adequate idea of what j 1,250 conical tents.
This ought
to interest
the men.
has been done and it is utterly
impossible for it to convey an
A larg;e number of batteries
have been erected and various
HOT
WEATHER.
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idea of the many environments defenses improved and' strength-
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that circumvent progress.
In the setting forth by Secretary
Alger we note that from the
14th of May or in less than a
0 ...
month twelve miles of solid freight
cars have been loaded with pro
visions for the army. In these
were 19,346,954 rations for troops
and the weight was 64,346,952
pounds. Not being a war like na
tion, there wero not many firms
that could make advance sup
plies, but the supply is now work
ed up about to the demand.
Looking forward to possible need
tho government on the 21st of
April, the date of the war, had
about 20,000,000 small arm car
tridges. Now we are getting
nearly 700,000.-per day and the
suddIy is adfetuate; .The old
batteries, in the requiiir armv
have been iven six cannons and
caissons instead of four, Sixteen
volunteer Lotteries have been sup-
it least and the goy-
BLACKALPACCA
BLACK SICILLIAN
BLACK BRILLIANTENE
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REGULARS, - STOUTS - AND
SLIMS.
than regular price.
Job lot of Mohair
ened.. Search light?, submarine
mines, pontoon material, tools and All at 33 Xer Cent leSS
instruments have been provided
for. Four hundred miles ot cable
havft hfiRn dfilivprpd and 1 f 000
submarine mines have been COatS at One half their
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placed in the harbors. lodJ. yaiue.
: Those give but an imperfect Serge Coats and
idea of what has been accomplish-! Coats and. "Vests
ed in a: month and a half.
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YOU FURNISR THE FEET
E DO THE REST.
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Thatc all we .sk ynn to do
niah the ftet. W will not ' n
thereof but wo wiH ro it tc
$2 50 '
plied p:
ill) Ci. i
eminent can now comDaac
e guns, caissons, Harness, ' etc.,
that it -needs;- Many "heavy, siege
gans- with ihq shells needed have
been placed. Smokeless and other
powder is hcinrf supplied on de
oiand. Bopid fire" guns with
their amu&ition haye been sup
plied. 1 '
The chartering of transport
ships has! been effected readily
except on the Pacific where
much delav was unavoida'do be
cause it took loDger for some of
the ships
voyages.
to get
iiito Part
more.. - - .!
il Dow'ov ' will have little
iiet the Eurrendor ol
anila'.wlicn-troops arrive, to. en
:o Liui to protect the city
ybfet the indignant insurgents,
v.ill be in the nature of a relief
the Americans come, for the
. i lch commander has offered a
..u for the head of the insur-:-t
leader and the Spaniard
-..ct expect to keep his head if
-;lls into the hands of the insur-
-1tC-Iit.
"l.e liequpnt reports that Spain
" ready to sue for peace are as
'tcn denied- We think the truth
L it is that Spain is rather too
onzed to consider her own
welfare and she dreads revolution
homo as much as defeat away
-'om home. T
Hfr t - lnakes Tm'? ch-, he-Jthy
i r.ianeiic are
Hood
fees pi
from
Forty-one such yes
sels have been chartered on the
Atlantic coast and they had to be
fitted up for soldiers and animals.
Supplies of coal and water too
wore no nnall item oi expense
and care.
The contracts for moving troops
were taken at from 1 to 1 12
cents per mile and the service
was done quickly and with few
accidehis. A whole train of ten
tourist, sleeper cars' with kitchen
and dining room cars has been
secured with headquarters at
Tampa purely for hospital pur
poses for removing the sick to
places desirable and beneficial.
The army has been brought up
to 126 regiments of infantry; 34
regiments, battalions or troops of
cavalry ; 20 batteries of artillery.
Some .of the things purchased
by the quartermaster's depart
ment out of the very long list
were, 8,810 cavalry horses, 12,
802 draft mules, 2,109 pack mules,
500 small mules, 1,500 small
horses, 4,090 wagons, 425 ambu
lances, 17,052 single harness,
1,500 saddles and bridles, 1,479
pack saddles, 3,100 halters, sl,575
artillery horses, and 544 'draft
horses for siege train, 106,382
1 blankets, 123,128 blouses, 25,739
canvas coats and trousers, od,obd
canton flannel drawers, 123,900
Extra length coats
; for preachers and oth
er Professional men.
Its bad economy to
wear yoiir high priced
heavy suit in this
sweltering weather.
! One days wear in this
-Mfs McLinn, one ofbe ter v. rA vxt
BatEth coih; win -4jMfi? injures a nice suit
tonight 5vvr6 a rhyiiiiore xnan a. weens
her frienl5;?9 Connie Clra? : Wear i 11 OT di 11 a-T
v ea"clier ;. .4
PERSONA! POINTERS
' -titv G Garrison, of Besse
raervHing a?; the home of her
fatherIrD B Coltr- r o
Mr. Auley Mcllae, of Mt.
Gilead, Montgomery county, was
in our cltv todav.
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Attorriev John L RftIiiD
of, foalisbary, arrid city )- X Oil Can DC mOPB COIii
Tuesday eenin.?:'. I Mr; UtnHeman' : TnTtn'Wp' o-f- lrc:c ,4- - a!
till very mTi;idy; ;jo iu ' ibitjuoit i . y
We hfi?e every thirg in 0&fcrh
except your feet.
can 'candid :ttc' for solicitor.";
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Aa oence of eatihfaction ia .wcrtfc
a -urn of talk, ritief&j'tiu-n ;aoc
with cvir; ir of we aeil. 1
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lies
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but willinot arrive until Thurcday Crash SllitS $2,00 Up.
e. furnishers.
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To The People. Living;. In Concord'G-barrns Conntv
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and -Forty Miles Around
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You are. hereby comn?nced to repot t at ii act earlier to: ti:t
How We ?ay,ror iSie War.
j The nsw r.ar. revenue bill v?in
pan at nuny s-piace teat win. re i
mma no or our .-pst. 03 v-.hi day.
Snroo will pay on one lurary and
0.ce on another, and the only v?ay
tbaToid the tas; 3" to have nothing
and obtain no hin.
Yon niuat take lets her or psy
more for it. The scma wzj with
tobacco, v E-3e"r paj3 one dollar ex
tra ner barrel. Chewing and smo
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kine tobacco costa 12' cents
pound more. Oigara cost yoa more
unless you sinoke a worse one., Ci
garettes cost one dollar per thousand
mere. Tea coats 10 cents a pound
more.
Stamps; will have to be affixed
to all papers relating to real estate
traosactions conveyances deeds,
leases, agreements or contracts,
mortgages, trust deeds and powers
of attorney.
Wall street will catch it on sjI1?
ing stocks and bonds. The pro
dnce and cotton exchanges get eff
with 1 cent on the $100. Bank
checks will require a "stamp.
FmrniitHfe
IHiotase of
Belfl
Harris &: C-omnnoasnY.
'And inspect "'the 'harvosomcst line of Bod. -Re?
Oak, V alnut, Mahogany,
bird's Eye Maple '
: ' ' ! , and Gxirley Bircc;
Ever shown in Concord. Parlor Shits, Ward Robs, China C!ceta
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Side Boards Extension Tables, Parlor Tables, Hat Racks, Eapel?
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creens, Hocking Chairs, Diners and Comnicn Chairy, Beds, Brc?ci
Bureaus, Wash Stands, Picture Frames and everything to be found ir.
a fit st Class furniture store. -
LOW PRICE:
Col. : Com oi and fur
WHEN IN NEED OPJANYTHING IN THE -.UNDEE-TAKING
DEPARTMENT DCN'T FAIL TC C ALL ON BELL
--ear .
Store 'Phone is'