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conooiuvn. c. Saturday; June .5 i89s
Whole No 11745
iP CONFLICT.
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iid nismonnled Caralry-.
i and Drive 2,000 Span-
Is 4 . I.ose 12 jnen Killed and
V v3 tl; A Yuunff ISew forker
the Dead-rlO of the Enemy
Den if Lieutenant Ilobion's
safe t Santiago-!Irro Rlay
cUtei Camera Threatens Ma
mitson tttsy Po i Ui Re.
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to ? pin;
cat u that business is meant
a dago and while the grand
) is irobably several days or
3k ,Joft minor engagements
?6 expectea almost daily,
.ecurred Friday that was for
imo sharp ' and sanguinary.
. Uspateh from the Associated
Fr ss says :
1 1 This inor niu g (Friday) four
troops of the First Cavalry and
eighfc'troopsof 'Boosevelt's Bough
Riders, less than a thousand men,
dis mouhtecl and attacked 2,000
'Spanish: soldiers in the thickets
within 5 miles of Santiago de Cuba.
The Americans beat the enemy
back into the oiyy but thev left
the following dad upon tho field;
Hough Eidors Cap t. Ally n K
Uapron, of Troop L; Sergeant
lamilton Iish, Jr.; Priyates Till
man and Dawson, both of Troop
L; Private Dougherty, of Troop
1.; Private W T Erwin, ot Troop
jr. Firt Cavalry Privates Dix,
fork, Bejork, Kolbe, Berlin and
Leumock. Tenth Cavalry Cor
poral White. At least 50 Ameri
ans were wounded; including six
flicers. Several of the wounded
ill die.
I Twelve dead Spaniards were
ound in the bush after the
ghf, but their loss was doubt
3ss far in excess of that,
j The Americans bow hold the
psition at the threshhold of
Wtiago de Cuba, with more
I m n "ft
nn-na crninff tnrWflTfi P.nTls
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g for a final assault upon
city." -
Through flag of truce inter-
furse it is learned that Lieu-
ikut Hobson and hi? men
J in the city safe. Morro
stle is therefore not pro
ptedhy their presence and it
ed be no surprise if Samp-
i tries its strength very
n. The probability is that
Morro can be reduced and
Merrimac is not too much
the way Admiral Sampson
Uhrust in some of his war
isels to engage Cervera's
;t and draw the fire from
'soldiers.
here is no loitering to-rest,
eems, but Gen. Shafter is
ping on as fast it seems as
! quartermaster and the ord
Ce departments can follow.
M.the Spaniards have re-
thev have been de
ng block houses and vils
33 Wt at Ju ra era ffln. L.1-
ith 1,200 men were
en0Ut in snrh hast a that
town was spared from the
83.
13 now said that Gen.
ill proceed in .person.
. U1 take nOTTlTTinTlfl nt
aJnn8flted in the Med.
n Sea. with thft an-
"nearannfl of Tioadinn' -F-n
Suez Canal and J the Philip-
niTIAS This rrirraa lf-fl
PVna,0 iTl """ turned to Charlotte after visiting
6uciumcui,da j) j Bestian.
I PERSONAL POINTERS.
Mr. Houston Cochrane has re-
lt is felt that TwAr will v.
" r. n:n t i i
master of the situation. How-1 hCZ v ' m t ' n
., . . .hasbeen visiting Miss Jessie Dea-
ever, it is entirely probable !fnn tft
. - 1 vwaf W U1U LUUlUtlljl
that when the Santiago matter L T , w , tU t
;a 4. -n , ' Mrs. John Wadsworth returned
is closed a fleet will be sent iL r ' nu i . .
a senc borne from Charloite yesterday
wpam iu ueatroy ine corns ' evening.
merce and even bombard the
ports of Spain. The goyern-
Messrs. Lawrence White, of
. Spartanburg, and Harry White, of
V,
mentnow feels that it will j Columbia, are expected home to
taJse some hard knocks to night on a short visit.
bring Spain to terms.
LYCEUM MEETS.
Decides to Mnle One Debate In Each
5Xonth Public Courtesies Entended
to a Visitor Two New Members
Elected Election of Officers.
The Lyceum met in their hall
in the old Club Booms Friday
night. It was inoyed and carried
that the second meeting in each
month be made a publio one, and
throw the doors of the Lyceum
open to all who wish to come, in
stead of each member inviting
five as in the past.
Messrs. Gaston Means and Will
Johnson, whose names were pro
posed by the membership com
mittee j were unanimously elected
as members, to be initiated next
Friday night. ..
The question decided upon for
the public debate, which will be
on Friday night, July 8th, is 4tBe
solved, That it is better to have
loved and lost than never to have
loved at ail." A married man and
a single man has been selected on
each sLde. Messrs. L D Duyal
and Jno. M Cook are to detend
the affirmative side while Attorney
M B Sticklev and Bev. McCul
lough will uphold the negative.
This being; the last night in the
quarter the officers for the ensu
ing term were elected which re
sulted as follows : , President,
Luther Hartsell ; Vice-President,
M B Stickley; Secretary, Bobt.
Duyal ; Treasurer, D D Johnson;
Critic, Bev. Bankin ; Sergeant-at-Arms,
Jasl F Hurley.
The time for the trial of the
past Sergeant-at-Arms for com
mitting a crime which is contrary
to the peace and dignity of the Ly
ceum, was set I for Friday night,
July 15th, and the present Ser-geant-at-Arms
was ordered to have
said person on trial on that night.
Messrs. L D Duval and Jas. F
Shinn were appointed by the
chair to prosecute the defendant,
while Attorney Stickley and Bey.
McCullough have already been
employed by the defendant.
The Bicycle &uits 11 aye Arriyed.
The Concord Baseball .Club has
received its new suits, which have
been looked for for several days.
The suits are very pretty, and are
also loud. Oar boys will cartainly
be noticed on the diamond, not only
by their playing ball, bat by their
rich colored pants. The pants are
red, dark blue shirts, with the word
Concord, extending across the. breast,
striped stockings, red belts and blue
cap . with two . small red - stripes
around. The bojs had not ex
pooted to wear -re 1 pants, but since
they have come they are becoming
reconciled and' seem to be pleased
with them after all.
' Fresh s '
SARATOGO
j CHIPS
Made out of New Potatoes.
I Hot Staff,
AT-
Ervin & Morrison
I GR0CER5
THE BENTON JUDGMENT.
The . Full Amount of $12,300 Was Paid
j Thursday.
The Southern Railway Company
Thursday paid J M Aiorrow, clerk
of the Superior Court; $12,300.
This is the full amount of the
jadgment in favor of Mrs. Dora E
Ben tor, widow and administrator
of Mail pierk Benton, who was
killed in the Harnaburg wreck April
13:b 1897. This judgment was
obtained an the January, 1898, term
of Mecklenburg Superior Ocurt.
L'he case was appealed to the Su
preme Court and the "judgment cf
the lower court was tffirmed. Clerk
Morrow did not keep the money
long, but turned it over to Jones &
Tiliett and j Covington & Kedwine,
attorneys for 'Mrs. Benton. Char
lotte Observer.
that Miss Clara Starrette, ot
Mooresville, was here at the home
of Capt. Alexander. in order
that there would be no possible
doubt aboujfc the matter, Dr.
Smoot was called to see Miss Star
rette, and says j that he saw no
symptoms in the least of small
pox, and besides informs us that
he knows reliably that she was not
exposed to it. While here Miss
Starrette ; was vaccinated before
returning; home, j So our people
can lay aside their tear that we
have small pox in Concord.
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Now is
The Time
To buy Ladies'
Summer Dress Goods. We
are going to sell them regards
less of cost.
Beautiful Organdies, the 25
cent quality, for 15c.
10 cent Dimities tor 5c.
Ladies' Gauze Vests forSc.
And don't you fail to see us
when you want a Shirt Waist.
We are going to sell them,
Going to sell them at
Going to sell them
Going to sell them at
Cannon & Fetzer
Company.
YOU FURNISH THE FEET
WE DO THE REbT.
That's all we ask you to do f r
nish the feet. We will not only tio
the-reBt but we will do it well for
$2.50
We have everything in Oxforda
except your feet.
Sells.Forepauh Circus Tent Blown
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Down.
Sioux City, Iowa, June 24. A
severe wind 8 tor in struck this city
tonight blowing' down the main
tent of the SellsForepaugh circus,
while a performance was in prop
res8. The collapse of the canvas
caused a panic, in which a score or
more of paopie were injured. One
of them, Adolph Halversen, of
Sioux City, died soon afterwards of
his iD juries, while Frank Keynolds,
an attache of the show, is hurt in
ternally, and it is believed will dict
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No Small Fox in Concord.
Some of our people, from hear
ing reports, haye become alarmed
about small pox being in Concord.
The report started from the i fact
An ounce of satisfaction is worth
a ton of talk. Satisfaction goea
with every pair of shoes we sell.
Respectfully,
Dry '-fa MiUer,
Shoe Furnishers.
NEEDS NO BOOSTING.
The Leaders5 J inje verylsense of the word
an easy winner oer all others. If you need
a Stove all. we ask youito do is call and see
our line of "Leaders." You will buy- "Prices Rishi
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Our line of Furniture and House Eurnishings are complete "Car
Lots,,V"Spot Cash," tells The News. Small dealers are not in it:
Thanking you for past favors, and we hope to merit a continuance of
the same. H : :
Bel!, Harris Compamiy.
Our Undertaking Department, under the management of our Mrr
Bell, can't be excelled in North Carolina. "Embalming akSpecialty."
Calls answered day or night.
Store 'Phone 12 - g Residence 'Piione
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