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CONCORD, N. O., FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1899.
Single Copy 1 5 Cents
FEARFUL CONDITION.
WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT
Crime and Retribution in Arkansas
seven Kejjroes Lynched.
Little Rirer coanty, Arkansas, is
in the throes of excitement.'.' It
The Body ut Sergeant Hope Barrier
to Be Taken te Sit. Pleasant To
morrow Blorning.
Just before going to press this
eeema that a negro called Gen. afternoon we receWed a telegram
Dnckett was a leader iff a conspiracy rtTV, -41wk ,v ' .
rr i j from the Quartermaster at
against the whites. He murdered a . .
prominet planter, James; Stockton, Savannah stating that the body of
last Saturday. On fleeing he told Sergeant Hope Barrier had been
others that he had killed one white forwarded on this afternoon's
-mn and if they would follow him express.
to would kill more. . . discharged members ol
He was captured by the civil offi- , " ,
cers and was being taken to jail Company L will escort the body
when a mob of 200 men took him from the station tonight. To-
" and returned 10 the eoene of the morrow morning the body will
murder, where he confessed the be taken to'Mt. Pleasant where
cnm . V . , . . - it will be laid beside that of his
It then leaked out through friend- . . ,
i Bn,0f.niAfmci0ii.' father and two brothers. The
U nezroes that a plot was entered id- 7
to to kill a number of white men . members ot Company L will aot
The result was a bounding down of as pallbearers.
them one by one and they were
killed. The greatest excitement pre
vails, j j '.
In it for Thirteen Daye.
Two miners, Charles Rouss and
Bnrt Troy had a singular ex
perience in a Leadville mine
recehty. A cave-in near the top
The body is expected to arrive
tonight at 9.45 o'clock. It is the
present intention that the proces
sion leave the home of Mrs. Ann
Fink tomorrow morning at 11.80 j
o'clock, bat on account of the
possible , arrival of the
BLOWING UP OF THE MAINE,
Bm the keyboard by Which It Was
Done'Been round.
Cincinnati; March 21. A local
paper here prints a story that the
location of the keyboard by which
the Maine was blown up in Havana
harbor has been found by an Ameri
can engineer officer. (
The story that Capt. T L Hue
ton of the voluteers, who entered
the service from Cincinnati, and
who has been assigned to the duty
of cleaning but the fortifications cf
Havana, had discovered in the gun
room of the Cuartel de Fuerste, a
wooden box or hut, in . which he
found a gutta percha tube contain
ing one large copper wire and sev
eral small wires. He also found
evidence of a keyboard having been
torn away. Captain Huston had
confided his discovery to Mr. War-
' ran J Lynch, the newly appointed
passenger agent of the Big Four,
GRAND
MILLINERY OPEMG I
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Two days will be devoted to the exhibition.
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Friday and Saturday, March 24th and 25th.
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Weeks of preparation ; careful and exclusive
designing result : Grandest and most elab
orate show of fine Millinery ever made in
Gonoord. Our trimmer, Miss Arnold, is one
ot the best to be had from the metropolis. The
most favored advance styles from ir'aris anil
London will be shown in this department.
who was visiting Havana, and , aid Hats are more beautiful this season than
be was about to trace the wires o
ever. Neer -we think, were they so artisti
cally made and so becoming. A great show-
prove his theory that the Maine
was exploded from that point. The
wreck of this vessel can be sec n from
this eun room, not more than alinff of Silks. Orffandies. PidUeS. etc.. Will be
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wsuer hundred yards distant. The rooml j ! V
of the shaft had them cut off. A ulurU01 Ul uw"w luo useu was iu purni ui wo uouu
lame pumping pipe was not present program is liable to tower, to which access was only al
broken and with dynamite they change. -! Tr. tend tMs magnificent dlST)laV. "RvfiTiinP- rfi-
.. mi 1 . 1 I 1 I . I 1 .--..
blew it on ana communicatea
with the 1 DBODle above and 1 T rP no wmecorr Property.
received sustenance till a shaft of After finishing their eight new Lodge No. 61 K.i P., tonight at
more than 200 -feet was due. residences over toward the Buffalo 8 0 clock- w or6: n dra ranK
A cordial invitation is extended to all to at-
Attention. Pythian "
Regular meeting pf Concord ceptlOU till 930.
They
days.
were in prison thirteen I mills and the residence for Mr.
Chaa Suther on Fourth street,
Messrs. W A Wilkinson and R F
R. L. McConnell, C. C.
PERSON ALPO INTERS.
Dr. Redfern returned to Monroe
this morning, after visiting J)r W
C Houston.
Mrs, D P Dayyault and Mies
Kincaid went to
this morning to
Lincoln county
spend several
On (tin Hnn(hvn.
Mr. Jno. Murr, who has been ---
Buffering several months with Aencwon the property toiown as
rheumatism, has again gone back the Winecoff lot just below Mr.
to his railroad work. He is Levi Moore's onNorth Main street,
flagman for Capt. Ed Patterson; Two of these residences will be
Enstfneer ."Walter Parish, who built facing Main street while day8
iuua uu a mruuu uci, uw wrco w mem wm vuuiuu Mri Frank Bobbins WOttt tO
ueen iransierrea u me local street. nhrloUe this morning. He will
freight for a few days; Mr. Will return here either tonight or to
ftizziah being off on account ot I a Five ovioct Affair. morrow.
sickness. . I On Thursday afternoon at 5 Mr- ft J T.owe. of Charlotte.
I m, J w '
nVlnnV Mr. Reece "Wineooff. who and Miss Qe reia Lowe, of Lowes-
mreexyncnea in niisissippu " I ...... , , ' . j u 1 TU
AfQ,wPHv v07rtrt nr lives only a snort distance aDove vine, amveu uD
At Silver City, Yazoo county, l . T .. A ara ;.,, with Mrs. W S Bina-
AHaa fi, rrt-a foiror, town ana Miss Jjaura xrown 01 r i
from officers last Sunday. Race Forest Hill, presented themselves 1,
hatred seems the trouble. Two at the manse of the .birst Presby-
of them had waylaid and attemp- terianJ church for the purpose of Qreeil MOlUltaill
ted to kill a citizen and the, three I being made husband and wife.
ere ring-leaders of a riot. Their Rev Alexander responded to
bodies were weighted and teir request, and the couple
tnrown into the lazoo river. :w nxear Tvm
tiveS of the parties accooipaniedl
bas them.
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napie Syrup.
The Dolphin to Blow It A ay.
The gunboat Dolphin
been sent to blow up and destroy
a wreck off the North Carolina mm. unmhead to Bniw a Besidenee
Coast. This wrecked vessel has Mrs. Burkhead has made a
been struck seyeral times and contract with Mr. Denson Cald
being in the path of vessels sail- well for the erection of a dwell
ing along the coast is a public ling house on her lot on West
menace. T)mnt ntreet. The uresent house
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Another Spanish Boat. I Will DO rolleu vO On SlUO OI me
The Spanish gunboat, Baracoa, lot and will also, be remodelled
sunk near Guantanamo has been somewhat and repainted. The
raised and added to the Ameri- new one will be built on the end
can navy. It is said to be a very 0f the lot next to Mr. M J Corl.
good type of patrol vessel. It is The dwelling will contain six
uuw said that tnere is hope pi
saving the Christobal Colon.
Quart Bottles at 30 cents.
Pint Bottles at 20 cents
Sweet Pickles per Boitle
10 cents.
THE WORLD DO RIME!
Billy Goats will butt--
Rain or Shine
Bell, Harris5 & Compan;
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SELL
FURW1TURE.
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Canned Kornlet at 20 cents
per can.
Ervin & Morrison
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rooms
The First to Sail Saturday.
From a number of dispatches
and letters including one from
Baeklen'B Arnica saiye.
The Best Salve in the, world for
Outs, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
aSST Ohffi; (teS all Mr. Parks King to -his father it
S'tin Eruptions, and positively cures seems that the First N. C. Regi
mes or no pay required. It is ment will sail from Cuba Satur-
guaranteed to eive statisfaction or
PEKING AT p
I fflSS MARY BRACHEN'S
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monej refunded. Price 25 cents per
bfcx For Bale .at P B Fctzer's Drug
i tore.
day. It is not yet known just j
where the regiment will be must
ered out.
Saturday, March
Easter Cards as Souvenirs.
The public cordially invited.
Concordia the beet town in the State and we do not allow
a town or city in North Carolina to boast of a better FUENI
TUBE STOBE than Concord has. Car Lots Spot Cash and
trying to follow the Golden Rule has giyen us a trade that we
are proud of. . j !
... We are making a prir on what is left of our ...
DAMAGED STOCK
that will surprise you, see. Parlor Suit that cost $55.00 to gc
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for fS5.00. $25.60 Side Board for $15.20. $40.00 Suit of Fm
niture for $25.00. Come and SEB.
Bell, Harris & Co.