-Price $4.00 Per Tear.
A SERIOUS CASE.
Simon Peier Fink Arrest et and Con
fined to Jftll for the Abdnctlon of a
rhirteem Year Old Girl Arrested
Iielotr Ctinrlotte and Brought Here
for Trial.
On last Sunday afternoon a
man named Simon, Peter . Fink,
whose name seems not to be very
good, left Harrisburg with Minnie
Lee, the 13-year old daughter
of Mr. W T Lee, who lives on
Mr. Linn Ervin's place.
Determined j to marry, the
couple went to Charlotte Sunday
afternoon and tspent that night.
On ljMonday they left Charlotte
going toward South Carolina. By
this time notice had been given
Chief Orr at Charlotte and the
couple was arrested when. they
reached Pineville. Ex-chief of
Police Boger, who is now doing
detective work, went down on a
freight train that ''ujfternoo'n'.'and
brought Fink back here. He
i
was confined to jail until today
(Tuesday) when he was given a
trial before Eaq. Hill.
The charge brought against
the man is abduction, and is a
serious charge. This man was
once marriedjand his wife secured
a divorce from him at the January
term of court of 1898.
The case will be tried at the
next term oi court here. Mr. Fink
was, bound over to court on a
1100 justified bond. In default
of this he was taken to jail.
Twu Sore to the Chain Gang. .
Policeman Goldston had a lively
chase Monday night at the depot
after a negro who came in on the
train. The . negro gave him a
chase around and under box cars
and about but at last the run
ended and the negro was given a
chance to overcome the fatigue
from the runr by being given
quarters in the upstairs of the
Hotel de Townsend. A white fel
low was also captured next morn -ins:
and the two went on trial
facing each other, seeing the
other's faults. Both were sentenced
to the chain gang for twenty days
and the costs, which will keep
them there for thirty-five days.
tann Party Tbnrsday Slight.
JDa Thursday night the ladies will
serve refreshments in the yard of
Mrs. J, ST Fisher on North Main
street, ihe proceeds of which will be
given to St. James Lutheran church.
Ice cream, sherbets, cakes and straw
berries will form the menu.
Profitable Berry Crop:
The town of Chadbourn, whiGb,
after the great war, was a place of
insignificance and the land regarded
as hardly worth owning, is now a
veritable garden spot for vegetables
and berriea . The express agent at
that place estimates that' the berry
crop this season will net to the peos
pie from $35,000 to $30,000.
AN
EPIDEMIC OF WHOOPING
COUGH.
Last winter during an epidemic of
jvhooping chongh ' my children .con
tracted the disease, having severe
coughing spells . ' We, had : used Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy very successful
ly for croup and naturallyturned to.it at
that time and ' found it Relieved the
cot:gh and effected a complete ,cure
J aVit. T. m:af ' s Tt m. - xt 11
-uuoru, . xroprieior nurwuuu i anri J00K
fiouse, JNorwood JN, Y. This remedy! , J.V
is for salejjy M. L. Marsh & Co. ? said, "I
OONCOHD,
GUN WITH A HISTORY.
Is 1
the First Rifled
i ; JBadett
ran n en Ever
Aa we were strolling down; Meet-
ing street in Charleston on Wedness
dayj the 10th, we saw some msh
put a medium sizsd field
piecefrpm ita depository. Qaickly
the
the
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ji- T, .
curred ljx the writer that there was
Rnmpf.hlYifr in Viol- aov.mmm l. J
cannon wan mnnntAfi if nn.
something in that cannon beside a
r;flef bore and a vent. He disturbed
the busy ; men with some questions.
He Was told to call at the heaquar
ters of the Washington Artillery at
lQ2King street and some history
would be gladly given. The place
was found next day and here is the
history.! . ,
Archibald j Cameron,5 a native
Scolchnian was a loyal citizen of
Charleston who was carrying on an
extensive iron manufacturing bust
nees, . At the outbreak of tne war,
wbeioi al arms were in grWt demand
thisj genius took the wronght iron
tires from locomotive wheels and
made them into this gun.
One Mr. Weston bought the can
non from him and presented it to
the Confederate government and it
did
good service during the war
handlediby the Washington Artillery
till late; when it was captured by
the Federals on James Island.
T le s&me Mr. Cameron, who made
the unJ bought it in a lot of old
ironjwhen sold by the United States
after th war. Mr. Cameron found
thatj efforts had been made to destroy
the gnnJ Dents showed that heavy
strokes had been made on the orna
mental jknotr at the breach end.
Failure seemed to exasperate trie
d38troje "8 and by the use of gads the
muzzle had been slightly split.
In this condition Mr. Cameron
presented the gun: to the suryivors
of the Washington Artillery. The
company had abent one foot cut off
of the ei d of the gun, which made
it ready for service again.
later the Washington Artillery
Company presented the gun to the
Daughters of the Confederacy in
Charleston. It was being brought
out froni their headquarters when
we eipiecl it. .
! KM earl, the mbrniu d
the survivors of the company were
taking the gun down on the battery
tb'test iti" "
I In theevening after memorial
services when a committea was de
positing flowers on the soldiers'
graves m Magnolia cemetery this
Jgua firel 13 minute gun salutes
from Mrrion Square.
The gun. was under command of
K J Morris and F B Backer was
obrporal 'gunner.
Tl e men handling a gun are
num jereb, beginning with 1 to 8,
and witM slight variation this gun
was handled by men in their old
places .
: No.
was Mr. A W Tharin, a
i
gray
haired " enthusiast, and No: 2
was
Mr. John A Kirkpatnck, of
Montgomery, Ala., brotherPinlaw of
our townsman, ut. o x vxwwu.
Thesi two gave us these points.
Th'is, as told to the writer, was
certainly the first cannon made in
the Confederate States and beside
was the ;' first : rifled cannon then
fenowp-' i l the service. The rifled
cannon was an experiment with Mr.
Cameron and it proved a success.1 K
s. t t t : 1
MrLxTharfn:! suddenly stopped,
ne into the writer's face
think; sir, this was the- first
I
N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1899
rifled canuon ever made. Do you
know of any before that period ?
Did Napoleon havo rifled cannon ?
Me coo Id not answer. Since arriv-
mg home we asked the question of
others. Dr. J P Gibson savs he re-
members that early in the war many
of the smooth bored guns were rifled
by a process and this is one of tl e
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nnKS m tne nnain nf ovirionno thof I
. ,T V'W41W HI"'
this notabje gun was the first rifled
trrm T no vrnrlH ottuk Bnm
gnn the world ever saw7 beside being
the first gun made in the confeder
acy
MACHINERY ARRIVING
For Ihe Coleman Cotton Mill Six Car
j IiOadH Have Already Been Shipped
A New Hnperlntendent There To
! Both Spin and Weave.
For seyeral months nothing has
been said about Ihe Coleman
factory on our suburbs as there
has been 'quite an amount of cou
sulation on part of the officers be
fore purchasing machinery.
I But some of the machinery is
is already here and more car
loads are 'on the road, as the bills
of lading have already been
received.
It will be remembered
engine and boiler, to
that the
gether with the heating pipes,
ets., have
already been fixed at
their places.
Mr. Hj A Smith, of Lowell,
Mass., who purchased the' ma
chinery for the factory, has
arrived and has accepted the
8uperintendenoy of the mill. J A
Lankf ord,i a colored man, who
bears the title of master mechanic,
is also employed there,
j The machinery was shipped
from Nashau, New Hampshire.
The mill tor the present will be
equipped with aboui 150 looms
and 5,104 spindles.
H H . '
Their Complimentary Performance.
; "The 'Little Rebel" was played
Monday evening to a crowded house
in honor of Miss Julia Magruder,
before her return to New York.
The play, though heard once before
by our people, had that same pleas
ing and entertaining way and
seemed fresh to the audience. In
place of the song of the baseball
boys the following verses were sub
stituted, as an honor to Miss Ma
gruder, the authoress: V
"We are here tonight to compliment
I the friend we hold so dear,
Her name is loved throughout
our Southern lands,
And e'en across the chasm in the
North both far and near,
I Mies Magruder's fame among the
. brightest stands. '
MWhe4 she bida adieu tonight to all
! the friends who greet her now
I She will hear away; their wishes
warm and true,
That, with the lasting wreath that
fame has twined around her
brow,
Peace and happiness may bless
her journey through."
The rolling exposition, or Norih
Carolina on Wheels, is heading this
way and wjill vary probably be here
about the latter part of the month.
For bver FUty Tears
Mrs; Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been " used
for over fifty years by
millions of
mothers for their child-
re i while teething, with perfect suc
cess. It soothes the child, softens
the gums, a
colic, and
Diarrhoea,
lays all pain, cures wind
is the best remedy for
It will relieye the poor
little sufferer immediately. Sold by
druggists in; every part of the world
Twenty-five
sents a bottle; Be sure
"Mrs. Winslows : iSooth
and take no other kind.
and ask for
ing
Byrup,
it
CUBANS UGLY.
Gen Oomi RMtpna rnKi
aim- Almost a Riot at Clenfuges.
The late turn to affairs in Quba
are pot of the most assuring kind.
Gen. Gomez has resigned his
position to act for the Cubans in
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giving w uen. uroofce his reason
thai certain Cuban gen , h e
i 0
formed a cabal against him and
that his work is hindered and he
is thoroughly disgusted. Gen.
Brooke sympathizes with him but
will proceed to pay over to the
men the $75 apiece and disarm
them and will brook no fooling.
The troops will be disarmed.
At Cienfugos on Monday there
came near b4inR a riot on account
of some boisterous laborers ! who
were insulting in their demands
for some back pay. The local
police had a sharp fight to arrest
them in which one cnlr)rit, was
. fj- w
was killed and seyeral nersons
weie wounded including a few
members of ihe local police.
THE BEST PRESCRIPTION EOR
CHILLS
: r . i
and fever is a 'bottle of Grove's Taste
less Ohill Tonic. Never fails to cure;
Then why experiment with worthless
imitations? Price 50 cents. Your
money back if it fails to cure.
PEKSON ALMONTERS.
Prof: Jas. P Cook left this
morning on a business trip to be
gone for saveral days. '
Rev. J C Davis returned home
this morning from High Point and
Lexington, after spending severs!
days.
PIWEAP
IN TODAY AT
Goods you had best come quick.
FIRSlf Lit m
PIES
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; Five Days
till you can't rest, at prices that 4 will make you laugh
f out loud.: ! 'Come and see us. I
BDSXiXi, TT.A
Single Copy 5 Cents
ATI
PARENTS!
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4Wehaye a fall! line
of little Gent's Shoes,
just the thing for your
boy.
They are made
men's Shoes
and
will wear like old time
leather. Best mater-
lals are
alway used m
their makeup and
they will stand the
hard -knocks. The
leathers are of tan and
black vici, also tan
Russian calf: The
prices are $1.25, S1.48
and 81.98. They are
just the Shoes you are
lookins: f br.drop mand
seelthem.
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To Our Customers.
On account of the extra
work and expense required to
Keep and I collect small acs
counts, we have decided to
adopt a !
Cash System, beginning June 1.
For the convenience of those
who prefer it, we will sell, at
a discount of 5 per cent.,1 cou
pon books in denominations of
$1,00 and up. ! We believe
this will prove highly satis
factory and certainly more
convenient to you We solicit
your patronage and promise
to do our utmost to please you.
Our work is eqaal to the best.
The above will be strictly
tforced. Respectfully,
Concord Steal Lanniry & Dye (forts
IKE ftidenbonrj J n Pnrcell,
I Proprietor. Manager.
Phone So. 2.! Shirts Repaired Free.
Trial Free.
If you don't like her don't bnv her-
Saves your carpet, saves your back.
And that; saves your costs.
onr American Queen.
We are having auiie a
rush these days on goods
bought before the RISE, j
If you
need anything in
the
1
rniture
OR-
House
Furnishing
ENTION,
PARKS
Company.
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