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CONCORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, laocy
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Til l KEXTUCIiY TRAGEDY.
TYilliani Ooebel Shot by a Yile Assassin
From a Third Stjpy Window
ivuiokeless Powder Used Yictim
Alive at Midnight-lJon't Know Who
Did It. . ,
The message ovey the wires
.Ti3iy ' 'that William 'Aqehfil
fcad been, Miot ae. cohectbilt
tht he was dead was a iRistake.
He wifs. living at midnight but
his conditioners mostritiaal.
. Hh. toryjs bi'eflv.astollbur.
Goebel was entering the capitol
-it . . i - - n
grounds at tgn minutes .aner xi
o'clock in, com pany with two
friends. Some one, from the
third i-rtory of a large bupding oi
offices uear, had raised a window
' . jirQm -wliichhe fired frvejshots inJ
, quick.succi)ssfon.,With smoHelass
powder. The "first sapt only
took efteqk t entered the rlgiit
'sideust below the a7mp.it ;and J
. passed through tho back part of
the right lung, passing. ovit just
bekw-thelett stioulder blade.
A, doctor was hastily sun-
mohed twid sajd tHat death wQuld
f olkw,quiQkly i$ whiqh.tke vic
tim disseated. He firmly main
tained -later that ho would
OJJl VIVtJ. ..
. . The doctors at jnidnighf ex
. presseu some nope 01 nis recovery
ifaliv.e1ill morning .vhich was
hardly hoped for. .
There. was . one man arrested
. .
ealid jailed but th'e evidolifte
against 4rim is no.t very sterong.
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The dcj. is donbunced by .all
patties but ws doubtless thp
consuwation of a complete
scheme in which thel6 is a reason
to believe some ; armed, moun
taineers are,ihvolved. . t
The infamy seems tho mora
despicable too that after he fell
"and "friends were so near'hfm
four phojta, were fked "endangef-
ing tne lives of others
"yhile Goebpl, lay at the
point of de&ththc contesting
board which has beeif heading
the'ease fpr two week met
oy a strict party voce declared
Goebql loaly .'elected .as gov-
ernor ciT Kentucky.. .The Rtf
1 jDublicanf propose to-apply for
an injunction an,dhoie to win
il JfcT t m
Stateguaids are.' coming into
Frailkfort in 'numbers; as if, it
were to be ."tho. cenjro of some
bloody cnfii hgugH it is
hoped that eyer will be main
tained. . .
f Latest dispatches , say thrtt
Goebeldied tody ("Wednesday)
at 1:25 p. m! " .
lft r tsc Is a Titiful Ouc.
Tho attorneys and officers of
the court house are each morn
ing visited bv Josepltine Kluttz,
Wio negro woman wno was seme
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timn n rrn prinfinniTHin 5nil ond if.
h reacVS c ljktaea m?1 CT an' I
become a nuisanceand no remedy
is known. Her mincTis none too ,
good and she can not bo
coiiyincei Some time !go she ;
againshc yet she can not bo
convinced of it and hence her
visits each morning with her
pleas. It is a pitiable case.
v,ltl u , v.vtv.
Col, Carr's lloblcr Caus;lit.
Harry Cohen, a Jew has been
arrested in Savannah, Ga., for
robbery and it now appears as if
he is the fellow that robbed Col.
J S Hnrr snrnwrnont isam
The
Pinkertons worked up the case. I
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PAPERS FR03I OYWl THE SEAS.
Lieuf. Hill Scuds the Stitidard Three
Manila Dailies Interesting, Thingf
Contained in Tncm 1
Lieut! dwrd Hiy df usthe
kindness to seifd three Manila
nevpapejes .tliat arrived tft
Tuoiday tiie 30th. '.TJioJ. are.
'The. Manila Freelom," darted
SflndVi Dec. 1899; -'"The
Tribune, Friday' ,Dcc. 23, and
'The American' of .same date.
Phey-a je aH dailies. , :
.The printing ishal-dly. up
the averag'e of our exchanges,
but the matter is decidedly in,-
k'eresting. In another Qolumn
fre copy an editorial and a (Sample
of editorial .squibs t 6m "F4e-
, Asweglcm6o over tho, pages
we see tat "l'reeclom" gives an
historic sketch of athletic." ring
a
fighting, beginning with'-1719. and.
ays thero'havo.-bcon 48 battles,
ior tne -cnampioDsnip , 01 vie
world.. -The list, of .dates and
I
contestants end pf course .-with
.... .
Jeffrios.'and Sharkey on Nov. 3.
atNew Xork.
The pditor talses off his gloy'es
and skins a row of business shop's
that hesays pretend to bo drink-'
ing stands while they are. dens
of 'vile "lewdness and robbery,
giving" mli'ch trouble to thepo-'
lice ana lpuitaryguaras. xno
roasting, that he'give seemsxal
culated to'help:burn out the pu-
ftr4sccht h,ble " .
In i'The Tribune" we 'note the
v ... ...
address of Gen. Otis at tho death
of Gen. Lawton. It is sot in
double colump in mourning bor
der. H alsoxinnouncesthe pro-
crrr)r rn.11Von.i.V,s otr. frr tVio
kji I 111, fUlXA VUA v uv.j - v
funoral. "...
The Tribunb tleparts'rom its 1
usual joservodness to;bestbw im
Stmted , praise on 6ne Madame
Konorah, who was giving a Se
ries ot seances, in which she
could bring to her vieNv. tragedies?
etc.,.thatwould have bewildered
Pinkcrton telling the spot where
the knife orbalf pnfered'a mup
dered. 'victim of. which she had
not.jbedn inbj.med The notice
is neatled. "Hign Or5er Enter-
tinjnent,"
to an
wafer Wnt where fliey found
100 worjji jf such goods. It
also tolls the storv of nabbins
S
some tough counterfeiters.
114 "American nasi iripie- j
"ouncinytno nnt oeyona Mateo
wmcn mo Americans avengeu
tne aeatn oi bt. wion. 11
Ves the program of exorcises
prepared
t)r(Dara tor tne opemmg oi tne
opens oitne
Y. M. C. A.
coinpletd.
hall then nearly
The
marriage
law promul-
gad by Gen
full.
Otis is given in
"An Enjoyable Little Dinner" ;
v,i AmiUnr, r.
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social affair m honor ox Messrs. !
Collins and Martin, of the Asso-!
'
ciated Press, and it is called a
. The Tribune alse tells of tha-: promptly . answered tVat ..he." s. ''.
discoVeryl-of ' hief" who sColojwould champion tW "cause pi (. LeadeY that Lead AH Others. .
American army ofSicers'! ard-.ortb Carolina" it assaulted-, in . .
robs. Wlien the thief broko!aayway- '.. Vsr?
down under questioning he led). ' a Narrow Escape of Tvo lialiif s. ! "r-lzt.l9- ' " '-
ola boiler on tne ,4i. i.f I rfi.' ' a
press stag party. The writer
notfs that it is said tftat alH
newspaper men, are kickrs, bu
tnat they did not iotc afc" tliatf:4 1cwverln t . ins.i Hofi.Qf .mera for. theif ttil(fit.i
dinner, and kws gen&l hst V X" ?a-- "e" I .ViJSfW V? t'60'
J . ,F fore AiiotheriUek Paes. sojthes- tyb child, softer th Rvupa,
SBllled andbluslted liiiO a sVCft't alTiys. all Din..cure8 wind colic. an?Tia
. Aooffe'alointeresUnanVwhi now.; 1Ias -and
iHnd-byrlo.MatillpeJsin-w.h is cnfined-jn the.est
the Soutli African .war. ,
Each pajiej; Seems to hay,e a
gpod run oiaAvartisemenrf; ana
trac seefaS good, .tfjcrug'h it is
of ident tjiatjjnonoy matters ird
somewhat mixed and the kCnd of
mOney must bo tQ&intef.
The suBsjcrtption pVico bfthe
papers, f6r irfstanco, irroliesaysd
ican 10 pent." Another gi;os
prjf Only, in. gtJd and aup.thor in
U. Sv money.
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rAn Unusual Dgciifreiice. . .
Three miles southeast, of Con
cord tlKsre are twb .churches
, .. . .
.within twohundred ystrds of eacli
otljr. 1hy .are. Rocky.. Ridge
Mothcxjist' and'Whito. Hali'Pres-.
'byterian..,. On Tuesday, Janu:
tiry dOilv 1900, at the samo liQuc
funeral -services "wore conductod
in each "ohurdh, iind tli f unejal
trains-entere'd tho cemetery oply
a few mbments'apirt. The.gra.ves
wgre not morq than thirty feet
apart, ahd immodiately'as one ser
vice .closed,,, tho . other.. 1 com-
. i .1 .-
mencad.tho'.assomblod congrp-
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giiiioniiy.movmgommeir
i-rucKJs, auu uiea.ine. graves wore
fUle'd simultaneously.' The two
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burials wero, Mr...Rilssell, by
Rev. Nelson, and Miss Carrikor,
by Rev. 'Preaton!
In Distressing Circumstances.
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Misfortune and poverty is at
the hpnie of Mr. iild. Carrikor at
Cannbnville' arid wero ii. not for
the.helr) rendered bysome of'the
good pogplo of tmvh their con
ditioji would- bb'mucn worse. 4 It
will bo "renjembercd that one of
Mjt.'.Carrilver's'si.stors.diQd only p
few days ago, while another is
recovering from the fov.er'arid
two -others have been sicjk. .
Senator Daniels in 0i;r Defense .
Hon. R B Glenn in. a privatp
letter a'sked . Senator D'aniel 6f
Virginia, to reciprocate tho kind
ness of Senatop Vance in the Old
Dominion' day of need and.de
fend North Carolina n6w. -vhent
the class that makes it a great
Stat.has no reiirsentativo i
fnar Raleigh Ltst Saturday whilo :
tficy were omo 54staiCG atay.
iThe olAr bgy.to flay jSio lit i
hi9.father pi po to play smoke
He not only moked but maio
blaze f the houso and all iL
A neihbor arrtved just in timet,
to rush in and rescue the smaller
chndf ho wc mero ibes in
t? . nnifllos. Tha t older ones
4f.,.;v.
:got t of the burning housf but
could not take tho babies oulm
Bucklen's Arnic Salve !
Has world-wicle fame for marvelloas ;
m a Tf LiirniiKVi) n.liv nthor Kfllve. lo- .
tion. ointment or balm for cuts, com?, 1
hnrns. boil9. sores. feloDs. ulcers, teer,
salt rheum, fever sores, enappeu cpiuls,
ekin eruptions; infallible for i'es.
0u'e euaranteea
naifa drtlff dinfA
Only 25c. at et-j
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III ir k Jr. I r f II III 7. kJlllltlUl -M- IVi J ' ' - ' .. ., . ., , mm m mi mi, -
sfhall Children in .their house; . immS. kyi
K!?B7Dt
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SlAIXiY IMPROVING. ! For rntv reni
s , Mrs.. WiEftlo-vsotbftg SyrWnaS
nr Ar t. MM- -n P-cutuscu iui utbi in i.y v eui atuy . inn-
house,mdre than twd ftiiles out
of town, will soon bo a thins of
the .past, Vs the,victini, Mrfclose
JPtiTi has now recovered and is
only stayinghlsllottod time:
JEIis.body is'grajdually asenining
its normal appearance tintl it is
very, probable that he .will do re-
leased within a weeic. The col-
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ored man who had : been he,lping4
iu,tlip work th'qro Ijas beehds-
charged. Mr. Furr and Mr. Mc-
Namt)va. are . f ery" anxi.oua to
lgaiq see tho 'town of Concord
after 'thoirVeVeral weeks o'f cqn-.
flnement.
To the Daughters .of the Oonfe'dcrajey.
, t Aljr members- -of the .laughters
tof. tJi.o Confoueraoy are requested
to.' bo present Jit lho: meeting
Thursday v" afternoon at'4j30
o'clock at Mrs. D B "Morrison's.
. irrs,.R AB'rqwer, ,
' . Secretary-
4 PERSONALS.'
Mr. VV ROdell went to.' Bynum
this motning. .
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- Dr. j E Srnoot'spent last
mgat in iSalisbury.
,T a c,.. i ' . .
Mr.-S F Stephens,, of Char-
lotte is herQ V .
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turned to Salisbury, last night. ,
Mrs,. A.M Brown, "Mrs. M L
r
Brown aud Mrs. N P Yorke -Tent
to Salisbury thismQrning to visit
Mrs. P H Thompsor;.. They .ex
pect to return, home tonight.
Bananas, . .
and all kinds of
'..Ganhcd bruits and
. Vegetables'. California
. Evaporated Jeaclies,
Lousiilna l4lantation
. M6lasses-in cans-at
S. J.- Ervin'Sf
yphoae
6fr
. . .
Do vou need one in your bu&iDees?
Furniture that we bought to fell. Give
you we will most
Call and see na. You
goods are nut as represented.
That's our
Bell,
Residence Phone. . . JO.
! MMMM- ,
ILe 1 laffrefuedy.fr Ejfelf hoi It.filf
relieve Mje poutJitlie. sufferer immeili-
jfrlv ftAlA 1 kTT .Tr'tmivtota.i. ht,a' ...... f
uf the work
tlo. Be Mirfi
Blbws. SLln Syy4ir' M take f
iuer jij.nu
I AliiuUliv:
is. here an'dwe aVe
Dt.ep.areato- riN: vour
If r- i i
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want s..v . Childrafl's,-.
'Misses and Wornans
'teggihgs, in -black
anfaocy qolofs' at'
59otsn&'15c. ' Boys'-
and gi.rls: best quality
Corduroy' Laggings
Come .abqv.e -the
khees : and buckles .
.
l i. rin. am
oniy 2oc. ,."aii size.s -in
.'Womahs"; .Ov.er
gaiters ' at; 25c an.d'.
39c'. -Bubbers 'for
everybody; !Are youc
shoes .getting; tbin?
have, .'lust -tho
rioht kind h'fiavv hot-
t3 , .
torns that.are'flexible"
and eay', wearing.
Drop in and see wh.at
we hatfe,
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lumi mm..
We havo about tQC.CCO vuitIi'of
m a (ince at ymi aniKif wo doa't -Tell
are always vtJcomcr Li.oi.cy back if
-n ay.
Harris & Co.
Storo 'Phone .... 12.
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v i
l Jwent-av ceiita a IboU
unci Rk for ''Mrs Win.
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