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VOL. H. NO. 72
GREENSBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1898.
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Goods and Shoes. ; New.
Silks for Waist. New
g Umbrellas and fa.icy Par
asols just received.
J1I Hendrix
Announcement!
J wish to announce to the f
J public that I will eontlnue the r
Jewelry Ibustness under the firm J
lb tit T tfo .... Ann T
5 and By upright business methods $
I hopeto merit aoontinuanoeof J
U the generous patronage bestowed $
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tained
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Flowers.
Complete '.Assortment of the
Choicest and . Finest Flowers, at
Pomona Hill Nurseries.
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3X ; ' Cut Flowers, Bouquets, Floral
Designs for weddings, funerals,
v etc., on short notioe, Orders by
i-r' mail or phone promptly attend
ed : " v .'
- j.' Van Liindley, Prop., '!
Pomona, N CV. ' ' '
Just Rec jived.' ; -
,s ' A, lot of new fiand Cameras,
4-H, price $5 the "BosaDan
- dy,' call and see it. AlbO
Developing Outfits and other
amateur supplies.
You also want to see the new
"Bas Relief ' portraits and
. the beautiful "Platinotypes."
' ' You can also Bee photographs
of the Battalllon Officers of
' the State Naval Reserves at
Alderman's Uew Studio.
' Hams ahtf-Pure LeMiard
And , alt kinds pf Can goods
t . and family supplies, ;
' " ; "y Country Produce r- V "
a specialty . , -
VUNCANON A CO.'S,
''z1; Reliable Grocersr' -r "
"South Elm St " 1 'Phone No. 2.
Every Prescription
Money
& Co., i
221 S. Elm St.
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Kingan
y ".sent out from our Drug ,,Store is UUea
A ''' with they best drugs the market can
furnish. All of the -best cough xnlx
" turesr laxatives and liver regulators
' ' 'J kept constantly in Btock. Toilet arti
" " :;clea of every description In fact, we
- can supply you with anything, in the
i r ' drug Jine, of the" best quality and at
reasonable prices. j 1
Gastca W.-.Wzrf;
Before."
"After.
The above cuts were made purely for advertising purposes, but they are In
no degree exaggerated and we print them solely to illustrate the point we
have been making in favor of good roads.
NOTES FROM MIQIt POINT.
The Local News from Our Neighbor
" v . Briefly Told.
- " ' Telegram Burkau,
Hiog POINT. N. C; April 21, '98. f
C. A. Hammer went to Winston to
day) 'S. W. Raid, of Lexington, was here
last night: ' , , f -
GusUvusyCelly, of Carthage, ts vis-
' S. Bryant, of, Randleman, was reg
istered at Jarrell's last night. g . ,
J. L. Freeman, of Archdale, return
ed from Richmond today. v
ii R h. Pickett is in Winston on bus
iness. ' i j',-
" Miflg A. J. Tomlinson, of Archdale,
passed today enroute to Greensboro.
" Mrs. 07 A. Hammer, who has been
in Washington several months, has
returned home. .. .
. C. H. Hoover of Ashboro, was in
the city last night.' ; , 't
,f A large crowd left here this niorn
ing to attend the picnio that goes from
Archdale today. v-
; The sidewalk in front of the Groome
building Is being improved by the city
force. They might also add to the
comfort and safety of" the publio by
continuing the work in front of some
of the stores in the postoffloe block, r
Miss Elizabeth Dowd returned last
night from : Charlotte, where she has
been spending a few days.
Henry Miller, colored, was tried by
Magistrate Steele for the theft of a
coat from Jim Riddick. Miller plead
guilty and was bound over to ; court,
Being unable to give bond he was ta
ken to Greensboro. . Millersays he'd
rather go the war ttan to the county
roads. . . r'
' Ab the Ashboro train .came in today
at noon Solomon" Mastont colored,
endeavored to oatcb a b car and
rrHTunder the wheels, mashing bis foot
BO badly that it will have to be ampu
tated. ' , . t
Baseball Yesterday. ,
At" Washington
Brooklvn 6.
-Washington
At BaltimoreBaltimore 18, 'Boa-
ton 3." -- "
At LouisviUe-LouSsville 7MChlc-
ago 6. - .
At St.Louls St. Louis 5, Cleve-
ndlO.c - T " '
KM ' PbUadelphia Phnadtilphia 8
Ne York 6.. - . ' " '
" At Chapel Hill-UA NC. l4 Oakl
J j I ; ' Opening Saturday, C V.
The opening of the new store of D
Bendheim & Sons takes , place Satur
day , at the Guilford Department Store
old atand, 230 South Elm Btreet. See
their his ad. on ' third page of this
paper. L 1 - 1
"1 ' jj , i jnn-T'i" ii if 11,1 ""' 11 ,b ' '"ni . .j; ".'"v.,'-
To Cure a Cold In One Day. ' A
.Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All'druggiats refund the money
If HfaUstoCure. 25c.
AC inSidc or LAST OACB
Troops Pass Through.
The reality of our war with Spain
was forcibly shown this morning by
the passing of troops through Greens
boro enroute to Tampa, -Fla. Nearly
2000,per8ons were at the Southern de
pot to set. Uncle Sam's soldier boys
go through. '
The first train passed through about
12 o'clock and 'was composed of bag.
gage, cattle and flat cars. ' The bag
gage cars were filled with provisions
and toils, of wire, and on the fiat cars
wi&. firo atnbulaicege oj: tVm Red Crosn
society and several -wagons for the
movement of the provisions. -
Two cattle oars contained horses for
the ambulances and wagons. Five
other trains followed this one at in
tervals of thirty-five minutes each.
They contained troops and were greet
ed with loud cheers. On the platforms
of nearly every coach stood soldiers
waving the United States flags and
cheering.
Youths' Ball Game.
The West End ball team began the
season T yesterday by defeating the
Normal team 27 to 8
The positions of the players were as
follows:. ' -
' West End E. Ridge, o; Crawford ,
p; A. Pearce, ss; Foushee, lb; Gentry,
2b; Glenn, 3b) T. Pearce, rf; Forbis
and J. Eldrige, of; Leak, If. .
Normal Bandy, c; B. L. Keefe, lb:
Creech and JKnight, p; B. R. Sted
man 2b; B. Boyles, 3b; Knight and
Creech, ss; Groome, rf; Malcome, of;
Latiker, If. Score: " -
West End...... '.5 3 5 2 5 3 0 2 2-27
LNormal........7.i 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 8
The umpires were eatherspoon and
C. Armfield. - Creech was -batted all
over the field. - - ,
Knight did better, but was hit rath
er unmercifully.: Crawford was Borne;
what flighty the first three innings, but"
redeemed himself in the last five. - ' "
Although the wind was unfavorable
the batting was heavy on both- sides.
The feature of the game was the run
ning catch by Tom pearce.
- West End will play ; Church -Btreet
next Saturday "at the park - - ' .
. . Indian Uprising. - ' '
ByWirfctoTHiTaUMBAM.' ,
Rush Springs, I. -T., April 21 Ru
mors reached here of an uprising near
Fort--Sill by Gerronimo and his
Apachee band. This caused, the re
turn of ' one troop of cavalry which
reached here enroute to New Orleans.
Indians fell out v among', themselves.
More trouble is feared. y "a .
-Another War on Hand,
Bj Cable Tn Tilbubam. . j - '
Managtte vNlcaragua,'"Aprii 21-
Peace negotiations with Costa Rioa
have failed. 'War is probable.-Two
armies are facing each other neai the
frontier. " t; '
' To Cure a Cold In One Day. "
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If It falls to euro. 25o.' v ;a ,
THE CRISIS CLOSE AT HAND
Warships are Moving and Prepar
ing tor Action.
WILL OPEN WITH A BLOCKADE,
Fw Congressmen Think hostilities
Will Last Over Two Honths--
Lee Says Two Weeks.
By wlr MTbiTblbobim
Washington, April'31 The text of
the ultimatum approves of the resolu
tions of congress an(T( in obedience to
the ' act, directs Woodford to present
Spain with a formal demand from this
government oJijjminediate relin
quishinentofC Ihdrawherland
and naval fort Jhnd ta-llictaim
all intention to eitirr.! sovereignty
and jurisdictioJi : over the Is
land, exeej)t - ;for pacifieation.
Whn that is established to leave the
government and consul of the Island
to its inhabitants! The ultimatum
gives Spain until noon Saturday to
comply. The Britisti embassy will
take charge of the American legation.
eucfuses to" recede.
Washington, April Zl A cablegram
just received from Minister Woodford
says Spain refuses to '-eoede.
ENLISTING IN . NEW YORK.
New York, April 21 The Spanish
consulate was closed up 'at noon to
day. Ten thousand men enlisted here this
morning. The recruiting stations are
crowded with volunteers.
M'KINLEY ANXIOUS FOR ACTION.
Washington, April 21 Minister
Woodford cable that all diplomatic
relations are ended. Capt. Sampson's
orders have been prepared. The war
ships are moving for action. Cuba
and Porto Rico are to be blockaded.
Action on the war tariff will be taken
immediately. The president hastily
gathered the leaders of congress around
him 'and is anxious for action.
THIRTY THOtJS ANtVKESERVES .
'Washington, ApiI- 21 General
MeCook, of the national volunteers
andlreserves, has issued a call for
30,000 men of the reserves to report
for duty immediately.;
DURATION OP HOSTILITIES.
Washington, April 21 Few con
gressmen think that hostilities will
last over two months. General Lee is
reported as saying the war will not
last over two weeks. ' .
r 'BEADY IN SIX HOURS.
Albany, April 21 Major-General
Roe has announced that he will have
the New York militia ready within six
hours after the call is issued.
ADVISE ADVANCE ON CUBA.
Washington, April f 21 Congress
may. declare war immediately. The
strategist board advises an immediate
advance upon Cuba., Secretary Long
is consulting the president regarding
same.
FIREARMS CALLED IN.
. Poughkeepsie, April . 21 The gov
ernment has called in" all :- small fire
arms loaned to military schools."
INFERNAL MACHINE FOR M'KINLEY.
v-v-; . "",
Washington, April 21 An infernal
machine in a , cigar box, was sent to
the white house this jnorning. Com
mittees of both hon8 aue in session
discussing the advisability of making
a declaration of war H" immediately, 'as
the president requests. Some- sona
tors have advised against a declara
tion of war." " ' ' t
COAL EXPORTS , PROHIBITED.
t Washington, April 21 The house
foreign affairs committee is discussing
the war situation. The senate has
passed a resolution prohibiting coal
exports, " '
. Postmaster. General Gary has' re
signed and Charles Emery Smith has
been oppointed his successor.
.' Gary resigned because he did' not
approve of Bending the ultimatum .
. ; THAT WAR EXISTS. .1
Washington, April 21 The presi
dent will notify the powers today that
war exists Joint resolution will be
presented declaring that a state of war
exists. N When the act- passes ; fleets
will move. , , 3J :
, EVERYTHINU TO OO SOUTH.-'
Washington. Afril 2i Adjutant
General Carbon ail vised, that every
regiment-;; of infantry and cavalry,
and all light batteries of artillery or
dered south has started.
VOLUNTliKR IL IN SENATE
Washington, Apil 21 The .Bettaoe
military cammltte ronslderlng the
ill An t-ffoi-l ill U
pa.-!i 11
Hi rKI.Y F-Xl'K. "I El
as!i;nguu. April -I sa:ii(noi
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H.-'t liR- tn-uii ordered to uba 11m
d!au-! A uval baukj ie .-x ix-.-U il
hcmrl v .
KAVOKABI.K T) VOI.l' NTEEK '
Wahingt4ni. April 21- The m-tiU'
couimittM? authorizes a favorabl;- re
port on vdunteer army bill. Sjx. iai
cabinet inueling considering the Mral
cgist board's recouiuiendation to in
U'l-rupl the Spanish tleet The senate
passed sundries civil bill and took up i
the naval appropriation bill. j
TIME OF ENUS-I..IKNTCVT. j
Washington, April 21 -The senate J
cuts the time of enlistment in naiional
guard to one year. The national
guard of the District of Columbia as
sembled under hurr orders.
City Democratic Convention.
The democratic voters of the cit of
Creensboio are hereby notified to
meet at the usual place in their re
spective wards cm Thursday night,
April at H o'clock, for the purpose
of nominating two aldermen in each
ward. And on Friday night. April
9, at 8 o'clock there will be a general
convect'on of the democratic voters
in the courthouse to ratify the nomi
nations of alderman made in the differ
ent wards and to nominate a candi
date for mayor.
'. H. Ireland,
John S. Michaux, Chairman.
Secretary .
THE MARKETS.
Closing Quotations by Private Wire
to W. A. Porter field & Co.
W. A. Porterfield & Co.. commission
brokers, furnish us with the following
closing quotations of the New York
Stock exchange and the Chicago Hoard
of Trade:
The following are the closing quota-
of the New York Stock Exchange:
New York. April. 21, 1898.
American tobacco 97
Atch., Top. & Santa Fe 23i
B. and 0 158
C. and. 0 17f
Chic., Bur. and Quincy. . . 881
Chic; Gas.:V..v........... m
Del., Lack, and Westernj
Delaware and Hudson 104
Am. spirits
Dist'r and cattle feed
Erie..... 11
General Electric 30
Jersey Central 88J
Louisville and Nashville 44
Lake Shore
Manhattan Elevated 91 J
Missouri and Pacific 25
Northwestern.... 115
Northern Pacific Pr 49
National Lead.
New York Central . 1061
Pacific Mail 21
Reading 15f
Rock Island 82
Southern Railway
Southern Railway Pr 241
St. Paul..... 83i
Sugar Trust 113i
Tenn. Coal & Iron 181
Texas Pacific
U.S. Leather Preferred
Western Union Tel 841
Wabash Preferred 14f
The following are the closing quota
tions of the Chicago Board of Trade:
Chicago, April, 21,-1898.
Wheat, July 89
May 112
Sept 82
Corn, Dec
" Apr
" Sept
Oct
" May..?..
" July.....
311
34
32
33
Oats, Sept....
22
" Apr
" May
" . July
Pork, Deo....
" Apr
May
27i
27i
24
1107
1107
1127
555
" July
Lard, Dec.
Apr . .
555
.
565.
Ribs,- Dec
u Apr ; 557
May 655
July........ 567
Cotton, Sept..... i : 637(638
i " ' Deo 642643
1 " Feb....... 3
March. 4
'J. "t April .,..621625
" May....;,,;,,.".,;. 628629
' Jrune.,;...'.i...l'..'w..632633
.July.;..i ..6311637
August.-.,:. ....wtm
. ii
Oct i ...... i ,.633(639
;.639640
Jf
" Jan.
...w.;i..,.i645(a647
Spot cotton.
:.6 7-16
full, S7i" Q i Calls, ttlj Curb
WILL NO! !ILLD!
Ntw supers Applaud The fnergy 1
ef The Government.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS SEVERED1
N oodf'.i II ra t
tic Orovnl- t
To i ;
M-iJ ' nthuslas
Miuutinx "Death
i nsikuea. '
H i t Th K I hl.fc. HAM
Madri.1. Apn. -1 -The
the I ' n i u-ii Slau-s was recei . v
tins uiormiig It was written in
lili. The Spanish government innm--cliau-U
broke otf all diplomatic rela
tions with the 1' tilted States and noti
fied the I'nilcd States minister to that
effect le fore he was able to reM'nt his
not, . The newspajnTs applaud the en
erg of the government and much en
thusiasm is shown by the public at the
advent of r.
KK.KFSES HI KK-i KIVK t l.TlMATI M
Madrid, April 21 The city is in a
tit of excitement over Minister Wood
ford's departure. Spain refused to
receive our ultimatum. The Spanish
fleet has headed for Cuban waters.
WOODFORD LEAVES SPAIN.
Madrid, April 21 Minister Wood
ford was given his
and left for France.
passports today
SPAIN SANCTIONS l'UI V A'l'EKKl NU .
Madrid, April 21-The cabinet de
cided to act in regard to private ring
as shall be most convenient when the
occasion arises. This indicates that
Spain will authorize privateering.
The war like feeling is unabated. An
effigy of McKinley was burned - by a
mob in Valtadolid. The cabinet sat for
several hours last night devising
means and plans for defense. All
night long the streets were filled with
enthusiastic crowds Bhouting, "Death
to- the Yankees." Senor Bernarbe
cabled MoKinley's ultimatum yester
day from Washington before leaving.
DON CARLOS A PATRIOT.
Ostendo, April 21 Don Carlos says
when the first shot is fired he wVll prove
himself a Spanish patriot. Ijr
ENGLAND NEUTRAL, BU'f " .
London, April 21 Davitt was given
notice to ask Secretary of stateCh amber
lin this afternoon to make coal in the
British colonies contraband of war.
England will remain neutral but will
aid the United States if Europe inter
feres. The government declined Davitt's
request to declare coal a contraband
of war.
SPANISH FLEET ON THE MOVE.
Havana, April 21 Spanish agents
are trying to buy coal at St. Thomas
and Windward Islands. The Spanish
flf-ct, it is reported, has- sailed from
Cape Verde Islands and may be going
to strike the American coast.
REFUSE TO CONFER.
Havana, April 21 It is understood
that the insurgents have refused to
confer with a delegation from the co
lonial government. It is quiet here.
TO AID SPAIN.
Paris, April 21 A national sub
scription ifor the aid of Spain was
opened today. It was promptly sup
ported. WAR TALK SUPERCEDED.
By te Probability of an Increased
Tobacco Tax.
Speoial to the Telegram.
Winston, April 21 War talk here
has been superceded by the intensest
interest in the probability of an addi
tional tax of six cents on tobacco.
The manufacturers are particularly
Bolioitoua and anxious about the out
come. They expect an additional tax
of two per cent, to be made and have
prepared to fight bitterly any Increase
beyond that.
The tobacco trade, .. . fasR"-ecoming
demor,aiiKd and crashes ma,
any moment. It is reported that sev
eral of the concerns will close down
until the matter is definitely ' settled.
Evern the)re is talk of some of the large
concerns 'doing likewise, but they are
now running day and night. One fac
tory is reported as making 40,000 lbs.
a day.' This means more than a mil
lion pounds a month for one factory
alone. - This, factory has been com?
polled to turn orders away. ' v
P. H. Hanes and a committee ap
pointed by the Tobacco Board . of
Trader are now in Washington plead
ing with the ways and means com
mute of the house of representatives
not to kill the main Industrie of the!
south by imposing this great hard
ship, . '-.,.
Mr. Hanes telegraphs here that they
are working viorously but cannot as
yet give' an opinion as the effect of
r oetfie at I Vj
their efforts, , '
v,,uil,indifreshsupp,y
BeailS, PeaS, Com dfld
Garden Seeds
-AT-
Stamey & Grissom,
(Successor to Bouib Side Phannfccy)
J. K. M'lLHENNY, Dnirgtst.
'k1 So. Elm. Manager,
Two Soul
but a Single
andthat thought is ourcigar case.
If you a iv fond of a tine cii'ar and
don't want to pay a fortune to
own it, and urn want il fresh and
made from all Havana tobacco
(we said ALL :.nd mean it) you
will tind it at our store. We can
give you clear Havana cigars
from 5c to LV, or we can give you
a Havana tiller. Sumatra wrap
per, hand made cigar that will
surely please you, and the price
will not hurt vou. We ha
save
cigars at all prices.
Jno. B. Fariss.
Successor to Richardson &.Fariss
SPRING WEATHER
Weakens The Eyes.
There is no time of the year when
the eyes need to be more carefully
protected and ;i-:-'e,i than this time
th'' ' -a- are now passing.
T' uergoing a change
at ,.re fly hot weather is
dc 1 1 t i i ? weakened con-
diw . .i'.. ,,,s. organs have
to s j'. the bright sum
mer .- . unless the utmost care la
exercised they may be permanently
injured. If .they are troubling vou
i bepw consult at once the onljjfiye,
Ifpecialist in this vicinity,
J. T. JOHNSON.
Opposite McAdoo Hotel.
OFFICE HOURS: 8:00 a m to 12:30
m.; 2:00 to 6:00 p. m.
Residence For Sale
On West MarkeOStreet.
This house is situated on the
north side of West Market street
in a very desirable locality and
convenient to business. We al
so have a corner lot just west of
this dwelling which we offer for
sale at a bargain.
WHARTON 4 McALlSTER.
AGENTS.
MOTH BALLS.
MOTHBALLS.
MOTH BALLS.
MOTH BALLS.
15c pound 2 pounds for25c
HOWARD GARDNER'S.
CornW Opposite rosv Offic
Fresh Garden Seed. V v
o Ahead
But first be sure you are riant.
is where we come in or rather that m
when you come in and see us.- First
be sur? you know iust what ort of
Sponge, Bath Brush or other toilet
article you want, then be sure yon go
to the place where yon can bay the ar
tide the cheapest and beet. Wa have a '
full line of, just such goods whleh we.'
are offering at unusually , low prices.
There ia a lot of Jgo in .all of our;
goods. JF ' "..:,
Holtoarcj Stcre;
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McAdoo House Building. - ,
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LOOK OUT !
j ' , Whea tn need ef
f . Anjr kind of 1 ,
House Painting ,"
Givt Mt a Chanct. Best ol Reforenci.
, 1 . - R." K. ANDREWS.
834 West Market.
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