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Washington, Beaufort County, N. C, Friday Afternoon, May, 6, 1898
Established 1894
Vol. VII. No. 59
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FITZHUE LEE
REPORTS FOR DUTY.
News From Commodore Dewey
Momentarily Expected.
Should be exercised in the pur
chase of your Spring' Clothes
and Dress Goods. No matter how
poor you are you want the best
your money can buy. No reliable
house shows a choicer selection
of Clothing and Dress Stuffs
than that offered in our stock.
We are showing in several fab
rics and styles
Powers Discussing Intervention-
French Liner Lafayette Captur
edSampson's Fleet Seen Off
East Coast of Cuba Citizens of
Manilla Apply for U.S. Citizen
ship. Riots Near Florence.
was brought into port this morn
ing. The Lafayette was bound
from St. Nazain to Havana with
an immense cargo of provisions,
amunition and guns for the Span
ish army. There were also sev
eral Spanish army officers on
board. When the ship was hailed
off Havana by the gunboat Wil
mington and informed that she
could not enter the port, her cap
tain, who is a Frenchman, made
a big bluff by hoisting the French
nag to the Lafayette's mast
head, but this was of no avail
as Sampson's fleet was too
shar.p for him. The naval of
ficers think they have a very
strong case against the Lafayette
as she has violated her neutral
rierhts. Proceedings in Admi-
Spring)
Suits )
For
By Telegraph to The Messenger.
Rome. Mav 6. A serious
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near Florence today. Troops rality will be instituted against
fired into the mob, killing four, ner at once.
and wounding several.
Spanish Naval Reserves Captured.
That are exceptionally worth the
price.
If anything is popular in Press
Fabrics it is here. The ideal, the
substantial, the brilliant color-
ing and the subdued effects all
are here in pleasing array.
See our line of low cuts and
'slippers in Spring Footwear.
FRED. V. ROWE,
. LEADING CLOSER.
$200,000 Fire in Cleveland.
By T-legraph to The Messenger.
Cleveland. Ohio. Mav 6 Fire
By Teiegrapn to ine jnesaengei . I . , ,
Key West, May 6 The Schr. aesirovea pre peny uu muiuiu
a'o RI1M, whioh wpc phtv to the amount of two hundred
tured on April 30th off Areleto uioubanu uuu.i..
by the Steamer Uncas, was tow- 18rKhb UUkU,u8
ed into nort lasWeht. She had cry were aesiroyeu.
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a crew of twelve who are
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OUR L.INE OF
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J. K HOYT,
PERFECT FITTING CLOTHIER
A Magnificent Com-
mem-
bers of the Spanish Naval Re-
sprves. The rjrize has a full
cargo of fish.
Tender Their Allejiance.
For the Glory of Spain.
By Telegraph to The Messenger.
Washington, May 6. T h e
State Department received its
first official news from Hong
Komr today, which was a dis-
B'i:Tr'laon Prim J patch from Consul Wildmar
, , n i which simplv said, Cortes, Kas-
De Rivera, late Captain General f1 AJlsf) f ' of
of the Philhpine Islands, on his h wealthiest families of Ma-
way home telegraphed the fol- nUia, have tendered their allegi
bination
People.
for the
A
Popular Line of
the Latest Spring
Attractions.
lowing message to a friend here:
"The Americans may destroy
the undefended towns and vil
lages along the coast of the Phil
lipines, but they will never cap
ture Manilla. To attempt it would
but redound to the glory of Spain
anfift to the United States
petition for citizenship.
and
Submarine Mines Completed.
An Unlimited Varie
ty in Every De
partment of the
Store.
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inducements with the best
and handsomest tine of
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saw. Qualities as you
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Fashions the latest. ' As
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all riijht prices.
Don't fail to see our splendid
stuck of Straw Hals. Thin Coats
and Vests, Thin Underwear. &c,
uud take advantage of the Great
Inducements offered in Dry
Goods, Clothing, Furnishing
(ioods, Notions, Shoes, &c. We
will take pleasure in showing
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a line Floor Covering that can't
be surpassed in price and pat
tern. Respectfully.
. j: f. buokman.
lT Leader in Staple and Fancy
Dress Goods, Clothing, soots
and Shoes, Hats, Caps, Trunks
Valises, &c.
Sampson's Fleet Bound for Porto Rico.
By Telegraph to The Messenger.
Kingston, Jamaica, May 6.
Four American war ships have
j been sighted off Porto de Bans
on the eastern end of Cuba, these
ships are probably a part of Ad
miral Sampson's fleet, which are
on their way to Porto Rico.
By Telegraph to The Messenger.
Portsmouth, N, H. May 6.
The work of placing submarine
mines in the harbor here was
completed this morning.
!H1YT & RSIT
LL
The Oriental Captured.
By Telegraph to The Messenger.
TTav West .Mav G. The small
two masted schooner Oriental
was brought here as a prize
this mon.in. She was cap-
Uured off the east end of Cuba
by the gunboat Helena with a
cargo .f dried fish.
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See Them!
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T0VES !
(Continued on second page.)
Whoopinn Coagh.
1 had a little boy who was
The Lafayett Captured.
By Telegraph to The Messenger.
Uew York, May 6. The Even
ing Journal sa s, under a Key
West date, that the big trans- nearly dead from an attack of
atlantic liner Lafavett from whooping cough. My neighbor
Harve bounl foi Yera Cruz recommended Chamberlain's
wae cantured while trying to Houe-h Remedy. I did not think
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run the blockade at Havana, tnat any medicine would help
the ship with contraband of him, but after giving him a few
war aboard. j doses of that remedy I noticed
! an improvement, and one bottle
Lafayette Carapagnaie Captured. cured him entirely,' It is the
i be?t cough medicine I ever had
By Telegraph to The Messenger. , f
.I- k 'Pu t.otw m the house. J. l,- .vioore,
steamer, Lafayette Campagnaie, South Burgettstown Pa For
a general trans-Atlantic liner, sale at ia toe s i.
Handsome Ornamentntlnn
THEY AiiE MERE.
We hive received the l.ne of ''Harrisburg" Oxfords and Strap
Sandals, aud we think it would pay every lady in town to see
them. For quality of stock superior woikmanstiip ana uurduu
ity, combined with beauty seldom found in goods undei $2.50 or
$3.00, they have no equal.
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