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* * - ? e!tf g)} iU timcji. PUBLlSlfEV T? EDKK&DAT3. Wm. Ft. BRADFORD. ;Buliscrtptiou pried .... 51 per year. Correrpoudcuce on curreut subjects in iuvited. out we (lo not,agree to publish i .cecmnuui cations containing more than ^jilOO won Is, it'ml' no j esjxmaibiUty is as | ^"uniod for the views of correspondents. Ai an advertising medium for Chur* lotto, Piuevillo, Fort Mill, aud Rock "Hill Im.siriess houses Tlio TiatKs iH unsurpassed. Rates made kno wn on application to the publisher. Loqvl Telephone No. ?n. JULY 11, lflt 0. Newspaper correspondents who /ittended both conventions, at Phil- . ndelyhia and Kdnetis City', have remarked with singulur unanimity t lie different atmospheres that pre- ! ^vailed ia the two places. In Phil- ! udelphin, except for the fake theat- ' jrical episode which resulted in Roosevelt's nomination, the delegates walked through the hotel /Corridors and conyeijtion hall as silent and dignified as mutes at a funeral. At Kansas City there | .was less dignity and more ginger, -The delegates bad gone tliither in i ?heir capacity qs American citizens .without having been deprived by ;?ny Democratic Mark llanua of . the right to ppeak, vote and "hql-1 Jer" ria they were disposed. Thero ,was no Democratic Hanna and the delwgirtes accordingly conducted themselves as American citizens jffhonld. The same difference is obsorva- j ble in the two tickets. One is a /itrictly hand-made trust product, I the othor is the spontaneous und jenthusiaslic choi.ce of a great party. Theye can be no doubt as to which the people will prefer. At th^ ^ < % iiiv noiiuiiai vnpilAI* ^oprular correspondence. Wasiiinotqs, July 9, 1900.? I If there nre any Democrats in ^Vashington who are not enthusiastically pleased with tho ticket find platform made by tho Kansas .City convention they aro not showing themselves or doing any public talking. It can not be said that I Any jiart of tho work of the convention was a surprise. Tho only thing that could be considered (open when the convention assembled was tlje nomination fok* vicoPresidlmt. Tho head of the ticket had been fully settled by the instruction of moro than the necessary ifwcV-tlifrdh of t|io delegates for polo'nel Bryan, and tlio important planks of tho platform wore practically aettlod by tliose Fame inptruptionb, as tbore had not at any time been any doubt of tho position of Colonel J3ryanf whose con^igtpupy ja one 6i IVia strongest iioJds on thd rank and tilo of tho I)einocratic party ux)on auy question that would bo handled in the platform, A candid Republican, jprC'rtiinently connected with the fUlininistratibi't, who made no pretense to conceal his disappoint- ! luont at the failure of tho attempt to p^odifv tfye sijvev plank, snitl: wuxuii nag Hincr 1111111 X th<y6ght it would be. The plat- i form will lose Votes for the ticket in States where they could not have artlectpd the result, but 1 am afraid it will gain enough votes to j give the Democrats several States j they cpu!4 not possibly havocarriod ; |ift<f ^hey straddled silver." The Confidence shown by Democrats argues Tyoll for a Democratic victory this year. Republicans are, 6f course, keeping up a bold front jn public,- but it is tio secret that frivately many of thorn Are exrensing fear of <|efeat. The ptrf6ffc6 of Suppressing official news, which the administra- ' tion made a specialty of during : the war wilji Spain, has been re- ' i'ivetl in connect ion with the trou- J tiles in Cliin'a. iffr.' McKinley is at Canton, and members of the cabinet claim to have 110 official news of Importance from China, although it was published in the! press dispatches several davs atro that eyery foreigner in l'okin had 1>een killed. It haej al3o been pubishod that the Chinese, instead of ticing hunted by the allied army which bus beeu gathering at Tuku for the. purpose of marching to t^ckitt, are hunting the allied army, which linn abandoned all idea of yr}virig to get to Pakin until largely reinforced, trhich 1$ eontctn ' **-* ? ? ' - .,w? plating the evacuation of Tein j v Tela, now occupied by a consider/*- H ble furco of allied marines. In ' ^ other words, the allied forces are < finding that without a largo army t thoy can not oeeui>y territory bo- ? yowd th? range of the guns of 1 their warships. It is not conceiva- j ^ ble that with these important j, events transpiring thisgovorumcnl f without ollicinl information. Yet. t that is what Secretaries Hay, Root., J and .Liong ore ns,king tljo public to ! j believe. j Mr. II. H. Sponcor,of Utnli, now t in Washington, said of the politi- !l cnl outlook in his State: "Thejj electoral vote of our State will be j found in the Democratic column : t again this year. Neither party, a will attempt to eend a polygauiist j.d to Congress this year. The Dein- i j orrats will undoubtedly elect the ' M Congressman, and the indications j are that William II. King will be ! t the Democratic nominee. Mr. 1 King is a Mormon, but not a pol- 1 ygamist." ! The administration hasn't got v General MacArthur as well trained I \ as it had General Otis during his ' stay in t lie Philippines. Otisi. would report onythiri^ that he got ) a hint from Washington was do- ^ sired. MacArthur makes his re- * ports regardless of the wishes of ^ the administration. For instance, 0 y f he has just report* d that it would ( be unsafe to remove any consider- 0 nblo number of troops from the o Philippines for many mouths to < come. In addition to interfeiing * with some of the plans of the ad- " 1 e ministration for somlinj; troops a from the Philippines to China, \ that report has knocked the hot- ft torn out of one of Boss Hannn's ? vote-getting schemes. That scheme ^ was to announce a few weeks be- ^ fore election that, owiug to the o: complete pacification of Filipinos, t> ull the volunteers in the PhilipI pines wonhl at once ho brought: home. If General MucArthur is not more particular about how ho n handles the naked truth in his of-' v ficial reports, the administration win uiBCOver timt lie is untitled to "j coipuiand in the Philippines niul!(i he will be ordered homo "for his health." The War Department is ; d now preparing to send 12,000 regulars to the Philippines, alleged VI to be for the purpose of taking1 ^ the places of the *10,000 volunteers , w who nro to return home. The vol-! at unteers in the Philippines who gi t P home before the expiration of tlio two years for which they volunteorod will either bo siek men or u vory lucky p,en. J ^ Wpilerti Jennings Bryan. O Mr. Bryan's nomination by tho Dom- | ? ocratio party was as much a foregone P conclusion as had been Mr. McKiuley'g j by the Republican party twowoeksago. ^ It was as rational, as logical, an<l, if pos- 11 siblo, oveu more inevitable. The Ro- 8( publican organization, thanks to Mr. 81 ilanna's heroic methods, is well nigh ,l1 porfect. It is, in fact, a rigidly con- i 8< structed and smoothly running, if ro- : 11 morseless machine, operating with ab- j solute precision, if without human weakness or emotions. McKinldy was , ^ nominated not becnuso the party do. ppmled wholly on his leadership, but rather because the momborsof that par-1 ty, despite its almost despotic discipline ! q lovo and honor the man, believe in him, r, and art) fond of 1pm. Unquestionably jj fro will receive a few hundred thbushud [{ more votes than anv other "Rermhlinm. n candidate Would roceive, but tho fact ], remains that the controllable vote, tho j] drilled and regular vote of tho party, (] could, under the present management, o be deliverod to any candidate whatever. ^ In Mr. Bryan's case it is entirely differ* t ent. lie is the one Democrat alive who }| can develop the party's utmost strength this year. Not only do Democrats give p him their unreserved respect and conti- ^ deppp; they now recognize his absolute t honesty and his magnificent nnswerv- j rJ ing courage. With bim as the Kinder a all is not harmony, but without him t tho Democratic party would bo an inco- i heront and heterogeneous mob. Ho does li not, liko Mr. McKinloy, appoal to tho t sentimental side of men. lie does not 8 again liko his distinguished antagonist ( win porsonal affection. Ho is strenuous, ]i dominant, comjtolling. Ho does not con- n suit or sock advico or loan upon another, C Ho is a captain, a commander, a law t unto himself. I ti Four years ago ho leaped from com- C parative obscurity to tho leadership of a party which Mr. Cleveland had prao. I< tically wrecked. In the eyes of tho c country at large he seemed on nocident- s tho grotesque fruit of divided counsels; li t he prodrtct of despair; tho on price of au }' ullo and a hcfpolcss mood. He was f? Toiutg; hi? political experience had' fen . ?< ciy brief; his record hinted at no po;ial brilliancy, and his achievement wrrnuled but very modest expectation jr tl?u future. Nevertheless, he magetizi d ten thousand men assembled in 1 he Chicago coaventicn hull as, surely, o similar audience was ever maguoteed before, and he did this less by any ift. of rhetoric or trick of eloquence ban by the overwhelming passion of lis earnestness and the irresistible otce of his convictions. lie was not i ho evolution of a deep-laid schomo. I le was not the result of carefully cou- j rived conspiracy. Ho was the spou- j atipons choice of every Democrat with- j ii hairing of his ringing words?within j he iulluonco of his tremendous person- | ,lity. The astounding campaign which 1 10 conducted subsequently hasnoparal- j ;-l in th6 chronicle of American poll- ] ics. Almost unknown, backed by no j Kirty organization worthy of serious | .ppraisemcut; without money: a buy- ! loucd by titc Clovoland facta oh; ridiuled and misroprestnited; fighting i .gainst tlio most dosi>crato odds, in- : hiding the Democratic administration i .lid till its lriroliugs and beneficiaries, : bis youthful stranger from tho fur -Vest brought out nearly a million votes uoro than Mr. Cleveland, with all his } Castern millionaires behind him, had j ?6.on able to summon to tho polls four; ears before, and forced the Republican j ?arly to levy on every Gad's Hill in the j and for its salvation. No olio to-day atfects to hold Mr. Bryan n contempt. No man at onco intolli- j nut and honest ventures to dismiss him ; rom the e| nation of 1U30 as a factor of mall coils Mueiusis. l'lven the New ; ,'ork Sim, imrhaps tho most nrdont and agor Republican organ in tho country, alt called upon, some weeks ago, to pay ribute to tho man's consistency and mirage. Indeed, lit'. Bryan stands npu his own foot, a perfect specimen f physical, intellectual, and moral Uvng.h. lie is in trimmer. He does ' r>t go to the people for assurnnco and , nconrageuicnt. Ho draws them to him n<] ho holds; hem by his unaided power, j lis face reveals his character. It is a ; ice without softness and equally with- j ut ornolty. It is the face of a man : rlio does not yield, who can not be | miptod or cu joled?tho face of one who | clioves abs dutch* in himself?tin* face | f an enthusiast, a fanatic, if you will, j u( of a leader and a giaut among men. -Washington Po?t. ? (IrecnwuoJ Reunion, Preparations aro now being i mdo by tho camps of Confedoiate , utcraus nil over the State for tho i anting annual State reunion to be . eld in Greenwood. Last year j le State rouuiou waB held at Ches-, u* and the veterans who attended nil a delightful time. Greenwood oes not purpose to let Chester out ] i her in tho eutertainiuent pro- : idod for the visiting voterans. The time for tho reunion is rap- J j lly drawing near nnd the arrange- : | icnts are being rushed as much i , * possible. The program has not!' Lit boon issued, however. The following important notice j reliuiinary to the gathcriug has ist been issued by the committee i charge at Greenwood: < "The executive committee of the I eternna and Sons of Veterans of * reenwood requests that the names ; i f all delegates and sponsors ap- i 1 ointed to attend the State Confed- j i rate reunion at IJ reenwood and ! i io names of all veterans who will j tiend on Aug. 1 be forwarded as , ] >011 as practicable to tfio under- i< igned, so that quartois may be ! asigued to such delegates, spon- 1 i ars and votcraus before the uioetig. . ' "All newspapers in the State | 'ill favor us by copying this no- i t u u..? o -- i ? I >vv. ti. n. x AKjv, oeureinTy." ' Condition of the Cotton Crop. < The New Orleans Times-Demo- 1 vat Monday published t\ vecy full sport of the condition and prosects of tho cotton crop which, us I says, makes very gloomy rending 'ho report is summarized as foi- j )\vs; 4,Te*as has suffered from he eqnnlly disastrous extremes of | ronth and ilood. In consequence f tho wetness of the mouth of lay, it is tho consensus of opinion lint tho Lone Star Stut6 shows no ncrease of acreage. "Louisiana is very spotted, but' <on the whole, one of the favored I dates, the outlook beingpoorest in | he lowlands and best in tho hills, 'lie same remarks apply to Arkapas, in which tho prospect is relaively g- od. "Mississippi is in a truly pitiai!o condition, all adequate cultivafou having been rendered imposil?le by tho flooded condition of he fields. Throughout the greater Ktriicm of Alabama, tieorgia, Tenospce nnd South Curolina, tho onditions have been similar, nlhnugh not m> absolutely calami>:is. The reports froin North 'arolina nro really good. "It in, of course, much too soon > draw any fixed eondnsions conerning tho crop of 1 'J00. It in us1 nffico for tho present to any that othing mofo flmn an average iold is to t<e oxpocted, even should ivorahlo conditions prevail hence jrlh," Local Item*. Mrs. Julian Starr, of Rock Tlill, ; is<vi?iting relatives iu thiseoniuiunity. A fight between two eoloied wortteri' last Wednesday evening netted the tbwn 515. Cnpt. and Mrs. S. E. White left I yesterday morniug for a sojoOru of ! six weeks at Hot Springs, N. U. The 7-inonths-old child of Charles Evnris, who is employe d at the Millfort mill, died Sunday afternoon. The child was a grandson of Rev. E. A. Harts oil. A meeting of the board of trustees of the Fort. Mill public school i is to be held Friday afternoon, at ! which time h rmiiieinnl ?n<l im.i nu_ > sistunt teacher is to be elected for the next scholastic year, Mrs. M. P. Newton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fisher, died i of appendicitis at the home of her j husband in Fort Mill Sundnv af- i ternoon. Mrs. Newton was 20 , years old and had been a member ( of the Methodist church in this , place for a number of years. The funeral service was conducted by her pastor, Rev. R. A. Yongue, after whicli her remains were in- j terred in the Fort Mi 1 cemoterv i iii the presence of a large 11 umber j of friends ot the family. Political Note*. Capt. R. If. Jennings, who in running for State treasurer, is a ' good man to vote for. He was in the fore-front, of Lee's army in | battl ng for the Lost Cause. His | empty sleeve is a tangible remindpr of his undying patriotism and ! true ninnho d. lie is of the clnss ! Df men that wo need in public life, j Morally high toned, true, conipe- j lent, and tried, ho is entitled to j the highest consideration as a candidate, not only because of his | real worth as u first-class Christian gentleman and patriot, but because c>f his special fitness for tho offieo to which ho asks to be elected.? \ Urangehurg Times and Democrat. The Democratic platform, says the News and Courier, is a plat Form upon which all Democrats :au stand whatever their ditrer *1 ;i T, nitrn upuil tilt? bl 1VUT IJlK'bllUM. 11 j contains a jubt and ringing airnign- t nent of the party in power and its vicious policies. It appeals to the intelligence of the country, to j the faith of the people in Ameri- ! :an institutions, to honest men of ill professions and callings. It is dl Ameiioun. It is for the United States within her rights against the world. It is against entangling riliances abroad and for American supremacy at home. It is',for the IVf.....? *1 ?i !i imiiiiiic! mn ii i ui: in iih integrity. i Ll is list the spiiit of niilitar- j Fin; it is for the spirit of freedom. | It is making the fight for liberty, For justice, for thp constitution, ! For republican institutions. Such i platform could lmve no bettor exponent than William Jdnnings Uryan. -? ? A ScTiolat&lnp Worth Winning. The South Carolina Federation if Woman's Clubs has received From Oppverso cirHiigO oiie scholarship of free tuition for each county in the State. All competitors for these scholarships will be required to pass a satisfactory examination in the following four subjects: Latin, including gram mar, composition, an l four books of Caesar, ur an equivalent. Mathematics, which will in hide arithmetic and algebra, covered | by such text hunks as Olnry, Wells, or Went worth. English', which will include grammar, analysis,composition and elementary rhetoric, and a fair knowledge of English and American literature. History, which will include elementary English and United States History, These examinations will he held in each county on August 1, liKX). | Those desiring to filter the contest will please send their names before July 20 to Christie H. Potteniikim, 81 Meeting st., Charleston, S. C. OHtJROH NOTICE.?Btahbp O. C. ; Petty, A. M. E. church, will nroftolj at St.. Jnnicg Methodist clrvrrcti Jn Fort Mill Wednesday night, July IS, ltKiO. We cordially invite the white people of t ho community to come out to hear him. : H. W. WILSON, Pus tor. ! Jhinisonr swcials to ('haricoton and tT\o Isle of Palms July 17th will entry' t he largest crowd of . tl)0 sonsuil. beat ft intra 11 toed with each ticket. S|x'ci;i 1 trains from Ia-uoir, Marion. j Statesville and 1 ancastor fur Kamseur's ] Charleston tixdunon July 17tli. Your friends are going on tho Charles- | ton excursion July 10th. Of course yon lire going. J Enjoy the non-breeze, take a surf bath anil an ocean sail nr Charleston. Knmsour's special vim* July 17th. Don't forget the date, July 17th is when Itnniscur's Charleston sjiecial runs. ^ee the large circulars fur rates and schedule on ltainseur's excursion July 17th. FOlt SALE <?Il KENT.?lVautiful five room cottage On oiie of the principal streets uf tlie town;convenient tosduxd and churches; -.luule trovs. Apply at ' fhis cifllce, .... *? ? MOTHERS, | At? your children Tvenri ig the | Easy (E-Z) WuiMV If uot, you don't know wliut tlsey are niis.jug. Only ask those that art* using tliem and see what they have to say. The best knit waist on the market. We have u full line, i to 13 years, OI oc ub <yv v/vino., Ladies' Half-handed Leather Mitts, for the garden and flower yard. Try a pair; oulj* 25'conts. With ieo crenm and plenty of berries this year, you will want a berry set. We have them?large bowl and six small opes?for 25 cents. Come <ptick?they won't last long. The following aro new goods, just received. Embroidery in Hamburg, cambric, and lawn, Val laces (assorted); all over embroidery and tuckings. Ladies' Vests 10 cents, 3 for 25 , cents?tlio nicest for the money vre ever had. Nicer ones for 25 cents. Children's Vests, 3 cents. Remember, we linve n full line of Ladies Muslin Underwear. We will sell you the garments cheaper : than you can buy the material. They nro all elegantly made. MILLINERY ! You remember , lust season we told you we were going to break the record in not; carrying ever a single trimmed hat. Well, we did it, and we are determined not to lower that record this ; season. AVe have a few left; if you want a hat cheap, tomo to soo us. MEACHAM & EPP8.< | I I R. F. GRIER, j DEAI.EB IN HATS, SHOiES, PANTS, DRY OOODS,' WHTlAWi? Divrrr >1U UUUU3|' HARDWARE, TINWARE, GLASSWARE, GROCERIES, ETC.,AND THE . BEST LINE OP POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY IN TOWN, The University of North Carolina. The Klt-ftd of (he Slate's Educational System. Threo acaclmruG courses leading to th )(froo?. 1'rofes.siolinl conrtictf ii? Law, Medicine, and Pharmacy. Summer School fur Tenclnsrrf.f Schoiai Ahipa and | Loans to Noedy. Tutucb $60. i sa ::5S57,X,?;; I Ml.l., 1- ? r miuiMCr a OUIIS Slid \ Toucher*, \ 513 students besides 101 ii? Summer School. 88 teachers in the faculty. For catalogues an?l information address F. i\ VKNAIJl.lv, President, Ch ii?el Hid, N. (' Ju New South Walesa now use for the phonograph Iras beon j found. A candidate who found it impossible to visit nil purls of the epnta ly settled region ho wished to roprosent in the legislature d?ctuted his speech into, an instrument nnd sent h t\utuber of copies uboilt for bis constituents to benr, a large picture of himself helping the voters to know uliQin they were; Voting for. | ? A5TtfD? "* !N OIL If you are not a Kerosene customer of ours we advise you to try a^ulloap,, and if it doe3 ^iot idease you hotter than what you have been buying, y*>u need not come back again. We know it to be better. because our customers? and tlioy nro Rood peov g| pie-?shy so, a-ftd it costs us more money than conumon oil, yet we sell it at the sauce price?15 cents per gallon. We can save - i i _r i. yuu u iui 01 wuiiij worry, wf end vexation of spirit if you will let us. W. B AffDREY L CO. SHIRTS. AVe aro offering siTCclal inducemeets to prospective shirt buyers, to close out our stock of Summer Shirts. lu the lot you will find silk bosoms, negligees, dross nnd work, shirts. Collars, cuffs, and' neckties also go at reduced prices, PANTS. Our sale of Mens1 Pants will attract the ntlention of all those who aro looking for bargains in this line. All sizes, styles, arid prices. Hughes & Young. , & r 'V Th"CITY MARKET" Ib whore you can find any kind of Fresh Meat you want at any time. We are always there ami we always have what you want, provided you want the choicest quality. Our prices are reasonable for FIRST-CLASS TREATS. We won't sell you any other kind. Send us your orders or Telephone No. 27. We guarantee prompt attention and fintisfflfitftrv f nionl FRESH FISH every Saturday. IRA C. SMVTHE & SON*. Spratt Machine Oo. Brick, Lumber, Laths, Lime, Shlir* Kles, Building Slipplles, and Ho ire a Fittings of all kinds. Contractors and bulldars. Estimates on all work furnished promptly, A Well Groomed Man". Nothing i.s so distinctive in n g'entlftt man us his linen, itq it broadcloth or homespun in which n wait is drc'Steed, it is his linen?his collnrs, cuffs, and shirts which display Iris individuality to tlw? observing?and who are so quietly observing as women? Curtains, blankets, table Ifnctf, bci'$ linen, &e. We also clean, pros*, and dye suits at moderate rates. For easoof niind und comfort of body, be sure that your laundry goes to tho Model thoam Laundry. Charlotte. N. C. LU. L. fletlLHANAY, Agent, Fort .mil, S. C. iiajni) i;i;os, RESTAURANT, , eock hill, s. c, p[3pr>r t I