University of South Carolina Libraries
m SI R. BRADFORD. .-pi ion prici. ? 1 put your. CocY'vspoTirlonoe uu cv.nvur sr.bjec:s is invited, bur. we (lo not ujjreo to publish ooiinunuioutioiis c^iitiuniitK nu.ru tluui \vo.?ls, no?l no n*iKjnsii)iI>i'T is us a utiod for the vicwf of correspond! iiik. f' mi mUortituSu tneilimu for Chiirjotfe, Pincvillo, T'ort Mill, find R<?o!c ilill !m.-incd?? honses ThcTiiOesis misur^wsseri. Mlrtuti nuiffi; known Vm application to the pulilin)!4iC ' lrx^sil Telephone Sfii. 2<?. 5 ^ JULY a?, 1000. 'The firto of the foreigners in Pokin is afcill shrouded in mystoVy. Nobody relieves though that, one i* left to tall tho shocking tale. Probably tTio wholo will not be ^kn>)wn' till tlie allied armies fi^lit. "their way to Pekin, and from nil annearkuces this will ronn^rn srv. eral months. The allied armies last f riday, 7.000 stronp, stormed (Tion Tsin, a fortified city defended by 20,000 Chinatiion armed with modern rific3 and ordnance. .The aHied ftrmiea were driven back \vitli the loss of So3 killed and several hundred wounded. The colonel <d the Ninth United States infantry and severul captains wero killed. The ^Jhinese were led by Europenn oiheerH. their nrtillerv v/?a crOnr^ dully served, and they fought like 'fiends. The next day the allied armies charged again and drove 'tho Chinese from the city and took 'possessing. Trftops to tho mini>ber of 6q,000," including 11,000 Americans, are flying on the Wings of the wind to' the relief of'the force at Tien Tain. The nations of Europe as well as our own are breathing nothing but threats of vengeance against China and, while war lias not boeu formally doolared, a. state of war actually 'exists. Tho outlook to tin seisms nlnck and threatening. The Chinese are full of fight and are well armed. They are inuumorublo as the bands 6i tho seashore. The pacification 6f thalr country will 'be thie most tremondous military | task ever undertaken?a gigantic | task that would make oven aCuesnr ! or u Napoleon halt and hesitate. "William McKinloy needs only i to bo brought face tc> face with a groat crisis in order to demonstrate '.the fatal weakness of his character and of liia political methods. The developments in the Orient are fast proving him to be not a statesman, but a slick politician. At present the vital question in '"Washington is: "Shall an extra session of Coiigross be called?" The chief executive hesitates aa to the course to pursue. The exigencies of the situation are perfectly . 'apparent. The lives of American j citizens ar6 being sacrificed in 'China, and Williafti Mclvinley hes'itates to call Congress in extra session for fear that among other legislation flint tni??lif -1 r au.f^ltv UU |mPBt*U *wouhl be tho anti-trust bill now hanging fir'o in tho Senate. Tho 'passage of 111ih bill would alionnto the large corporatioiiH from the llepublican party, and they would po longer contribute to its campaign fund. William McKinley to-tjay balancing the lives and ; lionot1 of the American women! Bnbject to Chinese depredations! 'agninst the contributions of largo 'corporations for campaign pur poHCB, and at tho present timo thej contributions weigh tho heavier." When we entered upon tho war I with Siwtin few of oiir people would havb thought at all favornbly j tjf a proposition that wo try to on- I *forco our sovereignly upon 7,500,- | 000 Asiatics, 7,0(H) miles away, at a coat to us of $100,000,000 and uncounted lives annually. To-day 'few would approve the United {States joining in the struggle" for hits of Chinese property and risk ing the clash of arms \yilh .European 'nations' that always menaces those engaged in the spoliation of China, But the spirit of imperialism glows fast among tlie authorities who reap its profits. A prea-1 )dent who defends as the plain j dici(ite of destiny and duty that Which he but a few weeks earlier (Inscribed aft criminal aggression Vnay speedily find excuse for joining in tho raid on China. A presideat Trho cohld ignore tho .cmistiIU ?. ? ? > ^ 1 tutiori >y declaring war on the Filioin s without Congressional! act may omhroii us with Russia if i.o thinks thrift hp profit in it. If wo iio to a vol i.l imperialism ; mid all its inevitable ami hatotul results, let ufl strike the evil at its roots in the jMcKiriley adnviuis- j i tration to-day. ?4*?> The (beat Wall of Chlnn. Emperor William of Uermuny declared a few days rigo tlint He i 1.1 * i ... *:i it- - f \>\mm i ''hi 111a111 i m? v rcrnmn j flag floats from the walls of IYkin." | Tfio walls of PekiH uro. of course, a part of the Great Wall j ?>f Chitm. There is a singular I; impertinence,' not lo suy colossal"j choek, in this jaunty threat of the war lord of an empire of mushroom growth?not yet thirty years old?and iftcluding less than one eighth the population of Cliinn, 1 rvlaiif 1? in /?/?*?/? ? ?. - 1 ? i -w j/iuiiv ii i o nin^uri iii^ UillllHT DI1 j the greatest military work ever constructed. The Great Wall of China was built in ten yenrs, nnd wuh finished 2hf> years before the birth of Christ. Twenty-one centuricB have had scarcely any etfeet upon it. It i? ns enduring na' the Pyramids. Equipped with modern artillery and mnnned with soldiers armed j and drilled in the inodorn manner, it would be ns impregnable as the day it was finished. The projecting mnsses of stone and brick which form its huge buttresses are alone estimated to contain more material than all the dwelling houses in Groat Britaiu. Cnrefqil calculation long ago demonstrated that the Chinoso wt\ll contains material more than sufficient to cover the entire circum- j 11... 4l. A?'i * ' ' ICIUIIV-L" Ul VliL' fill 111 Oil IWO Ot 118 circles with two walla each six foot high and two foot thick. It is nearly fifteen hundred miles long, and is carried over the highest mountains, the deepest valleys, across wido rivers, and over nil manner of natural obstacles. It is a greater wonder than any of the so-called "Seven Wonders of the World," It surpasses not only by its immensity, but by the ingenuity of its engineering devices and its marvellous stability every other effort of human labor. When we remember that this vast achievement in science and i nrt was accomplished twenty-one j centuries ago, we ought to blush J for the arrogance of the nations of Europe?niero youngsters by con;. parieOQ?who talk of the Chinese 1 and assume to deal with them as barbarians nnd heathen who need to be taught civilization. ? i At the National Capital. Regular corrospomleneo. Washington, .July 1900.? ' Mr. McKinley is again performing 1 his specialty?the wobbling act. Ho heard the criticism of the country of his absence from his post and rushed back to Washington, 1 everybody supposed to do some- ' thing. There lias boon cabinet meetings and cabinet dinners, but that is all. Nothing has been done that had not honn ( beforo Mr. McKinloy pulled liim- 1 self away from tho enticing rockers on that Canton porch. Although ' it is tho general opinion in Wash- 1 ington that Congress should he called in extra session to handle (! tlm Chinese business, Mr. McKinley and his advisers decided that 110 extra session should bo called until tho urgency became more J1 pressing. Because the allied forces , lU OliiA. I - - A iu viiuin iintr nun n ii'111 porary i j succors, iit hii awful coat i>f life,! i including mnuy Americans, and ; J the Chinese have sent a message saying that the foreign ministers j in 1'ekin are alive, which, by the j way, isn't l?elievod by anybody out- 1 side of members of the admjnis- 1 tration, Mr. McKinley will wobble 1 j a while longer. I The plain truth is that Mr. Mc- , ' Kinley* is afraid to do anything , until he gets a plainer tip on what j public sent iment wants thisgov rn- I meiit to do. Men interested in ' I syndicates which have big conces j ' Sions in China are urging him to j * ftend a big army to China so that j . h? can be in a position to prevent I the breaking nn of the Chinese ) " ' * I empire, which would mean the end ' of their concessions, while Kepuh- , ] j licaii politicians ar# cautiouingl, j ti ?1 Ji IbiitJ vU?l . v ? ! m him to feel hits way carefully, t?ecnu?j u mistake v.iil make his ilefoat for re-election more certain than it n ?w qppareotly i*. He can't viot more men in the army without authority from Congress, and he is afraid to tuke any more ineti from Gonornl MucArthur, who has already been made to send men from the Philippines against his vigorous protest. Consequently unless there is nn extra session of Congress tho total American force in China will not exceed 12,000, and several thousnnd of them can j not be not there before the 1st of September, no matter how lwocily they may be needed. Meanwhile, Mr. Mc&inley lias gone back to i Canton to wobble at leisure until public opinion shows him what to u<>. ,There ar? reasons to believe that a decidedly interesting talk took l>ince in tho dining room of Secretary Gage's suburban residence, where Mr. McKinley, nil the members of tho cabinet who are in ; Washington, nnd Gen. Leonard Wood, military governor of Cuba, were guests. The subject wns Cuba I U. 1?ui. r i i . <iuu iim juouHuie iuiuro roiniione j toward the United State?. .General ! Wood is in Washington for the j purposo of receiving instructions; as to the methods of electing del- j egates to the proposed Cuban con-1 btitutioual convention, which it has beou hinted in inside administration circles may start the annexation ball to rolling by adopting an annexation resolution or-declaring in favor of it. If such is the administration progrnmme, the arrangements/or the olectiou of delegates to the convention will bo such as to insure a majority of annexationists. General Wood will talk about everything else in Cuba, but as soon as you say annexation he is hh mum as a clam. The Chinese minister in Washington is about ns slick ns the slickest.of his race, and he seems able to mako Secretary Hay accept uijy eld story that he chooses to toil him. Ilia latest, which 2fr. Uny thought important enough to repeat at a cabinet meeting, is that the reason the foreign ministers in i'ekin have not communicated with their governments is that they are hitl in the houses of Chinese friends and are afraid that any attempt to send messages,would put the mob onto their hiding places. The Chinese minister's success in btulling tho members of the administration may encourage him to remain in this copntry and go into the gold briek business if his government gets knocked out at home. The wires have been kept hot getting word to such Republicans as Representative Hull, of Iowa, chairman of the House Military i ?i ? ? . * ' iJiuiimiue, who x;nH noon publicly 1 advocating the calling of an extra session of Congress, to take the other tack and full in behind Air. j MeKinley in opposition to an extra session. Communications received by the Chinese minister indicate considerable alarm among the Chinese residents of ourlarge cities. They fear that Americans will try to avenge the in ardor of Americans in China by massacreirig them. It i is, of course, a ground loss fear. Political Notes. One complaint againotGovernor McSweonoy is that since lie bemmn irnvi?rnnr liu lmu .1 1 ...ir> n^JIUIIIlfll | A'rtftin newspaper men to various j positions in his gift. We can not' aeo that he lias done anything gainst public policy or good mor-j lis in making these appointments, riio newspaper men of South Car-' ilina are 11.*> best informed people1 in the State. If they would ex-' pose all the ignorance that comes t before them in their business the! tforld would be astonished. There j is nothing in the laws or tlio constitution to prohibit the appointment of editors. The' matter is within the discretion of the gov- | ?rnor.?Abbovi He Medi um. The Fairfax Enterprise, pub-1 lished and edited l>y Mrs. Virginia 1). Young, one of t he most talented . ladies in the South, in a recent is- J me referring to the action of (Jov-1 ?rnor JJcSweeney in refusing to j pardon Pons, the bigamist, says tent it should ''entitle him to the ; gratitude r?f women all over the | State and country. The punish- j merit for Pons' crirue was less than ( Iho average inflicted on the negro ' who steals a hog or rtii^s nwoy with ' somebody else a hi ise. 'i t*t cv n for fiit'ii a light s- ul?*ne tin* govj ernor's pardoning pow*.r wnfi ini voked. All honor to Governor MoSwceney that l.-e r? fused the j unworthy "overtures made to him j to let this roan g<> free, who had clone what he coi.kl'to bring plmnt? 1 oti an innocent and pure minded ! daughter of South Carolina." The YorUville correspondent of the Greenville Nowa sends thatj paper t tic remarkable information that Hon. W. 13. deLoacli was the only avowed Prohibition eamlidate for the Legislature in York cuunty, and that hp will be,'or ia as good as, elected. Mr. doLoacli may be ! elected, but it will not bo because j no is a I'roinoitioinst, and it lie j runs ns a Prohibitionist lie will not poll anything liko the vole lie i would otherwise. The Prohibitionists make a f^ood ileal of noise, I but there is not in reality much more than a liatfnl of these visionaries in York county.? Yorkville v Yooiiian. New Railroad (or iansboro, "^ho State. Friday afternoon the Secretary of State granted a charter to the Winnsboro and Cnniden Railroad eonipany, which proposes to build ' a line from WinnKluire tn flnmrruk at which point connection will fee made with the main line of the Seaboard Air Line. The capital atock in not to be less than ?110$,'tXX) nor more" than $1,000,000. : The directors are So be Thomas K.; Elliott, Thus. 11. KitcHin, J. E. i McDonald and W. R. Elliott. The officers are T. K. Elliott, president; T. H. Kite bin, secretary and treasurer; J. E. McDonald, attorney, and CJ. S. Dwight, chief engineer. The required amount of tjlie capital stock hus been ^subscribed and paid in. JLt is said that at an early date stops will be taken for the holding of an election in V7innsboro on'the question of that town subscribing $50,(KKJ'to tho oapital of tho jio\v road. Jt is the purpose of tho company to build tho' now road' at tho earliest possible moment. Local Items. There will be preaching in tho Fort Mill Methodist church on next Sunday morning and evening at t,he usual hours. A part of tho material of which the bridge iu .to built across /Ja- j tawba river by the county has ^arrived and a force of hands is now employed in moving it to tho site of the bridge. 1 biless something is dono to pre- ' vent persons who anticipate board-; ilKr ...........4 ? ' ' .M/nt ui/v/u in | moni'ii^ri t ill 1115** 1 in 111 ih place from running ncroaa{ tho tracks near the front of mov- | ini* trains it is only a matter of! time until someone will bo struck bv a locomotive and either killed or seriously hurt. Should such ah i accident occur, no blame would at- i tach to the railroad company, for it; would ho the result of carelessness , on the part of the person injured. Anyone in need of undressed Lumber would find it to their interest to call on T. M. Iluuhea. Lxecutrwtrlx's Notice. All \\f sons indebted to the estate of Lewis It. Wilson, deceased, are hereby notified to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and all those who have claims against tho estate will present them pro perlv authenticated. THEODOCIA KISKR, Executrix. A FEW SPECIALTIES. ice line Tooth Brushes, 5 to 20 ' ; Ctd. Tooth Powder, nice quality, in any quantity. Toilet Soaps, best line in town. j Fruit Powders. Bedbug Poison, guaranteed effoct. Insect Powder anil Guns. Carbon Disulphide will destroy weevils and every living germ in wheat. lUhe best time to use it is right after threshing. You have made a nice crop of wheut and we warn you to the proper precaution to save it. W. B AUDREY k CO. i\ it your chickens have cholera, we can cnre it. HAND BROS., mimmi ROCK KILL, S. C. DEPOT STR.RET, ? . > . %v? 4 HlijJ BE! r GREAT SUU Ono jhunilrcfl and hity pairs ol Low-cut Shoe T^jese Shoes nro worth from $1 to you at 50 cents, 75 cents, ntnl ?1 about HALF the WHOLRSAI^ | choice, as they wilt not last .long. Everybody can afTord to buy i ' your heayy shoes an^ buy a pair of ing this hot weather. < i TUT lrrAA iTiiaucuaucui ,We Lave juBt received another IQ, and 12 1-2" cents. AL>o a lot oaf J3oy'B and Childrons' OVEKA Mens' Light BUMMER SUI1 r T. B. BELKJn Wo aro headquarters fo^ FU1 and BUGGIES. ; - - -.1 - * R. F. GRIER, PKAL< IN MATS, SHOES, PANTS, DRY CIOODS, NOTIONS, DRESS OOOpS, HARDWARE, TINIVADP OLASSWARE, GROCERIES, ETC.,; AND THE BEST LINE Op POCKET AND TABLE CUTLERY IN TOWN. W. H. IIOOVElt, LIQUOR DEALER, CniBLOl'TE, N. C. Wo look esprclnlfy after the shipping lr?ilj and below quote very close figures. Will \te glad to have your orders. Terms cash with order. Corn, err rtlinn. iu? $1.30. $1.75 ?nd $a. All flret-claaa jjood* at $1.75 and ) > VERY OLD. Ryea front $i.6o ta $J, $a 30 aid $j.jo per plloa. (Una from $1 60 to $^, and $1 50. Cienulna Imported "Plata Gin" at $j per gallon. Apple Brandy, $i.j5 per gallon. Peach Brandy $2 50 per gallon. No charge for Jug and box on nbove, and no charge at these puces lor Keg vvheo \cantcd In such <)uanlilier. Let us l.avc your orders and oh^ge, ( VI. u. booveu. MB STORE." G11TER SALE f Ladies', jjLssep', and? (Chii^reB?' s Mast be Sqld. to a pair, but we now offer fchtyTp , or rather wo are them at C COST. Cocao at once and get % pair at ,t|h?8e pricep, so lay asidp ' Slippers and bo comfortable dur o as Bargain^. lot of WHITE I4XWNS, at 7 f.J, Jjadiea' Nip? UNDKBVjES^. LLS at 25 centB per pair. !S from fl.50 to $2. >VOPllHTOR IB <9LB RELIABLE UNITURE, STOVES, WAGpNty Fresh Meat AND Fresh Ice. Yoh; Ira G. Smytho & Sen will keep constantly on hand u supply* of Meats aixl lee. Comparatively Speaking, wo have boon unavoidably out'bf the business for two moHtlis, but we hope to bo able in tho future, by clost/aftcntion to business and fair dealing with our patrons, to furuish them with both Meat uiul Ice in season, and merit a liberal share of tho public patronage. Orders for ?5nnfjay Ice received Saturday, and Ice'delivered front V to 9 a. lu! Sundays. CAtl up No. 27 any Vlwe yovl need lleof or1 Ice. ' ISA G. SStyTBG k SON. Spratt Machine Oo. Brick, Lumber, Lathe, Lima, $bla? glee. Building 5upplies, and'j^ouaa Fittings of a|l kings. Contractors and bulldara. JSstlmatas on all work furnished promptly. I :.L^nw? The Center of Attraction for tlioho who uro especially particular about the laundering of their ^qiiiuior pir'monts is the lftundry. Kv&ryone ; known except thoso Who liavvn'f tried our Work, now clean; properly s&prcbed and Ironed every urtre.le proves rMolf to be nftor it has been through our bauds. [ If you don't know''us, lot's get acquainted. b'or oh so of mind nnd couifort of body, be sure tl)Ht your ladlidry jfoes to t\m Model SttOun I-uundrV. Charlotte. N. 0. UH I (H-tl H.m.U ? ^ rt B$\Q, #. The Arlington Hotel, CHARLOTTE. N, f. : iisat Lighted and Ventilated Mote^ in the City. 1 A. A. 5PRINU5, Proorfetoy, ( fl