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Straps and Jacts. ? Henrietta special of May 15 to Charlotte Observer: An altercation occurred here today between Mr. J. O. Bell, head book-keeper for the Henrietta company, and Dr. Frank Bright, of cherry tree fame, which resulted in Dr. Bright receiving a severe licking before bystanders could intervene and separate them. Mr. Bell was unhurt. This is the sequel to a controversy growing out of the cherry tree swindle. No weapons of any kind were used except the fist. Mr. Bell submitted his case at once before a justice of the peace. ? George Smith, a 15-year-old boy, is under the care of a physician, suffering from one of the most peculiar cases known to medical science according to a dispatch from Ogden, Utah. He and XT nfAWA rvloTflrrw tnorofVior uiiee uuier uujo &iaj vvBv?.v. when one of the lads, much the oldest of the three, suggested to young Smith that he open his mouth and he would olow him up" with a bicycle pump. The lad assented and the threat was fully carried out, the boy's stomach being literally converted into a balloon. The boy was taken sick as the result. The stomach was relieved of its surplus atmosphere, but the boy did not get well. This went on until several days ago, when the physician was called in. He made a thorough examination of the case and made the astonishing discovery that the pressure on the boy's stomach ^had Deen so strong as to dilate the walls thereof, and that the lads' food receptacle was nearly a third larger than it should be. The enlarged stomach necessarily encroached on the other organs of the lower abdomen, and the walls, weakened by the stretching, do not contract sufficiently to perform the duty of digestion. The lad's condition is very critical. ? There was a bloody fight in Atlanta last Saturday morning between Negro desperadoes and white police officers, as the result of which four officers and three Negroes were killed. While going to his home in the suburbs, Friday night, S. A. Kerlin, ex-policeman, was waylaid and almost killed by five Negroes under the leadership of Will Kichardson. The attack was made because of an old grudge that Richardson had against Kerlin, and had it not been for the passing of a trolley car, it is nrohnhip that Kerlin would have been killed before his assailants left. During the nignt the police were advised that Richardson and his four companions were to be found in a certain house in the Negro quarter. A party of officers went to the place, and as they approached the Negroes opened fire. Policeman Owen Heard was shot through the thigh, 'ihen a regular battle commenced, all the Negroes being within the house and out of view. Officer Battle was shot through the head and instantly killed. Next Officer Grant was killed. Aoout that time, a Negro named Will King stepped out armed with a shotgun and looking which way to run. The officers covered him and made him come toward them. He said that there was nobody in the house but Richardson. Under threat of death they made him go back to the house and set it on fire. About this time Officer Crabtree was killed, and a few moments later Officer Ozborn fell dead. All of the officers were killed by the same Winchester in the hands of Richardson. It was now growing daylight, and a thousand or more people assembled with guns and pistols. The milinloA o V*r? If r?nm_ I ILL L'UIIIC UUl, ao UIU aiou a uuu vv?i. pany of United States troops from Fort McPherson. A whole block of buudings was burned. Two Negroes emerged from sewers and started to run. .both were shot dead. Later a Negro said "it was too bad to kill colored people that way," and he was shot down. Two Negroes, believed to be members of Richardson's gang, were arrested and taken to lail, a party of officers guarding them with drawn revolvers to prevent lynching. Besides the dead, five white men and one Negro were wounded. The whole block of buildings adjoining the one in which Richardson had taken refuge, was burned. When the heat permitted approach, the charred body of a man, along with the barrel and metal framework of a Winchester, was found in the house occupied by Richardson. There was no way to make certain, but it was supposed that the remains were those of Richardson. It is also supposed that Ricnardson did all the execution that was done against the attacking party. ? There was considerable international excitement last Thursday and Friday as the result of the rather sensational arrest of Colonel John F. Gaynor and Captain B. D. Greene in the city of Quebec. Greene and Gaynor are citizens of the United States. They were mixed ud with Captain Oberlin M. Carter in the Savannah river improvement swindle. Captain Carter got $570,000 from the government, and of this amount Gaynor and Greene got $345,000. It is understood that Greene and Gaynor, who were the contractors doing the work, were in partnership with Captain Carter, and after the conviction of Carter they were prosecuted on the charge of conspiracy with intent to defraud the government. They gave bonds for their appearance at Savannah last February; but becoming satisfied that conviction was a foregone conclusion, just before court convened, they packed up their traps and left for Canada, which country they succeeded in reaching before the authorities became aware of their ilight. Safe in Canada, they smiled and snapped their fingers at the United States authorities. Then, by a lavish use of the government money with which they had lined their pockets, they proceed cu iu uuiivt: uieuioeiv us suuu wiiii ciicix Canadian friends in Quebec and vicinity. The United States authorities remained quiet enough at iirst, and appeared to be reconciled to the situation until last week, when the news suddenly went abroad that Uaynor and Greene had been kidnapped in Quebec and were being brought to the United States in a tug with Canadian revenue vessels in hot pursuit. In the main the facts as sent out were correct; but the public did not fully understand the situation at the time. It has since developed that American detectives secured warrants for Greene and Uaynor from the extradition commissioner at t Montreal. The arrest of the men in Quebec was perfectly regular, but was made without tne knowledge of the Quebec authorities. Upon learning that her husband had been spirited away, Mrs. Gaynor gave the alarm of kidnapping and that started a commotion of government tugs and special trains. The race continued only to Montreal. Here the two prisoners were at once taken before the extradition commissioner, who committed them for a hearing to be had on last Monday. Since they have gathered themselves together the attorneys for Greene and Gaynor are not so much alarmed as at first. It is now merely a fight on the ques !nn oo tr> TvViotVior ftp nftt thf> msn Can be extradited. The charge upon which they were arrested, "embezzlement," constitutes an extraditable offense, but it is said to be barred by the statute of limitations, the alleged offense having been committed four years before. Under the treaty between the United States and Canada, there can be no extradition for the offense of conspiracy against the government. It is expected that there will be a hot and prolonged fight on the extradition question because both men have an abundance of money. ?hr |(orIw?Uc (Enquirer. YORKVILLE, S^t ^ WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1902. The appropriation record of tne pres ent session ot congress Is about $750,000,000 and the Republicans are at last beginning to talk of economy. Among the heaviest appropriations are included in the river and harbor and public buildings bills. During the last session, things were so managed that the river and harbor bill was slaughtered at the :ast moment, and many people who are especially interested in the public buildings bill, are beginning to fear that the same dodge is going to be worked as to that measure before the present session adjourns. Although the Spanish people have been quite indifferent heretofore to their young king, they made much to do over him last Sunday when, on the attainment of his majority, the crown was put upon his head. It has been a noticeable fact that but little attention was paid to the young king or his mother, the queen regent, when they appeared together in public, and there has been a feeling that there would be stormy times ahead of Alfonso upon his accession to the throne. During the past week, however, there have been many manifestations of enthusiasm throughout Spain, and now there is some reason to believe that the young king will be more firmly seated on his throne than has been considered possible. The outlook for the so-called Cuban relief bill is still quite gloomy. A canvass of the situation by Republican party leaders, indicates that a sufficient number of Republicans to insure its defeat are still standing out and that It cannot get through at this session. Al though it was given out some time back that in the event congress should adjourn without doing something in regard to this matter, the president would immediately call an extra session. It is now said that this idea has been abandoned, and that instead he will call an extra session of the fiftyeighth congress immediately after the fourth of March.- That, however, will depend upon whether the Democrats succeed in carrying a majority of the fifty-eighth congress next fall, as they are hoping to do. Among the suggestions that have been made for dealing with the situation at St. Pierre, is one to the effect that a dead line be drawn around the city, and maintained by the army on land and the navy at sea for a year, allowing no one to enter the place on any pretext whatever. The reason for this is the pestilence breeding odors arising from the thousands of putrifying bodies in the city, and the impossibility of disposing of them in a sanitary manner under the circumstances. The fact that there is still in the city much treasure to tempt vandals, makes the guard necessary. It is believed that within a year from this time the city may be uncovered with reasonable safety. Instead of being exaggerated, the seriousness of the conditions at St. Vincent has been underestimated. One-half of the island is covered with lava and the other half with volcanic ashes. Cattle are starving in immense numbers, and there is little reason to hope that the island will again be habitable for years to come. The British government is now engaged in removing the entire population to neighboring islands. Although the Transvaal truce is still on, and peace negotiations between the British and Boers are supposed to be in progress, there does not seem to be a great deal of encouragement as to the immediate settlement of the issues involved in the struggle. Just what the British terms are has not been made exactly clear; but they involve the complete surrender of the independence of the South African republics. That is the main point at issue, and the burghers have been given to understand that there will be no concessions on this line either now or hereafter. That these terms will have to be accepted eventually is pretty generally conceded; but it does not follow that the concession will come just at this time. Above all things else, the rank and file of the Boer army desires independence, and it is doubtful as to whether even the leaders would be able to make them see the matter in any other light. How long the fight can still be kept up is altogether a matter of guess work. As far back as July 1, 1U01, Lord Kitchener stated officially that the entire Boer force in the field numbered 13,500 men. Since then his reports indicate that he has killed or captured 17,250 Boers; but still he requires an army of 250,000 men to hold the remainer, whatever that number may include, in check. The new war in the Philippines seems to be at a temporary standstill; but there is no good reason to hope that the standstill is anything but temporary. General Chaffee is now on the island of Mindanao, where he went from Manila to investigate the situation. Under date of Sunday, he cabled that he has had satisfactory interviews with several sultans and dattos and that all of them profess friendship to the United States. Datto Ruty, however, who captured some animals from the American forces recently, declines to give them up. His stronghold is a fort, situated on a high hill, and General Chaffee thinks he can be brought to terms by surrounding the hill and cutting off his water supply. This will probably be done, and afterward something will have to be done to the other fellows who protest friendship, but who have no American property to give up as a test of that friendship. The Confederate b'lng. Our correspondent at Sharon asked, in his last letter, for exact information as to the color and arrangement of the Confederate flag, and as we were unable to answer the question at the time because the necessary data could not be found conveniently at hand, we left it to our readers. It is not surprising, however, that an answer has been forthcoming without delay, and still less surprising that the desired information comes from Mr. J. L. Strain, the well known veteran of Cherokee county, than whom, probably, there is not a better informed man in the state on matters pertaining to the Confederate side of the Civil war. With the explanation that ne has not at hand the exact data upon whicn to base a complete statement of the times and circumstances of the various changes that were made in the flag, Mr. Strain sends lithograph copies of the different flags that were used by the Confederacy during the four years of its existence, and promises a com piete story of this subject at some future time. According to the lithographs furnished by Mr. Strain, there were four flags, more or less similar in general design, but varying in the arrangement of colors. We remember to have seen somewhere an article giving the dates of the various changes and the reasons therefor; but are unable to recall the facts just at this time. Taking the lithographs according to our impression of their correct order, their descriptions are as follows: 1st. The flag that was familiarly known as the "stars and oars," had seven stars on a blue union, witu a field of three horizontal stripes, red at toe top and bottom and white in the centre. 2d. The battle flag consisted of two broad blue stripes, edged with white, and running from corner to corner of a red field and crossing in the centre. At the centre of the blue cross was a large star, and on each arm were three more, making thirteen in all. 3d. The camp flag. This consisted merely of the battle flag forming the union on a field of white. When hanging at rest, nothing showed but the white, and because it was apt to be mistaken as a flag of truce, a final change was necessary. This change found expression in: 4th. The last flag of the Confederacy, which is properly referred to as "the flag." This was the same as the camp flag just described, except that the free end was tipped with a wide Ha r? nf rorl Although this Is pretty nearly the correct story of the flag, and It Is the last described one must look to if It is the correct thing he is after, as a matthe of fact, the battle flag seems to have made a greater impression on the mind of the succeeding generation. It is seen more often at reunions and elsewhere. The 'official flag has not been extensively reproduced since the war, and it is probable that but few originals are in existence. CHILD LABOR QUESTION. Senntor Tillman Will Endeavor to Force Legislative Action. The following letter from Senator Tillman to a constituent, was published in The News and Courier last Sunday at the request of the senator. From it, it appears that the child labor question is to be the principal issue confronting legislative candidates this summer: My Dear Sir: I have your letter of May 6. The house committee has rejected the Lovering resolution, looking to a constitutional amendment allowing congress to fix the hours of labor, and I am glad of it. No such amendment should ever pass or become law. The people of the respective states alone should control such matters and they are fully competent to do so. Your looking at all things from only one standpoint, is the reason why you have been misled into advocating such centralizing and un-Democratic doctrines. Suppose, for instance, that congress, under the pressure of organized labor in the cities, should pass an eight-hour 1 n II' f Af nil ii'At'l/ ?vi /in t Vi wnii /wli <\<i f V* a lut) lUi all ?ui nuicu tux UUftllUUL IUC United States? What would become of the agricultural workers of the country? I agree heartily with the idea of the South Carolina legislature being compelled to protect child labor in our factories, as well as prevent the excessive hours of labor among adults, and I shall lend my support, with all the earnestness I possess, to force the next legislature to relieve the state of the odium now attaching to it. The cotton mill presidents may clamor for the privilege of blighting the lives of the children who work in their mills, when they should be at play or at school, and they may demand the right to declare dividends by this cannibalistic process, but unless 1 mistake the people of our state the issue has only to be presented fully and bravely to cause the legislature to do its duty by an overwhelming majority. God forbid that we should ever have to seek relief from congress in that or any other proper reform of a local character. I consider the action of the mill owners in Aiken county in locking out their employees as the most cruel and unjustlfltable wrong I have ever known of. It cannot be disputed that men < have the right to strike and quit work, nor can it be disputed that the owners of cotton mills have the right to close their doors and not give work; but the effort to force the King mill people to return to work by punishing all the ' operatives in the other mlll&fwho have nothing to do with it and living even in a different state, is something unheard , of in the south. Those mills would never have been built but with a view to employing labor for the mutual benaflf nf V?r?t V? iKa mvnAfa on/1 wnrlfOra and when the lockout came it was too late for the operatives to seek employ- ] ment on the farm, as no crop could have been planted at that late date. I had rather see every cotton mill in South Carolina burned down and never ] have another one built than to have those who own them make slaves of those who work in them. The child labor business is cold-blooded greed. The Aiken lockout Is a proclamation unspeakable in its infamous cruelty ' and insolence. The unnecessary sufferlng it has produced and the sense ( of wrong will cause incalculable injury. There are men in Aiken county who, to my knowledge, have been working faithfully and continually for years ^ and years in the Horse Creek Valley . without the slightest friction, and if j all the operatives in that valley could move away and leave the mills to rot ( down for the want of labor it would be ( nothing more than just retribution for this high-handed and outrageous action ^ on the part of the owners. B. R. Tillman. MERE-MENTION. I Reports issued by the London board of trade, show that not a single pas- , senger was killed on the British rail- a roads during the year 1901 The es- . tate of the late Admiral Sampson is | estimated as being worth $18,000 , The miners of the anthracite coal re- | ?ions have voted to go on a strike A Norwegian has invented an electromagnetic cannon which, he claims, will send a two-ton projectile 03 miles I United States naval officers have made , i careful search about the United , States consulate at St. Pierre for the , remains of Consul Prentis. They have found n nnmhpr of oharred bodies: but I have not been able to identify any of them The French authorities at ( 3t. Pierre report that the supplies sent | by the United States alone are more , than sufficient for the needs of the peo- | pie The president has accepted an . invitation to participate in a Fourth of . July celebration at Pittsburg, Pa Alfonso XIII was crowned as king of | Spain last Sunday. The anarchists , made an ineffectual attempt to blow | him up. Several of them were arrested, j A dispatch of Sunday night from | Atlanta, represented everything quiet j there Mont Pierre is still making loud noises and new craters are said to 1 be forming The Civil war in Vene- < zuela does not give a great deal of promise of an early end Emperor , William of Germany, nas announced ( nis purpose to donate a statute of , Frederick the Great, to the United . States A tornado Inflicted damage in San Antonio, Texas, last Sunday, in ] the amount of $75,000. No lives were i iost A Houston, Texas, dispatch of , Sunday says that eight blocks of busi- | ness houses were blown down at Go- | Had on that day, and that 27 whites | and 30 Negroes were killed. Another | dispatch puts the killed at 150 The j Hebrews of New York are organizing < to prevent the purchase of meat by i members of their race until the figures i get down to the figures of a year ago? ( 10 and 12 cents a pound Heavy ] rains, amounting to cloudbursts, have j proved very destructive to crops in Iowa and Wisconsin during the past ' week A Washington dispatcn says i the senate will probably vote on the Philippine government bill on next Monday or Tuesday The recent volcanic eruption in the Lesser Antilles has been a hard blow to the Nicarau- | ga canal scheme. There are several slumbering volcanoes along the Nicaragua route, and the opposition is ' !-:??. *u.oil fViaw q re* wnrth. WUIMIlg UlClii ivi Cii i tutj ??v One hundred and fifty men were | killed by a fire-damp explosion in the , Coal Creek, Tennessee, mines, Monday. It is positive that this many men were in the mine. The number may reach 1 250. There is still doubt as to exact ' fatalities. - | The Convention Today. August Konn in The News and Cour- ( ier: There will be decided opposition to Senator Tillman s plan to change the party pledge, as well as to change the 1 plan of having only one set of cam- < paign meetings. For awhile it looked as if there would be no objection to the plan of changing the party pledge 1 that candidates were to take, but with- I in the last few days there has been considerable talk against the proposed ob- , ligation. This opposition does not come 1 from men who have been or are now al- 1 lied with what might be caned the Mc- < Laurin movement, but comes from men who think that it will be hurtful to the Democratic party in the state to exact 1 any more binding obligation than is i now imposed, and who are opposed to i binding candidates hand and foot and making mere machines of them and not allowing public officers to keep ] abreast of the times. Several public i men. who have been taking this view ( of the matter, were thinking of giving out interviews, but thought that it would be best to wait until the conven- ] tion meets here on Wednesday and j fight then and there. The campaign { meetings are, of course, incidentally intended for the discussion of real Issues. The history of the meetings for many 1 years past shows that it has been al- j most entirely an advertising arrange- ] ment for the convenience of the candianrl nnlitlrlnrm THp rnnrlidfltes ' are beginning to think that two sets of campaigns will so completely overdo the thing, that the people will get disgusted and pay no attention to the metings and that the newspapers, in self-defence and to give their readers something other than campaign matter. will have to leave out very much that the candidates would like to see in the newspapers about themselves. Why Spain Is Grateful.?The Spaniards are certainly a hospitable, courteous people. Either they have never borne any resentment toward this country on account of the Cuban war or they have* belied all the traditions of the Latin races in showing that they know how to forgive. The reception at Madrid of Dr. J. L. M. Curry, who went there last week as the representative of the United States at the coronation of the young king, has lacked nothing in cordiality. He has been the recipient of distinguished attention and consideration. If Spain has any feeling she hasn't shown it in his reception. Perhaps she feels grateful to Uncle Sam for having taken a couple of her colonies off her hands: at all events she ought to.?Charlotte Observer. 1 LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. W. S. Nell?Has lost a Waterman fountain pen. and offers a reward for Its return by the finder. M C. Willis, Mayor?Gives notice of the adoption by the town council of resolutions relative to a reduction In the price of waters to consumers. las. M. Starr & Co.?Talk about fly paper and poison, bug death, paris green, soda water, etc. They want you to see them for drugs and medicines. Fork Implement Co.?Says that McCormlck harvesting machinery is the best. They nave a few cultivators on hand and say they are the best things with which to cultivate a crop. They want to sell you the binder twine that you will soon need. H. C. Strauss & Co.?Say that after this date their store will close at 6.30 p. m., except Saturday, and invite you to do your shopping before that hour. Riddle & Carroll?Are telling you again aoout their High-Noon coffee, and South Carolina tea. THE CANE SEED MYSTEIIY. The agricultural department has replied to The Enquirer's recent letter about the cane seed, already referred to in this column. The letter comes from the office of the "Agrostologist," and is as follows: "Your letter of the 8th instant, adSressed to the Department of Agriculture, with enclosed seed, has been referred to this office. The seeds are those of the grass known as the small cane (Arundinaria tecta). This cane anly flowers once and then dies down after the seeds have matured. This grass grows several years before flowering, which accounts for the fact that this process has not been observed recently in your locality." Referring to the same subject on last Saturday, Mr. John J. Wallace, of the Fork Cotton mills, said: "I have noticed seed on cane before and have noticed also that the cane always dies shortly afterward." This was before Mr. Wallace had been advised of the contents Df the letter from the agricultural department. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? By reference to the resolution of the town council, published in another column, it will be noted that the price of ivater has been reduced to a figure that nakes this commodity available for any and all purposes at prices that are ex:remely moderate. ? There is still talk of the proposed! :hange of schedule on the South Carolna and Georgia railroad, whereby the southbound train will arrive earlier and :he northbound later, but as yet nobody seems to be In a position to give out luthoritative information. ? The Jasper Light Infantry left for :he exposition last Monday, 28 strong, jnder command of Captain Moore and Lieutenant Dobson. Some of the memsers of the company expect to be back :oday or tomorrow. Others will remain n Charleston the balance of the week. ? The southbound Carolina and NorthWestern train arrived late Friday and Saturday nights, because of the use of in engine too light to make the schedule. The railroad authorities have :heir hands pretty full in connection tvith the important and far-reaching changes now in progress. ? Because the train on which Rev. Dr. J. C. Galloway came down from Jastonla last Friday night was several hours late, there was no preaching n the Associate Reformed church un:il Saturday morning. The doctor sreached two sermons on Saturday, lowever, and two on Sunday, and dissensed the communion at the morning service on Sunday. The congregations it both Sunday services were quite arge. At the night service especially, :he church was filled to its capacity. Dr. Galloway has always been popular n Yorkville, and it is quite evident ;hat the kindly feeling he commands is is strong as it has ever been. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Florence Cody left yesterday for :he Charleston exposition. Sheriff and Mrs. J. R. Logan returned !rom Charleston yesterday. Mrs. W. W. Miller, of Rock Hill, visted Mr. L. R. Williams's family this Mr. R. S. Withers has been spendng a few days with his parents in Forkvllle. Mr. B. R. T. Bowen is in charge of :he store of C. P. Lowrance & Co., durng the absence of the proprietor in Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Radcliffe expect :o leave today for a week's visit to Charleston. Rev. W. G. Neville is away on a vist to Chester and Clinton. He will re:urn home tomorrow. Mrs. Robert Castles and son, of Smyrna, spent several days of last veek with the family of Captain E. A. Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Strauss returned from their western trip last Saturday norning. They spent most of the time n Arkansas. Mr. James Tlddy and wife, of Fort Mid, and Mr. John Tlddy, of Plneville, ,vere in Yorkville Sunday, having come >ver to see Mr. Frank Tiddy. Miss Annie MePheeters and Miss Katharine Dickson returned last Satlrday from a two weeks' visit to relltives and friends in Columbia. Mrs. Rhoda L. Ferguson returned to STorkville on Saturday, after a visit of several months to her daughter, Mrs. Frank Smith, at Mount Pleasant, near Charleston. Dr. J. A. Wray, who resides in Ca:awba county, N. C., made a short vist to his son, Mr. J. Q. Wray, on last Saturday, leaving for his home on Suniay afternoon. Mr. W. B. Love, of McConnellsvllle, ,vas in Yorkville last Friday. He said :hat as the result of the advertisement jublished in The Enquirer, he disjosed of all the pigs he had for sale. Miss Mamie Hull, daughter of Mr. J. F. Hull, of Rock Hill, was married at he home of her parents in that place yesterday morning to Mr. H. S. Park;r, of Blshopville. The ceremony was jerformed by Rev. J. S. Beasley in the presence of a number of friends. Shorty afterward Mr. and Mrs. Parker took he train for Charleston. So far as can be stated at this time, he surgical operation that was perormed on Mr. Frank Tiddy last Frilay for appendicitis, by Drs. Walker tnd Stokes, is all that could be desired. Jpon cutting into the diseased spot the doctors found a much worse condition of affairs than they expected. The dlsease had made dangerous progress and It looked almost as If the time In which an operation could avail anything had passed. It was decided, however, to go on with the operation, which was performed with success. When asked about the matter afterward, the doctors were unwilling to offer a great deal of encouragement. It was plain that they feared the worst, and had but little hope for the best. Aside from this particular trouble, however, Mr. TIddy was in excellent condition for the ordeal, and he was placed In the care of Miss Mamie McConnell, who Is a trained nurse. She has been faithfully assisted by Mr. Tiddy's father, and Dr. Walker has been giving the case con stant attention. On Saturday, conditions were more encouraging and they seemed to show still further improvement on Sunday, Monday and yesterday. The patient is bearing up bravely, and with a day or two more of the same improvement that has been noted, he may be considered out of danger. Mr. Tlddy has numerous friends who are very much interested in his condition. NEW PISTOL LAW. In his letter to The News and Courier of Monday, Mr. August Kohn incorporates the following, which is of local as well as general Interest: It does not appear to be generally remembered that the state is gping to practically stop the sale of pistols after the 1st of July. It is not a long while before the new statute goes into effect. It is, therefore, high time for the dealers in pistols to remember the existence of the statute and get to the point of closing out their stocks. At the time the statute was enacted there was some talk of bringing suit to test the constitutionality of the act. No test can be made until the law becomes operative, because the state supreme court will not decide a case which presents a prospective issue. There is now talk being gotten up among the dealers to employ distinguished counsel and, by violating the law, make a test of the constitutionality. The man who, after July 1, violates the law and allows himself to be convicted merely to test the statute, runs a considerable risk; but some agreement may be reached upon this matter. The law is radical and extraordinary, out South Carolina has before this done some more surprising things, and if the new law will only stop the pistol habit ll will nave uune u great tiling. The act, which was passed in 1901, and is known as the Cooper law, reads as follows: "Section 129. From and after the 1st day of July, 1902, it shall be unlawful for anyone to carry about the person, whether concealed or not, any pistol less than 20 inches long and three pounds in weight, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to manufacture, sell or offer for sale, or transport for use or sale into this state, any pistol of less length or weight. Any violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100, or imprisonment for not more than 30 days, and in case of a violation by a firm or a* corporation it shall forfeit the sum of $100 to and for the use of the school fund of the county wherein the violation takes place, to be recovered as other fines and forfeitures. This section shall not apply to peace officers in the actual discharge of their duties or to persons while on their premises. "The fines and forfeitures above provided for, when collected, shall go to the school fund of the county where the violation occurred." At the recent session of the general assembly the act was amended by its friends so as to cure ambiguities. THE FIRST PRIMARY. Because of a conversation on the subject in the court house yard recently, the reporter has taken occasion to look into the history of the primary election method in making party nomn (n "V nrlr omtrtftr Hno won t1n_ IliailVUO 111 AW I A V/UUilVJ. Vllt man. whose memory evidently does not extend back very far, suggested that the primary system had been brought Into vogue as the result of the Tillman movement In 1890. Most people of 30 years of age, and over, know very much better than that. Still, there are not many Individuals, even among the public men, who have been In politics for 20 years or more, who remember the exact facts. The reporter became convinced of this as the result of inquiries for data, and confirmation has been furnished by the true story as compiled from the files of The Enquirer. County Auditor W. B. Williams has one of the longest and most correct memories of any public man in this section. Given Just a little time and he can recite the political history of York county since the war with almost infallible precision. Upon being asked for the information desired, he reviewed It about like this: "The convention system of nominations prevailed from 1868 to 1880. The first primary was held in the last named year. Just how it came about I cannot say exactly, but I think It grew out of dissatisfaction with the convention system. Mr. W. A. Moore was appointed auditor in 1876. The convention of 1878 recommended Mr. C. S. Wilson. Up to that time, Democratic conventions were not supposed to have anything to do with the recommendation of treasurers and auditors, and for some reason Governor Hagood was not disposed to accept the convention's recommendation. ( The matter dragged along for 18 months, as well as I remember, before Mr. Wilson was finally appointed. Inere was more or less dissatisfaction over various convention nominees: but this case, I think, was the most conspicuous. Anyhow, there were no more nominating conventions aner inai 01 1878." Upon referring to the files of The 1 Enquirer, it was found that the memory of Mr. Williams is correct, espec- i ially as to dates. The Moore-Wilson ' incident was not investigated further 1 than to ascertain that Mr. C. S. Wilson i was the nominee for auditor of the con- < vention of 1878. I The report of the proceedings of the i next county convention, which was held i on May 3, 1880, closes with a resolution ! in which it is proposed to leave with the i county Democratic executive commit- I tee, the duty of ascertaining whether l the voters would prefer the convention I or primary plan of nominations. In I the discharge of its commission, the i committee ordered an election on the 1 subject. This election was held on August 7, 1880, and resulted In the selection of the primary plan over the convention plan by a vote of 837 to 326. Immediately after this there was a general announcement of candidates, and the first primary was held September 23, 1880. The candidates for the varl/-Vita /vfflnAfl mnxA na #/>! 1/\tira uuo unices ? ci c ao luiiuno, For Senator?I. D. Witherspoon. For House of Representatives?John G. Black, J. C. Chambers, John P. Gage, Peter Garrison, W. Porter Good, James F. Hart, Iredell Jones, B. H. Massey, Wm. H. Stewart. Of these Black, Jones, Massey and Stewart were nominated. For County Commissioners?James B. Allison, A. M. Black, E. L. Glenn, J. M. Jackson, A. F. Lindsay, Ira Hardin, A. F. McConnell, J. V. McFadden, W. R. Robinson, James Scoggins, Calvin Whisonant, W. W. White. Allison, Jackson and Lindsay were chosen. For County Treasurer?James M. Hope, J. Ernest Lowry, Robert D. McKnight, H. A. D. Neely, James A. Wallace. Neely was nominated. For County Auditor?E. F. Bell, W. S. May, J. M. Sherrer, Wm. B. Williams, C. Scott Wilson, A. Springs Withers. Williams was nominated. For Clerk of the Court?Wm. E. Erwin, Wm. H. McCorkle, Joseph F. Wallace. Wallace was nominated. For Probate Judge?Wm. B. McCaw, J. A. McLean. McLean was nominated. For Sheriff?R. H. Glenn, Wm. J. Stephenson. Glenn was nominated. For School Commissioner?John B. Good, Robert Lathan. Lathan was nominated. The total number nf white vntpq rant In this primary was 2,210, and the total number of colored votes 80. The only difference between the primary, as conducted then and the primary as conducted now, was that the plurality rule prevailed then, while since 1890 tue majority rule has prevailed. LOCAL LACONICS. We Will Send The finqnlrer From now until January 1, 1903, for $1.20 in advance. The Pennlon Money. Of the $8,001 pension money in hAnd last Tuesday, Clerk Wylle now has left $1,318.20. All of the checks, save 45, have been placed In the hands of the people who are entitled to them. Rood Wheat Crop. One of the best wheat crops to be seen In this section, is that on the county home farm. The outlook is that an unusually heavy crop will be made off the farm this year. ibont July 1. The Columbia correspondent of The News and Courier says that the Southern will probably take charge of the South Carolina and Georgia Extension ibout the first of July. Flailing Creek Ilrldge. The new bridge over Fishing creek, it Robinson's ford, is receiving general praise from all who have seen It. It is a handsome structure and looks as if it should stand until It rots down. Although the earth approaches have not been completed, the bridge la In use, and the crossing is much more satisfactory than It has ever been before. . . .. ... . Mninps at the Chalnjranff. There is an epidemic of mumps at the chalngang. Superintendent Whitener mentioned the matter on Monday and said that If this disease is contagious it Is certainly a puzzle to trace its origin. The first Negro to develop the disease was one who had been in Jail for fully four months before coming to the chalngang, and it was nearly a month after he left the jail before the disease made its appearance. Prefer Cotton Seed Meal. It will be remembered that we recently published a statement from the Gastonla Gazette to the effect that a citizen of Gaston had discovered that cotton seed meal would rid Irish potato vines of bugs. Mr. John Jones, a successful farmer of the Guthriesville section, was in town yesterday and stated that a neighbor of his tried The Gazette's "exterminator," with the result that on returning to his potato patch the next day after putting the meal on the vines, he found the bugs eating the meal in preference to the vines and thriving on the change of diet. Probably a Relic of the Battle. Mr. J. Martin Hambright, who lives in the vicinity of King's Mountain battleground, was in Yorkvllle on Monday and exhibited in The Enquirer office an ancient buckle that was picked up recently within 40 yards of Ferguson's orrave. and within 40 vards of where the loyalist colonel was killed. The buckle Is of brass, and may have belonged to a saddle girth, sword belt or knee band. As to that there is no way to determine. Neither can it be definitely stated that it belonged to some participant in the famous battle. Judging from its general appearance, however, and the spot where it was found, this seems quite probable. On the Rood Attain. After several weeks spent making necessary improvements on the poor house farm and doing work in connection with the crops there, the chaingang was transferred to the Simril hill again on last Monday. It will probably continue on the road for several weeks now, unless something turns up in the meantime to make Its presence more desirable elsewhere. Although, except during the bad weather of the winter, when it was impossible to work, the chaingang has been kept constantly busy since its location in its present camp, it is a fact that not more than half of its time, so far, has been put on the Yorkvllle and Tirzah road. I'mttinfAil lav .Tnnliiimv Ella Galther, a Negro woman of Bethel township, was committed to jail by Magistrate Johnson, Monday afternoon, for a murderous assault upon Hope Good, another Negro woman. The Gaither woman surrendered to the magistrate. She stated her grievance of jealousy against Hope Good, and then went on to describe how she went to the home of her rival, who lives on Mr. Jonn Andrew Glenn's place, and shot her with a pistol and cut her with a. razor. Both wounds were severe, and believing that she had killed her rival, the Gaither woman said she was willing to submit to the law. She said also that on leaving the house in which the issault was made, Hope Good's brother tired at her and she fired baqjt at him.