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IJfort pill <iimr.$, PUliLISIIEO WKDNKFD.WH. Wm, B. BRADFORD. {subscription priuo ... . SI i? r year. Cnrrespondeiioe <111 current subjects is luvitnl, but we do not uftrcc to publish " communications containing more than MOO words, and 110 respinsibility is assained for tint views of correspondents. As an advertising medium for Charlotte, l'ineville, Fort Mill, and Knelt , Hill badness hottsi's The Times is inisnr passed. Ilntes made known on applicat ioti to t ho publisher. Focal Telephone No. '-111. FKiiKUAKY l'.Ml. An Httimatr of Nation. A Topekn man, who is not n sal-ion keeper, thus describes Mrs. Nation: "II is hard to accept her as the 'motherly old and' she is said to be, or to find in her the eharaclei istics of godliness. She is fal, noisy and impertinent. She hasn't the remotest conception of ^ood manneis or politeness. She will snatch a ri?ar out of a man's jnouth and <40 to roaring in the middle of the street about her own eull to visit out the vengeance of the Lord. She has no discrimination, and she is coarse and talky to the utmost decree. - Tillman Christens Ueveridge. Washington Post. "The Wasp from the Walmsh'' is the new name for Senator Uoveridgp, of Indiana. Senator Tillman ei.ristoned him Friday afternoon. There had been considerable sharp sparring between I'eveiid^c and Tillman over their respective knowledge about farming. Mr. Tillman had referred to the Indi tinkiti ii8 "MiK wise man who knew all about, farming," and Mr. BeverI Ige 11a?i retorted that farmers used pitchforks as well as plows. "Ah," Haid Tillman, good-naturedly, "we have got the pitchfork in at last. Now I'll proceed to use it." There was more chaffing hack and forth between the Senators in a personal sort of way, until Senator Chandler, who had been itching to got into the verbal melee, protested that the Senators were not addressing the chair, according to the rules. "As my distinguish^ d friend from New Hampshire," remarked Tillman, laughing, "has admonished me in the way 1 should go, 1 pre same 1 had better let this wasp from the Wabash alone." "In view of that court eons appellation,"'at once interrupted Senator Beveridge, "I am very glad to see that thesting has had itselTeet." Senator Tillman laughe 1 out loud. "The trouble was," lie said, that the wasp did not have any sting. He only buzzed mound me, and 1 had to brush him off.*' ?vi>uu iiiiiid buriail v/llipui. Four hundred and fifty thousand spindles were represented at tin* meeting of the Southern Cotton Spinners* Association held in Char. lotte last Friday. The meeting was culled for the express purpose of effecting a curtailinent of cotton yariu, and tin* result is that for four months from March 1. the production will he reduced very considerably. This will he brought about by a shutdown of nijjht w< rk, as provided for in the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That we recommend all mills to stop ni^ht work entirely (. ... f !-- l : : * ? i iuiii iiiwiiiiin, i >rg 1IIII111 .Milt'CI) 1, 1901,nrul that mills running daylight only stop one ilay in every week, beginning March 1. At the expiration of sixty days from March 1, mills stopping night work shall also conform to arrangements made herein for mills running day time only." Dr. John H. McAden, president of tho association, says that this action insures n reduction of f>0 per cent, lie also says that the night shifts will not be allowed to sutler, and that all operatives will be given just as much work as possible under the circumstances. -? -? ?- ?? Negroes Worked as Slaves. A labor contract system, which is virtually a system of slavery, has been in existence for some time in* Anderson county, says a Columbia dispntch. During the session of court last week testimony in a murder ttiitl brought 11 * facts 1 J> li}j!:1. and .1 ud^e I'euctt i in modi ately ordered a full investioathm by the jjpund jury, the rcpcit tolhe made to a special term next moutih. In bin ohurue, the judjo' said: "Since tin; facts first came out. the case of the State vs. Newell, charged with murder, has boon ' tried, and during the progress of the trial of that ease it was d"veloped from the testimony of witnesses that t he dee eased. Will I i id!, had been killed while in New-nil's stockade. To ihe astonishment of the court, it wiih shown that he was net there as a convict, but was there under s i-callcd contract to labor on the farm. It so-nis that lie was charged I?y Ncwvll with violation of a labor coiitracl; that Newell swore out a warrant for his arrest before Magistrate dames .J. < ilmer; that 1 he uia^is' rale issued the warrant, placed it in the hands of Newell, as a deputy, and that Vnivn'l I 4.. 41... 1. .. . . f Will . . ? .. V. <11 III I ' III'' III I nil" 111 >1111 Hull nml arrested liii::. It appears that tiny did not take liim to jail, and ho far as the tost iinony siiows. that was tlio cml of 11? process of the law. "Instead of bein?? taken to jail, as he ou^ht to have been, under the warrant of ai rest, by some strange procedure he was t ?l<en to Newell'n stockade, where it seems that Newell had some sixteen convicts at work on his farm. So gentlemen, here was a poor ne^ro taken from his wife and children under a pretext < f arrest. Th ? machinery of our law was used to seize him, take him from his home, and put him in a convicts'stocka e unit wnrlr linn lilr.i .. ... ...-.-.i ... it. .. w. .? ...... ||.\. II l \\ J I II nut proco.-s ot law. : If was under no sentence of the murl; lie had not InM'11 tried. Tin* testim ny showed that lu' was "iiatdcd like a convict, made to labor like a convict and treated in all respects like a convict. And, indeed, the manner of his death would seem to indicate that it was in an effort to' leave this convict camp that he was shot as a felon mi^ht lie shot in cndevorinjjf to escape the sentence of the law. "(Jentlemen, this is a serious matter, and 1 charge you that i: is your duty to make a thorough investigition of this case. Van will brino before you I lie magistrate that issued the warrant and the constable that executed it. You 'nave the power to send for pers us and papeis. and \ou will only be doino your duty in in ikimj a thorough investigation and rtportin*_; upon this t it at men t of \\ ill 11 u 1I." The Hull case is an example. Contracts made out in regular form have been used to bind negroes to the service of white farmers. The laborer amves to "i erform i't nei-.il farm work under the supervision of file employer or his agents," for a staled miiii arid length of time, and the laborer furl In r agrees "at all times to be subject to the orders and commands** of the employer, who ".shall have the riijhl to lock me up for safe keeping, and if 1 should leave his farm or run away he shall have the riljht to offer a reward for my eapture," the reward to be dedueted from the wtijjeh duo the laborer. The contraet also gives the employer "the right to transfer his interest in this contract to any other parly,'* thus enabling the employer to virtually Hell the laborer to another. This system is in general use in Anderson county, and some of the wealthiest and most prominent men in the county are !? lieved to be working negroes hnder these con tracts. The investigation promises to be sensational. Tillman Indorsed. In the Senate last Thursday. Mr. A Winch otfered tho followb g concurrent resolution, which was adopted without discussion or dissent, and sent to the House: Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring, That the aeknowh dginontx of the General Assembly are hereby tendered to the Hon. B. 1*. Tillnia for his able, patriotic anil consist out course in the I nitial States Senate throughout his jcrviee in that body, which course is hereby indorsed and pron^need worthy of his State and people. Pa.e-Devll Coasting. i! is (1 Hi. wit t<> imagine a more, dare-devil and thrilling adventure J than that of two.inch sliding clown a s'.?-i j> ice-crusted mountain. one in a j>:ospertor's pan and tho oilier on a minor's shovel. Vol such a hazardous wnd<rtnUin?_' was accomplished tho other day hy IVte MrCi.tr and "Yanke I>i 11" .Murphy, miners and prospeetoiB in the Si erra .Had re mountains, when they Hew like tin1 wind down one side of the treeless (Jnart-ite mountain, a distance of ahout two miles with a descent oT ahout thirty-live dci:ins. ami lauded in twenty-live feet of snowdrill in the forty-foot chasm of Cow en ek, a few miles \\v.-.t of (iraiul l'!nca:npmeiit. \\ yo. I'etc and aide e Hill's" love of adventure will hrnnk perils of any kind a1 any lime for the pure love of spirt. Peculiar'Vessel*"" t!iese i two roei^li miners, and it was in }estin_: wit^t'i' simply that they raced down tliis mountain, l'ele in the pan and "Yankee Hill" on the shovel, both finishing with a record hreaket* and what mi^ht have heen a neck breaker. They eliinhe I to the top of the pen!: over two bet of snow on the day of the adventuie to wash out a decomposed puaitsite. In the af-; ternoon it turned nil'cold and froze a crust on the siiow, so that the* surface ol" the mountain resembled ^lass. It was near sundown when the two men finished prospecting and st at ted to retrace their way down the mountain. The slipcry red snow impeded tin ir progress, inakino the journey slow and dangerous at lit si. Less tlian 100 i'e t down lVte j. siinoly prop ised to' Yankee Hill** ?1...1 .!? ii o in..i uny niu.r uowil (Mi lilt' pan ;iiid shovel. "I'll heal you down." said l'ete, sail ino the action to the woid by m t t inar into t lie pan. "Von can't boat mo," replied "Yankee ltill," at the same time squatting down on his shovel, tin111 iik 1 i't11 df the danger ahead. At lirst both slid alon^ in a jerky fa-hion. for they were obliged to pusli tliensselves aloni* at times. ; Suddenly, however, the descent be- i came more abrupt, and the two: men launched into c/.one and shot down with accelerating speed like c( mets through space. The sensation they felt can n ither be described or imagined. They tote down the mountain side like an avalanche. each ho dint; on to his mel d sled with a visoliko grip. A mile was covered in apparently an instant, when a ridge formation turned them oil' their course, and they llew still faster at an acute angle. The forly-fo ?t chasm of Cow creek was inevitable, and be. r .. ii i i - line iney IlilU unit' lit realize the ?l?iiiLftT they lint 1 leaped over its ed_;e. cleared Cow crook and, as if human 'hills, 1? >rcd the .snow-drift twciit y-iivc feet. When duo out Pete and ' Yankee Hill" did ii<>t exactly need tho coroner, hnl there were not enough plasters an I liniment in camp to soothe their hrnises. They came up smiling, however, each stoutly inaintaiuino victory. The shovel and j) in will he exhumed next sprint hy nature. Louisville Colt- | rier dournal. Kentucky's Mew (hone Law. Frank I'. Ingram lias sent the lhrllinioro Sun. from Louisville, t Ky , the following rules for Ken-' tucky shootino; Plain citizens may he shot from .lannary I to iVceiuher hi. Senators,governors and memhers of Congress may he shot during .a : .. i ... Ill;? ihiin i? J11 (villi pai<.;U ol* Wlllllll sixty days thereafter. 11 any man is caught drinking water it is a sign lie is no jientlelnnn, and may executed with w hatever weapon is nearest at hand. Colonels may he shot with impunity at any time, while a squirrel mm is recommended for majors and captains. No man shall he allowed to kill in excess of six persons a day. In ease of honor this number may he , increased to 103. Kvery qiti/en who does not tote the remains of his victim from siqht within forty-ei^ht hours from the time the first Volley was tired 4 will be lined one gallon ( f moonshine. Any citizen who steps on another's toes will be shot, wi.h the privilege of apolog zing thereafter. If a citizen leaves home half shot and is found on the streets a short time thereafter full ?>f buckshot, that is his fault, at (1 his relatives are not allowed to shoot more than seventeen suspects in their efforts to lind tne guilty person. - The lirst pttblic schools were opened m l(Mf> in Massachusetts. In the English army a s Ulier is drummed to church just as lie is to drill or (lr.-ss parade. The oldest national ting in the world is that of Denmark, which lias been in use since 121b. The recent census shows that 12 percent of the population of the I'nited States is colored. Of the o,tlocomot i ves built, in the I'nited Slates last year, o().*j went abroad, most of them to Knglish lint s. The population of the town of Lancaster by the recent census was 1,177. By the census of lb'JO it was 1.01U. This does not include the population at the cotton mill, but only the population within the corporate limits- one-half mile in every direction from the court house, Including the factory and suburbs, the population of the town is double what it is put down at.?Lancaster 1 ndger. Blsaclismitli fStiap. The Spruit Machine Company have employed Hill (iaddy to run their I.laeksinitli Hu>p, and the patronage of the pahlie is resi?cct fully solicited. BARBER SHOP. For first elass lonsorial work to the barbershop of W. It. Carothers in the bank building. Hair I'uttiujj, Shaving, Shampooing and Sinjjein^. Indies' hair shampooed. Mule aud Wagon Cheap. A lino, sound youn.? mult* clioap for cash or on lime Also it 111rrc-horsc"i>!ilrheir" wagon. Apply to T. M. HUGHES. "THE OS?E IiEL.2 Get = Our \ t 1 i r I o i\m< lvn. ii lisiv will wir bettor during tho tho preceding ye thoioss anxious t< your, niul if low { modution count will certainly suc< W o offer spocia Seed, in oxchangi and Fertilizers. so 1! II(? sos 011*1 i\i Wo bavo in sto< all sizos of "Old i \ i mont" W a^oiis. All wo ask of 01 tomors is to j^ivc submit prioos bofc suro to soo as be Cotton Sood. T. B. BELK ... r v BprmgfieM Stock Fa?m. " (l'rapm UOyiT.) Hereford, Short Horn, Abci'deon-An- \ frnx Cattle; Shropshire Sheep; Bi? Eur- | lish Berkshire IIoj?s; Bronze Turkeys, ! utid Barred Plymouth Hock ami Indian i f iunio Chickens. Write for prices. J. P. CHOWDER, Supt., FORT MILL, 8. C. Notice of KhcJion. An election will he held in the town wi rorr ..mil <t>. ''.Jon the istli day of February, 1U01, for the purpose of eleetihira Warden tolill t he vaeaiiev caused i by tho resignation of T. S. Kiriqvutriek. T. 1). Faulkner, J. <Hughes and T. It. t'ulp have boon appointed managers of the election. 15v order oT the Town Council. J. W. MiKLHANEY, Intendant. 1 1 R A (J. SMYTUK, Secretary. J. U. Tray wick & Co., DEALERS IN FINE LKJIJOKS AND WINES, No. I'l East Trade St. CHARLOTTE, - - - N. C. WODB WAIT1.I WANTED AT ONCE ? ONE TIIOUSANl)C(HiDSOK FOUR FOOT WOOD AT Ol'H YARD NFAU FORT MILL. GKM.9TTE BEIGE GO. X :r?'n-. :!v vi .'iV. "'A { wor |?h.?to fir tree r?;|Mirton patentabilit). D"??k "Hi v W w toOttr.in tT.S and Foreign I'ateutsnnd Traue-Marks," (A FREE Fairest terms over ottered t?? inventors.(IJ PATENT LAWYERS OF 2* YEAR*' FKACT1CE -S 20.000 PATEfJTS PROCURED THROUGH THEM. & . ) All I'iijIupmi c ritiuentill. Nmnd advi'.-o. Fuitliful(r j^Mrviei), Mod< rata ohtrgei jY SwrCo A. SNOW fir CO Xj fATHNT LAWYERS, i\ Orr. u. 3. Patent Cfficj, WASHINGTON, 0. C. Y [ABX^E STORE." - Prices. ;inoss was much year 1900 t han in nr, we are neveri) increase it this >rices and accomfor anything we reed. 1 prices lor Cotton r for Hulls, ileal Wo also buy and ! ulos. k and on the way ickory ' and "Pied1 i ir friends and cus4 us a (banco to >ro buying, and bo I do re selling your PROPRIETOR E OLD RELIABLE 5 TORE.* g&H Js&mL* - s ilUfc _ GARDEN ..SEED! : V ' " 1 have just received my FRESII SEED. Each paper is dated and an old paper can not be sold by mistake. Good Seed is necessary to secure a j^ood stand. Do not buy I cheap Seed. They may be expensive in the end. A. 0. J ONES. THE FORT ilILL BRIG - STORE, DPPO^ITF XIITT ctvivno new - " WOT U.?.A?\, Is the place at which you can always find everything?asunlly kept at a first-class apotieeary shop. I am running a dnig store, in every s? use of the wad. 1 can proscribe for you. till prescriptions, and sell vju drugs. I have had years of exjerience and am thoroughly acqininted with the drug business. A full line of the b?st? CIGARS, CIGARETTES, .ND STICKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO Eveything in STATIONERY. T. I!. SlE.UII.iai, SI. D. It's a \Ya?tc of Words to argue wit)- the rpatron* or the Model Steam Lauhdry, Charlotte. S. l\ ?they know.full well that washing ironing of tlio *s to know ij^^H^^^^^^^^Hvcrti.seWill a call to Vi^HpL' Wo mako u speciin^^K I ]a,n4erit."' window curtain*. 'v Ed. L. ncELMArAYJ AS*"1' fCt Mllf S- C* w. ir. LIQ 0 OR^BME'R, look ?11p* trndi ,JS6 your Corn, Si-.so. All