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\ THE FORT MILL TIMES." PUIiLISI110 n W EDN KfcjftAY3. The TIM LB COMPANY. Subscription price $1 jjor year. Cliri'ltSIIOIIlll'IK'O 1)11 CUlTrllt XllbjcelS is invito*!, I.nt wo do not ??peo to publish roiiipmiiii'ntioiix containing more than II f. ?vor<ls, and no ivsjiniisil ilit v is assumed for tin' vn ws of convs|>oinleiit s. Art an advertising liit'dimn for filial iiiic, i iiii'.viiie, rorr wiiii, ;mki i.u-k Hill business houses The Times is unsur passed. Kotos made known <>11 uppliea- | tiou to the publisher. I^k-jiI Telephone No. 2<?. AUGUST 7, 1U01. Senator McLnuriu has at last sent in liiH reply to the official communication from the Stale Democratic executive committee. He trents the committee as misled boys and regards 1 heir action as! ridiculous and of no legal effects or weight, lie ably defends his record in Congress and cites Till- 1 man's vote with the Republicans. He regards their action as expressing the malice and fears of the one individual. Senator 1?. It. Tillman. ; lie further says: "Twenty*one men 1 ?...1 t.. 41. i HUM: en Lfiu|Mi j IU iiif jjuwirr of 1)0,000 voters of South Carolina and in a meeting called for another purpose, have hastily endeavored to do what can I jo clone only by solemn proceedings of impeachment, expressly provided for in the constitution of the United States," ?? Tillman In Wisconsin. A Sentinel special from Mal i - ' etta, Wis., gives the following ex- ' tract from the speech of Senator Tillman dolived at that place last Saturday: "In Wisconsin you have 5,000) black men," he said. Why not trv the blenchieir t? roe ess and ex terminate them by intermarrying* > The idea in repugnant to you. In | South Carolina we have 7.">0.000 j blacks and 550,000 whites. The i carpet-baggers* the 'nigger' and tlie southern scalawags and scoundrels ruled lis after the war, until they had stolen everything that was in the State; thou wo went with our shot guns to the. polls and took it away from them. All men are not created equal and the 'niggers' are not tit to vote. Come ' what may, the white people of the South will govern their own country." Undenounced Hooker Washing- : ton's scheme of educating the ne- 1 gro along industrial lines, as an attempt to place him on an equality with the white artisan, some- 1 thing that would intensify race ; hatred in the Smith, and said that among the 4,000,000 slaves during the Civil war, there were more Christians than there are today nmonp the!>,000,000 blacks in tin? {South. "I do not want to uphold slavery," ho continued. I thank God tluu'o are no slaves today under the Btnrannd stripes.'" Mr. Tillman made an eloquent plea in justification of lynching, saying that Southern women could not he brought into court to testify to their sliumo and depredation : before a jury for the purpose of conviotinp a beast. His reference to the sanctity of the Southern household and Southern women and Ids remarks on lyuehinp were ' heartily applauded, lie closed with an impassioned statement to 1he elfert that the white of the south would remain on top "in spite of the devil" and, if necessary, he and his brethren were ready to take down their shotpuns npain. Some Quod Wheat Returns. York county's wheat has turned out very well, we believe, this year. The returns have been very I pood. More v aa sown than at any previous period in the history of the county, and the probability is <i.~? - -n ? - - i mil. limit; \iiii in; Itmvil III'M yt'llf 1 han this. At IruKt that is the opinion of a practical farmer, one who generally knows what he is talking about and who gets good returns from his farming operations. go bases his statement largely on the observation that more improved wheat sowing and harvesting machinery has been sold within the last year than ever known before, and on the belief that the people are not buying this to looK at, but to use. The speaKor I lien cited the reporter to two cases whers exceptionally good returns were had; W. it. tierndon harvested 05 bushels from four acres that was seeded with 5 bushels, J. (.). Waljter sowed 2 bushels on four aeres and got Ob bushels.?YorKville Yeom'n. - Hon, ?J. C. Willtfirn has been appointed lecturer and organizer in the State in the elTort to reorganise the alliance. | L>UL'<i JUL) AMIkUUBtl). Nc\\t?n l.anicr, of I'n t V'I'.thp V'c itni,' i n<t Snen With W'h'te Man From KncxvilSe, Wlio Was Plnttirjj to Rob Him. Charioto Nrws, Saturday. Newton Lanier, ii youn?j white man of Vork comity, S. C., was ' found in a dyino rendition yest? rday afternoon about o.fO on I lie ' railroad near Mr. ?hik?' Ifasnaeht's , (tin? old \ liltun place) four miles' south of the city. A 'phono no s' snj>o was sent to the city for the police. Odicer Pitts answered the 'phone, lu a few minutes after Chief of l'olicc Irwin and Serjeant Jetton, in the patrol, started fori the scone. When they arrived { there, the man (then unknown) was unconscious, lie was put in the patrol and would have died on , the way to the city hut for the: constant work on the part of the | officers to keep him alive, lie was taken to St. Peter's 1 Iuspilal, and despite heroic treatment, died in .'tO minutes after reaching there. Tim rum uli.c O. I \l in ?\ iiiniun im i vi uiM'll t?? 9), + \l . Harry ?V Co's. This morning the man was identified by Mr. it. I). 1 Springs. as Newton Lanier, a man i who bad been guarding convicts on his (Mr, Springs) farm near Fort Mill, S. C. Mr. Springs 'phoned Mr. Cbns Lanier, brother of the dead man. wlio also lives near Fort Mill, and he arrived here by noon. Mr. ('has. Lanier at once pronounced the dead man to be his brother. There were four brothers: Newton and Chas., who lived near Fori Mill; Tom, who is in Texas, and WillnrH, who lives in Gaston comity, N. ('. Newton and Chas. lived near each other. Newton left Mr. Springs' clay be- ) fore yesterday for Glover. S. C. I lit4 came by Charlotte. When lie ! left home he had !?12 in his pocket. ! Chas. Lanier saw his h ot her short - ' ly before he left Fort Mill. He was perfectly well. 1 .. . * 1- ? 1* 1 JJIUIIII ? ur< 11 ni>i uii^ri" lll'II', 1 I'H* tenia y it sormn as he journeyed toward Jericho he fell unionist thieves. He got ia with a man or men from Knoxville, Tenti., who took him ton house, No SOI Kast First street, several occupants of which are said to he from Knoxville The address of this house was found on a card in the dead man's pocket. The police learned on i going there that Lanier had been there yesterday with a man divine his name as (.'has Lyle. The men were drinking together. < >ne woman testified that Lyle was rowdy ami admitted that he was plot tingle get Lanier's money. The woman said that tlie two men left the house at - o'clock yesterday and that Lanier was not drunk. That was the last seen of Lanier until he was found in a stupiiied dying condition <>u tin* roadside. .Tost when and where Lylo left his companion is not known. Lanier when found did not have hut a few cents in his pocket, ITo had a watch and chain, in one pocket, and in the other was a vial in which was a quantity of white powder, which the physicians pronounced morphine. There was everything to suggest that the man had boon drugged and then robbed. The person who drugged him may or may not have intended murder may have only intended to stupify him enough to get the money, hut t lie dose was a killing port ion. Newton Lanier was 2'i years of age. He was a son of .1. .1. Lanier, of (Mover, S. C. lie was horn three1 miles this side of Vert Mill, and there he and his brother had lived and worked on the farm. W hen , the (Mihnu war broke out. Newton Lanier came to Charlotte and enlisted as a member of the (Juocn City (J nurds. He made a good, record as a sohlior; was steady, i brave and generally liked. When the company was mustered out he was one of the ten especially com- 1 mended for good service. After his return from the war, be re- ; sumed fanning, on Mr. Jo. 1 hides' place, Pineville township. Fori some months he had been guard- ' ing convicts on Mr. Springs' place, lie was unmarried. His brother | will take the remains to Flint lliil, whero they will he interred tomorrow. Probably Sandbagged. Later developments in the Newton Lanier murder ease suggest that the young man was sandbagged and then rohhed. An autopsy was held over the dead body and the physicians disclosed flint clots of blood wore found upon the brain and this testimony led the coroner to render the verdict that deceased came to death bv poison or sandbagging or both. The people of Charlotte are intensely interested in the case and the general opinion is that Chnrlio Lyle and a man named Griffin who were companions of Lanier on the day of the murder are responsible for the deed. The. stomach of the murdered man has been sent to a chemist to be analuod. TWliNTY-SIXm N. C. RhUlfll'tN T AT OlilTYsBURO. A Short 5>kctch of the i*t, 2nd, and 3rd. Days' Catties ns Related by One of the Survivors. I-itieastor Kiil??ri>risi?. .Mi;. Editok:?I Mease give im> spare i:i your paper for a few remarks on the gallantry displayed on this bloody battlefield liv titirt gallant North Carolina regiment at Gettysburg. Some clstyn previous to I his battle General It. E. Lee derided to invade Northern soil, whip G rant and swoop in some rations?beef, rattle and horses. Soon orders came to rook up five days rations and get ready to march The line was taken up dividing , the whole at .iy into two coin inns marching as near as possible in a j on rat lei. one en'mmi * ;.? i -- ?- r*"01" * Harper's Ferry, the other on the left via Shnvpsburg marching for several days naked, hungry and tired. Finally we came within s>\ miles of Gettysburg and camped for the night. Next morning we were up, eat a few scanty rations, fell into line and at S o'clock we were formed into line at the foot j of a hill, in full view oT the town confronting two lines of the Federal army. We remniiit d there until 10 o'clock under heavy sharpslioot- ! ing and cannonading; we were in- I strueted to go linked, at trail arms and that one volley only, from the Confederate lines, then to lix bayonets and a charge would be order- | ed; this was all promptly executed. We were Imdiy exposed totheene- j my until we were ordered to "charge bayonets." Seventeen of the Waxhaw JAckson Grays were killed and 1W wounded in the first vollev from the Yankee line out of SJ men. The boys were calm ami serene and closed to their Hag keeping line. ; Soon tin? ilbth North Carol inn boys were in close contact wit h tho 24ih Michigan, llight here, 1 know whereof T speak, they deserve much credit for their bravery. I had to use my bayonet or do worse; had it not been for one of tny com- , rades I certainly wouid hnvo been pierced through my heart. The Itnttle lasted about 40 minutes. The 2t?th was exposed all t he t ime while reaching the contest. Col. II. K. Hurgynn was instantly killed while grappling to hoist I he regiment colors -Id men had been killed us fast as they hoisted them. Lieut. Col. John K. Lane, the fourteenth tnan. was ? hot in the mouth and through , the back of his neck; Capt. Win. Wilson also Major Jones were killed. of Co. I>., and W . \V. Kiehardsou, 1st. Lieutenant, together w.tli live non-commissioned ollicers were . killed; Frank Ifuunycut. the color I bearer, was killed; then that brave I ,i:..?: : .1. i ?? i: ?- i ? mm iimtiii;. inn:ii'ii n j mum , o i /. Richardson. grasped it exc-luiminy:: "l'\?l low Hie, boys, to victory"; aloiiu; came a bull and clipped his ri?;h? arm from his shoulder. <hi tli)' first day's Imttlo tli?> "J'itli car- : ried St)0 iiu'ti into action and in the "subsequent Imttlo cnnio out * with IdL' nu'ii. Co. 15.. \\ nxhnw Jackson (iniys, out of Si men came out with one man. Isaac Mnttox. lie was u tcnllant sohlicr was always at his prat of duty was in some -7 hot fought battles, and strange to say, was never wounded. IT. 0. Walknp lost his rij^ht arm, also Samuel Laney lost, his h>o. | Other companies lost the same percentage. The well known Iron britjade. from Miehi<;au, confronted Pottigrews Jlrionde from North Ciirolilia The rre..f writer ' nt tho North, claims that tho -oth North (Carolina lost more, in percentage. than any regiment South or North, (luring the civil war. Col. 11. I\. Hurgynn was only years old and was a graduate of a military college and by this the 'itith was the best drilled regiment in Lhe army. Sin? made herself famous on all the battlefields during the war. dust think of it. SOT men, with the exception of l.'?2, all killed or wounded on this ineinora- | l>lc battletiold. What a pity that ' Lee did not retreat to UichmomL after the first day's battle without the loss of all his men and made safe with all the Inure amount of horses, beef and cattle and forage. Yea, while Lee and Jackson were never known to make but one mis- i take, each, the latter, through a misunderstanding with his soldier on tin* videt post, laid tin' plan and instructed liin guard, causing his I dt nth from halls from his own men. Lee's mistake was in the two days advancing on Hound Knob,so well fortified by an out number in men | and position. No doubt (iraut smiled and said. "If you come, I'll have the dead wool on you." Pet- | tygrew's brigade was constituted by the 11th, 2t>th, -17th and 52nd regiments and all lost heavily. The 2<>th was selected to charge the ; Yankee battery, placed, like David 1 put Uriah, in the hottest of battle. ! Your corresponpent does not ask any more at the fields of honor than her records show. On the, fouith morning near Martinsburg, Md., ). -I. Pettygrow was killed from ambush by YanKoe cavalry. So it is plainly to be seen by the | I i . render tlmt the North Carolina suffered more loss in killed and wounded than any regiment in the south or north. On the fust days battle it was alarming to hear the wounded both Confederates, and Yankees begging for water The wounded lay there till sundown before they could be removed to the hospitals, with the hot sun beaming down on their faces, lust think of it 10/XXM) men lying j helpless and dying on the battle- ! field both Confederates and Federals, begging for help and their1 comrades could not leave their post of duty to even hand his friend a drink of water. The moans and groans were distressing indeed. My render and soldier friend who stood on this memorable battlefield by the writer of this small sketch can yon iinnmgine the woes and sorrows! Thousands of souls plunged into eternity almost in the twinkling of an eye, wholly unfit to meet their (lod with few exceptions. When my mind goes back to those days of horror I become more attached to the Democratic party. 1 never can turn my back 011 my dead comrades nnd yield i.. <1... tl i.? . r - 1!' iw -.in- i iii mi; u i i i iifi;iu t?? j ll u J U V and negro otiiee. 1*nt, perhaps, J ! am off the track. Notwithstanding, I love my dead comrades and the ties of nature never will separate the love of Hampton and Gordon and the survivors of the South. | The writer of this sketch was : quite a beardless boy to enter the war. Now he is tinged with grey in the avenue of the sixtieth cor- : ner of three-score begging the good Lord for the other ten, with a civil funeral over his grave. With due respect to the reader, Oli> Twirt. , Walkersville, X. C. July 17, Ml. Items of State News. Several Newberrians are figuring on Belgian hares and may get | up a company to go into the busi- i ness of raising them. The home of M. 13. Justice, of I Spartanburg, was burned i?nrlv Thursday morning. The family had a ve:y narrow escape. Hector Sta^s, a white man, was killed in the Mot low's Creek section, near Cnmpobello. Thursday night by Will Cninp, a negro, who was afterwards arrested and lodged in jail. Staggs had a wife i and several children. The blind tigers in Charleston have decided to boycott the dispensaries as a retaliatory measure for having been made to hustle out. of bu.'-iness by the constabulary. The State militia is now in better condition than at any time since the Dnalingtou trouble. Gen. Floyd intends to give every company a full equipment. Theannual inspection will soon begin, and anv company failing to show up well will lie 11 i<hn iwl ml Arrangements are being ntnde for a military day at the Charleston exposition thi* winter. The military companies from this State and several from Georgia and North Carolina will take part. The warehouse of \\ . A. Johns m iV Co.. of Columbia, one of the largest wholesale groci ries in the State was destroyed by fire Sunday morning. Loss about $17,500, j fully covered by insurance. The Manchester mills,near Keck Ilill. Itavi declared a semi-annual dividend of I p.*r cent. It is understood thpt 11. ?1. Misenhiinor, of lloek Mill, will put in a plant then* for roller covering. On account of different eomp isses having been used at dilferent seasons of the year the line between the counties <>f Greenville audi Spartanburg has beett a matter for a ease in the courts. The sett lenient of the lino nutans which j county is to claim Pelhatn tttills. , which is valued at about $:t00,000, ; The circuit court gave the decision ! to Spartanburg but last Thursday 1 tho supreme court reversed the do- ! eision (?f the lower court anil gave the mills to (IreenvilleComity. To Save Her Child rrom irigntrul disfigurement Mrs. j Nannie tlallogor, of Iju Urungo, (la., | applied Hnrklou's Arnica Salve to groat 1 Korea on her head and faco, anil writes its quick cure exceeded a 1 her hopes, j It works wonders in Sores, Bruises, Skin j Eruptions, Cuts, Burns, Scalds and Piles ! 2<k;. Cure guaranteed by T. 13. Meueham druggist. The attention of our readers ib called to the advetiseuent of the Fort Mill Mfg. Company's storo on the outer page of tl is edition. These people keep an up to-date stock of goods and it will do well for the people to give diem a liberal share of their pntiounge. What A Tale It Tells. ifthnt mirror of yours slows a wretched, sallow complexion, a jaundiced l<s?k, moth patches awl hlotche: on the skin, : it's liver trouble; but I)r. Kiug's New Life Pill regulate the Imr, purify the blood, give clear skin, rosj cheeks, rich complexion. Uuiy 2*>c a; Meat-ham's drug store. Special August Sale of ; Remnants and Odd Lots. I We have finished taking stock and find that we have a lot of remnants of Lawn, Calico, Laces, &cM which we will sell out cheap to make room for our fall stock of goods, which will i j negin to arrive soon. ! A line of men's, boy's and children's' * Slimmer Clothing at prices way down. We also have left several pairs of ladies Slippers, which will i be closed out regardless of cost. Don't suffer from heat when vou can i make yourself comfort able at such small cost. We will throw in free of cost a Palm Leaf Fan to every purchaser of goods ment ioned above. The buying on the first few days of this * sale has been most gratifying and it is a pleasure to acknowl edge the encourage-] ment such marked appreciation gives us. ltoek Salt 1 l-2c a I pound. 10c size of 'Possum Baking Powder, 5c. 5c size of 'Possum Baking Powder, 3c. The Old Reliable Store, T. 15. lJELK, Proprietor. r mm ) In Hoc Signo * Vinces. ^ I ^ 1l < fc t'lflTM ? i n\- m^ii m Illtll IHCtlllS most in the business world of today is the sign of business judgment and good taste shown in f printing. Ours is the right kind. It gives character to your busi- t ness announcement. Our printing stands for us and for you. R. M. LONDON, Rock Hill, S. C. | Why DO You Throw money away by buy* ing a cheap grade of Harnebb, when yon can get the beat Hand Made Harness at the baino price? How is your saddle? Now'b the time to have it repaired. Give me a call. J. E. MARSHALL, Central (Intel, Hock Hu.u S. C. fob GOOD AVHISKIES, WINES, B11 AN DIES, ETC., CAM, ON OK WHITE TO w. n. 1100VEK, CIURLOTTK, N. C. DR. J. L. SPRATT, SUBliEON DENTIST. Oftico in Jones buililinn, Main Street, Fort Mill, S. C. M?v H. tf. J. U. Traywick & Co., DEALERS IN FINE L.IQUORS j AND WINES, No. 43 East Trntle StCHARLOTTE. - - - N. C. MONEY J^OANED. Wo negotiate loans on improved farms in York county. 7 per cent interest. lie-payment easy. No broker'* coin missions. Only actual costs of perfecting loan. Apply toC. \Y. F. Speucer. Ally, at Law, Hook Hill, S. C., or to uiulorsigiioil at Yorkville, S. C. i\ K. SPENCER, Atty. at Law. May S. Jim Call un or write the CROWN SALOON, FOR FINE WINES, LIQUORS, ETC. OLD NORTH CAROLINA EAGLE CORN WHISKEY A SPECIALTY. J. M. "WOODS!DE & CO.. Props. Queen City 'Phono 203. :$l W. Trade St. CHARLCVTTE. N. O. AN ORDINANCE AUAISST IXTKRFKRINQ WITH KXPKKMH COMPANIES. Ro it ordained by the intendant and wardens of the town of F\irt Mill. S. O.. and by authority of the ttame: Sec. i. That hereafter it ahall bo unlawful for any person, except he be armed with legal (traces* authorising such course, to intofere with the hn*i uoaaof unj oxproM company transacting huaineaa in the town of Fort Mill, or with the duties of any agent of any ex* pnnscoinpany, while unloading any exprcaa ear, and any and all penon or pormoiih are hereby forbidden to at and, remain, or he found, within a radius of fifteen feet, of any such express car wliilo it is bring unloaded, or of the content a of aneh car while being removed to the express offico or dopnt. See. 2, That any person convicted of violating this Ordinance ahull be punished by a fine of not more than two ($2) dollars, or by imprisonment at hard labor for not more than foar (4) days. Done in council under the corporate seul of the town of Fort Mill, this 6th day of August, 1901. J. W. McElhaxky, Attest: Iuteudant.' Ika Q. ?mythe, Sec'y.