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SEPTEMBER 4, 1001.
The Sampson-Schley Controversy.
The latest development in the
t^nnitiRnii-Sfdilov i'??p is tho (lis
poypry of the fact that the Cuban
general, Garcia, knew, or surmised,
that Cevera wan coming out of the
k harbor of Santiago on the morning
jpf July 8. His information came
v frvjn the refugee French consul at
jnantiago, and was, presumably,
*? Sampson, 98 there
wps a ?ode of signals arranged between
Garcia and Sampson for
that precise emergency. It would
^appear | therefore, that Sumpson
* irdtonly thdught that Cevera might
rppie opt at that time, and, as he
hasnlreadv claimed, made all nr
raugmomohts to stop him should I
this happen, but ho actually know
fhat the sortie of the Spauisli fleet
jyas about to take place, and knowing,
deliberately absented himself
with on/e of the best ships of the
squadron, and was hull down be
bind the horizon, soven miles distant,
wlrjen the tiino came for him
to make his everlasting reputation.
jC >11 ascertaining this, Admiral
J Schley's friends took immense deiglit
in arising and asking with
one voice, "Why?" It really scorns,
Homotjmes, as if the Schley press
' of tljO'country, which means most
of the Newspapers, were one big
totteyrogatjop poipt addressed to
the unlucky yu/upson.
South'e Progress ia Manufacturing.
Go SSouth, young man! Gonsid
er w|iaf she is doing in cotton
spinning. In JHtK) her factorres
Used ?45,000 bales of that staple,
w|p|e in lUuO they used 1,507,000
bales. Observe how she iH increHSing
her output of pig , iron, 'her
product having increased from
046,410 tons in 181)5 to 2,147,340
toijH in 19f)0. Notice also, thai her
j-gggd production rose from 12.297,P20
tone in 1894 to 19,978,297 tons
in I899p
A^id dp not' overlook ihp fact
that all? ift not only ranking nioney,
hilt saving it, lior hanks having
h0,}31 depoaitors, with total doposi|h
of $14,840,199 in 1990 as against
43,068 depositors, with aggregate
doposits of $8,713,881 in 1899.
rhe people of the North, the
Jingt Qnrj the West may look upon
the splendid material development
i)f the South with a certain envy,
hut it is onvy untinged or resentpiont,
fpr they know that t lie changing
conditions which seem likely
to transfer important industrial
y centres from one section to anoth- (
pr are the inexorable result partly
.........nl 4 1- ~?v . i
i/t uuiuidi mna in uiiur niuill.l III1U ;
imrtly of honorable rivalry in com- j
>etitive enterprise, which in the I (
on^ run nuist work for the coin- J
liloti good. If the South prospers,
we of othpr sections will rejoice
npd prosper with her, for the ren- ,
son that opr political and civil re- ^
lationy are hapi)ily such that "Its (
all i? the family."?Leslie's .
Weelky.
A Xovft In tho Right Direction.
At) effort in being made by pne
pr ii)oro of oqr citizens to raise by (
Subscription a sufficient sum of i
pionpy to employ a nigh J. watch- 1
;nan for thp businesssection of the
town. Those of ppr business men
^yhp hftyh be^u consulted on the <
4 Witter jtave readily consented to
pay thoir proportionate share of .
. Jhe reyiniroij sum. The town, it is j
fu*id, lp'ia agreecj tq pay one-fourth ?
S of tbp >vetchmaii'a salary and it c
\ ja thought that Ijttle trouble will 1
I,he l)ad in raising the balance, j
jHiqcp flip rofybery at I'iqeyilje a ,
f&$f piK^U ago, our people haye t
pjyrtkpped tq the fapt that thp feafp- a
ty of the town detqands a night 1
pflfccr, aqd it in hoped that all will 1
oonaider tho mntter and subscribe \
Ji)>erally to thp cause. Who knows c
hqt that the jjniqo crowc| of r oh bora t
who yjsitcd Pinqville Friday night c
jnay pay fort Mill a like visit. A J
j:pw ilay'a delqy in tins matter may ^
< poet the citizens of oqr town more
than |t would require to pay the t
wn tell man's salary for mouths. ^
B&FOR SALE?A*new. *2'2 calibre
3. Marl in Repealing It i tie. Will
lie gold cheap for cash. Call at c
[he Times qfhee.
?6cu Revealed by a "Ourpory Qlanca."
??
In r.egnrd to the baseball article
published in last week's Times,
wherejn it w$s stated that the ]
llock Hill team had disappointed i
our boys twice this season by call- !
itig.off the game and, as no reason
was given for so doiug, that fear
of defeat was believed to hive
been the cause, the Rock Hill J
Journal conies back at The T.ines '
in the following maimer:
"A Journal reporter saw Capt.
McFadden. of the home team,
and called his attention to the >
above, and he says if the editor of |
The Times will take but a cursory ;
glance at his sporting record, he
will see that Rook Hill holds one
victory over the Fort Mill team
this season by a heavy score. Of
course, our boys will be glad to see
them anytime, and will endeavor
to make it interesting."
Since receiving The Journal,
The Times man has taken a "cursory
glance" into the record of the
game in which "Rock Hill holds !
one victory over Fort Mill this i
season by a heavy score." and it is
learned that Messrs. Walker and I
Moore, two of Yorkville's best ball j
plnyers. did excellent work in the
game. Probably this fact had something
to do with Rock Hill's (?)
heavy victory. It is also learned
that the game which was to have
been played on the 2.'trd was called
otT on account of the absence from
that city of Mr. E. S. Parka, and
here it might be stated that Mr.
Parks is u Fort Mill man, who has
been employed in Rock Hill a
short time. Rather than have
been disappointed, after arranging
a game, our hoys would have readily
granted Capt. McFadden permission
to again call Yorkville to
his assistance. Its "up to" The
Journal and Capt. McFadden
whether or not we are right.
?
"Liberty or Death."
Finding it impossible to destroy
the Boers with shot and shell, and
that foarful crime?starvation?
which they have imposed by destroying
with tire all their stacks
of grain and sheltered deposits of
food, Lord Kitchener, the English
general, has determined to banish
all fighting men from the Transvaal,
and an edict has been issued
to that effect. It is more than
possible that the Boers will not
pay the slightest attention to this
last cruel, inhuman measure for
their extirpation, and this last
assault 011 the Transvaal is verifying
the prediction of the President
of the republic. The tight is
not 6ver, nor will it be until the
Knglnsh have been taught a lesson
which will cause their sordid intentions
to stagger under tlio affliction
which a people lighting for
liberty, home, family and every
God-given right which belongs to
man has imposed on them. Much
as the Transvaal people have suffered
they are not only able but
anxious to suffer more. They will
drain the last drop of the foarful
cup which has been prepared for
their misery, but they will never
low,...., l?\..?i;<L,l.
desolated homes may l?o turned to
ashes, their wives and children
may be starved to death, but that
will not break their indomitable ,
tlesiro to live free men or die doPending
liberty. No people has
lived on the earth which has given
better ovideiioe of the right to be
free, and no people will live in all
the hereafter who will better deserve
the encomiums of mankind
than (It) the Boers. England has ,
aot yet compassed their defeat,
ind it. were better that the mother
>f wrongdoing should pass forever
into history than that the lioers
diould be conquered. They have
SArned the right to be free, and, as
i people, they will perish before
they will submit to the yoke.
Tadpoles in Cotton Field Near Fort Kill.
Dhnrlottoltawa. *
Mr. Coon Harris, who lives in
i'ork county, South Carolina, was
n Charlotte last Thursday and inorined
the News that realf live tadpoles
could be found all along the I
sotton rows near Fort Mijl. Mr.
larris stated that the idea of tadK>les
in a cotton tiojd was a little
nicominon but tlwp it is really and
ruly a fact. .He says that after
|je hard rain Wednesday he and
ome ot})er gentleinap were going
hrough a Held oi cotton abouj two
nileq trorn Fort Mill and was sur>rised
to see the ground fairly alive
nth tadpoles. Even in cotton 1
otton blooms he noticed several.
J>f course Mr. Harris Hny?, thoy -j
:ame from the clouds as there is
10 other way for tadpoles to net j
ntp a cotton Held unless tlie cIoiuIh \
pve them up. \
Mr. Harris says that anyone "
hat doubts this statement can j
sotne to the section adjacent to
?ort Mill and be convinced. ?
1.'10 bushels of wheat were made J
>u one acre of ground this season <
iy an Orangeburg county farmer, y
i A
?-.J - f.
A Regrettable State of Affairs.
A reporter for The Times ovorh
ard n party of middle-aged uien
talking on tli.c streets Sunday
afternoon. The subject of discussion
was the number of young men
who were learning evil habits on
our streets which will follow them
throughout life. An increase was
noted in the number of young
men who smoke and also in the
number who drink aiul piny (aids.
The question was asked, "Why
this increase?" The younger member
of the party was the first to
respond. lie said: "Yon remember
several years ago, there was
not a town in South Carolina thnt
had a better reputation for the
entertainment of its young people
than Fort Mill. Every evening
through the entire summer the
young people were entertained at
the homes of some of our hoapitav,i,v
?1 ? i ?i
uir uivi^ciir iii)u rvoi y uumr in uiu
city was open to tho young people
and the older ones wore eager to
entertain them. The young men
were continually associated with
the young ladies and had no time
to take up ba l habits. Last summer
the decline of home entertainments
was noticed and the young
people were driven to the town
hall to entertain themselvs.
Many parents raised objections to
this practice and some forbade
their children to go there, but none
offered their home for an entertainment.
This summer it is still
different. The young people have
had no dances, sociables, or entertainments
whatever, and our young
men have been forced to spend all
their idle moments sitting around
on the streets and have gradually
picked up one habit and another.
This the luck of entertainment ?
is the cause of the increase of vice
among our young men."
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
GOLD HILL.
Sept. 2.?The health of this
community is very good at present.
The prospects for u cotton crop
in this section are not as encouraging
as they were some days ago.
The boll worms and wet weather
have damaged cotton considerably
and the shortest crop for a number
of years may be looked for.
Mrs. Dr. Anderson, of llossville,
S. C., is visiting her father, Mr.
S. (J. Faris. and will probably call
on all her friends while here.
Mr. 1. L. Faris gave some of the
young people an ice cream supper*
...? i ? - in *
uu omuruay evening, ah enjoyed
themselves vory much.
I was up near the line Rome days
ago unci some of my friends would
not tulk in my presence for fear
that 1 would "toot my horn" again.
In answer to my friend "Roddy,"
whose letter appeared in last issue
of The Times, 1 would say that I
was a little more compassionate
with Snap than lie gave me credit
for. In referring to Snap's crop,
1 said that he had "tussocks" of
grass six feet long, not grass that
length, 1 do not know Redely,
but if he is a farmer, he certainly
knows the difference after laying
by as grassy a crop as we have had
this year. Now, as I am no Bartow
philosopher, I can scarcely
behove that my friend Redely wiU
expect mo to write Snap another
letter this week. Roy.
flint hill.
Sept. 3.?Mr. William McLellancj,
Jr., who has been confined to
liis bed for several weeks, is up
again.
The sound of the hammer can
be heard in our community. W.
L). and Victor Bailee are each
building a large barn. Major J. K.
Miller is hauling material to build
i two-story dwelling.
I noticed in last week's Times
that I have a grent friend in l'lensint
Valley. He calls himself "Rediy"
and 1 believe that in hin right
name. He is ready to keep bad
news fresh. He is ready to criticize
Hold Hill Roy at my expense.
Sow he could have asked Roy to
ipologize for the way he had trented
me iu the past without naming
jraas, <fco. Now if Hold Hill Roy
vill quit trying to be so bright
md Pleasant Valley Reddy so very
densant we will have more peace.
Snap.
Their Sectet li Out.
All Sndiovtllo, Ky., was curious to
earn tho cause of the vast improvement
a the health of Mrs. 8. P. Whittaker,
vho had for a long time endured untold
tillering from a chronic bronchial
rouble. "It's all due to Dr. King's
?few Discovery," writes her husband.
'It completely onred her and also cured
V lumping Cough." It iH>sitiveiCnugliH.
Odds, la tiripi>e, HrOtlIdHK
{Thr<>.kt and Lung troubles.
rauntnt-eafl bottles oOc and 4\ .(K). Trial
free at Menchum's dm# store.
w.-s'fr.-r y_.
So^tfc Carolina Sews.
T. J. Castlebury, wlin wft? killed
| iu the bridge disaster nt Columbia
j Monday or last week lived at
Woodruff'. Ho hud a family there,
lie was carried to Woodruff and
, buried Wednesday. lie was ill
j years of age.
G. W. Cleinmons. of Greenwood,
I Johnson county, Ind., writes Governor
McSweeney that, he has in
j his possession an 5'SO bill on the
State of South Carolina, dated
February '5, 17N9. He says that
i he realizes that the relic is a valuable
one. and thought that some
one in this State might wish to
get possession of it. He says he
got. it from a man who had had it.
in his possession for t>0 years.
Dr, James M. Dougb'83, of
Blackstock. line been elect <xl professor
of physics and astronomy
at Davidson college to take the
place of Dr. Heniy Louis Smith,
the recently elected president.
Editor J. H. Buchunnn, of the
Chester Reporter, has received a
message announcing the death of
his son, John R., at Stillwater,
Minn. This is the first news JNlr.
Buchanan has had of his son's
whereabouts since the young man
left his home about 15 years ago.
J. Porter Ilollis, of Rock Hill,
is preparing a thesis on the "Ee!
construction Period of South Oarj
olina History," which he will submit
for his degree of "Ph. D." from
Johns Hopkins.
A charter has been granted to
the Williams-Hughes Company,
j of Lancaster, to deal in general
( merchandise on a S20.00U capital.
The attorney general recently
expressed the opinion that graduates
of the South Carolina medical
college can practice without
license.
A young son of Robert Jones,
the famous Edgefield family exter(
mutator, who killed several of the
Pr? sslys a number of years ago,
| has again written Governor
' McSweeney a most touching letter
| in which he pleads for the pardon
; of his father. The governor has
' heretofore refused to exercise executive
clemency in thiH ease and
there now seems to be little hope
of favorable action.
Arrangements are boine made
to have a grand Democratic mass
meeting in Abbeville sumo time
tlii.s month.
(iilos Irby, a negro convict from
1 Laurens county, was accidentally
killed by n guard at a convict
cump near Columbia.
John Smith, a white man, escapi
od from the Richland county gang
' and is still at large. The governor
| has otfered a reward of $25 for the
j capture of the prisoner.
The trouble between the operators
and employees of the Whnley
Cotton Mills in Columbia has been
settled. At a nuv ting of the union
held Monday niglit it was agreed
to return to work and no questions
are to be asked in regard to unions.
The mill people throughout the
state will be glad to hear of this
as it looked as if the question of
. unions among cotton mil! laborers
would become a serious one.
Real Estate Tranters.
From the Yorkville Enquirer we
: learn that the following transfers1
of real estate in Fort Mill township
were recorded in the county audi|
tor's office during the month of
August:
S. E. White to T N Kirkpatrick;
lot in Fort Mill. Cousideration
SI 10.
W. B. Meaehain to L Baker; lot
nrwl l\n i U ! ??*
I ? > *? IS 1? I III i Hi; r II ^fivnr,
INI. K. Culp t?? X. E. Rogers; lot
Fort Mill. Consideration $100.
W. 11. Stewart to J. L. Kimhrell;
42 acres. Consideration $l,f>00.
J. L. Kinibrell to J. 13. Knight;
42 ucres. Consideration $1,435.
' Apawxo^t In &o:k Hill.
An exchange says that for several
days lloek 11 ill's racing com;
mittee, a self-constituted, but
very ethcient and patriotic organization,
has been furnishing the
citizens of that enterprising town
! some good sport in the shape of
watermelon races. A melon, that
acme of coon inspiration, is placed
; at the goal, the word is given and
away goes the straining bunch of
i little darkies, every mar; for tlje
melon and devil take the hindmost.
"The one who gits it gits it."
A?loundt-d The Editor.
* Editors. A. Brown, of Bcnnottsvillo,
8. O., was once immensely surprised.
"lttrongn long suffering from Dyspepsia."
ho writes, "my wife was greatly
rundown. She hn<l 110 strength or vigor
; and sntTured great distress from her
stomach, but s,ho tried Electric. Bitters
which helped her at once, and, after
using four bottles, she is entirely well,
can eat anything. It's a grand tonic,
und its gentle la.vitive qualities are
1 splendid for torpid liver." For Indigestion,
l?ss of Appetite, Stomach ami
Liver troubles it'rj a positive, guaranteed
curt?. Only 0*K- at Mcachaiu's Drug
Store.
Sr ' r r
' I
> ? > i ! w^i_ i i ? m ii ' in ?m ?
CbeAp Bjite; to the Mountains.
; The S. C. <fe (i. Ex. railrond has
' ""iiouiwed exoursign rates to Sh"l}>/
mihI Blaoksbnrg from Rook Hill ;
i 1.1 $1.20. to Kutherfordton at
j unci to Marion, N. C., at $2 00 ior
I the round trip. Tickets will be
o i sale Fridays and Saturdays un
; til Oct. nth, tcood to return Monj
uay following date of sale. Tioki
eta will also be sold for ten days
. trip at ono first class fare for the
; round trip.
Call on or write the
j CROWN SALOOX,;
FOR
FINE WINES, LIQUORS, ETC.
OLD NORTH CAROLINA
EAGLE CORN' IVUIsKEY
A SPECIALTY.
J. M. WOODS1DK & CO., Pages.
Queen City 'Phone 202.
31 W. Trade St. CHARLOTTE, N. C.
, in i. it
\Ye Like Your Dollar
in payment of laundry work loft in '
; our care, but wo strive .is well for your
[approbation. Our aim is t<> wash
. clothes clean, iron shirts, collars ami
' cv.flfs to your likinff (we mean by that
polished or domestic finish), and fjonerallv
to atl'ord von the best satisfaction |
at prices commensurate wit li n ood work, i
but st >11 cheap- The perfect work
of the Model Steam Laundry. I "harlot te.
N. C. all thi time at short prices has
i won the netioval ftivorof good dressers.
Shipments made Wednesday evening.
ku. L. Mckmianky. Aoknt
Fcrt Mil!, S. C. j
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J. U. Traywick & Co.,
DKALKHSIX
FINE LKJiaiUS
AN1) WIMPS
No. -l-J East Trade St.
CHARLOTTE. - - - N. C.
Why DO You j
Throw money away by buy- '
inj? a cheap jjrndo of Harness, j
when yon can tret the best !
Jfand Made Harness at the ,
same price?
I How is your saddle?
Nov's tin* timo tt> Imvo it '
repaired, (rive mo a call.
| J. E. MARSHALL,
Opp. (V.ntr.il Hotel, liocu Him,. S. C. i
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OLD NEWSPAPERS FOR
SALE AT THE TIMES OFFICE.
"
| MEAL, FLOUR and I
Your attention is called to the
First that we guarantee yntisfa
j corn and wheat. Our capacity is 1
j wheat per day.
Second, that we buy par corn,
ity; and yell flour, mea), crushed jp
tilings and all mill products at lo\v?
ROCK HILL Ri
.. ??
uon t make the Wii
()f your life by goin*; to the wi
B?ll SHOP, whore you will timl
ready to serve you. Our patrons n
of holes, ri|)s. cuts and fringes. \\
, shave. Chill at third door of Bank
CAROTHE!
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Vinces.
The sign which mean?
most in the business
world of today is the sign
J ^ *
of business judgment
and good taste shown in
printing. Ours is the
right kind. It gives
pfoaraetep to your busir
ness announcement. Our
printing stands for us
and for you.
R. M. LONDON,
Rock Ilill, S. C.
FOR
GOOD WHISKIES,
WINES,
BRANDIES, ETC.,
CALL ON OR WHITE TO
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l* . 11. IIV/U V XjIV,
UmaOTTF, N. C.
DR. J. L. SPRATT,
SURGEON DENTIST.
onicc in .lones building, Main Stroot,
Fort Mill, S. U.
Terms, strictly cash.
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'I nut- has demonstrated that- the
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it tells all the news all ti>o time
and tells it impartially, whether tnat
news hp political or otherwise. It is, in
faot almost a daily at the price pf a
weekly and you cannot afford to bo
without it.
Republican and Democrat alike can
r? ad the Thrie.e a Week Wqrld with absolute
confidence in its truth.
In addition to news, it publishes firstclass
serial stories and other features
suited to the home and fireside.
The 'J hriee-a-Week World's regular
sntwin-inf irm ni-i"" - -?I? *? ?
in uui; fi.uu I*T yt'lir
and this pays for !."><< papers. Wo oft'or
this micutiuallcd newspaper and the
Fort Mill Times together one year for
$1. <; ->.
The regular subscription price of tho
two papers is $-.00.
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iL-t-#" '? \ H It-JI between the shooter's
w* - ' *\ > i head and the cartridge
[' I V"-\ ifl at all times, throws the
\ ? * AV'.t _ I empties away from him
>? e " {y uS,-, instead of into his face.
t V , iVl^Tll prevents smoke and
/SSv2V? cases from entering his
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I i. V illrtSH keeps the line ot^sipht
y X unobstructed. T li e
works easily and
smoothly, making very
'f'ietlti' 'V little noise. Our new
tiijr^^Zz^'J^9BS-!3 automatic recoil-opcr1:^
ating locking ^device
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following facts:?
etion in grinding, nnd fixehnnging
."?0 bushels corn find 'Job busluds
shell corn, nnd wl;ent of go,ocf qtialul
cracked corn, wheat brgud, niid>st
market price. Quality best.
OLLER MILLS.
istaLlce
ong place. Visit thp CITY BARa
corps of white barbers always,
ever go away with their faces tull
e beautify the faco with an easy
Building, facing railroad.
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