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- " ?. S" *i" >'v vol. xr. editorial comment. * It seems that the caption which nppoared over the article published in these columns last week as an interview from the ltev. Mr. Wrl.-l.f ~r ii.. \r 11 i? . II Jdioiui VJL (.(Its IKM11SI church, aud concerning the advisahility of a local dispensary, has not given universal satisfaction. At least, the congregation that heard Mr. Wright's sermon Sunday evening was informed by that gen Hem an that he had been misunderstood, aud that The Times occasioned a part of the misunderstanding. lie was confident, however, that The Times did not intentionally place him ina false position?in a position which his views, as published, did not justify?and that the paper would make amende honorable in the current number. The caption to which objection has been raised read as follows: "Dispensary Qualitiedly Indorsed by the llov. Mr. Wright, Pastor of the Fort Mill Methodist Church.'"! Now, to make a long story short ! nml 4~ 4~1I 41. ~ 4....41. ? 4 41 <iiiu iu icli uic u III II 111 IIIO KAIllI' time, the principal objection to the caption resulted from the inability of a number of tho membership of Mr. Wright'schurch to understand t he meaning of tho word "qualifiedly." These members claim that the headlines in question committed Mr. Wright unreservedly to the dispensary, which, of course, is not the ease. Hence that gentleman's reference to tho matter Sunday evening. The definition of the word "qunilfiedly" is not quoted, for the reason that Tho Times has not contracted to define this particular word any more than it has the thousands of other words it employs, nor is tho matter dwelt upon at length, because every man whoso intellect is not fathomable with a carpet tack understood the caption and did not accuse tho editor of Tho Times | of writng that which was mislead i?hr- ' I ? Fusion Still Exists in the West. June is conspicuously a month of State conventions in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Nebraska, South Dakota, Missouri, Vermont, Indiana, Minnesota, Kansas, Tennessee and Pennsylvania. A notable feature of the conventions this year was that in most of the States beyond the Mississippi, in tlio region of what used to be known as the prairie States, there continue to be fusions between the Populists and Democrats, though the Populist party as such has ceased to exist since 11)00, and the nocessity of fusion is now restricted to a very limited area. In New England, the South, the Middle West, on the Pacific ami in the State3of the Atlantic seaboard there are no fusions, and there is 110 necessity of any, but tho prac tice of joint nominations by Democrats anil Populist still endures in a few States beyond the Missis sippi. The Cotton Crop Outlook. The breaking of the drought in Texas has brightened considerably the cotton crop prospects, says the Textile Excelsior. The certainty that the present season will close with stocks smaller than ever before makes the news of a heavy yield this year especially welcome. Inasmuch as Texas produces a third of the entire crop, a failure in that State would indeed be a calamity. The world's actual need and the necessity for replenishing depleted surplus stocks will afford a market for a big crop, and, while a heavy yield would doubtless force values below existing prices, it is not probable that cotton will this year drop below what the planters cali a "pajing basis." It is to be hoped that 110 misfortune will reduce the yield, for n big crop is needed badly. Ft DID LATIMER LIE? Jolin Gary Evans Charged as Much at Georges Saturday. At the campaign meeting hold at Georges Saturday it looked us if the difference* between Messrs. Evans and Latimer would 1),) set; lied by a resort to muscular power; but the sheriff of Colleton county stepped between the two men and put a stop to the difficulty before 1.1 ? 1 H OIOW was si rueK. Ever since the campaign opened Messrs. Evans ami Latimer have boon nt outs, and tlie matter which all but ended in a light came about in this way: Mr. Evans was tlull rst speaker, and in his speech prodded Mr. Latimer in the same way and on the same matters which had been brought out at previous meetings. Mr. Latimer made about the same refutations.! and said that the Reformers had carried Mr. Evans as long as they could and had dropped him, and he also made some allusion to Evans being his "friend,"' to which Evans replied: ''You never were my friend; you betrayed me like a dog." Then Latimer brought up the bond deal, and said that Evans had been charged in the last campaign with getting a $15,000 rakeotl' therefrom. Evans corrected him by saying that it had only been ru- j tnored, and some reference was} iimm: iu mi anonymous circular j in connection with the matter. Mr. Evans added that he lmrl denied the accusation at the time; denounced it as a lie: he now denounces it as such and the man who repeats it is a liar. At this point .Mr. Latimer appeared as if he had reached the point where endurance ceased to be a virtue; hence the enactment of tho little tragedy. The meeting proceeded without incident until after fecesi, when the party went to the hotel to get dinner. Mr. Latimer then walked ; into the hotel and procoeded to; Mr. Evans' room and said, "Mr. j Evans, 1 wish to have a word with . yon," to which Mr.- Evans replied, "No sir, you cannot talk to me," and walked down stairs and went out and dined with a frioud. Reunion cf York County Veterans. The annual reunion cf the veterans of the York Regiment, 1'. C. V., will be held at Mt. Gallant, formerly the residence of Col. Cadwnllader Jones, about 1 miles from Rock Hill, on Wednesday, the, 30th instant. Mr. Samuel Friedheim has kindly offered the premises for the purpose set forth. All veterans of York county, together with their families and friends, are expected to attend and enjoy the day in happy coinmuni u-iiiiuii iiuu reunion wim each otiiev. It is the request of the management that nl1 who attend the reunion hIuiII come with f. 11 baskets, in the way of contributions to the general enjoyment and pleasure of the occasion. A com m it tee on arrangements has been appointed by Catawba Camp, with Capt. L. M. Davis, of ltock Hill, r.s chairman. This committee is charged with the 1 management of all details connected with the entertainment,and the chairman will gladly furnish any information desired in regard theioto. It is the desire of the management that the reunion shall be purely social and entirely free from political influences or soliciting agencies. To this end it is expected that there will be no set speeches, but only such public talks as the occasion seems to require, and that its general features will he likened to the delightful and successful reunion at the dam of the Catawba Power Company in 1901. 1 ]V'm1 )KT MILL, SOUTH CAROLINA DISPENSARY Oft NO DISPENSARY. lhc Legal Way to UrJer an Election to Determine t!;c Matter. Nowadays one hoars sundry opinions expressed in Fort Mill as to the lo^al way to proceed in determining whether the town shall hnvo an election to establish a <lispeusnry. Some aroof opinion that the election can not be ordeivcl except by a petition signed by onefourth of the freehold'us of the town, while others contend that it is iioi'PKBnru lr< u.?#> inn ?!..? ? - - - > <?* j % V III v? 'Mil y til'* signatures of one-fourth of the < I moI i I it (1 voters. From the following act of the Legislature, approved February 271 h, 15)02, it is obvious that the latter contention is correct: "That any county, town or city wherein the sale of alcoholic | liquors was prohibited by lawprior to July 1, 1MW, may secure the establishment of a dispensary within its borders in the f< '.lowing manner: Upon petition signed by one-foil.th of the qualified voters of sueli county, town or city wishing n dispensary therein beinu tiled with the county sup ervisor or town or eity council, respectively, they shall order an election sub mitt 11s_r the question of dispensary or no dispensary to the qualified voters of such county, town or city, which election shall be conducted ns other special elections; ami if a majority of the ballots cast be found and declared to bo for a dispensary, then a dispensary may be established in said county, town or city." ? An Editor Visits " the Dim." The Kev. James lioyce, editor of The Associate Reformed Presbyterian, gives the following* editorial account of a recent visit to the dam of the Catawba Power Company: "After an interesting drive over good loads through scenes of varied attractiveness we came to the blulf overlooking the river. Here the Catawba river flows through a narrow pass between steep bills of solid rock. (Ireat strong walls of granite quarried from these liils are being built, and soon the mighty power of this river will be converted into electric currents, which will be conveyed to Charlotte, Fori Mill, Rock Hill .'linl probably other nearby towns for operating cotton mills and other factories. What wonders are being accomplished in the mechanical world and how amazingly oar country is being transformed into a manufacturing community. '"Wo witnessed some operations that were instructive. The great work will cost nearly if not quite one million dollars. In order that it may stand tirni before the tremendous force of the great waters the walls must ho planted solidly on bed rock. So they dig deep and lay the first course in hydraulic cement on the solid granite bed. And above high-water mark Ihe walls must be solidly joined to tho solid granite of the hills and be so braced that the pressure of the water will only make tho wall hold the stronger. We saw them digging into the hill to find this solid backing." Hub Evans Whipped John L. ITub II. Evans, tho director of the State dispcnsaiy who whipped the editor of the Greenville News a few days ago, has the reputation of having knocked John L. Sullivan out in a barroom row. He was in a saloon some years ago when Sullivan walked in. The pugilist had boon drinking and was in one of his characteristic moods. Several men were lined up at the bar, among whom was Evans. Without a word Sullivan gave one sweep with his right arm and knocked down nil of the drinkers with the exception of Evans. The " T ^ _vjLV , WEDNESDAY, Jl'LY Hi, li?02 dispensary director was at the end of tlu? counter mill beyond roach of tho fighter s arm. Whoa Evans did not fall with the others Sullivan looked surprised and made a lunge at him. Evans swung his right fist at Sullivans jaw and John L. went down i in a heap. Friends rushed in to | prevent further hostilities, and Evans was asked if ho knew Human he had struck. lie did not. "Why, that's John L.Sullivan, the prize lighh-r," he was told. The story is that Evans reached in his pocket for his pistol and I waueu icr another attack. The affair was peacefully s?*ttlic?\vevcr, and later in the evening tintwo men drank a bottle of wine. Dr. Daniel "Got in Wrong." The Winnsboro correspondent ! of The State says that Dr. \V. \Y. Daniel, president of the Columbia Fmualo College, delivered a strong and able address on '"Christian Kducatiou" to the Columbia dis-' triet conference of the Methodist; ehmvh in \\ innsboro Friday night. Cnfortunately for Dr. Daniel and the cause he represented, lmwevt r. i the address was ended with an attack upon State colleges. The sentiments expressed did not meet with any sympathetic response by the conference. This displeasure was shown by the citing on the part of some of the members instances of Cliristian ininisteis bei ing educated in State institutions. The address 11ms hoen greatly e:ilicised?not by outsiders anymore than by the members of the conferenencc. OM residents of Fort Mill will recall the fact that Dr. Daniel was pastor of the Methodist church in this town about fifteen years ago. He was one of the most popular pastors the church has ever had, and many persons will doubtless be surprised to learn that he lias gone out of his way to attack the State colleges. I South Carolinians Wanted for the Navy. Uncle Sam wiil soon call upon South Carolina to aid him in re cruitiim the 3.000 men tlmt mm. prise tlio addition to the enlisted branch of the service authorized by Congress in the recent naval appropriation law. Instructions have been issued to hmsign 1). (1. llanrahan, now stationed at the Brooklyn navy yard, to make a tour of the South this summer with a recruiting party to make enlistments. Knsij^n llanrahan expects to reach Columbia about the latter part of this month and will spend at least a week in the capital city, whore he will open a recruiting station. Throughout the Stale. Duncan Ferguson. Jr., representing Ferguson A* Dare, of Pittsburg, Ph., is optioning with tlie view to liie purchase mid development of copper deposits nenr York vi lie. New cotton mills seem lobe com ing along rapidly in South C'.iroli na these dull summer day.*. Moii day the secretary of stale issued a eharter to the Apalsche Mills'of (ireers, in Spartanburg county. The capital stock is to be $J50,000. The secretary of state Saturday issued a commission for another cotton mill at Ninety-Six. Tie capital stock will be J'JOO.bOO. A commission was also issued <m the same (lay to the K-ishaw Oil Mill of Kershaw, which is to have a capital stock of $2o,0U0. William Hayne Perry, son of the late ex-Gov. I>. F. Porry and for six years representative of the Fourth district in Congress, died at his home, '"Sans S nin," miles from Greenville Thursday. Before his election to Congress Mr. Perry had served as solicitor of the western circuit and State senator from Greenville county. Since 181)1 ho has lived in retirement, lie was G'J years of age. ""V FORT MILL MELANGE. Minor Happenings In and About Town Told in Paragralis. Mr. .1. I j. Watson, ??f (lharlotte, spent Smnlay in town. Mr. R. M. London,of Rock Hill, spent Monday afternoon in town. Mrs. Ii. F. drier and children arc visiting relatives at Ilarrisrisburjg, N. C. Mr. A. (jr. Fewell, of Rock Hill, is spending the week with Mr. das. Thornwoll. Mr. ilolit. 1 turns is the guest of his sister, Mrs. .1. F. Most oiler, in Clmil<>tto. N. ( Miss ltlanehe Smith, of Wax haw, N. (k, visited friends in town during the past week. There an* said to he several eases of t\phoid fever in the village of UK- L'ort Mill A1fy*. Company. llev. 13. A. TTnitsell returned to town Saturday ni;;hl, after n week's outing at Cleveland Springs. N. C Mr. Ij. 13. I.im>"? uncut. of the Seaboard Air Lint'at Wake Forest, N. C., spent Monday morning in town. Miss Fronde Kennedy, of Clinton, was a visitor at. tin* hoir.e of Dr. .1. ii. Tlioimvoll Sunday and Monday. Miss Francos Harris r.'lurned homo Sunday evening, aft? r an extended visit to !:er sister. Mrs. L. K. Lioon. in Wake Forest, N.C. Mrs..!. U. Cunningham, of the Harrison (N. C.) neighborhood, and Airs. 11. S. llowie, of Catawba, N. (\. are the quests of Mrs. 13. li. Masscy. After a stay of several weeks as the ?uest of her sister. Mrs. S. A. Epps, Miss Maggie Gannon, of (J reeimhoro, N. C'., loft Monday aftcinoon for a visit to friotuls in Boston. AI ass. An excursion train will be run from Charlotte to Columbia and rut urn next Tuesday. The train is scheduled to reach Fort Mill at y o'clock and the round trip fare will be $1.50. Air. J. K. Williamson, late "enoral manager of the Fort Mill Mfg. Company, has moved to Now York City, where, it is understood, ho will embark in the business of selling cotton goods on commission. The j-eliool which Miss Annie Carothers has been teaching for some time at the Pineville ( X. C.) cotton mill closed Friday afternoon, and Miss Carothers returned to her home in this place Monday morning. After paying a short visit to Miss Kitty Kirkputrick, Miss Fame llarve}', of Pinopolis, Berkeley county, returned to Rock Hill Monday morning, where she is attendinis the State: summer school for teachers. Mr. J. W. McElhnncy announces his candidacy for magistrate of Fort Mill township in this issue of The Times. Two years nj^o Mr. Mr Elhaney voluntarily relinquished the office, after tilling it ei^ht successive years. On account of a protracted mceti inwhich will he in progress at Pleasant Hill Methodist church on the fourth Sunday of the month, services will be held in the Fort Mill Methodist church at 11 a. in. on that day, instead of S p. in. I'robnb'y the longest freight train that over pnssod over the Savannah division of Iho Southern Ilailwny reached Fort Mill from Charl >t1o Mon lay at I o'clock. The train consisted of sixty-two ears, exclusive of tlie cab, and was hauled by engine No. 'JoO. Tin; indieations are that the public will have the opportunity of witnessing a number of baseball fannies at home before the sea son ends. I'p to the present lime not one game lias boon seen in Fort Mill during tho year, owing to the inability of the playeis to soclire a suitable ground. One of the young men who will belong to I N<>. 17. the home ton hi ii f i or grounds are secured says tlint a 1 >?'tt?*r team than tlio town lias yet had can bo organized, and that little trouble will be experienced in arranging games with other clubs. Mr. Henry Massey, of Tiizali, spent Sunday in town with relatives. Mr. Massey has accepted a position with a cotton Heed oil company, in whose interest lie exnec.ts to !?ii on lliu fiMul um.ii tt:? , ?, ? . 1.x nv.'ll, 1 in territory extends From IMaeksburg to ('nindon. M r. W. d . Stewart reports seei ng a parrot at largo on his plantation a Few miles south of town Sunday morning. The plumage of the bird was dark green, with an occasional b:ight red spot, on each wing. An unsuccessful effort was made to capture the bird. The differences which existed between the Fort Mill Telephone Company and the Charlotte Telephone Company, and to which rof erence was made in these columns last week, have boon adjusted, and the long distance service north of Fort Mill is again open to the public. Tlio Times was pieasod to receive a call yesteiday morning from Mr. S. M. Mason, the young gentleman who gave up the superinloiulenry of the public school in Fort Mill the lirst of the year to accept a government position in the quartermaster's department on Sullivan's Island. Mr. Mason in yiaitlllg 1 I II'IIUS 111 IOWI1. ?? In Police Circles. Wallnco Giier, short, black, and with a face that looked uh if it had been greased with a meat skin, and Caleb Sims, another son of ITain, with a complexion slightly ashy and a lower lip that hung at half mast, wore before lutendant Meiilluiney Saturday, charged with disturbing the peace of the town. Sims said Grier was a bluegiuw nigger. That caused a light. Sims paid and Grier contributed John Jones, colored, and not unlike many of his race, in that ho has a predilection for taking posessiott of articles to which no title passe , was the guest of the town lroui Sunday afternoon to Tuesday morning, being entertained at the hospitable home of many law iMVukfrTri?tllrt CalaboOB". John Jours was employed last wool; at tho dam of t lit* Catawba J'owt r Company. He had a partner over there, another negro man, who was the proud possessor of a pair of now shoes that Jones admired vory much. It may bo that Jones had borrowed the shoes to wear to church, a crap game, or while on duty at a blind tiger, and being in temporary possession of them became seized of an uncontrollable longing to appropriate them to his own use permanently. At any rate, Jones' partner gave Jones an opportunity?an uuintentiofrd opportunity, likely enough ?to swipe j the shoos. So Jones took advantage of tln> opportunity, mid then mid there did take the shoes unlawfully. Sunday morning i.e. wore the shoes to Fort Mill; but unfoiInnately for Jones, thoafor. said partner mine to town and detected the shoos on Jones1 feet, while the latter was culling tho buck on Main street. "I)cm1H inv shoos dat niggalfs wearinY' S'bd Jones1 partner to Oflieer Nivens, with the request that Jones tie arrested, which was done. Joins squared himself with his partner, but intend.ml McHihaney said lie bo thought Jones ought to aecoinniodate tho county by working on the chain gang twenty-five d?y-< for carrying conceahd a pair of brass knuckles. So Jones ik now wearing a suit of icw #*1*?iI in ' decoratid with big black stripes. Corn advanced to $1 inn- bushel during (lie jm.it week. . -4 > ,<v. SM