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AUGUST 8,
One of tho wisest planks in the
D emocratic platform iH the declnr- i
1
ntion in favor of art income tax.
'Mr. Brynn is jinking a special
point impressing on the people the
need of an income tax. No measure
that we know of would come
as nigh as does the income tnx in
justly equalizing the burden of
government, a measure that in
^nost of the countries of Europe
lins for half a century been a just
and popular measure for raising
'revenue and lightening on the poor
the burden of government. Mr.
Bryan says: "Whore visible property
is taxed and the invisible
'property escnpes, the possessors of
visible property are overtaxed in
order to make up for the evasion
of those who possess invisiblo
properly. i5ut even when a property
tax is honestly collected upon
'all formB of property, real and
personal, it is not as fair a tax as
tin incomo tax. Property may
!be temporarily unproductive. If
'a farmer pays taxos on his land tho
tax goes on, oven though the crop
"may ^ail. If a money lender pays (
a tax upon his money his security ;
'may fail or there may bo tie-1
fault in tho payment of the I
Jjutcrest, while an incomo tax ad
justs itself to tho condition of the
tax payer, being largo when tho
income is large, and small when
tho incomo is small."
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jLne nations ot ilio oartti linvo at I
last heart) from their ministers in
Pekin. It seems tho storming of
tho legations censed on July 18th.
Recently severul messages linvo
been received by foreign nations
from thoir representatives at Pekin.
"jTwo or tlireo embassy buildings
had boon battered down; a gallant
resistance had been made, and
While some 50 or (JO of the foreigners
had been killed, several thousand
Chinese had been slain. The
Chineso nro now holding the foreign
ministers and all thoir attendants
in closo confinement?as hos"tagos.
Li 11 ung Chang states that
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II II1U (111 LOU 1U1CUH UI;?r('U Oil 1 "t*Kill
tho foreigners nt Pekin will l)o
Slaughtered. So tho Chinese aro
using oor imprisoned ministers?
life or clonth for them?as cogent
arguments for socuring moro advantageous
terms of peace. They
fevidontly fear tho advance of tho
allied armies and they aro using
till sorts of mendacity and chicanery
to preveut it. There is hut
little reason to believe that the
inarch on Pokin by tho allied armies
will be stopped by nny argument
whatsoever. That the Chiheso
should imprison tho foreign
ininisters and threaten to slay thorn j
should tho butcheis not receive i
the terms they demand, hns en- ;
raged the whole world. Emperor
William told his depai^ing troops
to kill and spare not?to tnko no
captive Chipamen. The allies are
already noaring Pekin from Tien
Tain. The last news from Pekin
?
was that, while no fighting was in
progress, both sides were busy
building up tho breaches and fortifications.
The Chinese statesman,'Li
Hung Chang, positively
states that the advance of the allied
armies means tho slaughtor of the 1
600 foreign souls at Pekin, as well
as the wholesale slaughter of every
foreigner in China- merchants. 1
ederks, missionaries, nnd nil. Tlie 1
Chinese Wood in up nnd they seem '
eager to engage in n world-wide f
scrap.
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Solicitor Henry Indisposed.
Solicitor Ilcnry., of ('hesto'r, has r
Ipeen Inid tip for more tlmn n week i
^rith a pore foot thnt shows symp i
t'oms of poison. He is disabled ho
t'hat hfe eit'n not nttond I lie campaign >
Meetings until ho improves con- I
^iderablo. ' - I
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The Patters on-fiary Fisticuff. i
Laurens, August I.? The grcut
educational campaign evol uted into
a slugging match to-day. It was 1
somewhat the unexpected which I 1
' 1
happened. Frank J>. Gary and
A. Howard Putterson had a rough
and tumble tight Ik*fore a thousand 1
Laurens people, men and women,
They fought with desperation and j'
determination until dim Tillman 1
and others separated them, and !
then they wanted to get buck at '
each other, ilnd the incident oe- ; 1
enrred years ago in this county,
when there wii'i a curt load of pis- '!
tols at a meeting, there would have
been funerals hero to-morrow; but
these days all the feeling sconis to 1
bo between the candidates. To-day 1
the result was two badly bruised
faces and emphasis on the style of
campaigning going on, and if oth- 1
els showed the samo spirit there
would be ninny more fisticuffs ;1
each day.
From day to day Mr. Patterson 1
hammered id Mr. Gary about his
Charleston speech, reading the
clippings ami making the statements
published. Mr. Gary i'
thought this persistent effort was ;
to make it appear indirectly that 1
lio straddled in Charleston or fa- '
vored n local < ption whilo in Charleston,
with a license feature which
lie insisted was not the ease, and
that Patterson's effort by rending
extracts was to place him in a false 1
position as to what ho bad said
and his announced attitude on the
licpior question. As persistently 1
us Mr. Patterson would ruako his 1
statements just so persistently
would Mr. Gary insist that his position
in Charleston, as elsewhere,
1
was plain and unequivocal and
not intended to be or was it misleading,
and Mr. Patterson kept
on with his statements as publshed, j
To-day Mr. Patterson repeated
and roiterated about Mr. Gary's 1
alleged straddle in Charleston. '
When Mr. Gary's turn came to
speak ho immediately rculied. ns
lms been publi lied, that he did not I
''straddle,'' and that his position
then, as now, was plain.
Mr. Pnttorson was sitting about
fivo feet behind whero Mr. Gary '
was speaking and got up nnd said: i
"Mr.Gary, 1 waut to explain some- <
thing."
Mr. Gary turned squarely
around nnd said: "Now, Mr. Patterson,
1 want to ask you plainly?
is what I have said about that
Charleston matter true?' Mr.
Patterson said ho would explain, i
Mr. Gary replied there was no
uso to explain, but insisted on
knowing whether what he had just j'
said about the whole matter was j i
true or not.
Mr. Patterson went on to say
tho candidates would not agree i
with Mr. Gary, or something on
that lino. Mr. Patterson said lio
dared him to prove his statement
l)V nnv of tho rnnil iilntnu Air 1
Ciary insisted 011 a uirpct reply as
to whether his statement about
the Charleston speoch was true or 1 (
not. By this time tho two men
were nt arm's length, looking
fiercely at eacji other and no doubt
looking for a blow. Mr. Batter- !
son said, yes, ha denied as being
correct what Mr. Gary had said, it
ho could not explain. Mr. Gary
then said: ' If you say my statement
is not correct you say what
is not so." The two men joined, ,
Patterson struck cut and claims to
have hit first. There was not a
eocond's ditTereneo in the pas-age
of blows. Mr. Patterson struck (
Gary an unhanded lick under the ,
left eye, which cut the skin for
half an inch long.
Gary hit Patterson on the mouth i
and cut the lip ami struck him >
under tho eye, judging from the ?
bruise. Tt was not a minute be- <
fore bait* a dozen men were around
Ihe two combatants, they were up I
igainst each other clinched and t
lovoral blows were passed, but, I
.hey were pnllod apart. (ieTry was i
akon toward the front of the i
itand and Patterson to the hack. <
rhey said nothing hut were enger, ? t
uul the watching crowd pressed t
ip to the ctand. 1
So mo yelled for one candidate |
?nd some for another. Twp |>o- i
icemen, Sheriff McCravey, Sena- .
or Tillman arid Chairman Smith t
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A
moved for every 011c to get back
nid sit down and get ?>tT the stand.
I'y this timo tin* candidates lmd
mopped otT their faces and wiped
Iho blood off, for blood flowed
from both of their bruises.
When triiiet was restored Mr.
Clary faced the audience, .somewhat
disheveled and bruised, and
juivoring nil over and with
clenched hand, and spoke out and
<aid when he left home lie decided
lie would be a gentleman and give
no possible offense to uny otic and
in turn ho would not take any insult
from anyone. lie had treated
Mr. Patterson as n gentleman and
friend, hut ho had gone too far,
nnd ho would allow no man to insult
him without hitting him in
the mouth.
Mr. (Jury apologized with feeling
and almost tears for having fought
before ladies, and expressed bin
deep regret at the incident, then
lie went on and concluded his
speech, cutting it hero and there.
Mr. Patterson was allowed to
make a statement and snid ho wan
very sorry for the occurrence, lie
did not like such tilings. Ho and
Mr. Gary had been warm friends
and he had been a staunch friend
of the family, hut whenever a man
told him he lied he tried to put
his list in liis mouth and give him
the best.ho had in his shop.
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Greenville Warms to Tillman.
Columbia State.
(Jroenville, August 6.? This Imp
perhapo boon the largest and livliust
meeting of the campaign. {Senator
Tillman seemed to ,linvo on
his old time steani, and the cheers
for "Iloyt" and the twitting got
1110 steam np and ho spoke with
vehemence. Tillman spoke foi
more than an hour and, as lie
promised, took up tho sermon ol
L)r. Gardner, of Greenville. Tillman
made the best speech of the
campaign to-day.
llo had two primaries, first
whether ho was justified in charging
the ministerial-saloon keeper*
"alliance" and many approved ol
his denomination and that thpre
was this "alliauce." But it wag
his prohibition-dispensary hand
primury noted. lie called me 14;
and said there were 2,500 present
and ho wanted the vote fully noted.
J?hero were not over 20 or 25 whe
voted 011 his call for prohibition:
when the dispensary vote was called
for the hands as of old went up as
if out of a Gatling gun?fully 2.H
to 1 was the record. The dispensary
had the overwhelming nuinbors
voting, and Tillman said this
would be the result in the primary,
Tillman to-day made a connected
speech and was severe 011 the inin
inters going into polities and talked
plainly about Dr. Gardner, who
seemed to have many friends in
the audience.
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Political Potpourri.
Mr. A. C. Latimer in the United
States Senate! That would bo a
groat jok*\ wouldn't it? Mr. Latimer
is one of the South Carolina
Congressmen, who, when he first
went to Washington as a "representative"
of his people, augmented
his salary by using his privileges
of the floor of the house to sell enlarged
photographs, etc., to tiic
members. Since then iio han
ngnin brought himself into some
notoriety at home by trying tc
claim credit for the work of Dr.
Stokes in securing the free delivery
of mail along star routes. Why,
Latimer is not big enough for the
Legislature, to say nothing of
Congress or the United Slates
r-sounu'. ? oi-rviiii' rmquuor.
The commercial travelers, commonly
known as plain drummers,
mys the Columbia Record, are
irran^ing Rrynn clubs throughout
the country. Under the llnnnaMcKinley
adminstration trusts
liavo flourished like n ^reen bay
;roe, but many of the drummers
invo been thrown out of employinent,
ami some of those who still
'('Mill I ll< IT JolM Mold tlHMll Ml I'Oluooit
salaries. The commercial
11011 are not especially struck on
ho 10 to 1 dt etrino, tint they do
lonrtily indorse tlie anti-trust
dank of the Democratic party. A
lumber of drummers at the hotel
feroino wore discussing the situnion
recently and all of then wore
m * :
naturally Republican, but without
exception tliey said they intouded !
to work and vote for Bryan. The
influence of tin h.? men when united
is great and while a majority of
them supported McKinley in the
last election, comparatively few
| will do fo this time.
Stonewall Jackson's Widow.
A Charlotte letter to the Augusta
j Chroniclo snvs: The news that i
; Mrs. Stoutwnll Jackson is suffer- ;
; itig from n most painful affliction
brings much sorrow to every one
in Charlotte, where she resides.
Mrs. Jackson lives in u plain, twostory
dwelling on Trade street.
A narrow asphalt walk, Bordered
: with viojels, lends up to the door;
ivy and Maderia vines clamber in
I profusion over the veranda, and
two stately magnolias in full bloom
| enst their shadows out on the j
street. One need not know lie is;
entering the home of a Southern i
woman, for a glance nround as you
j enter acquaints you with that fact,
i A large painting of Stonewall
i .J nek son occupies n conspicuous |
position; paintings of other Con- |
feilcrato generals adorn tlio walls,
besides various souvenirs of the j
Lost Cause. There is no nir of 1
luxury in her apartments?only
tho refinement anil culture of a 1
typical (Southern woman arc sug
gested.
Though suffering has left its in- ,
delible traces, there aro yet to be
i seen traces of that beauty which
captivated young Jackson when
ho first mot her as Anna Morrison,
i at the homo of Gen. D. II. Hill,
i The snows of seventy winters have !
| not been pitiless, for her black hair !
has not lost its luster. Iler eyes? j
you think of nothing else when
i looking at her?ure black and piercing.
^
Seven Udlions In Trusts.
In n generul review of tho trust
! question in its relation to tho Pres
i idential campaign tho Saturday
Evening Post presents a number
1 ! of interesting facts and figures.
According to the only semi-ofBciul
' j otnteniont,tho trusts formod in this
1 , country in rocent yonrs haye cupi1
talizations thnt produced tho nl1
most incrcdiblo totul of over seven
billions of dollars. The Saturday
Evening Post gives n list of thirty
1 coinhiunlions, each of which has a
i capitalization of over fifty millions
1 of dollars. It says:
1 1 "These thirty combinations are
i i credited with capital amounting to
i ..1 l i : i? ? * ? 1
i hvu uiiu uiuj-muu Millions oi uoi!
lars. The entire general stock of
money of nil kinds in the United
1 States?gold, silver, notes, nnd certificates?amounting
to about $2,[
| 700,000,000. So that if all the four
hundred combines in t he list should
try to turn their capitalizations
into cash they would use up every
1 penny of the nation's money nnd
I then have only about JO per cent
! of their demands. Indeed, the
| thirty corporations mentioned '
would nearly use up nil our cash, j
Of course, we know that business
i is transacted mostly on credit and i
this gives an entirely dilferent
view of the case, but the com pari 1
sons show the real financial hugeness
of the modern combinations."
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G-cod and Fresh.
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TURNIP SEED.
TURNIP SEED.
TURNIP SEED
W. B. AKDKKY & CO.
HAND BROS,
RESTAURANT,
| ROCK HILL, S. 0.
DEPOT STREET.
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"THE OLD IE!
A
-BEAGLE
Wliqn n man or woman Img
sets oiV their whole apparel. Tlr
Southern shoe, manufactured by I
i/?L*cl?nrrr \ n cl?nu*u 1 Enl KEii 1 lm
is made, "It is first in pencn, first i
countryman," and caji not lie.
The Southern Trade Record,
concerning the Eaglo shoe:
"The glioo-making trade as it now c
who devote t heir attention to making so
thereby become wonderfully quick and <
"In this connection tlio industrial ei
an nnusnal large number of inquiries
many of which had special refereuco to
ufacturer in tl;e United States.
"Now after a careful investigation i
rctpondcnco with and interviewing as
shoe dealers in the country, there was a
the Eagle Shoo Company, Frodericksb
.......... . 1... clw^ .n.nnfn
aiiiuiif, i uv: iuii iiivni ouva' iiiauu&tibtiuuic
vain boast, but an absolute fact, and in i
successful contradiction.
"Tlioy only use the best grades of le
tanneries in Ainorica and Europe, and
expert labor. The lasts upon which tne
styles, but in the main are the evolution
years, gradually improving until they h
''The writer, who has worn the shoe
nouo other, and on various occasions, wl
orders them to be sent by express from
duties as a writer and a correspondent 11
bettor, aro handsomer in design, and mc
any other on tho market. In consoquci:
strongly and indorse the opinion of tho <
firm of Eagle Shoo Company, of Frcdori
in the United States.
"We might add in conclusion that t
direct, in this firm, who aro not advort
The investigation was made at tho roqu
result published solely for their benefit,
Test tho honesty of those
your whole family. Sold by
T. B. BELK,
R. F. GRIER,
DEALEll IN
HATS, SHOES,
PANTS, DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS, DRESS GOODS,
HARDWARE,
TINWARE,
GLASSWARE,
GROCERIES, ETC.,
AND THE
BEST LINE OF
I'OCKBT AND
TABLE CUTLERY
IN TOWN,
W. IT. IIOOVER,
LIQUOR DEALER,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
We look especially after the shipping
trade and below quote very close
figures. Will be glad to have > our
orders. Terms cash nitlr order.
Corn, per gallon, in jug (boxed),
$1.50, $1.75 and $j.
All first-class goods at $1.75 and $.?
VERY OLD.
Ryes from $1.60 to $?, $2 50 and
$.1 50 per gallon.
Olns from $1 60 to $2, and $1 50.
denulne Imported "Fish din" at $j
pei gallon.
Apple Brandy, $2.25 per gallon.
Peach Brandy $2 50 per gallon.
No charge for jug and box on above,
and no charge at these prices for keg
when wanted in such quantities.
Let us t nve your orders and oblige,
\Y, B. HOOVER.
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mb store: |
S1I0ES.H? f
on n nice fitting and etyliali shoe-it
o growing demand for this groat >
the Eagle Shoe .Company, Freder- 1
great Washington at whose home it
n war, and first in the hearts of its
of GincinaUi, Ohio, lins this to say
xists is composod of a series of specialists
nie particular part of the boot or shoe and 9L
export in their respective specialties.
litor of this journal has recently l'ecoived
i regarding shoo mauufacturers, a great
t he foreniost and most artistic shoo man- b
nlong these lines, after opening up a cor- '?
many as wcro available of the foremost
i/piipral nnnonncna nf nnininn in fnvn-r nt
urg, Va. This -firm is unquestionably ^
i in the ,United States. Thi$ is 119 idle or |
making this statement wo do not fear any
atker from the best hides from tho best
employ exclusively the most skilled of
iso shoes are inado are not only the latent
l and development from the experience of
avo almost reached perfection,
s made by this firm, for years would iiavo
ion not convenient to bo had otlierwiso,
1 his shoe dealer, to whatever point his
nay call him. lie finds tho shoes to woar
>re comfortablo and moro economical than
ice he can not emphasize tho matter too
experts quoted abovo, in sayiny that tho
cksburg, Va., manufacture tho best shoc.3
I
his journal has 110 interest, direct or inisors
nor oven subscribers to this paper,
lost of many of our subscribers, and tho
and to them alone wo are responsible."
celebruted shops by using them for
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PROPRIETOR
IB OLD RELIABLE STORE.*!
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Fresh Meat . ,
AND
Fresh Ice.
Yos; Ira G. Ftnythe & Son will koop
constantly on hand a supply of Meats
and Ico. Comparatively speaking, we
have boon unavoidably out of the business
for two months, but wo hope to bo
able in the future, by close attention tcj
business and fair dealing with our patrons,
to furnish them with both Meat
! and lee in season, and merit a liberal
share of the public patronage.
Orders for Sunday Ice received Saturday,
and Ice delivered from 7 to 9 a. in.
Sundays. Call up No. 27 any time you
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IRA G. SMVTHE & SON.
Spratt Machine Oo.
Brick, Lumber, Laths, Lime, Shingles,
Building Supplies, and House
Fittings of all kinds.
{ Contractors and bulldei 8. Estimates
on all work furnished promptly.
Tin* Outer of Attraction
fov those \vh.? are especially particular
about the laundering of their Summer'
garments is the?'laundry. Everyone
knows except those who haven't tried
our work, how clean; properly starched 1
and ironed every article proves itself to
he after it hashoeii through our hands.
If yon don't know us, let's get acquainted.
For casoof mind and com fort of body,
bo sure tliat your laundry goes to thcr
Model ^tonm Laundry. Charlotte. N. C
fcd. L. ncfcLH^NAY, Agrnt,
Fort Mill, S. C.
The Arlington Hotel,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Heat Lighted end Ventilated Hotel
In the City.
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A. A. SPRINGS, Proprietor, 1