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Why it Puzzles Officials-Imposes Well Nigh Impossible LTask Upon Goumty Auditors and Treasurers--The Troubles Indicated. rThe State, 22.] The effort made by the legisla. ture at its last session to pass a law i that would cure the curse of the an- i nual extension of the time for the payment of taxes in the state seems to have brought about complica " tions that are worrying the state of ficers considerably. Not only are these' complications cauming trouble for the state officers, but the county~ officials charged with the collection .' of, taxes are put in a rather difficult position for th~e books they have doI not contain proper spaces.. for run ning out the different columns of figures necessitated by the terms of the act. They are in a qnandary as to how to proceed. -Already The State has quoted from several let ters received from county auditors and treasurers by the governor in re gard to the matter. Yesterday two more came which are of more than ordinary interest. The first is addressed to the gov ernor and the comptroller general and is signed by the treasurer and ' auditor of Marlboro county, Messrs. 1 J. S. Thomas and R S. Carlhsle. These officials say: "The last general assembly an the 26th. day of february, 1902, passed act No. 525, page 671 of acts of gen. eral assembly of 19Q2. Thle county *auditor is puzzled to know how toj comply with the act as the duplicatesj are not so arranged that there isl space for the adding of these pe r-J centagee, and it will take more or less time to make up new ones and entail more expense on the county for new hooks; besides this act con flots with the act requiring the au ditor to- take returns of property from the first of January to the 20th of F3ebruary.1 "In view of the above facts we write to ask that you extend the time: for payment of taxes without penalty 1 until the 1st of March, and let be1 add6d the 7 per cent. -on all unpaid taxes at that date. We believe that a large part of the tatxes will he al . lowed to stay unpaid until that date incu Talk Nor ou know like to t Bright New Stul rom headquartei in the world. G Is and Silk Secti large. For the next few days ever ae house the price will be out and cut Dress Goods and Silks for a Little Ma o. Colored Dress Goods placed on cent I shades worth 75o. for this sale 40c. h, all shades, the kind other stores eel 1. )as Goods to go at actual first cost. %istings worth 750. and $1.00, your ch [NDS F e line alone. Our expe ats to be closed out at c y reasonale offer on an Come T MAUGI inder the new law, as many parties vill be willing'to pay the .2 per cent. md have the use of their tax money or the two months. "Believing that this arrangement will prevent confusion and make it innecessary for the auditor to do a great deal of impracticable work, we ,rust that you will be in favor of the xtension." The other is from County-Auditor [. M. McMichael of Orang@burg Jounty and is published in full for t deals with matters that the legis ature will doubtless have to fully onsider when it assembles, and oints out the complications referred o. Mr. McM'ichael says: "The general assembly at the ses ion of 1902 passed an act looking o the discontinuance of the practice f extending the time for the pay. nent of taxes. I am in fill sympa ~hy with the intent of the said law, >eing fully convinced of the unwis loin of tax extensions, but the act n' question has vital defecte which end to nullify its good intention, nd I take the liberty of writiing you or the purpose of calling attention o these defects and offering ome suggestions towards obviating hem. * * * "The said act provides a penalty f 1 per cent. on all taxes not paid >y' Jan. 1, and an additional 1 per ent. on February .1, and 5 per cent. mn and after March 1. The act is umbersome and complicated in its >perations and would give very un latisfactory results for the following easons: So small a penalty as 1 >er cent. is an encouragement and nducement to small tax-payers, and f this law is put in operation it will very greatly increase the number of lelinquent taxpayers, and corre pondingly decrease the money vailable for governmentrl pur oses. "Again, the graduated increase of enalty involves the making up of bree penalty books instead of one ma heretofore and will tend to com >licate and confuse the accounts with the treasurers, and will make it almost impossible to obtain accurate >alances in making up the annual lettlements. Furthermore, the mak. ng up of these several penalty >ooks during the time of taking re urns for the ensuing year, imposes a task upon the auditors which is veil nigh a physical impossibility. EBy the time the first penalty book sould be made up the .nanth of J an ods But Price can buy the Che; )ney. That's whc siness record an< >ush at once. Fif illinery Depar rner in the store. "Small Profits and ow no man to undersell me. ) Headquarters where One of Two. Don't Miss a Singlo You May Miss a Dollar. rds of Indaigo Blue Calicoes at 4o. yar rds of Outings, the 8o. kind at 5c. yarc dAs of Sea Island to go at 4c. yard. t the poor kind. We do STORE, MILLINERY S DRY GOODS, MILLINE oys' and Children's Car 1 be accepted. i1's Favori Dheapest Sto he Carolinas WHITE WOMAN SLAYS NEGRO ASSAILANT. NOTHING WAS LEFT FOR LYNCIIERS TO ACCOMPLISH. Undaunted' Courage Saves Her--Protected Her Honor and Prevented Taking of Her Young Son's Life. Case For Coroner. [Special to The State.] Camden, Nov. 21.-The report has just reached town of a dastardly attempt on the part of a negro by the name of Ned Kendrick to force his way (Wednesday night) into the room of Mrs. Mary E. Elliott, a highly respected and hardworking white woman of about 45 years who lives with her son, a 19-year old lad, about four miles from Camden in West Wateree. The negro reaped the due reward fos his criminal intent, as Mrs. El. liott with undaunted courage that would have done honor to any, Lilled him at her door step. T.he story as related by reliable parties, who live in Weost WVateree, is as follows: Mrs. Elliott's nearest aeighbor, Ned Kendirick, who lived with his family about 100 yardls from her house; the next nearest seighbors were somie white people, about a quarter of a mile distant. Kendrick had been livinig there about three years and had worked at the Conquest saw mill. Mrs. Elliott's home consisted of )ne room, occupied by herself and a shed room, where Allen Elliott slept, opening -onto a baick porch. Dn Wednesday night, between 9) and 10 o'clock, Ned Kenidrick appeared [n front of the shed room, b)eganu to 3urse young Elliott, fired off a p)i5 Lol and warned him he wvould shoot bim if he poked his head out of the window, that he "had the right gang with him!" Hie then went on to Mrs. Elliott's back door, fired his pistol again, cursed and( told her to keep quiet or he wvould shoot her. He then began to batter (downi the front door with an axe. Mr. Elliot t recognized Kendrick b)y h)is voice, and locked the back door just as ho antered the room, armed with a gun and pistol; by the front dloor at the same moment Allen Elliott rushedi into the room through the door just opened by his mother. Then it was that Mrs. Elliott, in mortal terror that the intruder would shoot her nnarmed n, jumeds a Rouqded Peni rade where they f for the least me ,s with a good bu et right into the : of- The Mi i piece of deep. Now The Liveliest Co ney. is my motto and all re table at Come Direct t( the Work for $1.00, Thousands of ya: Thousands of ya Aice 50c. Thousands of yai HOES HO nses are divided among ost. 50 dozen Men's, B y article in the house wil o The Poop The4 uary would be far spent, and the same would be true as to February and March. "Haveng pointed out the forego ing objections, I now proceed to sug gest what appears to me to be a bet ter plan. In the first place I deem it advisable to extend the time for payment of taxes of 1902 until March 1, 1903, and in the mean time have the legislature enact a law along the following lines: Let the time for the payment of taxes expire upon Dec. 31 of the fiscal year for which they are levied and let a fixed pen alty, (say 10 per cent.) attach imme diately. Let this tax and penalty be held in -the treasurer's office sub ject to the taxpayer's call for 60 days without any further extra charge after which if still unpaid, let the treasurer's costs be attached and exe 3ntion issued for its collection. "The real hardship upon a delin juent taxpayer is not the penalty Lmposed by the State but the costs and fees of the various officials who serve the tax executions, and the Lolding off of these charges as long ~s possible is the best way to solve ~ r,he problem of tax extension. "I submit the foregoing as the re tult of much careful thought based ipon six years experience as a tax >ificial." WHAT CONSTITUTBS RESIDENCE? Judge Buchanan Claims Yet to Be a Resi dent of Sumter. [Sumter Item.]~ The Newberry Hierald and News ' yesterday insisted that the Newberry sour' was adjouriied because of the likelihood that the question of Judge, Buchanan's residence wvould come up. Judge Buchanan has set all doubts n that point at rest as the following from the Spartanburg Journal shows: A communication received1 by a friend in this city from Judge Buch anan last night stat ed that the Judge expected to be in Spartainburg and hold court according to schedule. The communication stated that Judge Buchanan's court at Newberry was-hot adjourned on account of his alleged non-residence in the district, but on account of an altogether dif ferent matter. Judge Buchanan says that he is still a resident of this dis brict and denies the statement recent ly made to the effect that he had shanged his place of residence. s to Catch ant tpest and .get the it the people wan i capital and crec teen salespeople t rw ent ","" Quick Turnovers" 200 doz. I Take a da Dollar Does take your h 3 Line or 50 hlen's 50 Men's 50 Men's 100 pairs 50 bales o n't keep them. Did yo 'TORE OR CLOTHINO RY, SHOES, CLOTHID s at half price. A big lo te Tradin re in Kendrick like a tigress and winding her arms around him pinioned his arms to his body, at the same in. stunt her son seized him by the throat and began to choke him. In the scuffle that followed all three fell and rolled out of the house. Mrs. Elliott jumped up, wrenched the negro's pistol out of his hand, and beat him oveurthe head with it till it broke and then crushed his skull by hammering it with a rook till he died. Had it not been that the negro was weakened by a spell of fever the outcome of the fight would have i been doubtful as he was, when in full health, a powverful man, weigh- I ing fully 210 pounds, and youug Al. Ien is an overgrown, niot very strong slip of a boy. Mrs. Elliott who has supported herself and raised her son unassist. I od1, by working her little farm her-. self, enjoys the esteem and respect of alj.who know her. The coroner's jury, Magistrate I Blowen acting as coroner, met last oight arid brought a verdict of ex ausable ho'mnicide-. On examination of Kendrick's body it was found that the negro had tied up his shoes in 01ld rags, I rind had a quantity of matches int bis pocket, and it was also ascer-t riained that he had madle arrange rrnents to drive to (Camdlen early in the mrorning. It is therefore pro mmedO( that after killing young El.r iott anid carrying out his sinister de.( sign on Mrs. Elliott, he intencded to kill her also, aind then obhiter ate all traces of the deed( hy setting fire to thie house, and( a&conding. CARIEi AS A DRESS REFORMER. [lhe Kansas Terror oli the War Path In New York, New York, Nov. 20. -Mrs. Oarrie N4ation created a sensation at the iorse show today. She harangued hie great gathering on the evils of I >verdtress, attempted to break a bot. 1 In of champagne aind was linally .ljected1 from the .buildhng b)y the po. lie. Mrs. Nation entered the garden :juietly and took a seat in the tier. Shie had been there only a few min ates when her gaze rested on the< box wvhere some members of the Vanderbilt ftamily were sitting. She studied her program and then do scend(ed to the promenade. Station. ing herself in front of the Vander. bilt box, she delivered a tirade o NAM Hold the Cri Biggest and Bes t. We are in a lit sufficient to bi to take care of 1 s of yards of Canton Flannel worth I( ..adies' Black Heavy Hose worth 10c. Jen's Uunderhirts and Drawers, the y off and bring your family. It will ill here. Overcoats to go at $4.00 worth $6.00. Dvercoats to go at $5.50 worth $9.00. Jvercoats to go at $8.00 worth $12.00 Men's Odd Pants at half price. f Jeans slightly soiled at half price. u ever think about hc STORE has to make , IG, that's why we havE t of Boy's Knee Suits tc Place INAUG overdress. In the box were seated Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt., Regi nald Vanderbilt and Miss Nielson. Alfred G. Vanderbilt was leaning %gainst the rail on the promenade ,nd did not see Mrs. Nation ap. proach. "You ought to be ashamed of yourselves," the woman screamed at hem "You ought to be ashamed to wear such disgraceful clothes. Take :hem off; take them off at once and ittire yourselves, more modestly." Alfred 0. Vanderbilt hastily left he position at the rail and came ver to whero Mrs. Nation was stand ng and wiping her forehead with a Iandtkerchief he whispered some ,hing in her ear and pushed her way. The outburst of the woman at racted a great crowdl of people and ,he occupants of the Vanderbilt box vere evidently very much embar assed. Mrs. Nation then turned xer attention to other boxes. Fi mally she started for the cafe, where he bore down on a party of men vho were drinking wine. Mrs. Na ion seized the bottle and, glancing it the men, shouted: "Young men, dlon't drink such ilthy stuff. You are going straight o hell. Where is the man who sells his stuff? Show him to me and I vill tell him what I think of him." Mrs. Natiomis request was speedily ~ranited by the sudden appearance f M. Nillepigue, the caterer at the 3 ardlen. "Get ont of this horrible busi. ess," she shouted at him. "You re also going to hell an:1 ruinninig he bodies and souls of men. You re dragging them down with you, bamre on you! Shame on you!"j The Frenchman, however, ran to Ilrs. Nation and rescued the bottle, vhich she had repeatedly brandished n the air to emphasize her remarks. [lhen he pushed her out of the door. lere the police took hold of the (ansasq reformer and forced her out if the building. Too Many Special Courts. [Carolina Spartan.] It begins to look as if we would oon have sbout half as many spe ial terms of courts as regular ones, r'h. fact is Southi Carolina is doing mn immense amount of law business n a small way. They are running t into the ground and making sourts too common to be respected r repnetable. Mwds. t selections position to ay Goods in the crowds. )c. to go at 7je. to go at 50. pair. i0c. kit,d to go at 25o. each. pay you to ride miles to )w an exclusive all its expenses a walkover in > be closed out H'S. A WILD LEAP. Insane Man Jumps Near Thicketty From Train Going 50 Miles an Hour. [Spartanburg Journal.] A well dressed man, whose name could not be learned, jumped from the vOstibuled train today near Thicketty while the train was speed ing along down grade at a rate of about 50 miles an hour. The train was stopped and run back where the man was picked up and placed on the train. The un fortnnate man was appar ently of somea me161aRns and standIing. He was in charge of a trained nurse. it 8seems that he was the victim of some mental derangement. The man wvhen picked up was still alive anid afte' a careful exami nation it was thought. that no bones were broken. When the train reached Sp)artanb)urg the man was still unconscious. He was taken) on to Greenville where, it is understood, be was taken in charge by physi. cians, where he died. The man had a through ticket to New Orleans to which city he was being carried by the nurse. It is said that at the time he took the leap the train, which was behind time, wvas running at a high rate of spe6d, coming dowun the hill on the other side of Thicketty creek, arp. p)roaching Sp)artanIbuirg. The man forced himself loose from the grip of his nurse and mJade the leap from a car window. A RBCONSTRUCTION CONGRESSMAN. The Only Republican Who Bver Represent. ed the Seventh District Is Dead ' in Lexlngtoni. [Special to The State.] Lexington, Nov. 20.--After a long ill ness, ex-congresmn Simeon Cor ley, dliedl at his home ini town, shortly after 12 o'clock today. He repre nieated thbis (list rict in the lower house of congress, daring reconstruction (lays, and is the only Republican rep resentative sent from the district. Although out of politics for a long time, yet he bias been true to his party. IEarly in the '5i0s he was married to Miss Miartha Reynolds of Vermont, and she with an adopted daughter survive him. Mr. Corley had reached the ma Lure age of 81 years.