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Scraps and Jarts. ? Charlotte Observer: The police have begun the work of killing dogs upon which tax has not been paid. This work Is done through the medium of the shot gun and is usually performed between daylight and sun-up. The collarless dogs are shot whenever they may be found, on the streets or in the yards of residents. The report of the gun and the yelp of the dying dog is a source of great disturbance to nervous people. It is a pity that the collarless dogs could not be caught and impounded, giving the owners a chance to redeem them, failing in which the dogs could be drowned at the pool near the city crematory, and then reduced to ashes. The firing of shot guns on the streets, even in the hands of the police, is a very disagreeable feature of summer life in Charlotte. ? At Norfork, Va., a few weeks ago, the wife of Charles Frederick Osborne was killed in her bed. The husband claimed next morning that it was a case of suicide; that she had fired the fatal shot herself. The wife was heavily insured and some of the neighbors suspected foul play. They had Osborne arrested; but were unable to make anything out of the case. He appeared to be In great distress, and there was testimony to the effect that the couple was a very affectionate one. Osborne was released. Within the past few days telegrams have come to the Norfork police from Oklahoma stating that Osborne is wanted for a similar crime in that section. He is suspected of having killed two men and also of murdering an Oklahoma wife for insurance. As soon as Osborne was released from custody at the close of the investigation of the recent case, he disappeared and the police have not since been able to locate him. ? Senator James K. Jones has written a letter in which he explains his reasons for voting for the Panama canal route as against the Nicaragua route. In part he says: "I was not unmindful of the fact that the platform in 1900 declared for the Nicaragua canal. I reported that platform and voted for it. At that time there was but one route presented, Nicaragua, because it was Nicaragua or nothing before us. When the French people found that we were determined to build a canal they saw the difficulty they would have in getting money enough to build the Panama canal at the same time, so they made up their minds to get out of the way. So when the opportunity was offered to select the Panama route, I j was decidedly in favor of selecting it. t Vioiiovo th? 'Demncrflcv stands for what is best for the country, not only in politics, but in the matter of canals. Nicaragua was the best thing in 1900, j and Panama is now.' ? The weather bureau's weekly crop summary, issued Tuesday, refers to cotton as follows: With showers over local areas only and very high temperatures the cotton crop over much the greater portion of the central and eastern districts of the cotton belt has materially deteriorated, especially over the southern portion of the districts named, although, considering the size of the plant, it is fruiting well and is generally clean. In Tennessee, extreme northern Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Indian Territory the crop continues in promising condition, although it is needing cultivation and making too much weed in portions of Arkansas. In Texas cotton shows further improvement and is making good, healthy growth, except in the southwestern and northwestern counties, where it is at a standstill. While intf piailL 19 9111cl.ll, 11 19 spnauuib uiwv and fruitng satisfactorily, and but few reports of shedding and boll weevil are received. ? Plans for an active campaign against the hostile Moros of Mindanao are being made by Gen. Chaffee by direction of the secretary of war, according to a Washington dispatch. Advices received at the war department show that the military officers in Mindanao have exhausted their efforts at a peaceable settlement of the trouble with the Moros and a fresh outbreak is considered inevitable. In the opinion of war department officers, news of an engagement between our troops and the Moros may be expected at any time. Colonel Baldwin has reported that the hostile Dattos have been preparing for an attack and have repeatedly tried to provoke the Americans into taking the offensive. They have several times tried to precipitate an engagement, which has been avoided only by the forbearance of the American soldiers. In the opinion of the officers in Mindanao the Moros look upon this as an exhibition of cowardice, which General Chaffee believes seriously affects the prestige of the Americans. Emboldened by the inactivity of the soldiers the Dattos have demanded the withdrawal of the troops from the Moro country, and as there is no intention to withdraw an engagement is considered in evltable. General Charree nas explained the situation to tne war department and he has been directed to send reinforcements to Mindanao for the purpose of meeting tne Moros in force and administering to them such punishment as may be necessary to bring them to terms. ? Lincoln, Neb., dispatch to New Orleans Times-Democrat: Mr. Bryan is not satisfying public curiosity just at present, especially that curiosity which seeks to know what he intends to do should the next national convention turn him and his friends down. He was lecturing in a small Iowa town last night. His topic was "Sociological," but, as is his wont, he injected some politics into his discourse. Some one asked him what he thought the next Democratic national convention ought to do. He responded that in his opinion it should reaffirm its stand at Chicago and Kansas city and emphasize only those new issues which at the time might be most prominent. In other words, that the Democracy should neither repudiate its stand on any issue nor take a backward step. "May I ask you a question, Mr. Bryan?" asked an elderly man, rising in the body of the house. "Certainly, sir." was the response. "Well, suppose that the next Democratic national convention should pass over both the Chicago and Kansas City platforms in si lence; suppose it should enunciate i platform that conflicted in at least sev eral essentials with those platforms and suppose that convention should g< still further and name as its candidates for president and vice president tw( men, neither of whom was prominent ii the support of either platform, or ii sympathy with it in other words, i two reorganizers were nominated an< both platforms repudiated, what woul< you do, Mr. Bryan, suDport it or bol u"" ? ? ". n wnr, /-I M'ltVl Klc rO II flir. Dl'^ail W ao icaujr ntvu *-w ply instantly. Leaning forward, witl the characteristic Bryan smile, illumi nating his face, he said: "My friend, i has always been considered in ba< taste for the sons to gather about th< table and divide the old man's propert; before the corpse is interred." Ihc ^Jorkmllr (Snquim. YORKVILLE, S. . v.- H SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1902. Let the proposition be twisted am turned as it may; but Mr. James H Tillman Is a shrewd campaigner on th stump?one of the shrewdest there is 1: the state. At Newberry, last Tuesdaj various candidates disclaimed in virtu ous indignation against the- charge that have been made against them, an Mr. Tillman capped the climax by turn ing to the newspaper reporters and re questing that this announcement b published to the world: "If any edito has any more charges to make agains me, let him make them to my face! That sounds like courageous deflanc and is likely to take with any unthink ing crowd, notwitnstanding its real ab surdity. The editor, if there be sue! who has a personal grievance agains Mr. Tillman, should state his grievanc to Mr. Tillman's face. Where, howevei the editor's grievance is of a public na ture, the proper place to lodge such grievance is with the puolic. No mat ter how true a charge may be, nor ho> damaging, or whether Tillman migh like the editor, or the editor Tillmar unless the public is to have all th facts such a case can be of no practl cal benefit. Mr. Tillman will hardly b able to squelch by this ruse any charge that might otherwise have been mad against him. Some people in the South Carolin circle in Washington who claim t have inside information as to affairs i that state, seem to tnink that, after al Senator McLaurin may not be appoint ed to the Federal judgeship of th court of claims. Not because they d not think the president would appoin the senator if he desires the honor; bu because they believe that after all th talk concerning the senator that h ?. + nlnr,* T-I may nui taic iu acvcj^i. uic may prefer to remain in the senate un til the end of the next session of eon gress, when his term will expire, an> then to re-enter the practice of hi profession, either in South Carolin: or in Washington. The senator, it i stated by his friends, has receiv ed many tempting offers, but he ha accepted none of them, and it is sail he may decline the judgeship if offeree ?Spartanburg Journal. If Senator McLaurin should be ap pointed to the position referred to an> decline it, there are those who woul say that it was because he knew h could not be confirmed. Whether o not he has ever really sought the po sition we have, no knowledge. We hav had it straight from him in writing tha he would never accept any position tha would take him away from among hi own people in South Carolina. Thl was as far back as three years ag when they were trying to make it ap pear that the senator was to become i member of the Philippine commission At the same time, he said there wa absolutely nothing in the story tha was then in circulation to the effec that he was after Judge Simonton's pn sition. We believed Senator McLauri! then and have had no occasion to dis believe him since; but if, under all th circumstances, he should accept th judgeship of the court of claims, w should be compelled to admit that ou faith in the sincerity of his patriotisr was not as well founded as we hav thought. The assault that Mr. H. H. Evan made upon Mr. J. K. Blackman remind us most strikingly of the similar as sault that Mr. J. Dudley Haseldei made on Mr. Ben Sellers, in Marloi county, in November, 1899. Haseldei occupied a position on the state boari of control similar to that now occupiei by Evans. D. A. G. Outz had a differ ence with those on the inside and pro duced an anonymous letter in which i was stated that Haselden was keepinj open-house with dispensary samples and living in a manner generally tha was too high to be accounted for on th basis of his known legitimate income Of course Haselden denied it all; bu as he knew there was foundation fo the letter, he began to hunt for the au thor and settled upon his kinsman, Mr Den Sellers, whom he determined t< kill. How he set forth on his errand o murder, after first having arranged t protect his precious carcass with i breastplate of "tork" steel, especiall; made for him at the Marion iron works is a matter of easy recollection to mos people who are familiar with thos> times, and these same people will re member that notwithstanding the terri ble fight that followed, nothing wai ever done about the whole disgracefu affair in the courts. The charge madi by the Newberry correspondent of th< Greenville News against H. H. Evan: is generally the same as the charge tha was made by somebody against J. Dud ley Haselden, and Evans acted jus about as Haselden acted, although i has not yet developed whether or no Evans wore on his Greenville trip, on< of the tork steel breastplates that Has elden had made at the Marion iroi works. Unfortunately for the satisfaC' tion of those who would be curious t< know, nothing developed to disclos< this important fact. Anyhow there i! enough similarity between the tw< cases to show that dispensary direct' i ors still have grand old times as In for- 1 - mer days, and that history repeats it- i >. self with sufficient frequency and ac- 1 3 curacy as to leave no reasonable doubt ; 3 as to the lessons it would teach. < 3 .. 1 The Hub Evans way of meeting de- i i famatory charges made in newspapers f by anonymous correspondents for which , the editor holds himself responsiDle, ought to teach some editors a lesson. 1 J Editor Blackman, of the Greenville i t fiews, has been particularly reckless in preferring charges against members of ' the state board of directors of the dis1 pensary, charges which he could not - possibly prove even were they true. If t there is corruption in any public office, ] , it is a duty of newspapers to expose it, 1 but the editor should De fortified by e proofs, else the public will have no cony fldence in him or his assertions. Editor Blackman had nearly reached that ?"l"t ? ??/* In arlHIHnn has hppn SUb ? jected to the humiliation of being publicly chastised and spanked by the genial though fiery Hub Evans.?Columbia Record. - At the risk of getting a licking just as Mr. Blackman got, and which we are prepared to take if it comes in the line of duty as in his case, we beg to , say that we have carefully read all that j The Greenville News has had to say, 1 and we do not consider that it has > printed anything that it was not warranted in printing. It has made no _ charges. What it printed was facts, and very interesting facts. It may be that somebody has lied; but it was not The News, and if anybody has lied we are unable to see how that fact Is to be - established by personal violence. What d The Record says in defense of Mr. [. Evans does not sound very well to us, e somehow. For instance take this: "If n there is any corruption in any public r, office it is a duty of a newspaper to ex pose it." "Editor Blackman, of s the Greenville News, has been particud larly reckless In preferring charges - against members of the state board of i- directors of the dispensary, charges e which he could not possibly prove r even if they were true." That looks it bad. "If there is corruption in public " office it is the duty of a newspaper to - ? 'A A I In Iwnncolhlo " 6 prove 11, yet lu piuvc it id iiuj/vooimiv, :- Our contemporary would Impose a task i- that is manifestly quite difficult. It is ?. true that it is impossible to prove these (t charges, according to the ordinary rules e of evidence, because, if the corruption r, is going on as some people have reason to suspicion, the individuals who are a guilty of this corruption make it a point to see that there is no evidence by v which they can be convicted. The it writer of the article In The News, to t, which Mr. Evans objected, states cere tain alleged facts like this: "Previous - to the time that Mr. Evans went to the e legislature he was without means of s consequence. Since his election as a e member of the board of dispensary directors, at a salary of $400 a year, he has been able to buy fine plantations, a fine horses and keep open-house well o stocked with fine liquors for his " friends." Now if this statement be L true, it does not necessarily follow that e Mr. Evans's prosperity is derived from 0 his $400 salary or even from the dls[ pensary. The correspondent does not p say. It may be that Mr. Evans has e some other source of income. It may be e that in describing Mr. Evans's prosper. ity, the correspondent lied out of the d whole cloth. But, at best, the case is a s peculiar one, and we do not think that | personal violence is a very satisfactory - explanation. We think it would have s been better had Mr. Evans either shown j1 that he is not enjoying the sudden prosperity with which he is credited or _ give a satisfactory explanation of that (j prosperity. We do not know Mr. (j Evans; but we have heard of him. We e have it straight from two responsible r and trustworthy citizens of York coun_ ty, that Mr. Evans told them, either in e so many words or in effect, that he int tended to defeat Senator Brice for ret election, because Senator Brice had res fused to vote for him for dispensary dls rector. Now this is none of our quar0 rel; but somehow we have an idea that _ Senator Brice had a right to vote for a whom he pleased in this matter, and j while the people of York county will, at s the right time, settle with Mr. Brice as t they see proper, we do not believe that t they will especially appreciate the in. terference of Mr. Evans in their local jj affairs. ? ? ? c LATIMER AND EVANS. Thej- Mntle It Lively Fop Each Other ? nt OrnitKebiirir. r The senatorial campaign meeting at Orangeburg, Thursday, was an unusually warm one. There were 1,500 people present and the candidates were at their best. Colonel Johnstone indulged 3 in a scathing arraignment of Mr. Lati8 mer and his speech was enjoyed. Mr. " Hemphill had to defend his citizenship n as on previous occasions, and received n some flowers as well as cheers. Mr. 11 Henderson referred to the records of Latimer, Hemphill, Johnstone and El^ liott in congress, observing that none - of them had set the rivers on fire. Col one! Elliott told of his record in behalf t of South Carolina and the south and ? got liberal applause. The warmest ' feature of the meeting was the usual 1 tilt between Messrs. Evans and Latie mer. The correspondent of The News !* and Courier and Columbia State reports t the controversy as follows: r Mr. Evans spoke of Latimer's charge - that it was said of him he took $15,000 ' out of the bond deal. He denounced it , o again. "If anybody will find it I will , f divide and give them iwo-thirds of it. ' 0 Latimer says that his record is clean. 1 "We shall investigate this little mat- i V ter. He denounces the transportation , i, trusts," said Mr. Evans, "but that pure, i t honest man. Dr. Stokes, whom you all : e loved"? i A Voice?Let him alone now; he is j - dead. I s But Mr. Evans went on reading the 1 charges made by Dr. Stokes in Tub ] e Yohkvii.i.e Enqi*irer which have al- i e ready been printed. Latimer was up | s at Tirzah claiming all the credit for , t the free rural delivery when Mr. Grist < - reported his statement in a daily paper i t and thus caught up with Mr. Latimer t claiming what did not belong to him. ' t On that trip to Cuba he (Evans) was ? down there and Tillman and Norton : - came with Mr. Latimer. Tillman told i 1 him that he was Latimer's guest and i - supposed that Latimer was paying for 1 > it. "Tillman had been caught up with < ; once with a free pass, and you can rest ( 3 assured that you could never cntch that t t old bull in a similar scrape again." 1 - "You are asked to believe Stokes a f liar and to believe him." Mr. Latimer answers all this by saying that he brought a few Yanaees down here and pleads the Charleston exposition as one of his excuses. Mr. Evans said that Mr. N. D. Harris, one of Latimer's best friends in Belton, had written him that Latimer had told him that he had offered Stokes an annual pass and that Stokes accepted it. Also that Latimer had offered Mr. R. A. Lewis, of Belton, a pass to Mexico, but he had refused it. * ? * I ? ? Mr Piifna AgclIIl, flir. i^ctLIIIltri unci cu 1UI. Hill, of Anderson and his brother-inlaw, Clarence Brown, free transportation to Mexico and that both accepted. Mr. Evans also charged that Latimer was in favor of turning over $3,000,000 worth of property in Washington to the Pennsylvania railway. In these things he had simply responded to Latimer's invitation to inspect his record. Mr. Evans said that he was president of a little railroad, nine miles in length between Pickens and Anderson. He is proud of this, for every cent of money in this little road belongs to South Carolinians. He is now living in Spartanburg and has the confidence of every man, woman and child in the city, besides the support of the two daily papers, and believes thaUhe will get 8,000 out of the 0,000 voters in the county. He spoke of his opposition to the Cuban war and said that we ought to swap Cuba off for a "nigger" and then kill the "nigger.' He is standing on his record and asks the votes of South Carolinians. I.atlmer In neply. Mr. Latimer started out by saying that ha is not resDonsibie for this let ter being: brought into the campaign, and therefore the consequences must rest with the man who is using it. Mr. Latimer's denials and admissions were the same as made at Conway, but as to the new matter the charges concerning or coming from Belton he was as silent as the grave. Also the matter of giving that property valued at 53,000,000 in Washington to the Pennsylvania railway. He admitted all the junketing trips and said there was no law against accepting free transportation as the legislature had killed it, but when Mr. Evans took him up on this he admitted that the legislature had killed It, DUt the governor had vetoed it. He admitted that -he had gone west on free transportation. In this it was understood that he referred to his Mexico trip, but who went with him was not stated. Latimer turned on Evans and said:^ You were charged with taking 515,000 in that bond deal; you have gone down into the grave to bring something up against me, but the man that made that charge still lives. Why don't you bring him here? (Cries of hurrah for Latimer). Rion, of Augusta knows about. Why not bring him? Evans?I could get him, but I got an' affidavit from him denying it and read it on the campaign. Mr. Latimer said that if any one could prove that he tendered Dr. Stokes an annual pass over a trunk line that he would withdraw from the race. He spoke of his personal friendship for Dr. Qfrxb-.aa and thrpp wpolra hpforp Dr. I Stokes's death received a letter from him stating that he wanted to come up and visit him; if there was any enmity he never knew it until these letters were produced. Evans got into the executive mansion by swinging on to Tillman's coat tails, to which Evans replied, you never would have got to congress without Tillman. Mr. Latimer?After all Ben Tillman has done for you you said that he had lined his pockets with rebates. v Mr. Evans denied this. /"UriCIlE-lHENTION. -^Tellow fever is killing a great many people in Vera Cruz, Mexico James D. Richardson has been re-nominated for congress from the Fifth Tennessee district without opposition The people of the state of Washington have been excited for the past week over the pursuit of Harry Tracy, a desperado outlaw who escaped from prison, killed several men, and who has since been holding people up and making them provide for him. The governor of the state has offered a reward of $2,500 for Tracy's capture The strike of the Chicago freight handlers is thought to be about settled There are over 20,000 teachers in attendance on the national educational convention in session at Minneapolis, Minnesota Judge W. C. Marvin, who is said to have voted every Democratic ticket from Jackson to Cleveland, died at his home in Syracuse, N. Y., last Wednesday. aered 94 years. He declined to vote for Bryan in 189G Secretary of the Navy Moody has decided that in the naval manoeuvers off the New England coast next September, newspapers representatives must be treated as enemies, and that every effort must be made to prevent them from getting information The British government has decided to keep a garrison of 50,000 men in the Transvaal to preserve order and guard against uprisings. Atceil 113. N Bennettsvile special of July 8 to Columbia State: Jeremiah Poison, the oldest man ever known in this section, died at his home ten miles southeast of Bennettsville last Friday and was buried at the Haskew cemetery, near Clio, Saturday. He claimed to be 113 years old, and the claim is not doubted by those who knew him. The oldest citizens of this place remember him as an old man in their boyhood. He has a numerous progeny, and some of his grandchildren are now old men and women. Mr. Poison celebrated his 113th birthday on July 2, and told his family to prepare a good dinner and hold a prayer meeting at night, as he was ibout to hnish his earthly career. He ould remember events of three centu ies, ana wtiKea saneiy 1111 me last. I'uo Anna poll* Vnonncieit. There are two vacancies to be filled it Annapolis from South Carolina. Senator Tillman has the filling of one ind Senator McLaurin the other. Sena:or Tillman has decided to fill his at a ompetitive examination to be held in ""olumbia on July 28. Senator McLau in has not made any statement as to low the applicant he will name will be selected. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. W. B. Williams?Is announced as a candidate for nomination for reappointment as county auditor of York county. Riddle & Carroll?Have a large supply of bolts of all sizes and lengths. They also have something to say In regard to roasted coffees and Zenith flour, which they say is the best. C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Want you to use cereal foods anu canned meats for breakfast and lunch during these hot, sultry summer days. They say that their cereal foods will tempt your appetite at breakfast. 1*. W. Speck, Jeweler?Asks you how your watch is running. He wants to know if it runs too fast or too slow, or just any old way, and offers to put it in good shape for a small amount. H. S. Strauss & Co.?Say that a cyclone has struck iheir clothing prices J 1?lv1 ^nurn fn fho IPVAl. tt.uu laiu biiciu uv (T i* W %.?V ...... They quote a number of prices on coats and vests that are likely to Interest parties who are in need of summer clothing. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Mr. \V. O. Rawls has received a lot of tin working tools and is now about ready to do almost any kind of tin work. The town has had such facilities before; but not for about two years. ? The standpipe was cleaned out during Thursday and was found to be in good condition. Only about two inches of sediment had settled In the bottom since the last cleaning. COTTON MILL VALUATION. At its meeting in Columbia this week, the state board of equalization decided as to the valuation of certain cotton mills in York county as follows: That Victoria Cotton mills, in York county, be placed at valuation made by state board in 1901. That Millfort mills in York county, De placed at $61,720, valuation made by state board in 1901. Tho? iwodo mills in York countv. be placed at $115,830, valuation made by state board in 1901. That Highland Park Manufacturing company, of York county, be placed at $208,333, valuation made by state board in 1901. That York Cotton mills be placed at $247,500, valuation made by state board in 1901. There is no report as to the valuation of the Clover mills, the Tavora, Manchester and Fort Mill Manufacturing company's properties. It is presumed that they have been valued in accordance with 1902 returns. ^Xbolt people. ^Miss Fleta Steele, of Rock Hill, is visiting friends in Yorkville. ^JMrs. Paul k. Bratton, of Charleston, is in Yorkville for the summer. Miss Rosa Lindsay is visiting friends and relatives at Niagara Falls. N. Y. ^Miss Georgia Wltherspoon is visiting relatives and friends in Brooklyn, N. Y. ^Master Robert Saye Riddle, of Zeno, Is visiting Master Frank Riddle, in Yorkville. Rev. and Mrs. W. G. Neville spent Thursday in Clover, with Rev. S. H. Hay and family. ?j'Mrs. O. Frank Hart, of Columbia, is in Yorkville on a visit to the family of Mr. Geo. W. S. Hart. Mr. M. L. Thomasson left Thursday night for Tampa, Fla., on a visit to his son and to look after his orange interests. Miss Julia Cork, Emma Thomson and Jennie Lee Craig, of Blackstock, visited Rev. W. G. Neville's family this week. Mr. J. Humbert Ferguson, of Tampa, Fla., arrived this week on a visit to relatives and friends in York and Chester counties. Misses Florence and Ethel Radcllffe, of Charleston, are spending a month in Yorkville, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Radcllffe. kmr. Jos. Alexander, for some time past night operator at Blacksburg, of the S. C. & Ga. Ex., has returned to his home in Yorkville. VMrs. R. J. Herndon, accompanied by Miss Mary Fant and Master Joe, left Thursday afternoon for a visit to Spartanburg and Glenn's Springs. Mr. Wm. Camp, of North Carolina, arrived in Yorkville, Thursday afternoon, on a visit to his mother, Mrs. M. E. Camp, and other relatives. vMrs. Herbert Dunlap, of Rock Hill, spent several days in Yorkville this week, with Mr. J. R. Wltherspoon's family and other relatives and friends. )"*"Mr. Joseph A. Smith, chairman of the York county board of equalization, returned Thursday from Columbia, where he had heen in attendance on me mueiIng of the state board. Speaking Wednesday morning of the rain in the Bethel section Tuesday afternoon, Mr. D. G. Stanton said: "It was the best I have ever seen in my life." There was just a little absentmindedness in the expression, maybe, but Mr. Stanton's friends will agree that in his opinion the rain came at a good time, just as it was being badly needed. ^"Lieutenant James B. Allison, of the Seventh U. S. infantry, arrived in Yorkville, Thursday afternoon from San Francisco, to spend a month or so with relatives and friends. Lieutenant Allison has been absent from Yorkville for about three years, most of the time having been spent in the territory of Alaska. Unless his regiment should be J ordi red to the Philippines in the meantime, he will probably remain in Yorkville during the balance of the summer. ? ? V THE VOCATION TAX./"1 The recommendation of the ways and means committee of the town council, that a tax be levied on all businesses and professions with the exception of preaching and teaching, has been under pretty lively discussion since mrormation of the recommendation was published last Wednesday, and it can hardly be said that the idea strikes the business people generally with favor. Some think the proposition is all right; but there is lots of kicking, and it is quite loud. One individual was heard to say: "They can levy the tax if they want to; but they will never make me pay It a second time. I'll leave town first." Another said: "It seems as if the council can think of nothing but taxes and more taxes. What does it want with so much money anyway? Why they'll break us all up. If I could dispose of what little stuff I have, I would quit. If I don't quit pretty quick they will take all l nave ior taxes. Anotner said: "If they have to have money, why don't they make the property tax pay it? I am opposed to a vocation tax for various reasons. In the first place coi I do not think It is just and equitable, ele and in the second place I see no neces- poi sity for it." These are only a few of sio the many views that have been ex- dei pressed. The other side of the question, cor as set forth by a member of the town suj council, is like this: mi "Our fixed charges, including interest coi payments, police, electric lights, fire pu protection, waterworks and Incidentals, suj - ?" - * llt^A fhnnaon/1 thi cans lur saiiieinni^ imc ooeu .... dollars a year, and our revenue from elfl special taxes, general property taxes, su] dispensary, fines, licen&s, waterworks, elfl etc., is not sufficient to meet these u? charges and leave a margin for street ?1 improvements. We have in the light ed, and water facilities conveniences that mc cost a great deal of money, and if we re! are to maintain these conveniences we've stt got to pay. The present revenue is not of sufficient to wipe out past indebtedness thi and meet the requirements of the town, coi and we've Just got to have more money, soi It is a question, no doubt, as to what an may be the best method of raising this mc money; and I am not prepared to say wi that the occupation tax is absolutely stc the best. The occupation tax system th, prevails in many neighboring munici- ex pailties, however, and has been found ne to be quite satisfactory. For several thi years there have been special taxes on eU meat markets, insurance agents and to bill posters, and so far as I am con- cej cerned, I am unable to see why tne Of system cannot be extended with equal th justice to all other occupations." ar< Although it is understood that the po members of the town council are gen- at< erally favorable to the proposed occu- thi pation tax, up to this time no official vo --.i i o/tnn. (h UUIIUU lltK) uccn laivcii uo IV ivo ?vw|/ tion, and from the standpoint of the in council the situation calls either for re- tio signed submission to a policy that is ^ bringing a constantly increasing float- jn( ing debt, or the auoption of some expe- pr( dient, through the occupation tax or aej otherwise, whereby the revenues of the wr town may be increased tp a closer margin of fixed charges, and provide also W{ a surplus for needed street improve- ^ ment and other contingent expenses. UI1 pe HEARD, THOUGHT AND SEEN. itj Hi' The 1902-03 catalogue of Due West c0| Female college is handsomely lllustra- ye ted and tells all about that well-known thl school for girls. ar, zsj' We have the latest catalogue of the ti0 South Carolina Military academy. It gives all desired information about ra( that institution. at) itas' There is reason to believe that the Ja Southern railway people will put on a larger force of track hands than has heretofore been working on the line be- a tween Camden and Marion. i<a -it?' The residence portion of Main ra( Street in Rock Hill, is now boasting ge some pretty shade trees?almost as ja pretty as those which line the streets ar( of Yorkville, though not so large. lik Hi' The statement in the last issue of jn The Enquirer about the negotiations wj for the sale of the land advertised by be Mr. W. W. Jenkins was correct; but at wa the same time liable to give the reader a wrong impression. Mr. Jenkins has atf several prospective purchasers in view ap( and one agreed wit. him as to price; th, but they could not get together on the en question as to what would be a fair dis- a ( count ?for cash. There has been no cu trade yet, Mr. Jenkins still holding the joc matter to the most desirable proposal. st( Xii' The watermelon crop is far enough v0 along to be regarded as absolutely out fo, of danger and there is promise of a large yield. Canteioupes nave Deen th( quite plentiful for two weeks or more. be Jti' There seems to be more complaint na about Insect crop pests this year than he for a long while. In the early spring it be; was the bud worm in corn, and later th| the stalk-borer. After that came the pj? chinch bug, and it is still here doing all ^n the damage it can in various sections. ar( Working in concert with the chinch Coi bug also is the cotton louse. This pest hli Is sufficiently numerous in some local- ag ities as to temporarily check the growth wc of cottoh. bu t'T Some people discussed the corn eff crop in the court house yard Wednes- als day afternoon. The conversation de- tio veloped that the chinch bug is doing no damage in different localities. So far de; as the experience of those engaged in ati the conversation goes, the theory that ria plenty of good work will head off chinch no bugs, is not good. One gentleman re- fa< ferred to a patch of fifteen or twenty me acres on the outskirts of Yorkville that gr< is literally eaten up by chinch bugs, an; and he said that the crop had not only the been highly fertilized but that it had mc been worked to perfection. The field hai ought to have averaged fifteen or twen- do< ty bushels of corn to the acre, and the fol owner will be lucky If he gets an aver- kni age of five bushels. Captain Crawford fev said that about the best remedy against cla chinch bugs of which he had any wll knowledge, is ants. Ants eat the eggs thi of the bugs and hold the pest in check. fa\ For that reason the ants in a cornfield it should be protected as far as possible. res Mr. R. J. Davis, of Zeno, was in opt Yorkville Wednesday, and the reporter wil took occasion to ask him about that 36- bei pound carp, which, according to Mr. *j. rer L. Riddle, Mr. Davis took out of the arr creek several years ago. Mr. Davis was aft somewhat surprised at the accuracy car of Mr. Riddle's recollection about the all matter; but stated that the figures were wh a little too low rather than too high, sta The carp weighed 38 pounds Instead of gra 36 pounds, and so far as Mr. Davis in knows is the largest ever taken in this thi: neighborhood.* He gave it as his opin- or ion that the carp was probably ralseu the in one of the ponds up the creek, more an} likely in that of Mr. J. B. F. Riddle's, thii Mr. J. B. F. Riddle's pond contains for more shallow water and also more mud cou than is to be found in the other ponds riei lower down, and is a more favorao.e pre place, according to Mr. Davis's idea, for ligi raising large carp. Mr. Davis agrees cor with others who have discussed the ina matter that it is peculiarly difficult to catch large carp from the creek, not- uni withstanding their abundance. He A says that it is a common thing to see ^yj] these fish on the surface of the water roa in the spawning season and he has yqi tried to kill them with a shot gun; but We has never had any success. re(j tv' It cannot be "Btated with assur- occi ance that no consideration is being bull given to the filling of the office of coun- stri ty commissioner; but if the matter is and receiving the consideration that its im- had portance demands, the fact is not gen- wit] erally known to the public. Of all the esci inty offices to be filled at the primary ction this summer, none is more im tant than is that of county commisner. As is probably generally un stood, there are two of these county nmissioners, and together with the per visor, they are charged with adnistering the financial altalrs of the inty. They also have executive wers practically equal to those of the pervlsor. An efficient supervisor, jretore, can be badly hampered by inicient colleagues, and an inefficient pervisor can De greatly assisted by Iclent colleagues. Although the pay a county commissioner?$150 a year s good enough for the work requir, the office is not one for which the >st desirable men fight on their own jponslbillty. Under the circummces the voters cannot be assured the most desirable service unless ;y interest themselves. The present mmissioners?Messrs. W. S. Wllkeri and D. G. Stanton?are both able defficient; but they have been serving >re from a sense of duty than otherse, and their intimate friends underind that they both have a feeling at that duty has been to a large tent discharged. It is certain mat ither of these gentlemen will put emselves in a position of seeking refction, and this writer is not prepared say whether or not they would acpt re-election even under persuasion. course, it may be all right to have is office to be filled, as many others e filled, by the choice of the most pular men who may offer as Candidas; but in view of the importance of e office, and the large interests inlved to taxpayers, it would seem at the voters would make no mistake giving the matter especial attenn. v" It there is any considerable local terest In the state campaigns now in ogress for either the United States natorshlp or the state offices, this -Iter has not been able to run across He has talked during the past few ;eks with representative men from Terent parts of the county, and the ilversal opinion seems to be that ine ople are paying less attention to poles than has ever been known at this mparative season of a campaign ar since the latter 80's. Of course ere are a number of individuals who e indulging in more or less speculain as to who will be the winners, lese are watching especially the ces for the governorship and the sensrship. Of the gubernatorial candltes most interest seems to centre in ?ssrs. Talbert, Tillman and Heyward. the beginning of the race there was pretty strong general opinion that lbert was the strongest man in the ce. Since then it is beginning to be nerally acknowledged that Tillman a factor, and some of the experts s beginning to size up the situation e this: "If Tillman and Talbert are the second race together, Tillman 11 be elected. If the race should be tween Tillman and Heyward, Heyird will be governor. If between ;yward and Talbert, Heyward will ind the better cnance to win. This eculation seems to be based upon the jory that Talbert is running for gov- > lor with a view to using the office as stepping stone to me piace now ocpied by Senator Tillman. Not many :al politicians seem to take much >ck in the idea that a man would luntarily give up a seat in congress the governorship. They assume it Senator Tillman takes this view of 2 situation, and that in a second race tween either of the candidates med, or any other for that matter, would exert himself against Talrt. There may or may not be someing in this theory; but it sounds msible. Mr. Ansel is not very well own in this immediate section. There i a number of individuals in the jnty who have an acquaintance with n and they seem to be generally reed that he is a good man, well* >rthy and qualified to be governor; t they are not making any special ort in his behalf. Dr. Tlmmerman 10 enjoys a high place in the estiman of all who know him; but they are t taking his candidacy with a great 11 of seriousness. As to the comparve strength of the various senato1 candidates in this section, there Is such thing as arriving at a 6.it!sitory estimate. Both Messrs. Latlir and Evans are going to get a ?at many votes; but there is not now y reason for believing that either of im will carry the county. There is ire or less effort being made in beIf of Mr. Henderson; but as yet he ;s not appear to have a formidable luwins. i?r. jCiiiion is not very wen own in this county; but he ha8 some v strong friends that are urging his ims with some earnestness, and he II get some votes. The favorite at s time, if there is such a thing as a rorite, Is Mr. Hemphill. At one time looked as if this gentleman's long idence in Washington was going to irate to his disadvantage; but not:hstandlng this, quite a large num of his old friends are beginning to nember his former able service and ive at the conclusion that, probably er all, of the material in sight, they 1 make no better choice. However, this is with very few facts from ich to arrive at conclusions. As ted at the beginning of this paraiph, there is very little real interest the whole subject, and unless someng develops within the next month six weeks to wake the people up, re will not be a very heavy vote for r of the candidates. In fact, up to 9 time, notwithstanding the races the senate, congress, state . and inty offices, some of the most expelced of the county politicians are dieting for the next primary the itest vote that has ever been reded since the primary system was ugurated. ^ rne?i ny i.irIi tiling. \ barn and contents belonging to Mr. Illam N. Jackson, on the Limestone d, about four miles northeast of kville, was destroyed by fire last dnesday afternoon. The fire occurduring a thunder storm, and was asioned by a flash of lightning. The Iding was an old fashioned log icture, worth something like $300, I was insured for $50. As good luck [ it, Mr. Jackson's mules were away h a thresher at the time and they iped.