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? JOHN BROWN'S CELEBRATED RAID It was on the morning of October 17, 1859, that the country, from one end to the other, was J startled with the news that the j United States arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, had been seized | the night before by a band of radical abolitionists and negro : men and that the slaves of Virginia were rising against their ' masters. This report, in the ! latter case, proved untrue, for i among the colored men Brown , was able to secure but a very few recruits. But he had seized , the arsenal on the 16th and it: i was the beginning of his famous 1 raid, which for a time caused , trponf ovnifomnnf onrl n\ronfiiall\r , VltV VAV 1 VVIIIVtl V UliU V. * ^llbV?(?IIJ led to the execution of Brown on December 2. John Brown was a descendant | of one of the Pilgrims who had come over in the "Mayflower" in i 1620, and when he began the trouble at Harper's Ferry he was ' nearly 60 years old. He had lived in various Northern States, and at an early age became a pronounced and radical abolitionist. He was married twice and had 20 children, all of whom shared with their father this fanatical idea regarding slavery. His sons had gone to Ossawatomie, Kans., in 1854, when the question of slavery in that State was absorbing much attention. The father joined them in 1855. Everybody in Kansas-seemed to be looking for trouble in those days, and the Browns?father and sons?were among the busiest seekers. In 1856 they were charged with having murdered a number of their opponents in that State. Leaving Kansas, Brown col- j lected as much money as he could from abolitionists there and in the North and started for Har-1 ^ ?4.: it i [JCI D 1 CIIJ. SCICUllllH tllclt SI1KU1 town as the most available place to start his insurrection. He established headquarters on a farm in Washington county, Maryland, and worked for a long time among the colored people, arming them for action. The night of Sunday, October 1(?, 1589, the majority of the people at Harper's Ferry were at church. John Brown, with a band of 22 men, white and colored, marched on the place. His followers were not aware of his intention to seize the arsenal, and when they attempted to dissuade him, he replied: "If we lose our lives, it will perhaps do more for the cause than our lives could be worth in any other way." He ordered his men not to take life, if they could avoid it, and not a shot was fired until they had been in possession of the arsenal for three hours. Word spread of the insurrection rapidly, and by morning from every direction men were coming into the little village well armed, j Brown, with his followers, were : entrenched behind the walls of i the arsenal. They fired in every j direction and were fired on by the militia and citizens. The latter had much the advantage, ! and Brown was compelled to i move his force and prisoners from the arsenal inclosure to the engine house of the building. From this building he directed his losing fight, and there he was captured with his few followers who remained alive. Brown himself was severely wounded by a bayonet thrust. Brown was duly arraigned for j treason and murder, was given a fair trial in the Virginia court at Charlestown, and was sentenced Vo be hanged, On the day of his Execution he walked out of the j jail, "with a radiant Countenance and the step of a conqueror," said an eye witness. He mounted a wagon and sat upon his coffin to the place of execution, and without a tremor or a sign of fear he stepped upon the gallows and was swung into eternity. Governor Wise, fearing an at1f*mnr tr? l-oo^no x vuvuv, uiunii, I lclU called out several thousand troops and had planted cannon around the place of execution; but no1 such attempt was made, and Virginia, which had been wrought into a high state of excitement, breathed freer when John Brown \was dead. v Rice Crop Badly Damaged. The damage to the Carolina 1 ice crop as a result of the storm tides of Tuesday and Wednesday will amount to at least 50 per cent. This estimate was confirmed Frday night when Capt. Samuel G. Stoney, prominent rice man, returned to Charleston after a thorough investigation. He stated that a loss of half the crop was a conservative estimate of the damage done by the high water during the storm. NOTICE OF ELECTION. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of York. Notice is hereby given that the General Election for State and county offiiers will be held at the voting precincts frescribed by law in said county on uesday, November 8, 1910, said day beinp Tuesday following the lirst Monday in November, as prescribed by law. The qualifications for suffrage are as follows: Residence in the State for two years, in tVlt! nniintv Ann ie? precinct in which tYie elector offers to j vote, four months, and the payment six months he fore any election of any poll tax then due and payable: Provided, That ministers in charge of an organized church and teachers of public schools shall be entitled to vote after six months' residence in the State, if ; otherwise qualified. Managers of election must require of each voter the production of a registration certificate and the proof of the payment of all taxes, including poll tax, j assessed and collectible during the pre- I vious year. The production of a certificate or the receipt of the officer authorized to collect such taxes shall be conclusive proof of the payment thereof. There shall be separate and distinct ballots and boxes at this election for the following officers, to wit: (1) Governor and Lieutenant-Governor, (2) Other State officers, (3) State Senator, (4) Members of the House of Representatives, (5) County officers. On which 1 shall be the name or names of the person or persons voted for as such offi- , cers, respectively, and the office for which they are voted. Refore the hour fixed for opening the polls managers and clerks must take and subscribe the constitutional oath. The chairman of the board of managers 1 can administer the oath to the other members and to the clerk; a notary public must administer the oath to the chairman. The managers elect their chairman and clerk. Polls at each voting place must be opened at 7 o'clock a. m. and closed at 4 o'clock p. m., except in the city of Charleston, wheie they shall be opened at 7 a. m. and closed at 6 p. m. The managers have the power to fill a vacancy, and if none of tne managers attend, the citizens can appoint from among the qualified voters, the managers, who, after being sworn, can conduct the election. At the said election separate boxes will be provided at which qualified electors will vote upon the adoption or rejection of amendments to the State constitution, as provided in the follow;.w* i..A.: IIIU tjUlill The question of adopting each amendment snail be submitted at the next general election to the electors as follows: Those in favor of the amendment shall deposit a ballot with the following words plainly printed or written thereon: "Constitutional Amendment of Section ?, of Article ?, of the Constitution, relating to , Yes." Those opposud to said amendment shall cast a ballot with the following words plainly printed or written thereon: "Constitutional Amendment of Section ?, of Article ?, relating to , No." No. 568. A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Section 7, Article VIII, of the Constitution, Relating to Municipal Bonded Indebtedness. Section 1. Be it resolved hv the General Assembly of the State* of South Carolina, That the following amendment to Section 7, of Article VI11. of the Constitution be agreed to: Add at the end thereof the following words: "Provided, That the limitation pro^sed by this Section, and by Section 5, Article X, of this Constitution, shall not apply to bonded indebtedness incurred by the town of Darlington, wht re the proceeds of said bonds are applied solely for the purpose of drainage of said town and street improvements, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the freeholders and qualified voters of such municipality, as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of other bonded indebtedness." Approved the 4th day of February, A. D. 1910.No. 580. A Joint Resolution to Amend Section 7, Article VIII, of the Constitution, Relating to Municipal Bonded Indebtedness, by adding a Proviso Thereto as to Certain Towns. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Carolina be submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general election for Representatives, and if a majority of the electors 2ua'itied to vote for members of the ieneral Assembly, voting thereon shall vote in favor of such amendment, and a majority of each branch of the General Assembly shall, after such election, and before another, ratify said amendment by yeas and nays, that Section 7, Article VIII, relating to bonded indebtedness, be amended by adding at the end thereof the following words: Provided, That the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5, of Article X, of this Constitution, shall not apply to bonded indebtedness incurred by the towns of Aiken, in the County of Aiken; Camden, in the County of Kershaw; Cheraw, in the County of Chesterfield; Clinton, in the County of Laurens; Edgefield, in the County of Edgefield; and St. Matthews, in the County of Calhoun, when the proceeds of said noncis art' applied solely and exclusively for the building, erecting, establishing and maintenance of waterworks, electric light plants, sewerage system or streets, and where the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the qualified electors of said municipality, as provided in the Constitution, upon the question of bonded indebtedness. Approved the 28th day of February, A. D. 1910. No. 581. A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Section 7, Article VIII, of the Constitution, Relating to Municipal Bonded Indebtedness. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Corolina, That the following amendment to Section 7, Article VIII, of the Constitution, be agreed to: Add at the end thereof the following words: Proj vided, further, That the limitations im1 _>*? - , THE FORT MILL TIME posed by this Section and by Section 5, of Article X, of this Constitution, Bhall not apply to the bonded indebtedness in and by any municipal corEoration when the prooeeds of said onds are applied solely and exclusively for the purchase, establishment and maintenance of a waterworks plant, or sewerage system, or lighting plant, and when the question of incurring such indebtedness is submitted to the free- I holders and qualified voters of such municipality, as provided in the Con- \ Stitution UDon the nnest inn of nthpr : bonded indebtedness. Approved the 28th dav of February, A. D. 1910. No. 583. A Joint Resolution Purporting to Amend Section 7, Article VIII, of the j Constitution, Relating to Municipal ! Bonded Indebtedness. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amendment to Section 7, Article VIII, of the Constitution be agreed to: Add at the end thereof the following words: "Provided, further. That the limitations I imposed bv this Section, and by Section 5, Article X, of this Constitution, shall not apply to bonded indebtedness incurred by the city of Aiken, but said city of Aiken may increase its bonded indebtedness in the manner provided | for in said Section of said Article to | an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent, of the value of the taxable property therein for the purpose of estao- i lishing, extending, completing and repairing a system of waterworks, sew- j erage. electric lights and power." Approved the 28th day of February, A. L). 1910. No. 580. A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Section 7, Article VIII, of the Constitution, Relating to Municipal Bonded Indebtedness. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen- ; oral Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amendment to Section 7, Article VI11, of the Constitution, be agreed to: Add at the end thereof the following words: Provided. further, That the limitations imposed by this Section and by Section 5, Article X, of this Constitution, shall not apply to bonded indebtedness incurred by the town of St. Matthews, but said town of St. Matthews may increase its bonded indebtedness in the manner provided in said Section of said Article to an amount not exceeding fifteen per cent, of the value <>f the i taxable property therein, where the proceeds of said bonds to the amount of twenty-thousand (20,000) dollars. .shall be turned over by the town council of said town of St. Matthews to ! the duly appointed Commissioners of i the County of - Calhoun, for the puri pose of aiding in the construction of : public buildings for the County of Cal' noun. ; Approved the 28th day of February, A. D. 1910. No. 594. ' A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Section 12, of Article V, of the Constitution, Relating to Associate Justices. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amendments to the Constitution of South Carolina be submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general election for Representatives, and if a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon shall vote in favor of such amendment and a majority of each branch of the General Assembly shall after such election, and before another, ratify said amendment ' by yeas and nays, that Section 12, of Article V, of the Constitution, relating to Associate Justices, be amended by striking out in lines 3, 4 and 5, the words: "but if the four Justices equally divide in opinion, the judgment below shall be affirmed," and by striking out the word "two" in line 8, and inserting in lieu thereof word "three," so that when amended, the same shall read as follows: ] "Sec. 12. In all cases decided by the I Supreme Court, the concurrence of i three of the Justices shall be necessarv for a reversal of the judgment below", I subject to the provisions hereinafter prescribed. Whenever, upon the hear| ing of any cause or question before the Supreme Court in the exercise of its original or appellate jurisdiction, it shall appear to tne Justices thereof, or any of them, that there is involved a question of constitutional law, or of j conflict between the Constitution and , laws of this State and of the United 1 States, or between the duties and obliI gations of her citizens under the same, I upon the determination of which the entire Court is not agreed, or whenever j the Justices of said Court, or any two ! of them, desire it on any cause or question so before said Court, the j Chief Justice, or, in his absence, the presiding Associate Justice, shall call i to the assistance of the Supreme Court, all of the Judges of the Circuit Court: 1 Provided, however. That when the i matter to be submitted is involved in an appeal from the Circuit Court, the ! Circuit Judge who tried the cause shall i not sit. A majority of the Justices of the Supreme Court and the Circuit Judges shall constitute a quorum. The i decision of the Court so constituted, or 1 a majority of the Justices and Judges sitting, shall be final and conclusive. I In such case the Chief Justice, or, in t^rnuirllmr Aounoiuto Justice, shall preside. Whenever the Justices of the Supreme Court and the Circuit Judges meet together for the purposes aforesaid, if the number thereof be qualified to sit constitute an even number, then one of the Circuit Judges must retire; and the Circuit Judges present shall determine by lot which of their number shall retire." Approved the 26th day of February, A. D. 1910. NO. 595. A Joint Resolution to Amend Section 2, of Article V, of the Constitution, I Relating to Associate Justices of the i Supreme Court. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Carolina be submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general election for Representatives, and if a majority of the electors ?>ualified to vote for members of the ieneral Assembly voting thereon shall vote in favor of such amendment and a IS, OCTOBER 27, 1910. majority of each branch of the Gen- v eral Assembly shall, after such elec- o tion, and before another, ratify said b amendment by yeas and nays, that a Section 2, of Article V, of the Consti- y tion, relating to Associate Justices, be X amended by striking out the word C "three" in line 2, and inserting in lieu d thereof the word "four," and striking v out the wort! "eight" in line H and in- ii serting the word "ten," so that when t amended, the same shall read as fol- C lows: C Sec. 2. The Supreme Court shall v consist, of a Chief Justice and four t Associate Justices, any three of whom s shall constitute a quorum for the trans- t action of business. The Chief Justice s shall nreside. and in his absence, the ( Senior Associate Justice. They shall ii be elected for the term of ten years, fc and shall continue in oflice until their s successors shall be elected and quali- s fied, and shall be so classified that one e of them shall go out of olfice every two s years. c Approved the 26th day of February, j A. D. 1910. c No. 596. s A Joint Resolution Proposing an Amend- 1 ment to Article X, of the Constitution, by Adding Thereto Section 14, to Empower the Cities of Greenville, ? Spartanburg and Columbia, and the t Town of Manning to Assess Abutting ' Property .for Permanent Improve- 1 ments. 1 Section 1. Be it resolved by the Gen- ' eral Assembly of the State of South Carolina, That the following amend- 1 ment to Article X, of the State Consti- ! tution, to be known as Section 14, of . said Article X, be agreed to by twothirds of the members elected to each ' house, and entered on the journal re- ( spectively, with yeas and nays taken thereon, and be submitted to the quali- 1 fied electors of the State at the next ' general election thereafter for Repre- ' sentatives, to wit: Add the following , Section to Article Xof the Constitution, to be, and be known as Section 14. , Sec. 14. The General Assembly may | authorize the corporate authorities of j the cities of Greenville, Spartanburg, ' and Columbia, and the town of Manning, to levy an assessment upon abutting property for the purpose of paying , for permanent improvements on streets and sidewalks immediately abutting such property: Provided, That said improvements be ordered only upon the written consent of two-thirds of the owners of the property abutting upon the street, sidewalk or part of eitner proposed to be improved, and upon condition that said corporate authorities shall pay at least one-half of the costs of such improvements. Approved the 26th day of February, A. D. 1910. No. 603. A Joint Resolution Proposing to Amend Section 6, of Article X, of the Constitution of 1895, Relating to Bonded Debt of Counties and Townships. Section 1. Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the State of South i Carolina, That the following amendment to Section 6, of Article X, of the I ( inn nf f Ko r\ f Q/\ni K olina be submitted to the qualified electors of the State at the next general election for Representatives, and j if u majority of electors qualified to vote for members of the General As' sembly voting thereon shall vote in faIs W Do not hes because you Isum. The Pe Hill especial] any amount I realizing th< substantial pi itor is encori tions thereto bank pays 4 terly, thus pr Iy uui tuiiud n The Peo] I ROCK SAFE, / S^pv:' ^ ? } or of such amendment, and a majority f each branch of the General Assemly shall, after such election and before nother, ratify said amendment by eas and nays, that Section 6, Article l, relating to the bonded debt of any !ounty or Township be amended by acfing at the end thereof the following rords: "Provided, That the limitation nposed b^- this Section shall not apply o any lownship in the County of ireenwood, nor to any Township in the 'ounty of Saluda, through which, in /hole or in part, the line of railroad of he Greenwood and Saluda Railroad hall be located and constructed, nor to he County of Saluda, such said Townhips in Greenwood County and Saluda ,ouniy, ana me county of Saluda be- I ng hereby expressly authorized to vote >onds in aid of the construction of the aid proposed railroad, under such retrictions and limitatians as the Genral Assembly may prescribe hereinifter." "Provided, That the amount >f such bonds shall not exceed eight >er centum of the assessed valuation >f the taxable property of such Townships." Approved the 26th day of February, A. D. 1910. At the close of the election, the manners and clerk must proceed publicly .0 open the ballot boxes and count the pallots therein, and continue without idjournment until the same is competed, and make a statement of the esult for each office and sign the same. Within three days thereafter, the chairnan of the board, or some one desiglated by the board, must deliver to :he commissioners of election the poll ist, the boxes containing the ballots ind written statements of the results )f the election. Managers of Election?The following nanagers of election have been appointed to hold the election at the varipus precints in the said county: Bethel?E. N. Miller, it. O. Clinton, T. E. Brandon. Bethany?VV. .J. Beamguanl, Haskell Howell, H. M. Sherer. Blairsville?J. P. Blair, .1. T. Burris, I. ('. Blair. Bullock's Creek W. K. Bell, Haskell Carroll, .!. W. Feemster. Clover W. D. Moore, J. T. Currence, VV. E. Adams. Ebenezer?J. T. Williams, T. A. Barron, J. E. Bass. Forest Hill W. 1'. Boyd, I.. B. Brown, Jno. M. Craig. Fort Mill?C. 1'. Blankenship. W. 11. Windle, C. T. Crook, Hickory Grove?J. K. Allison, R. I,. Scoggins, S. W. Leech. McConnellsville?.1. T. Crawford, .1. O. Moore, A. A. Burriss. Newport?J. C2- Howe, .1. K. Hoke, W. G. Lock. Qcden ?W. M. Newsom. W. I). I)nn lap, J. H. Duncan. Piedmont ? W. M. Faulkner, J. W. Wallace, B. T. Childers. Rock Hill?J. F. Wingate, Joe W. Rawlinson, R. A. Morrison. Sharon?J. VV. Quidn, R. M. 1'. Robinson, J. L. Plexico. Smyrna?R. W. Whiteside, J. C. Castle, J. M. Caldwell. Tirzah?J. B. Barron, C. C. Gates, J. S. Sadler. Yorkville?James L. Moss, Leroy Carroll, C. H. Sandifer. Coates' Tavern ?G. A. Gettys, J. W. Roddey, John Funk. Aragon Mill?J. A. Howe, J. T. Demall A< elcomed F itate to open a 1 cannot begin oples National I y welcomes sr from one dol \t these accou roportions whe taged to make , just as he is per cent. comp< oviding a liber >gether with ab pies Natioi HILL, - - SOUTH CAR SUCCESSFUL, vinney, M. B. Hoke. The managers at each precinct named above are requested to delegate one of their number to secure boxes and blanks for the election, the same to be had of J. C. Comer, clerk of this board, at the court house during Saturnay, November 5, 1910, between 10 a. m. and 5 p. m. I\ M. BURR1S, Chairman, J. B. NEIL, J. R. GETTYS, Commissioners of State and County Elections for York County, S. C. October 7th, 1910. 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