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"V " " VOL XVII. * REPUBLICAN VOTE. ' Lt It Amounted to Almost Nothing In dlj the Recent Election. Dl THE VOTE FOR CONGRESSMEN. Ml The Tabulation ot* the Motions by the State Hoard of CanvasIll HCfH of*? the State w, isl election. . j,|; The Repuhllcnn vole in this State rlx,| in the recent election amounted to t>, almost nothing. The Democratic vote pi was not very heavy either. The liyr- I" ores on the constitutional amendment J '1 to section 2 of article VII., relating j)r t#. nnnnllno 'iiwl .?w... 4 VV VUUllVIVtl WIIIIUT M I II I I Il'l I I ? ? i show that a total vote of 28,810 was ()t cast J n the recent election. Of this sl there were 2(5,454 votes in favor of ()1 the proposed amendment and only 7 1,305 against it. About the same to- a 1 tal was cast in the several counties in for State officers, none of the Democratic nominees having opposition. ea In the last general election with a ai presidential contest 011 to draw out lo voters the Democratic nominee for tit governor, who had no opposition, re- tli ceived a total of 48,457 votes. The sli total vote for the Democratic 110ml- t?a nee who had no opposition, in 1808 Rj was 28,151), about what this year's te total is. p:i One of tlie most notcwortliy to facts about tlie last election is that R; tlie Republicans, nearly all of whom r< are negroes did not trouble themselves <?f to vote even in tlie contests in which st they had candidates. The negro vote mi this year amounts to practically noth- h; ingas will he seen by a glance at. the to returns given below from tlie several Hi congressional races, in all of which, tY save one, there was a Republican can- d< didate. In 1900 tlie vote by districts for m Democrat ic and Republican nominees tli was as follows: K] Dem. Rep. ra First district 3,(5(5(5 1,378 l'? Second district <5,713 15(5 m Third district 7,834 203 of . r* Fourth district 8,1,so 251 tli Fifth district (5,(554 183 wi Sixth district 7,50(5 305 tv Seventh District 7,285 534 tli Of course there has heen a roar. rangcmeut of districts, but t his makes ()l no clifTcronce for the purpose of show- N^' ing how greatly the negro vote lias :ls fallen olT this year. JO veil in Georgetown county the no- r , grocs did not seem to vote this year to extent. This is shown by the vote ol in the contest for members of the general assembly, the last named lie- c f ing the Republican nominee and a no- ,a gro: M. W. 1'yatt 1,195, J. W. Doar al l,or>4, J. W. Rolts i:tr>. This result in this county removes the last negro member of the general assembly, |?( Bolts being at present one of the W) members from Georgetown, the only negro in the house. The congressional vote as published si by The State is as follows: Ft 11ST DISTRICT. w] Legare. ITioleau. Total. C() Charleston.. 1,338 50 1,394 st Berkeley.... 39(1 c?r? 4(11 ],j Colleton.... 850 24 874 |jc Dorchester.. 4(?o 14 504 la Clarendon.. 075 lo ooi |'|, 3,749 17.", 3,924 yj Til I HI) DISTRICT. til Aiken. Scott. Total, so Fickens 01(1 7 023 Oconee 560 1 501 Anderson 1,154 28 1,182 Abbeville 829 5 834 Sl Oreenwood ... 991 2 993 "ll Newberry 932 l", 947 ty 5,082 58 5,140 ifc no SKCONI) DISTRICT. Croft. Dixon. Total. Aiken 1,073 2 1.075 V, Bamberg.... 530 II 541 |n Barnwell.... 801 20 881 cj] Beaufort.... 450 213 003 y, Edgefield.... 740 ... 744 y, Saluda 000 I 007 .,j Hampton . . 674 . . 574 ;i 5,134 247 5,381 FOURTH DISTRICT. Johnson. Hlalock. Total. ,J' Laurens.... 1,034 II 1,045 p1 Spartanburg 1,093 21 1,714 .t( Greenville.. 1,058 17 1,075 Union 857 12 809 J! *. ? w 4,042 01 4,703 ,s ()(' FIFTH DISTRICT. " Finley. White. Total, ^e Cherokee... 719 ;i!i se Chester 514 2 510 jir York 735 10 745 'C( Fairfield 387 1 388 vj Kershaw .... 301 7 308 Lancaster.... 920 14 934 Chcsterlield.. 899 .. 899 ? Jlr 4,535 34 4,5(i9 eu w SIXTH DISTRICT. fa I!. II. l? Scarborough. P, Marllniro 379 Marion 595 Horry 530 Darlington 409 Florence 030 Williamsburg 701 Georgetown 728 ki 3,981 SEVENTH DISTRICT. tTl! Lever. Dant/.ler. Total, wl Richland.... 323 15 338 Al Sumter 422 35 457 an Orangeburg . 1,718 109' 1,828 Co xinjrton... 1,227 2 1,225) ;c 630 0 53(5 1,2 20 1(57 4,387 Four votes were east, in the second strict in Kd^elield county tor 10. S. Ickorson. ONE MONTH WITHOUT FOOD. i <;!>? Persons Survive the Terrible Ordeal nntl Die. The eitfht survivors of the wreck of e liritisli steamer lOliu^amite, who 3ve picked upon a raft by the Itriti sloop of war I'enynin, were rescued si Thursday sixty miles from Vest ing Island, the scene of (lie wreck, hey had been drifting since October without; any tood except two apes. Kaeh apple was cut Into sixteen eccs, there being liftcen men and ic stewardess on tht^ raft when ii ft the wreck. Three ol the men rame maddened by drinking sea iter and leaped overboard. Four iters and the stewardess died of arvat ion and exposure. The survivors sulTered agonizingly i the raft. This was 12 feet long by feet wide. It was half submerged id every sea swept over it , drenchg its occupants. On the night of November 11 the st a ways saw the lights of a steamer id shouted frantically. The steamer wercd a boat, which passed within ty yards of t lie raft. Then, allough those on the raft continued looting, the boat turned and went ick to the steamer, apparently not tving heard the cries for help. Afr this despondency seized the occunils of the raft. One of them tried appease his hunger by chewing It is mdkerehlef. When the Penguin's >at went alongside t he raft only one the shipwrecked men was able to and. All of them were in a most naciatcd condition, and their faces, mds and legs were raw from exposure the sun and water. All hope of uling the remaining forty persons run the Klingamitc lias been abanuied. The correspondent of The Daily ail at Wellington. N. /.., cables at the eight survivors of t.he steamer lingamite, who were rescued on a ft by tlie Itritish survey steamer mguin. admit tliat while their inds were unhinged by hunger some mem prolonged lire by drinking ie blood ot' their companions. This is mostly done by mutual consent of i'o parties, incisions being made in oir skins and each sucking the blood 11 ie other simultaneously. Those the castaways refusing to do this 're "tapped" whilst they were leep, and it is alleged that the cwardess filed of exhaustion through ss of blood taken by this process, lie correspondent adds that the story the survivors has caused a feeling horror in Wellington, their action ing regarded as inexcusable, as the ft was only four days and a half loat. jioimIj'h Now Guiiio. Upon his return to Washington from >rf Koyal and (Charleston, where lie jut to inspect the naval property, crctary Moody told of t he peculiar .me lie and Lieutenant Commander oncy. the Dolphin skipper, encounred while out liunting. The latter, lio is a South Carolinian, tired info a vey of partridges over a hedge. Some ray shot collided with a negro and s children, who were in a nearby Id. The darkey halted tlie sccrery and the otllcer with a "whoa, ere, who dat you shootin' at." No ie was hurt, hut the partridges and e secretary purchased a turkey from ie negro at an advanced rate to otlie the latter's wounded feelings. I.'repnrefl for War. A dispatch from Laurens to The ate says enquiry reveals a practice > <11ill11k a ceruun uenseiy lnnaii3d colored community in that coun, associated with the long ago when was necessary; and that is a habit gro men in this section have lately ken up of carrying their guns shot ins and rilles to church. They sayis a fact and no uncommon tiling see a number of old guns in the inrch during service. The same ing Is true with reference to all eir gatherings. Hut, occasionally a stol slips in and t he work is done to finish. An Artistic Carver. Geo. Sims and Silas lliggins, two g negroes, and Marshall Curry, a lall one, engaged in a crap game at jck Hill. They got into a row over and Sims with a brick and lliggins itli a stick advanced upon Curry, hat he did for thein witli his cutlery said to have amply fulfilled the extionsof those who backed him as a lampion carver. After knife play ased it was found necessary to take verity stitches in Sims' hide, while tistic work upon lliggins was a close cond. None of the cuts reached tal parts. A Itnrrel Famine. Thousands of bushels of tine apples c rotting on the ground in Connectlt. If barrels could he procured the rmors might ship large quantities ir.ncrl;i nrl firwl noon /? # 1^. ? ?n.,? \jllll I,, I I.Ill- I I I I I I | )ncs, hut they can not l>c procured, rcrythintf in the shape of a barrel mmands a high price, the most lapidated brin^ln^ :i"> cents. Farm borers are also extremely scarce. Shot HIh IIIvatl. In a lit of jealousy Thomas Mitchell, ed 88, a cripple shot and instantly lied Elkins Weatherby, aged 2."> ars. Weatherby was to have been Eirrlcd to Miss i.avlnia Morris, with 10m It Is said Mitchell was in love. 11 concerned are prominent people d live at Weatherby, Dlckcrson unty, Va. (Wy Pi CONWAY, S. ( I FROM THE RETURNS, The Vote Cast Recently for Governoi Elect Heyward. THE NEW HOUSE AND SENATE ItoHter SliowiiiK 'be l?urn?* Percent* iiKO ??1* New Timber in I,n\v Making Draneli ?>!' ibo < iltl'IIMI tllKII f The tabulation of the vote east in the recent State election has been completed. It shows that the onh candidate, lion. I >. C. I ley ward, received a total of .'11,817 votes, the vote for the other State ollleers being slightly below these llgures. The vote for Mr. I ley ward by counties was as follows: Abbeville 838, Aiken 1011, Anderson 1131, Bamberg 533, Barnwell 803. Beaufort 510, Berkeley 101, Charleston 1195, Cherokee 082, Chester 525, Chesterfield 905, Clarendon 019, Colleton 808, Darlington 130, Dorchester 155, Kdgeficld 782, FairHeld 415, Florence 020, Georgetown 1080, Greenville 1081, Greenwood 900, Hampton 537, Horry 555, Kershaw 172, Lancaster 990, Laurens, 1070, Lee 532, Lexington 1187, Marion 008, Marlboro 381. Newberry 945, Oconee 571, Orangeburg 1557, Pickens 03.3, i IMcliland 340, Saluda 913, Spartanburg 1751, Sumter 409, I'nion 801, Williamsburg 705, York 707. Spartan1 burg County cast the largest vote and ()rangehurg County the second largest . The roll printed below of the members of the new general assembly, which is complete, we take from tin ; Columbia Stale. The new members ol both houses are indicated by an asterj isk. Here is Hie role: MM I ! ' \ 'I'F Abbeville .1. 11. make. Abbovllle.* Aiken \V. 10. Johnson, Aiken.* Anderson .1. K. Hood, Anderson. Dam berg S. (i. >1 ;\y Held, Denmark. Darnwell Robert Aldrleb, I turnwell. Mean Tort Thomas Talbird, Deanfort. Berkeley 10. Dennis, Sr., Macbeth, Charleston Ceo. Von Kolnitz, Charleston.' Cherokee T. Ik Ihitlor, (lalTney. * Chester Ik L. Ilardin, Chester. * Chesteriield lOdward Mclver, Chcraw. Clarendon ?C. M. Davis, Manning.' Colleton -Jaines 10. I' c u r i f o y, Walterboro. Darlington (Jen, W. Drown, Darlington. Dorchester T. \V. Stanland, Summer vi lie. Kdgelleld .1. C. Sheppard, Minefield. Fairlield (J. W. Ilagsdale, Winnsboro. Florence W. Ilagsdale, Florence.* Georgetown. Lc Grand Walker, Georgetown. Greenville A. II. Dean, Greenville. Greenwood .1. M. Gaines, Greenwood. Hampton?10. F. Warren, Hampton.* Horry .1. A. McDcTinott, Conway. Kershaw -I. T. Hay, Camden. Lancaster W. C. Hough, Lancaster. Laurcps (>. Ik Goodwin, Laurens. Lee?T. G. McLeod, Dishopville.* juuxi UK ion >v. u. nnarpe, Edmund's. Marion James Stack house. Marion. Marlboro?C. S. McCall, Bennettsville. * Newberry- Geo. S. Mower, Newberry. Oconee E. L. Ilcndon, Walhalla. Orangeburg 'Gliomas M. Itaysor, ()rangeburg. Pickens 0. II. Carpenter, Pickens.'1 Richland .1. 0- Marshall, Columbia. Saluda J. M. forest, Saluda.* Spartanburg 1). E. Mydrick Spartanburg. Sumter U. I. Manning, Sumter. Union .). T. Douglass, Union. Williamsburg?A. 1L Williams, Lake City. York J.S. Price, Yorkvllle. T1IK 1IOU8K. Abbeville? M. P. DcBruhl, Abbeville; M. G. Donald,* Due West; J. 1). Carwile,* Antrcvillc. Aiken G. It. Webb, Langley; G. L. Tolle,* Aiken; It. J. Wade,* Montmorcnci; B. F. Holmes.* Anderson G. A. Hankln, Equality: J. B. Leaverett,* Moscow; M. P. Trlbblc,* Anderson; W. P. Wright;* S. N. Pearman,* Honea Path. Bamberg Dr. J. II. Black* and .1. Sr>!irin I'fiwliinr * It-imlini-n !"* " v * * ""h* . I turn well J. (). Patterson, I turnwell', W. Chester Smith,* Williston; Walked* Meuufort C. .1. Colcock, Ridgclund; Jos. Clover,* J. C. Bailey.* Berkeley -K. J. Dennis, Jr., Macbeth; 0. W. Davis,* S. \V. Itussell.* Charleston Hugcr Sinkler, W. T. Logan, R. 8. NVhalcy, Charleston; It. M. Lofton, McClcllanville; E. M. Seahrook, Edisto Island; D. I. Baker,* Jas. Herbert*and B. P.Carey,* Charleston. Cherokee VV. J. Kirby,* W. Judson Sarratt. * Chester A. L. Gaston, Chester; J no. M. Wise,* ilalscllville; T. C. Strong, Corn wells. Chesterfield G. K. Lancy,* Chesterfield; W. P. Pollock,* Cheraw. Clarendon J. II. Lescsne,* Manning; Jno. C. Lanham,* Summerton; Ralph S. DesChamps,* Pi no wood. nvvii i TIU'IiSDAV, NO Colleton W. P. Fox, Oslrorn; .1. \V J 11111, Cottageville; \V. I>. Dennett, : ltuttln. Darlington W. 10. .lames, Palmetto ' .1. P. Coggeshall, Darlington: P. (5 ; Parnell. * Kdgelleld T. S, Painsford, Popers \ DeVoro.v Fairtlcld .1, Johnson, Pidge . | way; t'. S. Fordo,* T, \V. Tray lor,* Florence J.M. Humphrey,Carters vilie: Wt It. Cause, Florence:.!, \V . King,* Florence. Georgetown M. W. Pyatt, George town;.I, W. Doar," Georgetown. Greenville P. A, Morgan am Lewis Dorrah, Greenville; .1, <> Win go, Campobcllo; Win. L. Maul din,* Greenville; Geo. W. Piehard ! son,* Sitnpsonvillc, Greenwood .1, II. Prooks, Cam I ? .. i.l _ V II \ I III * n i luiuyr; i?, ii. aiagin, 11rei'invmn; r It. Calllsnn.* (Jreenwood, Hampton 'P.O. Middleton/J. IV Ynumans. ' llorry Jeremiah Smith/ Conway I). 1), I larrelson. * Conway. Kershaw M. Ii. Smith, Camden; , J, (!. Uiehurds, Liberty Hill. Lancaster T. Vanccv Williams Lancaster; < >. W. Potts,* Pleasant Valley. Laurens 1L A. Cooper, Laurens It. W. Nichols, Tumbling Shoals; W C. Irhy, .1 r./ Laurens. Lee (J. M. Stuokey, Ilishopvllle 1 H. V\ K el ley. Lexington John Hell 'Powell 1 Hatesburg; D. F. lOlird, Lexington;.! It. Winward/ Marion J. 10. Jarnegan, 'Pohy; 'P, P. Stackhouse, Dillon; .I. C. Mace,' 1 Marion. Marlboro D. I). McColl, Jr.,* Hen nettsvillc; Uev. Welcome Quick.' Iteiinettsvlile, and J. P. Hunch,* Hen1 nettsSvillc. Newberry-- Arthur Kibler, Newberry; J. I1'. Hanks. Sligbs; 10. II. A nil, Newberry. Oconee - W. M. Hrown, Oakway Dr. 10. C. Doyle/ Seneca. ' Orangeburg W. (). Tatum, Copes A. II. Moss, Orangeburg; Itobert Lide. Orangeburg; D. (). Herbert/ and 10. L. Culler/Orangeburg. Pickens Matthew llendrix, J. A. I linton," Highland J no, IV Thomas, Jr.. and John McMastor, OnluniUliM L, W, Haskell/ Columbia; J. M. Kawlin ] son/ Kastover. Saluda D. It. Peurifov/ llavirds ville, aa.d .1. W. Reedy.'* Spartanburg I<\ ('lark Rates.* K. I>. Kdwards,* Jesse M. MahalTey,' IIoinco L. Ilomnr,* Dr. s. T. i?. Lan castor,* I. II. hlackwood. Sumter Alia moot Moses and T M. Fraser, Siunter;.!. A. Clifton, Jr.,'5 Sumter. Union?A. Colo Lyles, (Carlisle; II. C. Little, Kelton. Williamsburg T. If. (lourdin, (Irce j leyville: W. L. Lass,' Lake City; 1\ S, Wall. York J. RocllHlc llailc, l-'ort Mill .1. K, lleamguard, Clover; I*. I >. liar rem, Rock Hill; l<\ I*. McCain,* York vlllo, The statements show that IS of tin old members come back to tho house of representatives, and that 7."> new members have been accounted for it the returns, making almost a new body in the lower branch of the general assembly, hi the senate It) ol i the old members held over, theii terms running to the next election. Two of these, however, will not be ii the next senate, others being chosei to till out the unexpired terms. (>i the old members of the senate wh( stood for reelection three were de feated and nine were reelected. So il is that there will lie 2<? old member! in mis vear s senate and if> new sena tors. ClimiKCH in Coiixitsh. It is published that since tlie mem hers of the Fifty-seventh congrcsi took flic oath of oillce, Marcli, 1901 "'12 members have died, three hav< resigned and two have been unseated making a total of 17 changes in ies! than two years." The State sayj this is said to be an unusual numbe of changes in t in; membership of con gress. Three deaths have occurrer since the close of the last session It C. DcCralTenreld and.lolin Levi Shep pard of Texas and Charles A. itussel of Massachusetts. The others who have'diod since tlie opening of tin Fifty-seventh congress Were: Mar riott I'.rosius, Tenth Pennsylvania died March IS, 1901; Rousseau () , Crump, Tenth Michigan, May 1, 1901 Robert 10. Ihirke, Sixtli Texas, .Jurn 5, 1901; .1. William Stokes, Sevontl South Carolina, July 0, 1901; Alberi I). Shaw, Twenty-fourth New York February 10. 1901; Itufus K. Polk Seventeenth Pennsylvania, March 5 1902; Amos J. Cummings, Tenth Nev York, May 2, 1902; Peter J. Otey Sixtl? Virginia, May 1, 1902, an( , Joshua I>. Salman, Fourth New Jer ' Kf* V MilV 1 (KP* i If t I ut f-.ur/t i? t a/ ..VJ , .'j ^ / I Vlivy Ul??; Uliocauui members J amos .1. Ilu tier of Missouri and John L. lllica, Third Kentucky district the former was reelected a the last election. A Crap Oamo. One negro is dead and another ii dying as a result of a tight whicl broke, up a gambling game In a dis reputable negro section known ai "The Bottom," just east of Columbus Ga.., at l o'clock Wednesday inoming. A crowd of negroes had been gamb ling all night on the bank of a lit tle creek just north of Hast Twelftl street. Will Carter, a young negro became angry because the others ha< won from him, and opened lire or Russell King and 1'ugh Smith. Smitl was shot through the back and way killed outright. King was shol through the head, his brain spatter ing the ground, but is stiii living al though thought to be in a dyinv condition. He was removed to the city hospital during the day. Cartel escaped and Is still at large. VKMI1HK 27, 10O2. ; TllK NK\Y ACT * Relating to the Collection of Taxes Full of Complications. WIIY IT rUZZLES OFFICIALS. It I IttpONRS \Vt?ll-\ij?ll ItllpOMsilllft Task ( pon tin* County Aiidi| I torn ami Timniwiiivivn. Tin* Ti'oiiIiIch ImlicntiMl. The etToit made by tlio legislatore at. its lust session I > pass a law that ' would run1 t In- curse of t he annual ex- , tension of the time for the payment of luxes in the State seems to have brought about complications I hut are! worrying the Stale otllcers considem- ' bly. Not only are these compllcat ions causing trouble for tin* State oUleers. ; I>111 the county olliclals charged with the collection oT taxes are put In a rat her dilhcult position for the hooks they have do not contain proper spaces for running out the dillcrcnt columns '< of figures necessitated by the terms of t he act. They are in a quandary us to how to proceed. Already the Colum' bia State has quoted from several letters received from county auditors and treasurers by the Oovornor in regard to the matter. Friday two more came which arc of more than ordinary in y torest. The lirst Is addressed to the (Governor and the comptroller general and is signed by the treasurer and auditor of Marlboro County, Messrs. .1. 11.' " Thomas and 10. S. Carlisle. These of- ; I leers say: "The last general assembly on the 2mii day of February, 1002, passed act No. f>2r>, page 071 of acts of general assembly of 15)02. The county auditor is puzzled to know how to comply with the act as the duplicates arc not so arranged that there is space for the I adding of these percentages, and it will take more or less time to make up new ones and entail more expense mi i no coiuuy ior now books; besides litis act conllicls with tlie tu t requiring thi'auditor to take returns of property front the llrsl of January to t he until of February. In view of the above facts we write to ask that you extend the Unto for 1 payment of taxes without penalty until the 1st of March, and let be added the 7 percent, on all unpaid taxes at; that date. We believe that a large part of the taxes will be allowed to stay unpaid until that date under the new law, sis many parties willing to pay the 2 per cent, and Itsive the.use of their tax money for the two ' months. "Itelieving that this arrangement will prevent confusion and make it ! unnecessary for the auditors to do si great deal of impracticable, work, we trust that you will be in favor of the extension." The other Is from County Auditor 3 T. M. MeMichsiel of ()rangchurg coun' ty stud is published in full for it deals 1 with matters that the legislature will ' doubtless have to fully consider when it assembles, and points out the cotnI plications referred to. Mr. Mc.Michael says: "'I'lte general assembly at the ses1 sion of 1 (.H)2 passed an act looking to 1 the discontinuance of the practice of 1 extending the t ime for the payment ? of taxes. V am in full sympathy with the intent of the said law, being ^ fully convinced of the unwisdom of > tax extensions, but the act in qucs tlon has vital defects which tend to nullify its good Intention, and 1 take the liberty of writing you for the purpose of calling attention to these " defects and olfering some suggestions i towards obviathig them.* * * ? "The said act provides a penalty of 3 I per cent, on all taxes not paid by Jan. 1, and an additional l percent. 15 on February I, and ."> per cent, on and after March I. The act is cuinher1 some and complicated In it operations ' and would give very unsatisfactory re' suits ?for the following reasons: So small a penalty as 1 percent, is an cn' couragementand inducement to small ' taxpayers to hold olf the payment of ' their taxes, and If this law is put in 3 operation it will very greatly Increase " the number Of delimiuent taxpayers, and correspondingly decrease the money available for governmental ! purposes. "Again, t he graduated increase of 1 penalty involves the making up of ^ three penalty books instead of one as > heretofore and will tend to complicate ' and copfuse the accounts with the ui <.:(wu i trmj <11 id Will inclKC <1 ai 111081 | * impossible to obtain accurate balances > in making up the annual settlements. ' Furthermore, the making up of these " several penalty i>ooks during the time ' of taking returns for the ensuing year, ? imposes a task upon the auditors 1 which is well nigh a physical imposslk bility. Ify the time the first penalty book could be made up the month of January would be far spent, and the same would be true as to February s and March. ? "Having pointed out the foregoing - objections, I now proceed to suggest * what appears to me to be a better * plan. In the first place I deem it ad. vlsable to extend the time for pay mentor taxes of 1902 until March 1, - 1903, and In the mean time have the 11 legislature enact a law along the fol, ' lowing lines: Let the time for pay1 mcnt of taxes expire upon I)co. 31 of i the fiscal year for which they are i levied and let a fixed penalty (say 10 i per cent.) attach immediately. Let t this tax and penalty he held in the treasurer's ofllce subject to the t^xpay er's call for 60 days without any furt thcr extra charge after which if still > unpaid, let the treasurer's costs he atr tachcd and execution Issued for Its collection. "The real hardship upon a delln<ju nt taxapayer is not the penalty Imposed by the State but tlio coats and fees oft lie various otllcials wbo , serve the tax executions, and the bold' in^ oil' of these charges as Ion# as possi blu is the best way to solve the problem of tax extension. "I submit the foregoing as the re- r suit of much careful thought based upon six years < xperieuoons a t ix ollicial," a MADE SURE OF "EATII \ .Mint lumpM in I'rmit of u Train mill Shoot* llinmoir. Standing in front of un on-rushing v I.Min, Lavausia Lamar, a prominent t merchant of Dawson, (ia., sent a bullot crashing through his I train and a 11 second later his body was turn Into ' shreds beneath tlio wheels of the heavy Central of (icor^ia locomotive. S i'riur to his raslt act, Mr. Lamar a entered the Methodist church, where I Rev. (). S. (Mok was preaching to a cl lar^e congregation and astonished yi thuso present hy exclaiming to the N minister: '"I hope you will let no one tl speak ill of me after 1 am gone." lie el then left, the building and went to his a death. r: At the conclusion of tho services a w party of friends, fearing tliat some- \ tiling might he amiss with Mr. Lamar, 7 went to Ills store, but Hnding tliat closed continued on to the Central p railroal depot where t lie searchers were U informed hy a policeman tliat the man c; they were looking for had gone down S the tracks. I lurrying on, the friends a came in sight of Mr. Lamar Justin u time to see him step before the ap- w preaching train and shoot lilmself in si the head with a revolver, The train tl was too close to stop tiefore the man's o head liad iieen severed from his body h and the later dragged several feet, tl The remains were taken to tho resi- s; deitoo of Dr. Lucius Lamar, lirotlier of tile deceased. ' ' hi the store formerly kept, by Mr. 2 Lamar, was found a letter and a will, n The letter merely slated that lie was ii tired of life and would end it. In the 'I will were provisions for Miss Kli/.ahcth t Lamar, sister of the dead man, to a s brother and a salesman the deceased t,< left, his store. Mr. Lamar was a mem- I; her of the well known Lamar family a of < icorgla. Mr. Lamar's body, fear- II fully mutilated, was interred at Dawson with Masonic honors. ? One >| i it ill e < 'mm11 Cure. Is 11ur only harmless cougli cure t hut gives <JUlck relief. Cures COllgllH, colds, croup, broiichit is, whooping cough, pneumonia, asthma, lagrippe and ail ' I liroat, chest and lung troubles. I got soaked by rain, says Certrudc F. Ken- a ner, Muncie, Ind., and conlracfed a > severe cold and cough. I failed rapid- j, ly; lost is lbs. My druggist reconi- c mended < ine Minute Cough (.'are. The . II 1st bottle brought relief: several cured me. I am back to my old weight I IS lbs. One Minute Cough Cure cuts 1 t he phlegm,relieves the -ougli at once, draws out inhumation, cures croup, c An ideal remedy for children. c l)r' 10. Norton. r A Depot Wrecked. Fire, which broke out in the freight ( depot of the Southern Railway at Poll -| City, Ala., Tuesday morning, was fol- (| lowed by a terrific explosion, which ( resulted in two persons being killed s and ten injured, two perhaps fatally, j, When the lire was discovered the ( night operator gave the alarm by re- j pcatodly lirlng a revolver, arousing { the citizens who ran to tlie depot to help save the freight. The fact was (| overlooked that llfty cases of dyna- j. mite was stored in the place, and the j explosion occurred while a large crowd s of citizens and railroad men were near )j the scene. Ten business houses, ineludintf t.lie Pell Cltv hotel were !ilw<i wrecked, causing a heavy loss. 'l <'nred o!' IMIeH Alter IO Years. f Mr. C. Ilaney, of (icnevu, Oliiio, hud a I he piles ror forty years. Doctors and a dollars could do him ino last inn K<>od. (| DcWitt's Witch 1 la/el Salve cured him permanently. Invaluable for ' cuts, burns, bruises sprains, lacerations, eczema, t ct t cr, sail rheum, and v all ot her skin diseases. Look for the II name DcWilt on t lie package -all others ar<' cheap, worthless counterfoils. Dr. ft. Norton. I'Iv'm lliie Proved Kntnl. 11 Herman Kaufman, the three year 1 old son of a tobacco dealer living in the Itronx, New York, has died from the elfeets of ii lly bite indicted last Wednesday. A few hours later a small ,l spot made by the bite developed to a swelling which extended over the en- * tire cheek. The swelling continued to spread until t he whole upper portion ^ or the child's hody w:is distended., (' The doctors were powerless to give relief, and linally the victim died. Its J1 playmates say the My was an ordinary 'blue bottle." The physicians believe the insect was infected with crysipe- ^ las germs. A TlinnkHKiviiiK Dinner: ^ Heavy eating is usually the tirst v cause or indigestion. Repeated attacks t intlamc the mucous membranes lining the stomach, exposes tho nerves of the stomach, producing a swelling after eat ing, heartburn, headache, sour risings and linally catarrh of t lie stom- , tich. Ko<lol relieves the inllammat ion, 1 protects the nerves and cures the ca- * tanh. Kodol cures Indigestion, dys- ( pepsla, all stomach troubles by cleans- a ing and sweetening the glands of the I stomach. ?. Dr. K. Norton. t If you are hi II lous and seeking advisers, ( Take Do Witt's Little Early Risers, 1 Just before going to bed. i You will lino on the morrow, a You arc rid of your sorrow t That's all: just enough said. a These famous Dills do not gripe, but j move the bowels gently and easily, cleansing the liver. Their tonic elfect j gives st rength to the glands preventing a return of t he disorder. * l)r. E. Norton. 1 NO. 18. (iliOWIMi FAST. V Great Increase of Socialism is Shown by Recent Election. fTAY 1 E MILLION NEXT YEAR. il I'l-OMiMil Itnto ol' (Jrowtli I In* Vol iiiLt Sir?M?ulh ?>!' Socialism in I HO I Hlimihl IConcli That I'lKiirc. Socialism has increased Its national ote from 12(1.1 ( *> In ItlOO to more han toit.nnu t:asi t his year. Olltcial 'turns when tabulated may swell this > .*>00,000. In the Presidential election of 1MH2 oclallsm made Its tirst hid fur nation1 political support in this country. Is candidate, Simon Wintf, of Massaliusetts, received 21, lot votes, Four ears later Charles II. Matchctt, of lew York, was tflven .'to,27 t votes. In lie last Presidential election two Solallst tickets were in the Held. Delxs nd Mammon for the Socialist Democicy numbered 80,08(1 supporters, Idle the Socialist labor candidates, lallonoy and llemmel, received 80,r?o. In conservative Massachusetts tin; olltleal students were astonished a jw years auo, when the Socialists list 8 per cent, of the vote of the late and obtained Ic^al recognition s a party. I loth of the old parties lade bids for the support of their anderhitf adherents. They adopted veral of the less radical planks from lie Socialistic platform. This was a iet hod adopted by Prince Bismarck > combat socialism in (Jermany, and lie Massachusetts result was the line. A year ago the Socialist vote in the lay St,ate was in.Till. Returns from !>l cities and towns show that the il.l.i : ?? i ii [i.lli J llll.-l I I 11 I < * [HPIH'U >)w( 1U<), .III usreaso of practically H00 per cent, 'he leaders confidently predict that hey will elect Socialist Mayors next prhig in a score of Massachusetts owns. Tills vastly increased vote was lively drawn from the Republicans nd accounts for the decreased ltepubIcan majority. in Uliode Island the increase in the Socialist vote is declared to have been lircctly responsible for the loss of the Itate to the. Republicans. The indications in New York are liat< the Socialists made their heaves! trains in Republican strongholds. The results in the Western States ilso possess a political Importance. In dllwaukee t he vote for Governor was is follows: Republican, 2(1,118; Democratic, 20,702, and Socialist, 11,731. 'our of tlie Socialist candidates for he Legislature were defeated only by larrow pluralities. The Socialist vote in Chicago execded 12.000, an increase of too per ent. Might Illinois towns made coresponding increases in Socialist trcngth. The same story comes from Indiana. )hk>, too, shows a similar increase. LMio recent election places Socialism n the ollielal State ticket there. Minicapolis cast 2,000 Socialist votes and It. i'aul about 1,000. The party laims 15,000 in the State. GovlngDll. K v.. shows sin infronsfl from :MC. ii 11)00 to 1,708 in Llio recent elecion. The returns from Pennsylvania inicatc It has become the banner State or Socialist votes. President George Itaer's precinct in Reading cast 96 lociallst votes against 16 last year, 'lie Socialists carried Cokcvllle by a icavy plurality. Lancaster increased Is vote from IT to .*>02; Reading from 92 to more than 1,000; VVilllamsport rom 211 to 782. Maine cast 3,00(J nd Texas twice that number of Socllist votes, while California more than On tiled its vote of 1900 for that arty. A corresponding rate of increase ,< rouId give Socialism more than a milion votes in 1901. I>I?m1 on a Train. The Augusta Chronicle says a white nan, aged about thirty years, was ound dead on the outgoing Central rain of Wednesday morning, Just iter leaving Waynesboro. Conductor Thomas made the discovery when he pproached the man to collect his icket. On ids person were found apcrs which identified him as James 'inncy, of Merndon, Ga. Two tickets, ood for passages from Herndon to Vugusta and return were also found. Jap tain Thomas rememl>ered that the nan was put on the train at Augusta >y four white men. They remarked nal he ought to be watched, as he ras about t<? develop a ease of "mon:eys." Passengers notlcod that he eemed to be in pain, complained a real deal, and repeatedly asVed for rater. lie did not seem to be deeply tnder the influence of liquor. Killed by a Train. The remains of Durant Karle, a roung man who was killed at Springleld, Mo., by an accident.was brought ,o his home in Anderson on Wedneslay and buried, lie was employed as i flagman on the 'Frisco system, and lad a run on a local freight between Springfield and Kansas City. The .rain stopped at a small station to Iri 11 some cars, and Mr. Karle was naking the couplings. He had siglallcd the engineer to come backward md went between the cars to make he coupling. As he did not reappeai ,fter a reasonable time another mem>er of the crew went to look tor him ,nd found that he had been caught Kitween the couplings and instantly dlled. The couplings used were the latent automatic kind.