The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, November 27, 1902, Image 1
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VOL XVII.
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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. ?
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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.