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ESTABISHER a5 N E S,. ESTABLISHED 1865. NEWBERRY, S. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST '22, 1902. TWICE A WEEK. 81.50 A YEAPi AT SPEARIAN'S SPRINIL TUB COUNTY CAMPAIGN MEETING Ir NO. a. Attended' By About 400 Persons, Bepre sentiag Nearly Every Section of The County-A Pleasant Day Wrth Lit tle Attention to the Speeches. Spearman's Spring, Newberry County, August 19.-The county campaign meeting for No. 5 Town ship was held at this place today The meeting was attended by aboul 400 persoas, representing nearly every section of the county. The crowd came more on pleasure bent than for the purpose of listening tc the speeches, and the candidateE found it a very hard matter to get the attention of their audience. A most enjoyable day was spent by those in attendance. In fact, Spearman'e Spring, with its beauti ful scenery and its health giving waters, is noted for the many happy gatherings that have here assembled, - and'that of today was no exception to the rule. No more ideal place could-be selected for a pleasant day's outing or an afternoon -hoar's stay, and only development is needed to make it one of the most famous health and pleasure resorts in the contry. Local Chairman J. W. D. John ; .on was in change of the meeting. The candidates for the office of superintendent of education, Messrs. Werts, Wheeler and Wicker spoke et stating their candidacy in a happy manner, and presenting their daimsto the office. The legislative candidates dis "eaeed about the same questions as at previous meetings, taxation for building roads and child labor in the mils receiving mostly their-attention. The barbecue dinner was prepared by Jeies Dunbar, and was the centre of attraction. ~ It was an ex lf'ent dinner, and such a one as only Mr. Dunbar can prepare. A Lnumnber of people from the city of Newberry came up and spent the day. In fact, from all sections of the county the people came, from Pomaria in one direction to Whit. mire's in me other, and from the -Beluda to the Broad, each section having a few representatives. J. K. A. TEE LeT3 AUGUSTA srBIKE UI s New Admaitted that While the strike Lineted it was Paid for Principally by the Fail Biver Unions. Fall River, Mass. August 19. Secretary Albert Hibbert, of the United Textile Workers of America, has issued a statement to the unions showing the amont of money con tributed by each for the support of *the- King Mill strikers at Augusta, (Ga. He announces that the strike lasted fifteen weeks, and unions which paid less than fifteen assess ments (save those exempt) would find. the deficit charged to them, while those who paid more than fifteen would be given a rebate. The eer~etary criticises the failnre of iunions in the South to support the strikers mn waging a battle to their common interests. He also con demns the unions in the North who, by their indifference, made the strike a failure. Such unions, he said, cannot expect the support of the national organization in future con tests. The figures show that Fall River unions contributed nmore money for the support of the Georgia strike than the entire South. Voleanic Eruption Destroys an Island. Yokohoma, Japan, Aug. 18 -The little island of Orishimna was over whelmed by a volcanic eruption be tween August 18 and Bugust 15, and all the inhabitants, numbering 150 persons, were undoubtedly kill ed. Tbe island is covered with vol canic debris and all the houses on it have disappeared. The eruption is still proceeding and is accompanied submarine eruptions in the vicinity which make it dangerous for vessels to approach the island. The Orishimia is one of a chain of islands extending between the Bonin Islands and Hoddo, the biggest is lnd of Japan. THE STATE'S FLOATING DEBT I STATEMENT SHOWING THAT STATE Is LIVING BEYOND INCOME. Piling Up Indebtedness That Will Have to Be Paid by Increased Taxes. Columbia, August 18.-From time to time attention has been directed in this correspondence to the finan cial condition of the State treasury and the necessity for sensible action along these lines and the necessity for considering this condition. The following note from Mr. Jesse T. Gantt is appurtune: I am requested by various parties to give my authority for assertions which I have made as to the finan cial condition of the State. As the time allowed a candidate for Secre tary of State, five minutes, does not permit a reference to authorities, I am forced to adopt this method in complying with these requests. The following letter from State Treasurer Jennings is responsible for the assertion which I made, that a deficit of $300,000 has been created within three years: "Mr. J. T. Gantt-Dear Sir: I take for granted thtre was no money borrowed by the State Treasurer for 1898, 1899 and 1900, as Dr. Timmer man said at Gaffney that he had not had to borrow an;. For 1901 we borrowed $175,000. Up to this time we have borrowed for 1902 $220,000, and the present indications are that we will have to borrow enough more to make the entire $300,000 author ized by the legislature. Very respectfully, "Aug. 11, 1902. R. H. Jennings" As to the assertion that the rate of taxation for State purposes in South Carolina is already nearly twice the average rate in the other States of the union, I give below the rate for the fiscal year 1898 in 29 States of the union, in mills upon each dollar of assessed valuation: New Jersey 0, Indiana 9 10 of a mill, Maine li, Maryland li, Minne sota 1 8-10, Michigan 1 9-10, Texas 2, North Carolina 2 1:10, New York 2 1-5, Arkansas 2*, Missouri 2*, Montana 2j, West Virginia 2j, Wis consin 2j, Ohio 2 4-5, Washington 2 9.10, Georgia 3, Kentucky 3, Okla homa 3, South Dakota 3, Virginia 3, Florida 3*, Oregon 3*, Colorado less than 4, North Dakota 4 1-10, Illi nois 4 1-5, Tennessee 4j, Utah 4j, Kansas 4*, South Carolina 5. The taxpayers of the State are en titled to an explanation of the reason why, with a tax rate nearly twice the average in other States, a deficit of $300,000 has been accumulated with in three years. Six thousand dollars will be paid this year as interest upon money borrowed by the State Treasurer until next year's taxes can be collected and applied to this year's expenses. Unless some means can be found to supply the treasury of the State with recources from other quarters the people are today face to face with either a heavy increase in the levy to meet this <deficit or a large reduction in the appropriations, and consequently an inadequate support of the present State institutions. We cannot reasonably hope to meet this condition by an increase of $40, 000,000) or 20 per cent.) in six years, which has not been sufficient to reduce the rate. I have brought out these facts in an endeavor to show the necessity upon us of encouraging the prou s ion of indirect sources of revenue to aid in supporting the State. The Secretary of State's office in most of the States has been made a revenue bearing office, and it should be made so in South Carolina. Respectfully, J. T. Gantt. MURIDEK AT A CAMPAIGN MEEFING. It Took Place, However, Two Hundred Yards from Where the Candidates were hpeaking In the Upper Part of Greenville County. [Special to News and Courier.] Greenville, August 19.--At the county campaign meeting held today at Wilson's store, in the upper sec tion of the county, Carey Styles shot and killed Walter McCarrell, also shot and seriously wounded 1 younger brother, Emmitt Styles, ai Ernest McCarrell. Styles has be+ arrested by Sheriff Gilreath ai placed in the county jail. TI shooting took place about two hu dred yards from where the cand dates were speaking. Eye-witness say that Ernest McCarrell and styl were engaged in a fight, when Car Styles appeared and began shootin his first bullet striking his own br ther in the leg. Styles then sh Ernest McCarrell in the right an and upon the appearance of Walti McCarrell St) les fired at him, ti bullet taking effect under left nipp producing instant death. The affa caused considerable confusion an excitement. Walter McCarrell leavi a wife and a small child. He wi the son of one of the county's inoi prominent farmers, W. H. McCarre] a member of the board of registri tion. Styles is said to be a rougl reckless character. PRIMARY VOTES. Some Figures of Much Interest to Politc Calculations. The News and Courier Columbi correspondent has compiled the vot cast at the various primary electior held in this State, which will pros of interest at this time. The votE were as follows: Tillman - Sheppard primary, 1892 .................88,19 Gubernatorial primary, 1894.58,41 First senatorial primary, 1896, Evans. Earle-Duncan.......78,23 Gubernatorial contest, 1896, Whitman Ellerbe Harrison. . 78,23 Earle-Evans senatorial contest, 1896, second primary. ....88,48 Senatorial contest, 1887, Mc Laurin Evans Irby ........45,96 First primary for governor, 1898, Ellerbe-Featherstone. Watson-Tillman Archer, etc.79,77 Second primary for governor, 1898, Ellerbe Featherstone. 70,99 irst primary for . governor, 1900, McSweeney- Hoyt Pat terson Gary-Whitman. 92,431 econd primary for governor, 1898, Hoyt-McSweeney.. .88,77l EVERY PRECINCT WENT DRY. o Whisky Will be Sod iu Newton Count3 Oxford, Ga., Ang. 19.-In th ection for or against the sale c hiske Newton county went dry b; majority of 804 votes. The county has been dry for sev ral years and this election was fore y the antis, who hoped to carry th ~ounty. The result of the electio. shows the people of Newton to b absolutely opposed to whiskey. Thi ounty is strongly local option. I went for Terrell by a good majorit; a the recent primary. The citizen favor prohibition by local option. Every precinct in the count; went dry. Covingtor,, the center o strength for the antis, went dry b; ver 100 votes. The election wa 'ery quiet, but considerable interes was manifested. Tbe election was unusually inter ~sting because of the location o mory college in this county. The prohibitionists claim that th< ~ounty will remain dry for at leas Len years. W. A. HEMPHILL DEAD. e Warn the Founder of the Atlanta Co! stitution. Atlanta, Ga., Aug, 18.--Col. Wi] iam A. Hemphill, founder and fo aany years business manager of thi tlanta Constitution, died last nigh at his residence on Peachtree streel Colonel Hemphill had been il somewhat feeble health for a numn ber of months, but his oondition wa not regarded as serious, and hi dath was a great shock to the en tire city. The cause of death was appop lexy. He was down town Saturda; evening attending to some matter of business, and even drove to chure] yesterday morning, but becomini suddenly ill, decided to return homn without entering. A wise wife doesn't attempt t nanage her husband; she simpi ferds himn and trusts to luck. IT CREATED A STIR id M AMONG CAMPAIGNERS. id ae THEY DENOUNCE PROPOSED DIVISION OF PRINTED TICKETS. C- Vol. Jones States Htn Views-He Would es Rely on the Honor of the Candidates to Conduct the Campaign 8s Properly [The State, 19th.] o- It was announced in The State ot Sunday that Col. Wilie Jones, chair n, man of the State Democratic execu ar tive committee, had a number of ie printed ballots which could be had le upon application by candidates for ir the United States senate and for d State offices. Each candidate was )s to have 10,000 tickets. s This announcement seemed to stir st up resentment among a number of 1, the candidates who were spending i- Sunday in Charleston preparatory to , the trip to Monck's Corner today. The announcement as made in the Charleston morning paper went on to comment as follows: & "There is nothing to prevent a candidate from having tickets printed with all the names on it, as provided a by the' Democratic rules and draw ing pencil marks through the names s of all candidates for the office he e seeks except his own (name) and s then distributing these prepared tickets among his friends and the 2 voters generally." Perhaps it was this apparently "in spired" paragraph which nettled the candidates. At any rate they wired Col. Jones their condemnation of the proposed distribution of tick ets. This dispatch, signed by nearly a third of the candidates, all who were in Charleston at the time, reads as follows: "We demand to know what candi dates for State offices have yet se cured tickets from you or have ap plied under your ruling for same. We strongly condemn it, as against the spirit of the the Democratic con stitution." Signed by D. C. Hey. ward, W. J. Talbert, M. F. Ansel, James H. Tillman, Cole L. Blease, J. C. Wilborn, W. Boyd Evans, J. M. Patrick, W. F. Stevenson, J. Thomas Austin, 0. B. Martin, WV. H. Sharpe, G. L. Walker, N. W. Brook -er, George Douglas Rouse." Col. Jones wired the following re ply: "Hon. WV. J. Talbert and Others, Charleston, S. C.: Will issue orders immediately that no tickets go out except to county chairmen. Think very few have been delivered. I thought all candidates would wish them. Otherwise would not have ruled that no one has a right to scratch a ticket except the voter him self. Cannot see printer to find out what tickets have been delivered. In primary election candidates have got ten what tickets they wished. "Wilie Jones, Chairman."~ CoL. JONES' POSITION. When seen in regard to the mat ter yesterday, Col. Jones said that this had been the custom heretofore and that he thought the candidates should have the tickets if they wanted them. He declared his confidence in the candidates, and the inference Sis that the candidates have not the same confidence in their competitors. Col. Jones said that he had stated that he would issue the official pri mary tickets to all of the candidates, -because it had been the custom for many years. "I have decided," he . said, "that in my judgment no one r has a right to mark tickets except Sthe voter himself, or by the voter's authority. "I have the utmcst confidence in Sall the candidates before the people - for their suffrages, and I do not be s lieve that any of the candidates be s fore the people would do any wrong . to further their own interests. I would be willing to trust any of them .with my life and my sacred honor. "I regret that any one should feel s or should even suspect that any of i the candidates would do anything Swrong in this particular. I do not e beli've they would. BUT FEW SENT OUT. "A very few tickets have been is ysued to candidates, but all of these il meh retnrned as some of the can BI Odds ai - SAl ALL ODDS and E SHORT LEN( Table to be Closed out at on the dollar. SMYA T O GET READY for ar by making as much i going to buy the biggest ried, and must reduce m who can appreciate Barg fail to visit my store now. TEN I Iwill Leave F Dru Goods, M OF THE EE PAN EYE on KEEP O make it li MIMNA The Cheapest Stor iidates object, and there will be no from going to ther ~ase for complaint. I have but one naanipulating thing iesire and that is that this primary cial p -ary tickets hal be,conducted fairly and impar. disappear except t. ially and that every voter shall have already been scrate e right to vote for whomsoever he pie, take the case v pleases." and Bill Jones are Mr. U. X. Gunter, Jr., who has for ernor. The rural several years been secretary of the his precinct to ce state executive committee, was in something has ha Golumbia yesterday. He stated that serves that the narr ithas heretofore been customary to his favorite, is sac end tickets to candidates upon ap- lines that criss.cros plication from those entitled to be no other tickets a: voted for in the primary, has -ot to poll this CANDIDATES INDIGNANT, miltae ainos To the reporter for a local Char- honest expression c leston paper some of thbe candidates people ? I do not axpressed themselves as being very fraudulent metho< 2ndignant. The view they took of tgmpted, eut thi r he matter might be of interest as ageiouch esthdt they commented so forcibly and so easier for those wi feelingly. lous enough to try Speaker stevenson said: "A rul. Colonel Talbert ing such as the one which Col. Jones He said: I signed authorized cannot but encourage ctswt ufce raud and handicap those who are regard this rather strivg for honest results. WVhat is of Col. Wilie Jone to pevet sme n iuou fellow violation of the rn id Ends LE! ENDS, REMNANTS and 3THS placed on Centre : less than 50 per cent. IMIS i enormous Fall business -oom as possible. I am Fall line I have ever car y STOCK for it. People ains will miss it if. they In JAYS. or The Great Shoe maflets NCRTH. this space. I am going vely for the Boys this fall. UG H'S, e in the Carolinas. ural precincts and Democratic primary. These tickets s so that all off should be ditributed by the man .wl yteiul agers of the election; it is the safest, wil myteioulyfairest and most Democratic way. ose which have You may say that we are very indig ed. For exam- nant at this action on the part of here Johin Smith Col. Jones anc' we are going to make running for gov- it hot for somebody." voter appears at ANOTER MATTEB. st a ballot. Lo! The quibble between the candi dates and the State chairman is a ppened. He ob- matter of secondary importance. ie of John Smith,; But there is another practice which Lly disfigured by is creating some talk-and some s. Stranger still, criticism. There is no regulation in e available. He the rules of the primary to prevent a .ike oloehscandidate from buying ten thousand uckt o lse isor a hundred thousand) tickets e how such a rule corresponding in every way to the air play and an official ballots and having the unoffi f the will of the cial tickets circulated broadcast with say that any such 'the names of his opponents scratched Is would be at. off. Indeed it is rumored that some rile would encour candidates have already negotiated or the simple and with the printers to run them off it makes the way thousands of tickets after the offici 1 are unscrupni tickets have been printed. such a trick." The rule is that all the names must was indignant. be printed on a ticket for it to be the telegram that considered as regular, and some of Jones-that indi- the names are subsequently pencilled t clearness how I off, that does not invalidate the ticket. surprising ruling But as to the fairness of the prac. s. It is a distinct tice, the candidates differ. les grverning the