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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23

said Col. Johnstone at the Walter
boro meeting. Great heavens! what
a record to boast of Twice tariff
reform successful in AZ years! And
what black spot those successes
has left upon the pages Of American
history? The experiment with tariff
reform has placed a debt Of many
million dollars upon the people OF
the United States and forced the
government to issue interest bearing
gold bonds in time Of peace to meet
the requirements of bankrupted
national treasury. Tariff reform
precipited the most disastrous fnan-
cial and business panic this country
has ever witnessed in which business
was congested from inactivity, indus
try paralyzed and labor demoralized.
The success of tariff reform as it did
then so it will do again, make 5 cent
cotton and empty dinner pals. The
experiment is entirely too costly to
be tried again. Twice in ~ years is
twice too often. If the Democratic
party expects to be successful in the
next national election it must brush
aside the cobwebs of antiquity and
adopt platform whose planks are
broad and elastic enough to meet all
every demand of all the interests Of
our rapidly growing country.
The conclusion of the whole mat
ter is that the people are the masters
and the politicians ara their servants.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
The Friars Must 60.

Washington, July lG-A high Of
fetal of the government gives out
the following statement concerning
the negotiations pending in Rome.
Substantially these facts were cabled
to Governor Taft in the latestinstruc-
tions ss a basis of his reply to the
vetican:
"Seekipg through Gov. Taft to
secure the peaceful removal of the
friars of the four orders from the
Philippine islands, the American rep
resentatives in the Philippine islands
have merely been endeavoripg faith
fully to carry out the wishes of the
people. It is not the United States
government which in any way objects
to the presence of the friars in the
islands. The lay Catholics almost
to man. and practically all of the
parish priests, will not permit them
to come back to the parishes and
hold their lands in hostile posses
sion."
One of the avowed objects of the
insurrectionary government under
Aguinaldo was to confscate the
friars lands without any compensa-
tion to the Church. The United
States authorities, recognizing the
intensity and bitterness of this feel
ing among the Filipinos, but desirous
of the most scrupulous fairness to-
ward the Church, we're willing to ar
range for the purchase of the Church
lands by the government, if the
Church authorities would withdraw
the friars who are rot now and who
for years have rot been performing
their religious functions among the
pe o2le, anu would replace them by
! other members of the Church who
might take up with greater success
! the highly necessary religious work
which they are no longer able to per.
! form
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
Political Pointers.

The following places and dates for
county campaign meetings were
adopted by Executive Committee:
Leesville, Friday, August Sth, '92
Rishton, Saturday, August 9th.
Swansea, Thursday, August 18th
Brookland, Saturday, August 10th.
Irmo, Wednesday, August Goth.
Chspin, Thursday, August 2lst.
Pine Ridge, Friday, 22d.
Lexington, Monday, 25th.
The committee made the following
assessments which were agreed to:
Senator, $40.
Representatives, S..
Treasurer, SO.
Auditor, $40.
Judge of Probate, S6.
Superintendent of Education, S..
County Supervisor, 81.
County Commissioner, 81.
Candidates must file pledge ard
pay assessment on or before first
campaign meeting, Sth OF August.
The chairman was instructed to
arrange for the distribution of the
boxes and tickets.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
Oil Field Adre.

Jennings, Ia, July 16-Flames
in the Jennings oil fields which the
lightning struck yesterday afternoon
and set fire are still uncontrolled to.
day. Over a hundred thousand
barrels of oil are going up in smoke
The blaze started at derrick well, No,
2, of the Jennings Oil company and
the flames leaped to hundred feet
The company offered $4,000 to ez'
tinguish the fire. The city is fren
zied.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
Better Stick to the Farm.

It is said that the annual increase
of Chicago's population is from co.
900 to 10000, and among the new
corners every year are young men
from the country, who are victims of
the notion that opportunity awaits
them in the cities alone. Under this
delusion they condemn themselves
probably to the disappointments of
an overcrowded labor market. II
they get work it is at small wage or
salary; they must live in cheap board
ing houses; pass from them to cheap
tenements if they have the co1ragsto
marry; find more and more thst their
position is one of anxious depend
ence, and their imaginary charms Of
city life disappear, to leave nothing
but the depressing reality of build
ings jsmmed together to the exclu-
sion of light and air, Ct an all per-
7ading noise and dirt, Of a routine
which gives nothing but bare sub
sistence in the present and holds
out no promise for the future.
In vast majority of cases such
must be the result, and while
country life may have some serious
drawbacks, it is plain that these
young men make a capital mistake
when they come to consider the ques-
tion of opportunity through con-
tempt of their familiar surroundings.
If, instead of indulging in dreams
Of fortune building in the city, they
were to master thoroughly all the
work of the farm, cultivate an inter
est in it, add o new intelligence to it,
take over the land of their fathers,
or acquire others by purchase, put
into this life all the ambition of their
dream, they would do better in the
end than 80 per cent of the city peo-
pie; have a greater intellectual stim-
lus in their employment, get great
or enjoyment out of living, and at
tain to n enviable independence.
The opportunity is close at hand,
if they will only see it, and it adds
to the anomaly of the situation that
while they are neglecting their natu-
raj advantage disillusioned city men
past the prime of life are 'sretiring"
to farms, where they waste their SUBJ
stance in foolish experiments, owing
to their belief that any one can be
a farmer. But those poor competi-
tors do not count, and if the farm
boy will stick to the farm and make
a science of agriculture his success
is assured.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
Acts Immediately.

Colds are sometimes more trouble
some in summer than in winter, it's
so hard to keep from adding to them
while cooling eff after exercise. One
Minute Cough Cure cures at once.
Absolutely safe. Acts Immediately.
Sure cure for coughs, colds, Group,
throat and lung troubles. j. E.
Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
# a Man Lie to You

And say some other sal7e, olnt-
ment, lotion, oil or alleged Eealer is
as good as Bucklen's Arnica Sal7e,
tell him thirty years of marvellous
cures of Piles, Burns, Boils, Corns,
Felons, Ulcers, Cuts, Scalds, Bruises
and Skin Eruptions prove it's the
best and cheapest. 25c., at J. E.
Kaufmann's drug store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
Will M AXE
Afffda avit
New Lease of Life for an Iowa
Postmaster.

Postmaster R. H. Randall, Dunlap, Ia,
SAYS: l suffered from indigestion and re-
sulting evils for years. Finally tried
Kodol. soon knew I had found what
had long looked for. am better today
than in years. Kodol gave me a new
lease of life. Anyone can have my al
fidavit to the truth Of this statement. -
Kodol digests your food. This enables the
system to assimilate supplies, strengthen
ing every organ and restoring health.
Kodol Makes You Strong.
Prepared only by E. c. DEWITT & o.. Chicago.
TheSl. bottle contains2h times the 5oc. SIZE
J. E. KAUFMAN.
When writing mention the Dispatch.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23

LEG newspapers dio Ao" 'hAo"'n6
bouquets at Candidate Heyward.
But then the voters will cover Can
didate Zimmerman all over with
votes. Well, into the life of every
one some pleasure must fall and We
would be ungenerous to grumble.
. The Dog Days seem to have Pc
culiar effect npon the combativeneEs
of some people and they have to do
the pugslistic act just to let the
balance of the world know that they
are not dead but have been only
sleeping.
*x*
Sharpe has proven himself to be
the fleetest sprinter in the whole ag-
gregation. He's done got the Comp
toller General plum and gone, and
his competitors, like naughty chill
dren, are sucking their thumbs and
making ungly faces.
The Greenville Daily News has in
augurated war upon the manage
ment of the South Carolina Dispen.
sary, but like other opponents of this
system of controlling the whiaky
evil, it's bitterness and venom in
handling the subject defeats its OBJ
iect and strengthens rather than
weakens the dispensary plan.
Do not those Senators who defend
Cleyeland's Administration violate
their oath to support the Kansas
City platform? The essence Of
Clevelandism is the gold dollar. The
essence of the Kansas City Platform
is SIC to 1 or bust" They cannot
harmonize, and to be true to one is
to be false TO the other.
David Bennett Hill, of New York,
is the statesman ofsener spoken Of
than any other as the possible nom
iuee of the Democratic party for the
Presidency. Mr.. Hill is one Of the
foremost men of the times. On
most of the political and industrial
questions now engaging public atten-
tion he is sound and as a diplomat
he has no superior. Perhaps he
more than any other man can bring
harmony out of discord, peace out of
strife and union out of division. His
name at the head of the Democratic
ticket would inspire confidence in it's
policies and increase the chances of
its success. David B. Hill is the
coming man.
We notice that the biennial ses-
sions of the General Assembly Of
this State is meeting with little or
no attention from the candidates for
legislative honors. The proposition is
not mentioned in large per cent. OF
the counties, and in those where il
is it is only referred to incidentally
This indifference on the part OF poll,
ticians goes to show that the propo
sition is not at all popular with the
people. Only in this, the home
county of the author and originator
of the idea is the subject much dis
cussed, and here, from what We car
gather, only in a dilatory and indif
ferent manner and mainly in defer
ence to the author. Biennial ses
sions of the Legislature is false
economy and entirely unsuited to oul
political conditions.
x*
Tariff Reform is the watchworc
of Democracy and twice has brought
success to the Democratic ranks,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23

To save his life man can't make
his wife distinguish the difference be
tween his being cross and sick.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23

Candidate Boyd Evans has hold
of the throttle and is making for the
terminus with q full head of steam,
whistle blowing and bell ringing.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23

"Tariff Reform is the watchword
of Democracy and twice has brought
success to the Democratic ranks"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23

In the race for Attorney General
Stevenson has exhausted himself in
his unavailing efforts to catch up
with Gunter.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23

Sharpe has proven himself to be
the feetest sprinter in the whole ag-
gregation. He's done got the Comp
toller General plum and gone, and
his competitors, like naughty chill
dren, are sucking their thumbs and
making ungly faces.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, July 2a, 1902.
Political Pointers.

The Senatorial and State cam
paigns, like John Browns body, are
marching on.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23

The claim of John Gary Evans
that he was "a watchman on the
Democratic wall" is about as true
as is the assertion that the angel of
darkness is the watchman on the bat
elements of heaven.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23

. The Dog Days seem to have Pc
culiar effect npon the combativeness
of some people and they have to do
the pugalistic act just to let the
balance of the world know that they
are not dead but have been only
sleeping.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23

The Greenville Daily News has in
augurated war upon the manage
ment of the South Carolina Dispen-
sary, but like other opponents of this
system of controlling the whiaky
evil, it's bitterness and venom in
handling the subject defeats its OBJ
iect and strengthens rather than
weakens the dispenssry plan. =,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-07-23

TIE newspapers are now throwing
bouquets at Candidate Hayward.
Bat then the voters will cover Can
didate Zimmerman all over with
votes. Well, into the life of every
one some pleasure must fail and we
would be ungenerous to grumble.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-01
JOHN LEMON
RBARRESTED

John Lemon is o1ce more in safe
quarters and men in this city are
resting easier. The authorities
had a lively chase after him this
morning. Shortly after O'Clock
this morning wcrd was received at
the police station that Lemon was
atNWooddale. An interpreter was
detailed with the secret service
men and Marshall Short and they
Immediately proceeded 10 Wood
dale. As the party alighted from
the tram they saw a carriage drive
By containing three women. The
men went direct to a shanty where
Lemon had been. stopping but they
were too late. The slick bail
jumper was gone again. 10 the
Interpreter an Italian woman i'm
parted the Information that one Of
the parties 10 the carriage they
saw 80 up the road was none other
than The man arrested in Stamford.
Couu.. and who escaped from Mar
shaI Short No time could be lost
so double team was hired and
then began the chase. Lemon was
bound lor Stanton 10 board F..
w. & B. train. The secret service
men had good team but they were
unable to catch Lemons team.
After putting up at the hotel
stables where the other team was.
the agents started for the depot in
which direction the women had
gone. But when they reached the
station they discovered that Lemon
had given them the double and
boarded trolley car for Whining
ton. He had recognized through
his veil the parties at Wooddale.
They learned from Lemon vile
and her companion that Lemon IN
tended going to Sixth aud Scott
streets IN a cab from Maryland
avenue aud Sixth avenue as a tele.
phone message had been sent 10 the
livcryman. The agents started
once more for Stanton in time to
catch the next trolley Car. They
reached Wilmington and assisted
by three police officers the house
was Currounled. When one OF the
secret service service agents and
the interpreter entered the house,
the Italian woman was surprised.
They told their mission and she with
hearty laugh replied, ".Iohnnie
Di Lem nolta here. De only lem
herl 10 maka da lem ade lor de
bov widda dc col, ua. ha. ha. bv
de streeta of Napla some lie man
playa Peeka de boo au you are
AurIl Cool Y
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-01
FREE Illustrated BOOK
THE EYE
AND IT'S CARE.
HARRY E. THOMAS q CO..
500 MARKET STREET
ASK FOR IT.
mil cod tn til sat
With the Pioneers.

Every one in Wilmington knows 8
the Pioneers. None but the best
people are tolerated at their recep-
tions, the best music is played and
the best possible time njcyed.
Members Of the Benevolent Pio-
ncer Literary Society gave their
annual reception IN Eden Hall last
night. Nearly 100 couples were IN
attendance and at dCight supper
was served at!he Hotel Whining tou.
The hall was appropriately deco.
rated Tor the occasion, flags aud
bunting being in profuslon. The
grand march. in which ~ couples
participated, was led of by Wm. J.
Bolen, secretary Of the organlza.
ton, and Miss Helen Fiaunigan OF
Philadelphia.
Handsome lltlle souvenirs were
distributed. calling attention 10 the
progress OF the organization since
Its inception.
The reception committee in charge
OF the affair was composed OF the
following: c. VIM. Malcolm, Jas, j.
Corrigan, Geo. Duffy, James Lewis,
Joseph Redmau; master OF cere-
monies, Chas. A. August; floor
manager, Wm. +. Donahoe; first
assistant, Joseph Lawn; second
assistant. John Doto; third assist
ant, Ed ward Lynch.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-01
HELD A
CONFERENCE.

The members Of the Finance Com
mittec Of City Council and the tax
collectors, held Conference yester.
day, and all delinquents must settle
their bills at once. On Thursday all
claims for deliqucnt lakes will be
placed in the hands OF City Solicitor
ID. J. Reinhardt to proceed with col.
lectlons by law.
While the collectors have four
years in which to proceed, before the
taxes cease to he lien upon the pro-
perties upon which they are levied,
they can proceed at any time after
the taxes became delinquent with the
exception Of those for the year 1000,
which do not become delinquent until
July. How much tax is outstanding
for the other yeals Is not known, but
there is a considerable amount and
some city cfficalS believe there is
enough very materially to reduce the
amount the city has now borrowed It
meet the deficit OF the present fiscal
year.
In the past the tax collectors have
been somewhat lenient with tax
payers, but this has now gotten them
into trouble aud they have determin-
ed to collect risidy. The city auditor
has placed the collectors in the posl.
Tin Of falling to colltct, as in their
duty, and tue people Of the city in
most cases, appear to support the ac-
lion Of the auditor. So the Collectors
are determined to use the law aud
get the money in If possible.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-01
COMMANDER TORRANCE.

are entitled to receive their benefits
shall enjoy them without dimnution or
unreasonable delays and that every un-
worthy claim shall be rejected and ev-
cry fraudulent pcnsoner stricken from
the rolls.
'Thc atmosphere of the pension bu-
reau has been such as to create an I'M
preston that Il great many frauds are
attempted by the old soldiers, but it Is
worthy OF note that. according to the
last report of the commissioner. there
were out of 159 persons convicted Of
frauds against the bureau last year
but ten soldiers of the civil war. of
whom two We're deserters. Many con-
victions were for OffenSeS against the
old soldier and not for him. The rec
Ords show that only one old soldier out
of 73WD has been convicted Of fraud
against the government. Certainly that
is Il wonderfully good showing"
incidentally Judge Torrance denied
that he was to be made pension COM
missioner, nor was he candidate for
that or any other Office.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-01
Mrs. Hninca Denies All.

MOUNT HOLLY, \. j.. April L.
Mrs. Mabel Fenton Ilaines, charged
with the murder of her two-yearold
stepdaughter Gwendolin just year
ago, was on the witness stand for four
hours Yesterday. She made a general
denial to all the testimony offered by
the prosecution Mrs. Haines positive
ly denied having given the child ar
senic or to have cruelty treated the lit
tie girl. She also denied ever having
seen Mrs. John Palfrey, who testified
last week that slr' visited Mrs. liaines
and saw her kick Gwendolin in the
face and otherwise miStrcat her. She
was cross examined by the prosecution
for an hour, and the state attorney fail
ed to shake her story. Mrs. Haines'
mother and brother, with Il number of
other witnesses, testified in her behalf.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-01
New York Markets,

FLOUR-t'nsettled and easier with
grain Minnesota patents, S37ogS.90; win
Ter straights, 50. t5V3A5; winter extras,
$3lon3.3O; winter patents. S3.a0u425.
WHEAT-Opentd steadlcr on the cold
wave west, but speedily gave way under
liqui iatIou and the break IN corn; May,
1uIIasc.: July. z I-l6GT ll-l6c.
York. car lots; No. WESTERN c44c., +. y.
b.. alloal
CDRN-Opened frmer with the west,
but later turned very weak under liquida-
tion and influential western selling; May
Cjl,65ssr.; July, 65QG6,sc.
OA1S-Qulet and easier with corn;
track, white, state, 4su5jc. track white,
wcEit rn isT 5ac. -
PORK-Easy; mess. slG,:5ui7,2b; family
LARD-s'cady; prime western steam,
El'TTER-steady;s state dairy, 2ea27c. ;
CHEESE Firm: state. full cream small
carly made. fancy. coior2d 13G l5i4c.; state
full cream small, early made. fancy
Whit, lSMlSAr.; full cream, large, fall
made fancy. coiored l2Nl?kc.; full cream
large, fall made. fancy white; 12I l2lac.
1j'aN15s,c. western. at mark. l5'cc
SUGAE-kaw firm; fair refining. Sisc. ;
centrifugal, W test, 3Hsc; refined firm
ri 'RIENTiNE Dull at ia 4olac.
MOLASSES Steady; New Orleans, 3,Gg
4lc.
RICE Steady; domestic, 4asg5,.c; Ja-
pan. A. n5l.c.
TALLOW- Dull city, 6l.c.: country, 6ts
nAy-oue,; shipping, doaG5r.; good 10
choice .uliygi.c.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-01
A STRIKE AT THE HUB.
Boston BrcwericH Crippled BY Dis.
satisfied Employees.

BOSTON, April 1.--Nenrly 800 men
employed in Boston brcweries ler,
work this morning, having been un-
able to reach an agreement with tic
master brewers on three disputed
propositions hours of labor, free Eccr
and in th" matter Of discharges.
The strike is the outcome of nearly
two months of Truitl"ss controverH,,
over the revision Of II schedule made j..
1896
Every brewery in HE city is more nr
less affected, and il is expected tha, Il
large number will have TO shut down.
The men openly declare that the brew
crs. by refusing to comply with the de-
maEds, seek to break Up the union.
whit. the brewers claim that the new
schedule which has been offered to the
men is Il perfectly fair one and that
owing 10 increase in the cost of mate
rial and the decrease in profits they
are unable to offer any better terms
OF the three matters in dispute the
question Of discharge seems to be the
chief stumbling block
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-01
Mlnea ClnAel hY MafCr.

PETROS. Tenn, April /. - Tesla
mines are closed until the damage done
by the flood can be repaired. The Pc
tros bridge of tho Hartman and North
eastern railroad and another bridge be-
low here We're lost The Crooked Fork
Mining company has suspended opera.
tions for the present. A number of
convirts have been put to work repair
ing railroad tracks and rebuilding
bridges. The flood did about 100000
damage in Morgan county exclusive Of
that at l'ctrOS.
The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-04-01
MEDlUn AND PIANIST
Reads Your Life.
NOVNTY TAXPAYERS TAKE

NOUNTY TAXPAYERS TAKE
~ NOTICE - The following
resolution was adopted by the
Levy Court OF New Castle county,
March 18th, 1902:
"Whereas, There appears ON
the books of the receiver OF taxes
Il large amount Of county and poor
taxes outstanding for the years
1899, 1900, 1901, and
"Whercas, AS the Levy Court
of New Castle comfy needs the
money, said taxes for current ex-
penses, therefore be it
"Resolved, That the said re-
cciver of taxes be instructed and
directed to proceed to sell all
properties on which Il delinquent
tax remains unpaid after April
18th, 1902" \
All persons owing tax for years
included in the above resolution
must pay the same on II before
April 18th, 1902, or the proper
ties will be advertised for sale.
The additional costs of the sale
must be paid after that date.
HORACE q. RETTEW,
m2O-2lt Receiver of Taxes.