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''DO THOU LIBERTY GEEAT. INSPIRE OUR SOULS ?ND MAKE O.ITjSiVES IN THY POSSESSION HAPPY, OR OUR DEATHS GLORIOUS IN THY CAUSE." BENNETTSVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1903. NO. 12. i THE NEW GOVERNOR. An Impeding Ceremony in the State House at Columbia. HENWOOD IS CHIEF MAGISTRATE Tho Inaugural C?o rc mo ny Was Sim plicity Itself, But tho Crowd Wns IJIM'KO and tho En thusiasm Groat. Wednesday Governor D. G. Hey wood, of Colleton County,was inaugu rated into thc high olHce to which the people called him last Summer. There was ito estell tatton or great display there was not even a band of music, as is quite common on such occasions. It was a thoroughly Democratic inau guration hy a Democratic people in a Democratic manlier. ' And after all lt is not so much thc manner as it is the mau in tiio inauguration. Thc oath of otlicc was administered to Duncan Clinch Hey ward, a man of refinement, a man of honor, of uprightness of character, in a word a gentleman. THIS GOVERNOR'S AKKIVAL. " At half-past 12 o'clock Governor elect Heyward, accompanied by his family and his brother, Walter Izard Heyward, with Col. Walter H. Hunt and J. J. Gentry, arrived at thc State House. They were met by thc special committees from thc House and the .Senate and escorted to the Governor's office. Here they were received by Governor and Mrs. Mcsweeney and Secretary Aull, with Mrs. Aull. After a pleasant meeting lasting abttut ten minutes thc ladles were escorted Lo the hall of the House of Representa tives, wheic the Inaugural ceremonies were to take place, now crowded to overflowing, standing room only on the floor and galleries, with entrances and all available space outside crowd ed also. Scat? had been reserved through the courtesy of several dele gations for thc families of both Gover nors immediately in front of the Speaker's desk, on both sides of the centre aisle. Mrs. D.C. Heyward was escorted by Mr. Walter l/.ard Hey ward, Mrs. McSwcenev by Mr. .1. 10. torment,Mrs. Aull by Secretary Aull, followed by Misses Katharine and May ney ward, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell, Miss Johnson and Masters I). C. Hey ward, Jr., and Alexander Heyward. Mrs. Heyward and Mrs. Mcsweeney, both charming types of thc women of South Carolina, occupied together the two front seats on the main aisle and were intensely interested in the entire proceeding, in which their husbands took such a conspicuous part. AN IMl'OSINO AUDIENCE. The handsome hall was tilled with HU imposing gathering of the people ?s-of; Columbia and thc State. Ir, was ?' 'thought by many friends of Governor Heyward that thc crowd might he small to the uncertainty regarding the date and hour of t he ceremonies. The weather, too, was most unfavor able, until the very last moments, but these things did not seem to interfere with thc attendance. Columbia, of course, contributed a large share or the crowd present, hut many well known faces were seen from all sec tions of the State. The crowd was a genuinely interested as well as a rep resentative gathering. The members of the Senate were obliged to remain standing. When these dignitaries marched in to take part in thc cere monies all available space had been occupied for some time, many people coming more than an hour ahead of time in order to secure places during the inaugural. TUE INATJOUltAI. 1'AIiTV arrived in the hall punctually and in the following order: The Governor-elect, II. C. Heyward. with Senator G. W. Mrown. Governor M. lt. Mcsweeney, with Representative .1. II. Coggcshall. Lieutenant Governor-elect John. T. Sloan, with Senator .1. IO. l'eu ri foy. Chief Justice Y. J. Pope, with Re presentative W. L. Mauldln. Associate Justice Ira H. .Iones, with Representative IO. H. Aull. Associate Justice Eugene H. Gary, with Secretary of State M. ll. Cooper. The lion Jesse T. Gantt, with the Hon R. II. Jennings. Tile Hon U. X. Gunter, with the Hon G. D. Helinger. The Hon A. W. Jones, with Hie Hon J. P. Derham. Gen. John I). Krost, with (?en. J. W. Floyd. The Hon (). H. Martin, with the Hon J.J. McMahan. THE INAUGURAL CEREMONIES. Upon arriving at the Speaker's rs tami President of the. Senate John C. Sheppard announced thc presence ol' .the Governor-elect and his party and that the Governor-elect was ready .to bc sworn into ellice. Willi this ^statement Governor Heyward and .Chief Juslice Pope stepped forward .one from Hie side of President :Shcppard and thc other from the side .of Speaker Smith. Chief Justice Pope repeated the prescribed balli of ofiicc which Governor Heyward repeated, rand at the. conclusion Justice Pope .declared that the oath of ellice had been taken. Several in the party congratulated Governor Heyward while he was arranging to begin his inaugural address. When he began to speak there was a hush all over the hall. His add ress, which is publish ed in full elsewhere, was received with evident appreciation. At the conclusion of the address there was much applause. Then Governor Heyward stepped aside and President Sheppard announced that the Lieutenant Governor wait present and ready to besworm into ?nice. This was dono by Chief Justice Pope whereupon Lieutenant Governor John T. Sloan took charge of the joint asscmply and announced that thc purposes of t he assembly having been concluded it was dissolved and the Senators would return to their cham ber. A few moments after the ceremo nies, when the grave seigneurs had returned tc the Senate ch. mher.Speak er Smith's gavel fell, adjourning the House. The new State officers were warmly congratulated, no sincere greetings being given than were those coming from the olllcers whose former places were now vacated. A rOI,llI,A/U ?0VI5HN0E. Governor Ilcyward carried to his new ornoo a splendid bouquet or pink carnations, tied with yards of hand some pink satin ribbon, presented by some young ladles. Ile was accom panied by throngs of friends, who were enthusiastically shaking his hands and extending good wishes. Especially gratifying to him must have been the large number of ladies and gentlemen who were present from Waltcrboro, his native town, and from Collcton, whose magnificent vote for this popular son, was a record-breaker. Governor I ley ward received many congratulatory telegrams, and special delivery letters also, immediately be fore and after Thc inauguaratlon. Th?? contents of these highly ap preciated marks of interested friend ship were out of thc usual order, sincere and earnest in the cordial ex pression of <the hope that his ad ministration may bc all that Iiis friends so fervently desire. .TUB OOVKKNOIl'S KKCKPTION. Tiic entire Gubernatorial party, with ofticial escorts, repaired to the oflice of the Governor, where an impromptu reception was held, the ladies also being present. Many well krown politicians and ex-politicians Look occ.sion to pay their respects, and thc flow of visitors kept up for some time. The newly elected State ?Ulcers and their wives were promin ent among these visitors. Among the numerous congratulations showered upon Governor Ilcyward were many sincere expressions of genuine ap preciation given to former Governor Mcsweeney for Iiis faithful, business like administration. The first otlicial act of Governor Ilcyward was to sign the commission of Secretary of State Jesse T. Gantt. Mr. Gantt's commission was signed by blie retiring Secretary of Slate, Mr. M. R. Cooper. Mr. Gantt then issued the commissions to thc other State officers, all pf whom louk charge of their offices to-day. . Women Ruthlessly Crushed. At. New York three women were {Hied and live women and one man ievercly injured, in a panic In Leopold Miller & S .n's cigar factory Friday as i result of a tire in an adjoining build ng. Tile llames from the burning .Udlding beat against the walls of tl ie jigar factory causing a panic among thc 5 JO men, women and boys at work. There was a wild nish for the lire escapes at the front and rear ends Df the building, in which thc weaker .vere crushed and trampled by the stronger, flic men did not hesitate :o push the women aside and when >hey reached the second story instead if waiting for tho ladders to be raised lushed Hie women oil to thc ground IT) feet, and leaped themselves. In .Iiis way many women wore moro or ess injured. The worst scenes, how iver, weie on the stairways by which xowds of the pa nice stricken employes ried l.(i escape"from tlie building. The nen shrieked as if mad and knocking he women down t rampled them un 1er foot. At tho third story there Las a blockade and had it. not boon ur the timely arrival of the police the ea th list would lia ve been mu eli inger. The officers climbing over he beads <.f the crowd reached the hird .story and succeeded hv pushing tic men aside in making a passage ray for tile women. Other police ion and the. lire department soon ar i ved and when the tin i ld i ng liad been leared Hie bodies of the three dead rere found. Death ol'Prominent Carolinians. Col. Thos. \V. Holloway, one of thc est known and most popular men in lie slave, died suddenly at Iiis home t Pomaria, S. C., on Tuesday night t 11 o'clock. Ile was tlie secretary I' tlie State Agricultural and Mecb ideal society for many years, and Ids resence will 1)3 greatly missed by lose accost inned to visit t he stat t ors. Prof. O'Neal Holloway of tile 'illiamston High school is a sou. ugular and sorowful coincidence was ie death on Hie same day at Kool ill o? Major A. H. White, president ' Hie State Agricultural and Mech ileal society, which also occurreu iddcnly. Thus within a few hours vo ol' the state's most useful and nored sons have passed to their re ard. Will Not Com?. A special dispatch from Washing >n says although it is known that .nalor Tillman feels keenly the posi on in which Iiis nephew, the former ieutenant Governor, bas been plaei . his deplorable action, lu lias "'o al ned from mentioning Hie tragedy c lias been constant in Iiis at te . mee at Hie capitol, and during the st daws since, thc tragedy has been e centrai ligure in the Senate for (.'.spectators in Hie visitors' galleries. ie Senator, however, ha? beeil busy th Iiis legislative duties and, it is id, lie will remain at tho national pita) until Hie adjournment ol'Con ess in Mardi, and unless something i foreseen should arise lie will not go South Carolina before then. . llaoipton I jives iii Memory. Thc general assembly of South Caro la did honor to Hie memory of Wade implen. Tlie two houses assembled joint session and after hearing aiitiful tributes passed resolutions respect, venera Hon and love for the eat man who on tlie 11th of last >ril went to join the great captains thc Army of Northern Virginia on e peaceful side ol' the river. These ?mortal exercises were suggested ry thoughtfully hy Hie retiring gov ior. Hon. Miles lt. McSweeney d liie legislature heartily endorsed i recommendation lo withdraw for liile. from the making of laws to y a tribute to Hie. statesman who I thc light against corruption and vlessness among the so-called law ikcrs._ (?ono Mollie. Plie State says ex-Governor Mc 'eency and famllv vacated Hie exec Ive mansion Saturday morning and I over Hie Southern Hie saint; tlay ' Hampton, their old home. Tho .mer chief executive says he needs a Kl rest and he proposes to take it. ion he will give his attention to his si ness allah's in Hampton; what Ids ns aro for the future beyond that declines yet to say, though it, is derstood that he is favorably iu lcd to tlie idea of going into active dncss in Columbia. ti? tl of us w zo to lil ac I) al li w Sc S< u; cr of fri iii an i hi de foi an ca cst of dil as tri toi an Ca th up Oil bc be So ori lia op j St! Of its lil CVi th ste is rm Hr its loi tc om lol cia mi of I ol' mi wh am tie are tlii me -t Hu om am I J M i I. a. Ky x xiiV/xi \JI x n.x ALI xv. Governor Heyward's Inaugural De livered to the Legislature. A PLAIN, PRACTICAL ADDRESS. Full ol' Commun Sense, and Conse quently ol'Sound Statesman ship, Conaorninc Pub lic Matters. Tho following ' is the full text of Gov. Heyward's inaugural address: Members of the General Assembly ind my Fellow Citizens: Under our form of Government, tlie voice of the people is supreme, and we liavc met together to-day to carry out the wishes ol' the people of this State, is expressed at the recent election. In the providence of God, it.has fall in to my lot to be called from the quiet walks of life to assume in this manner ind in tb is presence the high and hon orable ollice of Governor or South Car bina. In doing so I am almost over whelmed by a sense of the great re sponsibilities which I have now as sumed; but even beyond this is my ?en.se of gratitude for the great honor lone me by the people of tnv State. I un mindful of the fact that the truly ?reat gifts of Ufo ever involve the nost solemn responsibilities, and when .hey como as the expression of the nanhood of a Common wealth,Involving .he selection of a Chief Magistrate of a jeoplo whose heritage ls as proud as ihat of any people upon this earth vhose history is a glorious record of latriotism, virtue and achievement veil, indeed, may he upon whom this ?onor falls stand silent in contempla rion of thc sacred responsibilities vhicli lils people have placed upon 1 lim. Thc honor you have bestowed '. ipon me is such as would fill the heart ; tr any man with deepest gratitude-a gratitude that should cali forth the nost sacred loyalt y of a South Oaroll lian to South Carolinians. . To meet these responsibilities; to , txecutc the various and onerous duties ? if my ortlec - to give my time, my ilioughts and my every endeavor to ; ihe service of my State-I feel would ndeed be a poor recompense to ruy leoplc for the trust ana confidence hey piase in me. I beg, my country - nen, that you will al.ow my feelings ?ii this occasion to sneak to you of a ?earfc lilied with love"for South Carc ina and Tor South Carolinians-let hem speak to you, for me, of a devo ion to the welfare of our State,which, pith your continued trust and help, rill endure all things to achieve this nd; lot them speak to you, of a deter III nation to know no higher ambition han to labor for the best interests of ll the people of South Carolina. I need not assure you that no great r pride ls mino than lies in thc fact hat I was elected to this office by outli Carolina Democrats from every ou h ty and from almost every precinct f our State. Our fellow Democrats of on th Carolina came together as rethrcn, and this can have but*onc: leaning-a deep and ?toiy meaning rhieh cannot possibly augur other han tho best, truest and highest nings for our dear old State. 1 ask oil all, ench and every one of you, to land by nie in the administration of lie high duties of this oillce even as bu have manifested this spirit by our votes. I need your help and your antldenee now more than ever before, nd I pray you all to let our common .inns of love and devot ion as brethren II ry forever factionalism is South arolina. THE NEGRO PROBLEM. l'olitical conditions in our State arc ich that we can look to the future Ith every degree of confidence and icon rage m cut. Racial problems, h ich have sorely beset and hindered s in the past, have during the last ?cadc reached such solutions as will i far towards advancing the interests .both races. Our white citizens arc as they should be-In undisputed issession of every department of our .site, county and municipal govcrn cnt. While this naturally gives us .eat cause for rejoicing, it should at ie same time make us deeply sensible the fact that it is incumbent upon ; to enact and lo so administer laws hen enacted that the humblest ci Li ns-bc they white or black-can look i those laws for the protection of life, jerty and property, lt is only bv ?ting in this spirit, and under the ?vine guidance of Him who holds us 1, State and Nation, in the hollow of is hand, that the great problem liich confronts the people of the uah, and especially the people of nub Carolina, can be rightly and li ll ly solved. Gradually the colored man is awak ing to the fact that the white man the South whose land he tills, and Din whom in various ways he derives s entire livelihood, is at last his best id truest friend; and Instead of seek g lo attain polit ical ollice, he is now voting himself to those occupations r which by nature he is most titted, d in the pursuit of which alone he n advance bis own material intcr s, and in sbtloing the best interests his Slate. MUCH HONK, MO UK TO BE DON IC. In connection with tills political con don it is fullyassignificant and quit e gratifying to add that our Indus al conditions were never so satlsfac i v as they are to-day. in agriculture tl especially in manufactures, South rbi I na has taken such strides that e at tention ol' the outside world is on us. While we can congratulate rscIves upon this-however, re'meni ring that there is still so much to done-wc cannot afford to rest hero, nth Carolina, though one of the ginal thirteen Slates, has fully one il' of ils great resources yet undovel ed. No one doubts the truth of the itomcnt. that the general prosperity a State is dependent primarily upon farming interests,which establishes e fact that a government should, in cry way possible, foster and protect is greatest of all industries. The .arly, persistent work of tile farmer not blazoned fort h to the world In sanlngless llattery, but thc result of ls faithful labor most forcibly gives own speech to thc uni verse. The [?il value, of tho cotton crop alone Us of a mighty business Interest. i of tho greatest in ti e world. The ?loco crop of South Carolina, lilian Hy considered, means now many liions of pound?] and some millions dollars. The great aggregate value all of our field crops shows the ghty strength and influence for lieh it stands, not only in dollars I cents, but in thc greater necessi s of human life and existence,which : supplied from this sourec,a nd from s sour JO alone. And, my country II, greatest of all, here is the home he countless homes-thousands and uisands of which are scattered over . fertile fields. These home-builders 1 hoine-sustaincrs, each in his own ict way, are sending forth to the I world influences that arc to bo seed for the sower and bread for the eater for ages to come, even as they have been through past years of 'faithful toil. ' I am glaa to notice that scien tific aid to the farmer now commands the attention of our National Govern ment. We of South Carolina should also do this, just as far as may he prac ticable. Clemson College stands now fully equipped and flourishing, as the nucleus for even broader and more di versified work, and thus for greater results. INDUSTKIAL DEVELOPMENT. .Our industrial development, too, sliow3 tremendous and 'striking ad vance wbeu we brlolly consider the figures shown in our manufacturing institutions. The establishment of a million-dollar cotton mill, upon sate and sure lines, fs no longer an uncom mon occurrence In South Carolina. After tlie war we were desolated-no one thought of manufactories. Soino years later we made a feeble begining. Without going Into details now, for this ls unnecessary, it need only to be stated that Liuth Carolina-aiways in the forefront- has here made a most wonderful record. She now stands sec ond highest in these ?nlted States in tlie value of her cotton mill Industry, witli a ratio of increase second to none. To the men who have made this mag nificent record we owo much. This Ts due to thc presidents and otlicers whose ability and whose money have made this achievement and also to the operatives whose time and whose skill have accomplished what these alone can do. Tbe great captains of this in dustry have permanently and upon the firmest basis established their reputa Llons, and in so doing the reputation of their State also, in this modern and progressive work. Tn 13 HTATB'B IIKSOUUCKS. In a brief survey of general condi tions-for it is not expedient to at- < tempt move now-again is there reason for congratulation: Nature's gifts to us have been of bounteous bestowal in , (ivory respect. A lmost every crop can be grown hero because of our fortlle ; fields and superb climate. In quantity ind variety of valuable timber wo ? bave no superior, but our fast disap pearing forests should, not only bc- 1 ???se of their increasing intrinsic I worth, hilt for the all important rea sons which are included in their act ing as agents in modifying the surface jf the ear.bh, and in cheeking the de structive forces of nature, at once re ceive thc utmost care and considera tion of our lawmakers, and steps should bc taken looking to their pres ervation. For stock raising, again, our lands and climate leave nothing to lie Joshed, and this industry well de serves our most careful attention. AN IMMIGRATION BUREAU. We have wealth in minerals, from thc granite foundations of our hills ind the pliosphatic deposits of our >wer rivers, to the richest and best 31'oduoing gold mines east of the Lcocky Mountains. The abundant .vater power of South Carolina, divert id from quenching the thirst of wild md domestic animals, ls now turning thousands of factory wheels and spin lies, with tho power for thousands nore. Surely those aro good reasons vhy prospective home-soekors should iesire authoutic dotallod information io?cerufhg this favored laud. '?' In'ciiis. iirect connection, would it not bc well ,0 look into thc advisability of having m Immigration commission or bureau, o give ollicial and accurate Informa ron to t hose seeking such knowledge? '. know of no better way of advertising hese great advantages than through ?positions. Tlie World's Fair, to ne icld next, year al St. Louis, will afford ,n excellent occasion for the display if the resources of our State, and 1 rust that the General Assembly will arcfiilly look into thc merits of this opportunity, and seo to it that South karolina ls properly represented. The ost involved "will be comparatively mall-the benefits to be derived can lOt be estimated. LET NEW ISSUES BE AVOIDED. Referring again to political concil ions,, it might bc said that thc cam aign of last summer was remarkable n that it was almost devoid of issues, hose seeking the suffrages of their ?llow citizens confining themselves to n endorsement of questions looking to be enlightenment of the people, the ?aterial upbuilding of our State and lie development of its resources. The ?unpaign certainly developed the fact, am glad to say, that upon all funda mental principles our people are [rrccd. In view of this, and also of ie fact that tlie State, as I have al ?ady said, is advancing in every way, s people living in contentment, tlie inners having harvested satisfactory rops, our business interests being on sound basis, new enterprises being ndertaken each year, giving employ lent to labor, and adding to our gener l prosperity, 1 deem lt best for us ot to attempt the consideration of ny new measures which might be lieu kited Lo disturb existing coudi ons. Halber should we discuss and ive our attention to matters, the roper solution of which must in .'itably add to our general welfare. .'.PUBLIC EDUCATION. Prominent in scope and meaning ir any people, and especially for the bites of South Carolina, should be ie great subject of education. On ich an occassloh as this only the ost. Important points can be touched lion-important details having of iccssity to be omitted. A Common ealtli can have no greater source of .ldc, no greater glory and no surer mraritecof thcstabflity of its institu ons, than ls afforded by an educated ul enlightened citizenship. Tlie location of a people should bc mca.su r I by.lta breadth- its diffusion among ie masses, ltshouldnot.be confined i certain classes, but. universal in its snclils, it should lie common to all. lie education of tho children of South irolina- of each and every child in ni til Carolina-their being taught, in systematic manlier, with school rms long enough Lo be beneficial, ?thin neat and comfortable school mses, deriving instruction from inpotent and God-fearing teachers lis should be a subject near to tho >arls of those in whose hands nre aced t he cont rol and regulation of ir government. Here a serious problem confronts io white people of our State. Accord g to the reports of tlie Superintend ?nt of Education for several years ist, ll ls shown that more negro dill on than whites arc attending our lbllc schools. Do our white people allzc what this moans for tho future? ti they realize that If they allow their lildren to grow up in Ignorance, the institut ion of their State-a Consti tuai of their own making and adop in-will, later, on, deny Hie ballot to cir sons? Such a catastrophe is ainst all of our traditions, and it n and must be prevented by an rakenlng among our people to the Igencles of Hie situation, a finn termination on their part to remedy If necessary, any sacrifice should made ou the part of parents ht or r that their children might take ad h tage of the educational faclitles ai ded tl 'em by tho State. Continued on page 4.] u.?xu.L/1 TY xuntr E> Weath^JIound of Lovliest Flowers, lbloms of Affection, THE ?N?QHTLY GONZALES BEST. Pi: - Grent^UtpouriiiK ol' tlio People J)e ispl^t^an Ioey, Drizzling, Kain. HUB I n cn H by Common Cun ['-. sout Suspended. On fct??rleyol summit of a lofty hill ou the northwestern side of Elmwood come Wry)* Is. a new made grave. A little a'part dud beyond a line of other gravcsltbat seems to mark tho steady udvar"*'"; or the Great Destroyer, for the farther ground remains for those to be (ailed later, one fancies it a Utting/'.spot for the mortal part of a guardian spirit to sleep. . The?? Tuesday, as the gloom or evenlng-softly fell, while a misty rain chilled.;, all earth with sorrow, loving handsttenderly laid our brave friend and chief. Beneath the hill and about it, over Ils everlasting rocks, moan the water? ot the Congaree. From the far away mountains of the Blue Itldge, from the billowy bills of the Piedmont, they fcfear the everlasting requiem of ;v stricken pcoplo's grief and onward deepening to a profounder note they carry it to tho sea. In truth it 1J a Utting spot. Below In tho distant south tall factory chimneys lift themselves to tell of what his brain and work achieved to build "/this fair city on larger and broader and ever broadening plans. Theirgmoky pinions day by day soar heavenward with the story of what dis unswerving faith has wrought for bis beloved Columbia. Ko sound of jlanging discords of human life ro.icb Lhe sacred place and there above, yet close ; by, lhe mighty river flowing midway through Carolina and teach ing her people their common brother hood he tests in peace. The funeral of Mr. Gonzales at 4 /clock Tuesday afternoon, held from Trinity Episcopal elm roll was-, at tended by one of thc largest and most .epresentatlve assemblages ever jrought together upon such an oeea ilon. it is estimated that about-1,000 people packed every available foot of i pace'in tho building, including aisles, restlbule and galleries. In addition to ,heso several hundred, braving the -.old and freezing rain, stoud on the ground outside throughout the service, rv" I th the single exception of that of ?cneial flampton last April no larger 3send)la.gc has been soon at a fun ralTnrLimbla, and none moro rep ?* -lty-ancLSLato.-.Tlio xceedvng severity of thc weather con tdered, it was remarkable. Gov. Mcsweeney, cx-Gov. Sheppard, he president pro tempore ot the State enate, most of the members of thc encrai assembly and Slate ollieers nd scores of leading men from every art of tile State were pr?sent. News aper men from Charleston, Green Hie, Sumter, Laurens, Newberry and thor larger towns attended. All bust ess places in Columbia were closed uring the funeral hours. Bishop Hilson Capers of the diocese of Soutli ?arolina, assisted by the Kev. Chur hill Satterlee, rector of Trinity hurch, and Rev. Dr. Samuel M. mi tb, pastor of the First Presby ?rian church of Columbia otllciated. The line of vehicles in the funeral rocession stretched for live blocks, t was headed by a carriage contain ig four of thc active pall bearers, lose associates of Mr. Gonzales In his ewspaper work. Thc hearse followed < and afterwards came thc remaining nil bearers, family and friends in car ages. Tile honorary pall bearers were: x-Associate .Justice A. C. Haskell, .r. J. W. Babcock, superintendent of ie State hospital for the insane; rof. lt. Means Davis of the South arolina College; State Senator and x-Secrctary of State J. Q. Marshall; r. BJ W. Taylor; .lohn P. Thomas, r.; W. H. Lylcs, Charles Ellis, Julius . Walker, and John A. Crawford, 1 residents of Columbia. The active ill bearers were ten members of thc Htorial, business and mechanical de triments of Thc State. Floral tributes were sent from in vlduals, cities, newspapers and or inlzations all over this State and om beyond the State. No greater imber or more elaborate has ever ion known in the State. Thc funeral service was most im esslve and the great concourse was icply and manifestly af Tee ted. The ison from tile loth chapter of 1st jiii.bhl.ins was read by Dr. Smith id tile prayers were said by Mr. Sat rlce. Entering the church and pro ding the cortege the bishop at thc opcr time .lust before the rite was ncluded at. thc church, pronounced irt of thc committal later conclud g it at thc grave. This variation om thc usual order was made on ac unt of the severe weather coudi ons. Thc hymns sung during the service tile choir and congregation were: ..cad Kindly Light," "Nearer My Kl to Thee" and "Abide With Mc." ti tlic conclusion of thc latter, the skct was again placed in the hearse id taken to Elmwood cemetery, one ile and a half distant, a large part the assemblage attending Hie nih ill party. There thc .services were ncluded and the Interment made, e bishop pronouncing the bencdic >n. At the grave, ''Asleep Iii Jesus," rost?s Lover of My Soul" and "Peace, irfoct Peace," were sung by the olr, and a quartette from the Mu rgia, which offered Its services, eetly rendered "God Be with You ll Wc Meet Again," and, finally, Jooduight." Then Mr. Asher P owne of Tile State softly blew taps tlie bugle. The Metropolitan club and Capital idge, No. 10, IC. of P., both of which r. Gonzales was a member, attended a body. The members of the 2tropolitau club after the service In e church, marched to the cemetery the procession. Thc occasion was the second in thc jtory of Columbia in which business s been entirely suspended. ci cd he Si at of th lai to no sci lin mt na si i an Ca frc St sal clo th ag lie soi is an do A very beautiful ?oral tribu1?<r*?T American Beauty roses was sent by Editor Alfred B. Williams of -the Richmond News. It will be recalled that Mr. Gonzales' first newspaper work was on the Greenville News when Mr. Williams was editor. The Metropolltah club's floral offer ing was a strikingly handsome one. It was a beautiful design elaborately executed. The floral design sent by the em ployes of Thc State was n race simile of the front page of- the paper worked out In a hack ground of carnations with the lettering in black Immor telles. The words, ''Thc State," ap peared at thc top, thc turned c ?lu nn rules and the name and date of Mr. Gonzales1 birth and death being given 1 m mortelles, Peculiarly Illustrative of tbe regard In which Mr. Gonzales was held by all with whom he carno lu contact, was an offering from the colored por ters of the Metropolitan club. There were hundreds of floral trib utes from thc people of Columbia and elsewhere. Tbe above was writen by Mr. Wi W. Ball. A Wort? ol'Advice. The Columb a llecord says "in view of a very recent occurrence it would be wise for all law abiding citizens while walking on the principal streets of cities and towns not to carry their hands in their pockets lest some known or unknown enemy shoots them down upon their tracks. Writers on deportment say that carrying thc hands in the pockets ls bad form any way, and wc taite lt that it is an ex ceedingly dangerous habit in Soutb Carolina also. Carrying the hands ?in thc pockets ls done, no doubt, very jften to rest a t ired arm or to warm sold hands, but it would bc much more to the safety of citizens if they let their arms bc weary or their hands bo cold, for who knows but that other wise a death dealing bullet is ready to be sent tearing through one's vitals? ft might disarm all suspicion if every aw abiding man when walking along would hold up both hands to iudicatc ?hat he was unarmed, but this plan vould greatly retard locomotion and vould besides bc very painful if al .emptcd for a long time. Thc best dan then is to carry the hands open, ? winging by the side and them possl ily our lives will bc comparatively safe rom tbe pistol toting fraternity." A Sud Incident. An unusually sad incl lent occurred ,t a wedding in thc Bind of Four lolcv, about three milos from Harlcy illc on Thursday, Jan. 15. Mr. VilliamE. Hilton, of Beach Hill, ?as named to Miss Mary Dantzler, only laughter of Mr. Jacob S. Dantzler. ust at the close of tho ceremony, Ir. Hutto expressed his eongratula lons to thc newly married pair. Bc oro another instant, Mr. .Dantzler, he bride's father, fell dead just where io stood among the.assembled guests^ .'his sudden and appalling incident ast a gloom over the company, and lunged thc family into thc deepest istrces, all the more keen because of he happy wedding occasslon. Mr. )antzlcr was seventy-one yt ara old ad been in bad ncalth for several ion tbs. Killed in ii Tunnel. Two men were killed and four sisrl usly injured Friday in the Eastern nd Wabash railroad tunnel, atSouth ? lc, Pa., by the explosion of dyna ilte, due to someone turning on thc lectrieal current without receiving ie proper signal. The dead are; 'rank Taylor, night foreman, and larry Florence, day foreman. The lasts had been prepared by thc night rew in the eastern end of the heading nd Foreman Florence had gone in Ith Taylor to sec what had been one. With the foreman were four orkmen. As the party was going to ard the charges of dynamite, some ne up at the top of the shaft turned :i the electrical current without noti L'ation. Killed un Old Man. The Columbia State says a long dis ince telephone message received there riday night from Union brought the ?WS of a homicide at Santuc. A essengcr had been sent to Union for ie sheri If and bloodhounds, lt seems lat Mr. Jake Jeter and a Mr. Nixon, ho is au engineer for Mr. W. T. mes, got into a dilllculty and both eut olf and got their shotguns. They it within range of each othei near ie store door of the place and an her Mr. Jeter. Thc double-barreled in of Mr. .leter was (ired and Mr Ixo?l fell mortally wounded, dylrij lickly. Ile was 75 years of age. Will Murk Graves. At Washington thc Senate commlt ? on military affaira Thursday or ?red a favorable report on the. bill troduced by Senator Foraker appro lilting from the National treasury r thc erection of headstones to mark ic graves of Confederate soldiers iricd In the North. The amount to i used for this purpose was placed at 00,000, at, the suggestion of .Secre ry Root. A Unod Prolit. A Washington coal dealer acknowl ged before a senate committee tba ! bought coal In Philadelphia at .75 a ton and sold it in Washingtoi $20 a ton. That is an exhibition thc greed of some coal dealers at a TIC when people arc suffering for :k of coal. How such an offense i bc reached and punished by law is t apparent, though it certainly de rves punishment. Cond cm ned by All. The Sparenburg Journal says: Wc ve not seen a single newspaper com :nt wherein Jim Tillman's assassl tl on of N. G. Gonzales was in the ghtest degree condoned or excused il wc have seen nearly every South rollna paper and many quotations )in northern and other out of thc ate papers. Thc shooting is uni vcr Hy condemned as a cowardly and in fcnsiblc act. lie i? Right. The statement by English interests at thc cotton crop estimates or the richi tural department are not bc ved is answered by Secretary WU :i, who declares that this assertion made by English buyers who arc xious to keep thc price of cotton wn. pfc SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK Felt iii Several Purls ot' tho St ruo Friday Night. ri A distinct earthquake shock was" felt in Charleston, Summerville, ?r angcburg, Columbia, and other parts oC the State on Friday night a few. minutes after eight o'clock. Tho News and Courier of Saturday says "ah earthquake shock, which was pre ceded by a rumbling noise, was felt in Cbarleston at 8.11 o'clock last night. The same shock was felt in Savannah, Augusta, Columbia and all interme diate points. There was no damage, however, und there is uo probabi.lty that another will come. According to the oUlcial report from Observer Jesunofsky there was one pronounced shuck, which was followed by at feast teu vibrations, lastiug six seconds. Mr. Jesunofsky said that he heard the accompanying noise very distinctly and tbat it ceased with the first sbock. The direction of the shuck was frum west-northwest and it disappeared toward tho south-south east. "Telegrams from Savannah said that the earthquake disturbed the people uf that city so badly that -many pf them rushed nut ut dours. At Tybee it was stronger than in Savannah. Augusta made an early report of the disturbance and messages frum Black ville, Ringville and other points, in cluding Culumbia,stated tiiat the ruar frightened the people mure than the quivering ut the earth. A telephone message from Summerville made lt appear that the shock there occurred twelve minutes after it was felt in Charlestun. Mr. Jesuunfsky said that this was evidently a mistake, as the movement could not have been that slew. This discrepancy was probably due tu sume difference in clucks. "There ls no necessity fur alarm," said Mr. Jesunufsky Friday night. "The shock was distinct and the nuise was loud enough to be heard anywhere. These slight tremurs are felt all the time, but they are barely strung enough tu make an impression. Of course thc one Friday night was hard enough fur everybody tu feel it, but j it was probably the last." I The Columbia State uf Saturday ( Says "last Friday night at 8:ll o'clock is recorded by the instrument in thc United States weather bureau here a 11 iccided earthquake shuck was felt | t lore, lt was very perceptible in both ?ho city and the suburbs, lt lasted 'rum 5 to 10 seconds and In sume por tons of the city residents began to eave their huuses. lt was unly a few ] iiinut.es after the shuck befere tele- j )hune bells rang from different por- 1 lions uf the city telling uf the shuck, c Chen thc mill district advised that it ; lad been must perceptible in that t ioinlty, and the same news came t rom Hyatt Park, c "Mean-while Hashes came ever the t vire telling uf thc sheck being felt in t Jil ttTT??sa?n~ Augusta r Savannah-and 1 lsewbere. The State called up Sum- a norville on the lung distance 'phone c .nd obtained thc information that g be sheck had been quite heavy there, J tut it had not dunc any damage su far t s reported. This is the first time in p onie years that there has been such a n .renounced earthquake shuck in this e iart uf the world and it naturally uc asiuned an unusual amount of con ern in all parts of the city far more ban its severity warranted. "About 10 o'clock Friday night here were wild rumors as to the ef ect of the shock in Charleston. Like re the report ran over the city that iharleston had been half submerged y a tidal wave. The State very son had telephonic cummunlcatiun 'hit news was to the effect that there ad been a distinct shuck, followed by en vibrations, and accompanied by a ambling nuise. It was from north fest southward and lasted about six uconds. No damage was dune and 'ie people were not as much disturbed s by shocks that have uecurred from ime to time in recent years. Reports ceci ved at Charleston indicated that he shock was mure severe at Ten Hie Hill and at Savannah, gathering trength as it moved southward." The Murderer's nullet. The man who kills another ls'apt to loot beyund his victim and hit the cart uf a wife, a muther, a sister, a ependent child ur somebody who wed the slain even as the slayer luves r ls beloved by these who are dear to im. What a shadow a man must ring upon himself when he slays a nsband and father, the family bread inner and thus bows an innocent oman in bitter grief and takes from el pl ess childhood thc natural prutec >rof which it ever stands in need, .et fur all the guld in the world,' nur ir all its honors could a brave-mind J, true-hearted man consent to do ich a thing as this. What unspeak i)lc folly it is fur a man tu permit rute anger,aroused over difference of ilniun, tu lead him to murder, lt is iure than folly. Lt is thc entrance to ?ll. To the criminal habit or prac cc of pistol carrying may be traced iost murders. The man who makes practice of going about secretly rmed falls short of thc measure of a ;>od citizen. Ile is not only ready tu ify tile law, he has already violated Were Remarried. Lieut. Frederick W. Grcenleaf, who|h? as in charge uf the United States ranck of the by drographic oflice. ; Savannah, Ga., died Wednesday urning. Mr. Grcenleaf has been In ic service for many years, lie was ?omin?htly known in Augusta, Ga., here he and his wife had spent verdi seasons. Mr. Grcenleaf was vorced from his wife while iu ugusta, but a few days agu, upen urning that death was near, they ?rere married herc in the cit hospi 1. A Queer Case. Mrs. Ivar tom a Lltuamn, a married liman who lives with her husband id children at Yatesboru, Wcdnes ly evening shot and killed Santo ania, who entered her home and saul ted her. Mrs. Lituama is a ?ail ti ful woman 40 years of agc. He ro she came tu this country she met ar/.is, who fell In love with her. She mc to this country with her hus md. Mar/.is followed, and kept up s suit. Thc woman still refused his i vanees until the Yiffair culminated a tragedy. f WILCOX aUILTY Of Murder in ,the'8?o?nd\i)e^??:^?^ Gets Thirty Years at HARD LABOR IN PENITENTIARY. Tho Jadeo Considered .tho Verdict Charitable to the iBefend^nt.v ? ; yjy Gave Hf ni tho Full Limit ol (be Law. : "f. After being out for twenty hours, the jury In tho Wilcox murder case .at Hertfort, ?T. 0., at 2 o'clock Thurs day evening, returned a verdict of murder in the second degree and tho defendant was sentenced to the peni tentiary for thirty years, the full lim it of the law. Wilcox's attorneys gave notice that an appeal will be taken to thc supreme court. The prisoner will be returned to jail at Elizabeth City, where his alleged crime was commits ted, to await orders of the court. The jury sent word to the sheriff at ll o'clock Thursday night that it de sired that the cbarge be repeated to them. This was done Friday morning . at 0:30 o'clock. In sentencing the ? prisoner, Judge W. B. Council said In part: "The jury have seen Ut to return a verdict of murder in tho second de gree. They have found that the de fendant took the life of Miss Cropsey ? through malice, but without premedi tation and deliberation. By what pro cess of reasoning they arrived at this conclusion it is not for ne to say. I regard their action, however, in the light that tiley have been as charita ble to the defendant as possible in the light of the evidence as they viewed it and resolved all doubt upon the question of premeditation and delib eration in favor of the defendant, it guilty, I think he deserves thc full limit of the law.'' The prisoner, was called upon at the ?ail after the verdict. He was-very pleasant to the reporter, but did not ?ire to talk of his case. Tlic crime of which James E. Wll :ox was found guilty is alleged to lave been committed ab Elizabeth Dity, N. C., on Dec. 20, 1001. ft?0f called at thc home of Ella Cropsey md when leaving at ll o'clock at light called the girl out into the hall. This was the last seen of her alive. [1er body was found in the river 300 rards from her home thirty-seven days ater, and a slight bruise was found >n her head, which led to the theory, idvanced by the State that she had leen bit with a blunt instrument and ?brown into the stream. The evi lence against Wilcox was clrcumstan >ial. He was convicted of murder In ,he second degree at the first hearing ast March i a-Ei izabetrr Ci ty;; butr-on~~ iccount of a demonstration in' the ou rt during the trial a new trial was ;ranted and thc case moved to an ad orning county. The Jury which tried he case the second time was com losed of eleven white men and one icgro. Five of the former are Quak rs. . A Brother's Tribute. The following card was published t the head of the editorial column in ?he State the day after the death of Ir. "N. G. Gonzales: The knightly soul of thebrayein?n, Dyal friend and devoted brother whoso j ?ame has graced these columns sinceTif he birth of The State 12 yearsJtg^T. tas crossed the river and the paths' e ds willing feet have trod shall know dm no more. But along their ways, rom the seed he sowed, flowers-aro ?looming and the air he loved to ?reathe, the air of his native State, s sweet A-ith the incense of hi? noble /ords and deeds. To die for his State, even by the jathly hand that struck him down, /as sweet to him. During the four . ays of mortal agony that followed his ruel-woundlng no words save those f love and sympathy for his bereaved Indred passed his lips. He died .with is faceto God, a gentleman unafraid- . With heavy hearts his work is taken ' p by those who loved bini well,- and' i his name The State ls pledged anew a the principles for which he gave ' ls lire. AMBROSE E. GONZAL.ES. The Verdict, Less than one hundred persons, bl inding Jury, lawyers and witnesses, card 'the conluslon of the Inquest oncerning the killing of Mr. Gonzales, i the- Richland qounty court room 'hursday night. Solicitor J. W. 'hurmond and ex-Attorney General r. Duncan Bellinger, who has been riled in to assist the prosecution, and tr. C. L. Please, who is said to be of xmselfor the defense, were present ut bid not participate in the proceed igs. Clerk of Court J. Frost "Walker, State anators Brown and Talbird, J. F. Iras, A. G. LaMotte and County Fhy cian A. B. Knowlton were the wlt isses examined. The jury found thc Mowing verdict: "We, the Jury, And that the de :ased, N. G. Gonzales, came to his ;ath from a gunshot wound at the md of James H. Tilima n on the 'teenth of January, 1003." They were out less than live minutes ter retiring. ' AU Aro i)oad. A dispatch from San Juan, P. R., ys Alexander Newton Dossett, of urham, JM. C., and James Garfield itterson, of Pittsburg, Pa., lands en of thc battleship Massachusetts, ho were injured by the explosion muary 10 of the powder charge of an inch gun, died in thc military hospi il there Frilay night. Thc remains ' Dossott will bc embalmed and shlp ?d to the United States. ?Patterson's Ddy probably will bc burled there, hey wore the last survivors of tho m's crew numbering nine men. A Wild Race. Twenty-seven loaded cars ot tho icnvcr and Rio Grande coal train roke away while thc train was pull ig Into a switch at Red Narrows, tah, and ran wild for seven miles DWI a steep grado to Thistle Junc on. All the cars left thc traok and ere smashed to kindling wood.