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;^y- .-v . my J "/ / . >? ^ l^j j _____ i]te ^^.'ff|^j^ -1?roM5war^mT| A **mi* N **p?per : FbrOe iWon ?f Oa pJu^K n*i*a> AffrtemBmvLm* *lxmx Tci*l A*m*mU j -s^ lUWElOKLY L A N U A 6 T K K. S. ^ . J A X U A R Y 24, 1903 KS1A HUSHED1862T IN SACKCLOTH AND ASHES. Colombia Mourns Her Brave And Brilliant Sod. An Outpouring of The peoplo of the Capital of South Carolina at the Funeral of N. (jr. Uonzales. Special to News and Courier. Columbia, January 20. ? All Columbia attended the funeral of W. G. Gonzales this afternoon. It was a bitter cold nud miserable day, but that did not prevent the church from being crowded with the throngs who admired and loved the distinguished editor for the great work he had done for his State and city. Columbia has boon deeply shocked and affected by the tragedy, and it is only now that the fulness of the loss and the character of tho tragedy is being real ized. There lias been general and widespread sorrow, regret and sympathy, and all of these converged into one saddened congregation in old Trinity Church to day. Bishop Capers paid the last tribu'e from the living to the dead. Here were bowed heads and sorrowing hearts. Here wero wnrr a nf cnlo/tn ?uu"u's words of prayer and supplication. It was a gathering that was deeply moved by the thought of what the bearing of that casket meant to at least two families, to a com* munity, to a whole State. The . congregation waited in silence for tho funeral cortege to arrive, and then the stillness was broken by the falteriag voice of Bishop Capers, as he proceded tho flower covered bier, speaking of the Resurrection and the Lifo. Again the quietude of tho affected auditors was broken by tho solemn words of the lessoa read in tho service by Dr. Samuel M. Smith. Then there came tremulously forth the notes of 4Losd Kindly Light." Hardly had the thrill of the hymn passed away when that soul-reaching hymn, "Nearer, My God, to Thee," made all realize by how slender a cord life hangs. Tho Rev. Mr. Sutterlee read the responsive funeral service, and then that soldierly servant of God, Bishop Capers, with/ feeling that was restrained with an effort, read tho beautiful funeral ?u~ c~: 1 t >!_ 1 sci y iuo ui IUO imi V>iilucu. Word by word the - service was followed and then the body was taken out to its last resting placo, a silent sadness pervading the congregation while the ehoir chanted "Abide With Me." / PLACK8 OF BUSINE8S CLOSED. There were no words of eulogy from the pulpit. They were needless, for there was that throng in the church that had gone there ia tho bittor cold and rain, and there was the addod fact that every placo of business on Main street hn<l rloftorl fnr i ho funoral and what was indeed most noteworthy was that overy cotton mill in Columbia closed down at 3.30 o'clock as a mark of respect. The great wheels at Olympia, at the Columbia Mills, at (Jranby and Richland, at the Capital City and Palmetto wei-e all quiet, and nearly thirty thousand operatives were told that thoy neod not work for the rest of tho day. Business industry and all were suspended for the afternoon, that full honor wight ho done the martyr editor and appreciation of his work bo shown. The funeral services wero ho gun at Trinity at 1 o'clock and were concluded at Elouwood Cemetery as night was falling. At the church, preceding the casket, were two of tho pallbearers, bearing the magnificent tribute that had been sent by his fellow workers on the State. Tho background of the offering was a field of white chrysanthemums, the size of a sheet of tho Stftto Tho hnnillinn "The State," with tho palmetto treo, an emblem dear to the heart of the dead editor, was worded out in black immortelles. Tho date line and inverted column rules weio also of black. The three middle columns wore not marked with tho column rules, and in this space was tho statement, simple indeed, but bearing a world of sorrow to thoso who 9 gave this last tribute to their dead chief: "N. G. Gonzales. Born 1858, died 1003. Tho State founded 1S91." Tlin I? ' I? a uv v^aougt U U3 will lit; UJ IIIU active pallbearers, all of whom were associated with Mr. Gonzales in the work on the State and represented the different departments of the paper. They were: Active?James A. Hoyt, Jr., Robert Lathan, E. J. Watson, William Hanks, F. C. Withers, M. C. Wallace, G. J. Carmack, R. L. Curetou, E. A. Holler, A. P. Browne. Following came the honorary pallbearers, who wore: Judge A. G. Haskell, Dr B W Taylor, Dr. J. W. Babcock, Mr. John A. Crawford, Mr. Charles mi;*. ! ? w JL L \JX . JL V i/rtTI3j TV 11. Lyles, J. Q. Marshall, John P. Thomas, Jr.-, C. Fitzsimmons, W. H. Uibbes, Jr., J. H. Walker. Even at the cemetery, which ie some distance from Trinity, there was a large gathering. The final services were conducted by Bishop Capers, and while the last rites were going on the rhoir of Trinity sang, "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," and other hymns. When the mound was rounded off it was completely covered witfc the floral offerings that had beer LAnt Bankers Missing. Jacksonville, Tex., Jan. 20.? Tbo bank of C. N. Flaeger tfc Co, has failed to open its doors. Th< three members of the firm an said to haveTeft the city. At i meeting df the depositors, mostlj farmers, a committee was appoint ed to begin bankruptcy proceed logs. Until this action is taken the assets and liabilities will nol be known. ^INUB WAY TO l?t VIC LONG. The startling announcement o a Discovery that will surely long then life ih marie hv ertitor O H Downey, of Churnbusco, Ind. " wish to state," he writes, i4tha Dr. King's New Discovery fo; Consumption is the ,most infulli Die remedy that 1 have eve known for Coughs, Colds an< Grip. It's invaluable to peopli with weak lungs. Having thi wonderful medicine no one neo< droad Pneumonia or Consump tion. Its rolief is instant am cure certain." At J. F. Mackey' <& Co. and Crawford Bro's. Tho bubonic plague is incrcas ing in Mexico; tho death rate 11 extraordinarily hoavy. Pope Elected Chief Justice.' ????. Old Board of Penitentiary Directors Reelected ? Capt. Griffith Stays as Superintendent. Columbia, Jun. 20.?In joint assembly today Hon. Y. J. Popo was elected Chief Justice of the Supremo Court of South Carolina to succeed the late Henry McIvor. There was no opposition. Capt. 1). J. Griffith was unanimously elected superintendent of tho penitentiary to succeed himself. The election of Justice Popo creates a vacancy umong the associate Justices There are ?overal candidates for the place, among thorn J. L. Tribble of Anderson, Stobo J. Simpson of Spartanburg, Jos. A. McCullough of Greenville, C. A. Woods of Mar ion and J. F. Izlai of Orangeburg. Messrs. John G. Mobloy of Fairticld, M. O. Rowland of i Spartanburg and A. K. Sanders j wore reelected directors of the ! penitentiary. Mr. Mobley received 132 out of 153 votes. Tliol*n \\tnrn /,o?,1!,1a^?? a uvi v uviv in v vnuvji v^uumuuiua . The Story of Connie Sims. The Paris, Texas, Morning News, in its issue of the 9th instant, after referring to the fact that it had already published the information lately brought tc light iii relation to the late YY. II. Sims and his family, which tiist appeared in the Lancaster correspondence of the News and Courier, adds: "The aiticlo attracted the at _ ? % I a i icuuuu or mrs. ai lsresiua and she remembered that,Counie Sims had been brought here from Goodland, I. T. and bad died at ( the Akin bospitul with typhoid fever and tho body was taker to Goodland for interment. The I ( hospital register was looked ( and the following entry wa; found: I "Connie Sims, bom in Grocs beck, Texas in 1881. Admittet I hospital Nov. 17, 1896. Diet Nov. 21, 1896 of typhoid fever ( Brought from Goodland, 1. T." Mrs. Brosius knew something ot the history of W m. H. Sims whoso lifo seemed to have bcci a checkered one and a portion o it a mystery. lie married ii j Limestone county whore Conni 5 was born. His wife subsequent ly left there and went to Indiai 7 Territory whore she married Sun Peyton, un uncle of Mrs. Brosius Of this union Austin Peyton, wh lives iu this city, was born. Thi , is how Mrs. Brosiuscame to kno> about Connie Sims. Tho mothe of Connie Sims and Austin Peytoi married again. When ho die< his widow married a man namei f Terry near Good land." , TIIF SK' ItKT OF LONC LIFE, p Consists in keeping all tho mail orfr^ns of thn hrwltr in im?iti> ? 0 T ? ? "vail JJ r regular action, and in quickl; j destroying deadly disease germs Electric Bitters regulate Stomach Liver and Kidneys, purify th j hlood, and give a splendid appe tite. Thoy work wonders in cur j mg Kidnoy Troubles, Found . Complaints, Nervous Diseases Constipation, Dyspepsia, and Ma loriaT Vigorous health am strength always follow their use l" Only 50c, guaranteed by Craw H ford Bros., and it F. Mackoy ? | Co , druggist. Has Made a Goad Governor. McSweeney not "Popular" With the Politician!!, but Strong With tho People. Yorltville Enquirer. M. 15. McSweeney has made a good Governor. lie has not been popular with tho politicians since ho succeeded to the Gubernatorial chair on tho death of Governor Ellcrho. How hv has been able to make the political progress he has since made, in spite of them, is a proposition wo are unable to elucidate. It is a fact, however, that he owes more to tho good sense of the people than to anj other consideration. lie was r good man for the place, the sound sense and judgment of tho voters were too much for the politicians, and this accounts for his elevation. All of his State papers have beer able and unequivocal, and f.u wisdom, fairness and conscrvatisn his administration will compare favorably with that of the hesl ' Governor tho State has had since 1 the war. It is to ho hoped thai the State will not bo permanently deprived of the services of s< valuable a citizen. Senator Tillman to Speak m Char leston. ; The announcement is made by tlic dean and faculty of tho Soutl ; Carolina Medical Collogo that tin i invitation to tho Hon. B. It. Till > man to deliver tho annual com r&V'ncchjetit nddiossto tho grndua t tin*; class of 1903 has been ac ' cepttd. Mr. Tillman's ad Ires 1 will bo made to tho class in modi cine and pharmacy at tho annua commencement exorcises to b< t held at tho Academy of Mush > April 2, 1903.?News and Cou i rier. 1 II KA1)S SUOI'id) NKVKI lltll K* i rm. mm Bid* ? Never endure this trouble ) Use at once the remedy thatstop ped U for Mrs. N. A. Webster 1 of Winnie, Vu , she writes "Di King's New Life Pills wholl - cured me of sick headaches 1 ha 1 suffered from for two years 1 j Curo Headache, Constipation Biliousness. 25c at Crawfor Bros., and .1. F. Mackey & Co drug store. r Killing in Branchville. ii * News and Courier. Branchville, Jan. 20.?Ann e IT* - - 1 -1 Ml V t Epulis, cuioreu, was kiiicu noi early yesterday morning in llicl ard Sweat's house. A jury wi i) immedii tely summoned to ho] j an inquest and, after almost day's investigation, Richard Swci ^ was arrested tor the crime. Tl gun that she is supposed v o ha) been skot with was found in tl j bed between tho mattresse j Sweat gavo a different tale aboi the gun being secreted 111 the tic from that told by his wife. SI did not know the gun was in tl ^ i ^ " tied, and he said that she put it i .. tho bed. Tho daughter 01 thod< ceased told still another ston if in/# I K n f l\ /\r* ?.1 * I \ ouiuiif, llldl ? liull OHO IICUIU II shooting sho jumped up and sn > her mother lying on tho floor, an 0 about that time Sweat rapped o the back door to let him in. o The negroes collected in squat >, last night, threatening to lync ~ Sweat, but up to this writii Sweat is still alive and ho will ! carried to Orangeburg this nior & ing to await trial at the next ter of court. State Fair Society Loses Two officers Col. Thomas W. Uollowaj and Mai. A. II Wliitn? Both Die very Unexpectedly at Their Respective Homes. The State, 21st inst. At 2 o'clock this moning tin news roaches The State wpn the arrival of the train fror 1 Greenville of the nnexpecte death of ono of South Carolina' ' tine?t, hest men?Col. Thoma 1 \V. liolloway, of Poinaria, New ' berry county. It is a sad co incidence that the announccmen 1 of the death of the distingaishe I president of tlie South Carotin Agricultural and Mechanieal so 1 ciety had just been written, who the news came of the death of th 1 popular and ellicient secretary o the same organization. 1 Col. liolloway has been sulTei ing more or less with rkeumr t . tism sinco last fall, having had severe attack last fair week. U to a few days ago ho was conlii T ,.,i ** K..4. ^ W K\J Ills 1WIMII, UUl TVJIS lip 1) ) Monday. Last night at 11 o'eloe ho died very unexpectedly. N further details have been receiver and the arrangements for the fut oral have not been made. Col. Tom Holloway was one o * nature's noblemen; no liner Sunt 3 Carolinian ever lived. His frieni ship was undying, ills dovotio to his btutu was part oil nis exii tonco. Tie stood for all that w? hieh and elevating. For *cvtri ft C s yours condition-!, were such tin but for Col. Thomas. W. 11<Hlc ' way the State fair would neve 3 have been in existence todav - J c there were times when the Fai society was Thomas W. LLollc way. MAJ. A. II. WHITE DEAD. * News was received in the cit yesterday of the sudden death i liock Hill of Major A. 11. Whit . the president of the State Agr . cultural and Mechanical sociel y of South Carolina, and a leadir i 7 citizen of the Palmetto State. Major White had scores i ('j friends in Columbia who w , sincerely regret to hoar of li I h His Work Goes On. Tho State of Tuesday had t following at tho head of its ei 10 torial columns: f 0 "Tho knightly soul of the bra 1 man, loyal friend and dovot IS ' ' brother whoso name has grac those columns smco tho birth The State 12 years ugo has cro oil tho l iver and the paths his \vi 10 ing feet have trod shall know h ,0 no more. But along their wa; 10 from tlio see 1 he sowed, flowt "Jam hhimninw nnd tho nip h? l.?v ll| to breathe, the air of his nuti State, is sweet with the incense IC his noble words and deeds. )e '-To die for his State, oven 1,1 the loathly hand that struck h down, was sweet to him. Duri ' the four days of mortal ago 10 tdat followed his cruel woundi no words save those of love a sympathy for his bereaved ki died pnssod his lips, lie di j with his face to (iod, a gent torn ^ unafraid. 4'With heavy hearts his woik lr> takon up by thosu who loved h 10 well, and in bis namo The State n" pledged anew to the piinciples w^ich ho gave his life. "Ambrose ?. Gonzales.' Guilty Of Murder In Second Degree. , A'ilcox Sentenced to Penitentiary for Thirty Years?The Full Limit of The Law. Charlotte, N. C., Jan. 21.? After being out for 24 hours, the jury in the Wilcox murder case at u Hertford, N. C., at 2 o'clock this n evening returned a verdict of n murder in the second degree, and d the defeudant was sentenced to 41. _ * "/x s niu puiuiunuury ior ou years, ttio IS full limit of tho law. Wilcox's >. attorneys gave notice that an ap. peal will bo taken to tho supremo t court. The prisoner will bo reel turned to jail at Elizabeth City, i where his alleged crimo was coni? inittcd, to await tho orders of the a court. 0 THE SENTENCE, 'f In sentencing the prisoner .Judge \V. 13. Couneill said in - part: i- 4'Tho jury have seen tit to rea turn a rerdiet of Murder in tho p second degree. They have found i- that the defendant took tho lifo of n Miss Cropsey through malice but U without premeditation and dclib* o oration. 13y what proeoss of rca1, soiling they arrived at this con i- elusion it is not for mo to say. 1 regard their action, however, in f the light that they have been as h charitable to the defend ant as I- possible in the light of tho evin denco in the euso as they viewed a- it, and resolved nil doubt upon is the question of premeditation and d deliberation in favor of tho doit fondant, if guilty, I thing ho de) serves the full limit of tho law." >r The prisoner was called upon at r; tho jail after the verdict. He ir was very pleasant to ths reporter, )- but did not care to talk of his case. TIIE ALLEGED CRIME. y Tho crime of which James E. n Wilcox was found guilty is allege P* [ Pfl In lntrn linnn DnmniUfml of i- Elizabeth City, N. C., on Dec. ty 20. 1001. Ho bad called at tho 'g home of Miss Nell Cropsoy, and when leaving at 11 o'clock at night called the girl out into the i" hall. This was tho last seen of llB her alive. Her body was found in the river 300 yards from her homo 37 days later, and a slight bruise was t?ucd on her head, I ^ which led to the theory advanced ,. by tho State that she had been li- I. bit with a blunt instrument and thrown into tho stream. Thoevi, denco against Wilcox was cir? cd ? , cumstantiul. Ho was convicted ed ^ of minder in tho first degree at the first hearing last March, in ss- ? II Elizaboth City, but on account of a demonstration in the court during tho trial a new trial was * ' granted and the case moved to an srs I adjoining county. Tho jury which tried tho caso the second time was ivo ^ composed of 11 wlnto men and one negro. Fivo of tho former . are Quakers, ijy 1 1*1 "" I Gold in abundance is to reported to have lieen discovered near Dawny son, Washington, and thoro is a ng regular stampede of prospectors nd , to the gold lields. [u. j Seventeen lynchers havo llod , j ' from Mississippi to avoid arI rest. an You Know M'Uut You are Takiny lvS When you lake Grove's Tasteon loss Chill Tonic because the form ; is ula is plainly printed on every botfor j Me showing that it is simply Iror and Quinine in a tosteles3 form ' No Cure. No Pay. 50c.