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VOL..XdVIIh MIANNINSG, S. C., WEDNEgSDAY. JANUAR 8 90.N 6 THE NEW GOVERN0R. An ImDo:ing Ceremony in the State Rouse at Columbia. HEYWOOD IS CHIEF MAGISTRATE The Inaugnral Ceremony Was Sim licity Itseif, But the Crowd Was Large and the En thusiasn Great. Wednesday Governor D. C. Hey wood, of Colleton County,was inaugu rated into the high ottice to which the people called him last Summer. There was no istentation 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 by a Democratic people in a Democratic manLer. And after all it. is not so much the manner as it is the man in the inauguration. The oath of office was administered to Duncan Clinch Heyward, a man of retinement. a man of honor, of uprightness of character, in a word a gentleman. THE GOVERNOR'S ARRIVAL. At half-past 12 o'alock Governor elect Heyward, accompanied by his family and his brother, Walter Izard Heyward, with Col. Walter H. Hunt and J. J. Gentry, arrived at the State House. They were met by the special committees from the 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 abgut ten minutes the ladies were escorted to the hall of the House of Aepresenta tives, whe:e the inaugural ceremonies were to take place, now crowded to overflowing. standing room only on the floor and galleries, with entrances and all av:Lilable space outside crowd. ed also. Seats had been reserved through the courtesy of several dele gations for the families of both Gover nors immediately in front of the Speaker's desk. on both sides of the centre aisle. Mrs. ). C. Heyward was escorted by Mr. Walter izard Hey ward, Mrs. McSweenev by Mr. J. E. Norment,Mrs. Aull by Secretary Aull, followed- by Misses Katharine and May Heyward, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell, Miss Johnson and Masters D. C. Hey ward, Jr., and Alexander Heyward. Mrs. Heyward and Mrs. McSweeney. both charming types of the 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 1MPOSING AUDIENCE. The handsom,! hall was tilled with an imposing gathering of the people of Columbia and the State. It was thought by many friends of Governor Heyward that the crowd might be small to the uncertainty regarding the date and hour of the ceremonies. The weather. too, was most unfavor able, until the very last moments. but these things did not seem to interfere witir the attendance. Columbia. (of course, contributed a large share of the crowd present, but 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 the cere monies all availab.le space had been occupied for somneime, many people coming more than an hour ahead of time in order to secure places during the inaugural. THE INAUGURAL PARTY arrived in the hall punctually and in ithe following order: The Governor-elect, 1). C. Heyward. 'with Senator G. W. Brown. Governor M. B. McSweeney, with Representative J. R. Coggeshall. Lieutenant Governor-elect John. T. Sloan, with Senator J. E. Peurifoy. Chief Justice Y. J. Pope, with Re presentative W. L. Mauldin. Associate Justice Ira B. Jones, with IRepresentative E. H. Aull. Associate Justice Eugene B. Gary, with Secretary of State M. R. Cooper. The Hon Jesse T. Gantt, with the Ron R. H. Jennings. The Hon U. X. Gunter, with the Hon G. D. Belinger.. The Hon A. W. Jones, with the Hon J. P. Dlerham. Gen. John D. Frost. with Gen. J. W. Floyd. The Hon 0. B. Martin, with the Hon J. J. McMahan. THE INAUG- . AL CEREMONIEs. Upon arriving at the Speaker's stand President of the Senate John C. Sheppard announced the presence of the Governor-elect and his party and that the Governor-elect was ready to be sworn into ottice. With this statement Governor Hleyward and Chief Justice Pope stepped forward one from the side of President Sheppard and the other from the side of Speaker Smith. Chief Justice Pope repeated -the prescribed oath of offce which Governor Heyward repeated. and at the conclusion Justice Pope declared that the oath of ottice had been taken. Several in the party congratulated Governor Hey ward while he was arranging to begin his inaugural address. When he began to speak there was a hush all over the hall His address, 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 was present and readyv to be sworm into ottice. This was done by Chief Justice P'ope whereupon Lieutenant Governor John T. Sloan took charge of the joint assemply and announced that the purposes of the assembly having been concluded it was dissolved and the Senators womld return to their chamn ber. A few moments after the ceremo nies, when the grave seigneurS had returned to the Senate chamberSpeak 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 otticers whose former __pace wer now vacated. A l'OPULARt (.4kVEI-N01Z. Governor Heyward carried to his new oftice a splendid bouquet of pink carnations. tied with yards of hand some pink satin ribbon. presented by some young ladies. Ile was accom panied by throngs of friends, whc were enthusiastically shaking his liands and extending good wishes. Eipecially gratifying to him must have been the large number of ladies and rentlernen who were present from Walterboro. his native town, and from Colleton. whose ma gniticent vote for t his popular son. was a record-breaker. Governor leyward received many congratulalory telegrams. and special delivery letters also, immediately be fore and after the inauguaration. Tb contents of these highly ap preciated marks of interested friend ship were out of the usual order, sincere and earnest in the cordial ex pression of the hope that his ad ministration- may be all that his friends sa fervently desire. THE GOVERNOR'S RECEPTION. The entire Gubernatorial party, with official escorts, repaired to the ottice of the Governor, where an impromptu reception was held. the ladies also being present. Many well krown politicians and ex-politicians took oce.sion to pay their respects, aid the tlow of visitors kept up for some time. The newly elected State officers and their wives were promin ent among these visitors. Among the numerous congra tulations showered upon Governor Heyward were many sincere expressions of genuine ap preciation givEn to former Governor McSweeney for his faithful. business like administration. The first offlicial act of Governor Heyward was to sign the commission of Secretary of State Jesse T. Gantt. Mr. Gantt's con miission was signed by the retiring Secretary of State, Mr. M. R. Cooper. Mr. Gantt then issued the commissions to the other State officers, all of whom took charge of their offices t-day. Women Ruthlessly Crushed. At New York three women were killed and five women and one man severely injured. in a panic in Leopold Mil-er & S .s cigar factory Friday as a result. of a tire in an adjoining build ing. The flames from the burning building beat against the walls of the cigar factory causing a panic anoog the 5J0 tren. women and boys at work. There was a wild rush for the fire escapes at the front and rear ends of the building, in which the weaker were crushed and trampled by the stronger. fue men did not hesitate to push the women aside and when they reach:2 the second story instead of waiting ror the ladders to be raised pushed the women off to the ground, 15 feet, and leaped themselves. In this way many woamen were more or less injured. The worst scenes, how ever, we~c on the stairways by which crowds of the panice stricken employes tried to escape from the build ing. The men shrieked as if .mad and knocking tne women down tr-amplCd them un der foot. At the third story there was a blockade and had it not been for the timely arrival of the police the death list would have been much longer. T-- e oniers climbing over the heads '4f the crowdl reached the third story and succeeded by pushing the men aside in making a passage way for the womnen. Othier police men and the tire department soon ar rived and when the building had been ceared the bodies of the three dead were found. Death of' Prominentr Carolinians. Col. Thos. WV. Holloway, one of the best known and most popular men in the state, died suddenly at his home at Pom~aria. S. C.. on Tuesday night at 11 o'clock. Hie was the secretary of the State Agricultural and Mech anical society fir many year;. and his presence will be greatly missed by those accustomed to visit the state fairs. Prof. O'Neal Holloway of the Williamston High school is a son. A singular and sorowful coincidence was the death on the same day at Rock Hill of Major A. II. White, president of the State Agricultural and Mech anical society, which also occurreci suddenly. Thus within a few hours two of the state's most useful and h nored sons have passed to their re ward. Will Not Come. A special dispatch from Washing ton says although it is known that Senator Tillman feels keenly the posi tion in which his nephew, the former Lieutenant Governor, has been placed by his deplorable action, h3 has re frined from mentioning the tragedy. He has been constant in h is atte . dance at the capitol, and during the past days since the tragedy has been the central figure in the Senate for the spectators in the visitors' galleries. The Senator- however, ha; been busy with his legislative duties and, it is said, he will remain at the national capital until the adjournment of Con gress in March, and unless something unforeseen should arise be will not go to South Carolina bc-fore then. Hampton Lives in Memory. The general assembly of South Ciro lina did honor to the memory of Wad< Hampton. The two houses assembled in joint session and after hearing beautiful tribu tes passed resol utiom~ of respect. veneration and love for the great man who on the 11th of las1 April went to join the great captaim of the Army of Northern Virginia or the peaceful side of the river. Thes memorial exercises were suggestet very thoughtfully by the retiring gov ernor. Hion- Miles B. McSweene3 and the legislature heartily endorsec his recommendation to withdraw foi awhile from the making of laws t( pay a tribute to the statesman wht led the light against corruptioir andi lawesness am:ong the s' -called law makers. Gione fHome. The State says ex-Governur Mc Sweeney and family vacated the exec utive mansion Saturday morning anc left over the Southern the same dai for Hampton. their old ucme. Th( former chief executive says lhe needs good rest and he prop ses to take it. Then he will givye his atte ntio n to hi: business affairs in llampton: what hi: plans are for the future beyond tha1 he declines yet to say, though it i understood that he is favorably in eined to the idea of going into activr noine in Colinhin. A STRONG PAPER. Governor Heyward's Inaugural De livered to the Legislature. A PLAIN, PRACTICAL ADDRESS. iFull or Conmon sense, and Conse quently of Sound Statesman ship, Concerning Pub lic Matters. I The following is the full text of Gov. Heyward's inaugural address: Members of the General Assembly and my Fellow Citizens: Under our form of Government, the voice of the people is supreme, and we have met together to-day to carry out the 'wishes of the people of this State, as expressed at the recent election. In the providence of God, it has fall en to my lot to be called from the quiet walks of life to assume in this manner and in this presence the high and hon orable office of Governor of South Car olina. 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 sense of gratitude for the great honor done me by the people of my State. I am mindful of the fact that the truly great gifts of life ever involve the most solemn responsibilities, and when they come as the expression of the manhood of a Commonwealth,involving the selection of a Chief Magistrate of a people whose heritage is as proud as that of any people upon this earth whose history is a glorious record of patriotism, virtue and achievement well, indeed, may he upon whom this honor falls stand silent in contempla tion of the sacred responsibilities which his people have placed upon him. The honor you have bestowed upon me is such as would fill the heart of any man with deepest gratitude-a gratitude that should cail forth the most sacred loyalty of a South Caroli nian to South Carolinians. To meet these responsil!it!e;, to execute the various and onerous duties of my office-to give my time, my thoughts and my every endeavor to the service of my State-I feel would indeed be a poor recompense to my people for the trust, and confidence they pla:-e in me. I beg, my country men, that you will aLow my feelings on this occasion to speak to you of a heart filled with love for South Carc lina and for South Carolinians-let them speak to you, for me, of a devo tion to the welfare of our Statewhich. with your continued trust and help, will endure all things to achieve this end: let them speak to you of a deter mination to know no higher ambition than to labor for the best interests of all the people of South Carolina. I need ndt assure you that no great er pride is nire than lies in the fact that I was elected to this oftice by South Carolina Democrats from every county and from almost every precinct of our'State. Our fellow Denocrats of South Carolina came together as brethren, and this can have but one meaning-a deep and iholy meaning which cannot possibly augur other than the best. truest and highest things for our dear old State. I ask you all, each and every one of you, to stand by me in the administration of the high duties of this office even as you have manifested this spirit by your votes. I need your help and your confidence now more than ever before, and I pray you all to let our common labors of love and devotion as brethren bury forever factionalism is South Carolina, THE NEGRO PROBLEM. Political conditions in our State are such that w'e can loolk to the future with every degree of confidence and encouragement. Racial problems, which have sorely beset and hindered us in the past, have during the last decade reached such solutions as will go far towards advancing the interests of both races. Our white citizens are -as they should be-in undisputed possession of every department of our State, county and municipal govern ment. While this naturally gives us great cause for rejoicing, it should at the same time make us deeply sensible of the fact that it is incumbent upon us to enact and to so administer laws when enacted that the humblest citi zens-be they white or black-can look to those laws for the protection of life, liberty and property. It is only by acting in this spirit, and under the Divine gui~hnce of Him who holds us all, State and Nation, in the hollow of His hand, that the great problem which confronts the people of the South, and especially the people of South Carolina, can be rightly and ti nally solved. Gradually the colored man is awak ening to the fact that the white man of the South whose land be tills, and from whom in various ways he derives his entire livelihood, is at last his best and truest friend: and instead of seek ing to attain political office, he is now devoting himself to those occupations for which by nature he is most fitted, and in the 'pursuit of which alone he can advance his own material inter ests, and in so doing the best interests of his State. MU DONE, MoR~E TO BIE DONE. In cormection with this political con dition it is fullyas significant and quite, as gratifying to add that our indus trial conditions were never so satisfac tory as they are to-day. In agriculture and especially in manufactures, South Carolina has taken such strides that the attention of the outside world is upon us. While we can congratulate ourselves upon this-however, remem bering that there is still so much to be done-we cannot afford to rest here. South Carolina, though one of the original thirteen States. has fully one half of its great resources yet undevel oped. No one doubts the truth of the statement that the general prosperity o a State is dependent primarily upon ifarming interests,which establishes the fact that a government should, in every way possible. foster and protect this greatest of all industries. The steady, persistent work of the farmer is not blazoned forth to the world in meaningless flattery, but the result of this faithful labor most forcibly gives its own speech to the universe. The total value of the cotton crop alone ells or a mighty businesms interest one of the greatest in tthe world. The tobacco crop of South Carolina. finani cially considered, means now many millions of pound'i and some millions of dollars. The great aggregate value of all of our tield crops shows the mighty strength and influence for' which~ it stands, not only in dollars and cents, but in the greater necessi ties of human life and existence~which are supplied from this source,and from this sour:-e alone. And, my country men, greatest of all, here is the home -the countless homes-thousands and thouands of which are scattered over our fertile fields. These home-builders and home-sustainers, each in his own qit way, are sending forth to the world influences that are to be 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 glad to notice that scien tlfic aid to the farmer now commands the attention of our National Govern 'ment. We of South Carolina should also do thisjust as far as may be prac ticable. Clemson College stands now fulfy equipped and flourishing, as the nucleus for even broader and more di versitied work, and thus for greater results. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. Our industrial development, too, shows tremendous and striking ad vance when we briefly consider the figures shown in our manufacturing institutions. The establishment of a mill ion-dollar cotton mill, upon safe and sure lines, is no longer an uncom mon occurrence in South Carolina. After the war we were desolated-no one thought of manufactories. Some years later we made a feeble begining. Without going into details now, for this is unnecessary, it need only to be stated that South Carolina-aiways in the forefront-has here made a most wonderful record. She now stands sec ond highest in these United States in the value of her cotton mill industry, with a ratio of increase second to none. To the men wLo iave made this mag nificent record we owe much. This is due to the presidents and officers 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. The great captains of this in dustry have permanently and upon the firmest basis established their reputa tions, and in so doing the reputation of their State also, in this modern and progressive work. TEE STATE'S RESOURCES. In a brief survey of general condi tions-for it is not expedient to at tempt more now-again is there reason for congratulation. Nature's gifts to us have been of bounteous bestowal in every respect.- Almost every crop can be grown here because of our fertile fields and superb climate. In quantity and variety of valuable timber we have no superior. but our fast disap pearing forests should, not only be cause of their increasing intrinsic worth, but for the all important ro. sons which are included in their act ing as agents in modifying the surface of the earth, and in checking the de structive forces of nature, at Dnce re ceive the utmost care and considera tion of our lawmakers, and steps should be taken looking to their pres ervation. For stock raising. again, our lands and climate leave nothing to be deired, and this industry well de serves our most careful attention. AN IMMIG RATION BUREAU. We have wealth in minerals, from the granite foundations of our hills and the phosp.aatic deposits of our wer rivers, to the richest and bes5 producing gold mines east of the Rocky Mountains. The abundant water power of South Carolina, divert ed from quene:aing the thirst of wild and domestic animals, is now turning thousands of factory wheels and spin des, with the power for thousands more. Surely these are good reasons why prospective home-seekers should desire authentic detailed information concerning this favored land. In this direct connecticn. would it not be well to look into the advisability of having n immigration commission or bureau, to give official and accurate informa tion to those seeking such knowledge? I know of no better way of advertising these great advantages than through expositions. The World's Fair, to be held next year at St. Louis. will afford an excellent occasion for the display of the resources of our State, and I trust that the General Assembly will carefully look into the merits of this opportunity, arid see to it that South Carolina is properly represented. The cost involved 'willI be comparatively small-the benefits to be derived can not be estimated. LET NEw ISsUES BE AVOIDED. Referring again to political condi tions, it might be said that the cam paign of last summer was remarkable in that it was almost devoid of Issues, those seeking the suffrages of their fellow citizens confining themselves to an endorsement of questions looking to the enlightenment of the people, the material upbuiLding of our State and the development of its resources. The campaign certainly developed the fact, I am glad to say, that upon all funda mental principles our people are agreed. in view of this, and also of the fact that th~e State, as I have al ready said, is advancing in every way, its people living in contentment, the farmers having :2arvested- satisfactory crops, our business interests being on a sound basis, new enterprises being undertaken each year, giving employ ment to labor, and adding to our gener al prosperity, I deem it best for us not to attempt the consideration of any new measures which might be calculated to disturb existing condi tions. Rather should we discuss and give our attention to matters, the proper solution of which must in evitably add to our general welfare. PUBLIC EDUCATION. Prominent in scope and meaning for any people, and especially for the whites of South Carolina, should be the great snbject of education. On such an occassion as this only the most important points can be touched upon-important details having of necessity to be cmitted. A Cornmon wealth can have no greater source of pride, no greater glory and no surer guarantee of the stability of its Institu tions, than is afforded by an educated and enlightened citizenship. The education of a people should be measur ed by its breadth -Its diffusion among the mnasses. It should not be coniined to certain classes, but universal In its benefits, it should be common to all. The education o& the children of South Carolina-of each and every child in South Carolina--their being taught in a systematic manner, with school terms long enough to .be beneficial, within neat and comfortable school houses, derivir~g instruction from competent and Giod-fearing teachers this should be a subject near to the hearts of those in whose hands are placed the control and regulation of our government. Here a serious problem confronts the white people of our State. Accord Ing to the reports of the Superinten dent of Education for several years past, it is shown that more negro chil dren than whites are attending our~ public schools. Do our white people realize what this means for the future? Do they realize that if they allow their children to grow up In Ignorance, the Constitution of their State-a Consti tution of their own making and adop tion-will, later, on. deny the ballot to their sons? Such a catastrophe is against all of cur traditions, and it can and must b~e prevented by an awakening among our people to the exigencies of the situation, a firm determination on their part to remedy it. If necessary, any sacritice should be made on the part of parents in or der that their children might take ad vantage of the educational faclities af forded them by the State. ontinued on page 4.] COLUMB1A WEEPS Neath a Mound of Lovliest Flowers, Emblems of Affection, THE KNIGHTLY GONZALES REST. Great Outpouring of the People De kspite an Icey, Drizzling Rain. Business by Common Con sent Supendd. On the level summit of a lofty hill on the northwestern side of Elmwood cemetery is a new made grave. A little apart and beyond a line of other graves that seems to mark the steady advance of the Great Destroyer, for the farther ground remains for those to be called later, one fancies it a fitting spot for the mortal part of a guardian spirit to 'sleep, There Tuesday, as the gloom of evening softly fell, while a misty rain chilled all earth with sorrow, loving bands tenderly laid our brave friend and chief. Beneath the hill and about it, over its everlasting rocks, moan the waters of the Congaree. From the far away mountains of the Blue Ridge, from the billowy hills of the Piedmont, they bear the everlasting requiem of i stricken people's grief and onward deepening to a profounder note they carry it to the sea. In truth it j.; a ftting spot. Below in the distant south tall factory ohimneys lift themselves to tell of what his brain and work achieved to build this fair city on larger and broader and ever broadening plans. Their smoky pinions day by day soar beavenward with the story of what his unswerving faith has wrought for uis belood Columbia, No sound of langi.ng disords of himan life re tch the sacred place and there above. yet close by. the mighty river flowing midway through Carolina and teach ing her people their common brother hood he rosts in peaco. The funeral of Mr. Gonzales at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, held from Trinity Episcopal church was at tended by one of the largest and most representative assemblages ever brought together upon such an occa ion. It is estimated that about 1,500 people packed every available foot of I space in the building, including aisles, i vestibule and galleries. In addition to these several hundred, braving the i cold and freezing rain, stood on the ground outside throughout the service. With the single exception of that of General Hampton last April no larger I assemblage has been seen at a fun- I eral in Columbia, and none more rep- I resentati ve of the city and State. The I exceeding everity of the weather con sidered, It was remarkable. Gov. McSweeney. ex.Gov, Sheppard, I the president pro tempore of the State < senate, most of the members of the I general assembly and State omncers I and scores of leading men from every I part of the State were present. News- i paper men from Charleston, Green ville, Sumter, Laurens, Newberry and other largertowns attended. All busi ness places in Columnbia were closed during the funeral hours. Bishop Ellison Capers of the diocese of South arolina, assisted by the Rev. Chur chill Satterlee, rector of Trinity church, and Rev. Dr. Samuel M. 1 Smith, pastor of the :First Presby terian church of Columbia of~ciated. The line of vehicles in the .funeral procession stretched for five blocks. It was headed by a carriage contain ing four of the active pall bearers, close associates of Mr. Gonzales in his newspaper work. The hearse followed It and afterwards came the remaining pall bearers, family and friends in car. riages. The honorary pall bearers were: E-Associate Justice A. C. Haskell, Dr. J. W. Babcock, superintendent of the State hospital for the insane; Prof. R. Means Davis of the South Carolina College; State Senator andr E-Secretary of State J. Q. Marshall; Dr. B. W. Taylor; John P. Thomas, t Jr.; W. H. Lyles, Charles Ellis, Julius H. Walker. and John A. Crawford, all residents of Columbia. The active pal bearers were ten members of the editorial, business and mechanical de partments of The State.t Floral tributes were sent from in dividuals, cities, newspapers and or ganizations all over this State and from beyond the State. No greater number or more elaborate has ever been known in the State. The funeral service was most im pressive and the great concourse was1 deeply and manifestly affected. The < lesson from the 15th chapter of 1sti Corinthians was read by Dr. Smith and the prayers were said by Mr. Sat terlee. Entering the church and pre cding the cortege the bishop at thei proper time .lust before the rite was concluded at the church, pronounced part of the committal,'later conclud-1 ing it at the grave. This variation from the usual order was made on ac count of the severe weather condi tions. The hymns sung during the service by the choir and congregation were: "Lead Kindly Light," "Nearer My God to Thee" and "Abide With Me." At the conclusion of the latter, the1 casket was again placed in the hearse and taken to Elmwood cemetery. one 1 mile and a half distant, a large part i of the assemblage attending the fun eral party. There the services were concluded and the interment made. the bishop pronouncing the benedic tion. At the grave, "Asleep in Jesus," "Jesus Lover of My Soul" and "Peace, Perfect Peace," were sung by thle choir, and a quartette from the Mu surgia, which offered its services, sweetly rendered "God Be with You Till We Meet Again," and, iinally, "Goodnight." Then Mr. Asher P. Browne of The State softly blew taps on the bugle. The Metropolitan club and Capital Lodge, No. 10, K. of P., both of which Mr. Gonzales was a member, attended in a body. The members of the Metropolitan club after the service in the church, marched to the cemetery in the procession. The occasion was the second in the history of Columbia in which business has 1.,een entirely suspended. A very beautiful floral tribute of 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 Metropolitan 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 The State was a face simile of the front page of the paper worked Dut in a back ground of carnatimns with the lettering in black immor telles. The words, "The State," ap peared at the ton. the tuirned c-lvmnin rules and the name and date or Mr. 3ouzales' birth and death being given immortelles. Peculiarly illustrative of the regard n which Mr. Gonzales war held by .ll with whom he came in contact, ,was an offering from the colored por ;ers of the Metropolitan club. There were hundreds of floral trib .tes from the people of Columbia and lsewhere. The above was writen by qIr. W. W. Ball. A Word of Advice. Tne Columb.a Record says "in view )f a very recent occurrence it would be 1 wvise for all law abiding citizens while valking on the principal streets of :ities and towns not to carry their 1ands in their pockets lest some nown or unknown enemy . shoots hem down upon their tracks. Writers )n deportment say that carrying the iands in the pockets is bad form any way, and we tae it that it is an ex eecingly dangerous habit in South Jarolina also, Carrying the hands &in he pockets is done, no doubt, very ften to rest a tired arm or to warm old hands, but it would be much nore to the safety of citizens if they et their arms be weary or their bands >e cold, for who knows bilt that other vise a death dealing bullet Is ready to >e sent tearing thrLugh one's vitals? I t might disarm all suspicion if every aw abiding man when walking along vould hold up both hands to indicate Iat he was unarmed. but this plan v'otild greatly retard lo:omotion and c vould besides be very painful if at empted for a long time. The best >lan tl.en is to carry the banrls open. winging by the side and them possi >ly our lives w1ll be comparatively safe rom the pistol toting ?raternity." A Sad Incident. t An unusuilly sad incident oc::urrd t .t a wedding in the Bend of Four I foleo, about three miles from Harley- t ille on Thursday, Jan. 15. Mr. l rilliam E. Hilton, of Beach Hill, ?vas narried to Miss Mary Dantzler, only r laughter of Mr. Jacob S. Dantzler. t ust at the close of the ceremony, ' dr. Hutto expressed his congratula- t ions to the newly married pair. Be- 3 ore another instant, Mr. Dantzler, f he bride's father, fell dead just where ie stood among the assembled guests. y ['his siudden and appalling incident C ast a gloorm over the company, and e >lunged the family into the deepest r listrees, all the more keen because of a he happy wedding occassion. Mr. t )antzler was seventy-one y, ars old t ad been in bad nealth for several a donths. s Killed in a Tnne'l. Two men were killed and four sieri- c >usly injured Friday in the Eastern c Lnd Wabash railroad tunnel, a t South- t i le, Pa., by the explosion of dyna nite, due to someone turning on the t ~lectrieal current without receiving i he proper signal. 'Lhe dead are; rank Taylor, night foreman, and ( Jarry Florence, day foreman. Thet lasts had been prepared by the night s rew in the eastern end of the heading ' and Foreman Florence had gone in 1 vith Taylor to see what had been t lone. With the foreman were four y vrkmen. As the party was going to yard the charges of dynamite, some s ne up'at the top of the shaft turned mn the electrical current without noti- a ication. t Killed an Old Man. The Columbia State says a long dis ance telephone message received there friday night from Union brought the iews of a homicide at Santuc. A nessenger had been sent to Union for he sheriff and bloodhounds. It seems s hat Mr. Jake Jeter and a Mr. Nixon, ho is an engineer for Mr. WV. T. ones, got into a diticulty and both 1 ent off and got their shotgtns. Theyc ot within range of each other 'ear i he store door of the place anr :-n- 1 ther Mr. Jeter. The double-barreled 1 ~un of Mr. JIeter was fired and Mr. ixon fell mortally wounded, dying uikly. He was 75 years of age. Will Mark Graves.1 At Washington tbe Senate commit ~ee on military affairs Thursday or lered a favorable report on the bill ntroduced by Senator Foraker appro riating from the National treasury1 *or the erection of headstones to mark he graves of Confederate soldiers uried in the North. The amount to e used for this purpose was placed at ~20,00, at the suggestion of Secre ary R2oot. A Good Profit. A Washington coal dealer acknowl ~dged before a senate committee that. 1e bought coal in Philadelphia at 4. 75 a ton and sold it in Washington Lt $20 a ton. That is an exhibition >f the greed of some coal dealers at a ime when people are suffering for ack of coal. How such an offense is o be reached and punished by law is iot apparent, though' it certainly de- 1 erves punishment. Condemned by All. The Spartanburg Journal says: We ave not seen a single newspaper com nent wherein Jim Tillman's assassi- -I mation of N. G. Gonzales was in the 1ightest degree condoned or excused, 1 ind we have seen nearly every South Daroina paper and many quotations rom northern and other out of the tate papers. The shooting is univei' ;ally condemned as a cowardly and in 3eferrsible act. He is Right. The statement by English interests that the cotton crop estimates of the agricultural department are not be ieved is answered by Secretary Wil son, who declares that this assertion is made by English buyers who are anxious to keep the price of cotton rdwn. & SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK Felt in Several Parts of the State Friday Night. A distinct earthquake shock was relt in Charleston, Summerville, Or ingeburg, Columbia and other parts )f the State on Friday night a few inutes after eight o'clock. The News and Courier of Saturday says 'an earthquake shock, which was pre -eded by a rumbling noise, was felt in 3barleston at 8.11 o'clock last night. Che same shock was felt in Savannah, lugusta, Columbia and all interme liate points. There was no damage, lowever, and there is no probabi'ity hat another will come. According o the official report from Observer esunofsky there was one pronounced hock, which was followed by at least eu vibrations, lasting six seconds. Ifr. Jesunofsky said that he heard the ccompanying. noise very distinctly .nd that it ceased witii the first hock' The direction of the shock vas from west-northwest and it lisappeared toward the south-south ast. "Telegrams from Savannah said that he earthquake disturbed the people f that city so badly that many of hem rushed out of doors. At Tybee D was strdnger than in Savannah. Lugusta made an early report of the isturbance and messages from Black ille. Kingville and other points, in luding Columbia,stated that the roar rightened the people more than the uivering of the earth. A telephone aessage from Summerville made it ppear that the shock there.occurred weive minutes after it was felt in Iharleston. Mr. Jesuonfsky said that his was evidently a mistake, as the 2ovement could not have been that low. This discrepancy was probably ue to some difference in clocks. 'There is no necessity for alarm," said fr. Jesunofsky Friday night. "The hock was distinct and the noise was )ud enough to -be heard anywhere. 'bese slight tremors 'are felt all the ime, but they are barely strong riough to make an impression. Of Durse the one Friday night was hard nough for everybody to feel it, but was probably the last." The Columbia State of Saturday )ys "last Friday night at 8:11 o'clock s recorded by the instrument in the nited States weather -bureau here a ecided earthquake shock was felt ere. It was very perceptible in both he city .and the suburbs. It lasted rom 5 to 10 seconds and in some por ions of the city residents began to !ave their houses. . It was only a few ainutes after the shock before tele bone bells rang from different por ions of the city telling of the shock. 'hen the mill district advised that it ad been most perceptible in that icinity, and the same news came rom Hyatt Park. "3Meanwhile flashes came over the ,ire telling of the shock being felt in harleston, Augusta, Savannah and sewbere. The State called up Sum ierville on the long distance 'phone ud obtained the information that he shock had been quite heavy there, !lt it had not done any damage so far s reported. This is the first time in ume years that there has been such a ironounced earthquake shock in this >art of the world and it naturally oc asioned an unusual amount of con ern in all parts of the city far more han 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 ~harleston had been half submerged Sa tidal wave. Th.e State very oon had telephonic communication. lhe news was to the effect that there lad been a disti'2ct shock, followed by en vibrations, and accompanied by a ambling noise. It was from north rest southward and lasted about six econds. N~o damage was done and he people were not as much disturbed s by shocks that have occurred from ime to time in recent years. Reports ecelved at Charleston indicated that. he shock was more severe at Ten fiie Hill and at Savannah, gathering trength as It moved southward." The Murderer's Bunlet. The man who kills another is apt to hoot beyond his victim and hit the teart of a wife, a mother, a sister, a tependent child or somebody who oved the slain even as the slayer loves >r is beloved by those who are dear to tim. What a shadow a man must ring upon himself when he slays a tusband and father, the family bread inner and thus bows an innocent roman in bitter grief and takes from telpess childhood the natural protec or or which it ever stands in need. Tot for all tne gold in the world, nor or all its honors could a brave-mind d, true-hearted man consent to do uch a thing as this. What unspeak .ble folly it is for a man to permit >rute anger,aroused over difference of spinion, to lead him to murder. It is nore than folly. It is the entrance to ell. To the criminal habit or prac ice of pistol carrying may be traced nosa murders. The man who makes ,practice of going about secretly .rmed falls short of the measure of a ood citizen. Hie is not only ready to efy the law, he has already violated Were Remarried. Lieut Frederick W. Greenleaf, who ras in charge of the United States >ranck of the by drographic office .t Savannah, Ga., died Wednesday norning. Mr. Greenleaf has been in he service for many years. H~e was rominently known in Augusta, Ga., there he and his wife had spent everal seasons. Mr. Greenleaf was livorced from his wife while in Lugusta, but a few days ago, upon earning that death was near, they ere me married here in the cit hospi al. A Queer Case. Mrs. Kartoma Lituama, a married roman wilo lives with her husband tnd children at Yatesboro, Wednes lay evening shot and killed Santo .arzis, who entered her home and ssaulted her. Mrs. Lituama is a cautiful woman 40 years of age. Be Core she came to this country she met Marzis, who fell in love with her. She ame to this country with her hus band. Marzis followed, and kept up Mis suit. The woman still refused his advances until the affair culminated WILCOX GUILTY Of Murder in the Second Degree and Gets Thirty Years at HARD T.BOR IN PENITENTIA The Judge Considered the rc Charitable to the Defendaut. Cave Him the Full Limit of the Law. After being out fur twenty hors, the jury in the Wilcox murder case at Hertfort, * C., at 2 o'clock Thurs day evening, re murder in the second degree defendant was sentenced toth&z. tentiary for thirty years, the: it of the law. Wilcox's attorn notice tbat.an appeal- will 4eke 'o the supreme court. The prissnewil be returned to jail at EizabethCity where his alleged crime was-,ommit ted, to await orders of the court. -The jury sent word to thesler t 11 o'clock Thursday nighttlit sired that the charge them. This was done Fif ornin at 9:30 o'clock. In sentencing the* prisoner, Judge - W. B. Council said in parl - "The jury have seen fitfoleturn4 verdict of murder in thesecond de gree. They have found thab e.h fendant took the life of MissOropsey through malice, but withoiutpremedi tation and deliberation.Bywhatpr cess of reasoning they i9ed--athis conclusion it is not for mtosay r~gard their action, however, in the light that they have been ascharita ble to the defendant as I the light of the evidence iewed 3 it and resolved all dbt-upon'the question* of premeditat!ianddeHb eration in favor of the.d1..lndant2 1 guilty, I think he deserves the tul limit of the law." -- -The prisoner was calld noonat jail after tbe verdict. He was ery pleasant to the reporter buti'did not care to talk of his case. The crime of which James B. Wil cox was found guilty isalegedto have been committed aitBalizabe - City, N. C., on Decz-9, lad_ called at the home .'of Ella Cropse and when leaving at-l o'clock :a night called the girl ontrintO thefall ", This was the last seen of heralive Her body was found in the- rfter 300 yards from her home thirty*seven-days later, and a slight bruis&wasfound I on her head, which led "th'thedigg - advanced by the State that shehad been hit with a blunt instruiment hdn thrown into the stream.- Thes-ev - dence against Wilcox wifsjn tial. He was convictedWm rderin the second degree at the'fstharig last March in Elizabeth~Citybutod account of a demonstrationzi'the court during the trial a new triaf as granted and the case moved to-ig r joining county. The jury w3t e the case the second time WWcom" posed of eleven white men negro. Five of the former are ers. . A Brother's Tribute. The following card was published ~-~ at the head of the editorial column in - The State the day after the death of Mr. N~. G. Gonzales: The knightly soul of the brave man, loyal friend and devoted brother whose name has graced these columns since. ' the birth of The State 12 years ago 7 has crossed the river and the paths his willing feet have 'trod- shall know him no more. But along their ways, . from the seed he sowed, flowers are blooming and the air. he loved to breathe, the air of his native State, - ~is sweet with the incense' of his noble words and deeds. To die for his State, even- by the . loatbly hand that struck him down, was sweet to him. During the four days of mortal agony thatifollowedhis cruel wounding no words save those of love and sympathy for his bereaved kindred passed his lips. He died with his face to God, a gentleman unafraid. With heavy hearts his work is taken up by those who loved hini well, and in his name The State is pledged anew to the principles for which he gave his life. AXBROsE E. GoNZArEs. The Verdict, Less than one hundred persons, In cluding jury, lawyers and witnesses, heard the conlusion of the Inquest concerning the killing of Mr. Gonzales, iu the Richland county court room Thursday night. Solicitor J. W. Thurmond and ex-Attorney General G. Duncan Bellinger, who has been called in to assist the prosecution, and Mr. C. L. Blease, who is said tobe of counsel for the defense, were present but bid not participate in the proceed ings. Clerk of Court 3. Frost Walker, State Senators Brown and Talblrd, 3. F. Sims, A. G. LaMotte and County Phy sician A. B. Knowlton were the wit nesses examined. The jury found the following verdict: "We, the jury, find that the de ceased, Nt. G. Gonzales, came to his death from a gunshot wound at the band of James H. Tillmen on the fifteenth of January, 1903." They were out less than five minutes after retiring. All Are Oead. A dispatch from San Juan, P. R., says Alexander Newton Dossett, of. Durham, N. C., and James Garfield Patterson, of Pittsburg, Pa., lands men of the battleship Masachusetts, who were injured by the explosion January 16 of the powder charge of an 8-inch gun, died in the military hospi tal there Friday night. The remains of Dossett will be embalmed and ship ped to the United States. iPatterson's body probably will be buried there. They were the last survivors of the gun's crew numbering nine men. A Wild Race.. Twenty-seven loaded cars of the Denver and Rio Grande coal train broke away while the train was pull ing into a switch at Red Narrows, Utah, and ran wild for seven miles down a steep grade to Thistle junc tion. All the cars left the track and were smashed to krindling- wood.