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VOL. XXVI. BARNWELL, S. C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, NO 20. SHOCKING TRAGEiii. Editor Oonsalet, Unarmed, Shot Down ^ r on tho Street by UEUT.-GOV. JAS H. TILLMAN. The Two Men Meet, and an Gonzal&tf ,<*»/:■ r ■l - - . • _ - , • —- . ■ liJ— -■ j W»4 About to Pmm, Tillman r ✓ Pulla m PUtol anil ’ . ■ ~ Shoota Him. . Mr..N.»0, Goniiles, Editor'ef The _ JBtite. 7 was shot down on Main Street JnUolumbia, at half-pawtone o’clock Thursday, by Mr^James H. Tillman, 1 Lieutenant-Governor of South' Caro lina. Mr. Gonzalu was unarmed, and, as he had passed Mr. Tillman several times Oh ttie street since the Jjcfcisla- - ture met, was not expecting trouble. ( - When they nSst Thursday with the suddenness of a thunderclap from a cloudless sky Mr. Tillman drew his weapon and sent the bullet on its deadly mission. When shot Mr. Gon zalez was within a few feet of Mr. Tillman and Was in the act of walk ing around him and two other gentle men who were with him. The follow ing is the story of the terrible tragedy as furnished The News and Conner ioblrM'v its Columbia correspondent: , Horrb'.t luNhe shooting occurred on Main b« , t jnst^t the intersection of Ger- akVv'Cr-Street, in full view of the State J ' ‘tol. It was an awful tragedy iu ad daylight and upoq the m-ist - ^ .» ■■^qucnted street and corner In Colum bia. Tlie byllet which pierced through one of the most distinguished editors of the entiVe South may end that brilliant life but if the best of surgery, . the best of care and the most ardent of prayers and wishes avajj that life (rught to be saved. A shock* , ft was Just a few moments before 2 . j o’clock when the cry was passed along the streets that “Jim Tillman had shot N. G. Gonzales.” It was a shock ing and startling announcement. It J 1 went like a thrill through ail Colura- tola and there was a rush towards tire acene of the tragedy to learn the facts and the condition of the distinguished editor. The office of The State Is on the same block as the scene of the shooting and it took but a few mo ments for a great throng Co assemble in front of the newspaper office. two pistols. r—• Tm the streets was intense. Policeman^ Boland immediately after the shoot ing arres^d Lieut. Gor. Tillman and “topi: hrn£tb police headquarters where —he-»as- Jelieved. oL two ftjstuls—the were in tear>. he told the story of the tragedv' Dr.'ll. W. Taylor. Dr. F. D. Kendall. Dr. Philpot and Dr. J. W. Babcock were soon at his side and In a few moments Uiere were half a dozen or more/ physicians doihg all they could to save life. It was promptly decided that the only hope was to per-J and that Mr. Tillman pulled his form an operation and get the true course of the bullet and try to repair the serious hut then imknnwiv flam.-. pne with wdilch he shftjt Editor Gonza les and a second large levolvcr of :)8 calibre. From the police station lie wa* taken to the county jail where he Is tonight in full protecyon of the of- deerg. There was no conflict and the only attributed cause for the shooting byTJeut. 'Gnv. ’Tillman Ls that during 'The recent primary election Kiitor Gonzales opposed Lteut. Gov. Tillman in his race for governnr -and in that editorial opposition Editor Gonzales had been severe in his opposition. THE PROfKBLK’ClUSR. During the progress of that cam paign Editor Gonzales in his tight to defeat Mr.i Tillman had. editorially. age. • . ' ' ^ . THE MEETING. There appears to be no conflict of testimony as to the essential features of the tragedy. Mr. N..G. Gonzales was going home alone from his office to his lunch.'“To gUphome he had to gidowh Main street to Gervais and then turn east and go down that street. Mr. .Gonzales was as usual walking. Lieut^Gov. Tillman left the State houiie just-after adjourning. He had presided at the sendte's' ses sion and remained around the senate chamtjer. for a:while. As he came out of the State house he was accom panied by Senator Talbird of Beau fort, and Senator Brown of Darling ton, ahd he was joined on his, w ay up town by Congressman-elect Wyatt Aiken and former Representative Dominick. . * , The meeting was just at the turn of main and GervAis streets on the north side of the street, just at the ■street car transfer' station. There was no encounter, no'fist fighting, no laying on of hands. Lieut . Gov. Till man, the- testimony naw. all seems to he, simply drew his revolver and tired Into Editor Gonzales. Most of those who saw the affair say there was noth ing said until after the shot* One of Lieut. Gpv. Tillman's escort says he thinks Mr. Tillman said, “1 received your message,” and then fired. v IIe Is not certain on this hut thinks so. The other escort of Mr. Tillman says he did not heaj^ any tiling anfEdid not see the affair hut tjijnks he would have heard any words as he was in the very.jnidsL of the affair. Two or three others say they heard nothing/ ‘until after the fifing of the piste MK. GONZALES’ STATEMENT, Mr. Gonzales himself gave a per fectly plain and explicit statement of the whole affair prior to being puft under the anaesthetics and he was very emphatic in sayjng that he had not sent any message tp Lieut. Gov. Tillman ,'at any time and that Mr. Tillman said nothing until after he had fired and then after the shot he said something about taking him (Gonzales) at his word. Mr. Gonzales ,U>ok tins to mean that Mr. Tillman told him That he was settling oid^s- 'ace UafaoL.Wtt)h Idar Mr. Goii-’*| ^ zales Is certain that nothing i$/as said until after the shot was.fired. After the first shot Mr. Gonzales tottered to tlie transfer station, against which he leaned. Tillman; A STATEMENT. In a statement Mr. Gonzales made it plain that he sought no difficulty, that to avoid a colbsion with Mr. Till man who was walking with two sena tors he out across the pavement and passed by without touching or speak- pistol or bad It In his hand and fired Mr.-Gonzales spoke to Tillman and TOM him ‘’Shoot again, you coward ” Mr. Gonzales said he saw Mr. Tillman two days before and Mr. Tillman saw him. As to sending any message to Mr. Tillman he said he had not done so and that he was positive .that Mf- Tillman tired before he said a wofd. The most serious wound is the cut ting of the transverse colon for about an inch and a half, almost ^severing the intestine. Thin and * ie threeok other wounds of the- intestine were care full y^se wed. After tlie operation tire physicians reported that tlie pa tietu stood the ordeal beautifully and that the operation was as successful as It could be. All during the after noon messages came from all parts Qf the State Inquiring into the conditbu of Mr. Gonzales and what hope could bo offered was dispatched. the First Day, the House Ad- journinjc Out of Hespect to Judge .JHcIvcr. The house hf representatives was ca led to orefer at noon on Tuesday, Jan l.Vby Oot. Tom €. Hamer, elerk :\4>t the last house of .representatives. Hon. jYltaraont Moses was chosen temporary chaiaman of the represen- tatives-elect. Mr. Moses was terapor- FROM BYE WITNESSES. There is apj>arently no desire on the part of the eye witnesses to talk of the tragedy for publication. Senator Geo. W. Brown of Darlington^ who was walking on the Inside of the three and nearest to Mr. Gonzales said, strange as it may appear, Jie did not see the shooting and knew but little. Just at the time he had tureed to the Side to Speak to a lady jfriepd who was passing and then while’turned he heard the pistol fire. , Hi's friend ran and be tried to stop-dihd assist her. He heard no words and went off to calm Tils friend who was much excited. He heard nothing pass between the two men but did not see the affair, and of course Senator Brown is ahso- luteiv candid in his statemefll. * Senator Talhirdr who was one of the partv walking along v does not IN THE HOUSE. Ifr. Mendel L. Smith Elected Speaker -Almoit Unanimoail ORGANIZATION BODY. Vh Other Hnslnesa Attended So/On his pistol at zales said: *r.l” Th. lowered Ml hrtn ^ Li I Ids pistol care- to talk forpnhltcatton aTnt says f lie heard Mr. Tillman say,._“I got jour message,” and that he thinks the shot was fired after he' used the expression. Both Senator Brown and Senator Talbird said they were so much surprised and amazed that they hardly realized what had happened but there win? no quarrel or fight. Congressman-elect.D. Wyatt Aiken witjjrMr.'. 1)ominiek (jj^ not bear any words and thinks he was near enough to have heard, while Mr. Domintck thinks they were a bit too far. Mr. Dominick thinks he and Mr* Aikep were as far as the Murray Drug com pany, about half a block' away. Arlcdge Lyles, who-attends to the fruit stand in the transfer station, was standing in the doorway and saw ... • ... the I raged y. He saw what happened. llmair v^as jitill^jlntjng,^^ he hwtrd nothing. He seemi h f - l V. W U ‘. rt - U P° n ^* r ,' ed to Ire Impressed with ttie Ring blue He does not think there years ago and is 1 very fine presiding officer. He has had a longer and more varied legislative experience than any other member of the house of repre sentatives. Tlie menabers-elect presented them selves before the speaker’s ^esk .and were srtom in. The roll of counties was called and the raembers-elect pre sented themselves by counties and lay ing their hands upon the house Bible took the oath of office. They then subscribed to the roll of the house and yrere duly qullifled representatives of the State of South Carolina. ' 1 Nominations forspeaker being in or der, Mr. B.. A. Morgan of GrecnvIlle. secured tjie floor and nominated’Hon. M. L. Smith of Kershaw county. This was seconded by Mr. Whaley of Charleston, Mr. Efird of Lexington, .Mr. Lancaster of Spartanburg, Mr. Richards of KerskavyuicLo.thers. ;—Mr. Gasumuf Chwfter, put in nomi- nation the name of Hon. T. Yancey William^ of Lancaster.,. 'This was sec onded by Mr. Haile o( 3 Yprk, Dorroh of Greenville, Mr. Moss q( Orangeburg and several others' There were 118 votes cast, of which Mri .Smith receiv ed 97 and Mr. Willi The following voi Messrs.. AuII7 Halle Bass, Bates, Black, Brooks, Brown, Bulfcsfi, rey, Carwile,CilftonfCqggesball,Coop er, Culler. Davis, ^eBruhl, Dennis, DeVore, Doar, Donald, Dowling, Doyle, Edwards^ „.Efird. Fox, Fraser, Cause, Glover, Gcairdin, Hail, Harrell- son, Haskell, Hendrlx.-Herhert, J. Er, Herbert, D. O., Hill, Hinton, Holman, -Shoot again, you <STw- Lieut. Goy^iTUTman ,^‘ ifcLpULuL . „ . fwas anythjng at all said, prior to the and walked away. _ ^ THK_wot:wp. ■ j Mr?.plmsr-who flint to was only one shot fired and.; Mr. Gqnkales, first heard the called him a debauchee, “blackguard” «nd in fact denounced him as a "criminal candidate" and a proven "liar.”' It was this and other' such editorial expressions it ift- supposed that goaded Mr. Tillman to ’the des perate deedof Thursday. This was in August lasthEftid since the first prima ry, August 2(1, 1902, Editor Gonzales has had nothing to say about Mr. Tillman, except to coqamentr on the where he result of the primary. Editor Gonzales and Lieut. Gov There that entered the right side between ;shot■■ the-eighth ami ninth ribs and passed | tiirough the fojee part qf the body, coming out above tlie free border Of the ribs. At first it was thought the bulk-t had gone through the IkkIv from tlie front to tire-back, hut ft did' not, as it wL*nt througli-Uic - fore part of the body, jentcring above Uiu^ vest "pockctYjh Gie-right -and coming out %ele# and tiehind tire vest pockeltjon the left side. The bullet was picked up<on the pavement and It seems to reach pistol Or OREAT INTEREST. be bright and new and in no-way-bat tered. ' It was a bullet from what Is said to be A long range German make magazine pistol. He .was met there by several of his Tillman have passed each other in fulf friends hut saRTnothing. The police view since the opening of Mie present session of the general Tuesday but there had been no en counter, no word passed, no-oud or re- cognftion of aqy kind and Thursday it came like aVthunderclap out of a peaceful sky when the shot was fired. It was absolutely hnexpected and all thought that whatever soreness there was as a result of the primary ofiast August had passed away, but it seems otherwise. V THE STORY. As to the shooting that is a simple story. Lieut. Gov. Thimbu met Mr. Gonzales on the stlreet, drew his pistol and tired Into him. The re-was no fuss or feathers but wjieh at close range Mr. Tillman opened Ire. wiped his assembly—on. -sHre-pish>1 which had- one empty cart ridge and a large Colt's revolver. Just as soem-as—Mr. Gonzales was taken into hire office -Dr. W-. J ■ Moyrwy r' m pistol on bis coatrsleev<Sr took aim as If to tire a sechnd time changed his niid andlet his pistol fall to his side. 'Lieut. Gov. THIhaan was perfectly cool and collected, sober and unexcited to all appearances. Mr. Gonzales was unarmed. The shock from the maga zine pistol paralyzed him and as Mri Gonzales saw the deadly weapon aim ed at him, perhaps for a fatal bullpt, he cried out. “Sboot agato, you cow ard.” Mr. Gonzales *aGr ih po way arme^and had no pistol. If fils life be seated, perhaps 1 that expression bullet waiTthe magic of the occasion. Mr. Gonzales' is a ,mah of robust health, strong physique, and active, i all of which are In his favor. — - - S As be fell against the nearby trans fer station to steady himself Mr. James Sim* and Mr. Gamewell La- Feters-and Dr, Motte came rushing up and gave Mr. Gonzales.support, and helped him*to the business office of the -newspaper which Mr. Gonzales had labored so hard apd so faithfully to establish and make a leading factor In the affairs of his State. There with bis hekd rest ing on a bundle of newspapers he re- , quested that his wife be sent for and to stricken friends* meet of whom ■ Tillman after the^sliooting walked of the street the station house on Gervais street. tpok from him the longTunge raaga- Mb nad rived and mide the wounded man comfortable. Dr. Griffith and Dr. Coward were the first toglve medical assistance and gave aq injection to relieve tlie Intense pain. Gradually a pallor stole over tlie face of the-strick en man hut he seemed anxious to talk and to give the story of tlie shooting. IJe answeredall inquiries and inquired particularly aholutthe members of his devoted family, all of whelm had by this time arrived.' ^ . TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. Dr. B. W. Taylor, the eminent physician, was placed in charge and It was promptly decided that an op eration would have to be performed. Arrangements, were made to take Mr. Gona^es to the Columbia hospital. He stood the trip elegantly and after being taken into the building- his pulse registered ,72, and at no time had it gone below ttO. . ' V ' THE OPERATION. \ \ It was exactly two^ours after the shootipg that Mr. Gonzales was placed AO-the operating table. The opera tion lasted abouj, two hours. The patient bore the operation well and after being put in bed had a pulse of T15-120 and respirations 0131. The operation was done by Dr. LeGranft Guerry, assisted by Dr. Lindsay J. H. McIntosh. Dr. D. S. Pope gave tlie anaesthetic. Dr. B. W. Taylor was chief consultant, with Dr. 0. W. -Barron and half a dozen other Columbia physicians were present, among them Dr. J. \V. Bab cock, Dr. Gihbes, -Dr. Philpot, Dr. Watson. Dr. GriiffiMi and Dr. Flsh- buroe. Before the operation Mr. Gonzales spoke to the physicians about himself and made some suggestions. _ The intense interest taken in every pliase 'of the tragedy is proably un paralleled in the history of the State, not being surpassed perhaps even by tbak which caused the death of Capt. F. W. Dawson, editor of The News and Courier. The prominence xif Till man, as- an individual, as well as because he was a son of the late Con gressman George D. Tillman and a nephew of Senator Tillman, and the prominence of a different character of Mr. Gonzales, editor- of one of the most influential dally papers in the 1 would be unmindful,-indeed, of the east and west asking for the ^'J^^rtce in the position to which you have partlculaYa. Tbe fact was recalled an eX p resS | on 0 f deep and lasting gratitude for that that George D. Tillman, father bt Lieut. Gov, Tillman, was a friend of Mr. Gonzales knd ported him In his efforts to x>ut The State upon a firm financial- basis and to make It a paper of promlnenoe and influence in the affairs of the State. Skaters Drowned. At Washington, D. C., while a large crowd was skating on the basin near the Washington monument Thurs day evening the Ice suddenly gave Way and precipitated twenty or more persons in the water. Three persons lost their lives. There were probable t wo thousand persons skating on the basin at the accident. A hot water pipe from the engine room of the •Washington monument empties drt the basin pear Where the ice gave way. The skaters had been warned that the location was a dangerous one, but it is j$4id they disregarded Uie advice given them to stay away from the vicinity and when the crash came fully thirty men and women went through the broken Ice and Into the water. ' All were rescued except the two whose bodies subsequently recovered. »r . _ ■ t- » Civil Service Examinations. * .■ *' • l ’ • " . j. • ' The local board of civil service an nounces that on February 3 examina tlons wil^ be held ItrColumbia for the ’ollowing. government positions: Klec- rical assistant in tbe civil service, at a\salafy of S900 a year; machinist in tbe signal]service at a salary of tl,200 and electrical instrument maker in the stgrialj sex vice at large, at Fort Meyer,/at a salary of 11,200. Infor mation can be obtained from Secre tary Wilson, of the local boajd. • ~. “ An Editor Dead. , Capt. L. M. Grist, senior proprietor 6f the Yorkvilte Enquirer died at o'clock Thursday morning of apoplexy and effects of grip. / He was sick only a few days. He was a Confederate veteran and has been connected with The Enquirer since boyhood. Jr Mr. Smith: laker. Banks, [wood, Bomar," Ci^llison, Ca- and direct us. you for \oiTr d I desire to again thank distinguished- cohsidt: ra tion., 7 • . '-Col. T. C. Hamer was reeieeted clerk of the house and was sworn in by. Speaker Smith. Col. Hamer is^ now entering upon his third term and is personally very popular with the members. £ There were three Dortiinees for Zer- geant-at-arms, Mr. J. S. Wilson, of faapcaatiei, -Grant)—of- Mr. W. ■ K. GreenvindTand Mr. Geo. W. Asblll. of Leesville. Mr. Wilson received 84 votes, Mfriirapt 21 and Mr.. Asblll 14, Mr. Wilson was declared elected and was Sworn in. This Is his second term. Mr. John S. Wit tiers, of Chester, had no opposition for the position of reading clerk, an office which tie has filled witli great aioceptability for twelve years. Mr. Withers ls“a very useful member of t he speaker’s staff. u The house adopted a resolution pre sented by Mr. John P. Thomas, Jr., granting the use of the hall to the . -v, , i 7 State Bair-association for its annual Thanrt., nl e ht, FrW, »f. ternoon and Friday night._ On motiop of Mr. Morgana com mittee of three waited on .the gover nor to inform him that the house was organized and ready for business. A similar message was sent to the sen ate, The governor submitted 14 men-' “ iages—his annual message,' r '12 mes: sages submitting-reports of State of ficers, etc., aOd one announcing the death of Hon: Henry Mclver, chief justice. / V 7 - The house concurred in the senate resolution to appoint a committee to attend the funeral of Judge Mclyee.' The speaker appointed Messrs. T. Y. Williams of Lancaster, John !l\. Thomas. Jr., of Richland, J. ().-Pat terson, of Barnwell, Wm. L. Mauldin, of Greenville and It.®S. Whaley, of Charleston. Mr., Williams was ex cused pn account of physical disabil ity; and -Mr. Aliamont Moses, substi tuted. The bouse, on motion,cp Mr. John P. Thomas, Jr.,_Lheo .adjourned unti 1 Hie Johnson. Kelley, Kihler, King, Kirby, Lancaster, Lanham, Leaverett, Les- esne, LtdertnitlerLoftofi, Lyles, Mc- Cqll, Mace, MagiII, Mahaffey. Middle- ton, Mims, Morgan, Moses^ Nichols, Parnell, Paterson, Pearman, Quick, Rainsford. Rankin, llawlinson, Ready, Richards, Richardson, Hu&ell, Sga- brook, Smith, J., Smitp, W. C:‘, Statik- tiouse, Stuckey, Tatum, Thomas, Toole, Towill, Traylor, Tribble, Wingard, Wingo. The following voted for Mr, Wil liams: Messrs. Barron, Beamguard, Renhett, CQlc(K-k, DesChamps, Dowl- hig, Forde, Gaston, Haile, McCain, ■^ Mauldin. Moss, Pearman, Peurtfoy;; -^croor Ife^nej Fridait Potts, Pyatt Slnkleu Strong, Wise, a thp Mnu9p ann '‘" Wright and Youraans—21. Mr. Smith was escorted to the chair by Messrs. Morgan, Patterson and Efird and after taking the oath of speaker, addressed the house. SPEAKER SMITH’S REMARKS. Gentleman of the House of Represen- Wednesday at noon in honor of deceased chief Justice. A _ NEW' BILLS IN THE HOUSE. When the House met Wednesday it had to go through the .tedium of drawing seats, after which It proceed ed to hpRlness. Rev. R. N. Pratt was elected chaplain. ^ After the Introducbteu- of several hills a message was read from Gov. McSweeney vetojng the hill passed last session aholishng the office of phosphate Inspector. X, * On Thursday the Speaker an-, noupced the committees fwd to vcr al bilk were Introduced. • x * Mr. E. H. Aull introduced a fead bill of great importance, and a child labor bill. This is the first child laboi^ bill ip the house this session. FRIDAY S HOI-HK PHtK'BKUINUS. In the hall of the House^ of Repre sentatives there was a joint si'ssion .Friday, and the rfisult ofjthe recent general election was published by the speaker of the House. Lt-was-declared that 1). C. I^eyward had received 31,-. 817 votes for goverhor, and JohnJT. S. Sloan had recelveTl 37,814 votes for lieutenant governor. They were ae- F - most highly distlngulshedhonnor. n life and eoeduet have always, been, and will ever continue to be, in fluenced and controlled by many mo tives and ambitions. In an attempt to serve one's State and people, an X a- obligation from which the iliimblesf citizen cannot escape, however rude, imperfect or unsatisfactory the at-; tempt may be, there is no motive or ambition more commendable, more, fundamentally right,-or more produc tive of legitimate rights than that which strives to win their respect, esteem and confidence, save that, per haps. which, In a broad spirit of ap preciation, and the unswerving devo tion and unselfishness which it begets, seeks, by all honorable means, to re tain them. ’ r « If I am justified in entertaining the belief that the kindness of your pau- tiality Which has so signally honored’ me, is to smne extent, at least, an evi dence of tire former, tlieh before I shall attempt duties which It Imposes, thehOpe must be indulged antNWill be continually cherished, that liy a fatthful and con sistent effort, I may be permitted to carry with me through life the con sciousness of having enjoyed the latter. ' . v ; - , ' ■■ Yes, gentlemen of the house of reproatotatives to preside over the deliberations of this body—the chosen, trusted, and commissioned representa tives of a truly great people—great in character, great in achievement, great ip tradition, and far greater yet in history—Is no maen honor to seek and Lhe delegation of that right no indlL ferent trust to respose. When I reflect upon the-htttiiant at tainment and distinguished service.of those who have preceded me here, thb apprehension which follows, 1 promise ou shall only serve to-intensify the that after its duties ahd responsi bilitles are laid aside, that of tbe effort, you may say, it was conscientious, that the conduct was fair, courteous and impartial, and that the mistakes were honest. If that shall be your verdict, then the obligation which place me under in youtvSelection shall: only be increased by-your own gener ous estimate of its wisdom. Let us work together, for the prosperitv and glory of our State. To this end ma; a Dvine Wisdom and Providence gu m cordlngly declared duty elected. This is the formality required by the con stitution - Xj a message to the House announcing that he h*d vetoed the act of 1902 abolishing the office of phosphate In- Spector. A —j. The following clerical appointments were announced: J. Wilson Gihbes, Columbia, reappointed assistant clerk; W. Eugene Cook, Florence, reappoint ed journal clerk; W. Boyd Evans. Co lumbia’, bill clerk; J. M. Sharpe, Lex ington, mall clerk;,.W. R. McKinney and W. Sanders, d<>orkeepers;. iL Ml iards, Roy Smith, James Strom Williams and A. P. Nichols, pages. duccd, among them being Sir;'Toole's bill to ftx-the time of work in cotton mills at 10 hours a day; Mr., Holman’s bill to provide for election .of county boards of control, and Mr. Wade’s hill to create the office of State agricultu THE STATE SENATE! All the Former Officers of the Body Re-elected Without Opposition. L„ 1 APPOINTMENT OF COM MITTEZ8. The uoveTrtOr , i. message Ipext- A Trlhule to the L»te Chief Jus tice. Proceediuir*'>f the Kir»t Week. Promptly at noon or Tuesday. Jan uary 13, Lleutenajit-Govefhor Tillman called the Suite Senate to order. Every Senator was present except Hon. Kdward Mclver, of Chesterfield. With this exception all the new rncrtV- bers were sworn In and assigned .to tiieir respective seats. The roll of Counties was called. After prayer by the chaplain, the -election of officers was Immediately entered into and re sulted as follows:-. President Pro Tein - Senator JohiK C. Sheppard. Clerk -GeneRobert R. Hemphill. Reading Clerk—Mr/W. H. Stewa Sergeant-at-Arms-Mr.J. F’.Schum- peii- Allof these virerc unanimously elec ted without opposition; , There were four nominations/ fhr chaplain: Revs. Dr. t). A.tollit^iy, Walter I. Herbert, M. M. Klnard and A. J. Harrison, of Hampton. . A vote was-taken- and resulted as follows: Rev. Dr. Darby 27; Rev. Herbert 4; Rev. M. M. Klnard 7; Rev. A J. Haj- -tiaun 1. I)f: Darby was elected. Senator Sheppard arose and return ed his sincere thanks for the renewed mark of confidence and esteem and for the honor conferred upon him by Ills selection as.ptosittPTrr'pTo tem. 4 New ai’pointments. The following appointments made ov 1 -^lect SIoan were then by Lieut. ( a'fiiTounced Assistant Clerk-=-R. M. McCown * Journal Clerk—Tillman Bunch. Bill Clerk—Henry I). Butler. Doorkeepers—J. R. Boulware, Jas per E. Watson. J- F. Gooding^ Keepers of Committee RotimF—Jas. P. McGorty and J~. Bb-WWtW; Keeper dt j .resident’s Room—E. B. Jenkins. “ t ■ Pages—(L Duncan Bellinger/Jr:, and Henry Jefferson Fetner. Porter—Roht. Adams. Servants—Jack Pressley and Albert -Nance. .--'■Affr; Mail Carrier—N; 0 After Uie-new.membersju»d-offlcers had been 8,war/i In aLieut.^Ggy. Tlll- sman called the president pro tom. to the- .dial r and left the Senate cham- -beriX —— : - •—- --• BefoiK* leaving he announced to the Senate tbe sad information of the death of Ol^ief Justice Mclver, and paid a glowlngArlhute to the depart ed chief of the SPSS’s judiciary... •' lie congratulated tbe State of South Carolina, ou the great progress that the rffade in recent years and spoke the txmefits we were now reaping Marshall, chairman; '! Mayfield, A 11 Dean, J E Jig* ■ ’ * r *»-- J Commerce and Manufactures—J G » W Biywo.SG , J M G* “ aiinson, J K Hood v C S Mi W Ragsdale, E F Warren, C pehter. County Offices and Officers—Le Grand G Walker, chairman: J A Mi- lierniott, James Stackhouse, E L Herndon, O P Goodwin, P L Hardin* Engrossed Bills—P L Hardin, cha!l» man: W C Hough. J M Gaines, Davis. PL TToorT/ - Hardin, J E Puerifoy; Federal Relations—E J iXnnig, chairman; J S Brice, W H Sharpe, Thomas Talbird, C H Carpenter, Q Y~—' Von Kolnltz, Jr, T G McLeod. Immigration-^ S McCall, chair- - man; E J Dennis, J T IXniglas. Jamts - Stackhouse, Thomas Talbird. 1 ncorponit ions M W Ragsdale, chaTrman; Geo S Mower, • J T Hay. Thus Talbird, J A McDermott. J S « Biice, James Stackhouse. J K Hood. W H,Sharpe, G F Von Kolnitz, Jr, J If Ragsdale, fr“L Herndon.-—— . IVHilentiary -J T Hay, chairman; J - A McDerihott. R I Manning, Edwaid Mclver, P L Hardin, T M Ruysor, J M Forrest, o > ^ Judiciary- S G Mayfield!, chairman: Gep S Mower. Thus Talbird, Le Grand ,G'Walker, J T Hay, 0 W Brown, G W 'Ragsdale, T M Ray sot. D R Hydrick, G F Von Kolnitz, Jr, G W Ragsdale, 1 KF Warren, W 6 Hough. ‘rivi leges and Elections—J C Shep pard, charrman; G W Ragsdale, J T Hay. K L Herndon, W C Hough, Ed ward Melver, J E Peurifoy, J M For rest. • • 7 ** Medical Affairs--A II Williams, chairman; it I Manning, W H Sharpe, O P Goodw in, G F Von Kolnitz, Jr, T G McLeod. ' ' ^ »Public Lands -P L Hardin, chair- -- man; KJ Dennis, T W Stanlahd, O P Goodwin, Thos Talbird. T M Raysor RefTeiicTTfiienT—ITE Hydrick, chair-; lan: (i W Ragsdale, W C Hough, J K' hxxl, JR Blake. man; Hood, Rules'- T M Raysor, chairman: J 0- Sheppard, Geo S Mower. G W Rags dale..I T Hay. Roht Aldrich. iloads, Bridges and Ferries—.! M Gaines, MMirman; A H WUUam»,JT- Dodglas. O P Goodwin, T W Stan* lamLALs MK 'a 11 .Edward- McT ver. -r . i chairman; J E Peuri- chairman; EfJ Dennis, W U ln||T1fSOn, t<>(^ Blake,T L Hardin. Military.—Roht Aldrich, J Q Marshall. EJ Dennis, foy, T B Butler. _, . , , . _ M i ties and' M tnl ng Kt F Von Kol- nltz,"Jr, chairman: IrefrroftdG-Walk--— er, A H Dean, Thos Talbird, T W Staniand, J M Gaines, E L Herndon. / Pfititing—€ M Davis, chairman; Roht Aldrich,' J S McDermott. E L'7 flemdoii; J K Hood, Edward Mclver. Public Buildings—J Q Marshall, chairman; J T Douglass.R I Manning, C HUarpenter, J R Blake. lUilmad and Internal Improvements Anl Dean, chairman; J Q Marshall, -jl ^^btaniand, G W Ragsdale, Robert Thos Talbird, J S Brice, E L Herndon anland, G W Ragsdale, Robert 7 T M Raysor, I) K HydrlcF, ilhird. T B Butler, J' K Hood, announcement was also made of the appointment ofjJ. Fraagr Lyon as clerk of tlie finance, awl Jr N. Hoi- ’ land ofthe Judiciary committees. 'Senator Brown Introduced a concur rent resolution recommending the ap 8 pointment of three senators and five representatives to attend the funeral obsequies of the late Chief Justice X ral commissioner. Mr, Sinkler hfhoght which was read. In a,hill tooedecertain State proper ty on Sullivan’s Island to the federal government for military purposes. There were also several hills to correct errors in the new code* 5 Bryan Wa* Bright. The State says one of tli^Republi- can senators at Washington makes the discovery that Attorney-General Knox’s plan ofdrrust regulation is closely identical to.the scheme out lined by yWUiam J. Bryan at the Chicago anti-trust conference held In 18997 says the Springfield Republl- cafT “This, In his opinion, should disarm Democratic opposition and from the recent Charleston exposition. He referred to Capt. F. W. Wagener of Charleston, as “the one Who had t- any one else to ad vance the commercial interests of the State. He thought ttre t&0,OOO appro priated to the exposition the wisest investment the State had made In re cent years. He congratulated the Senators that none of their number had been called Into the “great unknown realm” since the last.session amtaoeodbied for the absent faces as due to the hard fate /On motion of Senator Sharpe a com mittee of i Sharpe, Sheppard amt Brown pointed to notify the governor ttw the Senate was hi - session for business. ' ; ' ■ - x*-— —7— THE OOVEENOR’S MKS8AOK. A special mess<*nger c»mveyed to the Senate the gbverrior/a'annua 1 message, On behalf of the Senate tbepresi- dent appointed Senators Brown, Ray sor and Hydrick. - - On motion of Senator Brown tire ./Senate at 1:50 adjourned until Wed nesday out of respect to tbe memory Senators follow ing the reading clerk from the printed message which—had previously .been distributed on their desks. A number of special messages were also received Ahd referred to different cotiimlltees. Another special measage was re ceived and read announcing tlie death of Chief J ustNUfe Henry Mel ver, a copy of which was also read in the house. STANDING COMMITTEES- .. The president then announced the appointment of the following commlt- te^Tf ——7=— Agriculture -J. T. Douglass, chair man;. A. II. WWlams,-R: 1. Manning, T. Wr-Stanland; James Stackhouse, TT locra bring it all over to the support of the bills submitted by the.law officer of the administration. So it should.’! By the same reason not only the Re publican congressional majority and the Republican administration, hut the entire Republican party -Should be brought to acknowledge the sup erior sapiency and statesmanship of Mr. Willtaffi J. Brvan. Five Boys Killed. At South Bethleliem^JL'a., Fa > five hoys whose ages range from 13.-10 15 years,-while coasting Thursday night Arerestruck by a train on the Philadel phia, arntReadlng railway and instant ly killed, and another was fktally uurt’. The boys were coasting on a hub sled where the railway crosses the itreet at the bottom of the hill, and f he sled and express train reachejJ the ferossing simultaneously. The engineer you/was not aware of the tragedy until he ^reached the station, a mile distant .rum the scene of the accident, when rhe blood and hou^s on the pilot of the engine gave him the first intima tion of the occurrence. 1*. Goodwin, J. M. Gaines, C. S. Mc- Call, P. L. Hardin, G. II. Carpenter, T. G'. McLeod, E. F7 Warren. Education—G. W. Brown, chairman; J. Q. Marshal); T. M. Raysor, W. K. Johnson, W. II. Sharpe, I). E. Hy drick, T. B. Butler. J. M. 1-’or rest, J. VV. Ragsdale. ' T ' Claims and Grievances -R.-l. Man.; uing. chairman: J. S, Brice, W.. II. Sharpe, I). E. Ilydrlck, J. R. Blake, J. K. Hood, J. E. Peurifoy, C. S. McCall, T. B. Butler. Enrolled Bills—W. E. Johnson.chair- man; E/J- Dennisv J- A. McDermott, E. F. Warren, J. K. Hoed, T. G. Me Leodv J- ErPucrlfoy, W, Cr-Hough— Contingent AccounLs—W.II. Sharpe, chatrinan: O. P. Goodwin, C. M. Dayls, T. B. Butler, C. II. Carpenter, G. F. Von Kolnitz, Jr., J. M. Forrest. ' Finance—Geo S Mower, chairman; A H Williams, J C Sheppard^ J Q Marshall, R I ManningrJ A mot t, J S Brice, W H Sharpe, C S Mc Call, J M Gaines, T G McLeod, J R Blake, xr- A , Dispensary—T W Staniand, chair man: Robert Aldrich, W H Sharpte, A H ■ Dean, E L Herndon, James Stackho6se, P L Hardin. Pehal ana Charitable Institutions— J T Hay, chairman; W C Hough, E L Herndon, O P Goodwin^, G F Von Kolnitz, Jr, J K Hood, J E Puerlfoy. i of the late chief justice. ' THE SENATE GETS TO WORK. .GriSt- la tlie Senate on Wednesday a mca- sage was read from the Governor sug gesting a Wade Hampton Memorial Day. tsf . 7 Another message was received from ' the governor vetojjjg “tbrejotnt reso- lutiori: to authorize ahji require the the books in his bfflee certala-boods Entered on said books as old bonds not fundable, jgt of ^1^96', Blue Ridge Railroads >37,000” with the* reasons for his ob jections. 1 "''rX";" ' Several hills were introduced, tbe must important being tbe child labor bill by Senator Marsliall, of Richland. The Senate was only in session forty minutes. Thursday. After routine' business seversHrtlfcr were Introduced and the .Senate adjourned to Friday. /'THE SENATE OM FRIDAY. Ex-Governor John C. Sheppard pre sided over the Senate Friday. Tbe Rey. O. A. Darby, D. D., chaplain, after invoking God’s blessing on the members constitutiug the Senate of South Carolina, and asking that they be given wisdom to enact ju&t and equitable laws for tlie governmentnf. people; prayed most earnestly for the Divine blessing to rest upon “the dif- tingulshed Citizen lyiqg so low and critically ill in otir ’midst;” that OTr Heavenly Father would dlrectrthe physitlaus who were ministering to his sufferings, giving them skill to heal his /wounds/ and that He would administer comfort and consolation to the sorely bereaved “household." Among the new bills introduced w: one by Mi- Raysor to amend tbe con stitution so as to provide for biennial sessions of the general assembly. A concurrent resolution from the Rouse Condemning the appointment of Crum as Collector qf Charleston was passed unanimously. Murdered in a Cell. An Angleton, Texas; Wednesday night several men entered a cell of the county jail in which Ramson O’Neal iicDere[and Charles Tunstall were confined with a number of oth^* negroes and shot the two men to death. The other prisoners were warued uj co*er tueir heads with blankets, which they did. Tbe bed Clothing of the cots occupied by the negroes caug R flre \and O’Neal’s arm and leg were burned off. The negroes were charged with the murder of County Attorney Smith at Columbia several weeks ago. w~