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OF THE SOUTH “Today the dag on the oapttol of my State floats at half mast to honor of Gen. Gordon. Today the bells toll iad WUli Sorrow attke Tomb lo Sooth Oaroltna, where there Is sor- roar in many a home. * Today the peo- of the Peerlses Gordon •OUTS OAXOLIVA’I TRIBUTX. Too ^ The «!■« Where the Memorial rleee Were Held Were Small to Hold the Vast v. Throng. The staff correspondent of the State says South Carolina's tribute to John B. Gordon was the feature of the memorial exercises In Georgia's capi tal Thursday. Not since the body of Jefferson Davis passed through the southern cities on the way to its last lasting place in Richmond has Atlanta seen such a demonstration of love and reverence for the dead as was the funeral of Gordon. Governors, Confed erate leaders, southern orators and southern preachers spoke of the life and the death of Georgia's best loved son and their words were heard by a vast multitude of sorrowing admirers while >ther thousands were unable to get into either the balls of State house or church. It is said that 50,000 peo ft Tbundsy thronged Capitol Hill. e ball of the house was unable to accommodate one-fifteenth of this throng while the church across the street was as readily filled. The hero's body lay In state under a guard of honor in the rotunda of the oapitol while the memorial services were being conducted up stairs. Gov. Terrell presided and made a most fitting opening speech. He was followed by Gen. Stephen D. Lee, then by Gen. Clement A. Evans and Judge Thos. G. Jones of Alabama. SOUTH CAROLINA'S QOVKRNOR. Next was introduced the governor of South Carolina, Duncan Clinch Heyward, a grandson of Georgia. Caro linians had reason to be proud of their governor today, very proud. He made the speech of bis career. He cameoo tell Georgia of her sister’s sorrow and sympathy and the message he deliver ed well. Greeted with a round of ap plause his rich, low voice rang out full and strong, filling the large audi torium as no other voice filled it today pie of the entire south feel that a eon- necting link with the past bss been severed, and that no man can take Gordon's place in the hearts of our people. He has fought a good fight, he has finished bis course, be has kept the faith. We who know him know that there is now for him a crown of righteousness, peace and rest forever- of Hampton and of South Carolina, eyes not used to tears were dim. The old soldiers were particularly touched by Gov. Heyward’s words so fervently spoken. * TBB ORATION OF THK OCCASION. Gov. Heyward said: ^ “The heart of South Carolina goes out today to Georgia and to -the south, because of the death of the dis tinguished soldier who has fought his last fight and won his last great vic tory. We are here a delegation sent by my Slate representing every depart ment of the State government to mourn with them the death of John B. Gordon. We, who love and honored him, are here to place a wreath upon his bier, and from grateful hearts to pay him loving tribute. “South Carolinians loved him and followed him—followed him amidst the smoke and carnage of battle—fol lowed tbs Inspiring figure, with radi ant faoe : and dashing eyes—on the dark charger—following Gordon, the Chevalier Bayard of the Southern Confederacy. “In the trying days of reconstruc tion they gladly followed him again, when he crossed the Savannah, and by the side of his old comrade in arms, Wade Hampton, assisted us In the re demption of our State. And now, with bowed heads, with saddened hearts and with hushed voices, it is even an inestimable privilege to them, and especially to the old soldiers of South Carolina who are represented here today to follow him once more, even though it be to his final ^ resting place. “There are others here today, of his native State, men who fought be side him, who will speak of their dead chieftain aa a soldier; there arc those who Will speak of him as the states- - there-are ttawfe WBe-wtlT speak of him as a patriot and citizen, for in all of these, my frknds be stood forth grand, glorious and inspiring. But we of Sohth Carolina come today to stand beside the silent form of General Gordon, and tenderly, lovingly and reverently, to pay our homage to the great hearted man, and to the loyal friend. As such be came to ua In our hour of need, and as such he will be held by us in everlasting remem brance. "—“It bad not been long since his bright sword had ceased to Hash in air that he saw there was work to be done Tn South Carolina. Over in our State we were battling for borne rule, for white suepremacy, struggling for the very preservation of our civiliza tion. The odds, the times, and even fate Itself, seemed against us. We had rallied around our great leader, Wade Hampton, we bad placed our all In his keeping, and then it was that your Gordor came and stood by Hamp- “This is (ot the occasion, nor does my time permit details. I need only say that bySollowlng such leaders Smith Carolina Wis redeemed, and the names of Hampton and Gordon will ever be enshrined in our hearts as gen eration follows generation, ^be por trait of your gallant non bangs upon thff walls of ourcapitol, even as his memory will live In our hearts, and this is the message I bring you today from the people of my State. “Brave sgd peerless Gordon! He has gone Irons ns for a while, beyond the reach of our voices, but be can never id the reach of our love. He kindred spirits in the great r wheia are gathered^now so the “-Si many of his comrades who wore Confederate gray \ “As a great general of the southern Oonttdsracy; as governor and United States senator of the grand old State of Georgia; as a patriot, a citizen and a man, John B. Gordon stood always tor truth and right*. In his loyal there was ro roofer ?br aught was not brave and noble. We his bier todky* with with sojjrow, but pride be- »has left behind to his more." AT THE CHURCH. . According to the wishes of Mrs. Gordon the religious servioes at the church were directed not to eulogize the dead but to the spiritual Instruc tion of tbe deceased’s oozurades in arms apd tbe young mlnlaters who spoke made the best of this great, opportunity to impress tbe truths which Gen. Gordon profewed. . When tbe cortege reached tbe cemetery part of the crowd had fallen After about! five hours of tbe exercise# these wire brief. THE GRAY .BLANKET OF MOM. When tbe grave bad been filled in the first token placed upon It was tbe gray blanket of Spanish moss, which Camp Wade Hampton’s delegation had brought and which was made by Columbia women. Upon this were laid the many floral emblems. These were beautiful beyond description. At the church also there wna.a most magnificent display of flowers very tastefully arranged around the high jpulplt. THE SOUTH CAROLINA DELEGATION. The South Carolina delegation reached here on this morolhg and found that quarters had been provid ed at tbe Piedmont hotel, where Gov. Tarrell’s private secretary soon called upon Gov, Heyward. The Georgia governor turned the South CKmllna party over to Mr. Izard Heyward pf Atlanta. Gov. Heyward's brother, Who showed them every courtesy. Col. Sam. W. Wlckes and Col. George W. Brown, both of Gov. Terrell’s staff, and both navives of -South Oirolifia, also called upon the party and extend ed courtesies. Tnose composing, the delegation were:-,- Gov. .Heyward, Senators J. Q. Marshall, Robt. Aldrich and J WrStanland afid Representa , w _ jjL King and W. E. James, and Col. M. P. Tribble. - - , r , Judge Ernest Gary represented the judiciary. From Camp Hampton are: CoL John C. Haskell, Capt. D. J. Griffith, D. Cardwell and W. W. Lumpkin. HOMEWARD BOUND. Gov. Heyward with Gov. Jennings and other distinguished visitors was the guest of Gov. Terrell at dinner to night. Tbe South Carolina party left at midnight for Columbia via Au gusta, over the Georgia rgilroad and the Southern in their private car. A DAY OF SORROW’. Georgia’s capitol has been crowded today with the heroes of the Confed eracy, Stephen D. Lee and Simon B. Buckner, lieutenant generals, followed tbe coffin of their comrade as did those who were ragged privates in his com mand^ some of whom were in rags to day. A great State’s great heart throb bed with sorrow, for none can take Gordon's place—and tbe south mourn ed with Georgia. Through all that was said ana thought and felt there ran the recognition of that marvelous hold which tbe dead soldier and states man had upon the hearts of his.peo ple.-^ ■ v Honoring Gordon. The South Carolina official delega tion to Gordon's funeral left CoTumbla at 5 o'clock on Wednesday. Compos ing the party were: • Gov! Heyward, Senators J. Q. Marshall, Robt. Al drich and J. W. Stanland and Repre- sentatlvos J. H. Brooks, Jeremiah Smith, J. W. King and W. E. James, and Gul. M. P. Tribble. Judge fern- est Gary represents tbe judiciary. From Camp Hampton are: Col. Jobn C. Haskell, Ckpt. D. J. Griffith, D.--Cardwell vrod'~Wr W: ~Lampklh. Camp Hampton sent by tbe delegation a large blanket of gray moss for the grave of Gordon, and a lovely wreath. The wreath of Wade Hampton chap ter, U. D. C., had been sent ahead. Lamenta Gordon. The following telegram from Presi dent Roosevelt deploring General Gor don’s death was received by Hon. Clark Howell of Atlanta, Ga., oh Tuesday night, Jin. 12: “White House, Washington, D. C., Jan. 12, 1904.—To Clark Howell Edi tor of the Constitution, Atianta, Ga.: I was greatly shocked and grieved at BOY’S BODY FOUND Where Ago by ttnage Bsfre. FULL NO TBA01 Two Hunten Discover Badly composed Remain* ae One of Them, by Chaadc, De- the report Of Geneml GOrdoh’s death. Ls alLm. chanm-of - the murderer befng I had the hohor'to number him among my personal friends, and to have en tertained him at my house. A more gallant, generous and fearless gentle man and soldier has not been seen by our country. (Signed.) ^ “TH EG IX)RJ£-ROOSEVELT.” The State Out oYDebt. f * ■ - - ' : . j , ■ 0 The reports of the fiscal officers of the State for the past year will he itf tbe nature of a surpri^to the gener al public, for instead^f a deficit a small surplus, something in tbe neigh borhood of 150,000, will be shown. It is explained that this surplus Is due to the money Senator Tillman obtain ed from the United States on account of Indian and qtber claims. That sum will not be available again this year In counting the recipients, but It is expected that Increased valuation of property and increased receipts from other sources will place the State on a cash basis. This Is probable, even if nothing is done in the way of tax reform, and there will be numer ous schemes on that line to come be fore the legislature. Dr. Scherer Elected. Dr. J, 'A. B. Scherer, paster of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church of. Charleston, was elected president of Newberry college by the board of trustees at A meeting held in Colum bia last week, He will succeed Dr. Cromer, recently resigned, and he win become the executive head of the Lutheran College as soon as the change can be made. He is a young in of great mental depth and and it is believed that he nearTJfii and energy to the institution. Jumps • Ditch. The Columbia Btate of Wednesday says the body of 16-year-old Stephen Howell who so mysteriously disappear* ed after-a trip into the country in company with a strange negro after Christmas holly and who was beliaved to have been murdered by this negro, was found Tuesday Jan. 12, by two hunters. Tbe corpse was lying face down In a ditch near a stream in thick, and .dark and dismal piece of wood far from any public highway on the Suber place, three miles southeast of tbe city. It was in this direction the boy was last seen in company witb the negro in a wagon belonging to Philip Epatin, who bad hired the two to go out on this errand, w^iich proved tbe last for the boy and tbe beginning of a tnwte.and grjef-ladeci chapter which is burned into the mind of his poor old mother. The body lies in Van Metre’s mor gue awaiting an inquest which wil be held by tbe coroner Wednesday. It will be carried to his former home at Killians Thursday for burial. DISCOVERY BY MEREST CHANCE/ 'The case would still be as deep and perplexing a mystery today but for chance which Induced one of the hun ters to jump across the little ditch where the body was lying, this act re suiting tn the discovery. The body lay face i downward, head up stream and was'in a badly decomposed state The face was lying in about two inch es of water, the overflow from a near by small branch, and a clot of leaves had been washed up against the side of the face.. The axe, which the ne gro failed to return with the wagon on the afternoon of the; disappearance when he reported to Mrs. Epstinthat Stephen had jumped Off the wagon to go home on Assembly, atreet found leaning against a tree five sTeps'dff. There was not a trace of blorxL on either the blade or the handle: the blade was rusty and the print ieft in the earth when it was lifted showed that it had passed through several rains as it stood there these three weeks, a mute witness un able to lie. in its terrible evidence of one of the most brutal, cruel and Hbrrl ble murders this county has yet wit nessed. Its silent testimony isuorrolT orated by a brutal indentation in the left side of the victim’s head. Blood was even Tuesday oozing out of the nose. STILL NO TRACE OF NEGRO. Not a trace has been found by either *the county or city officers of either the person or the name of the mysterious negro, whose coof villainy allowed hi n not only to return almost through the . quarters of tbe police within perhaps an hour after be- had slain young Howell and turn in the team and go back to bis employer twice that same afternoon after a few cents due him, but to return again two days later, on Wedesday, and seek tocollect from Epstin at the latter’s store In the same street and almost within hailing distance of police head quarters. And there Is precious small chanceof any valuable light being shed on this end of the mystery at tbe in inquest Wednesday. *- . RAW HAD OBLITERATED TRACKS; The find was promptly reported in person by the hunters,to the sheriff’s office, and tbe sheriff led by tbe hunt ers and accompanied by Coroner Green Slid his dfeputy, Bob Baughman, hur ried, to the scene. The sheriff was the first officer to reach the scene-and be was soon afterward followed by tbe boy's father, John Howell, who was accompanied by his eldest son, Charlie. -The-relatives had been informed from police headquarters, which received the news from Policeman Jones, who was informed of the find while on duty at the union station, They found con ditions as described above. The rains had unfortunately obliterated all tell tale tracks, and it may never be known whether the murder was committed on the spot where the body was found of whether the death-blow was dealt in the open and the murderer carried his victim's body at the risk of being seen at any moment until be found this ionely spot. However, all this, of little csmsequence after all, as there a cross word, “The negro is described as being about 5 feet 6 inches tall; weighs about 130 pounds; copper colored complexion, abort, thin moustache; teeth, set somewhat apart; wore a brown over-coat and a felt bat. “Howell is rather spare built, has fall complexion and blue eyes, about the same height as the negro. He was was a bright, intelligent, healthful- about looking boy. run to justice. MOTHER’S HEART PICTURED JfURDKR, Mrs. Howell saw a reporter at her home in Assembly street last night,' but was unable lo talk only in a dis connected way, a sob iptervenlng al most between every Jwofd -as. she sat in a rocking chair In a cold and dipaly lighted room with some ten men and women sympathizers gathered around trying to comfort her, the rythmic motions of the chair *puoctuatipg tbe expressions of her mother’s grief. “People kept coming to me every day," she sobbed, “to tell me that Stephen must be well and all right and that the negro could not have murdered him in the circumstances, but my mother's heart could not lis ten, to them in belief. I knew that my poor boy had been cruelly murdered. I knew that there is no accounting for what kind of an awful crime a negro will commit. And now It has all come true as I have been seeing It all along.” f Tbe police have of course Interested themselves In the case and have faith fully gone through tbe rputlne pro cedure they adopt T ln an instance of Its general character, bu IP they have never been able to generate anything like enthusiasm, believing as they have all along that there was no rea son to- fear that violence bad been done. , Even yesterday they diaftredlt- ed the first reports that came Infer the find in tbe same manner they have discredited tbe many rumors that gained circulation from time to time heretofore. SOME STRANGE SfelJUAlB. Tbe case has been characterized by many wlerdly strange features, which have boiB fully — ■ in Thi time to time since tbe Following are it report of “A 'queer and perplexing mystery enshrouds the disappearance last Mon- oht oof'tbs Garner’s Ferry road of young Sttphen Howell. His relatives have been conducting a most dilllgent. thorough and painstak lug as well as painful apd anxious search for the boy since early Tues day mornlg. They have worked out every plausible theory or suggestion to its logical conclusion, and tfe% police have been at work on tbe case, but tbe only tangible reward for these efforts is that Howell was last seen on Monday afternoon about 12.30 or l o’clock by a relative who recognised him and saluted him. This was on the Garner's. Ferry road near the Hardin street crossing. “Tbs team started out 'Into tbe country about nodn Monday. Mrs. Epstin says that tbe negrq returned with tbe wagon at about 3.30 and came back about 6 o’clock to collect for bis services. When she asked after Howell the negro told her that tbe white boy bad jumped off at Assembly street, saying he was going home and^asking blm (tbe negro)'to drive the, team to Mr, Kpetln’s. No further trace amjhe. ffeffiid of the negro, who seems to bs a stranger in Columbia. He was picbed up Monday morning loafing about tbe Southern’s freight station by Mr. Epstin, who employed him to assist in hauling some whiskey to the dispensary for the contables. Mr. Epstlne did not ask the negro’s name. “The negro did not return the axe with the wagon and no Ibad was brought back from the country. He bad lo reason to think that Howell had any money or other valuables about his person, and so far as is amp; oar---- . -- y Col. Jas. A*« Hoyt, editor Greenville Mountaineer, recen lished the fOllfiwi paper* which we kikr with 111 teles t: The death of Gen, John B. t$Mk>n will rekindle tbe ppfoundest grfeM tude in the breastof every participant, in the great and trying campaign of 1876, when the men and women of South Carolina were united heart and soul in the jedemption of their be loved .commonwealth from the rude control of aliens and vandals. The noble Georgian’s unselfish and un limited labors in aid of Hampton and his followers will never be forgotten while there is a spark of patriotism among the descendants of those who bore the brunt of the heroic struggle. The victory had been won at the polls, but there were' evil omens all around, and the political sky was far from be ing clear and;serene. . A rift In the clouds came when hfe brought cheer and hope with his own sunny expecta- tloi\ ' ^ - It was a bracing, ciiarming Sunday afternoon in November, shortly after the election of Hampton, that a tele gram was received .at- Hie Democratic headquarters In Columbia, announcing the fact that Gen. Gordon and Pat rick Walsh, then editor of the Augusta Chronicle, were coming to the scene of activity where their greatest inter est was centred for the purpose of consulting over the situation. Gen. John D. Kennedy and the writer met the distinguished visitors at the old depot of the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta railroad, and soon after reaching headquarters Gen. Hampton was notified of their arrival. In the koowo tiie two had never exchanged consultation .that followed Gen. Gor- don stated-that he bad come to ten der his services in any way that was THE LEGISLATOR WAS BIBULOUS But Evangelist Leitch Would Have None of His Assistance. The Columbia State says a bibulous member of the legislature from up the country narrowly escaped arrest on a charge of disturbing religious wborship here a few days ago. His act of disorderly conduct oc curred at one of tbe Leitch revival meetings being conducted In tbe Main Street Methodistchurcb. The prompt, firm, determined call- down he received at the bands of Evangelist Leitch silenced him in time to render his removal from" church or arrest unneccessary that the meeting proceeded without further Interruption. The solon’s Inspiration to “speak out in meetii^’-X was the reading by one of the oeoupaBts of the pulpit platform of a request for prayer for a lady member of the congregation who was ill. * * —— ' “Zhat’s struly (hie) er zad and (blc) vere phatettc case,” said the legisla tor, gaining his feet with some diffi culty, “ther 1-1-lady cennly ,has my (blc) sym’thy and I’m (hie) sure she d’aervee all our (blc) prayers. I move zis (hie) house do now pray (hlc) by committee of ther (hie), wholes^ “Now you shut up and sit down and be quiet quick,” sternly called out Mr. Leitch, shaking bP, finger towards tbe disturbing element. The solon gave correct imitation of a man silently withdrawing a motion, simultaneously sinking Into bis seat as If he had been mortally wounded. “I do not know the member’s name,” said Mr. Leitch, “but I know that he was along with a. drinking fellow whom I helped to get out of town.” . .Hampton'i Monument. Among the new measures Introduc ed in the House'6f Representatives on Wednesday was one by Mr. Richards of Kershaw to appropriate a sum suffi cient to bring tbe Hampton monu ment fund up to 630,000. The legis lature last year appropriated 620,000 for the equestian statue, and the peo ple of the State were expected to con tribute 610,000. A commission was appointed and these gentlemen have made repeated requests for all socie ties totamin -manevjoontributed hat the appeals have been disregarded to such an extent that it is imposibie to tell just bow much has bdOh given for the erection of the monument. Tbe commission has beard in an Informal way of hundreds of dollars scattered around over tbe State and those Id charge locally Lave made no report. The people outside of South_Carolina are looking to see tbe State make proper acknowledgement of tbe ser- A UUV !S9k XntMT. Gordon r IT CUftCD MCLMEM cmw.*. • Mr. wnhM vfSw hi tk« nrnm «<rloM !«««. Amm lMy: “m, Up *•« Arm Sack ■■til m !«* to«ch«d«r kip. I »*• Mr ».«l7 12 BMtkr. Tk. ■wclr* rf -r *"-MEm wStred Aeatk »fr tlm •»«. War treat'd kr •ladidaMot rkyaUlaMl* MaOatMnm tod Marion, but none of them c*uU do n* anr food, antil Or. I P «»•»!• •*U'‘**^5**f m la try par RHSUkdACIDl. I kagaa totaka Ir, and katora thatakAaela traa •MS tW I kagaa ta pt kettar. I mead 5* kattlaaaad weeto-»letelr ea*ad. I D*. ». P. Striag caaSrae Mr. Wilkaa* itacemt ia rrarj yartKiler. * putt TIIIALi •OTTUt MST ON APPUCATION TO Bobbitt chemical co., phcfhietob*. ealtimore, me J-l-LH-U* Geo Y Ofl&man. VicePres. Geo A Wagener, Pres. Coleman-Wagen er H / Successor to C. p. 363 KING STREET, - - - LGaRall, Sec’y A Treaa ware Company t ipenheim. CHARLESTON, S 0 / J / GIYEH AWAt Fill. at 5.30 p. m. practicable to assist 'South Carolina in securing the fruits of Hie great vic tory won against such heavy odds, and Mr. Walsh said that Augusta and all Georgia (Vere ready to cont ribute their aid jn this behalf. Gen. Gordon, in addition to these declarations, said that he liad come to stay until the triumph was complete, whether a month ot a year would be requisite to seat HamptW in the*~gntoemational chair. —■—— The situation^was extremely criti cal when Gordon reached the capital of our State: The military occupa tion was being rendered more thorough and dominating, and while the ma chinery of the State govermnfcnt " up held by bayonets was nominally Ip op eration, the mailed hand of the Fed eral officer in command of the trpops was guiding the helm. Legal ques tions were arising every day, -and the courts were invoked for the maintain- ance of the right, in spite, of tlie fact that the highest judicial tribunal was altogether arrayed against the Hamp ton administration. The progress was slow and tedious to each point of law, and it required patience, restraint, tact and diplomacy to accomplish re suits that seemed a matter of course to th£ casual observer Every one recognized in our superb leader, the self-poise^ and conserva tive Hampton, the possession of gifts and accomplishments which would ul timately prove successful, albeit the way was not clear and the obstruc tions were very great, and quite speedily It was seen that his counter part had appeared in the person of the gallant Gordon, resourceful and st rate gic, tactful and aggressive. Day and night the problem was confronted, and for six weeks amid the uncertain- Hes of Hie poliHoak-RHd military situation Gordon was laboring inces santly to bring matters to a success ful - issue. It must be remembered that he was United States Senator at that time, and Hat his personal in fluence at Washington was being exer cised constantly in our behalf, which was potential in the end. Gjant was succeeded by Hayes, and to him Gor don made the appeal that secured the recognition of Hampton as the right ful and lawful Governor of South Carolina, bringing order out of'chaos, relieving Hie State' from military bondage, restoring the control and direction of public affairs to the white people, and placing the reins govern ment in the hands of capable and honest officials. I t was the matchless Gbrdon tha^ had come to the rescue of the peerless Hampton. Weary months of waiting and watching hart passed, and Gorden was our faithful sentinel at Washing ton. The troops were removed and the carpet-bag dynasty fell to rise no more.- Though a generation- bus come $850,000 FOURFIER SEARCHMONT AUTOMOBILE, April 1st, 1904. .At the Army Cycle Company'* store 2*2 Rroed SL, one ticket will be gGen free with eeoh 50o mailorder, fdontifleetion of tickeU will be by name, hence, all ticket* muat be. afKna<* **6 deposited before noon. April 1,1£04. 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Turner Logan, a well known young lawyer and a member of the legislature, ac cidentally shot himself Wednesday morning in his room while dressing. In taking a shirt but of a drawer of its bureau his pistol, which was in Jie folds, was also drawn and in puli ng it atruck the side of the bureau, causing it to discharge, the ball enter ing his left side and passing between :wo ribs. The wound is very painful but not necessarily serious and the attending physician reports the condi tion of the wounded man to be very satisfactory. .. _ T32 '' f A Flacky Negro. A dispatch from Holly Hill to The State Bays: “L. S. Stoatamtre, tbe one colored merchant of oar town, k*i bis entire stock and balldlng by fiix two weeks ago, having only 6500 iusuranoe on a stock worth $3,000. He shows his energy and pluck having tbs frame a and gone sice those eventful times, it is not amiss in the shadow of grief and lamentation to unfold the reecjL-- T&tionaof constant, voluntary, untir ing service rendered by Gordon, in- order that the youth of to-day may appreciate the fact that unending gratitude is due from the people of Carolina to their generous frienji who is now being laid to rest in tils native soil, and who after life’s fitful fever has gone to join Wade Hampton,. Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson and the rest of out faithful, heroic leaders, who will welccffne him on the other shore. O, that his bravery In peril, his loyalty to truth and his devotion to righteousness might descend upon the generations yet to come,'that” thfe land he loved so well may uphold honor, exalt virtue and cherish patriotism, the acme of his ambition and the ideal of his noblest thoughts: Negroes Lyueh A Negro.. Information has been received of the lynching In Sussex county, Va-r of % negro named Elmore Moseley by a negro mob. Mocely was tried in tbe county court last week for killing another negro on tbe public highway, in tbe presence of the victim's wife and child. He was acquitted. Thurs day a mob of ttegroei composed ot the dead man’s friends went to Moselj's boose, seized him and carried him to Snyder’s farm, near Disputants, where they bung him to a tree and riddled hia body witb bullets. ■ 1 "■ 11 ■■ • ■' • When the twenty-one blind keepers were convicted in tbe court at Charleston last week ropped below the frees- i*’ rain sod Whiskey Habit, Morphine Habit Cigarette Habit All Drug and Tobacco Habits. ' Cured by ICeeley Inmtitate, of &. C. _ < 1329 Lady St. (or P. 0.~Bj[JX 75) Columbia, 8. C. Confidential correspond- ence solicited. ; The Guignrad Brick Work *, ~ COLUMBIA, S. C. ~ Building and Re-Pressed Brick. Special shapes to order. Fire Proof Ter ra Cotta Flue Linings. Prepared to fill orders for thousands or for mill loos ^ G. A. GUIGNARD, Pres. C.-ATKINSON, Sec. A Tree 1 THE COLUMBIA SUPPLY CO.,, ^ Will be glad to answei any correspondence of any person using Machinerr, We carry 3 grades of Rubber Belting, 3 grades of Leather any Gandy Belt. Alec Wood Pulleys, Pipe Fitting, Valves, Shafting, Hangers, Roffilng and every thing else in the supply line. You save money by writing or calling on ua. OGLUMBIA-SUPPLY CO., Columbia, 8. C.^' A SAFE INVESTMENT S mnde when you purchase pianos or organ* 4£ M. A. MALONE, COLUMBIA, 8. C. As manufacturer's agent (or many of tte best factories, his prices are as low as the iowet. His large business is built np on the strength of his reliability as a conaclentous expert ia musical instruments. Get his advice before purchasing; then you will Enow what you are buy ipg. YOUNG MEN, YOUNG WOMEN, WAKE UP Prepare yourselves to meet the demand for Stenographers, typewriters > and bookkeepers. Write for catalogue of —- / wr „|MACFEAT’S BUSINESS COLLEGE, Columbia, 8. C. „ > W. H. Macfeat, official Court Stenographer. President. ~ Wants to Know, At Washington on Tuesday of last week Representative Hardwick; of Georgia, ifltroduoed a resolution ask- ing the secretary of war fp tell thn bouse of representatives hqw many Mauser rifles were captured by the United States :ifl:. Cuba_ during the Spanish;American war, and how and under what circumstances these rifles have been disposed of. In tbe .pre amble to bis resolution, Mr. Hard pick quotes from the president’s message of January 4,lii reference to a Costa Rican newspaper dispatch, from which tbe following Is taken: “Hundreds of stacks of arms, con fiscated by tbe Colombian government, at the close oX tbe late revolution, have reappeared, from some mysteri ous source and thousands of rifles, that look suspiciously like the Mausers the United State oaptured in Cuba, are issuing to the gathering forces from central points of distribution.” Men and Women X wlioarv In iiT.iof th« bent mcdtral treat ment should not fail to'consult Dr. Hsthft- w*y st once, as he Is recognised as the leading and mo«t suc cessful specialist Y . 0 “ •ta.JMta.ln placing your case In his hands, as he Is the loneest e»tabllah»rt and t Utah F h there Is no patchwork or experimenting li his treatment Per tonal attention by Dt Hathaway, also ipc dal eourvset from hi , associate physician n which no other office has. 1 own not call, write for •tfon blaukt- Men ' tag strictly war. 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