The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, January 28, 1903, Image 1
' The Batesburg Advocate.
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VOL 111. BATESBU11G, S. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1903. NO. 1
THE NEW GOVERNOR.
An Imposing Ceremony in the State
House at Columbia.
HEYWOOD IS CHIEF MAGISTRATE
Tlio liiaiimnjil Ceremony Was Simplicity
Itself, Hut tlie Crontl
, Was liarK<* aixl the K'n(Iiusiusin
Great.
Wednesday Governor 1). C. Heywood,
of Colleton County,was inaugurated
into the hlghotlice to which the
people called Idm last Summer. There
was ro ostentation or great display?
there was not even a hand of music,
as is quite common on such occasions.
It was a thoroughly Democratic inau
gu ration t>y a Democratic people in a
Democratic maimer. 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 lleyward,a man of refinement,
a man of honor, of uprightness of
character, in a word a gentleman.
THE HOVKKNOH'8 A It 111 V A L,.
At half-past 12 o'clock Governorelect
lley ward, accompanied hy his
family and his brother. Walter Izard
lleyward, with Col. Walter II. Hunt
and .i. 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. McSweency and
Secretary Aull, with Mrs. Aull. After
a pleasant meeting lasting about ten
minutes the ladies were escorted to
the hall of the House of Representatives,
where I he inaugural ceremonies
were to take place, now crowded to
overflowing, standing room only on
the tloor and galleries, with entrances
and all available space outside crowded
also. Seats had been reserved
through the courtesy of several delegations
for the families of *>c?t D Governors
immediately in front of the
Speaker's desk, on both sides of the
centre aisle. Mrs. IV f\ lleyward was
escorted by Mr. Walt, i Izard lleyward,
Mrs. McSweenev by Mr. .1. K.
Norment.Mrs. Aull by Se<-ia tary Aull,
followed by Misses Katharine and
May lleyward, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell,
Miss Johnson and Masters D. < Hey
ward, Jr., and Alexander lleywurd.
Mrs. Hey ward and Mrs. M<Swteney.
both charming types of the women of
, ? South Carolina, occupied togetln r the
ofcmt^jea^^m the main ai and
HI werTrflTTenM^BBHestt d in the c mire, j
proceeding, in which tluir husbands^
took such a conspicw us part.
AN IMl'OSINO AI'HIKM K.
The handsome hall was tilled with
an imposing gathering <>! :h people
of Columbia and the ^ta' It was
thought by many friends of Coventor
Heyward that the crowd might he
small to the uncertainty regarding
the dale and hour of the c< mutinies.
The weather, too, was most unfavorable,
until the very last moments, hut
these tiling's did not seem to interfere
with the attendance. Columbia, of
course, contributed a large share of
the crowd present, but many wellknown
faces were .seen from all sections
of the State. The crowd was a
genuinely interested as well as a representative
gathering. The me 111 hers
of the . Senate were obliged to remain
standing. When those dignitaries
marched in to take part in the ceremonies
all available space had been
occupied for some time, many people
coming more than an hour ahead of
time in order to secure places during
the inaugural.
THE INAUGL' It A I. l'AKTV
p arrived in the hall punctually ami in
the following order:
The Governor-elect, I). C. Iloyward.
1 with Senator (I. W. Grown.
Governor M. It McSweeney, with
Representative J. 11. Coggeshall.
Lieutenant Governor-elect .lohn. T.
Sloan, with Senator.I. K. IVurifoy.
Chief Justice Y. J. I'ope, with Kcpresentativc
W. L. Mauldin.
Associate Justice Ira It. Jones, with
Representative K. 11. A nil.
Associate Justice Kugenc It Gary,
with Secretary of State M. It. Cooper.
The Hon Jesse T. Gantt, with the
Hon R. II. Jennings.
The lion IT. X. Gunter, with the
lion G. D. Midi tiger.
The Hon A. W. Jones, with the
Hon J. 1'. Derham.
Gen. John 1). Frost, with Gen. J.
W. Floyd.
The Hon (). It Martin, with the
Hon J. J. McMahan.
TIIK INAl'OI KAI, IKKKMONIKS.
Upon arriving at the Speaker's
stand President of t he. 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 otliee. With this
statement Governor Hey ward and
Chief Justice Pope stepped forward
one from the side of 1'resident
Sheppard and the ot her from the side
of Speaker Smith. Chief Justice i'ope
repeated the prescribed oath of oillce
which Governor lleyward repeated,
and at the conclusion Justice rope
declared that the oath of otiice had
been taken. Several in the party
/congratulated Governor I ley ward
while he was arranging to he/fin his
inaugural address. When lie hc^an
to speak there was a hush all over
the hall. His address, which is published
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 ready to besworm intoottlce. This
was done by Chief Justice Pope
t
whereupon Lieutenant Governor Johu
T. Sloan took charge of the joint
assemply aiuJ announced that the
purposes of the assembly having been
concluded it was dissolved and the
Senators would return to their chamber.
A few moments afler the ceremonies,
when tile grave seigneurs had
returned to the Senate ehamber,Speaker
Smith's gavel fell, adjourning the
House. The new State oltieers were
warmly congratulated, no sincere
greetings being given than we.re those
coining from the olhcers whose former
places were now vacated.
A roPVLAK OOVKItXOIt.
Governor I ley ward carried to his
new ollice a splendid bouquet of pink
carnations, tied with yards of handsome
pink satin ribb ?ti, presented by
some young ladies, lie was accompanied
by throngs of friends, who
were enthusiastically shaking his
bands and extending good wishes.
Especially gratifying to him must have
l>een the large number of ladies and
gentlemen who were present from
Walterboro, his native town, and from
Colleton, whose ma gniticent vote for
this popular son, was a record-breaker.
Governor lley ward received many
congratulatory telegrams, and special
delivery letters also, immediately be
fore and after the iuauguuration.
Th" contents <>f these highly appreciated
marks of interested friendship
were out of the usual order,
sincere and earnest in the cordial expression
of the hope that his administration
may lie all that his
friends so fervently desire.
T1IK (lOVKlCNOU'S KKCKITION.
The entire Gubernatorial party,
with otlicial escorts, repaired to the
otllcc of the Governor, where an
impromptu reception was held, the
ladies also being present. Many well
krowu politicians and ex-politicians
took occasion to pay their respects,
and the Mow of visitors kept up for
some limp. The newly elected State
officers and th??tr wives were prominent
among these visitors. Among the
numerous eongiat illations showered
upon Governor I ley ward were many
sincere expressions ot genuine apj
preciation giv, n to l .r ner Governor
McSweencv tor his faithful, businesslike
administration.
Tiie lirst otlicial act of G ivcrnor
lleyward was to sign the commi-i n
I of Secretary of State Jesse i < intt.
Mr. Gantt's commission was signed l?v
the rctiiiog Secretary of Si ale, Mr.
M. R.Cooper. Mr. Ganttihen issued
tlie commissions to the other State
oMieers, all of whom took charge of
their otlices to-day.
_ 'Cull Mini CoIUnIoii.
t.
end collision that occurecT~on the
Great Northern live miles west of
Chiwakimi. Washington. An extra
I'rum Skyshomish loaded with lumber
and there ears containing laborers,!
ran into a rotary snow plow killing or i
injuring all of twenty live workmen,
Ten ears are piled tip in a heap with !
nine vietims of the wreck still underneath.
Only two e.-eapc I and they
were thrown hodii> int > the air, landthirty
feel away ui m the embank-I
meiit. The men were in their banks
asleep when theaeeident oeenrred. i
A Sieieki'ii i i >-.
The otlieial bullet in from Ma/.itlan,
Mexico, covering the twenty-four
hours ending at > I'. M. Friday, gives
the number of deat hs from the plague
as two in the citv and three in t he
hospital. There were eight new eases
during the period and seven patients
were reported to be in a dying enndi- ,
lion The streams of emigration from '
the stricken eity continues and everyone
who lias the means and can get i
permission from the health authorities
is leaving. Only a few families
of means remain and these are prepar- j
ing to leave.
Were ItlMllillTil'll.
I.ietit Frederick \V. (ireenleaf, who
was in charge of the Tinted States
branck of the by drogrnphic otlice
at Savannah, (>a., died Wednesday
.morning. Mr. (ireenleaf lias been in
J the service for many years, lie was
prominently known in Augusta. (la..
j where he ami hi-* wife had spent,
i several seasons. Mr. tlroenleaf was]
I divorced from his wife while in 1
' Augusta, hnt a few da>s ago, upon
learning that death was near, they
were re married here in the eit hospi!
tal.
A (,I|ICIT < JIM'.
Mrs. Karloma Lituama, a married
woman who lives with her husband
and children at Vsiteshoro, Wednesday
evening shot, and killed Santo
| Mar/is. who entered her home and
i assaulted her. Mrs. Lituama is a
j beautiful woman 40years of age. Ile1
fore she came to this count ry she met
Mar/is. who fell in love with her. She
came to this country with her husband.
M at/.is followed, and kept up
his suit. The w unan st ill refused his
advances until the affair culminated
j in a t ragedy.
Will Mark (iravi'N,
At Washington the Senate committee
on military affairs Thursday ordered
a lavorable report on the hill
i f 11 n it I nt'i ( I liv S.'ii'ittir I?\ ir? ? 'innri
printing from tin- National treasury
for t lie erect ion of headstones to mark
| the graves of (X)nfederate soldiers
buried in the North. The amount to
| lie used for this purpose was placed at
$200,000, at the surryesl ion of Secretary
I toot.
A !>lj'NlrrioiiM Xll'.iir.
Two fissures in the earth about
i three feet deep and a few inches wide
running' tor t lie distan -e of a quarter
(if a mile, are the only evidence of a
mysterious explosion which shook
Whitman, Mass.. just before <la\litflit
Thursday morninu. The liouses rocked
violently.
A STRONG TAPER.
Governor Heyward's Inaugural Delivered
to the Legislature.
A PLAIN, PRACTICAL ADDRESS.
lull of Common Miwihc, it ml (!onne(|urutly
of Souml Statesmanship,
Goncorniiiu Public
MattrrH.
The following is the full text of
Gov. Heyward's inaugural address:
Members of t lie General Assembly
and my Fellow Citizens:
Under our form of Government, t lie I
voice of t lie people is supreme, and we
have met together to-day to carry out
l lie wishes of the people of this State,
as expressed at t lie recent election.
in the providence of God, it lias fallen
to my lot to be called from t he quiet
nf lif.? i..
.. v V x- ?v U.>1IIIII^ all l IIIO Iimnil' l
and i>? this presence the high and honorable
office of Governor of South Carolina.
In doing so 1 am almost overwhelmed
by a sense of the great ru.
sponsihilitics which 1 have now assumed;
hut even l>eyond this is my
sense of gratitude for the great honor
done me by the people of inv 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 aCommonwealth,involving
t he selection of a Chief Magist rate of a
people whose heritage is as proud as
I 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 contemplation
of the saered responsibilities
Which his people have placed upon
him. The honor you have bestowed
upon me is such as would till the heart
of any man wit h deepest grat it ude a
gratitude that should call forth the
most sacred loyalty of a South Carolinian
to South Carolinians.
To meet these responsibilities, to
execute the various and onerous duties
of my office to give my time, my
thoughts and inv every endeavor to
the service of my State ?I feel would
indeed he a poor recompense to my
people for the trust, and confidence
they pkiv'e in me. 1 beg, my countrymen.
that you will al.ow my feelings
on this occasion to speak to you of a
heart tilled with love for South Cart-j
Una and for South Carolinians -let I
t hem speak to you, for me, of a dovot
urn to t lie welfare of our State,which. !
with your continued trust and help. |
wili endure all tilings to achieve this
end; let them speak to you of'a deter- !
initiat ion to know no higher ambit ion !
Ihun to labor for the bes< interests of
all t be people of Son^^^olina.
:niueLha7W^|
to
Sout b Democrats
county and from almost cver^neH^^
of our State. < fur follow Democrats of
South Carolina came together as
brethren, and this can have but one
meaning a deep and fcoly meaning whirl
one, >i possibly augur other
tiiati the ?.t, truest and highest
things 'r our dear old State. 1 ask
you all, each and every one of you, to
stand by me in the adtninist rat ion of
t lie high dill ies ol this oilier even as
you have manifested this spirit by
your voles. I need your help and your
confidence now more t ban ever before, i
and I pray you all to let our common |
la I tors of love and devot ion as hret hren ;
bury forever factionalism is South
Carolina.
TIIK NKUltO CKOIU.KM.
Political conditions in our State are
such that we can look to the future
with every degree of conlidcnce and
encouragement. Kacial 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 anas
they should lie in undisputed
possession of every department of our
luimilu fltnl IXlltlllllnol
v.......j ...... .......IV 1|...I sum..-]
incut. While this naturally gives us
great cause for rejoicing, it should at
t ho same t imo 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 citizens
-ho they while or black -can look
to those laws for the protection of life, |
liberty and property. It is only by j
acting in tbis spirit, and under the
Divine guidance of 11 im who holds us j
all. State and Nation, in the hollow of i
llis band, that the great problem I
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- ;
eningtothe fact that the white man j
of the South whose land he tills, and ,
from whom in various ways he derives
j his entire livelihood, is at last his best
J and t ruest friend; and instead of seek
ing to attain polit ical ollice, he is now
devot ing himself to t hose occupat ions
for which by nature he is most lit ted,
and in the pursuit of which alone he
can advance his own material interests.
and in so doing t he best interests
i of his State.
Mt'CIl OONK, MOKK TO 1?K DONK.
in conneet ion wit h t his fx>1 it ical con|
(lit ion it is fullyassigniticant and quite
as gratifying to add that our indust
rial condlt ions were never so sat isfac!
tory as they are to-day. In agriculture
ami especially in manufactures. South
'Carolina has taken such strides that
ll.M'.ll i/.K of 1 I... I
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| upon lis. While wo can congratulate
I ourselves upon I his however, remembering
that there is still so much to
be done we cannot alTord to rest. here.
! South Carolina, though one of Unoriginal
t hirteeu States, has fully onehall
of its great resources yet undevel|
oped.
No one doubts the truth of the
i statement that the general prosperity
of a State is dependent primarily upon
it s farming interests,which establishes
, the fact that a government should, in
every way possible, foster and protect
; t his greatest of all industries. The
steady, persistent work of the farmer
lis not blazoned forth to the world in
meaningless Mattery, but the result of
this faithful lalxtr most forcibly gives
its own speech to the universe. The
total value of the cotton crop alone
telis of a mighty business interest
/ 1
one of the greatest in the world. The
tobacco crop of South Carolina, financially
considered, means now many
millions of pounds and some millions
of dollars. The great aggregate value
of all of our field crops shows the
mighty strength and influence for
which it stands, not only in dollars
and cents, hut in the greater necessities
of human life and existence,which
are supplied from this source,and from
this source alone. And, my countrymen,
greatest of all, here is the home
-the countless homes thousands and
thousands of which are scattered over
our fertile lields. These home-builders
and hoine-su*tainers, each in his own
quiet way, are sending forth to the
world influences that are to he seed
for the sower and bread for the eater
for ages to come, even as they have
been through past years of faithful
,vil I ...? ?i.wl ? i...?
MM I. 1 tllll KKIAI IU IIUl IL'C I Mill MJIt'll*
11 tic aid to I lie farmer now commands
the attention of our National Government.
We of South Carolina should
also do this.just as far as may be practicable.
Clemson College stands now
fully C(|uipped and flourishing, as the
nucleus for even broad* r and more diversitied
work, and thus for greater
results.
INDUSTItlAT. DEVELOPMENT.
Our industrial development, too,
shows tremendous and striking advance
when we brlelly consider the
figures shown in our manufacturing
institutions. The establishment of a
million-dollar cotton mill, upon safe
and sure lines, is no longer an uncommon
occurrence in South Carolina.
After the war we were desolated no
one thought of manufactories. Some
years later we made a feeble hcginlng.
Without going into details now, for
this is unnecessary, it need only to lie
stated that South Carolina always in
the forefront- has here made a most
wonderful record. She now stands second
highest in these United States in
the value of her cotton mill industry,
wit h a ratio of increase second to none.
To the men who have nuido this mag*
niflcent 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 t his in
dustry have permanent ly and up in the
firmest basis established their reputations,
and in so doing the reputation
of their State also, in this modern and
progressive work.
THE STATE'S UESOUKCE8.
Inabiief survey of general conditions?for
it is not expedient to attempt
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
lie grown here because of our hirtile
fields and superb climate. In quantity i
and variety of valuable timber we )
have no superior, hut our fast disappearing
forests should, nolicn.lv be-i
cause of their increasing iBBnsic
worth, but for the all impoi^^biM
sous which
Wivethe utmost ? i r? ? and ^HK(cra^
iLiau. of our lawmakors, ;MnstNptb
should lie taken 1 ?oking I Jncir pres-^
ervation. For sb k raising, again, our
lands and climate leave nothing to h<^
desired, and this industry well deH
serves our most careful attention.
AN IMMIGRATION lttTItKAlT
We have wealth in minerals, from i
the granite foundations of our hills
and the phosphatic deposits of our
ower rivers, to the richest and best
producing gold mines east of the
Itocky* Mountains. The abundant
water power of South Carolina, diverted
from quenching the thirst ol wild
and doinest ie animals, is now turning
thousands of factory wheels and spindles,
with the power for thousands
more. Surely these are good reasons
why prospective home-seekers should I
desire authentic detailed information )
concerning this favored land. In this
direct connection, would it not lie well I
to look into the advisability of having j
an immigration commission or bureau,
to give otticial and accurate information
to those seeking such knowledge?
1 know of 110 bet tor way of advertising
these great advantages than through
expositions. The World's Fair, to be i
held next year at St. Louis, will afford !
an excellent occasion for the display j
of t he resources of our State, aud i ;
trust that the Genera! Assembly will
carefully look into the merits of this j
opportunity, a tin see to it mat ?>ouinj
Carolina is properly represented. The j
cost involved will be comparatively:
small the benefits to be derived cannot
be estimated.
I.KT NEW ISSI'KS UK AV01DKD.
Referring again to political conditions,
it might t?e said that the campaign
of last summer was remarkable
in that it was a lint >st devoid of issues,
those seeking the .-.utTrages of their
fellow cit izens confining themselves to j
an endorsement of quest ions looking to
the enlightenment of t he people, t lie j
material upbuilding of our State and i
t he development of it s resources. The j
campaign certainly developed the fact, j
1 am glad to say, that upon all fundamental
principles our people are
agreed. In view of this, and also of
the fact that the State, as I have already
said, is advancing in every way,
its people living in contentment, the
farmers having harvested satisfactory
crops, our business interests being on
| a sound basis, new enterprises being
I undertaken each year, giving eniploy|
men! to labor, and adding to our gener|
al prosperity, I deem it best for us
I not to attempt the consideration of
I :111V in*w nii' ict 1 which ht>
calculated to disturb exist ing conditions.
Rather should we discuss and
give our attention to matters, the
proper solution of which must inevitably
add to our general welfare.
!'i;iU,IC KIMJCATION.
Prominent in scope and meaning
for any people, and especially for the
whiles of South Carolina, should ho
111?* great subject of education. On
such an occassiou as this only the
most important points can lie touched
upon important details having of
necessity to be omit ted. A CotmnonI
wealth can have no greater source of
: pride, no greater glory and no surer
' guarantee of l lie st ability of its inst it u!
t ions, than is afforded by an educated
and enlightened eit i/.enship. The
| educat ion of a people should lie ineasur>
ed by its breadth its diffusion among
I the masses. It should not he contined
j to certain classes, hut universal in ib
COLUMBIA WEEKS
Neath a Mound of Lovliest Flowei
Emblems of Affection,
THE KNIGHTLY GONZALES RES'
I
<Jroi?t Out pouring of tin* IVnple I><
iwpUe an Icey, lirit/.linu Kain.
Iltiwi ih'hs by Coiiiiiioii Consent
Suspended.
On the level summit of a lofty hi
on the northwestern side of Elmwoo
cemetery Is a new made grave. .
little apart and beyond a line of othc
graves that seems to mark the stead
advance of the Great Destroyer, ft
the farther ground remains for thos
to he called later, one fancies it
fitting spot for the mortal part of
guardian spirit to sleep.
There Tuesday, as the gloom <
evening softly fell, while a misty rai
chilled all earth with sorrow, lovin
hands tenderly laid our brave fricn
and chief. Beneath the hill and a'ooi
it, over its everlasting rocks, moan tli
waters of the Congarec. From tli
far away mountains of the Blue Kldg<
from the billowy hills of trie l'iedmonl
they bear the everlasting requiem c
a stricken people's grief and onwar
deepening to a profounder note the
carry It to the sea.
In truth it is a fitting spot. Bclo
In the distant south tall factor
chimneys lift themselves to tell i
what his brain and work achieved t
build this fair city on larger an
broader and ever broadening plain
Their smoky pinions day by day soy
heavenward with the story of why
his unswerving faith has wrought ft
his beloved Columbia. ?*o sound i
clanging discords of human lite reac
the sacred place and there above, ye
olllKP 1IV tllrt mlirlit? >!.?...O.
, ?..V U?V.? HWW1II
midway through Carolina and tend
ing her people their common brothel
hood he rests in peace.
The funeral of Mr. Gonzales at
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, held froi
Trinity Kpiscopal church was ai
tended by one of the largest and mo>
representative assemblages eve
brought together upon such an oe?i
siun. It is estimate ! that uhout 1,50
"fiupie packed every available foot c
: space in tile building- in lu ling aisle.1
UaisUhtHr and gah'-r in addition t
Bhesc several hundred, 4 tli
^kld ai. l 11 on th
inn ..ughom theservla
W^ith the slugle exception of that t
' ?ener.ii , , ; , , ,
. . 1* " hist April no largo
assemblage |,;ls i(ee? SO(>|1 if t ffj/
i<tCj"ii!nbia, and n nr more roe
resentat 1 vc or to > ...?? s , ?
exceeding severity of the w aine'i cor.
sidered, it was remarkable.
Gov. MeSwecney, cx-Gov Sheppard
the president pro tempore o! the Stat
senate, most of the inemhers of th
general assembly and St ite oilicer
and scores of leading nxn from ever
part of the State were present. News
paper men from Charleston, Green
vllle, Sumter, Laurens, Newberry an
other larger towns attended. All husi
ness places in Columbia were dose
during the funeral hours. Itisho
Ellison Capers of the diocese of Sunt
Carolina, assisted by the Itev. Chut
chill Sattcrlee. rector of Trinit
?hllr/>l, ...wl M
VIJUIVII. UWVI HUT. I M. >muiwri .'I
Smith, pastor of the First 1'resby
terian church of Columbia otliciated.
The line of vehicles in the funcr;
procession stretched for live block;
It was headed by a carriage contair
iiiK' four of the active pall hearers
close associates of Mr. Gonzales in hi
newspaper work. The hearse followe
it and afterwards came the remainin
pall bearers, family and friends in cai
ria?es.
The honorary pall bearers wen
Kx-Associate Justice A. C. Ilaskel
i>r. J. W. Hahcock, superintendent t
the State hospital for the insane
l'rof. K. Means Davis of the Sout
Carolina College; State Senator an
Kx-Secretary of State .). Marshal
Dr. it. \V. Taylor: .lohn 1'. Thomas
Jr.: W. 11. Lyles, Charles Kills, Juliii
II. Walker, and John A. Craw fore
all residentsof Columbia. The activ
pall tiearers were ten members of til
editorial, business and mechanical d<
part merits of The State.
Floral tributes were sent from ii
dividuals, cities, newspapers and o
tranizatious all -over this State an
from beyond the State. No Kreat<
number or more elaborate has eve
been known in the State.
Tire funeral service was most in
pressive and the jtreat concourse w:
deeply and manifestly affected. Tf
lesson from the loth chanter of 1
I Corinthians was read by Dr. Smit
| and the prayers were said by Mr. Sa
! terlee. Littering the church and pr
I ceding the cortege tlie bishop at tl
i proper time just Iteforc the rite w;
concluded at the eliurch, pronounce
part of the committal, later conclm
ing it at the grave. This variatii
from the usual order was made on a
count of the severe weather cond
tions.
The hymns sung during the servii
by the choir and congregation wer
"Lead Kindly Light," "Nearer V
| God to Thee" and "Abide With Me
At the conclusion of the latter, tt
, casket was again placed in the hear
and taken to Klmwood cemetery, 01
j mile and a half distant, a large pa
; of the assemblage attending the fu
; eral party. There the services we
concluded and the interment mad
the bishop pronouncing the benedi
tion. At thegravc, "Asleep in Jesus
"Jesus Lover of My Soul" and " I Vac
Perfect lVaee," were sung by t
choir, and a quartette from the M
surtfia, which offered Its services,
sweetly rendered "God He with You
Till We Meet A^ain," and, finally,
"GoodniKht." Then Mr. Asher P.
"8? Browne of The State softly blew taps
on the bu#le.
The Metropolitan club and Capital
Lodtfe, No. 10, K. of P., both of which
Mr. Gonzales was a member, attended
T. in a body. The members of the
Metropolitan club after the service in
the church, marched to the cemetery i
e- in the procession.
The occasion was the second in the
history of Columbia in which business
has :A!on entirely suspended.
A very beautiful floral tribute of
American Beautv roses was sent bv
I lvliior Alfred H. Williams of the
II ! Richmond News. It will be recalled |
j that Mr. Gouzales' first newspaper
i work was on the Greenville News
A j when Mr. Williams was editor.
t The Metropolitan club's Moral offer- '
y ing was a strikingly handsome one. <
,r It was a beautiful design elaborately I
executed.
,e The Moral design sent by the em- ,
ployos of The State was a face simile ,
a of the front page of the paper worked |
out in a hack ground of carnations ,
r with the lettering in black immor- ,
n telles. The words, "The State,"' appeared
at the top, the turned column
J"l rules and the name and date of Mr. ,
Gonzales' birth and death being given \
immortelles. .
^ Peculiarly illustrative of the regard
, in which Mr. Gonzales was held l?y
j!' all with whom he came in contact,
was an offering from the colored por- ,
(l ters of tlie Metropolitan club.
There were hundreds of Moral trib
utes from the people of Columbia and
elsewhere. The above wis wrlten by
y Mr. W. W. Hall.
,f A SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK
4) _____
'' : Fell in Several I'urtH of ilie State
s.
r Friduy Night.
lt A distinct earthquake shock was
'J fe.lt in Charleston, Summerville, Or'
angeburg, Columbia and other parts
' or the State on Friday night a few
minutes after eight o'clock. The
~ News and Courier of Saturday says!
j "an earthquake shock, which was pre- j
ceded by a rumbling noise, was felt In i
Charleston at 8.11 o'clock last night.
The same shock was felt in Savannah,
II , Augu-iti, Columbia and all Interim
d ate points. There was no damage,
' j however, and there is no proliahhity
r i that another will come. According
l"' t?? the oillcial repor' from Observer
. Jesunofsky there w is one pronounced
'' shock, which was followed by at least
'' ten vibrations, lasting six seconds.
? Mr. Jesunotskv said that he heard the
o .. . -
I nwjuijjaiij IIIK ihiijsi: Vfjry distinctly I
! a ad that it c< ' v.ut ... tw-, vtiy Vha
I shock. The direction of the shock
} i was front west-northwest and it
r disappeared toward the south-south-]
' fjr.i.1.- - ?_ )
"Telegrams fT"7m .M HiiHuyJlfiaidthat
1 uV lIVui' u,l l!r'i the people j
, them rushed out or doors. AtTyboeH
* it was stronger than in Savannah, j(
(j Augusta made an early report- of the '=
' i disturbance and messages from Hiack- j
* villi*. Kinyville and other points, in
ciuiintt Coluinhia,stated that the roar J
'* ! frightened the people more than the (
' quivering of tlte earth. A telephone
! I message from Sutumerville made it
appear that the shock there occurred
' I twelve minutes after it was felt in ;
Charleston. Mr. .iesuoiifsky said that \
1 this was evidently a mistake, as the ,
* movement could not have been that, '
N slow. This discrepancy was probably
' due to some difference in clocks.
"There is no necessity for alarm,1'said 1
. Mr. .lesunofsky Friday ni^ht. "The ]
| i shock was distinct and the noise was j
loud enough t< I?e heard anywhere. ,
i These slight tremors are felt all the ,
; time, but they are barely strong i!
'"j enough to make an impression. Of' '
"r course tlie one Friday nitfht was hard
Kjenough for everybody to feel it, but]1
1 ! it w;is probably the last."'
: The Columbia State of Saturday '
l' 1 says "last Friday night at *:11 o'clock ]
' as recorded by the instrument in the
1 j I'nited States weather bureau liere a '
' j decided earthquake shock was felt 1
' 1 here. It was very perceptible in l>oth ;'
l_ the city and the suburbs. It lasted
from to to seconds and in some por- !
^ tions of the city residents began to
|N leave their houses. It was only a few ]
1 minutes aft^r the shock liefore tele-: 1
, phone Ik*11s rang from different por-;]
tions of the city telling of the shock.. ]
: Then the mill district advised that it
( ; had been most perceptible in that ;
vicinity, and the same news came
. from Hyatt l'arto*
r 1 "Meanwhile dashes came over the
. wire telling of the shock being felt in
! Charleston, Augusta. Savannah and]
t ! elsewhere. The State called up Sum- j
merville ou the long distance 'phone
j, j and obtained the information that!
.j the shock had l>ecn quite heavy there, j
%l but it had not done any damage so far :
t as reported. This is the lirst time in
, ] some years that there has been such a
'pronounced earthquake shock in this
j part of the world and it naturally oci('j
casioncd an unusual amount of con-j
j.1 cern in all parts of the city far more
( than its severity warranted.
"About 10 o'clock Friday night j
|lj there were wild rumors as to the effect
of the shock in Charleston. Like i
tire the report ran over the city that i
^ Charleston had been half submerged ,
jy bv a tidal wave. The State very
soon had telephonic communication. ,
j(> The news was to the effect that there ;
S<1 had l)een a distinct shock, followed by ;
]l(. ten vibrations, and accompanied by a ]
r( rumbling noise. It was from north-!
M west southward and lasted about six \
n, seconds. No damage was done and
the people were not as much disturbed !
|t,' as by shocks that have occurred from j
i, t ime to time in recent years. Reports
received at Charleston Indicated that
1(' the shock was inure severe at Ten
Mile llill and at Savannah, gathering
strength as it moved southward."
A
WILCOX GUILTY
.
Of Murder in the Second Degree and
Gets Thirty Years at
HARD LABOR IN PENITENTIARY.
The .IiuIk*' t'onnldered the Verdict
Charitable to the Defendant.
Gave IIiin the Full Ijluilt
(if t tlA l.? *?'
After being out for twenty hours,
Lhc Jury in tlie Wilcox murder case at
llortfort, N. C., at 2 o'clock Thurslay
evening, returned a verdict of
murder In the second degree and the
iefendant was sentenced to the penitentiary
for thirty years, the full limit
of the law. Wilcox's attorneys gave
notice that an appeal will be taken to
the supreme court. The prisoner will
^e returned to jail at Elizabeth City,
where his alleged crime was committed,
to await orders of the court.
The Jury sent word to the sheriff at
11 o'clock Thursday night that it desired
that the charge be repeated to
them. This was done Friday morning
it 9:30 o'clock.
In sentencing the prisoner, Judge
W. B. Council said in part:
"The jury have seen lit to return a
verdict of murder in the second dejree.
They have found that the defendant
took the life of Miss Cropsey
through malice, but without premeditation
and deliberation. By what process
of reasoning they arrived at this
conclusion it Is not for me to say. 1
regard their action, however, in the
light that they have been as charitable
to tlie defendant as possible in the
light of the evidence as they viewed
It and resolved all doubt upon the
question of premeditation and deliberation
in favor of the defendant, if
fuiltv, I think he deserves the full
limit of the law.'*
Tiie prisoner was called upon at the
|a.il'after the verdict. He was very
pleasant to the reporter, but did not
care to talk of his case. . .
The crime of which James E. Wi!? *V
ox was found guilty is alleged to
lave been committed at Elizabeth
Jity. N. C., on Dec. 20, 1901. He had
.? n,? ? ? ^
HV unu iivuic (n nna uropBey M
itirl when leaving at 11 o'cloek at
night called the girl out into the hall. * **.
riiis was the last seen of her alive. v.
ller body was found in the river 300 1 ?
tards from her home thirty-seven days
ater. and a slight bruise was found
>n h<t hpr>d , 'ii'.cii -jo the tneory V
advanced by the State that she had ?
been hit with a blunt instrument ar.d
thrown into the stream. The evi
deuce against Wilcox was e'.rcumstan- '
tial. lie was convicted of murder in
the second degree at the tirst hearing
ast March in Elizabeth City, but on
vClTr! ?,demonstration in the
xuirt during tlie mai a new inUl" anted
and the ease moved to an ad(lining
CO(inij>. -xvrcr,,.??-. .?
lie case the second time was comxised
of eleven white men and one
legro. .Five of the former are (Juak;rs.
A Hrot tier's Tribute.
The followiag card was published
it the head of the editorial column in
The State the day after the death of
Mr. N. (J. Gonzales:
The knightly soul of the brave man,
oyal friend and devoted brother whose
tame has graced these columns since
Lhe birth of The State 12 years ago
nas crossed the river and the paths
liis willing feet have trod shall know
aim no more. Hut 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
uvonis aim nce?s.
To die f<?r his State, even by the
loathly haml that struck him down,
was sweet to him. During the four
lays of mortal agony that followed his
cruel wounding no words save those
>f love and sympathy for his bereaved
kindred passed his lips. He died with
His face to Hod, a gentleman unafraidWith
heavy hearts his work is taken
up by those who loved hin* well, and
in his name The State is pledged anew
to tlie principles for which he gave
his lire.
AMHKOSE K. GONZaLKS.
The Verdict,
Less than one hundred persons, including
jury, lawyers and witnesses,
heard the contusion of the inquest
concerning the killing of Mr. Gonzales,
in t lie llichland county court room
Thursday night. Solicitor J. W.
Thurmond and ex-Attorney General
0. Duncan liellinger, who has been
called in to assist the prosecution, and
Mr. 0. L. 1 (lease, who is said to be of
counsel for the defense, were present
Dut bid hot participate in the proceedings.
C'lorlr l,f Cn.ll-1 I r,no? Ctoln
Senators ltrown and Talblrd, J. F.
Sims, A. (J. LaMotte and County Physician
A. 1$. Knowlton were the witnesses
examined. The jury found tlie
following verdict:
"We. the jury, find that the deceased.
N. G. Gonzales, came to his
death from a gunshot wound at the
hand of James II. Tillman on the
fifteenth of January, 1903."
They were out less than five minutes
after retiring.
A \Vil?l I lace.
Twenty-seven loaded cars of the
Denver and llio Grande coal train
broke away while the train was pulling
into a switch at Red Narrows,
Utah, and ran wild for seven miles
down a steep grade to Thistle junction.
All the cars left the track and
were smashed to kindling wood.