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^ The Batesburg Advocate. VOL 111. BATESBURG,S.C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1903. NO. 1 THE NEW GOVERNOR. An Impobing Ceremony in the State House at Columbia. HEYWOOD IS CHIEF MAGISTRATE The Iiiuuciiriil Ceremony Wan Simplicity ItMeif, Hut the Crowd Wns liAr^e ami the hlnthusiuHiti Croat. Wednesday Governor 1>. C. I leywood, of Colleton County,was inaugurated into the high oltlce to which "the people called him last Summer. There was i o ostentation or great display? there was not even a band of music, as is quite common on such occasions. It was a thoroughly Democratic inauguration hy a Democratic people in a Democratic manner. And after all it is not so much the manner as it is the man in the inauguration. The oatli of oitice was administered to Duncan Clinch 1 lev ward, a man of refinement. a man of honor, of uprightness of character, in a word a gentleman. TilK OOVKUMOK'8 AKK1VAL. At half-past 12 o'clock Governorelect Hey ward, accompanied by li is family and his brother, Walter Izard Hey ward, with Col. Walter II. Hunt and J. J. Gentry, arrived at the State House. They were met by the special committees from the House and the Senate and escorted to the Governor's otllee. Here they were received by Governor and Mrs. McSweency and Secretary A till, with Mrs. Aull. After a pleasant meeting lasting about ten minutes tl e ladles were escorted to the hall of the House of Representatives. where the inaugural ceremonies were to take place, now crowded to overflowing, standing room only on the floor 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 both Governors immediately in front of the Speaker's desk, on l>oth sides of the centre aisle. Mrs. 1> (\ Hey ward was escorted by Mr. Walter I z ird IIeyward, Mrs. McSweenev by Mr. J. E. Norment.Mrs. Aull by Seen t try Aull, followed by Misses Katharine and May Heyward, Mr. and Mrs. Haskell, Miss Johnson and Masters 1 >. ('. Heyward, Jr., and Alexander Heyward. Mrs. Heyward and Mrs. M< Sweeney. hnt.h rhfirmlnir t.vnng .if' I Hi* vvnii nn i\f .#.-V */.*?? ? VHV " ""'V.H *?? South Carolina, occupied together the r^otyont^jeah^jn the main ais ;>ik[ werITim!ensffllBHBBeM<d in the entire proceeding, in which their husbands! took such a conspicuous pari. AN lMl'OSINU AI'MIKM K The handsome hall was tilJ d with an imposing gathering of I in people of Columbia and the Stat It was thought by many friends >>f Governor lleyward that the crowd might bo small to the uncertainty regarding the date and hour of the e< re monies. The weather, loo, was must unfavorable, until the very last moments, hot these things did not nrni to interfere with the attendance. Columbia, of course, contributed a largr 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 members of the Senate were obliged to remain standing. When these dignitaries marched in to take part in the ceremonies all available spare had been occupied for some time, many people coming more than an hour ahead of I time in order to secure places during | the inaugural. I TIIE tNAPot I;AI. l'AltTY k arrived in the hull punctually and in the following order: The Governor-elect, 1>. C. lleyward. with Senator G. W. Hrown. Governor M. It. MeSweeney, with Representative .1. It. Coggcshall. Lieutenant Governor-elect .lohli. T. 1 Sloan, with Senator .1. K. lVurifoy. Chief Justice Y. .1. Pope, with liepresentativc W. L. Muuldin. Associate Justice Ira It. Junes, with > ? i,... I.' II A nil ivcyicacmu.. ... ... ....... Associate Justice ISugene B. Gary \vitl> Secretary of State M. it. Cooper. The Hon Jesse T. Cantt. with tin Hon 1U H. Jennings. The Hon I'. X. Hunter, with tin lion (I. D. Belingcr. The Hon A. YV. Jones, witli tin Hon J. 1'. Derliam. Gen. John I>. Frost, with Hen. J IV. Floyd. The Hon <>. Ii. Martin, with tin lion J. J. McMahan. THK INAt'Oi ltAI. I'KIIOONIKS. Upon arriving at the Speaker' stand President of the Senate John ( Sheppard announced the presence! o the Governor-elect and his party am that the Governor-elect was read to Ikj sworn into ollice. With thi statement Governor I ley ward am ( Chief Justice J'opc stepped forward one from the side of I'residen Sheppard and the other from the sid of Speaker Smith. Chief Justice Pop repeated the prescribed oath of olllc which Governor I ley ward repeated and at tlie conclusion Justice I'op declared that the oath of otlice ha been taken. Several in the part /congratulated Governor llcywar while he was arranging to begin hi inaugural address. When he bcga to speak there was a hush all ovo the hall. Misaddress, which is puhlisl cd in full elsewhere, was rccci\cd wit evident appreciation. At tlte conclusion of the add ret there was much applause. The Governor Hey ward stepped aside an President Sheppard announced tin the Lieutenant Governor was preset and ready to besworm into office. Th was done by Chief Justice I'oi L whereupon Lieutenant Governor Joliu T. Sloan took charge of the joint assemply and announced that the purposes of the assembly having been concluded it was dissolved and the Senators wouul return to their chamber. A few moments after the ceremonies, when the grave seigneurs had returned totht Senate chamber,Speaker Smith's gavel fell, adjourning the House. The new State oil!', rs were warmly congratulated, no sincere greetings being given than * *re those coming from the ?.Hirers who?e for r places were now vacated. A eoriTL.AH OOVKH'.OK. Governor Heyward carried to his new otlice a splendid bouquet of pink carnations, tied with yards of handsome pink satin rihb.iu, presented by some young ladies. lie was accompanied by throngs of friends, who were enthusiastically shaking his hands and extending good wishes. K-ipecially gratifying to him must have been the large number of ladies and gentlemen who were present from Walterboro, liis native town, and from Colleton, whose magnificent vote for this popular son, was a record-breaker. Governor Heyward received many congratulatory telegrams, and special delivery letters also, immediately hefore and after the inanguaration. The contents of these highly appreciated marks of interested friendship were out of the usual order. sincere ana earnest in tnecorolai expression of t he hope t hat his administration may l>e all that his friends so fervently desire. THE (lOVEItXOIt'K ltKCEPTION. The entire Gubernatorial party, with otlicial escorts, repaired to the ottice of the Governor, where an impromptu reecptiou was held, the ladies also being present. Many well brown politicians and ex-politicians took occasion to pay their respects, and the flow of visitors kept up for some dine. The newly elected State officers and th?'ir vivos were prominent among these visitors. Among the numerous eongr.itul.itions showered upon Governor Key ward were many | sincere expressions of genuine appreciation gi wii to I -r ner Governor ; McSveeney tor his faithful, business| like administ rat ion. The first official act of (J rvemor lleyward was to sign the coinn i ? i u I of Secretary of Stale .(esse 1. Gantt. i Mr. Gantt's commission war Signed by ! the retiiiog Secretary of S ate, Mr. j M. II. Cooper. Mr Gantt then issued the commissions to the other State officers, all of whom took charge of theii offices to-day. m CdIIIwIoii. j lend collision that occured on the I Great Northern five miles west of Chiwakutu. Washington. An extra from Skj'shomisli loaded with lumber and there cars containing laborers, ran into a rotary snow plow killing or \ injuring all of twenty live workmen, Ten ears are piled up in a heap with nine victims of the wreck slill underneath. < hlly two e-cape l and they u?r? t lii-ovvii luiili v inl tin' air. land thirty feel away upon 'a* emhanktiK*Mt.. Tin* in<*n wen* in their hunks asleep when t lie aeeiflent oecin red. A S(riek<-ii ' itv. The otllcial bulletin from Ma/.atlan, Mexico, covering the twenty-four hours ending at t? I*. M. Friday, gives tile number of deaths from the plague as two in the citv and three in the ! hospital. There were eight new eases j during the period and seven patients were reported to he in a dying . ondiI tion The streams of emigration from the stricken city continues and everyone who lias the means and can get permission from the health authorities is leaving. < >nl.v a few families of means remain and these arc preparing to leave. Were KeinarrlcU. i I Lieut Frederick W. (Ireenleaf, wh< was in charge of the Fnited State.* hranek of the by drographic otlice at Savannah, (la., died NVednesdaj ; morning. Mr. (ireenleaf lias been it the service for many years, lie wa; i prominently known in Augusta, (la., where he and his wife had spent , i several seasons. Mr. (Ireenleaf was divorced from his wife while it 1 Augusta, txit a few days ago, upon j learning that death was near, the] . were re married here in the eit hospital. A <4>iioer < U?se. Mrs. Kartoma Littiama, a marriei woman who lives with her htishatu and children at Vateshoro, Wed ties' clay evening shot, and killed Sant< : Mar/.is, who entered her home an< I assaulted her. Mrs. Littiama is ; 1 I>1 - iill ifoI woman 40 ve:irs of aue. lie fore sherame to this country she me j Mar/.is, w ho fell in love with her. Shi I came to this country with her tins v baml Marzis followed. and kept ii| s his suit. The woman still refused hi ?l advances until the alTair culminate) ; in a tragedy. t I W ill >lnrk Uravi'H, i' At Washington the Senate commit e ; tee on military affairs Thursday 01 e i rlered a favorable report on the bil I. i introduced by Senator For iker apprt i" ; priatiiiK'from the National treasur d I fur the erection of headstones to mar v t he graves of Confederate soldiei d buried in the North. The amount t is | Im- used for this purpose was placed a n $2(10,000, at the .surest ion of Seen r tary 11'Kit. A Mysterious AfTuir. Two Assures in the earth aboi; <s ! ttiree feet deep and a few inches will ii running for the distance of a i|iiarte (I of a mile, are t he only evidence of it mysterious explosion which shoo it Whit man, Mass.. just before da\ 1 ivfI is Thursday morn in if. The houses rocl )(. ed violently. A STRONG PAPER. Governor Heyward's Inaugural Delivered to the Legislature. A PLAIN, PRACTICAL ADDRESS. Pull (it* Pollution SriiNC, and tJon?e?|iic ntly of Sound Statesmanship. Concerning l*ut>lic Mattcrn. The following is the full text of Gov. Hey ward's inaugural address: Members of the General Assembly and my Fellow Citizens: Under our form of Government, the t>niii/> (if * tin luwnilo ?l? elinfnmn n<) too I viv-v wi (IIU pv. UJMV i.-f nupi unu nv. , have met together to-day to carry out i the wishes of the people of this State, i as expressed at the recent election. i in t lie providence of Cod, it lias fall- < en to my lot to be called from t he quiet i walks of life to assume in this manner and in t his presence the high and honorable office of Governor or South Carolina. In doing so I am almost over whelmed by a sense of the great re- ' sponsihilities which 1 have now as- ! sinned; but even beyond this is my sense of gratitude for the great honor 1 done me by the people of inv State. I am mindful of the fact that the truly 1 great gifts of life ever involve the most solemn responsibilities, and when ' they come as the expression of the manhood of a Commonwealth,involving t be select ion of a Chief Magist rate of a people whose heritage is as proud as that of any people upon this earth? whose history is a glorious record of patriotism, virtue and achievement 1 well, indeed, may he upon whom this honor fal's stand silent in contcmplation of the sacred responsibilities which his people have placed upon 1 him. The honor you have bestowed \ upon me is such as would till the heart of any man with deepest grat itude a gratitude that should call forth the ' most sacred loyalty of a South Caroliman to Sout h Carolinians. ' To meet these responsibilities, to ' execute t lie various and onerous duties | of my office to give my time, my i t houghts and my every endeavor to ' the service of my Stale?1 feel would ] indeed be a poor recompense to my people for the trust and confidence they place in me. I lreg, my count ry1 men, that you will al.ow my feelings on I his occasion to speak to you of a heart tilled with love for Sout h Cart-j Una and for South Carolinians -let j1 l hem speak to you, for me, of a dovot ion to the welfare of our State,which. | with your continued t rust and help.! < will endure all things to achieve this I end; let them speak to you of"a deter- j | initiation to know no higher ambit ion |1 i than to labor for the bes' interests <?r i i all I he people of Sou^^^olina. |l i 1 I teen ;n i t letnar^^H^^^^^^^^H to Si>u11) Carolina Democrats iHHV county and from almost ever^Tneci^^^" o! <1111 Slate. Our fellow Democrats of | * South Carolina came together as < I brethren, and this can have butono > I meanint; a deep and koiy meaning ( I wliit i- tui i possibly augur other than i si, truest and highest thing* i our dear old State. 1 ask ' you ail, each and every one of you, to | stand by nir in the administ rat ion of . ' tlie high duties ol this olliee even as J you have manifested this spirit t?y your voles. 1 need your help and your contidence now more ttian ever before, j and 1 prav you all to let our common , laliors of love and devnt ion as hret tiren ; tuny forever factionalism is South j i Carolina. Til K NKOKO l'KOHLE.M. I'olit ical conditions in our State are | such that we can look to the future 'with every degree of contidence and encouragement. Racial problems, I which have sorely beset and hindered ] I us in the past, have during the last j j decade reached such solutions as will go far towards advancing the interests i of both races. Our white citizens are as they should be- in undisputed possession of every department of our State, county anil municipal government. While this naturally gives us - great cause for rejoicing, it should at. t he same t iine make us deeply sensible ,; of the fact that it is incumbent upon > . lis to enact and to so administer laws j v when enacted that the humblest citizens -he they white or black can look j to those laws for the protection of life, I i liberty and property. It is only l>v s acting in this spirit, and under the) Hi vine guidance of II i in who holds us all, State and Nation, in the hollow of s llis hand, that the great problem 'which confronts the people of the ' South, and especially the people of 1 South Carolina, can be rightly and ti<' ' nally solved. Hradually the colored man is awakening to the fact that the white man of i he Sunt h whose land he tills, and ! from whom in various ways he derives ' his entire livelihood, is at last his lies t 1 and truest friend: and instead of seek - iiiK to attain political ollice, he is now > devot ing himself to t hose occupations 1 I for which by nature he is most tit ted, t and in the pursuit of which alone he can advance his own material interests, and in so doing t he best interests 1 Of his State. MtCIl I MINK, MIIIIK TO UK IMiNK. I In connect ion wit h this political conl* i (lit ion it is fullyassigniticant and quite * as grat ifying to add that our indusil t rial condit ions were never s<i sat isfactory as they are lo-day. In agriculture j and especially in manufactures. South Carolina has taken such strides that - j the attention of the outside world is - i upon us. wnue we ran congrai uuue I) j ourselves upon this however, rcmeniboring t hut there is still so much to ? j he done we cannot atTord to rest here, k I South Carolina, though one of the ., j original thirteen States, has fully ones halt of its great resources vet. undcvel<? oped. it No one douhts the truth of the '-statement that t he general prosperit y i of a State is dependent primarily upon i its farming interests,whichestaldishes I the fact that a government should, in it 'every way possible, foster and protect I,, t his greatest of all industries. The ,r I steady, persistent work of the farmer is not blazoned forth to the world in ' meaningless flattery, but the result of 1 this faithful lalnu most forcibly gives 11 i!? own speech to the universe. The <- total value of the cotton crop alone | tells of a mighty business interest L A jne of the greatest in the world. The tobacco crop of South Carolina, financially considered, means now many millions of pounds and some millions if dollars. The great aggregate value jje if all of our field crops shows the mighty strength and influence for which it stands, not only in dollars and cents, hut in t he greater necessities of human life and existence,which UTO supplied from this source,and from XI this source alone. And, my countrymen, greatest of all, here is the home the countless homes?thousands and thousands of which are scattered over <ir 3tir fertile fields. These home-builders and horae-suitainers, each in his own 1 luiet way, are sending forth to the world influences that are to lie seed ror the sower and bread for the eater ror ages to come, even as they have been through past years of faithful toil. 1 am glad to notice that scien- < lltio aid to the farmer now commands on the attention of our National Government. We of South Carolina should cet llso do this.Just as far as may lie urac- lit' bicubic. Clemson College stands now | ?r. ru 11 v equipped and nourishing, as the nucleus for even broader and more di- a(* versified work, and thus for greater th results. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT. j. Our industrial development, too, ihows tremendous and striking ad- Ku vance when we briefly consider tfie figures shown in our manufacturing ev institutions. The establishment of a ^ million-dollar cotton mill, upon safe ;md sure lines, is no longer an uucom- J mon occurrence in South Carolina. an After the war we were desolated no Dne thought of manufactories. Some wa years later we made a feeble begining. fai Without going into details now, for frt (his is unnecessary, it need only to be th stated that South Carolina always in u s the forefront?hies here made a most , * wonderful record. She now stands sec- _ Dnd highest in these United States in cai the value of her cotton mill industry, wit h a rat io of increase second to none, in Po the men who have made this mag- oh niticent record wo owe much. This Is wt tlue to the presidents and oRieers j,u whose ability and whose money have |in made tliis achievement and also to the operatives whose time and whose skill . have accomplished what these alone can do. The great captains of this in "is Justry have permanent ly and upjii the hi: firmest basis established t heir reputa- ela lions, and in so doing the reputation th ;>f their State also, in this modern and j cj, progressive work. mj THE STATE'S UESOUKCES. j{) Inabiief survey of general condi- j1(J tions?for it is not expedient to atteinpt more now? again is t here reason r.._ .. : . ,.:r. . ... Ill iui tou^iui ui.ii mil. ^til u11* *> K 111 n 1 u | us have been of bounteous bestowal in ' ' every respect. Almost every crop can te be grow11 here becauso of our fertile I re tie las and superb climate. In quantity j br and variety of valuable timber we Sj, have no superior, but our fast disap-^., pcaring forests should, not, ^njy he- i ' " cause of then increasing jlhsie ,s'' worth, but for the all im sons which ^PIPPIPVBSofi uTTi i n , Wvetbo utmost cm and Jajjli. <>f our lawmakers, .'Ha stNfcrs ;LS, should be taken 1 Uinc < , JRbir pres--^^ rvation. Korst. . raising, attain, our lands and elimate leave nothing' to b?^ r,,f lesired, and this industry well de-1cx< serves our most careful attent ion. sld AN IMMIORATION 1IUKKAU We have wealth in minerals, from the granite foundations of our bills j s,r' tod the phosphatic deposits of our ge over rivers, to t lie richest and best an producing gold mines east of the pa llocky* Mountains. The abundant pa water power of South Carolina, divert- ! ^.j| lm! from quenching the thirst ol wild ,, and dotnest ie animals, is now turning ' thousands of factory wheels and spindies, with the power for thousands ('11 more. Surely these are good reasons K1 why prospective home-seekers should Ca desire aut bent ic detailed information ch concerning this favored land. In this ch direct connection, would it not Ik* well to look into the advisability of having j 1 an immigration commission or bureau, j ' to give official and accurate information to those seeking such knowledge? j Pr 1 know of no better way of advertising ' it. these great advantages than through in expositions. The World's Fair, to he ! t?l< held next year at St. Louis, will atford ! Iu. an excellent occasion for the display of the resources of our State, and! i ' trust that the (feneral Assembly will carefully look into the merits of this : rii opportunity, and see to it that South j Carolina is properly represented. The j K: cost involved will he comparatively I) small the Itenetits to he derived can-1 tli not l)e estimated. j p, l.KTNKW IS81KS HE AVOIUKD. [ (Ji I >,,r Mti'i it, t,, rkAl i t l,.;i I />An(ll. I' i. .......f, ?-? |.w..?.v... . w tions, it might he said that the cam-|U paign of last summer was remarkable | .It in thai it was almost devoid of issues, j || those seeking the suffrages of their! a| fellow cit izens confining themselves to |' an endorsement of quest ions looking to the enlightenment of the people, t lie i e material upbuilding of our State and 1): the development of its resources. The 1 campaign certainly developed the fact, di I am glad to sav. that upon all funda-1 g; mental principles our people are; rr agreed, in view of this, and also of Ml Lite fact that the. State, as I have al- p, ready said, is advancing in every way, i its people living in contentment, ttie | farmers having harvested satisfactory P' crops, our business interests being on d< a sound basis, new enterprises being lo undertaken each year, giving employ- (J ment to labor, and adding to our gencr- ai al prosperity, i deem it best for us not to attempt the consideration of any new measures which might be 1 calculated to disturb existing condt- P tions. Rather Should WO discuss and c< I give our attention to matters, the H proper solution of wltich must in-1 it evitably add to our general welfare. : fi rUIU-IC KDUt'ATlON. C( 1 Prominent in scope and meaning i t for any people, and especially for the I whites of Sout h Carolina, should ho ; b the great snhject of education. On!" such an occassion as this only tlie Lj most important points can ho touched! , upon important details having of ' j necessity to he omit ted. A Common- jc weait h can have no greater source of i a pride, no greater glory and no surer j n I guarantee of t he stability of its inst it 11-1 0 j t ions, than is afforded by an educated e I and enlightened citizenship. The | c I educat ion of a people should he ineasur- t ' ed by its breadth its diffusion among . the masses. It should not lie confined , to certain classes, hut universal in its ^ Continued on uujje 4.1 1 C0LU31B1A WEEPS iath a Mound of Lovliest Flowers, Emblems of Affection, IE KNIGHTLY GONZALES REST. eat Out pouring of the People l?c.Hpltc un Icey, I?ri/./.llng Haiti. Itusiiiess l>y Pommon Consent Suspended. On the level summit ??f a lofty hill the northwestern side of Kim wood uetery is a new made grave. A tie apart and beyond a line of other ives that seems to mark the steady vance of tile Great Destroyer, for e farther ground remains for those be ealled later, one fancies it a ting spot for the mortal part of a ardiun spirit to sleep. There Tuesday, as the gloom of eningsoftly fell, while a misty rain illed all earth with sorrow, loving nds tenderly laid our brave friend d chief, beneath the hill and about over its everlasting rocks, moan the iters of the Congaree. From the away mountains of the blue Kidge, mi the billowy hills of the lMedmont, ey bear the everlasting requiem of itricken people's grief and onward spelling to a profounder note they rry it to the sea. In truth it is a fitting spot, below the distant south tall factory imneys lift themselves to tell of lat his brain and work achieved to ild this fair city on larger and jader and ever broadening plans, teir smoky pinions day by day soar avenward with the story of what > unswerving faith has wrought for s beloved Columbia. No sound of mging discords of human life reach e sacred place and there above, yet j >se by. the mighty river (lowing; id way through Carolina and teacli{ her people their common brother- j od lie rests in peace. Tile funeral of Mr. Gonzales at 4 dock Tuesday afternoon, held from i -inity Episcopal church was at- 1 n led by one of the largest and most prcsentalivc assemblages ever ought together upon such an ocou- j in. It is estimate'! that, about l,f?00 uple packed every available foot of ace in the building. ine:u ling aisles, sUktric and galicrn> In addition to ese several hundred, f the Id and freezing [alp, si ou the | fitllbl , ; I wici,- f )>.> cArvInn 'U ?t tie sliiKle exception ??r that of I1! " .? i:ust April mi larger ,as 1,000 so*'11 .tf it fttnand none more reo<entati\e or tiw ?<?jr ?n,| The ceding S.'vcrit y of th w -atuui ci "t Icred, it was remarkable, linv. McSweeney, ex-Cow Sheppard, e president pro tempore <>t the State late. most of the members of the neral assembly and St ate oilicers d scores of leading men from every rt of the State were present. Newsper men from Charleston, (Jreen- | le, Sumter. Laurens, Newberry and her larger towns attended. All busiss places in Columbia were closed xing the funeral hours. Itishopj llson Capers of the diocese of South xolina, assisted by ttie lie v. Chur- , iil Satterlee, rector of Trinity | urch. and Uev. 1 ?r. Samuel M. nith, pastor of the First I'reshyrian church of Columbia otlleiated. The line of vehicles in the funeral ocession stretched furtive blocks, was headed by a carriage containg four of the active pall bearers, ise associates of Mr. Gonzales in his wspaper work. The hearse followed and afterwards came the remaining ill hearers, family and friends in earAges. The honorary pall hearers were: x-Associate Justice A. C. Haskell, r I U' Itulio/u.L- uiin?rilit?nHAiil <if ic State hospital for the insane: rof. It. Means Davis of the South irolina College; State Senator and x-Secretary of State .1. <.;. Marshall: r. M. \V. Taylor; John 1'. Thomas, W. II. Lyles, Charles Kills, Julius . Walker, and John A. Crawford, 1 residents of Columbia. The active ill hearers were ten members of the lltorial. business and mechanical detriments of The State. Floral tributes were sent from inviduals, cities, newspapers and orinizalions all over this State and oni beyond the State. No greater umber or more elaborate has ever ?en known in thcState. The funeral service was most imressive arid the great concourse was jcply and manifestly alTectcd. The sson from the 1.1th chapter of 1st orinthians was read by Dr. Smith ud the prayers were said by Mr. Satirlee. Filtering the church and pre ding the cortege the bishop at the roper time just before the rite was included at the church, pronounced art of t he committal, later eoncludlg it at the grave. This variation om the usual order was made on aciunt of the severe weather condi ions. The hymns sung during the service y the choir and congregation were: Lead Kindly Light." "Nearer My rod to Thee" and "Ahide Willi Me." it the conclusion of the latter, the asket was again placed in the hearse nd taken to Kim wood cemetery, oik iilie and a half distant, a large part f the assemblage attending the fun ral party. There the services wen oncludcd and the interment made he bishop pronouncing the bcnedic ion. At thegravc, "Asleep in Jesus,' 'Jesus Lover of My Soul" and "Peace Perfect Peace," were sung by tin hoir, and a quartette from the Mu surgia, which offered its services, sweetly rendered "God Be with You Till We Meet Again," and, finally, "Goodnight." Then Mr. Asher P. Browne of The State softly blew taps on the bugle. The Metropolitan club and Capital Lodge, No. 10, K. of P., both of which Mr. Gonzales was a member, attended In a body. The members of the Metropolitan club after the service in the church, marched to the cemetery in the procession. The occasion was the second in the history of Columbia In which business lias !jeen entirely suspended. A very beautiful Moral tribute of American Beauty roses was sent, bv lvliior Alfred B. Williams of the Richmond News. It will be recalled that Mr. Gouzales1 first newspaper work was on the Greenville News when Mr. Williams was editor. i lie Metropolitan club's Moral offering was a strikingly handsome one. It was a beautiful design elaborately executed. The Moral design sent by the employes of The State was a face simile of the front page of the paper worked out in a back ground of carnations with the lettering in black immortelles. The words, "The State." appeared at the top, the turned column 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 by all with whom he came in contact, was an ottering from the colored porters of the Metropolitan club. There were hundreds of Moral tributes from the people of Columbia and elsewhere. The above was writen by Mr. W. W. liall. A SEVERE EARTHQUAKE SHOCK Felt in Several I'nrt* of ihe State Friday Night. A distinct earthquake shock was felt in Charleston, Summerville, Orangeburg, Columbia and other parts of the State on Friday night a few minutes after eight o'clock. The News and Courier of Saturday says "an earthquake shock, which was preceded by a rumbling noise, was felt in Charleston at 8.11 o'clock last night. The same shock was felt in Savannah, Augtiiti, Columbia and all intermed ate points. There was no damage, however, and there is no probahi ity that another will come. According to the olllcial repor from Observer Jesunofsky there was one pronounced shock, which was followed by at least ten vibrations, lasting six seconds. Mr. Jesunofsky said that be beard the accompanying noise very distinctly at^d that it ce'seh < ;\v. vr.c v.i shock. The dlnV'tion of the. shock was from west--north west and it disappeared t?e-?ar<l the south-south^ ^ ^ "Telegrams iT'in M I'thhUiiMxaid that oV'tliai' j'.-MK:,. .'J1.:' u,rlr:). '1,e i)0?l>K' them rushed out of doors. At Tybee it was stronger than in Savannah. Augusta made an early report of the disturbance and messages from isiackville. Ivingville and oilier points, incluiiug Columbia,stated that the roar frightened the people more than the quivering of the earth. A telephone message from Suraincrville made it appear that the shock there occurred twelve minutes after it was felt in Charleston. Mr. .lesuonfsky said that this was evidently a mistake, as the movement could not have been that slow. This discrepancy was probably due to some dillerence in clocks. "There is no necessity for alarm," said Mr. desunofsky Friday night. "The shook was distinct and the noise was loud enough to be heard anywhere. ! These slight tremors are felt all the ! time, but they are barely strong enough to make an impression. Of course the one Friday night was hard enough for everybody to feel it, but j it was probably the last." The Columbia State of Saturday says "lost Friday night ats;ii o'clock as recorded by the instrument in the 1'nited States weather bureau here a ; decided earthquake shock was felt here. It was very perceptible hi lioth i the city and the suburbs. It lasted ; from .*> to lu seconds and in some portions of the city residents began to leave their houses. It was only a few ' minutes after tiie shock before telephone bells rang from dilferent portions 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'arkv "Meanwhile Hashes came over the wire telling of the shock being felt ii ( ii:irl<"Oi>ii luiriivtri Savannah anr elsewhere. The State called up Summcrville oil the long distance 'photic and obtained the information thai tlie shock had been quite heavy there but it had not done any damage sofa! as reported. This is the lirst time it ' some years that there has been such ? pronounced earthquake shock in thi | part of the world and it naturally oc l casioned an unusual amount of con ! cern in all parts of the city far mor than its severity warranted. "About 10 o'clock Friday nigh there were wild rumors as to the ef feet of the shock in Charleston. I.ik lire the report ran over the city tha Charleston had been half submerge 11 by a tidal wave. The State vcr soon had telephonic communicatior The news was to the effect that ther , had been a distinct shoc-k, followed b , ten vibrations, and accompanied by rumbling noise. It was from nortl ' west southward and lasted about si , seconds. No damage was done an i the people were not as much distilrbc ' as by shocks that have occurred froi . tl.nc to time in recent years, ltepor received at Charleston indicated tha the shock was more severe at Tc Mike Hill and at Savannah, gatherir strength as it moved southward." k WILCOX GUILTY Of Murder in the Second Degree and Gels Thirty Years at HARD LABOR IN PENITENTIARY. The .Iu<Ik<> ConHidered the Verdict i t'liiiritable to the Defendant. fJave IIitn the Full Liinilt ol the Daw. After being out for twenty hours, the Jury in the Wilcox murder case at llertfort, N. C., at 2 o'clock Thursday evening, returned a verdict of murder in the second degree and the defendant was sentenced to the pei.itentiary for thirty years, the full limit of the law. Wilcox's attorneys gave notice that an appeal will be takeu to the supreme court. The prisoner will be 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'cloek Thursday night that it desired that the charge be repeated to them. This was done Friday morning at y;30 o'clock. In sentencing the prisoner, Judge W. B. Council said in part: "The jury have seen tit to return a verdict of murder in the second degree. 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 the 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 guilty, I think he deserves the full limit of the law.'* The prisoner was called upon at the jail 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!? *, cox was found guilty is alleged to 4have been committed at Elizabeth . Y City. N. C., on Dec. 20, 1001. He had called at the home of Ella Cropsey and when leaving at 11 o'clock at night called the girl out into the hall. This was the last seen of her alive. Her body was found in the river 300 I " yards from her home thirty-seven days later, and a slight bruise was found I Oti h??r h?>?.H, tc? \Me theory advanced by the State that she had ?? *" |< been hit with a blunt instrument and : thrown into the stream. The evidence against Wilcox was circumstantial. He was convicted of murder in the second degree at the tirst hearing last ft arch in Elizabeth City, but on ?,demonstration in the court during the tiiai a new inu.wanted and the case moved to an ad- ~ ? joining COIltiljr. -x-trc .,.? ? . the case the second time was composed of eleven white men and one negro. .Five of the former are Quakers. A Urol tier's Tribute. The following eard was published at the head of the editorial column in The State the day after the death of Mr. N. G. Gonzales: The knightly soul of the brave man, loyal friend and devoted brother whose name lias graced these columns since t hp birth of Thp 13 vasts ,*uyo lias crossed the river and the paths his willing feet have trod shall know hiin no more. Hut along their ways, from the seed lie sowed, llowers are blooming' and the air he loved to breathe, the air of his native State, is sweet with the incense of'his noble i words and deeds. To die for his State, even by the loathly band that struck him down, was sweet to him. During the four days of mortal agony that followed his 1 cruel wounding no words save those of love and sympathy for his bereaved kindred passed his lips, lie died with his face to Hod. a gentleman unafraid, With heavy hearts his work is taken up by those who loved bin* well, and in his name The State is pledged anew to the principles for which he gave | his life. Ambrose E. GonzaLEb. The Verdict, Less than one hundred persons, ineluding jury, lawyers and witnesses, ( heard the contusion of the Inquest I i concerning the killing of Mr. Gonzales, in the Bichland county court room , Thursday night. S<?licitor J. W. . Thurmond and ex-Attorney General G. Duncan Bellinger, who lias been J. called in to assist the prosecution, and j i Mr. C. L. 1 Mease, who is said to be of t ! counsel for the defense, were present . but bid hot participate in the proceeds ings. Cleric of Court J. Frost Walker, State * Senators Brown and Talbird, .1. F. ' Sims, A. G. LaMotte and County Bhyt sician A. B. Knowlton were the witnesses examined. The jury found the following verdict: ( "We, the jury, find that the defj 1 ceased, N. <1. Gonzales, came to his 'death from a irunshot wound at the v hand of.lames II. Tillman on the fifteenth of .January, 1903." \ They were out less than five minutes \ after retiring. (I ??? 1- A Willi Knee. v Twenty-seven loaded cars of the 1 Denver and llio Grande coal train broke away while the train was pulln ing into a switch at lied Narrows, j I'tah, and ran wild for seven miles down a steep grade to Thistle junclion. All the cars left the track and 'K were smashed to kindling wood.