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^ j ; ^ >p EDITOR OONZALES. A Bhoft biit Interesting Sket h of His Brilliant Life. HE WAS A SELF MADE MAN. A True Story that in Cull ot KncoiirtiKriiHMit to Every I'uor Young Man in tlie Country. Narclsco (?ener (Jonzales, editor of the State, at Columbia, who was shot by Lieut. Cov. James II. Tillman, was liorn August 1858, at KdinKsville. Lilisto ishiiirt He was the son of Ambrose .lose Gonzales, a native of Matanzas, Cuba, who with Narcisoo Lopez, began the struggle for Cuban independence in 1848. The elder Gonzales was one of the junta of tive members who declared the independence of the island, adopted the present Cuban Hag, and Organized the lirst filibustering expedition under Lopez, of which lie was second in command with the rank of brigadier general, lie was wounded at Cardenas, May, 20, 1850, after, which he was exiled under the sentence of death. In 1850 lie married Harriet iiutledge Elliott, youngest daughter of lion. William Elliott, of Meaufort. He served in the Confederate army as colonel and chief of artillery for the department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, under llcauregard, Hardee, Pcinberton and others, surrendering at Greensboro. During 1805 he was in charge of the artillery of Johnston's army. N. G. Gonzales was taught at home until he was 10 years of age. When he was 15 he attended a private school in Virginia for one year. He receiv ed no further education, bis family being ruined by the war. He worked as a laborer on a farm in Virginia, and for several years at the family homestead plantation in Colleton county. In 1875 he studied telegraphy, and from the summer of that year until the summer of ISTii be was em ployed as a telegraph operator at Varneville, Hampton county. In 18T<> he organized the lirst Democratic Club on the line of the Port Royal railroad, and was a campaign correspondent for the Charleston Journal of Commerce, the straight out Democratic organization of that time. In the fall of 1877 he obtained a position as night operator for the Atlantic Gulf railroad, later the Plant system, and now the Atlantic Coast Lino, at Savannah. A year later he was made operator and railroad clerk at Valdoptu, Ga. lie left Valdosta in June, 1880, on the invitation of A. It. Williams, whom he had met in the campaign of 187(1, and who had then just assumed charge of the Greenville Daily News, to serve in the position of local reporter for that paper. He left Greenville on August 5, 1880, to begin service with the Charleston News and Courier as its regular correspondent at Columbia. He con^ tinued in this position _uulil October., ?? ?1881, when he was sent to Washington act as its special correspondent in the exciting year following the death of President Gartieid. lie was present at the Giteau trial and execution and the long session of the Forty-seventh - ' Congress. In A gust. 1S82, he was transferred to Charleston and placed on the editorial statT of the News and Courier, with the understanding that he was ultimately to become t lie editor of the paper. I tut a few months latter, owing to a misunderstanding, lie was sent back to Columbia, where, in iss.i, he organized the News and Courier bureau, and continued in charge of its news and business departments until the election of benjamin II. Tillman as Governor in 1891', reporting all the State campaigns and many famous trials in different parts of t lie State. His personal and political antagonism to Gov. Tillman indisposing him to have such relations with the State's chief executive as the policy of the News and Courier required, lie resigned his position on that paper to take effect upon the close of the administration of Gov. Itichurdson. At that time lie intended to leave the State and thought of taking up newspaper work in toe Hawaiian Islands. lie was. however, urged to remain in Columbia and become the editor of a paper representing the views of the opponents of Tillman. This lie agreed to do, and, with his brother, Ambrose E. Gonzales, lie secured Unnecessary capital to start the State of which newspaper lie was elected editor and manager. He purchased the plant, selected the force and organized the ollice of the State, beginning publication on February 18, 1891. After two years he gave up the supervision of the husini*iiR ripiKirl.mcnl Iml !,?? i.,..,..1 control of the news and cditoria departments of the State. Though for a nnnilter of years one of the foremost political figures in South Carolina, Mr. (Son/ales has never held olllce. 11 is interest in the cause of the independence of his father's native land led him, soon after t he opening of the revolution, in I so:., to oiler his scrv- 1 ices to the insurgents in the lield. They were declined on the ground that lie could he of greater aid to the cause in his editorial position. before the declaration of war he- i tween the I'nited States and Spain he i sought the means of taking up Cuba's cause on the soil of the island,but was disappointed. A few days after the I declaration of war he went to Tampa, where he was appointed a tirst lieu- I tenant on the stall of ("Jen. lOmllio ' Nunez of the Cuban army, then pre-j (' paring an expedition for the relief of , (Jen. Maximo (Jomez, in Central Cuba. , This expedition could not get trans- < portatlon until .1une 20. when it sailed < from Tampa in two steamers, the I Florida and the I'anita, with a con-' v voy, the Peotia. The expedition was t wo weeks in making a landing, being repulsed at , two points by the Spaniards, but on c July J, 181)8, succeeding in disembark- t ing at Palo Alta, on the South ('oast e of Cuba, a few ratles West of the central trochai The next day Gen. 1 Gornefc Was found and relieved. After six weeks of extreme hardship and privation, earn pa i going northward ulon^ the trooha, during | which lie participated in the attack ' of the fortified town of Moron, at the ! northern! of the trocha, Mr. Gonzales j learned that the war was over, lie at: onee pri cured his discharge and em-! barked for home in an expeditions \ schooner, which after various adven- j tures reached Key West, Florida, 0111 September 1, 1HW8. Mr. Gonzales was married to MissI Lucy I tar ron, of ManuiUK, on Novem-! ber 1 >. 1901. A STRONG PAPER. [Continued from page first. | .1 IJ - " n-uuiiin, II suuilHI UU I'uinmuil (() illl. The education of the ehlldrenof South Carolina?of tach and every child in South Carolina their being taught in a systematic manner, with school terms long enough to be bcnetieial, within neat and comfortable school houses, deriving instruction from competent and Cod-fearing teachers this should be a subject near to the hearts of those in whose hands arc placed the control and regulation of our government Here a serious problem confronts the white people of our State. According to the reports of the Superintendent of Education for several years past, it is shown that more negro children than whites arc attending our public schools. Do our white people realize what this means for t lie fut ure? l>o they realize that if they allow their children to grow up in ignorance, the Constitution of their State?a Constitution of their own making and adoption will, later, on, deny the ballot to their sons? Such a catastrophe is against all of our traditions, and it can and must lie prevented by an awakening among our people to the exigencies of the situation, a tirm determination on their part to remedy it. If necessary, any sacrifice should lie made on t lie part of parents in order that t heir children might lake advantage of the educational faclitics afforded them by tlie State. The Constitut ion of our State, recognizing the fact that our entire educational system is founded upon the common schools, lias undertaken to "provide a liberal system of free public schools for all children between the ages of t> and 21." There is no more important consideration lie fore the people of South Carolina than is contained in this clause of the Constitution. It has a meaning all its own a meaning for which there can lie no substitute, and it commands and should receive the hearty and individual sanction of us all. Let there be the best common schools we enn .-iiim-a in every community and district, wit.ii well built schools houses, longer school terms, competent and better puid teachers, and in the work thus done our State will reap a rich reward. The fminers of our organic law, realizing that wealthy and populous communit ies could provide schools for themselves, while poorer and more thinly settled districts were not so fortunate, made it the duty of the Assembly to supplement t lie school funds of the latter, in order that all the children of the State may have an equal opportunity to acquire somewhat more than the rudiments of an education. For years the State has fostered its higher institut ions of learning, and my influence shall always be exerted to see that this is continued. The increased care arid attention given toour common school system, in years id come, will prove of incalculable value to all of our higher insititulions of learning. 1 si Wiothrop Clcmson, South Carolina College and the Citadel Academy a royal galaxy South Carolina lues much cause for pride, for these? institutions in their equipment and management are well worthy to he looked upon with pride by the people of any State. our comprehensive system of education is, also, 1 am glad to say, admirably assisted and made more complete by the faithful work annually accomplished in the various denominationalcolleges of our State. Tltl'STS ML'ST IIK IttCiiI*I.ATKI). While it is true that one of t lie greatest ditlicullics we have had to contend with in the development of the State has been our lack of capital, and while we should by legislation and other means encourage outside capital to come into the State and assist In building up our industries and develonine our ri'<nnri*?>< -mil in should make it feel assured that it will receive every protection that it can right fully claim, still capital should he made to understand that it is welcome only when it comes for the purpose of earning its legitimate interest in a fair and legitimate manner. We should have it understood that it cannot seek through great combinations and hoover-capitalization to create monopolies by means of which it can slide competition, paralyze individual effort, reduce wages and control prices to the det riment of t he public. 11 is true that great industrial combinations and powerful corporations are t lie order of the day and have become tixt uresin the business life of the count i v capable of wielding an immense power for good or for evil. Through skilled management. and possessing tlie ability to open up wider markets for the sale of their products, t hey arc capable of doing much good: nevertheless, tic fact remains that.l as usually conducted, their tendency) is decidedly harmful to t lie best interectsof the country, and their proper regulation and control through legislation is one of the greatest problems which to-dav confronts our law miLoi- I lioth Slate and Federal. A la lire majority of the States have | enacted laws defining monopolies and seeking to prevent their formation, and Congress has likewise passed antitrust legislat ion, yet thesuhjeet is so complex and information upon winch to base action so ditliciilt to obtain ' none of t he law s providing suilicient ly for the securing of information thai | I he tendency towards cent ralizat ion of j wealth and combinations in trade rlangerotis to the public are becoming : more and more marked each year. I ANTI TICt'ST I.KOISI.ATION. 1 In this Stale we have ;t const it ulional article giving to the (icncrnl Assembly the power to enact laws to; prevent i rusts, combinat ions, etc, and ! Lo provide penalties "to t he extent, if ' necessary for that purpose, of forfeiture 1; ?f t heir franchises," and in ISO" an Act < ivas passed carrying out t lie provisions ' Df t his art icle. This Act being deem- i d defective and not farreaching en-I? nigh by t he Attorney General, at t he < list session of t he (leiieral Assembly | mother Act was passed, amendatory |; 11 it nature and going nearer to the : t oot of the trouble. Power was also 1 liven to t he Attorney (leneral to secure | estimony in relation to the violation ( >f these Acts, and it is to tie hoped ; hat this legislation will be found sulll- ; ient to protect tlie interests of the A people from oppression by combined capital. If not .lt is the duty of the 0-*nerul Assembly to amend our laws upon this subject from time to t ime tis t lie neoessit lea Of t he ease may demand, with a view always to give to capital all of its legal privileges and to rest riot in no way innoeent assoeiations among ourciti/ ns, and yet to see that cor* (Mirations, to which it lias given life and clothed with great po.vcrs, use those powers for the betterment and not to the detriment of the masses of I lie |>eople, to protect whom is t lie lirst duty of all governments. ('III I.I> LAIIOIt LAW KAVOUKI) There lias been considerable discus* sion throughout the State ouritig the (>ast few years in regard to the employment of children in our textile manufactories and upon several occasions bills forbidding their employment have been introduced in the (icneral Assembly, but have failed of passage. This is one of those questions which will not be settled until it is rightly scttl ?., and ttie civilization of to-day regards such employ men t of children, no mat ter how favorable the condit ions may be, as an evil, and one which is a menace to the future of our State. In my judgment the (icneral Assembly should pass a law prohibiting their employment, hut in doing si tinit* should he given for both maim imtuivin mm VCS IU ailJIISl j themselves to changed conditions. This can be done by making prohibition to lake effect gradually wit It tespect t<> l he ages of tin- children. It is certain in this question that what appear to be conflicting interests are here involved. Under these cir- | cumstances the rights of all parties concerned should he most carefully considered and a just and equitable adjustment after full and generous discussion?will reveal that to a great extent, these apparently diverse interests have much in common. Any radical or sudden change would inevitably work hardship upon the interests of all concerned, which can and should he avoided. The end to he obtained is the good of all concerned, and this should tie borne in mind as the consideration w hich should receive our most careful attention. I am unwilling, however, to see any child in our State deprived even for a t imc of educat ional advantages, and tins fact, it seems to ine, deserves to he carefully home in mind in legislating upon t his quest ion. For older children, not to be atfectod by any proposed law. a night school should he arranged, if possible* Advantages hitherto denied them would thus be given to a certain extent, at least, and opportunities would he placed within the reach of those who are in earnest in thcirdcsire to receive an education. THE ntSl'KXSAUY LAW. Astlovernor of South Carolina it is my solemn duty to see that all of the laws of our State arc always and everywhere enforced. For many reasons it is best to emphasize this where the dispensary law is concerned. This law is now upon our statute liooks and lias the endorsement of a majority of our people, and it is the duty of all lawabiding citizens to give that same obedience to this law which they give to all others. In the discharge of the duties which may devolve upon me I shall recognize the obligations which are mine and shall expect and depend upon the public spirit of all law-ahidIng people to sustain me, and I feel slll'i> I li:it I lii'i' will il<> or. In the past few years, I am glad to say, mueli of the friction formerly attaching to this law has disappeared. I am aware of the fact .however, that in certain localities it may he very hard to restrain illegal tralllc in liquor and to prevent the violation of tins law; uphold TTtr m^^UHlBair.v provisions without favor to any locality in any part of our State. The details of the dispensary law arc familiar to all of our cit i/.ens, hut perhaps its necessary ditticulties arc not generally understood nor propperly appreciated. The local aut horit ies have a large share of the responsibilit tvs involved and with their eooperat ion 1 shall hope for such administ rat on of t his law as sliali command the respect of all pat riolic citizens. ('(INKKDKKATK PENSIONS. It is exceedingly gratifying to know that our ticncral Assembly has. with proper apprcciation, shown that we owe a great and lasting debt ol gratitude to the Confederate soldier. Most of these surviving heroes, i rejoice to say, have no need for aid. There are others, however, who because of wounds received in battle defending their country and on account of age and failing strength, need from us now loving returns for the services I hey gave us in the days of their peerless and strong young manhood. These heroes of our own Southland num. as you monument savs: "Whom power could not corrupt. : Whom death could not terrilv. Whom defeat could not dishonor" tnose men ir.ive in in., u... 1,1 ( - n.. . ... .... ?..?.?*? ' .Mini jm"> | of patriotism which will live* forever. Ami in our hearts we for whom tliej struggled I heir memories and the glorious heritage they bequeathed to us will he more deeply cherished year by year because of tin ir valor and t heir patriotism. Let South Carolina, their own State, see to it alwavsthat tenderly and with truest atVeet ion these gray knights of t lie Soul hern Confederacy arc given some ret urn. at least, for the service t hey ga vc tot heir State. GOOI> UOADS \ UVdCATKI). It has hi-en said that there are t hree t lungs w hich make a State great i "fertile lands, busy workshops and I easy lines of transportation." The i AI might y has hlessed us in Soul h Car- ! olina with a fertile soil. We have! been giving ourselves each year, as I have already shown, busy workshops) and it now remains for us to pay more i at tent ion to t hose lines of t ransportut ion which arc us indispensable tothe comfort and convenience of every class of our people as t hev are to our industrial and commercial life. (iood I toad Cement ions at various limes have recently been held in our St ate and I here seems to have been an 1 awakening of interest among our people upon t his subject, as i-> evidenced; by the fact that some of our count ies ; are actively at work improving thel condition of their highways. 1 feel! sure that our (leiieral Assembly will! ^i\e i o i iii!> si inject nil I lit- at tent ion it deserves and will, t hrough wise lejpslaI ion. enable our ditl'erent eonnl ies to provide prin t ieal solid ion of l his problem so vital to their welfare. Till-: DliA I S AO K I'KOItl.KM. Anot her <|iiest ion before our people, lit hotltfh it is often lost sii^lit of, i> I he Ira image of our swamp and low lands. This is an important quest ion not onl\ oone sect ion of our St ate. but to every wet ion. in 1 i ii it i amendment to tin oust it id ion was submitted to the ;ieople of t he State, hv whom it was idopted, making it mandatory upon he (ieneral Assembly to provide by aw for I he eendemnut ion. t h rough ofirial channels, of all lands necessary 'or the proper drainage of our swamp tnd low lands and also for the eqiiitilde assessment of all lauds so drained or the purpose of paying for sueb eon rrz nemnatlor. atid drainage, Nothing has ,at been done and, In my Judgment, this amendment should not t>e overlooked, Appropriations amounting to sevi ral millions of dollars h ive been made ny the National tiovernincut for reclaiming ?>y irrlgat Ion arid landsof the West. If it will pay to expend millions for the irrigation of deserts in the West,surely it is well woith the attention of our lawmakers, without permanent expense to the State, to take steps to drain lands as fertile as ean lie round anywhere and which, in tlicir present condition, are not only valueless, hut are a standing I menace to the health of South Carolina. Additional importance attaches to this subject w hen wc remember mesc now useless lands comprise fully one-lift h of I lie area of our Slate. TilK riJHK Kooi) qCKSTION. While considering subjects of general welfare to our State it would be well for us to give attention to the importation ana sale of adulterated an 1 impure food products. <>ther progressive States give the greatest attention to t his very important question, which we cannot afford to let pass without due considerat ion. It is well to see that when our people pay their money for pure food they should have this, and not such adulteral ions as are deleterious to their health. BIENNIAL SESSIONS. The question of biennial sessions has been much discussed for the past few years and although they have been favored bya majority < f the General Assembly, as yet two-thirds of the members have hot consented, and hence a constitutional amendment pioviding fort hem has not ieen submitted to the people. In my jidgment, were sue/! an amen imeiit. submitted, .t would be adopted, which 1 cannot but believe would be to the interist of the Slate. Very few of the States of the Union now have their Legislatures m ?ct annually and 1 know of no condi lion peculiar to South Carolina which nooessiti tes our's doing so. I.tM IT EXPENSES TO INCOME. I ca inot conclude without saying a word about our tin nces. While the bonded debt of tlieS ate is coiuparat vely small and and its e'edit well maintained, as evidenced by the premium otlered for its bo ids in I lie linancial markets, I nevertheless feel that it is incumbent upon me toeall attention to the necessity the State is under to hoi row money to meet the leticiency occasioned by its current obligations exceeding its revenue. 'I his being the case, the deficiency naturally increases yearly and. if a lowed to cont inue. will assume serious proportions and beonica burden to taxpayers. Keference to the Treasurer's report discloses the fact that t he deficiency for tlic last year alone amounted to $125,000 in round numbers. This should not lie. We should conduct our fi unices on a business basis and, in order to do so. we must make our apprt print ionsand our revenue coirespond. To accomplish this will require serious consideration, for we cannot he parsimonious in the support of our public institutions, and at the same tiine we must bear in mind that tlis burden falls upon people whose condition docs not warrant tr.ore taxation than is absolutely necessary toconduct the affairs of the State as our Commonwealth demands. The situat ion has to be met and t lie sooner it is met the better. in making appropriations for the present year tlie General Assembly should bear the foregoing condition in mind, and if they are unable to reduce the appropriations without impairing tlie usefulness of our public inst itut ions, t hen they should provide, as may see 111 best, for increasing our revenue and thereby put Uc^tate upon a cash basis a corirrftlle ttl.lt it liteds no additional emphasis. PKKOItATION. And now, my fellow workers, gentlemen of the General Assembly,mindful of our mutual responsibilities, and also to you, my countrymen, who likewise have your share in t hc.se responsibilities. together we enter upon our work, together we take up the (hit ies which lie before us. As brethren with undivided interests, with no discordant note, let us latwir together for whatsoever things are t rue. for whatsoever things arc honest, for whatsoever t liings are just, for whatsoever things are of good report, for whatsoever things are for the welfare of South Carolina; if there lie within our hearts pat riot ism and love of count ry. let lis labor foi these things wit li this fraternal spirit inspiring our labors and blessed with the communion it alone can give: with truth, justice and the Const itut ion guiding, uplifting and helping, as fellow countrymen bound to each other by the sacred ties of hearth and home, we will together journey onward and upward to the 11mi."i leas aemevemeni oi thelortiost idea is of a people. BLIND JUSTICE. A Mail Scut to iIn- Penitentury tin* Willing a Si raii^ci-. After being out all night the jury in the ease of Kred K. Stephenson, charged with the murder of .1. It. Kwing T.hursday morning returned a verdict of voluntary manslaughter. Judge lloan sentenced Stephenson to la years in the penitentiary. This is the way Atlanta deals with such cases. Stephenson was an employee of one of the railroads in Atlanta and Kwing was a newsboy on one of the trains going out of \tlanta. Stephenson was drunk on the train, llourishing a pistol. Kwing went to him and told him to put lip the pistol, when Stephenson shot him. Kwing was a stranger in Atlanta and no one claimed his body and lie was buried b\ the city. SoOI? nfl.or Ihn vi.nli.-l ,? 'I Solicitor Hill stated to tlu> court that ho wished to clear the character of the dead man, Kwing. of any imputation that he was a crook. No evidence he said, was brought out in the trial that he had robbed Stephenson, lie said he desired to call the at tent ion of the court to these facts in living the sentence. Attorneys Iteuhen Arnold and Harvey Hill, for the defense, made a piea on behalf of their client, asking the court to he as light as possible. Tncy said Stephenson had a wife and daughter, the wife being an invaded, who were depedent on him for support and who would he lest in dirt ressing circumstances when lite husband and father was gone. It was stated that at Stephenson's age a sentence of ten years would mean practically a lifetime sentence. Judge I loan then sentenced the prisoner to 1years which, he said, was the smallest sentence he felt that he could impose, and that Stephenson had no cause for complaint at tho verdict which had been returned. Stephenson received the verdict stolidly, thoug^^pparcnlly statistled. case appealed. a CHIEF JUSTICE POPE.I 1 He W^s Elected to Succeed the Lamented Henry Mclver. CAPT. D. J. GRIFFITH REELECTED Ami the Three Directors of l*eiiitcn> tiur.v Wluwc Terms l-Jxpire Were lleelectetl With Sliulit < >|>|?oi?ition. The House of Representatives met i <iv uimu i ui Miay. immediately artcr assembling, the Senate came over and the joint assembly proceeded to elect certain ? Ulcers in accordance with a resolution adopted last Saturday. Hon. V. .1. Pope was elected chief justice or the supreme court; Capt. 1>. J. (irinilli was reelected superintendent of the penitentiary, and Messrs. John (i. Moblcv, A. K. Saunders and M. (). Rowland were reelected directors of the penitentiary. (.'Ill EK .1USTICK When the joint assembly had been convened hy ex-(?ov. John C. Sliej- " pard, president of the Senate, Mr. Adam II. Moss, of < )rangeburg, noiui- I nated "one of our dh Linguished asso- < oiate justices of the supreme court- ( lion. Y. J. Pope, of Newberry." This , was seconded by lion. 10. II. Anil, of ' Newberry. The tellers were Senators < Davis and Marshall and llepresenta- . tives Moses, Itainsford arid Williams. Judge Pope received all of the votes east 111 and was declared elected Chief Justice of the supreme court of South Carolina. ( AIT l>. .?. OK1KKITII. For superintendent of the State penitentiary there was only one nominee. (.'apt. D. J. Crillllh, of Lexington, the incumhant. Capt. (Irillith was nominated by Senator Sliarpe, of Lexington, seconded by Senator brown, of Darlington. The tellers were Senators Ilerndon and Mclver and Representatives Towill, Coggesliall and Patterson. Capt. (irillith having received all of the l-l.'l votes, was declared elected. I'KN ITKNTIA HY 1)1 KK( T< I US. There were three directors of the > penitentiary to he selected and there were live nominations, the tirst named being the Incumbents: Dr. M. () Rowland,of Spartanburg nominated hy Senator ILdrick and Mr. Lancaster. Hon. John (?. Mobley, of Fairfield, nominated hy Senator (I. W. Ragsdalc and Mr. J. P. Wingard. Hon. A. K. Sanders, of Sumter, nominated hy Senator Ilaysor and Mr. Rainsford. Mr. Everett P. Tyler, of Aiken, nominated by Senator I Hake and Mr. J. (). Patterson. Mr. Peter Ilollis, of Chester, nominated hy Senator liaidin and Mr. A. v.;. i,yies. Oil the tirst ballot l.j4 votes were cast 77 being necessary to elect: Mr. Sanders received lo.">; Mr. Mobley 1.12: Mr. II twlaud 84; Mr. Hollis 7i>: MrTyler :?:i. The tellers were Senators Gruber and Carpenter and Representatives ltomar, Tatum and Beamguard. - The three incumbent?? were declared" reelected. Mr. Mobley. for the second time, received almost the entire vote of the general assembly, and Mr. Saunders also received a Mattering vt ite. Some of Mr. Tyler's supporters began to change to Mr. Mollis, and the latter might have pushed Mr. Rowland for t bird place, but the rules of the joint assembly forbade such j changes. | OTIIliU KI.KITIONS SOON. Before this session is over there will ! be otiier important places to be tilled. In becoming chief justice to till out the unexpired term of Judge Mclver. Judge l'ope Tuesday resigned his place as associate justice. This va cancy must he tilled at an early date. The oilice of code commissioner will also he vacant as Mr. Townsend will resign to become assistant attorney general. There are already many candidates for both places. Among the prominent lawyers whose names have been mentioned for the place on thesu- j ( preens bench are Col. J. L. Tribble, of I Anderson, lion. (J. Ibincan Bellinger, j of Barnwell, Mr. Stobo J . Simpson, of Spartanburg, Mr. Jos. A. McCullough, I j of tlrecnville, former Judge James F. l/.lar. ot Orangeburg.Mr. Woods, j ,.>f Marion, and Senator Uobl. Mdriclt, | 01 r.arnwell. 'J'iii-: Richmond News says jud^im; 1?v tlw fact that the slayer of Capt. ! ' ' \V. i>awson was acquitted, and many : similar instances, "we arc forced to the deplorable conclusion that in all probability Mr. (ion/ales' death will lie unavenged. They do not convict white people for murder in South ] j Carolina." This is a terrible indict- . ment. but candor compels us to admit I j that it is true. A Kichmond. Ya., jud^e has ruled I that "a man who has been called a, | liar* has a ri^'ht to st rike back, provid- ( ed he can prove that he is not a liar. ; I but when a man is called by such an j j epithet, and it is shown that he is a 1 ' liar, the man in the tirst instance has! a right to strike hack. I Men and Women! v I' ftjp #5$ i ) i|,c"sw y?"r ?- ' > ! vlipri' utlier* f y th*rp It 111) |i?ii'!i? ' <*'w.'> ^y', ,:,?^nr exi.rri m*>tiTIllfr ( t yyf *5|ppr*|,|4 treatment I V\ If ? .# .amnnl Attention l.y l> '* ' 4.1/A r llmliawav iiNn l?ll. HATHAWAY. clal pnlin?p| front III' s nnoelnte pliv-te . |j tvhfn nocr'narT. which nnnlhrr oIHit tin- If yon enn not call, write for free looklrN in I ?l <|HP4tton liliinkK. Mention your trouble. Kvi-rvt'iintf Htrictlv ennflileritint .1. Newton Hnthnway, M. It. S H8 Inman Building 22k S. Hroad St ? Atlanta, Ga. t A _1 Is new and scientific compound made from roots, herbs and barks?contains I neither opiates nor poisons. It purifies the blocd and removes the causes of H rheumatism and all blood diseases. Anyone can take KtlECrtACIDU With eheo luta safety. Docs not Injure the dlg? '.tive organs. Q TWO CURES. I Fi.orenck. R. c., Auk- 18, 1WC. Oaulinotow, 8. C , Aug. 19tb, 1*1*. Gentlemen 1 began to suffer from GentlemenAbout two re ?rs ago 1 rheumatism alsiul three years ago, uu<l had a very severe attack of .ntlainmahad It very bud in my limbs. At times tor* thcumattsm. I suffered great pain I could hard!y walk Was treated by ^ DuTnX^ri w twttM a physician without benefit. Moiothan by two Physicians without permanent a year ago, Mr. George Wilson, an engi- relief, i'apt. Marker, a conductor on < neuron the Coast Lino, living in Klor- the Atlantic Coast Line heard or my ence, told mo that " Kiikcm seine" condition and sent me two bottles of cured him. I got a liottlo and it Imtio- " UtlBUMacid*." I began to take It , nttod me. I took live bottles mid tun HI-<' H wc; k ' "P "P"1 walked on | " "-w4!r jsvl0* i regard UnrutiAClliK" as a great went back to my business. 1 medkclue. 1 know of ctheie it had I personally know of a numlier of | cured. other bail eases that wore cured by the ' Truly. use of your medicine. In this town and s< viciulty. It is all that you claim for it. s. t. nnnni ?? - irui}-, j. 1.. 1 S Sold by Druggist*. Will be sent express paid on receipt of fi.oo. Eg Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum & Mullein Cures Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, LaGrippe an I fill Throat and Lung Troubles. MADE of Pure SWEET QUM, MULLEIN & HONEY. Your Druggist sells it 25 & 50 "Plio Cable Company, Til K LAKGKST M ANCFACTURERS OF? High tirade Pianos and Organs I.N TIIE \\OKIyl). Faetorles. Chicago and S?. Charles, Illinois. Capital. TWO MILLION DOLLARS, *2,000,000. branch House, 2S2 King St. Charleston, S. C. PIANOS AND ORGANS S.Hon Easy Terms. Before buying; writ/' for our eat iloguc and terms. Factory prices made. A lull line of Sheet Music and small Musical Instruments in stock. .1. V. WALL ACL, Manager. THE CABLE COiYIPAIMY, CHARLESTON, S. C. Prosperous I^arnier? Faint their Wagons, and Agricultural Implements, to preserve them from injury from weather. A single coat of Masury's Wagon Colors is sutlicicnt. Apply yourself in a few minutes. Color Card free. SOUTH-EASTERN LIME & CEMENT CO., CllAI<I,eSTOX, s. c. Largest Dealers in building Material of All Kinds. JLL ?r-tttU ling of Our ur^ ( ^Hj Coleman-WaMpPa ware Company 303 KING St.. ^ CHARLESTON, S. C. ^" ??BMWWaiMl lH >JC?SBBBB?!> - GOLUMBIA LUMBEK & MPO. GO. . | Mf\6n, DOORS, DLIND8, INTERIOR rilNISM, MOUt.H. I IJ^G AND LUMBER, ANY QUANTITY. I 1 ? Golumhici, h. G. J VTLANTIO COAST LINE It It CO < . ? Condensed Sciiedi i.k. ? . = 2 sf Trains Coin# South. Dated April " ~ 'f <% , ~ 4th, 1902. ~ = = x . o S < So :r. No 23 No .">3 s=u 2 - * ? i _ ? ? * 2 - w ^ am pm pin i?i?i -2 *5 . ? ? I L?v Florence 320 7 65 I ? - u. = s ^ " Kings tree 9 07 t=? ? - 'tl - - Vr Lanes 4 30 9 2s- pm T ? ^ a Jg ,?? -v Lanes 4 30 0 28 7 37 c=a 5 * ? -7. - ~ - - T = fl \r Charleston o oo 11 ir> 0 29 crca v. > . ' -- w = .. jo ? No51 No C_3 _? ^ S a in a in _ ~ - H ^ ...rs? " Kingstree lo .V.? .... , ; 7= 2 x 7 --a \r Lanes lion ; - - h = t-~ ?. Lv Lanes II on y p. ^ i. ?_.*_ \r< narteston 1 10 II 1-7 ri r"- 3*5 'I rnins (North. ~ ~ " '' No 7^ No 32 No 52 .\ Charleston .. 7 chi S!io " ' A Dr C. J. OLIVEROS, I pJSs*:. SPECIALIST " K i 11 u t ,71 ... B \r Florence ' ?-"> 7 ;v> kyk, KAI{, NOSK and throat. b *s"? Fit of Sjieutacles (Guaranteed. I in i pin BH Lv Charleston -? 2o ,7 2.7 <>? ki. k M24 ami 1420 Mali >n StreetL g| \ r l nes 7 !/ Columbia, S. C. ^8 .v Lanes ft * Hi "Kingslroe . .s Carolina Portland 1 ^Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. No. <72 runs through to < dumbia via CHARLESTON W entral R K of S C. c L lllL ll L V..-1 ?#, ^...i, < ., .... Trains Nos. 7* and 22 run\ia Wilson ?oulli Carolina. ind Fayettville Short Line and (?at?er'? ' > lite Lime, Cements, Fire H nakc close connection for all points Hricks,Terra Cotta Pipes. flj North Trains on < a U. II. leave B Morence daily exeept Sunday 10 0,7 a m Jfl irrivc I >a ilin^ton hC.n.i m, llartsvillc Cow Mi-Sweeney's message Is prais.7.7 p in. ('In-raw 11 1.7 a hi., W i<Ii-sIm>io ed on ali sides. The State says "sum- ^8 - SO p ni. Leave Florence < 1111 > e x- mill}! up the messauc. we find It. to tw . (.i .-1111.i,i v MeSwcenoy u i vei 9 ",sp081; 1 lax only i ... anive Darlington t,n!s ,rc m i! > :,:l XN,'M taken an<? O.jOa hi. well mi laincd. As un occasional lipuve Gibson daily except Sunday critic of t lie governor wo take pleasure 'Mil in, Hemiettsville ?} 50 a in, arrive in acknowledging tlie fact thai lie lias >arlinglon M 15 a in, leave I >;irIin^t??ii grown in ntllcial stature during his mia in. arrive Florence !> i > a in. administrat ion and that however jfave \\ adcstioro daily except Sunday weakness lias marred at times the rrkv.- r ir 'loromc 71? p in. L.-a.v I.arlii.KIoii sliK-i-rlty labored for the 50 a in, arrive Florence !?15 a in. public welfare and has snown on the II M. Kineroon, (len'l 1'nss. Agent, whole a breadth of spirit not unworthy i. It. Kenly, General Manager. the high (>tllce committed to his keepK. M. Kinerson, Tratlic Manager. ing." Tiik itichinond News says the Tiik death of Mr. Gonzales is a hootingof Mr. N. (J. Gonzales looks great loss to the entire State, hut to ike cold-blooded and brutal murder. Columbia it is irreparable. That city nd adds that it is a horrible addition owes the martyred editor a debt of utile long list of bloody crimes which gratitude that it can never repay, it tains the history of this State. All was. to ins matchless energy and abllf which, we are sorry to be compelled it .v that much of the prosperity that o admit, is true. Columbia now enjoys Is due. i