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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.
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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 (
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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.
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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!
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y th*rp It 111) |i?ii'!i?
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( t yyf *5|ppr*|,|4 treatment I
V\ If ? .# .amnnl Attention l.y l>
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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
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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 ?? -
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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 _
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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.
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