The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, June 15, 1899, Image 1
V01*ui.
""NOT (IUILTY.
W. R. Crawford Acquitted By i
Kershaw Jury.
WAS OUT FIFTEEN HOURS.
TheJury Asked Judge Buchanai
to r*''*ge Them Again on
0* & offcHain points of
Law.
*
The noii-coQviction of W. 11. Craw
ford w?8 due in u great measure to th
fact that the prosecution failed to pu
iu evidence the fatal bullet, which tool
the life of Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart, Sat
urday evening, February 25th, at Co
lumbia, S. C. The case was tried a
Camden, Crawford having been gratito<
a change of venue.
At 12 o'clock Thursday the jury an
nounced that it bad arrived at a ver
diet. Judge Bunchanan was not in tli<
court house at the time, but was sum
moned immediately. In order to pre
vent any demonstration in the cour
room, lie ordered the shoriff and hi
deputies to take stations in differen
parts of the hall, and to preserve order
Air. L. L. Block, foreman, arose am
announced that the verdict of the jur;
was "not guilty." There was no sho\
of excitement. There was no changi
on the expressionless face of W. H
Crawford.
The crowd in the court house wa
dissolved in a few moments, Crawfor<
and his friends hurried to the telograpl
office where they wired to friends ii
every county that the trial had ende<
and the accu6od cx constablo had no
boon convicted.
The jury was out 15 hours. At first
so it is reported, and generally accept
?d in Camden, there were nine for ac
quittal and three for conviction. It i
stated that, when the jurors went t<
sleep at midnight, two of those for con
viction had given in. Thursday morn
ing at 9 o'clock there was a large crow<
gathorcd around the door of the court
house awaiting the arrival of tho judge
'Iho opinion of every one present wa
that when the judge arrivojiftVo jur:
would announce that it had mecn un
able to agree, and a "mistrial" wouh
be ordered. Judge Buchanan arrivci
at 10 o'clock. The doors of the cour
nouso wore mrowu open.
When tho jury had been polled
Foreman lllock said they wanted fur
ther information in regard to ccrtaii
points in the judge's charge. lie askc(
the judge to explain the rights of an of
ficer in enforcing tho excution of a war
rant where he is opposed by violence
Tho jury did not understand the charg<
of tho court on this point. "We wisl
to find out if Mr. Crawford had tin
right to search the house with violcn
forco," ho said.
Solicitor Thurmond rose to object
but was overruled by the judge, win
then addressed the jury:
"That involves a mixed question o
law and fact. The court instruotet
you that an officer could use force ii
reasonable circumstances, to mcctforci
with forco; but unless force wcro ncccs
sary ho should not exercise any force a
all. Whenever the law gives a man:
process and tells him to search a house
it gives him everything necessary to ae
oomplish that purpose, and if he meet
with force, being authorized by law
being a law officer, he may ovcrconu
that force using so much force as is ne
eessary to do that.
"His first duty is to use gentle mean
if gentle means will avail, and whci
gentle means will avail, he cannot us<
violent means.
"After he uses gentle means, if thi
does not suffice to overcome the resis
tance, he may use such force as is no
oessary even to the extreme of takinj
life, bccauso he comes clothed with th<
warrant of the law, and every citizcr
must yield to the law.
"When a man obstructs an ollicer
the officer's auty is to put his hant
v gently on him, push him out of the way
iiuloss he sees by the use of genth
Hans he will bo taken at a disadvan
lage, or his life will be put in jeopard)
then he may resort to harsh means a
once. If he must resort to such means
thon violence is justifiable. Whon ;
man is authorized by law to do a thing
he has a right to do all things nccessarj
to acoomplish that object, and if a per
son obstructs him he becomes a wrong
doer and if anything happens to him
he will bo the auihor of his owi
wrong."
After elaborating this point, he said
"The officer must go forward usinj
gentle means if gontle means will do
but if gentle means won't do, it mus
bo done anyhow, He can overeomi
force with force, no matter what th<
result."
He continued that an officer is no
responsible for the result if he is pru
dent and acts with ordinary li/jft"
He hastho right to be there/and u*?5*
ward, but he must /ruthlessly
and t t . . . /nnnlnJn.1 V.
?jr. j no. i). AnC10/'v'""'"vlvv* p
nn(y Section places i-"ust be coin
' * 22r' ci'?us peaches chtnoe. Gentl
1 Variety, but for /"> but n0^ ^hc
u?fe.of tiiy past win/*68 no^ require
man v>,0re of thy{5*
The jury ret..^- / It is reported thn
prioT to that time tfc* one man had hql
out for oonviction. IIv submitted t
tlio construction of the law by Judg
Hunohanan, and in half an hour th
jury had agreed.
A combination of circumstances cr
tered into the acquittal of Crawforc
Tho first axiom of a trial for capitc
punishment is that tho burden of pro(
must.be against the prisoner at the bai
While tho State introduced strong ev
denco, tho defense had a greater nuu
ber of witnesses.
Attorneys from another State wli
happenod into the court room whil
the arguments wero in progress, declared
afterwards that they did not
know of a case on record where the
| fatal bullet was not in evidence,
a The bullet was extracted by l>r. L.
It. Owens aud put in the keeping of
Chief of Police Paly. The attorneys
for tho prosecution claim that Chief
Daly neglected to take it to Camden,
and that the attorneys did not attach
much importance to it.
The dofensc did not prove that the
1 fatal bullet was fired by Stuart, but by
ingenius argument showed, by its abHA
n PA ill at. I lutrn U'QU 4tU rooOnnoKlA
doubt" that Crawford lircd it. Tho
honctit of any doubt is tho right of tho
prisoner.
Another circumstauco which probably
influenced tho jury was the fact
that the defense laid considerable
t stress on the lapso of time between the
^ slapping of Stuart's face and the firing
of the first shot. In legal parlance this
is known as ' cooling timo"?time for
t the passions to subside, for the mind
j deranged with anger to return to its
normal state. In reply tho State en_
deavored to prove that the interval
was of but few soeonds duration, and
0 that Crawford's pistol covered Stuart
during that time.
CONFLAGRATION IN AUGUSTA.
1 Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand
1 Dollars' Loss.
v The large.' t lire in Augusta's history
c in many yea s burned over the same
di.s t < t the* vas swept soven years ago,
win 11 the Augusta Chroniolo was
s 1 <r cd. Several buildings thatcscaped
i a. that time are now smoking ruins.
|i The fi e started in tho drug store of
ii Davenport A' l'hini/y, on Wednesday.
1 A negro was mixing a pot of Venus
t turpentine, which is hard rosin melted
and mixed with turpentine. Fire got
into tho pot and the flames spread so
. rapidly that employees in the front
. part of tho store barely had timo to
s escape. Smoke issued in dense vol0
limes from the back and front of the
. store. Owing to the oil, paint and
. chemicals in the stock it was seen from
1 the beginning that it would be fortunn
t a if t lin IS r<t ? n e <iAnfi nnil f li j
building. The flames made quick licad[4
way, and in a short while the following
Y stocks were burned out: Kress*X: Co.,
. five and ten-cent store, loss $10,000,
1 insurance, $7,000; Latnkin & Co , grc1
cories, loss $7,000, insuraneo $.7,000;
t Thomas & Barton, musical instruments,
bieyclcs. furniture, loss $24,000, insurance
$24,000; Alexander Drug company,
- loss $17,000, insurance $17,000; Daveni
port & Phiui/.y, loss $24,00 J. insurance
1 $22,000; Stulb & Co., liquor dealers,
- loss $.7,000, insuarnce about $2,000;
- Smytho, china store, loss about $7,000,
. insurance $7,000; William Schwight,
5 jeweller, loss very slight, fully covered
i by insurance. Buildings burned were
3 valued in the aggregate at about $150,t
000 insurance about $77,000.
August Dorr's Sons tailors and fur,
nishers, loss on stock $10,000, fully
3 covered by insurance.
Besides these there wero a number
f of smaller losses, as the upper stories of
1 the buildings wero used as offices,
i making the total losses in tho neighbora
hood of $250,000.
1 Outrage Repaid in Kind.
1 A dispatch from San Antonio De Los
> Banos, Cuba, says that Jose Labrcgat,
a notorious agent of Gen Weyler, who
3 outraged defenceless women and killed
i children, arrived there Tuesday. His
3 appearanco was the signal for a gathcr
ing of relatives and friends of those
whom he formerly persecuted. Tho ej3
citcment continued throughout the d (y
1 and Tuesday night. About midnight a
3 crowd surrounded tho houso where he
was and begun to threaten him. lie at3
tempted to escape, and on meeting the
demonstrators emptied his revolver,
wounding two persons. The crowd
? immediately closed in and captured
3 him and he was lynched in tho public
? Miuare. Tho anxiety following the excitement
caused a committee of Span>
iards to come to Havana to ask tho in1
terference of Gen Brooko. He could
? not receive them before a late hour of
3 the ovening, but ho readily offered to
* send a detachment of American solr
diors to the town. The ^committee,
t which loft San Antonio before the
> lynching, returned to find Labrcgat
* dead.
, 1'Aiau; MUI^IUIIUO liuvi; IIUUU UUIUIIIIVI.
i' cd recently in hotels, .stores and private
houses, and the police belicvo an or
gani/ed band of American crooks is at
> work.
i Gen Fit/.hugh Leo has sent three
troops of the 7th cavalry to scour the
provinces of Havana and Pinar Del
I Rio, and squads of ten, fifteen and
? twenty men with provisions for ten
t days are visiting the small towns at
s night.
Aguinaldo's Latest Move.
t Special dispatches from Manila
- Thursday say it is reported that Aguin?
aldo has disolved the Filipino congress
*n,tod has proclaimed himself dictator.
,' j~N.ofhcials in Washington are in do^fbt
y as to whether Aguinaldo in d*-daring
i- his diotorship is animated b" j dosirc
c to \& himsolf of his refractory generals,
n Pirarand Lunar, or whether ho aims to
a consoliJAltftin bis own hands power
to make t8*^ of peace. It !U '-nown
^ from tb, ^ arts of President rraan
d of the /<^fcrTC.\n Philippine comuA^ion
o that tl jle two generals own onlj^Vir.t
o allegiance to Aguinaldo and thoii.^Ttie
tude towards the pcaco, negotiation?has
made them ineffectual, the .civilian
i- member* on the Filipino dido of the
I. Filipno joint commission being ovcrtl
awed by these generals. It is dominated
>f by the military element controlled
r. by these gcnorals. It is believed here
i- that if Aguinnldo can bend these men to
l- his will and assume supreme oontrol he
will at once make for pcaoc, being able
io to secure bettor terms for himself than
le I he would othorwisc.
(The
CONWAY, S. C.. 1
HIS LAST DAY.
Touching Scene at the Bedside J
of the Dying Governor. j j
A SKETCH OF HIS LIFE. J
I
Loved Farm Life. A Clean Offi- J,
rial Rornrrl Nnn/\rof) (s\r
,v* 1
His Honesty by all Who J
Knew Him.
The following pen picture of Gov. v
Kllerbc's last day on earth will be read \
with iutercst. It is taken from tlio *
1 News and Courier: c
This morning Governor Kllorbo was f
getting along as well as could bo ox- 1
peeled. Ho was holding his own -that
,ra8 all. Mr. Monroe had done about n
il
I all that could be done by human bunds. c
lie was leaving the house to visit an- I
other patient near by when ho was f*
quickly summoned. Governor Kllcrbc 1
had said he was choking. lie asked to 1
bo raised up, so lie co^ll batt'e with v
the troubleBoute and Jrath dealing 1
phlegm or accretion. YThoso about c
him, who were cvet rcndplo do all that ' '
could be done, gently rais II tlio patient, j \
It was not high enough, lllo asked to ; h
bo raised higher. This Its done, and
finally he asked to be pi jul upright. I
This was done. Govern A*'illcrbo tried
to cough up the accumulation. He was ?
too weak. Ho tiied again and again, '
and finally said to Mr. Monroe, who was 1
standing by, doing what wis possible: 1'
"I am gone," and the plea Tor help in ''
those eyes was touching. Dr. Monroe 1
gave his patient brandy to givv strength
by which the accumulation could bo
thrown off The brandy was not quick ]
enough in its strength-giving md again j'
Governor Ellcrbo t-aid: 4'1 am gone; I ^
um choking." Dr. Monroe got his },
medicine chest and gave a dose of digi- ^
talis, morphine and strychnine as a j(
powerful stimulant. It gave the small ),
strength requisite for the work, and w
piece by picco the accumulation was H
worked off, but not without a severe a
tax on Governor Ellcrbo'u strength and 8l
a scvero shock to all, for Dr. Monroe j,
had said the end would, he thought, ^
como by just such a strangulation or by 0
heart failure, for his licait was already
woefully weak. j
CONSOLKU IUS WIFK.
The strain was so severe on Mrs. El- n
lerbo that she began to cry and Gov- h
ornor Ellerbo, turning toward lor, shook t
his head and asked her not to cry. n
They all say that never was there a h
brave "heart, nor more devoted wife, h
than Mrs. Ellcrbc. f<
After the attack Governor lEllorbe o
himself asked for opiates and they were a
given him, and he went to sleep and n
rested moderately. Once ho woke up S
and asked to have his position changed, ti
It had already booomo a delicate matter w
to move him. All under his person a
wore piled pillows and about the hips ti
was medicated cotton in layers, so thin e
and frail was his frame. o
There were thirtcecn brothers and b
sisters in tho family, hut one, Illrs. o
Moody, is dead, and today the cle icn h
brothers and sisters were all at his bVd- f<
side save one, and she was sick. Then o
there were many nieces and nephews, w
who were thero to do what littl^tlny tl
might, ana kinsmen by marriage" and n
blood came in during the day, and so si
serious was the condition regarded tliat \v
they all remained over.
TI1K GOVERNOR (IAVK UP. 11
Today for the first time Governor ?
Ellerbo completely gave up and indi catcd
that ho awaited the ond. He ^
made a hard and desperate fight. Although
the day was quito pleasant '
Governor Ellerbo wanted the windows
opened; he wanted air and light, and
with all that two or three anxious and
devoted hands were*'fanning fresh air '
ami breath to him. Once in a while
he would wake up, look about him and
recognize somo one, say a word or two ^
about what lie wanted, and doze off M
again into a peaceful slumber. jK
A SKETCH OF GOVERNOR Ft,I,Kit UK.
Private Secretary VV. Hoyd Evans,
who has been intimate with Governor fi
Ellerbo, has prepared an elaborate p
sketch of him. It is given in his own r<
words. He writes: o
Governor William II. killerbc, a na- c
tivo of the "Palmetto State," is a di- u
rect deseendent of Capt. Thomas El- u
lerby, of Revolutionary fame, who t
served in Gon. Mario Ps brigade. Wil- S
liana II. ElUrbo is a grcat-grcat-grand- li
son of this distinguished ollieer. The g
first of tho name to come to America S
from England were two brothers? o
Thomas and .John Ellcrby. They set- t
tied first in Virginia, but in 1737, end- t
grated to the Pec Dec's and brought a fi
large property with them. Thomas t
wiys tho first slave holdor on upper Peo c
Pedfdie having a large number for that c
day. Tho namo is still known in Kng- n
land and is spelt "Ellcrby." n
It was changed to its present form ii
by a teacher of Thomas and William, w
after Thomas Hllcrby's death, and c
while his sons were very young. Gov- f
ernor Kllcrbo is a great grandson of f
William Kllorbo, grandson of John C. b
Ellerbe, one of tho most scholarly men d
of his day, having graduated with t
honor at tho University of North Car- s
olina, in both tho scholastio and law
departments in 1823. His fathor, t
Capt. William 8. Kllorbo, was the old- t
ost son of John C. Kllcrbe, and was a
born in Marion county in 1832. Ho c
was ono of tho largest and most suo- t
cessful planters in this section. Was s
married in Ii'./i to Sarah E., daughter t
of Major Jf oics Hasoldcn, of Marion c
county, of which union thirteen chil- c
dren wcro born?four sons and nine c
daughters. Capt. William S. Ellcrbo i
died on June 17, 1889. c
Miovvi
THURSDAY. JUNE 15
HOKN IN 1802.
The present (iovornor, William
laseldcn Kllerbc, was born at the old
illerbe hoiueBtoad in tho historic couny
of Marion on tho 7th day of April,
802. IJoth parents were of English
ieceut, having emigrated direct from
ho mother county, and sottled in Vir;iuia,
thouco, botweon tho Poo-Dee
icarly a century and a half ago. \Y. H.
kllerbc received his education from
>rivato tutors at the homo of his father
uid later at "Pino Hill Academy," a
icighboring school, taught at that time
>y the best educators of the countv.
t was at this academy that he was fitted
or college by Mr. I<. B. I'rincc, a well
mown educator. In 1880 ho eutercd
iVolTord college, at Spartanburg, S. C.,
rhioh he attended two sessions. Ho
hen cntere?l \ andcrbilt University, at
S'ashvillc, 'rutin., where he remained
mtil his health failed, and his physilians
advised him to return homo to his
other's plantation, recommending a
lfo of active outdoor exercise. 11 in
other placed him in charge of ono of his
argo plantations, whore ho worked for
i while, but subsequently bought one
if his own. In 18M7 he and his younger
trothcr, the lion. J. Kdwin Kllerbc?
;raduatc of Wofford college, member of
ho legislature, and also a member of
he South Carolina Constitutional Condition?
began merchandising on
heir plantation, where they ran a suoessful
business until 1881), when W. H.
'lllerbo sold out his interest to his
rothcr and hceame a inomber of tho
rm of Holiday, Kllcrbe & Co., where
0 eontinuod until November, 181)0.
hiring his business career he also conuctcd
his plantation?each year purbasing
additional land and was utiiormly
successful. He is now one of
lie largest landowners in the eastern
art of our Stato, -owning part of his
athor's magnificent plantations, with
lie additional ones purchased.
OOVKIINOR F.LI.ERUE A. HOME LOVER.
Win. II. Ellerbe was married in June
887, to Miss Henrietta, daughter of
leniyS. Kogcrs of Marlboro, S. C. Of
his union live sons and ono daughter
avc been born. He is a member of
lie Methodist church. His family-life
1 one of tho happiest, ho is devoted to
is home, he loves and cherishes all
ritliin it, and is loved by them with a
M:.. -I ' * '
tiuugnuviviiuil, HID IUCM3U1 III il II IIOCXI
rc exalted, but he does not except him
elf, and at all times tried to livo up to
is ideal. Every one knows him as a
rave and honest man. Every position
f responsibility to which ho has been
ailed has boon filled with ability and
istinction.
At the beginning of tho reform movolcnt
in 188(1 Win. II. Ellcrbe allied
imself with it, and in 1887 ho joined
lie Alliance, but was suspended from
lembership during the same year when
o engaged in merchandise. In 1890
o was nominated, without solicitation
jr the position of comptroller general 1
f the State, and was elected without
n active canvass. Ho is tho youngest
rnn oyer elected to a State ofiioc in
outh Carolina. He took a conservaivo
position during the campaign, and '
ras voted for by both factions. His
dministrntion of the office of cornproller
general was vigorous, able and
ntirely satisfactory, being abovo that
f older officials. This office was filled 1
y him without fear or favor. His 1
nly desire was to do his duty. In 1894 <
o was a candidate for governor?do- <
sated he bowed gracefully to the will
f tho pcoplo, withdrew from tho busy
hirl of political life, and retired to
be soclusion of his farm, where ho rolained
quiet and ^s'gned, neither
eekiug political favor nor troubling
'ith tho formation of political rings.
In the same year thoro was an offort
iade by some of our people to rooonile
factional differences and to inspire
feeling of peace and unity. Followig
this was another effort in 1895 on
be part of prominent reformers and
onsorvatives to unite the whole people
nd eleot representative mon to tho
onstituttonal convention. As a result
f theso pacific efforts a feeling of
nflPP fintl 11*11 f-vr nrnvoiln/l in
v....vj |/*v(Mitvu hi vuu umtu
ikI in the constitutional convention.
Viihout this feeling, and its consequent
oiqsert of action, it is doubtful whether
^^(constitutional convention cvor
1 Wo| have been called, and when it
|?s?lbled, whether tho suffrage, liquor
IVdother important questions over
otyrteY0 been sowisoly and succcssull
\yi?d. Besides, the whole peolo,
Jhout regard to faction, wero
jprcj^tcd in tho convention, and all
f th'Vn are irrevocably committed to
vcr^provision of tho new constitution,
lany of which sccuro tho many achieviontf
of the reform party. In 1896
his vas the political status in tho
itatc. As Governor Kllerbo favored a
ibcral oolicy ho was nominated for
ovcrn<r, carrying ovory county in tho
itatc, iXcopt one?the lioino county of
no of lis competitors. It was known
hat he lad been a zealous reformer but
hat ho felt the time had come when
aetiona. linos were unnecessary, and
haM'-s strife and bitterness which
h4 "Adzed politics should be modifiV
8UPP0S?d lhat oould
oprci 1 both factions and could adlinistv
/the State government in the
otercst\nd to tho advantage of the
rhole people. In his oanvass he prolaimcd
i*s determination to know no
action, aAd, if elected to rule the whole
icoplc. At tho clcotion, he was chosen
\y a largcjmajority of tho voters which
lemonstrated that tho people, irrespocivc
of pae/, factional differences, Lad
upportcd R?n.
Aftor his iiViuguration ho determined
o nut his riwlafl ??( ?- ?J
_ B i ?wv*gv iiiw HDlIVIl ttUU MJ
ring the while pcoplo of tho State in
ccord and pllitioal affiliation. No one
an form any^adequate conception of
ho dithoultioft'knd embarassuent which
urrounded l?m. His position was a
rying one, bepoiged by office seekers,
tonfronted by now oonditions growing
>ut of new Constitutional provisions,
tontinually tiwarted and painfully anloycd
in hisefforts to aid in the oxotutionof
t^o dispensary, law, being
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called upon to till an unprcecdontedly
large number of vacancios in important
offices, and having the responsibility
cast upon him by tlio war of appointing T
military officers and organizing rcgi- (
monts?these, and others, aro tho official
cares and difficulties with which ho
had to contend.
18G1 Gf> EXCEPTED. i c
No other governor for half a century ^
has occupied such a trying position. It
was a continual and intolerable strain a
upon his montal and physical constitution.
The number of applicants for (j
oflicc during his administration have
boon legion. Krionds of all those ap- Hl
plicants urged their appointment, and li
in this way much of his time was occu- ii
pied. And when they were mado, o
friends of tho disappointed aspirants
soized upon every pretext to form op- |<
position. ti
Ho never at any time shrunk from f<
these responsibilities. In all of his ofli- (J
cial acts and under all adverse circumstances
ho discharged his duty faith- fj
fully. In honesty of hoart and judg- h
mcnt he endeavored to do right, re- it
gardless of the consoquoncc. ti
llo was elected Oovornor for a second d
term over a most formidable opposition. 0
His victory was one to bo proud of, opposed
by a combination of some minis- w
ter.s and liquor mon, bv his pcrsonni h
enemies, disgruntled politicians, dis- t,
satisfied oflieo-seokcrs and sore heads t,
of both reform and conservative fac- H
tions.
Oovornor Kllcrbc regarded the war p
against Spain as a just war and believed h
that it will profit this country in many
ways, lie said that it will lead to the
introduction of American civilization in
tho West Indies and will dismiss from
this continent tho cruel ferocity of a
past age and a decayed nation. It has
shown our pooplo overywhero that no
0110 section of America is more patriot
io than another, and has brought a
balm to ancient wounds in tho general
expression and general action of a deep
seatod and fervent patriotism. This
war has revealed tho United States in
their true light, and never was tho good
feeling of the people more transparent,
and its prestige among the nations was w
never so high. lie said: "It will bo ||
worth tho costing to broaden tho views
of the people. Believing it would clo- rp
vato tho patriotism, cement the good
will, stimulate tho commerce, manufac- ()
turcs and agriculture ol the wholo peo- \\
pic, ho says it will bring new questions (j
which must bo coolly and carefully ij
considered; that it tuight entail bur- w
dons, but all in all tho war will profit w
this nation in all directions of its ad- p
vanccd civilization. But caro must be (j
taken to suppress its tendencies toward s|
great standing armies, toward arbitrary [|
power and oxtravagent expenditures. a,
The people will sco to it that this is w
regulated. Ho folt that America's \),
kocn sword was not drawn for aggrnndiscmcnt,
but for humanity.
AT GREAT WINTHKOP. ()
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Brilliant Closing of South Carolina's a!
Woman's College.
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Wednesday wan commencement day 1,1
at Winthrop! Two thousand were pres- u'
entto witness tho graduates receive
thoir diplomas. Tho chapel was packed
to its utmost capacity and hundreds m
were in the hallways and parlors unablo (j]
to get near the doors.
Seated on tho right of the rostrum Wl
was the graduation class, clad in their
immaculate white uniforms, while on W]
the left could be seen the familiar f
faces of the facultv and the board of
trustees. cc
The Cecilia chorus, consisting of 75 yv
undor the directorship of I'roi'. W. It. W(
Hrown, occupied a position near tho rp
front. President .Johnson is jastly ri]
proud of the sonior class, for they arc ro
the first to go forth from this institution
who have complotod the full four
years' course. jn
Winthrop college is no longer an experiment,
but an established reality, j)(
and if every citizen of South Carolina
could have been prcsont Wednesday to tj
witness what has and is being done foi m
the elovation and uplifting of our fair jr
young women their hearts wohld swell j
with pride. ?
Thero is no period in life more inviting
and bouyant than when the chimes
of commencement music calls tho sweet
girl gradutcs to the arena of their tri- ^
umphs and bids them pour out tho harmonies
of their grateful hearts for tne
beneficence which unselfish tutelage 4(
has showered upon thoir young lives. r>
Sweet womanhood in its "blush and
bloom" of youth stops upon tho tapis to
bo greeted and cheered by the echoes of
man's most responsive impulse, and
providence looks on in smiling approval
because tho climax of his crcativo jj
power was realized when the woman o)
was made to cheer and comfort tho n
man. k
Living as wo io under the protection j
of an enlightened government, where ^
the prinoiplos of roligion, lib' ty and c
law arc rcoogni/od, wo ought to con- ^
gratnlate ourselvos at tho great strides
of educational advancement which exists
on every hand and which portond
in tho future a hotter apportionment
betweon tho sexes of the avenues and ^
opportunities of employment and en- Q
torprise for the promotion of the com- s(
fort and happiness of the race. j
Fond of Obscene Literature. w
Edward Gould, a whito man, aged 15
years, was given a year in jail at Norfolk,
Va., Tuesday, for sending obscene
and blackmailing circulars to parties by
express. It is said that he recently
sent one oaeh to President McKinlcy
and Secretary Alger, and attempted to
blackmail a prominent lawyer of Norfolk.
Gould was sent to King's County, (N.
Y.,^ penitentiary two years from the
United Slates court at Richmond a fow
years ago for using the mails for tho
same purpose.
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IN MEMORY OF ELLERBE.
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ho State House Officials Pass Rcso
lutions.
\ t ^ ^ a: .r ii Lu_i. 11 <v
.ii u mci-uug m imi runic nouse 0111
ials, hoi J Monday in the office of tin
ittornoy Gcnoral, at Columbia, thofol
iwing resolutions were unanimously
doptod:
Whereas, under the inscrutable provi
enco of (lod, tho hand of death ha
triekon from our midst Governor Wil
am II. Kllerbo; and whereas, wo bov
1 humble submission to the decree o
ur (ireat Creator, be it resolved:
First. That in tho death of Govcrno
lllcrbc tho State of South Carolina sus
litis tho sad loss of a conscientious am
mrlcss Christian gentleman as he
hiof Magistrate.
Second. That as citizen, husband
ithcr, friond and public olViocr ho ex
ibited qualities of tho trtto man. am
1 his doYotion to tho dutios of his of
00 during his long strugglo agains
oath had the sympathy and adtniratioi
f tho wholo State.
Third. That as his official assoointo:
o remember his friendship and dcplori
is death, and in deepest sorrow extent
) those who whore nearest and doares
) his heart our profoundest regret am
ympathy.
Fourth. That these resolutions la
ublished in the daily papers and acopy
e engrossed and sent to Mrs. Fllorbe
W. 11. Timmormau,
State Treasurer.
M. It. Cooper,
Secretary of State.
.1. P. Dorliam,
Comptroller Genera'.
.1. W. Floyd,
Adjutant General.
C. I>. Itcllingnr,
Attorney <lencral.
John J. Mc.Mahan,
Superintendent of Education.
uewey Leaves Hong Kong.
Tho I'nitod States cruiser < >lym|?i?
ith Admiral Dewey on board loft
long Kong at 1 o'clock Tuesday after
oon. There was no demonstration,
ho weather was wretched. It wai
lowing and raining hard at the timeol
ic departure. While passing th<
British cruiser Powerful, the band ol
10 Olympia played the British ua
onal anthem and gave a salute. Then
as no tiring. Tho Powerful roplict
itli a similar salute ami her ham
layed "Hail Columbia." As th<
dytnpia passed the Italian admiral't
lip, the Olympia's band playod the
talian national antlir i and gavo at
lniiral's salute, wii piiment:
cro returned. Then t?.^ Mympia't
and played "Auld Lang ST-e," and
ic band of the Powerful pi.1*' \~1 Ionic,
weet 1101110."
Consul Wildman remained on the
lympia until the last minute with a
iW friends of the admiral, who went
loard to hid him farewell. At I
clock sharp the ensign was run up to
io peak and a large admiral's llag was
)istcel at tho main. The Olympia
oved oil with a marine guard drawn
) oti her poop.
Fireworks Blown Up.
Thirty-six buildings comprising nlost
tho entire plant of tho Nordlingei
harlton Fireworks company nt (Iran
svillc, Richmond borough, New York
sre blown up Thursday afternoon and
c entiro fireworks plant practically
iped out of existence. Although the
os which followed the explosion lastI
for several hours, tho wreck was
implcte within a few minutes. N(
irC8 woro lost, and but three person*
ere injured, two of them seriously.
Iio operators in the various building*
ished out into the yards, the flyiriu
iokcts, many of them of tho greatest
)wer, made it almost as dangerous foi
ic employers to bo out of the build
igs as to be in them. As they rushed
it explosion followed explosion as the
iiildings flew into tho air. After ii
sore of oxplosions three heavy one*
lat shook tho ground for miles, occurr
1. These wero tho three store house*
i which supplies for the Fourth of
uly were being held, boss, about
10,000.
Suicided Before His Wife.
A dispatch from Anderson, S. (J., tc
ic Columbia State Wednesday says
"Mr. .1. Claudo Dickson committed
licidc at his home on North McDuflu
rect, this city, this morning about
o'clock. Ho had been out part ol
io night and came in about f> o'clock
id told his wife ho was going to com
lit suicido, and before she could get
p to try to provont tho rash act, h<
ut a pistol to his right temple ani
red. Mr. Dickson was a young mar
F about 21 years of age and had beer
tarried about threo ycnri. No on<
nows what his troublos were, as h<
ad said nothing to load to supposo h<
as going to kill himself. Ho had boot
mployed as bookkeeper for (). D. An
erson & Hro.,for tho last two year
nd was a quiet and peaceable citizen.'
Town Totally Destroyed.
Tho market town of Ottcnsheim
nistria, about tivo union west of Linz
n tho Daubo. haw been totally do
troyed by tiro. Four women porishct
i the flaincrt and a number of peopl
ere injured.
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Makes We ftmt mere 4
NO. 3.
NEW STATE REGm.
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Gov. McSweoney Assumes the
Duties of His Office.
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HE ISSUES AN ADDRESS.
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Ho Has No Enomios to Punish and
, No Friends to Reward, and
Will be Guided by a Strict
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f Regard for Duty.
r Governor McSwccnoy returned to
Columbia from Hampton Monday ?f1
tcrnoon. 1 lo lias taken up quarters at
r the Hotel dcromo, until lie moves his
family to the executive mansion. Mon?
day night the Governor issued the fob
lowing address:
1 To the People of South Carolina:
1 n the providence of Almighty Hod
t his Excellency, William II. Hllerbo,
1 late Governor of South Carolina, has
passed to his reward. I regret tho sail
event which makes it necossary for mo
^ to assume the duties of Governor of
I South Carolina. The constitution,
1 however, is mandatory. 1 havo taken
1 the oath of oflico and assume formal
control of the Kxceutivc department
3 to day. I havo thought it proper to
' address a word to tho people of tho
State. I realize fully tho responsibility
of the position, I shall endeavor to
be faithful and conscientious in the
discharge of the duties which shall bo
mine. In tho wisdom which devised
our system of government, thrco distinct
departments woro made, the legislative,
the oxeoutivo, the judicial, to
make the lews, to execute tho laws, to
interpret the laws. Under our Constitution
theso aro to "bo lorever separate
and distinct from each other,"
and no person oxoroising tho dutios of
the one shall assume to discharge the
duties of tho other. It is a wise provi.
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miuu. my duty mainly in to hoo that
the laws as placed on the statute books
by the legislative department are enforced.
This 1 shall attempt to do
\ faithfully and impartially, and without
I fear or favor, following only where
5 duty points. In doing so, however, I
1 ask and shall oxpoct the hearty co-op
oration of every officer in South Caroli5
nn, whether ho holds a State office, a
I county offico or an ollico under a munil
oipality. Not only so, but I ask tho
3 hearty support and encouragement of
3 every citizen of South Carolina in tho
> enforcement of law and in tho promo
> tion and advancement and progress of
3 our own Commonwealth. I realize the
i impotoncy of any officer, however faithI
ful ho may be, who docs not have this
i support.
We are on the evo of a groat industri)
al advance?in manufacture, education,
> oommorco and agriculturo?and I stand
i ready to contribute my part as citizen
and officer of this forward industrial
? movement, and to do anything in my
my powor for tho welfare of my
i people. I have no political punishments
to inflict and no political rewards
to pay. It shall bo my aim and steadf
?st purpose to give tho peoplo of the
State a strictly business administration
and to bo the Governor of all tho pco'
pie. To this end I seek their sympathy,
their counsel and thoir prayers,
praying myself that pcaoo and happiness
and prosperity may come to ovory
1 home in South Carolina.
> Yours respectfully,
M. B. McSwecney,
i Governor of South Carolina.
\ Curing Consuption.
At the meeting of tho American
i Medical Association Wcduesday at Co!
lumbus, Ohio, a sensational rcnort was
- presented on tlio euro of consumption
' by Pranoisque Crotte, of Paris. Mr.
Crotto lias cured more than 1,000 api
parontly hopeless consumption cases.
lie now oilers to treat gratis 500 coni
sumptives from tho different States in
i tho I 'nion. 1 le comes to America with
the highest credentials from tho most
> eminent physicians and the press in
Kuropc. The treatmont consists of in'<
halation of formaldehyde vapor, transported
directly through the tissuos by
the aid of light tension static electricity.
A Deal in Columbia.
1 The Columbia Kleetric Light and
s Railway Company was sold Thursday to
t a syndicate, represented by Mr. P. II.
f Gadsden, of Charleston. It develops
: that Mr. Gadsden has had control of a
majority of tho stock for some time,
t and called upon the local holders to
5 come in on tho deal. This they unani1
mously decided to do, and tho sale was
i consummated. The price paid was
i $257,000, and the stockholders get
a about fifty cents on tho dollar, whioh
8 they consider tho best offor that has
) been made them. Negotiations havo
l been in progress for somo timo looking
- to tho sale of tho road to other people,
s but none of them amounted to any'
thing.
Kigo is Not Dead.
, A London dispatch says: Princess
, Chiinay, formerly Clara Ward, of De
troit, telegraphs from Cairo that Jansel
1 Rigo, tho Gypsy, with whom she
c eloped, and later married, is uot dead,
but is quite well in Cairo.
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