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* TRIAL PUT OF.
J. H. Tillman Gets a Contiuuance of i
His Case.
TWO MAIN WITNESSES A SENT.
Tin* HI lit <* UrsistH tin* Application I'or |
font I nun iicc, but it* Ovc nutlet I
by tliu PrcHitlinK Outline
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Kluuli.
The case against .las. II. Tillman
fur the murder of N. G. Gonzales
came up in the Court of General Sessions
at Columbia on Wednesday, and
on motion of the defence was postponed
until the July term of Court.
The State wishes the case to he
promptly tried and insisted that the
defence had not made a sufficient
showing to gain a continuance.
The defence based its application for
a continuance of the case, first, on the
allidavit of physicians that Capt. J. A.
White was too ill to attend the Court;
that he was sutTering from diabetes of
a serious type and partial paralysis;
and, second on the allidavit that Miss
Mary Julia Roper was in New York
and could not be gotten here for the
trial.
Capt. White in his allidavit used In
the application for bail swore that It.
II. Ilolzcnback told him of a conversation
with Mr. Gonzales, In which he
said Mr. Gonzales had told him (llolzcnback)
that he had made Lieutenant-Governor
Tillman "show the
white feather on several occasions and
when he met him lie would make him
show it again."
Miss Mary Julia Roper is a trained
muse and she swore in an allidavit
used in the application for bail, which
was declined, that while attending
Mr. Gonzales's uncle she heard Mr.
Gonzales say that lie "had made
Lieutenant-Governor Tillman show
the white feather and that lie would
do all In Ids power against him and
was exceedingly Litter in his denunciation
of Mr. Tillman."
i lie defence urged that it, had tried
to get these witnesses, but without
success.
The State urged that the defence
had not made a proper, full or satisfactory
showing in Its application for
a continuance, and that if such a showing
were made of what it was proposed
to prove by the absent witnesses it
might be admitted to facilitate the
hearing.
Judge King decided that a sufficient
showing had been made by the defence
for a continuance of the case and so
directed.
I'UOCKKOINOS IN DKTAIL.
/ After the routine business of tire
- * ' Court had been disposed of Wednesday
mnrnlnir .luriirn It'lm.h onia ?o..t I
j r> " ""ft" ?t*iv? i/uiu1
the lirst case on the docket was that
of "the State against James II. Tillman."
As soon as this announcement
was made Col. Ceo. W. Croft, of counsel
for the defence, arose and said:
"Hcforethc defendant is arraigned
we have a motion to make on the part
of the defendant. We understand,
may it please your Honor, that the
State expects to try this case at, the
present term of Court, and we regret
to say that the defendant will he compelled
to ask for a continuance, because
we tind that two of the most,
material witnesses for the defence cannot
attend at this term, owing to tlie
severe sickness of one of the wit ncsses,
('apt..i. A. White, of ESdsefleld, ana
owlng to the temporary absence from
the State of Miss Roper, of Spartanburg.
We have the return of t lie
sheriff, showing that one of these
witnesses has been served and an attempt
made to serve the other. We
have also a certificate sworn to by the
physician of Capt. White, of Edge tie id,
saying lie is seriously ill and con tin2d to
Iiis room, and it, will be impractical for
him toattend this Court. The return
of the sheriff shows that Miss Roper is
in New York. She is a citizen of this
State. We are informed she Is only
temporarily absent from the State,
and that she will lie present at the
next term of Court, when this case
will he tried. I ask your Honor's attention
to the following certificate and
affidavit: I will ask Mr. Nelson, who
is associated with me, to read these
affidavits."
Mr. Nelson read the affidavits
printed below. The first affidavit was
in connection with Col. White, which
read:
Edgefield, S. C., April 7, 1903.?This
is to certify that .1. A. White is suffering
from ldiabct.es, of a serious type;
also suffering from partial paralysis
and incontinence of urine, and confined
to his room and under treatment.
But ler & Patterson.
Sworn to before me April 7, 1903.
J. I). Allen, J. P., E. C.
After this affidavit had been read
, Mr. Nelson read this endorsement on
d the subpoena foe Miss Boper, the other
'1 witness in the case, who Is wanted:
I hereby ecrtifv that I have made
diligent search for Miss Julia Roper
and cannot find her in this county.
Am informed that she is fn German
Memorial Hospital, New York city,
N. Y. John E. Verner, Sheriff, S. C.
Aprjl 2, 1903.
\ ANOTHKK AFFIDAVIT.
DC
State of South Carolina, County of
Richland. Before me personally appeared
George W. Croft, whobeingduly
sworn says: That he is one of the attorneys
for the defendant above named.
That Capt. J. A. White, a witness for
the defence in the aliovc entitled case,
is, as appears by the affidavit of Butler
& Patterson, physicians of the town
of Edgefield, in the State aforesaid,
confined to his room on account of
serious illness, and will not be able to
attend at the present term of this
Court. That the testimony of the said
witness is material to the defence and
the defendant cannot go to trial in his
absence. That this motion is not in?
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fended for delay, but is made solely be- !
cause in t he opinion of deponent as attorney
for defendant the said defend-;
ant cannot go safely to trial without
the testimony of ('apt. White. That
due diligence lias been used to procure
the attendance of t lie said wit ness, as
deponent Is informed and believes that
the warrant for his arrest was lodged
with thesherjITof Kichland County by
l\ II. Nelson, f^j, also one of the attorneys
for tbo defendant. on the if 1st I
day of March, 1903. Thai Miss Mary I
Julia Roper is also a material witness]
forthe defence, and is also absent.
That deponent, is informed and lie-1
Moves that a warrant for the arrest of
( the said wit ness was lodged with the
i sherill of Richland Count v on the 2nd
(lay Of April, 1903, Which said warrant
was sent by t he said sh'fuiil of Rich- (
land County to the sheriff of Spartanburg
County, Miss Roper being a resident
of city of Spartanburg, and the
said warrant was retnrned on the 1th
uay 01 /\ pin, r.Hi.J, endorsed A. ! ;. I.
That deponent has I won informed t hat
Miss Uoner is temporarily in the city
of New York, and has received assurances
that she will ret nrn t o the Si at e. |
and bo present to test ily at the next j
term of this Court. That due diligence
litis been used to procure the attendance
of this witness, and in deponent's
opinion Ids client cannot, safely to
trial in her absence, and this motion is
not. made for delay, but sole I v for the
reason above stated. (?. \V. Croft .
Swo.'ii to and subscribed before me
I this'sth day of April, liud.
I\ 11. Nelson.
Notary l'uhlic for Sin11 h Carolina.
THIS 8TATK OlUKl T8
Solicitor Thurmond prom it.ly ar ?s" |
land siiid: "The rule of Court prescribes
how continuances will be
secured and we submit these athdavitsl
do not come up to the rule of Court. i
If the rule is complied with it miy be j
the State will he in a position to enable 1
the defendant t<? proceed to t rial any
way at this term of Court. We ask
that the rule of Court be complied 1
with."
Col. Andrew Crawford, of compel
for the State, added: "It seems to
me, under t he. rule as last amc ided,
that even where the rule is complied
with, the essential feature of which is
to set forth all the facts, then theadl[
davit is submitted to counsel on the
other side, and if counsel agress to ac- <
rept the statements contained In these
affidavits as statements that would he
made if the witnesses wore present,
then the case will ^o on. <
"Now, in this particular instance
our friends have failed to make known i
to us what facts they propose to prove
| by these two witnesses. In that par
lioular tlieir showing is absolutely dc- J
fectivc.
"1 submit wo arc entitled to have '
this case goon, tlrst, because there is '
not a compliance with the rule of
Court In any particular, and secondly, '
if the compliance is made, we can
admit that, if the witnesses were
placed upon the stand, they would ,
swear to the things and matters set. <
forth in the atlidavil, and then the
case will proceed." \
STILL A NOT 111011 AFFIDAVIT.
Mr. 1'. II. Nelson said: "We
thought our friends were so thorough- 1
ly advised of what these witnesses t
testify to in the main, (their allldavits '
having heen used and copies having '
been furnished some time ago,) we |
did not think it necessary to embody '(
in a separate atlidavit what we expect <
them to testify on the trial. Anticl- ]
paling that point might be made we <
have prepared this allldavil from Mr. <
Croft: I
"State of South Carolina, county of (
Richland. George \V. Croft, being 1
duly sworn, says: That in addit ion to 1
the atlidavit of Miss Mary Julia Roper,
deponent is informed and lie believes )
that she, if present, would testify ty
the matters therein stated, and de- '
ponent is informed that she would ?
testify to threats and matters more :
pointed even than those therein set
forth.
"That owing to absence and distance 1
t? I'M 111 t lie i*i t V llf I !nllln>Klii ....... /.f I... I
. . v... w..v vivj \/i vv/iuiii>;ki uuiii; hi luc
attorneys for the defendant Jiavc ever
had an opportunity of seeing or talking
with her, and therefore deponent
cannot give in detail the threats and
other matters alx)ut which they are in-,
formed she would testify. i
"That J. II. White, if present, would
test ify to what is contained in I lie alll- ;
davit of ft. H. Ilol/.enhawk, referring !
to t he conversation lietween him and i
N. G. Gonzales, and that hecomntupl* <
cated tho same to the defendant.
"Sworn to and subscribed before me
this Hth day of April, 1003,
"G. W. Croft. i
"P. II. Nelson, Notary Public for
South Carolina. 1
TIIK HULK OF COUltT. 1 j
I The rule of court involving continuances
in such cases was read to the 1
| Court jus follows: i
Motions for Continuance: No mo- I
tion for the postponement of trial be- 1
yond the term, either in .Common 1
i'lejis or General Sessions, shall be <
granted on account of the witness, i
without the oath of the party, his i
counsel, or either, to the following cf- <
feet, to wit: That t he test imony of I
the witness is material to support the '
action or defence of the party moving: f
that the motion is not intended for s
delay, but is nuide solely I iecause he (
cannot go safely to trial without such <
testimony; that he hjus marie use of I
diligence, to procure the testimony of
the witness, or of such other circumstances
as will satisfy the Court that
his motion is not Intended for delay.
In all such cases where ;i writ of tfub- ,
poena has been isshed the original j
shall be produced, with nroof nf
vice, or the reason why noi served, on- 1
dorsed thereon or attached thereto, or 1
if lost, the same proof shall beolTered,
with additlonalpr<x)f of the loss of the ,
original subpoena. A party applying ;
for such postponement on account of '
tlie al)sence of a wit ness shall set fortli
under oath, in addition to the forego- J
ing matters, what fact or fact s he he- ;
lieves the witness would test ify to and .
tlie grounds of such belief.
T11B LAWYKits 01'AK. \
Counsel contended over the matter J
for some time.
Mr. Thurmond and Col. Crawford [
contended that the defence had utter- ly
failed to comply with the rule In
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THURSDAY, A1
W ILL SOON HANO.
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The Remarkable Case of a George- (
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town Negro Murderer. ,
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Hum Itocu Saved l'??r Three Yearn <
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One of the most uni<|iie eases in the i
annals of crime exists in Georgetown, i
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any particular and that it had not
been shown what the witnesses would
have testitled to had they been present.
The defence said anions other
things that none of counsel had ever
yet seen Miss Uopcr and that they did
not know exactly what she would
testify to; thit she had written a letter
to members of Mr. Tillman's family,
in which she made mention of additional
threats, and that they were
not lolly advised as to tills witness,
and they further contended that no
harm could come to the State by delay.
as the defendant was in jail.
Col. Crawford contended that the
view expressed by the Judges at a recent
meeting was to require a compliance
with the rule as to avoid fre
ipientcontinuances, and that the rule
contemplated that the opposing side
might he fully advised of what wasought
to 1)0 proven ?y absent witnesses.
that all of this might be
agreej to and the case not delayed, i
lie wanton to urge that the atlidavits
submitted, and tin? motion, as made,
did not comply with the rule in any j
way.
Col. Croft, contended that lite de- j
fence had shown due diligence in its
etforls to get the two witnesses, and
that it was an utter surprise to conn- |
sol that Miss I toper was not in the
State and that site could not. he present
for the trial, lie had inhumation
that Miss Itoper would, it pre<ont,
testify toother things Mian were
brought out in the utlidavit used at
tiic hearing for bail, and that counsel
did know from information that she
would testify as toother threats. He
then emphasized the value or having
a witness on the stand and having the
jury judge of the credibility of the]
witness by seeing the person on the |
stand.
Mr. Crawford insisted that it. must ;
at least he shown what these absent i
witnesses would prove or what they!
were expected to show. Judge Klugh
thought, ill it, lids position was correct
.
( \ il Vnlcfdi Lui/1 I 1 '.?? i -. 1?i < l?? hi
w?.. I.M'M CTII t ? I Ml, I Lilt- ?I I 11 davits
of the witnesses in question I
were familiar Id the counsel and nth- j
ers, but at. the instance of the (Joint
he brought the allldavits used at the j
time of the application for Sail and
read these to the Court. At the time
of the application Capt. White made
the following allidavit as to what evidence
was to be expected of him:
WIIAT Wit IT1C 8W15AK8 TO.
South (Carolina, County of Kiehland:
Personally appeared .1. A. White, who,
being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he recalls t he event and circumstances
mentioned In the statement of
it. II. Holzenback. That he is keeper
Dt'one of the committee rooms of the
Scnato of South Carolina. That at all
t imes during t he session of t he Senate
he is in t he lobby of the Senate. That,
an Tuesday or Wednesday before t he
shooting of N. (J. Gonzales occurred
he was sit t irfjr by the front door <?i t ho
said lobby talking to Kicluud Holzenback:
that to the best of his recollection
it was Tuesday. That said man
with whom the deponent conversed
was clean shaven and wore glasses, and
is he t urned to go olf deponent asked
who he was and was informed by someone
that it was N. 0. Gonzales. That
ifterthe deponent'sJast remark the
said Gonzales turned olf abruptly and '
leponent does not know whet her he
(Valked into the Senate chamber or
into 'the corridor. That the deponent
omniunieatcd to the said Liouionam
Governor ami I.-*resident of the Senate |
1 he statement cither on the afternoon
>f 'I uesday or Wednesday, lie cannot
recall which, pre'oeding the shooting
>ri Thursday. That deponent is a ;
Confederate veteran, having served
'our years in that dreadful struggle,
that he Was also count v commissioner :
:>f Edgellekl County for a like period, i
did that lie is an uncle l>y marriage of
solicitor Thurmond and oft lie lion.
W. A. Strom, late a member of the
House of Representatives from IOdgclleld
C3ouirty. .1. A. White.
Sworn t<> and subscribed before me
I his Uth Eebnuiry, 1!?():{V <
Robert Mmirman, (L. S.)
Magistrate Richland County. i
iioczkniiack's tkhtimony. i
TlijC defence also submitted the i
itlldavit of Richard Ilolzeriback, who
it will b? remembered testified in full
us follows: That while lie w; s in the ,
state House a day or two before the '
unfortunate occurrence wliicli result- <
jd Jn the death of N.O. (ion/ales lie
was talking to Capt. J. A. White, wh; 1
was keeper of one of the committee
rooms in the Senate end of the Capitol
building; that while lie was there
N. (1. tJon/.ales, whom the deponent
had known for two years, came in the
lobby of liie^enatc plumber ttnd asked
Japt . Wliite wb'^fe his l>oss was. ('apt.
Wliito replied. "I have no boss," and 1
he ((ion/ales) said lie meant the Lieutenant
Governor, and said, "I suppose
he is neglecting his duty as lie always
Is*') Lieutenant (Jovernor Tillman
was not presiding at th.it time, but
jrOverhor Sheppard was In the chair.
[Jonzales said toCapt. White, lie had
made him, referring to Lieutenant
[fOvcrnor Tillman, show the white
feather on several oecassions, and
when he met him he would make him
diow it again.. Cant. White made
lomc*reply and shortly afterwards Mi.
'Jon/ales went, Off. I do not recollect
whether lie went in the Se.iate chamtjerorout
of ttie State House.
WHAT MISS KOl'KIL 8 A VS.
The atlldavit, of Miss Roper, who is
Lhe other absent witness, was:
State of South Carolina, county of
Spartanburg; Miss Mary Julia Roper,
!>cirig duly sworn, says: That she is by
profession a t rained runse and is engaged
now as such.
That during t he summer of 11)02 she
was nursing Capt. Ralph Klllott, in i
snarjanlmrg, S. C., who wasthensick,
ullTerlng from dysentery.
That 11is nephew, N. G. Gonzales.
;ame to see him during his Illness aim 1
lepohentsaw Mr.Gon/ales frequently.
That in discussing I he dilTerences he- (
iween Lieutenant Governor Tillman
tnd himself Mr. (Jonzalessaid on more I
huuone occasion to deponent t hat he, i
Jon/ales, had made Lieutenant GoveriQr
Tillman show the white feather, ]
md that he would do all in his power ,
igainst him, and was exceedingly bit[CONTINUED
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..v < , I I II I I. K I <' I M I I Willikilled
.1. ?Scurry, a white man, on
Sept, 2a. moo, is still alive and eon-1,
lined in the county jail, although once i
tried, convicted and senlenced to l>c ' t
hanged on Dec. 27. looo.
The case has excited widespread in- .
terest and at various times occupied I
the attention of every court: from the ,
humble magistrate's to the United
States supreme court at Washington t
and, although the verdict of every trl- ] (
bunal lias been against, the negro, yet
no is still living and no (Into sot for (
uis execul ion. ShorilV MeKoithen ??l
Unit count y readily assented to allow |
the prisoner to he seen in his cell. I v
The elanviin^ of tho massive iron
doors as t he holt,s were thrown back j
aroused the prioner from his cot in
his cell where he had been ipiiotly con- 1
versing with Ids fellow prisoners |.
through the hurs. He immediately!
put on his hat and stood in the open
door, apparently ready to meet any
fate, that mi^ht hcfall him. The nc^ro
is about 2."> years old, tall erect and t
Ids long conlineinent of nearly ill
months has reduced Ids weight to.
ahmd 12o pounds. In answer to the!'
(pieslion il lie still lilt confident thai '
he would \et escape the gallows, he |
replied: I ,
"My chances now look pretty slim,
and i am tho victim of Caucasian ; 1
prejudice. I ou^ht not to he hunted, '
for at the time of the trouble 1 was in l
my barber shop when Mr. Scurry j \
came in to collect delinquent taxes, ' i
under an execution issued hy Magistrate
Hooks. So irry told me that if a
i did not pay taxes that he would ar- i
rest me and I told him that lie could a
not arrest me without, a warrant. j I
"lie grabbed me in the collar and a
threw a pistol in my face and told me 1<
that he would show me. I caught the t
pistol with both hands and turned It.ji:
to one side to keep him from shootini \
me and I then wrenched the pistol j i
from his hands and shot him several 11
times. I left the shop and ran up the
street , but was caught by a policeman ?
?wl t..ti
aim [nib in jit11 wucre i nave Decn ever r
since. I was not responsible for any- r
thing else that happened. My at,tor- t
noy.Mr. Mite'ell -a Charleston negro l
lawyer?has written me say I in,' that a i
petition to the governor is circulated a
asking him to commute my sentence
to life imprisonment.M
This is about the substance of his I
story. Noticing that he kept his hat I
pulled down over his eyes, he was I:
asked to take It olT, but he drew him- i
self up and said: "No sir, I won't do
that!" The sheriff, who was standing 1
near, was appealed to and he ordered g
the negro to take olT his hat. He t
made the same reply to him. but in- r
stantly it was snatched from his head t,
and in the top was pasted a small r
mirror, in which, perhaps, he often t
admired himself, for the hump of self- t.
esteem is very prominent on his era- c
ilium. 1
Johh lirownfield killed J. C. Scum
no Sept. 20. 1900, and was placed in f
jail tiie same afternoon. The next f
night a race riot, at the jail was avert .1
ed only by the cool, decisive action of I
the white citizens. The local military
companies were called out. and the 1
governor appealed to for more troops. 1
One company from Sumter and twi i
from Charleston were sent here, fir
which the legislature at its next ses- j
slon had to appropriate about $2,Too. j t
The ringleaders were arrested and j i
heavily fined, one of them serving a;
sentence of one year in the peniten- (
tiary. In November of thesame year 5
HrownlleUl was tried before Judge I
Gary and sentenced to be hanged the l
next month, Dec. -7. Ilis negro attorneys
appealed to the State supreme J
liou'rt, 'who several months afterwards l
confirmed the verdict of the circuit l
court. While the case was pending in
the supreme court, a little more than r
two years ago, lirownlield burrowed a 1
hole through t he brick wall of the iall I
with the foot of a stove and made his \
escape, but was recaptured within an
hour. As soon as lie learned that the l
State supreme court had decided |
against him he attempted to end his ]
miserable existence by taking an overdose
of laudanum, but prompt medical
aid saved his life.
His attorneys carried the appeal to '
the United States supreme court on J
the plea that there were no noi;ri.i #i>n
the jury which convicted him, but |
this court, within the last month, de- (
elded against him. lOvery one thought ?
that Hrownfleld would be resentenced '
by Judge (rage at the court of general i
sessions which adjourned at George* 1
town last Saturday, but It seems that ]
the United States supreme court, ur- !
tier the law, has JO days within which '
to return to the State the papers In N
the case from which they eminate, H
and the allotted time will not expire
until tomorrow. Hence the negro has
a new lease on life until June 16th,
when .lodge Gary, who originally
heard the case, will probably resentence
him to be hanged.
Monday a week ago lirowntleld swallowed
a large quantity of paris green
In another attempt at suicide, hut be*
same frightened and sent for the
dicrlfif and a physician, who again j
petal
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saved Ills life. When a-ked why he
made the attempt he replied: "Any
kind of death is preferable to the dis
ifraee of being hanse l by the neck until
dead." It is stated that l is negi
friends have about given up all hope,
readying that they have exhausted
very means to save him.
I/rye sums of money have been
raised in tin- negro churches of
J cornet own eoiinty, as well as from i
ds r.'latIves in Columbia and Maves-J
cillf. Sumter county, the home of his
adfe. for by them Hrowntlcld is re;uvded
as t he exponent of an imaginiry
principle. It is stated that pray- .
ms are being ottered that he may die
>y any other method save that of a
ega! execution and to t Item is at I ri- <
in I a hie the p ilson that lias been M
jiveu 11iid on m ?re than one occasion, 1
nit the negro is too cowardly t<? wait I
odd tlic poison takes elTect before ?
jailing for a physieiau. One of t he
lireit results of the riot episode is
lie passing of the city and count) 1
jovi riunciit completely into the hands
>t the white people. The negroes put
ip tickets in both elections last year
nit failed to support them on t he j
lays of election. Thocity of (Jeorge- i1
o\\ i lias been continuously under the
na\orally of the lion. \V. I). Morgan
'or the last, I it vnnrw Imi ii><?
Jooigetown which has sprung Into
xi.lenee wit I i11 the lasl tivo years,
tears lit tl?> resemblance to the (piaiul
?M city which formerly stood at the 1
Ilea I of Wiityah hay. Columbia
state.
A GOOD ROADS MEETING
l'<i lie 11 ?> 111 iii SI. liiiuis i lid I .ml i it
l*arl ol* .April.
The (]ti stiou of good roads is giving (
>ublic men more to lliiok about than
invthing els" which has come up in
h< last, generation. There is no denyng
tiie self evident facts presented by
>h >Se who advocate building good m
oads and who urge that to have had
oids is more costly and more of a tax '
n the end than I he paying of a special j
ax for the purpose of building roads!.
vlilcli will he permanent in their L
lature. ,
At the last session of t<lie general .
Lssemhly there were a number of (
neasures introduced, some advocating ,
ispeeial tax, and others suggesting a (
oital option plan such as has been (
doptcd by special school districts
et each townshio vote nomi Mm '.h^
'I'"-"- I 1
ion. Others suggested the plan of ,
ssulng township bonds for this pur- (
lose. Hut no action was taken, so j
unsettled were the eouviutions of the i
eglslators. I
One of the most earnest .advocates ,
if building and maintaining good ,
iads is Governor I ley ward, lie has (
opeatedly urged the Importance of .
Ills matttcr and is taking no ,
ittlc interest in the proposed good i ]
oads convention which is to he held > ,
t St. Louis on the l!7th of I his .
nont.li. He expects to attend, if his ,
msiness engagements will permit, and ;,
ias been informed t hat President L
loose veil and the governors of a no in- j
>er of States will be there at that |
ilmc and will make addresses.
Governor I Icy ward Wednesday an- (
lOiinced t he appoint inenl of t he dele-j,
:at,cs from this State to that, conven- ,
ion, and he has selected the gentle- (
nen named not so much because of
iheir prominence in the good roads j
novement, hut because lie believes |
hey will attend and will tiring back ,
o South Carolina ideas which will tie
f great value in the movement. Polowing
are t he delegates named:
PI ret District W. O. Illnson,
Charleston; T. W. Williams, Moncks
Corner: J. 10. Moore, Waltcrboro:
kihn S. Wimberlv, St. George: .1. C.
janham, Manning.
Second District II. G. Polk, Hamicrg;
Hrunsou Holloway, lOdgctield; 1
(. P. (Crouch, Saluda: W. P. Cumniiigs,
Hampton.
Third District ? J. N. Vandivcr,
Inderson; W. .1. Stribbling, Oconee;
?V. T. Itiiwcii, lOaslev; II. 10. Hill,
Ibbevillc; II. M. Hayes, Greenwood.
Pourth District W. L. Maijklin,
Jreenville; J. P. Goodwin, Greenville;
>. T McCravy, Spartanliurg; H. It.
lumbert, Laurens, Maceboth Young.
Jnlon
Piftli District P. P. Stacy GalTney:
?. L. Hardin, Chester; T. W, Hnyd,
lock Hill; .John G. Moblcy, Winnsxiro;
T. 10. Cunningham, Lancaster.
Sixth District Capt. Prank Mauling,
Clio; W. II. Manning, Dillon;
IV. A. Howling, Darlington: .). It. McHryde,
Plorence: .lolin L. It iyd, (Conway.
Seventh District P. II. Hyatt. (Coil
m bla Lewis T. Wilds, Columbia: W.
II. Seal, Sumter: .1. A. Hanks, St.
Mattehws: Capt. .1. H. Counts, I rmo.
A Sweet Ureal h
s a never failing sign of a healthy
itomach. When the hreatli is had
ihe stomach is out of order. There is
io remedy In the world*equal to Kodoi
Dyspepsia (Cure for curing indigestion,
jysfk'psiii aim hii disorders. >1 is. .mhi v
4. ( rick, of While riains. Ky,, writes:
'I have been a dyspeptic for years
jried all kinds of remedies but condoned
to^row. By the use of Kodol
I began to improve, al once, and after
aklnga few bottles am fully restored
n weight, health and strength and
tan eat whatever I like. Kodol digests
rvhat you eat and makes t lie rftomach .
iwect.
Dr. 10. Norton.
(To Cui
Take Laxative Bron
Seven Million boxes sold in post 12m
BRYAN'S PROSPERITY
Why It llotliers Hniiii1 ol I? * Newslni|M'l'*i
i)l" I lu* < 'on ii t ry.
Tho fact that lion. W. .1. Ilryan
lias Just c<mi pie tod a home al I. ucoln.
Neb., is being received with a great
deal of pain by a number of papers
throughout the north and east. These
papers lay particular stress upon the
laet that this house has twenty rooms,
Viul that Mr. Itryau is not only a free'
silver man, but an pponent
if t he t rusts. They hold to I he axiom
lliat am man who sy nip.it hl/.es w 1111
i tie poorer elasses should remain p ><?i
himself and leave to others the ae
cumulation of riches. It is said that
Mr. Itrvan has already accumulated
between loh.OOU and *"100,000 worth
;>f property, and asserted tiiat his annual
income from his paper and other
sources is not less tlian *.">0,000 an
anally.
Tliis condition of altairs is sad. no
doubt, hut what is the use of protest.
lug? An especially generous Providence
endowed Mr. Ilryan with mote
than his si tare of gr iy matter, and it
is not apparent how these people are
to keep him poor. It. is true that Mr.
Itryan is becoming wealthy without
oppressing any one, and that there has
never been the least suspicion that
one penny of liltlty money ever soiled
his hands. Audit is this that hurts.
The plutocratle, organs which tire
pained tit his prosperity would have no
ill-feeling against him if his money
were wrung from the sweat and the
suffering of the mass of people. If
Mr. Itryan had, for example, secured
his wealth by cornering the stock of
coal in some city during I lie existing
blizzard or had devised some plan
whereby small dealers in certain commodities
could have hern ruined that
i syndicate might capture the trade
which had been theirs, he would have
been hailed as a captain of industry.
I tut tlnft he should coin this wealth
>ut of the gray matter within his
ikull, and without Injury to any of
his neighbors, is, of course, inexeusihle.
it is more inexcusable that lie
Iocs not change his political views now
that he has acquired a considerable
imount. of worldly goods, lint more
lamning t ban all else is that he is
naking regularly t he salary of a manager
of a great syndicate without oppressing
any one una..
The public will be pained
with the plutocrats at this extraordinary
conduct of Mr. Itryan, but their
pain will by no means be as acute.
In fact they may be willing that Mr.
dryan should continue to prosper,
lliough the more envious will not unlalurally
complain that Providence
was not more even-handed in its distribution
of brains. Mr. Mryun has
ichieved a notable victory in demonstrating
that even at; this late day
l>rains are a valuable commodity in
the world, and that a man may prosper
even yet without oppressing his
neighbors and without/ permitting his
conscience to be seared by the acquisition
of wealth by furtive methods.
It may be as well to inform these
plutocratic organs that wealth is not
in itself an evil, but that evil methods
of acquiring the wealth is what
onstifufes the sin, and that they will
never be able to convince the world
l hat honesty acquired wealth is a disgrace,
while wealth dishonesty and
Illegally acquired Is an honor to the
holder. May Mr. Ilryan continue to
coin wealth out of his brains until he
has all that is necessary to his happiness.
The pity of it is that most of
the great fortunes in this country are
not in the keeping of such men as
he.- New ()rloans Times-1>emocrat.
(food for (Children.
The pleasant to take and harmless
One M mute Cough Cure gives immediate
relief In all cases of Cough,
Croup and LaCrippe because it does
not pass immediat ely into the stomach
but lakes effect right at the seat of
the trouble. Ii draws out the inllammatlpn,
heals and sdbtiiea and cures
nerneiiiciit.h' t?v ei?;i I > I imr tin. ln..iru i.C
cont ribute pure life-giving unci life-1
sustaining oxygen to the blood and
tissues.
I>r 10 Norton.
IleuuH to < inter.
Hereafter no Chicago girl need be
without, a beau or an escort, unless by
choice. Site can now go to the telephone
and order a beutl for the morning,
afternoon or evening, the same
as she would order a block of ribbon
or a bottle of pickles. And she can
order Just the style of beau she wants,
to match her complexion or her new
frock, or her "confection" or a new
hat. There are to bo had lohg beaus
and short, dark beaus and light; lean
beaus and fat, and whiskered beaus
and those that are clean shaven, it
is merely a case of "you pays your
money and you takes your choice."
I>ii? Notice is Mervetl.
hue not ice is hereby served on the
public generally that Dowitt's Witch
Hazel Sa've is tlie only salvo on the
market that is made from the pure,
unadulterated with hazel. I>eWitt's
Witch Hazel Salvo has cured t housands
of eases of piles that would not yield
to any other treatment, and this fact
has brought out many worthless
counterfeits. Those, person who get
the genuine l> Witt's Witch Hazel
Salve are never disappointed, because
it cures.
I>r" K. Norton.
re a Cold in On
lO Quinine Tablets. ?
omhs. This signature,^
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NO. :n
BIO (HJNS BURSTS,
A Fatal Accident on the Battleship
Iowa Thursday.
A TWELVE INCH TUBE EXPLODES
Several Srumcii killed and Woundml.
Tfio l>lm?Htcr Occurred
DitriiiK 1'iiritid Practice Off'
Pmimicoln, KIh.
A disastrous explosion occurred on
the battleship Iowa Thursday while
t lie vessel was at target prabice in the
yulf of Mexico. The forward port 12
Inch kuu hurst from the premature
explosion of a shell, 12 feet of the
piece outside the turret bein# demol
ished. Throe men were killed and
live injured, two seriously.
The killed are: First-class Seaman
Klele, <>rdlnary Seaman Perce 11 and
idinner's Mate Horry.
The Injured are: First-class Seaman
(laught, Ordinary Seamen Truesdale,
Hrown, Mansdale and Parrucker.
The men killed and Injured were on
the second or nun deek at mess. Three
pieces of the exploded gun, each
weighing over a ton, passed downward
through the spear deck, falling upon
i lie men at, mess, instantly killing the
three named. All of the men were
horribly mutilated. The heavy missiles,
after passing through the gun
deck, continued down to the third
deek, where they came in contact
with the armored deck, the heavy
steel bringing them to a stop, thus
saving the engineers and liremen who
were at work below. Although the
upper decks were crowded with men,
no one there was seriously injured.
The explosion occurred just as the
mess call had been sounded. Firing
was to have ceased after the shot for
tiie dinner hour. The range had been
set, and tl 10 Iowa was steaming along
at a speed of 12 knots an hour, when
Lieut. Heed, in chargo of the forward
12-inch turret, gave orders to load
and and tire. The time fuse was cut
for tins range, the piece charged,
breech closed and the word given to
lire. Following the report of the gun
t here was a smothered report as the
shell exploded midway in the gun and
pieces of the burs ted gun and shell
ere scattered broadcast. Three
great n.?u; were torn through the
deck. 1 hose WnO wcio ttimv began
coining up on deck, some bloody <iu<i
m i i t.i 1 *i t f U/v
I.IMUMUIA ?1, Millie IJ I 11 >s I'll LI1C IIUUI
crusher! almost beyond recognition
were the three unfortunate men.
'I'ho Massashusetts, six miles distant,
was signalled for aid, and one of the
cutters put olf with the surgeon and
assistants. The wounded men were
taken to the hospital and their injuries
dressed. The dead were brought
to I'ensacola.
Some claim the explosion was
caused by a defective shell, and others
think that the frequent tiring of the
piece at Culebra during the winter,
added with the work done here during
the past 10 days, so strained the
piece that the force of the eharge
burstcd tiie gun.
A WOMAN IN BLACK.
Strange Story That Comes from the
County Seat of Colleton.
A dispatch from Waltcrboro to The
State says quite a sensation was created
in that town on Thursday morning
by the arrest upon a warrant issued
by Magistrate J. It. Bryan of S. J.
Fcnnell, a farmer and manufacturer
of lumber, residing about six miles
from tiie town, on charge of forgery,
being unable to give a bond of $700
In; was committed to Jail.
A mysterious woman in black, described
as quiet and handsome figures
in the case. In fact, she is tiie chief
actor. It is not known who she is.
What is known is that she appeared
| at the Farmers and Merchants bank
[at Waltcrboro on Marcli 27, presented
a check fur $1.12, bearing tiie signature
of W. (>. Thompson, Jr., drawn
upon the bank of Hampton In favor
of one of his married sisters, whom
she impersonated, and received the
' money.
The circumstance connecting Fen
nun wihi uio transaction is that he is
known to have accompanied the woman
from Waltcrboro to Hampton,
! conversing with her the preceding day,
At Hampton she presented a check
for a similar sum, hut owing to some
error payment was refused. He returned
with her to Walterboro the
same day.
Where she secured lodging for the
night cannot he ascertained. Fennell
admits seeing heron the train, hut denies
knowledge of her identity. Another
mystifying feature of the case
is that the woman must have known
the extent of Thompson's deposist in
the Hank of Hampton, and have been
familiar with ids signature. Thoiup
noil, mm i.-? mny nil il V131L LO I1 lOTUUl,
miwrht aid in clearing up the mystery
' of the "mysterious woman in black."
i Diligent efforts dre being made to find
out who she is and where she is.
ie Day 1
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