?ALL FOB ST?TE CONVENTION
SNSTBUOTiOHS 1SSOEO.
How to Proceed With the Reorgan?
ization of Democratic Party
Condensed information.
-Columbia, April 9.-Yesterday Sec?
retary Gunter, of the State Demo?
cratic executive committee, sent to
the several county chairmen the offi?
cial call for the May State conven?
tion :
Dear Sir: Your, attention is respect?
fully called to the following resolu?
tions adopted at a meeting of the
State Democratic executive committee
of April 4, 1902, and you are earnestly
requested to see that the terms of the
resolution are carried out in your
county :
Resolved, first, That in accordance
with section 4 of the constitution of
the Democratic party of South Caroli?
na, a State convention is hereby call?
ed to take place- at 12 o'clock m., May
21st, 1902, in the city of Columbia.
Resolved, second,. County chairmen
throughoutjthe State are hereby in?
structed to call the Democratic clubs
of the various counties to assemble on
tturday, April 26th, for the purpose
)f reorganizing and electing delegates
the county convention to tbe held
>n May 5th in- accordane with article
2 of the constitution of the Democratic
irty of South Carolina The county
conventions when so assembled will
elect delegates' to the State conven?
tion, and each-county will be entitled
to double its representation in the
Legislature in that convention and to
elect a county chairman and a member
of the State Democratic executive
committee. Respectfully,
Wilie Jones, Chairman.
U. X. Gunter, Jr., Secretary.
For the benefit of the Democrats in
the several counties the secretary of
the committee has prepared and is j
sending out the following :
To the Democrats of South Carolina : !
For the benefit of .the Democratic
: voters in reorganizing the Democratic
party this year, the following infor?
mation is given :
The State Democratic executive
committee has instructed the county
chairmen to issue a call for a meet?
ing of the respective township and
ward clubs to be held on the fourth
Saturday in April. When convened
these clubs shall each have a distinct
title, "The- Democratic club,"
and shall elect a president, one- or
more vice presidents? a recording and
a corresponding secretary, and shall
have the following working commit
rees of not less than three members
each: A committee on* registration,
an executive committee and such other
committees as may be deemed expedi?
ent. Each chair shall elect a member
of the county executive committee,
under the control >of which the clubs
shall be held together and operate.
The county executive committee shall
.elect its own officers, except the chair?
man, who shall be elected by the con?
vention. These officers need not nec?
essarily be members of the committee.
Tlie clubs shall elect delegates to the
.county convention-one delegate for
-each 25 members and one delegate for
*a majority fraction thereof.
The county convention, when assem?
bled, shall be called to order by the
-chairman of the executive committee,
and the county convention shall pro?
ceed to nominate and elect from
among its members a president, one
or more vice presidents, a secetary and
a treasurer, and shall be held on the
irsr- Monday in May.
The count convention shall elect
delegares to the State convention,
ich county being entitled to double
the number cf delegates as it has
tembers of the general assembly,
ie State convention has v been called
meet on the third Wednesday in
ky in the city of Columbia at 12* m.
Each county convention must, at
;he meeting on the first Monday in
[ay, elect a member of the State
Democratic executive committee.
Each county delegation to a State
convention shall have power to nil any
vacancy therein.
Tile State convention shall be called
to order by the chairman of the State
Democratic executive committee. A
temporary chairman shall be elected
by the convention, and when organ?
ized shall elect a president, vice pres?
ident from each comgressional district,
two secretaries and a treasurer.
^?. X. Gunter, Secretary.
Seventh District Contest.
Washington, D. C.? April 3.-In the
contested election cast" of Representa?
tive Lever Committee rn elections No.
L has decided to make a unanimous
report in favor of the contest?e, Mr.
Lever, and has ordered all expenses of
the case paid. This is the old election j
case of Dantzler vs. Stokes, which was i
pending at the time of Dr. Stokes's
death. Representative Lever, as Dr.
Stokes's successor, became contest?e in
the case. The contestant, A. D. Dantz?
ler, is a negro, from Orangeburg, WQO
contested the election on the ground
that the election laws of South Caro?
lina were unconstitutional. There is
no doubt that the report of the com?
mittee will be adopted by the House,
though it will probably not be sub?
mitted for some time vet.
Wants to Help Others.
**I had stociaeh trouble ali my life,"
says Edw Mehitr, proprietor of the Union
Bottling Works, Erie, Pa. "and tried all
kinds of remedies, went to several doc?
tors and spent considerable money trying
to get a moment's pe?.et. Finally I resd
of Koiol Dyspepsia Care and have been
taking it to my great satisfaction. I never
found it*? equal for stomach trouble and
gladly recommend it in hope that I may
help other sufferers." Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure cares all stomach troubles. You don't
have to diet. Kbdol Dyspepsia Cure di?
gest^ wh&i you eat. J S Hughson & Co.
New York, April 8.-Albert T.
Patrick, who?was convicted on March
26 of the murder of William Marsh
Rice, was sentenced yesterday by
Recorder Goff to be put to death in
the electric chair at Sing Sing prison
on May 5. Rice died in this city on
Sept. 23, 1900. An appeal to be made
to the court of appeals by Patrick's
counsel will act as a stay of execution
pending a decision by the higher
court. The recorder, [in pronouncing
sentence, made no comment on the
jury's ?verdict.
The voungest Governor in the Uni?
ted States is William McCroskey, the
Governor of Washington, who is 23
years old. He is a Tennesseean. Jr1-*
STATE FAIR OPEN TO BIDDERS.
The Committee Meets in Charles?
ton and So Decides.
Exposition Bureau of The State,
? Charleston, April IO.-Charleston and
other cities will have an opportunity
to bid for tho State fair this year. For
nearly half a century these fairs have
been held in Columbia annually with
few exceptions, principally during the
civil war. it is claimed that Colum?
bia does not offer the fair a sufficient
amount of financial support, and for
that reason the committee at a meet?
ing held here yesterday, has called for
bids from other cities.
The resolutions adopted are as fol?
lows:
Whereas, the fair grounds, in the
city of Columbia, S. C., are not in
the proper condition, and the build?
ings on said grounds are now getting
dilaDidated, and
Whereas, this society is put to con?
siderable expense annually to keep in
repair the buildings and grounds, to
rent the race track and to erect new
structures, and
Whereas, the society has to furnish
all the money from its own treasury
for these purposes, therefore be it:
Resolved, That the State Agricultu?
ral and Mechanical society of South
Carolina will consider ??ny proposition
from any city in this State, to hold
its nerl .annual fair in that city.
The meeting here was called for the
purpose of preparing the premium lists
and for iirranging for i;he purses fo
the races. The legislature having
made an appropriation of ?2,500 to the j
fair, the races this year will be better
than eve::, as that appropriation guar?
antees good purses. Among the offi?
cers of the fair association here were:
Maj. A. H .White, Rock Hill presi?
dent, and Col. Thomas W. Holloway,
of Pomaria, se?retary.
The members of the committee on
premium, lists here are : R. A. Love,
of Chester; T. J. Cunningham, of
Chester; A. T. Smythe of Charles?
ton: J. G. Hobler, of Fairfield: J.
H. Wharton, of Laurer.s ; D. E. Efird,
j of Lexington, and C. F. Moore, of
! Bennetts vi lie. The members of the
! committee on races are : R. P. Hamer,
I Jr., C. F. Moore, B. F. Williamson,
! of Darlington, and A. T. Symthe, of
Charleston.
[ The State fair last year was not
exactly a failure financially, but it
did not attract many people to Colum?
bia, partly because of the bad crops
and partly because of the fact that
people were saving money for the ex?
position. Columbia responded very
well to the call for funds two years
ago and provided very enjoyable street
attractions outside of the fair grounds,
but there was no such elaborate pro?
gramme last year, and a number of
cities, Florence/ and Spartanburg
among them, began to talk of bidding
for the fair.
Charleston had nothing to do with
such a suggestion, but if there is any
possibility for getting that institution
here Charleston would no doubt make
a pull for it. The grounds are here,
the attractions are here, and it would
be necessaary to back this up with a
little money. Bids may be sent to the
presiden:. Maj. A. JJ. White, of
Rock Bill, before the l?th of May.
Inhuman Warfare.
Manila, April S.-Maj Littleton T.
W. Waller, who is being tried by
courtma:rtia? on the charge of execu?
ting nati ves in Samar without trial,
testified in rebuttal o? the evidence
given yesterday by Gen. Jacob H.
Smith, who commanded the American
troops in the Island of Samar. The
major said Gen. Smith instructed him
to kill and burn : said that the more
he killed and burned the better pleas?
ed he would be, that it was no time to
take prisoners, and that he was to
make Samar a howling wilderness.
Maj. Wailer asked G-en. Smith to
define the age limit for killing and he i
said "everything over ten.'*
The major repeated this order to
Capt. Porter, saying :
"We do not make rrar in that way
on old men, women and children."
Capt. David D. Porter, Capt. Hiram
L Beans and Lieut. Frank Halford,
all of the marine corps;, testified cor?
roboratively.
The defense requested that a subpoe?
na be served on the adjutant general,
demanding the protection of the rec?
ords of "he massacre al Balaugiga of
the detachment of the Ninth infantry,
in order to refute the statement of
Gen. Smith to the effect that the at?
tack on the troops was made according
to the laws of war. The request was
granted.
Neglect Means Danger.
. Don't neglect biliousness and constipa?
tion. Your health will suffer permanent?
ly if yon do. De Witt's Little Early. Risers
cure suca cape?. M B Smith, Butternut,
Mich, says. "DeWitt's Little Early Risers
are the most satisfactory pills I ever used.
Never grfpe or cause nausea.*' J S Hugh
? son & Co.
Louisville, Ky., April 10.-A tele?
gram lias been received here announc?
ing the death in Los Angeles, Cal,, of
Col. Blanton Duncan, formerly of this
city.. Col. Duncan commanded a reg?
iment in the Confederate army in Vir?
ginia during the early days of the
civil war, and later was at the head of
the ^Confed?rete printing bureau at
Columbia, S. U. In 187b he was de?
feated for Congress in this district by
Henry Watterson. He was a native
of Kentucky and moved to Los An?
geles fifteen years ago. His death
was due to diabetes.
Roanoke, Ya., Apri!. S.-Snow has
fallen here today and the weather has
turned very cold. The mountains are
covered with several inches of snow.
Further west the mercury has regis?
tered two degrees below freezing
since early this morning and snow has
been falling at intervals. Fruit trees
are not yet in bloom and if the wind
continues high there will be little
damage from the cold snap.
"A neighbor ran in with a bottle of
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar?
rhoea Remedy wheit my son was suffer?
ing witn severe cramps v.ud was given up
as beyond hope by my regular physician,
who stands high in his profession. After
administering three do?es of it my son
regained consciousness and recovered en?
tirely within 24 hours,'' says Mrs Mary
Hailer, of Mt Crawford, Va. This reme?
dy is for sale by Dr A J China.
fi SPANISH WAR SCANDAL
Reckless Extravagance in Fit
ting Qui Transports.
Washington, April 8.-Secretary
Root has sent an answer to the Honse
resolution adopted on March 15 calling
upon iiim for all facts that have come
to his knowledge as to the conduct of
the transport service between San
Francisco and the Philippine Islands.
The answer includes the reports of In?
spector General Chamberlain and
Lieut. Col. Maus.
The reports of the various officers
enclosed by Secretary Root cover sev?
eral hundred pages.
Major Gen. B. M. Young, in trans?
mitting the report of Lieut. Col Cham?
berlain, submits an analysis of the re?
port, showing no adequate attention
to any feature of the fitting out of
transports for a long time after the
service was inaugurated, and later the
efforts to reform the system. Gen.
Young specifies lack of securing com?
petitive bids.
He says: 'In the case of the Han?
cock, (before the board was organized, )
involving an expenditure approxi?
mating if not amounting to half a mil?
lion dollars, the matter of indicating
needed repairs was put into the hands
of officials unknown to transport regula?
tions, under verbal orders, and plenary
power given by the honorable Secre?
tary of War, to insure more sanitary
arrangements on that transport."
Gen. Young also specifies the case
of an-inexperienced man, who knew
nothing about paints, being employed
to supervise painting, in a business
where the painting bill of a single
firm in two years and two months
amounted to 8343,074."
In other respects, it is stated, the
report shows that work was given out
and supplies for general use (such as
the fitting up of cabins) were pur?
chased without due regard, habitually,
to the protection of the Government's
interests.
On the branch of the investigation
covering cost of articles, etc., Gen.
Young's summing up of the Chamber?
lain report says that in one case,
where the bill was $105,318, the work
is pronounced "generally unsatisfac?
tory, charges excessive and material
inferior. "
Prices paid for material were often
strikingly in excess of the then cur?
rent market prices for the same articles
of like quality, and supplies were pur?
chased in open market without adver?
tising. It is further stated in Gen.
Young's summary that "preference
seems to have been shown special firms
to the point of ordering from them
articles out of their line of business,
these firms at the same time charg?
ing exorbitant prices, to the extent in
a few instances of 100 per cent in
excess of ruling market rates."
Upon the facts develoved by the in?
vestigation Gen. Young remarks that
under the pressure of necessity of
moving large bodies of troops at short
notice lack of methods and forms to
safeguard the Government occarred*
Lieut. Col. Chamberlain specifies
in detail the features summarized by
Gen. Young. He refers to the report
of the "Bates board" that much of
the work done on the Logan was de?
fective, also that the amount spent on
the Hancock, $547,016, was excessive,
and was for luxurious ? fittings.
Lengthy descriptions are given of
furnishings, etc. of inferior quality
Traced on various transports.
In his conclusions Col. Chamberlain
says most of the abases were unavoid?
able and that there has been gradual
improvement. In the interior fittings
for transports, he says, there has been
at times extravagance and in some
cases great negligence. In purchasing
supplies preference has been shown in
the distribution of patronage and ex?
tensive purchases have been made
without competition.
He states that the transport Meade
was purchased when 27 years old for
$400,000, and she has since received
$530,000 in repairs.
MISS ELLEN STONE.
Her Safe Arrival in Nev/ York
fi/let by Relatives.
New York, April 10.-Miss Ellen
M. Stone, the missionary who was
captured by brigands in Bulgaria and
held for ransom, arrived here today
on the Deutschland. She looked pale
and worn and said the sea voyage had
made her very ill. She was met at
the steamer's pier by her brother,
Charles A. Stone and by many other
relatives and friends. Miss Stone said
the brigands were not so fierce as
might have been thought. They said
many insulting things, but never
struck or beat either her or her com?
panion, Madam Tsilka.
"There have been several reports
printed which stated that Madam Tsil?
ka had been held for ransom by our
captors," said Miss Stone, "but that
is a mistake. Mrs. Tsilka was taken
as a chaperone for which I was very
thankful afterwards and I will tell you
why. "Seven weeks before we were
released a baby was born to Mrs. Tsil?
ka. The brigands had, by this time,
become so insulting and cruel in their
remarks that it was becoming un?
bearable. The appearance of the baby
stopped all this, for the reason that
the brigands of Turkey believe that a
curse will settle on them if they do
harm to a child or its mother. Our
treatment, after the birth of the baby,
was excellent.
"It was when the negotiations for
our release fell through or became dis?
turbed that we were subjected to our
worse treatment. 'You are to die 20
days from now' or 'we will put a bul?
let in your brain soon' were some of
tho pleasant things that thev said to
us."
Miss Stone said she woald go at
once to Chelsea, Mass., to see her
mother, who is more than 90 years old. I
Shot in His Left Leg.
For all kinds of sores, burns, bruises or j
other wounds DeVYitt's Veitch Hazel Salve j
is a sure cure. Skin diseases yield to it at
once. Never fails in cafes of piles. Cool- j
mg and healing. None genuine but De- j
Witt's. Beware of counterfeits. "I suf?
fered for many years from a sore caused
by a gun shot wound in my left leg,*' says
A*S Faller, Engin-h, Ind.* "It would not
heal and gave me much trouble. I used
all kinds of remedies to no purpose until
I tried Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve. A j
few boxes cured me." J S Hughson <fc Co. I
FIGHT BETWEEN
SHERIFF AND OUTLAWS.
i _
Five Members of Sheriff's Posse
Reported to Have Been Killed
and Two Wounded.
Knoxville, Tenn., April IO.-Meagre
details of a bloody battle fought be?
tween a sherill's posse and outlaws in
Scott county, Va., this afternoon
reached Knovilie tonight by long dis?
tance telephone message from Jones
boro, Tenn.
Five men, all members of the
sheriff's posse, are reported to have
been killed, two other persons wound?
ed and Jim Wright, who escaped from
Hancock county, Tenn., where he was
wanted upon the charge of murder,
was shot -and captured. Wright was
under a life sentence in the peniten?
tiary for murder and escaped from the
State prison at Brushy Mountain two
years ago. He returned to Hancock
county recently and there defied the
officers, although there was a reward
of $500 for his arrest. Not long after
his return home Sheriff Lagere, of
Hancock county, was shot from
ambush and killed. The crime was
charged to Jim Wright, Jno. Temple?
ton, another murderer, and the latter's
brothers. The motive for the alleged
crime was said to be that Lagere had
killed the father of the Templetons.
Recently officers have been planning
to capture Wright in his home, and
he, with John Templeton and other as?
sociates, crossed the State line into
Virginia. They have been in Scott
county about a month. Today the
sheriff organized a strong posse and
attempted to arrest the gang. The
men had been notified and a pitched
battle resulted, in which five of tbe
sheriff's posse are said to have been
killed and two deputy sheriffs, Joe,,
Moss and Sam Wax, wounded. Wright"
was wounded and captured, but the
others with him escaped. They are
being pursued, but the mountains of
the county afford them many chances
of escape.
AN EDITOR ARRESTED.
Charged With Sedition-Entire
Press of Manila Aroused.
Manila, April 10.-Excitement pre?
vails here on account of the arrest of
the editor and proprietor of Freedom,
a local publication, who is charged
with sedition in publishing, recently
an article from a periodical, to which
the editor of Freedom agreed. He
also added remarks of his own, censur?
ing the United States commission's
rule, and saying that when it stated
that in July lase every paper in the
city upheld it, since which time they
had all dropped by the wayside, as
they would not support arbitrary gov?
ernment, ''especially when evidences
of carpet-bagging and rumors of 'graft'
were too thick to be pleasant."
The main charges were made that in
many cases the Filipino officeholders
are rascals and that the commission has
exalted to the highest positions many
of the Filipinos who are notoriously
corrupt.
The editors of the Volcano have also
been arrested on a suit of the govern?
ment for demanding the removal of
the judge who recently tried Senor
Valde, i the editor of a local Spanish
paper, who was fined 4, COO pesetas for
libelling two Filipino members of the
commission), and who is now trying
the editor of Freedom under the - sedi?
tion law.
These proceedings have aroused the
entire press of Manila, and its repre?
sentatives met today and resolved to
send a committee to the commissioners
to argue against the injustice o? the
proceedings. The meeting also deter?
mined to send a cable message to
President Roosevelt, urging him to
take steps to prevent the commission
from using the sedition law, in such
cases, to prove lese majest? against
editors. The meeting, which was en?
thusiastic, was also largely attended
by lawyers, doctors and others.
GE?S. HAMPTON VERY ILL
During the past few days Gen.
Hampton's condition has been causing
his friends much uneasiness. Tuesday
night his condition was quite serious
and great apprehension was felt. Yes?
terday, however, he rallied somewhat
and during the early afternoon rested
easier. Last night his physicians
stated that he was a very sick man
and seemed to be anxious as to the
night.
This will be sad news to Gen. Hamp?
ton's friends in all parts of the coun?
try.
He has steadily grown weaker in the
last few days.
Dr. Taylor late last night said that
the general's condition was "very
low." and that the worst might hap?
pen at any time.-The State April 10.
RESTED EASILY YESTERDAY.
There were many inquiries yester?
day as to the condition of Gen. Hamp?
ton, the beloved Confederate leader.
They come from many portions of the
State.
During the day the general's condi?
tion remained very much as it was
the preceding day. Last night Dr.
Taylor said that the patient's pulse
continued fair, and that he had slept
quietly most of the day ander influ?
ence of anodynes. During the past 24
hours Gen. Hampton bas not been
able to take any nourishmment what?
ever, save a little milk.-State, April
ll. _
Augusta, Ga., April 8.-The situa?
tion in the strike of mill operatives
was unchanged today, but at 6.30
this afternoon the lockout in the
Augusta district goes into effect. The
Manufacturers' Association held a
meeting last night and decided to fight
to the end. This means that there
will not be a spindle turning in
Augusta or the Horse Creek Valley
tomorrow morning. Everything is
quiet.
Good for Rheumatism.
Last fall I was taken with a very severe
attack of muscular rheumatism which
caused me great pain and annoyance.
After Irving several prescriptions and
rheumatic cures, I decided to use Cham?
berlain's Pain Balm, which I Lad seen ad?
vertised in the South Jersey man. After
two applications of this remedy I was
much better, and after usinjj one bottle,
W?s completely cured.-Sallie Karris, Sa
lem, N J. Formale by Dr A J China.
WADE i?P?Oi OE?O.
The End Cama Peacefully Fri
Morning Just Bafors 8 O'clock,
AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF UN
CONSCIOUSNESS.
The Dead Chieftain Will be Mourn?
ed Throughout the State He
Deeply Loved.
[From the Columbia State, April 12. ]
Wade Hampton is dead.
South Carolina's greatest man, firsfe
in peace, first in war, deeply beloved
by_ his people--preeminently distin?
guished as soldier and as statesman ;
the commander who told his men when
he started with them to war that he
would never order the humblest of
them to go where he himself would not
first lead, the man who frequently gave
the rare and inspiring picture of a
lieutenant general riding far in ad
advnce of his troops into the thick of
battle-this noble Carolinian whose
courage and gallantry were only equal?
ed by his wisdom in" matters of State
policy, is no more. His life's race, so
full of incidents and exactions, has
been run. He died on the anniversay
of the day that he saw accomplished
bis grandest undertaking in behalf of
the State he so devotedly loved-the
day that Chamberlan turned over the
State capitol to him, and the work of
reclaiming South Caroilna from car?
petbag rule was done. He passed
away as peacefully as if dropping to
sleep surrounded by his loved ones.
Without the scene was as calm and
peaceful as the deathbed scene. The
birds sang sweet carols, and the spring
air was laden with the fragrance of
flowers.
South Carolina's grand old man
breathed his last yesterday morning at
8.50 o'clock, having been unconscious
for some hours prior to the end. He |
had known the end was near, and he j
faced the inevitable with the same j
calmness that he had ever displayed j
when death was imminent. By his bed?
side stood that sturdy surgeon, who
had been his friend and beside him
in war as well as peace, Dr. B. W,
Taylor, ministering to him in his final
moments.
The capita] city of the State is ap?
propriately draped in moarning. Flags
are at half-mast, and the Confederate
monument has black streamers flowing
from it, dooping upon a Confederate
?as draped about the base.
The people are in mourning. Indeed,
the south will be in mourning for
Wade Hampton was an idol of the
south, and his death leaves but two
surviving lieutenant generals of the
Confederate army-Gordon and Long?
street. Men who were under Hamp?
ton dearly loved bim. He has ever
been their hero, and they are anxious
ro pay all honor to his memory. Many
an ola soldier will doubtless look upon
the dead chieftain's face for the last
time today and tomorrow.
Telegrams of condolence have poured
in from every direction since thc news
of the death o? Gen. Hampton was
flash?d over the wires.
Wade Hampton was undoubtedly the
most prominent figure in Confederate
circles when he died. He was a com?
mander whose dash was equalled by
his stategy and generalship, and the
eminent soldier, Robert E. Lee,
regarded him as one of the grandest
soldiers of his aire. When he was taken
from the army in Virginia Lee said
that the right arm of the army had
been cut off. Fer these reasons, and
scores of others, Wade Hampton was
loved, and thousands will mourn with
the family.
.HIS LAST PUBLIC APPEARANCE.
The news of Gen. Hampton's death
was scarcely a surprise, yet it was not
expected for a few days more at least.
The old soldier had been in failing
health for some months. His last
public appearance was in Charleston
on the occasion of the South Carolina
college centennial, December 19th last.
On that occasion there were two occa?
sions upon which the aged hero spoke,
and he made brililant speeches excit?
ing great enthusiasm. One speech
was in the auditorium : the other at
the'banquet that night. Gen. Hampton
had not been so much like himself in
years. He came back to Columbia
and soon his friends saw that the end
was approaching. During the past
few months he has been steadily grow?
ing weaker, though up to a short time
ago, he continued to take his daily
drive accompanied ;by his sons. Six
days ago the general became vey weak,
and had to take to his bed. He fully
realized that the end was ?near. Dur?
ing the last 24 hours he had been con?
scious only at times.
WHEN THE END CAME.
On Thursday evening Gen. Hampton
had a long farewell talk with one of
his sisters, in which he expressed
beautiful sentiments. To Bishop Capers
and to one of his devoted friends and
comrades he expressed himself in
beautiful terms, forgiving all enemies
ami referring to the great beyond.
When the end finally came there
were with the general, who was un?
conscious, his sisters, Misses Kate and
Caroilne Hampton, his devoted daugh?
ter, Miss May McDuffic Hampton, his
sons Mess -. Geo. McDuffie and Alfred
Hampton, ois nephew, Mr. Frank
Hampton, his niece, Mrs. John C.
Haskell, and Dr. B. W. Taylor, who
was surgeon general on Iiis staff in
the Confederate army. He passed
away peacefully nad seemed simply to
drop off to sleep. Such was the end
of a grand man's career, the end of a
man great in life and still great in
death.
Dr. Taylor said he died of valvular
heart disease, superinduced by old age,
the general having reached his 84th
birthday just two weeks ago.
?ITV BELL TOLLED.
As soon as it was known that Gene?
ral Hampton was dead the city bell
was tolled for an hour and immediate?
ly thiers were placed at half mast lpn
both towers or the municipal build_
ing. Soon the State flag was at half
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mast on the dome of the capitol, and
in short time a force of men was busy
in swinging ont black bunting across
the front of the portico, and twining
the same material about the columns.
Knots of crepe were placed on the
knobs cf ail the doors to the building.
GOVERNMENT HONORS HIM.
When the news had reached the sec?
retary of the treasury at Wshington
that official ordered the flag o:a the
government building placed at half
mast in honor of the dead ex-senator,
and this was done at once.
GOVERNOR
ISSUES
TION.
PROCLAMA
The governor immediately.issued the
following proclamation which was
sent by wire to the daily newspapers
of the State :
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Whereas, the Hon. Wade Hampton,
a former governor of South Carolina
and a United States senator, died, at his
home in Columbia this morning at ten
minutes before nine o'clock, full of
years and of honors,
Therefore, I, M. B. MSweeney, gov?
ernor of South Carolina, in recogni?
tion of his distinguished services to
his people and his country throughout
his long and honorable career and in
further recognition of his broad
statesmanship and true nobility of
character and his high patriotism and
devotion to duty and his State, do
request that on tomorrow, Saturdav,
April 12, 1902, all public offices in th*
State of South Carolina be closed.
And as a further testimonial to his
worth that the flags of the State and
of the United States be put at half
mast on the State capitol and all other
public buildings in the State, and
remain in that position until after the
funeral services are held.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused to be affixed
the great seal cf the State, at the cap?
itol, in the city of Columbia, this
eleventh day of April, A. D., 1902,
and tho 116th year of Independene of
the United States.
M. B. McSweeney.
By the Governor :
M. R. Cooper, Sercta^y of State.
THE FUNERAL OBSEQUIES SUN?
DAY AFTERNOON.
Gen. Hampton's family desires the
announcement that on Sunday from 10
a. m. until half past 2 p. m. his house
will be open to the public and ail who
wish to take a last look upon his face
will be admitted. This applies fco cit?
izens generally as well as to his per?
sonal friends and the Confederate Vet?
erans.
The funeral services will be held at
Trinity Church at 4 p. m., and will
probably be conducted by Bishop Ca?
pers. The interment will be in the
churchyard.
Messrs. W. H. Gibbes, Jr., and A.
E. Gonzales and Capt. W. D. Starling
have been appointed by Gen. Hamp?
ton's family a committee to arrange
the details of the funeral procession,
arranging the position of the various
organizations and their order of move?
ment. Such bodies as may wish to
participate in the funeral ceremonies
will communicate with them at the
office of The State some time during
today and places will be assigned them.
Announcement will be made in The
State tomorrow morning of the order
of procedure.
Many of the old soldiers had hoped
that the body would lie in state at the
rotunda of the State capitol, but this
will not be done under any circum?
stances.
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