The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 23, 1903, Page 4, Image 4
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UNION, 8. C.JANUARY 23, 1903.
We direct attention of our readers
to Mr. Cothran'u article on 1st page,
"A Timely Suggestion." This, as an
amendment to the new pistol law.
would, we have no doubt, go far toward
attaining the desired result.
Senator Hydrick has a bill before
the Senate to put the telephone companies
under tho jurisdiction of the
Railroad Commissioners We have
not seen a copy of the bill yet, but
Mr. Hydrick is going to make a hard
fight to have it put through.
It costs Uncle Sam $! .2">?>,<h?0 annualy
to run the weather bureau.
They could run it at a great deal lossexpense
and give us accurate information
possibly much more accurate by
subscribing for a million copies of
Irl R. Hick's Word and Works and
distributing them judiciously.
Playing chess by means of the wireless
telegraph is the latest and most
novel pastime during an ocean trip,
one party on one vessel the other on
another. The first game was played
between a party on the America!:
liner' Philapelphia" and n party or.
the Cunuder "Lucindu" while inuking
a voyage this wo> k.
The editor wishes to acknowledge
u very kind and pressing invitation
from th President of John Harms
Chapter, U. I). C., to he present at
the presentation of the cross of honor
to tho ol 1 confederate veterans, and
also to cxpresss His regrets that he
was detained at the last moment and
could not attend. We had calculated
of availing ourself of this pleasure.
"News and Views" is the namo of
a orignc ana spicy new weekly newspaper
the lirst copy of which has
reached our sanctum. It is a (5 column
quarto, if wc are to judge from
this first copy, we would say that
the paper has the right title, it is
full of news and views, and last but
not least his a liberal advertising
patronage. We welcome it as an exchange
and wish for it a long life of
prosperity.
Senator Tillman lias announced '
that lie will oppose the nomination
of Crum, the Charleston negro. That
means he, Tillman, is going to make
a hard fight to oust the negro. He
is getting his timber ready. But
what about McLaurin? It is up to
McLiurin now. Since the breach
between himself and Tillman, and a
considerable majority of the citizei s
of South Carolina, ho has been supposed
to be very close to the President.
He can not stand on mitral'
ground, lie must, in his action in this
case, either break loose from the
President or break loose from fh?
people of his Stute, who are unanimously
oppp >sed to t^ie negro Crum
as collector of the port.
Ono of the most important measures
before the Legislature at its
present session, and the one in which
most interest Is centered is t he child
labor questi m. There are two bills
up, one by E. If. Aull, of Newberry,
and one by Mr. Marshall. It seoms
that the Marshall bill is meeting
with the most encouragement, several
of the mill representatives state
that while they see no need for any
legislation on the question, they
would not object to his bill. Ilis
bill calls for compulsory education of j
children for eight weeks in each year ,
If we remember correctly. Wo are
in favor of compulsory legislation, <
but would like to see a\ longer term
than eight weeks named. \It should '
not be less than thirteen ^weeka or ,
DEATH OF EDITQR-GONZALES. j
Shot Down on the Main Streets of j
Columbia by Jim Tillman.
Looks Like Cold Blooded
Murder. The Trugtdy
Has Cast a Pall Oyer
the Whole State.
DIED ON R. E. LEE'S BIRTHDAY.
In the clenth of Editor N. G. Gon
zales the State of South Caroliua has
lost one of its most brilliant and
forceful writer?, one of the leading
Journalists of the State. The circumstances
of the shooting as reported
in the daily papers are about
as follows: Tillman had just
como from the session of the
Senate, where he occupied the next
highest otlice within the gift of the
people, that of Lt. Governor of his
State, clothed in the robes of his office
as president of this honorable
body. But it seems that bepcath
these robes of office there was concealed
an arsenal. As announced in
last week's issue of The Times, he
met Mr. Gonzales directly after leaviug
the Capitol and shot him down.
TiHman claimes that Gonzales had
sent him a message," but Gonzales
emphatically denied the statement.
Gonzales was unarmed, when Tillman
was searched he had two pistols
on his person, ho claims that his act
was justifiable and he will show its
justice when the time comes. lie
declines to make any statement.
Ever since the fatal shot was fired
there has been the most intense interest
throughout the whole country,
and South Carolina especially. The
telegraph wires have been busy answering
messages of anxious inquiry
from every section of the State, while
hundreds of messages were sent offer!:
g words of sympathy for the bereaved
family and prayers for the recovery
of the sorely slrickeu editor
unt;l the final, sad news arrived announcing
the death of the victim.
The interest of the public was not
less than upon the occasion of the
k'Ming of Capt. F. \Y. Dawson, of
the X< ws and Courier, or President
MoKirley. Mr, Gonzales lived just
illaety-live hours after being shot,
lie made a hard fight for his life, but
there was very little hope for him
after the nature of his wound wa?
learned, but every one hoped against
hope that his wonderful strength and
will power and his excellent physique
would pull him through. He died at
I :1'? o'clock Monday afternoon after
every means known to medical science
had been resorted to to save his life.
His death occurred on Robt. E. Lee's
birthday, Jan. 11). Lee was a great
and noble General, he did a grand
work for his country, and left a name
that will be honored and revered as
long as Southern blood flows through
the veius of our people.
Gonzales did a noble work for his
beloved State, when he lead the fight
that secured the defeat of Jim Tillman
in his race for Governor of the
State of South Carolina. Gonzales'
name will long bo revered for this
good wor.t alone if for no other. The
whole Slate mourns his loss,
Now let Tillman havo a full and
fair trial, and let ^justice be done
though the heavens fall.
THE STORY OK HIS LIKE,
r* 1 - - ?
?1 aiviinw ucncr vruutuies was DOm
at Edingsvillc, Kdisto Inland, August.
18.")S. He was the second son of
Ambrose Jose Gonzales, a native of
Matanzas, Cuba, who, with Narciso
Lopez, begun the struggle for Cuban
independence in 1818, being one of
the junta of five members who dodared
the independence of the island
adopted the present Cuban flag, and
organized the. first fillibustering expedition
under .Lopez, of which he
was second in command, with the
rank of brigadier general. He was
I the first Cuban wounded in battle
for the independence of the island,
at Cardenas, May 20, 1850; was exiled
and was under sentence of death.
In he married Harriet Rutledge,
youngest daughter of the Hon. William
Klliot, of Beaufort. The fathpr
of Kdltor Gonzales served in the Confederate
army as colonel and chief of
artillery for the department of South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida, under
B auregard, Hardee, Fernherton and
others, surrendering at Groensboro,
N. C. lie was in charge of the artillery
of Johnson's army in 18(>.">.
N. G. Gonzales was taught nt home
until 1<? years of ago and at 15 attended
a private school in Virginia for one
year. He received no othor education,
his family being ruined by tho
war. He worked as a laborer on ?
farm in Virginia nnd for several years
hI the family homestead plantation i
in Colleton county. In 187") he!
nviKliru ir.rKi?|Mljr mill i TUU1 I lie Hliminor
of 1 S7'? ho was employed an telegraph
operator at Varnville, Hampton
county, accepting a position ofrerod
him by Col. O. 8. Oadsen.
In ls7<? he organized tho first Democratic
club on the line of tho Port
lioyul railroad, and was a campaign
jorrospondent for tho Charleston
lournal of Commerce, ll?o si might>ut
Democratic organ of (hat time,
(n the fall of 1377 he o^iu.i. d a post-,
m
I tion as uight operator for the Atl-inI
tie and Gulf Railroad, now a part of
the Atlant io Coast Line, at Savannah,
from whjeh point ho was transferred
a year later to the post of operator
and railroad clerk at Valdosta, Ga,
He left that place in June, 1880, on
invitation of A. B. Williams, whom
he had met in the campaign of 187C>,
and who had then just assumed
charge of the Greenville Daily News,
to serve as local reporter for that
paper. August 5, 1SS0, he began his
service with the News and Courier as
its regular correspondent in Columbia,
and continued in that position
until October, 1881, when he was
sent to Washington to act as its
special correspondent in tne exciting
year following the doath of President
Garlield. He reported the Gultiau
trial and execution and the long session
of tho 47th Congress for the News
and Courier. In August, 1SS2, he
was transferred to Charleetou and
placed on the editorial staff of the
News nnd Courier. After a few
months he was again sent to Columbia
and took charge of the News and
Courier Bureau, und continued in
charge of its news and business departments
until the election of Benjamin
R. Tillman av Governor in
1 SiK?, when he resigned his position
on the News and Courier. It was
his intention to leave South Carolina
and seek a newspaper opening in the
Hawaiian Islands, but he was urged
to remain and became editor of a
daily newspaper in Columbia, representing
the views of the opponents of
Governor Tillman. With his brother,
Ambrose E. Gonzales, he secured the I
capital necessary to start The State, j
of which paper ho was elected editor
and manager. He purchased the
plant, selected tho force, organized
the office and the publication of The j
State was begun February Is*, 185U. 1
His supervision of the business department
of tho paper lasted two.
years. His control of the editorial
policy of the paper hascontinued since
its organization twelve years ago.
Mr. Gonzales was 60 much interes'
ed in Uk> cause of Cuban independence
that, soon after the beginning
of the revolution of 1V.C), he offered
his services to the insurgents in the
field, but they were declined on the j
ground that he could be of greater
aid to the cause in his editorial posi- '
tion. Before the breaking out of the J
war between the United States and
Spain he sought the means of taking 1
part in it on Cuban soil, but being
disappointed in other plans ;for getting
to the front he went to Tampa
a few days after war was declared and
was there appointed lirst lieutenant
0:1 the stall of Gen. Ernilio Nunez, of
the Cuban army, then preparing an ]
i xpeditiou for the relief of Gen. Mux- '
imo Gomez. Th'<s expedition was de- \
laved in its departure, but reached
Cuba the latter part of June and,
after being repulsed at two points by
the Spaniards, disembarked July !,
at Palo Alto, ou the south coast of
Cuba. The point at which the expedition
disembarked was within easy
striking distance of the central trocha,
and on July 4th Gen. Gomez was
found and relieved. After six weeks
of extreme hardship ard privation,
during which he participated in one
fight, an attack on the fortified town
of Moron. Mr. Gonzales, learning
on August 17th that the war was
over, obtained his discharge and embarked
for home, reaching Key West
after various adventures, September
1, 1898, nnd resumed his place as editor
of The Columbia State, which
place he continued to fill to the time
of his assassination.
Mr. Gonzales was married to Miss
Lucy Barron^ of Manning, S. C., November
14, 1901.
The Northern papers, some of them
at least, are eternally howling about
the Sonth's objection to the appointment
of negroes to important offices,
but it seems that when they have a
dose of the same medicine administered
it does not Ret well on their
stomach. We are not surprised at
this, however. We hopo the President
will continue to administer (he
Pftine physic north of the Mason and
Dixon lino.
The Beaumont oil wells are failing,
and they are unable to lill contracts
on hand. There is a suit now agaiust
one of the biggest companies in the
field, the San Jacinto Co., who had
contracted while their weds were
gushers to supply n largo quantity of
oil at loc per barrel. One of their
wells have failed entirely, and the
production of its other wells have
practically ceased. The company is
behind $1,5<i0,OO0 on contracts thnt
it is impossible for them to fill.
We are glad to see that the Newberry
Observer has entered into the
fight for securing botUr roads for
Newberry county along the Ramo
lino of argument wo used in le.Rt
week's issue of Thk Ti.wk.h. Ho putR
it well wliftn ho says, "a new method
is the remedv. thu r?ld tr?oiKr>,i
, , ? .11
not suffice." This is true, and tlie
results should by this time convince
even a ohll 1 that tho inothod Is a
farce so far an securing permanent
good roads is concerned. We hope
other irdluentisl journals will take
up the matter and help us to hammer
on tho representatives until they
come tc time and give ns the wherewithal
to make permanent good
roads. It will bo a paying " Investment.
Union needs good roads much
worse thun she needs a new court
house.
BBhs iiii'-h-. Mb
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ANDS
That Suit we sold yc
say if you bougl
get rig
MUTUAL D
And bu
right price. C<
S3 50 Pants fop $1 9:
Sal.00, sSl.SO an
$2.00. $2.50 an
Everybody wears s
claim they have no right
when we sell for less. \
Closing C
We must have ro<
you to come and selec
I we will make the pri
guarantee everything
MUTUAL 91
R. P. HARRY, m
Etta June Etchings. f
Etta Jane, Jan. 19.?The Saleiu ]
Christian Endeavor Society elected j
the following oflicers for the present ,
six months, ending July 1st, towit: ,
Sam J. Strain, President; T. J. ,
Estes, Vice President; Mattie Estes, ,
Secretary and Treasurer. Prayer .
Meeting Committee: Ethel Struin, 1
Maud Blackwell, H. T. Estes aud J. (
L. Wright. Lookout Committee: ,
I R. J. Kirby, W. C. lllackwell and
i N. J. Blackwell. Flower Commit- ]
I tee: Jessie Strain. Matt in T.on T
1 zie Edwards and Mrs. Mamie Strain. ,
) The repairing of Salem meeting (
i house is getting on finely and tho
, workmen expect this week to get the ,
I house ready for the painter. When ,
the repairs are done the congrega- ,
' tion will perhaps begin to make prep
aration for a centennial service. The '
j church proper wa? organized in 1810; ,
j hut for about six years prior to that (
i time a nucleus of worshippers held .
religious services in the community
: from which grew tho ttie present (
Salem church. Therefore next year i (
will be an appropriate time to hold a 1,
Centeunial meeting. (
There has been a good deal of talk (
pro and cori since the fatal tragedy
in Columbia last week. The 'T-told* y
you-so's" have come out and can tell >
j it all now'. Scarcely any two of,]
them have exactly the same theory. ,
Rut the wiiole thing at best is a de- ,
plorable affair?a lamentable luisfor- j
tunc?and both the actors are objects j
of pity. 1 atri riot one of those who 1
has looked for such a fatal tcrmina- <
tion of an old feud. It's only a ful-'(
filliuent of the prophecy: uThcy who'j
sow the wind will reap the whirl- .
wind." (
Since Mrs. Rebecca P. Ward is to j
be represented in tho columns of r
Tiik Times we may reasonably look f
for a considerable increase in it*
subscription list. Mrs. Ward has
gaiued an enviable reputation in <]
foretelling future events?as a seer.
Mr. and Mrs. It. A. Foster, of
Hickory. Grove, arc visiting tho family
of Mr. S. F. Estes.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. II. McDanicl, of
! Ifickory Grove, are rejoicing over H
the arrival of a new born girl at H
their home. Mrs. Vox is spending e
a few days with them. ^
I understand some capitalists are ,J
thinking of erecting sonio large man- is
ufactories along the immense water
powers in this county. Cherokee ^
county has more and greater water a)
power than any county in the State. r<
For about 1*2 miles it lies on both pi
it i
oil!
u was all right and
)t your suit from th
ht flnH nnmo uicrhf. T
A.A w w?.AAV? VVAJIA^ JL V V
RY GOODS
y a suit oT pants a
orae right on and ge
B. This is right and
a $a.oo HATS
d S3.00 HATS
hoes which they have (
; to buy from the other
Ve sell Shoes right an
>ut Clothi
om for our Spring Clc
)t the Suit you want, a:
Lee right. This is no
j just as we represen
HY GOODS
ST;
lides of Broad river and its territory 1
nclude8 the whole of the "Ninety
Sine Island" section, which abounds 6
n gold and iron which together with s
:hc valuable minerals including tin '
ind lead. From my point of obscr- .
nation it only remains for the rail {
road through this section to be com- 1
pleted and then Union and Gaffney
will practically be united with bonds 1
of iron and both will be benefitted by t
the union. i
Union county has contributed
largely to the material makeup of 1
Cherokee county, and the city of ]
Gaffney gets some of its very best t
citizens and business men from old
Union. At present the bar is made f
up mostly of Union county mon <
towit: T. B. Butler, J. C. Jeffries, J. c
C. Otts and Judge of Probate James (
E. Webster?all these attorneys are a
getting good practice. The Sheriff, s
Clerk of Court, Pension Commis- c
sioner, Superintendent of Education c
and three members of the County '
Board of Commissioners are ex- Union
county men, and all of them first f
class officers. It do's seem that in
t!-ic distribution of officers the Union 1
county cut off has got the lion's share a
of them.
The readers of The Times will
regret to learn that Mrs. Ilenry
Tate, a very excellent ladv. died ?t. '
her home at Webster last week. She
was a Goudelock and one of our
most highly respected ladies <f the t
land. For a long time she had been
in ill and declining health until the messenger
bade her come up higbor.
She leaves a husband, two song and ?
laughters and a host of friends to t1
am'-nt her departure. She wag a h
member of the Asbury Methodist a
;hurch and died iu the hope of a
>lest immortality beyond the grave, t
Truly with the believer she could ?
ixclaim: o
'When all thy mercies, () my God,
My rising soul smveys, 8
Transported with tl?e view, I'm lust ?
In wonder, love and praise." g
lYace to her ashes. Vox. a
y
The A ewe From Webster.
Mn Kditoh:?The winter has been 0
II llmt one should desire for school or
I'V other enjovment :id tpteJI to our b
limate at this heason of ii?e ya". There t)
ave been a lew drys that the mercury T
our.d recreation In the lower region, but ^
>e scene I hi ohanaed aud tho weather
1 now nl.iu?...? ?
?n??M> akuiu. 81
The attendance in school ftencrally is p<
i it should be?shows'? healthy oondi- Jon.
All should send if ouly ten days,
ivmt the only restriction that tin law
qnhes 'fh<To should l?e aunt'comiltoiou
jUjd^ Hum Hue hut oiu Uw
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it $3.00 and
dead easy for you.
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1 right to do, hut we . .
fellow and pay moie
Ld left and fit all feet.
ing Sale.
tthing and we invite
nd between you and
Hot nil* fnllr V\nl ?*ta
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t it.
SOMPANY.
Opposite Hotel Union
nakers have not seen it in that line,
fiee?indirectly?accept or reject as the
ileasure may be, and it should be accept
.ince at. ibis time some people do not
;eem to l>e awakened to the all important
luty toward their children.
There is some cotton being sold from
ime to time. Those who raised cotton
is a surplus crop may sell Jat leisure.
When more of our farmers learn-ti_ ies1011
they can then exercise their indent,dence
on a broader scale. a N tammr
liacon at eleven cents at this season
he year should be a good stimulant for
nore home raised pork.
.Tanunrv has proven to be a month of
invest among a large number of tenants
is there has been several chvigas mvde.
[twill ever be the cise am >u g a great
najority of p?ople.
The letters from Imre and tlieie which
ippear in Tiie Times aie m >re than iueresting,
especially the Texas letters,
living both sides of the picture, a con*
hision can be very readily drawn. The
general tendency is to give the bright
tide of a dark picture.
Tlifl moil Vvnt .Mm . ?
uuj liwui uauuey TI3 W6^*
iter brought the wrong mail sack one
lay last week, nor was ihn mistake discovered
until arriving at Webster. Remedy?return
to the city nine miles distant
tnd get the right mail. Had there been
i free delivery nyafcem in operation this
error could not have happened.
The most pressing problem of the
ural schools should be read, re-read and
icled upon ey those in position to do so. j
B. F. F., Jn.
EDlflNGlTHEWSPAPER..
rbis Alun Known Whereof &C
^pe airs. f
An Indian Territory editor hc?
his to say of his work:
"Editing a newspaper is a pleasant
tusiness if you can stand it.
If it contains many advertisements,
, subscriber complains that they
ake up too much space. If there is
ack of advertising, it is unpopular
nd the people won't have it.
If we attend church regularly,
hey say we go for effect. If we stay
way from church, they s?y we are
aonrtrously heathenish.
If we go to the opera house, they
ay we go on free tickets. If we are
een upon the street* too often they
tiV WH np(?ln/>f A?? ?;
... .. g<wa >/ui UUSIQEBS> if we
void going on the street, tber my
ro don't hustle around after the 4tk
ews and don't caro ro associate with ^
onotnon people.
If we publish it men who has
rought disgrace upon bis family,
10 friends of ih? family never for*,
ive us. If we, out of goodness of
fart, decline to say anything on the
ibject. the man's enemies are dietp* Qf
lintrd and we are branded as white
rered cowards."
DeWIMj^lSBe