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man or the interest OIL tn0 IIon mau. A.e1
are simply to be administered Justly IN the
interest OF justice 70 each man, 90 no Iicn or
ne he poor-giving immunity 70 no vioiatof
whatever form tho violation may essume.
want ysnt tskcs, and 10 It be must be true under
penalty Of forfeiting the respect ootn OF ni"'
sell and OF his iel!oWG"
DEATH OF GEN. HAMPTON.
The Great Leader Of the People IN
1875 10 Dead.
Co,nmbia. 4. C., April M-0eneral Wade
Hampton died this morning NJ . o'clock.
The generals health has been steadily laii-
Ing for some months. His last puoiic appear
unce was In Charleston st the reunion OF sne
soutb Carolina college alumni In Decemoc!
IsSt. The generals death has been expected
~ W6en the announcement Of death was
made ihis morning the state nag e. wss ~ ,,,ni imi
building and tho building was soon dfsped
Ia Tns city hall displayed nags at bali mas,
on sssn q ,hs 9ssS iSss5. os saf snS an hour
This afternoon the Confederate monument
on the capitol square will DO drapeo In
Comp Hampton meets this afternoon TO
,.sns Al invitation 10 all Confederate voter.
ans In ihe State 70 como 20 Columbia and at.
lend this obsequies. which have not yet ceen
arranged for, but will probably 90 hs'd Oh
The interment viii be IN that churchyard.
whore General Hampton's ancestors are a'
rest .,,,.n
nonor at the residence until the funeral and
ihey are to wear their Confederate uniforms
The Governor's Guards viil this anernooo
also appoints guard OF honor 70 90 si"'ia
o.: tribute today 10 the placing Of The mas
on the United states government building a.
half mast By order ef the ssefiHy Hsnson 20 'as ss
Gensrsi Hampton has been conscious only
at times during the past a hours.
sis an s,stsIs' Ss his Sis nephew and Niece. Colonel
John q Haskell and Rr. B. W. Taylor were
~ he i dsed a. II quietly falling asleep. having
been unconscious for some time os'ore 'ne
It 10 coincidence worthy OF mention that
General Hampton died on the anniversaIy o.
the day that Chamberlain turned tne stste
house over TO him upon tho reclamation o.
the State nom radical rule. ending the dark
days Of rocoustruction. r..,.,
i We. only .eoo' year ago s,.rs e the mS1essd ntsa
70 as ss sSS SS ssss him one
the srSndest ovssions ever given any man.
ae took occasion IN his remarks on tnat oc
casion 70 bid them 0 lass hfevell. ne re-
thai day Was able TO 60 out with his son Tor
The governor Immediately upon the an
uouncement OF General HamPtons aea'n
issued the following proclamation
ALL puHLIc oFTIcEs 10 CLOSE.
.s,.so ~ aor,h canolina-A Proclamation.
.Wberess. The Hon. Wade Ham p,on for.
mar governor OF South Carolina, and United
states senator. died at his home 10 Colunois
;hs %o.sine. eIa a. o ssp hoo6ra %inrse' 0e'0'e
sTherefore, I, n. B. McSweeney. governor
ofSopth Carolina, In recognition OF nls 9s'
iinguished services TO his people and his
career % and in further recognition Of his broad
siatesmanship and true nobility Of character,
and bis high patriotism ana devotion 70 duty
and his siste. do request that on tomorrow.
Ia the state OF South Carolina. be closed.
And A 4 further testimcnlal 70 his worth
lhat the fiags OF this state and OF the United
sItaies DO put at half mast on tho atate capitoi
and remain In that position until afser the
sin vitnees whereof have herunto set my
hand and caused to be afrxed the great seal zeal
Iumbsa, this llth day OF April. A. D., 1919, and
the io6th year Of the independence OF the
United States. ,,,,,>,.x
(Signed) IN. b. MsWEENEI, -
AM. 4. COOPER. Sec. OF State"
The faculty Of the South Carolina college, Of
which Institution General Hampton wa: an
alumnus, meets this afternoon 70 take action
In regard 70 his death. Tho Daughters of the
Con nfederacy arc also 70 meet and take such
action a. may DO proper. - ,
Wade Hampton was eo5n ID Co,nmois, .:
Of south Carolina and took up the STUDY OF
law but With no idea Of practiclng. In his
early iifs he served In the South Carolina
b., ne srs..s, pSop o. a
10 south Carolina and Mississ,ppi.
When the civil war opened. he soon raised
. command OF infantry, cavalry and artillery,
Siss area:
On August g. 1861. Hampton was made maj.
or general Ip 1864 after several days he
gave Sheridan check al Trevlilians atation.
cluded q Junction with Hunter, and the cap
ture OF Lynchbury. In twenty three days he
captured over 5000 prisoner ana large
quantities Of war material. With loss OF
nineteen men. He was made commander
OF Lees cavalry In August. with the rank OF
struck The rear Of the Federal army at City
Point. bringing avsy 40 pra,Snsrs s and 2tsS S
captured 500 prisonera In one Of these At
tacks he lost his son.
Hampton was then placed In command OF
General Joseph E. Johnston's cavalry.
After the close OF the var he engaged In
farming. In 1876 he was nomipated for gov.
eincr against Daniel II. Chamberlain, and
Was reelected In 1875.
He lost his leg by accident nc whilehis life
was tespaired Of no was elected 10 tho United
States senate.
General Hampton married. early In life.
Margaret Preston. daughter OF Gen. Francis
Preston, and on her death took o second wife.
Q daughter OF senator McDufiie.
He was elected to the United States senate
In 1879 and was succeeded by lrby In 1901.
He was commissioner OF Pacific railroads
during President Cieveiand's second term.