Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-16

until tomorrow morning.
Among the witnesses called for to-mor-sa
rows session are August Belmont, George
F. Baker and 6: w Perkins.
EDITOR SHOT down.
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artillery of Johnston s army in 1865.
Attended School In Virginia.
N. G. Gonzales was taught at home un-
til rs years Of age and then attended
private school in Virginia for one year,
but received no other education. Suisse
uuent1y. he worked as a laborer on farm
IN Virginia, and at the family homestead
in Cnlleton county. In 1875 he studied
telegraphy, and from the summer OF that
Year until the summer OF 1876, was en-
,.1oved as telegraph operator at Varnville,
Hampton county, S. o. In 1876 he organ
lied the first Democratic club on the line
of the Port Royal railroad, and was cam
pa.gn correspondent for the Charleston.
journal Of Commerce, the straighr-out
organ Of that time. In the fall of 1877, he
obtained position as night operator Tor
the Atlantic and Gulf railroad noW the
Plant system), at Savannah. Ca, when a.
wear later he was transferred to the post,
of operator and railroad clerk at Valdosta,
Ga.
Work as Journalist
He left this place in June, 1SSos. on invi-
tation Of A. B. Williams, now editor OF
the Richmond News, who had just then
assumed charge of the Greenville News,
to serve as local reporter for that pa per-
August 5, 1880, he began his service Wi h
tile Charleston News and Courier. as iis
regular correspondent at Columbia, ana
continued In that position until October,
1881, when he was sent to washington 70
Get as it's, special correspondent IN the
exciting year following the death of. Pres
ident Garfield He. reported the Guiteau
trial and execution, and the long session
of the Forty-seventh Congress for the
News and Courier. In August. 1Ss2. ne
was transferred to Charleston. and plac-
ed on the editorial staff of the News ana
Courier, with the understanding that ne
was ultimately to become editor of the
PAPER, but after a few months, ana oWins
to a sagreement with Captain Dawson,
he was again sent to Columbia,
wher. in 1883, he organized the
News and Courier: Bureau, ana
| continued in charge of Its news ana
business departments until the election OF
B. r. Tillman as Governor in 1880. report
Ting. besides all the State campaigns many
| famous trials in different parts OF South
| Carolina.
He. Hated Tillman.
! His antagonism to Governor Tiliman In
| disposing him to have such relations with
him as the policy of the News and Cou-
| rier required. he resigned his position on
! that pa per to take effect at the close of
] IF Richard.
son. His purpose now was to leave the
I State and seek a newspaper opening In
| the Hawaiian Islands to which he was
| attracted, but being urged to remain and
| become editor Of daily newspaper In
Columbia, representing the views of the
opponents of Tillman, he agreed to do SO,
and with his brother, Ambrose Gonzales,
secured the capital necessary to start
the State, of which paper he was elected
editor and manager. He purchased the
plant and organized the Office and the
! publication of the State began February
| Is, 1891. His mana cement lasted for two
! years, but his control of the editorial
| policy Of the paper has continued through
/ its existence Of more than ten years. s
Held no Public Office.
! Mr.. Gonzales has held no public Office.
4, His interest in the cause of Cuban inde-
pendence moved him soon after the Begin
| ninp of the reyoI11tione Of. 1855 to offer his
sarvices 10 the Insurgents In the. field, but
/ rhev were declined on the ground that he
coIild be of greater service to the cause
| In his editorial position. Before the
/ hrea king out#of the war with Spain. he
/ sought The means of taking part in i.
IN z6,,han soil hl,ts being disappointed in
4 other mans for getting to the front. he
! went to Tampa few.days after war was
/ declared, and was there appointed first
Nu On upsa el eea ssn G
ing a expedition for the relief Of Gen.
1 eral Maxine Gomez in Central Cuba
4 This expedition could mot get transpor-
1 tation until June 10Th when it sailed from
I sTamna in two. steamers the FLORIDA and
49, ,,;t,, ssea1,,.a, 49, paor; ~,
any WIN q TUG eol ID, =
! TOOK Two Weeks 10 make landlhs.
4 Service In Cuba
! ~ .
Alter belng srepulsed at Two points D5
4 the Spaniards, the expedition disembark
i ed July Sd ataPalo Alto on the south
4 coast OF Cuba, a few miles west Of thu
I central 9trocha land Stl,aEnext day Cen
4 80 e. NO r,,d =. ~ -e1;a,-ed
q.
alter SIX weeks OF ships am
Pr1vatlons 4exPerlenceds N campaigning