The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-01-28
WHAT HIS NEWSPAPER SAID
THAT BROUGHT ON TILLMANS
TERRIBLE REVENGE.
Boy Sent by Freezing Mother to
Pick up coal-Shot in Back
by Railroad Watchman
- Panama Canal
Treaty Signed
Other News.

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Columbia, S. C.Jan. 25.-The
fatal shooting of editor Gonzales by
Lieutenant Governor Tillman, re-
callssthe terrible newspa per attack
recently made on the latter by the
Columbia State, owned and edited
by Gonzales.
On Aug. 25, 1902. the day before
the primary election, the State
said: sit was necessary that Jim
Tjllman. who two years ago succee-
ded in getting himself elected
Lieutenant. Governor because the
majority of voters did not know his
character, should this year have
bis character made known, when
his candidacy for Governor men
laeed South Carolina with supreme
injury and disgrace.
"The interest of the public hay-
ing been concentrated in 1900 on
the fight for the Governorship, he
literally lied his way into the sec
ondary Office, and it was some
body's duty to stand forth and
show his falsity and depravity.
The State Senate has missed its op-
portunity and resigned its right to
do this, and on the hustings a new
rule of curtesy had been adopted,
whereby the worst and most inde-
fensIble man who ever saught the
Democratic nomination in South
Carolina was exempt from Gus
tom of criticism which had not
spared the best of Gubernatorial
candidates since the primary sya-E
tenn was adopted.
Therefore it was obvious if the
press were not to undertake the
duty it would not be performed; /;
that the name and methods which
had won at the last might win again
and Carolina be cursed with black
guardism, debauchre and dishon-
esty in her highest and mast re.
sponsible office.
ut happened that the State pos
sessed larger proofs Of the criminal
ity of James 81. Tillman than any
other newspaper, and although. it
would have preferred for -tacticol
reasons, and knowing the verbal
unpleasantness Of an issue with a
blackguard, to second the efforts of
another journal rather that take the
initiative. It's knowledge of the
case prompted it after months of
retice nee and the actual opening OF
the campaign to bring out the facts
it held in store. y set 3t'f ..fett
Chicago, Jan. 24.-Martin J..
Ward was a little hasty in his act,
which in all probability will cost
William Stehmes ST his life. The
victim, who is only II years old,
lies in the Alexian Brothers Hos
pifal with a big bullet in him that
the surgeons have been unable to
find. He was shot in the back. i.
The man who shot him, was en-
ployed as a watchman by the Chi
cago & Northwestern Railway. He
is in Jail at the Sheffield. avenue
station and is glad to be in Jail.
i It would be perilous for Ward to
Eappear in the neighborhood of 51S
]Wolfram street, where the boy liv-
1ed. The people thereabout show
Jan ugly temper. The Stohmeyers
hare poor.
/ To keep his mother and the chill
Idren from further suffering from
Ithe cold the boy went to the rail-
lway tracks to pick up coal. He
was busy att when he saw the of
4fcer and ran. Ward fred one shot.
LAT the crack of the revolver the
tchild pitched upon his face and
| was still.
F Ward went to him and was
Istooping over him when angry cit
liens, who had seen the tragedy,
rushed at him. Then Ward ran.
Washington, Jan. 26.-The text
Iof the Panama Canal treaty was
made public by the senate yester-
Iday.
Colombia grants the United
States a zone six miles wide, with
the ports of Colon and Panama and
guarantees title against all other
concessions.
/ All material, machinery and men
are to be admitted free of duty and
1port dues,