Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

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purchases involving disbursement Of
more than $50,OOO,OO0 since the begin
ming Of the current fiscal period, the re-
peal of war taxes and large expendi-
lures in nearly every department of
the government, the treasury surplus
of receipts over payments has steadi-
ly grown. The secretary of the treas
ury predicted ten months ago that the
surplus would amount to $100,O0O,OOO
this year, but wise government finan-
ciers doubted the prophecy. If it comes
true and surplus will be larger than In
any year since 1888. Last year it was
SIT, ,OOO,O 900. For six consecutive years
prior to 1900, there was deficit rang
ing from s1s,OOO,UOO to sSs,OvJ,OOO.
Says a Washington, N. c., dispatch
Of March 25: The body Of James Wal
ker, the Negro who poisoned the whole
family of DR.. David T. Tayloe, Of the
state board of medical examiners, was
found dangling from limb Of a gum
tree on the Greenville road just outside
of the town limits Of Washington, ear
ly this morning. A man coming into
town ran into the body which hung
over the walking path. He fastened
into town to inform the authorities.
Coroner Tayloe was summoned and he
empaneled a jury who brought a YER
dict that the Negro came to his death
by lynching at the hands Of unknown
persons. The Negro was about 19 years
old. When some one attempted to use
the wires to Williamson this morning
they found that the telegraph and tel7
ephone wires were both cut. The
lynching party came from the Will
liamston direction and when the body
was found this morning it had not
been long since the lynching took place
as the body was not then rigid.
Only two dozen pieces Of mail were
saved from the two or three tons OF
postal matter of all classes carried on
the ill-fated train No. 3S, Of the South
ern railway, wrecked near Charlottes-
VILE, Va, early last Sunday morning.
This is the official report Of the wreck,
made to the postofice department Mon
day, after an investigation Of the facts.
The matter saved had been thrown out
of the reach Of the smashed and burn
ing cars, and was collected and dis
patched to the destinations by Postof-
flee Inspector Bulla, who happened to
be on the train. The immense mass of
mail carried was destined for Wash
ington and eastern and northern points,
and came from southern and south
western states mostly. Some Of 1t came
from as far as San Antonio and even
beyond, and from the states between
there and Virginia, very little, however
coming from the latter state. The de-
stroyed matter comprised 27 registered
pouches and five registered sacks and
mails despatched from New Orleans at
8 o'clock Friday evening, from Mobile,
shortly after midnight Friday, and
mail despatched Saturday from Bir-
mingham. Montgomery, Ala, Atlanta,
Ca, Chattanooga, Tenn, Salisbury,
Charlotte, N. c., and mail taken on
from Lynchburg at 2 o'clock Sunday
morning. Both postal cars were de-
stroyed. The official report shows that
all Of the postal crew were injured.
Says a Jackson, Miss, dispatch Of
March 26: A most unusual case Of hon
esty has been reported to the Washing
ton authorities by Postoffice Inspector
Charles Fitzgerald. Several days ago
the northbound Illinois Central train,
while passing the little town of Pick
ems, failed to catch pouch Of register
ed mail matter on the mail crane, and
the pouch was hurled to the ground,
breaking the bottom out and stream
Of silver was strewn along the track
for a number of yards. A number of
Negroes standing nearby pounced upon
the silver, but the agent, who had seen
the package fall, managed to drive
them off and managed to gather up all
the money, which was about $50, except
a package which contained $116 and
that was still missing. 1t was being
searched for far and near, when woe
begone, weary looking Willie, tramp,
hungry and ragged, came ambling up
the railroad track to the depot with the
package in his hand and turned it over
to the agent. The agent asked the ho-
bo why he had not taken the package
with the money, and made his way on,
and he replied that a man might be
tramp but he could still be honest.
Without being given a reward or even
a square meal, the Weary Willie left
town, ambling on up the railroad track
and has not been seen since. This out
does Happy Jack" in Denman
Thompson's "Old Homestead"
VCecil Rhodes, the South African
diamond king and empire builder, died
at Cape Town last Wednesday, after
serious illness extending over a period
Of about four weeks. The following es-
innate of his character is given by
John Hayes Hammond, who was for
several years intimately associated
with him: "Mr. Rhodes, whose sun
went down when it was yet day, dies
in the 47th year Of his age. He leaves
no posterity, but leaves his name on
the map Of Africa (Rhodesia,) spoil
sor for commonwealth nearly as large
as our western states. Had he lived
he would have devoted the remaining
years of his life and would have spent
every dollar of his fortune in equip
ping that commonwealth. Unfortu-
nately his character has been misjudg-
ed in America. Judged by American