Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-07-04

erations Of the government for the fis-
cal year closed last Tuesday. The rev.
enues Of the government from all
sources for the year ending June 80,
1908, are shown to have been $55S,SS7,-
526. The sources of revenue were as
follows: Customs, s2s3,S91.7 .71s; inter-
ma! revenue, $230,115.256; miscellane-
Gus sources, $44,sS0.551. The expendf-
lures for the year were $5O6.176,59O, as
follows: Civil and miscellaneous, $685.
016,312; war Qncluding rivers and har-
bors), $11S,549,6S3; navy, $S2,696,S ,SO3;
Indians, $12,913,5OO; pensions, $685.
425,61s; interest, $2S,556,s1S. The sur
plus for the year is $52,515,936. In COM
parison with the fiscal year ended June
80, 1902, the revenues show a decrease
of $3,590,707, and expenditures an in
crease Of $34,9S5,732. The surplus
shows decrease Of $sS.576,4Ss. These
figures do not include the revenues ana
expenditures Of the postal service.
The available cash in the treasury on
June 80, 1903, was $231,545.012, an in
crease Of $19,357,651 over the cash IN
the treasury at the corresponding date
in 1902.
-Frenzied by supposed wrongs, w.
G. Hill, an ex-attache Of the state
comptroller's Office. on last Tuesday
morning entered the private office OF
State Comptroller Love and killed him
by means Of two well-directed bullets
from a large calibre revolver. AS Hill
turned to flee, he was intercepted by
Chief Clerk Stevens, Of the depart
ment, who engaged him In a scuffile'
during which his revolver. was acci-
dentally exploded. The bullet enter
ed Hills abdomen, causing wound
from which he died at o'clock this
afternoon, three hours after the death
of the man whose life he sought.
Thus. in brief, as told, Is the story OF
the tragedy, the first assassination
ever chronicled in the Texas capital.
The shooting has thrown the town and
state in a commotion, but the death OF
the assassin, as well as his victim, has
closed the story in one chapter. Hill
had been turned out Of office on the
election Of Love to make room for
one Of Loves political friends, and the
fact evidently preyed on the mans
mind, which eventually became un-
balanced. A letter that Hill handed to
Love just before the shooting gave the
cause Of the tragedy.
Andrew Diggs, Negro was taken
from the jail at Scottsboro. Ala, last
Monday night and hanged by mob.
The Negro was arrested Sunday for an
attempt to criminally assault Miss AL
ma, the 1s-year-old daughter Of DIR.
B. B. Smith. Sheriff Austin, In charge
Of the Jail did all that was possible to
defend the prisoner from the mob who
fired on him. Two Of the shots took
effect in the sheriff's arm and leg.
The mob secured the keys to Digg's
cell from the sheriff's daughter and
quickly secured the Negro, whom they
hanged to a nearby telegraph pole.
The sheriff made game fight for the
Negroes life. Mounting the steps he
seized two pistols and said he would
kill any one that attempted to come up.
The threat was met with volley and
the sheriff emptied his revolver in re-
ply. Before he could reload he was
shot down. The daughter Of the sher-
iff ran to her father and was at once
covered by pistol in the hands Of a
member Of the mob and made to deliv-
er the keys to the cell in which the
Negro was confined. The cell was
quickly unlocked and the trembling Ne
gro led out with a halter. He was
marched to a place in the west end of
town, where the other end Of the rope
was thrown over cross-arm Of q
telegraph pole and the Negro drawn
up. The telephone wires were cut so
as to prevent calling for aid, and one
Of the mob asked that men be sent for
doctor, who promptly responded and
dressed the wounds Of the sheriff. The
Negro made confession.
Following long conference be-
tween Postmaster General Payne and
the assistant postmaster generals, says
Washington dispatch, it is apparent
that positive orders have been issued
prohibiting employees Of the postal SER
vice, from the highest official to the
humblest mail carrier, from discussing,
for publication or confidentially, any
phase Of the postal service scandals,
past, present or future. The order was
so positive in character and the pun
ishment held out as the consequence of
a breach Of instructions was so severe
that there was considerable difficulty
In even confirming the facts with re-
gard to the conference ITSELF This was
finally secured, however, with the in
timation that the order of "silence"
had originated with President Roose-
welt. 1t Is known that the postmas-
ter general and his four assistant post
master generals were not Of one mind
with regard to the necessity for such
an order. First Assistant Postmaster
General Wynne believed in a reasona-
BILE amount Of publicity, and it Is un-
derstood that he was frank enough to
say so. Second Assistant Postmaster
General Shallenberger is said to have
agreed with him. Postmaster General
Payne, Third Assistant Madden and
Fourth Assistant Bristow indorsed the
idea OF silence. 1t is understood, how
ever, that the order for silence" would
have gone into effect had the four as
sistant postmaster generals opposed it
as unit. Postmaster General Payne
is the head Of the postoffice depart
ment and President Roosevelt is exer-
cising general. but careful supervis-
ion over the direction of the present
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