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wm imm i mm Tms Comptroller Murdered and Bis NMerer Killed. Austin, Tex, June 30-This morn? ing, frenzied by supposed wrongs, W. G. Hill, the ex-attache of the State Comptroller's office, entered the pri? vate office ef State Comptroller R. M. Love and killed him by means of two well-directed bullets f:rom a large cal? ibre revolver. As Hill turned to fiee he was intercepted by Chief Clerk Stevens, of the department, who en? gaged him in a, scuffle, during which his revolver accidently exploded. The bullet entered Hill's abdomen, causing a wound from vshich he died at 3 o'clock this afternoon, three hours af? ter the death of the roan whose life he had taken. Thus, in brief is told the story of the terrible tragedy, . the first assas? sination ever chronicled in the Texas Capitol The shooting has thrown the town and State into a commotion, but the death cf the assassin, as well as his victim, has closed t he story in one chapter. As to what caused the shooting none can explain other than that it was the act of a madman. Hill had been an employee of the Comptroller's office for ten years pre? ceding Love's term of office. He was discharged by Mr. Love when the lat? ter took charge and it is presumed that this fact preyed ripon his mind until he went insane. ?This morning he went to the Capitol, entered Mr. Love's private office' spoke to him cheerfully, shook hands and, handing him a letter to read? sat down at the invitation of the Comptroller. No sooner had Mr. Love begun to read the letter than Hill sprang td his feet and shot Mr. Love twice, once just above and once immediately below the heart Mr. Love screamed, dropped the letter and, 'leaning half forward toward his assassin, gasped and fell backward. Hill, seeing that his pur? pose had been accomplished, turnea to make for the door, but was intercept? ed by Chief Clerk Stevens, who* grap? pled with him and was wrestling with him, when Hill's pistol was accident? ly discharged, the bullet entering Hill's abdomen, fie fell a dead weight in Steven's arms and was low? ered gently tc? the floor, where he lay until trken tc the hospital. He died at 3 o'clock tMs afternoon. The let? ter that HUT gave to Love reads as follows : Austin, Tex, 1903-CoL R." M. Love, State Comptroller-Dear Sir; Public office is a public trust. Public offices are created for the service of the peo? ple and not for the aggrandizement of a few individuals. The practice of bartering department clerkships for private gainjis a disgrace to the pub? lic service and in luhis nefarious traffic you are a record b:reaker. "You have robbed the State employ ees and your incompetent administra? tion has prompted others to rob the State. "The man who, claiming to be a Christian, deprives; others of employ? ment without cause is a base hypo? crite and a tyrant. "The greatest mind that ever gave its wisdom to the world ; the mind of all others incapable of umpiring the' mutiny between right and wrong said : * You take my life when you take from me the-means by which I live. ' 'If that be true you are a murderer of the deepest crime. Although I can? not help myself, before laying life's burden down I shall strike a blow feeble though it be--for the good of my deserving fellowmen. " 'For the right against the wrong, For the weak against the strong.' "Yours truly, W. G. Hill" Mr. Hill was a quiet and gentleman? ly person and was; never known to have been addicted to any bad habits. At the time of the shooting he was holding a good position in the city, so that dire want could not have instigated the frenzy that prompted the snooting. It is the general opin? ion that it was the act of an insane mas. Immediately after the shooting and while Hill was still lying in the corridor, a bottle of laudanum was ta? ken from his pocket and, reaching for it, he said; "Let me take that and die easy." This has led many to be? lieve that he contemplated suicide fol? lowing his shooting of the Comptroller. Both men have families residing here. Comptroller Love's remains were ship? ped tonight to his old home in Lime? stone County for interment {ind Hill's remains will be buried here tomorrow. Cecil Rhedes Scholarships. Columbia, July L-The committee for adjudging the Cecil Rhodes schol? arships in this State has inst been ap? pointed by President Benjamin Sloan, of the South Carolina College. The following is a list of the members: Prof. C. W. Bain, South Carolina College; Dr. E. B. Setzler, Newberry College ; Prof. P?. E. Geer, Furman University ; Prof Della Torre, College of Charleston ; Prof. A. G. ictembert, "Wofford College. President Sloan is chairman of this committee. He has had booklets printed giving infor? mation concerning these scholarships and the method of obtaining them. SERIOOS PRACTICAL JOEL I^York, Pa., July L- With a bicycle sump an unknown youth about 14 years old seriously injured 7-year-old McClellan Redkard last ni&ht by pumping air into him. The joker in? duced the little fellow to hold the noz? zle in his mouth and was operating the pump when a policeman came and the victim was rescued. Tho latter as alwre?My overcome and a physician was required to revive bim. The boy's stomaen was distended beyond the nor? mal size, and it is thought he sniffered internal injury. The youth escaped while the policeman was giving the victim attention. New York, July 2.-George Shat tuck Morrison, a member of the isth? mian canal commission and one of the foremost engineers in America, died in this city last evening. Mr. Morri? son gained his reputation as a bridge engineer from the five bridges across the Mississippi, ten across the Missouri and many others whose construction he supervised. Probably his gbeatest 77ork as a bridge engineer was the bridge over the Mississippi at Mem? phis, Tenn., which has a single truss span of 790 feet. i BOOSEVELT'S CHEAP POLITICS. Presenting the Petition as to the Kishineff Massacre. A MATTER OF MAKE-BELIEVE To Tickle the American Jews and Win Votes at the Election. Secretary Hay and Ambassador Cassini Understand Each Oother Thoroughly. Washington, July 2.-Acting Secre? tary of State Loomis has been notified that the petition in behalf of the Rus? sian Jews will probably be delivered at the State department or at Oyster Bay in about a * week. The document is being sent from one city to another in order to secure the signatures of the representative Hebrews and American publicists in every section of the coun? try which can, be easily reached. Without delay and immediately upon the receipt of the petition by the United States Government, it will be dispatched to Mr. Riddle, United States charge at St. Petersburg. It will be accompanied by a note of trans? mission instructing Mr. Riddle exactly what disposition to make of the peti? tion, for there is no intention here to place any undue responsibility on the charge in this matter. The department does not at present expect to publish that note, so that its nature is a mat? ter of speculation, the weight of opin? ion being that Mr. Riddle will be in? structed to inquire of the Russian Gov? ernment whether it is willing to re? ceive a petition, the nature of which will be plainly indicated by him. If there is a negative response,.Mr. Rid? dle will so notify the State department, and that probably will end the efforts of the department in connection with the petition. The President, through Secretary Hay, informed bia Jewish callers that he could not tell what re? ception the petition would meet with at the hands of the Russian Govern? ment, and should the petition fail of a reception after Mr. Riddle's efiorts it would absolve the President from fur? ther pursuit of the matter. Meanwhile, and until the petition is received here, there is nothing more* to be done, it is said. Through, the newspapers, in an unofficial but quite adequate manner, the Governments of the United States and of Russia have acquainted each other with their res? pective attitudes concerning the Jew? ish petition, and all that remains is to await the working but of the pro? gramme. Count Cassini, the Russian ambas? sador, called at the State department today to present Theodore Hansen as charge during the absence of the am? bassador. It developed that Count Cassini dis? cussed with Acting Secretary of State Loomis the statement issued last night relative to the Jewish petition and Manchuria, not by any instruction from his Government or in any formal way, and Mr. Loomis's remarks were under the same conditions, so that the substance of the conference was a sim? ple repetition of the published state? ments of the probable course and atti? tude of the two countries regard? ing the petition and Manchuria, rather in the way of furnishing infor? mation than with the intent of bind? ing either party to an understand? ing. Thus it appeared that Russia still consistently held to the theo? ry that she, like the United States, held that there should be no inter? ference in the internal affairs of nations. However, both parties part? ed in the greatest good humor, which was a cause of gratification, as it prob? ably will be their last meeting before the ambassador sails for Europe. AFTER THE HEBREW VOTE., Excuses Made For Hot Forwarding Jewish Petition. Washington, July 1.--The state de? partment tonight authorized the fol? lowing statement : "At the state department it was stated by a high official in the absence of Secretary Hay that the delay in forwarding the petition of the Ameri? can citizens of the Jewish faith as to the ill treatment of their co-religious in Russia, was due to the delay in furnishing the address to the state department by the petitioners. The state department would cf course, pay no heed to any statement purporting to emanate from the Russian Govern? ment unless such statement were made officially in some form or other to our own Government The state depart? ment has been scrupulously careful to act only in accordance with all the requirements of official propriety, but within the limits thus laid down it will most certainly not hesitate to give expression to the deep sympathy felt not only by the Administration, but by all the American people, for the unfortunate Jews who have been the victims in the recent appalling massa? cres and outrages. In this connection it was pointed out by another official, who disclaimed any purpose to speak in his official capacity, however, that it seemed somewhat strange, to say the least, that the Russian Government should choose this particular method of making a statement to the Ameri con people at the very time, by methods which are certainly the re? verse of friendly to the United States, it bas sought to make China join in breaking the plighted faith of all the Powers as to the open door in Man? churia, and bas endeavored to bar our people from access to the Manchurian trade." The above statement was shown to Count Cassini, the Russian ambassa? dor tonight, but he declined to make any comment on it. Any reply to this statement must be made under direct instructions from St. Petersburg. It is realized, both at the State depart meat and the Russian embassy, that the situation is extremely delicate. Belgrade, July 2.--The king of Eng- j land has replied in courteous terms to King Peter's notification of his acces? sion to the throne, wishing him a pros? perous reign and hoping it will bring peace, order and justice to the country. King Edward's reply has caused great satisfaction here. ! LMM IN 0RAN6EB?R6 COUNTY. i j Negro Assassin Taken From Nor? way Guard House and Put to Death. Norway, S. C., July 1.-Charles Evans, a negro man about 25 years of age, was taken from the lock-up here last night by a mob, consisting of three hundred infuriated citizens and lynched. Monday night Evans shot Mr. J. P. Phillips and little daughter, Ruby, while they were at supper at their home, the shots being fired through a window of the house. It is presumed that Evans committed the deed be? cause of ill-feeling towards a son of the Phillips family. Sunday last young Phillips ?truck Evans with a buggy whip, and it is presumed that the assassination followed as a matter of revenge. Evans was caught Mon? day and lodged in the lock-up. Late Tuesday night an infuriated crowd of citizens of Norway and its vicinity broke open the doors of the guard house, took the murderer out and hanged him to a near-by tree. The mob then dispersed. Today all is qui?t in the towni Pink Hartwell, N. S. Johnston and John Felder, who had been arrested with Evans, were released, it being shown that they had nothing to do with the crime. WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAYS Columbia, S. C., July 1.-Governor D. C. Hey ward, when seen tonight in reference to the trouble at Norway, said that he deeply regrets the lynch? ing, tue first act of the kind that has occurred since his inauguration. The Governor had no suggestion whatever of impending trouble or would have taken vigorous steps to thwart such an attempt, Immediately upon receiving the information concerning the lynch? ing Governor Heyward communicated with the county sheriff and the local magistrate, directing them to protect the other three prisoners who were arrested and to apprehend the guilty parties. The coroner of Orangeburg county was directed tc hold an inquest and.to take legal steps in accordance with the result of the inquisition. Governor Heyward expressed himself as being much gratified at the prompt response of the officers appealed to and feels sure that they will do their full duty in the matter. The Governor deplores the lynching and is fully satisfied that the good people of Orangeburg would have seen that speedy justice was meted out to the prisoners had the law been allowed to take its course. DISGRACE TO HIS COLOR. U. S. Senator Hopkins, of illinois, Thinks it a Disgrace that Ne? gro Congressmen are not Elected in the South. Chicago, July 2.-Retaliation against the Southern States that have disfran? chised negroes was urged last hight by United States Senator Hopkins. Senator Hopkins was one of the speakers at a meeting called to con? demn the action of the persons who took part in the Bellvine, Illinois, lynching. He denounced the lynchers in strong terms and then discussed the negro question. "In my eighteen years of service in Congress it has been my pleasure to remark the ability of a score of negro Congressmen, who represented at one time the States of Mississippi, Ala? bama and Louisiana," he said. "It is a shame and disgrace to these States that there are no longer men of color in their Congressional delega? tions. It is a shame to the nation that the hewers of wood and the drawers of water in those States are not repre? sented by men of their own class, and, until public sentiment shall be aroused and these States return negroes to Con? gress, it will continue to be a disgrace to the United States." The Board of Equalization. Columbia, July 1.-Comptroller General Jones has called a meeting of the board of equalization to be held here on July 15. The board will at? tend especially to the equalization of the taxes on cotton oil mills, textile factories, fertilizer factories, canals, etc. The board ought to have done this last year, but the Legislature was memorialized to change the law in or? der that all taxes on all property could be put on the same basis, but that body did nothing about it, so the board will proceed to assess on the old plan;i. e., make an assessment for such industries, another for real estate and so on. Real estate, however, is not assessed this year, that being done every four years. The last Legislature appointed a commission to look into the tax laws of the State and to make some suggestions to better them..This commission has met and is collecting much data, but as yet has come to no conclusion Newark, N. J. July 1-James Smith Jr. was appointed receiver of the Uni? ted States Shipbuilding Company to day by United States District Court Judge Andrew Kirkpatrick, in the suit brought by Rowland B. Conkliu. Judge Kirkpatrick's decree orders that all property of the company shall be turned over immediately by the di? rectors and officers of the insolvent oompany. The decree also directs the receiver to take over such property and to immediately assume the man? agement and operation of the company Louisville, July 1.-A special from Lexington, Ky., says: General Cassius M. Clay, the venerable sage of White? hall, has written to his former child wife. Dora Richardson Brock, whose husband was killed by a train in Illinois several days ago, asking her to come back and remain with him the rest of his life. General Clay realizes that he has only a short time to live, and he has called continually for his young wife, even since she got a divorce from him and married Brock. Just About Bedtime take a Little Early Riser-it will cure con? stipation, biliousness and liver troubles, i Dewitt's Little Early Risers are different from other pill?. They do not gripe and break down the mucous membranes of j the stomach, liver and bowels, but cure by gently arousing the secretion? and giving strength to these organs. Sold by J. S. Hughson ? Co. CORONER'S INQUEST HELD IN THE LYNCHING CASE. Witnesses Examined-The Verdict ,1 Was That Evans Died at Hands of Unknown Parties Special to The State. Norway, July 2-An inquest over the body of Chas. Evans, who was lynched here Tuesday night, was held this morning by Coroner Ricken? backer. Six witness were examined. The first witness, Dr CH. Abies, testified, as follows: "About 8 o'eloek yesterday morning I was driving out of town when I saw a dead body hang? ing to a tree about one mile out of town, and about 100 yards from the road. I went up to see what I could learn. I found that it * was the body of Chas. Evans and saw many gunshot wounds in the body. I heard no shooting the night before. I saw strangers in town but heard nothing that would lead me to think there would be anything done Monday night." The second witness, Mr. B. S. Cog burn, testified, as follows: "I was asleep Tuesday night at home when I was awakened during the night by the firing of guns and as the firing ceased I did not go out to see where it was. After I arose next morning and went to my place of business I heard that a negro had been lynched out of town, and with others I went out to where the body was hanging to an oak tree by a rope around the neck and the hands tied behind the back. I did not know who the negro was. I had never seen him before. I saw a great many strangers in town the evening before, but did not hear any one say anything about lynching a negro that night." Other withesses examined testified about the same thing and after a short talk to the jury by Coroner Rickenbacker the jury came to a ver? dict "that the deceased came to his death from the effect of gun shots and strangulation at the hands of a party or parties unknown to the jury." . Everything is quiet again. No more trouble is expected from the negroes. The town was guarded well last night. Mr. Phillips, who was shot on Mon? day night, is living, but it is not thought he will last through the night. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Tile Kind YOD Have Always Bought Signature of They have what is called "dividend day" in Spartanburg when the cotton mills and other industries pay stock? holders from the profits. 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