Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-08-02
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
atal Accident at Camden.

Camden special of July 29, to News
and Courier: A very unfortunate acci-
dent occurred at the DeKalb cotton
mill. The steam chest of the low press
ure cylinder exploded, killing Mr. D. j,
Kelly, the assistant engineer. He was
struck in the face and chest, and was
fearfuHy .mangled. He lived few
hours after the accident. No damage
was done to the balance of the engine
building.
Sponsors For the Sons.
Commander Hagood, Of the Sons of
Veterans, has announced the appoint
ment of a sponsor and two maids Of
honor for the approaching annual re-
union of the veterans at Greenville, be-
ginning August 9Th. Miss Mamie Nc
Caughrin, Of Newberry. will be the fair
and popular sponsor who will so gra-
ciously wear this honor and Miss Bes-
sic Lee, of Sumter and Miss Hattie
Austin, Of Greenville, as maids Of honor
will complete the trio Of southern bellies
who will so charmingly represent the
South Carolina division of the United
Sons Of Confederate Veterans on this
occasion.
Case of Won KOlnitz.
Mr.. L. Arthur O'Neall, a we'll known
broker. of Charleston, has given out
for publication a correspondence be-
tween Senator B. r. Tillman and him
self anent the candidacy of George F.
Won Kolnitz for the state senate from
Charleston county. Won Kolnitz sup
ported Mckinley in 1896 and was sub
sequently an applicant before Repub-
lican administration for office. Senator
Tillman bitterly denounced him as not
being a Democrat and declares that if
he is sent to the senate from Charles
ton, he (Tillman) will regard this city
as Republican and will cease to try to
get Federal appropriations for it. The
matter has occasioned much comment
here.
Couldn't Read.
Columbia Record, Tuesday: Up to
this morning not single applicant had
been accepted at the naval recruiting
office opened here. There has been no
lack of applicants, but large majority
Of them, though strong and healthy
looking. could not pass the surgical eX-
animation, which is very strict-bad
teeth, for instance, being noted. 1t is
stated also, that one or two who did
pass the physical examination were re-
jected because they could neither read
nor write. These were white boys,
strapping fellows from the country.
The officers in charge were somewhat
astonished at the fact, but it Is not
the states fault. These fellows have
had the opportunity to learn free.
The Pickens Mail Matter.
Colonel w. ]. Talbert was in Angus
ia, Ca, last Monday and reporter for
The Chronicle asked him what he had
to say about the recent sensation that
was sent out from Pickens about his
taking mail from the postoffice that be-
longed to Colonel Jim Tillman, and
failing to deliver it, Colonel Talbert
said: Il have denounced it us a fake
upon the stump several times, and I
desire to say nothing more at present
except that 1 have numbers of volun-
tary certificates from gentlemen who
were at the hotel, and know that did
not leave my room. I got off the train
with the campaign party at the depot,
and spent the evening in my room. 1
did not go to the postoffice at all that
evening. My attorney will, at the prop
er time. investigate lnis whole matter,
and place the responsibility where it
properly belongs"
The Committee and Won KOInitx.
August Kohn to News and Courier:
Inquiry has been made here whether