Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-27
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Jersey City and severely injured sew
eral children. Eldem Kenney, IL
years old, was playing with the shell.
Around him were half a dozen young
sters, listening to the story Of how
sailor gave the missile to the elder
Kenney as a souvenir. The boy to
show how heavy and strong the shell
was, dropped it on the ground. With
a roar that shattered windows and
broke panes Of glass nearby, the metal
cylinder exploded. Young Kenney was
fearfully mutilated and may die. Two
Of his companions, Grace Ruddick and
George O'Rourke were bruised and
lacerated. The shell has been used as
a toy by the Kenney children for
years. It was understood that the
charge had been withdrawn.
THE escape of a prisoner from the
Mount Holly, n. j., Jail one day last
week, was prevented in very unique
way. George Clark, held on a charge
of attempt to murder, had been en-
gagged in making a hole in the outer
wall and in his efforts to get through
dropped a brick on the floor, which
awakened his cell-mate, Joseph Mis-
ler. When Clark found that Misler
was awake he rushed upon the latter,
saying: 81 am going to kill you and
then commit suicide" He allowed
Misler time to pray. The latter on
bended knees prayed so loudly and so
fervently that trusty was awakened
by the commotion and went to inves-
tigate. He then notified the warden
that there was trouble. The warden
and several deputies entered Clark's
cell to find out the cause Of the dis
turbance. They discovered the work
of Clark in his effort to escape and
transferred him to a steel cage for
safe keeping. Clark was armed with
a razor.
Raleigh, N. c., special to the Char
lotte Observer: "A railway engineer
says that no where south of the Ohio
river has there been such magnifi-
cent and successful railway construc-
ton as that of the South Western
road through the North Carolina
mountains. 1t lays in the shade the
much-talked-of work on the North
Carolina road which traverses that re-
gion and which has been considered
marvel Of engineering. The grade on
the new road is only per cent In the
high mountain division, while that on
another mountain road, the Asheville
and Spartanburg, is trifle over per
cent. Orders were given In regard TO
the work on the South and Western to
get a low grade, no matter what the
cost; to have the finest engineers TO be
had and to make the work in every
respect Of the very highest class. 1t
Is said 1t will be one Of the very finest
roads in the world. Enormous sums
Of money are being spent and there
ara untold millions behind the scheme.
This road and the Tidewater are RI
walls, though the South and Western
has many times greater problems to
overcome"
-Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, August
"a: According to reports In circula-
ton here, General Jacob S. Coxey, who
led the famous march of the unwashed
to Washington in the spring OF 1884, Is
planning another hobo crusade with
Wall street as the objective point
While Coxey refuses to explain the
purpose of the expedition, 1t is believ-
ed that he intends to present another
petition with its boots on" demand
ing the government ownership of rail-
roads and all monopolies. 1t is known
that government ownership has been
Coxeys fad for some time, and he has
often declared that the great issue of
the day is whether the railroads and
corporations are going to own the gov
eminent or the government own the
railroads and corporations" Coxey's
first march to Washington started as
demonstration Of discomfort among the
unemployed after the financial panic
Of 1903. At that time Coxey was the
proprietor of a flourishing quarry at
Massilon, D. Forced to close down
his plant and throw his men out of
employment, he brooded over his
troubles until the idea of leading an
army of the unemployed to Washing
ton occurred to him. He intended to
demand that the government furnish
employment on public improvements
until the hard times" had passed. By
the time he had reached Washing
ton, however, his ragged army had
dwindled to a thousand, and the pro-
ject became the subject of ridicule.
Colorado Springs, Colorado, Au-
gust "a: When Mrs Margaret How
ell jefferson Davis Hayes, daughter Of
President Davis of the Confederacy,
learned that a member Of the fighting
Fifteenth cavalry, attending the re-
union here, had hung upon the walls
of the Antlers hotel a copy of an old
proclamation Offering a reward of
$360,000 for the arrest of her father
and other Confederate leaders for al
legged completely in the assassination
of President Lincoln, she immediate
ly raised protest to General William
]. Palmer, host of the reunion. Be-
fore her protest had been received,
however. General Palmer had heard of
the proclamation and ordered that ii
be taken down. out Of Difference %
Mrs. Hayes, who is the wife of ]. \.
Hayes, a banker in Colorado Springs.
II was a small child at that time"
Mrs Hayes wrote, land like most
southern children, looked upon Lin
coin as the arch enemy Of my cOun-
try. AS the servants and guards
around US were thoughtlessly rejOic
ing. l ran to my father with what /
supposed would be good news to him.
He gravely and gently took me in his
arms and explained to me that this
terrible deed was done by crazy man.
who no doubt thought that he was the
savior of the south but was really her
worst enemy. Always remember, my
little daughter he said no wrong