Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-03
Straps and faets.

night. When the train stopped here
he moved from his seat to speak to
a friend and when he returned he
missed his bag. He reported the mat
ter to the Charlotte police, who
found the valise yesterday morning
at the corner of Poplar and Vance
streets. When found the valise had
been split on either side and all its
contents, valued at not less than 500,
were gone Chief of Police II. e.
Irwin yesterday stated to an Observer
reporter that his department has re-
ceived many complaints recently
from travellers whose valises have
been stolen here. There seems TO be
an organized gang Of thieves who
make this a business" he said.
There are many similar complaints
from Salisbury and Hamlet, but
Charlotte seems to be headquarters.
New York. August 2: At meeting
of the executive committee of the
VIM. ]. Bryan reception committee
today 1t was decided to issue reserv-
ed seat tickets to Madison Square
Garden, where Mr.. Bryan is to deliver
his address. Madison Square Garden
has a seating capacity of $4,000. Lew
is Nixon reported that about thou
sand prominent Democrats from all
parts of the country had been invited.
The question of whether any reserved
seat tickets at all should be issued was
discussed at some length, but the sug-
gestion of the finance committee that
the whole house be ticketed prevailed.
Alexander Troup, treasurer, reported
that the expense of the reception
would be not less than $4,000. The
following were elected members of
the executive committee: Edward
Murphy, Jr., of Troy; Ex-Governor
Garvin of Rhode Island; Clifford
Breckenridge of Arkansas; James H.
Lewis of Chicago and David B. Hill Of
Albany.
-Bessemer City, August 1: w. w.
Brown, a bridegroom Of an hour, was
shot and killed by John M. Kincaid
this morning. Brown was married at
s o'clock to Miss Bette Perry, Besse-
mer City girl. They were escorted to
the depot by a number of friends, and
intended going to Danville where the
honeymoon was to have been spent.
Soon after the bridal party arrived at
the depot Kincaid called Brown aside
and walked with him to a nearby
room. A moment later five pistol
shots rang out. A number Of people
rushed to the room and found Brown
dead, with Kincaid standing by hold
ing the smoking pistol. Death was
instantaneous. Kincaid Immediately
gave himself up to the authorities.
He said Brown was to have married
his, Kincaid's sister, whom it is al
legged he betrayed some months ago.
Both men worked in a cotton mill
here. Kincaid has a wife and three
children. His father is farmer and
lives near Bessemer City. Browns
people live at Cowpens. S. c.
Spartanburg Herald, Thursday;
lanta to Mr.. Brooks Morgan, the re-
firing assistant general passenger
agent Of the Southern and Mr.. George
B. Allen, his successor, a banquet
which was attended very largely by
the passenger men Of the Southern.
Mr.. c. w. Bostick of this city, agent
of the road here, was among the in
vited guests, but was detained on ac-
count of sickness in his family.
Among those who were present last
night were Col. r. w. Hunt, of
Charleston, division passenger agent
of the road, and Mr.. B. Harris Todd,
Of Columbia, city ticket agent of the
Southern at that place. Mr.. Morgan
resigned some time ago to become
member of the firm of the Frank
E. Block company, a large bis
cult and confectionery manufacturing
concern of Atlanta. The purpose
of the banquet last night was to
extend to Mr. Morgan a hearty fare
we'll and to enable the passenger men
Of the system to become acquainted
with the new official. Mr.. Morgan
had been connected with the South
ern for some little time and had made
many friends in this and other sec
tions.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug. l: The South
ern Cotton association began today
through the committee appointed by
President Harvie Jordan, the investi-
CATION of the charges that certain Of
ficials of the association were inter-
ested in cotton brokerage concerns
and also have been specializing in
cotton futures. The charges were
made on the floor of the house of
representatives a week ago by Repre-
was the principal witness before the
committee today, and repeated the
charges, declaring that Richard Cheat
ham, secretary of the association.
speculated in cotton futures in the
name of Mike O'Grady and P. A.
Lee Mr.. Anderson also charged that
Arthur A. Fairchild, manager of the
publication bureau of the cotton as
sociation. held one-eighth of the stock
of the Piedmont Brokerage company
although it was recently reported that
he disposed of the stock. Mr.. An
derson maintained that it mattered
not whether Cheatham had been
specializing for himself or on anoth-
ers account. the fact remained that
an officer of the association has been
dealing in futures, which the policy
of the association explicitly disap-
proves. Mr.. Cheatham denied before
the committee that he had ever spec
ulated In cotton futures for his own
personal gain. 1t was confirmed by
Mike O'Grady Of Chattanooga, that
Cheatham had placed orders for cot
ton as a personal favor for which
Cheatham had received no reward
Cheatham refused to reveal the iden-
tity of the party in whose name the
speculation was alleged to be for
1t was denied before the committee