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Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-25

been done in the Salt River valley, in Arizona, can form good idea of what is being done about Imperial, and can see no ground for skepticism re- garding this country, where everything denotes progress. MT. Chaffey has never yet made mistake in an irriga- ton project"
 It was Assistant General Superin- tendent Muir of the Southern Pacific railroad who thus expressed himself on Tuesday of this week, while in Im- perial. He was accompanied on the trip by Assistant General Freight and Passenger Agent Parkyns and Assis- tant Chief Engineer Swayne. The three officials thus represented the con struction, maintenance of way, freight and passenger departments of the Southern Pacific railroad, and their object in visiting the valley is to re- port to higher officials on the advisa- bility of building a road from the main line through Imperial valley.
 What appears on the surface of af- fairs is a prospect that branch will start from the main line, probably at Old Beach, three miles west of Flow ingwell, and lead through Imperial and Paringa to Calexico. Some guess work is being indulged in, however, to the effect that the proposed line will connect in the valley with the San Diego-Eastern road, thus giving the Southern Pacific entrance into San Diego by way of the Imperial valley.
 There may or may not be ground for this surmise, but it is known to exist in San Diego as well as here, and re- port has it that the Southern Pacific has acquired large harbor and other interests in San Diego, such as it would need if this report were we'll founded.
 But so far as the people of this val ley are concerned, their first interest lies in having a railroad built through the valley, and whether it be simply a spur to Calexico or link in what will be line leading to new tide-water terminus of the road, it will be well come.
 It has been known for some time that the Southern Pacific company's representatives would visit the valley, though their trip has been prevented on several occasions when a date was set. Word was finally received that they would arrive at Flowingwell Monday night, and there they were met by George Chaffey, general man. ager of the Imperial irrigation system, and C. N. Perry, head of the engineer ing department, who escorted the wis ;tors tD I,rDer;aj and thence to CaleX-
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-25

J. s. Schirm of San Diego spent sev- cral days in Imperial, returning home Monday after arranging for cultivat- ing his Imperial farm this season.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-25

Bring your shoes and harness to the Imperial shop to get them neatly re- paired. Prices reasonable. T. C. POPE.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-25
WILL THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC
 BUILD A BRANCH TO IMPERIAL ?

ASSISTANT GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT MUIR, AS sISsTANT GENERAL FREIGHT AND PASSENGER AGENT PARKYNS AND ASSISTANT CHIEF ENCL NEER SwAYNE MAKE AN INSPECTION OF THE VALLEY.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-02

of affairs was brought to a climax on
the 18th instant by the announcements
of Mr.. E. R Mcclellan that he was an
independent candidate for the position
of congressman in this district against
the democratic nominee. AT the time
of writing hat article The Messenger
did not know whom Mr.. Mcclellan
advocated in that convention.
We would not for an instant do an
injustice To INV o. the defeated candi-
dates in this connection and would not
have either Mr.. Bellamy, Mr.. Hale or
Mr.. Brown think that our remarks were
intended as applicable only to the Fay
ecteville convention. Our remarks were
based upon what has been the general
dependent candidates. Street rumors
are rife now of Independents to oppose
the candidates of the New Hanover
primary, n it was in our mind at the
time of writing the article to mead off
anything Of this kind in our own city
and county more than anything else.
We would state further that we agree
with Mr.. Bellamy's friends in their OBJ
lection to the unit rule. 1t is all right
in democratic caucuses in determining
inc Of action against the policy OF it's
political opponents but we do not be-
lieve the unit rule as promulgated at
Fayetteville is right or leads in the
paths Of Jeffersonian democracy.
AS to Mr.. Bellamy's statement that
The Messenger never has exhibited
any very friendly feeling toward me-"
we will simply refer the reauers of The
Messenger to its columns during the
several times when he was a candidate
for nomination and in his campaigns of
1898 and 1900. The truth is The Mes
senger has always had the mo kindly
feeling toward Mr.. Bellamy. He will
no doubt recollect that during the last
campaign when he was the nominee of
his party he was SO pleased with what
The Messenger had to say OF him that
he had us send several hundred copies
of the papers to parties named by him
throughout the district.
As to Mr.. Bellamy's prediction that the
writer of the editorial complained of
will at some future. time be assailing
HIM and his posterity for battling for
democracy, We will say that is a per-
sonal matter n has nothing to do
with the question under discussion: but
as the writer has ever since reaching
his majority voted a full, straight, I'M
scratched democratic ticket at every
election he thinks he is as true a demo-
Gratis as Mr.. Beliamy.
We hope MI. Hale will take such por-
tons Of the above article as are ap-
plicable to his letter as an explanation
from us regarding mis- cause of COM
plant.
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WORKED ~INDUsTRIOUsLY.
MIR. Schwab Took No Rest on His
Way Across the Sea.

London, August 2S.-In a dispatch
from Havre the correspondent Of The
Daily Express declares on the evidence
of fellow passengers of Charles NJ
Schwab, who sailed from. New York
August II, on the French liner LaLor-
raine, that Mr.. Schwab worked ex-
tremely hard during the trip over and
never gave himself five minutes leisure.
Il boarded the LaLorraine at Cap de
La Heve, continues the correspondent,
and found Mr.. Schwab looking haggaro
and He had been up since
5 o'clock in the morning pacing the
deck and waiting for the mail. At 6
o'clock Mr.. Schwab was breakfaStinS
glancing hastily over a pile of letters
and kilograms and talking to his CONT
mental agent.
I'm an interview" proceeds the cor
respondent of The Express, Mr..
Schwab maintained he had come
abroad for a rest and holiday, his ply
sicians having advised him to do SO,
but he emphatically denied any inten-
ton to resign the presidency of the
United States Steel Corporation or to
negotiate a new combine in Europe. He
insisted hat the utmost harmony pre-
vailed in the management of the steel
trust. Mr.. Schwab said he had no
plans beyond indefinite stays at the va
rious continental health resorts n an
intention to leave business strictly
alone. He is going first to Ankles
Rains for a month
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-02
MIR. McKETHAN's ANNOUNCEMENT
As INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE .

The Messenger yesterday morning
contained an editorial headed MI. Nc
Bolt" in which was the fol-
lowing language: The puohc VIII Dc
quick to come to the conclusion that
this unfortunate move by Mr.. NC
Kethan was made with the full knowl-
edge and consent OF a candidate at
that convention, but who was not Will
ing himself to assume the ATTITUDE Oh
an opponent of the democratic Homl-
nee"
The Messenger last afternoon re-
ceived a letter from Hon. john u
Bellamy, who was a candidate for re-
nomination before the convention
which met at Fayetteville August 10Th,
and which nominated MIR. G. B. Patter-
son, il reply to the aforementioned
editorial. The mail last night brougnt
rs a. letter from Mr.. z. j. Hale, OF Fay
e~tteVille, also ar unsuccessful caaol-
date before the same convention, both
of which letters we gladly give space
in this mornings Messenger.
O,,r readers will remember that the
democratic convention of this congress
sional district met il Fayetteville on
the 10Th instant to nominate a cand1-
date for congress. There were before
that convention four aspirants for the
position, to wit: John D. Bellamy' the
present incumbent and Messrs HAZE OF
cumberland; Brown, Of Columbus ane
Patterson. of Robson. The last namet
was nominated. The convention wa
an exciting one. There were charge
and counter charges, examinations an
recfiminations as to improper condue
by friends OF certain of the candldate
in the county conventions to secur
in the district convention
and there was a good deal of dissatis
faction in some sections at the nomi
nation of Mr.. Patterson. and there wa
tax immediately after the conventio
Of an Independent candidate. This stat
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-02

The Philadelphia custom house au-
late a case that was tough in more
ways han one. They have for several
months been trying to determine what
duty should be paid on a female
mummy shipped from Egypt. 1t did not
take them long to decide that the
a Of the new conner did not
fall within the immigration laws. but
was to De classified under some of tho
numerous custom schedules. The i'm
porters coatended hat she should be
allowed to be entered without
Of any duty, and from the final decis-
ion of the custom house officers that
the lady from Egypt shall be taxed 20
per e ad valorem have decided 10
appeal to the federal courts.
The government officials at Philadel-
phia had great difficulty in reaching
a conclusion on the case AID have had
it under consideration since March
oath last, on which day the immigrant
or article of merchandise, which, ever
you may choose to designate it, arrived
in that city. They could find no clause
il the tariff laws levying a duty on
mummies; at the same time the law
speclflcally admits free of duty all
dried blood, bones and hair, and under
this clause the importers claimed il
should be admitted free of duty, but
the officials thought there was some
thing more than this about the lady.
The appraiser of the port, who was
appealed to for an opinion on the case,
showed what a difficult question he
considered it by making the following
decision:
Il am inclined to think. thai a corpse,
recent or antique, a1d embalmed is
scarcely to be considered a manufac-
tured article. Nevertheless these is
no specific provision to which it NAV
be r~elegated unless that for prepara-
tons of anatomy be such and it was
obviously not so intended. Being a
heterogeneous combination of human
corpus with p~reservatives and cere-
ments and having reached the level of
merchandise, for which no specific ex-
emption is provided. it was tentatively
returned"
The importers excepted to this de-
cision, claiming, as above stated, that
the lady should come in free under the
head of dried blood, bones, and human
lair and stated their objection il the
following words:
This seems to cover all that the
mummy in it's present state consists
of. It's component parts were not
grouped together and Joined into a
manufacture by human hands, as they
exist merely now in their mummified
state, as they previously existed in the
living human frame. II view of these
facts the mummy cannot be consid-
cred as a manufactured article"
The appraiser was not influenced by
this argument, though, and his decision
that the importers must pay 20 per
cent. of the assessed value of the lady
stands, and will not be disturbed I'M
less overruled by the federal court,
which will be called upon to declare
THAT the law is regarding the import
ing of corpses or involuntary immigra-
ton of Egyptian princesses of the
ante-Christian period.
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4 Card from L. j. Hale.

Fayetteville, n. c., August IS.
Editor Messenger:
lear Sir: In the course of the edi-
to. al in your issue of today concern
ing Mr.. f. r. MacKethan's bolt, you
SAY He CMr. MacKethan) will find
that it has worked great injury TO him
self. md what, in our estimation OF the
men character, will be of greater grief
II > will find hat he has helped
t. tie political prospects OF the
ind 80, .Om he so loyalty supported Tor
the nomination in the convention at
Fayetteville"
Mr.. MacKethan was not a delegate
TO the congressional as
would be inferred from your words as
quoted above, having been left OF the
list OF Cumberland's delegation by me
BECAUSE he had declared himself In Ia
vOr Of Mr.. Bellamy'S protest gains the
action of the Cumberland county m
cratic convention. AS you no doubt are
aware the selection of Cumberland 5
delegation to the congressional
ton was, by resolution of the umper,,
land convention, entrusted to me, and
the whole fifty-four at my
request. transferred their votes to Mr..
patterson at the proper moment to Sc
cure his nomination. This was done,
If may be remarked, ecaus / was the
only one of Mr.. Bellamys opponents
who was able to thus transfer his soLiu
vote to another.
T trust that, in justice to the other
candidates, you will name the "tr1end
of Mr. MacKethan referred TO by YOU
Respectfully,
r. J. HALE.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-02
Uhe Messenger.
. tered at the Postoffce at Whining.
ton. n. c., al Second-Class
Matter, April Is. 1879.
A Card from j. ID. BeIIamy.

Wilmington, N. c., August Is.
Editor Messenger:
In this mornings edition of your pa
Der, you have an editorial on Mr.. E. r.
McKethan, in which you say, to use
your language, that 1.-The public will be
quick to come to the conclusion that
the unfortunate move by Mr.. Mcclellan
vas made with the full knowledge and
consent of a defeated candidate at the
convention, but who was not willing
Himself to assume the attitude of an OPP
ponent to the democratic nominee"
As I am looked upon as the defeated
q ldidate," my friends think our all
iLsion is to me, especially as your paper
n,s never exhibited any very friendly
fs-ling towards me. If this allusion be
-eference to me, if you mean to say,
q. even to intimate, that L ave either
C--ectly or Indirectly any connection
With the candidacy of Mr.. Mcclellan,
o that he has announced himself with
M knowledge and consent" it is alb
So. Itely false.
l am a democrat; an organization
dtmocrat; one of the most Straitest
st" l was born. reared n educated
a democrat, and am devoted to all the
traditions and principles of h demo-
cratic party. 1 AVE ever stood for
pure democracy, unsullied by any trade,
combination or coalition with the repub-
lican party or any movement antago-
nistic to the democratic party, n L
have never sanctioned any dickering
with the enemy, never scratched a tick
ct III my life and will not do so now.
Ia the recent convention at Fayette-
vile, there was a large majority, about
2O7 by actual count, including the
thirteen and a half minority vote de-
MED me from Cumberland county, out
of the 319 constituting the
who desired to vote for my renomlna-
ton, and these votes would have noml-
mated me on the first or any subsequent
ballot; but by the unit or gag rule, L
was robbed of my votes, when
from certain counties, being the very
best men of those counties, and who
were steadfast and true and never WaV-
cree. were protesting against being
gag-ad, and demanding their right to
vote for me.
+ this undemocratic proceeding, OPP
DOS to every principle of justice and
den cratic law, was allowed to prevail,
anG lving submitted my claims to that
con, ntiOn, 1 propose now to abide by
it's action and shall support the party
nominee.
One thing more / shall say and / am
done. 1 expect to live and die a demo-
crat as my father did before me; and
you will find me battling for democratic
principles and policies inside of the
party ranks, when, 1 predict, the au-
thor of that very article Will be found
aSsaiIirg me and my pOSterity for ad-
Vocating equal and exact justice to all
men, and special privileges to none.
Respectfully,
JHON d. BELLAMY-
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-02
Trimmed Hat Department

is in operation in great shape. We are
selling Misses we'll trimmed nice up-to-
date styles Felt Hats-cCme six packed
in a box at $3.50 per doz. Our Ladies
Hats at $500 a dozen cannot be equal
ed. Our $1,000 line of Hats are up-to-
date shapes very full aid nicely TRIM
med and make a very nice and snowy
hat.
Nice scratch Felt Walking Hat at
$500. Children's Scratch Felt Hats at
$3.50 dozen.
We trim hats for SIS. 6. s21.O0. s24.0O
and $500 and $1,000 dozen.
Every hat is a trade winner itself.
Remember our hats arc all guaranteed
to give satisfaction. Give us an order
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-02

men, for various crimes committed,
were to be seen handcuffed and in
charge IL county officers, bound for the
state p~enitentiary, was n which how
ed a deplorable characteristic OF the
race, namely, the making much ado
over its criminals. Crime among the
colored race is not held as abhorrent,
as RELEASING, as deserving of condem-
nation by every man n woman OF b
race. Tried in he superior court, be-
fore judge and jury, CROWDS sit and
stand hour after hour, until the SEN
tence is pronounced. At once inquiry
is made, and the time Of b offenders
departure for the penitentiary Is eager
ly sought, and long before the hour of
leaving, as on last Monday morning in
this city, crowds throng h streets.
railroad platform, and ven enter the
cars in which the criminals are carried,
every kind of word of cheer, with a
hand shake when possible, being given
by those seeing or the handcuned
criminals. And upon the return OF each
criminal, even a more joyous welcome
greets him, he is sought out, congratu-
lated and made a special guest on every
side. The demoraliZing efect OF this
upon the colored race is easy to De seen
The penitentiary stamp is not shono
but distinction, among the colored peo-
pie. 1t is a badge or honor, giving the
wearer entrance among his fellows,
which he never had before. 1t Is this
wholesale approval of the p~enitentiary
criminal, by the colored race, which
weakens the effect of the law, and its
carrying out. What is needed among
the leaders of the colored race especial
ly the clergy, is the creation of a senti-
ment against this honoring of colored
criminals, which sha put the mark Of
condemnation upon crime and those
who commit it, n shall ostracise those
of the colored a c who are criminals.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-02
Geo. Gaylord Racket Store

Is never at a stand still. We are receiv-
ing new goods every day and shipping
out quantities of them to u whole
sale trade.
Our wholesale business has increased
300 per cent this year. Our two travel
ing men have been on the road and they
have received a great many orders-but
it is impossible to see everyone. We
are anxious to do business both whole
sale and retail. For the wholesale bus
mess our
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-02

The only island in the Philippine
archipelago where the administration
admits that war still exists is Min
danao, where the Moros are still carry
ing on a vigorous campaign A few
days ago there was a severe earth
quake on this island. Twenty of the
natives were killed n a number OF
their houses destroyed. We suppose
it will be maintained by certain ones
that this is evidence of the righteous
ness of the American manner of the
conduct of affairs in the islands.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-02
SHOES

The stock OF fine shoes VIZ bought
from Mr.. Greenewald is now in fine con-
dition and we are selling them at half
price.
Nice little shoes for babies at Csc, soc.
75c and s1.O. Ladies shoes in fine quail
ity in small sizes-no Old stock-run I'm
price from s1.0O to $500 a pair and in
width A B c D and e and I'm Nos. 2 to
4, all selling at half price.
If you are buying goods either whole
and upon receiving the goods IL you inc
sale or retail come to
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-09-02
HOW TO LESSEN CRIME AMONG
NEGROES.

The Messenger on las Wednesday, in
speaking of h frequency of criminal
assaults upon white women by negroes
said:
There are two things which tend to
increase this crime. One is the indiffer-
ence shown by the negroes generally
when a crime of this kind is committed.
There is not among them the horror of
it that there should be. There is NJ
universal pervasion among them of the
feeling that it is a crime which should
not be committed and that they will
not tolerate it among their race. Were
1t otherwise fewer negroes would be
tempted to commit it. They would be,
to an extent, educated against it,"
The Messengers views on this sub
ject are sustained by an article from
The New Bern Journal of the same date
which gives an account of the departure
from hat city a few days before of
seven negro convicts for the state prison
and comments upon the affair. This is
one of innumerable instances occurring
at the close of terms of the criminal
courts of our state in the counties where
there is a large negro population. The
negroes do not seem to realize that such
crime as larceny. cheating, murder,
arson n rape bring disgrace upon
those of heir race who commit them.
In fact they do not bring disgrace to
them in the eyes of their associates,
but those who commit them are rather
made heroes of and when they are
brought under the ban of the law are
looked upon as martyrs.
1t is this condition of affairs among
the negroes of the state which more
than anything else is responsible for the
great amount of crime among them.
Those inclined to commit these crimes
do not fear the county Jail, the chain
gang Or the penitentiary so much as
they would o~stracism by their associ-
ates. This has been demonstrated time
and again in the cases of negroes who
really wished TO vote the democratic
ticket, but were afraid to do so be-
cause of the ostracism by their race
which they knew would surely follow
such an exercise of their franchise
privileges. Does not every n know
that if a negro who was convicted OF
a heinous crime were looked upon with
the same contempt and, as in many
cases, actually debarred the society OF
others of his a C Is are frequently
those who vote the democratic ticket
there would be a great reduction in the
number Of crimes committed by mem
bers of his race?
If the leaders of the negro race would
pay more attention to the moral edu-
cation of their people, instead of laying
so much stress on securing for them q
literary or even industrial education
h would do them a much create
service. Morality with the negro doe:
| not by any means necessarily follow
the raising of the standard of education
among them. This is demonstrated b!
the court records throughout the south
Crime among the negroes will neve
be lessened until the negroes cry !
down and cease to make a hero and
martyr of those who commit crime.
The New Bern Journal has the fol
lowing to say regarding the departur
from that city for the p~enitentiary c
seven negro convicts on Monday last:
1.-The sight at the depot here on las
Mondaylt morning, where seven coiore
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they are not satisfactory return them to
us at u expense.
ders in. We will do the rest
We carry a big line Of infants APPS.
Wool Hoods and Zephyr shawls.
Ice Wool shawls are $3.50. $500 me
1926 each.
A beautiful line of nice White Scratch
Felt Walking hats from { 90 to s1.75
each.
I have IN hand 11,000 yards Rocking
ham Homespun that 1 will sell to the
trade at sac. 5000 yards Rockingham
remnants in 3 to 10 yard pieces that I
will sell for 4xc.
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Becoming Hardened.

Fishers Island, y. Y, August 2S-
The troops at Fort Wright are grad
ually making themselves familiar with
the armament on the island. Tonight
search light signals are being ex-
changed with New London. What is
believed to be the largest search light
in the United States has been mounted
at the top of Prospect Mount, and the
new London shore, five miles away
can be plainly seem when the light il
turned in that direction.