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The Imperial press., 1904-07-09
The Committee

The committee oi the Imperial Valley Water Usrrs' Association lr working steadily toward ibc accomplishment oi Government Ownership. ii finds many difficulties iu thc way. many "t~taciv> to encounter. many conflicting interests to Ice rccoucilrd. but is Pit~hiug -icad. ilv on and feels confident ui ultimate success.
 Al the meeting of the dircciur~ here Friday it was resolved that ii the stock holders iu thc several Mutual Water Companies would assign their ciAims for damages against The California pc- velopmeui Ccmpauy, un account ui water shortage sa far this year, So the Mutual Water Company io which such stockholders belong, anu li such Mutual Companies would cooperate with, and act under the direction oi the Imperial Valley Water User-' Association in prosecuting suits Ia recover such 'iama- ges. or iu settling with The California Development Company without suits. that ihe Imperial Valley Water Csrrs' Association would pleige itself that in any settlement made with The CAliior- nia Development Ca. by which the main canal system oi such Company was bought, either by the Government or by the Imperial Valley Water Users Association, or by the Mutual Water CompAnl,s, that IL would exact from The California Development Company the uilnos; allowance obiaimabl- iu seiilemen; of the actual crop dam ages sustained by the stock holders in the several water companies, on account oi water shortage ~o far ihI- year, such sums So rxAcied io be AG oucs- distributed among the parties actually suffering such damAg~, in proportion io their respective rights thereto
 Al the regular quarterly stockholders meeting oi Imperial Water Company No. ]. held July ., resolution was passed recoin rnendimg that all stock holders ia Imperial Water Company No. l. who hal suffered actual crow damage, al once assigned their claims 10 Imperial Water Company No ]. ~o that such Company might l,~ in position 10 ai once cooperate with, and act
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HEBER

Charles r. Perry Is loading several ears with hay.
 n. C. Whiting las returned from San ncruarlinu after au absence ni ten dave.
 Henry Duughcrty has gone [" san Diego iur prolonged visit Co old friends and acluaiutauccs.
 ]. II. Whiting has hnilt the first residence in llcbcr, ou Main st. where hc Is now living. He hns put ina linc ut groceries.
 Thc llclA.r Mercantile Co has arrived in town, aud Is making preparations to put up big huildiug aud carry rt"ck of general merchandise
 The residents "f llcbcr and vicinity are rejoicing over the long talkcd ui regular daily tram service. IW" trainH a day pass through to Calrxico from Old Beach.
 Telephone poles have been scattered and the line will suuu bc completed from Imperial to lirbrr, thence on south to cot meet with the line to Calexicu.
 Two ear loads of lumber for the yard at lleher were run onto the switch Thursday l.. II Austin has several men unloading same. Tradc at the lumber yard IS quite brisk. even though the weather Is warm and many arc away.
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Steadily to That
Working
 End
Meeting Here and in Los Ansees-Mesasc From President
 Hebcr

under the diu-ciion ot the Imperial Valley Water | svr-' Association, for thc pruScvuIiuu ui the settlement ui such claims.
 Aia meeting o. the Bard oi Direct or. ut in,Irrtai Water Company Nu. |, htid July =, after tie adjournment ui lir stocA cAhuldrrs' meeting, a resolution was ,Nsss,si in thr effect that such Com. pauy would co-opcralr with and act under lhc direction ot the Imperial Valley Water Users Association. as tn any damage claims that might bc as. signed lo IL by ts stockholders on account ui water shortage this wear
 IL is bclivVesi lhat ihls course, li iul. lowrd by the Mutual Water Companies ,hrough. .ui the Valley, will contribute iu a speedy, amiC.1bir aud satisfactory settlement and adjustment ut all damage claims, ou lair basis to all parties concerned.
 Tue articles ot incorporation of the association were proved, signed and fnrWarir,l for filing.
 Shirley (. Wari was engaged as attorney iuI the coming year.
 The following message was received from President Heter oi ,h- (. n. O.:
 SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, July l, O.. To Imperial Water Co, No. 1.
 IMPERIAL, CAL.
 Will arrive at Los Angeles tomorrow noon ready at any time to meet and co- op-raI. with executive committee. Radical action anj attempt to coercion by stockholders meeting will defeat Government Ownership. AntAgonism will iucits. long and extensive, litigation aud final disaster. Cooperation means success, happiness, conteutnent and prosperity. therefore, implorr patience ani counsel sound business judgment Cooperation will readily win; coercion never Choose only the wise course and do not emtarra~s your committee suggest from standDoiut of the lar sesI individual s,ockholder in your com pany.
 i:l5 D. m. A. H. HEHER.
 Cattle at Auction,
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obitusry-l.aura E. Rice.

Miss Laura r. Rice. who dird at her mothers residence. June i6, Was h"rn in Ju-l~r C". Mo. March ll, ls51. Miss Rice was dcvuut young Christian amt a member of the Seventh Day Ad. vent Chuph. Shc lett her impress for gu,d npou thc community. The funeral by Rev ll. (. Mullen. aui intcrmrnt was mudc in the Cemetery at Imperial. Her mother, four brothers and three sisters gu'aily miss the light ui her presence iu the home.
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Chamberiain's Colic. Cholera and
 Diarrhoea Remedy.

This remedy is certain to bc nc"dcs. in alm"st every home before thc sN mer is over. IL can always be dcl-er' upon even tn the most severe and Il grruns cases It is especially valuai for summer disorders in children. l' pleasant to take and never fails tor prompt relief. Why not buy 1t no :. IL may save life.
 For sale by Imperial Drug Co. Dr. r. S. Anderson Prnpr. Phone IS.
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300 Head

ut cattle at auction. See advertise. mcnt. ly 2i
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1904-01-28
DynamiterS Arrested.

Jacksonville Specials. A. Petty
and NJ. Petty, charged with holding up
and dynamiting the Seaboard Air Line
passenger train at Sanderson on Jan.
II. have been captured. When ar.
rested the men had dynamite in their
possession. They have been identi'
fed by the engineer and baggage mas
ter. The United States authorities
will charge them with firing into
mail coach, and jeopardizing the life
of the mail agent.
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A Ne .ro Shot to Death.

! negro named Jim Stevens. living
On Mr. J. D. PrCthro's place, about
seven miles below Aiken, was shot
and killed by Mr. Jackson Tanning, an
overseer for Mr.. Prothro, Tuesday az
ternoon. Mr.. Tanning was here today
and stated that the trouble arose over
a dispute with the negro about water,
ing the stock. The negro was imperti-
nent. and Mr. Tanning reprimanded
him. The negro cursed Mr.. Tanning
and advanced upon him with an open
knife in his hand, and Mr.. Tanning
drew his pistol, but slipped it in his
pocket, and struck the negro with a
stick. The negro then ran to his
house. and others standing by told Mr..
Tanning that he had better be care
full. for Stevens would kill him If he
had to waylay him. Mr.. Tanning did
not believe that the negro would
trouble him again, but he went home
and got his shot gun and came out to
the gate. In the meantime Stevens
had gotten his shotgun and came to
Mr.. Prothro's place. stopping on the
way and trying to buy some buckshot.
The negro crouched behind wagon
shed and tried to get shot at Mr..
Tanning, who had dropped behind the
kfence when he saw the negro coming.
After the negro came his wife. who
screamed and begged him not to kill
Mr.. Tanning. Mr.. Tanning. thinking
that perhaps the woman was meneu-
vering against him Also. turned his
head towards her when Stevens shot
him and ran. Mr. Fanning's face and
head and hands were peppered with
bird shot. but as the negro ran off he
shot him twice and killed him almost
instantly.
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January 20, 1904.
In the House.

After an adjournment since last Sat-
urday at noon the house Of representa-
tives convened at II o'clock Wednes-
day and spent an hour in session. At
/ o'clock Hon. A. G. Latimer, junior
United States senator from this State,
was accorded the privileges Of the hall
in accordance with the invitation sent
him last week, and for quarter of an
hour he presented to the members Of
the general assembly strong arguments
in favor of his bill to have govern
ment aid in behalf Of good roads.
There was only one-thrid reading
bill on the caledar-Mr. Efrd's to
grant the Lexington Water Power COM
rany the right to erect dams at Dre-
hers and Rauch's shoals in Lexington
county. This was passed and sent to
the senate.
Mr.. T. F. Stackhouse introduced the
memorial from the State Temperance,
Law and Order league. This document
was received as information and was
spread on the journal.
Unfavorable reports were made on
the following: Mr.. Fords marriage Ii
cense bill; Mr.. Dorroh's garnishee bill;
bill to change the time for convening
the general assembly until the second
Tuesday in May. and the bill to cur
tail the hunting season.
Mr.. Sinkler's resolution to extend
the use of the hall to the State bar as
sociation this afternoon and tomorrow
afternoon and night was adopted.
In making up the list of offices to
be filled by election today two vacan-
cies in the Citadel board were over
looked. This omission was corrected
yesterday by Mr.. D. o. Herbert's resc-
luton.
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Crown Prince Missing.

Washington Special.-The Corean
minister authorized the statementthat
there had been no attempt to conceal
the whereabouts of the Crown Prince
Eui Wha. He said that the young
man is at present, and has been for
some time, at Roanoke College Salem,
Va, and that recently he had made
several visits to this city, always STOP
ping at the legation. Regarding at.
fairs in Corea, the minister said that
his latest advices from Seoul were to
the effect that everything was quiet.
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body adjourning within the hour and
little being transacted other than the
introduction of several new bills and
the reading of the calendar.
Senator Brice introduced two petit
tions. asking that they be placed on
the calendar without reading. One was
from the State Law and Temperance
league and the other from the women
OF lorkyille and both were along the
line Of changing the dispensary law
so that a d;spansary might De re-
moved by popular vote.
Immediate consideration was asked
hy Senator Hardin for his concurrent
resolution relating to th" Columbia
Female college. 1t included a change Of
the name to the Columbia college and
also empowers the trustees to dispose
OF the present property if desired. 1t
was passed and sent to the house. A
concurrent resolution sent UP by Sen
ator Mccall proposing to grant a spe-
cial charter to the South Carolina I'M
migration society was also passed.
Senator Butler had withdrawn from
the files Of the senate his bill to fix
the salary OF county treasurers.
Senator Buffers bill to exempt Con-
federate soldiers from peddlers and
hawkers' licenses was sent to the house
as was Senator Douglass bill appor-
tioning a part CT Unions share OF the
dispensary funds for maintaining a
public library. The Lanham excess
baggage bill and Senator Raysor's Or
angeburg school election bill were also
given third reading. The house resolu-
ton of Mr.. Lanham to give Claren-
don's country treasurer certain funds
In repayment was Indefinitely post
poned. The Cause bill to prevent ship
ping shad out of the State was made
a special order for today.
Rev. John Lake who made the open
ing prayer for Rev. Walter |. Herbert
was once a page in the senate. He Is
a South Carolinian and is now mis-
sionary lately returned from China.
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WORLDS FAIR TOPICS.

San Domingo has officially accepted
the invitation TO participate in the
Worlds Fair.
Germany and America have comDeti.
tive exhibits Of forestry each five acres
in extent.
A worlds congress Of secret societies
is to be held in ST Louis next fall in
connection with the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition.
A model Of the Assouan Dam. which
Is on the first cataract Of the Nile.
will be exhibited In Great Britain's s
display at the Worlds Fair
A plaster cast OF gigantic whale
has been recently made iE life size
by The National Museum for exhibition
at the st. Louis Exposition.
King Meneli;i has accented invitation
TO take part in ST. Louis EyDosiiion.
Tie sends two lions rs present to
President Roosevelt.
Charles Galloway. Of ST. Louis Nc.
has been appointed official organiSt Of
installed in Festival Hall. oil Art Hill.
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition
covers two sQuarc miies-12l0 acres.
it is larger than the Chicago, Omaha.
Buffalo and Paris expositiOhs COM
bined.
Comtc Fernan Leon, second son Of
COmtc Charles Leon. who was the
son Of Napoleon Bonaparte. is in St.
Louis with his wife, and will reside
there until after the Worlds Fair.
The Crown Prince Of Sweden will
head the Swedish Worlds Fair COM
mission at st. Louis. The King Of
Sweden has promised to present 4
banner to float over the Swedish pa
vilion at the Exposition.
One county in Idaho will exhibit %
the Mines and Metallurgy Palace at
the Worlds Fair 100000 opals. These
will be shown in all stages-just IS
they come from the ground in Idaho,
and later in every stage Of cutting and
polishing.
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Anderson Leads.
A special from Anderson to the Col

A special from Anderson to the Col
umbia State says:
The amount assessed against An
derson county, $500 to help bear the
expense of the State immigration AS
sociation is at hand, and ready to be
paid over. When Mr. Matheson's let.
ter was received q few days ago the
chamber of commerce held special
meeting and resolved to pay half of
the amount, or s100, if the Farmers
Institute of the county would pay the
other half Mr.. W. Q. Hammond, a
leading farmer of the county, was in
the city and hunted up the secretary
of the Chamber Of Commerce, and
paid the other half out Of his own
pocket The Farmers Institute will
not meet again for month, and Mr..
Hammond was much interested in the
immigration movement, and he want
ed the matter clinched, and started
at once, so far as Anderson county is
concerned.
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THE STATES LAWMAKERS
A Number of Bills Passed Ey the
Body.
A Special Message.

! ~ The opening Of the session of the
! Legislature on Wednesday the follow
! ing special message from Governor
Hayward was received and read:
Special Message No. 4.
| To tie Honorable the Gentlemen Of
the General Assembly:
| In my annual message to your hon.
orable body reference was made to
| lawleGsness in cur State, the frequent
occurrence Of lynchings being dealt
', with particularly. The necessity of re-
sDect being paid TO the law by civilized
communities vas urged in this con-
| necticn. You, the lawmakers, had not
been aSse mbed here a week when
another evidence Of this lawless spirit
| is given in the lynching at Reevesville.
The Governor is popularly credited
with the power to prevent or punish
these outrages against the State. In
reality he is practically powerlcss.
When notified. he may sometimes frus-
trate the mob by the employment Of
troops, but when the crime has been
committed his hands are practically
tied. The meagre rewards he has been
empowered to offer out of his contin-
gent fund have proven Intellectual, and
this is as far as he is permitted to
go. In the meantime the spirit of law
lessness is unchecked. Any band Of
lawless men may feel secure in taking
the life Of fellow being on almost any
preteXt. This deplorable condition
ought to be remedied. To compel
greater respect. the proper respect, for
the majesty Of the law | recommend
the enactment of special legislation in
reference to lynching, that the great
responsibility Of officials directly
charged with enforcing the law be
brought home to them, and that more
effectual measures be taken for the
apprehension of persons who take the
law in their own hands.
In lieu Of some such legislation.
suggest that the Governor be provided
with an adequate fund for the purpose
Of suppressing lynching-a fund that
may be used in offering suitable re-
wards or in obtaining evidence against
lynchers in such manner as may be
deemed pest.
| sincerely regret the necessity for
this ind am not desirous of additional
responsibility. but l will not shirk
any duty that the General Assembly
MAJ see fit to impose for the welfare
ana good name Of South Carolina.
D. c. HEYWARD.
Governor.
January 90. 1904
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tors to give all of the information pos
sible. The expense will be borne by
the penitentiary. The resolution re-
quires no appropriation. The States
royalty from phosphate rock a few
years ago was 100000, now not over
$4,000. What is the reason? Why
not use convicts to dig out the phos-
phate rock and manufacture fertili-
zers?
DR.. J. B. Black and Mr. Morgan IA
vored the bill, the latter for the rea-
son that it would throw light on the
main question so that arguments could
lie made intelligently. Mr.. Webb stated
that he would vote for the resolution
although he doubts whether they will
have any more information than at
present. Mr.. DeBruhl withdrew his
hostile motion and the resolution was
passed and ordered sent to the Sen
ate.
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Valuable Texts d RI.

Austin, Texas. Special.-What
Is claimed to be the ricn-
est radium bearing earth in.
the world has been discovered In
the Llano gold and coal fields, 10
miles north of this city. Rumors Oh
the discovery of earth bearing large
percent. of radium in the Llano dis
trict have been persistent for some
time, and these rumors were verified
by the return Of a party OF scientists
who had visited the mines to invesn'
gate the reports. These gentlemen
stated that the earth will produce
larger percentage of radium than that
of any other known deposit.
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Wants to Annex Panama.

Washington, Special.-Senator Nor
gan has introduced bill providing for
the annexation of Panama to the Unit
ed States, "the rights and property OF
Panama resting in the United States
without reserves" The bill appropri-
ates s1O,OOO,O00 as compensation to
Panama for its cession, places $15,0OO,-
900 at the disposal of the President
for the compensation of Colombia and
appropriates s4O,OO0,0O0 for the pur-
chase Of the property Of the new Pan
ANA Canal =. s.slaasassS
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Minor State Items.

The hearing before the railroad
commission on the merchants petit
ton asking for reduction Of inter.
State freight rates was concluded in
the council chamber Wednesday
night-that is, concluded so far as the
evidence is concerned. But it is a
long call between a petition for a re-
duction and actual reduction. 1t VIII
be fully 80 days before the commits
sion renders a decision, for 1t has an
almost interminable mass of evidence
to review, and won't be in possession
of this and all the arguments under
SO days. And then if the decision is
against the railroad there is no SUBJ
stantial hope that An appeal will not
be taken, and the matter indefinitely
tied up in the courts.
A telegram from Mr.. Lewis w. Par.
ker, president of the Olympia, CRANKY
and Richland cotton mills, of Columbia,
was received there last week and con.
veyed the satisfactory intelligence
that the reorganization of these mills
along lines on which Mr.. Parker has
been working, was about to be effect.
ed.
Senator A. c. Latimer has returned
to Washington very much gratified at
the reception which has been given
his bill to secure Federal aid for
building good roads. He said that a
great many people had not understood
his bill at first, but now that they do
they admit that 1t is not in violation of
he constitution, nor is it out OF har-
mony with Democratic principles.
Calhoun, Jackson, Gallatin, Clay and
others Of the old school of statesmen
favored such appropriations for good
roads.
The Hampton monument commission
reports that there is on hand from vol
untary contributions about $500. and
it is expected that in few days this
will reach nearly $4,000. A bill has
been introduced in the House to sup
ply the deficiency, so that a $4,000
monument can be erected at once, and
those who have talked with the Rep
resentatives state that the bill will
probably pass.
The DeKalk Cotton Mills. at Cam
den, which recently passed into the
hands Of a receiver. are now running
out the raw material stocked in the
machinery. 1t is estimated that the
value of this material is about $4,000.
The mill will continue in operation for
about six weeks and then will close
down indefinitely, perhaps until the
next cotton crop.
Darlington county stands at the head
of the honor roll in the matter Of con-
tributions to the Hampton monument
fund. Although On basis of property
assessment Darlington's pro rata would
have been but $500. the county of
sterling men and loyal women has con-
tributed $1,000 to the erection Of a
proper memorial.
A petition has been fled with the
United States district court, Judge
Brawley presiding. to declare as bank
rupt the Farmers and Mechanics
Mercantile and Manufacturing Co.
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Massacre Of British.

London Cable.-The foreign ONCE
has received news Of the massacres
of a British expedition under the aus
pices of the East Africa syndicate, by
the Tarkhana tribesmen in the neigh
borhood of Rudolph Lake, East Africa.
Several white men were murdered,
but no details of the occurrence have
heen received -
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1any People Homeless.

Boston. Special.-The latest reports
to the American board from the relief
centers in Macedonia show that there
are now 100000 persons who are
homeless and without means Of sup.
port for the winter. OF this number
between 25,O00 and $4,000 are in Mon.
astir vilavet. The Turkish govern.
mcnt is affording some relief and
funds are coming from America and
England. There is fear on the part
Of those on the ground that unless
some decisive steps are taken during
the winter there will be another poll.
tical outbreak in the spring.