The Lancaster News, 1905-12-09

South Carolina for the land claimed to have been taken from them several decades ago. Be fore the suit is brought, however, a memorial will be presented to the legislature setting forth their complaints and praying for the appointment of a commission to hear tliem. Mr. W. S. Partlow, la Washington attorney, has been retained by the Indians and he called on the secretary of the state historical commission today for data covering his case. Mr. Partlow represented the six tribes of New York state in a similar suit and succeeded in re -

-?vva i VMII II in WUU1IUB Tuesday about t o'clock. Mr. Tonnant was about 35 years old, strong and muscular, and leaves a wile, one son and a blind baby six months old. Mr. Allen is a grav-haired man 81 years oi age and has one daugler and lour sons. Both parties to the tragedy were highly respected citizens of that section. Cutting Affray in Chester. Chester Lantern. Iu a fight that occurred near the crossing Saturday evening Lonnie Hudson was stabbed and otherwise cut several times by Jim Ivy. Both parties are mill

vu JV. jLJin ni il'C aisu UIOKtJ I3IIII regarding the settlement of the land claims of the tribe and with characteristic indifference to moral obligations ignored all offers of a settlement. This has been one of the distinct features of the Scuth Carolina legislature, notably in the Lord bond case and the claim of Black against the state for settlement of the English war claims. The fact that this body generally ignores moral obligations has much to do I with the market value of state I bonds now in the market. The I

and spent the day in general enjoyment.?Waxhaw Enterprise. H I ? m r 1 Trains Late in Chester, Too. Chester Lantern: What's the matter with the trains these days?running so lar behind their schedules? They are ou lime about as often as some people in Lancaster go to church.?Lancaster News. if the Lancaster trains are late as fre<[uontiy as those in this section and our brother's last statement be true, all we have to say is that there is a distressing ly small crowd of worshipers in Lancaster.

covering several hundred thousand dollars from the state of New York on account of Indian claims. The Catawba Indians' claims are rather complicated. It is said that in 1840 the state legislature agreed to give the Catawba Indians suitable compensation for the land belougiug to them and unlawfully takeu by the white settlers. The legislature also agreed to give the tribe $1,500 a year. In less than .two years the state violated its agreement as to the annual appropriation and reduc a, I 1? TKa 1 1?

Pleasant Valley cor. Fort Mill Times: George VV. Jones of Lancaster, onr secretary of the cotton growers' association, met with the Pleasant Valley club Friday evening and made a rousing speech in behalf of the farmers Some seem to be a little doubt ful of the proposition of forcing the price to 15 cents, for fear the market might react in the end, while others are eager to see it ? go beyond this price. Lieut. Gon. SakharofT, Russia's former minister of war, was as -

ed by her own mind extends from underneath the right ear, around the throat, barely missing tin jugular vein. When the unfor tunate woman was found, blood was flowing ireely from the ghast ly wound and it was feared sin would bleed to death belort medical assistance could arrive. Dr. T. N. Reid, who lives only a short distance Irom the Bakei home, was summoned and In reached the woman's bedside in time to save her life. Secretary Jones's Speech in Pleasant Valley.

| suit brought t>y the Catawba tribe, it a suit is brought, will be in the United States courts. Georgia Farmer Assassinated. Bainbridge, Ga. 6.?J. M. Harrison, a prosperous farmer near Cairo, was called to his gate yosterday about dusk and shot twice in the breast with a shot gun loaded with buckdiot and killed instantly. The mur derer, up to tho present time, has not been apprehended. Slier iff Patteison was summoned and went to the scene of the trage