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ANOTHER MINE HORROR. Over Two Hundred Men Entombed at Jacobs Creek, Pa., On Thursday. Jacobs Creek, Pa.. Dec. 19.-An explosion of gas in the Darr mine of the Pittsburg Coal company, located here, today entombed between 200 and 250 miners and there is scarcely ,a ray of hope that a single one of them will be taken from the mines alive. Partially wrecked buildings in the vicinity of the mines and the con dition of the few bodies found early in the rescue work indicate an ex plosion of such terr1fte force that it seems impossible that any one could have survived it. All of the 13 bodies taken out up to this time are terri bly mutilated and three of them are headless. This is the third mine dis aster since the first of the month in the veins of bituminous coal underly ing western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, for the Naomi mine, near Fayette Oity. and the two mines at Mononzah. W. Va.. in which the earlier explosions happened, are in tths same belt as the iocal workings. Today's catastrophe swells the num ber of victims of deadly mine gas for the 19 days to between 550 and 600. Devotion to Church Duties. That today's disaster does not equal or even surpass in loss of life and attendant horrors of the one in West Virginia is due to the 'devotion. to church duties of a considerable :umber of the miners. In obser vance of the church festival many of the 400 or more men regularly em pioyed at the mine did not go to work this morning. Those who es caped through this reason are mem bers of the Greek Catholic church and they suspended work to celebrate St. Nocholas' day. As was the case at Monongah the explosion followed a brief shutdown the Darr mine having been closed I Tuesday and Wednesday. It was' 11:30 o'clock when the tenth trip of loaded cars had been brought out to the tipple and there came an awful rumbling sound followed immediate ly by a loud report and a concussion that shook nearby buildings and was felt within a radius of several miles. One Remarkable Feature. One remarkable feature of this disaster is the almost complete ab sence of harrowing scenes usually enacted by women friends and rela tives of the victims. Conditions pre venting -of easy access to the mouth of the niine are partly responsible for this and those in charge of the work are doing everything possible to keep the women and children away. 'All who approach are turned back to their homes, after being assurel that they can do absolutely nothing to benefit their loved ones, and that the company wili do everything pos .sible to bring out the men, dead or alive. The blacksmith shop has been fit ted up as a temporary morgue and' a number of physicians are in wait-' ing.. ."WAGON WHISKEY.'' :Sheriff Ouzts Writes Gov. Ansel on Important Point-Some Edge field Shipments. Columbia State. Attorney Generai Lyon, at the re quest of Gov. Ansel, has given an; important opinion as to the right of officers of the law to seize whiskey transported in wagons by men sup posed to be reliable, honest citizens. The question came up from Edgefield county on a query from Sheriff Ouzts. The letter from that official stat-es that there is a quantity of whiskey bauled to various points in the coun ty, most of it being interstate ship ments. The sheriff wanted to know if this could be seized and the attorney general rules that if in the judgment of the sheriff the shipments were in ter-state and they were intended for tha 9onsumers and not paid for on ar' 'val there could be no seizures. There have been several letters alonz the line of the communication from Sheriff Ouzt3 and the opinion in full will be interesting to many. It it as follows: "Yours of the 18th inst. enclosing copy of letter of Sheriff Ouzts of the 16th to hand. To properly answer the question propoun~ded by Sheriff Ouzts I deem it best to repeat it: Suppose a wagon or wagons of 20 or 30 or 40 gallons of whiskey being in juers of half gallon or one gallon, all packages labeled and tagged to dif ferent parties. the party or partie: haniing the whiskey bening honest mnen-ood, honlest or reliable men. Have T the ri2lht to seiz' it'? Suppo'se m- a I av. de r-ihed to be~ tr'avel naasesion claim tht it is for his "I can "e nothli..,i as stated in violatic 1 t of the state. The pers. :s )hL"' t :,.isporti:g liquors openly in t:;; day time and under the prot.etion of the inter state commerce laws and there is nothing to indicate from the facts stated any unlawful purpose on the part of the carriers; on the contrary, the carriers are described as good, honest, reliable men. It is my opinion that the case of Jaro vs. Holstein, 73 S. C., is conclusive in this case. The following language will be found on page 116: 'The judge charged the jury, in substance, that while one a may lawfully transport liquor into this state for his own and others' personal use, yet that if it was big transported for an unlawful purpose it was liable to seizure and the par ty liable to arrest. * * * A nd al so we think that inter-state commer_e will not protect intoxicating liquors imported into this tsate for unlawful purposes,, if the importation is in ' such a way as to make the carrier an aider and abettor in the scheme to violate state laws ?' "In the case of the State vs. Hol leyman the following language is = found: 'A package of whiskey sold in North Carolina by a resident dis tiller to a resident of this state for ex personal use and by the North Car- is olina distiller delivered in that state to to the South Carolina purchaser, and dit by him transported in a buggy from F. North Carolina into South Carolina, does not arrive in South Carolina as to be subject to the police regula- N tions of the dispensary laws as against inter-state commerce regula- de: ions until the purchaser arrives with me his buggy and whiskey at his home in de( this state.' 'at "It will be noticed in the case pre- cex sented by Sheriff Ouzts that there is an an 'entire absence of any suggestion '11 that the liquors in question are for ex( unlawful use or that the carrier was 'ag' an aider or an abettor in a scheme du to violate the state laws. -ne: "It is therefore my opinion that del the whiskey being transported un- m der such circumstances can not be lawfully seized or confiscated. "How ever, if you find a person de4 arrying liquor from another state to a person in this state and upon deliv cry rec'eives payment for this liquor, either for himself or for another li- Co uer dealer in another state, the car- Ne ier is indictable and the liquorla should be confiscated."'', of SOUTH -CAROLINIANS sai LIKE ASSIGNMENTS. ed wvi ongressmen Pleased With Their for Committees-State Has Two the Hands in Pork BarreL. del ing A Washington special to the Co- ] umbia State says: wi. Washington, Dec. 19.-The mem- of ers of the lower house of congress ph: rom South Carolina are very much leased with the committee assign- H. ents which thef 'were given today. 'hey one and all declare that they ] ot the very' committees upon which 12 hey can do the very best possible vrk for South Carolina as well ST s the ones which will advance them- ( ellves in potency in congress. The ] star assignment-that is of the as- ] ignments-is that of Eilerbe of the Loa Sixth distriet, who goes to rivers ~Pli ad harbors. This was a much co eted position, as it has to do with ] hat is known as the pork barrel and Sli Ellere was recommended for it by ] the whole South Carolina delegation. hel Johnston of the fourth district he' has a position on public buildings and sal rounds, the other pork barrel comn- 19( ittee. tra South Carolina is represented now in with two hands in the barrel. Ca Aiken gets a position on the di's- ael trit committee, for which he is con- lar sidered weli qualified by reason of bir is intimate acquaintance with Wash- an ngrn and Washi.ng'ton affairs. Lever has his old committ-ees, edu- pu cation and agriculture. He is the an raking Democrat on the education ye: commitee and is next to the ranking t'h4 Democrat on the agricultural corn- the mittee. m Finley goes up one peg on the to p)ostoffce and post roads commnittee sal by reason of the fact that Griggs of an Georgia goes to ways and means. pe Legare is on industrial arts and ex- to positions and patents. He resigned cr from banking and currency several weeks ago. Patterson is on three committees, claims, irrigation of aria lands, and' railways and canals. Two of these are new. -lHe was on railways and canals before, but not the others. I' co Pttrin-Why have you been ki 'axim those l'~ rufles so hard for the 1e' I Wholesale prices Bananas, Orages, .h< el Apples, so nd all sorts of Fruits. cai ALSO 61 iomemade Candy. O. LY P 10,000! n. gents wanted at once, previous ft erience is not essential, territory s going fast, write soon if you wish s make money faster than you ever cc before. Whit today. Address J. 'sil Clark, Conway, Ark. is ot TIE OF FINAL SETTLMENT bl otie is hereby given that the un signed will make a final settle- h nt of the estate of W. B. Oxner, eased, before the probate judge, Newberry, on the 28th day of De aber, 1907, at 11 o'eiock a. m., I will immediately thereafter ap- I for letters dismissory as such A cutor. All parties having claims inst the estate will send them, y attested, to myself, or my attor s, Messrs. Blease & Dominick, on - before said date. All parties in- S ted to the estate will make pay nt in like manner. A: Annie P. Oxner, s ixecutrix estate of W. B. Oxner, t eased. o - fo NOTICE! ty otice is hereby given that the di Linty Board of Commissioners for berry county will hold its regu annual meeting on the 9th day h January, 1908. All persons hold- f L demands of any kind ag-ainst' d county, not previously present to the board, shall file the same ;h the clerk of the board on or be- 3 the first day of January next, so t they may be examined and or ed to be paid at the annual meet ~otice is also given that said board 1receive applications until first anary for the position of county - ~Sean. J. Monroe Wicker, C. Holloway, Supervisor. Clerk. e. 5th, 1907. Itaw4t. TE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, XUNTY OF NEWBERRY. a Common Pleas. ~alla Ernestine Lominiek, J. W. inick and George Hailman Sligh, intiffs, aaginst loberta Lominiek and Ola May h. Defendants. vy virtue of an order of court ein I wili sell before the court ise door at Newberry, S. C., on esday, the 6th day of January, S to the highest bidder, all that t of land lying and being situate ewberry county, State of South rolina, containing ninety-six (96) 'es, more or less, and bounded by ds of W. F. Ruff, Mrs. Sue May ,the estate or Jno. F. Banks Perms of sale: One-third of the ehase money to be paid in ca. the balance in une andt 1x. rs* in eqlual annual ind~alhnen& credit portion to be secured b bond of the purchaser and :' rtgage of the premises soid. an:1 bear interest from the date of at the rate of eight per cent pel num. Purchaser to pay for pa 3 and recording same; with leave .e purchaser to anticipate the dit portion in whole or in part. H. H. Rikard, Master.. ec. 10, 1907. He Fired the Stick. IL have fired the walking-stick . e carried over 40 years, on ac it of a sore that resisted every id of treatment. until Itried Ruok 's A-nica Salve : that has hecThi ~rd made mre a harl1Ty man,'' ie .W~ Garrett. of North 31llb. C. -Guiareed for Piles, I'uras. a. b W E. Telham and n. drug XM~AS H~OLIDAY RAT. Account Xias hiolidays the Sout em Railway announces special a cursion rates of one and one-thi ifirst-class oneway fare plus 25 cea for the rou-nd-trip to all points sou of the Ohio and Potomac and ea of the Mississippi river, includi: Washington, D. C., and Cincinnat: Tickets will be on sale Decemb 20th to 25th, inclusive; Decemb 30th to 31st, 1907, and January 1 1908, with limit good to leave dE tination not later than midnig January 6th, 1908. Apply to the nearest agent of t Scuthern Railway or address J. Lusk, Division Passenger Agei Charleston, S. C. CHAELESTON & WE. ?SEF tr OLINA RY. Schedule in effect November 3rd, 19 The First Cool * Even though not severe, ha. tive membranes of the thr< Coughs then come easy all slightest cold. Cure the fir * set up an inflamation in the * lungs. The best remedy SYRUP. It at once gets ri moves the cause. It is free 0 a child as for an adult. 25 : MAYES' D The PCopl'S Prospel Paid Up Capital - Surplus and Individu Stockholders" Liabilit For protection of dep H. C. MOSELEY. President. W. W. WHEELER, Cashier. Better a conservative inte return when wanted, than a- I about the principal. A National Bank is a safe I makes It so. Likewise our E of prudent conservative maria DIRE G. W. Bowers. J. A. C. Kibler R. L. Luther. * M. A. Carl:sle. J. H. Hunter. We allow 4 per cent. 5 Department, interest ging crp,iIhtyuwn,a t Ebl ca-ra hog or bra yo bu,wih-nug otr h yo hudko t-ht e un e clebate hI~t W.Ehin. CA | avringp, ms rat you ast,o an yohbuy twoeightinoghe orn sole. EN CE own and operate their own iral es. Their product is the acknowledge )ARD OF THE1I ur stock and explain its mierits and si our pnices. eceived a car k ed to quote yo of Guns and supply of LoaC L . Ne teiry C . L. . ci. ,h- r. Lat'reus I . m. x- Lv. Laurens (C. & W c.; .: m. rd Ar. Greenville : - 1. m. ts Lv. Laurens '..07 p. m. th Ar. Sparta:burg 3.35 p. m. s; Lv. Spartanburg (So. Ry.) 3:40 p. m. ag Ar. Tiene rsonville 6:25 p. m. i. A-. Ash- via 7:30 p. m. er Lv. LaurPns (C. & W. C.) 2:00 p. m. er Ar. Greenwood 2:56 p. m. st. Ar. McCarmick 3:55 p. m. s- Ar. Augusta 5:40 p. m. ht Note: The above arrivals and de partures, as well as connections wit he other companies. are given as info C. mation, and are not guaranteed. it, Ernest Wilhiams, Cen. Pass. Agt., Augusta, Gs. Geo. T. Bryan, Greenville, S. C 07 Gen. Agt rh of the Season, 3 a tendency to irritate the sensi )at and delicate bronchial tubes. winter, every time you take the ;t cough before it has a chance to delicate capillary air tubes of the is QUICK RELIEF COUGH ght at the seat of trouble and re from Morphine and is.as safe for onts at RUG STORE. National Banr rity, 8. C. - - - $25,000 0 $ Profits $6,000 00 ies . ,. $25,000 00 ositors. ^ ' M. A. CARLISLE, Vice-President GEO. JOHNSTONE, Attorney. ,rest on your deposit with its safe igh rate and a feeling of doubt eposlt. Government supervislory ~oard of Directors is a guaran gement. ~CTORS: W. P. Pugh. 1 . Jno. B. F ellers. W. A. Moseley. Geo. Johnstone. H. C. Moseley. Bowers. er annum in our Savings payable semi-annual lye Stock awhat you have a right to expect, own is not worth paying good money heaviest Perchercn or stop a " devil g rod, you obtain the most weight in ENC'E y fence at any price. It is made and its merits. a mines and furnaces, their own wire IORLD seriority, not only Inth3 all b )ad of this fen u prices. Ammunition ed Shells ,ga C WHEN YOUR :ed glasses come to headquarters, the ily exclusive manufacturing optical use in South Carolina with the latest ectrical appliances for making test in mplicated eve tr ub1es You get skill, :perince you 1et what your eyes need very thing we do guaranteed to give tisfaction. We do a high class work reasonable prices When in the city 11 and consult with us. Be sure to drop Fair week. ROBBINS & NOBLE, ,9 Main Street, Columbia, S. C. tween Ehrlich Shoe Store and Boll & Co 's Jewelry Store. NEW EDIliON arlor Grand Phonograph Outfit No. 6. This outfit consis's of specially lected EDISON STANDARD HONOGRAPH equipped with agnificent enuine Edi nn horn ore than 2%~ fr. 1o:ngand over 1fr , in diame'er; also specially con ructed genuine Edis.u horn crane. our choice of one dozen Edison ld moulded records. Lowest pos >e cash price for Outfit No. 6, $29.20. $i.oo a week gets this itfit from us at the lowest possi e cash price. Why not come and see what we ve got for yo u. SALTER'S rt and Variety Store, Nev berry, S. C. MLE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY At the late residence of B. H. nick, deceased, in number 7 'town ip, I will, as administrator, sell to e higehst bidde , therefor for cash, Monday, December 30, 1907, the 1owing described personal proper of which the said B. H. Amick, d, seized and po'ssessed: S mules, 1 horse, 3 wagfons, corn, cder and farming implements, lot es, cattle, household and kitchen' r:iture. J. J.-.Amiek, Administrator. BEST BY TEST or TIM~E-Par oid, Asphalt Gravel and Asbestos Spark proof roofing. I have studied the roofing question and will not' sell any but the best. Come and see C. H. Cannon, . Newberry, S. C. Security of every kind, and for your fields c when you buy fence. A fence the for. You want weight in the fenci wagon." Now, it is a fact-and wire that is given in any fence, mn t AMER It is made on purpose to be the h< sold in larger quantities than any c The makers of AMERICAN!i mills and six immense fence factori ST ANI We can show you this fence ing the field, Come and see us and get We have just r nd Will be plea Also a fine line eceived. Frest "'a 201