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■ TIie Rloren ; APPALLINGpiTAWeE: t*c ettsily settfod by the simple ob servation of the condition of the llloott Pol non Cured. —— — | v ! y PIkeeIx Assurance of Londou, | 1 W¥- North British & Merciiantile «tr«M 1 Aineiican Fire Philadelphia, 1 Firemen's Fund of California. I ship's hull ';' 1 lur :„ T, "' r '' is "0 .coord.n* to ho,it J lrl V. !!*!..• o'* I r ^J Uttr hablo curM^psr Liverpool and London and Globe,! i TH ^!f^L“ s ™ CT10H >«»- ^ _ O T j ’ 1:3 SHOCKS THE WORLD. whe'berthevareoulgedoutaawould { PhnQTlIV AoamtnmiA a* 1 be the case if the explosion Two Huudrrd Braeu Hen Prii«h nntl the from th t inside, Of wliether they i Croat 8hi|» !• h Wtook—A Diver Will are driV Mi ill US WOU.tl result ffOUl inmiigste. the attack of a toi nr sr H^CEHTRAI, HOTEL. hAKKllVUtK, Agent. 3 riiiiiauuiiiiiuuimiiaauii:uiuiuuii>auuumauaaiai^ i , '" 0 a,lui;K or a toipedo or the ex- llavaun, Feit. 18.—-Ou board the pl°*ion of a mine beneath the ship. steeQier Uitv of VV»an_ i The larce majority of IN PERSONAL VEIN Local IMckiuys Reports came in from the coon- try that the wind Tuesday night SOME ARE OUR OWN PEOPLE |c"7iiide’rabie danu^” to Zl AND SOME ARE NOT Tk | Com« uud gu aud ilo Many Tbiiui* *ud It Given iin I'leanure to Hear ol'Tlieir Muvememii. Z. T. Karehaw, Esq, is in Car- tcrsville to-duy. Air. W. II. Malloy returned from Che raw th's morning. Mr. J. J. Conyers of Sumter was in the city this morning. Mrs. C. 0. Tilghman of Charles ton is at the Central Hotel. Dr. Wm. Lderton and Senator Pettigrew arrived home this morn ing. Messrs. \V. F. Penny ana P. A. Willeox, Esq., are off on a hunt to-day. Miss Annie Furman left this morning for a visit to Miss Bessie Pittman at Gourdin’e on the N.E. R. It. My. M. C* \\ iIlia a innre— -■ . ^_.C well known Carolina Buggy Company of Yorkville, S. G., iu in the city. Air. J. LI. Cribbs a ponnlar sec tion master on the C. & D. Rail road came in to see us t^day and paid his subscription. Mr. 8. D. Rodgers returned last night from Richmond where he bought a line lot ot horses and mules. Read his advertisement. Air. F. VV. Clare of Timmons- ville is in the city. Mrs. Clare who has been visiting here several days will return with him to-day to Timmonsville. Capt. B. B. McVVhite a member of the House from this county ar rived in the city this moin.ng, the Legislature having adjonrued at 2 o’clock this morning. Dr. C. P. Wertenbaker a special ist employed by the U. S Govern ment to look after contagious d'9- eases was m toe city this morning. The Doctor bad been to Spartun- tanburg to see about the small and ways aft^r a careful of - ' V'* vj and fences in certain sections. Most of the representatives from the Pee Dee section of the State passed through Florence en route for their homes this mbru- ing. j Dr. McLeod receive! a telegram this morning from Rhv. \V. J Herbert, who is at Leesvilie, stat mg that his sister Miss Sadie is extremely ill, Mr. C. H. Barringer will soon occupy the store next to Dr. Lake’s on Evans street and he is making extensive preparations for a big dry goods and notion busi ness- Dr. F. H. McLeod will soon oc cupy a new ollice over Penny’s store on the corner. A neat stair way is being built and when com pleted the Doctor \fill hate a well furnished office. The ^en trance will be on So#ta siAi of the corner. . - vuuuaiil i ue Ward line stesgter City of Wash- 1 Th8 lar g e majority of naval iugton one of tin* officers of the officers are iuclimd to the belief Maine said to-day that at8 o’clock t,,e *xpk aion resulted from last uight all the magaimea 0 n; 8 P olltttn ' ,f)U * o. mbuEtion of the board the bnttlestiip Maine were j Cf;,al bunker, the overheating of closed and that the k^ys had been ! Hie iron partitions between the turned over to Captain Sigsbee,; bo ilera and th > magazine, or froni her commander. The explosion Hie explosion of a boiler, though occurred at 9 45 p. m. The officer the last theory finds little support, then rushed on dick and assisted :.. i * * ) that it is far the best tonic uml blood purifier ever mau- came 1 ufactured. All otheis pale into insignificance, when compared with it. It cures pimples, ulcers, skin dibenees, and all manner of blood and tkiu ailments. Buy the best, anil don’t throw your money away on sul atitutes. Try the long tested uud old reliable B. B. B. $1.(H) per large bottls. For sale by druggists. pox investigation he finds no case small pox there. Ab&iwho wasatjacky gives the following account of the affair. He tays that the bull at tacked him and knocked him un conscious and when he regained consciousness he was in the house and Dr. Covington was with him. The bull must have thrown Mr. Stoll around promiscuously for he has several bad bruises on hie body. A negro who was u«ar at the time says that the bull pitched Mr. btoll over the fence and it was this that sav^d his life. . — — V* canoiot^u in lowering a boat and in trying to rescue the men in the water. The Spanish cruiser Alfonso XIII, which was anchored close to the Maine, also lowered her boats and saved 39 of the crew of the Americac warship. Another officer said: “I was sit ting with two mdre officers in the tneesroom when a heavy explosion occurred. It was so heavy that we understood the ship would be lost aud we weut ou the upper deck aud found she had been bad ly wrecked by an explosion, that she was on fire aud sinking. All effort* were then directed toward lowering the boats and saving lives. The Maine settled quickly on the bottom of the harbor, only her upper works remaining above water. A number of boats from the Spanish warship Alfonso XII and boats from the Ward line steamer City of Washington came alongside and rendered assistance. This oflioer said the explosion occurred somewhere in the fore ward pan of the midsipp section For cheap horns and mules call on 8. D. Rodgers. HI8PENSAHY SAMPLES. In a recent letter from Wash ington, D. C., to an old friend, Major G. A. Stnder, for twenty years United States Consul at Singapore, says. “While at Des Monies 1 became acquainted with a liniment known us Chamber lain’s Pain Ralm, which I found excellent against rheumatism as well as against soreness of the throat and chest (giving me much easier breathing.) I had a touch of pneumonia early this week, and two applications freely applied to the throat and chest .relieved me at once. I would not be without it for anything.” For sale by all druggists and medicine dealers. saved difficulty io officers of the battleship. [crew Vjbn^KACMj^HvwrW •scape and those who reaching :he upper d their ifvrs with grea with the ess is Lance of and men on watch. Up to 2 o’cinck in the morning 57 men at d 24 officers had been accounted for* Paymas er Ray said that last Sunday there were 354 men on his list all tdld. Lieut. J enkins and Assistant En gineer M< rritt are among these who are not accounted for. It was said ashore this afternoon that only 97 of the crew of the Maiae had been saved. The Maine at the time of the ex plosion was at anchor about 500 yards from the arsenal and some 200 yards from the floating dock. The expiosi an put out tli« street lights near the wharf and blew down telephone and telegraph wires in that vicinity. The first explosion is said to have been caused by over 600 pounds of gun cotton and the sub sequent explosion is said to have been caused by shells and car tridges. Tlie Lieutenant-Commander or dered 5,600 pounds of gun cotton to be flooded. This was done, but the men who perlormed the duty did not return. A DiTer to Inveatlstt*. Washirgton, Feb. 16.—Secre taryLong undoubtedly summarized the general opinion of the majority of the naval experts in finding it impossible just now to state the cause of the destruction o* the Maine. There are a great number of theories, but most ot them are of a character that makes it easy to prove or upset them bjr a single in vestigation of a diver. Secretary Long has taken imme diate steps to make this investiga tion. Late this afternoon he tele graphed to Admiral Sicard at Key West to appoint a board of naval officers to proceed at once to Ha vana, employ divers and generally to make such inquiry as the regu lations of the navy demand shall be made in the case of the loss of a ship. It is expected that this will take some time, and while there are officers who say that in their opin ion it will not be the . 1.1p*iHi.ii ! s - ]) - Rodgr-rs has jmt returned' tbe hal110 out the cause of Fire, LilC X Accioeui IRnnina. w j ftl a g ljH j ot of horses, and the explosion, the opinion of the ._*aa«tt s * • • • • * * r Dl«tr IbutinK Thnni An Mumb-'nt of the Legiklnture Will K^talt P.-ruioloukly, H»y« tl>» C Jin Mitten. Below is tbe report of the com mittee appointed to look into the dispensary sample matter. The report was submitted to the house late yesterday nf’ernoon and was ordered print* d in tne journal: “The eomimtleo appoint'd pur suant to accucurreut resolution tw investigate and report to this geu- eral assembly what disposition has been made of Uu? liquor sum- pies of the dispensary l>i‘g leave respectfully to report: “That they have made such in vestigation as the very limited time at the disposal of th« com mittee would permit. The com mittee not having been appointed until the last hours of the ses-ion of) tbe genei&l assembly, have found it impossible under the ■ -1IZZZ ;l,.•••.! I'llMOIJ of "* 1 the matters which come within the scope ot the resolution. But A BAD CASE CURED. Three years avo I contracted a blood pi isou. 1 applied to a physician at once, and his treat ment camo near killing me. I employed an < Id physician and then went to Kentucky. I then went to Hot Springs aud remained two mouths. Nothing seemed to cure tin* permanently, although temporary relief was given me. I returned home a ruined man physically, with but little pros pect of ever! gr tting well. I was persuaded to try Botanic Blood Bairn (B. B. 11.,) and to my utter astonishment it quickly healed every ulcer. T. Bali.erton, Macon, Ga. For sale by druggists. Feb. Not A1 vvhyh Umleratood. A tact often overlooked, or not al ways understood, is that woman suffer as much from disiresring kidney and bladder troubles as the men. The womb is situated but k of and very close to the bladder, and for that rea son any distress, disease or inconve nience manifested in the kidneys, back, bladder or urinary passage is of ten, by mistake, attributed to laHflM weakness or vyrnib trouble of sort. £ The Aror jtFMUl Klondike Social. On Friday evening Feb 18, at the residence of Mrs. J. J. Jen nings the Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church will give that r ew and unique entertainment called the “Klondike Social.” The parlor will be appropriately deco- rate'd in yellow, and flower pets, the 1 boxes, etc. placed here and there : will constitute the claims “to be off and worked.” In these nuggets can bn found if digged for. A little girl clad in yellow will present each person at the door with a shdvel with which to dig. The one who uneaths the largest number of nuggets will re ceive a prize, and of course the time honored booby will have a place. Ten cents is the price of ad mission A delightful musical program w ill be a feature of the evening, and in addition salads, sandwiches and coffee will be served for the small stun of ten cents: In short the cost will be Uellcf tu Six U011 m. *' Distressing Kidney and Bladder diseases relieved in six hours by the New South American Kidney Cure.” 'ihis new remedy is a great surprise on account ot its exceeding promptness in re lieving pain in the bladder, kid neys^ back and every patt of the [boxes, urinary passages in male or femnle.: will co It relieves retention of watei and 1 staked pain in passing it almost inunedi-j cimms ately. 11 you want quick ren i| digged and cure this is your remedy. Sold by F. U. Lake, Druggist. F orence, S. C. • 1 " 9100—Mr* E. Deletion** Anil I>fni*nc May oh worth to you more tLf n 1100 tf you bavf: a child who soils bedding from rucoDteoence of wa ter during sleep. Cures old and young alike Jtarreata Ibe trou ble at mice. $1. Sold hy Lake, Druggist. General Insurance Ag-jncy j ', e n n «J" 1 s 0 , ; or , , d , ^“ t Zf £ j cents for supper. Friday evening SAN30RN CHASE, ! at 8 -3° o’clock. u • the corntnitlee mo deeply impress ed with the gravity of certain abuses iu the management of the dispensary liquor samples which are not ueuied by the dispensary officials. Tne committee view with great apprelionsion the prac tice which has grown up of dis tributing gratis among members of the general assembly samples of liquor ieft iu the dispensary Such a practice your committee feels assured will be fruitful of the most pernicious results. The membera of the board of control who wen examined by the com- raiDee doc lined to disclose .the names of the members of tbe gen eral assembly who have record these samples and while the com mittee think that the names pf members of the general assembly who have received th^ee donations of whiskey should be published, the resolution docs not empower the committee to compel witness es to attend and answer and the limited time at. the disposal of the committee will not admit of furth er inquiry t*> that end. The com mittee respectfully recommend the enactment of a law making all liquors gratuitous.y presented to the dispensary or the board of control the property of-tbe State to be disposed of in all respects a# other liquors p tu chased for the dispensary.” you have paiiTor dull aching In the back, pass water too frequently, or scanty supply, with smarting or burn ing,—these are also convincing proofs ol kidney trouble. If you have doctor- e<! without benefit, try Dr. Kilmer’s Swaiiip-itoot, tlie great kidney remedy. Tile mild and the extraordinary effect will surprise you. It stands thehigh- ett for its wonderful cures. If you take a medicine you should take the bent. At druggists fifty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample bottle and pamphlet, Im iIi S'-nt free by mail. .Mention ’line Timkh-VIessknukr and at nd your address to Dr. Kilmer A Co., Binghanipton, N. Y., The proprietors of this paper guarantee the genuine ness of this offer. ~ Ciinniljf rlalu’s CoukU Remedy Always 1‘iovea Kifetinul. There are ua better medicines on tbe market than Chamberlain's. We have used the Cough Remedy when all others failed, aud iu every instance it proved effectual. Almost daily we hear the virtues of Chamberlain’s remedies ex tolled by those who have used th< m. This is not an empty puff, paid for at so much a line, hut is voluntarily given iu good faith, iu the hope that suffering humanity may try these remedies and, like the writer, be benefitted.—From the Glenville (W.Va.) Tatbfiuder. For sale by all druggists and med icine dealers. Everybody uses SCOTT’S. Get it at Covington’s Palace Drug Store. Fine lot of young horses and 1). Hedge re’ ftanlea. mules at S. Nettles-Copped gc. Dillon, Feb. 17 —The residence of Dr. J. P. Ewing w ig ii.h after noon the scene ot hi,m n il attrac tion. Miss Anni* Co; the attractive daughter ol Mr. John Ooppedge of Red ^prin-’s. N. was united in marriage to Mr. John A Nettles, n voung ni'd suc cessful mechanic of Dillon The ceremony was performed by the Rev. A. M. McNaull in the pret ence of a number of invited friends of the contracting parties The happy young couple left on the 6.30 train for a visit to friends and’relatives in Sumter county and other pi or h nmi will iu a few WE no looter supply onr sods to tfealm to sell atala. At the same time, any one who has bought our seeds of their local dealer during either 1896 or 1897 will be sent our Manual of “ Everythlif for the Garden “for 1898 CD Cl? provided they apply by letter ruCC and give the name of the local merchant from whom they bought. To all others, this magnifi cent Manual, every copy of which costs us 30 cents to place in your hands, will be sent free on receipt of I# cents (stamps) to cover postage. Nothing like this Manual has ever been seen here or abroad; It Is a book of 200 pages, contains Ml engravings of ‘ new, and these are | ——— A » l W » M KJ €*» CMirt'tv Wtods issued. \maku, fie will tfll cheap. t I majority is that the question will i from Ovtogu l : 1 * s f. ■ ' * OJR ' SOUVENIR’’ SEED COLLECTOR will also be sent without charge to all appli- ... * . a — I nun uwirr pine:'?* imi i win n; :\ ih-.v ! cants sending 10 cts. for the Maaael who will it will not be possible owing to: return to Dil on. ihoii- iuinre j state where they saw this advertisement probably disrupted condition of hoW—The 8ini»* ! Cn4 ApriiatiMt wm hscito n» Atomhe. kn 11 ♦ r, rM.ilr., r,.l# #t,A rxf i SCOTT’S alwny* ci:r*-s PETERHENDERSONsCo I *■7 ' *■