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?|e tP at dj m a ti ?U? .S o uti) con, XSB SU?TKK WATCHMAN, SSstablithed AprU, 19*50? "Se Just and Fear not-Let ai' the Ends thoa Aims i at ce thy Country s thy Goa and Troth's VICU? SOOTHRO:*,' Established jon* j *_;_______ r Cosetidate? Aag. 2,1881. SUMTER. S.. O . WEDNESDAY. JUNE 15,1904 Sew series-Yoi. XXIII. So. 46 S ?|t M?^?? at? ^ar?|rffi? PiblisiLed ST-S5T7 Wednesday, Ca??, 0?>"???X2L SUMTER, 8. H. $1 50 per annum-in sivat^e. 40TBSTIBIM15?! ?3aa Square first irs^rt?on.$1 CO ET?ry subsequent ici?rtioo. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer TVU. he a - de at reduced rate--:. A" commanications which snbesrve private V interest? will be chargea* for as adverciso?^ots Obituaries and tributes of respects will be barged for. SUBMARINE B?D6?T BY JAP?. Concern in Bridgeport Has Ship? ped one Boat to Japan and Others are Being Built. Bridgeport, Conn, Jane 7.-The re? port reached this city "this afternoon that the submarine boat Protector had been shipped to Japan from Kew York^-and. that fonr boats modelled after the Protector are now nader con? struction at the works of the Newport New3 Dry Dock and Shipbuilding j Company. Bridgeport men interested in the construction of these boats de? cline to give any information aa to what has been done with the Pro? tector. Japanese agents have been in this city several times and as a result it is said draughtsmen are working day and night at a local shop on plans and models of submarine boats. Some of these models are known to have been shipped to Newport News. WHO FOR THEN? Newport News, Va., June. 7.-It is officially stated at the Newport News Si&p Building and DryJDock Company that ?ve submarine torpedo boats ' are being built for the Lake Company, of Bridgeport.. Conn. The officials deny positively that they are building the vessels for the Japanese Government, and declare that they will not build boats fox either of the belligerent countries or violate the neutrality laws in any way. The hulls are to be -constructed here and the Lake Com? pany will have the machinery and equipment put in elsewhere. All of the material for the boats has arrived, several of the seams are up and the first boat will be delivered in three months. BEPORT OH IRRIGATION. Nearly Ten Millions Acres Under Water. Washington, June 8.-There were 9,487,077 acres of land under irriga? tion in the United States in 1902, ac? cording to a statement given ont as the result of an investgation made by the census bureau in that year. This area is divided into 134,036 farms, and represents an outlay of $93.320, 452, making the average cost of irri? gation $9.84 per acre. Of the land ir? rigated, 8,471,41 acres are in the arid states; 403,449 in the semi-arid region; 606,199 in the rice statep, and 5,799 in the humid states. The greatest acre cost, $101, was in the humid states, The number of irrigated farms in? creased from 110,556 in 1899 to 134*036 in 1902, or 21 per cent. The irrigated area increased during the same period 7,782,188 acres to 8,487,077 acres, or 21 percent. Fer the three years this is an average annual increase in num? ber of irrigated acres of 568,296 acres. In 1902 the total construction cost of the necessary beadgates, dams, main canals and ditches, wells, reservoirs and pumping plants was 893,320,452, and increase since 1899 of $21,797,672, or 30 per cent. This is equivalent to an annual expenditure of more than seven and a quarter millions of dollars for the construction, extension, and improvement of irrigation systems. The Henry B. Plant Estate. New Haven, Conn., June 9.-At torneys representing the heirs of the late Henry Bradley Plant announced to? day that a settlement, preparatory to the transferring of the assets of the es? tate to New York, had been reached. The details of the agreements 7?ere not made known, and Attorney Ar? thur L. Shipman, of Hartford, of I counsel for the heir?, 'tated that it ] would be some time before they would be made public. The estate of Mr. | Plant when he died was worth over I $1C,000.UX) and there had boen a long J fight-, aeainst its beina; transferred to j New York by several of tho heirs, principal among whom were Charles F. Hadley, Horace G. Hadley and Emma J. Hadley, of Waterbury, chil? dren ot a half brother of the late mil? lionaire. Attorneys for the latter ad? mitted tonight that a compromise had been effected. The estate now is worth $22,000,OCO. A Strong Heart i<*as-n.-ed by perfect digestion. Indiges? tion <well* the -stomach and puff-u rp a.rain?c the heart. Tai* causes shortness of breath, palpitation of the heart and general we..snes . Kodol Dyspep-ia Care cure* indigestion, relieves the stomach, take.-* the strain off the heart and restore* it to a full performance of its fanch'on naturally. Kodol increases the strength j by enabling the stomach and digestive j organs to digewt, assimilate euid app *o T*riate to tho blood and tissues all of the food nutriment. Tone* th9 stomac^ and j digestive organs. Sold by O. B. Davis. ; j JAPS CLEARING ROAD TO PORT ARTHUR. Japs Bombard Towns Held by Russians on Liao Tung Penin? sula. News From Seat of War is Fragmentary and Unsatisfactory. London, June 9.-The sndden inter? ruption of the cable between Corea and Japan is considered significant of the imminence of important opera? tions at Port Arthur, the Japanese having taken precaution, as usual, to cut the only means of communication with the outside world and thus ena? ble her naval and military forces to work with absolute secrecy. No attention is paid in London to rumors that the storming of the for? tress has already begun. News.from Port Arthur, the Liao Tung peninsula and the Yalu river is cut off from Russian sources hy the Japanese, who are between the Rus? sians and the territory mentioned. It is officially asserted that the cables connecting Japan with China are not working, which would prevent Tokio also frrom having knowledge of events in that section of Manchuria. The "interruption'' of the cable work, however, is more likely to be "offi? cial" and due to a censorship at Tokio. Tokio, Jone S, IO a. m.-Four Jap? anese gunboats which m3de a close reconnaissance of Port Arthur harbor at midnight on June 6 for the purpose of examining the entrance were ex? posed to a severe cannonade. Gun? boat No. 4 was hit eight times and sustained some damage. One of ber sailors was killed and two others were wounded. St. Petersburg, June 8.-Nothing is known here of the various rumors to the effect that Port Arthur has fallen, but it is not considered possible at this time. CHINESE LEAVE PORT ARTHUR. Chefoo, June 9.-The Chinese, both merchants and coolies, are cleaving Port Arthur with the permission of the Russian authorities. Fifty junks which left Port Arthur yesterday with Chinese passengers are now arriving here. The reports of the latest arriv? als yary in minor details, but agree ki a general statement that a battle has been raging for four days within 10 miles of Port Arthur. All the Russian soldiers have, it is said, left Port Arthur for the front, and only three large ships and a number of small ones remain iu the harbor. The Chinese are unable to explain what has become of the other large ships. They further report that all the forts at Port Arthur have been more or less damaged by recent bombard? ments and that a number of mines recently laid in the entrance to the harbor were exploded during a thun? derstorm. St. Petersburg, June 9, 1 p. m.-An unconfirmed report has been circulated here this morning that the Japanese have been repulsed with great loss at Port Arthur after an attack kept up for several days. The report is not accepted as true by well informed per? sons owing to the fact that the Rus? sian officials admitted several days ago that all communication with Port Arthur had been cut off and they were without news except from Japa? nese sources. St. Petersburg, June 9.-The Empe? ror has received this report from Gen. Kurcpatkin, dated June 8: "A Japanese squadron of six vessels, which was later reinforced by eleven others, appeared on the west coast of Liao Tung Peninsula cn June 7, about 1 in the afternoon. Six of the ships were of the first class, the others of the second and third class, and torpe? do boats. The squadron cruised in sections, bombaroing various points east of Kai Chan and Seuyuchou, di? recting their fire on our posts and pa? trols wherever these appeared. "The squadron ceased firing at 7 p. m., and steamed away southward. Our losses are none, nor did we suffer any material damage. Six ships re? appeared south of Kwau Tsia . Tong and lowered boats. Six other ships bombarded the coast near Senyuchon and the town itself, but there was no iaiiding. ''Japanese troops are concentrating southward, with a front extending more than ten miles from Pulantient to Fang Tsia Tun, in tho valley of j Tassakho. "A Japanese force of two companies of infantry and a squadron of cavalry advanced, on June 7, northward from Feng Wang Cneng, into the Ta Fang Hung district, driving in the Cossack outposts. A detachment of chasseurs and a company of infantry hastened from Ualindei to aid thc Cossacks. The Japanese abandoned their attack, having lost one officer and a non? commissioned officer captured and several men killed. We had no cas? ualties. "Outposts of Cossacks on the "iain Liao Yang road were driven in on June 7, but reniforcements forced the Japanese to retire. Our loss during the fighting, which lasted until 7 p. m , was Capt. Liatcbko and two sol- j diers killed and five soldiers wound ed." St. Petersburg, June 10.- News of the fighting at Sin Yen famished food tonight for considerable speenlation regarding the real Japanese objective. Whether the advance to Siu Yen con? stitutes a forward movement in force military authorities here do not pre? tend to know. Its character depends largely upon whether Gen. Kuroki has the number of troops with which re? ports credit him. If he has, it is con sidered possible that the Japanese rany i attenpt to push across the peninsula and establish a new base at New Ch wans. The direct road to New Chwang j passes sooth of Hai Cheng. Such a movement on the part of Gen. Kuroki might percip?tate a serions engase ment in the neighborhood of Hai Cher g, if Gen. Kuropatkiu considered the time ripe to contest the advance seriously. But it is also pointed out that the Japanese movements to Salnr.atze and Sin Yen may be either feints or merely a continuation of an effort to distract the Russian atten? tion to Port Arthur. KUR OP ATKIN TO THE CZAR. St, Petersburg, June 10.-The Em? peror has received from Gen. Kuro patkin the following telegram, dated June 9: "The Japanese bombadment on June 8 of the coast betweeu Senyuchen and Kaiping caused no loss of life, no material damage, though a considera? ble number of charges were fired. One man, doing hospital duty, vras fata ly wounded and two wagons wore damaged. All was quiet on the coast this morning, but several Japanese ship3 were cruising in the offing. "June 7 the Japanese slowly contin? ued their march toward Sin Yen by the Taku Shan and Feng Wang Cheng roads. Their advance guard did not approach nearer than five miles south and east of Sin Yen. On the morning of Jane 8 a Japanese infantry brigade, two mountain. batteries and five squadrons of cavalry marched against Sin Yen. About ll o'clock the Japa? neso appeared before the town on the sou ;h side, bat were checked by a very successful fire from our batteries. COSSACKS FORCED TO RETIRE. "Japanese infantry then began ad? vancing against the town from the eas ? by the Feng Wang Cheng road and came in contact with the Cossacks holding the pass. After two hours' fighting the Cossacks were obliged to retire and our artillery opened fire aloag the pass, not allowing the Jap? anese to establish themselves. At this moment a Japanese mountain battery arrived and took a position to the son tb, but after firing a few rounds was silenced by our battery. A second Ja] ian ese battery did not succeed in getting into action, but was compell? ed to evacuate its position under the fire* ox our guns. FLANKED BY THE JAPANESE. ' :In the course of the fight a flank? ing' movement by several battalions of Japanese infantry was observed no:*th of Sin Yen, threatening our line of retreat. Consequently our Cossacks gradually withdrew five miles from Sin Yen, keeping up their fire from a battery on a dense column of the ene? my at a range of six hundred yards. The fire slackened about 5 in the after no Dn. Among our losses were Chere missineff, chief of Cossacks, Cornet Komarovski and Lieut. Col. Possok hoff. To all appearances the Cossacks were engaged with troops of the 10th division. "In the affair June 7, at Vafangow we had one rifleman wounded, but the Japanese sustained considerable losses. According to the testimony of resi? dents they had forty killed or wound? ed. FIRST JAPANESE ARMY. Fusan, Corea, June 10.-The first Japanese ar my has recently been en? gaged in most imporant operations. For two days past four columns have been reconnoitering the roads towards Liao Yang, Hai Cheng, Saimatsza ard Sin Yen, and have occupied towns ori those roads, dislodging the Rus? sians, numbering several hundred, from each, after sharp fighting. The Japanese casualties were sixty-five men killed or wounded. FROM TOKIO TO WASHNGTON. Washington, Juue 10.-The follow? ing cablegram has been received at the Japanese legation from Tokio, dated June 30: "Gen. Kuroki reports that a detach? ment of our troops occupied Saimchih on June 7. Our casualties were tbiee killed and twenty-four men wounded. The enemy left on the battlefield twenty-three killed besides two ?ftr? eres and five men, who were made prisoners. Gen. Kuroki's army, co? operating with the forces that landed at Taku Shan, occupied Sin Yen oi? .lune S, driving the enemy toward Tomucbeng and Kai Ping. The ene? rby consisted of four thousand cavalry and six guns. Our casualties were three men killed, one lieutenant, one snb-lieutenant and twenty-eight men slightly wounded." MARCONIGRAMS AT CI1EFOO. London, Jone ll.-The Daily Mali's Chefoo correspondent says: The Japanese consul has discovered j that a wireless telegraph apparatus is j ? ttached in the night time to the j Russian consular flag staff hero and that the consulate is in communica? tion with Port Arthur." I K?ROKPS REPORT. Tokio, June 10-."> p. m. - Gen. Ku? roki reports that a detachment of Jap? anese troops on Tuesday routed a bat? talion of Russian infantry with two guns at Hai Machi, the Japanese losing three men killed and twenty four wounded. The Japanese captured Lwo officers and five men. Th 5 Rus? sians left on the field twenty-three i men dead or wounded, and probably ,'ost seventy men. A Japanese detachment dispatched n the direction of Tung Yuan Pu"7 .epulsed sixty or seventy of t? f. ene ny's infantry at Lin Cha Tai Monday, and on Tuesday encounterd sis com? panies of Russian infantry and three candied cavalry at Chang Cbiah Sib. After two hours' engagement the Jap? anese drove the Russians off in the direction of Tung Yuan Pu. The Russian casualties were ? serventy or eighty men billed or wounded. The j Japanese lost four men killed and six- ; teen wounded. On , Wednesday a Japanese detach? ment, co-opreating with another de? tachment from the force landed at Taku Shan, encountered a Russian force cf four thousand cavalry, with six guns, near Sin Yen and drove them back towards Chi Mu Chang aud Kai Chou, losing three men killed and two officers and twenty-eight men wounded. NO NEWS FROM PORT ARTHUR. St. Petersburg, June 10.-The gen? eral staff's advices are that nothing of exceptional gravity has taken place at Port Arthur during the past few days, but that decisive events are expected daily. RUSSIA'S WILD HOPE. Nagasaki, June ll.-10 a. m.-Naval experts believe that the Russians are working hard to clear the entrance to Port Arthur with the intention of making the escape of their fleet effect? ive. The Russian fleet at Port Arthur is estimated to consist of eighteen ves? sels, large and small, besides seven? teen destroyers, TO DYNAMITE THE CZAR. London, June ll.-The Daily Mail asserts : 'Two infernal machines were found on the night of June 7, concealed in a tobacco box in the Tsarskoye Selo Palace, where the Russian emperor is now residing. One of these machines was in the dining room, the other in the audience chamber. The mechan? ism in each was working when discov erd. The strictest secrecy is observed and this statement, although true in every detail, is sure to be categorically denied." SHOT THE RUSSIAN MINISTER. Berne, Switzerland, June 10.-The Russian minister here M. V. V., Jad ovski, was shot in a street here this afternoon and seriously injured in the head. His would-be assassin was ar? rested. He is a Russian named Ilni tzki. He had been in Berne for some weeks, and complained that the Rus? sian authorites had confiscated an es? tate belonging to him. M. Jadovksi's wound, although it at first appeared to be severe, is not dangerous. IJnitzki is an enigneer and was for? merly a Russian officer, but now is a Turkish subject with a Turkish pass? port. The Russian minister received several threatening letters from Ilni tzki, which he turned over to the police. This morning Ilnitzki ques? tioned the minister regarding his claim, but, obtaining no satisfactory reply, shot him. Paris, June H.-It is reported this morning that Port Arthur has fallen and that the Russian fleet put to sea in a desperate effort to escape capture. No confirmation of report has been re cieved from official sources. The Price of Cotton. In an interesting editorial article in the last issue of the Manufacturers' Record, of Baltimore, headed "The Plan of Cotton Bears Confessed," ap? pears the following significant state? ment : "This week a large Southern cotton operator, for many years a "bull," said to the Manufacturers' Record: "A combination has been formed to beat down the price of cotton this summer to seven cents a pound in order to be able to buy the new crop at a low figure, So strong, ' ' said he, "is this combination, and so certain am I that it will be successful with? out regard to the size of the crop eventually gathered, that 1 am plan? ning to put every dollar which I can raise into selling cotton short, con? vinced that the combination is financi? ally able to carry through its 'bear campaign." That statement is from a man of prominent position for a quarter of a century in the cotton world. It seems to tally very closely with the seven or eight cents to which Mr. Wilson thought cotton could be ham? mered last fall, and with the seven cents at which Mr. Macara thinks the cotton-grower ought to be com? pelled to part with his staple. The work has already commenced. In every direction there are signs that th8 campaign has opened and that un? less some leader can be found equally as daring and as resourceful as Sully proved to be until forced out by such a world-wide combination of wealth and power as was brought against him, the South may again be made to snffer by low-price cotton. The game now is, as it has been in the past, to force prices down during the summer and early fall in order that the " bear gambler?, " whether they be mill-owners or only speculators, ca n secure control of a large portion of tho crop early in the season and lot the advance take place later on, and thus reap a double profit." Dun's Review of Trade. New York, June 10.-R. G. Dun & ] Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade to- ; morrow will say : Current trade con? ditions are without change and collect- j ions continue slow as a rnle, but | there is, growing confidence in the j future, dealers exhibiting sn inclina- . tion to prepare for fall and winter on ( a large scale. There is still much com- j plaint that the weather is unseason- { able for retail distribution and pay? ments aie not prompt. Reports re yarding the bniding trades are almost j uniformly favorable, structural work ( increasing as the season advances and { transporting prospects are brighter on the lakes. Railway earningfs now practically complete for April, show a loss of only 2.9 per cent, compared with last year, and surpass the cor? responding month of any preceding pear. The decline in the cost of liv? ing has continued without interruption since March 1. Commercial failures this week are 227 against 215 the corresponding week Last year. Wfii?E HAN HfiNSEB. Governor Refuses io Grane a Par? don to a Murderer Despite Petitions Signed by 2,000 Citizens. Paragould, Ark., June 8.-Mart V. Vowell, an aged white man, was hang? ed this afternoon a few minutes before 6 o'clock for the murder of "W. F. Lovejoy. The hanging was planced to take place at 1.30 o'clock. Under the laws of Arkansas a hanging may be had any time between noon and G o'clock. Vowell was a personal friend of the sheriff and the postponement was made in the hope of a stay of execu? tion from Governor Davis. During the entire afternoon many frineds of Vowel! besieged Governor Davis' office at Little Rock, beseeching him to intervene, and it was only when the honr of 6, the final time limit, was so close as to preclude all hope of reprieve, that the sheriff sprung the trap. In May Governor Davis considered a petition signed by 1,200 residents of Clay and Green counties, asking a commutation of the sentence, and at the same time another petition was received bearing 1,500 signatures. The Governor steadily refused to in? terfere, though numerous delegations waited on him. It is said that 342 messages were received yesterday and last nght from Confederate camps re? questing Governor Davis to commute the sentence. KNOX SUCCEEOS QUAY. Steel Corporation Director Has Had Him Made Senator. Philadelphia, June 9.-Philander C. Knox of Pittsburg, attorney general of the United States, was selected today to fill the seat in the United States senate made vacant by the death of Matthew Stanley Quay. He will accept and serve by appointment of Gov. Pennypacker until March 4, the date of the expiration of the late senator's commission. Unless politi? cal complications should arise as a result of today's action he will be elected for the full term by the legis? lature which meets in January. It is expected that Attorney General Knox will remain in the cabinet until De? cember. The selection of Attorney General Knox came as a surprise to the poli? ticians of the State. His name had not been considered by United States Senator Penrose, who chairman of the Republican State commitee, along with Israel W. Durham, the Philadel? phia leader, haq the naming of Quay's successor. Yesterday afternoon, however, Hen? ry C. Frick of Pittsburg, a director of the United States Steel corporation, came to this city and formally an? nounced that the attorney general was a candidate for the place and that he came here in Mr. Knox's interests. As the leaders had decided that Alle? gheny county, in which Pittsburg is situated, was to have the place, he thought the leaders could have no objection to the attorney general. This caused considerable agitation in the Pittsburg delegation which had already named four men for the va? cancy. At first'it was expected that Mr. Knox would be opposed but after a series of conferences the Pittsburg delegation accepted Mr. Knox and the public announcement of their action soon followed. Whether the selection of Attorney General Knox aa Quay's successor will cause compplicatious to arise within the State is difficult to say. It is known that the agreement on Knox is not satisfactory to ali iuerests within the organization. Attorney General Knox was in the city for a short time today and then went to the farm of A. J. Cassatt, president of the Peusylvania railroad, where the Farmers' club, a dining or? ganization of wealthy men, gave a dinner tonight. Among ottiers present were Senator Penrose, Mr. Frick, Gov. .Pennypacker, Former United States Senator Don Cameron and Richard R. Qoay, son of the late sen? ator. . Nervous Djspepsia Cured by Ryddlc's Mouiach Tablets Mr. R. E. .Tones', buyer for Parker ? Bridget, VJ hose large department stores are located ac ii th and Penn Ave., Wash ington D. C., writes, under date of April 14, '04, as follows : La?t February one year, while in New York on business for my house, 1 <*aught a severe cold, ^hieh laid me up fot several wet ks and left me wev.k ana i.e^ oas. I had little or no ap? petite and my digestion was very poer, my phyr-icians could not get at the cause of my trouble as my digestion seemed so mach impaired. I decided to try By- | dale's Stomach Tablets, being assured by a friend they weie good dyspepsia medi? cine. After u-irv them for a few days I began to realize? that I was getting better. ? gave up the doctor's prescription and hare gained ??0 pounds while using two boxes of these tabieis. I never felt better in my life, and accredit Rydale's Stimach rabi?is with having cured me. I can re ?oinjnend them most heartily, to sufferers "rom nervous indigestion and general ran iown conditions of the system. All dealers. London, June H.-Earl Grey, Lord Lieutenant cf Northumberland, was :oday appointed to succeed Earl Minto is Governor Genoral of Canada., For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought : Bears the Signature of ? mi mm. m w?s ARRESTED. -;_ j Left Owing State, Punished for I Murder in Colombia, Inherited Fortune and Returned. Montgomery, Ala,. June 9.-Judge Francis C. Randolph, who was former? ly probate judge of this county and who left this country nine years ago owing the State and county many thousands of dollars, returned home today. He was arrested on 13 indict? ments, charging him with embezzle? ment and a bond of $200 was made in each case. Judge Randolph after leaving here went to Colombia, where on the charge of murder committed there, he was sentenced to imprisonment for life. While serving this sentence, an uncle, Capt. Corbin, a retired mili? tary officer, died in Pennsylvania leaving him a fortune. This money was used to pay the indebtedness to Montgomery county and the State of Alabama and he now owes neither anything. Judge Randolph was pardoned re? cently by the president cf Colombia through the influence of promiennt officials in this country. He refused to talk of his arrest today. Worst of All Experiences Can anything be worse than to feel that every minute will be your last ? Such was the experience of Mrs. S. H. Nelson, Decatur, Ala., ''For three years" she writes, "I endured insufferable pain from indigestion, stomach and bowel trouble. Death seemed inevitable when doctors and all remedies failed. At length J was in? duced to try Electric Bitters and the re? sult was miraculous. I improved at once and now Fm completely -recovered." For liver, kidney, stomach and bowel troubles Electric Bitters is the only medicine. Only 503. It's guaranteed by J. F. Da Lorme, Druggist. ? Tampa, Fla, June 9.-This after? noon J. G. McGee, of Plant City, shot and seriously wounded F. Badger Wil? der in an ice cream parlor. Bad feel? ing had existed between the two men for several months, caused by politic?. Wilder is badly wounded and the chances are against his recovery. Both men are prominent and highly respected. Wilder was 'ormerly Con? gressman Sparkman's private secre? tary. ttm, _ Startling Evidence. Fresh testimony in great quantity is constantly coming in declaring Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds to be unequaled. A recent ex? pression from T. J. McFarland, Bector vilie, Va., serves as example. He writes: "I had Bronchitis for three years and doctored ail the time without being bene? fited. Then I began taking Dr. King's New Discovery, and a few bottles wholly cured me." Equally effective in curing all Lung and Throat troubles, Consump? tion, Pneumonia and Grin. Guaranteed by J. F. W. DeLomeT Druggist. Trial bottles free, regular sizes 50c. and $1.00? Somerset, Pa., June ll.-Abner Mc? Kinley, brother of the late President*, died suddenly this morning of heart-, disease. SO .DIFFERENT.. Lots of Claims Lik3 This But1, so Different-Local Proof, is What Sumter People. Want There :ire a great many of them'. Every paper has its share " Statements hard to believe, harder to prove Statements from far-away piares What people say in Florida Public expression from California oft times good indorsement there But of litih' service here at home Sumter people vant local proof Thc sayings ??t neighbors, mends and citizens Rome indorsement counts It disarms the skeptic: is beyond dispute. This is the backing that stands behind every 1H>.\ of Doan's Kidney IMlls. Here is a case of it: E. McCloud ?:?rn:cr. residing on the out? skirts of Sumter, says: "Both my wife ami I used Poan's Kidney Pills procured at Dr. A. .!. china's drug st?re and obtained a lot of benefit from them. I thought it must bethe climate which did not agree with us or the water, for we never bad trie backache until w?; moved here some f.>ur years ago from Pennsylvania hut we certainly have had it since. Tue secretions from thc. kidneys were irregular and much too frequent in action, es? pecially at night when oar rest was much dis? turbed. Since wc used Doan's Kidney I'i?s neither of .i-. has thc backache and the action of the kidneys-beean.*1 natural arni normal and our rest is not disturbed at night. I>op.i!"s Kidney Pills are the l ist remedy that ever rame into my house." Por sale i>y ail dealers. Poster-Milbusn Company, H?rtalo. N. Y.. sole agents for the Prated st ates lven;eml)cr the name Dean's -and take no substitute. 5 Indigestion Causes Catarrh of tlie Stomach. For many years it has been supposed that Catarrh of the Stomach caused indigestion and dyspepsia, but the truth is exactly the opposite. Indigestion causes catarrh. Re? peated attacks of indigestion inflames the mucous membranes lining the stomach and exposes the nerves of the stomach, thus caus? ing the glands to secrete mucin instead of the juices of natural digestion. This is called Catarrh cf the Stomach. Kodo! Dyspepsia Cure relieves all inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the stomach, protects the nerves, and cures bad breath, sour risings, a sense of fullness after eating, indigestion, dyspepsia and all stomach troubles. Kodol Digests What Yon Eat Make the Stomach Sweet 3ott!es cnly. Regular size. $ 1.00. hot?ine 2Yt times the trial sire, which sells for 50 cents. Prepared by E. C. OeWITT & CC, Chicago, Ht For sale by O in B? Davis.