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PLOT TO KILL CZAR. Widespread Conspiracy Discovered in London-One Member turned Traitor. London, A?g^t 9.-The Russian police. agents are investigating an anarchistic plot, hatched here to as? sassinate the czar and grand dukes. The Scotland yard detectives are as? sisting in the investigation. The plot is said to be the most widespread l^e'ver discovered, and it is likely it would have been successful if one of the conspirators had not turned traitor. GAMBLER KEENER DEAD. Obituary Notice That Will Interest the Sporting Fraternity. Dallas, Texas, August 9.-Nat. Keener, the best known Taxas gam? bler of the old school, with a na? tional reputation, is dead. He was recognized for years as the head of the craft- He operated on the Mis? sissippi river steamer for many years. A Touching Story * Is the saving from death, of the ba? by girl of Geo. A. Eyler, Cumberland, p^Md. He writes: At the age of ll months, our little girl was in declin? ing health, with serious throat trou? ble, and two physicians gave her up. We were almost in despair, when we resolved to try Dr. King's New Dis overy for consumption, coughs and colds. The first bottle gave relief; Pfeffer taking four bottles she was ?Sr cured, and is now in perfect health." Never fails to relieve and cure a cough or cold. At all druggists; 50c and $1, guaranteed. Trial bottles free. THE ALBANY DISASTER. Albany, Aug. 9.-Twelve known to dead, twenty-seven in the hospitals forty missing is the present re? cord of the Myers store disaster. It is certain that the most of the ?? missing are still under the wreckage The search of the ruins for the missing still progresses. Slow headway is being made, owing to the danger that other portions of the building will collapse. . Public is Aroused. The public is aroused to a knowl? edge of the curative merits of that great medicinal tonic, Electric Bit? ters, for sick stomach, liver and kid? neys. Mary H. Walters, of 546 St. .Clair avenue, Columbus, O., writes: "For several months I was given up vto die. I had fever and ague, my nerves were wrecked; I could not sleep, and my stomach was so weak, from useless doctors' drugs, that I could not eat. Soon after beginning to take Electric fitters, I obtained relief, and in a short time I was en ? tirely cured." Guaranteed at all druggists; price 50c. St. Petersburg, Aug. 9.-An im? perial rescript published authorizing the holding of local and general con? gresses .for discussing plans for the betterment of the domestic and foreign commerce of the country. ft This popular remedy never foils to effectually cure Dyspepsia, Constipation, Sick Headache, Biliousness And ALL DISEASES arising from a Torpid Liver and Bad Digestion The natural result is gwd appetite and solid flesh. Dose small; elegant? ly sugarcoated and easy to swallow. Take No Substitute. ?fflfgB?At FILLS tn? Midi. J ?>.?".i, r-tu eu " -<.\fT Weak Hearts Are due to indigestion. Ninety-nine of every one hundred people who have heart trouble can remember when it was simple indiges rion. It is a scientific fact that all cases of heart disease, not organic, are not only traceable to, but are the direct result of indi? gestion. All food taken into the stomach which fails of perfect digestion ferments and swellsthe stomach, puffing it u? against the heart. This interferes wi*h the action of the heart, and in the course of time that delicate but vital organ becomes diseased. Mr. D. Kauble. of Nevada. 0 . says: I had stomach trouble and was in a bad state as I had heart trouol with it. I took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure fer about four mouths and it cured me. Kodol Digests What You Eat and relieves the stomach of all nervous strain and the heart of all pressure. Bottles only. Si .00 Size ho:dir.g 24 times the trial Size, which sells for 50c. Prepared by E. C. OeWITT &CO., CHICAGO. For Sale by all Druggists. Land Surveying f I will give prompt attention to all call3 for surveying, platting, terracing hill sides draining bottoms, drawing Mortgages Titles, Probating, ?fcc. BANKS H. BOYKIN. D. S., Oct 19-o Catchall, S. C. ?59BE DISPENSARY SGA'iB?L T?UED AND DISGUSTED INVEST IGATORS ADJOURN. Resumption of Work Next in Cohn? bia-Creatures of the Depraving South Carolina Wliiskey Ma? chine Bespatter Each Other With Insult ins; Epithets. Continued on page 1. Mens. Lyon and Christensen pre? sented a number of letters taken from Mr. . Ferguson's dispensary in which he was notified that various whole? sale houses had sent him compli? mentary liquors. The sub-committee also presented a letter to Mr. Fergu? son in which Mr. L. W. Boykin, a member of the State board of con? trol, wrote that he could now get some other X corn and X rye than the Richland stuff, and that he had been trying for a long time to get the board to purchase some other 1-X corn and rye for you fellows that did not want the Richland stuff, but have only succeeded yesterday. . The most interesting witness to? day was Mr. Charles O. Smith, who was chairman of the board of con? trol, which has been charged with so much wrong-doing here. He is a rather young looking man. dresses weil, has a very flushed face, talks intelligently and is altogether quite bright. He denied absolutely and unequiv? ocally that he had ever accepted or received one dollar for his vote in connection with any dispensary elec? tion, and insists that it was all a pack of lies about his ever having re? ceived any money for any dispensary election. Mr. Lyon asked him if he did not go to Mr. "Wall's home and there offer him $500 if he (Wall) would vote for the election as a beer dispen? ser. Mr. Smith admitted that this was correct and then went on to say that he had made the offer simply to see if lie would take it, and what the other fellows were doing, and he had no Idea of paying him any money. There were several ugly scenes in the court house and on two occasions ths lie was passed to and from the witness stand. During the morning session Mr Morris told Mr. Smith that he was a liar with reference to a certain state? ment that Mr. Smith had mad-? about Morris' relations with a wom? an. Turning on Morris. Mr. Smith in? sisted that Morris was doing the lying and that if he did not like what he was saying that he would see. him j outside and settle it and he seemed anxious to get busy without further delay. At the afternoon session. Mr. Shippey told Mr. Ferguson that he was an infamous liar, if he de? nied telling him he had placed com plimentaryr case goods on his shelves and sold it. During dinner recess Mr. Landrum, the present chairman of the board of control, and Mr. Jesse Mahaffey, who does not mind boast? ing of his drinking capacity, came near having a hitch, but fortunately the day passed without any encoun? ter, although there seemed to be con? siderable preparation for such a thing. One of the most interesting wit? nesses of the whole day, and in fact, of the whole session, was Mr. B. G. Landrum, who has recently been elected chairman of the county board of control. , He was on the stand for just about three minutes before the dinner re? cess and in that time he said he thought that his commission had been deliberately held up after his appointment, so that certain deals could be made in connection with the Morris Bishop dispensary and that he had been absolutely ignored in dispensary affairs. That e&.e had written to Chairman Evans upon im? portant dispensary matters, and had never received a reply from him, that he had never been supplied with a statement of the goods shipped to the county dispensary* as had been the custom, and what is necessary to se? cure a perfect check on the local dispensaries and he thought the coun? ty boards a humbug anyway. Avant's Admissions. At the afternoon session Mr. Avant, who is a member of the present board of control, stated that Mr. Landrum had made a proposition for a division of the dispensaries in Spartanl/urg. and that each of the three memders elected his own friend to each of the dispensaries as may be assigned to him. This proposition, he said, he reject? ed. Mr. Avant admitted that he had done wrong in signing certificates and settlement blanks, but said he thought that it was all right as it j seemed to have been the custom to ? do so. Promised Money. j Mr. Perry Wal!, who is a formel i member ol' tho hoard, and refused to appear before the committee, is here. This is where the committee should have exercised its authority and fore- , ;v.* ?V . Cvt eel Mr. Wall to attend, but fortunate? ly the committee had an affidavit signed by Mesrs. Lyon and Christer. soii. in which Mr. Wall stated that Mr. Smith had offered him ?HOO if he would vote for Thackston. He* fatt? ed that about dispensary clectit v t mes. he had money offered to him and intimations made that if he would vote for zertain peo^.e lie cc Lld get money, and that upon o\.e occasion Mr. McAbee offered him $150 to vote for certain candidate. He stated that he had never received any money from any one on account of any election connected with the dispensary. Mr. Gill Barnett, another obdurate witness, refused to appear before the committee and a voluminous affidavit was presented from him. Beer Dispenser Riebling is quite an original character. He has been one of the beer dispensers here for a great many years, and prior to that, was a liquor dealer. He is a German an i has a very decided German accent. Mr. McGarty testified that he wrote letters to several whiskey houses ask? ing them to make contributions for the campaign fund for the dispen? sary against prohibition, and in these letters Mr. McGarty wrote that the money was to be used for general campaign purposes and he did not specify it was to be used in connec? tion with any newspaper. He stated that Lanahan & Son wrote him that they had contributed to the fund through Columbia, presumably to Mr. Huseman, who went there to make a collection. During one of the lulls in the testi? mony Mr. Carruth, who has had con? siderable experience in this section distilling, was put on the stand. One of the interested auditors dur? ing the entire hearing has been Mr Joe Huseman, who runs a beer dis? pensary here and who has been ci svged with being intermediary in s'ving loland's money to Smith. The charge has been reiterated and still Huseman has said nothing and unlike many oiteia has ??ot aske I io be heard. He may be heard at the Columbia session. Roden, Poland. August 12.-Thc ' chief of police herc was seriously ? wounded this morning by a bomb ' thrown as he was riding here in a 1 carriage. Thc force <>f the explosion 1 was s<> great that several houses in 1 the vicinity were wrecked. The as- ] sailant escaped in the confusion fol- J lowing the incident. | PARLIAMENT PROROGUED. Session Most Uneventful in History Only Three Important Meas? ures Passed. London, August ll.-Parliament was prorogued this morning after the most uneventful session in his? tory. The only bills of importance the government succeeded in passing were the undesirable emigrant pro? hibition law, the settlement of the Scotch church disputes and that granting state assistance to the un? employed. THE ARCHBISHOP'S FUNERAL. A Solemn and Imposing Ceremony in New Orleans. New Orleans. August ll.-The fu? neral of Archbishop Chappelle was held this morning with solemn and imposing high mass requiem in the Cathedral, which was crowded with careful and sorrowng peopl.e who seemed to have trouble in realizing that the strong and robust prince of the church had gone from their midst. All the bishops, priests of the arch-diocese, which a few exceptons were present. The body rested in front of the altar in the center aisle. The final absolution was pronounced by the bishops present. The body was intered in the Crypt of the Cathedral. SEVEN FIREMEN INJURED. Tliey Were Fighting a Fire in a New York Soap Factory. New York, August: ll.-Seven "fire? men were terribly burned, one of ! them Andrew O'Neill, probably fa- j tally, in a fire that destroyed William Paggerts' Sons' soap factory, on Wes' Twelfth street this morning. The loss is estimated at $175.000. m ? * - - Do You Want Strength? *If 3'ou want to increase your strength you must add to and not take from the physical. In othe~ words, the food that you eat must be di? gested, assimilated and appropriated by the nerves, blood and tissues be? fore being expelled from the intes? tines. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure adds to the physical. It gives strength to and builds up strength in the human system. It is pieasant to the taste md palitable, and the only combina? tion of digestants that will digest the food and enable thesystem to appro? priate all of its health and strength giving qualities. Sold by all drug? gists. WE Gt" A HD OUK PATRONS' INTERESTS The Farmers' Bank and Trust Cg. Capital Stock $60.000. -: -:- Undivided Profits $4.006. C. G. Rowland. Prst R. F. Haynsworth. V. Prsfc R. L. Edmunds. Cashier. Deposits June 30, end of first quarter after organization. ?113, 459.17. Liability of stockholders, in addition to capital stock, ?60,000. A general banking business. Solicits your patronage and guarantees every courtesy con? sistent with good business meth? ods. Works like magic, transforms old furniture into new, renews the finish which has deteriorated on all articles of wooa cr metal. A child can apply. Jap-a-lac stains and varnishes in one appli? cation. Rejuviates all things about a house from ''cellar to garret?; Easily applied, quickly dried, "wears like iron" Try it and be convinced. If you want the best paint made to put on your house let us sell you some of our celebrat? ed brands-Devoe, New Era, Hammer, guaranteed Covering and lasting qualities unexcelled. ?500,000 behind this guar? antee. ??????? The Durant Hardware Co. Columbia, Aug. 10.-The commitee | Toronto. August ll.-Annie O'Con tvhich was apointed at the last session j ner. aged fourteen, her sister, i>f the legislature to examine the ? Irene, aged ten were adrift for twenty books of State offices is at work in j hours in a rowboat on Lake Ontario the State House. Senator T. B. : The little one became cold and tho Butler of the committee said last ' elder sister gave her her own clothes. light that the committee had been at I They were finally rescued unharmed vork checking up the franchise tax. s nd little the worse for the exposure. rho State will realize from the taxi 111 - - , ..,., ... . . I *The pills that act as a tonic, and ibout $62,000. Of this the railroads j ". .... ... ?not as a drastic purge, are Dewitt's >av about $20.000. _ _^ , " ?Little Early Risers. They cure head Thrce Good and Jjist Reasons. ; ache, constipation, biliousness, etc. ?There are three reasons whv moth ?Early Risers are small, easy to take irs prefer One Minute Cough Cure: ?and easy to ac:-a safe pill. Mack :"irst, it is absolutely harmless; sec- 'Hamilton, hotel clerk at Valley City, md, it tastes good-children love it; jN. D.. says: "Two bottles of these fa? ll ir rd. it euros coughs, croup and j mous little pills cured me of chronic ?ping cmgh. when other remedies ! constipation." Good for children or Sold by all druggists. icdults. Sold by all d:ugggists vhc ail.