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1 HEB IIIE UMSTEH. TWO III \DKF.D LIVES LOST IX WKST VIH<ilMA. indosso' of Fire Damp In Coal Mine Was Sa kl to be Most Terrine In the History of West Vir? I me Mim* llor Falrmont. W Ve., Dec. ?.?The Irrte of 200 miners at least were al mott/certalnly snuffed out by a terrific explosion nhlch "e:urr?d shortly af? ter la o'clock this morning- at the Monagah n ine. Neu?. 6 and S. of the Fairmont Coal company at Mon agah. six miles south of this place. The details ..-? yet are most meagre and the compan" :.as received no of Ac la) report of the disaster. There Is eery little hope. It Is thought, of any af the men In the mine ever coming oat alive. Two hundred is a conser? vative number and it Is said there may be many more than this In the two mines. The first report of the explosion to reach this city named the number of met) In the mine as 1, ?<M. Among the mea In the mine, who ' -or. caught In this latesl mine calamity, ih r- \r* many Americans, while the great majority of them are foreigners. prtcl}>ally Hungarians. The company is making every ef? fect to save the lives of Its men if It eaa be dotie. A special train made ?p on the Baltimore A Ohio carried physicians and hospital supplies as well as all the officials of the com? pany who were In tosm. The explo eten was the most terrific In the his? tory of the West Virginia mine disas? ters. It is aald. It could be heard very plainly here, although more than six ml lea away. The town Is In a grant state of excitement as a result of the disaster. The curiously Inclin? ed are being carried to the mines In droves by all (hs/ trains leaving the ?tty. Others are driving and there are many who. In order to get there, are walking. At the company's offices tittle ild be learned concerning U.e ex It was said that as yet nothing had been received there anJ all the new* of the disaster will be given out as soon as It is received. 'a ho comp my Is making no effort to oenceal anything or keep anv of th > details fron, the public. ^ Sven the oflelala of the company ?*utertau> practically no hopv of get? ting any of the seen out of the mla< a'lve. If rll She nen were nit ktiled outright by the force of tlu exph> sftoa, which must Have wrecked much of the Interior of the mines, It la generally believed they will die of aephyiatlon or bocome victims of ac? cumulating Are damp and poisonous This Is betkevtd because there Is said to be no possible means at pres? ent to get mv supply of fresh air Into the mine. The mines are near each other, but each I? operated as s separate plant. The force of the ex? plosion hurled out great masses of debris at the Monagah No. 8, that an said to have completely choked the pit mouth. The malnway was also closed up by the debris and the boiler house was wrecked by the force of the explosion. Because of this last fact the Immense fan that forces the fresh air Into the mines .cannot be operated and the miners who are entombed In the mine will have to breathe Into their lungs. If they >nre still alive, the gases that will soon make corpses of them. By a strange coincidence the men at Monagah No. 6 are given chance to leave the mln- because the pit mouth was not closed up by the ex? plosion and the mine can be left or entered at will. It Is aald. However, not one miner who is known to have been in the mine when the explpslon - aaenftad has as yet left the mine and thte cause? the belief that they were all killed outrbjht. If. on the other hand, they are Im? prisoned In tho Interior of ahe mine by the passages and entries, becom? ing closed up oy debris as a result of the explosion the men have little chance to escape because no fresh air can be fotced Into this mine, ei? ther. The explosion wrecked the monster fan house and It Is said to ? have been plsced out of commission completely. Relief parties have been organized amoag oth? r men near the mines and they are known to be working In 4sVsjtrlously to reach the men Impris? oned. I*he cajse of the explosion can? not be learned as yet. The mines were consld. r-d safe. Mining experts accompanied the officials of the company to the mhi<s to ascertain If possible the exact cause of the ex plosion. Each of he mines are slope-mines and they are among the larg?st in all the Wes?. Virginia coal fields. Th?> Fairmont region Is a rich one ami tlu mines are operated on en OStsntlTI basis. The uv? ra?e daily capacity of Mcaag.ih No n Is ton**, while that of the sister mine I I <?" 'on*. TidepH": messages from the mines are crvlng for aid. ?i>ewitr? CaetSCMged witch' Rai I ?nlve?don't forget the name, and ac? cept no substitute. Get De Witt's. It's gti.id for piltH Sehl by all druggists. BIDS FOR CANAL BONDS. mWCM AK KPTrll) TO AMOIXT OF g2&,ooo,ooo. Tin* jkfMM Price I* 103?The HUN So Far Mostly In Sniull Amounts Ami From All Farts of the Country. Washington. Dec. 6.?The ?ecre tary of the treasury has accepted bids for the Panama eg ial bonds to the amount of $25.000,000. The average price for i ll bids accepted ?s 10J. I'nder the terms of the law governing the. secretary's acceptance of these bids, the allotments of bonds to in? dividuals and institutions will be con? fined to the small subscriptions, from $10,000 down to $20. i The amount of bids from jndivvld* uals and Institutions which it had been possible to accept will, as here? tofore, not be large. The remainder of (he acceptances will be bids of na? tional banks. Th" bids accepted have come from every section of the country and are mostly in small amounts. secretary Cortelyou further an? nounces that the notices of accept? ances \nI11 be prepared and mailed to the successful bidders with the least portable delay. The notices will state that payments for the bonds will be expected to be made at the treas? ury of the United States or at some sub-trearury, as Indicated In the bid of the subscriber within 10 days from the receipt of the notice by the sub? scriber. In the case where the subscriber has, not inlicafed the place of payment, the notices sent will Include a request that the place of payment be immediately made known to the secretary. All subscrib? ers should await receipt of the notice from department before taking any action respecting payment for the bonds. The offering of Panama canal bonds was largely oversubscribed, but the Improvement In business conditions following the announcement of recent measures of rellef*by the treasury de? partment Is regarded by the secretary as warranting him in limiting the Is? sue at this time to half the amount offered, namely. $25,000,000. This Is almost exactly the amount of the dis? bursements from the general fund of the treasury that have been made during the year on the Panama canal account! The allotment of the 3 per cent certificates will not, the secretary says, exceed $15.000. These have been confined to national banks throughout the country which were In position to take out at once additional circula? tion, this being a measure designed to afford immediate relief, inasmuch as a considerable time would necessa? rily elapse before the Panama canal bonds could be put on the market. ?Orino Laxative Fruit Syru\p. thf new Laxative, stimulates, but docs not Irritate. It Is the be*t Laxative. Guaranteed or your money back. Si bert's Drug Store. Two Southern Hallway engineers living In Greenville were droWned while out on a fishing trip. \ ?Are you having trouble with your kidneys? There are lots of people; to? day who wonder why they have pains across the back, why they are tired and lacking In energy and ambition. Your kldneya are wrong. They need relief without delay. Take DeWiU's Kidney St Bladder Pills; they are for weuk back, inflammation cf the 'Madd??. backache and weak kidneys. Sold '?->} all druggists. Voluntary bankruptcy proceedings in vc been started In hehalf^of G. S ( Garner, of Darlington. ?King'* Little Liver PlUs wake up Inxy llv'Ts. clean the system and 1- r the skin. Try them for *\?llous ness and sick head ache. Price 25c. Sold by Slbert Drug Co. 12-l-3m A young negro boy wa3 burned to death near Waterloo. ?The finest Coffee Substitute ever made, has recently beer, produced by Dr. Shoop of Racine. Wis. You don't have to boll It twenty or thirty min? utes. "Made In a minute," says the doctor. "Health Coffee" Is really the closest Coffee Imitation ever yet pro? duced. Not a grain of real Coffee In it either. Health Coffee Imitation is made from pure roasted cereals or grains, with malt, nuts, etc. Really It would fool an expert?were he to unknowingly drink It for Coffee. Lev) 4k Moses. Th# Farmers' Cnlon of Greenville county has paeeej resoltulons agree lit* to hohl theft cotton for better j prices. When to Go'llomo. ?From the Rluffton, Ind.. Kanner "When tired out. gc Marne, win n you want consolation, go homo. When you want fun. go homo. When you want to show others that you have reformed, go home and let your fanv Hy g*'t acquainted with Ihe fact. When yog want to sh< w yourself at '?our host go home and do the act there, Wh? n yon ,fee] liko being s - tra liberal no home and practice on your aife and children first. When N.ai want to shiiu with CXtrS hril I Ilaney go home and light up the whole b*ueehold.H To which ?'* weald add. whan >ou have ;i hid oold ga home and lake Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ami $ "tick cure II certain. For gale by DeLorrge'i i*h irmucy, RESCUES UNEXCELLED IN His TOR1 OF MARINE DISASTERS. Canadian Pacific bluer, Mount Ton? nte, Has Rough Experience Off HgRfggi N. s.?More Than Six Hun? dred raastugc 11 Were Reecuod. Halifax, N. S., Dec. l.-fThe ad n.irality office will at once begin an investigation to place the blame, if an;.', for the wreck of the Canadian I 1 Pacific line steamer, Mount Temple, which struck the La Have ledges at IrohbotMd Itlgnd yesterday while bound from Antwerp to St. John, X. s. Indications are that the Mount Temple will be a total loss, rocks pierced the steamer's bottom directly beneath the engine room when she drifted broadside on the ledges and the terrific pounding she has sustained .since she struck has further damaged her hull. The engine room was Hood? ed. The work of transferring to the mainland 480 passengers ahd mem? bers of the crew who remained on Ironbound Island all night was resum? ed and it was expected that all would have reached this city by this morn? ing. The saving of all the Mout Tem? ple's passengers, more than 600 in number,( uhder conditions dangerous to the rescued and rescuers alike, is regarded as a feat unexcelled in the annals of marine disasters in the North Atlantic. m When the ship struck the rocks hundreds of immigrants among whom were more thah 200 women and chil? dren, were thrown Into a panic. Of? ficers and crew had difficulty in nick? ing the foreigners understand that there was no immediate danger and when daylight came and the storm cleared the panic was over. For hours the passengers stood waist deep in water. All suffered terribly from the cold. \ A Dangerous Deadlock. ?That sometimes terminates fatal? ly, is the stoppage of liver and bowel functions. To quickly end this con? dition without disagreeable sensations Dr. King's New, Life Pills should al? ways be your remedy. Guaranteed absolutely satisfactory in every case! or money back,tat Sibert's Drug Store If cents. -, % I Pinesalve Carbolized acts like a poultice, draws out inflamation and poison. Antiseptic healing. For chap? ped hands. Hps, cuts, burns. Sold by Slbert Drug Co. 12-l-3m ?Jack and Jill were both quite ill, Now each is well and wiser, For blues and headaches have to go When they take an Early Riser. De Witt's , Little Early Riser Pills are -sold by all druggists. A Home M.ide Happy by Chamber? lain's Cough Remedy. ?About two months ago our baby girl had measles which settled on her lungs and at last resulted In a severe attack of bronchitis. We had two doctors but no relief was obtained. Everybody thought she would die. I we*nt to eight different stores to find a certain remedy which had been rec? ommended to me and faile>d to get It, when one of the storekeepers insisted that J try Chamberlain's Cough Rem? edy. I 'did so and our baby is alive and well tr da>\?Ceo. W. Spence, Holly Springs, N. C. For sale by De Lorme'8 Pharmacy. x M. J- Nolen, a member of tue fire j department e>f Charleston died at his home In that city. ?A tickling cough, from any cause. Is quickly stopped by Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure. And It is so thoroughly harmless ami safe, that Dr. Shoop tells mothers everywhere to give It without hesitation. even to very young babes. The wholesome green leaves end tender stems of a lung healing mountainous shrub. furnish the curative properties to Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure. It calms the cough, and heals the sore and sensitive bronchial membranes. No opium, no chloro? form. ne>thlng harsh used to injure or suppress. Simply a resinous plant ex? tract, that helps to heal aching lungs. The Spaniards call this shrub which the Doctor uses. "The Sacred Herb." Always . demand Dr. Bhoop's Cough Cure. Sibert's Drug Store. ?When the stomach, heart or kid? ney nerves get weak, th?n these or? gans always fall. Don't drug the Stomach, nor stimulate th? Heart or Kidneys. That Is simply a makeshift. Get a prescription known to Drug? gists everywhere as Dr. Shcop's Re? storative. The Restorative Is pre? pared expressiv for these weak inside nerves. Strengthen these nerves, build them up with Dr. Shoot's Re? storative?tablets or liquid?and see how quickly help will come. 'Free sample test sent on request by Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wls. Your health is surely worth this simple test. Slbtrt's Drug Store. An effort hrts b?*en made In Union to restore the dispensary to that coun? ty. A Heal Wonderland. ? South Dakota, with Its rich sMver mines, bonanza farms, wide range and strange natural formations. Is a veritable wonderland. At Mound City, In the home of Mrs. B. I>. Clappe, a wonderful ca*.< of healing; has lately occurred. Her son si emed near death with lung and throat trouble. "Ex? hausting COUghIng spells occurred every live minutes," writes Mrs. Clapp, "when I began giving Dr. King's Neu Discover}*! Ine great med? icine, that Saved his life and com? plexly cured htm." Guaranteed for coughs and cold- throat and lung troubles, by Bibcrts Drug Store drug4 gist. fiO cent and $1.<?0. Trial bottle free. A Woman's Health ige too sacred to be experimented with. For her peculiar and its only medicines of known corp-inc}* [on and which con ircotics, or other harmful or habit-forming; drn^s The one medicine which fulfi;11s all1 these require? ments is JDr^. Pierce's Favorite Prescription?a remedy \viib_a record of over mt forty years of cures to recommend it ; a remedy, the makers of which print its formula on every bottlc-wraoj???er andB atjggX it^.CQinple* i1 - ness and correctness under oath; a remedy devised ancj rid anted to wgnv an's delicate constitution by an"edueated physician?an experienced specialist in woman's diseases; a remedy, every ingredient of which has received the written endorsement of the most eminent medical writers of all the several schools of practice for the cure of woman's: peculiar diseases; ajgrflej^vj^iiciTlia.s more bona-fide cures to ivs credit than any Ether sold by druggSti tor woman's special requirements. It is not given away in the form of "trial bottles" to be experimented with, but is sold at a fair price by all dealers in medicines. Delicate,weak, nervous women should | feeble women generally, Dr. Pierce's ^specially shun the uso of alcoholic medicines which, from their stimulat? ing and exhilerating effects may seem, for a time, to do good, but which from the inevitable effects of the alcohol in shrinking up the red corpuscles of the blood are sure to do great and lasting harm in the long run. Besides they beget a craving for stimulants which is most deplorable. Only invigorating and nerve strength? ening effects can follow the use of this famous medicine for women. It can not possibly do harm in any state or condition of the system. It has been carefully adapted to woman's needs by an experienced physician?a specialist in their diseases. It makes weak wom? en strong and sick women well. If a woman has bearing down, or dragging pains, low down in the abdo? men, - or pelvis, backache, frequent headaches, dizzy or fainting spells, is nervous and easily startled, has gnaw? ing feeling in stomach, sees imaginary floating specks, or spots before her eyes, has melancholia, or ? blues," or a weakening disagreeable drain from pel? vic organs, she can make no mistake by resorting to the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It will invigor? ate and tone up the whole system and especially the pelvic organs. 1 Dr. Pierce's Favorite Perscription is a scientific medicine, ccrefully devised by an experienced and skillful physi? cian,"and adapted to woman's delicate system. It is made of native American medicinal roots and is perfectly harm? less in its effects, in any condition of the female system. As a powerful invigorating tonic," Fa ?orite Prescription" imparts strength to the whole system and to the organs distinctly feminine in particular. For over-worked, "worn-out," run-down," debilitated teachers, milliners, dress? makers, seamstresses, "shop-girls," house-keepers, nursing mothers, and Fiv^rite Prascrlpt:on is th3 greatest earthly boon, being unequaled as an appetizing cordial and restorative tonic. As a soothing and strengthening ner? vine "Favorite Prescription" is un? equaled and is invaluable in allaying and subduing nervous excitability, ir? ritability, nervous exhaustion, nervous prostration, neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, St.Vitus's dance, and other distressing, nervous symptoms commonly attendant upon functional and organic disease of the uterus. It induces refreshing sleep and relieves mental anxiety and des? pondency. No woman suffering from any of the above symptoms can afford to accept any secret nostrum or medicine of un? known composition, as a substitute for a medicine like Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, which is of known com? position and hAs a record of over forty years of cures and sells more largely to-day than ever before. Its makers withhold no secrets from their patients, believing open publicity to be the very best guaranty of merit. U Dr. Pierce invites all suffering women to consult him by letter free of charge. All letters of consultation are held as strictly private and sacredly confiden? tial and all answers are returned in plain, sealed envelopes. Address: Dr. R. V. Pierce, Inva?ds' Hotel and Sur? gical xutititute, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con? stipation. Constipation is the cause of many diseases. Cure the cause and you cure the disease. One "Pellet" is a gentle laxative, and two a mild cathar? tic. Druggists sell them, and nothing is "just as good." Txiey are the original Little Liver Pills first put up by old Dr. Pierce over 40 years ago. Much imitated, but never equaled. They are tiny 6ugar-coated granules ? eaay to take as candy. Dr. Pierce's* great thousand-page illus? trated Common Sense Medical Adviser will be sent free, paper-bound, for 21 one-cent stamps, or cloth-bound for 81 stamps. Address Dr. Pierce as above. . We invite all who are seeking Wedding or Christmas presents to inspect our line of Carving Sets, Cut Class and Silverware before pur? chasing. v CAROLINA HARDWARE CO. Christmas Presents. Carving Sets?All new styles. Knives and Forks?Elegantly finished. ?? Spoons?Extra plate and handsome designs. Chocolate and Toa Sets?Heavy plated. Chafing Dishes?Guaranteed to last. You could not ?nd a more suitable present for a gentleman than a nice Gun or Rifle. VVe have them in many makes. * -GUNS Smith, Parker, LeFevre, Fox, Rodgers, Remington, Winchester. RIFLKS In all styles and many makes. We have just received another lot of the LISK ROASTERS ssuiit uy self-tuisting and saving. The Durant Hardware Co Do You Enjoy What You Eat ? You can eat whatever and whenever you like if you take Koto I. By the use of thi* remedy disordered digestion and diseased ston.achs are so completely restored to health, and the full performance of their functions naturally, that sue. fords as - wuid tie one into a doubie-'oov*-- no *re eaten without even a "rumbling" ana with a posi? tive pleasure and enjoyment. And what is more?these foods are assimilated and transformed into the kind of nutriment that 5s appropriated by the blood and tissues. Kodol is the only digestar.t or combination of digestants that wi.l digest all classes of food. In addition to this fact, it contains, in assimilative form, the greatest known tonic and reconstructive properties. Kodol curec indigestion, dyspepsia and aU disorders arising therefrom. Kodol Digests What You Eat Makes the Stomach Sweet. Bottles only. Regular size, $ 1.00. holding 2% time* the trial size, which seiisfcr 50 cents. Prepared by E. C. DeW ITT & CO.. Chicago, Ilk For Sale by all Druggists. For You. If you are in the market for a Pi? ano, Organ or Sewing Machine see or write me, and I will give you more for your money than any one else. Call and see "The Best." Beautiful Upright Piano from $150 up. New Home Sewing Machine from $27 up. Organs from $30 up. Old pianos, organs and sewing ma? chines taken in exchange. New ones sold on easy terms. Repairs |Of all kinds done, and sup? plies of all kinds furnished. Write for prices. Office telephone No. 181, resident telephone No. 162. M. B. HANDLE, Manager, 10 West Liberty Street, Sumter, S. C. 9-25-ly Garden Seed. This is the gardening season. We have a full supply ot the best test? ed garden seeds. For years Landreth's Seeds Have been recognized as the best. Let us sup? ply you. DeLorme's Pharmacy Drills and Medicines . HONEMAR The original LAXATIVE cough remedy. For coughs, colds, throat and lung" troubles. No opiates. Non-alcoholic Ojood for everybody. Sold everywhere. The genuine FOLEY'S HONZY and TAR -sin a Yellow package. Refuse substiti.tea. Prepared only i?y Foley A. Comnpny, Chicago. SI BEUT'S DRUG STORK. KILL he COUCH and CURE the LUNC8 with Dr. King's New Discovery FOR CS?Ds" ? ?ND ALL THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES. GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY OR MONEY REFUNDED. FRIEND TO FRIEND. The ]>? n mal recommendstJoaa of peo? pie who have been cured of roughs snd colds by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy have done more than .ill else to make >t a staple article: of trade a:;il commerce CT? a lacve port of the civilised world.