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TEMIIE PARIS FLOID. MAXIMUM FLOOD STAGE WILL NOT BE REACHED UNTIL TODAY. Hive Than Hundred Thousand Hcf usjrc* nein? Caret! for and the M Hin? ter la on the Increase. Paris, Jan. SI.?Flood conditions had become considerably worse at 2 O'clock this morning, particularly In fa* south and east sections. In the aid Latin quarter the situation was critical. Ths sidewalk of ths Qusl Asa Grands*-Augustine* collapsed and fell Into ths Orelans Company's tunnel beneath, further extending the ?cod through the ancient streets, particularly the Rue Jacob and around tHa last!tuts of Francs. Many sewers burst in ths ltth ar lenfllesment. ons ef ths biggest In Farts, ths whole of which Is now sub goaf pad), and has been plunged Into Aar knees an account of the brsaklng of the gas mains. The half-burled Isle St. Louis Willah connected Isle ds Lay. by gfttas* of ths Pont 8t Louis. Is likely tg bo totally submerged within a fsw h4?*f* as (he water Is new only a fsw la okas frogs the parapet Another day has passed, but ths fciexereble yellow tide still crssps *tvwly higher, each inch of water Wider* extsndlng the area of destruc? tion, desolation and ruin. Although 4M barea>star la rising rapidly, and bright soaahlne today succeeded ths fm0f9J seorme, a feeling of consterna ttJB, hsfdfilng on panic, prevailed ttatfht when the authorities, who fasteelay acamlssd the maximum of JM \m*ni for today, announced that mm)? weald not be rcashed unUl to fs^sirwu'sf Bsoralng. ;l n?s> City aouncll at a stormy see Mm* tssdght charged M. Leplne pre M of Parte, with withholding the true gravity of the situation. The gsjsfaat defended his attitude by say tmm theft ha was governed by the nsc ssslty of not unduly alarming the peo? ple. Xa the meantime what la happen? ing? li amwugh to strike terror to ths hiaf si of all The very trust of the atty sesais ready to sink Into the Jtaisfl subterranean labyrinth be* asatlu Bvry hour drains are burst mm ka saw localities, causing a sub fsaVsaoe of the street or bulging thsm us> feet above their normal level, While the overflow of surface water #wsn the river la transforming the in waWsated districts into formidable lafco? and th+Htreeta Into canals, la the Bercy quarter the water is jgg faeg deep In the streets, and the osttre left bank of ths Seine from ?hart the Inlands to Au Teull, com ptiatag the law court Institute, ths gaahtonabls St Oermaine district, the gasetgii oflce the chamber of dep ?tfsc, and the Champs da Mars Is ssjhmtrged under from ons to 10 feet 0t Water. Some of ths deputies left gha Palace Bourbon tonight in row I MOts. others on the backs of atten? dants, the walls of the Invalides sta? tt*? are crumbling and Wh that Mit Hure and ths wing of the foreign eflsoe opposite are in danger of col taps*. Ths streets surrounding the ?t Lasars station have sunk thret feet and the situation thsre Is re? tarded as deaperatt. It Ii also fear ai that the foundations of ths twe Ms? neighboring department st?ren are being undermined. The overflow of the broken seweni Into ths flooded basements, menac ? teg ths health of ths occupants and the smell of sewage Is already per gaaating the buildings. Soldiers are working desperately by ths aid of torches1, disentangling driftwood abovs ths Solferino anl Henry IV bridges, while large forces of men are still engaged In building dams to divert the course of the wa There was a further shut-down cf electric light plsnts tonight, leaving ths city In semi-darkness. The relief |a proceeding bravely, none being re 1 fused food or shelter. Archbishop amtette has ordered prayers In tr e ehurches snd a collection taken op for the victims. In spite of the crippled water sup? ply the authorities say that the reser? voir* are Intact snd that there Is no danger of a fsmlne If the water Is husbanded carefully and confined strictly to drinking purposes. At the game time a warning Is again Issued that the wster should be boiled. The situation below Psrls is be? coming appreciably worse. The stretch of wster which engulfs Bou? logne. Neutllll. Punteaux. Severes. Malsons-Lafltte, Lepecq, and Polssy, la widening rapidly while father be? low the swollen Oise is pouring In new torrents over the Pontolae sec? tion. The weather everywhere through? out France has ameliorated and It Is believed thst the worst of the floods is past. No Americans sre reported Injured. The artists and students for the most part live In the I^otln quarter, which fts on high ground, and the richer Americans generally reside in the neighborhood of the Rue de I'Etolle. the highest portion of the city. The boulevard life of the gay Pari-, t an has been suddenly silenced. Most of the music halls remain open, but they are deserted. A hushed multi? tude sits in front of the boulevard cafes. At a special meeting tonight the board of health drew up instrutclons lor the preevntlon of an epidemic, "he board especially insists that none of the flooded houses must be re-oc? cupied until they have been thorough? ly disinfected, and the bedding and clothing, which have been contami? nated by flood water, burned. Paris. Jan. 28.?It was officially stated at 1 o'clock this morning that the river Seine here was stationary and that the tributaries continued to fall. The situation greatly Improved be? tween 1 and 2 o'clock this morning. This, in part, Is attributed to the change in the weather, which sud? denly cleared. The temptrature also dropped. The Improvement, from appear? ances, will not bs merely temporary. The anxious officials are convinced tbat the end Is in sight and that the waters will bgln to receed today. Later last night a crowd attacked two stores In the Temple district, ths owners of which were demanding high prices for food. Tonight the city presents a weird rpectacle. the soldiers, the sailors, firemen and police hastily construct? ing temporary wells by the light of camp fires and torches in en en? deavor to keep out the Invading floods, while pickets patrol those sec? tions of the city which are plunged In darkness by the bursting of the gas mains and the stoppage of the olectrlc lighting plants. The situation In the Place de' VOpera tonight la grave. The entire territory has been Voped off an being unsafe. It Is eald also that the new Equitable Life Insurance Society building is In danger of collapse. STORM WRECKS SCHOOL. HOUSE Cyclone Demolishes Building at Two Mile Swamp, Orangeburg?Eight Receive Injuries. Orangeburg, Jan. 28.?Seven pu? pils and one teacher were Injured th*e morning when a fierce tornado wrecked Two-Mile ? Swamp school house, 12 miles from here. One of the pupils, a eon of Dan Qarrlck, is seriouely hurt, having suffered severe Injuries about the back. Miss Julia Reed lp the injuned teacher. At the time of the wreck of the school house 80 pupils and two teach? ers were inside. Though there was a fire In the school house when it was wrecked the debris did net burn. The cyclone, about CO yards wide, passed here at 11:80 this morning and swept a path of destruction. When the storm reached the school house, thte high roof was demolished and the whole building wee reduce" to a mass of splintered timbers. In addition to broken bones, many of the children suffered severe scratches and bruises. As soon as the accident became known frenzied mothers and fathers rushed to the soene and strove to rescue their little ones, dragging them from 'he wreckage of the school house. Doctors hurried from Orangeburg to attend the lnjureu. Two-Mile Swamp school is In the 84th school district of this county The school building was large and commodious and was above the aver? age country school buMding. This school Is situated In a rich farming district, which Is thickly settled. The school has an enrollment of over 80 students. Miss Jessie Dukes and Miss Julia Reed are the teaohers In charge. The cyclone took no certain course. It struck the southeast portion of this city about the Orangeburg cot? ton manufacturing tenants' houses, destroying many chimneys and tear? ing away porches and fences. Houses and barns have been destroyed in different parts of the county, and nu? merous patches of timber have been laid low. One two-horse wagon without a body on It was known to have been blown 20 yards. Xo reports have been received In this city of any fatalities. CIVIC LEAOVE NOTES. A ProtCHt Agalnat Erecting Supreme Court I'ulKling on Capitol Grounds. The president of the Civic League of Sumter, has received the following resolutions from the Civic Improve? ment League of Columbia. These ladies, also, ask our support and co-operation in the fight they are making for the preservation of our capltol grounds. The Sumter I/eague Is taking ac? tive steps, through our representa? tives and newspapers to aid in this work. ZADAH Bt orkkx, < !ofFCspoadtng Secretary. To the Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives, on Su preme Court Building and C.over nor's Mansion: Columbia. S. C. Oentlemen: At a meeting of the Civic Improvement League of Co BEEF TRUST INQUIRY. GRAND JURORS SAY EVIDENCE WAS STRONG. Claim, However, That Prosecution Wa i Seized With a Sudden and Un? explained Apathy as Result of Out? side Influence. Chicago, Jan. 27.?Four members of the federal grand Jury that inves? tigated the so-called beef truet in 1908 forced the government to start the present probe, according to re? ports today. Assistant Attorney Gen? eral Wade Ellis who spent today in Chicago denied that there was any friction among government officials, and stated that District Attorney 81ms would remain in charge. Concerning the Inception of the present action, it is said that there would have been none had the four dissatisfied jurors not sought the aid of Judge Landls. This quartette, it is said, was willing to indict packers in December, 1908, and Anally became so Indignant over the increasing price of meat that they informed Judge Landls that they thought it was time for the government to begin another action. The report of the four Jurors al? leged that +h?re was sufficient evi? dence submitted to the 1908 grand Jury, to warrant true bills and that in the face of this there was a sudden apathy on the part of those behind the prosecution. They also said that If the Investigation was not imme? diately renewed they would make a joint statement to the public setting forth their theory of why the prose? cution had been dropped. Following the jurors complaint. Judge Landls Is said to have made an investigation that resu.ted In the present action. Judge Landls. it is said, got in touch with the evidence submitted to the 1908 grand pury and he Is de? termined that the present action shall not be nullified by an Influence arising outside the grand Jury. In his statement concerning the scope of the present Investigation, Mr. Ellis said: "The department of Justice has been at work for five or six months Investigating the developments of the fresh meat Industry since the last ac? tion by the government, and especial? ly the relation of the situation to the prices of food products, wtlh a view to ascertaining whether a cause of action now exists. The Investigation will be conducted under the anti? trust statute and may be either civil or criminal. 'The proceedings now In progress before the federal grand jury of the district are In line with the lnvestlga tion. "Mr. Sims, to whom the attorney general has entire confidence, will pre? sent his testimony to the grand jury. After this testimony Is In I have no doubt the grand jury will do lbs full duty, both to the government and to those against whom such testimony may be adduced. "During the progress on the In? quiry I expect to keep In touch with It and whenever it may seem neces *aiy I shall participate In any way that shall seen' advisable." lumbla held January 14, 1910, the following preamble and resolutions were adopted: Whereas, In the annual message of his excellency, Governor M. F. Ansel recommendations are made regard? ing the erection of a Supreme Court builldlng on the present State House grounds and a new Governor's man? sion, therefore, be It resolved: First: That we enter our strong protest against the desecration and mutilation of our capltol grounds bv the erection of any building now or at any future time thereon. Second: That we respectfully urge the honorable committee of the Sen? ate and House of Representatives to whom this portion of the Governor's message has been refered, to give SOUR STOMACH. Ml o-na Pub* the Stomach In Fine Shape in Five Minutes. if your stomach is continually kicking up a disturbance; you feel bloated and distressed; if you belch gar and sour food Into the mouth, then you need Ml-o-na. Mlona stomach tablets give in? stant relief, of course, but the do more; they drive out the poisonous gases that cause fermentation of food and thoroughly clean, renovate and strengthen the stomach so that it can readily digest food without artificial aid. Ml-o-na stomach tal lets are guar? anteed to cure indigestion, acute or chronic, or money back. This means that nervousness, dizziness and bil? iousness will disappear. Druggists everywhere and DcLnrme'l Phar? macy sell Ml-o-na for 50c. "1 was under the care of four dif? ferent doctors during nine months and was cured of dyspepsia by Ml-o-na." ? Mr. Joseph Orondine, 197 Fountain Street, Fall River, Mass. Booth's Pills for constipation?25c. 1-1-4-25? \V. 2?2. COTTON MARKET STRONGER. VARIOUS FACTORS HAVE GIVEN PRICES BETTER TONE. Light Receipts and More Spot Bnying Have Added Strength to the Mar? ket and Bulls Predict Another Rise ?Large Acreage This Year Expect? ed. New York, Jan. 28.?.It has been a narrower and at the same time an ir? regular market. The liquidation of Liverpool straddles by purchases here and some buying by large spot in? terests have caused a somewhat stronger tone on the whole as re? gards the near deliveries like March and May. They have also been sus? tained more or less by covering of shorts and some buying for at least a temporary rally by various commis? sion houses. Besides there has been some purchasing of spot cotton here for shipment to the South. Futures had fallen to a point far below "spots." Also the receipts at the ports and Interior towns have been light. In some of the Atlantic States a better demand for the actual cotton is re? ported, and there would have been more business but for the firmness of holders. Liverpool's daily spot sales have been as high as 12,000 ba'es. Manchester's trade is said to be better. Spinners have again been buying futures here to some extent. Bulls maintain that after the recent drastic liquidation the market is in much better shape from a technical viewpoint and with the yield, as they think not over 10,250,000 bales and a prospective consumption of 13,250, 000 bales, the intrinsic merits of cot? ton are as great as ever and must in the end assert themselves. 1 Everybody believes that an enor? mous acreage will be planted for the next crop, and unless the plant gets a serious setback that the next yield will exceed anything in the history of cotton culture. The spot markets at the South have as a rule been reported quiet. Spin? ners may buy futures, but they ap? pear to stick to the policy of buying the actual cotton very sparingly. If large spot interests have bought the near months they have sold the dis stant one. Liquidation by Wall street, and the South has still been notice thelr careful attention to the Kelsey St Guild plans, submitted herewith, and urge the adoption of same, for the harmoious, beautiful and practi? cal development of the present cap ltol grounds and of other State budd? ings that may be erected here in Co? lumbia, calling especial attention to the grouping of public buildings as the decades and centuries roll on. Third: That it is not felt you could err In following the plans of these prominent municipal architects, whose plans have been adopted by Pittsburg, Pa., St. Louis, Mo., Buffa? lo, N. Y., St. Paul. Minn., Hartford, Conn, and by the city council of your capltol, Columbia, South Carolina, and by many other of the foremost cities of our country. Mrs. H. W. Richardson, Ch., Mrs. E. G. Seibels, Mrs. W. B. Burney, Mrs. L. D. Childs, Mrs. E. W. Robertson, Miss Belle Williams, Mrs. Washington Clark. Committee of the Civic Improvement League. Armour's Fertilizers Have four sources of ammonia. They feed your crop through the entire grow? ing season. They will be sold at every shipping point in this county. Next week we will tell you in this paper why they are the best goods to be had. Armour Fertilizer Works ATLANTA, GEORGIA TZM able. The recent decline In stocks, grain and coUon has greatly lessened the prestige of bull speculation. Hollywood Camp, No. 19, W. O. W., will unveil a monument to their late brother, S. A. LaCoste on Feb. 6. 1910, at Mt. Zion cemetery. Sam Johnson, colored, has been ar- | rested in Lexington on the charge of kidnapping a colored girl. If you want a fine piano or a gold watch, or if you have a friend who wants either get into the Voting Con? test we are conducting. Foley's Honey and Tar Will cure a cough or cold no matter how severe and prevent pneumonia and consumption.. A Guarantee. This is to certify that all druggists are authorized to re? fund your money if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure your cough or cold. Contains no opiates. The genuine is in a yellow package. tfflSE ttKUTim SIEBERTS DRUG STORE. Send us your Job work. NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS. We the undersigned barbers of Sumter do hereby agree that on and after February 1st our price for shav? ing will be 15 cents. This advance in price has been ren? dered necessary by the advance in salaries of workmen, In rent, fuel and everything else, end It Is impos? sible to pay expenses at 10 cents? the price in effect for the past fifteen or twenty years. (Signed) * R. K. BROWN, J. T. EDWARDS, LEVAN ft ROBINSON. W. H. STRANGE, A. G. 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