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m\ is of si \ i \ r\ -fivi. t it % sii h> Ol i in M \l? im s|| K>|t i \ |K ? r* of Fire by Fiend t dhmn runic ?I t hrUtnum Tut* Celebration? ? yt?*n*U'il Mothers and Heart ti for i hlldrcn. Cohtmet. Mn h ! %4 Foul i person* mostly children, wer? killed tonight at a christmu* setoeratton of eeppei mine striker* in an Italian hall ***uw of h needleai pants en need bj e fete* alarm of 1.?. While several hn , Ircd Minen tnetr wives looked <n, the < hild et pressed eagerlv t?? the llsgi t-? re serve Christmas its, At this feint a man r?ui i is he.id iti at ' In? door of the hali iwul veiled, ' Fin Ths cry wns tak?n no h\ thos? in toe hail Rhrery im started for in dsors. Tte aeaktr were thrown t<? tba floor and those behind tried to ? ?BHoVtr these ahead of them. Im stairway an 1 other aw noes of roes wer? blocked so effectually that 40s* Inside could not got mit, aj|d boss without OOttl 1 in<f SjSjt in to aid ibs panic-stricken crowd in the hall. The pftnelpa] exit was a Mrvon stairway at the back of the hall. When thu had seen steered Of the Sadies that filled ti to the top and a Sutrk se< ounttng had been made, it was found that seventy-four corpses hsd been piled up the hall bstkhng. It Is thought that a doxgn St hers wer? carried awa> h friends. Ths d?*ad that were piled up beside tea hall Included thnt even sjlrU sine teen hoys, thii i in and Ave men. Excited men and women stood about the building, ?u.in?? dazed Py ths sudden change from holiday IsstUitie* :o tragedy, other* calling pyelertcal.y for a missing child, and s few even threatening violence to the rsscuers fir keeping back the long row el bodies. There was not much work for the many doct >ra who hurried to the swens as soon as the alurin was spre.nl. Tor those who we.\> not killed in the ?rst rush were held upright and safe the very force of the onrush to? wards ths exit. only three Injure ! parson* were taken to hospitals. A few went home assisted n, friend*. For many days the children of the eopper mine strikers had waited ex? pectantly for t'hrlMtmas tree enSff class arranged b> the woman's aux? iliary of the Western Federation of VtlkSfSk Vsnf^SSJlertulnrnent was net Tor ths early evening, and the hall, on ths second lb> >r. soon was tilled to it hmlts. Children selected to metis Christmas selections and sing carols had flniahed and the man selected to plsy ths part of Hanta Claus hud ap? peared to distribute the presents that Wars piled around the tree. Ths aiales were filled with the SSyi ad girls, when the man thrust his Peed in at the door of the main hall? way and shouted Kit A woman near the door, realizing the Import of the act. seised the man by ths shoulders and tried to coun tsract the alarm, hut her effort was futile. The man wrested himself from her grasp and ran away and the c:\ ef "Firs" was repeated throughout ths reem Th# word was shouted in languages as parents rose and rushed forward to get th* ir children. The llvss were crushed mit in almost a tw.nkling Then the physical Impos Slbilty of further movement brought panic-stricken persons ?o their senses, ear. most of those in the hall could n t get out of the .iam th- v hail < rt ited. Policemen and firemen hurried to the building, to find the hall congest? ed. Several ehmbed the Pre ssca sad entered bv the windows. In a short tlms the uninjured and the faint had bssn pulled from the tangle of human belnga and pla< < d in the fro it sf ths hall. Other mer began to pull the bodlej sf the dssd and helpless from the Stairway and place them in a room has 1? the building Thie disposition ef ths crumpled Sadies Wai found in s Ivtsabh because of the hvtoria it rsused amoiu ? ?<>? latOTl .and the deed were carried Mack into the hah Sf soon as it was emptied of fright? en* i ? ? > '..'osj \ I the . kniri i lined with bod.es ii i had to be placed in the Ktt< hen of the hull, and beneath the uta*. Within ,tn hour almost tVSjry pSfSjOfl ie Calum*? was as nesr the scene as tt WM possible to get. I'olu | kept hack th* crowd After muop etYort a |p>Sg> wan opened snd 'he pOdlSS of the children were carried through ranks of mourning and walling women ? > Red Ja? ket Wi ill, whlsh was turned into a morgue tt was many hours befere all the bodies w< r? i bu? tt a-1 F">r hours frantie worn- n r m the Streets falling fat their little ones Morts we-e Baad? to calm 'h* wo? man and many v Into homes ?hat had not been her? ived so that they might have proper attention. Of tho 7uo persons Iti the hall more than three-fourths were children many of th*-m having i: ne without their parents. Th. I I ithers nod asethsrs ??? >n r*n*h??d Is Ihi P MN and T added to the con fusion. They did not understand what had taken place end hindered the Fseomis That death In most Inataaccg was due to suffocation under the weight ? ?i lin st \s!u. mi last wax ladleated bj Iii?' feet i aal tea of the oorpeee bore mar hi of lajarlea DodlCs wir?' orumpled end broken, but the features ere not eat ?i bnileedi BATTLE RAG EH AT SALT1LLO. Ilelie? Thought to Ho on Campaign Against .Monterey.?Humored Thut i at ran/a is Dead. Mexico Clt/i Dee, ?A battle be* tweea Federals and Rebele is raging today near Saltlllo. Titis is believed i u> ho t!,. opening ot a campaign 1 a gal Mt Monterey, which is doomed, it Saltillo falls. Fears among foreigners increase as the reports el rebel massacrei con? tinue to fOllOW from every town they capture. The government claims that the Hebels are receiving foreign assist? ance.. It is rumored today that Gen. Car ranse Is dead, hut Heitel sympathiz? ers VlSjOroaaly deny the report. ATLANTA WANTS A REGIONAL HANK. secretary McAdoo Rears i cantor iioke smith and IDes Bnoores mom. Woshlagton, Dee. ?senator Hoke Smith today proposed Atlanta as lbs location for a regional bank to Secretary i.f th?* Treasury McAdoo. This sado res meat was tiled for con? sideration. SECTION HANDS KILLED. < aught in Snow Storm and Run Down by Train. Pittsburgh. Dec. 26.?Blinded by Bttevf Ibree section men on the Pennsylvania railroad were struck ny a train and killed near the station to? day. CLARK ON LECTCRE TOUR. first Time Speaker of Douse Has Left Washington Lately. Washington, Dec. 25.?Speaker Clark left today for New York and New Kurland for a week s lecture tour. It is the first time the speaker has left* Washington to b cture during the last two sessions of congress. TUE I AT OF THE LAND. Pi** Christian Citizens Shower Pres? ident With Thebr Best. r iss Christian, Miss.. Dec. 2t>.? Buehels of the finest oysters and dCSJt ns of the choicest flab e.er caught |g the gulf are finding their way to President Wilsons vacation home. The natives are also ahov/oring the u i * with oranges, mangoes and ether glfta When President Wilson Visited the poetomce this morning he Biel an eld resident who toi< him "We 11'.K oysters nab and Mck yank* Mr. President, but yo i art* the I rc Ideal who ever came to H A\ CELEBRATES Cli tlsTMAS. I dues HB Two Handred Mutinous Soldier* and llus TbeSI Shot. i'< R] ). Dec. If, ? Line?" up in SQUSdS Of ?? n. t\v<? hundred mutinous soldiers and th?ir commanders were shot to d nth today. Th?? men wore executod by President Yuan Shi Kai for revolt ssjalnet tin* government at Kiang Yuan. GALE STRIKES NEW VARK. Heavy Rli/zard Hngglng In North and West. Naff York. Dee. ||,?A terrific gale truck tno elty today, shattering ;!' ..lass windows. dismantling sIkum und dotng much monor dam? age A bUasard is rasjlnsj In lbs North and West, with heavy snow. Traffic has been greatly impeded by thS norm. ,f \Ps FAVOR MEXICO. Mas* Meeting Hebt in Tokio To < oeBsssna ITnlind states. Tokio. Dee. N? At sjfeal mess meeting lam night resolutions were ado >ted ? endevnning the United states fot "dlecrlminatloii against Mexico" and demanding that Janen refuse to participate in tin* Panama Pacific Kx poeltlon? Mexican Upeelnl Envoy De Le Barm is being lionized. I a paroled murderer, In jail sgaln for shooting a man soon after leav? ing the penltentiaryi testifying ssjalnet ? paroled ysgavnaai In ths tolls of tho law tor robbing n stors ? short while Sftet having the pent* t< ntlary? is ibs situation in Sparten? lairg. Draw your own conclusions - Orecm f)o< \'?wm, plans MODEL roads. Byrnes secures Cooperation of AgrL cultural Department in Scheme to Improve Highways. Aiken. I>rc. If. --(\inprpj!sman Byrnes has ssoured from the sgrloul tu ui department an offer to cooperate with a county or counttss In hi dis? trict in the construction of model road* the federal government to nay one?i?trd Of the cost of the road, the road to he built under the direction of the road engineers of the depart-; nient. On these terms Mr. Byrnes1 oa i place $10,000 for the agricultural ; department. The value of this road wa rk would be educational, serving as a model for otlu r roads. The con? gressman has written to each county In the Second district, making the of? fer, stating that the inspector of the department who is now in the district Wtll sign an agreement with the coun? ty or counties first accepting the offer; and offering proof of its ability to put: up its part of the fund. The road or roads to be built under this co- j Operative plan are to be selected by the local road oflicials, the government having nothing to do wdth the selec? tion. YEAR'S FIRE LOSS IN STATE. Insurance Companies fix Amount at $1.838,H7r>. Causes are Analyzed. Columbia^ Dec. 27.?According to reports submitted to the State depart? ment of insurance by the fire insur? ance companies, there were 1.872 fires in South Carolina during 1913, with a total loss Of $1,838,875.28. Of this number 670 fires were cf unknown I origin, causing a loss estimated at 11.22 1,251.04. Carelessness caused 171 fires, with a loss of $73,195.50. Following shows the losses by months and the number of fires: December.210 Jii72.807.08 January.108 177,894.33 February. 1 27 230.690.60 March. 133 60,273.12 April . .17 J 414,340.56 May. 189 218,960.47 June.130 M2.602.31 July. 1 42 75,792.71 August. 1 17 95,052.60 September .110 125,126.42 October .121 60,034.86 November. 217 109,300.22 Hats and matches caused 38 fires, with a total loss of $37,445.82. There we::e 128 lires caused from lightning. Jwith a loss of $40,903.03. Defective \ flues caused 137 fires, with a loss of $*2,7S6.02. Fifteen fires were caused by (dl stoves and the loss was $7, 880.77, Sparks on roofs caused 203 fires, with a loss of $46,347.15. There WOTO 47 supposed Incendiary tires, which caused a loss of $58,234.06. Cure Your Cold While You Can. More real danger lurks in a cold than In flny other of the minor ail? ments. The safe way is to take Chamberlain s Cough Remedy and rid ysurself of the cold as quickly as pos? sible. For sals by all deulers.?Advt. destitute ASK FOR WORK. Out of 1,300 Only Six Wero Mem burs of .Labor Unions. Seattle, Wash. Dec. 26.?Of 1,300 men who* have applied to the city for employment on works especially pro? vided to aid the destitute, only six are members of labor unions. City offi? cials question the applicants for re? lief that those who belong to fraternal and other organizations may bo help? ed by such bodies. A Danger Signal. Hoarseness in a child that Is sub? ject to croup is a sure sign of an ap? proaching attack. Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon as the child becomes hoarse and ths attack may be warded off. For sale by all deal? ers.?Advt. We suppose if the eugenicians had had their way the world would never have known Helen Keller.?Houston Poet, Perhaps that's true, and it s probahlly true also that If the eugenicians had had their way tho world would never haVS known sev? eral thousand men and women who are now in the jails or the asylums of the country.?Greenville News. "The Host Medicine I Ever I sed." "Chamberlain's Tablets is the best medicine 1 ever used for constipation, biliousness and headache," writes Mrs. A. W. Milne, St. George, Utah, These tablets are very effectual, easy iml pleasant to take. For sale by all dealers.?'Advt. In '26 States there are State forest - era sn1i<> cooperate with private tiro* berland ownera In solving forest prob? b-itis. Croup and Cough Remedy. Croup is a terrible disease, if at tanks Children s<? suddenly they are Very apt tO choke unless given the proper remedy at once. There is i nothing better in the world than Dr. King's New Discovery. Lewis v'ham eerlaio, ?f Manche;der. Ohio, writer Bbout Ms children: "Sometimes in severs attacks we were afraid they would die, but sines we proved what y certain remedy Dr. King s N< & i'. co very la we havs no fear. Ws an it for croup, cougha and colds." So can you 50c and Jl.WO a bottle should be in every homo. At nil druggist* h. EB, Buchten S Co. Philadelphia and St. Louis.?Advt. WRIGHT AEROPLANE TO BE BEEN IX FLIGHTS HERE THIS WEEK. The above is a cut of the most expensive and modern biplane manufactured by the Wright Bros. Aviator Jlinehart will fly in this machine next week at the baseball park, weather permitting, the first aeroplane flights in Ku inter. AUTO FIEND KILLS CHILD. Offender Tells Judge He Saw No Rea? son Why He Should Torn Hack to Aid. San Francisco, Dee. 20.?After ploughing through a little group of children on their way home Christmas night from a moving picture party, J. GK Cassolli, chief engineer for a manu? facturing company, did not stop his motor car and did not seSi when he was arrested today why he should have stopped. "I knew I had hit one of the little girls," he said, "but when I looked back 1 saw that somebody ha1 picked her up. 1 saw she was all right and kept on." The little girl is dying today. Her skull was fractured and her body was crushed. She is Carmela Sarra, seven years old. Two other children were hurt. Not Hsyond Help at 87. 'Bleep-disturbing bladder weakness, stiffness In joints, weak, inactive kid? ney action and rheumatic pa'.ns, are j all evidence of kidney trouble. Mrs Mary A. Dean, 47 K. Walnut St., j Taunton, Mass., writes: "1 have passed my 8 7th birthday, and thought I I was ,beyond the reach of medicine, but Foley Kidney Pills have proved ; most beneficial In my case." Albert's ! Drug Store.?Advt. - BLACK BOX STILL MISSING.' Heirs of Cardinal Hamp< 11a Anxious Concerning Will. Home, Dec. 20.?All the evidence adduced c ncerning the black b >x taken from the room of Cardinal ? Rampolla the day he died tends to , show the Cardinal was fearful that it would be tampered with. The box, ; believed by some to have contained the Cardinal's will, was placed under his pillow by the Cardinal the day he was forced to take to his bed. It Is hoped the person who appro? priated the box is not interested in the suppression of the will, but car? ried the boa away in the belief that S it contained valuables and will return i the useh ss papers. Negotiations are proceeding be? tween the various heirs of the Cardi? nal to see whether they can reach an agreement for a division of the estate \ under the will executed by the Cardi I nal in 1889. The Man Who Neglects Himself ?When his condition points to kid? ney trouble takes sn unwise risk. Backache, pain and soreness over the kidneys, nervous or dizzy spells, poor sleep, are all symptoms that will dis I appear w ith the regular use. of Foley Kidney Pills. They put the kidneys and bladder in a clean, strong and i healthy condition. Sibert's Drug i Store.?Advt. Cold ami Snow hi Atlanta. Atlanta, (Ja.. Deo. JO.?A cold wave struck North Georgia last night and the temperature was below freesing early this worning, with light snow (lurries. Coughs That Prevent Sleep. ?These coughs are wearing and if they "hang on," can run one down physically and lower the vital resist? ance to disease. Mr. Hob Ferguson, 311 Pino St., Green Bay, Wise, writes: "I was greatly troubled with a bad cough that kept me awake nights. Two small bottles of Foley's Honey and 'far Compound complete? ly cur^d m . Stbert's Drug Store.? Advt. Hurrah for the Palmetto state! There is none other like it. A man' w ho killed a worn in and shot a Child, goes free. Win re else em such forglvenesi be found?-**Orccn villo NeWS. YfMing Women: Xumber tfnrprl*lng. ?The number of young women who suffer with weak back, dissy and nervous spells, ?lull headache and weariness Is surprising. Kidney and bladder ills causs these troubles, but' ;f Poley Kidney pi Hi are taken as directed relief follows promptly, and the lllS disappear. Contain no habit, forming drug* Egbert's Drug store.? Advt BRAIN PERFORATED WITH SHOT. John Murphcy Shot While in Tree Augusta. Ga.. Dec. 26.?With his brain perforated with bird shot, John Murphcy, a white man about 53 years, of age, is lying in a critical condition at the City Hospital. Whether or not he will recover is a matter of con? jecture. Tossing In a delirum In his bed he related circumstances surrounding the i shooting in an almost incoherent man j ner. Enough was gathered from his j wild talk and the men who accosa 1 panied him to the hospital, to gain j information that he was shot while on a hunt with his brother and a friend. The story was related by the men ; who accompanied him to the hospital 1 is that Murphey, who was a short 1 space ahead of the two men, went up j Into a tree after a squirrel and that i his brother and the other man, whose 1 name could not be ascertained, came ' up shortly after ,and seeing the squir ? rel in the tree and not seeing Mur? phey, shot at the squirrel and instead I of bringii. down their game brought down Mr. Murphey, who was found i to have a shot through his brain, and his entire head was perforated with ; small birdshot with which the shot | gun was loaded. It Is said that the shooting was un? intentional and that neither Mr. Mur phey's brother nor his friend, who ac? companied him, was aware that he was in the tree at the time the shot ? was bred. Dr. Hobson's Ointment Heals Itchy Besesssv , The constantly itching, burning sensation and other disagreeable forms of eczema, tetter, salt rheum and skin eruptions promptly cured by 1 Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment. Geo. W. Fitch of Mendota, 111., says: "1 purchased a box of Dr. Houson's FC Clems ?dntment Have had eczema ever since the civil war, have oeen treated by many doctors, none have given the benefit that one box of Dr. Hobson's Eczema Ointment haa." Every sufferer should try i-t. We're ; so positive it will help we guarantee I it or money refunded. At all drug? gists or by mall 50c. Pfeiffer Chem i ical Co., Philadelphia and St. Louis. ?Advt. Scalded in Hath Tub. New Orleans, Dec. 26.?R. G. Millsapp. secretary to Governor Hall, wag fatally scalded in a local hotel. He turned on boiling water in a bath tub, fell in and was unable to rise. Stomach Trouble* Disappear. ! Stomach, liver and kidney troubles, weak nerves, lame back and female ills disappear when Electric Bitters are used. Thousands of women would not be without a bottle in their ! home. Eliza Pool of Depew, Okla., ! writes: "Electric Bitters raised me from a bed of sickness and suffering I and has done mo a world of good. I wish every suffering woman could use this excellent remedy and And out, SS I did, just how good it is." As it has helped thousands of others, it surely will do the same for you. Ev? ery bottle guaranteed, 50c. and $1.00. At all druggists. H. E. Bueklen & Co., Philadelphia or St. Louis.?Advt. Mitchell Takes Oath of Office. Xew fork, Dec. 24.?John Purroy Mitchell, elected mayor of Xew York last month on the fulson ticket, took the oath of ofllCS today. The oath was administered by Supreme Court Justice Ford In ths presence of a few personal friends. Mayor Mitchell will not take ofllce until the ?rst of the \ ear. Bumped up Against the Real Tiling. "I think I have bumped up against the real thing in Chamberlain's Tab? lets," writes D. R. Thomas, ef Ttdioutes Pa. "They do the work and cause n? unpleasant reaction." In cases 0< constipation when pills and saline cathartics are used, their use ia often followed by constipation, as they take bo much water out of the if m. I >n the other band the effect Of ChamberlalB'S Tablets Is so agree aide and s0 natural that you do not c i/.e thai it has been produoed by a medicine, and no reaction follows their use. For sale by all denlara.?Advt. on a Squirrel Hunt. Beachey Make* Record. San Francisco, Dec. 26.-?Lincoln Beachey celebrated Christmas by making a world's record, looping-the loop five consecutive times from a height of 750 feet and landing in a narrow street on the Panama Exposit? ion grounds. Beachey turned a double loop at a height of 300 feet which, he said, is a record in itself, as Pegoud, origin? ator of this particular freak of avia? tion, always has performed from a greater height. A national arboretum is being es? tablished in Rock Creek national park, District of Columbia. Eventual? ly it will contain all American tree ; pecies which will thrive there. DON'T MISTAKE THE CAUSE. Many Sumter People H'.ve Kidney Trouble and Do Not Jvnow It> Do you have backache? Are you tired and worn out? Feel dizzy, nervous and depressed Are the kidney secretions irregular? Highly colored; contain sediment? Likely your kidneys are at fault. Weak kidneys give warnings if dis? tress. Heed the warning; don't delay? Use a tested kidney remedy. Bead this testimony. Mrs. R. L. Logan, Manning, 3. C, says: "Doan's Kidrey Pills have been so beneficial to me that I am glad to recommend them. For a long time 1 had trouble from my kidneys and I suffered from lame and aching back ihat kept me from getting my prop? er rest at night. Doan s Kidney Pills relieved me and now I am enjoying much better health." For sale by all dealers. Pries SO cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United ? States. Remember the name?Doan's?asd take no other No. 8S. $100,000 Fire in St. Louis. St. Louis, Dec. 27.?The Harris shoe store and adjoining buildings were ; V.urned this morning; loss $100,000. Constipation Poisons You. If you are constipated, your entire system is poisoned by the waste mat? ter kept in the body?serious results often follow. Use Dr. King's New Life Pills and you will soon get rid of constipation, headache and other trou? bles. 25c at druggists or by mail. H. E. Bucklen & Co., Philadelphia and St. Louis.?Advt. Kill <\ by Train. Florence, Dec. 2b.?Coroner John L. Gunn was called to Boston on Christmas eve to hold an inquest over the body of Jim Gibson, a negro, who was struck by a North & South Carolina train shifting at that sta? tion. It appears that the negro step? ped on the track to cross Just as the train, backing, reached the road. Guarding Against Croup. ?The best safeguard against croup is a bottle of Foley s Honey and Tar Compound in the house. F. H. Ginn. Middleton, Ga. writes: "My ?duldren are very susceptible to croup, easily catch cold. I give them Fe ley's Honey and Tar Compound and m every instance they get prompt re llsf and are soon cured. We keep it at home and prevest croup." 81 beet a i >rug Store.?Advt. Killed By A. C. L. Train. Way Cross, Dec. 27.?Warren Gard? ner, of Arcadia, Florida, was struck by coast Line train last night e.nd fntally injured. ?Oesrgetown. Texas?J. A. Kimbre, ays: "For several years past Fo ey's Honey and Tar Compeund ha* l,een my household remedy for all ophs. colds, and lung troubles. It is given permanent relief in a num et of eases of obstinate coughs and ? Ids" Contains no opiatea Re? is? Substitute?. Siberia Drug ?CSre? -Advt.