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DIES ABROAD.
Ex-senator Wolcott, of Colorado, Ex-
pires in Monte Carlo
Hotel

Monte Carlo, March 3.-Former
United States Senator Edward O. VOL
colt, of Colorado, died at the Hotel
de Paris Wednesday night His
brother and DR.. Guigliumetti alone
were present. When Mr.. Wolcott ar
rived at Monte Carlo, at the beginning
of February, he looked strong and
well, and there was nothing to lead
to the belief that he was ailing. Sew
eral days later he fell i'll, and became
worse last week The body is to be
conveyed to Paris for cremation at
Pere la Chaise on Monday. The ashes
will be forwarded on Tuesday or
Wednesday to Havre, and thence
transported to New York.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-09
crisis DUE IN
awful CONFLICT
MUKDEN, BATTLE, GREATEST OF
MODERN TIMES, IS NEAR
ING ITS END.
GIGANTIC ARMIES LOCKED
IN DEATH STRUGGLE
Military Critics Believe That Over
whelming Disaster Threatens One
Side or the Other - oyama's STRAIT
egy Apparent. t..'@ ''" "

st. Petersburg, March Z. - The re-
suit of the greatest battle of modern
times is expected to be determined with
in the course of day or two. Two of
the largest armies of recent times,
both In men and guns, are now locked in
death struggle, and although Gen. Ku-
ropatkin has evidently made every prep
aration to cover his retreat by remov-
ing his accumulated stores and NUM-
tions northward it is now the opinion of
military men here that one side or the
other cannot escape an overwhelming
disaster.
With both wings bent backward Kuro-
patkin's position appears to be desper-
ate, but the issue is still in the balance.
News of a victory for him is only re-
garded as possible by his breaking
through the enveloping lines and news
of concentrated offensive is hourly
awaited Unless Kuropatkin can strike
and strike hard it is realized that he
must lose.
Oyama's Plan Revealed.
Field Marshal Oyama's strategy in
this battle is now clear. He startled
and amazed the war Office by the marvel
Gus daring of Gen. Kuroki's advance
against the extreme Russian left and
the series of blows delivered at the
center, where no less than 13 separate
attacks have been launched by the i'm
perial guards ten miles east of Poutilofl
hill But it is now realized that the
heavy blows at the left were intended
to mask the real turning movement
which came like bolt from clear sky
out of the west. Kuropatkin fell into
the trap.
The situation seemed an exact du-
plicate of that at Liaoyang and the Rus
sian commander in chief hastened to
mass forces to meet Kuroki. Friday
the whole situation was suddenly re-
versed when, with lightning rapidity
the Japanese turning operation began
on the plain between the Hun and Liao
rivers In order to succeed Oyama
threw the neutrality of China to the
winds. Gen. Nogi with his Port Arthur
veterans moved up the right bank oi
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-09
Reindicted for Iroquois Horror,

Chicago, March 6.-Will j. Davis,
manager Of the Illinois theater, Build
ing Commissioner George Williams
and Building Inspector William Laugh
lin were reindicted Saturday in con-
nection with the Iroquois theater fire,
which cost nearly 600 lives. Davis is
charged with involuntary manslaugh-
ter and the others with neglect of Off
cial duty.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-09
MRS. STANFORD
SUDDENLY dies
WIDOW OF LATE UNITED STATES
SENATOR FROM CALIFORNIA
EXPIRES IN HONOLULU.
Indication at First That She Had Been
Poisoned Gives Way to Belief That
Her Death Was Due to Natural
Causes.

J.. ..
thrOp Stanford, of San Francisco, widow
of United States Senator Leland Stan
ford, died at II: 40 o'clock Tuesday night.
40 minutes after she was taken i'll. at the
MOana hotel here, under suspicious cir
cumstances, pointing, in the opinion of
the physicians who attended her in her
dying hour, and seemingly in that of the
others, to poisoning by the administra-
ton Of strychnine in vial Of bicarbon-
ate of soda.
Mrs. Stanford, when found by a guest
of the hotel, who had heard her groaning
in her agony and suffering from convul-
sions, declared: Il have been poisoned, -
and her last words were: This is hor-
rible death to die
The physicians say that between con-
vulsions Mrs Stanford repeated the as
sertion that she had been poisoned, and
said it was the second time the attempt
had been made, the first time being in
January, at her San Francisco home, and
that it was this attempt that caused her
to come to Honolulu
Strychnine Found.
San Francisco, March 3.-The receipt
on Thursday by the acting chief of
police of a cablegram from: High
Sheriff Henry, Of Honolulu, stating
that there were no less than 662 grains
of strychnine in the bottle of BIZ
carbonate of soda from which Mrs.
Jane Stanford took a dose shortly be-
fore her death has aroused the detec-
tive force of this city, and every effort
is being made to discover who placed
the poison in the medicine. The po-
lice believe that the bi-carbonate of
soda and the strychnine were pur-
chased here and secretly dropped into
the bottle by a person connected with
the Stanford household.
DR.. w. G.. Stevens. a medical expert,
makes this positive statement: "Six
hundred and sixty-two grains of
strychnine easily would kill 622 per-
sons. The maximum dose adminis-
tered is only one fifteenth of a grain.
while the average is one-fortieth of a
grain
49,. No Motive known.
Not one motive can be ascribed for
the supposed murder of Mrs. Stanford,
but her sudden death came after she
had appeared in perfect health and fol-
lowing an equally mysterious poison
ing of the philanthropist in her San
Francisco palace.
No Poison Found
Honolulu, March 6.-High Sheriff
Henry declared positively that so far
there had not been discovered any
trace of strychnine either in the stom-
ach or medicine of Mrs Jane L. Stan
ford. Sheriff Henry further said that
he had questioned Drs. Shorey and
Duncan regarding the progress of their
experiments and had been informed
by them that they had found no trace
s of strychnine. This statement tends
to confirm the theory Of many relatives
and friends that Mrs. Stanford was
not poisoned, but died from natural
causes. yet believed herself the victim
Of plot. The inquest may establish
more clearly that the aged woman was
the victim of hallucination.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-09
Kuropatkin SURPRISED.

around or through Chinese neutral ter
ritory.
s. Kuropatkin Surprised.
Although rumors of the presence of
the latter column westward of Mukden
we're circulated as long ago as Tuesday
Kuropatkin evidently was taken by sur
prise, possibly refusing to believe that
the Japanese would thus openly fling
Chinese neutrality to the winds. At any
rate it was not until Saturday night that
he was able to shift sufficient reinforce
ments west to stem the tide when the
Japanese were within sight of Mukden.
But the latest advices are to the ef-
feet that the Japanese, exhausted by
their tremendous efforts, have every
where stopped, and now if ever Kuro-
patkin's hour has come. The Japanese
lines are extended over 60 miles, while
Kuropatkin's are constantly contract
ing. Besides he has the advantage for
the offensive of operating in the interior
Of his lines. Military critics declare
Oyama has not great enough superiority
to take risks. ~.
According to the war Office Oyama has
not over 10000 men in excess of Kuro-
patkin. whose forces total about 34O,-
900. Should Oyama succeed the critics
declare that he will prove himself to be
a master of military science and estab-
lish reputation for military genius of
the first magnitude. But unless he can
completely crush Kuropatkins right.
they say, Oyama is in imminent danger
Of having his left cut off and destroyed.
Kuropatkin's chance, the war Office says,
is an opportune offensive, as passive re-
sistance would be fatal.
Losses Already Enormous.
Gen. Kuropatkin has launched a blow
at Field Marshal Oyama's left center
just west of the railroad. The fighting is
desperate along almost the entire line.
KurOpatkin's losses in killed and
wounded up to Sunday night are placed
at 23,50O. Oyama is believed to have
already lost fully 100000 men, The Jap
anese army, according to the prison
ers is greatly exhausted. They repeat
the statement that some of Gen. Nogi's
men have not had any food for two days
Russians Routed.
Gen. Oku's Headquarters in the Field
March 4 via Fusan delayed in trans
mission) Since last friday night the
japanese left, which is now extending
north and south, has advanced several
miles. The Russians are retreating In
great disorder. The Japanese extreme
left is now Is miles northwest of Muk-
den and is advancing rapidly, The es-
cape of the main Russian forces seems
impossible. It's already estimated that
the Russians have lost over 10000 men
The Russians are throwing away their
arms and clothing in order to facilitate
their escape. ,ss
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-09
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Seed Wheat.

According to Dean. w. NJ. Liggett
and Prof c. P. Bull of the state ex-
pertinent station, the question of a
seed wheat famine in Minnesota de-
pends entirely on securing a proper
distribution of the supply of good seed.
A bulletin has just been issued from
the state experiment station in
which it is said that there is enough
good seed to SOW the 6,5OO,O0O acres OF
wheat land, provided the supply is
properly distributed, and also provided
farmers use proper precautions in Sc
lecting seed grain from their rusted
wheat.
There is plenty of seed in some local
tiles and none in others. The author
tiles at the experiment station are
making efforts to relieve the situation,
and farmers who have good seed are
asked to advertise the fact, the sugges-
tlon being made that they can proba-
bly, get more than the market price,
and at the same time assist in protect
ing the states chief product. v.
There is an idea prevalent among
farmers that rust, like smut, is carried
from one crop to another by the use OF
infected seed. This, the authorities
assert is not true. Methods have been
found for the prevention of smut, but
as yet no definite methods have been
found for the prevention of rust
Wheat rust is propagated by spors
and from field to field. Precaution is
the only way the farmer has combat
ing rust. The authorities claim that
all stubble and rubbish which would
tend to lharbor the spors of this dis,
ease should be burned, and crop rota-
ton practiced. After these precau'
tions have been observed and some
rust-resistant variety of wheatis plan
ted the farmer will be reasonably sure.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-09
State Fair Races.

The management of the Mime sofa
state fair has fairly outdone itself IN
the race program for the feir of 1905,
which has been completed and given
by Secretary E. w. Randell. The to-
tai Of purses offered has been increased
by So, 900 from last year and reached
the handsome amount of SIZE This
is the largest amount yet offered IN
purses by any western race meeting,
whether at state fair or elsewhere.
The 2:40 class trot is cut and 2:19
class is inserted while the 2:17 class is
made 2:14 These changes meet the
views of horsemen.
Perhaps the most interesting change
is the increase for the purse of the 2:O9
pace and the 2:lO trot formerly 2:l2)
from ST 900 to 81, 500. These are the
fastest classes on the program and the
increase is intended to draw out a lar
ger field of starters
The great SIS, 600 races for Minneapo-
lis and st. Paul days are retained as
are the 81. 900. 2:a5 trnt ord % a.on - go =
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-09
Guilty of Girls Murder

Des Moines, Ia, March 6.--Charles
Thomas, accused of the murder of Ma
bel Scofield was Saturday found gull
ty after one of the most sensational
trials of the crime annals Of Iowa.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-09
Four Senator's Exnelled

Sacramento, Cal. Feb. %. Senators
Emmons, Bunkers, Wright and French
were expelled from the senate Monday
for receiving bribes.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-09
Eight Hundred Were Nillet

| Berlin, March 4.-The Lokal An
zeiger's Baku correspondent gives the
. number killed in the riots between Ar
menians and Tartars as 800.
Warren sheaf., 1905-03-09

the Hun and fell like an avalanche upon
the weakened Russian right, doub-
ling it back in confusion, the Japanese
advance being coordinated with the ad-
vance straight from the west of a Japan
around or through Chinese neutral ter
ritOrY.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29
Death of a Popular Lady.

CLINTON, March 9th. Mrs. o. G..
Peakc, after long illness, died at the
home of her brother, Mr.. j. p. Little,
Wednesday night. Having been asso-
ciated in public life in several States
she was well known and leaves a large
circle of friends.
The funeral services on Thursday af.
tc noon from the First Presbyterian
Church, conducted by Rev. w. p. ia.
cobs, assisted by Rev. j. B. Parrott
was one of the largest ever held in on,
town.
The floral offerings were beautiful
some coming from friends in Other
States. She was the daughter of Mr.
j. w. Little of this city.
She also is survived by two brothers
and two sons, Messrs. j. p. and T. II.
Little, of Clinton, S. c., Mr.. John III.
Peakc, who is in the employ of the
SeaDoard Air Line, and Mr. Theodore
Pcake, who is medical student at the
University of Nashville, Tenn.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29

complete. However, Mr.. Cooper has
carried Greenwood as well as Laurens.
his home county, almost solidly, he leads
by large majority in Abbevilc and
the vote is about even in Saluda. Mr..
Schumpert's majority in Newberry will
probably not be so large as Mr.. Coop
er's in Laurcns, the Newberry vote
having been lighter.
The vote was generally small through
out the circuit.
Mr.. r. A. Cooper is about 80 years of
age, is native of Laurens County and
has been practicing law about eight
years. He was at one time partner
of the late United States Senator j L.. M.
lrby and his present partner is Colonel
Henry Y. Simpson. He was educated in
the common schools of Laurens and
Greenwood. His large acquaintance in
Greenwood gave him a valuable advan-
tage in this race He was member
of the House of Representatives two
terms 1900 to 1901 and he obtained
prominence in that body. Last year ne
ran for solicitor against Solicitor Thomas
S. Sease, of the 7th circuit, and was
defeated, though he received large
vote Mr.. Cooper is Il lawyer of first
rate standing and enjoys the cordial re-
gard and respect of the Bar and the
people of Laurens and wherever he is
known in the state.
Mr.. Schumpert was solicitor of the
7th circuit for two terms, having sue
ceeded the late Major ID. II. Duncan =
He was regarded as one of the ablcst
prosecuting officers in the State and
has long had a large criminal practice
throughout his circuit and surrounding
counties. - News and Courier, Mar. %.
The vote as shown by official count
was as follOMS:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29
r. q. COLEMAN & co.
The only Licensed Undertakers, Funeral
Directors and Embalmers i'm the County.

We carry full line of all Funeral
goods; our stock of Collins and Caskets
is complete and the best that has ever
been brought to the city. Our funeral
car is an improvement on the old style
hearse. Everything is new and up-to-
date. Our prices are fixed to suit our
patrons. In the city we deliver the
coffin or casket at your residence, the
box at the cemetery. Out of the city
we will deliver by the first train at your
nearest railroad station, all charges pre-
paid. When funeral goods are obtained
of us and we conduct the funeral, the
following work is gratis: we destroy all
unpleasant odors of the sick room, re-
move all swelling and stop all purging
of the corpse, and when the cause of
death is from any contagious disease,
we will disinfect the sick room and kill
all poisonous germs of disease, which is
highly important for the protection of
the family. Any intelligent physician
will confirm these facts. 121N. r.. Cor
ner Public Square, Laurens, S. c.
Office Phone 214; Residence 2l8.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29
COUNTY MEDICAL
SOCIETY MEETS
A Good Man is HOnOrcd by
His Brethren.
A BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE
A Short Sketch of the Life and Char.
acter of Veteran Pract-
itiOner.

The County Medical Society held it's
regular bi-monthly meeting on Mon
day. Doctors R. e. Hughes and w.
d. Ferguson read papers on Lithaemia,
or the Uric Acid Diathesis, a subject it
seems of much present interest to
medical men everywhere. Recent OBJ
servatlons go to prove that this condi-
ton which, in plain language we were
told, means the faulty elimination of
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29
ROBT. A. COOPER
GETS LANDSLIDE.
Laurens County Shows
Her Appreciation.
THE OFFICIAL COUNT.
Mr.. Scliumpert an Able Prosecuting Of
ficers=aShOrt Sketch of Mr..
Cooper.

Robert A. Cooper, of Laurens, was
nominated for solicitor for the .lew Sth
circuit yesterday over Ex-Svlicitor o.
l.. Schumpert, of Newberry, by de-
cisive majority. The total vote prob
ably amount to about 6,4OO, and Mr..
Cooper's lead will likely be 1900 to
1000.
The vote was light throughout the
circuit and the returns are far from
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.

Monday night with Mrs E. w. Martin.
Miss Estelle Fouche of Coronaca is
visiting her sister Mrs. r. b. Bell.
Mrs. Luther Roper has returned from
a visit to Anderson.
Mr.. j. H. Young of Milton was in
the city on Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Fuller of Mountville was
in the city on last Wednesday.
Mr. r. II. Dunlap of Mountvllc was
in the city on Wednesday.
Mrs. Clarence Gray has returned to
Union.
Mr.. G. B. McCrary of Clinton was in
the city on Wednesday.
Mr.. Lawrence Boyd of Mountville was
in Laurens last week.
Mr.. w. G. Murff of the Brewerton
neighborhood was in Laurens last week.
Mrs. Alex Long has returned from
visit to Charlotte.
Mr.. r. r. Milan of Clinton was in
the city last week.
Miss Ellene McCaslan of Clinton, was
in town Wednesday afternoon.
Miss May Little spent Sunday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Little.
Mr.. Billy Sanders of Clinton spent
Sunday in town with friends.
Miss Julia Medlock of Brewerton Wis
tied her sister, Mrs Thomas Downey,
last week.
Mr.. G. G. Featherstone leaves Tues
day for Florence to attend the State
Sunday School Convention.
Mrs. Monroe Pickens has returned to
her home in Greenville, after visit to
her sister, Mrs. T. H. Downey
Mr.. James Roland of Wofford visited
his mother, Mrs. Mary Roland, last
week.
MIR. Will Bell, prosperous young
merchant of Reno was in the city last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. l.. Crisp of Cross
Hill visited relatives in the city last
week.
Mrs. John l.. McClintock and Mrs.
Sam'l IL. Fleming of Ora, were shop
ping in the city on Wednesday.
Col James Armstrong of Charleston
will deliver the Memorial address at
Laurens on May 10TH
Mrs. Hardester of Columbia S. C. is
on visit to her daughter Mrs. 7. H.
Nelson
Mrs. II. X. Aiken has been called to
Charleston on account of the serious
illness of her mother Mrs. III. A.
Thames.
Misses Agnes Adams, Annie May
Evans, Marie McWhirter, Bleaka Lind
say, Annie and Lizzie Richey of Chicora
College, spent from Friday until Mon
day in town
The out of town M. d. IS who attended
the meeting of the County Medical AS
sociation on Monday were, Drs. j. r..
Culbertson of Gray Court, j. II. Miller,
j. M. Owings and f.. w. Pinson
of Cross Hill, Geo. f. Moseley of Ty-
lcrsville, b. F. Godfrey of Long Branch,
| t. l.. w. Bailey of Clinton, S. F.Blake-
y of Ora.
Prof. B. l.. Jones is getting out a
beautiful souvenir booklet which will
be very attractive to those interested
in the up-bulding Of our city and county.
Some of the attractive features will be
a short sketch of the old Laurensville
Female College, history of the Laurens
Graded Schools, etc. Quite number
of the merchants and other business
men have given him advertisements to
be put in it and the revenue will go to
the library fund. The booklet is now
in the hands of the printer and those
who have not handed in their advertise
ments should do SO at once as the print
inOr will moi no 1olauol
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29
A SAFE COUGH MEDICINE FOR
CHILDREN

In buying cough medicine for chill
dren never be afraid to buy Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. There is no dan
ger from it and relief is always sure to
follow 1t is especially valuable for
colds, Group and whooping cough. For
sale by Laurens Drug Co., and DIR. B.
f. PoSey
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29
Successful Entertainment.

The entertainment cotton up by Prof.
b. l.. Jones for the benefit of the School
Library was decided success. Every
body enjoyed themselves, and what was
more to the point the neat little sum of
800. 10 net, was realized.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29
Burial League of the United States,
Cash Capital 500, 900,
Home Office, Pittsburg, PA.

Home U1llce, PlttSburB,I VA.
If you think in case Of death that $l00
would be worth anything tie you, go and
see r. G. Coleman e. Co., Undertakers,
Funeral Directors and Embalmers, at
Laurens, S. c., who are instructed to
honor our drafts. 8-8t
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-29

j. G. Clinkscales of Wofford college,
will lecture at Wallace Lodge, Friday
evening, the 31st, at 8 o'clock, for the
benefit of school library. Admission
fee, Is cents.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-14
WARSHIP WILL BE SENT TO
INVESTIGATE
FAIR TRIAL MUST BE GIVEN
Authorities Take Steps to Protect
Rights of American Citizen Now
Imprisoned at ocotaL In
Nicaragua
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-After con-
sultation between the state and navy
departments 1t has been decided that
a warship shall be sent to one of the
Costa Rican ports to convey American
Minister Merry northward to the near
est point on the coast of Nicaragua or
Honduras to the place where VIM. S.
Albers, an American citizen, and his
brother are confined on the charge of
resisting legal process and insulting
the president of Nicaragua.
The officials of the state and navy
departments decline to make any state
ment whatever on this subject just
now, but it is known that it has re-
oeived serious attention, and that the
lack of information as to the exact ma
ture of the offense charged against
Albers, and the possibility of his not
receiving a fair trial, have caused an
effort to be made to get in closer touch
with him.
The gunboat Princeton, now at Pana-
ma, is the nearest warship to Ocotal
in the province of Segovia, where AL
bers is imprisoned. But the last named
town is seventy miles inland over Il
rough mountain range and the trail
is impossible for vehicles Amapala,
on the gulf of Fonseca, on the southern
boundary of Honduras, appears to be
the nearest point to Ocotal: The Port
Limon company, whose agent Albers
was has sent a lawyer named Bru-
baker from Philadelphia to assist in his
defense.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-14
CAUCASUS REPRESENTATIVES
CALL ON MINISTER
WANT LOAN ON LONG TIME
Baku Strikers Reported as Placing
Dynamite on Street Railway
Lines for Purpose of
Stopping Traffic
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 13.-Rep-
resentatives of the principal industries
in the Caucasus, including those of the
Nobel company, called on Finance
Minister Kokovsoff and asked that the
troops be kept at the works; that the
police service be improved. that the
uuruly elements be removed, and that a
long loan without interest be granted.
The minister in reply said that he SYM
pathized in principle with the requests
made by the deputation, and that he
was ready to cooperate in every way
possible with the oil men.
The deputation consented to the min
ister's request to resume the delivery
of naphtha to the Volga steamboat
companies in order to prevent the dis
location of trade.
Private dispatches from Baku say
that the strikers are placing explo-
sives and stones on the street railway
lines for the purpose of stopping traffic,
and that troops have been called to
guard the lines.
1t is said that two divisions of troops
will be concentrated in the Baku dis
trict.