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G.W. HUNTER SLAYS ELBERT COPELAND. Sensational KillingThurs <\ day Near Goldvillo. T) IS PUT fi OVER CARDS Parlies Involved Representatives of the ' Leading Families of Laurens Conn ly?Tragedy (ircally Deplored. The little store room of It. Lee Hun ter, who resides at his father's old place on the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens railroad, between Clinton and Goldvillo, was the scene last Thursday morning at four o'clock of one of the most sensational killings that has oc curred in Laurens county in recent years. According to the sworn testi mony of two of the eye witnesses, It. Lee Hunter and Ross D. Leake, a dis pute arose between G. Wash Hunter, twin brother of Lee Hunter, and Elbert F. Copeland over cards, at which, it appears, the four had been playing all night. Hot words ensued when Cope land, who was a cripple from early child hood, is said to have struck Hunter with his crutch, knocking him almost down, and at the same time drew a knife and declared that he would cut Hunter's throat. As Hunter arose he pulled bis pistol and fired five times at Copeland, four of the shots taking ef fect, three in the left side and one in the left temple. Copeland was killed instantly. Immediately after the shooting Wash Hunter left, going to his home two miles distant. Early in the morning Leo Hunter notified some-of the neigh bors of the tragedy, and throughout the day large numbers of the citizens of the community and surrounding towns vis ited the scene. The autopsy was performed by Dr. T. L. \|. Bailey, of Clinton. Shortly nfieu^ards Coroner Watts empaneled a jury"mid proceeded with the inquest. The testimony of Dr. Bailey, II. Lee Hunter and Ross D. Leak was taken. Just before four o'clock the jury re turm a verdict to the effect that El bert copeland came to his death by gun shot wounds at the hands of G. Wash Hunter. Upon this finding Cor oner Watts immediately issue(| a war rant for the arrest of Hunter, and placed it in the hands of Sheriff T. J. Duckett, who was in attendance upon the inquest proceedings, having gone down during the morning. The Sheriff left at once for Hunter's home, but the officer was unable to find him that af ternoon. The body of Mr. Copeland was pre pared for burial and the interment took place at Clinton late Thursday after noon. The deceased was twenty-seven, and was a son of Mr. Adolphus M. Copeland of Clinton, who is esteemed as one of Lib best men in Laurens county. El bert Copeland was unmarried. Mr. Hunter, who is charged with the killing of Mr. Copeland, is about thirty eight, and is a prosperous farmer. Ho too is/*ifmarried. HU$TER GIVI-S HIMSELF UP. But is Released From Jail Within Seven Hours on $2,000 Bond. G. Wash Hunter, who will have to answer to the charge of having killed Libert G. Copeland July 10, came to Laurens Saturday morning and gave himself up to Sheriff T. J. Duckett, who at once locked him up in the county jail. Hunter came in from his home below Clinton, arriving about ten o'clock. Ho was preceded to the city two hours earlier by his brother, R. Lee Hunter, in whose store house the killing of Mr. Copeland occurred. At two o'clock Mr. W. R. Richey, attorney for Hunter, went to New berry where ho appeared before Chief Justice Y. J. Pope and asked for bail for his client. The same was granted in the sum of $2,0(i<> and at five o'clock Hunter was released from jail, having remained in prison only seven hours. He left the city immediately for his home. Those who visited him at the jail state? that Hunter appears to be greatly distressed over his trouble, and declares that he would not have killed his life-time friend for anything in the world. His great horror of being confined in jail is bis reason for not giving up at once to the authorities or permitting himself to be arrested. He says he did not leave the vicinity of his home at all, but merely kept out of the way of the sheriff and his men who made the second attempt to locate and arrest him Friday. Public Conveyance Company. A stock company has been organized by a number of prominent business men here to provide a convenient public au t??moblle service. They have invested KIT a beautiful machine, and will arrange to hire it by the hour or by the trip. Further particulars will be given later when the plans of the company have been perfected. Revolution in Russia flrows Worse. ' On the twenty-first of July the Czar of Russia Issued a Ukase dissolving the Duma In BCSSion In that country. The members of that body have dispersed after issuing to the people an address highly revolutionary in character. They ! elected a perpetual executive committee 1 before adjourning. It is a significant fact that their cry is that of the Amer (_ ican Revolution, taxation without rep re ' illation is tyranny. The address points out that the people have the right to refuse to pay taxes to pay the national dobt. It is predicted that de clared war will be the outcome, /Hiss May Little went to Clinton on IV - 1 I I M US. , Mr. Roy Little is on a pleasure trip to Atlanta. Mr. Harry Gray of Greenville is vis iting in town. - Mrs. Ashemoro Davis is back from Paris Mountain. Miss Miriam Switzer of Greenville is visiting in town. Miss Nell Wallace returned from At lanta Saturday. Miss Janie Murray has returned to her homo in Columbia. Mr. Jesse Vance now of Newberry was in town this week. Mr. J. W. Dunklin returned from Wells Station on Monday. Miss Lutic Wright of Lisbon is visit ing Mrs. Eugene Hudgens. Little Miss Mary Oetzel Blackwell is visiting relatives in Clinton. Mrs. E. L. Rawls of Dallas, Texas, is visiting Mrs. A. D. Gray. Miss Minnie Wallace of Gray Court is visiting relatives in town. Mrs. Dozier of Jacksonville, Fla., is visiting at Mrs. J. IL Sullivan. Misses Hattie and Marguerite Simp son arc visiting in Spartanbug. Mrs. G. S. McCravy returned from a visit to Greenville on Monday. Mr. P. B. Lock wood and two sons are in Atlanta seeing the city. Mrs. W. L. Boyd visited Dr. David Anderson at Fairview last week. Mr. Ed McCravy of Pickens visited in the city during the past week. Mr. George F. Young was up from Stomp Springs part of this week. Mr. James Crews and Miss Mamie Crews went to Atlanta on Tuesday. Miss Lillian Bolt is visiting her cousin, Miss Lucille Wolff, near Barksdale. Mr. R. F. Fleming, Sr., is spending thi3 week at Mr. J. O. C. Fleming's. Miss Ethel Sullivan is visiting the family of Dr. Jones at Fountain Inn. Misses Daisy and Eliza Sullivan are visiting Miss Lucile White at Owings. Mr. J. D. Watts is spending some time in the mountains of North Caro lina. Miss Aurelia Vance has returned to Clinton after n pleasant visit in Laur ens. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Saxon and chil dren leave this week for Henderson ville. Mr. Jas. M. Clardy of Union is visit ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Clardy. Dr. O. B. Mayer and Dr. (). W. Leon ard visited at Mr. White Jones' over Sunday. Mr. R. Ben Taylor of Greenwood visited relatives in the city during the past week. Miss Gladys Barksdale of Greenwood is visiting Misses Margaret and Lucia Barksdale. Mrs. B. F. Roper of Texarkana is visiting the family of Mr. R, IL Hudgens. Miss Emmie Meng returned from Kingstrcc where she has been visiting on Saturday. Messrs. McDuflie H. Stone and Robt. L. Walker spent Sunday at Cross Hill with relatives. Mrs. C. A. Moore of Hodges is visit ing Mrs. Thos. Downey on South Har per Street. Miss Kate Hudgens of Honea Path is the guest of her cousin, Miss Nannie Kate Hudgens. Miss Mamie Cummings returned last Monday from Winnsboro where she visited relatives. Mrs. Jesse Teague and children are now in Saluda, but will go next week to Hcpdersonville. Miss Christine and Masler Henry Blair, children o*/ ">t. Blair, are visit ing at the Bend Miss Carrie Dorroh returned on Fri day from Rock Hill, where she attended the State Summer School. Master Samuel 0. Fleming ha:, re turned from Myrtle Beach, where ho had a most delightful visit. Ho is much improved by the trip. Mr. M. C. Poole and family of Cross Anchor visited Rev. E. C. Watson and family during the past week. Miss Lila Hart's friends will regret to learn that she is quite ill. Her con dition is, however, not critical. Mr. J. S. Switzer and family of Woodruff, after visiting Mrs. H. T. Switzer returned homo on Monday. Mr. 0. M. Davis Refuses to Run. At the request of friends the follow ing letter was withhold from publication until further efforts could be made to induce Mr. Davis to run for the legis lature. We are advised by Mr. Davis that he will not run this year however: Clinton, S. C, July 1906. Editor Laurcns Advertiser. Laurens, s. c. Dear Sir: I regard the suggestion of my name as a candidate for the legislature bv my friends, and the endorsement of the same by the Editor of The Advertiser as no small honor. I wish to express to them and to you my appreciation of the interest you have manifested in me and regret, to say that I do not feel my self In a position to make the race. Respectfully youn , GF.ORGEM. DAVIS. WHO WILL HE NEXT MAYOR OF LAUUENSJ The Campaign Has Been Launched Already With Three Avowed Candi* didatcs in the Field. Fully eight months in advance of the next municipal election when a mayor of the city of Laurens and six aldermen will be chosen for a term of two years, the campaign has already been launched with three avowed candidates in the field for mayoralty honors. Usually city politics are kept in the back ground during the regular county and state campaign periods, but this year is prov ing an exception. Three citizens are aspirants for the office of mayor thus early in the game. They are Messrs. A. Huff, alderman from ward six; W. P. Caiae, alderman from ward four, and C. M. Babb, for mer councilman from the fourth ward. It is understood that Mayer W. R. RIchey is undecided as to his standing for re-election. Very little discussion is heard in re gard to the possible alderinanic candi dates so far. Mrs. Edgar Milam and Mr. Lofton 1). Sullivan were called to Spartanburg a few days on account of the serious ill ness of their nephew, Mr. and Mrs. (.'. W. Bostick's little son. The little fel low was reported somewhat improved yesterday. MF.T AT HARRIS SPRINGS. Regular Hi Monthly Alceting of County Medical Society. Tho Laurens County Medical Society held its regular bi-monthly meeting at Harris Springs on Monday. The attendance was good and the proceedings of tho meeting wen? very interesting. A paper was read by Dr. J, I.. Fennell of Waterloo on Medical Ethics and another by Dr. A .(. Chris topher of this town on Indigestion. Both papers were distinguished !>v un usual ability and earnestness ana met with much favorable comment. A party of medical practitioners from here went to the meeting in the big automo bile and thereby made of the trip it self a festivity. This party consisted of Dr. W. II. Dial, Dr. U. E. Hughes, Dr. A. J. Christonher, Dr. J. 11. Teague, and Dr. 0. 13. Mayer of New berry, who was a guest of the society. The next session of the society will be held in Laurens on the fourth Mon day in September, the 24th. On that occasion papers will bo read by Dr. J. R. Culbortson and Dr. II. F. Blakely of Ora. Col. Crews' Recollections. Col. Thomas 15. Crews, editor of The Herald, enjoyed bis trip to the Press Association thoroughly, and did his fair share and more to make others enjoy it. He may not be the eklest in years of the editors of the State, but he certain ly is in point of service. At the Asso ciation he made one of the most inter esting addresses heard, his subject be ing Iiis personal recollections of the newspaper men of this Slate. His memory covered a period of about fifty years. Many words of praise of this speech were beard. TILL/MAN SPEAKS FRIDAY. Congressional Candidates Will be Heard in the Forcuoon. Everything is in readiness for the campaign meeting ?1 Holmes' Park Friday when Senator B. B. Tillman, Congressman J. T. .Johnson, Mayor G. H. Mahon of Greenville and Hon. W. C. Irby of this city will address the crowds during the day. A new stand has been built and quite a number of seats placed in the park this week. A big crowd is expected to attend the meeting and the ladies will find everything quite comfortable. Candidates for congress will speak in the forenoon after which a barbecued dinner will be served on the grounds. Senator Tillman will arrive in the city from Greenwood at 1.80 P. M. and drive straight to the park where he will speak at 2 o'clock. Mr. John 1). Rowcn All Right. Mr. John 1). Howen.son of Mrs. Mary Bowcn of this city, who was the con ductor in charge of the mail train on I lie Seaboard Air Line Sunday night when his train collided with a freight with such frightful results, was among those who received slight injuries. A telegram to his mother Monday stated that Mr. Bowon's injuries were slight and that he was all right. NOTICE. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Peoples Loan and Ex change Bank, Laurens, S. ('., will be held at the offices of the bank, at Lau rens, S. C., on the 21st day of August, 1 **<?*>? at 11 o'clock, a. m. 51-4t J. W. TODJJ, Cashier. LONU STAPLE COTTON lUllNtiS FANCY P1UCE Col. Kobl. N. Cuningham Sold Thirty Bales at Fourteen Cents Per Pound, Averaging Sixty Dollars a Bale. Col. Hobt. N. Cuningham, of Rose mont, yold thirty bales of long staple cotton, the Florodora variety, to a local buyer a few days ago at fourteen cents per pound. The cotton graded strict middling with an inch and a quarter staple. The lot brought on an average of sixty dollars per bale, the total amount being about $1,800. Col. Cuningham is one of the larg est planters of the county, and invaria bly holds tho bulk of his cotton crop un til this season before marketing it. He has on hand yet sixty bales of last year's crop. The thirty bales just sold represented bis 1905 crop of Florodora cotton. Four years ago the Colonel began with this variety on a small scale, making only one bale that year. He has, however, taken pride and interest ingrowing this cotton successfully. Death of an Infant. Clara Ellis, the one-year-old daughter of Prof, and Mrs. J. L. Kennedy, died at Greenwood Friday evening after a very brief illness. The reman s were interred in the Baptist cemetery at Donalds Saturday. Her death was a great shock to the many friends of the family. MAJESTIC BAKING ONSTRATION Ifes fo, 15 gallons of water heated to the point Y/| ii ft v.u of I\ Where prcssuro water is used (fast I ,ln; hi wa ncaico 10 mo point oi 11 .V, ii uscu boiling, while breakfast V ,I,IS ma,lcabl? hon pin-extonsion is cooking. Whon wator \V\ wa,or ,^on,? which "as more f flcts loo hot reservoir ?9 hc??n9 surface than any can be moved away In 0,hor> supplies abundance from fire by shifting ft ot hot water to the leaver shown. ,*;5 a" parts of the houso lltakosthc M\ P'aco ot reservoir. OING ON We heartily invite our friends to call at our store any day during this week where we are demonstrating the superior qualities of the New Majestic Malleable and Charcoal Iron Ranges The MAJESTIC MALLEABLE and steel ranges as formerly turned <>ui by the Majestic people has been considered throughout the entire country par-excellence, and far ahead of any other range made. But with the NEW CHAR COAL [RON BODY in place- of Skel, making it double its value, and the fact that ii is the only range in exis tence made of Malleable and Charcoal lion, you can readily see that if quality is considered, the Majestic leads by a big margin. WE WANT \'<)l' TO CALL at our stoic this week, and let us explain this new feature:-?CHARCOAL IRON BODIES; let us explain why it is the Lest material for range bodies, and incidentally, why it is not used oil other ranges, We want you to call iT you in- ? lend to buy <>r not, as the information gained will serve you in the future. Hot Coffee and Biscuits?FREE Come any day during this week and have buttered li<?l biscuits and hot coffee, Biscuits baked <>n n Majestic in three min utes while you wait. Handsome Set of Ware?FREE With every range sold during this Demonstration we will give absolutely EREE one sei of Majestic ware worth every cent of #7'5?- This ware is on exhibition at our store. Everything useful, ornamental and durable. Come in and see it, and you will agree with us that it cannot be bought for a cent less than $7.50, and is cheap at that, Come in any day, you are welcome whether you intend to buy or not. S. M. & E. Ii. WIEKES & CO. p I LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. | Miss Mamie Armstrong entertained last evening. Dr. Jesse Teaguc was siek several days last week. Capt. and Mrs. Hattaway are guests at the Hen Delia for a couple of weeks. The Laurens German Club gave a de lightful dance on Friday evening. Mr. Ed Hart is the accomplished chauffeur of the Automobile Company. Mrs. Sarah G. Simmons of Charleston will accompany her daughter, Mrs. S. L. Saxon to Hendcrsonville. Mr. O. C. Cox of Youngs is an nounced in this issue of THE Advkk TISER for county commissioner. Mr. Stobo Young has returned from Columbia, where he has been attending a business colloge. Mrs. Mattic Miller, Miss Love Miller, and Miss Irene Philpot are visiting the family of Dr. C. A. Saxon at Hunting ton. Mr. W. G. Cheek has gone to Hawk inville, Ga., to visit his brothers, Messrs. James, Charles and Spears Cheek. Mr. Ralph Martin of St. Louis, who has been on a two week's visit to rela tives in tho city, left yesterday for a visit in Norfolk, Va. Miss Jessie Bolt who accompanied her grandfather, Col. Crews, to the Isle of Palms found the trip a delight ful one. Dr. Robert Adams will go to Clinton this week on business connected with the issuing of the Presbyterian College bonds. Miss Jennie and Master Charles Flem ing left Tuesday for Due West, where they will visit their grandmother, Mrs. Jane Todd. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Holland and little daughter, Mary Holland, of Winoka, Ga., are visiting Mrs. Mar garet Holland and other relatives near L?ngsten Church. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Todd, Miss Elizabeth Todd and Mr. John Wells Todd and Mrs. J. O. C. Fleming will leave next week for Atlantic City and other Northern points. Mr. Henry Sprousc, who has been at home in Fairview for the past month re cuperating from an attack of illness, has returned to the city and resumed bis post of duty at O. B. Simmons Com pany. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jones have as their guests this week Mrs. A. N. Branson and children of Manning, Mr. .1. W. Jones, Jr. and family of Green ville and Mrs. T. F. Jones of Ninety Six. Mr. .1. Alvin Curry of Greenwood is spending a portion of his vacation at his old home in Dials. Before return ing to Greenwood he will spend two weeks in Washington, Baltimore and New Voik. M. C. 11. llopor will begin to repair the Garlington property recently bought by him from the National Bank about the first of August. He expects to move in the fust of September. Mr. C. M. Miller has secured the bouse in which Mr. Roper now lives. One of the amusing sights on the square tho last few days was the crowd ol small boys superintending (he testing of the new automobiles. Possession may be nine points of the law but it does not guarantee nine parts of the pleasure in an automobile. Mr. Richard Sullivan, son of Mr. W. 1). Sullivan of Tumbling Shoals, who is connected with the Southern Bell Tele phone Company, was in the city a day or so last week visiting relatives. Ho was en-route to Portsmouth, Va., from some point in Georgia. << I OUR SPECIAL NOTICES. | White, Tan or Black Shoe Polishes 10 cents. Laurens Drug Co. WANTED Rags and Burlaps. Must be clean. Laurens furniture Manufac turing Co., Laurens, S. O. 49-31 Ladies' Combs for heavy hair, wont break, 25c, 50e, 75c. Laurens Drug Co. BARBECUE I will furnish a first class barbecued dinner on the day Sen ator Tillman speaks in Laurens, July 27th. Frank Walker. ID t'f Got Buist's New Crop Turnip Seed, all varieties, at Laurens Drug Co. WANTED Lumber: Bin.? and Poplar delivered at our factory, ('all or write for specifications. Laurens Furniture Manufacturing Co., Laurens, S.C. 1" ::t Good cakes and desserts can be spoiled by cheap, watery flavoring ex tracts. Use our home-made, full Strength Lemon and Vanilla and avoid trouble. Laurens Drug Co. Ico Bags, Fountain Syringes, Atom izers, Nippies, good assortment, at Laurens Drug Co. WANTED?To soil store houso and stock of goods, also four milk cows and lot of pies. For cash or on easy terms, "'utnain S Putnam, Barksdalo, S. C. It Our Home-Made Extracts of Lemon and Vanilla are the best and cheapest you can get 10 cents an ounce. Lau rens Drug Co. Wanted to buy tor cash Coupons from cigarette boxes. Laurens Drug Co. WANTED To sell two good milk cows ai d medium ?i?e mare, good qual ity. Will exchange mare for milk cows. J. Wade Anderson. 60-2t Monnens, Spiro, Riviere, Colgate's Taleum Powders at I,aureus Drug Co, The Rational Tooth Brush elenns he ? twecn the teeth 15 cent*. ' Laurens Drug Co. TWENTY-TWO LOST IN WRECK SUNDAY Hcad-Ou Collision on Iho Seaboard Air Line. OKI)Ells NOT GIVEN. Mr. John 0. Bowcn, Formerly of Laurens, Conductor onjthc Mail Train, Among the Injured. Raleigh, July 23. -A collision between a freight train and the regular mail train on the Seaboard Air Lino at <S o'clock last night, three miles west of Hamlet, resulted in the death of four trainmen, and seventeen others. Nine teen of the dead are negroes. The in jrued number twenty-four. The bodies of the dead are being pre pared for burial at Hamlet and Rock ingham, while the injured have been removed to Charlotte and placed in a hospital there. The wreck was due to failure of tho regular passenger train to receive or ders at Rockingham. The freight was an extra southbound from Raleigh to Monroe. It was manned by Conductor Hunter and Engineer Bundy of this city. Conductor Hunter is not reported hurt and Engineer Bundy is very slight ly injured. The mail train was No. 44 running from Charlotte to Wilmington. This train was in charge of Conductor John D. Bowen, who was slightly hurt. En gineer Frank Lewis, of Hamlet, Fire man Thomas Hill, of Hamlet, Baggago Master IL S. Byrd, of Wilmington, and Porter Jack Bogan, of this ill-fated train were killed. The baggage car and second-ches coach on the passenger train were de molished, and eight of the cars of tho freight train were derailed, some of them being piled on other cars ami crushed to pieces. Why the order was not given to the passenger train at Rockingham is not known, and will be investigated by the superintendent of the road. It is said that the operator at Rock ingham is an experienced man, and has been a faithful and careful employe of the company for several year:.. A:: quickly as possible after the dis aster, railroad men, citizens and pas sengers who were uninjured, began to woik heroically to recover tho dead and injured, who were imprisoned under tin cars. If the lamps in tho coaches had not been extinguished the accident, would have been made more horrible by fire. Editors Hail a Good lime. The editors of this Stale met at the Isle of Palms in Charleston harbor last, week and laughed together over then own ferocity. Those who every week "eat 'em alive" in the public print drank to a complete reconciliation and renunciation (until next lime) in the salt waves that came rolling in, and breaking over tho heads of the inex perienced visitors from the up-country. The kindly editor of tho News and Courier, knowing how hard it must In to the visiting brethren lo be too full for utterance and without the chance to utter, graciously threw open to them the editorial columns of the News and Courier, 'the results were all that ho could have hoped for. The brethren of the quill resigning all thought of di tinguishiug themselves in their own pa pers poured oul for him <d* their best thoughts and tinned on their most elo quent How of language. The News and Courier had at last, as its editor bad expected, the honor of being in accordance with the best, thought of the day. Maj. llemphill stated in giving the invitation to the visitors lo make his columns theirs, that it was a well-known fai I that the News and Courier had never keen known tobe right. He even went so far as to give the selfish reason for hi.-, invitation that In- wished to reverse this condition for the week at least. Nothing that could haVO been done in the "City by the Sea" would have gone farther lo making the strangers within the gales at home. It must have seemed like home to be grinding out copy. The social functions th.it woi'Q ar ranged in tho association's honor were all that could have been dc'slrcd. The surf bathing was in itself not tho least of the pleasures offered and in the days lo come many a tired scribe will lie back in his uneasy chair and shak ing off the cares of tho ofllco, allow bis Im agination to go hack and bring to him the delicious thrill or the breakers and the sight of the sea horses lurching in. All who have criticized Charioston lans for their solf-antisfacth n must, go and see what if is with which they uro satisfied and cavil nover again. Tho Association has already ar ranged to meet again, and perhaps again and yet again at this lowly spot. The power of the pen is certainly en listed to fight the battles of this fair city. Hereafter tho man, Woman or child who knows of a fairer or bettor place this side of eternity must realize that the only way to disseminate that knowledge will be through tho adver tising columns of a good stiff figure per inch. Russell Sage Dead, The famous multimillionaire, who pronounced it foolishness to tal e a va< ?? tion from business and who had rcdu I the practice ot per.onal economy t" . Bcienco, has passed inio the great be yond. For years he gave al' of his energy to amassing money, and ho left an estato valued at $50,000, <. Tho Inter031 on his money at a reasonable rato would have been more than any man in Lau vcuh county Is worth.