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MO IIVEST?6&TION THIS SESSION. The Proposed Inquiry Into Tobac? co Trust f?ethojis Will be Drop? ped for the Present. Washington, March 2.-No in? vestigation of the tobacco trust wiil be organized at this ses? sion of congress. The resolution * on the subject by Representative . Kehoe, of Kentucky, not be acted upon by the house. 4 ~ Representative * Smith, to whom thc matter was referred for conference with the attorney general today stated they would have to drop the matter this ses? sion, but t would be taken up at the next session wthout fail. Kennedy Company Commissioned. Columbia, March 2.-The Kennedy Building and Supply Company, which proposes to do a lumber manufacturing busi? ness at Suntter, on a capital of $20,000, was, commissioned to? day. The corporators are J.' M. Barby, T. B. Kennedy, A. J. China, D. D. Moise. By the Tonic Route. The pills that act as a tome and' not as a drastic purge, are Dewitt's Little Early Risers. They care headache, constipation, billioasness, etc Early Sisers are small, easy to take and easy to act-a safe pill. Mack Hamilton, hotel clerk at Valley City, - N. D., says : Two bottles cored me of chronic constipation." Sold by all drag gists. The telephone and telegraph companies that are given the privilege of erecting their poles^ on tiie streets should be required" to mark their poles so that they may be identified. A Safe Cough Medicine for Children. In buying a cough medicine for children never be afraid to buy Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. There is BO danger from it and relief is always sure to follow. It is especially valuable for colds, croup and whooping cough. For sale by all drug? gists. The merchants on_Main street are once more talking about the use of crude oil as a dust pre? ventative. It is said that oil is cheaper than water in the long run. For an Impared Appetite. Loss of appetite always results from faulty digestion. Ail that is needed is a few doses of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They will invigorate the stomach, strengthen the digestion and give yon an appetite like a wolf. These tablets also act as a gentle laxative. For sale by all druggists. New York, March 3.-The Sloss-. Sheffield common stock which ad? vanced sensationally last week on ru? mors ofan impending iron and steel combination scored an equally sensa? tional decline this morning. It opened at 86 and declined J20 1-2 points from yesterday's closing price. At noon the stock was 95. A Chicago Alderman Owes His Election to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. "lean heartily and conscientiously re? commend Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for affections of the throat and lung*," says Bon. John Shenick, 120 So Peoria St., Chicago. "Two years ago during 8 polit? ical campaign, I caught cold lifter teing overheated, whibh irritated my throat and I was Anally compelled to stop, as I could not ?peak aloud. In my extremity a friend advised me to ase Chamberlain's Cough Bern edy, I took two dose? that afternoon and could not believe my sea ses when I found the next morning the inflammation had largely subsided., I took several doses that day, kept right on talking through the campaign, and I thank this medicine that I won my seat ia the council." This remedy is for sale by all druggists. Anyone sendtag a sketch and description may calcify oertala oar opinion free whether an Invention is probably patentable. Commnnira tioaastrte?y confidential. Handbook on Patents .ent free. Oldest arency for securing patents. Patents taten thrown Mann & Co. receive tpeeiat nattee, without charge, tn tho Scientific American. JL handsomely flhwtrated weekly. Lnivest ctr ?olatkm of any scientific journal. Terms. 93 a year ; four months, IL Sold by all newsdealers. MM & Co.3615"*** Nsw Yorfc .r,s r~\ v ?tu Wa?htn?*?n. T? C We promptly obtain U. PATENTS ?Seed model, sketch or photo of invention for .freereport on patentability. For free book. ?^rrR?DE-M?RKS w?te GAMOW! Opposite U. S, Patent Office WASHINGTON D.C. Land Surveying I will give prompt attention to all calls for surveying, platting, terracing hill sides draining bottoms, drawing Mortgages Titles, Probating, Ac BANES H. BOYKIN, D. S., Oct ld-o Catchall, S. C. THE LtOUQB FLOOD. Supreme Court Decides That Dispensary, When Once Estab? lished, Cannot be Closed. Columbia, March 1.-In an opinion handed down today, the supreme court enjoins the state dispensary directors from grant in? prohibition to the town of Elk ree, and restrains the board from closing the dispensary there. The opinion sustains the position of Chairman Evans that the board cannot grant prohibi? tion to any town and that the only way to secure prohibition is through an election by an en? tire county, in which case the county levies a half mill tax to enforce prohibition. GEORGE RIDE BEAD. The Unconquerable Enemy of the I Standard \ Oil Monopoly is No More. ~i ?skixry Park, N. J., March 1. George Rice, for twenty years past the implacable enemy of the Standard Oil Company, died here Monday night of bronchitis, superinduced, by an attack of grippe and a general breakdown. His death was kept secret by his rels.tives. Rice has time and again taken the. Standard Oil company into court and was the author of the famous book the "Black Death," circulated some years ago, which took for its theme the methods of the oil truist. FREISHT RATE LESISLftl ION. Senator Colliver Makes a Last Ef? fort to Bring About an Investi? gation of Railroad Exactions. Washington, March 1.-Sena j tortor Doliiver, member of the committee on interstate , com- . meree, who has been laboring for i the enactment of freight rate legislation by this congress, in? troduced a resolution in the sen a'te today providing for the in? vestigation of the question of additional legislation to regulate interstate commerce by a joint congressional committee, con? sisting of seven sentaors and seven members of the house. On objection, immediate considera iton of the resolution went over. TOB CORBETT KMOGKED OUT. Proves to be an Easy Victim for Battling Nelson in Twenty Hound Bout. _ ?San Francisco, March 1. "Battling" Nelson decisivelv de? feated "Young" Corbett in the ni * rt h round of their twenty round bout at Woodward's p:ivii lioi* here last night Corbett showed lack of vitality after the third and proved an easy mark foi* the left and right swings Nelson sent to his head. Corbett showed great gameness through? out, but was easily seen at the end of the third that Nelson was Corbett's master. The Denver lac did his best, but against a ma n who had more strength and vitality he therefore easily suc? cumbed. OH DOC 103 STROTHERS KILLED. His Head Crushed While Coupling . Cars in the Columbia Yards. Columbiba, March 1.-While coupling two flat cars in the Blanding street yards of the Southern today Freight Conduc? tor R. G. Strother's head was crushed by a beam projecting from one of the cars, loaded with lumber and was instantly killed. Mr. Strother came here from Johnston, S. C. He leaves a widow and several small chil? dren. New York, March 1.-Paul Phillips, the coachman who was arrested last night on suspicion ths-t he knew something of the Ross murder in Montclair, was discharged by the police court today having easily proved th?it he knew nothing of the crime. A Dinner Invitation. After a hearty meal a dose of Kodol Dye pepsia Cure will prevent an attack of indigestion. Kodol is a thorough di zest ant and a guaranteed cure for indigestion, dys pepsia, gas on the etomach, sour ris? ings bad breath and all stomach troubles. N. Watkins, Lesbus, Ky., says : "I can testify to the efficacy of Kodol in the cure of fttomach trouble. I was afflicted with 8toiaach trouble for fifteen years and have takon six bottles of your Kodol Dyspepsia j Cure, which entirely cured me. The six bot "les frere worth $1,100 to me." Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will digest any quantity of all the wholesome food you want to eat while y oar stomach takes a rest-r?cup?? r?tes and grows strong. This wonderful pre paration is justly entitled to all of its many remarkable cures. Sold by all drug? gists. KURQP?TKiN REPGRiS ViGI?RY. ? _i ! Russian Forces Haye Achieved Tv/o Minor Successes OR the j Shar.ke River. St. Petersburg, March 1. Gen. Kuropatk*n reports two Russian successes. The Japa? nese, he says, have been repuls? ed at Gaotulin on the Russian left, while the Bussi?ns have i captured the head of the bridge which crosses the Shahke river. In a later telegram Gen. Kuro patkin reports that the Russians still hold Kudiatse and Gaotulin. St. Petersburg, March 1. Gen. Stoessel, formerly com? mander at Port Arthur, arrived in St. Petersbubrg this morning. He was warmly greeted by the minister of war. St. Petersburg, March 2. Reports received via Sahetum claim that a number of Japanese attacks on Russian positions have been repulsed after severe fighting, in which one column of Japanese suffered great losses. Two Russian outworks, accord? ing to these reports, have been destroyed by the Japanese artil? lery. The bombardment of Puti loff hill by the Japanese con? tinues. Birmingham, Eng., March 2. The Post hears that Kaiser Wil? liam of Germany and King Ed? ward are exchanging most im? portant letters in reference to Russian affairs. Tokio, March 2.-The Japa? nese left wing on Tuesday suc? cessfully held their positions as far west as the Liao river against the repeated attacks of the Russians. Tokio, March 2.-A dispatch from General Oku states that the Japanese left has driven back Russians and occupied Ka litza on the Liao river ,forty miles west of Mukden. This gives the Japanese a most important position, seriously menacing Gen. Kuropatkin's communica-? tions along the Siminting road, which if held by the Japanese stops Russian supplies. With General Oku, Manchuria, March ?, (Delayed) The Japanese opened a terriffic bombardment along the entire line today. The heaviest guns ever usedin field operations were employed and did great damage to the Russian defenses. One hundred guns of all sizes were employed. The Russian guns were Quite evidently un? able to reply. The Japanese left com? pletely blocked the Russan attempts to turn it. Tokio, March 3.-A later dispatch dated March 2 says: The battle is now progressing favorably despite a i heavy snow storm. We have made ! great gains by night attacks on the ex? treme left and now occupy the first line of the Russian triple line of de? fenses in the hills beyond the Shahke river. Yesterday we begun swinging our main force northward. Our troops on the east bank of the Hun river have advanced on the villages in the vicinity of Chentan. within a hundred metres of which the enemy is en trnched. Advancing aU Along Une./ Tokio, March 3.-A dispatch from the front states that the Japanese are j advancing all along the line and are j now only eleven and a quarter miles from Mukden.' Gen. Oku's column is now turning the Russian right "at Sawipu eleven and a quarter miles west of Mukden, and it is believed that Gen. Kuropat kin will soon be compelled to evac? uate Mukden. There have been heavy losses on both sdes. K-iroki Surprises Russians. With General Kuroki, (undated). We are pushing forward and have gained Opuves and Takassan, sur? prising the Russians. A tremendous bombardment is proceeding, our ar? tillery being directed against Wanpao san hill. Sixty Russian guns are oppos ng us. We have just occupied Witosan. St. Petersburg March 3.-An impe? rial manifesto published today ap? peals to the people to rally around the throne and defend lt against its inter? nal enemies. It calls on the officials to perform the duties imposed by'their oaths. It says also that the people should give a full hearted support to the present regime for the autocratic is the only form of government pos bisle for Russia. . This manifesto is most significant, indicating that the hopes of the re? formers are doomed to disappoint? ment. It is understood that the czar is detcrminedto break up all attempts at reforms, and the old state affairs will continue. An ultimatum, present? ed by the workmen to the govern? ment demanding immediate reforms has been rejected. A general strike again seems inevitable. Tokio, March 3.-A report is cur? rent that the Japanese have most reached Mukden. The battle is still raging fiercely. The Russians recap? tured several positions which they again lost in a few days. B?? TLESM?P "SOUTH G&8QL?RA." Dimensions of First Class Battle ship to Bear the Name of the Palmetto State. Washington, March 1.-Pres ?dent Roosevelt had a conferenc with Secretary Morton thi morning- at the close of which the announcement was made that one of the two nev/ battle? ships authorized by this congress should be named "South Caro? lina." The secretary said that the president had expressed a per? sonal wish that one of the ships be named for the Palmetto state, and he readily acquiesced in the suggestion. That the president wished this to be done has been known to a few for more than a week, but it was at his expressed wish that the news should not be made public until he could take ,the matter up with the secretary of the navy. This could not be done until after the naval bill passed both houses. When the bill passed yesterday, the president made an appointment to see the secretary of the navy this morning, when the matter was finally decided and announced. The South Carolina is to be a first class battleship, the North Carolina an armored cruiser. The sister ship to the South Carolina will be named the Michigan. The new babttieshio will be of from 16,000 to 19,000 tons dis? placement, and will have a prob? able speed of 19 knots. The approximate cost of the South Carolina will be $8,000, 000. While the plans are yet to be drawn by the board of con? struction, it is probable that the new battleship in its main feat? ures will follow the lines of the New Hampshire, authorized last year. The South Carolina will in every way be a larger and more powerful ship than th? North Carolina, authorized by the last congress. CLEMSON COLLEGE NEWS Selected the Visitors-Resigna? tion of Two Members of the Faculty. Clemson College, M?rA 2.-The meeting of the board of trustees yes-, terday and the day before was attend? ed by"Col. R. W. Simpson, Senator B. R. Tillman, Col. M. L. Donaldson, Major A. T. Smythe, Caj!t. J. E. Tindall, Major J. E. Bradley, the Hon. W. D. Evans, the Hon. J. E. j Wannamaker, the H DU. R. E. Bowen, the Hon. L. A. Sease, the Hon. G. Duncan Bellinger and the Hon. Jesse Hardin. Matters of interest not yet reported are given out as follows : The election of a board of visitors resulted in the selection of Mr. Huger Sinkler, of Cbarlseton, for . the first district ; Mr. G. L. Toole, of Aiken, for the second; Mr. Charles H. Carpenter, of Pickens, for the third ; Mr. Thomas Co th ran, of G reen vile, for the fourth ; Mr. X G. Richards, cf Liberty Hill, for the fifth: Mr. R. P. Hamer, Jr, of Hamer's, for the sixth, and Mr. Altamont Moses, of Sumter, for the seventh. This is a very strong body of men. In complying with the request of the State Superintendent of Educa? tion, O. B. Martin, for the meeting of the State Teachers' Summer School, for ne?t summer, the board left the date and other arrangements to be fixed by Superintendent Martin and Dr. Mell the president ot the College, bot fixed the rate of board at $14 per month, or $5 per week for less than a month, or $1 per day for less than a week. Everything possible will be done for the success of the gathering so far as Clemson's part is concerned, and Clemson will gladly welcome the teachers There is every reason to believe that the holding of the school here will be of great advantage in many respects. While no" dates can be set yet, the school will probably be held some, where about June 25 to July 25. M r.^ Alan Johnstone, of ..Newberry, who was unanimously chosen by the six life trustees-Coi. Simpson, Sena? tor Tillman, Messrs Bowen, Bradley, Donaldson and Wannamaker--was at one time one of the elective me: bers, and was recognized as one o? the ablest. His election will, ?[of course, be recieved with great satisfaction by the friends of the institution. The resignation of Prof. H. Benton and Mr. B. H. Raw! were accepted with regrets by the board, which re? cognizes the loss of good men in their going. The vacancies will be filled as soon as po ss i bile. Col. M. L. Donaldson was elected chairman of the executive committee of the board in place of the late Col. D. K. Norris. Mr. G. A. Haney, Jr, who was elected assistant veterinarian in place of Dr. A. S. SheaJy, who resigned some months ago, is a graduate of .the agricultural course here in the class of 1S98. He is at present further pre? paring himself for his duties in the Kansas Veterinary School, and will report for duty on April 1. Prof. T. G. Poats, of the physics division, was granted a year's leave of absence, and he will work at the University of Virginia next year, tak? ing his degree and further fitting himself. Before the broad adjourned fitting resolutions on the death of Col D. K. Norris, a life member, were pass? ed, and also on the death of Col. J. L. Orr, and various matters concern? ing the routine work of the College were transacted.-News and Courier. MRS. STANFORD WAS POISONED. Report of Chemist Shows That Death Was Due to Strychnine. Poisoning the Work of Some Gne in San Francisco as Charged by Mrs Stanford Before She Died. Honolulu, March 1.-Mrs. Jane Lathrop Stanford, of San Francisco, widow of United States Senator Le? land Stanford, died at 11.40 o'clock last .night at the Mc a ua Hotel here. Suspicious circumstances surround the death of Mrs Stanford. She was taken ill at ll o'clock and said: "I have been poisoned." Mrs. Stanford came here from San Francisco on the Korea, February 21. In conversation with Mrs. Henry Highton, of San Francisco, who is now here.* Mrs Stanford said J;bat an attempt had been made to poison her in that city, and that this was her reason for sailing ^n the Korea. It waa Mrs. Stanford's belief, according to Mrs. Highton, that enough poison had been used to kill twenty persons Before retiring last night Mrs: Stanford took a dose of bi-carbonate of soda, which she purchased at San Francisco. It is repdrt?d that the soda contained strychnine, but this report cannot be verified. Dr. F. H. Humphries, who attended Mrs. Stan? ford, is making an examination of the contents of the bottle, which had not been touched since Mrs. Stanford left San Francisco. Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Stanford went to a picnic. She ate heartily.* On returning to the hotel she took no dinner and retired shortly after 10 o'clock. t TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL. At ll o'clock a guest of the hotel who occupied an adjoining room, heard Mrs. Stanford groaning, and running to the room found her lying on the floor. She had evidently tried to summon help. At the time of Mrs. Stanford's death there were present Miss Berner, ber secretary, and her . maid, May Wilson. Both are pros? trated. In accordance with the local law a coroner's jury was immediately sum? moned and viewed the remains, which were later taken to a undertaker's to await an autopsy. Honolulu, March 2.-The re? port of the chemist made today removed the last doubt of the cause of the death of Mrs. Stan? ford, the wealthy Calofrnia wid? ow, which occurred here Tues? day night. The analysis of the contents of the bottle of the bi? carbonate of soda disclosed the presence of a large quantity of strychnine. According to the statements of Miss Borner, Mrs. Stranford's secretary and her m?id, the bottle was brought from the medicine chest of the San Francisco mansion unopen? ed until when the fatal dose was taken. This proves conclusively that the death of Mrs. Stanford was the result of a plot formed in California over a month ago. San Francisco, March 3.-A dspatch from Honolulu announces that' Ber? tha Berna, Mrs. Stanford's secretary, has named a Chinese cook, employed by Mrs. Stanford, as'the man connect? ed with poisoning her mistress This man, with three other servants, were inmates of the Stanford mainsioa. No. 8 Hill, his city. Acting on this informa? tion the members of the household are under guard. The police have barely began work on the case of the pre? vious poisoning, the affair never hav? ing been reported to them. It was handled entirely by a private detec? tive agency. As soon as the official report of the analysis is received the. police who are prepared for action, declare that arrests are likely to be made soon. A dispatch from Palo Alto says a discharged employe on the Stanford farm who cut the water pipe and val? uable rugs for revenge, is suspected. There is evidence on hand that he purchased^trychnine in Palo Alto, but the story is discredited by some be? cause he had no access to Mrs. Stan? ford's medicine chest. The stories told by Miss Berna is given by relatives full confidence and is, flatly contradicted by statements of others. ? If it is a bilious attack take Chamber? lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and a quick cure is certain. For sale by ali druggists. Truth Triumphs. Sumter Citizens Testify for the Public Benefit. A truthful statement of a Sumter citizen, given in his own words, should convince the most skeptical about the merits of Doan's Kidney Pills, fyou suffer from back?'che nervousness, sleeplessness, urinary disorders or any form of kidney ills, the cure is at hand. Read this: Geo. Ingram, farmer, well-known in Sum? ter, says: "I believe yon have a most valua? ble medicine for backache, for never had. anything do me so much good as Doan's Kid? ney Pills which procured at Dr. A. J. Ch an a's Drug Store. My back has caused me a lot of suffering; I did not know that it was my kid? neys but thought I bad malaria all through my bones for they ached so. The achinar ex? tended all up and down my back clear into my shoulders and down my legs. I do not think I had a spot about me where the pain did not strike and every once in a while 1 had a dull gnawing kind of a pain across the small of my back and then again sharp shoot? ing pains all over. I used numerous rem? edies and make-shifts but found nothing to do me any good. The kidney secretions be? came dark and strong and looked like liver when left to stand to get cold. They were too frequent in action and disturbed my rest nights. The first night after I used Doan's Kidney Pills I told my wife I felt bet? ter. I thought it might be imagination un? til after using the pills a couple of days when I knew the pains were lessoned and the se? cretions from the kidneys soon ceased to an? noy me as they formerly did. I have not had a return of the aching and pain since 1 used Doan's Kidney Pills.A For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.N. Y.. sole agents for the United States Remember the name Doan's- and take no other. 24 KT7ROPATKIN ADMITS DEFEAT. Russians Being Driven Back By De? termined Orslaughts <i" ?Japanese. Berlin, Maren 4.-According to st telegram from St. Petersburg the con tents of a Code message from Gera. Kuropatkin states 260,000 Japanese broke through the Russian Ie?t wing which was cut off from the main ar? ni y. Another dispatch states the Jap? anese are marching on Mukden. Gen. Kuropatkin's position is extremely dangerous, and it is believed he has sustained a crushing defeat. St. Petersburg, March 4.-Aowrding to a telegram received from G n. Ku? ropatkin ?oday the Russians have been compelled to vacate Jachtecun. He adds that the Japanese sustained enor? mous losses in fighting on the. left flank. Exports of Cotton Manufactures. Exports of cotton manufactures from Japan to China in 1893 were valued at ?251,363, and in 19 3, $16, 126,054. Meantime the quantity of raw cotton exported from the United States to Japan has grown from 793, 242 pounds in 1893 to 161,601,219 pounds in 1900,the value of ihe same being in 1893 $68,423.and in 190), 812; 712,619. The quantity arid value in 1903 were somewhat reduced by rea? son of the very high price of Ameri? can cottons and-the fact that Japan-, in years { of hign prices in America, turns for a part of her cotton supply to India. The general fact, however,, that Japan increased her purchase of our raw cotton from $68,000 in 1893 to 87,500,000 in 1903, and in tbe same period increased her sales of manufac? tured cotton to China from $251,000 ira 1893 to- $16,000,000 in 1903, suggests* the possibilities which await tbe cot? ton manufactures of the United States. Yarns form a much larger proportion of Japan's exports of cofc ton manufactures than is the case with those of Europea? countries, This is apparently due to the fact that her manufacturing establishments have not yet reached the same stage of perfection, and in part, also, tc? tfie fact that the people of ber lar? gest customer, China utilize yarns largely in the household manufac? tures of cotton cloths fox . domestic; use. Figures' recently compiled show? that the world's exportation of cotton manufactures amounts to about S6Q3, 000,000 aunully, of which $400,000,000 goes in the form of cloth, $152,000,000 as miscellaneous finished goods andi 8101,000,000 cotton yarns. The United States, although producing three fourths of the world's raw cotton,, ex> ported in 1904 but $22,500,000 worths of cottou'mannfftcurs, of which. $14r 700,000 was cloths, 87,500,000 miseel lanous goods and $172,300 worth cot? ton yarns. JUST ONE WORD that word lr ?Putt's, ? it refers to Dr. Tuft's Liver Pills and MEANS HEALTH. Are you constipated? Troubled with indigestion?/ .. . Sick headache? * Virtigo? Bilious? Insomnia? ANY of these symptoms and many others? indicate inaction of the LIVER. "STou. -Need Take No Substitute. _%_ ._ Sour Stomach No appetite, loss ot* strength, nervou?? ness, headache, constipatuon, bad breathv general debility, sour nsrogs, and catarrhs of the stomach are all' ?'ue to indigestion. Kodol carss indigestion. This new discov* ery "pr?sents the, natural-juices of diges? tion as they exist in- a healthy stomach, combined with the greatest- known tonie and reconstructive properties. " Kodol Dys? pepsia Cure does not only cure indigestion and dyspepsia, but this famous, remedy cures all stomach troubles by? cleansing-,, purifying, sweetening aod strengthening: the mucous membranes Karng the stomach.. Mr. S. S. Ball, of Ravenswood, W, Va., says: " I was troubled with sour stomach" fer twenty years. Kodol cured me and we are now- using it is milk ?* for baby." Kodol Digests What'Yeo Eat. Bottles only. $1.00 Size holding 2}A times thc trial size, which sells for SO <m?s. Prepared by E. C DcWITT & CO.,.CHICAGO. For Sale by all Druggists. He Largest ai lost Coutte Mitent Sil Geo. S. Hacker k Son, -MANUFACTURERS -OF DOORS, SASH, BUNDS* Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite Oms non Street, CHARLESTON, 8. Ci, Pnrcbaa* oar make, wbicb we gnarann superior to soy eold Sooth, and thereby pave money. Window and Fancy (Kass a Special^ October 16a