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SIMMONS SENTENCED TO DIE. July 23 Fixed as Day on Which White Man, Who Killed Deputy McAdams, Must Hang. Anderson, May 24.-Unless a stay of sentenee is granted pending an ap peal to the supreme court, Webb Sim mons, the young white man who kill ed United States Deputy Marshal MeAdams on February 20 last, will be hanged in the county jail yard here on Friday, July 23. Sentence was passed on the prisoner this morn ing by Judge Dantzler, after Attor ney Dagnall had completed a strong argument for a new trial. The motion was overruled, and in the presence of several -hundred spectators, Simmons was condemned to death. The Simmons case went to ihe jury at 5 o'clock SaturdaN afternoon, and near Saturday midnight a verdict of guilty without any recommendation was made. At once Mr. Dagnall gave notice of a motion for a- new trial, and Judge Dantzler remained in An derson until this morning to hear the motion argued. -Mr. Dagnall present ed a strong plea to the court. He said, among other things, that on account of his own illness, he had not been able to conduct the defence as it should have been, but the court inter rupted -him by saying that, in his op inion, the case had been zealously and admirably conducted, and that the at torney had looked well after the id-e fendant's interest at all times during the trial. 1Lher reasons for asking a new trial were stated as follows: That some of the jurors had express ed opinions as to Simmons' guilt be for the trial'; 'that Juror Davis was over the constitutional age; that the court failed to charge the jury on the law as to self-defence; that the jury' had resented .certain questions asked the sheriff by Mr. Dagnall; while the sheriff was on the stand; that the case should -not have been tried at this term of court because of personal feeling against thie prisoner, and be cause of the illness of defendant's mother, a material witness. Judge Dantzler considered separate ly each reason -assigned, after -which he formally denied the motion and proceeded to pass the formal sentence of death. Simmons accepted the verdict of the jury and the sentence of death very unconeernedly land cool ly. When called upon by the clerk of court to stand up to receive sen tence, the prisoner stood motignless and without 'a,~ tremor. From 'his ap pearance, it did not seem 'that 'he was the least hit annoyed or worried, but on the contrary seemed to accept the sentence as a relief from court pro-1 ceedings. When asked if he 'had any thing to say why sentence should not be passed on him, he clearly and loud-! -ly stated that he knew of none, that he 'had nothing to say, and after the: court had announced the sentence, the prisoner maide a graceful bow of ae-: knowledgement and then quietly sat down in the prisoner's dock. He was, at once handcuffed and carried to the county jail by Constable Martin and Pollee Sergt. Sanders. He 'had noth ing to say while walking to the jail except to stop at r. fruit shop to pur chase a dozen bananas. This he did also late Sa,tunday night, while return - in,g to the court 'house to receive the verdict of the jury. Upon arrival at the jail, after sen tence had been passed this morning, Simmons saluted cheerfully one of the negr~o prisoners, calling him by name and saying that 'he had learned .to say it.' Evidently the negro had been teasing Simmons about what thie court would 'have to say in passmng sentence. Attorney Dagn-all will take t'he ease to the supreme court, it is understood, and, if so. it is highly probably that the execution will not be held in July. The supreme court does not take up the cases from this circuit until late in the fall or early in the winter, and, . then unless a special dispensation is secured, this appeal will have to come up in regular order. This will be An derson 's first legal hanging in about 9 ears, tehe victim then being a negro convicted of assault on a wvhit-e wo man of this county. Clemson's Unwise Friends. Columbia State. in our opinion, the Anderson Mail is making a mistake and doing injury to Clemson eollege by meeting argu ments for a cebange in the plan of government of this institution with allegations such as these: "Mr. Calhoun's animus is plain. All the members of the Calhoun fam ily, we believe, were mad at Mr. Clemson. They bitterly resent that this name should be perpetuated in Sconnection with the college, just as t.hey resent that the Calhoun property should pass out of the family. But we can ~not see that the spleen of dis appointed heirs is sufficient cause to abolish Clemson college.. "There has been strong oppositioni to Clemson college ever since the in stitutionf was established. There are toans for this. Clemson college was establi.Yed in unes of politi eal factionalism and bitterness. and Ben Tillman had much to do with its establishment. Some people will al ways hate Clemson because of Till man's connection with it. "Another reason is that Clemson was established~ against the protests of those interested in the older State eolleges. South Carolina and the Cit adel. The older colleges represented the aristocracy. Clemson was intended to be for the farmers and the common people. Only those who belong to our set ' were expected to send their boys to South Carolina or the Citadel. The older eolleges have always been jealous of the newcomer. The older colleges had existed by favoritism, the establishment of Clemson meant that hereafter they must justify their ex istence by merit. "And so it has been that the South Carolina college and Citadel influ ences have always been hostile to Clemson college, and they are respon sible for much of the warfare agaiist Clemson that has been going on until this day. Some of those who are en gaged in the fighting are probably ig norant of the causes of it. and they will doubtless resent this suggestion. It is true nevertheless." Clemson needs friends, and it is folly for such champions as the Mail to gratuitously antagonize powerful inflnences. Some of these have for years st6od between that college and assault. It is idle to attempt to ex plain -the demand for a reformation by saying Clemson is hated because of Tillman's connection with it, and that other colleges are jealous of it. The agitation is for the benefit of the institution at Fort Hill. and the soon er it is recognized that a change is, inevitable. -the better for that insti tution. There is no question of the ability of Mr. Clemson's life trustees; there is no suggestion that 'they are not acting .in harmony with the minority representing the State. But it is con tended that the situation, from a prac tical, business viewpoint is ridiculous. It is wrong in principle, and its sup porters can not change that fact if they argue until black in the face. Stockholders in a bank do not permit the ;holdeT of, say, four per centum of stock to elect a maj6rity of the dirc tors. But that is what South Caro lin'a has done in 'the case of Clemson ollege. The Anderson Mail argues that it is wise for Mr. Clemson's representa-( tives to 'hold control, for that majori ty assures negroes being kept out should the blacks get into control. That does not alarm us; by that time all the whites would have emigrated. or died, and they would :have no use for colleges. I And the thought advancedsby the Mail is that it is best for the legisla ture not to have control because, "We might have a legislature wholly hos tile 'to Clemson college, and'the use fulness of the institution *might be partly or wholly impaired by elect ing as trustees men unfit to serve, or. who would deliberately try to 'de stroy the college or change its work.'' Our esteemed contemporary appears to have forgotten that if a legislature is "-hostile'' to Clemson and wished to "destroy'' it, the quick way would be to withdraw the State's support estimated for this year at about $195,000., If that were done, a thousand life trustees, representing Mr. Clemson, could not avert tihe re sulting dull thud.. And 'after the question of principle* in governinent is settled, the~ name of "Clemson'' will have to be justified. The Clemson Trustees. Daily Mail. We reproduce in today's paper an editorial from -the Columbia State en titled, "Whyv 'Clemson"?"'' hich de serves some attention. The State bases its remarks on *a statement -by Mr. W. P. Calhoun, who was editor of a defunt newspaper at Edgefield. Mr. Calhoun's animus is plain. All 'the members of the Calhoun family, te aristocracy, Clemson was int.ended They bitterly resent that his name should be perpetuated in connection with the college, just a.s they resent that the Calhoun property should pass out of the family. But wve cannot see that the spleen of disappointed heirs is sufficient cause to abolish Clemson college. There has been strong opposi'tion to Clemson college ever sineer the in stitution was established. There are two reasons for this. Clemson col lewe was established in times of poli tical factionalism and bitterness, and Ben Tillman had much to do with its establishment. Some p'-ople will al ways hate Clemson because of Till man's conneetion with it. Another reason is that Clemson was established against the protests of those interested in the older Starte! colleges, South Carolina and the Cit-! adel. The older colleges represented the aristocracy. Clemson was inteded to be for the farmers and the com mon people. Only those who belong t- -u set- were expeceted to send I'lleir bov., to South Carw~h Ir '! J Citadel.. The older colleges have a] ways been jealous of tle ne(wcomel The older colleges had existed b favoritism. the establishmnent 0 Clemson meant that hereafter the must justify their existence by mel it. And so it has been that the Sout Carolina college and Citadel infh ences have always been hostile t Clemson college, and they are respon sible for much of the warfare agains Clemson that has been going on unti this dev. Some of those who are er gaged in the fighting are probably io norant of the causes of it, and the: will doubtless resent this suggestior It is true nevertheless. A demand is being made that th .*tate shall elect all of the trustees o Clemson. That looks to be a reasor able proposition on its face, but as matter of fact there is no good rea son why the present system should b changed, and nobody has yet suggest ed a single good end thait could be ac complished (by i1t. Admitting th some changes are needed at Clemsor we fail to see what improvements, i any, could be secured by having th legislature elect all of the trustees. Under Mr. Clemson's will, there ar seven life -trustees and -six ele6te, periodically by the legislature. Mi Clemson named the first seven lif trustees, and when vacancies oceu the remaining life trustees fill the va cancy themselves. Several vacancies ihave occurred and the new men elected have bee: men of at least es good character anA standing as those elected by the legi; lature. As a matter of fact, one o two men elected as life trustees for merly served as legislative trustees. And it is a fact, we have been told that the records of the board shoi that -there has never been a divisio: 'on the board along the line of lif trustees and legislative trustees. I has never made any difference, in th course of any trustee, whether he wa a life trustee or a trustee elected b; the legislature and s.erving a definit term. Mr. Clemson made his will soon af ter the reconstruction period in thi State. The negroes had been in pow er, and the State colleges had beei open to.negroes. Mr. Clemson wantei to guara against such a condition ii the new college, and for this reasoi he hit upon the plan of :having a ma jority of the trustees serve for lif4 and having ther life trustees fil va cancies among themselves. It was wise provision then, and it is a wis provision now, for while the whit people have the government of th State in 'their hands now, there is n assurance as to 'how long they ma; keep it. Our election laws are bu makeshifts, and the negroes can g to participating in politieal' raffair again whenever 'they want to do s< 0.r the white people 'themselves ma; divide. Mr. Taft is 'smiling and sing ing siren songs to us, and many c our people seem greatly charmed. I the white people of the State divid4 as they may 'do, 'the negroes can comn in and control 'the elections, or the can at least hold the balance of pos er, and we 'do not know .what strang conditions this may bring about. W might have a legislature wholly hos tile to Clemson college, 'and the use fulness of the institution might b partly or wholly, impaired by electin as trustees men unfit to serve, or wh would deliberately try to destroy th college or change its work. The people of the State have surel: PLANT YU All the seed y.su .a Doll'ar. and if Savings Departme rate of Four Per by adding~ more se you~ will'reap a ric The Comm Of Newb 46o Paid in Our S JNO. M. KINARD, J. Y e nii Ior'uottn flow the di-pensary was killed. The life trustees of Clemson college have established a rule to require a f unanimous election in filling vacan y cies. When a member dies his sue cessur must receive the vote of every remaining member. This rule will al b. ways insure the election of first class L- men on the board. It has done so o liertofore. for the new life members of the board will compare well with t the trustees elected by the legislature. I The legislature has not always acted wisely in the election of trustees of the college, as is illustrated by the re y cent newspaper cavortings of -ne of L. their number. T!he life members of the board are e citizens of the State, and always will f be, and are quite as much interested - in the welfare of the State and of the a college as men elected by the legisla ture could possibly be. There could e be no inducement for them to be ae tuated by any other motives than the good of the'eollege and the good of t the State. The legislature eleets six , members, and t1hese six men can al f ways prevent abuses, if sueh should e creep in. And the majority of the board being life members can always e prevent abuses or open attacks by I the legislature, in the eevnt of a . ohange of government or unforeseen e political contingencies. r There may be something -rong at Clemson, and a shaking up may be needed. But the plan suggested is 1, the wrong way to go at it. The plan a of having life urtstees was about the 1 wisest thing in Mr. Clemson's will, f and' that plan' should be ad-hered to, r even if the State decides to give back to the Calhoun family the whole of the Fort Hill property and establish l, a new college plafit of its own. V The real friends of Clemson college a should vigorously opppse the demand e that is being made for the election of t all the tristees by the legislature. No e good end could be accomplished by s the ohange, and there is the possibi E ity of much danger in it. 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