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BATTLE RAGED Thousand Slain in The Street of Constantinople SULTAN A PRISONER Koform Forces in the Ottoiiwui Kmf>irc ('nst OtT Yoke tuid lte<ltioe Al?*ol Humid to Submission.? lie is hit ill Nominal Itulor and May lie* Attiu So. The Turks are haviug a war anions themselves, and the Constitutional troops are in complete control of Constantinople since Saturday night. T%o Sultan is practically a prisoner ia the Yildiz Palace, llis formal subwflttsion has not yet heeu given, hut lie and his troops with him are at the mercy of the army of occupation. Uaoiiioml Schefeket Pasha, the ('(Miiniiiiiih'r in thief of the invading forces, desires to finish th* work without further bloodshed, lie is in negotiation with the S ultan's repre<+ -utatives, and has extended the period of grace, within which the Sultan nust make his final decision. The Yildiz Kiosk tuny be rushed during the night, for some 5,d00 infantry are disposed within a mile and a half of the palace. W hat disposition will be made of the ruler of the Kmpiro when he is in tin- hands of the Constitutionalists is unknown to the embassies, although the opinion is held in authoritative quarters that he will continure as the nominal constitutional executive, with the otlicials of his household largely responsible to the Cabinet, which in turn will be responsible to Parliament. Complete tranquillity prevails in 1h<? city at the present moment, but anxious looks are oast in the direction of the Yilriiz, the refusal on th<? part of its garrison to submit being lUe serious feature of the situation. On. Sohefeket is concentrating large forces near this point. I'nluce Well Fortified. Troops have been pouring in since noon, and several batteries have been plautod on the neighboring heights. Hut it is feared that the task of capturing this well guarded stronghold may he extremely difficult, owing to its excellent defensive position and the thorough prepardness of the garrison. The other positions already captured by the investing army were not provided with artillery, which gave the assailants without an immense advantage, since they were able to shell the barracks without reply from artillery, but it is believed the neigh * borhood is mined. t The sending forward of the advance posts of the Salonki army Friday afternoon to within two and onehalf miles of the palace foreshadowed the attack upon the city, which began at live o'clock Saturday morning. Two bridges had been picketed and small parties of cavalry had reeonnoitered the ground. After desultory firing, just before dawn, a strong advance was made in the southwest part of I'era. The attacking forces spread out in a long line and made an assault upon the Matehka ana Tasoh Kischla barracks, south of the palace, where they met with a stubborn resistance. The Advance. The invaders continued to advance in three columns with the utmost precision, and occupied all the points of vantage. The volunteers from (ihevgoli received the baptism of Are from Matehka, but they stood their ground well and replied with steady volleys. The strength of the volunteers was overwhelming, and the Matehka garrison soon surrendered. Almost immediately the loyal soldiers in Tasch Kischla barracks on the opposite hill, opened with a deadly fire, but notwithstanding that n good many of them fell, the Salonik! troops did not hesitate in their advance, but moved slowly and can tiously, bringing up their machine guns, which eventually resulted it silencing the garrison. Thre wer? heavy "losses on both sides." While this attack was proceeding another corps of Saloniki infantrj ~ encountered a sudden attack fron the artillery in the Taxim barracks but these were only supplied wit! rifles. Mukstar He, commander of t h? Saloniki force, fell dead, and man; were killed or wounded on the firs assault. n<rhtinc in the Stamboul quar J in- nf-. ? tor occurred at the Porte, whore th garrison refused to surrender, bn after a sharp fusillade they were ol liged to hoist the white flag. Ther were still fighting at the I pi i k Hane harracks, where the mutinous arti Jurymen, who recently arrived froi fm Tchatalja, were quartered. "sub V STEAMBOAT SINKS CAPTAIN AND HALF TIIK CKKW A KM DKOWXKI). For No Appurent Hoason, the Tow I tout Fugle Founders and ltivuks iu Two oil the Mississippi. Fight persons were lost, and sot en others on hoard had a thrilling escape from death when the tow boat Fugle of Louisiana Petroleum Company went down early Sunday in the Mississippi Uiver about forty miles south of New Orleans. The dead are: Capt. George Joyce, 1 1 / ?i * - . ?? rxHTuuu i\.iiKi n< ?-t i naries ooounun, Kireman Charles Martin, Mate Richard Leblanc, two negro deck hands, a negro chainherinaid anil a cabin boy. The accitdent occurred at about four o'clock Sunday morning;, and at the time all of those who perished were asleep. The occurrence wa* one of overwhelming suddenness. Without ?<eming reason, the boat began to dip and take water, and in an instant, was going down, breaking in half as it sank. Without opportunity of giving warning to their companions, all unconscious of the impending disaster, those on deck found themsel ves precipitat elv l.h ro w n into the swift current of th? deep channel. They succeeded in catching hold of objects washed from the boat, and managed to stay alloal until they attracted attention from the shore. Their cries attracted two fishermen who went to their assistance in skiffs and finally landed the party on shore. They were brought to New Orleans on the tug boat Wilinot Sunday night. None was injured. The sinking of the Kagle is 011 > of those mysterious tragedies, the cause for which it is impossible to explain. There was 110 explosion of any kind, declare the survivors. At the time, the I-lagle was conveying an oil barge up the river. Tlvo barge broke away from the towboat when the latter sank. The Kairle was a stern wheel boat built along the ordinary lines of I lie smaller river steamers. The boat is undoubtedly a total loss. At the point whetv it went down, the river is about 100 feet deep. None of the bodies of those who were drowned has yet been recovered. * Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the attack upon the city was the great number of people of all nationalities, including many European women, who thronged the streets immediately outside the zone of tire. Everybody showed that confidence had h< en inspired by the discipline, valor and friendly courtesy of the invading troops, particularly tin; gendarmes of Saloniki. Treachery I displayed. The number of casualties probably will never be known, but it is estimated far into the thousands. Around the Taxim barracks alone it is believed that a thousand or more men fell. The private houses within the line of fire suffered greatly. One of the heaviest losses to the parliamentary forces occurred through the misuse of the white flag by the besieged Taseh Kisehla barracks. For more than an hour the machine guns of the attacking party poured a hail of shots into the garrison, and then the defenders hoisted the white (lag. Infantry moved forward into the open, and the gun fire was suspended. When the battalion was within four 1 1 .....win n C <1... 1... ,.1, .. , ?,,, IIUJIUIl'U jrcllUD kj L i 11 \ U(II J(U 1\.> tuu guns behind the walls opened up a deadly lire on them, 2 7 being killed and 80 wounded. In one quarter some 0,000 or 7,000 troops wore engaged in the conflict, but with the terrible exchange of shots few noncombatants were killed, i Halt of the Saloniki Chasseurs, who were brought from the country districts several months ago and placed in the Yikliz garrison by the comi mittee of Union and Progress, who took a prominent part in the recent i mutiny, fell fighting in or near the I barracks, where they murdered most of their officers only ten days ago. In the pockets of some of the dead 4 men were found large sums of money i in gold, which it is assumed, was 3 part of the price for their loyalty. The American ambassador, Mr. t Leishman, declared that the conduct i of the Americans during the fighting i and while he was arranging to send , them off on a steamer was splendid. i The men displayed the keenest interest in the strange battle and every o woman exhibited the greatest pluck. y There was no fainting and no hystert ics. At noon the battle ceased and pre cautionary measures were imniee diately taken by those upon whom t victory had rested, to insure the safe ?- ty of the residents. No disorders oi e any kind occurred during the after b noon and no looting was permitted I- General satisfaction seemed to b< n felt at the swift change from uncer tainty to contitutional order. ' SCRIBE > TWO ARE DEAD As a Result Of an Accident on a Lumber Road RAN INTO A HAND CAR In tlio Darkness, Killing .Mr. James , C<?rinielinel and David lyewis Out- ( \ right, and Causing Injury to Tlmr Other Persons, All of Whom Were on llm Hand Car. 4 CU ">r> i 1 |1 ti'on I <>1. r ....... ..lit.. - *-*. wjfv v ?iii vuo|'(VIV 11 I I Hill M U I 1 111S l to The State says Thursday night about 10 o'clock nows reached the city of the awful wreck of the logging crew employed by the Mullins Lumber Company, Messrs. II. C). and S. 11. Schoolfiehl, proprietors. The physicians of the town were hastily summoned and telegrams were sent to Marion for others. The news soon spread and many citizens hasten d to the scene to render such aid as they could. The accident happened about two miles northeast of Mullins and was caused by a misunderstanding of orders. The mill keeps a crew of about six lit' n in the woods and those usually are the last of the working force to leave for the night, when they return on the hand car. The engine usually makes three loads of logs from the woods each day, but, owing to an unavoidable delay, the third trip was after dark. The woods crow under Foreman A. C. Smith waited for the engine and finally decide I that as it was so late the ongit. or had abandoned his last trip and set nut for town. On the hand car were six men, .dr. James Carmichucl and Mr. A. C. Smith and Duvied Lewis, Walter lames,t Helaware Murray and Jim Spain, colored. Mr. Oarmiehael was sitting on the front of the car. The road being very had at that section and the hour late the hands who were at the crank were working hard and the car was rapidly moving along. The engine, in charge of Fngineod Khoades, was backing down for the woods with IS empty flats when it likewise was endeavoring to make up lost time. There was 110 light on the cars as the engine was backing. It was dark and t lie noise of the hand car made it impossible for the men to notice the danger until it was upon them. Of the six men only one, .Jim Spain, escaped unhurt, and his escape was nothing short of a mirack1. Spain said that he jumped just as the cars came together, the flat car striking his foot. As quickly as possible he ran over to where bis comrades lay buried under the wreckage. The first one lie reached was James Cariniehael. lie picked him up in his arms and saw that he was dead. He was rushed and mangled fearfully. Mr. Carinichael's neck, arms and legs were broken and was otherwise disfigured. He then went to Mr. Smith, who had a broken leg and was internally injured. Dave Lewis, colored, was crushed internally and had an arm broken. Dewis died soon after the accident. Walter .James, colored, had a broken leg and other injuries. Delaware Murray, also colored, received some painful, if not fatal, injuries in the side and arm. Everything possible was done for the survivors. The Messrs. School field personaly attended to their needs. Much sympathy is expressed for these gentlemen as they seem to regret the accident so much. Their wives have also ministered to the wants of the sufferers all day and are much affected. To just what extent Mr. Smith is injured is not known. Physicians li'ii'ii lw?r>n with liiin fifinotnntlv uini'?> the accident and have done all In their power to relieve his sufferings. Mr. Carinichael was buried (his afternoon at 3 o'clock at Miller's cemetery. Just two weeks ago yesterday Mr. Carinichael was married to Miss Sadie Oliver, of Marion, and to tin1 young bride the tenderest sympathies of the community go out. She has not lacked for attention and condolence, for hundreds of friends have mingled their tears with hers over thy sad fate which befell the noble voting man to whom she had plighted her faith and love just two weeks ago to the day. She returned to X\( former home in Marion, accompanied i bv her father, sister and brother. Mr. Carinichael was a very popular f young man, which was manifested - by the large concourse of friends who . attended the funeral, which was per? haps the largest assemblage ever - flrnthored fur a like occasion in this * | section. low TO WILL HIDE HER FACE TOTAL KCLII\SK OK TI1K MOON ON JI NK l'lio riinioiiKMioii Will In* Visible All Over the Country if tin* Sky is < 'l?Mir?< )ther l'jflipsrs. I .oral astronomers are ureal ly interested in the coming total eclipse ;>f the moon, which occurs on tfco veiling of Thursday, June 3. Th?* phenomena may be observed all over the continent if the sky is clear. In this section tin* rise of the moon will he almost normal and tin* people may watch the shadow of the earth gradually steal over the lunar body. Hut further in the continent, probably on the other sid * of th>* Mississippi, the inhabitants will tirst see an odd looking disc of a fain' reddish color rise from the east. When the moon rises here only a narrow portion of it will he observe d. (Iradually it will enter deeper and deeper into the earth's shadow until the moon gives no light and is only barely perceptible. This year the moon does not enter into the heart of the earth's shadow, so there will not be a black eclipse. The moon, however, will be in the earth's shadow for over an hour, and practically the only light from the heavens will be that of the stars. The reason why the moon will be invisible is the intluenco of the earth's atmosphere, which bends the sun's rays at the edges of illuminated hemisphere of this planet and throws on the moon a faint glow, generally of a red copper hue. It results from the absorption in the earth's atmosphere of the green, blue and violet rays pass through ii. ii is inin-ii Mic sninc :is i Hi* sunsot. glow, though inflnitoly more faint. As tho phenomena of tho orlipso develops, tho children will ho ahlo to sco for themselves tho truth of the statement. t lmy learned from their geographies. An eclipse of tho sun will he witnessed a fortnight later, on Thursday, dune 17th, shortly before sunset.. The only < ffecf that it will have is to send the chickens to roost an hour or two earlier. The lunar eclipse is precisely the same as that which saved the lives of Columbus and his party in the isle of Jamaica in the year 1561. The natives refused them food. Columbus, knowing that an eclipse was due, told them that Cod was very angry because of their inhospitality and would take away the light of the moon. The moment that the natives saw the light going, they rushed to their choicest viands, supplicating the "white angels" to bring back their moon. Columbus handed it. bacK in about, an hour. The earliest account of an ec'iose was discovered in the tomb of a Chinese emperor. The date has been tlxed by chronologists as January L'l>, 11 JO It. C. * \\ Hi:\ IT KKISII sri/I.W IHI1S Twenty-three (inns Will lie Fired at I >eniise. "Not a Christian in Turkey trusts the Sultan, and very few of his own people do, either. His death would be welcomed by all missionaries." This statement was made by Miss Mary L. Hraffan, of Andover, Mass., a teacher in Sivas Normal School at Sivas, Turkey, who is at present in New York on a vacation. "You know," she continued, "when the Sultan dies, twenty-three gunwill be tired. Whenever a cannon i> fired in Constantinople tho people al stop work and begin to count. Some times when fifteen or twenty shots are fired, the tension is very groai for with just so many more there'l 1)0 no Sultan. Yes, I understand '2?,' is a joking ntimber in New Yort but it is true, nevertheless, and w< want the '23' as soon as possibe it Turkey." ' STICK TO Til Kill WIVIOS. Says Our .Moil Don't Search fo Young Pullets. Senator Tillman spoke before th< South Carolina Society In New Yorl Friday night. He not only talko< of politics, but he touched on tin divorce question. "I have travele< all around this country," said th Senator, "and there /is one thin about a South Carolinian that dis tinguishes him from every one els in this country. And that's this? that he lias 'just one girl* and who she grows old he doesn't look aroun for some young pullet and then g to soniio judge?none of those i this audience, of course?and fo some trival cause, frequently trumi i ed, up, try to get rid of the girl wh 1 has been with him all his life." Tur ii inc n yMmlju . y^y ,. GREAT POWER r Oeveloment Planed on the Saluda River CAPITAL IS READY TIh.? Ah?u<Ha < 'Jimniclc Says t s Pntject Is One in W liich This lh? tire Section ta Intcrot^l?The a e Projectors of (ho Mnterpriso Writ* ti in A?<?u?tu IxlwI Wci-k . a The Augusta. Chronicle says ox- s tensive development of interest to * s this section and of tho greatest importance to Augusta, is just ahead, \ oa the Saluda liter, in Lexington county, S. C. * p The investigation has just been t made. The data has not boon coinpnted. 11 : i 1 further report is made , and inal decision is arrived at there > will he no business announcements. Favorable report will be followed by J i a large iurest ment. The capital is ( ready and its owners are ready to i ptoe ed. Mr. Lamar Lyndon, of Imuran & ) Lyndon, consulting engineers of New | York, was in the city yesterday. This ] lirm, ia the development and electric distribution of water power arc world known experts. He is just hack from the Saluda river where, for Mr. .lames F. Jackson and Northern capitalists, he made an exhaustive investigation. In advance of his formal r< port Mr. Lyndon would make no statement. It will he a fortnight before the report will he laid before the parties at interest. It is known, however thit ?)in point under consideration is capable ' ot* most abluent development. The locality is on the Saluda in South ' Carolina. The preliminary esti- ' mate demons!rat< s a 7,r>(10 primary and 4.noo secondary horse power ' doubled on the second development. y That Mr. Lyndon came in person ' to conduct the investigation and ' that lie regards the property rights * most valuable, are in themselves high endorsements of the merits of the ' projected development. As stated his linn is world known. 1 He is an export in his line and is 1 the author of works on "Development and Llectrical Distribution of ' Water Power." Ho has been en- ' gaged as consulting egninoer on some of the greatest projects of the kind in the Pnited States. Dr. Louis Dunbar, his partner, is a celebrity in electric distribution. He was formerly professor of the chair of Electricity .'it Johns Hopkins. lie is the expert who was called to Washington when it was decided to change the street car system there to electric power and he mapped the slot appliance, lie was consulting engineer of the Now York Rapid Transit commission on the subway enterprise. He has been twice president of the American Institute of Electric Engineers and is one of the two Americans enjoying membership in the Mathematical Socity of Prance, lie is also a member of the Physical Society of Prance. i Mr. Lyndon is equally as prominent. Endorsement, by these gentlemen is the highest that is possible in i America. As stated, other than to say that ! the necessary capital is ready to pro; ceed with the development immedi; ately that the engineers' approval is I secured, and that preliminarily the . consulting engineer speaks in the ; highest terms of the practicability of t the project, no announcements are ] procurable now. 1 Mr. James U. Jackson and Mr. " Lyndon were together yesterday and canvassed the data. Mr. Lyndon took an Eastern train during the afternoon. He stated to a reporter that he would he back in Augusta in two weeks. This means, of course, that he will approve the project and will advise the investment. Mr. Jackson further than to say that for himself and others he had secured the property rights referred e to on the Saluda, did not care to go < into particulars at this time. 1 Later when matters had been fure ther closed up he will outline the 1 plans and purposes of the investing e capitalist and point out the immense g benefit which is is believed will rei suit, for this section, as the oute come of the development. n Very Foolish (Jirl. d Localise her husband failed to o kiss her good-bye when he went to n work yesterday, Lena Adelsperger, IS ' years Old, a nriau 01 [iircc \v?m>k.s, )- killed herself in h?-r Hammond, Ind., o home. She was the daughter of a *lwealthy resident of Ludlngton, Mich. I0RRY HEI , , 4 , , ^ v <1 MANY SLAIN IIOI SWDS OF AKMKMANS MAHSACKKI) N10.\ K A DANA. 'riuhtful (Vtiuiition.s I'rcvnil in Armenian V Ullages Thorongliout Asiatic Turkey. A dispatch from llnirtit says thf> it nation in Asiatic Turkey Is one of xiremo gravity. How many tltousnds have been massacred, cannot ho stimated, the disturbances having con so widespread. Latest estimates lace the number of killed in Adana t approximately 25,000, and thoualids have been done to death In the own of old districts. The state of lege, which several of the places are mdergoing, has brought the inhabtants to the verge of starvation. Several war ships are in th se wat rs, but the disorders arc so fareaehing that the efforts of the Pow rs to restore normal conditions have is yet hardly b en f?dt. The French miser, Jules Perry, left for Latakia, vhi-rc swarms of refugees are pour* ng in. Hritish, French and (iernuin .var ships are at other ports, and untitles have been landed to quell 1 ist urhanees as far as possible at the nore important points. One of the missionaries .'it Alexin d rot t a, a Mr. Kennedy, with H50 Turkish troops, has gone to the reief of 1> urlyul, an Armenian village on the coast, where 10,000 people are besieged hy immense hands ?f Kurds and Circassians. Only two lays ago a Hritish war ship returned from that place, the (iovernor having peTu se<l the commander permission O land a relief party. The water supply has hoen cut off from the own. Children drink out of animal racks after a shower. There was in essant tiring on Creek subjects sent nit u nder escort. Confirmation has been received of he hurtling of the Armenian village >f Kessah. All the men and many if the women and children have been slain. The American property was lest roved. Miss Chambers, an Ainercan missionary is stife. /\n 1110 proport.y or tho Christian Djoliol has boon destroyed. The loss .vill he enormous. Reports state that llad.jin, in tin; vlllayet of Adana, la >n fire. Five American women are here, including Mrs. Lambert, who has been sending out .appeals for help. Miss Virginia A. Hillings and Miss llowuian. The aut horitives have refused permission to Messrs. I.awson and Chambers, also American missionaries, to go to their relief. Frantic appeals for protection and food are coming from all sections. * tiioi sands m \ss \< ki;i> in (lie Regions of Aiitioeh and Alexandret ta. Dispatches from Heirut, Syria, say that the Armenian population 01 Antioch and vicinity has been practically wiped out in the massacres of the last few days by fanatical Mulleins. There are thousands of destitute Armenian widows and orphans still in the district unable to get away. There is no security anywhere in the vicinity of Antioch. Fugitives who have arrived at Alexandretta relate that all Armenian villages and settlements in the Alexandretta district are being destroyed. Nearly every Armenian dwelling has been burned by fanatical Moslems, and the Armenians still surviving are living in the open, half starved and in great fear, especially of Friday and Sunday. closf CAIJ. for \l toists. Serious Accident Narrowly Averted at Columbia. At an exhibition automobile race in Columbia Wednesday afternoon a serious accident was averted by K. I). Lambert, who when the tire of his White steamer blew up turned his ear into tin* nlontrhoH finta o> >k.? r.v..n.<^ M ??VI V 4 <% U tliu right of the track, and although the machine was switched around, Mr. Lambert succeeded in bringing it to a standstill without any injury to himself or E. A. Jenkins, who was in the car with him, or to the car itself. The car was running sixtyfive miles an hour. NKtillO DKSI'KKADO KILLED. Shot to Death While Stalking Intended Victim. While trying to stalk Harvey Durden, a white man, whom he had sworn to kill, Allen Hush, a negro desperado wanted for several alleged murders and attempted murders, was shot to death by Durden at the latter's home at Graymont, Ga., on Friday. Hush has been hunted for two months but took to the swamps and defied ay pest. He created a small reign of terror iu this county. RALD