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BLOODY MASSACRE REPORTED.
Two Thousand Persona Said to Have
B*en Slain at Astra bad by Tur?
coman Tribesmen,
St Pettsrsburg. April 18.?Advices
to The Russ from Teheran report a
mast acre of 2.000 persons, including
women and children, by Turcoman
tribesmen at Aatrabad. There is no
cenf! rmatlon hers of the massacre, but
the Russlsn government Is sending
a detachment of troops to that place.
HAD LONCEST NAME IX WORLD.
A. E. V. T. D. T. H. E. L. A. L. M. B.
I 1. F. R. W. Chiles Drowned.
Ptdicah. Ky. April IS.?Death by
drowning came to the man, who is
said to have had the longest name in
the world. He disappeared on Fri?
day, and confirmation of the drown?
ing ??vms obtained today by finding the
body in Perkin s Creek, near Padu
cah. His full name was Arthur Hugh
Thomas T. DsWItt Tahnadge Hardln
Eddy Lane Arland Llnnle Marlon
Branch Sam Jones Plgg Reuben Wal?
ker Chiles.
The deceased was the son of the
Rev. W. B. Chiles, superintendent of
the Rescue Mission, of Paducah and
?ach nam? was that of some preacher
of note.
A WORTHY MOVEMENT.
An 1 Jt >rt to Be Msd< to Organise a
Y. M. C. A.
A movement has been started by a
few young men to organise a Young
Men'* Jhrlatisn Association in this
city and If they receive the encour?
agement, co-operation and support
from the church members, buslneas
mer. find other citizens who are In?
ternet? d In the real betterment of ths
community and the elevation of the
moral tone of the youth of Sumter,
the .novement will be a success. This
city is largs enough to support an ac?
tive and properly conducted Y. M. C.
A., ind the fsllure of efforts In form?
er yoars to establish sn sssoclatlon on
a substantial and permanent basis
should not deter any one who think*
well of the organisation and Its work
front lending the present movement
a hearty and substantial support. Tr*
Y. M. C. A., la one of the most pow
erfvj influences for good to be f n?nd
In .America, M does s work that the
chutches cannot do and wherever
ther? hi an association it Is the centre
of a wholesome Influence. It counter?
acts the evil effects of pool rooms,
socli I clubs snd other places or re?
sort* and assists boys and young men
to start right In life before evil
habits have become fixed.
IK ?MKS FOR DELEGATES.
Notice to Boarding Mouses and
Hotels.
The hnHpltall'y committee of the
Clvle league that ha< In charge the
entertainment of the delegates to the
ann nil convention of the Federation
of Women's Clubs which will meet In
this city next week tequeats that all
of tnose who will entertain delegates
will notify either Mrs. I. C. Strati**
or .Miss Annie Graham at once of the
nun hef that they can entertain In
order that the assignment of isJaf agi
t? tomes may be completed The
committee has endeavored to call on
??vi \t.o,|\. nit the masnltude of the
? or < haa made the task Impossible,
and ti> ? omrnlttee takes this mean*
of bringing the matt r to the atten?
tion of everybody. Quite a number
of delegates are still unasslgned ami
the committee entertains the hope
that the ladles of | mit. r Sj ho have
not volunteered to assist the ClvtC
Leafue In providing homes for the
delegstes will now come forward.
T ?one Wh" til- I 'lMleis are ulso
reo, vested to notify the committee
ho* many delegates th.v can enter?
tain and the rate p?r day.
Mr. R. M. Peguea, a prominent cltl
ten of Marlboro oCunty, died sudden?
ly Wednesday night.
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PATTEN WADE MILLIONS.
CHICAGO HI LL LEADER'S FLYKH
PROVES SUCCESSFUL.
Ills Pool Is Said to Have Sold 20 Mil?
lion Bus tie Is of May Wheat at a
Profit of Twenty Cents?He Puys
Ills Respects to Secretary of Agri?
culture Wilson and Lectures the
Newspaper Reporters.
Chicago, 111., April 17.?After a
memorable speculative week, the tick?
er's "good night" was received at
noon today with a deep sigh of relief
from board of trade men, not to men?
tion an army of laymen drawn into
the vortex of the wheat pit by the
publicity given James A. Patten, the
bull leader and his following.
Today Mr. Patten personally left
the market to Its fate, which fate
from the view of the Patten crowd,
Improved considerably, as prices ad?
vanced over a cent In May and July
options.
Mr. Patten paid his respects to Sec?
retary of Agriculture Wilson, declar?
ing that the latter's estimate of avail?
able supplies a as a Joke, and lectured
reporters, who he alleges have been
more entertaining than accurate In
their stories.
As to talk of removing tariff on
wheat as a slap at the manipulators,
Mr. Patten was for It.
"I am In favor of removing It right
now, because w# will have to do It
Inside of ten years at any rate. It
would not affect the price of wheat a
penny, for the markets of the world
are on a parity right now."
July, which went to 1.14 3-8 under
tremendous pressure on Thursday,
closed today within a shade of the
best price of the week at 1.18 3-8.
Whether this price is too high or
too 1 .w, cannot, of course, be known
until the time for delivery on con?
tracts. Both Secretary Wilson and
Mr. Patten have remarked that "time
will tell." and "time" in the present
Instances means two months and a
half from the present. That the fight
between opposing ^Interests will be
one of the most exicltlng in the his?
tory of the board of trade no one
dcubts. In the aggregate It will be
waged between those who believed in
the accuracy of the government re?
ports, and those who pin their faith
to the Patten view.
"The Patten pool" has cleaned up
between $4.000.000 and $5.000,000 on
May wheat, says the Tribune today.
"Of that amount 'Jim* Patten has
pocketed fully two-thirds. Market
experts estimate that the broker and
his coterie have sold to the public
20.000.000 bushels of May wheat at
an average profit of 20 cents, giving
them a profit of $4.000,000, and be?
sides this he has made a substan?
tial profit on July wheat, to say noth?
ing of the September and December
options, which he has scalped In the
market for a profit of from 2 to 5
cents, making his total winnings not
much under $5,000,000."
A THOUSAND SLAIN AT ADANA.
British Vice Counsel Wounded When
Americans Were Killed.
Beirut. Syria, April 18.?A terrible
uprising has occurred In Adana.
Street fighting has been going on for
three days, at least 1.000 persons hav?
ing been killed. The city has been
practically destroyed by fire. Amerl
*an missionaries named Hogers and
Maurer, the latter from Hadpjin, are
dead. All other Americans are safe.
The British vice consul Is among the
wounded.
I>K|HMisary Auditor's Report.
The following report was given out
by Dispensary Auditor West, showing
the total sales, breakage and stock on
hrnd for the month of March, 1909:
Abbeville.$ 11.3S9.65
Alken. 26.699.33
Beaufort. 9.751.35
Bamberg. 7.422.22
Barnwell. 12.099.00
i'. rtoltf. r>.o:ir,.35
<'>lleton. I.OSS.tS
Calhoun. 3.948.69
Charleston. 46.110.90
Dorchester. 5.174.6:?
Falrfleld. 5.S32.37
Florence. 1 1.445.28
K.rshaw. 6.70S.5S
Georgetown. 10, HMO
Hampton. I.f tft.f 6
I*c. 6.540.57
Lexington. 5.632.96
<>ran?rburg. 15.372.46
111. bland. 40.974 60
Sumter. 15.395.95
Wllllumsburg. 6.269.42
$263,605.23
When lovers elope It's also a get
away for common sense.
id Fear not?~Let all the ends Tbou Ali
A TER. S. C WEDN]
REVOLUTION IN TURKEY.
CONSTANTINOPLE MAY BE AT?
TACKED IN A DAY OR TWO.
Committee of Union and Progress in
Complete Control of Third Army
Corps?Deputation** Being Sent
from Constantinople to Where Sol?
diers Are Being Assembled, With
Assurances Tliat the Constitution is
Not Being Infringed.
Constantinople. April 17.?The
committee of union and progress has
given convicing proof of its power and
influence over the third army corps.
Two military trains, each containing
eight hundred infantry, arrived this
morning at Tohatalje, about sixty-sev?
en miles from the capital, and four
other trains are expected to reach
that point within the next twenty
four hours. Preparations also are be?
ing made at Saloniki for the dispatch
of a number of additional trains for
Constantinople.
After remaining a short time at To?
hatalje the two trains continued on
to Spartakulch, which is Inside the
line of fortifications at Hadeemkol,
forty miles from the capital, which
were abandoned during the night by
the artillery of the garrison.
The Saloniki troops evidently are
collecting at Spartauleh where they
should number not leas than seven
thousand by tomorrow, with rein?
forcements that are coming from
Adralnople.
Within a day or two the committee
will have between fifteen thousand
and twenty thousand men within
striking distance of Constantinople,
where the mutinous garrison, having
practically discarded its officers and
discipline, certainly will not be able
to offer resistance, if, indeed, any at?
tempt at resistance is made. It la be?
lieved that the Saloniki battalions on
their arrival here will demand the
fulfillment of several conditions,
which the Sultan and the new govern?
ment will find it impossible to reject
The advance of the soldiers has great?
ly impressed the public, and it is ex?
pected that some quick changes will
be made among the government offi?
cials. A special mission, composed
of two pashas, three ulemas and three
duputles has been sent to Tohatalje
to persuade the troops that the con?
stitution Is being maintained and to
explain also the real meaning of the
rising on last Tuesday.
It is rumored that the commission
has not been successful in impressing
the leaders of the young Turks, who
also rejected the explanation of flight,
as accounting for the absence frcm
the deputation of the deputies, Salon?
iki and Monastlr.
Another deputation, composed of
twenty-five membeis, Is leaving to?
night to convey to the troops the as?
surance of the chamber that there has
been no Infringement of the constitu?
tion, which still rules. The situation
undoubtedly is grave. Owing to the
tension of the public mind, the slight?
est Incident may provoke a conflagra?
tion, while the news from the prov?
inces possibly may arouse race preju?
dices, which up to the present have
been dormant.
The artillery at Hademkol mutinied
during the night. Seizing some of
their officers and compelling others to
don the uniforms of privates, they en?
trained for Constantinople, to the
number of twelve hundred, in order
to assure themselves that the consti?
tution was being made and that the
Sultan was alive. They were met at
the depot by a Saloniki chasseur, who
is believed to have been an officer in
disguise. They marched to the war
office, where they were entertained
with tea and refreshments, after?
wards proceeding to Parliament. Here
they listened to reassuring speeches
by the acting president of the cham?
ber and several prominent deputies.
FIRE IN MAYESVILLE.
Handsome Residence of Mr. 11. C.
Bland Completely Destroyed.
Mayesvllle. April 18.?The hand?
some residence of Mr. H. C. Bland
was completely destroyed by fire
about 4:30 o'clock this morning. Mr.
Bland was In the house by himself,
hll family being away, and had to
Climb down a lightning rod to escape,
badly cutting his hands. The origin
of the fire is unknown, but has the
appearance of being the work bf an
Incendiary as there had been no Bra
ghoul the premises.
This residence was among the most
handaome in town and vary taste?
fully and expensively furnished. The
loss Is unkpown now, but the Insur?
ance will oniy partially cover the loss
of house and furnishings.
The remembrance of past labor Is
sweet.?Irish.
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nst at be thy Country's, Thy God's at
ESDAY. APRIL 21. 1
TROUBLES AT CLEMSON.
CAPT. MIXVS TELLS WHY HE SEV?
ERED HIS CONNECTION.
Retiring Commandant Alleges Weak?
ness of Institution as nt Present Or?
ganized, and Impossibility of Se?
curing- Good Results for Students or
State?Persistent Interference by
Dr. Meli, and Continued Failure of
Board to Meet Issues Are Two
Charges**
To the Editor of The State:
In beginning my detail as military
Instructor at Clemson college, I ar?
rived August 30, 1907, about two
weeks before the opening of the reg?
ular session. During this time and
the few weeks following the opening,
I became acquainted, in the natural
course of events, with all the faculty.
There was a willingness upon their
part to tell me of the disciplinary sit?
uation the past year. The various
escapades and violations that are
matters of public knowledge were re?
hearsed to me time and time again.
One general suggestion in all these
recitals was to the effect that I would
probably succeed with discipline if
Dr. Meli, the president, did not inter?
fere. On one occasion Prof. Riggs,
who is thought to be very near to the
president, stated to me, in effect, that
he had told the president that the
success of his administration would
be largely based upon his non-inter?
ference in disciplinary matters.
In taking up my duties as com
I mandant, I discovered a deplorable
I state of affairs. No organization, no
I system, not the slightest regard on
I the part of the cadets for law or or
I der, very little respect or considera
I tlon for the faculty: simply a great
I mob of youths allowed to run wild.
I However, I began to apply the regula
I tions and the penalties for their ln
I fraction as strenuously as the situa
I tlon# would allow. The next few
I months was a time of turbulence. It
I Is my belief that the cadets soon
I found that they could not get by me
I upon certain of their demands for
I privileges, for usually most of them
I came to me through the president,
I and always were put to me in a way
I that left no doubt in my mind of the
I president's desire to concede almost
I anything the cadets requested or de
I manded. I believe the record will
I show that most cases I withstood the
I unmerltorious and harmful appeals of
I this combination, and I think results
I will show the wisdom of the stand.
I Still, during the first year, there were
I continual conflicts between us, due
I to the fact that the president In an
I irregular, and in some cases, an un
I authorized way, apd also, in my opin
I ion, often without sufficient grounds.
I yielded to the request of Individuals.
I The April 1908 affair came
I along, and its consequences are well
I known to the public. The realization
I came to me after the dismissal of the
I 305 cadets, that if from now on real
I constructive work was not carried for
I ward, and if a sense of duty was not
I taught to the cadets, that the blame
I for this failure would be on the au
I thorlties. In bringing about the above.
I I felt that the first and foremost ne
I ceFslty in a student body is a system
I of honor, adhered to In a manly and
I straightforward way, and that the
I next step Is a clear and unyielding en
I forcement of the regulations, justly
I declslviely and fairly. The honor sys
I tern the student body itself is respon
I sible for and must carry out. This
I system was adopted a few days after
I the April reduction of the crops.
I The implanting of a sense of duty
I in a body of students is largely due
I to the attitude of the authorities.
I their individuality, their honestly and
I fixedness of purpose in carrying out
I their duties. I knew that in so far
I as co-operation and aid by the faculty
I were concerned, 1 could look for little
I help, because in the maintenance of
discipline the members of the faculty
I cf Clemson college are simply indlf
I fercnt, and that the conception and
I ideas of the president do not ordinari?
ly take logical form. Consequently,
the rehabilitation appealed to me as
a work that would have to be under?
taken single-handed. j
Expecting no aid from the presi?
dent, neither In a forcible nor a per?
suasive way, 1 fought against the ad?
mission of his harmful ami ruinous
Interferences in the structure that i
was trying to build. An examination
of the record! of the commandant s
office and a knowledge of my attitude
towards affairs would convince an)'
one of the logle of my conclusion in
regard to methods necessary to earn
out the undertaking.
At the beginning of this session
questions arose. Appeals were made
to Dr. Meli. In some cases he dis?
regarded me as a component part ol
dlsiclpllne; in others, clear infractions
id Truth's."
THE T KU J
909.
New 8er
of the regulations he claimed were
personal between him and a cadet,
and In others the ground for his ac?
tion was not apparent to me, nor do I
believe, to him.
Following the legalizing of a ca?
det's desertion by restoring him to his
full student functions without a word
with me in regard to the case, and
when approached by me an assump?
tion of a discourteous attitude in the
matter, I called the chairman of the
board of trustees' attention to the
president's continual and unauthor?
ized interference in the discipline of
the institution, and offered to give
the board an opportunity to investi?
gate. A committee from the board,
unauthorized, as I understood it, met
for a consultation with the president
and me, and went over the various
items that I presented. There was no
expression of opinion as to whether
or not the committee agreed or dis?
agreed with my contention, for the
committee was without power, but
the names of the gentlemen are as
follows, and I would suggest that they
would enlighten the public as to what
they feel about this matter; I would
like to see what they would say: Col.
Alan Johnstone, Cel. M. L. Donaldson,
Mr. C. D. Mann, Col. R. W. Simpson.
My claim is that as I was a com?
ponent part of discipline and com?
mandant, the president had no right
to restore a cadet without first giving
me an opportunity to investigate the
offense, and if he desired to override
me, to do it in a way authorized by
the regulations, ard not to ruthlessly
invade my jurisdiction and put my
authority at defiance. At any rate,
the matter was left standing until the
December meeting of the board. At
that time a committee of the board,
consisting of Col. Alan Johnstone,
Senator Tillman and Mr. Mauldin had
a conference with Dr. Meli and me.
The Issues were not looked into, but
simply glossed over, and the matter
again left standing, with the presi?
dent's promise to stay out of the mil?
itary jurisdiction, and my announce?
ment that unless he did I would give
up my position as commandant.
At the time I expressed extreme
doubt as to the president's compliance
with his part of the agreement. True
to my expectations, in January of this
year, he again began his interference
with the military department. I sub?
mitted my resignation and wrote in
connection therewith a letter in which
I set forth the following: "The rea?
sons for my resignation are on ac?
count of the president's interference
with matters of discipline, setting
aside the authority of the comman?
dant, and ruthlessly violating the
proper and well-established methods
of maintaining discipline In a military
system. His promise of cooperation
and non-interference In the military
department has not been kept. I sim?
ply state my self-respect will not per?
mit me to serve under him."
The chairman of the board of trus?
tees, upon receipt of this letter, wrote
me. asking that I remain at the col?
lege until the meeting of the board.
In accordance with that letter I re?
mained, believing that the board at
iis meeting in March would go to the
bottom of things.
Personally, I had no desire to con?
tinue the work as commandant, on
account of the extreme arduousness
Of the duties, but I felt that if the
board would honestly look into the
condition of affairs at this Institution
good would be bound to result If ac
tlon was taken in accordance with
the facts as found. When the subject
came up in the board, according to
my information, a resolution was of?
fered to accept my resignation. An
amendment was offered thereto call?
ing me before the board to have me
set forth the underlying causes of mv
*reslgnatton. Strange to say, the
amendment could not be adopted. I
am at a loss to know why the board
of trustees should object to an honest
Investigation Of such a vital matter
as the dlalcipllne of Clemson. I'n ler
stand that I do not complain Of the
acceptance Of my resignation. 1 com*
mend the hoard uopn its direct and
positive way of handling my 0000.
Nevertheless, what was the In.aid's
clear duty with my letter before it.
and also Information from some of ita
own members to the real condition *t
affairs? What lias been the experi?
ence of the two form? r commandants
under Dr. Moll? Here is Cap! Blr
meyer's comment, taken from a lotto i
to me "The ehances a commandant
would have to put up a line showing
in the matter of a cadet regiment are
too numerous to mention. If the mili?
tary department could only get the
support Of the powers that be. Bui
In my opinion nothing can he done
Until there is a new president. Per?
?onally i was very fond of Dr. Hell,
but he is weak and (I thought) was
too willing to sacrifice any one so that
he could be popular with the boys.
3 SOUTHRON, Established Jane, 18M
ies?Vol. XXIX. So 17
RUSSIA OPPRESSING THE JEWS
I RIGHTFUL CONDITION'S EXIST
IN CZARS EM 1*1 HE.
Spencer F. Eddy. In a Report to the
State Department, Draws a Vivid
Picture of tlie III-Treatment Accord?
ed the Jews, Who Are Made to Pay
Special Taxes and Who Are So Poor
That a Single Spoon Suffices for
Whole Families.
Washington, April 18.?One wooden
spoon sufficing for entire families,
newly born children clad orjy in
newspapers and the levy of taxes even
on chickens killed after the Jewish
custom are among the revelations
made in a report concerning the Jews
throughout Russia, which the State
department made public today. The
report Is from Spencer F. Eddy. A
striking feature of it is the reference
to the extreme poverty in the agrarian
colonies established for the Jews.
"One wooden spoon has to suffice
for an entire family," says Mr. Eddy,
"as the cost of one for each member
of the family cannot be borne, and
yet a wooden spoon can be bought for
one and one-half cents. There is a.
lying-in hospital supported by chari?
ty, in Petersburg itself, where it is a
common occurrence for women 1%
wrap up their newly born children in
nev. ^papers when leaving the hospital
lor their homes, simply because they
cannot afford to buy even a piece of
flannel cloth suitable for the pur?
pose."
Special taxes are paid by the Jew*
apart from the taxes common to all
sjbjects. General taxes are assessed!
on all animals killed for food.
"The Jews are not taking the treat?
ment and oppression with peace and"
quietude," says Mr. Eddy. "During
the past twenty years their opposi?
tion, while unorganized and misdi?
rected, has none the less been so
strong and so unquenchable that
neither prison nor bodily suffering,
nor the whips of the Cossacks, nor
transportation to the farthest limits
of Siberia, nor even the death penalty
itself, has been able to keep them
quiet. It seems just to hope that the
near future will bring the same bet?
terment of conditions to Jews as it
bids fair to bring to the Russian peo?
ple generally.''
LYON AND COMMISSION TO MEET
Conference to be Held on Friday IBS
Discuss Winding I p of Dispensary..
Columbia, April 12.?A preliminary
conference between Attorney General
Lyon and the members of the dispen?
sary commission and its attorneys will
be held Friday, to discuss the further
work of the commission in regard to
winding up the affairs of the defunct
institution. It is expected that in the
meantime Governor Ansel will prob?
ably name the two members of ihe
commission to succeed Messrs. P. V.
Arthur and C. K. Henderson, who re?
signed to take the receivership or
deted b> Judge Prltchard.
The meeting on Friday will be a'
very important one and there v ill
probghly be several others during *.ho
coming week. The Attorney Geneial
dor?s not think that any action as KM*
the il'atiibution of claims will be tak?
en, however, until the official l.'ou
date of the Court is received from
Washington. In the meantime it ?e
rumored that the whiskey houses will
move for a rehearing before the Su?
preme Court and thus delay matters
further. This can be done at any
time within 30 days after the decisions
has been rendered; but such a course
is not consideied likely, and. even if
ic is followed It would be necessary
for a majority of the Court to reverse
itself on its former decision.
Prof. Hans Oertel has been chosen
Yale University delegate to the 500th
anniversary of the University of Leip
*lg in July, and Prof. Willtston Walk?
er delegate to the 3T?0th anniversary
of the University of Geneva.
ami as far as I could sea his eforts
had exactly the Opposite results."
Capt. (May's report Is gOl as hard,
but I have read it cud be complains
all>ng tlie saute line. 1 am convinced
.?f the magnificent opportunity for
great Work at ClesaSOU ami realizing
that I owe much to the State which I
have called my own since 1 was six
years of age and in which 1 have
si ? nt a great many years, 1 make the
foregoing statement based upon ray
experience ami observation at Clem
son and with a view that the inform?
ation may prOVU Ol SOUlS \alue to the
P< opts their attitude towards the
college.
J. C. MINUS,
Capt. U. S. Army Retired
April 17, 1909. 1