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?B SUMTER WATGHMAK, BMaMI > ocsAlt(I?ted Auc 2.188 l?bt 'iiftattbman anb Sontbroit Published Wednesday end Saturday ?BT? ItTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY 8UMTBR, 8. a Terms: tl.BA per annum?In advance. Ad-.trtlsemfiu; <** Square first Insertion.11.00 livery sutsequsnt Insertion.10 Centracu for three months, or )>ager win he made at red need rates. 1 All communications which sub ?arre private Interests will be charted ^er as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respects trlO he charted for. SHUN OR TARIFF BILL IftCNATOK THINKS FIGHT FOR FRF JE FERTILIZER CAN BE WON. Senator Expresses Opinion That Two Great Sec tion* Are Lined Up Side By Hide on This Question. Charleston. April 18.?Senator E. IX Smith, who spoke tonight at the commencement of ths Medical Col? lege of South Carolina, arrived from Washington this afternoon and regis? tered at the Charleston Hotel. He comes fresh from the tariff battlefield, and will leave tomorrow morning to take up his fight for free fertiliser products, bags and ties and oleostear lae. Senator Smith Is confident that he will win out on the fight for free fer? tiliser Imports, and has about an even chance at present on the bags and ties amendment. He s dubious on the outcome of the oleostearlne amend? ment "The great West." said Senator Smith this afternoon, "with lbs mar? velous resources snd great wealth, Is lined up with the Smth on the fer? tiliser question. In lets years much Of the vast fertile territory of the Wast has been divided up Into small j|HII and tug, fertilisation of the land has besoms an Important fac? tor hi agriculture. There Is a tran? sition stage In the life of tho South tu the development of manufacturing and In the life of the West to smaller farms that brings the South an l the West closer together than ever. "I believe." said the senator, "thM 2*reeldent Taft sees the promising possibilities of the South for a move to ths Republican party, and fears the growth of Democracy In the West, so that he Is bending all his energies to strengthen his position with the people of Dixieland and so keep up the balance of strength of his party." It ls the opinion of the senator that the income tax Is going to be estab? lished firmly, because of the exhaust? ed patience of the West and the South in relation to the protective tariff, which has fattened the purses of the East. He regards the present tariff bill fight as a crisis In the history of the United Stats, with an uhlmate tearing down of many of the bul? warks of protection. Dr. Robert Wilson and Dr. Lane Mullally met Senator Smith st the union ststlon this afternoon and es? corted him to the hotel. This after? noon he was visited by a large num? ber of his Charleston friends. He ex preened regret that he could not srend more time In Charleston out de? clared that it was Important for him to return to Washington as soon as possible to hit the Iron while It wss hot. THE KKNTVCKY PARRICIDE. Beech llargi* Com hied of His Fath? er's .Murder. Irvine. Ky.. April 28.?Beach Her? st?, charged with the murder of his father. Judge James Harglti, was to? day sentenced to life Imprisonment. The defendant showed no emotion when the verdict was rendered. Neith? er did his mother and sister, by whom he sat. This was the second trial of Harste for this crime. The first re? sulted In a mistrial. United States Senator W. O. Bradley headed the counsel for tho defense In botb trials. The mur.S <?f Jud??> Har?!? by h\n ?on. Besch, occurred In the Judge's store at Jackson, Breathltt county, on February t. 1208. Senator Bradley, for the defense, en? tered a motion for a new trial, which will be heard by Judge Adams to? morrow. Mention was recently made of the decision of the officials of St. John's M. B church of Pock Hill to employ a lady to assist the pastor In pastor? al work. Miss Barabara Selber of Evsnsville, Ind.. the isdy employed, has arrived snd is at ths home of the Rev. H. R. Mills. shed April, ISM. 'Be Just si: i. s AFTER ASYLUM MANAGEMENT. SERIOUS CHARGES FILED WITH LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. Hill of Complaints Contains Allega? tions of Various Forms of Misman? agement at the State Hoapttal for the Insaae Names of the Com* plalnants Withheld?Inquiry Ad? journed Until May 4. Columbia. April 28.?The commit? tee cherged with the Investigation of ths State Hospital for the Insane spent most of the morning In execu? tive session, end then when the doors were opened, st the request of the board of regents, an adjournment was taken until the 4th of May. One side of the picture was present? ed yesterday snd today whatever of charges there are against the man? agement of the Hospital for the In? sane took shape. Formal complaint was made. It is to be remembered that thus far the bill of complaint Is simply in the nature of charges. Who brought these charges, and how much, If any, truth there be in any or all, of the charges remains to be seen. The board of regents think that they can and will prove to the satisfaction of the committee and to the people of the State that they and the officers of the Institution have at all times done their full duty, and that they have done the best they coulfr, and that there Is nothing In the charges, at least not so far as they know. Whether the witnesses are former patients who were at the hospital as Inebriates or as Insane patients was not developed. The statement was made today that thus far three form? er patients have been summoned as witnesses, but further than this It was not developed, st least not for publication, who ths witnesses sre. nor who brought the charges on which the sub-committee of the in? vestigating committee framed the charges that were today served on the board of regents snd superintend? ent. Dr. J. W. BabcocK. As far as is authorized for pub? lication the most interesting phase of the executive session was how much snd what of the Inquiry should be al? lowed to get Into the newspapers. The committee appears to be much divided on this phase of the situation, but It has* now committed Itself to a public Investigation, from which the evidence may be published, and to which the public Is entitled to ac? cess, and anything may be published except the name of the witness tes? tifying. The committee appears to be anxi- j ous that the official record on this phase of the inquiry be known, and when the doors were opened official announcement was made of what had been done, and the record read, glv* Ing the vote on the matter of pub? licity. The "charges" are as follows: State of South Carolina, Rlchland County?Legislative Investigation Hospital for the Insane. Specifications of charges against the management of the State Hospital for the Insane growing out of com? plaints, which have been made to the committee of Investigation of the management. 1. That the board of regents and the superintendent act In violation of Section 2.249 of the Civil Code of South Carolina, which provides "that the Hospital be maintained solely for the support and custody and treat? ment of Insane persons and defining when a person shall be considered in? sane or fit to be a patient In the Hos? pital, by receiving persons not em? braced In the said section, such as In? ebriates, dotards, paupers and even cases of nervous disease. 2. That the board of regents and the superintendent are neglectful in not properly looking Into all cases of person? who sre committed to the Asylum In oider to ascertain whether or not such persons are fit subjects to be committed therein and whether the law has been complied with con? cerning the reception of such patients. S. That the board of regents are ( in the habit of violating Section 2.267 of the Code of Laws by not discharg? ing patients who shall have recover? ed, as expressly enjoined upon them by the said section, and that the su? perintendent endorses said action. 4. That the board of regents and the superintendent constantly act In violation of Section 2,267 of the Code of Laws by requiring an arbltarary ; form and receipt to be signed by va? rious personr. for the custody of pa? tients In consideration of what the superintendent terms a release, aga!nst the advice and consent of the superintendent, Instead of an uncon? ditional discharge contemplated by ssld section. tyrmn id Fear not?Let all the ende Thon Alm UMTER. S. C. SATT 5. That the fciid superintendent and board of regei constantly vio? late Section 2,268 of vie Code of Laws by receiving Inebriates and persons addicted to the drug habit, who are not dangerous or violent, and by not requiring the pay therein provided for, and by receiving such patients as voluntarily an^ply for admission with? out requiring pay and by retaining such patients therein when the ac? commodations for the regular In? mates are Inadequate and against their will. 6. That under the law many pa? tients in the Hospital not Insane and who are entitled to their liberty un? der the law, which provides that when a patient ceases to be so insane as to be dangerous to life or property, It la the duty of the authorities of their own accord to release such pa? tient, and the practice before releas? ing a patient of requiring some friend j or relative to be responsible for the patient's good conduct results in such patient not receiving the discharge which he Is entitled to under the law. 7. That the board of regents Is indifferent and neglectful as to the care of patients confined In the Hos? pital, and do not Inspect the said In? stitution as often and in the manner that they should, and are too subser? vient to the will of the superintend? ent and employees. 8. That patients especially In soli? tary confinement In remote and un? clean wards are subjected to suffer? ing for want of water and food, and are allowed to live In filth amid bugs snd lice. 9. That whiskey intended for med? icine, eggs, lemons, chickens and oth e?* such delicacies Intended to be given to delicate patients are used by the keepers on the wards, especially Ward 5, and the patients deprived of the same. 10. That generally, to which there are some exceptions, the keepers em? ployed are inefficient and unfit for the positions which they occupy, and Instead of treating the patients hu? manely and kindly, continually treat them In a spirit of teasing and bru? tal sport, to the great annoyance of the said patients. 11. That many of the keepers em? ployed are uncouth, young and illit? erate, and have not a proper concep? tion of the humane treatment which the unfortunate patients should re? ceive at their hands, and disregard many of the rules for the government of the attendants, and the authorities of the Hospital, over said attendants, < Ither know, or by proper diligence, could know of this conduct on the part of the keepers and attendants. 12. That the rules of the Institu? tion enjoin on the part of the keepers and attendants respect, civility and attention, and positively forbid the laying of hands on patients by atten? dants and keepers In a rude and an? gry manner, or abusing and assault? ing the said patients, but, notwith? standing this, the I'eepers and atten? dants In said Institution have for a long time, and still do, insult, abuse and even unjustly assault patients In the said Institution, and those In au? thority either know, that such con? duct has been and still Is going on in the institution, and are guilty of neg? lect In not stamping out such custom and habit on the part of the keep? ers and attendants. , 13. That some of the nurses, keep? ers and attendants In the Institution frequently bathe several patients one after another In the same water, be? ing too lazy and negligent to take the trouble to change the same, nowlth 8tanding some of said patients are dis? eased. 14. That most of the cooking for the patients of the Hospital is per? formed by filthy negro patients, that the food is frequently unclean, Im? properly prepared and postive source of danger to life and health, and the kitchen filthy and dirty. 15. That the Hospital dairy Is for thu most part under the control of ?li ty patients, who are totally Ignor? ant as to the hygienic care necessary in handling the milk used by the pa? tents. Id. That many of the Inmates work In the dairy, on the farm and In the laundry and In other depart? ments of the Hospital, for which they receive mere nominal sums as wages, and such patients when sufficiently recovered to do such work ought to be discharged as contemplated by law and should not be held for the pur? pose of laboring practically for noth? ing for the State, and It Is unjust to retnln such Inc ustody. 17. That the State and taxpayers are Imposed upon In the matter of caring for whiskey patients and dope fiends, who are often held In custody unnecessarily at the expenses of the State. 18. That the fire protection of the I Institution is entirely deficient, and not m*t at be thy Country's, Thy God's an TODAY. MAY 1, 190* sufficient protection against fire has been provided throughout the insti? tution, and in the case of fire the loss of life would be appaling. 19. That there is a lack of business methods, system and organization throughout the institution, and those In authority over some are neglectful in not providing for a business-like and systematic administration in the affairs of the institution. 20. That the'operation of the farm connected with the Hospital is expensive and not business-like, and th,at by reason thereof many such ar? ticles, as flour, bacon, mehl, grits, cabbage and potatoes and other arti? cles, which are used have to be bought instead of raised upon the farm. 21. That the conduct of the dairy is inefficient, dirty and filthy, the milking being done to a great extent, If not wholly, by dirty negro patients, and the management of the milk is unclean and filthy and it is very often given to the patients in such condi? tion. 22. That there Is unfair and un? just discrimination on the part of the authorities in control, the so-called pay patients receiving much better at? tention than the unfortunate inmates who are confined at the expense of the State. 23. That a system of petty theiv lng of articles sent to patients and of property belonging to the State exists In the institution to the loss of the State and to patients. 24. That after a patient has been confined in the Hospital for some little time very little attention Is paid to him, and very little examination made in order to ascertain If recov ery be sufficient for discharge. TO SUE HER HUSBAND S SLAYER. Widow of Constable Farmer, of Co? lombia, Institutes $25,000 Action Against Wade Hampton Sellers. Columbia, April 28.?Wade Hamp? ton Sellers, known in these parts as the "King of Blind Tigers," now out on bond, awaiting his second trial for the killing of Constable J. F. Farmer, In February, 1908, will he sued by the widow of the man he killed for dam? ages to the amount of $25,000^. This afternoon there was filed with Sheriff Coleman a Iis pendens, giving notice of the suit to be Instituted. The com? plaint In the case was not filed today with the clerk of Court. It was on the morning of February 22 that Wade Hampton Sellers shot to death Constable J. P. Famer. Farmer and Constable Ogg went to the house of Sellers, armed with a search war? rant, and when they were refused ad? mittance Farmer, upon being told by Ogg to do so, kicked open the door, holding a pistol in his hand. As the door was swung ajar Sellers fired from within, the rifle shot passing entirely through the body of Farmer, killing him almost instant \ Just a few weeks before the shooting Sellers' horse had been shot, when Farmer fired In an attempt to stop Sellers who was racing up the street with jugs of whiskey received from the cars of a freight. Sellers* whole life has been filled with adventures, ever since the time he came to Columbia and ran as a newsboy on trains, and the story goes that in that time Sellers began the selling of whiskey. One of the many incidents that may be recalled of Sellers' career, is the occasion when the Seaboard "Flyer" struck a wagon load of whiskey be? longing to Sellers, killing the negro driver and demolishing the wagon and Its contents, save a few kegs of whis? key, on which it is said that the "Sandhillers" of Richland County thrived a while. Such has been Sellers' career, and he Is yet a young man. At the May term of Court he will he tried for the killing of Farmer, the jury being un? able to agree at the first trial. Sellers Is said to he well off, in fact, his numerous fines were always paid readily. His bond was fixed at $r>,000 when he was released, shortly after the killing. Local freight, No. 21, of the Sea hoard Air Line Railway, was wrecked near Long Cane Creek in Abbeville County Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The wreck was caused by a box car jumping the track, which caused eleven other cars to he ditch? ed. Brakeman Jeff Featherstone, col? ored, was seriously if not fatally hint. Three tramps who were stealing a ride were caught henenth the wreck? age and are supposed to be hurt If not killed. The train was in charge of Conductor Xickles, who was in the wreck several weeks apo, when Engi? neer Clyde Moore and Fireman Luth? er Nlckles were killed. Brakeman Featherstone was also in that wreck, and the two wrecks were at about the same point. d Truth'*." THE TRUJ ). New 8er THE WHITE MAN S PARTY. Mr. Tillman Explains the Cause of the South'* Political Solidity. Senator Tillman, in his address a day or two ago to the South Carolina Society of New York, spoke with an earnestness and determination on political conditions and the race pro? blem in the South which some of our Northern contemporaries profess to be unable to understand. Naturally they cannot see a perilous and per? plexing situation in the South in the same light in which Mr. Tillman views it. Mr. Tillman speaks with the knowledge and Intensity of "the man on the spot." Our Northern con? temporaries, who are 800 miles dis? tant from the Black Belt of South Carolina discuss from the theoretical standpoint and as an abstract propo? sition, a condition which no man can realize in all its seriousness unless brought face to face with it. In commenting on President Taft's attitude toward the South and the supgestion, based upon his overtures, that the South should no longer re? main solid in its devotion to the Democratic party, Senator Tillman made a statement which reflects un? questionably the predominant senti? ment of the white people of the South. "Wre are often asked," he said, ''why we of the South vote the Democratic ticket. My answer Is that the Demo? cratic party is the only white man's man. In South Carolina there are 35.000 more negro voters, if they were allowed to vote, than white voters. We have had eight years of negro domination, and so long as Demo? cracy means the rule of the white man, so long will we remain Demo? cratic." The expectation of Republican gains In the Southern States to the extent of a political revolution In that quarter will never be realized as long as the Republican party is associated in the minds of the Southern people with the fear of negro domination. It was through the Republican party that the Negro became a powerful factor In the politics of the South and f continued for years to be a menace to Southern civilization. It was through Democratic party that the white man secured control of their own govern? ments and establish white supremacy in every Southern Sta?.e. No recog? nition in the distribution of offices, no rewards in the form of tariff fa? vors, will wean the white men of Scuth from the Democratic party. As long as there is the remotest possibi? lity that a change to the Republican party might imperil white supremacy in the South the overwhelming ma? jority of white men In the Southern States will adhere, from sheer sedf-de fense, to the Democratic party?the "white man's party," as Senator Till? man describes it. Mr. Tlilman Is a blunt, plain-spok? en man. In respect to the interpreta? tion of certain principles of Demo? cracy he is not alwa>s In accord with all elements of the Democratic party in the South. Bvl in regard to the continuance of white supremacy in the South and also the maintenance of Democratic sclidity in the South? ern States, so long as the Democratic party is the only party which guar? antees whie supremacy, Mr. Tillman speaks for every Southern Democrat. Republicanizaticn of the South is an "iridescent dream" while the negro remains a menace to Southern civili? zation. There is nothing the Repub? lican party could give to the South which would in the slightest degree compensate the Southern people for the breaking down of the existing bar? riers between the races and the sur? render of the safguards upon which white supremacy Is now firmly estab lisbed under the rule of the Demo? cracy. These are the fundamental considerations which make the South solid and will keep it politically in? tact. Mr. Tillman has given the un? varnished truth about the South? Baltimore Sun. NEW TRIAL REFUSED. Judge Hart Overrules Motion of Coop? ers. Nashville. Tenn., April 27.?Judge Wijliam H. Hart today overruled the motion for a new trial in the case of Col. Duncan H. Cooper and Robin J. Cooper, his son, both convicted of the murder of former United States Sen? ator Carmack. The court's opinion wa.- that there was no ground for set ting aside the verdict of the trail jury. The defense at once gave notice of an appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court. The appeal was granted. The bond rema ns the same and the some bondsmen qualified. The de? fense demands 30 days In which to flic a bill of exceptions. Decision on this point were deferred till Saturday. E SOUTHRON, Established Jane, ISM ies?Vol. XXIX. So 20 hew SULTAN CHOSeF ABDUL HAMID DEPOSED?ME HEMMED HECII \I> PROC? LAIMED RULER. Rooming Guns Announce \t*ession of New Sovereign, Choice of Progres? sives?Deposed Monarch Reported Dead. London, April 27.? A dispatch re? ceived here from Constantinople by a news agency says rumors are current in the Turkish capital that Abdul Hamid is dead. The troops who are said to have taken him from the pal? ace last night found him unconscious on the floor in an inner room, it is said. Constantinople, April 27.?The reign of Abdul Hamid II ended today with his deposition and the accession of h?* brother, Mehemmed Reschad Effendl? as Mehemmed V, a variation of Ma? homed, it being considered inappro? priate to assume the name of. the prophet. Mehemmed V I* the 35th sovereign of Turkey in male descent of the house of Osman, the founder of the empire, and is the 29th sultan since the conquest of Constantinople. The house of parliament, meeting as a national assembly in the forenoon, approved the decr.ee of deposition, which was read by the sheik-ul-islam, chief of the ulemas and supreme, judge on ecclesiastical questions. The document recited that Abdul Hamid's acts were contrary to the sacred law,, and set forth a long list of crimes, the whole making a terrible indictment. The assembly chose Mehemmed Res chad as sultan and appointed commit? tees to notify the dethroned sovereign and his successor of its action. The firing of 101 guns announced to the waiting people that a new sultan had been proclaimed. The ceremonies connected with the transfer of the power were simple. The new chosen ruler came from his palace In Galta through streets lined*, with troops and cheering thousands, and took, the oath at the w:.v office,. He then proceeded to the pai.iament and later went to the Polmadartsche palace as head of the empire, where for so many years he had practically been a prisoner. Martial law was relaxed tonight an<f the people gave themselves over to> celebrating the victory of the Youna. Turks party and the end of Abdul Hamid's reign. Many buildings were illuminated and thousands of rounds were fired by thet soldiers for joy. General good, humor prevails everywhere. The question of the new cabinet has* not yet been settled, hut it is thought that Ahmed Riz will be grand vizier, while some of his associates will prob? ably be Kohilma Pasha, as minister of interior; DJvid Bey. as minister of" finance, and Rifaat Pasha, as minister of foreign affairs. The shelk-ul-islam, supported by all the principal personages of the higher church administration, issued the fetva, as the decree of deposition is called. It informed Mehemed Res chad Effendi that he was chosen sul? tan by the will of the church, the will* of the army and the will of the po? ple. It admonished him to serve GodJ and keep the sacred laws as com? manded by the prophet. This Res chad humbly promised to do. The fetva W8S prepared last night, Loth Abdul Hamid and his brother, P:ince Reschal. being informed at an tally hour this morning. The sheik uMslam, It Is said, personally \isited Ihs sultan and read him the decree. He informed his majesty that the question having been put in canonical form before the sheik and his asso? ciates, as to whether Abdul Hamid had not forfeited the right to rule, over the faithful, had decided "yes." Abdul bowed his head. saying: "It is the will of Allah." At a secret sitting of the national assembly in the morning the decree was read. It declared that Abdul Hamid II must abdicate or he de? throned. The assembly unhesitating? ly shouted. "Dethrone him." A deputation COnslBttSJfl of two sen? ators anil two deputies thereupon Visited the palace at Yildiz and com? municated to the sultan the assem? bly's resolutions. Abdul Hamid re? plied: "I expected this; it is frt. My only wish is that the lives of myself and my family may be saf? fci.anle 1 and that I may reside at the palace at Cheraghan, as I wish to die wher? T was born." A similar deputation proceeded to the Dolmabagtche palace in dalata and Informed Mehemmed Reschad Effendi of the nation's wish. The new sultan replied that he bowed to th^ will of the people.