The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-01
CAROLINA'S BARS CLOSED.
The State Takes Up the Liquor Bust
ness To-Day.

the State Close Out Their Stocks
Dispensaries to be Opened in 19 Out
of the "a Counties of the State.
Charleston, S. c., June 3O-At 10 o.
clock tonight the people of the palmetto
state entered upon the new dispensation
and the state government takes charge of
all the whisky business. From the Off
cial returns il appears that the state will
open dispensaries in nineteen out of the
thirty-four counties in the state. In at
least six of these the state barrooms were
established and the cocktail dispensers
appointed by the county boards of con-
troll in open violation of the law which
requires the Endorsement of a majority of
the free hold voters Of a community for
the establishment of a dispensary
In these counties the courts will be APP
pealed to for iniunctions to prevent the
opening of the state bar rooms and this
much litigated state will find itself with
half dozen new law suits on it's hands.
The situation all over South Carolina
tonight is a peculiar one, such one as
has never yet presented itself in this his
toric commonwealth. In Charleston, the
metropolis of the state, there has been in
progress all day huge whisky fair. The
air is filed with the Naturalization of
the auction bells and with the cries of
the auctioneer.
LAYING IN SUPPLIES.
In dozens of liquor stores are crowds of
free-born American citizens buying whis-
key, wine and beer, to lay in a stock
against the dry spell which sets in to-
night. In the fashionable groceries extra
forces of clerks have been at work day
and night for a week or more putting up
demilohns and kegs of whisky, brandy
rum, gin and wine, and battaliOns of
drays and delivery wagons have been
employed carting the goods TO the railroad
depots and to the homes of purchasers.
1t is no exaggeratiOn to say that
there are not 1000 out of the 10000
homes of white people in the city that
are not provided with a supply of liquors
to last for six months at least. The utter
subsection of the people of this city to the
iron hand of Governor Tillman, is aptly
illustrated by an incident that came to
light to-day. The German Mutual Insur-
ance Company, which comprises most of
the property holding Germans in the city,
has its annual meeting tomorrow.
LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR.
DtIOE6 making pEGpdFa UlOuS lOF Jn6 COL
lation which is usual on such oc-
casions, the officers of the associa-
tion wrote to the governor asking
his permission to buy the beer to-day
to be drank at the collation. tomorrow.
The letter was returned to them with an
Endorsement intimating that the assO-
citation had his eXcellency's permission to
have their collation. tomorrow, but ac-
companied with proviso that this should
NO hn mead a t1r,aaa1auf q
of the Cincinnati, which celebrates the
Fourth of July with banquet, will dis
pense with wine. The contract to furnish
the banquet was awarded to a well
known caterer, who wrote to the Governor
to ask his permission. This was granted
with a similar proviso Upon hearing this
the society at once recalled its order, and
will, therefore, dine on the fourth with
out wine.
NO DIsPENsARY AT CHARLESTON.
Thus far the exquisite Endorsement of
majority oil the free hold voters of this
city has not been secured for the estab-
lishment of dispensary. 1t is expected,
however, that in accordance with in
structions from the governor the board of
control will take the law in their own
hands and start state bar room next
week. Our 200 bar rooms in this
city closed their doors at mid
opened tomorrow as restaurants for the
serving of lunches and soft drinks. 1t is
probable that hundred or more blind
tigers will open their doors tomorrow.
The governor has already organized a Sc
cret consta bulary force all over the state
but refuses to give the names of the ap-
pointees. Altogether there is pro-
mise Of lively times in the secession
state during the next six months.
THE DAY AT COLUMBIA.
Columbia, S. c., June 30.-The cocktail
and the schooner of beer reigned supreme
in South Carolina to-day, but to-morrow's
sun will rise on a commonwealth of silent
saloons. This is day unparalleled in the
history of the country. Here in the cap
ital city, the political and news center of
the state, the people are gathered in
crowds on the streets, waiting and watch
ing for what will turn up. At midnight
the occupations of 5000 citizens of this
commonwealth will be gone and the doom
of the saloon will be sealed, their
places to be taken by official dis
pensaries run by the state. The
first legal action against the dispensary
has been taken in the town of Darlington, |
where the appointment of a dispenser was |
contested on the ground that he did not |
have a majority of the signatures of free |
holders attached to his petition. The |
q
a temporary injunction was granted re- |
straining the dispenser from opening the |
dispensary-
Eleven state bar rooms will be ready |
for operation tomorrow. One other has |
received its stock from the state dispen- |
sary, but has been en1oined. These dis |
pensaries are located at the following pla |
ces: Orangeburg, Lewisdale, Lexington, |
Aiken, Camden, Georgetown, Edgefeld, |
Greenville, Newberry and Florence. 1t |
is not improbable that an injunction will |
be applied for in two other counties. Up |
to this evening the state authorities have |
received no official notice of the establish |
ment of any other dispensaries.
THE STOCK on HAND.
The estimated stock of the dispensaries |
that will be in operation tomorrow is |
$40, 000 This estimate is made by the |
state commission. 1t will replace stock |
of $500, 900 of a month ago. Twenty-four |
men are to replace the 1000 who |
have been employed in this business. All |
the bars in the state are going TO quietly |
submit to the law and promptly at mid |
night the establishments will be closed. |
In number of instances the bars are |
giving away their surplus. Others are /
keeping what they have and not disposed |
of in the hope that something will turn |
up in their favor. In this city where the |
state dispensary is located, fearing pos
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