The record-union., 1894-03-31
LONG EXPECTED RESULT.
TROUBLE CAUSED IN ENFORCING
THE DISPENSARY LAW.
A Fight at Darlington, SIC, in Which
Two Citizens and Two Spies
Were Shot to Death.
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

Special TO the RECORD-UNI0N.
ST. LOUIS, Mach 3O.-A special to the
Republic from Columbia, S. c., says:
The passions aroused by the dispensary
law and the spy system had the long ex-
pected result in fight at Darlington, this
evening, in which at least two spies and
two citizens were shot to death, and three
other men badly wounded. The city is
wild tonight. All the sympathy is with
the citizens, end the air is filled with
fierce expressions against the Governor,
the dispensary law and the spies.
The fight occurred at $3.50 P. NJ, at the
depot, as body of armed spies were
| leaving the town. In the fight Frank E.
Normant, a prominent young insurance
man. and man named Redmond, from
| North Carolina, and ConStables McLen-
non and Pepper were killed outright.
When Governor Tillman received the
news a special train was ordered and
| three local militia companies were or
dered to assemble at their armories. Col
onel Wylie Jones Cf the Palmetto Regi-
ment was ordered out at O'Clock by the
Governor, to proceed with troops to Dar-
IingtOn. 1t at once became a question
whether the militiamen, all sympathizers
of the citizens of Darlington would go.
The members of the Columbia Zouaves
and Governors Guard assembled at their
respective armories, but refused to go to
Darlington, declaring they would dis
band first.
News has been received tonight to the
effect that the spies were surrounded III
some woods near Darlington by angry
citizens. who were bent on avenging the
wrongs done them.
Governor Tillman, having failed to get
the Columbia militia to go, ordered out
the Charleston militia.
Adiutant General Farley left on spe-
cial train for Darlington at 10 o'clock to-
night. The light infantry of Fort Sumter
have refused to go to Darlington, but
Farley will be joined by the guards of
Manning. 1t is suspected here that the
enraged people Of Darlington are deter
mined upon exterminating the spies, and
they are bound not to be interfered with
by the militia.
MILITARY REFUSE To OBEY ORDERS.
COLUMBIA Is. CO, March 30.-Three
companies of State troops have disbanded
under the urgent pressure brought to
bear on them, rather than obey the Gov
ernor's orders to go to Darlington. There
is great excitement here in consequence.
At this hour the Constables are said to be
surrounded in the swamp, and another
fight is ex pected at daylight.
LATER-Constable Brennan. the officer
Sumter and Northern, Is now here. he
reports TO the Governor that his detach-
ment was fired upon by the mob as the
train was pulling out, and at the same
time the detachment was about to leave
and in sight of the military. Everything
had quieted down last night and the Sum
ter Light Infantry disbanded to-day. One
of two of the Constables left on the
Charleston. Sumter and Northern, and
the other eighteen men went TO the de-
pot of the Cherawa and Darlington Rail-
way to depart.
DESTROYED THE ENTIRE STOCK.
WASHINGTON. March 31.-2:30 A. MA
dispatch from Florence, S. c., says mob
entered the State Dispensary at 2:05 A. NJ.
and destroyed the entire stock of liquors.
ALL THE SPIES REPORTED KILLED.
New YORK, March 30.-A Herdlds
Columbia Is. CO. special says: In fight
to-day between the militia and whisky
Constables on one side and citizens on
the other three persons were killed. The
citizens then got the upper hand and
drove the State police, twenty-five men,.
into the swamp and it is reported all have
been killed. The first serious trouble
took place at the station of the Columbia,
Sumter and Northern Railroad and this
is where the slaughter took place.