The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-03
Carolina Under the Heel Of
the POpuliSt Gar.
BAYONETS STILL BRISTLE.
Darlington to Be Kept in a State Of
Siege Indefinitely.

The Newberry Rifles Resent the
Duties Assigned Them and Resign
The Governor Writes Them Saw
age Reply - Florence Also Put
Under Martial Law and Troops
Sent There-The Inquest at Dar-
hngton Postponed-A Rumor That
the Constables Will Testify Before
the Jury When the Inquest is
Held.
Columbia, S. c., April 2.-The New
berry Rifles have been dismissed from the
service of the state by Gov. Tillman as
unworthy. This morning Capt. S. j. Nc
Caughrin sent the following letter to the
governor: Il have the honor to inform
you that we, the Newberry Rifles, have
performed the duties assigned US, that
of guarding the state house and telegraph
Offices The latter duty being exceedingly
distasteful to the entire command, and as
thecompany responded to your order to ap-
pear here under the belief that they were
needed for the purpose Of protecting life
and property, and not for the purpose of
exercising a scrutiny over the private af-
fairs of the citizens of South Carolina, a
duty not only distasteful. but in the judg-
ment Of the company unnecessary and
calculated to irritate the people all the
more under the present state of affairs,
the members of the company not caring
TO be subject to such orders in the future,
beg leave herewith to tender their resig-
nation and to say that their arms, etc,
are at your command"
THE GovERNoR's REPLY.
This evening, during the dress parade
Of the 200 Tillman militiamen stationed
at the penitentiary, John Gary Evans, as
judge advocate general, read Capt. Nc
Caughrin's letter and the following reply
to it:
Headquarters, Executive Mansion, Colum
hia, S. c., April 2-Capt. S. j. Mclaughlin,
commanding NewDerry Rifles, Sir: Your
communication OF this date has just been re-
ceived. Under the laws Of South Carolina
the governor is clothed with discretion and
power to call out the militia whenever in the
judgment of the governor it may be
necessary, and when so called into the
service of the state the militia shall
he subject to the same rules and
articles Of war as troops of the United
States The action of your company and
your daring to send 1t to me under these
rules is mutiny and an insult to the com
mander in-chief, who was given his position
by the people The duty of the soldier, and the
militia are soldiers, when called into service,
is blind obedience to orders from his superior
and not to question them in any degree. You
have failed to learn the first lesson,
and will make of you and your
company an example. Your resignation is not
accepted, but you are dismissed from the ser
vice Of the state as unworthy to wear its uni
form The arms and other state property in
your possession will Le delivered to Col John
Gary Watts, assistant adjutant and inspec
tor general, and you can depart to your
homes. You do not deserve it, but 1 will pay
your hotel bill and trust that may never be
bothered with any more such bandit OK and
holiday soldiers.
(Signed}. B. r. TILLMAN.
Governor and Commander-in-C Chief.
This was the signal for round after
round Of cheers from the troops, who
hurrahed wildly for "Ben Tillman."
TO KEEP THE TROOPS AT DARLINGTON.
Speaking of the troops in Darlington,
Gov. Tillman says that he proposes to
keep them there until the inquest is held,
IN order that no ex parte statements
might be given. The constables and the
town people were incensed against each
other, the people were fiery and the con-
stables were too, and he did not intend to
bring them together without the
protection of the military. He
would keep the military there for
ever, if necessary, in order to give the
constables fair showing at the inquest.
lie proposed too, to keep the military
under arms until the robbiug of those
dlspensaries at Florence and Timmons-
vile was investigated He said that all
The constables were safe and accounted
Tor except young GilIiard, and not a shot
mad been fired since the fight at the
depot. The people who were after the
constables, if they could have caught
them and murdered them one by one,
would have done so, but they were not
anxious to ride into a number of
The constables and, when they had
the opportunity to do So they
galloped off in the other direction. He
reported that the report of A. E. Con
zales agreed with the account as given
by Constable Mcdonald, that is,
that it was not known who fired
the first shot, McLendon or Norment,
but that Norment first called him vile
name and that McLendon replied that he
was liar. He said that he knew the
whereabouts of McLendon, the very
house where he is and that he knew how
all the constables escaped. He had given
Gen. Richbourg orders as to how he should
treat the newspaper men and he would
not, having given them, interfere with
them.
THE GARRISON AT COLUMBIA.
Columbia, S c., via Charlotte, n. c.,