The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-03
ENFORCE THELAW.
Gov. Tillman to Put Down the
Moloch Of Whisky.
REFUSES TO WITHDRAW TROOPS.
The Csnssrship sf Dispatches cs.sinsss
--A.stAss Militia Company Rsfasss
- Obey the Gevsrsss.

CoIrxsrA. 9. c., April 2-Thers n no
vsr!ike aspee. abou. the capital city to-
day. and everything 10 peace The guards
At the executive mansion hare been with
drawn. ali the local militia are giving up
their guns. and Gov. Tiliman 10 satisfied
that the worst 10 over and order
now rsigna Daring the day the
governor had offers Of services from
several outside military companies. ali of
which he has declined. The telegraph
censorship has not been discontinued. but
the governor himself passes upon all teis-
grams. rejecting some and changing
Others.
The sensation Of the dav here was the
refusal OF the Nswberry Rifles 70 remain
stationed q. the telegraph ONCE TO
supervise the kilograms, and their
designations, because. ~ they said. a
scrutiny over the private affairs
OF the citizens OF South Carolina is not
only distastesul. bat. in the judgment Of
the company. unnecessary and calculated
70 irrltate the people more under the pres
ent state of affairs.
Gov. Tiliman was asked tonight by the
correspondent Of the Associated Press how
long he was going to keep the state troops
at Darlington. lie replied that his inten-
ton sas TO see that the cons.ables
obtained fair play at the inquest
over the bodies OF the men who were
killed last Friday. He did not propose 10
let the eonstablss appear there without
military protection. He further stated
that the troops would be held under arms
until the rsiding Of the Florence and Tim
rnonsvilis dispensaries had been investi.
gated. The governor declares that he will
hereafter enforce the dispensary law more
rigidly than ever. lie said: "The blood
which has been shed at Darlington and
elsewhere in the enforcement OF the dis
penssry law was an unnecessary sacrifice
to the Moloch of whisky, aud this insur-
reciion Is the last expiring agonies of the
whisky ring."
Darlington, 8. c., April 2.-There 10
little news 20 send out Of Darlington
today, as nothing of . startling nature
has occurred. There Is no more quiet
town In the state than this has
been today. Darlington. however. is still
under martial law. The town is again
taking on its usual everyday appearance.
and the business houses are open and
trade is being conducted - before. Gen.
Ruckberg has placed the Western Union
Office under military control. Inspectors
examine all messages.
NEw YoRK, April George II. Fesrons.
attorney for the Western Union Telegraph
Company, said this evening: I'VE deny
the right Of Gov. Tliman to interfere
with interstate commerce business. We
have taken no action against him, but
later may do something in order to estab-
iish a precedent Our agents at Darling
ton and Columbia have been instructed
to forward all messages which the
soldiers stationed in the Office with
permit" None Of the telegraph Offices in
other South Carolina towns are being In
terfered with. Commercial and social
messages are coming through all right.
CHARLESTON. s. c.. Aprii 2-The nine
spies who escaped from the swamps ar
rivedDhere yesterday Ut II p. m. Infor.
nation here 10 that the military at Oar.
lington have fraternixed with the citizens.