The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-01
No More BlOOdShGd, But the
Situation Critical.
GOV. TILLMAN PLAYS THE CAR.
He Virtually SeizGS The Railroads and
TelGgTaphS.

The Western Union Ignores an Injunc-
tion Prohibiting the Transmission of
Press Eews-The Railroads Agree
Not To Run Special Trains for Citi-
zens-A Large Majority of the Mill
tary Companies Still Refuse to Obey
the Governors Orders-Three Of the
Dispensary Spies Reach Columbia,
and Mcdonald Gives Their Version
of the Conflict at the Depot at Dar-
lington.
Columbia, S. c., March 81, 5 P. NJ
Business has been practically suspended
at the capital. The people are all around
the bulletin boards, and there is plenty of
hot talk by many of the most staid men
in the state Men are now here from
numerous other towns, and they all ex-
press a determination to see that the men
of Darlington do not suffer. The latest
information from the scene of the
trouble is to the effect that two of the
constables are in jail in Darlington The
others are in the swamp at Mullins Mill,
with the posse of citizens right upon
them. They seem to be doomed to die.
This afternoon the governor received a dis
patch saying that Sumter man had been
arrested in Darlington, and unless the
governor wired to the effect that he was
not spy he would be lynched forthwith.
The governor so wired.
John Gary Evans, candidate for gov
ornornor, was to have been at a political
meeting scheduled to take place at Dar-
lngton to-day Instead of being there he
is here giving legal advice to Gov. Till
man.
THE GOVERNOR GREATLY WORRIED.
Gov. Tillman has no idea of going to
Darlington. 1t would be suicidal, even if
United States army troops were at his
back. He is badly worried man now.
He has not eaten anything to-day, and
took but very little sleep during the
night. All day long q constant stream of
carriages has poured into the grounds at
the executive mansion. The governor
has been consulting with railroad men,
military officers, his strongest supporters
and others.
The Richmond and Danville railroad
has orders to hold itself in readiness to
transport militia at mo ment's notice.
A prominent military officer talked
freely to a MORNING News correspondent
at the mansion. He says he regards the
situation as the gravest that ever faced
any state He thinks that the state su-
preme court is responsible for the whole
thing by delaying its decision upon the
constitutionality of the law. He says he
would not be in Gov, Tillman's shoes for
the world, and has no idea of what to ad-
wise him to do
The people assembled here seem to be
highly wrought up by the fact that sew
elal military companies are to pass
through here. Many are suggesting that
they be met at the depot and their arms
De taken away from them. Cooler heads
are advising against this measure. If the
Laurens party of 200 men, organized by
John Shaw, comes through. there is likely
TO be trouble. If it does not occur here a
posse of determined citizens will likely
follow on another special train to see that
tAe citizens Of Darlington do not suffer
In view of the fact that the state dis
pensary was in such eminent danger last
night, nearly all the insurance companies
nave been using the wires to-day and
nave cancelled their policies.
STORY OF THE TROUBLES ORIGIN.
The following communication received
mere to-day gave the first information as
70 now the trouble started at the depot in
Darlington: "a very sad tragedy oc-
cured at the station on the Cheraw and
darlington railroad by which four per-
sons lost their lives and three others were
painfully wounded. 1t began with an
attack made suddenly and unexpectedly
V Floyd, the dispensary agent
on young Rodgers, the clerk
at the Enterprise hotel A young
man rushed forward to stop the fight,
aud the twenty constables, who were
present, covered him with their guns and
ordered him back. The city marshal
aVouC this time, with an assistant,
came up to quell the fight, and the
constables covered him also with
0'' w ILCu6SbOFS anu feIuS6u 10 leu
MN interfere. One of the consta-
PIES McLendon, began cursing Frank
N orment, who wished to stop the fight,
IN 4Mnd on his answering back shot him dead.
Inc constables then presented their guns
and two of them, Pepper and another
"nose name forget, fell. Pepper was
'not dead and the other was mortally
wounded. The rest of the constables
hurried off short distance, faced about
ana fred volley and then broke and
led. Louis Norment received painful
wound. Our brave chief of police, in
-hls parting volley received a painful
wound, and young Lewis Redmond was
shot dead"
The train which was fred into by the
'lIlzens was seen til is morning. 1t
showed that seventeen bullets hit it.
Constable McLendon, was the man who
'lIled both Of the citizens He emptied
us Winchester and his pistol both before
le was downed, and himself killed.