Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-31
Fighting in south Carolina.

i dispatch from Charleston, ;. c.,
says 1illmans dispensary law has
caused bloodshed and death, stirred up
the people OF the State to n revolt
against constituted law, and induced
the militia of the State, almost to Il
man, to mutiny.
Four men were killed in a fight be-
tween the citizens and the liquor-law
constables at Darlington yesterday
The constables were put to flight, and
it is said that some of them were lynch
ed.
Gov. Tillman ordered ont the militia
in Columbia and other places, but they
have refused openly to obey his orders
to assist his spies.
The fight occurred at the railroad
station as the constablcs were about
leaving town.
1t seems that the whisky spies were
waiting for a train to get away.
There had been raiding and armed
citizens had hocked to the station to
boot them out of town and to warn
them against coming back. Two yonng
men had personal encounter
The spies crowded around and deiied
any one to interfere One of the spies
drew his pistol, and the others fol-
lowed suit. Mr.. Morment, who was a
prominent merchant, was first killed
by Pepper, one ofthe spies. The crowd
then opened fire on the constables, who
after volley or two, fled to the woods.
CHARLESTON, S. c., March 3l.-The
latest news from the seat of war in Oar
lington represents everything as quiet
The citizens are hill-hunting the COR
stahulary, and advices from Timons-
vile state that the fUgitives have been
located and that a posse has started in
pursuit OF them. The adjutant general
of the State is here trying to get sol
diers to proceed to the scene, but with
out success. The mayor of Darlington
has tclegraphed for bloodhounds with
which to track the murderers. Last
night in view of reported threats of
lynching the Governor and destroying
the dispensaries, penitentiary guards
were detailed to protect the Governors
mansion and the dispensaries. The
arms of the Richland rifle company
have just been seized by citizens to pre-
vent the State authorities from getting
them. Gov. Tillman is fastening for
ward country companies to the relief Of
the constabuary. The First Brigade
and Charleston companies have refused
to obey orders of The Governor The
Governor has taken possession of all the
railroads and telegraph lines in the
State and has given orders that nothing
of an inilammatory nature will be al
lowed to be sent by the tee-
graph companies. To-day the captains
of all the white military companies in
Charleston met and determined not to
90 to Darlington. The Governor wired
Col. Shaw at Laurens, member of his
stall to muster in troops from rural dis
tricts and bring them to Columbia.
The Governor ordered by wire dispen-
saries at Sumter to be closed to-day,
fearing that an attack would be made
on them.
COLUMBIA, S. c., March 3l.-TN o
spies have surrendered and are in Dal-
lington Jail. Others were surrounded
in swamp and offered to surrender if
guarantee were given that their lives
would be spared Guarantee was re-
fused. a special train is ready fer
Governor Tillman and party to leave
for Darlington. He will be Joined by
one or two companies of troops from
Orangeburg county.