The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-31
GVL WAR N CAROLINA
-Four Men Killed in a DiSDen-
sary Riot.
STATE TROOPS IN REVOLT.
Companies DiSband Rather Than
Obey the Governor.

Two Prominent Citizens of Darlington
and Two whisky Constables Killed
and Several Persons Wounded in a
Riot Precipitated by Searching Pri-
vate Houses-Twenty-hve Consta-
bIes Armed With Winchesters in the
Row-The oonstables Take to the
Woods After the Fight With Indig-
nant Citizens in Hot Pursuit-The
Report Reaches Charleston That the
Fugitives Have Been Captured and
All Lynched - The Dispensaries
Threatened With Dynamite.
Columbia, S. c., March 3O.-All South
Carolina is in state of excitement to-
night over a bloody riot in Darlington to-
day, as a result OF an attempt to enforce
the dispensary liquor law there by con-
stables, otherwise known as spies.
BY this law the state conducts the bar
rooms, and forbids, under severe pen
alties, the sale of liquor by other than
state dispensers. AS a result, blind
tigers at places where liquor is illegally
and secretly sold have sprung up in every
nook and corner To suppress these and
to render the state monopoly of the traffic
complete, a large army of spies is main
tanned, who scour the state from one
end to the other. Whenever a place
is suspected of being a blind tiger,
spies are congregated in the town and
suddenly present themselves at the door
and make a search. The cities, the places
to which the spies confne their opera
tions, appear to be strongly opposed to
the political principles of Gov. Tillman
and his populist-alliance following. They,
moreover, regard the new liquor law an
iuroad on their liberties; monopolistic,
socialistic law, which, in addition to its
inherent Objectionable features, is en-
forced in a tyrannical manner by dog
matte, autocratic executive.
HIGH SPIRITED PEOPLE.
In the whole state Of South Carolina
there is no prouder, more cultured
and high spirited a people than
those of Darlington A few days
ago a number of constables went
there to do their dirty work, and root out
all the blind tigers which it was to be
supposed had sprung up in community
tnat had little liking for liquor that must
be bought from ''Tillman grog shop;''
and man, it was known, cannot live upon
bread alone
BEGINNING OF THE TROUBLE.
Not content with raiding some public
places stores and the like, the spies were
searching the private dwelling house of a
negro, Some citizens gave him a pistol
and told him to defend his home, that he
mad right to do so, and should keep out
its invaders
a prominent gentleman of the town,
Mr. =. S. McCulloch, passing by informed
The constables that there was liquor at
MS house, and he dared them to go there
and attempt to take it. Seeing the con-
stables moving along the street, the in
olenant citizens supposed they had
started to go to Mr.. McCulloch's house,
pursuant to his challenge A mob was
formed, and the terrified spies tele-
graphed to the governor for aid. The
sumter Light Infantry was ordered to
Lafllngton, and special train carried
lnem to the scene of disorder. When
Iney arrived everything was quiet; there
seemed no need for them, and they re-
turned to Sumter.
Meantime, the constables, who
We're in their hotel, were being
closely watched, and resolute
HIllens thoroughly aroused were determ-
mea that they should not 80 forth to raid
private houses. A meeting was held, par
,eipated in by citizens from the neigh
0oilng towns Of Florence and Sumter,
'uu resolutions were adopted to the
01ecJ that mans house is his castle,
ana as such they would defend their
nomes Squads Of men had been sent
from these two towns TO assist the citi-
@ens, II need be, and. the first movement
vi sples was likely to be the signal for an
outbreak.
TWENTY-FIVE ARMED SPIES.
Ihe spies had been reinforced at the
'"De The military company had been con-
,''eu 10 Darlington, and now num-
oefod twenty-five under their chief.
armed with Winchester rifles and
D5Ing as class, a disreputable lot,
'NeF are hardly such men as would prud-
e1l.S cope with the serious situation that
confronted them.
FIGHTING IN DARLINGTON.
"hat was the spark that fired the
magazine does not clearly appear, but
ut4r nightfall to-day in Columbia the ex-
.t'ns news was received by telegraph
11aI bloody fighting was in progress. l..
~. richmond, merchant, was killed,
rank E. Norment, a merchant and in
surance agent belonging to one of the
ioS most prominent families Of the place was
AA4ed. The spies killed are r, H. Pepper,
5iomlnent in former disturbances of this
a. %.uo that threatened to become riots, and
McClellaud.
me wounded are, f. e. Norment, shot
a. Ine thigh; X ID. Lucas, four shots
through the Endv and n Tlnrpan