Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-04-01
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DARLINGTON, :. c., March 81, 9 D. m.
The situation mere remains about the
same.
No further outbrerk has occurred
since last nights trouble.
The posse continues TO scour the
woods for the escaped constabies, who
are responsible for the killing Of Oar
Hngton's citizens las- evening.
The center Of operations FOR The citL
zen sord,ery seems 10 DO TInmoasyille,
small town about thirty miles from
here, as the spies are supposed 20 be
lurking around there in the swamp.
The posses are guarding every rail-
road, and lt is believed that these spies
are all ln the county except two thaJ
boarded a work train on the c. S. & n.
railroad and made for North Carolina.
The posse say they will kill any Of
them on sight Telograms were semitic
Charleston, asking for blood hounds TO
cid in the search, but they could not be
secured. The Governor has had train
out twenty-four hours trying to get
men to assist him aud
PROTECT his C0NsTABLEs.
The BishoDvuIs guards were sent
here about O'Clock to-day on a special,
The sheriff was notified to meet them az
the deuot, which De- did. The captain
told him me wGs instructed CO. report 90
= State constable here. The sheriff re-
pIisd that he thought 10 doubtful
about finding one here, except the
wounded man who is iu JAIL This COM
nsrv remained here five minutes aud
feparted 80 one knows why tuey Left.
The sheriff asked them 90 stay and pro-
tsctthe wounded constable, but 20 seems
thew did net relish the undertaking.
Nobs hare destroyed the diSpeusarieS
a. Timmousville, Florence and in other
places in the northern part OF South
Carolina near here asd the one IN Darl-
iprtop will share like fate tonight.
Dispenser Floyd was ordered by Gov
ernor Tllman 10
KEEP THE PLACE CLOSED
today. which be Gid. he wired the
Governor about tae threats made
against the disDensarv, anu was in-
structed TO gSt the names Of as many
parties making the threats as possible,
but 10 offer no resistance. 10 is NOS
likely he will offer any, IS feeling
against the state gin shop Is high.
No was Fioyd's brother who struck the
first blow. which resulted so dlsaS,rOuSly
Yesterday. The brother has net been
seen since.
Funeral services over the remains Of
Mr.. h. g. Norment. one OF tae citizens
slain Yesterday, were conducted this
svenipr with Masonic hOuOrs. The re-
mains of Mr.. Redmond were sent %
North Carolina. while those OF the spy,
Pepper, were sent so Charleston. lt Is
said that the wounded spy now in jail
acknowledges that be fred the first
SHOTS. and. he asserts that he got his
At9 o'clock to-day Governor Tulman
declared martial law iu this town. Gov
ernor Tillman'S proclamation declaring
Darlington and Florence counties
IN INSURRECTION
has been received here.
Itis automatically reported that three
snies were captured az Sumter az
o'clock and hurried to Colunois on a
special train for safety. 10 IS also
currently reported that another spy
was captured near hear. 1t Is
said he was wounded in three places and
exhausted when discovered. lt Is
thought that the posse finished him, as
;bey will not talk and did not bring
him with them when they returned TO
town. At 9 o'clock tonight the streets
of this place. usually quiet were lively
and animated, and crowds we're stand
ing around st all public places. Plans
were being arranged for the night and
&c is quite likely that dispensary raid
may follow.
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