The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-31

chief of police, shot in the knee. There
were others shot less seriously. After
the fusilade, the constables took to the
woods.
LYNCHINGs IN PROSPECT.
The feeling of the people of the town is
shown by the following telegram received
here tonight
&c. S. Mccullough and all available
are after the murderers, pursuing them
through the country. Our efforts are to
catch them. DARGAN, Mayor
This was received in answer to tele-
gram sent by citizens of this city inquir-
ing if assistance was needed.
The feeling here is extreme. The mill
tary from Florence, Marion, Sumter and
Colum bia have been ordered to proceed
by special train to Darlington.
WOULDN'T LET THE SOLDIERS co.
In Florence the citizens took away the
weapons of the company The citizen sol
dlery feel indignant unwillingness to be
ordered out against their fellow citizens
who, as they believe, are standing for a
sacred principle; a right that is above
the mere letter of the law.
Here in the city are three infantry
companies, among the largest in the state
The special was at the railroad station
when the governors orders were re-
ceived. The officers, with rebelling
hearts, summoned the men to their
barracks. All was excitement on the
street; a million to assist the citizen
but not man to be subject
to the orders of the governor and the con
stables.
REBELLION is RAMPANT.
The Zouaves met the roll call began.
The first man, Gordon Adams, arose and
said he would resign his membership but
would not go. Every man did likewise.
The company disbanded
The Richland Volunteer Rifle Company,
an old and laurel-wreaUhed military or
ganization that has fought with glory
whenever occasion offered, from the Flor
ida Seminole Indian war to the late war
for southern independence, did not come
to time. The captain reported to the ad-
jutant general that he had but six men
present, and awaited his orders They
were excused<rom going.
The Governors Guards gave an oppor-
tunity for a still more striking display OF
the sentiment of the people. In their ar
mory a score of men seemed to be putting
on their uniforms but making no pro-
gress. A veteran father urged his un-
willing sons to go with the company. say
ing he had never shirked duty or DISC
beyed orders.
BISHOP oAPERs SAYS sNop
Eight o'clock passed and the company
was not much nearer being ready to start.
Shouts from the street announced the de
cision of the other companies. A throng
of citizens rushed up the stairway,
blocked the corridors and swore they
would not allow the company to
depart. The news reached the streets
that the Rev. Ellison Capers, beloved
and trusted above other men, heroic
soldier and general in the civil war, and
now bishop in the Episcopal church,
had gone up to the company and told the
men if he were they he would refuse to be
sent against his fellow citizens.
Among those in the street insisting
that the company be forcibly restrained
from going, if necessary, were citizens Of
such character and standing as to render
it unmistakeable that there is a general
and deep conviction that high principal
| is involved, The most prominent physi-
clan in the city, a bank president, and
one in whom all have confidence, a gray
haired man of wide experience and
calm judgement, argued with yehemence
that soldier should yield to outrageous
military orders no more than Robert E.
Lee didwhen he declined to continue un-
der his commander, the President of the
United States, when he meant to shed
the blood of his fellowcitizens ''What
Lee, the ideal man, did, any other man
| can do"
The company decided not to go, and
shouts went up from the street.
THE DIsPENsARY THREATENED.
There was talk of taking axes and going
to the big central distributing liquor es-
tablishment in this city, breaking in and
emptying the hundreds of barrels of
.
LIQUOR there stored Better council pre-
vailed, however. Speeches were made
against unnecessary lawlessness, and the
citizens were assured that victory had
already been won; the dispensary was
doomed now; that it had plunged the
state into such erievous bloodshed.
The news is received that at Darling
ton there is talk of blowing up the dispen-
sary.
WHAT GOV. TILLMAN SAYS.
About 6 O'Clock this afternoon the news
paper representatives repaired to the
executive mansion. The governor came
hurrledly to the door. He seemed to be
very much worried and walked up and
down the piazza. When told that the
spies had taken to the woods, he said he
could not blame them, when their were
400 or 800 men after them. He said that
nobody wants to do anything over there
but secure the peace and get the
civil authorities in possession of the town
again. 81 have received a message from
the sheriff which is an appeal to send the
military there. He says he is powerless.
Attorney General. Buchanan tells me to
send Gen. Farley with the militia