Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-04-05

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Denver, Colo, March SL-Thc attor
0ryS Tor Mullins and Barnes, the new
dire and police commissioners, tonight
filed with the supreme court n petition
asking for 4 writ ot prohibition against
judge Gtynn, rrSuatniug him from
taking amy action whatever In the
fine and police hoard controversy, The
writ issued This leaves both boards
FREE to Act MS they please and increases
the probability Of Il ella al, Before the
writ of prohibition was issued, Mul
Inns and Barnes werr arrested for
contempt Of Judge Aliens court In
swearing in otiirVrS and released ON
s. 900 bail each, The supreme court
today refused to grant the request OF
the committee OF safety to take mme
diatr jurisdiction and give decision
rs soon as possible, The committee of
safety today considered the proprcty
OF applying Monday for an injunction
to restrain all newspapers in the state
from printing anything about the fire
and polio" board cases now pounding In
these courts until they are settled.
At all the armories In the state,
militiamCn are assembled to guard
their arms and ammunition, Ninety
day men are being enlisted aud the
governor Is expected to make another
attempt to take the city hall by force
The police force Is much excited to-
night by rumor that the city hall
will he attacked before morning. and
u strong guard is kept there under
arms.
HERES ANOTHER.
st. Louis. March n. \ special to
the PostDlspatch from Columbia, :.
g., says: Tho governor has received
adNiccs from Charleston stating that
three leading military companies there
refuse to obey his orders to 20 to Oar
lington, the scene of yesterdays bat
tie. Prevented from sending troops,
the governor has taken the other
course now, and will prevent aid
reaching Darlington's citizens. TO ac-
complish this he has under section
25S2. T. c., seized the railroad lines of
the Coast Line system leading TO
Darlington and will alloy no traffic
over them The latest news from
Darlington IL that the spies are still
being pursued by Dnrlington's citi.
Gems, and that death will he melted
out to all caught The governor has
ordered the telegraph companies TO
transmit no intlammatory dispatches
and has also withdrawn an order dis.
banding the Columbia military organ
iZations, with the intention OF trying
all members and officers by court mar
tial. lie has also ordered the hauling
away from all local armorIes OF guns
and equipments therein.
Florence, :. c., March 31.--A special
car from Marion with thirty yiglants
has arrived armed and equipped.
Three spies were caught near Sumter,
Darlington Is quiet and there is moth
ing there to sth up II row Just now.
Bands Of vigilants which started ont
last night In pursuit of whisky spies
returned this afternoon, having thor
oughly beaten the bush for the gov.
errors agents, but without success.
The vigilants smashed the state bar
rooms In many towns. The dispnsary
ut Timmonsvllle was blown up with
powder. At Florence. Darlington and
other places, numbering seven In all,
the vigilants were content TO smash
everything that was brcakable Many
citizens are arrayed against the gov
crnor IN his attempt to execute the
state dispensary law.
Columbia, s. c., March 3l.-11 p.
m.-This evening when the Newbcrry
Rites, C9piain Caughin, arrived, they
were met ny n large crowd at the
depot whose purpose was to dISsunde
'hrm from going TO Darlington. The
company marched To the state prison
followed by the citizens. A platoon
Of penitentiary guards came out and
leyellcd guns ut the crowd, ordering
them TO halt, declaring that they
would shoot. After considerable parley
Captain Caughin said his company