The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-01
Attempts to Control the Railways and
Telegraph and Seeks Assistance
from His Political Faction.
CITIZENS RAID DISPENSARIES
And Vent Their Hatred of the
Law by Wasting the Liquors.
Fruitless Search for the Spies, Who
Elude the Vigilants-The State in
Ferment of Excitement.

COLUMBIA, S. c., March 31.-The war
against Governor Tillman's liquor spies is
still on, and anarchy in a mild form reigns
over part OF the State Following is the
situation tonight as summed up by
friend of the Governor: The Governor has
declared Darlington and Florence counties
in a state of insurrection- report that
he has declared martial law over the whole
State is untrue. He has also ordered the
railroad authorities not to transport any
bodies of men unless authorized by him.
The railroads have thus far refused COM
pliance. The Governor has also ordered the
telegraph companies not to transmit 3ny
news of a warlike tendency. This order
has likewise been refused compliance. The
Lally Rifles, of Orangeburg, and a company
from Aiken will reach here tonight. The
ten Greenville county companies are under
arms awaiting orders to move.
The situation is very grave. 1t is under
stood five hundred citizens OF Columbia
have signed a paper agreeing to 60 to Oar
lington to assist the citizens who are after
the constables. 1t is reported that an at
tempt will be made here on the arrival
of the Newberry Rifles to force them to
return or prevent the train from proceed
ing The city and State dispensaries were
closed to-day by order of the Governor.
and their contents are now being hauled
to the penitentiary for safe keeping. The
Governors proclamation declaring Darling
ten and Florence counties in an insurrec-
ton is as follows:
whereas, certain persons have assembled
in the counties of Darlington and Florence,
and are now in open rebellion against the
authority Of the government OF this State,
and it has become fmpractica5le to 6I
fcICe by the ordinary course of judicial
proceedings. the laws of the State within
said countless
ernor of the State of South Carolina, do
declare such persons so assembled TO be in
open rebellion against the laws OF the
State, and do hereDJ commanl all such
aSsembages of insurgents To disrerSe and
retire peaceably TO heir respective abpdes
within twenty-four hours.
Judge Walls, OF the State courts, on re-
quest Of Governor Tillman. has granted an
injunction against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company maLacer, Cray. r"s5ra!n-
ing him from accepting messages for trans
mission on the Darlington trouble, unless
sent by State authorities. The injunction
was served at o'clock. Manager Gray
has referred the matter TO the New Yors1
authorities, which will probably instruct him
to receive and seAd all messages. The
Governor. it is declared will take posses
Walls is not complied with.
SITUATION LAST NIGHT.
The situation, as it stands tonight, is
thus summed up by the Associated Press
correspondent: South Carolina is really in
a state of incipient rebellion Fortunately,
to-day passed without any further blood
shed. but the situation is regarded by cool
heads as of the gravest character Here,
in the capital of the State, everything is in
a condition of suppressed excitement, and
thousands throng the street eagerly await
ing every development in the dispensary
troubles. Governor Tillman is very much
worried, and has telegraphed orders to
nearly every military company in the State
20 proceed here at once the intention being
to mass all the troops possible together to
30 to Darlington. Already several COM
panies have arrived, but if the action of
these companies is a safe guide the Gov
einor IS depending on forlorn hope. The
cempany from Newberry has already dis
banded, and the troops from the Governors s
own county say that they have merely
come in obedience to military orders to be
on the scene, and that they will refuse to
80 to Darlington. All day long the Gov
lernor has been telegraphing orders TO mill
4 tia organizations in various parts Of the
State to go to Darlington, but met with
many absolute refusals on the part of the
troops, and other companies will not aid
the Governor to enforce the obnoxious liq-
uor law.
Last night three companies of Columbia
refused 10 obey the Governors orders and
disbanded. To-day the Gordon Light IN
fantry declined TO go and sent Gov
ernor Tillman a dispatch. saying:
1--WE are in sympathy with the citi-
zens of Darlington in their purpose
TO defend their homes" The Sumter In
fantry has refused TO obey the orders The
Bishopville company of Sumter went to
Darlington to-day. but at once returned
home and would not perform the work ex-
pected of them. The Fourth Brigade of
Charleston. the largest and best equipped
troop in the State, has been ordered to the
front and will not go, Several companies,
however, have been more faithful to the
Governor. and now en- route to that
place. A company from Aiken county. the
Arion Rifles. of Orangeburg, a company
from Clarendon county and perhaps sew
eral other companies from adjoining coun-