The morning call., 1894-03-31
LAW AND LIQUOR.
Carolina Men Turn on
Tillman.
SPIES KILLED BY A MOB.
A Desperate Battle Fought at
Darlington.
IILITIAMEN REFUSE TO FIGHT.
State Troops Disband Because of
the Unpopularity of the State
Liquor Law.

ST. LOUIS, March 30.-A special to the
Republic from Columbia, S. c., says: The
passions aroused by the dispensary law
and the spy system had the long-expected
result in fight at Darlington this evening,
in which at least two spies and two cit-
zens were shot to death and three other
men badly wounded. The city is wild TO-
night. All the sympathy is with the cit-
zens and the air is filled with fierce express
siOns against the Governor, the dispen-
sary law and the spies.
The fight occurred at $50 P. NJ. at he
depot as body of armed spies were leav-
ing the town. In the fight Frank Z. Nor
mant, prominent young insurance man,
and man named Redmond. from North
Carolina, and COnstables McLennon aud
Pepper were killed outright.
When Governor Tillman received the
news q special train was ordered and
three local militia companies were or
dered to assemble at their armories.
Colonel Wylie Jones of the Palmetto Regi-
ment was ordered at o'clock by the
Governor to proceed with troops to Dar-
lington.
1t at once became a question whether
the miltiamen. all sympathizers with the
citizens of Darlington, would 60. The
memb bers of the Columbia Zouayes and
Governors Guard assembled at their re-
spective aTmorifs, but refused to go to
Darlington. declaring they would disband
first.
News has been received tonight to the
effect that the spies were surrounded in
some woods near Darlington by angry
citizens who were bent on aVenging the
wrongs done them.
Governor Tillman, having failed TO get
the Columbia militia to 90, ordered out
the Charleston militia. Adjutant-General
Farley left on a special train for Darling
ton at 10 o'clock tonight. The light in
fantry at Sumter have refused to go TO
Darlington, but Farley will be joined by
the guards of Manning.
II is suspected here that the enraged
people of Darlington are determined upon
the extsrmination of the spies, and they
are bound to be interfered with by the
militia.
AT this hour the constables are said to
be surrounded in the swamp, and another
fight Is expected at daylight.
Constable Brennan, the officer who left
Darlington by the Charleston, Sumter and
Northern, is DOW here. he reports to the
Governor that his detachment was fired
upon by the mob as the train was pulling
out. and a the same time the detachment
was about to leave and in sight Of the mill
tary.
Everything has quieted down. and the
Sumter Light Infantry disbandsd to-day
One or two of the constsbles left on th
Charleston. Sumter and Northern, and the
other eighteen men went to the deuot of
the Cherawa and Darlington Railway TO
depart.
COLUMBIA. S. c., March 3O.-Three
companies of State troops have been dis
banded under the general pressure brought
to bear on them rather than obey the Gov
ernor's orders 10 90 to Darlington. Ex-
element here in consequence of this ac-
tiOn is high.
In Columbia there are three infantry
companies, among the largest in the
State. The special train was at the station
wien the Governors orders we're received.
The officers summoned the men to their
barracks.
All was excitement. Not a man was
ready to obey the Governor and ten con-
stables. Rebellion was rampant. The
Zouaves met and rolIcall 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 Rife Company.
that went for glory whenever occasion
offered. from the Florida Indian War 10
the war for Southern independence. did
not respond.
The captain reported to the adiutapt-
general that he had but six men and
awaited his orders. They were excused
from going
The Governors guard gave an opportup-
ity for still more striking display OF the
sentiment of the people. Shouts of cIti-
zeHs on the streets announced the decision
of the other companies, and they too de-
clined to 90.
A squad OF citizens rushed up the stair
way, blocking the corridor, and swore
they would not allow the company to
depart.
NEW YORK. March 31.-The Herald's
Columbia Is. CO. special says: In fight
to-day between the militia and
whisky constabes On one side and
citizens on the other three per-
sons were killed. The citizens then
got the upper hand and drove the State
police twenty-five men) into the swamp.
and it is reported all have been killed.
The first serious trouble took place at the
station of the Columbia, Sumter and
Northern Railroad. and this is where the
slaughter took place.
WASHINGTON, March 81. 2:30 A. MA
dispatch from Florence, S. c.. says mob
entered the State dispensary at 2:05 A. NJ.
and destroyed the entire stock of LIQUORS.
SCHOFiELD COMING WEST.