St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-01
RIOTS IN SOUTH CAROLIAF.
THE WHISKY WAR CAUSES The GREkT-
EST EXCITEMENT.
STATE DRAMsHoPs SMASHED.
Frenzied Citizens Go After the
COnstabulary With Gut ".
Tillman Takes Possession OF a
Railroad and Telegraph Lines
His Life Is Threatened.

COLUMBIA, S. c.. March 31.-South
Carolina is in state of incipient re-
bellion. Fortunately. today passed
without any further bIoodshed, but the
situation is regarded by cool heads as of
the gravest character. Here in the cap
ital of the state everything is in co..
diation Of suppressed excitement, and
thou sands thrOng the streets. eagerly
awaiting every development in the dis
pensary troubles. Gov. Tillman is very
much worried, and has telegraphed
orders to nearly every military com.
pany in the state to proceed here at
| once, the intention being to mass all
the troops possible together to go to
Darlington.
Already several companies have ar
rived. but, if the action of those conf
pauieS is safe guide, the governor is
| depending on forlOrn hope. The
company from Newberry has already
disbanded, and the troops from the gov
| ernOr's own county say that they have
merely come in obedience to military
orders to be on the scene, and t.Ia6 they
will refuse to go to Darlinglc. All
day the governor has been telegraphing
orders to militia organizations in vari-
Gus parts of the state to go to Darling
ton. but met with many absolute re-
fuSals on the part of the troops, and
other troops will not aid the governor
to enforce the obnoxious liquor law.
Last night the three companies Of Col
umbia refused to obey the governors
orders, and they disbanded. Today the
Gordon light infantry declined to go
and sent Gov. Tillman a dispatch say
ing: 1--WE are in sympathy with the
citizens of Darlington, and their pur-
pose of the defense of their homes"
The Sumpter infantry have refused
to obey the orders. The Bishopville
company, of Sumpter county, went to
Darlington today, but at once returned
home and would not perform the work
expected 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 90.
Several companies. however, have been
more faithful to the governor and are
now ell route to that place. A company
from Aiken county, the Addition rifles,
of Orangeburg, company from Claren-
don county, and perhaps several other
companies from adjoining counties, will
reach the seat of war tonight or to-
morrow.
At Orangeburg today DIR. j. NJ. Stokes,
who was defeated for congress at the
recent election, made a passionate har-
angue and organized company of 100
men, who had farmer for captain, to
go to the support OF Tillman 1t is the
governors purpose to mobilize 1900
men at Darlington, but he finds the task
difficult in the extreme. He will eX-
haust all his power TO suppress the
trouble.
In the meantime the citizens of Dar-
lington, Florence and vicinity are not
idle, and all go armed and prepared for
trouble. Local dispensaries at perhaps
a dozen points nave been raided and
their contents run out. Scouting par
ties have been after the constables VINO
escaped yesterday, and while some of
them are now safe from capture, others
are liable to be taken, and, in the mood
of the people in and around Darlington.
may meet death speedily if their cap
ture is effected by the enraged people.
The affair has intensified the bitter
feeling i'll this state, and not in thirty
years has there been such enstrange-
ment between different factions and
elements of SOuth Carolina