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 91.-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 a
friend of the Governor: The Governor has
declared Darlington and Florence counties
in a state Of insurrection- A 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 any
news of u warlilxe tendency. This order
has likewise been refused compliance. The
LaIly Fifes. of Orangeburs. and a company
from Aiken will reach here tonight. The
ten GreenviIle county companies are under
arms awaiting orders to move.
The situation is very grave. II Is ur1ter='
stood five hundred citizens CT 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 follows:
"Whereas. certain persons have assembled
in the counties of Darlington and Florence,
and are in open rebellion against the
authority of the government of this State,
and it has become impractca5le to eI:-
fierce, by the ordinary course of judicial
proceedings, the laws of the State within
said counties;
Now therefore, 1, B. r. TilIman, Gov
ernOr of the State of South CaIC'na, do
declare such persons so assembled TO be in
open rebellion against the laws OF the
State and / do hereby command all such
assemblages of insurgents to disperse and
retire peaceably to heir r"spe ctivc abydes
within twenty-four hours.
Judge Walls, of the State courts, on re-
quest of Governor Tillr,an. has granted an
injunction against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company maLaCer, Gray. r-s:rain-
ing him from accepting messages for trans
mission on the Darlington trouble, unless
sent by State authorities. The lnjunction
was served at o'clccK. Manager Gray
has referred the matter TO the New YORK
authorities, which will probably instruct him
to receive and seAd all messages. The
Governor, it is declared, will take posses
sion Of the office If the order of Judge
Walls is not complied with.
SITUATION LAST NIGHT.
The situation, as il 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 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
to proceed here at once, the intention being
to mass all the troops possible together to
go to Darlington. Already several COM
panies have arrived, but if the action of
these companies is a safe guide the Gov
ernor is depending a forlorn hope. The
company 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 viii refuse to
go to Darlington. All day long the Gov
eTHOT mas Dteu ltieSIdpHlllso TO MILL
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 TO obey the Governors orders and
disbanded To-day the Gordon Light In
fantry declined TO go and sent Gov
ernor Tillman a dispatch, saying
I'VE are in sympathy with the cti-
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 10 the
front and will not go. Several companies
however. have been more faithful 10 the
Governor, and are 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-