The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-01

CoIrgBIA, 6. c., March 31-South Car
Dina is in state of rebellion. Fortunately
todav passed without any further blood
shed. but the situation is regarded by cool
heads as of the grayest character. here IL
the capital of the state everything Is In d
condition of suppressed excitement and
thousands throng the streets awaiting
every development in the dlspensary
troubles. Governor Tillmsn is very much
worried, and bias telegraphed orders to
nearly every military company in the state
20 proceed here at once, the intention be-
ing to ~ ass all the troops possible together
20 90 TO Darlington.
Already several companies have arrived,
but if the action of these companies Is a
safeguard the governor is depending on a
forlorn hope. The company fir, / New
berry has already disbanded and the
.roops from the governors own county
.ay that they have merely come in obedi-
snce to military orders 10 be on the scene,
aud that they will refuse to go to Darling
ton. All day .she governor has bsen tele-
graphing orders TO militia organizations
in various parts of the state to go to Darl-
lngton, but met absolute refusal on the
will not aid the governor TO enforce the
obnoxious liquor law.
Last night the three companies of
Columbia refused TO obey the governor $
orders and they disbanded. To-day the
Gordon LigiJ Infantry declined TO go and
sent Governor Iillman dispatch, saying:
Nv e are in :, mpatby with the citizens of
Darlington in their purpose of the defense
of their bones"
The BisLopvilie company of Sumpter
county went 10 Darlington today, but at
once returned home and would not per-
form the work expected of them. The
fourth brigade of Charlesio Oh, the largest
and best equipped troop in the state, mas
been ordered 10 th e front aud viii not go.
Several compaDie;s, however, have been
more faithful to tb : governor and are now
rn route to that place A company from
Aiken county, the Addison Rifles of
Orangeburg. company from Clarendon
county aud perhaps several other compa-
MES from adjoining counties, will reach
the seat of war tonight or tomorrow.
Al Orangeturg Today DIR. j. Nj. Stokes,
who WAS defeated for congress at the re-
cent election, made a passionate barangue
aud organized a company Of 100 men, who
had "A farmer as captain. to go To the sup
port of Tiiiman. IL is the governors pur-
pose to mobihze -, 900 men at Darlington,
but he finds the TASK difficult in the ex-
treme. He viii exhaust all his power 10
suppress The trouble
la the meantime the citizens of Darling
ton, Florence and vicinity are not idle and
all go armed and prepared for trouble.
Local dispeusaries at perhaps dozen
oints have been raided and their contents
run out. Scouting parties have been after
the constables who escaped yesterday and
while some OF them are now safe from cap
ture others are liable to be taken, and in
the mood of the people in and around
Darlington may meet death speedily il
their capture is effected by the enrsged
people The affair has Intensified the bit
= err feeling In this state and not In thirty
years has there been such estrangement
betw different factions and elements OF
South Carolina.