Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-04-06
THE BIG WHISKY RIOTS
IN SOUTH CAROLINA BECAUSE
OF THE DISPENSARY LAW
Cause Considerable Dioodshed and the
Citizens of Several Counties Take
Into Their Own Hands.


Into Their Own Hands.
special to the New York Herald
from Columbia, s. c., says: In a fight
at Darlington between the militia and
the whisky constables on the one side
and the citizens on the other, three
persons were killed. The citizens then
got the upper hand and drove the state
police force, which numbered 21, and,
it is said, all have been killed.
Later dispatches give more, but in
complete, particulars: The bad blood
aroused by the state dispensary spy
system had the long-eXpected result in
the fight at Darlington, in which at
least two spies and two citizens were
shot to death and three other men
were badly wounded The fight oc-
Cured at the depot as body of armed
spies were leaving the town. There
were % constables, or spies; two were
killed outright, two seriously wounded,
the remaining 81 escaped TO the
country and the enraged citizens fol-
lowed with the avowed intention of
killing every one of them.
When Gov. Tillman received the news
conference was held with Adjt. Gen.
Farley, a special train was ordered and
the three local militia companies were
ordered TO assemble in their armories.
But all refused to go to Darlington.
Gov. Tillmon, having failed TO get the
Columbian militia to go has ordered
out the CharleStown militia. This
created intense excitement in that city
and it is not probable that theCharleston
troops will go. The Darlington Guards
are under arms, endeavoring to pre-
serve the peace, but the trouble has
outgrown their control. Sheriff Scar
borough is powerless and is under
threats of being killed by the citizens
if he interferes.
There is great excitement all over
the state and the inability TO procure
liquor at this critical juncture was
good thing for the public peace. Gov.
Tillman will uphold the law no matter
at what cost.
A dispatch from Florence. s. c., at
late hour. says that a mob entered the
state dispensary at 2:O5 a. IN. and de-
stroyed the entire stock of liquors.
Gov. Tillman is having hard time
TO enforce his orders. At least IL COM
panies Of the state troops have abso-
lutely refused TO go to Darlington, de-
claring that they are in sympathy with
the citizens. The governor has de-
clared Darlington and Florence coun-
ties in state of instruction and
under martial law. One company
from Aiken county, one from Orange
burg, one from Clarendon and several
others expressed their willingness 70
go to the seat of the trouble to quell
the riots.
Specials from Florence say: The
bands of vigilants which started out in
pursuit of the whisky spies returned
having thoroughly beaten the bush.
They passed and repasscd during the
night within hailing distance of their
game, as the beaten tracks showed,
but all TO no purpose.
The dispensary at Timmonsville was
blown up with powder. At Florence,
Darlington and other places, seven in
all, the vigilants were content to
smash everything breakable. They
made a ruin of the dramshops.
Darlington asserts her independence
of Gov. Tillman and his laws Florence
is ready to follow her lead and it is be-
lieved that other towns in the state
stand ready to take the cue from Oar
lington.
Specials from Columbia: Gov. Till
man established n telegraph censorship,
placing several militiamen, the most
intelligent that could be selected, in
charge of Offices to supervise all mes
sages offered.
1t is automatically reported that
three spies were captured at Sumter
and hurried to Columbia on n special
train for safety. 1t is also currently
reported that another spy was captured
Il
wounded in three places and exhausted
when discovered. 1t is thought that
the posse finished him as they did not
bring him with them when they re-
turned to the town.
Gov. Tillman finally found about 400
members of the state troops in sym
pathy with his position, and they were
at once sent to Darlington. In adj
dressing these soldiers before they
started the governor said: "You go as
an arm of the law and you must treat
the Darlington people with considera-
ton, but if you are ordered to shoot
you must do it or anarchy will prevail
in the state. hope to restore you to
your homes as early as possible, but
the law must be upheld or the state
government will be the laughing
stock of the world" Three hundred
volunteer citizens armed with all man
ner of weapons arrived shortly after
the departure of the troops and are
ready to obey the orders of the gov
ernor.
Gov. Tillman's military train, bring
ing twelve companies, arrived at Oar
lington. They were met by the local
military company and escorted to their
quarters. Great excitement prevailed
at the time the train arrived, but it
soon died away although serious
trouble is still apprehended.
Judge Longs Pension Again.
Justice Charles ID. Long has received