The herald., 1894-03-31
THE STATE GIN-MILL DESTROYED
The DiSpensary Law Causes a
Fight in North Carolina,
In Which Two Spies and Two Citizens
Are Shot to Death.
The Militia Refuses to Respond to the
Governors Gail to Proceed to
Darlington to QuelI
the Riot.
By the Associated Pros.

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ST.. LOUIS, March 30.--A special from
Columbia, s. O., says: The passions
aroused by the dispensary law and the
spysystem had the long expected result
in fight at Darlington this evening, in
which at least two spies and two citizens
were shot to death and three other men
badly wounded. The city is wild to-
night. All the sympathy is with the
citizens, and the air is filled with fierce
Expressions against the government, the
dispensary law and the spies.
The fight occurred at 3 80 am. at the
depot as body ofarmed spies we're leav-
ing town. In the fight Frank E. Norman
prominent young insurance man, and
man named Redmond, from North
| Carolina, and Constables McLennon and
Pepper were killed outright.
When Governor Tillman heard the
news a special train was ordered and
three local militia companies were or
dered to assemble at their aTmories.
Colonel Jones Of the Palmetto regiment
was ordered at 6 o'clock by the governor
to proceed with troops TO Darlington. 1t
ct once became question whether the
militiamen, all sympathizers of the
citizens OF Darlington, would 60. The
members oil the Columbia zouaves and
Governors Guard assembled at their
respective armories, but refused to go
to Darlington, declaring they would dis
band first. News has been received to-
night to the effect that the spies were
surrounded in some woods near Dar-
| lington by angry citizens, who were
bent on avenging the wrongs done
them.
Governor Tillman having failed TO get
the Columbia militia to go. ordered out
| the Charleston militia. Adjutant-Gen-
eral Farley left on special train for
Darlington at 10 O'Clock tonight. The
light infantry of Sumter have refused to
go to Darlington, but Farley will be
joined by the guards of Manning. Il is
suspected here that the enraged people
of Darlington are determined upon 9x-
terminating the spies and they are
bound not to be interfered with by the
militia.
COLUMBIA, S. O., March 30.-Three
companies OF state troops have dis
banded under the general pressure
brought to bear upon them, rather than
obey the governors order to go to Dar-
lington. Excitement here in conse-
quence.
WASHINGTON, March 81, 2 30 a. ma
dispatch from Florence, S. c., says a
mob entered the state dispensary at 2
a. m. and destroyed the entire stock Of
liquors.
New YORK, March 91.-The Herald's
Columbia, s. c., special says: In fight
today between the militia and whisky
constables on one side and citizens or
the other, three peraons were killed.
The citizens then got the upper hand
and drove the state police, 22 men, into
a swamp. and it ia reported all have
TOOK place at the station OF the Oolum-
bia. Sumter < Northern railroad, and
this is where the slaughter took place.
At this hour the constables are said to
be surrounded in the swamp and an
other fight is expected at daylight.
Later-Constable Brennan, the officer
who left Darlington by the Charleston,
Sumpter and Northern, is now here.
He reports to the governor that his de-
taohment WAS fred upon by the mob
as the train was pulling out, and at
the same time the deRchmen
was about to leave and in
sight of the military. Everything had
quieted down last night, and the Sum
ter light infantry disbanded today.
One or two OF the constables left on
the Charleston, Sumter and Northern,
and the other Is men proceeded to the
depot OF the Cherawa and Darlington
railway to depart.
COLUMBIA, s. O., March 30.-In Co.
lumbia there are three infantry COM
panies, among the largest in the state.
The special train was at the station
when the governors orders were re-
ceived. The officers ssummoned the men
to their barracks. All was excitement;
not man was ready to obey the gov
ernor and 10 constables. Rebellion wac
rampant. The zouaves met and roll call
began. The first man. Gordon Adams,
arose and said he would resign his mem
bsrship, but would not go. Every man
did likewise. The company disbanded.
The Richland Volunteer Rifle COM
pany that went for glory whenever oc-
casion offered, from the Florida Indian
war to the war Of southern independ-
ence, did not respond. The captain re-
ported to the dJutant-general that he
had bus six men and awaited bis orders.
They were excused from going. The
governors guard gave an opportunity
for still more striking display
of the sentiment OF the people. Shouts
OF citizens on the streets announced the
decision OF the other companies, and
they, too, declined to go. A SQUAD OF
cltzsns rushed up the stairway, block
log the corridor, and swore they would
not allow the companies to depart.
FEET.
plump little foot as white as the snow