The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-03

April 2.-The first armed force that has
nached through Main street, appeared
on that thoroughfare about l o'clock. It
was an Edgefield company, and they went
marching along to the governors man
sion with drums beating. They we're
about thirty strong and attracted consider
able attention. Down at the penitentiary
there are now about $50 soldiers, most
OF whom are volunteers. 1t is not prob
able that Gov. Tillman will order out any
more troops. This morning he received
kilograms from Capt. r. c. Ward, of the
Georgetown company, Offering that com
pany's services and Capt. j. B. Floyd, of
Lamars, Darlington county, also wired
offering the services of the Ben Ryan Till
man Guards. The governor is declining
all offers of troops now.
SPY HOLLOWAY TURNS UP.
This morning Spy Holloway, who has
been missing since the trouble at Darling
ton, turned up in this city. This leaves
four more constables still missing. This
afternoon news was received here that
Chief Cons table Gaillard had boarded the
Coast Line train at Holliston, near Lanes,
and was safe.
1t was also announced that Swan and
another of the missing constables had
boarded the train at Bogden, near Sumter
THE STORY OF A MINISTER.
A well-known Columbia minister, who
mas been in Darlington ever since the first
trouble, reached here this morning. He
details some very interesting facts. He
says that after McLendon was wounded
on Friday evening a crowd was organized
to go down and lynch him. One white
man and one negro got a rope 1t was
only through the influence of DR.. Nor
ment, the father of the Norment
who was killed, that they were stopped
The minister referred to says
that the posses went out with no other
determination than to catch the men
whom they Considured murderers and
punish them. He says that Floyd, one of
the men in the fuss, was suspected of
being a secret spy, and came near being
shot down by Ed Norment, brother Of
the murdered man. Some one threw up
his gun just in time to save Floyd's life
The minister states that on Saturday
when the funeral of the murdered man
was held it became current that Spy Nc
Lendon was to be lynched and the dispen-
sary burned. He states that the mayor
of the town went inside the dispensary
and remained all night. The mayor had
both the dispensary and the jail guarded
McLendon expected to be lynched.
REVOLT OF THE MILITARY.
There is much talk here today about
the probable action of the state authori-
ties towards the military companies who
refused to obey the orders of Gov. Till
man when the call to arms was issued,
and whose officers did not hand in their
designations and commissions and notify
the commanding officer that the arms and
equipments of their companies were at
the orders of the state authorities.
1t is understood that there is to be Sc
ries of court martials Capt. Aston of
the Richland Volunteers of this city did
not get his company out, and the guns
were ordered taken away from him. He
has not resigned nor will he hand in his
commission or sword. He expects to be
court martialed He said Il will demand
a court martial hav not disobeyed a
single order. assembled with the mem
bers of my company could secure" First
Lieut. F. H. Weston says that he is sub
ject to the same charges and that he will
demand a court martial also