Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-04-05

Denver, Colo, March 31-The attor-
heyS for Mullins and Barnes. the new
Hre and police commissioners. tonight
nled with the supreme court a petition
asking Tor writ of prohibition against
Judge Glynn, restraining him from
taking any action whatever In the
IRE and police board controversy. The
writ issued. This leaves both boards
free to act as they please and increases
the probability of a clash. Before the
writ of prohibition was issued NTu1-
Inns and Barnes were arrested for
contempt of Judge Aliens court in
swearing in officers and released on
$1,000 bail each. The supreme court
today refused to grant the request Of
the committee of safety to take imme-
date jurisdiction and give a decision
as soon as possible. The committee Of
safety today considered the propriety
of applying Monday for an injunction
to restrain all newspapers in the state
from printing anything about the fire
and police board cases now pending in
these courts until they are settled.
militiamen are assembled to guard
their arms and ammunition. Ninety
day men are being enlisted and the
governor is expected to make another
attempt to take the city hall by force.
The police force is much excited to-
night by rumor that the city hall
will be attacked before morning. and
4 strong guard is kept there under
arms
HERE'S ANOTHER
St Louis, March 31.-A special to
the Post-Dispatch from Columbia, s.
C., says: The governor has received
adviceS from Charleston stating that
three leading military companies there
refuse to obey his orders to 90 to OAR
lington, the scene of yesterdays bat
tie Prevented from sending troops,
the governor has taken the other
course now, and will prevent aid
reaching DarlingtOn'S citizens. To ac-
compliSh this he has, under section
1852, S. c., seized the railroad lines of
the Coast Line system leading to
Darlington and will ALLOW no traffic
over them. The latest news from
Darlington is that the spies are still
being pursued by Darlingtons citi-
ZenS, and that death will be melted
out to all caught The governor has
ordered the telegraph companies to
transmit no int1ammatOry dispatches
and has also withdrawn an order dis
banding the Columbia military organ
izatiOns, with the intention of trying
all members and officers by court mar
tial lie has also ordered the hauling
away from all local armories of guns
and equipments therein.
Florence, s. c., March 31-A special
car from Marion with thirty vigilants,
has arrived armed and equipped.
Three spies were caught near Sumter.
Darlington is quiet and there is moth
ing there to stir up a row just now
Bands of vigilants which started out
last night in pursuit of whisky spies
returned this afternoon, having thor
Oughly beaten the bush for the GOV
ernOrs agents, but without success.
The vigilants smashed the state bar
rooms in many towns. The diSpnnSary
at TimmOnsville was blown up with
powder. At Florence, Darlington and
other places, numbering seven in all,
the vigilants were content to smash
everything that was breakable. Many
citizens are arrayed against the gov
ernOr in his attempt to execute the
state diSpenSary law.
Columbia, S. c., March Bill p.
evening when the Newberry
Rites, Captain Caughin, arrived, they
were met by a large crowd at the
depot, whose purpose was to dissuade
-hrm from going to Darlington The
company marched to the state prison
followed by the citizens. A platoon
# penitentiary guards came out and
evelled guns at the crowd, ordering
hem to halt, declaring that they
would shoot. After considerable parley
captain Caughin said his company
lid not intend to go to Darlington.