The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-04
THE BLIND PIGS OPEN
TiIlman Can't Enforce the Law,
With All His Buster.
He ISSUES ANOTHER eecaEg.
ne Press CsosorsAfp Csss1nuss-Css-
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has Issued . proclamation giving ofnciai
notice to the municipal authorities OF
every city and incorporated town In the
state and TO the police marshals that under
the powers given him by section $40 Of the
statutes he assumes sole control Of the
whole forcs OF municipal police and mar
shais Of the several cities and incorporated
towns Of the state. They are ordered to
enforce ell laws on the statute books. to-
gether With all municipal ordinances and
orders from municipal authorities not In
consistent with the purposes Of the proc
lamaison- Az soon - the emergency shall
no longer exist the governor will relin-
quish control and restore the former
status.
The inquest over thoss Who were killed
ct Darlington 10 scheduled for tomorrow.
and no trouble il anticipated. Col. ". c.
Coker Ia expected to arrive here on late
train from Darlington TO confer with Gov.
Tiiiman tomorrow. with view to recall.
Ing the troops. which il Is thought viii 10
done.
CHAsLssroS, s. c., April 3.-Contrary 70
public expectation the whisky constabu-
larry who reached here on Sunday night in
their retreat from Darlington did not re-
sumo their raiding today. They took an
early morning train out OF the city and
proceeded to Orangeburg. about ninety
miles north OF here. where they are
resting at present. The object Of their
visit to that place 10 not known. but Is
Is presumed IL Is for the purpose Of search
ing for contraband whisky. The dispen-
saries here are closely guarded by police
men and doing very little business The
blind pigs" are open and the seal Of the
Palmetto state Is not blown in the bottle.
The people of this city, rs we'll ~ those In
the interior Of the stats, are looking
to the supreme court Of the state.
which Is in session 1t Columbia.
for possible relief from the strained
condition OF affairs. and there are not
few who blame that tribunal for the blood
shed at Darlington. Suits involving the
consti utionaiity OF the dispensary Law
were argued before that court three
months ago and no decision has yet been
rendered By the three judges Of the court.
Two are conservatives-Jus Mellow
and McGowsn-and tho third justice - an
out-and-ous Tillmanite. Ii 10 certain that
an early decision of the court on the con-
stitutionality Of the dispensary Law would
have done much toward aueIling the ex-
S.tSihout Cteoteu ny ito entoIComcut IL
the decision had been In favor Of its con-
stitutionality. those who are fighting the
law would have practically given up the
fight People are At q loss to know why
the court has failed to render . decision,
and all sorts of wild rumors are afioat.
COLUMBIA, April 3.--Gov. Tiliman has
received the following telegram from
Clerk of the Court W. II. Ingraham. at
Sumter:
-. J. Dargan met the orth-bound train
today and arrested Constable Cain. on his
way to Columbia in custody of Mcknight,
deputy sheriff. The sheriff 10 keeping the
parties At their own request. There is no
danger threatening the constabies, and no
occasion tor action on our part"
Couriers special correspondent says: The
committee that IL TO confer with Tillman
left on the afternoon train. and . confer
snce will probably be held early in the
morning. II is hoped by every body that
everything will be satisfactorily adjusted.
Arrangements were III progress for the
holding Of the inquest, but they will be
pending until the result of the conference
is had. The embargo on newspapers still
holds good.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 3.--Grosvenor
OF Ohio late this evening introduced in
the house resolution calling for q special
investigation Of Gov. Ti,lman's action ia
South Carolina in SEEKING railroad prop
erty and telegraph lines engaged in inter
state commerce, and with armed force and
violence establishing . censorship Of the
daily and weekly press OF the country and
prohibiting the transmission OF news dis
patches 10 the newspapers. The resolu-
ton directs the committee on interstate
and foreign commerce to inquire by what
Law such acts have been committed, and
whether the laws of the United States
have been violated. In his remarks on the
resolution Grosvenor said this was the
first time in the history of the government
that such a censorship Of press dispatches
had been established. The resolution was
referred TO the house committee on inter
state and foreign commerce, OF which
Representative Wise OF Virginia 10 chair
man.
Denver, April S--Gov. Waite expresse.
admiration for Gov. TiIlman, of South
Carolina. He said he met him a, the BIZ
metallic convention in ST. Louis. lie be-
lieves be can enforce the law Ii ANYBODY
can. HE Is placed in = position similar
20 mine" says Waite, .'the arissoc,scv
are against, bat the people are With him.
II his soldiers refuse 10 obey. mine don't"
Final Inspection OF the Monterey.
VALLEJO, Cal. April 2--Tbe United
States monitor Monterey, which ha,
spent the sas. SIX months at Mare island
navy yard. steamed down San Pablo hav