The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-03-31
WAR IN CAROLINA.
Citizens Of Darlington Attack Tillman's
Spies-Many Casualties.

| COLUMBIA, S. c., March 30-The passions
| aroused by the dispensary law and he spy
system had the long expected result IN a
| fight at Darlington this Afternoon, ia
| which at least two spies aad two citizens
were shot to death and three OTHER men
! badly wounded. The city is wild tonight.
All the sympathy is with the citizens and
! the air is filed with fierce expressions
agstnst the government. the dispensary
law and the spies.
| depot. as body of armed spies were leav-
| ing the town. In tine fight Frank E Nor
mant. "A prominent young Insurance man,
| and man namrd R-dmoud. from North
Carolina, and CousJables McLemou and
Pepper were killed outright. Chief OF
Police Dargan was also killed and Lucas
and Lewis Normant were shot aud dan
gerousiy wounded.
When Governor Ti'lman received the
news has;y conference was held with
| AdJutanb General Farley, n special traI u
| Was ordered and the local militia compan-
les We're ordered 10 assemble ar their arno-
ries. Colonel Wylis Jones of the Pal
| metto regiment, was ordered at 3 o'clock
by the governor TO proceed wi, b troops 20
Darlington 1t ut once became a question
! whether the militiamen. all sympathizers
with the citizens, would go.
The members of the Columbia zooayes
and governors guards assem- blsi at their
respective armories bat refused to go 10
Darlington, declaring they would Ilsband
first.
News have been received here to the eff
feet that the spies were surrounded in some
woods near Darlington by angry citizens
who were bent on ayenginy the wrongs
done them.
Governor TiIlman having failed to get
the Columbia militia TO go has ordered out
the Charleston militia. This created great
excitement in that city and it is not prob
able the Charleston IL oops will go.
Adjutant General Farley left on a
special train for Darlington at 10 O'Clock
tonight. The light infantry of Sumpter
have refused to go to Darlington, but
Farley will be joined By the guards OF
Manning. 1t is suspected the enraged
people of Darlington are determined upon
exterminating the spies aud they are
bound to be interfered with by the
militia.
Three companies OF state troops have
disbanded under the general pressure
brought TO bear on them RAT her than OBJ y
the governors orders to go to Darlington.
Excitement here in consequence of the
acton is high.
Ano her Account.
NEW YORK, March S0.-The Herald's
Columbia, ). c.. special says: In the fight
today between the militia aud whisky
constables On one side and citizens on the
other, three were killed. The citizens then
got the upper hand and drove the state
police, % men, Into the swamp and
il is said all have been killed. The first
serious trouble took place at the station of
the Columbia, Sumter Hed Northern rail-
road, and this is where the slaughter took
place. The constables to the number OF so
were divided, nine being in one squad and
Il in another.
At this hour. a. m, the constables are
said TO be surrounded in the swamp aud
another fight is expected at daylight.
Later-CoDstable Brennan, the officer
who left Darlington by the Charleston.
Sumter aud Northern, is now here. He
reports to the governor that his detach-
ment was fired upon by the mob as the
train was pulling out and at
the same time the detachment WAS
about to leave and in sight of the military,
was set upon the citizens. Every hing
had quieted down last night and the Sam
ter Light infantry withdrew TODAY. One
or two of the copstables left on the Charles
ton. Sumter and Northern, and the other
eighteen went to the depot of the Cherawa
and Darlington railway to depart.