The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-12-05


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cary Evans v oiunteeIs, Saptain I>11nan { VI
tet, ,;iIe - uSeiS 11ntaar anu co,4.; cov IN
ae1s n,sS ,,e o1poain A' -. oo>' ~
oAtSGts %S;ceo ~ 1nS rx,+o;, n w;eo % onecere
md no1Hsn 1nen 0'io'' o'e'>'A1' - 1'o'
11u To... u.on. 1,,,,,,4oar, zc,,+o;, u n 1rhr 40
"a "a sn.a.7 W, o"ps' " - ~ ~
oncets dno inen-
the omcers anu men COMPOSING tneSe con-.
mands were opposed 10 the dlspensary Ia", ouS
they dld not allow pont1ca! PreJuolce 10 seouce
them from the d1scn2rge OF tnelr GUY.
CLOCK S3suroay evening: otneIs Gane 20 ~ sa uus
ms me nlgnt, ano oy sunoas ssShlns - ~
panies, numes.lns 4o9 Mea' LII au assst d ~ ~
clty. Eariy Saturoay hao .e'SgIapnsa ~ .4e 9
sherf1s OF Florence and Darling counties 70
swear IN posse comltatus ano una ,5 Inc e0nsIa
pies. dno anoru tnen ploteC,!on.. tno Saelna Ha.a
OF Darnn2Ion Leieerapaed me tnat ne ,p was Pow, w
eraess, aaa no.n.ns o9s 'rGops 1ous% sh
peace ana restore craer Durng er,oav atgns alsaa
op nao p1oAen s to au s;. Gu y. ~ ~
over 1au .ns seock "a me odspsnsSrS q. oH aTe
ence, oeonglng 10 tae staSe, ana as s1miias a m0p,
OF S9ne VI taS sane' nau iooeeu 1ne oASt0ne"iS
Timmonsvine. o.o,.,o. :
.,sS sass ,e was 80 S1c ,nnne
Cou enolu " eaAS 1v shsuSs, assSS 1 ~ ~ oit
us 1e,. W ,a;,,Sr 1ash 4n fn-, ~
MnoSe p1SSlono 49, oSaAS 1osne0 -u'o 10y ~
the utteraaces OF zoe osate neHSpapei, nau
on SATURDAY telegraPheo seVeral OF tne most
accsss1pie countlss, cainae ioE sotuh.eslS SIS >
among tne catlzens 70 coe v.a " - ana
support tne government u lts SuO1ts w 1SstoIe
peace ana en!orce respecI Ior Lne Jaw: Oulane
SATURDAY 9lgnt ana SUNDAY tnese soIunteeIs,
WIG nao lelt tueI BUSINESS ~ q noueI. NaVeais . .
aotic. W nulIy W Llc IenoeLxous. .sue r. a
u oa eseiy .lS; Mn..e oy @ W. & oa ~
oreos, ana even tnousan9s. & VINO were reaay "
[espono, @eIe fecel'ea ny lnonuay HClains, sSa
su " lug otISls
Ing, auu t ueSmn Sy Z; Sss.n ndeg Iu,
aoo9s tnree nunorea came IN ouflns SunuEy 0.a;
auu SUNDAY ntsnt- Al VI e1e 1ivIps ~ aoo vi. vi
anteers, as last as tney ieacneu tno ca;y, "ers
1aa s .Se lug
G1aGeo 9noer 1ne stractSse nc ~, cat 1sn n
IA y, ssa 20 his
aau VINO 1eseIsEs nS ~.
act!on anu s0i9iery ia, oea.1s tue
.1ie1s, 70, w M ga Wn., sfcie,t
in+.nGan+ - the nan;ten an t;arv and Conom;seion.
~ IN W.. M, s, e1crtad ~ h;seif To the
a,,,,,, +hoh+ ,,,++i,o the ,er =, Tho nen;+en.
+iory iry' as therabv thev We're lent isnIafed and
con4s;c+ ~ hatMeer III lem ana the citizens nre
yented S1 'A11- f'O
Snnday mcrningy 4be neu-s frr1o,1o tho scene of
+be d;et,;rho SO Vac sr;1I NJ tho most G4sonieI
, nv era so;d ~ ho
.,1Ss-o,,nao2 co-oa ~ 3he,n were so;G 4o bave
@ 'i11e 81 souS 5: ~ VI, a1l@e 4,+ = ~, ~ ehe
al ~ P pbeps ms - WV DA-A-e W. ~
So+rrSaV ~ ,,or,inp rc,I;zino that had to
deaI Nth y danoeros7s s;tnation and heino re-
solved to uphold the dignity of the state govern
meDt and enforce OOeQlcGce 10 the law, Issued
proclamation. which I had telegraDhed to and
bnlletined at every station In the counties Of
Oarlinoton and E,orence declaring these conn.
ties IN a state of insnrrection and ordering all
ev;i.minded nersons and unlawful assemhiaees
to disnerse-in efYect nnttinr them nnflcr mar
tiaI law Satnrdar evening fndinc that snecia1
trains we're being used hv the rioters 10 and
from points in the@insurrectionsry district and
that the telegraph wires were kept hot with
ali manner of iut1amatory reports, keeping the
p1blic mind in an angry. excited state. which
threatened to produce conflict between clti-
zens OF Different political views at other poirks.
I notified the authorities of the Coast Line
railroad and Of the telepranh COMPANIES that 7
tool nossession of the teIeyranh fires and rail.
road. forbade the tranmission Of any message
except those on business. and ordered that no
+ro;ne obon1d he furnished evcent m 1be.sta+e
The teienranh reonlt. ohiected the Postal tele
1ranf comnanv RELUCTANTLY Welding obedience:
but the Western Union company had to be
served With an Injunction bv Judge Watts. and
~ rhe military the raiIrood authorities CON
on-ed chaerf,,i,,- - conon1W nth the reryos ~
eha nrder w NoA1fH' 49, W. --'0 ~
The total cost for Transportation. subsistence
~" "oo,eso+;o ~ 80 troo,,c TO- tha eMt;re
at,a;r ;ncIrd;no interes+ til1 January 1st IN
tho r,oneT Wh;eb borrowed from The Carol;.
no Notionn, hanl- will he S13 8oe = The vouch-
ers and ali the papers are in the hands OF the
Observation-Disclosures and nrovision Will have to
-,
De made IN tne next appropriation olll 10 pay
Ln1S sum, 70 reueVeu ue anu JUG eent.Susu VINO
endorsed my personal ooEeatlon, on1cn Was
given lor the money.
strenuous eHors mas Deen maze py sne
EeWsvapess Will lepioseuS sue ss " Pc,
Sary eielnent " sno" thas Inese pe~ ~ nseu M
l0r tne eApeuuituts VI LIS uouei. suu I,ll Sn.t'
was no neeu OF senalhS Ine tSoaps 70 DaI
nne ton at al!. aisenoous ID ossn ~ ss!
&c "itnout uunoel. ano etsiS aoan.:si 9t 1a.1- 1
GUS OF speclous 4as oeen Isea to ooi-
ster up tne poslei9n oue w nos neI,eatS 70
say tnat IL IS Ine oeSI spene aonSs .a..e usas
ever gone tuIousn mS n;inos as so' anu
the demonst5atlon Mnicn was taaue 5hSt SCUM
Caroline had a governor VINO nad tne Will
While ne had the moral ana pn!Slcal packing OF
enough lovers OF law ana oroer; 10 5epress tne
~ ~ tta 10 has heen and viii he worth to the
st,te ~ s.ae ~ thodsand times what il cost
iorge nvTnher of the crack militia comma
,;as A ~ 3Sa StateI men who We're wont to cover
1hemseIVes H, With glory every Fourth of July@
bad noint b,ani- refnsed 70 obey orders. What
,ras +Se snecra cle We nresented abroad What
won,d have heen the OBJECT had found no mi
lila to 90 to Darlington. OF. having found
them had failed to send them there Would
not the lawless whiskey element have felt that
It. had triuInpheG: Would not the mob have
fe1t emho1dened to attack the constabnlary
elsewhere or have murdered them in cold