New-York tribune., 1894-04-06
r11IMAN RESTORES THE CIVIL STATUS

. PROCLAMATION FROM THE GOVERNOR DEOLAr'-
NC THE .INsURRECTIoN" AT AN END
Columbia. s c., April (specaD.-The "insurrec-
t,or IN Florence and Darlington counties mas Deei
oscally declared at an end and the CIVIL status 10
restored in those counties To-nght 1o'eI"oi LIN
man issued the following proclamauoh'
whereas Bv proclamation issued Saturday March
., the counties of Darlington and Florence were de-
cared TO be in insurrection ana 'he iiii"a "e'
ordered there to suppress the same anu
vbsreas The commanding general has Just IN
formed me that the Insurgents nay nav ond Thai
nnd that neace and order are restored anu eiiot
the civil VII aaJnoT5Ss n6w tSerefore T. B. R. Tman Coy
arnor Of the State OF South Carolina 40 lSsue .i,9
my proclamation ana nS Forenee there is no longer
insurrection, and the civil status is hereoy ieS.
The troor,s will be withdrawn Ee-morrow. oNtee"
Of the spies went Darlington last night ana 'es,i,
fed before the coroner's jury. The session was neu
oil night and spies left there early this morning LOT
columbia Although the military was IN coh'roi II
WAS thought best not to irritate people Dy lhe'i
presence Only few citizens were al 'he uePo'
n,hen they arrived but no ndignty was shown 10
them. The building where the inquest was helu was
guarded by six companies of infantry
Governor Tllman is going TO reorganZe the state
militia and tonight is making up list OF those
10 be dealt with. Only eighteen companies re-
sponded to his call. while there are probably ~" III
the State There will likely be a series OF courts
martial He gave orders tonight for Assistant Au
in General watts anu OOioiSl -hiA"O" ~ f'0
coed TO Charleston in the morning and to collect All
the rifles and other State property which are In the
hands Of the Fourth Brigade the crack corps OF the
militia which refused obey Tillman's orders All
nroperty will be brought here and stored IN 'he
State arrnory He has already taken all rlnes' e'c''
from the three Columbia companies. lie VIII con-
tinue this work until all companies who refused 10
GO have been disarmed. Tfman says ne woud
rather have twenty-five companies that Will obey
orders than 100 who will not. The newly organized
militia will be composed largely OF his poh'cai loi-
lowers One company Of thirty-hVe men OF tHa'
kind has been organized in this city already Ihe
disbanded companies propose to keep up their or
sanzation Subscriptions are being collected IN all
towns and cities to purchase them arms ana equip
ments
charleston. S. c. April 5-The Town Council OF
Camden. at a meeting held last night. decided 10
send the following memorial TO the Supreme court
of the state which has held back its decision on the
consttutionality of the Dispensary law since last
December:
Hon. Henry McIver, Chief Justice and Samuel
McGowan and y. J. Pope Associate Justices OF
Gentlemen: In view Of the fact that great uneasi-
ness and disquietude prevails throughout South taI &
ona because OF the enactment by its Legisatuie
of the Dispensary law and the subsequent efforts
by our State authorities TO enforce the provisions OF
iost ina. the blood Of others she'd and properly endan
gered and feeling assured by the temper .s oi our
that which recently provoked that lamentabe out
break against law ana OrQer IN tne CltleS OF Lar
iington and Florence other. cities would he sub
jected to the same Inconvenience (or ndignlty) as
that under which these two cities now rest, and
that the life blood and property Of our own citizens
would be endangered We the Mayor and Aldermen
most earnestly, urge upon your honorable court
that as speedily as may be possible you render
stitutionalty Of the Dspensary law in its several
provisions which decision is now pending pen ing believing &
the fears OF our people TO promote the cause OF law
and order 10 strengthen the hands of all lovers OF
W. blood
and to- preserve our State from the horrors of civ
In reply to a request for statement as to the
status OF the proceedings involving the constitu-
mo member of the Supreme Court has made. or
will make. any statement regarding matters pend
Darlington. s. c. April 5.-The spies who came in
las, 70 er ge seS o o nro ra AZ
o'clock this morning Last night when they, were
dsarmed previous 10 givlng ther testimony forty
The inquest was adjourned at o'clock this morn
vened at 10 o'clock behind closed doors. The Gov
ernor sent telegram TO General Richbourg. COM
midnight, in which he charged the General With
acting in opposition to the interests Of the spies
represented by an attorney. The censorship of the
press much to the o. the n
tive men say II Is only question OF time when
search private houses are made
Clarence s. Nettles, who has been one OF the lead
were first begun. and who filed the original bin
to test the constitutionaity of the Dispensary
law said to-day that the State officials had. from
the beginning OF the litigation to the present time
occupied novel position; Instead OF seeking TO get
a speedy decision from the court in order that the
question might be finally settled, they seemed to
all means in their power OF procrastinat ton and
delay Said he:
Yes, filed the original bill to nullify this law
upon various constitutional grounds. This action
was brought .u June 1893. Just prior TO the time
when the law went into effect The case was heard
on the circuit by Judge Hudson. one of the abest
jurfsts In the South. who promptly decided the
law to be unconstitutional and entoned the State
fr<,xxa
State authorities appealed the case to the Supreme
Court. In view of the fact that that court would
not meet until late in November then addressed
q letter TO the Attorney General asking him TO join
me I'm letter 10 the Governor requesting him TO
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