The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-02


tcicgramS except from the governor.
Goy. Tiliman received dispatch to-
night to the effect that nsne fugitive con-
staeics have boarded train at Lake City.
on the Northeastern road, and within q
tew hours will have arrived safely Al
Charleston There are seven eonssahies
siill unaccoun,ed for. Their names are
Swan, Meekin. Brown. King, Holloway.
Walker and Millard. Gov. Tillman thinks
the escape of these nine men will greatly
relieve the tension. He ssvs the
honors are about even between
the two parties in the Killing at
Darlington. and that il the other spies
escape the trouble will be ever. He has
also received dispatches from Adis. Gen.
Farley, now in Darlington saying thas
citizens told him the wounded constable.
MeLendon. had been delivered TO h;s
friends. Gen. Farley does not know where
he is now.
WAssrssToS CIry. April Ito Senator
lrhy, OF South Carolina. is due much of the
credit for having relieved the censorship
OF press dispatches established by Gov
Tillman at Columbia Tonight he
visited the Office of the Southern
Associated Press TO Iearu the latest
Developments. There he learned that Gov.
1ulman had placed officers in the Western
Union offices At Columbia. who inspected
all messages filed and refused to forward
any that did not meet their approval. Hs
wired Gov. Tiilman. advising him against
this course and stating that 1t could have
no other than detrimental effect. shortly
alter this message had been sent the spe-
cials TO the Associated Press began to ar
rive in this city. and il Ii believed Senator
lrby's advice influenced the governor to
withdraw the officers from the telegraph
office
DARLINGTON. & c., April IA special
train from Columbia with 500 troops will
reach here between $50 and p. m. to
keep The peace and enforce the dispensary
law. Immediately on their arrival they
will declare the town under martial Lave
and will take charge of the Western
Union telegraph office and the railways
Gov. Tiilman has assured the citizens that
the soldiers are coming here with no ma
licious intent. but simply TO protect the
public property. Nevertheless trouble 10
anticipated tonight. Mayor Dargad made
short addresses to an assemblage ON tho
street, and asked that the citizens main
tain u peaceahle bearing toward the SOL
diers and offer them no provocation.
Many mutterings are heard, and what
would happen should the troops overstep
their authority in the management OF the
telegraph Office and other ways, could bs
hut one thing. and that would be . fight.
Up to this hour the day has passed
quietly. 1t is not known whether any Of
the spies accompany the troops.
Everything was quiet here today, for
the seat Of war 10 now changed to Co
iumbia. The ndjutant and inspector gem
eral of the state troops arrived here on .
special train. hut no troops accompanied
them. The inspsctor-gsnsral. under tho
orders OF the governor. has travelled over
the state sndeavoring 10 raise force Of
volunteers to uphold the dispsnsary law,
but the indications arp that he has met
with complete failure On ali sides. All
classes Of eitissns are refusing 10 bear
arms against South Carolinians. The adiu-
tant-general has bsen In consultation with
the most conservative citisens Of Darling
ton, and the inference II that they
hnencs to quiet the disturbance.
A strong determination still prevails,
however. that Tiilman's spies ahali not
invade private residences. The spy Nc
Tendon. who was In jail here, was spirited
away by his friends and supporters Of the
dispensary law between the hours Of $50
p. IN. and 8 q. m. McLsndon was the man
who killed Frank Normsnt. and number
of the dead mans friends are searching
for him. TIE spy who Was captured in
the woods near Rogers has also made his
escape. The local military have thrown
up their commissions and resigned by let
ter to the adjutant general. IL 10 said here
that Gov. Tillman is in possession of the
railroad and telegraph lines at Columbia,
that his officers inspect every message
that 10 received. and that mono are sent
without his inspection. TelegSaphic COM
munication IL greatly hampersd.
Gov. Tiilman's military train. bringing
30 men, arrived at 3 30 tonight. They
were met by the local military company
aud escorted to their quarters. Great ex-
element prevailed at the time the train
arrived, but Ii has since died away. Gov.
Tillman has wired the citizens hero that
the presence of the troops - required 70
arrest those who participated in the riot
three days ago. If the governor desires to
make the arrests he will have to send At
least five times the number OF troops, and
IL In believed that II the military is called
on to arrest citizens st least half IL not all
the soldiers will lay down their arms and
assist the citizens should trouble occur.
kilograms have been sent ahead Of the
train on which IL IL said nine spies are
travelling to Charleston, in order to have
them captured and held until posse from
this place can be sent for them. At this
writing the town 10 very quiet, and IL has
been so all day.
A courier just arrived from the country
near Timmonsvilie announces that two
spies were found dead In the woods near
there this evening.
The following has been received by the
advisory committee
"CoIuNsIa, 3. C.. April L.. To ". O. Coter
and Others, Darlington am glad TO havs
your assurances OF tho quiet prevailing at
darlington, but armed bodies Of insurgents
are still in shs country trying to murder
the state officers, 30 am informed. A
coon ~ life and property are safe in both
counties / will Issue . proclamation re-
storing the civil status.
'B. K TfIIxAv, Governor"
The posses. who are the alleged "insur-
gents" have all returned TO Darlington
aimee last night.
All o'clock sll II quiet here. The troops
are being placed on guard. and citizens are
at their homes.
The mayof Of the city has thrown opsn
every public place 10 the troops, and they
are comfortably qusstered in the Darling
ton guards armory, the courthouse. the
city bali and the mayors court room. Al
together there are 20 men, most OF ths
forces being we'll drilled organizations.
Gen. Rsichsbsrg said he had come to OAR
iington with orders 10 preserve the peace.
and en nj In had no instruct,ons IN mat.