New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-31
INV 1raRApH 70 THE TRlBrSrA

c,,rrobja s c. March $0-NeWS mas peeh re-
-,,,od here from Darlington Of a hgh' to-oaE De-
~ ~..osn residents Of that town and state cohstaou-
-, at the depot the constables were "o"ut
'1o,srg Constablcs Pepper ana McLehaoh anu
49, residents. +. i. Norment and l.. = hedhoho'
-ars killed dspatcA to the Governor Aoi'
We W. IN the same county. says the people
..~o seized the rifles Of the troops in the armory
and are waiting 10 attack '"e
,,ev reach that place.
,,.henti, news from Darlington is difficult 10
uro,n the rneagre details received thus far
:. ..,os that the fight took place as the wniSkey
ns.ables were waiting for train on whlca
S,oava town It started in fight between TWO
..,,rr men. a personal matter ii is said Inc
.,os crowded around and defed any one 10 IN
.artere McLendon drew pistol and the
.,h.rs followed sui. The people We're pracucaliy
rnarued The spies had Winchester nhes T.
= Norment. a prominent merchant ot 'he 'o"I'
was first killed by Pepper. The crowd theh
o,encd fire on the spies, and after a VoLey or
two they fed tc he woods
chief Of Police DarCan was shot in the side
rsveral citizens were wounded one hundred ana
6ftv mounted men are securing the woods Tor
the constables, vino are armed with Nlnches'erS
and will fight for their lives. The Darlington
Guards are under arms. endeavoring 10 preserve
the peace. but the trouble has outgroWh theH
control. Sheriff Scarborough is powerless ana.
under threats OF being killed by the citizens l.
ne interferes. has subsided. one Of the wounded
constables is in Darlington Jail projected 10y the
local militia. Mr.. Norment, who was killed. had
taken no part in the riotous proceedings of the
last few davs. aud had gone to the depot on
business of his OWN.
Tonight. in Columbia, the excitement is At
fever heat. and threats were made against 'he
Governor and Of burning the dsPensdrles. Gov
ernor Tillman il is said Will call on the country
companies to enforce obedience should the ci'y
militia continue TO refuse u act.
Al midnight the constables are said TO be sur
rounded in the swamp, and a slaughter Is eX-
pected at daylight
constable brennan one oe three constables who
left Darlington by the Charleston, Sumter ana
Northern Railroad. IS now in Columbia and re-
ports to the Governor that his detachment was
fred on BY the mob as the train Was pulling
out.
A report from Wilmington. y. c., late tonight
saws that a dispatch from Florence :. c.. states
that the anti-T1llmanites are preparing to blow
I'm the State dispensaries and that great excite
p1ent prevails.
Another report from Florence says that at
o'clock this morning mob entered the state DIS
pensary there and destroyed the entire stock OF
liquor.
General T. A Hugenin. commanding the Fourth
Brigade, State troops. tonight received tee
gram from Governor Tillman stating that TIE
militia in Darlington and Sumter are paralyzed,
and ordering Hugenin to proceed TO Darlington
at once with six companies OF infantry. Inc
order was received at Il p m. One rumor reached
here that the posse Of citizens have overtaken
the spies and lynched the whole gang.
To-day's fight grew out # the effort Of Cover
nor Tillman to enforce the Objectionable Dis
pensary law The first gun was fired by TIL
man on Tuesday last. when he wrote letter to
the Mayor Of Darlington as follows:
1t has been apparent to US FOR some time that tne
cify authorities and police of Darlington WeT" max
ing no effort 10 suppress the Illicit sale OF luor' as
watched patiently. hoping for a chanse Of poacy On
your part bl; as th-fe a'v @ mp M III Ii0 and -
we are informed By the const2Oes ihai the po.lc"
have been obsiruci.ng rather tntn as'.stl"s t'Ii
notice Is hereby given that after tne lst diy HDi
April. part Of the proceeds Of ne aispenstry WI.
be paid 10 the city untl the state Board becomes
Xary saslSlIl ris6netf,lly Sls' b. r. TIILMAN
Governor and Chairman Of the Board.
On the following day a number Of the whiskey
spies appeared in the town and searched several
stores. Then they announced that they in
tended TO search a number Of private houses.
When this report got abroad quiet and de-
In the direction taken by the spies armed with
shotguns and rifles. For some reason the spies
changed their course. making a detour and com
ing to their hotel amid the jeers and hootings Of
large crowd. In the afternoon the crowd
again gathered, but the spies had gone away.
In the mean time news Of the rebellion had
reached Governor Tillman. who ordered out the
local militia company. On Wednesday night >
Gaord, who is the chief constable Of the dis
pensary force. came to Charleston and gathered
the entire constabuary. consisting Of twenty
Eight or thirty spies. each man armed with a
Winchester repeating rife and two horsepistols.
They left here at q. m. Thursday. firing a
fusilade as the train left the depot, and swear
Ing that they would wipe out the town Of Oar
Ington The Governor ordered the Sumter Light
Infantry TO Darlington On the same day the
citizens Of Darlington held a mass-meeting and
adopted the following resolutions. which were
telegraphed the Governor:
Resolved. That 1t is the sense Of this meeting that
mans home is his castle. and that he Is entitled
10 defend the same against all unreasonable
Resolved, That in the counties Of Darlington
Florence ana Sumter searches OF private resi-,
by the owners as their dwellings and not az pac,s
and We hereby pledge ourselves TO resist all such
unlawful depredatons
Resolved That the citizens OF Darlington. Flor
en- en- ana an sumter hereby mutually pledge eaei,
.,hsr 70 support each other IN resistance 10 az az
secn Unlawful acts, and invite the cO-operatloi
al other hw-abding and liberty-loving people
People from the neiglboring towns nocked to
Darlington and offered their services in resisting
any attempt on the par: Of the whskey spies 10
iAVade the homes Of the people. This was the
state Of affairs that eliminated in the outbreak
to-day.
Columbia, 5 c., March 30.-Thc three Columbia
companies Of State troops have disbanded under
the great pressure brought to bear them
Tather than obey the Governors orders TO 30 70
harrington: The excitement here In consequence
OF this action is at fever heat
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