Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-01
The effect Of this appeal was great.

PROPOSED RAILWAY SEIZURE.
WASHINGTON, March Sl.-The officials
OF the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company in this city have received Il
message confirming the report that Gov
ernor Tillman has notified the officials or
the Atlantic Coast-Line Of his intention
to seize that road Darlington, where
the trouble occurred yesterday, IS on the
line OF this road.
a telegram 10 the Richmond and Dan
vile officials from their chief clerk in
Columbia says Governor 1fllman has
called the attention of the latter to sec
ton 25s2 Of the general statutes OF South
Carolina, giving the Governor authority
to seize railroad and telegraph lines in
the State when the public safety may
require it. He has also requested that
the legal strife between the State of South
Carolina and the Richmond and Danv!lle
Railroad Company be forgotten, and that
the railroad company be prepared TO
furnish him with facilities for the trans
portation OF troops IL it should be nee
essary.
The request will be held in allegiance
until the Governor makes n. direct de-
mand for the railroad property. Inc
officers of the Atlantic Coast-Lne in this
city have not yet received notice OF the
proposed seizure of their road.
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
RALEIGH y. G.. March Sl.-(Special.)-
1t is learned tonight that three OF TIL
mans South Carolina liquor spies. VINO
are fleeing from the people there arrived
in Raleigh late this afternoon coming
via Hamlet. Railway people say that
armed parties of South Carolinans are
in this State near Hamlet. MaXton and
REDMONDS BODY At RALEIGH.
RALEIGH. y. c., March 31.-(Special)-
Tonight the body Of Louis Redmond
arrived here from Darlington. $. c.. on
| the way to Durham. Redmond's former
| home. 1T IS under the escort Of Editor
W. D. Woods Of the Darlington Herald.
and r. II. Spain. an attorney OF that
town. who were appointed by the citizens
TO take charge Of IT, Redmond was killed
by Winchester bullets fired by the South
Carolina spies in the terrible riot at
Darlington.
A. c. l.. TRAINS UNINTERRUPTED.
WILMINGTON, y. c.. March 3l.-Mr.
J. r. Kenly, general manager of the
Atlantic Coast Line was in the Star
| Office tonight, and authorized the follow
| ing statement: Governor Tillman has
not interfered with the movement or as
sumed control Of the Atlantlc-Coast Line
trains in South Carolina, nor with the
railroad telegraph lines. All trains are
running satisfactorily, and everything is
| moving, as usual"
FLAT DISOBEDIENCE.
CHARLESTON, S. c., March 3l-The
| Fourth Brigade OF State troops. ordered
| out by Governor Tillman to protect the
| whiskey constabulary IN Darlington, has
| of the State is here trying to raise an
| army to go to Darlington. but without
| success.
THE GOVERNORS AUTHORITY.
WASHINGTON d. G.. March 31.-The
| statute under which Governor Tillman
| proposed TO take possession OF the tele
| graph lines in South Carolina reads as
| follows:
"The Governor OF the State. when, IN
| his judgment, the public safety may
| require II, is hereby authorized TO take
| possession of any or all of the telegraph
| lines in the State, their Offices and appur-
| tenances: to take possession of any or
| all railroad lines in the State, their
| rolling stock, Offices etc; 10 prescribe
| the rules and regulations for holding,
| using. and maintaining the aforesaid
| telegraph and railroad lines In the man.
| ncF most conducive 10 the interest anu
| safety of the government, and to place
| under military control all offices, agents,
| and employees belonging to the telegraph
and railroad lines thus taken possession
| Of, so that they shall be considered part
| Of the military establishment Of the
State, subject TO all restrictions imposed
by rules and articles of war"
| WESTERN UNIONS POSITION.
| NEW YORK. March 3l.-George III.
| Fearsons, attorney of the Western Union
| Telegraph Company, was asked this
| afternoon to state what methods had been
| adopted by the Governor Of South Caro-
| lima in seeking to control the telegraph
| lines in the State and he replied: The
| Governor simply notified our manager at
! Columbia not TO accept any messages OF
an inflammatory character. or any that
might increase the excitement in the
| State. and referred him to section 25S2
| OF the statutes OF the State OF South
| Carolina. The reply Of the Western
| Union Telegraph Company TO the Cover
| nor was TO the effect that the telegraph
! company could not act in the capacity of
| censor, that IL could not undertake TO
| say what messages were of an infiamma-
| tory character and what We're not. and
| that as long as the company retained
| physical control of its telegraph lines
within the State II must receive and
transmit all dispatches offered.