The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-02

ernor to the effect that he wished him to
Dflng the members Of his company to the
executive mansion, las he wished to talk to
them. The men at first showed a dispo-
sltlon to refuse to go. A good MANY.
however, counseled them to dc so, and
they slipped on their uniforms and went.
twenty-three strong
TELEGRAPH OFFICE SEIZED.
While the Guards were preparing to
leave for the mansion a squad of six sol
dlers marched up through the crowd of
citizens to the postal telegraph Office.
They were in command of Lieut.. John
Bomar, of the Hampton Guards. Several
citizens went to the door of the Office and
offered to defend it against the soldiers
when it became known that
the detail had been sent to
take charge of the office. There
was considerable earnest and determined
talk, but cooler heads called the attention
OF the crowd to the fact that the officers
were there simply to carry out instruc-
lions. The commanding officer was then
permitted to enter. He granted Manager
Moore time to. communicate with the
officials of his company.
HIS ORDERS.
Lieut.. Bomar stated that his orders
were plain Il have simply come over with
this order in my hand, to station three
soldiers to see that nothing but private
or commercial kilograms are sent over
the wires" He displayed an order
signed by Gen. Richbourg, commanding,
instructing the detail not to permit mes
sages of any other character than those
of a commercial and private nature and
messages to and from These head
quarters" to be sent, received or de-
livered. The men were shortly stationed
in the Office.
WESTERN UNION ALSO SEIZED.
The lieutenant then took three other men
to the Western Union Office and showed
his order to Manager Gray. Manager
Gray said he did not see the necessity Of
this action, after his company had com
piled with the Injunction served on them.
The additional detail of three men were
then placed inside the rail OF course
course the seizure of the telegraph Office
created considerable excitement, and the
crowd got thicker.
ARMS OF THE ZoUAvEs.
During the forenoon Capt. John G..
Capers, Of the Colum bia Zouaves. which
company had been the first in the state
to throw up its arms, received the fol-
lowing, somebody having spirited the
weapons away
April /, 1s94.-To Capt. John G. Capers.
commanding the Zouaves: You are hereby
ordered to deliver to Gen. R. N. Richbourg
within two hours all the state guns and am
munltion belonging to your command
B. R. TILLMAN,
Governor and Commander-in-chief
Attest: U. Il, ToMKINs, Secretary Acting
Adjutant.
He replied:
B. r. Tillman, Governor and Commander
in-chief: Sir-Acting Adjutant General New
man delivered your order directed to me
commanding that deliver to Gen. Richbourg
within two hours all the state arms and am
munition belonging to the Columbia Zouaves
1 desire to say in reply that when the assist
ant adiutant general called at my Office yes
terday and demanded the immediate delivery
OF all the guns belong to my company went
with him to the armor at once and we found
that they were not there, nor were there
any Announcements in the armory. That
state Of affairs exists at this writing. have
satisfied myself by visit to the armory
am compelled to say that it is impossible for
me to comply with your order, as do not
know where the guns are, nor the parties who
took them out. did not have any part in
their Being removed from the armory.
Yours, etc,