The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-04-05
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Governor Massing the State
 Troops in Darlington.
THE TELEGRAPH LINES ARE SEIZED.
Local Militia Resign by Letter-Ouiet ip Florence, but a Strong Feeling of Resentment Feit-The Cause
 of the Trouble.

DARLINGTON, S. C., April 2.-A spe- cial train from Columbia with 800 troops to keep peace and force the dis pensary law will declare the town under martial law and will take charge of the Western Union telegraph office and the railways. Gov. Tillman has assured the citizens that the soldiers are coming here with no malicious in tent, but simply to protect the public peace Nevertheless trouble is ,antici- pated
 Mayor Dargen made short address to an assemblage on the street and asked that the citizens maintain peaceful bearing toward the soldiers and offer them no provocation.
 The seat of war is now changed to Columbia The adjutant and inspector general of the state troops arrived here on special train. The inspector gen. eral, under the orders of the governor, has travelled over the state endeavoring to raise force of volunteers to uphold the dispensary law, but the indications are he has met complete failure on all sides, as all classes of citizens are re- fusing to bear arms against South Car olinans.
 The local military have thrown up their commissions and resigned by let ter to the adjutaut-generaL It is said here Gov. Tillman is in possession of the railroad and telegraph lines at Columbia and that his officers inspect every message received and none go out without his authority or sanction.
 QUIET IN FLORENCE
 FLORENCE, S. C., April 2.-Although there was no actual disturbance here yesterday, the undercurrent of feeling is still very bitter, and it would only require an outbreak in the vicinity, or some obnoxious act on the part of the governor to again stir the citizens to arms. During the morning hours the town apparently recovered most of its usual quiet. and there was nothing on the surface which would indicate to a stranger that the neighborhood was on the verge of an uprising. The churches were all well attended; there was no disorderly as- semblages on the streets, and the cooler judgment of nights rest seems to have had its effect But strong feel ing of resentment was working behind a cloud of apparent submission. The belief is general that even should the officers of the governor, who are as- serted to be responsible for the first outbreak be convicted by the courts, they would be pardoned by the gov. ernor, as Elliott, one of the spies, who slapped the face of woman in Charles ton some time ago, was pardoned by telegraph by Gov. Tillman.
 The guns of the Florence rifles are still in the possession of the citizens, and no attempt has thus far been made to recover them. Even should such an effort be made by state troops, no arms will be found, as they have been secreted. The citizens are not disposed to surrender the advance they made, but propose that being out lawed, they will proceed to restore law and order themselves.
 CAUSE OF PRESENT TROUBLE
 CHARLESTON, S C., April 2.-The News and Courier says:
 ltI lt Ue DOTut III Hlluu ln Lue present disturbed condition Of things that there is no disorder in the state now except what is of Gov. Tillman's making Every thing" was ported perfectly quiet in Darlington on Fri. day night One of the wounded constables was guarded by a local militia company. Three others-Gaillard, Swan and Meekng-have no. been molested. Three others who went to Sumter on Saturday were guarded by the mil itarV of that place, and were sent by the local authorities on a special train to Columbia, under the protection of the same troops and thc sheriff and his deputies.
 The assembling of troops in Columbia and Darlington is to n purpose whatever There is no need for lhem-nothing for them to do at either place There is no open or secret re- belion against the laws Of the state, or in any part of the state. There are ID 'assemblages Of insurgents to 'disperse' in any place. All the present excitement is caused by the mus tering of troops by the governors orders, the issuing Of proclamations, the seizure of rail roads and telegraph offices. The nstableS who are in hiding are in danger of being lynched, no doubt but they certainly cannot be protected in any degree by gathering troops in Darlington and Columbia or elsewhere
 Gov Tillman and his admirers appear to have lost their heals They are acting without reason or discretion or definite purpose; they are making disorder and trouble and excite. ment instead of pursuing the pc ice and restor. iug order But for the extraordinary utter ances and actions of the state authorities the whole trouble would have been nearly confined to the place where 1t originally began anI the excitement in the state generally would have subsided before last Saturday night It Is us well to keep this fact in view. There is no trouble or disc rler in the state except that which is Gov 1illman's making. If his friends aisl adv sers will only quiet him the whole state will resume normal condition at once
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 saiary Bill Completed.
 WASHINGTON, April 2.-The salary bill for United States attorneys, mar. ohnlo and clarlrc of nnnrtr hns hnnr,