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VOL. IX. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1894. NO. 37. DARLINGION TRAGEDY. A DESCRIPTION OF THE SCENE OF THE RECENT BATTLE. None of the Testimony Before the Co re net's Jury Will be Given for Publication Until the Case Is Closed-Complexion of the Jury. DARLiNGTON, S. C, April 4.-The coroner's inquest Into the terrible trag edy which has so powerfully stirred this State. began this morning at 10 o'clock before Coroner Parnell. The inquest was begun in a little room at the depot of the Chierew & Dar- 1 lington Road. The room is about 14 by 16 feet. The only door to it leads to I the-platform on which the constables I stood when they were fighting with the s citizens. Within ten feet of it is where e Constable Pepper fell with a bullet in t his heart. Fitteen feet away is where I .m ag Norment dr."w his last breath, c and twenty-five 'short steps to the E West on the railroad track, is where 1 Redmond fell dead. The. only furniture in the room is a stove, together with a number of the usual seats seen in a railroad station, ( seats divided by small iron bars. The r room has long been used as a waiting C room for passengers. The ceiling at f differeLt places is cracked. Two win dows on the South side look out on a dreary scene. The depot is at the . Northeas:ern part of the city and the I houses of the people close together af - ter it is passed. A little slot in the wall P is where the passengers put their mon- 0 ey through to get tickets. a I do not believe that a description has a ever been given ;f the scene of the bat- I tie. It would not make an enchanting a picture, but in view of the absorbing i interest taken In anything connected L with the etir I will attempt to tell of it. Picture to yourself a brick depot, probably seventy-five feet long. Two tracks of the Cheraw and Darlington Road run rignt in front of It, the plat form of the depot being within six P Inches of one track. Just opposite, the distance separatang it beibg that of th4 i two tracko, is a long platform. It is a a out four feet off the ground. Part ot s it Is covered, but is open on the sides. Under the covered partion is stored a o few sacks of guano B: sides these are a two pair of trucks and a pair of scales. A hurdred ya.ds away is tne Darling ton Phosphate Works and in the rear F are small stores and a few dilapidatea buildiDge. The depot is like that seen in most towns of its size One end of it, and the largest, is used for treight purposes. i The otner is fur the passenger business Over one of the large rreight door is a white sign board with the word "Dar- M lingtori painted in blaek letiers on It. w Over the door of the room where the m inquest is in progress is this sign board in "Wadesboro 55 miles. Darlington. is Florence 10 miles." Nearly unaer this sign board is where the constables were standing when the vi fighting began. On the railroad track a to the West are spots of blood, almost b covered by sand. This blood was shed by Redmond. Pepper was killed near the Southern end of the platform and ec Mr. Normient fell between the two. I was told today that Redmond was killed by the constables under the im- s pression that he was C. S. McCullough, t the prcsident of the phcsphate works. 88 It is said that Mr. McCullough fired hA the second shot in the affray. The con stables knew this and were anxious to hi kill him. SC Going toward the town from the de- th pot Is a sandy street and it is over 8 a1 mile to the heart of the city. It can is thus be seen how the constables had -di time to get away before the Infuriated ai citizens could get from the city to the depot and begin pursuit. It took sev era! minutes before the news reached the town and It took longer for the peo pie to arm themselves and start on the t bunt. The constables availed them- t selves of this time and fled across the n' open country to some woods a half p1 mile to the Northwest. In the absence of E. Keith Dar gar who went to Columbia, Geo. W. Brown appeared as the attorney to n represent the civil authorities and de- ni velop the testimony for that side. Mr. gi Dargan is expected to return this af- h ternoon. So attorney for the State wason hand, although it was said thatj the Solicitor of this circuit had been telegraphed for and was supposed to be on his way here. R After the calling of the jurors Attor nev Brown announced to the Coroner U that he was ready to begin the examin- U ation of witinesses. air. Brown said he ti took It for granted that If witnesses 8 are absent the inquest would be post- si ponted from day to day until they ap- o peared. b Mr. Brown in guired of Coroner Par- b nell If he had issued warrants for the a constables and was-informed that he t: had. This, therefore, puts all trie con- c! stables in the position of defendants. o Up to this time no warrants have been a sworn out for citizens.'C Coroner Parnell Is about 50 years old. He Is about five feet, nine Inches high and has a partially gray moustache. He carried in his hana this morning a small Testament and a statute book. C The jurors drawn by nlim are as fol- a lows: J. G Mc~alI, foreman, a mer chan*'; P.E. Cooper,a brickmason; G 8 M1. Hi, ci.-ra; J. HI Anderseoo, factory t' operative; P. G' away, factory rp- d orative; T. J. BV an, eterk; J. 0. Mul- 1 drew, oruggist; R . Pierce, butcher; s E W. Suttozi, photograpnier; G. k'. , Pierce, tarmer and butcher; Abner t Gibson, carpenter; J. A. Smith, auc-, tioneer. I asked the corner if heknew the po litical coto plexio'n of the jurors. He saId that tree of the-o are supposed to , be Tulimanires, two Republicans, three e doubi foi arnd I he 0 -uers straightouts Otne of the ju'rers is a colored man. Wit h the jury of t wtlve citizens sat a Diii ary court of ituquiry, as it - i called, five militlameu appointed by ~ Gena. .Lir-bourg at th* in~tsancr of Gov P ernor filiman. Toes.g.Wlemnen,Capt. J. Harvey, Gordon Lighit Dragoons; Sergant 3. C. Cooper,.$atley Ri fia; Cer poral A. D. MiA-teral, HaQiptut Guards, ano Pt iva-eF. H. Dau.zier, F.>re Motte, s Guards, nave been instruct-d to hear t the evidence given ano make a special a report to the Governor. Not enly news- f paper correspondents but, all cia;zens e who were nlot jurors or witnesses were a excluded from the court. The testi- C~ mony is being takenx by court stenog- t raphers and will not be made public t until the close of the inves- ] tigat~ion. This 18, undoubtledly the t wisest and safest course to pursue, for I by the time the stenographers complete their work and transcribe their notes t the constables and the military will be I beyond the borders of Darlingron. -1 The ccnstanles are all here, having .arrived today and surrendered to Gen. 2 Richbourg. Nobody in this city had I any idea what time the constables would arrive. Gen. Richtbourg and his I officers were the only meni posted and -with the military secrecy which has< characterized their dealings have said< nothing. A bout 6.30 in the afternoon four companies of troops were formed on the public square, and were march ed in a rondabount way to the very depot where the bloody fight had oc curred. They were then posted a few feet apart and given the strictest or ders not to admit anybody within the lines. This order was literally complied with. Even passengers who wanted to get off on the train had hard work to pass, ard then it was only by order of 3en. Rkienbourg and Major Newnham who were present and in charge of the irrangements to receive the constables. rhe train was an hour late and about forty or fifty people were at the depot. ieneral Richhourg asked a discreet cit zen to notify him if he saw the least vidence of any hostile demonstratiou. Re said that the constables weald ovme fully armed, but that they would urrender to him immediately on ar iving and would leave their arms in he car which they had occupied. Two lim gas lamps flickered on the depot latform and shed a sad and sickly ight on the motionless soldiers who tood with fixed bayonets. The sol Iers were lined up on every side of the I rack. The Coroner's inquest was in rogress in the little room, and the onstables alighted from the train on he very spot on which they had fought ist Friday afternoon. To Unite the West aud South. WASHINGTON, April 4.-Pesident IlevelanO's- veto cf the Bland bill has esalted in a proposition for a national onvention of the West and South to >rm a n6w political party based on the emand for the free coinage of swlver. 'he proposition comes from certain rad al Democratic Congressmen, who be eve that the time has arrived when the arty's salvatin in the West anu South emands that it should repudiate at once ad forever Eastern domination in fin acial plhtics. Western and Siuthern )emccrats who are at the head of this C kcvement declare that the veto of the C land bidl shows that the administra t on has set its face toward the single r Ald standard. RepreEeatative McLsurin (Dem.) cf oLh Carolina has taken the bold mitia ve in this step He has prepared the roposition, and it will be followed, he ys.bya call signed by Democratic il r Congressmen. Concerning the iovement he authorizes the following t atemenu: "IV seems tn me that the conditicm of ' ar couwrv is such as it should impel s II men to rise above partisan and tau nal c.ensuirations. "The veto of the reigniorage bill by resident Cleveland forces a distine'. is Le belween the South and the West P :d the Eat and the North. The S)uth n id the West a e the borrowing and 8 :odnuing sections, while the North and " e E -st are the loaning and consuming ' cuons. The South and the West de and bgher prices for their products, hch is rut another name for eneaper a oney. Tne North and E sat are str'v si a for cheaper products, which in turn c' simply another name for dearer 0 ney. "In this manner the two general di. ci sisons of the country are arrayed 0 minst each other. Tne North and East s1 ve for many years controlled all legisla b :n, and as a natural result have enact- b I laws favorable to their own section ti ia tanet t- &. ~ meAt. ti EThe money dftih country has been aualy and almost surreptitiously C, ken from the people, and as a neces- b ry scquence the prices of all products M Lve declined. 6 "This manipulation cf the currency c is continued until every prodact of the P uth and West are to-day sold for less R an the cost of Droduction. The result- tt tt ef.ect of these abnorrlly low prices seen in the rapid accumulation of P hts end the increasing distress among e people. L "I believe the time has come when e South and West should unite in one fii ghty effort for self protection. I want I see the cotton planter of my own sec. r ~n and tAe whieat producer of the Wist s~ tie end make a contest for higher c b ces end happer conditons."' Governor Talilman lIne viawed, Il CoLMxBIA, S. C., April 4.-Gover yr Tillman haa had lihtle to say to the it ~wspanper men sine the trouble be- ~ m. Yester3ay when a Register repor- a r and representatives of several outside a spers saw him he spoke as follows, a iswing that he is more determined a an ever to enforce the Dispensary law e id to do what he considers is his ity: "There has not been such excites a nt and indignation since 1878, when il te news was flashed over the State that I te United States troops nad seized the b ate House the night before the as- ft :mbling of the Legislaiure-indignationi c i the part of the.inhabitents ct the cities ti ecause they have been taug'at to believe El y the newspapers that personal rights a id iberties have beea invaded and that s5 rant .Tillman has trampled them un- hi er foot; indignation on the part of the ii >untrV people because they know it is s lie, and that it is simply the old politi- t! tI fight of 1890 and 1892 which has le ezed up, and the Dispensaty has been a kee as a pretext. The struggle in 1: cuth Carolhna has-been that ot demo- t acy against aristocracy, ot the people t ainst olinarchv. The people captured a ie iecvernment, and inteud to bold it. t they have sabown by their actions yes- L arday and the day before. Itis a won-t er we got through the campaigns of 890 and 1892 without coufitet and blood- 1: hed. It is to be hope that the strife rii row end and that reason will return y both factions, atd that in the future i re will have one rule-that of Ia e. c bat's my rule; the only one I have u id to eroforce, and I shall not deparit om myv previous record. The blood ' hch has been shed at Darlington and a sewhere is. the elorceme'it of thie Das 9 wear' 'M was a necessary sacrifice to c ie M .s. .' whiskey and thL inaarrec 9 *t -.- st exeirwio9.aonies of the r rbkn timi. I will a.dd that the Dis 1 enarr has come :o stay, and that tbe Lolorcemitai of t'hs law in the tuure a rii be w -re rigid tWtaO it has ever be. Women F.-tme-S. California boasits of a number of t romen farmers who mauage large es- a stes, mi - ke money ano kee-p healtnb3 ud happy.- Of cours~e the comforts of a arm life are greater than they are in b Eait, and there is a possibility 0' aig more than a mere living. Some the women farmers have won more han mere local fame. Miss Theodosia 1 henherd, ot Ventura, is kno wn in the ast as a cultivator of California flow r, seeds, bulbs, etc. Mrs. Strong is. nown far and wide as the woman who 1 oaes a good income by raising and 1 eling pampas grass. Mrs. E. P. Buck-t g, of Vecavilie, is an orchardist khose fruit commands the highest3 rice in Eastern markets. Anotherc accesful agriculturist is Mrs. Georgia cBride. A dozen years ago she was n invalid, a widow, poor and with our DOYS to br. :g up. She knew noth ng of fruit raising, but wi'h magnifi et femoinine recklessness she pur hased thirty-eig ht acres of land near I an Jose and set it out as an orchard. 1 ~ow she is prosperous, healthy,wealthyl s the wage-earners go and an enthusi-Il isti adae of farming for women1 GOV. TILLMAN TALKS. HE MAKES A SPEECH TO THE TROOPS AT COLUMBIA. Saya He Will Rate t'e stte, but Did N Lt Aggravate Matt er--Police to be Used to Eeforce the Dispe asary Law. COLUMBIA, S. C., April 4.-This norning about 10:30 all the troops sta ioned at the penitentiary numbering tbout 400 were marched to the front of ,he State House by the Governor's 01 lers. He intended to diem!ss them from ,he city but before leaving he wanted to nake them an address. After they had en properly lined out the Governor ecompanied by Cola. Mixon and Watte ippeared at the middle door and advanced o the first step. Citizens generally vere crowded on the steps but Tillman rdered them to stand back and give im plenty of room. When the crowd nade an opening for hima the Governor Ldvanced and spoke as follows: 'itizen Soldiers, Volunteers and Fel low Citizens: South Carolina today is attracting the Itention of all the United States. The ituation here is so grave and anomalous hat it is proper that a clear and official tatement go forth-an analysis of the auses that brought it about. As Gover tor of the entire people (and I have never ought to be anything else) it is b!st hat the statement come from me. All re familiar with the ccurrances of the >ast few days. There has been a coniict between itizens and officers ot tne law. The ause of it all was those who resist the aforcement of the dispensary because hey say it is tyrancal, invades private ights, is unconstitutional and s'tould not e enforced. This is a qu !stion that bould not be settled by armsbut by the allot. Let us look for a moment at le consequences, it the claim set forth iat private residences can't be searched >r contraband liquor. Wby it amounts ) a repeal of the dispensarv law in an nconstitutional way If a man can eep whiskey in his house and make a &loon of it or if he. keeps and carries it L his pocket or other - ise to saloons xen it is useless to have a dispensary 6w. Tbis law has been enacted by the peo le. L is on the statute books and I av6 sworn to snarp.>r the la&vs of the tate. Until this law is repealed, so help te God, I exercise every power given me see that it is obeyed. (loud cneers ) I am not here to discuss the whys or berefores, t ,e advantages or disadvant e., of the dispensary. It will be an is ie in the nex; campaign and then vc4 n decide whether you want it cuntinued not. When this collision at Darlngton oc ired the ne sv was flashed all over the >untry that 100 men were out in pur fit of the con stables. He 4 do the laci a ar out the statemera? The consta les had done their duty and had gone to Le depot. They had been sent ere d - sta tuse the mayor Lad allowed them to insulted and cursed to their faces. A .ob had broken into the amory and stol k the guns and we had the spect tcie of tizens cf the State seizing State pro arty to shoot down State cfficers. I as informed that the guns had been re tred but not having confidence in Capt. hompson I ordered ',te Sumter com ~ny to go there. They went and every iag being reported quiet I ordered ecm back home. Two boys, mete striplings, got into a rht and soon 50 men armed to the teeth ent to the depot. They picted a quar-, I with the constables and men on both de were killed. The fault cannot be early placed and probably never will a known, but if ever it is it will be md that the constables simply did eir duty. The mayor says the arms were stolen ifun but this shot of fun ocentred else here and some of the compam~es were :ually in mutiny. But thank Ged, there e some brave men who responded ad you soldiers and boys are here today San evidence that no aligarchy will rer rule this State again. (Cheers.) The mayor tries to lay the blame on i by saying that I exercised power at no Governor had ever attempted. unt when these troops-these band ox soldiers--were ordered out they re ied to obey being infinenced by politi. il rancor and men even went so tar as >cfer assistance. It can't be dispro-ed at the Darlington hunting contables re not lynchers at heart. The mayor uld he had a right to arrest them but he ad no right to go with armed men hunt ig them unless accompanied by the eriff or some lawful constable. The ting has its ridiculous side too and it oks like a big April fool joke. Here e men admitting themselves to be rnchers prancing around the county unting for a few constables and there asn't been a shot fired since the row t the depot. They didn't want to find tem. W hy didn't they lynch the man aey had in their power who was admit td to be in the row. They slat dered demseves by proclbuming they wo.uld och men whom they didu't want to ren thev had one in their power. In 1876 I witnessed a ucene on this cry spot when this whole expianade ear to the moument was crowded ri' b men indignant that the S* ate House ad been .sez',d by troops. I was there Ve were all oi one mind then. We - e all brothers, friends, Car >huas and atri its. T'day se are two hostile ams btCause the minoritv durj', rant the mej rity to reth-. The 'dy politic its diseased-is in a fever. he peinule of (.barleston and Colurn ia ~bave taken into thzeir bosow viper in~ ene shape of two; papers reich daih~ deal our. ven,..w. PiMS try i abuse me hi sla;a'er and misrep.re eo'ation tu. I wear a colt of mv-l ha they have never pierced vwhichi is a bonest beaft wtorkmgu for the bei :.d ot the State anO its people. These irained relati-ns must. .: ase Ttee' ano g'i on else wa will have civ rar. I deny that we are responms;bt -r this trouble. Tue oppoasers of th~e aw must realize at once that they aust submit. These two newspapers nl not let the wound heal. Thbev keep e wound open and daily pour poison a , and they are aided and abetted ty the whiskey men and their sympa hisers. When the news of the c:>lbsion at )arlington was fiashed all over the ountry lymne reporters said that ex iosion would come. Teat thete was n arsenal of powder in the State and he spaik would soon be dropped in it. ihey said civil war would come, but didn't. It cannot come for the peo >e are in the saddle and latend to re ain there. (Cheers.) These men would destroy the State if hey could only destroy me. The re tor hs. been sent abroad that my life was daily in danger. One promi nent citizen told Mr. Yeldel, from my own county, that be had a shot gun and came here to kill me. I can get his name if necessary. I have never felt any doubt as to my personal safety. I have remained at the man sion perfectly safe but rather than gratify my enemies by giving up to them I would have gone out there a corpse. The barroom element is at the bot tom cf it all, and the rulers of the farmer olegarchy are encouraging them and this row is the result of political frenzy. These lives are efferings to the moloch of whIskey. The dealers de clare that they will resume their in iquitcas business and they propose to do so by selling whiskey from their residences. Shall the demon have any more victories? I don't intend for them to have any more if I can help It. Here somebody standing near the Governor was talking: "Shut up there," Tillman said and resuaied. I shall not budge one Inch but shall continue to carry out the will of the people. I'm not going to aggravate the situation but I'm going to let the peo. ple know tomorrow by a proclamation what I intend to do. The General Statutes of the States are a mine of wealth, wisdom and strength. What would I have been able to do had I not been empowered to control the telegraph and railroad companies and keep assistance from the insur gents and lying reports to go out and further influence the people? But I have another sword of Domocles to suspend over the heads of the insurgents and I will cut the string tomorrow. Section 519 of the Statutes gives me power to take control of the police of the State and mayors and city councils must campel them to carry out the law. I intend to see that the police do their duty or I'll discharge every man of them. I intend to control and will not surrender. The laws must be obeyed. Some one away back in the crowd yellod cuf: "Why don't you obey the lawf?" "Wherein have I broken any law, sir'" was the response. The militia and the volunteers then commenced yelling, "arrest him," "run him off." One man hollered "shoot himi," and it looked as if ranks would be br-oken and a riot precipItated. Col Mixon was the first to call out "hush" ad Governor Tillman waving his hand said in imperative tones, "stop. Stop I tell , ." The militia did stop and what might have been a serious af fair was averted. Governor Tillman re sumed bis speech and continuing said: If the people want the dispensary they can have it. Those that don't want it oave got to taks it. Hereafter 1 shall confine the constables to the duty of watching police and reporting to me whether they do their duty. If the authorities o the cities and towns don't co-operate with me the Logislature will be called and laws will be made giving me power to re move these men and putting in their places peonle who will carry out the . n exrasission in ight the police must do their duty or be removed. Let the opposers of this law quit. They must submit. I want harmony and peace. I have not nor never will aggravate the situation, but I cannot, will not, dare not, submit to the will of the minority. The people mast Zovern. Rebellion must get off the track for the train is commng. I am at the throttle and intend to get in on ime. Just as he said this he waved his band, turned around, and went in the n ilding. He was loudly cheered. John Gary Evans then appeared and read the following order No. 10.: The emergency requiring the assem bling of troops at the capitol no longer exists and the colonel commanding will return them to their homes by the near est practicable route on the first outgo ing train. The commander of each company of militia and volunteers will give a certficate to the railroad conduct ors of the number ol men transported and to the point to which they go, which will be a voucher to the railroads for payment of their service. The Commander-in-Chief in the name of the State extends thanks to the gallant and patriotic soldiers and citizens, who at a tomeat's notice, dropped their various avocations and pursuits to respond to his call. Their action is a stinging rebuke to those companies whichijailed to do their duty in this crisis when civil war and anarchy seemed to stare us in the face It shows to the world, however when the masses of the people uphold the government treachery and mutiny can not overthrow it. B. R. TrILLAN, Governor and Commander-in-Chief The volunteers then marched up stairs in the State House and stacked the rarms given them. The troops then disbanded and each company went to trains to go home. Befoi e leaving the captains were paid off for theIr men. They got $1 a day and their board. It is noderstood that it will take at least *15 000 to pay f.>r "suppressingr the in surrection." The Governor yesterday paid the Sciuth Carolina railroast a check ftr transporting troops. The other roadis will be paid too but It will be some time before all these bills can be settled Martial L 1 w Removed, CoLUXBIA, S C., April 6-The trouble in Darlington and Florence Counties netug practically over, the Governor tias decided to remove~ mar riallaey and restore the civil autnority in those counties. Yesterday he issued the following proclamation: State of South Carolini, Executive Chamner, A pril 5, 1894, .Proclamation. W'-eregs by proclamation issued Sat urday, March 31, the counties of Dar ling' ot and Fiorence were declared to be in insurr ection and the militia were order-d there r. suppress the same and whereas the Commanding General has just iormed me that the insurgents nave diep, rsed, and that the civil au thorities are now able to uphold and enforce the law. Now, therefore, L B3. R. Tillman, Governor of the State of Soutn Caroli nat, do issuie this my proclamation and declare that in the said counties of Dar lirngton and Florence there Is no longer insurrection, and the civil status is hereby restored. Done under my hand and seal at the Caitol this 5rth day of April, one thou safid eight hundred and ntnety-four. B R. TitLMAN, Governor. By the Governor: J. E. TINDAL,Secretary of State Wi Be Tried. COLUMBIA, S. C., April 5.-The Gov ernor says that all of the constables who were at the Chieraw and Darling ton depot shall stand trial tiy the civil law, without any interference from WILL MEEU IN AUGUST. THE REFORM CONVENTION TO BE HELD IN THAT MONTH. Meeting of the Stuta Reform Executive Commrte in ColumbL-i;ns for Ho'dtg the Co sveat on-An Addrers to Reformers. COLUBIA, S. C, April 5.-The State Reform Executive Committee met in the State House yesturday. There was a full attendance of the comnmittee. After the committee assemblea an or ganization was effected by tbe election of Rev. J. A. Sligh, of .Newbery, temporary chairman, and Messrs. Dun can and Ott secretaries. The roll was called and the follow ing delegates re sponded: Abbeville-I. H. McCalla. Aiken-J. T. Gaston. Anderson-D. K. Norris. Barnwell-W. H. Duncan. Berkeley-J. B. Morrison. Charleston-W. Gibbps Whaley. Chester-J. C. Cunningham. Chesterfield-W. G Craig. Colleton-L. E. Parler. Clarendon-Louis Apelt. Darlington-E. L. Gray. Edgefield-J. M. Gaines. Fairfield-J. W. Lyles. Florence-J. S. McCall. Greenville-J. T. Austin. Georgetown-J. C Larrimbre. Hampton-W. H. Mauldin. Horry-Mr. Stalvey. Kershaw-T. J Kirkland. Lancaster-C.P. Wingard. Laurens-J. A. Jones. Lexmgton-C. M. Efdrd. Marlboro-Mr. Napier. Marion-James Stackhouse. Newberry-J. A. Sligh. Oconee-J. P. Pickett. Oranmeburg-J. William Stokes. Pickens-T. C. Robinson. Richland-H. A. Deal. Spartanburg-T. L. Gantt. Sumter-H. R. Thomas. Union-J. (. Ott. Williamsburg-William Cioper. York-R. T. Riggins. As soon as the roll had been called Mr. Sligh suggested that it would be well for the convention to decide at once what they would do about the presence of people.not members of the committee. Mr. Mcf'alla, of Abbeville, said that in his opinion it would be best for a I Reform conference to be held amongst I Reformers exclusively. Wnile --form ers were not ashamed of anything they did, still something may be said that I we don't want published to the world. ( Mr. Deal opposed the motion of Mr. z McCalla He said that reports of the i meeting would ge out any way, and < they might be misrepresented. Any- i way Reformers were in a position to I do business in the broad light of day. Mr. Pickett, of' Oconee, raised the point of order that the debate was out i f order as no permanent organization 9 ad been perfected. 1 McCala stuck to it that outsiders I mUght to be excluded and Mr. Sligh i ruled that the Pickens delegate's point was not well taken. t hru1tlhave party consultatioa. ecret. Mr. John W. Lyles, of Fairfield, of- c ered an amendment that Reformers g who were properly vouched for could r remain. Mr. Mauldin said that everyone but t members should be excluded. This was i i conference of the Reform party and c ot of the Democracy. Mr. McCalla said that this was the c nost important conference in the hist try of the party and nobody should 3e in it except members who would ave to bear all the responsibilities for 1 heir acts.t Mr. Larry Gantt observed that he ould have no objections to the secre- I ary giving out the proceedings to the t ress, but that the debate should be ina ecret. A member called for less talk and I nore work, whereupon Mr. Lyles' amendment was lost and the McCalla notion prevailed and everybody left he hall except delegates. The following report of the proceed ngs after the committee went into ex- I ctve session, was furnished late last ight by a special press committee ap ointed for the purpose: The chair then appointed Mr. J. B. Elkins doorkeeper. On motion of Mr. McCalla,the tempo ary organization was then made per nanent. Col. J. T. Gaston of Aiken moved to 1 ave a convention of Reformers to ominate a R--form candidate for Gov rnor and Lieutenant Governor. -The notion was carried almost unanimous y. A committ ee was then appointed by he chair, consisting of C. M. Efird, W. H. Mauldin, J.- W. Stokes, D. K Norrist and T. L. Gantt, on rules and regula ions and a manner of holding said :onvention. The convention then took recess until 5 p.m. At 5 o'clock the convention reassem led and shortly thereafter the com. nittee on plans entered the hall and ubmitted the following report: We, the undersigned committee, beg eave to submit the following report: 1. That a convention for the nomina ion of State officers be held in the cityt f Columbia on the 14;~h day of August, 894. 2. That said convention be composed f delegates to be elected by couven ions to be held in each county on the th day of August, 1894, each county ieig entitled to doubie as many dele gates as It is entitled to re-presenta-1 tves in both branen~es of the General' Assembly. 3. That the county conventions afore aid be composedi of delegates elected by the various Reform clubis ini the ounty, each club to seud one dele at-' for each twenty five R- formers or majority faction thereof. In thoee clities wh-re there ar-~ no dis inact. R form clubs the R-form memoeri of -acrh club shall o.- c diead oy the E.t.cu ive Retorm Commituemehi to me-et at 'be usual place of meetirg and eleu. elegates as aforesaid, to the couan :onvention. For tt-e purp ,se of a:d' plecion the clubs afore-aid s~ili ?, alle-d to meet on the 42 dy orT Au. ust, 1894. At such~ me-e: mg :o 1m er sbatl p-a ticinae exc-pt su.n a voted 1or- the R fer m al des mn nue August prim.-:y o' 1892. arid ad thers who will pledge themselve s to abide by and support t he R-tor m tick t of the State Reform conjvention of 894. 4. That each Rdorm candiudate for GLovernor arid Lieuret ant Governor shall tile '.vith tue chatirmanl of the :ommittee thirty days previous io tht-e nEciDg of said convent ion a Trit en pledge to abide by the aCtior of the onention herein called and support ts nominees. Respecttielly submitted, C. M EFIRID, Gnairman, For the Committee. 'The report was adopted. On motion of Mr. Pickett tne chair ppointed Dr. Stokes, J. A bligh, J- C. tt, C. M. Etird and J. T. Auostin as a ommittee to prepare an address to the I Reformers of South Carolina.C 'The chair appointedl as a press corn-i mittee H. A. Deal, J. C. Ott and W. ] Duncan. The following resolution offered I C. M. E fird, was adopted: Resolved, That the Reformers a tending the various club meetings cal ed by the committee on the 4th day < August, 1894, be requested to expre t-eir choice for Governor of this Sta and that the chairman of the deleg tion of the each club to the county co vention be required to make return ( said choice to the county conventio held on the 9th day of August, 1894. Mr. J. T. Austin offered the follov ing resolution and it was unanimousl adopted by a rising vote: Resolved, That we, the represents tives of the Reform party of Sout Carolina, in convention assembled, d most heartily approve of the action c his Excellency, Governor B. R. Til man, for the prompt manner in whic he acted during the past week in sag pressing violence and disorder and i maintaining the supremacy of the lav T. L. Gantt moved that the thank of the convention be tendered to tb chair, secretaries and doorkeeper fo the eflicient discharge of their respect ive duties. On motion, the convention adjourn ed, subject to the call of the chairman THE ADDRESS. The address was .issued about 1:3 o'clock this morning and reads as foi lows: Fear years ago, after years of strug gle in the arena of reason, with thi forces of wealth and culture an trained leadership combined against U -a combination confident, exultant ir the pride and prestige of power lonj enjoyed-the Reformers of the Stat loined issue squarely before the peopli and at the ballat box won their figh by an overwhelming majority. Bu the struggle did not end there. At active, intelligent and aggressive mi ority has kept up the fight with a te nacity that, in a better cause would 3ommand the admiration of all men Every resource known to legislativ( mnd judicial obstructionists has beer Laid under tribute to retard the per lormance of the pledges of the Reform 3rs of the State to the people of th( State, and to defeat the operation of :hese pledges even after enacted intc aw. Notwithstanding this active and ikillful opposition, under the most tdroit and astute laedership, we hav ,erformed every pledge made to thi yeople in 1890,in so far as such pledges :an be performed under the organic aw of the'State. We have worked out he ref:orms we promised the peopli wd more than we promised. With a .lear record behind us, we no% stand ace to face with the future, ready and ager to grapple with new questions md new i-sues that shall make for the rpbuilding cf the material prosperity >t tue entire people in larger degree nd upon broader lines than ever be ore. Moreover with fall control of every lepartment of the machinery of gov rnment, with a constituency unified aod solidified by successful struggle, ve are in position not only to project rger things for the people, but we are D position to perform what we project. Let us not forget, however, that al hough we have rectified many of the v of the vast and accomplished arrying out the pledges of the past, tuestions of the most vital and far eaching import have been raised Lestions that go to the very founda ion of government by the people. The ssue has been squarely raised between rganized capital and the organized eople by whose suffrage aggregation f capital became possible. The crea tire has grown so powerful and arro rant that it has dared to measure arms ith its creator-the State. So hot ave the Reformers made this fight hat corporate monopoly has been dri ren from its cover and forced to fight a the open field. It's subtle grip upon he people's throat has been loosened udl complete emancipation for the peo >ie Is only a question of time. It Is a >roper subject for congratulation that ai this mighty struggle, world-like in ts scope, South Carolina Reformers tand well out in the front. It only eeds now that we be true to our prin iples, to our country and to our peo >ie, and the victory is sure. To Insure continued success, a cer ain amont of organization Is-neces avy. In 1890 the necessary organiza ion was accomplished by a March con 'ention. For various and sufficient easons such a convention was deemed nexpedient this year; but after full tienssion in the press, the plan of oiding mass meetings to elect a State leform campaign committee was ,dopted. Meetings were held, commit ec men were appointed, and that com ittee in Its assembled wisdom formu ated a plan of suggesting Reform can idates for Giovernor and Lieutenant 'overnor. This plan, as will be seen ci the published proceedings meets all he requirements of a primary for 'overnor and Lieutenant Governor. t meets the reasonable aemands of the teople to see and hear and question very man who aspires to their suffrage' nd looks to thle selection of that Re orm candidate who gets the most Re orm votes. It provides for an open elId for all who aspire to public pre erment, and it is a safe plan. We commend this plan to the favor ble consideration of the Reformers of he State Study it well; carry out its irovisions faithfully and our move nent will enter upon an era of broader ,nd higher usefulness than In the past. Let every Reformer in the State do tis duty and we will pile up a bigger n-nj 'rity for rule by the people than ver before in our history. Signed) J. A SLIGH, J. C. OTTs, J. THOMA~S iUSTIN, C.M. EFIRD, J. WILLT.AM STOKES, Committee. C'onfesse d to Xurder. OzEMA, M~nt., A pril 3.-A man call cig ni-vstlf Robert Dttton walke~d into ongre-sman Hartmian's law office here .d told Attorney Stevenson that he n-ited to make affidavtt that he had nurde-red an old farmer and wife .aed Williamson,lving near Brump on. Oat.,a few months ago. He said lat he had j';st read that an inncocent aan namea Mc Wharrell had been con -ted of the crime and was under sen ence to be hanged in June. The affi Lvit was made and sworn to, and then )utton backed to thle door and made tis eecape. Stevenson who was alone a the" office at once notified t,2e Sheriff .nd the police, but as yet they have ;~en unable to catch Dutton. Dutton was fairly well dressed, has stubby >erd. bright eyes, and weighed 175 >ounds. He seemed very much in ear List when his deposition was taken. n his anliaavit Dutton declared that he lon- did thle murder, and that the con emned man, who is apparently a tranger to him, didn't knw anything nore about it than the judge himself Gen. Izlar- sworn In. WASHINGTON, April 5.-In the louse to-day the journal was approved ithout objection andc J. F. Izlar, the ewly elected member from South Car lina to succeed Brawley, was sworn ni CONGRESSIONAL INQUIRY Into Governer Taiman'a Telegraphic censorehit WASI NGTON, April 3.-Gen. Gros f venor of Ohio introduced the following ; resolution in the House tnis afternoon: Whereas, the following telegraphic messages appears in the publie news papers of this city, to wit: Fe New York, April 3. Fred J. Loudette, New York Recorder correspondent, Columbia, S. C. Where are your dispatches? Noth ing received up to this hour. GEORGE W. TURNER. t Western Union Telegraphic Office, 195 Broadway, N.Y., April 2. George W. -arner- Your telegrai . datedtenigt to Lodette, Columbia, S. C., is undelivered, the reason being given that it fails to meet the approval of the military sergeant in charge there. M. W. RAYENS. Manager receiving and delivery de e partment. r Darlington, April 2. 1 George W. Turner, New York. 1 The telegraph here is closed to all newspaper dispatches. It is impossible at this hour to get anythitig through. I Matter was filed four hours ago. Rich bourg says he cannot allow it to go un der his orders from Governor Tillman. ( AUGUST KoHN, New York Recorder correspondent. c And, whereas. it is generally report- t B ed and is probably true that armed 1 bodies of men purporting to act under I some civil and military authority have t taken possession by force and violence f of certain telegraph lines engaged in interstate commerce, and that such a force have with armed violence, estab- t lished or assumed censorship of the daily and weekly press of the country, and prohibited the transmission of news dispatches to the newspapers of b the country; and with threats of vio- 14 lence and bloodshed have interfered V with the interstate commerce of the h country, and have wrested, by force of arms, the means and facilities and ap- t pliances of interstate commerce; and s that certain armed forces, pretending C to act under orders of some authority c claiming to have and to exercise para- b mount authority in a certain State or c States over such means of commerce, t] have seized with force and violence h certain railroad property, cars, locomo- a tives and other rolling stock and have t assdmed to demand and exercise the power to dictate the terms which inter- I state commerce upon such -railroads it may be exercised and carried on. C And, whereas, it is currently assert. I ed that such acts have operated to sus- G pend the business of the people, cut off -a communication with all the people of h the United States outside of the dis- 9 trict so affected and to paralyze and e destroy all interstate commerce of cer- t< tain portions of the country, therefore C be it s Resolved, By the House of Represen- a tatives, that the standing committee of fl this House on interstate and foreign 8J commerce be authorized and required C( to make a full and definite inquiry as to what has been done in the premises, c( by whom and under what law or au- w thority any such acts or doings havo = taken place, and what, if any condition L of any such section of the country e made such acts or doings necessary, T st whom and under what pretext; an whether the people of any such State d have been terrorized by such violence, a threats of bloodshed and the presence 1 of armed men in their midst; and such ti committee is authorized to send per- a sons and papers, employ a clerk and stenographer, and make report in writ ing, with any evidence taken by such committee, and to report to this House without delay all the facts relating to G the said situation pertinent and proper to be known under this InquIry. 0 The Troops on the Grond. 1 DARIJNGeTON, S. C., April 1.-As ad vised by the committee here there was not the slightest obstruction or demon stration made by the determined peo- y ple of Darlington when the military 1? train arrived here in command of Gen. Rlchbourg. They were met by Gen. Farley ahd the Darlington Guards, who A provided ample protection, whicb,how- F ever, was not needed. Before arriving6G here G.en. Farley made public this tele gram: "Gen. ?tichbourg has left here with 300 troops for Darlington. You can assure the people that the motive isa not sinister." The mayor of the city has thrown open every public place to the traops and they are now being comfortably~ quartered in the Darlington Guards' Armory, the Court House, the City Hall and the Mayor's Court room. All s together there are 220 men, most of them being well-drilled organizations. i Gien. Richbourg, when seen, said that he had come to Darllngton with orders to preserve the peace and that he posi tively had no instruction to make any arrests. His duty was to uphold the law and no one would be molested, un- p~ less the occasion arose. With- the ex- at ception of forty-five men who were er placed on guard duty, all of the mili- 19 tary are making preparations to go to be sleep and there is not the slightest in- et dication of any trouble. c The companies upon arriving at the h station were immediatelf formed, and marchin up Pearl street made their a* first st~ at the Darlington Guard's h Armory. When I went around to the C different commands. I found the fol- C lowing in line: 1 Butler Guards, Greenville, Capt. J. A. ti Mooney, 18 men. a] Greenville Guards, Capt. W. P. Con- d' yers, 17 men. G Edgeiield Hussars, Capt. Maxey, 35 g men. A portion of this command was ,e made up of other companies from m Edgefleld county. Palimetto Rifles, Aiken, Capt. A. W. Oakley, 15 men. Fort Motte Guards, Capt. R. M. Claf- h fy, 15 men. I Sally Rifles, Sally, Alken county o Capt. bteadmani, 36 men.C Hampton Guards, Capt. Westfield, zi 24 me-n. C Morgan Rifles, Clinton, Capt. Mitch- w el,30 men. f iaxwell Guards, Greenwood, Caipt di Evan~s, 32 men. : Gordon's Monck's Corner, Berkeley b count y, Capt. H. A. Harvey, 31 men. T Dibble Light Dr:.gOous, Oranigeburg, c Capt. B. Hart Moss, 32 men. Abbeville Rifles, Abbeville, Capt. J. L. Perin, 30 men. The military have come with tents ' and three day's rations, and Gen. Rich- di bourg annournced that in the morning P~ he will put up the tents and post his Is guards.-News and Courier. A Fruit Peat. WAsUINGToN, April 3.-The San t~ Jose scale, an iasect which has proved S most destructive to orchards in Cali- d< fornia, has appeared at Da Funiak le Springs, Fla., and Riverside, Md. In al Maryland an orchard of 300 peach and tc apple trees has been practically) ruined at by the nest. The insect made its tirst bi appearance in tbe eastern states last h: year at Charlottsville, Va., where the ti state board of agriculture, with the tc help of the department of agricultuere, ~ has just completed operations which, it di is hoped, have destroyed it in ;that 1o- at cality. 0 TIIE VERDICi RENDERED. CONSTABLES MULENDON AND CAIN HELD FOR MUROER The Ci'il and Military Jaries agrce-Gen er4 R!chb3ar.'d Address to the Foldiers Who are Ato2t to Inva for their Homes. DARLINCTON, S. C., April 5.-The .oroner's jury returned a verdict late 'his afternoon and the verdict is espe. %ially in accordance with what has al. ,eady been published. The jury unan mously returned a verdict fixing the rilling of the two citizens on McLen ion dCain, and that of Constable Lepp - 1edmond. The military ourt of i cneurs unanimously vith this veraz . 4bough the decision of the court has not yet been- officially nnounced. The testimony of the con. tables alone was enough to fasten ,uilt upon McLendon and Cain. and he evidence against them, strong and lear at all points. A jury composed if Tillmanites, Conservatives and Re. ublicans had no difficulty in arriving it a verdict. The main facts of the ase have all been published and the ntire testimony confirms the published ccounts in every particular. Tne cor ner will at once issue warrants for he muraerers, who are now in the ands of the military at Florence. It i not known what jail will hold them, ,ut it is thought that they will be con ned at Darlington or Columbia. Gen.'Richbourg made the following ddress or announcement at 6 o'clock his afternoon: Headquarters S. C. Troops, Darlington, S. C., &pril 5. The general commanding the troops ere announces that all commands will iave tomorrow morning. Instructions rill be given to break camp at a proper our to take the train. On the eve of departure, he desires express his'gratification at the hand me and soldierly conduct of the offi 3rs and men he has had the honor to ymmand. Their bearing has been uni )rmly excellent and in very trying cir imstances has won for them the ianks of the people of the State. They ave been helping to make history here ad can depend on history to vindicate ie position they have taaen. He desires to express special com tendation of the conduct of the Darl gton Guards and of their commander, apt. H. T. Thompson. The company a credit to its community and State. overnor fillman, commander-in-cklef _ ithorizes the following statement in is behalf: "1t affords me pleasure ith such lights as 1 have before me, ren at this distance to give expression i my admiration for the conduct of apt. Thompson and his men. The tuatlon would have been much more rgravated and the prospect of a satis ictory settlement of this unfortunate fair much more remote, but for their inrage and devotion to duty." The general commanding desires to immend particularly the promptness ith which the Sally Rifles, Capt.Stead an, and the Dibble Light Dragoons, lent. Culler, responded to a sudden il on the afternoon of the 4th inst.. heir conduct on that occasion demon rates their value and efficiency anad C " '- L" '7rl er forces of .&s to expres hisat i uww id field officers for the efficiency with hich they have performed their du es. Very much is due to their energy id ability. By order R. N. RIcHBOUEG, rigadier General Commanding Second Brigade South Carolina Troops. CHIAs. NEWHIAM, Acting Adjutant eneraL. The pay-roll of the troops and offi irs stationed here and at Florence is ifollows: Ibble Light Dragoons. ...384.98 sily Rifles................ 593.48 reenville Guards...........208.73 utler Guards............. 252.17 [axwell Guards............ 374.48 :ampton Guards...........326.21 almetto Rifles............. 297.27 [organ Rifies..............374.48 dgefield Hussars..........274.17 bbeville Rifles.............316817 ort Motte Guards..........190.17 ordon Light Infantry.......255.98 aringt -n Guards..........513124 Lntee Rifles............... 301.55 - dgefield Dragoons..........179.67 - Gen. Richbourg and the other officers isociat'ed with him will receive in the rgregate $319.97. The cost of maintainance and trans >rtation is, of course,-not included i Lis. At the conclusion of the dress parade tis afternoon the soldiers proposed ad gave three rousing and inspiring ieers "For Mayor Dargan and the cit ens of Darlington." These cheers ere well and worthily given. Darlington's Fair Dream. DABLINGTON, April 3.-The pros sets are brilliantly hopeful of an early id amicable adjustment of all differ ices. Everything is workmng smooth and quietly for a proper understanding fore the constables who took a band in a sbootngireturn here, If everything ntinues to work as pleasantly as it is since 4 o'clock today the end is near Ld by Sunday the troops may be at ime taking a substantial Sunday meal. u the atternoon train Messrs. W. C. oker, E. Keith Dargan and George W. argan lefL for Columbia on the invita m of Governor Taliman to consult out the entire matter. Later in the iy a letter replying to inquiries from en. Richbourg was received at head. aarters, which made everyone feel that e end was near. The icquiry was ade by Gen. Richbourg regar-ding th fety of the dispensary constables en ged in last week's afiray if brrought *re as witnesses befora tbe coroner's quiest. T wenty-eiaht leading citizens Darlinston, headed by Mayor Dargan ipt. Coker and other prominent citi na, pledge themselves on their honor use their influence in evry possible a~y to see tha-. ttuese men are not inter red with. They submit a nu'nber of stails as to how Lbhe bearing can be best inducted and how tnese men can best protected against individual violence. bis informatton has been sent to Gov nor Tilln and it is thought the en :e matter can and will now be settled. en. Richbourg is of the opinirn that the ops will be able to get bomne on Satur ty,' althcusih he hopes earlier. It de mnds upon how long the inquest will st. Evervthing is perfectly iiuet. Murdered,. I'OME~tOY. 0., April 3.-Elizabeth e divorced wife of Dr. Richard aughter, was found dead on the next ior neighbor's porch with three bul ts in her head, at midnight. She lived one. She was 70 years of age. Clay. n Stahl and wife, on returning from tentertainment, fell over the dead dy at their door. She is supposed to ve run to the neighbors when at eked and was murdered while trying. get in that door. The body shows arks of kicks. The front door of the ~ad womans house was found open to the lamp burning. Nothing was sturhbed