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~-~ ^ak?^maii at? j&nt?jj WEDNESDAY, ABEU, ll, 18 The Sumter Watchman was foui in 18^0 and the True Southron io 1 The Watchman and Southron nen the oom bined circulation and ioflu of both of the old papers, and is m festly the best advertising median Samter. EDITORIAL KOTES. The United Sutes bamboozled, and it be President Tillman. Gen Farley showed himself better thai party by bis coodact daring the Darli? trouble. * Hon. Geo. W. Murray stands squarely to Gov., Tillman. What a comfort loyal support must be ! Wade Bampton would have gone to i liagton himself; Tillman did not. . therein lies the difference. We appreciate compliments when ace panted by sincerity, consequently are debted to yesterday's Freeman. Tbe dispensary spies will hereafter be < stables, in fact, aa well as name. Gov. 1 man has ordered them to wear badges on on tside of their coats. Senator Butler is an industrious politic -and is doing bis utmost to ase the Darling tragedy and Gov. Tillman's foolish order .ont of the militia to his advantage. The light vote cast in the city elect should not be repeated. The Democn Primary settles the differences between Dei crats, bat it does not necessarily settle ? ?ball govern the city. The way tbe reporters got ahead of T man and sent all the news from Dari ingle Will make os feelgood for a month. The 2V< and Courier and The State, had hustlers the ground, and they got the news. The people of other states have ?earned fr* the Darlington affair what sort of man c Tillman is. Next week we snail give a sel lion of the opio ions of some of the lead i papers, North and South. For Heaven's sake, Gov. Tillman, fine cheaper way of advertising yourself for Pi aident than your Darlington war scheme, yon most have advertising, it will be cheap for the taxpayers to engage the services of correspondence bureau Tbe selection of Patrick Walsh, of T Augusta Chronicle, by Gov. Northen, succeed Senator Coiquitt, deceased, as Se ator from Georgia, gives general satisfactip He is a representative Southern newspape mas, and will do credit to Georgia ic tl Senate. Toe white Republicans who were a; proached-Col. R. M. Wallace and Mr. G. VI Reardon-and asked to run on a mnnicipt ticket in opposition to the nominees of tl Democratic Primary are too good citizei and have loo much interest in th? welfare < the city to take part in any such movement. The Supreme Court of the State met o yesterday, and it was expected that a decisio would have been aooouced in the Dispensar case; bat the crowd that bad gathered t hear it, were badly sold. Nothing was don at all, and tue Court adjourned nntil Satut day. It is now propbicied that the decisio in fall will be made public on that day. A movement has been started to erect t monument to Frank Normeut by means o voluntary subscriptions. Mr. R. H. Bake: (with Ducker & Boltman) will receive sub scriptions in this city. Tbe movement ii worthy, but a monument should commemo? rate both Norment and Redmond for theil deaths link their memories. The United States Supreme Court rendered a decision a number of years ago that it it unconstitutional to interfere with the transmission of telegraphic news. It will be a nice kettle of fish if every paper, beyond the State, whose dispatches were withheld by Gov. Tillman's censors should sae bim for damages. The message of President Cleveland in connection with his veto of the seignorage bill which is published in full in this paper, will give satisfaction to those who seek information ; and those who abuse the President for the veto should read it so that may knew what they are abusing him for doing. The Message was intended for publication in last issu?, but was crowded out. ' The call for the Prohibition Convention is opportune. The Prohibitionists won a victory at the last election, but the Tiilmanite Legis? lature broke faith and defrauded them out of the fruits of the victory. The Prohibition? ists have the best and cleanest issues with which to go before the people and the most odious form of the liquor traffic to fight. On one side there is Tillmanism. Dispensary- and the Spy system, on the other ?et the Prohibi? tionists array the opposites and they will deserve to succeed. The United States Court has decided the Agricultural Hali case against the State. The question at issue was whether the purchaser, who bad made the first payment in cash, and given a bond secured by mort? gage for the remainder, according to the ! terms of sale, was not 'entitled to possession of the premises. It will be remembered that ? the sale was made on the condition that the purchaser could anticipate the deferred pay- j ments if he desired. He made the first pay- ! meat in cash, and the legal transfer was made, then a tender in the Blue Ridge scrip was made for the deferred payments. Gov. Tillman thea took, and bas since retained, forcible possession of tbe premises, on tbe ground that tbe tender of the Blue Ridge ! scrip, which had been repudiated by the state, was evidence of fraudulent intent on the part of the purchaser and invalidated the sale. Tbe State will appeal the case to the U. S. Supreme Court. A STJKVJBY. Since our last issce, the militia bas been withdrawn from Darlington, the Coroner's inquest has completed its work, the civil au? thorities of the counties and cities of Darling? ton and Florence have bee a permitted bj Gov. Tillman to resume their duties, and affairs have become so re adjusted that it is possible to survey the events of last week retrospec? tively, with due regard for all ibe evidence so far developed. First, The Origin of the Trouble : Blind tigers were reported to exist in Darlington. Spies were seat there to make raids and arrests. Places of business, supposed to be blind tigers, were raided bj the spies without molestation. Tbe report becu.ne circulated that private resideoces were to be raided and the pejple of Darlington prepared to resist the outrage. Gov. Tillman ordered a large number of spies to Darlington. No searches of private bouses were made and there was no disturbance. v The Major of Darlington was in foll control of tbe city and at no time needed assistance in preserving order. Yet Governor Tillman ordered the Sumter Light Infantry to Darlington on one evening and on the next morning ordered the company back to Sumter, because there was absolute ly no need for them io Darlington. The raids of the spies bad been completed, the Major preserving tbe peace, and the spies were ready to leave the citj. At tbe depot these spies interfered in a personal difficultj between two citizens of Darlington. One of the spies, McLendon, drew a pistol and shot an unarmed mao, Frank Norment, dead, pre? cipitating a fight, in wbieh Redmond, of Dar lington,and Constable Pepper were killed, and Louis Norment, Chief of Police Dargan, and E. D. Lucas, of Darlington, and several con? stables were wounded. What Constitutes an Insurrection ? These seventeen well-armed spies, after precipitating the row and killing and wounding the men above mentioned, fled. The people of Dar? lington organized posses to bunt down and capture them, just as would have been done bad tbe fleeing murderers been anj other per? sons than dispensary spies. Adjoining com? munities were called on to assist in the search for tbe murderers. Io consequence of tbe enormity of tbe outrage there was great ex? citement and feeling, but at no time did tbe civil authorities of Darlington lose control of the city, nor was there any failure to keep the peace and preserve order. On Saturday, the next day after the fight, the writer was in Darlington and talked with a number of the leading men of the cit j. Major Dargan was rn control, and tbe cit j was as order 1 j as Sumter is on anj Saturday in the year. Major Dargan had kept the peace, with the assistance of the Darlington Guards, had pre? vented an attack oa the dispensary, had pro? tected McLendon, the murderer of Norment, and, if he bad neglected any precaution or failed in any dutj required of him, we have yet to bear such failure named. He did not call for outside aid, for it was not needed ; bat, on the contrary, declared time and again bis ability and determination to keep the peace. We had one or more conversa? tions witb Major Dargan during the day, and we know he was honestly striving to prevent anj violation of law ; and further, we believe that to him, in a ?great measure, is due ibe fact that there was no violation of law. He did his dutj like a man, coolly and courageously in a time of the greatest trial. He cannot receive too much praise for bis course. Uoder such circumstances, what con? stituted the insurrection proclaimed by Gov. Tillman, for the suppression of which be deemed necessary to call out the military force of the State? The only point that Gov. Tillman bas to rest his case on is, that posses j were pursuing murderers, who happened to be j dispensary spies. This was the insurrection, i and it will be well in future for our people to remember that to seek to arrest dispensary spies, who have comm:tied murder, is insur rectum. Gov. Tillman's Course : Io the first place he seems to have been overlv anxious to believe i - tbat the civil authorities in Darlington were \ unable to keep the peace. In tbe second j place he did- not consult with Mayor Dargan j to find out the situation, but began at once, j with the first report of the trouble, to order troops to Darlington. Going beyond this be j calls 00 the country people, supposedly hts political adherents, to organiza and protect ! the spies. In other words, prevent their arrest by posse3 sent from Darlington. Going to a still greater extreme he telegraphs all j over the State to his political friends and calls for volunteers to "assist io upholding the I law i e. prevent the capture of the spy-' murderers by posses sent out by the people of Darlington and adjoining counties. These troops and volunteers hs assembled in ? Columbia and on Sunday evening sends a ! portion of them to Darlington retaining the remainder a9 a guard for bis person. Then he siezed the telegraph lines and would not permit any message, of which he did not j approve, to be transmitted. Then he issues j a proclamation assuming control of the police I forces of every incorporated town and city in the State. His course can be summed up in a few words. Et was foolish and outra? geous, in the light of facti ; tymnnicab beyond excuse; and all for. the political capital to be extracted from it. The Course of the People : The people in the sections affected pursued a course that should shame even Gov. Tillman when he ! compares their conduct with his owu. They j guarded even that red-handed monster, ' McLendon, while wounded and in their power; another wounded spy, whose where? abouts was known, was not molested ; three, | who were captured in Sumter, were delivered unhurt in Columnia, and to go farther and make the case even more favorable to lb* ? people of Darlington, it is but necessary to' mention the fact that a posse of eight men ; with warrants, were sent for these same 1 three spies. Not a mob, irresponsible and < blood-thirsty, but a legal posse armed with warrants. The onlj features to be regretted ; in the whole affair, as far as the people whom Gov. Tillman was pleased to declare to be io insurrection are concerned, was the destruc? tion of the dispensaries in Timmonsville and Florence, tbe siezure of tbe rifles of the Florence Guards bj citizens, ?nd the firing oo ihe C. S. & N. train bj ibe Darlington ! crowd. These acts, committea under excite? ment are io be regretted, but are not to be compared to the deliberate viciousness of Gov. Tillman's cull for the country people to I arm themselves, for he thereby invited n conflict that would have been lamentable. We are thankful that the people had more sense aqd moderation than Gov. Tillman. The troops, officers and privates, that went to Darlington conducted themselves admirably, and they returned to their bornes fully enlightened, on the situation and filled with respect for the Darling!0:1 people, who bad been sorely tried and not found wanting. The massing of the troops in- Darlington and Florence did not result in evil, because there was no insurrection and consequently nothing for the troops to do, save behave themselves and not pick a fuss ; and because Gov. Tillman was not quite so big a fool, nor so drunk with tbe spirit of tyranny as to attempt to send bis spies back to Darlington and under protection of the troops search private bouses on suspicion, or information ; and belief warrants. The massing of troops in Darliugton was the most expensive piece of political adver? tising ever indulged in by any office-holding candidate who has afflicted South Carolina ; and was condemned, we understand, by seve? ral of the officers who were with tbe troops. Tbe whole affair .must be regretted, for it has injured South Carolina in tbe eyes of the world to an incalculable extent. But we have the satisfaction of knowing that the world puts the blame where it belongs. THE DARLINGTON INQUEST. The Coroner's inquest in the Darlington case was held last Wednesday and Thursday. None but those coocerned in the case were permitted to be present. A guard of soldiers was kept on duty throughout the sitting of the inquest, and the case was pushed through without intermission, day or night. The constables were present and testified. The testimony was taken down by stenographer McFeat and aggregated 50,000 words. The verdict of both the regular jury and jury of officers of the militia, appointed to sit and make an independent report, was that Constable McLendon killed Frank Norroent, Louis Redmond killed Constable Pepper, and Constable Cain killed Louis Redmond. It was also settled that McLendon brought on the fight and fired the first shot. Ail the constables returned to Columbia after tbe inquest and Cain and McLeudon are still there in the Penitentiary Hospital on ac? count of their wounds. Gov. Tillman has expressed himself as not satisfied with the finding of the jury. He says tbat the spies could not bring out all tbe points on their side of the case because they had no attorney. He is at a loss, also, to understand bow tbe jury was able to say whose bullet hit particular men at certain times. Perhaps be would have been satisfied if the jury had declared that the parties came to their deaths at the hands of parties unknown to the jury. The Darlington correspondent of The State say s: The verdict of tbe coroner's jury bas been freely discussed here during the day. This meets with :h -: approval of all fair minded men, which unfortunately does not include our malignant Governor. The facts alone were dealt with by thc coroner's jury and they render unanimously, a verdict of murder against the two spies who did the killing. The military court of inquiry did more; they found also a uuauimous verdict of murder against McClendon and Cain, and found all the rest of Tillman's gang of hired assassins accomplices to the killing. This military court of inquiry was composed of persons who do not live here. They were sent here by Tillman to protect h?s spies. After a full bearing of the ease, they unanimously agree that what bad been published were thc facts in the cuse and this is in itself a vindication, were one needed, of the people of Darlington. THE EVACUATION OP DAR? LINGTON. The militia left Darlington and Florence on last Friday morning unders orders of Gov Tillman, and returned home. A special train carried the greater part of the troops to Columbia, where they were met by Gov. Tillman and formally thanked and dismissed. Gov. Tillman spoke as follows : ''Soldiers: Two trains are waiting to bear four companies to their homes, imme? diately. What 1 have to say will therefore be brief. I feel that it is important and necessary, and indeed due before dismissing you that I should return in the name of South Crrolina, thanks for your valuable services. "Without v. moment's notice, without a moment's hesitation you responded to the j call When you departed for Darlington the } idea prevailed in the minds of some that you j were going there to shoot your fel'ow-citi- j zens. No such thought ever entered the I mind of H sane man. You were ordered ? there for the purpose of suppressing disorder j aud restoring law ; to let those who had I done wrong be dealt with by the civil court ; and to prevent a mob from doing more and to see that the laws mu3t be obeyed You have been away from your families and 1 am giau to send you homeward with the ben? ison and blessing of every lover o? order and j peace. '?'I thank you fellow-citizens and soldiers, for the valuable services you have rendered ! to South Carolina, and, in conclusion, let me ! say it is time tor this bitterness and 5uimosi- j ty between brethren to cease and let us hence- j forth and forever be one-all united for the ' glory and honor of South Carolina." The captains of the several companies were then given checks in payment for services rea- 1 dered as follows : Dibble Light Dragoons.$334.98 Sally Rifles. 593.48 Greenville Guards. 208 73 Butler Guards. 252.17 Maxwell Guards. 374.48 Hampton Guards. 326.21 ; Palmetto Rifles. 297.27 : Morgan Rifles. 374 43 Edgefield Hussars. 274.17 : Abbeville Rifles. 316.17 Fort Motte Guards. 19J. 17 j Gordon Light Infantry. 255.98 Darlington. 513.12 Sautee Rifles. 301.55 Edgefield Dragoons. 179.67 The companies for the up country left immediately on special trains. The other companies remained iu Columbia until the afternoon, and were entertained at the j Penitentiary. Thus ended Gov. Tillman's war-a war, or ? insurrection as he termed, it, that existed only in bis imagination. The cost to the State is estimated to foot up not less than $18,000 ; perhaps the total will be nearer $25, 000 when all the items are in. Tbe pay of tbe soldiers and officers was the same, and at first there was some dissatisfac? tion amoung the officers who expected to receive the pay of the officers in the United States Army._ Tillman Talks. Governor Tillman had an interview last Friday evening with a staff correspondent of The New York World, the substance of which The State gives. When asked about McCIendon and Cain, the Governor said that they would be tried in Darlington Cocnty, and that there would be no change of venue unless he found that things were not going right in that county, but be added that he hoped the trial would take place there. "However," he said, "those gentlemen will have their own law? yers and if they decide to ask for a change of venue I have no right to interfere." In response to questions the Governor said that tbe two spies named were not uuder arrest, but that be himself was? personally responsible for their safe keeping. Cain, be said, was not out on parole, and McClendon was in tbe penitentiary bofpital. He (tbe Governor) was waiting for the commitment and would turn these over to tbe officer who should bring them, and they would have to give bail or go to jail. He declared that the constables did not have a fair showing at the inquest ; that they could not bring out the full strength of their case owing to the fact that they had no attorney present, and also to tbe circumstance that they were rushed in at the inquest under military guard and or? dered to get through quickly and leave town for tear that they would be burt. Tbe Governor intimated that there would be some testimony against C. S. McCollough, one of Darlington's citizens. He added that if he found, that there was danger of mis? carriage of justice he would secure a change of venue for the prisoner. Referring to the dispensary matters, the Governor said that he had already order? ed new supplies to the dispensary ai Florence and that it would soon start up again. He would probably change the management of the dispensary at Darlington as Dispenser Floyd seemed to have antago? nized the people there. He said that he bad advices that the citizens of Darlington, acting upon the report of the committee which recently visted bim, had agreed to an arrangement by which the constables were to work around the depots and would not be molested, and he intended to see that tbe city police looked after liquor violations in the city. In fact the people there had agreed that there would be no interference with the law. {,I promised tbe committee who came over," said the Governor, "that I would not ir.terfere, by pardon, if McLenden and Cain were convicted in a legal and proper manner ?s I will not uphold in violating law, least of all a con? stable." When asked if there would t>e any search of private bouses be used these words: "We will search private houses anywhere and everywhere whenever we car. get an ?ffidavit of the presence of illicit liquor. To do other? wise would be equivalent to respecting the dis? pensary law." As to whether he would employ the same or other constables, the Governor said tbat it was a question for the people He declared that there was no strong feeling against those already in service except in Florence and Darlington. "Why did yon choke off the telegraph dis? patches?" asked the correspondent. "Well," said the Governor, f'witb the inflamatory, false and incendiary messages going around we would have bad a dozen riots io tbe State if I had n*t done so My other motive was to prevent armed bands, instigated by the bar-ke.-pers, from going to the scene. For the same reason I took charge of the roads. Tbese messages were like fire brands to a magazine and I bad to prevent them going off." Asked if bis conscience was satisfied with the result of the week's work he said : "I have a clear conscience. I have not made a mistake or exceeded my authority io a single instance." The World?* correspondent told that W. F. Clayton, the editor of the Reform paper at Florence, bad told bim that be was raisiag forces of Reformers tbronghout that county to assist him in the future. "Why do you know, sam the Governor, "that within the next two weeks 25,600 men will be organized to uphold the law against affairs like this?" "How, uphold by force of arms?" asked the correspondent. "If they have to fight they will do it," responded the Governor. But this is like locking the stable after the horse has gone. There will be no more trouble after this. Homicide in Darlington. Dr. V. H. Payne, of Nashville, ""enn., a special agent of the New York Life Insurance Co., shot and instantly killed,on la3t Wednes? day, Henry Green, a colored waiter at tbe Cleveland Hote!, Darlington. The killing had its origin in the dispen? sary, but was not connected with tbe trouble of the previous week." The dispensary was robbed on the Sunday night previous, and Henry Green mide an affidavit that he bad seen Dr. Payne and a man named King, a clerk in the dispensary, coming out of the dispensary at tdgbt with bottles of liquor. Dr. Payne learned of Green's affidavit on Wednesday, ana when Green admitted that he had made the affidavit, Dr. Payne shot him. Resolutions of Respect. On last Sunday morning the follow? ing paper was read from the pulpit of the Presbyterian Church by its pastor, Dr. Edmunds: At a meeting of the Board of Dea? cons of the Sumter Presbyterian Church held on the ISth day of March, 1S94, the following preamble and reso? lutions were adopted by a rising vote : Whereas, since our last regular meeting Col. John S. Richardson, a member and Chairman of this Board, has been removed by death, therefore be it resolved : 1st. That in this dispensation, we, the surviving members of the Board of Deacons, recognize the fulfilment of gracious promise of the Master to take his servants so soon as they have per? formed his righteous will in the Church Militant to the holier and happier service of the Church Triam- j pliant. ^nd. That in the death of Col. Rich? ardson this board has lost an earnest and efficient member and the church a communicant and an otlicer who has for many years been deeply interested in her welfare and done much to pro? mote the same and one whose place it will be hard to lill. ;>rd. That in our grief for our loss as j a Board ol' Deacons, we extend to the Church, whose oilieers we are, our hearty sympathy for the heavy loss that it equally with ourselves has sus? tained in the death of its officer and our common brother. 4th, That we present our condolence especially to the family of our deceas? ed brother and invoke for them such consolation as grace so abundantly furnishes to those who sorrow in the Lord. 5th. That the Pastor h? requested to read these resolutions from the pulpit and that a copy of the same be sent to the family of our deceased friend and brother. We Feel Confident - That we shall lessen the burden of hard times in this com? munity, by putting at your disposal a stock of Goods so uniformly good and cheap. Dollars May be ?Scarcer With our patrons than in previous and more pros? perous years, but by means of our exceedingly low prices we have cer? tainly greatly increased the purchasing capacity of the dollars you have. Knowing we have the stock, that meets the ex? pectation and gratifies the taste, knowing that our prices are as low as the lowest, and a little lower, we ask an examination of same. J, RYTTENBERG <jj SONS, N.W. Cor. Main & Liberty Sts., Sumter, S. C. New York Office, 84 West Broadway. March 14 I RETAIL, White Corn at 70c. per bushel io sacks. Mixed Oats, at 50c. ?* " " Ship Stuff, at $1 25 per 100 lbs., io sacks. Choice Timothy Hay, $1.20 per 100 lbs , io bale*. Cottoo Seed Meal, at $1.30 per sack. Cotton Seed Hulls, at $4 50 per tou io bulk. Mixed Cow Feed. 2 bushels io sack, $1.10 per sack. Lime, $1.25 per barrel. I ALSO SELL Rosendale and Portland Cement, Plaster of Paris, Cow Hair, Fire Bricks, Flue Pipe, Sewer Pipe.j And Other Building Material. Special Prices on Large Lots, H. HARBY* HARD WA I now have a complete stock of -Dixie Plows, Guano Distributers And everything the farmer will need to cultivate his crop. Call and get prices. BICYCLES. If yon are thinking of purchasing a wheel it will pay you to call and see my line. w. Mch 21 The Best Shoes for the Least Money. OSLAS FOB GENTLEMEN. $5, $4 and 83.59 Dress Shoe. $3.50 Police Shoe, 3 Soles. 82.50, $2 for Workingmen. $2 and SS.75 for Boys. LADIES AND MISSES, $3, S2.50 $2y $1.75 CAUTION-If any dealer offers yon W. L. Douglas shoes at o reduced price, or says h.o has them with out the ?amo I tamped tile bottom, pat him down as a fraud. W. L. DOUGLAS Shocs arc stylish, easy fitting, and give better satisfaction at the prices advertised than any other make. Try one pair and be con? vinced. The stamping of W. L. Douglas' name and price on the bottom, which guarantees their value, saves thousands of dollars annually to those who wear them. Dealers who push the sale of VV. L. Douglas Shoes gain customers, which helps to increase the sales on their full line of goods. They can afford to sell at a less profit, and wo believe you can save money by buying all your footwear of the dealer adver? Used below. Catalogue free upon application. W? JU DOUGLAS* Brockton, Mast. J. RYTTENBERG & SONS.