THE LIQUOR LAW IN CAROLINA.

Clutha Leader, Volume XX, Issue 1028, 6 April 1894, Page 6

THE LIQUOR LAW IN CAROLINA.

An attempt to enforce the liquor laws in South Carolina has caused a riot at Darlington. Twenty detectives who were searching for concealed dranv shops were driven into swamps and killed by the rioters. Several citizens were also killed, and many were wounded. Three companies of State troops have been disbanded for refusing to proceed to Darlington to assist in preserving order. As a result of the riots in connection with the enforcement of the liquor laws, martial law has beon proclaimed in Darlington County, South Carolina, and the Governor of the State has placed an embargo on the telegraph and railway companies. The law in South Carolina places the sale of alcoholic liquors in the hands of the State. The Governor has obtained reinforcements of militia, and has proclaimed Darlington County in a state of rebellion. The sale of liquor by private individuals has been stopped in South Carolina since July without payment of compensation. A few State dispensaries only supply the public, and private citizens are forbidden to import liquor. The law was only forced through the Legislature by the Governor's fanaticism. The seizure of the railroads and telegraphs is driving the State into revolt. A party of the militia has occupied a strategic position in South Carolina, from which the rioters are now trying to entice them. The situation is still threatening. A number oi t the detectives who were supposed to have been killed in the swamps managed to effect their escape.