THE LIQUOE RIOTS.
i Martial Law Proclaimed. | rSPECTAI. TO PbBSS ASSOCIATION.] ! " NEW TORE, Ahbw. 1. I As a result of the riots ia con- ) nection with the enforcement of the I Liquor Lr,ws, mftrtitvl law has been i proclaimed in DarliDgton County, j (South Carolina, and the Governor of the State has placed an embargo on | the telegraph and Eailway companies. Apbil 2. The law in South Carolina places I the sale of alcoholic liquors in the I hands of the State. | WASHINGTON, Apbil 2. ! The Governor oil Darlington has ! obtained reinforcements of militia, and has proclaimed the country in a Bfcate 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. ,It is alleged that the law was only forced through the Legislature by the Gover-nors-fanaticism. The seizure ofrajl- : roads and telegraphs is driving the State to revolt.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4915, 3 April 1894, Page 3
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165THE LIQUOE RIOTS. Star (Christchurch), Issue 4915, 3 April 1894, Page 3
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