The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-07
BUCHANAN GETTING FIRM.

BUCHANAN GETTING FIRM.
TENNEssEE'S MILITIA MAI TAKE THE
CONpICTs BACK TO COAL CREEK.
The States Honor u be Rescued. According
| to Present Sndications-n Win be Fol-
lowed Probably by Guerrilla Warfare.
NAsHv1ILs. Nov e.-This afternoon an officer
Of one OF the three militia companies OF Nash
Vile was talking to Capt Griffith. the agent Of
the lessees OF tho Stato's convicts. about the
intentions OF the Governor as to the Coal Creek
| mob. and said: you will be In your uniform
within three days and on tho way to Coal
Creek" This statement from such excellent
authority confirms the belief that first started
two days ago. when the Adjutant General or
dered the militia to get equipments in
order. Ii looks as though the Gov
ernor had at last set upon n
definite course Of action. and proposed
10 uphold the honor OF the State. II such a
thing is possible. Gov. Buchanan has been in
a terrible state Of mind since the burning Of
the stockades last Tuesday night. When your
| correspondent saw him last summer after the
| truce had been arranged he had n serene face
and the look OF a man ten years younger than
the Governors real ago. Now he has worn
| face and a hunted look.
He has felt TINT something ought to be done.
but has been unable to fix upon any satisfac-
tory plan Of action. He has been holding daily
conferences with tho prison Board. with the
agents OF the lessees, and with the Attorney
General. The lessees have worried him with
| demands and reproachcs.
1t seems probable now thatthe Governor has
acceded to that demand to which no one
thought he would accede. The lessees have
insisted that the loosed convicts DO put back
in stockades at Coal Creek and Briceville. Just
as they were until last Tuesday night. and
that these stockades be defended by tho
| State militia. As the lessees have the
legal right to this protection. it would
seem impossible for tho Governor to refuse.
| II tho convicts and militia do 60 to Briceville
and Coal Greek. there will be some sort Of
disturbance. and the long squirrel guns and
| Winchesters OF the miners will no doubt be In
that disturbance.
Never before have the miners been in such a
| state Of hostility toward the mining compa-
MES and the State authorities. and never be-
| fore have they been so arrogant and 80 blindly
| confident OF their powers. The reason for this
increase OF hostility lies in the strikes which
have just been inaugurated As soon as
miners ont the eonyets they got
labor. So long as there was convict labor at
ment were held ip check. The release OF tho
| conyicts mndo the companies entirely de-
| ers OF the two mines at Brfceville struck
because their demands were not Instantly &C.
mine. half way between Briceville and Coal
Creek; gaze the mine operators until Monday
at sss Which fh
strike: with its long train OF crimes and HUI
Tkol v,ip how oh
| weighman OF their own TO see that the coal ia
properly weighed by the company's weigh
sSes ses ask tina eVsry pound a
Of coal received shall be paid for. The
i It. s aSs t pSund fem1 evs
1000. provided there is less Than 100
ehinery and and ssqsas aissessions. and TIA. the
au shs
,o @ at shser 2 that aaf the
IN s ssrso snss Ninth h %
Governor and h!s militia 4 ara h|s fatinS guns
ness engendered by the strike the Situation t
will be more dangerous than ever before;
thority that the stockades at Coal Creek and
Bricseyille. or: rather. the places whore tho
otOCkdueS WeTe uubI Ds IOcuteu IN nOllOWS
and steep sides almost overhanG. Out
s%2 S R99 f III. f sSe the Is Of es In
thing The only question has been as to what
things. as Capt; Sriflifb says they will. and Il
GovcrnSr will send the mi tia, and then n ali the
original fears Of bloodshed will be aroused and
The Governor has been issuing, orders on
the cpmptroleer for the payment Of the rewards
oer has each ead
pasnIy. the lsssees q the cpnyicts. The lessees
vii! refuse to pay these charges. and then the
State will be forced to sue to recover the money
This is the scheme by which the lessees hope
to get n chance to claim damages for their
burnt and their other Under
s tS fG' be safs sas s' ,n'
or f n tsr rssa d na Ss the
is tho fashion lust now 70 start rumors
and Coal creek; n; There + little chance q The
and there is still less chance of the
Wee aGs those ss's so t Rsc 100
!spondent Visited TIE stGGckade at Tracy city
and ovcrlooks the whole valley. it has
be passed by even a mob OF thousand.
for there arc q dozen men with guns
the guard could not be terrified The lessees
have strengthened this guard until there are
and stocked with ammunition for siege.
visiting mob would get little encourage
ment from the thousand free miners who make
Of the younger miners, the boys and young
men around Tracy City. who would Join
streets at night Of late. and have
shot of few reyolvers with no more
harm than to disturb the sleep of the citizens.
TO stop this the superintendent OF the mine
has issued an order discharging all persons
otherwise create an impression that they are
fond OF night wanderinga