Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25
They Hold Mass Meeting and
Agree Not TO lniure Prop
erty.
A Committee VIII Confer With GOV
ernor Buchanan and Eudeayor
TO Arhitrate.
Doubts Raised as 10 Whether the
Militia Can Legally be Or
dered out.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, July GA special
from Coal Creek, Tenn, TO the American
says A meeting OF the miners was held
this afternoon. When the men 6rst ass
sembed there We're few h0t.helds, bat
they We're quickly suppressed There
were speeches by q number of leaders, an
of conservative tone and advising
against any act of violation Of the law.
The men said they simply wanted the con
yicts sent away and nothing more nor
less. Finally a resolution was uuan.
lmously passed TO appoint a committee
of i've % go % Knoxville ant Nashville. IL
necessary 10 confer with Governor Buchan-
an and rbltrate the present difficulties.
Commissioner Ford and Assistant Allie
nam were invited and asked to go with
the committee. Resolutions were also
unanimously passed that each pan pledge
himself on his honor that not one dollar
worth Of property would be destroyed aud
the Company's property be guarded
It Was further determined that
no one should offer violence
% any one except in self defense. There
is sense Of relief and quiet since the
meeting A telegram was received from
iiiI HAhtH ttH go lNAANf tAAfl lAtE
large number of men in case help was
needed. The reply was for the men 70
hold themselves in readiness in case they
were called FOR. Nearly every man present
at the meeting had q shotgun or Win
chester rifle, besides revolver.
kNoxyuLE. Tenn, July 20.-Tte mine
troubleis IN statue quo and the end no one
can see. Five hundred militiamnn have
arrived and are now In camp Brgadicr
General Games says he Is simply waiting
orders from Gov. Buchanan. The Coust-
tuition and laws of Tennessee are peculiar
and anomalous The governor OF the
state is In doubt as TO whether lac can
order out the military legally and
it is sure he cannot proclaim martial law
throughout the mining region To en-
deavor TO proceed against the miners CIV
Idly would be folly, as the sympathy of all
classes is with the miners and conviction
wonld be almost imposib
From Coal Creek.
Coal CREEK, July d. AT 10 o'clock
this evening everything ls quiet. The
miners are firmly convinced that they viii
eventually triumph and 30 long rs this
feeling prevails no violence will be done.
The belief is increasing that the governor
has no authority 10 send the militia here
The men renew their assurances made at
this afternoon meeting that no violence
will be done to mine property.
Late Dispatch
NASHVILLE, July q Governor Blu
chanan and Attorney General Pickle have
been coseted today considering the ones.
ton of tho Legality OF the governors
action in ordering the militia 10 Brice-
vile after the sheriff haa eft the scene.
Pickle late this afternoon handed
in written opinion 10 the gov
ernor in which, it is understood,
he says the governors action Is justified
by the law in sending the troops but tbey
can only be used under The civil authority
and unless the erif comes forward and
again asks assistance the militia will be re
called The governor is very indignant at
the satTif for his failure 10 uphold tho
diglit Of the law II is a.so understood
that the governor vail make another at-
tempt 10 pacifg the miners Should be
fail, be viii 5bably call an extra session
of the Legislature and leave the matters In
the general assembly, hands.