The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1891-07-30
RUN OFF THE MILITIA.
TENNEssEE SOLDIERS cAPITU-
LATE TO STRIKING MINERS.
Both the Militiamen and Convicts Arc
Loaded Onto Cars and Shipped to Knox
ville-Gov. Buchanan Orders Out All the
Troops in tho State and Bloodshed Is

ville-COv. Buchanan Orders Out All tho
Troops in tho State and Bloodshed Is
More than Likely to Occur.
Tho crisis in the labor troubles at
Briceviile, Tenn, came when the miners
and q crowd of sympathizers from tho
country surrounded the camp of the
State militia, captured the troops and
con,icts employed in place of the strik-
ing miners, marched them off to the
depot and put them on a train and
shipped them to Knoxville.
The camp was on a little knoll in a
hollow and surrounded on all sides by
mountains. About 1000 miners, farm
ers and other natives who have no occu-
patton at all took possession of the hills
around the Rriccyillc camp. Fifteen
hundred Of these were armed with rifles,
the rest had shot-guns and pistols.
radius of fifty miles. The organization
was complete ana their leaders
placed them along the hillsides with
military precision. At the call to arms
the little garrison turned out calamity
and prepared for defense 1t was APP
parent at a glance that fight would
result in massacre. A meeting of the
officers was called. Some declared that
stout resistance to the first attack
would DO sufficient and the mob would
withdraw. others thought that it
would be suicidal, yet every one was in
favor of doing his duty, notwithstand-
ing the exposed position they were to
defend. The miners called a pariey and
were met on neutral ground by Col
Sewer. They stated that they had suf-
ficirnt force to overwhclm the soldiers,
but did not care to shed blood if the
convicts were quietly turned over to
them. This request was emphatlcatiy
refused. The miners then asked
Colonel SEWER if he would remove
his troops and take the c"nElctS
wt'h MN ne "H"'" "l'"' "o"'' %
uoiic u" '''' III" 'i- '"ihp PAM "a ~
WI "as a'su .''u'i ''1 pi'.' ''9 ~,
my itpIi'n 'i"' IL "'"'" 'I' " ~
j"i'u Nv ~ "'Nr' II an an, """i"
&c MADE on inc hhoNViiic iron 'ohi-
pan! S'ochaue lus' elo" ~ 'Ie, me
!, S"ch was ,'Iri'"'"' ie "ou," 1"'' va,
'here ana hSh' ~ GU, lesafo'esS oi IN"
Consequences 'io 'e"i'i' icp''ou 'h"'
no attack "ouid De mace.
ne troops theh niar'i'ed ou' VI 'a'hp'
taxing WIN thcm inc coh''e's, III un"'f
commlsSary smppiies ana hagsase- 1hey
marched 10 briceVltie anu thcre were
loaded IN BOX cars or Whatever 'ohid ne
had. ana the entlre lot sent 10 hnoxNii'e
sympathy, which has been entirely on
the side OF the miners, Is no" against
them tor their lawless at at time
when everything was beng done 10 re-
IleYr the situation, and the great mass
of citizens say tn" Jaw must be observed
and that Gov buchanan must enforce
the law, regardless OF cost
The sentiment Is that he mus, send all
tho State troops, who are few and poorly
organized, to the front at once, and put
experienced men and officers in charge.
II he has not force enough he must call
lor Volun"crH'
A report has been circulated that he
asked the lfeSlheht LOT 90" regulars ou'
IN" truth OF TINS cannot De Fcflhed II
Is known that the leaders OF the met
We're not miners, either last week or To-
DAY: ohe Eugene herFlit ECU thc'h III
eafh instance. lie Is Il hefchaht al
briccFilie' puI i Sald 10 DC i determined
man lie spoke IN reply 10 HoE- ,o
chanan last Week ana r"aily treated 'h'
Governor Win lhu!Siits' ''il'f !eauel
are KNOWN ana me sehtiheh, II INA
th'! must nc "rrfst'u an" '"A'i
| 10 Nash'liIc as t!e i'd" pro-
IideS. ana pailSheo' ne miner
$40 ~
| see WHAT dispatcies shaii e
| sent out ana "hat not ana ms comm | !,
| zee OK some one OF II IS III 'he tee
! once ID! 'he 'i,i'e an" i'""s al '''c ii'a'
yer sent our pE ,hc newspaper men
| Inc cohfhittec, "h"ther seii-aiP tt'
| or os the miners ''o'i; soiu liz
| orator on dn'y a' ',i" hes ttdt !. IL
did lio1 iee thcli reau slic lhessaees ''le
| "tH!u CUT tHt wires, it Why IL d III
;I.ns d 800 d;,.a+lh;,'er Tbnr
40. .D .,a, H. rn:I,aah
az, 'I VI aata.,+i,'a -, ,,.'ar
~, W. a. ra. ~.
'i'.i i',op''
| Another view OF the situation Is tn
danger TO capitai invested at toai rech
Large sums OF money ma :e oecn invest
ell there by men III New lork ana otlle
places, ana the great development OF TIL
| properties Is largely due to this money
| Costly machinery Is exposed to the fur
of the mob. Citizens say such high
handed outrage viii destroy public con
ildence, and money VIII cease to come Il
There is another bad feature connect
ed with the affair which has not We
been brought out. That is the conduc
of the militia that has been on thes
| grounds Many were n allowed tn 90 ont