The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-07-22
TENNESSEE MINERS.
Troops Preparing to Suppress the
Lawless Element.
TIE LATTER ISSUE A CIRCULAR

They Say They will Not Attempt &c
Resist the State Troops, but Assert
That "Convict Labor Shall Not
Return Here"-An Ominous Out
look.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 22.-Thrill-
ing scenes were enacted in this city yes
terday, and the excitement caused by
the return Of the troops and convicts,
from Briceville is unabated The pres
ence of the largest body of soldiers seen
here since the war, and the fact that
they may be called upon to go to battle
with four times their number of deter
mined men, has caused the streets to be
crowded. The decision of the governor,
who has been in consultation with the
attorney general, has not yet been re-
ceived, and the troops are taking a
much needed rest.
Ready for tho Fray.
The Buchanan rifles of Nashville and
the Nashville artillery with two Cat
ling guns, with capacity of / ,250 shots
minutes, the Stone River guards, the
Shelbyville guards and the Suwanee
guards have arrived and are preparing
to go to Coal Creek. 1t looks like war
to the death. They comprise over 400
men. Colonel Sewer will take picked
scouting party to Coal Creek. The
Lookout Mountain guards are in ar
mory here awaiting orders. They say
they will do their duty, whatever it is.
Brigadier General Carnes, of Mem
phis, arrived yesterday and assumed
command of the state troops, and he
will take thousand men to Coal Creek.
To Be Placed Under Martial Law.
A dispatch from Coal creek says the
miners have taken charge of the rail
way and telegraph office and all mes
sages sent through that Office are liable
to be read and suppressed. Coal Creek
station is five miles from the scene of
the trouble, and the miners are spread
out all along the entire district. That
section will be placed under martial law
by General Carnes as soon as he reaches
there. This is regarded as the most eff
fective way Of preventing the miners
from centralizing for an attack Opin-
ions vary as to whether or not General
Carnes will take the convicts now under
guard in this city back with him, but
the opinion of the better advised is that
they will accompany the militia
The Miners Desperate.
An omnious feature of the situation is
the quietude and lack of boasting on
the part of miners. There is a quiet de
termination in their attitude that indl-
Gates desperation.
Sheriff Rutherford, of Anderson
county, who called on the governor fol
troops in the first instance, is reported
to have fled the country. Superintendent
Goodwin, who had charge of convicts a
Coal Creek, is also said to have left il
hot haste. At all events, neither arr
there, and their whereabouts is no
known,
Convict Labor Shall Not Return
Coal CREEK, Tenn, July 22.-Tht
press bureau of the miners authorizes
this statement:
We do not intend to have any fight with tn
troops. We do not believe the troops ar
coming here. In fact, when the militia an'
convicts left Contractor Goodwin and Coone
Sewer aud other officers promised us that tn
convicts and companies here should not re
turn. Goodwin spoke for the conyicts AM
contractors, and Sewer for the troops
On the strength of that assurance We place
guards to protect the property of the minin
companies. Now, il these same militia com
panies do come back we will not be respunsibl
for the consequences. II new soldiers com
they will not be molested; but we tell you on
thing, II word is received that troops are com
ing we think there may be men who will re
Guce the stockade to ashes. Goodwin assure
us that the eonvicts should not return. II the
do and we have to set them free again, we ma
put no guards to restrain them from gcttin
their liberty, nor will the safety of the coi
companies property be assured. We may /
powerless TO protect them.
We feel that we have right on our side, an
IL. a Il
may say emphatically that convict labor sha
not return here.