Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-30
THE WAR is OVER.

A Victory for Law and Or.E~r I'm the rsss
Tennessee Mining Regisn-Th~ stains
oeo Restored and tn. Troop. Ordered
H"m~-The Governor WIN Vow SEQ
What Can be Done Towards the Repeal
OF the Obnoxious Convict Law OF tho
state.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn, July 6.-The war
Is over and the miners have uncoudi-
tionally surrendered Gov. buchanan
has won a great victory and without.
eloodshed This satisfactory result was
reached last evening little before 9
O'Clock
When day came yesterday morning il
was very generally believed that troops
would move 10 Coal Creek at an early
hour. but the day wore along and no
troops moved Up TO noon citizens be-
lieved they would 20. and even at noon
many persons were heard on the street =
saying that the troops would 70 in the
afternoon. but they did no; 60. II soon
became known. however. that the
troops would not be ordered tn move
though they were ready To go at a mo-
ment's notice.
When they did not 60 citizens be-
came nervous and matters seemed 10
be IN very bal condition. and there
were rumorS upon rumors that the
governor would surrender to a mob of
iawleSs men 10 was learned that the
sheriff Of Anderson county would no.
act and ask for a posse IL was said
the governor was powerlesS. but the
result has shown that Gov. Buchana an
knew what he was about.
IL ks.v. A..
Of miners left hirn Thursday night ths.
men were angry. Several Of the com
rnittee said they would not have any
thing more to do with the governor.
but they were hot-heade,i. for vcsss.r-
day the committee came 20 see the ps-
siftou Of the governor like loyal citi-
xrns. and know he could not. as the
governor of great state and swovn To
do his duty. compromise the law 50
they agreed among themselves that
the governor WAS right in not aeeesss-
ing u violation Of the law They
got togr;h~r about o'clock and were
IN session some time When they broke
mp they went "a the governor with the
proposition to abide by the law.
The following i a copy Of the agree
nsent which the miners have come TO
and which j. considered a settlement, OF
the mine trouble
KNOXVILLE July a. 1897
We. theunser~gxnesf comm lft~s. acting ON
behalf os the miners and their friends of
Brt~evilie and Coal Greek and in the inter.
est % peace AMI harmony do suhmit shs
following. trusting is viii meet with your
favorable consideration
first. The sF4fu~ nftss f..a
the gugas and eonvicss not 70 BE- moi~-tssf
On their erfurn 20 the mines. and We vii
use all ordinary caution and houorzhIs
means 70 prevent sny Interference with
them
Second Repossnx confidence in our gov.
ernnr sad believing the general assembly
=ssz = meets - ~Afsa SESSION. wifi give as
the necessary r~iiet frum1 the oppression
that nov hangs over ns. wsil eusleavor ~
eonsiHet ourselves as ias abiding psopl~. 50
a. 10 maintain the confidence and sympathy
Of the pahise ia the future. as veil a. in IN.
past.
Third A-d ao hereby express our
thanks TO Gov buchanan for the Kind con
sideration In hoisiinx ths militia in thi. eItr
snd thereby preventing a eoasict that might
have resulted in btoosf.hesg
Fourth And TO the committee Of eItIxen.
We also express thanks tor the interest
they have shown by their counsel and al.
vice in their efforts TO adjust the existing
difficulties.
tsiguedl JF THOMAS
j. W. HARDIN.
$ r. PTcKERIss.
: D. MOORE
WI SMITH
We. The citizens. committee. hereby an.
prove the above.
t>igned-l DKSxIE LxsHr.
wN RULE.
J. {. J. WILLIAMS.
d. A. CARPENTER.
When IL was known in the city that
the trouble had been settled there was
great rejoicing. Every body was happy
and the streets were filed with smiling
faces. Soon after dark the soldiers
were released from their camp. and last
night they celebrated the return of
peace.
The miners deserve praise for their
good sense; they are not men to openly
violate the law, as they have shown by
their act of yesterday: the labor people
OF the state are to be congratulated on
the result IL has again put the min
ers in a good light and they now have
the sympathy of all here. II is to be
sincerely hoped that much good for
them will result. The justice of Gov.
buchanan is on every lip
The troops are leaving for home.
The two additional companies en- route
here from middle Tennessee were
stopped at Chattanooga. il is under
stood. and sent home To-day the gov
ernor will go to Coal Creek and talk 10
the miners The telegram received
from that place late last night says
everybody there is rejoicing at the re-
suit; that the governor will be cordially
welcomed, and that the miners will
faithfully keep the agreement as al
ready approved by them