Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-22
WAR TO THE DEATH.
THAT'S THE WAY IT LOOKS IN EAST
TENNESSEE.
The Striking Miners Desperate ana tue
Governor Massing His militia
The Status Quo.Antc.
[By telegraph to tho Dispa,ch.l

y tIttAdl 10 lIc DLitfhF f~'Nr
F. M-says Three hundred and fifty SOL
diers are now resting on arms in the court
house yard here under command OF Adlu-
tant-General Norman. awaiting the ARRIVAL
of General Csrnes, with 200 men from
Memphis, due here early in the afternoon.
General Carnes will be placed in entire
charge Of all the militia, and arrangements
are perfected TO transport the soldiers 10
Coal Creek directly on his arrival, unless
contrary orders be received from the Governor
Everything now depends ON instructions from
the Governor and the impression Is general mat
troops will be ordered 10 the scene OF the trouble
this afternoon.
TIE MINERS TAKE CHARGE.
A dispatch has Just been received from Coal
Creek saying that the miners had taken charge
o. the railway station and telegreph-onlce anu
that oil messages sent through that onlce are
liable tO be read and suppressed by them. toaI
Greek station IL i've miles from tho scene OF tne
trouble, ana the miners are spread out along tue
entire distance. That section will probably be
placed under martial law by General Carnes "a
soon as he reaches there. This Is regarded as
the most effective way Of preventing the miners
from centralizng for an attack
WILL THE coSvICTs BE TAKEN BAcKf
Opinions vary IA 10 whether or not General
Carues will take the released cOnvicfs now under
guard In this city back with him, but the opinion
u the better advised Is that he will have them
accompany the militia. There are III conylcS
now here.
TIE MILITIA FEEL THEIR DISGRACE.
Colonel Sevier and the troops heretofore under
his command are also here. The militia keeniy
feel the Disgrace attached 20 them because OF
the cowarrlico displayed by their fellows yester-
day, and II they ever ge: an opportunity In the
next dag or two they viii wipe II out with inte-
rest.
SERIOUS THREATS FROM THE MINERS
A dfa,atsf, from, Eu,vvtiIe I.55 II. NJ.
that n nass-meeting Of miners Ia expected TO
take place immediately ~ Brceyule 10 consider
tho advisability OF burning the companys pro-
perty. This i % be done IN the face OF more
troops being ordered here. Threats are heard
on All sides that they will burn all the coinpanys
property before the troops can arrive. IL -
rnmorcd that Governor Buchanan's HE would
not be safe here now.
THE MINERS DESPERATE.
Lafcr-2:10 Z. MA special from Oliver
Springs. near Briceyille, says 1,OOO miners
eached there NJ noon aud will send tho conylcts,
300 I'm number 20 Knoxville or Chattanooga
this afternoon. This information has added
greatly % the excitement and shows that tue
miners are IN desperate mood.
GEORGIA CALLED on FOR ASSISTANCE.
4 Coal Creek special 70 tho Banner says: " IL
"a reported hero that Governor Buchanan has
called on the Governor OF Georgia for two COM
pafies 0f infantry AMI TWO batteries OF artu-
lcry with Gatliug guns"
LO1BING OFT FOR NUMBER ONE.
Snorin Ru,hcrfori OF this county, who "a
charged with having called on tho Governor Tor
troops IN the first Instance, IL reported 70 nave
god tho county. SIUerinfeudent Goodwin, who
had charge OF the conyicts here. Ia also said %
Ea,c lcit in hot haste. At all events neither ~
hero aud their whereabouts are unknown.
GREAT HATRED or The GOVERNOR.
Tho Bluner has the following special from
| Knoxville, Tcnn.; "At Coal Creek from sunday
! night until o'clock this morning tho telegraph
| wires have been ia the hands Of the miners and
| nothing has been sent cut except such as they
allowed the operator 70 send. There Is grnat
! hatred of Governor buchanan. ana threats are
| openly made that IL wil not DO for him % return
| horc
-rFrICCLT TO GIT UNBIASED NEWS
| "Oving fo tho fact that tho telegraph ofllce ia
! IN the possession % tho miners i Is difficult to
| obtain prompt and a'curntc service from me
seat of the trouble. Special kilograms from Coal
! creek am Briceyille arc s'nt b. train 10 Knox
| yiile rs tho miners will not permit news dctri-
mental 90 them ~ Doe sent from these points,
THE BNp so ONE CAN SEE.
KyOxvHLR. TESH., July 21.--The mine trouble
! J. ~ sfqfus gro and the end no one can see. The
| five hundred militia mentioned In lass nightt
| have arrived and ale nov In camp AZ tho Uni
! vcrsty - Tennessee. br ,adicr-Gcneral Carnt =,
! OF Memphis. is IN command, and he snys that he
| Il simply waiting orders from Governor bu-
! TEsNgssERs srAws PECULIAR
J Tho Couartut,on aud laws 0f Tennessee are
e'uIiar and on0mn.ou' inc Governor ~ tue
State is In doubt az to whether he can order out
the militia legally. and II II sure that he cannot
| proclaim martlRl-law throughout tho mining re-
| r'ln. To cndeay0r to proceed against the miuers
! clviiiy would be folly, as the sympathy of all
! cll--cs ia with the miners and conviction would
! BE- almost impossible.
COAL CiEEK QUIET.
/ After tho quiet hut determined mob of miners
| had done IT. work yesterday ami the conyifts
| n1d militia had teon sent on to Knoxville the
visiting miners left for home, and The Coal-Cfeek
/ Na.loy vas soon aa quiet as country village on
| sunday.
OLIVER AROUSED.
This morning about 500 miners from Jollico
| NewrOmh, Coal Crock, and Rriceve started on
! foot across the mountains fOr Oliver Springs,
| mining town on tho Waldcns Ridge railroad
| which connects tho Knoxville and Ohio rairoad
7 with the Cincinnati Southern. The roads are
/ very rugged and the distance across country
| about sixteen miles The miners arrived IN
Oliver about noon ard immodiately meeting ot
! the local land visiting miners was held, "bi'b
WAS IN session until D o'clock f. VI.
LOOKS IKE WAX TO THE DEATH.
CINCINNArr, o., July 21.--Vhc Times-Sar's
! Chattanooga Tcun) special says: The Buchanan
Riles of Nashville, and the Nashville Light Ar
| tiliery. with two Calling guns, with capacity Of
1850 shots a minutes; the Stone River Guards,
Tho Franklin Rlacs, the Talah0ma Guards the
Shclbyvi,le Guards, and the Suawanee Cadets
have arrived nt Knoxville and ar. preparing 10
40 20 Coal Creek. II looks like wHr 10 the death.
| They comprise over four hundred m9n.