The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-22
THE UPRISING OF MINERS.
TROOPS HELD At KNOXVILLE AWAIT
NO GOV BUCHANAN'S DECISION

A Doubt In the Alliance Governors Mind
ms to His Right to Gail Out the Militia
He IL Sure that He Cannot Proclaim
Martial Iaw-Menutime the Miners he.
cide TO Send n Committee to Him Asking
for Arbitration-They Pledge Them-
selves Not to Resort to violence OF Any
Kind-The Soldiers and Convicts Seem
10 he unppy, and tho Miners Arc Not
Mt All A'nrmed-Cau.e cf the Trouble.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn, July 21,-The 500 militia
have arrived and are now in camp Mt tho Unit
yersity OF Tennessee. Brighten Carnes OF
Mrnphis is in command. and he says that no
ia simply waiting for orders from Gov. Bu-
chanun. Tho Constitution and laws OF Ien-
pessce are peculiar The Governor IL In doubt
us to whether ho can order out the militia
,ey,ly. mud it il sure that he cannot proclaim
martial law throughout the mining region. 10
proceed against the miners cNilly "ouiu DO
folly, as the sympathy Of all classes Is win the
minors. and conviction would To almost iui-
possible.
miners hal dons its work yesterday anu inc
conyic,s and militia had been sent oil 10 knox
willie. tho visiting miners left Tor homo. and tho
Coal Creek Valley was soon rs quiet rs coun.
try village on SUNDAY. This morning ABOUT
600 miners from Jelico. NcNc MP. Coal
Creek, nnl Dricevi!lo started on loot across
tho mountains FOR Oliver springs. mining
town on the Wadcns Eidge Eairoad which
connects tile knoxville AMI Ohio road with the
Cincinnati Southern. Tho roads arc very
rugged and he dis Gnce across country Il about
sixteen miles. Tho miners arrived in divers
abon; no IN and immciiateya meeting o! local
and visiting miners was held
fr,p tbo
sccpo Of the trouble. and miners nre spread
out along the entire distance. That section
will probably be llacel under martial law.
Opinions vary rs to whe'h or not Gen.
Cnrncs will take tho released convicts now
under guard in this city back with him, but
the general opinion is that he will have them
accompany tho militia. There are III con-
yicis at Knoxville. Col. Sewer and the troops
who were under his command are also here.
The militin are said TO feel kcenly tho dis
grace attaching TO them because OF their sur
render yesterday. and say If they get nm op.
portunty they will wipe 1t out with interest.
COAL CREEK. Tenn, July 2l.-The meeting
OF miners which was called for noon adjourned
late this afternr on. Whom the men first met
there were few hotheads who began to talk
about fire, but they were outsiders and not
miners. The miners leaders took possession
Of the meeting and would not allow such talk.
There were speeches by u number OF leaders,
and all Of q conservative tone and advising
against any net In violation Of law. The men
sad they simply wanted the convic.s sent
away. and nothing moro or less.
Finally O resolution was unanimously PASSED
to appoint committee OF five 10 go tn Nash
vile and Knoxville. II necessary to confer with
Gov. buchanan and Rrbtrate the present din-
cuties. Commissioner Ford and Assistant
Alleman we're asked to so with the committee.
resolution was unanimously passed that
each man pledge himself on his honor that not
ono dollars worth Of property should be do
stroYed and that the. companys property
should be guarded. 1t was further determined
that no one should offer violence to any one
except in self.defence.
Aresolution was passed authorizing the COM
mittee 20 act for the miners. Tho committee
left for Knoxville ON the $40 o'clock train. and
will go on to Nashville II necessary. There is
sense OF relief since the meeting. Tho miners
seem to feel that they are now taking tho
proper course. There was some talk in tho
meeting OF troops coming to arrest the leaders
In tho attack on the convicts. One miner.
gray haired man OF the name OF Moore.
who is one OF the committee. advised
the mon not to 60 Intentionally whore
they could be arrested but If caught not to
he thought all would be acquitted on trial by
jury. The meeting has resulted in good, for
the men arc now quiet. They are as deter
mined q, ever. however. that 10 convict Shall
lie pnt t, work here. ARD say they will release
Oil who come Iust rs soon as the troops leave.
Committeeman PickerinG says no attack
would have beon made on the troops yester
day il they had thought there would have been
bloodshej. lie says they had been given to
understand by the militia that they would not
resist II attacked. lie says tho reason the at
tack was made WAS because Il telegram was
received from tho Kentucky side at Jellico. Of
fernG large number of men in case help was
needed. The reply was for the men 10
hold themselves in readiness In >ease
they were called for. Nearly every
nun at tie meeting to-day had n double barrel
shotgun in his hand. few had Winchesters
and somo were armed with revoivers. The
. meeting was held in the grove in tho Knox
vile Iron Company's property Assistant Com
missioner Alleman was instructed to draw up
the resolution not to destroy property and 10
request tho Governor t. call an extra session
oi tho Legislature TO consider 10" to get rid OF
the convict lease sysiem.
NASHVILLE. July 2l.--Tho Tanner has n
special from knoXyilo saying that at Coal
Creek, since sunday night until this morning
tic miners. and nothing has been sont out OK
cept by their permission. There is great hatred
oiGov Buchanan and threats are made that
VIII not do Tor him to return here. Tcie-
Grams from Coal Creek and Drcevil.e are !i-st
sent br train TO Knoxville.
a Coal Creek special IN Ito Tanner says that
us reported that Gov. buchanan las called
0" INC Governor OF Georgia for two companies
OF infantry and two cars OF artillery with Cat
ing guns Sheriff rutherford. who is charged
w''h having called Oh tho Governor for troops.
Is reported to have fed The country. Super
lntendent GoodwIn,who had charge Of the con-
Ncts. Is also said to have left in hnste. Neither
man Is there. aLd their whereabouts arc un-
known.
MEMPHIS. July 2l.A special to tho Appeal
neaaHcte says that when the armory was
reached in Knoxville great crowds gathered.
troops wero marched on tho arrival OF
wv Middle Tennessee companies. TO Court
.'ua'e whcrO they went through some mill
'aH drills and stacked arms They lounged
w LUG Court House lawn and awaited re-