Telegram-herald., 1891-07-24
TROUBLE At IAE HINES
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Shedding Of Blood.
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Buchanan reached the city Wednesday
morniag from NashviIle. and as sooa
as he ers2Afastsd b~xaa bis work
"a smooth the tangled skeia Of
the Iaiaing difficulty He first
called hss militia orfcers into
his consultation room and list
saed ~ their r~yortA Later
on prominent citizens OF Knox
Vile aad triends of the governor were
admitted The governor listened IL all
Suggestions evidently wanting the full-
est possible discussion of the situation
At 5 o'clock Ia the afternoon by ap-
pointmsnt he met ,the committee oil the
miners and the commission OF i've
named ky the miners The session
lasted several hours and at the
eni he announced his decision he
stated that before he left Nashville he
had decided 10 call an extra session OF
the legislasure. and had already mads
. call for an election To I'll the
vacancies in the legislature. Ia his
call for a special session he will
enlbody recommendation 10 the
legislature that the convict lease
system be modified IL not re-
pealed In the meanwhile, pending
the election. the convicts must be re-
turaed 10 the BFicoville mines, from
which they aad been evieted II the
miners agree not IL modest them until
such time as the Legislature may act
the militia will be sent home.
The committee fIom the miners, al
though having power To act, concluded
that the decision OF the governor should
be laid before the miners as a whole,
and the governor was so informed.
The result Is anxiously awaited by Gov.
buchanan. He is interested In the sit
aation a. no other man can be, for all
the best lawyers believe that in calling
out tho militia hs has exceeded his
power. The constitution of the state
is plain against him The clause relat-
ing 10 the militia is:
Use militia shall no, be called into service
except in eases of rebellion and invasion. and
then only when the general assembly shall de-
clare ~ Law that tse public safety requires IT,"
Those best acquainted with the
mountain people believe that the
miners will be willing To leave the
matter TO the legislature, and viii give
the required promises. IL they do not
the conviets will be returned TO Coal
Greek. and with them the militia If
the force Is not large enough to guar
antee protection To property and the
safe working of the ccavicts the United
States government will be called upon
for = force of regulars
NAsavILLE, Tenn, July 23.--At a
largely attended mass-meeting of la
boring men of this city Wednesday
night resolutions were adopted refer
ring 10 the present troubles at Brice-
vile, exteItlin< sympathy TO the
miners and deu. .anding that tn. gov
ernor. in his call fos an extra session
of the Legislature. make the abrogation
of the convict-lcasc system and the
bSilding of new penitentiary part of
the call Unalterable opposition 10 the
lease system is expressed and it is de-
nounccd as u cruel revival of slavery
In its worst form.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, July eS.-A mass
meeting was held here Wednesday
nlgnt oy woraingmen 70 take some ac-
tion 70 assist the miners at Coal Creek
Several speeches were made condemn
ing the governors course in ordering
out the militia and the contract
lease system was scored. It was
finally decided 10 raise by popu-
lar subscription money enough to
send a lawyer To Knoxville To take
out an injunction to prevent con-
victs from working outside of the pen
iteatiary. as it was found upon investi-
CATION that 20 have the contract-lease
law repealed now by the legislature
would afford no relief to the miners In
their present struggle. as it would not
abrogate the contracts now in exist
ence. Much interest II manifested in
the miners cause by the people of
Memphis