Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-21
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Tennessee Miners Laugh at
the Militia.
The Trouble at Coal Creek
Comes to a Head.
Troops and COnvicts Captured by
the Strikers.
The Soldiers Put Aboard Train and
The Soldiers Put Aboard Train and
Sent Home-They Made No Resist
ance-The Men Wildly
Celebrating.
Associated Press Dispatches.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, July 20.-A special
from Riceville says: The crisis came
at Riceville today about II O'Clock,
when the miners and crowd OF SYM
phathizers from the surrounding coun-
try gathered around the camp of the
state militia and captured the troops
and convicts, marched them to the
depot, put them ON train and shipped
them to Knoxville. The camp was on a
little knoll in hollow surrounded on
all sides by mountains. The miners
and their friends to the number OF 1900
or 1900 divided into squads and ap-
preached the camp from four sides.
They sent flag of truce and commit
tee to the officers in command. The
committee notified the officers that they
had come to take the convicts peaceably,
if possible, bv force, if necessary. The
officers parleyed while, and then agreed
to surrender. The troops were allowed
to keep their arms and ammunition, and
with the convicts marched to the train
and were sent to this city, arriving at
about 4 80 p. m. The troops, who num-
Der 1O7, are at the armory of the Knox
vile rifles, where they now remain
awaiting the governors orders. The
convicts were locked in the Jail. An
immense crowd met the troops at the
depot. They were freely cheered as
they marched through the streets. The
men had been on duty nearly five days,
and had seen but little in the way of
provisions and camp equipment. Their
faces were bronzed, but they presented
a soldierly appearance as they marched
up the street. The city is now intensely
excited. The leading men OF all politicaf
parties say
THE LAW MUST BE UPHELD.
Sympathy, which had been entirely
on the side OF the miners, is now against
them for their lawless act at time
when everything had been done to re-
lieve the situation.
Governor Buchanan's administration
is that of the Alliance, and some poll
ticians are discussing what the Alliance
will do, The. great mass oil. .citizens,
however, say the law must Be observed. !.
and that Governor Buchanan must en-
force the law, regardless OF caste. Senti-
ment here is that he must send all the
state troops, who are few and poorly
organized, to- the front at once, and put
experienced men and officers in charge.
Ii he has not force enough, he must call
for volunteers. The report has been
circulated here that he has asked the
president for 500 regulars, but the truth
of this cannot be verified. 1t is known
that the
THE LEADERS OF THE MOB
were not miners. One Eugene Merrill
led them. He is small merchant at
Briceville, but is said to be determin-
ed man. The other leaders are known,
and the sentiment here is that they
must be arrested and taken to Nashville
and punished. The miners have ap-
pointed committee to say what dis
patches shall be sent out, and what not,
and this committee, or some of it, is in
the telegraph Office all the time, and
reads all the matter sent out by the
newspaper men. The committee told
the operator on duty that if he did not
let them read the messages, they would
cut the wires. Much costly machinery
at Coal creek is exposed to the fury OF
the mob. There is
ANOTHER BAD FEATURE
Connected with the affair. Yesterday
many Of the soldiers were allowed to 60
outside to get food, and they mingled
freely with the miners. These troops
told the miners that they did not want
to guard the did convicts, and to come
and get them out at once; that they
would not fight them for convicts. To-
day as the troops were marched off, the
miners jeered and hooted them, and
yelled: "Tell Buck Governor Buchanan)
to send some more dudes. We will eat
them as fast as they come"
The citizens say the insult is to the
entire state, and that tine government
must arrest and punish the leaders.
THE MOB is CELEBRATING
it's victory by cheering, carousing and
shooting. A force Of 500 men properly
equipped and led could subdue the en-
tire party for they have no idea of
openly facing good force. They knew
today from the statements made yester-
day that the troops would not fight, but
every one feels that the mob has made a
bad mistake and will be subdued. In
other words they have lost public SYM
pathy. 1t is reported here that
ten companies of state militia are
en- route with arms and Gatling guns,
and that they will be taken to Coal
Greek at once. The report also comes
from Coal Greek this afternoon, saying
the miners have declared that no troops
can be landed there. There are threats
that they will wreck the trains or burn
the railroad bridges. The miners are
getting the best wages ever paid, and
make from $50 to $3.50 per month, ac-
cording to their ability and the amount
of time put in. When the miners made
the attack on the camp today, Lieuten-
ant Chandler, of the Knoxville rifles,
saluted the colonel, and volunteered to
fight the mob with his twenty men.
TROOPS ON THE MARCH.
MEMPHIs, Tenn, July 20.-The Chicka-
saw guards, Hibernian rifles, Bluff City
zouaves and Roster zouaves, under or
ders from Governor Buchanan, left this
city at Q 80 tonight for Briceville. The
companies are small, averagingS150 men, !,
under the command Of General Sam