The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1891-07-23

one of the miners at Briceville
Sunday, and after partaking freely
of liquor, stated that their comrades
would refuse to fire if commanded
to dc so. They said they were in
sympathy with the miners and
would not fight them. Lieutenant
Lauter did worse than they, how
ever, he constantly talked to the
men of his company about the
matter, arguing that the miners
were right and that he, for one,
would not fight
KNOXVILLE, July 23.-1 l am.
The miners of Coal Greek Valley
now pause to consider. They are
not as anxious to fight as they were
a few days ago, when only a hand
ful of men were opposed to them. The
Governor had hardly reached the
city when committee was at his
feet praying indulgence and begging
for further time. They say that
they think they will induce their in
surgent army to lay down their
arms and allow the convicts to re-
turn to the mines if the Governor
will promise to call an extra ses-
sion of the Legislature and ask that
the lease law be repealed. The
! Governor has given them until to-
morrow afternoon to restore order
and allow the law to take its course
', in Coal Greek Valley. If it is not
:, done by that time he will have the
troops 90 to the scene and maintain
. the dignity of the State at the point
of the bayonet. The troops are
anxious to move and settle the
question as to who is the biggest,
the State of Tennessee or the miners
J of Anderson county.
$ KNOXVILLE, July 23-(2:3O
v a. m.)-The committee of miners
o are in the city and with two promi-
n nent citizens of both political par
J. ties of Knoxville they had meet
n ing at the Lanier House and then
If waited on Governor Buchanan
o- From reliable information it can
te be positively stated that the troops
d will not move before morning. The
,e miners, from reports received, art
IN not sleeping. There has been {
in big demand for rifles here in thu
st city, and tomorrow may bring fortl
in terrible conflict. If the miners de
es cided to fight, their available force
ut will reach 5000, and if they attacl
IL it will probably be begun when tn
de troops reach Clinton. The Cat
as ling guns of the militia are to b
mounted on fiat cars. On Goa
= Creek the miners have, it is re
3D. ported, drilled holes in tn
an rocks of the bluff under whic
the troops will have to pass an
u.s. loaded them with dynamite whic
lie they intend to explode and wip
he the whole militia off the face of th
er- earth, if they ever get that fa1
ID KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 23.-
en- (3 a. m. .)-Attorney General Picl
in EFT bears the Governor out in h
ort action in ordering the troops ou
fiji His decision has been completes
OF signed and delivered to the Go
re- ernor. He asserts that the Co
on ernor has a perfect right to ordt
ch. out the troops and preserve order
let, county that is in state of insu
ent rection. A military officer has ju
or returned from the Governor.
steadily adheres to his determin
80 tion to uphold the law at any al
ma all cost, and says the troops will T
ere main in Coal Greek when they g
lille there until the miners have co,
ops pletely submitted.
is KNOXVILLE, July 23.-(3 a. m
'en- After hearing arguments from DO
rim operatives and miners and consu
OF ing many leading citizens of Kno
ner vile, Governor Buchanan declar
ally that he had decided to call an ext
ana session of the Legislature for t
lant purpose of modifying if not abolis
un- ing the convict lease system.
lant stated however that during tt
de- time the miners must allow the
inst turn of the convicts to Coal Cree
nm Should they agree to this, the m
hole tary would be withdrawn, but
e as fusal would necessitate an orr