Telegram-herald., 1891-07-22
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Dknogo - Coal Cree<. over 2, 200 strong.
DnRtrrc1 - state troops located there
~ - n6t nse dzyA together with the
eouBfso ninsrx saa brought them -
H. efty Moadzy. Sunday night .
moa1fng vss held. ~ which time
sDseshes were azds by the miners and
- Representative Allsman advising
agninst rssh sction. but the advice was
~ hseded They separated. however,
tonest again MsndAy morning st tho
eali a. The committee The committee
ea1ie1 theo together again before
dnyf1ght They decided at this meet
nG - - n bo1y and release the con-
v1eeA The ufesss st Jellico. New
enmb and alaswhers were communal
eated With. snd they responded coo
eorenG They we're armed with pistols.
shotgunA Winchssters and other weap-
ons of warfare They were met at
ceaa Creek bya large delegation of
uiness snd aBeortsd To Rriceville They
thea held lengthy conference there
VIII Col SEWER aud Capt Simmons,
IN which thsy said they did not de-
Sue 20 haxw any OF the soldiers
M enmtliats them by asking them To
aurraSder - au armed force. bat mas
much ~ they lpaA hfty to one it would
probably b lpptter for them To :aLe
fnsoFabls hssarso their despand and al
Isw them 70 conduct the conviets
10 Knoxville without harming any one
This vas ss1a after full deliberation
and with phpper formalities. The
request was granted. and the thirty
eight convicts. in charge of Capt
BievinS were loaded onto a fiat car,
behind which the entire regiment of
soldiers. under csnmani Of Capt Sim
mons Vas seated, and ahe long train Of
excited miners and spectators came
down to Coal Creek ans d tho cheers Of
the entire population of.the valley. The
soldiers and eonviets ~ ached this city
1t Ais Monday aftarnoon- At 10
o'clock 100 convicts working in the
Knoxville Iron Companys mines, only
. few Lailes from Coal Greek. were
taken out Of the mines and turned over
TO AdjusAnt General H. II. Norman.
who conducted them to o'this city in coal
cars. resehing heso at 8 o'clock.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, July 2L-The de-
velopments at Briceville are Of start
Iing nature Gov. Buc hanan received
. telegram from Warden Blemens at
Coal Creek Monday morning reporting
that 1.50o miners had cmgregated at
Coal Creek and marched on Briceviue.
whsss they captured the stockasie
The troops and convict miners
were taken TO Coal Creek and
shipped TO Knoxville. Tho 100 men
in the militia had been made to
promise that they would not return
Gov. Buchanan breathed . sigh of re-
lief bsca.ss of the opportunity given
Of mesting the miners with something
Ike equal forceA He had in the mean
time tssued orders to Gen s. T.
CArneA Of Memphis. 10 proceed
20 Bricevi1ls with the CAioka-
saw guards. the Blun City zou-
awss, the Hibernisn rides and Dozier
ssasveA. nustering l75 men. ccmpos-
in0 the flower of the young men Of
MsmphiA Gen. Carnes was ordered to
take charge Of the troops upon his ar-
rsvs,L Orders were also issued TO the
opA-ngnsId rides and the Franklin
iigA I infantry. each twenty-five strong.
70 come 20 Nashville by spe-
eial traina The Nashville light
infantry. Washington light srtillery
snd n uchanan rifles. Of this city,
were on dered out, and these five CON-
panies f<0 strong. were stated from
here by special train Monday night
Al Murh 'sesboro thirty-6ve members
of the Stcsie River guard we're picked
MP. a. wers' forty-five members of tho
TuIlahoms guards at Tuliahoma and
thirty Of the Shelbyvills light infantry
ss Wartrsce. These as men will be
Joined by the ITO at Knoxville. and
together they will go 20 Coal Creek.
Tho men are well ar med and pro-
visioned md have tents Every com
pany has 1000 rounds of ammunition,
while tf,e Washington light artillery
has two 9atling gums with 10.0os
rounds for each gun When the troops
reach Coal Greek they viii be taken up
the mountmjns 5 mises to Bricevillc.
and II any resistance Is mes with there
will be a bloody battle. re IL reported
that the governor Is considering the
Suitability Of appealing To President
Harrison 70 send regiment of United
states regulars to the scene OF the
trouble.
The city IL now intensely excited
Leading men OF all political parties
sav the Law must be upheld Symps-
thy. which had been entirely on the
side Of the miners. is now against
them for their lswiess act as . time
when everything was being done TO re-
fevs the situ1Sion. Gov. Buehanan's
administration 10 that Of the alliance.
cad some Of the politicians arc dis
eussiuQ whak the Siiance viii do.
but Me great mass of citizens say the
lnw mn<s Be observed and that Gov.
BUCHANAN muss enforce the law re-
R.rsil~>. ,f cost The sentiment here
h that he must send all the state troops
20 the 'front.' ~ once and put expert
enced men and officers In charge IL
he has noe force enough he must call
for vslunteerx
The niners have appointed com
aitt<s 10 say what dispatches shall be
sent ent fren Briceville and what not.
oBd Ibis COMMITTEES or some oae mem
b>r II a u IN the telegraph Office all
the time and reads al the matter sent
cut By the newspaper men
SkSsvntr. Tenn. July 81. "A Coal
Greek special X the Banner says; IL -
repaired here thar Gov. Buchanan has
esll-si "a the governor Of Georgia for
two sompsuies Of infantry and two ears
Of artillery with eating guns sheriff
Rutherford. Of this county. VINO
= charged with having called On the
governor for troops in the dr>t IN
nxnnre. "a reanrfe.i t.a have led the