The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-22
TENNESSEE'S NINE WAR.
A FORCE OF 500 MILITIA CONCEN-
TRATED AT KNOXVILLE.

and Railroad Station-All Sorts of
Wild Rumors Afoat.
KNOXVILLE, TENN, July 21.-The mine
trouble is in stdtu quo, and the end no ore
can see. The SEQ militia mentioned in last
nights dispatches have arrived and are
now in camp at the University Of Tennes-
see. Brig. Gen. Carnes of Memphis is in
command, and he says that he is simply
waiting orders from Gov. Buchanan. The
constitution and laws Of Tennessee are pc
culiar aud anomalous. The governor of
tine state Ia in doubt as to whether he can
order out the militia legally, and it is sure
that he cannot proclaim martial law
throughout the mining region.
CIVIL POWER INSUFFICIENT.
To endeavor to proceed against the
miners civilly would be folly, as the
sympathy of all classes is with the miners,
and conviction would be almost impossible
After the quiet but determined mob of
miners had done its work yesterday, and
the oonvicts and militia had been sent off
to Knoxville, the visiting miners left for
home, and Coal Greek valley was soon as
quiet as a country village on Sunday.
MINERS HOLD MEETING.
This morning about 500 miners from Jel>
lico, Newcomb, Coal Creek and Briceville
started on foot across the mountains for
Oliver Springs, mining town on the Wal
den's Ridge railroad, which connects the
Knoxville and Ohio railroad with the Cin-
cinnati Southern railroad. The roads are
very rugged, and the distance across the
country is about sixteen miles. The miners
arrived in Oliver Springs about noon and
Immediately a meeting of the local and
visiting miners was held, which was in ses-
sion until O'Clock this afternoon.
NO CENSORSHIP ON DISPATCHES,
KNOXVILLE, July 81, IL P. M.-The sem
sational news from this point that has been
telegraphed that censorship of the press
had been established by the miners is false
Not a special TO the Knoxville papers has
been suppressed, although the miners have
requested that they be shown copies
of them after they had been trans
lying on their arms ready for
an instant start to the seat of war, but no
kilograms have been received from NASH
vile and no movement of the troops is ex-
pected. Nothing can be heard of any at
tempt to liberate the convicts at divers
and it Is now thought that it has been con-
cluded to abandon the proposed attack for
the present.
THE MOVE FOR ARBITRATION.
In this mornings Journal a suggestion
was editorially made that an attempt be
made to arbitrate the matter. This bore
fruit, and tonight a committee of FIVE
miners came to Knoxville with the hope
that a board of arbitration may be
obtained and the trouble be set
tied without further resistance or
bloodshed. The committees mission is
to see William Rule. general manager of the
Journal and United States pension agent
Judge H. r. Gibson; Chancellor ]. c..
Williams, ex-United States district attor-
ney, and d. A. Carpenter, a well-known
capitalist and ex-Uu uited States pension
agent. To these the local central labor
committee, at the request of the miners. added
the name Of Hon, Dennis Leahy, ex-mem-
Der of the state legislature.
POLITICS OF THE COMMISSION.
This commission is nearly equally divided
politically, the first two being leading re-
publicans and the next two leading demo
Gratis, and the fifth a republican, who is
also one Of the leading organized labor men
in the state. The miners will request this
commission Of five to effect compromise,
which, it is hoped, will prove
acceptable to the governor and to miners.
1t ia composed of men who will have strong
influence with both the authorities and
miners. No further action is expected by
the troops until it is seen whether or not
the governor will be inclined to meet the
commission.
RESTING ON THEIR ARMS.
NASHVILLE, TENN, July 21.-A Knox
vile, Tenn, special to the Banner, timed
80 p. NJ, says: ''Three hundred and fifty
soldiers are now resting on their arms in
the court house yard here, under command
of Adit Gen. Norman, awaiting the arriv al
of Gen. Carnes with 200 men from Memphis.
due here in the afternoon. Gen. Carnes will
be placed in entire charge of all the militia
and arrangements are perfected to trans
port the soldiers to Coal Greek directly on
his arrival unless contrary orders be re,
ceIved from the governor Everything
now depends on the instructions from the
governor, and the impression is general
that the troops will be ordered to the scene
Of the trouble this afternoon
MINERS SEIZE THE WIRES.
IA dispatch has just been received from
Coal Creek saving that the miners had
taken charge of the railway station and
telegraph Office and all messages sent
through that Office are liable to be read and
suppressed by them. Coal Greek station is
five miles from the scene of the trouble and
the miners are spread out along the entire
distance. That section will probably be
placed under martial law by Gen. Carnes as
soon as he reaches there. This is regarded
as the most effective way of preventing the
miners from centralizing for an attack.
THE CoNvIcTs.
"OpiniOns vary as to whether or not
Carnes will take the released conYicts now
under guard in this city back
with him. but the opinion
OF the better advised is that he will have
them accompany the militia. There are III
convicts now here. Col. Sewer and the
troops heretofore under his command are
also here. The military keenly
feel the disgrace attaching to them because
of the cowardice displayed by their fellows
yesterday, and il they ever get an opportun.
lty in the next day or two, they will wipe
il out with interest,"
RUMoRs OF INCENDIARIsM,
IA dispatch from Knoxville at 1855:
O'clock p. m. says that masa meeting OF
miners is expected to take ce.immediately
at Brlceviile to consider the advisability OF
burning the company's property. This is
to be done in case more TROOPS are ordered
there. Threats are heard on all sides that
they will burn all the company's property
before the troops can arrive. 1t is rumored
that Gov. Buchanan's life would not be safe
there now"
A special from Oliver Springs, near Brice-
vile, says 1000 miners reached there at
noon, and will send the convicts, 300 in
number, to Knoxville or Chattanooga this
afternoon. This information has added