Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-21
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| TEE MILITIA CALLED OUT
The Mining Troubles at
BriceviIIe.
| MARTIN WALLER NOT 4 DEFAULTER.
More About the Barnaby
Murder.
BLAINE CONTINUALLY IMPROVING.
All the Sporting Events
Yesterday.
Blaine CONTINUALLY IMPROVING.
SERIOUS TROUBLE ANTICIPATED

The Labor Troubles at Br1cevflle
May Culminate In BloOdsh ed-The
militia Called Out and En- Route
for the Seat of War-The Convicts
are Withdrawn From the Several
Mines-The Miners Well Behaved
and Very Orderly.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 20.-The labor
trouble at Briceville eliminated to-day in
the withdrawal of the convicts from the
mine of the Tennessee Coal company and
Of those in the Knoxville Iron company's
mines: At the latter place they have
been worked without trouble for fourteen
years. The mines at Briceville are in
pocket formed by three mountains. On
all sides the site is commanded by wooded
hiilsides, from which sharpshooters could
pick off the militia one by one. The total
number of effective militia was eighty
eight, and opposed to them was fighting
contingent of from 1900 to 1900 miners.
This morning an armed and thoroughly
organized body of miners, number
ing not less than 1000 men, as
sembled at Coal Greek and in
compact column marched to Briceville,
five miles away. Before the march began
every man was searched, and those having
whisky were excluded. When Briceville
was reached the militia were surrounded
on all sides by miners, who marched
within 200 yards of the militia lines. A
committee of three demanded a surrender.
Seeing the utter folly of resistance, Col
onel Sewer, in command, agreed to with
draw the militia and convicts and bring
them to Knoxville. When Sewers COM
mand had been placed on board the train
and it had pulled out the miners, in the
same orderly manner, marched to the
mines Of the Knoxville Iron company.
The guards, being 80 greatly outnumbered,
marched out with 1876 convicts, who were
put on another train and started toward
Knoxville. They were stopped by wire at
Clinton, sixteen miles from here, where
they are side-tracked.
Governor Buchanan was apprised of the
turn of affairs and tonight ten companies
are en- route for the seat of war, some of
the companies being artillery commands
with Gatlings. Those best acquainted with
the situation do not look for bloodshed.
The miners are determined that the con-
victs shall not be worked in the mining
region. If a large force of militia is sent
to Briceville there will be no outbreak.
The miners are under almost military
discipline, are sober and no whisky is al
lowed in their lines. They say that as
long as reinforcements are present they
will be quiescent, but just as soon as the
troops are Withdrawn the convicts will be
liberated. Governor Buchanan is on his
way to Knoxville, but his presence in the
coal fields will not be conducive to peace.
He is very unpopular there, as in the last
legislature he voted for the convict lease
law.
THE MILITARY CALLED OUT.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 20.-Governor
Buchanan this morning received tele-
gram from Warden Blevins at Briceville
that over 1 200 men had gathered between
that place and Coal Greek, preparatory to
marching against the Briceville stockade.
Governor Buchanan at once decided to call
out the entire military of the state. Each
company was ordered to secure three days
rations. Tents and blankets were issued
from the capital and sent down by a
special train. The train pulled out at 6
o'clock with three Nashville companies,
Springfield company and one from
Franklin on board, and they will
pick up along the lines companies
GAINESVILLE and Lebanon companies passed
through later, and four companies from
Memphis ard one from Jackson are also en-
route on another train. There are four
| teen companies in all, comprising $50 men,
and 100 will be taken on at Chattanooga.
The Nashville train W i'll arrive at Brice-
vile in the morning and the Memphis
| train at noon.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 2U.-The Chicka-
saw Guards, Hibernian Rifles, Bluff City
| Zouaves and the Rosiere Zouaves, under
orders from Governor Buchanan, left this
city at $50 tonight via the Memphis and
Charleston road for Briceville, the seat OF
the mining troubles.
TIE BARNABY MYSTERY.