Telegram-herald., 1891-07-23
NO BLOODY BATTLE YEI
Tennessee Militia Still IN Camp a.
knoxyllls.
is II TIE CALM BEFORE The SIORHl
TIE kis<rs Are Jsst ~s Dsss rmissa -
Ever TO Keep ost the Sossisss-
Possibility OF tonpEo-
nai.s-ApPsas ssatoaI


battls. .nforusation IRON various
points In Tennessee. Virginia and Ken
tueizy shows that the rioters can on
Snort notice raise force Of 10. 0o5 men.
Gov. Buchanan has arrived and will
hold a conferences with the miners
committee. The miners are still de-
terInined that the conviets shall
not be put back Labor Com
missioner Ford has arrived from
Coal Creek. lie denies the burning of
the stockade at Briceville, but says
the miners are more than ever deter
mined that the coaviets sha all not work.
They may submit To the military ear
rying the conviets back to the mines
bat as soon az the soldiers leave the
conyiets will be released
Public sentiment Is against the policy
OF working eonvicts In competition
with labor in the mines or anywhere
else. and there Is but little doubt tbs
law authorizing the working Of con-
viets outside of the prison viii be re-
pealed as soon as the legislature meets
Coal CREEz. Tenn, July % In q
mass-meeting al Briceville Tuesday
afternoon several of the more hot
headed of the Einers urged that Gov.
buchanan should be notified by wire
that the Knoxville Iron Company's
property would be immediately de-
stroycd bv fire IL he ordered the mil
itiamen forward from Knoxville.
Threats of violence against the govern
or were freely indulged in. The chair
man CT the meeting announced that
1000 rainers reached Oliver Springs at
noon and forced the guards in charge
of 800 ccnvicts there To start for Knox
Vile at once with their charges. This
was received with great cheering and
strengthened the defiant mood of the
men There were speeches by a num-
Der of leaders. and all of conservative
tone ard advising against any sort of
act in violation of the law. The
- men said they simply wanted the con-
viets sent away. and nothing more or
less. Finally q resolution was uran-
imously passed to appoint committee
OF five to go 10 Knoxville, and Nash
Vile IL necessary, To confer with Gov.
Buchanan and arbitrate the present
difficulties Commissioner Ford and AS
sistant Alleman were invited and asked
TO go with the committee. There
was some talk of meeting the
troops coming To arrest the lead
ers in the attack on the militia. The
men are determined no eonvicts shall
work here. and saythey viii release all
who come Just as soon as the troops
leave. Nearly every man present had
q double-barreled shotgun in his hand,
d few Winchesters and not a small
number of revolvers- The meeting
was held in the grove near the Knox
vile Iron Compauy's mine
Conservative leaders here are de-
cidedly against disturbing property,
bat there are many who strongly favor
burning the stoekade. IL is not likely
that any mine machinery will be hurt,
as the men are firmly convinced that
they will eventually triumph and take
charge of all the mines- Oncc let them
think they cannot keep the convicts
out and they will tear down the ma
chinery and set fire to every mine
here before they take their departure
TO other sections Of the country to look
for work.
A miner says there Ia no suffering
here and viii be none. He says he be-
leses in telling the truth and the truth
is. even though plenty work could be
had at other places, couvicts must not
come here To work in competition with
free labor. He says families at Brice-
Vile have plenty To live on; good
gardens and milch cows, which have
abundant pasture on the commons
NASHVILLE. Tenn, July 22--The
question as 20 the governors authority
To proceed To qnel the miners riots in
!. dependeutly of the civil authorities.
the sheriff Of Anderson county having
left the scene, has been under dis
cussion by his excellency and official
friends all day. Attorney General
Pickle arrived Tuesday morning. and he
and ex-Gov. Marks were closeted with
the governor for an hour. The at
torney general then proceeded 10 draft
his opinion and was occupied with it
during the entire day. The paper,
which was an exhaustive one, was
handed 20 the governor late in the af-
ternoon. No orders were issued TO the
troops. however. and the governor and
attorney general left at night for Knox
Vile
Ia his opinion Attorney General
Pickle takes the position that Gov.
Buchanan was justified by Law in send
ing the military TO Anderson county in
answer % the sheriff's demand: but
that as the sheriff has retired iguomin-
iously from the aeld the governor Is
NJ the end of his row. The military
can only be used under civil
authority and in the absence
of the sheriff the troops cannot
be utilized So that unless the sheriff
of Anderson county comes forward and
again asks for assistance aud summons
the national guard as posse. the sol
diers viii esTne marching home. Gov.
Buchanan is very indignant at the
sheriff ~ Anderson county for failure
10 uphold the dignity Of the law
Coat CREEK. Tenn, July 22.-At a
secret meeting held Tuesday night at $
o'clock. at Briceville. By the miners, the
following appeal 70 the public and the
governor was given out.
To rEs GovEaSoR AND NEssvArsss OF
ysE STATS oF tennessee You can do much
scr MS state From the moment the governor
caits >xsrs SESSION q the Legislators 70 ahoi
ish ne ecnvict lease system AL opposition g
the isw VII cease IN sAis county This a shSo
fnteiv ~ h-sf thss ~ assured ard is "a D.
sense q threat or attempt - intiInidste and =
gwen pnolietky that much prooaote tr,aeie
may 9s Avoided. IS nany miners families sr-
c-etituse sna ne importation ~ convict lssor
means ne abandonment Of their aemes snsi he
loss ~ the hari-esrutazs ~ years
WASHINGTON. July q. Army officers