Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-24
NEWS By TELEGRAPH.
From ALI Quarters.
TROUBLE At THE MINEg
One Convict is Killed by a
Guard. II.
IT WILL PERHAPS Be BLAINE IN '92.
The Peach Crop in a Bad
State.
The farmers ALLIANCE LATEST.
The Present Contract La
Dor System.
IT WILL PERHAPS Be BLAINE IN 's2.
The farmers ALLIANCE LATEST.
BLoODSHED AT LAST.

The Mining Troubles at Brfceville
Growing Serious-One OF the Con-
victs, While Attempting to Choke
One of the Guards, is Shot and Al
most Instantly Killed by Another
Guard-The IL esult of the Co inference
Tho Miners Make a Proposition
for an Armistice Which Governor
Buchanan Declines to Consider.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 23.-This morn
ing the miners committee left Knoxville
for Coal Creek with the decision of the
governor that if the convicts were allowed
to be placed in the mines from which they
had been evicted by the miners the militia
would be withdrawn and the legislature
would be convened in extra session for the
purpose of taking such action as it saw fit
on the convict lease system. Coal Greek
was reached at II a. M, and when the
miners committee and the Associated
Press reporter stepped from the train a
thousand miners were assembled to meet
them. As soon as the committee alighted
a loud voice said: ''All miners to
about a mile from the station and
thither the large crowd rapidly made its
way. A rude platform was hastily con-
structed and upon it was placed the com
mittee and Hon. ]. G. J. Williams, who
represented the Knoxville arbitration COM
mittee. The crowd was called to order by
a MINER and two Spokesman of the COM
mittee related the incidents of their trip to
meet the governor. They stated that the
committee received concessions and that in
their minds the miners ought to grant
some. This did not meet with any thing
like universal satisfaction, but the implicit
confidence the miness have in their leaders
was shown by the unanimous vote to &C
lutions, which had been appointed and
which had been in session while the
speakers were being heard. The
gist of the resolutions was that
the convicts should be returned to the
mines, the miners guaranteeing that they
would not be molested. The militia will
be ordered home. Sixty days will be al
lowed to convene the legislature, during
which time no convict shall be molested
and no property shall be destroyed and the
miners, if necessary, will place guards to
see that the promises are kept good. The
miners committee returned to Knoxville
at 5:45 p. m. and are now in conference
with the governor and the Knoxville COM
mittee. One little incident noticed by the
Associated Press man will show the disci-
pline in effect and explain how well the
miners were in the hands of the leaders.
A burly, bluff miner stepped up to one of
the leaders and said ''I want to change
the number of my gun, I've snapped. u
Immediately out came a long list of names,
opposite to each of which was the num-
Der of the Winchester rifle which had been
assigned.
The conference held tonight lasted three
hours and ended without any visible re-
suit. Governor Buchanan declines to con-
slider the proposition for an armistice on
the ground that it would be an i'm
piled compromise with violation of law
which might be renewed with impunity.
The miners representatives disclaimed
any threat. The governor, however, de-
clined to yield. There is no longer any
doubt that he will return the convicts to
the mines at Coal Creek and Briceville.
The miners present at the conference ex-
press the opinion that if they are returned
with only such guards as are necessary to
keep them in custody not militia and
placed in their stockades, there will be NO
interference until the legislature has been
convened. If the militia is returned with
the convicts conflict with perhaps terri
BILE results might follow.
CONVICT KILLED.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July 23.-At
o'clock this morning Anderson Harris
one of the Knoxville Iron company's. con
| victs, was killed by one of the guards, ]
A. Duncan. Harris stealthily approached
George Torbert, another of the guards
| and commenced to choke him
| Another negro followed Harri
was ordered by Duncan to desist
| but failed to heed the warming, wheI
| Duncan fired. The ball took effect unde
the left shoulder blade and the couvic
died ten minutes later. The other convic
fed back to his comrades. Evidently i
had been agreed among the convicts t.
| rooka a break for 1ibertv