The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-07-25
STATE TROOPS CAPTURED.
The Entire Tennessee Mill /. Taken Pris
Oners by Sfri ing Miners

oners by Stri ing Miners.
NASHVILLE Tenn, July 20.-Goy
Buchanan has ordered the entire state
militia TO Br!ceviIle, Tenn, tc
protect convic;s at work in mines
at that place. 1t is stated
that 2,O0O miners are marching to the
seat of war. 1t is feared there will be
trouble before the miners will yield to
the convicts' taking their places
special from Knoxville, Tenn, re-
celyed at DO this afternoon, saws re-
garding the trouble at BriceyiIle: estate
troops ana convicts We're all captured to-
day by the miners and will be brought to
knoxville this evening. The Chatta-
nooga troops, who belong to labor or
CARNATIONS, are charged with betrayal
of their trusts.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 2l.-Since the
capture of the state troops by the strik-
ing miners there has been no change in
the situation. At Coal Creek, since
Sunday night until O'Clock this morn
ing, the telegraph wires have been in
the hands of the miners, and nothing
has been sent out except such as
they allowed the operator to
send. This morning there are
rumors thai large military force is
coming 10 relnstate the conYicts, but no
one here knows the truth. There is
great hatred of GOV. Buchanan, and
threats are openly made that it will not
do for him to return here.
1t Is reported here that Gov.
buchanan has called on the governor of
Georgia for two companies of infantry
and two cars of artillery with Gatling
guns. Sheriff Rutherford, of this coun-
ty, who is charged with having called on
the Governor TOR troops III the first IN
stance. is reported to have fled the
country. Superintendent Goodwin, who
had charge of the conN lets here, is also
said to have left in hot haste. At all
events, neither are here and their
whereabouts are unknown.
The troops are still waiting orders to
proceed to Briceyille. Four hundred
soldiers have Just arrived from Mem
phis and Nashville, which, together
with those already here, will proceed
to the scene of the trouble this after
noon. \ conflict, and Il bloody one ut
that, seems unavoidable.
At noon there are no new develop
ments of startling nature in the min
er's war this morning. Four hun
dred troops from East and West Ten
nessee, including Memphis and Nash
vile, have Just arrived. They, to-
gether with those already quartered
here, are waiting tor their
marching orders, expected this after
noon. The militia keenly felt the dis
grace attaching TO them because of the
cowardice displayed bv their fellows
yesterday, and if they get an oppor-
tunity in the next day or two they will
wipe 1t out with interest.
The buchanan Rifles, of Nashville,
and the Nashville Light Artillery, with
80 shots a minute, the Stone River
Guards, the franklin Rifles, the Tula-
homa Guards, the Shelbvville Guards
and the Sewanec Cadets have arrived at
Knoxville and are preparing to 90 To
Coal Creek. 1t looks like war to the
death. They comprise over 100 men.
WAsHINGToN, ID. G., July 2l.--Armv
officers are watching with interest the
conflict between the striking miners and
the state militia in Tennessee, appre-
hending that the failure of the latter TO
cope with the miners NAV result in Il
call upon the national government for
troops. In this case it would be diff
cult for the War Department TO
meet tiit ttIllout III tlilltf 10 secure lilt
purpose of protecting the convict min
ers. The nearest army post. excepting
Columbia Arsenal, where there is no
available force of troops, is Newport
Barracks, near Cincinnati. There are
only two companies Of infantry there,
however, and not ali % these troops
could be spared. Fort Russell, in Ohio,
has bare garrison of one com
pany, and the nearest ayaila
BILE troops are probably az far
west as st. Louis. from which point
their transportation to the mountains of
Fast Tennessee would be difficult and
slow. The army officers here. however,
having suspicion that the sentiment of
the people Of Tennessee, including the
militia, is favorable 10 the striking min
ers who are fighting against contract la
Dor, hope that if the militia again fails
the result may be Il return of the con
victs to their prisons without recourse
To fec. raj assistance