The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-07-22
AN EXCITING TIME
Tennessee Coal Miners Cap
ture the Military.
The Governor Powerless to act In the
Premises and Calls on the President for
Heavy Rein1orcements.

The Governor Powerless to Act In the
Premises and Calls on the President for
Heavy Reinforcements.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 2O.-A spe-
clal from PriceylIe says: The crisis
came at PrIcevilie to-day, about II
O'Clock, when the miners and a crowd
OF sympathlzerS from the surrounding
country gathered around the camp OF the
state militia and captured the troops
and convicts, marched them to the
depot, put them on the train and
shipped them to Knoxville. The
camp was on Little Knoll Hollow, and
surrounded on all sides by mountains
The miners and friends to the number
oI I2UO To 1900 diyiued into squads and
approached the camp from the four
SiueS. They sent 1lag OF truce and a
committee to the officer in command
The committee notified the officers that
they came TO take the con-
yicts peaceably If possible but
by force ii necessary. The officers
parleyed awhile and then agreed to sur
render. The troops were allowed to
keep their arms and ammunition, and
with The conyicts marched to the train
and sent to the city, arriving here
about 4:30 Tie troops, who number
lU7, are at the armUrY of the Knoxville
Files, Where they now remain awaiting
the governors order. The COnvictS
were locked in jail An immense crowd
met the troops ut the depot. They
freely cheere das they marched through
the streets. The men had been on duty
nearly five days, and had seen but
little in the way OF provisions and camp
equipment Their faces were bronco,
but they presented soldierly appear
ance as they marched up tne street.
The city is now intensely excited.
The leading men in all political partie,
say the law must be upheld. The sym
patty, which had been entirely on the
side of the miners, is row against them
tOr their laWlesS act at time when
everything was being done to relieve
the situation.
The mob to-day is celebrating the
victory by cheering, carOusing and
shooting. A force OF 500 men, properly
equipped and led, could subdue the en-
tire party, for they have no idea OF
openly facing Il good force. They knew
to-day from statements made them yes
terday that the troops would not fight,
but every one feels that tile mob has
made bad mistake, and will be sub
dued; in other worus they have lost the
public sympat- y.
1t is reported here that ten COM
panies of state militia are en- route
with arms and gatling guns, and that
they Will be taken to Coal Greek at
once. The report also comes from
Coal Greek TINS afternoon saving the
miners declared no troops can be
landed there. Tuere are threats that
they will wreck the trains or burn the
railroad bridges.
The miners are getting the best
wages ever paid them, and make from
$50 to $3.50 per month, according to aDil-
ity and thtam0unt OF time put in
When the miners made an attack on
the camp to-day, Lieutenant Chandler
OF the Knoxville Rifles, saIuted the
colonel, as Il volunteer, to fight the moo
with his twenty men.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. j uly 20.-The Chick
asaw GUARDS, Hibernian Rifles, Bluff
City ZOuaves aud Roster ZouaVes, IN
AAtl OlNClO HUN NIONCllIOl lDuClldlidl &,
left this city at $50 tonight for Price
VILE. The companies are small averag-
ing l50 men. under command of Gen
eral Sam Carnes. They VIII reach
Knoxville about noon to-morroV.
NASHVILLE, July 20. = Governor
Buchanan S administration is that ut
the Alliance, and some politicians are
discussing what the Alliah{ee viii
do. 4 great mass OF citizens,
however, say the law must be observed,
and that Governor Buchanan must en-
force the law regardless Of caste. The
sentiment here Is he must send all state
troops, VINO are few and poorly organ
lzed, to the front at once, and put eX
perienced men and officers in charge. If
he has not force enough he must call for
volunteers. a report has been circu
lated here that hC asked the President
for 500 regulars. but the truth of this
cannot be verified. 1t is known the
leaders of the mob were not miners.
One Eugene Merrill led them. lie is a
small merchant at Priceyille, but is
said to be a determined man. Other
leaders ale known, and tile sentiment
here is that they must be arrested and
taken to Nashville and punished. The
miners have appointed committee to
say what dispatches shall he sent out
and what rot, and this committee, or
some one of it. is in the telegraph Of
fee all the time, and reads all the mat
ter sent out by the newspaper men.
The committee told tile operator on
duty that if he did not let them read
the messages they would cut the wires.
Much costly machinery at Coal Greek is
exposed to the fury of the mob. There
is another bad feature connected with
the affair which has not yet been on
the grounds. Yesterday many were
allowed to go outside to get
food, and they mingled freely with
the miners. These troops told the
miners that they did not want to guard
the id convicts, and to come and
get them at once, that they would not
fight them for convicts. To-day as the
troops were marched off, the miners
jeered and hooted them, and yelled.
"Tell Buck Gov Buchanan to send
some more dudes we will eat them as
fast as they come" The citizens say
the insult is to the entire state, and
that the government must arrest and
Il H.