Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-02
rsNNessge's CONVICT TROUBLE.
white Miners Attack Nsgroes--A Reign
of Terror-stato Action.
IBy telegraph 70 the Dispatch.I

White Miners Attack Negroes-A h7Ab"
of Terror-state Action.
IBy telegraph 70 the Dispatch.l
NASHVILLE. Tenn, December 1.-The fol-
lowing special was received from Knox
vile. Tenn, last night; Information
reached this place tonight OF more trou-
BILE In the mining region at Oliver Springs.
This Is one Of the places where the STOCK,
ade and other property were burned md
the conVicts released. There has been
another reign of terror there during tne
last three or four days. IL staI1eu nr,q ~,
night, when the free miners got on Dig
drunk, shouldered their Winohesters, and
marched on the houses where the negro
miners were employed.
10 will DO remembered that when the
convicts were turned loose the Cumber-
land Mining Company, through It's presi-
dent, Captain Renfro, of Atlanta, an
nounced that II would employ free LABOR
Immediately, and every miner, white or
colored, TO be had was put to work.
Things moved peaceably until Friday,
when the white miners determined TO run
al the negroes, They attacked their
houses, firing hundreds of shots, and gave
fine negroes notice that IL they did not
leave within twenty-four hours all would
be killed. A number of negroes fed in
terror. Others more bold called on the
president of the company for protection.
He secured the names OF ten OF the lead
ers OF the mob and took out warrants for
their arrest. The men fed to the noun
tains Though the officers succeeded IN
eapturing two of them they postponed
their trials, and Saturday the white miners
struck because their demand that the war
rants against the ten men be dismissed was
refused. :.
There are now no mon at work. Mon
day evening, tho president OF the COM
pany saws, there was more than enough
work for both white and oolored. he says
the men were kept separate and that there
was no occasion for tho attack on the col.
ored miners. Further, he says, be had
work for at least 100 men more than he
could get. His company is much chagrined
Mt the act of the men when IT had an
nounced its intention to have nothing
more to do with the oonyicts. 1t is now
probable that the convicts will DO taken
back, The men whose names the company
has as engaged in the riot will be prose,
cuted to the bitter end. The negroes had
a marvellous escape from the bullets,
which went entirely through their cabins.
THH STATE kUTHoRrrns ACT.
NASHVILLE, TEsS., December There
was meeting to-day in the Governors Of
fee regarding the convict trouble. be
snectors. the Treasurer, Secretary of State,
COMPTROLLER, superintendent of prisons,
and warden were present. The status OF
affairs was discussed, and the superintend-
emit was authorized to employ one hundred
men at Brioeyille and Que hundred men at
Coal Creek for guard duty should that
many be required. Nothing was done IN
regard to oliver Springs. but the same
humber Will probably be allowed there.
IL Is pretty certain that it Is the Cover
nor's intention to create militia guard OF
al least seyenty-five men at each stookade.
AS soon as the stookades are finished the
recaptured conyicts will be marched INTO
them against whatever opposition may DO
offered. Their capture has already cost
fha Etata ~. B99