Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-22
PEACE REIGNS.
The Militia Resting on Their
Arms at Knoxville,
While the Striking Miners Call Confer.
ence and Send a Delegation to
Treat With the officials.
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mittee appointed by the labor union,
in which delegates from the mob at
Briceville will participate. The fact
of their participation in this meeting
binds the miners to abide by the de-
cision of the conference with the
governor.
This indicates that the miners have
weakened in their resolution, as their
action in releasing the cOnvicts was
considered a termination of friendly
relations with the authorities and a
defiance of the law.
Every body here is nonpuIsed to
understand just how the governor
can undertake to arbitrate matters in
the face of the violation to law Of
fered.
Advices from Clinton state that
Sheriff Rutherford is there and denies
that he is attempting to evade his
duty. He said he deputized the mill
tia at the request of Governor Buch-
anan, but did not assume command
because they were Differed, and he
was not military man.
The report that the stockades at
Briceville had been burned is denied,
but the reports say that the miners
are still determined to prevent the
working of the mines by convict
labor.
The American this morning reports
little change in the situation at the
seat of war in East Tennessee. State
troops, as mentioned yesterday, are
massed at Knoxville under COM
mand of Brigadier. Gen. Carnes,
awaiting further orders from Gov
ernor Buchanan. The gravity of the
situation is forcing itself upon th'
State officials, while the striking
miners, more than heretofore, are be
ginning to realize the position they
are in, and yesterday at conference
Of the leading spirits among them il
was resolved to attempt an arbltra
ton of the matter, and committee
Of three was chosen to confer with
the governor, and this committee
and the State officials will meet in
Knoxville to-day.
The Americans Knoxville CORES.
pendent gives the feeling of the citi'
zens of that place for the militia as
follows:
Troops have been arriving all day.
They were at first quartered in the
court house yard, but, owing to the
howl raised by the county officials,
they were subsequently removed to
the barracks at the University OF
Tennessee.
Knoxville has shown her hand.
The treatment of the troops has been
disgrace to the town. Public and
private citizens stand ON the street
corners and loudly avOw that they
hope the miners will exterminate
them when they move into the hills.
Attorney general Pickle arrived in
Nashville yesterday and was closeted
with the Governor most of the day.
They were discussing the legal phase
of the situation. They, however, de.
clined to make known the cOnclu-
sions at which they had arrived.
The American says:
1.-THE reporter was, however, after
much labor imposed by the mumness
of the Chief Executive and the Cabi-
net officers, able to CLEAN the sub
stance Of the much sought opinion ;
and as the public is deeply interested
in the matter it is here reproduced:
1t having been ascertained yester-
day that Sheriff Rutherford, of An
derson county, had disappeared, thu
serious question arose as TO the Gov
ernor's authority to act further.
The Attorney General held that he
could not. In the first place the
troops were sent to the scene Of the
trouble and there summoned as a
posse by the Sheriff TO assist him in
maintaining order. Thus far the en-.
tire transaction was in accordance
with law.
The Sheriff did not ask for the ad
ditional troops, and il is held if they
should kill a miner in attempting to
suppress disorder they would be
guilty of murder.
Consequently the Governor is at
the end of his authority and now can
only recall the troops from Knox
vile.
The Governor and the Attorney
General will arrive in Knoxville this
morning. The program is for the
Governor to proceed at once to the
scene Of the trouble, have confer
ence with the miners and make an
attempt to settle the existing ditiio ul-
ties.
Failing in this he will at once call
an extra session of the Legislature
and turn the whole matter over to