Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-18
DURING THE NIGHT.
Time is Taken For Sober Re-
fection and Speech.
Governor Buchanan Roundiy Denounced
BY the Intelligent People of-Chat-
tanooga and Knoxville

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districts Of East Tennessee is by no
means settled. The LEAF-CHRoN-
IcLE, by special news service covered
the ground yesterday, and laid before
its readers the happenings up to the
time OF going to press. A survey OF
the situation last night is taken from
this mornings American, as follows :
KNOXVILLE, August l7.-At 8
O'Clock tonight the company Of
militia reached the city. Alter they
were disarmed this morning by the
miners they were told 10 skip out"
They reached a railroad station
where theyremained until this after
noon. They complain bitterly Of
their treatment by the miners. They
were robbed of their money, watches,
arms and whatever else they had.
They alsJ denounced Warden Farris
for surrendering. They all agree that
if he had fought not gun would
have been fired. No miner was in
shooting distance Of the camp when
they came out. They also stated, as
do the guards, that the total number
of miners did not exceed 700 to 900.
The guards now say they made Il
serious mistake in surrendering. This
conclusion is correct, for the miners
with their overpoweriDg numbers
did not dare to attack the little hand
sfnl last night. Ss Il
"The miners who left Clinton
about IL a. M. went to Coal Creek,
where 200 or 300 more had assembled,
Increasing the totalt to something like
1000 men. When they got there they
found a reporter by the name OF Le-
land Rankin, who represents the
Nashville Banner. They took him a
prisoner and kept him until 4 O'Clock
this afternoon, when they sent him
back to Knox Vile, under pain of
death if he returned. The miners
have full possession of the telegraph
Office and have several operators in
their number. They will,allow the
railway company's operator to send
and receive rsilroad messages but
nothing else. The mob says it will
attack the stockade tonight, but it is
believed the 1876 militiimen will re-
pulse them if they do.
"a startling report is current this
afternoon to the effect that Gov.
Buchanan knew several days ago
what the miners intended to do. He
is now charged with being in accord
with them.
"To day the Governor ordered the
sheriff of this county to summons a
posse of 500 men to go to Coal Creek.
Leading citizens were summoned and
assembled at the courthouse at 2
o'clock. There were no guns or am
for them SO they were told
to disperse and assemble again q. the
ringing of the courthouse bell. The
sheriff called on the Governor for in
but had received none up
to $50 p. IN. 1t is a remarkable fact
that a large majority of the men call
ed by the sheriff responded. The sit.
uation tonight is simply this: The
miners all over the mining region
are in open, defiant rebellion. They
are guilty of treason. All lovers OF
the American flag and the good
name of Tennessee are praying that
may be done TO have
United States troops. Buchanan
either will not or cannot do any
thing.
MINERS CONTROL WIRES.
"The wires are in order along the
to Lellico tonight, but no
messages can be received or sent ex-
,ept on railroad business. The
miners have a committee at every
office with an operator of their own
who repeats everything to them
which passes over the wires. 1t is
known, however, that large crowd
If miners from points in Kentucky
ire en- route to Coal Creek and will
each there tonight before midnight.
They are well armed and it is rumored
hey have n small cannon with them.
At IL o'clock no attack had been
made on Fort Anderson, but there
re hundreds of miners in the valley
lear the stockade and around the
lepot. /
WARDEN FARRIs TALKS.
"Warden Farris in an interview
avs he surrendered because he be-
ieved the forces were too great
gainst him. He says: Il was in
Nashville in July and saw the Gov
rnor and Adjutant General, / laid
efore them the seriousness of the
and asked for reinforce
nents. They laughed at me and
aid l was getting scared. / told
hem was in earnest, but my APP
eals did no good. Later l telegraph
for aid, but the Governor did not
ven answer my kilograms. A few
avs ago / telegraphed him and ask