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Show A CONVICT SHOT, j i Exciting Times at the Coai Creek 3Iine. The Governor Refuses to Accept the Terms of the Miners, and xlao Called a Special Session of the Leg-iatatura. Kxoxville, Tenn., July 2.. The killing of a convict named Harris by one of the guards this morning, caused great excitement and an outbreak is feared. Kxoxville, Tenn., July 23. Early this morning Anderson Harris, a convict employed by the Knoxvil'e Iron Co., was killed bv a guard, J. A. Duncan. Harris stealthily approaching approach-ing George Tarbott, another of the guard, commenced to choko hint. Duncan Dun-can ordered Harris to desist. He not heeding the order, Duncan fired, killing him almost instantly. Mmh excite ment prevails in the convict headquarters-. It was evidently am-.M.-: the convicts con-victs to make a break "for li" -. When Harris was shot, another U-t who had started to assist him to "hoke Tarbott, Tar-bott, fied back to his comrades. The conference with .the governor H.;.;.-V-j,l-- . 1.4. , J ..vt ended, without any satisfactory result. Gov. P.;ichanan deebned to "consider the proposition for armistice, on the ground that it would be an implied compromise with the violators of law, and if the legislature legis-lature declined to comply with the demands of the miners they might be renewed with impunity. The committee com-mittee disclaimed any 'threats, but the governor was firm. There is no longer any doubt but that he will return re-turn the convicts to the mines at Coal Creek and Priceville. The conference committee is of the opinion that if they are returned with only such guards as are necessary to keep them in custody, there will be no interference interfer-ence with t'nem until the Legislature has acted; but if the militia returns with them they fear a terrible conflict may follow. The governor will meet the committee again in the morning. Nashville. Tenn., July i';5. The miners' committee, which went to Coal Creek to-day to communicate Gov. Buchanan's decision to the men. reached their destination at noon. A mass meeting was immediately called and the spokesman of the committee detailed their conferences with the! Governor, and the results thereof. They j said the committee had received concessions con-cessions and in their opinion the men ought to make pome. This did not' meet with anything like universal sat-1 isfaetion, but the implicit confidence j the minors havo in the leaders was j shown by the unanimous vote to accept the report of the committee on resolutions. resolu-tions. The gist of the resolutions was that the convicts should be returned to the mines, the miners guaranieeing they w'onld not be molested. The militia mili-tia will he ordered home, and sixty days will be allowed to convene the Legislature, during which time no eon-1 vict shall be molested and no property j shall be destroyed, and the miners, if! necessary, will place guards to see the promises are kept good. The miners' committee returned to Knoxviilo this evening to confer with the Governor. The Law Must Be i;i's;.cci ?, . j Topeka, Kans., July 2:'. The Supreme Su-preme Court this morning took up the 1 case against G. W. Maekey, the Farmers' Farm-ers' Alliance judge of Harper countv, : for contempt of court. O. C. Hooker and J. D. N. Radley, his counselors, ' were made defendants -with him. It! appeared to the court that Judge : Maekey was acting under the misap-1 prehension of the law. Each of the tie-' fondants stated he did not intend to : contempt, and would hereafter i:n-1 plicitlv obey the orders of the court. ' Judge lbrton was vry emphatic in ; his order, in which he said ; "The case will be continued until September, and if the orders of this court are not obeyed, we will teach people, whether district judge or private individual, that the state of Kansas, through its court, receives proper respect and its orders proper observance." tr!il Merritt Passe Away. Cedar Rapids, Li., July 23. Col. Wm. II. Merritt, of lies Moines, died j early this morning in this citv. Col. Merritt was at one time prominent in! Eolitical circles of Iowa. He was the) einocratic candidate for Governor in I 1SG4, and served during the war; and ' at one time was the Colonel on McClel- lan's staff. He was seventy-one years old. A Minister's Olwcene Conduct. Erie, Pa., July 23. Rev. Henry F. Sutherland, of the Ilazleton M. E. church, was convicted to-dav in the U. i S. court upon a charge of sending ob-j eeene. matter through the mails. j |