| Show MINING TROUBLES IN THE SOUTH reliable ble In format ou on is obtained from the teat leat of the labor conflict in tennessee it will be well for the public to make due allowance for conjectural and speculative dispatches that are filled with blood and thunder sensational statements they form an unreliable basis on OB which to predicate an estimate of the situation that the condition to is critical however is beyond doubt but it does not appear at present writing that there has been any great loom lofs of life resulting from the conflict ItIs it is probably true that the miners dishonorably disregarded the implied conditions of their own proposal when they hoisted a flag of trudo by capturing general anderson but that they would go so BO far as to murder that gallant officer is in exceedingly doubtful the whole state stat it appears has been thrown into a condition of excitement bythe by abu gravity of the situation and extremists tre mists who are careful to keep away from the scene of the difficulty and who would never think of giving personal aid to the authorities are shout about log ling denunciation in the direction of governor go vernor buchanann Buchanan Buc hanant who seems to be doing all he can under the circumstances to establish peace in the region of the revolt should extensive fighting occur there is one class clan who will not be likely to receive much leniency at the bands of those who are engaged on the side of law and order we refer to the accessions to the forces of the miners who have gone over from kentucky to aid them they have placed themselves in the position of in invaders of the soil of a neighboring state for the purpose of setting its laws at delist ce for those disturbers disturb ers of the peace and good order of tennessee there will be but little consider allon nor should there be if this business of people of one state making lawless incursions into neighboring states continue it will lead the country into inevitable anarchy am aroby it was resorted to on a small scale in the recent disturbance tur bance at acour de alene armed miners from montana montada marched into idaho to aid the strikers in the latter state this was only done on a small email scale ecale in that instance however but reports indicate that the invading forces from kentucky who have gone into tennessee for a similar purpose are re much more numerous if this oils kind of f work to is not stopped short it will result in war between some of the states that would be the natural result of allowing allow og such invasions to go unchecked the proper way to put a stop to them would be for the states from which such armed mobs proceed to prevent them crowing crossing into the domain of their neighbors west elginia promises an outbreak somewhat similar to that of denesse ee in consequence of a strike being on some of the mine sare being worked by nonunion non union men and the latter and the mining property are being protected by the sheriff and a force of armed deputies A conflict Is ie anticipated the spirit of cor dilation illation and peace is departing from people of all classes and the evil genius of retaliation and murder la Is gaining ground since the foregoing was waa in type the news of the capture of general anderson by the miners has been confirmed by later dispatches the details are affecting he if e preferred death to surrender desiring airing de only that he be not gauged but shot and that his grave be marked so that his hie family might know where his body was laid should his captors murder this thin brave officer the inhuman and treacherous act will arouse such a feeling of frenzy in the people of the state that vengeance verge ance will be visited upon the we still cling to the opinion that they will not kill him |
