ately ▁shot ▁at ▁one ▁another , ▁with ▁either ▁side ▁bl aming ▁the ▁other ▁for ▁prov oking ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁Mer rell ▁and ▁T C MC ▁president ▁Jenkins ▁had ▁made ▁am ends , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁began ▁prom oting ▁a ▁new ▁co oper ative ▁style ▁of ▁min ing ▁operations ▁favor able ▁to ▁both ▁min ers ▁and ▁man agers . ▁ ▁By ▁summer ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁do z ens ▁of ▁newsp apers ▁and ▁mag az ines ▁nation wide , ▁including ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁the ▁Alabama ▁S entin el , ▁and ▁Har per ' s ▁Week ly , ▁had ▁sent ▁correspond ents ▁to ▁the ▁Co al ▁Creek ▁region ▁to ▁cover ▁the ▁conflict . ▁ ▁Sent iment ▁was ▁initially ▁pro - min er , ▁although ▁as ▁violent ▁out break s ▁continued ▁and ▁milit iam en ▁were ▁killed , ▁sentiment ▁began ▁to ▁shift . ▁ ▁The ▁Nash ville ▁B anner ▁called ▁the ▁min ers ▁" th ieves , ▁ro bb ers , ▁r uff ians , ▁and ▁out la ws ," ▁while ▁the ▁Ch att ano oga ▁Republican ▁accused ▁the ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁of ▁being ▁" in human ." ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁Kno x ville ▁papers , ▁the ▁Journal ▁and ▁the ▁Trib une , ▁initially ▁pra ised ▁the ▁min ers ' ▁decis iveness ▁and ▁der ided ▁the ▁government ' s ▁in effect iveness , ▁but ▁their ▁sent iments ▁shift ed ▁after ▁the ▁stock ades ▁were ▁burn ed ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁Att ack