Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-08-17
.OUTLAWRY
The Miners IN Tennessee Take Possession Of all the
Mines not Strongly Guarded and Attack the
Last Stockade UnSuccesstully-The Guards
Gave Them a Warm Reception and Several
Were Killed and Wounded-0utrages Com
mitted on the Railroads.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, August 16.-The
troubles over the employment Of convicts
at coal mines under the lease system in this
State are coming thick and fast and cul-
minated in u pitched battle at Oliver
Springs mines this morning.
On Saturday there was an outbreak at
Tracy City mines, where $50 convicts were
at WORK, The guards made no resistance,
the convicts were put on train and sent
TO Nashville and the stOckades were de-
Stroyed.
on Moncav the same thing occurred at
Inmau, and about 500 more convicts were
sent away and the stockades destroyed.
The miners met with no resistance, but
twenty are now under indictment for riot
ing
The only other remaining convict camps
are Briceville and Oliver Springs. The
troops at the former place kept the miners
at bay and all eyes are turned TO Oliver
Springs.
Early this morning about 900 free miners
were observed by the head Warden Farrls,
approaching the stockade. They marched
in a solid body and the leader was heard to
exclaim: ''Ciosc up boys and let's take
EN-" The Warden yelled back: Come
and get US if you can"
Then the miners opened hot fusilade
from two sides and firing continued for
some time, the miners advancing all the
time.
The guards entrenched behind the stock
ade responded with CALLING fire, and soon
two or three of the miners were seen to fall
and one guard was wounded. The miners
hoisted flag of truce and asked permis-
sion 10 carry of their wounded.
This was granted, and three wounded
men were removed and the miners with
-. ,NraNapaA fN,- n Cnnnpd
attack.
The news of the skirmish was flashed all
over the State, the first official confirmation
being dispatch from the Adiutant Gen
eral to Colonel Gator Wilford. directing
him TO order out the Third regimsnt of
Tennessee National Guards and report
with all available men at once 1T Oliver
Springs.
The riot alarm was sounded at the Court
House, and soon mounted officers were
seen in all parts OF the city.
Much delay was experienced owing TO
the iudisposition of the militia 10 obey the
call 10 arms, but at 1920 companies a and
3 with about fifty men left for the front
via Knoxville.
Alto O'Clock tonight troop OF sixty
three soldiers left on a special train for the
scene of the disturbances. II is difficult
tonight 10 get details and all sorts OF rum
ors are afloat.
The miners cut the telegraph wires be-
tween Oliver Springs and the outside
world, blOckaded the railroad tracks and
no news can be had
Dynamite has been placed under the
railroad rails leading 10 Oliver Springs TO
prevent the militia reaching there, but
they are determined TO 90, and will march
over the mountains.
Autrains, United States mail trains in
cluded, have stopped running between
Knoxville and Hartman on account Of the
blockade
The crowuiug outrage Of the miners was
perpetrated tonight in the capture of a
passenger train which passed Coal Greek
about dark Eighty-two miners, all heavily
armed, boarded it, placed pistols at
the head Of the conductor and fireman and
made them carry them back TO Clinton,
where the coaches were detached and the
passengers left terrorized.
The miners then hitched on two coal cars
and forced the engineer 10 take them 10
Oliver Springs They refused TO pay fare
and simply had their own way by out
lawry.