New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-18
CAPTURED BY THE MINERS.
LAwLESSNESs RAMPANT IN TENNESSEE.

LAWIEsSNESs RAMPANT IN TENNESSEE
r,rr ooNvYcTs AND GUARDS AT OLIVER SPRINGS
Driven OUT OBJ THE MINING REGIoNs-THE
VICTORIOUS MINERS MARCHING ON
THE COAL CREEK sTocKADE
.....,oor. Tam Aug. 17-Most conflicting and
..nsational rumors have been coming from the hnocf
mn County district all day, and required son'e us
elimination to select the authentic from the w!ld stn'e
ments. The morning news crystahzed INTO 'he eui'0
n,ent that the stockade at Oliver springs had oeeh
reinforced by twenty eight Knoxville Hif'ia uhoef
command OF Major Chandler. Later In the forenoon
@ ,rss oer,ain that the stocknde had been captured
,or,~ x1,, the guards and soldiers who were holding
e. Not unit, the arrival Of the 200 oonvicss In Knox
v1le At p. m was the shameful story OF 'n' BUT
render known.
Tn. camp doctor, whose ofce was not IN INC
stochade but In the village went into the stocHao'
and told the warden in charge that 1t was fony "
resist the miners, who numbered l'eoo and "ero
prepared to attack and capture the stocKadc' imS
brourht about a conference between the miners
,oadsrs and the warden resulting in twentysig
soldiers and eighteen guards srrendeng to tho mners
without firing shot. These miners at once look
possession the convcts out to the railroad oa"eu
them on a train with their guards and starIed thein
TO Knoxville The guards are sore" tonight over
q s they saw they were tricked into surrender TO
rev man whom they could have held at bay untu
other reinforcements came to their help.
AZ last advices the men who went from this city
Tan. still at Hartman awaiting orders Without other
.unnort IL would be folly for them TO attempt TO move
o,oss III. hostile territory. They only be taken
10 Coal Creek, the probable scene OF the next out
break by ra and the road is practically IN co"uo
\, the mob of miners and the wires along 1t CUT Is
not LIKELY they will move rapidly, If at all by TINS
,outs. The miners have gone in the direction OF Coal
Creek where they will be Joined by several huhureu
mora. and an attack on the military there may occur
at anv moment and II It does there will be bloody
reception for them.
The State is thoroughly aroused and men OF all
classes are ready to join law and oroer parry "
aid the military in restoring quiet even at 'hs co''
Of few lives.
sh.nn Holloway, of Knox County, has called Tor
zoo citizens of Knoxville to so to the RELIEF OF 'he
soldiers at Coal Creek. This Is under au'hor'y oi
an order to that effect from Governor Bucha'hh'
pct,nons have been telegraphed to the Governor
ss,,o him IN ca on tho General Government for ala'
An .adpona detachment of troops. from thirty five
70 stty left here tonight reinforce the companies
NJ the Sd Regiment now in the field All accounts
nora. that the mob of miners is marching to Coal
Crock and Will attack the stockade there.
Major Chandler made his escape from oiVer
Springs and reported Colonel wooford at iiarr"an'
All sorts Of rumors current as TO the humpcr
y, r,iners who are ready to attack, or prepared lot
o,. new borm of Iawlassness. Various estimates
urc nanv Of numbers Of these isworeaAers' so'e
OF the estimates running into thousands and gehed
or,n,or preva,ls that "the woods full OF them.'
The number may be greatly exaggerated p"' "'o'
doubtess have reserve force which VIII numoef i"i'
90 600 resoute men, Injured TO hardship ana fatigue
many of them veterans Of the late war; ana s"ou'"
they break ont into open rebellion ana deiy Tue oopS
sent 10 ouell the disturbances, 1t Will prove oi"cu
hosv NJ men 10 handle, familiar as they are VII"
oil tho mountain retreats, passes and by paths.
Conservative people think that they will hesitate
o. ornoss tbe troops, their main object seeming to
3. .o cr.ote public sentiment when will destroy any
tavo, which exists toward the convict lease SYSTEM
Already expressions are common that the lease
system must 20. special session OF the Lg'siature
was called last January for this purpose but
without action, and the free miners nave takeh l'S
ma,hod TO enforce some definite action The stockhde
which WAS last attacked is four miles from o'ver
Springs.
Judce Moon of this circuit, now holding court In
Jasper Marion County, near the scene Oh Noh"ays
attack has made vigorous charge 10 ,ie "ru jury
summoned a strong posse and VIII put an eHecu'e
ouietus on the dongs OF any more mohs IN 'hat us
tr,ct The Grand Jury has returned against the In
surrectionsts fourteen true bills ana the Attorney
General states that forty more indictments are GER
tain In Anderson County, where the trouble no"
,sts the situation is entirely different as the courts
.ro mt in session. the community Is largely In sym
no,bv with the miners and tie processes OF law are
not available. Associated with Judge Moon Is roster
Y. Brown, assistant attorney general. ana MS a'a
A u TrewbItt and these three Will stand Ike
s,orsvoll NOT ONLY to prevent further depredations
but to bring condgn punishment on inc heaus oi a'
offenders. The sheriff. who Is Ill syHpauiy Win 'he
miners will not under circumstances enforce 'ho
law and openly states that he VIII not serve Warrants
nh the miners Enough special deputies VIII DE
,,umonod IN 60. that his efforts not effective to
n,Il,fv the law Judge Moon himself signing the
papers, and becoming the public prosecutor III MS o""
name Friends of the miners say that all Will suoSue
as soon as the mines are rid OF the convics but mos
people fear that It will take the Whole power OF 'he
state and possibly the aid of the National GoVerhmeh
to cucl the disturbance The full force oi the STATE
militia as now enlisted does not exceed more 'hhn
1000 possibly less than 1900 and they canho' All
be brought together inside OF week.
In the meantime, If the miners are as strong ana
determined rs reported they Will have Accomplished
their ends before they be met by any suihcieh'
force. At Coal Creek force Of about $50 men arc
enfrenched and have hcen for about year. Thcsc