The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-08-20

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2o.-The latest from
the mountains of Tennessee is up to l 80
yesterday morning. It is very difficult
to get into the mines, as the miners
have lined the railway tracks with dyna-
mite; and it is is equally difficult to OBJ
tain any definite news from there as the
wires nave been destroyed and special re-
porters i'll many instances taken captive.
In a fight on the 18th, II miners were
killed 20 wounded. An attack by the
miners was made, with 800 men against
100 troops. A return fire was ordered
by Gen. Anderson, and blaze from
every side oil. the fort belched. out. Some
were killed outright and many wounded.
the miners took possession OF the stock
ade and began to order the convicts to
leave, and bad them all captured when
Gen. Anderson assembled all his soldiers
at the side the miners were on, and,
moving a howitzer to that side, began to
bonn bard them. The miners stopped in
theiTswork of releasing the conyicts, and
turned to get out of the way of the heavy
fusilade of bullets. The miners re-
treated on double quick carrying II dead
and about 20 wounded with them.
Gen. Carnes' scouts were compelled to
leave the railroad because of dynamite
on the track. and marched through the
woods from Clinton, where they were
fired on by miners. When the main
force came up there was lively skirm-
ish, and in ten minutes the miners were
in full retreat, leaving four dead and
carrying several wounded with them.
General Carnes' loss is four dead and
six wounded. The wounded were
placed in an ambulance and taken on
the forward march to Coal creek. The
troops left the regular road, attempting
to reach Coal creek by mountain pass.
Nothing has been heard from the Knox
vile company since it passed through
Clinton Thursday afternoon.
Gen. Anderson was captured on Thurs
day by five men coming under flag of
truce. They enticed him into the vii
large by promises of safety. On turning
a corner they were met by a mob, who
took him to hotel and demanded that
he sign an order to his lieutenant for the
surrender of the stockade and fort.
Though threatened with hanging, he re-
fused to sign, and asked only that he be
shot and his grave marked 30 his family
could find it. General Carnes advanced
on the depot and captured it without
firing gun. He then moved toward
Fort Anderson, and the miners fired on
the troops. One soldier and one miner
was killed, and three wounded. The
miners surrendered Internationally and
promised to deliver General Anderson
yesterday afternoon. At Offets, Gen.
Carnes learned that 500 miners awaited
him at Knapps summit, near Coal creek,
and three cattle-cars were lined with
dynamite, 80 he left the train and went
up narrow valley, and when last heard
from was within two miles of Coal
creek, awaiting for daylight. when a
bloody fight is expected.
The officials of the coal company in
New York have telegraphed to the Tenn
essee state officials their willingness to
surrender the lease of the convicts if
they can do go, in the interests of peace.
The company offered to surrender it at
the last session of the legislature. Pres
ident T. C. Platt pointed out the pecu-
liar law of Tennessee by which the pow
er- to call out the militia is vested In the
legislature, and not the governor. All
that officer could do was to call special
SESSION and lay the matter befure it. Ten
nessee's militia organization was weak,
anyway. Mr.. Plat said he had no
doubt that the governor would do the
almost in his:power to preserve law and