Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-25

Lindsay, later in the night, was brought
| back TO Coal Creek, and will be used to
| identify the outlaws who have been
| prominent in the riot troubles.
FORT ANDERSON WILL NOT BE TAKEN
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 22.-There
are several more men wounded than
have been reported, A young militia
man by the name Of Mycheal was shot.
He had one wound from 50-calibre
needle gun. This hit him from the rear
and passed entirely through the hip,
coming out in the lower part OF the
| groin. AT almost the same time he was
struck by another sharpshooter ball
| from the front. The wounded man is
well attended by company physicians
and will recover.
When seen by your correspondent to-
| day lie asked the latter to tell the coun-
| try that Fort Anderson would not be
taken until every man defending it was
dead. Colonel Anderson is in full posses
sion of his position. lie is about mile
from General Carnes' forces, but com
muncation between them is perfect.
The troops are gritty, but they are physi-
| cally exhausted.
Captain Morton IS on the field with
General Carnes. He told the Associated
Press correspondent yesterday that more
troops should be sent to the front. Camp
Anderson is exhausted by its constant
fights.
CoAL CREEK, Tenn, Aug. 23.-
General Carnes was found at supper
last night by an Associated Press re.
porter and made the following state
lnent:
1--WE have made better progress to-
day in our investigation than at any
previous time. These men (meaning
the prisoners) are just beginning to
open their mouths and startling de-
Yelopments will be made in short
while.
TIE PENALTY is DEATH.
"fhey all belong to Il secret oath.
bonnd order, and the penalty of their
obligation is death; consequently they
have been rs silent as clans heretofore.
We are at work on them, however, and
are just beginning to convince them that
they will be protected against violence
Tor making statements We have oh.
tanned several confessions from them
to-day, which at this step Of the pro-
ccedings it would be unwisG to give out,
but state this mnch: That is, that
when they are done they will create
much SURPRISE
The general also stated that at the
rate OF progress that had been made yes.
tcday he would be able in five or six
days to separate the chaif from the
wheat, ana that the work Of the militia
would be completed,
A NOTORIOUS LEADER IN CUSTODY.
George L. Irish, the notorious miner
leader was brought from Knoxville to
Coal Creek at ll30 O'Clock last night.
AT il,5O p. III. detachment of soldiers
from the city entered the telegraph
ONCE and examined the telegraph files
lor q description Of some of the miners.
Rumors had il last night that Gov
ernor Buchanan has reScinded the com.
mission of Sheriff Rutherford of this
county, but the report could not be yeri.
fed at the late hour il obtained credence.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ON THE SCENE
Attorney general Pickel arrived here
Yesterday, to cooperate with General
Carnes IN Suppressing the trouble, and
accepted the hospitality of the press
headquarters last night In converse.
ton with an Associated Press reporter
he expressed the opinion that the lease
scheme should be abrogated at the dis.
crotion of the governor and board of
prison inspectors, as the condition of
the lease had been broken two months
ago by the lessees in the failure OF them
TO pay the yearly fee of 100000, for
which suit has been brought
The general also expressed the opinion
that martial law could be proclaimed in
Tennessee by the governor without
special session Of the legislature. The
only way to handle the matter was the
method being pursued now by the state
guard, with the corporation Of the civil
authorities. The general said that heroic
measures should be instituted. That if
a dozen or two Of the prime movers in
the iawlessness We're sent to the peni-
tentiary il would have the good effect
Of intimidatlng the other agltators and
they would not dare return to this
vicinity for fear of u like penalty.
Encouragement Pickel is fully
aroused TO the situation and alive to the
maintenance of peace, even if troops
have to be kept on the field.