Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-08-19
Seven Hundred Tennessee Min
ers Attack a Stockade at
Oliver Springs.
Three Guards and a Number of
. Miners Killed Before the
Firing Ceases.
A Mere Handful of Troops Sent
to the Scene to Protect
~ the Convicts.

CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 1.-THE stock
ade at Oliver Springs was attacked by
miners during the morning, but the at
tempt to free the convicts was a failure.
The block house in which the convicts
are confined was guarded by about forty
guards, while the attacking party num-
bered nearly 700., About breakfast time
the miners came to the stockade. They
demanded the surrender of the place.
"Come take us and be d." was the
answer sent by Superintendent Farris.
Fire was at once opened. From almost
every direction the balls rained in upon
the guards who quickly returned the
fire. They were well protected by the
stockade, but three of them are reported
killed. The convicts were also well
sheltered from the rifle balls. Hun
dreds of shots were fired but the guards
remained firm. Finally the miners
seemed to think that a storming Of the
stockade would be successful and q
number of the more bold dashed out of
the woods into an open space not more
than 100 yards from the fort. They
went no further and q number of those
in the attack fell. A flag of truce went
up from the woods and the guards
ceased firing. The leader Of the miners
said they wished to carry off the wound
ed. He was assured that he could come
to the stockade and not be hurt provided
the miners did not fire. The guards
were fearful of treachery. The miners
) were then allowed to carry off those
who had been wounded or killed. Be-
fore they left they declared they would
get more aid and come back and
IN 49, Wipe Out the Guards.
It is not known how many if any of the
miners were wounded. There is ru-
NOR here that three were killed and a
number wounded, but there are no
means of verifying the reports as the
wires were all cut. The miners will not
give out any information of any kind.
@ A special train for Oliver Springs left
here at $3.50 to relieve the besieged
guards. There We're only twenty-three
men on board, but they were in charge
of Major Chandler and, though beard
less boy, he has had considerable .exper-
ience and is cool and plucky. He will
fight to kill if necessary. The train was
run through very rapidly and they
reached Oliver Springs safely. Beyond
this nothing is known as at o'clock the
telegraph wires were cut at Clinton,
which is this side of the disturbance.
There has been no communication
with Coal Creek since 1890 a. m. The
wires were cut at that place at that
hour. A trainman who came in on a
locomotive from Jelly county says the
miners there were wildly excited and
under arms.
Threaten to Use Dynamite.
Chief Dispatcher Seligman has aban-
doned all trains on the Knoxville and
Ohio. The mobs at Coal Creek, Clin-
ton, Oliver Springs and other places
have placed dynamite under the rails to
prevent the moving of trains. This is
done to keep the militia out. Miners
are pouring into Oliver Springs by the
thousands and much anxiety is felt for
that little company of national guards
#of twenty y-eight which reached there at
s6 O'clock. The south bound train from
Cincinnati via Oliver Springs, due here
at 1880 p. M, has been abandoned at
Hartman. Citizens of Knoxville are
highly indignant at the dilly dallying
l,Orrse Of tha povarnor * ,-4.'- ~