St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-18
COWARDLY SURRENDER.
Militia and Guards Angered by
Trick.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Aug. II. -
Most conflicting and sensational rumors
have been coming from the Anderson
county district, and it would take some
discrimination to select the reliable one.
1t was said the stOckade at Oliver
Springs had been reinforced by twenty
eight Knoxville militia. Later in the
forenoon it was aScertained that the
stOckade had been captured along with
the guards and soldiers who were hold
ing it. Not until the arrival of the 200
convicts in Knoxville. at p. m, was
the shameful story of the surrender
known.
81, The guards are very sore over it, as
they say they were tricked into a sur
render to few men whom they could
have held at bay until other reinforce
ments came to their help. At last adj
vices the SiXty-five men who went from
this city were still at Hartman await
ing orders. Without. other support it
would be folly for them to attempt to
move across the hostile territory. They
can only be taken to Coal Greek,
the probable scene of the next
outbreak, by rail and as the road is
practically in control of the mob of
miners and the wire along it cut, it is
:
miners have gone in the direction of
!, Coal Creek. where they will be Joined
,Dy seyeraLhundred more, and, AN attack
on the military there may occur at any
moment. and ii it does, there will be a
bloody reception for them.
The camp doctor, whose Office is not
IN the StOckade but i'll the village. went
into the StOckade and told the warden
in charge that ii was folly to resist the
miners, who numbered 1900, and were
prepared to attack and capture the
stockade. This brought about a con-
ference between the miner leaders and
the warden, resulting in twenty-eight
soldiers and eighteen guards surrender
ing to the miners without firing a shot.
These miners at once took possession,
run the conyictS out to the railroads
loaded them on train with their
guards and started them to Knoxville.
The state is Thoroughly aroused. and
men of all classes are ready to Join a
law and order party to aid the military
in restoring quiet, even at the cost of a
few lives. Sheriff Holloway, of Knox
county, has called for 800 citizens of
Knoxville to go to the relief of the SOL
diers at Coal Creek. This is under au-
thority of all order to that effect from
Gov. Buchanan. Petitions have been
call on the general government for aid.
An additional detachment of troops
will leave here tonight to reinforce the
companies of the Third regiment now in
the field. All accounts agree that the
mob of miners is marching to Coal
Creek and will attack the stOckade
there.
Maj. Chandler made his escape from
Oliver Springs aud reported to Col.
Woolford at Hartman.
The sheriff of this county is in receipt
of the following order:
Sheriff of Hamilton County: You are Or
dered to summon 500 men as posse and pro-
coed at once to Coal Creek. where an armed
mob exists and aid IN dispensing the same.
The posse will be armed by you as best you
can, or as usual in such cas- es
JOHN Z. BUCHANAN, Governor"
A dispatch from Hartman says that
Maj. Chandler, who escaped from Oil
ver's on horseback, says that this morn
ing the stOckade was invested by about
1900 miners, who demanded the sur
render of the guards and convictS. The
demand was complied with. The militia
refused to surrender, and marched
out of the stockade, but when IA
short distance down the track
were surrounded and compelled
to surrender their arms, and
together with guards and convicts were
placed on the cars and started for Knox
vile. Maj. Chandler made his escape,
aud. mounting horse. came through to
] Hartman, being fired on several times
en route.
~, The leaders of Mondays mob that de-
istroyed The stockade at Inman will re-
sist arrest. A prominent miner says the
men wanted will fight to the last and
will not be taken. A deputy sheriff,
with twelve men, attempted to make
for more men. He says he will have
the leaders, backed as he is by Judge
Moon.