The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-08-27
MINERS REPuLsED.

MINERS REPUlSED.
| The Tennessee Miners Receive . Check q
Their Lawiess Work BY the Prompt and
Effective Resistinee Of the, Guards NJ
0iissr Springs = Several Killed and
Wounded-The Miners Compact-Frep.
arstions for war-Coal Creek to be At
selves-Inteese Excitement At Ckatta.
nooga-
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. l6-The
most intense excitement has seized
Upon the people of this city. Col Wool
ford, with q weakened horse, has
been securing the city all day for men.
Small details have been doing duty try
Ing to conscript men for the service,
but almost without avail. At 7:so ga"
,ompany had supplied only nineteen
men. while &C. added but fifteen to its
number. The total number Of men
who will leave tonight will not reach
afty. Their equipment Is almost q
toockery of modern warfare. No line
Of action has yet been laid out, and it
Ii supposed that this work will be but
\ dangerous repetition Of Coal Creeks
disgrace Of last year.
Oliver Springs, where the latest out
break has occurred, is little mining
town in Anderson county. It is on the
Waldens ridge road. The defenses con-
sist of block house and about fifty
guards. About breakfast time the
miners came to the stockade. They de-
manded the surrender of the place
Fire was at once opened. Several hun.
dred miners on one side glanced down
the barrels Of their weapons and streaks
Of fame leaped from the muzzles as the
leaden messengers sped toward the
blockhouse.
The guards manfully answered and
the sharp crack Of the rifles struck ter
ror to the hearts of the assailants- A
flag of truce was raised. Capt. Farris
respected 1t and called to the leader to
come and talk with him. Both sides
rested on their arms while the wounded
were removed. 1t is impossible to say
how many Of the miners were wounded
Or killed. Two guards were slightly
hurt Quiet then reigned for some
time and hurried messages were sent
TO the governor.
In the meanwhile a new company re-
Gently formed at Hartman went to the
scene. Twenty-eight men from Knox
vile also went to the battle ground.
Adjutant-General Norman had a
heavy ordnance supply arranged and
boarded the train at Nashville for the
scene of trouble at $50. The Chatta-
nooga boys will join them at $50. The
miners are held by a strong oath which
is as follows:
You do each Of you solemnly swear In tbs
presence of the Almighty God and these wit
uesses that in joining this company you do 50
voluntarily and Of your own free will and &C.
cord. You do each covenant to obey all orders
committed to you and keep profoundly secret
all our objects and aims. not even giving the
name of anyone a member Of this company to
any individual or any inquisitorial power what
ever. You do further solemnly swear to obey
your officers and not refuse to act In any capac-
ity where the interests OF this company de-
mands your services. And you further bind
and obligate yourself by all you
hold sacred on earth or in the
future world not to desert or betray this or
ganiza.ion in the hands Of its enemies either
bv signs words or acts. or In written symbols
or caricature: and further you promise to keep
forever secret this Obligation, suffering your
selves to be racket or hung to the gibbet;
your arm severed rather than reveal anything
detrimental to this labor combination ex-
pressly formed for the mutual protection Of all
concerned. Prison bars should not deter
or hinder you from being true to the order Of
which you are now q member. Pledge your
self to stick to It for one year unless sooner
discharged. Even then you agree to keep se-
cret the names Of this band. In the event you
betray this company you solemnly call Heaven
to witness your disgrace. Pledge your neck
for the fulhllment OF this solemn and volun
tsry oath. and may God and Heaven record the
same against rs all.
TO satisfy the conspirators and as they
stood in a circle around the fire. every
man clasping his neighbor's hand, the
following covenant was read by the
leader and chanted by the rank and
file. Impressive and gruesome was the
mountain and the tones of the deep
voices repeated the covenant in unison
oath.
"In this covenant we this day agree
to act jointly and together; we swear to
be true to each other; to stand by one
another if need be to death, to keep
what we do a secret from all the world
and if anyone betray it the others swear
to follow him wherever he may flee,
seek wherever he may shelter himself
and take vengeance upon him by taking
his life. II any of us fail in this oath
may we be accursed ever after"
The Troops Getting Ready for War n
Oliver Springs.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 16.-The at
tack of the mob of miners upon the
at Oliver Springs occurred at
8 o'clock this morning. Two guards
were fatally wounded and eight miners
were shot The miners were finally
repulsed. A mass meeting of miners |
was held on the railroad track near
at which it was de- |
cided to attack Coal Creek to-
night All telegraph lines between
Knoxville and Coal Creek have been
cut. The soldiers at the latter place
are building large fort and are pre-
pairing for war. The governor has or
dered all the military companies in this
city to be ready to march at moments |
notice, and they are resting on their
arms in the armories They will prob
ably be called out
Troops Ordered to Oliver Springs.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 16.-Guv.
has ordered the Third regi-
ment to Oliver Springs They COM
mence their journey at 5 p. m.
Big Mountain stockade guards near
Knoxville, will probably leave for
Oliver Springs tonight
A Michigan Murder.
BALDWIN, Mich, Aug. 17.-Maj. J
Houk. of this place, parted from his
wife Stella Davis about two years ago
Stella, in company with her sister
and Frank Gray, was encountered by
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