The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-21
PICKING UP CORPSES.
Fifteen Dead Miners Found on
Tennessee Battlefield.
THE STATE LOST FOUR MEN.
Rioters Completely Awed : by the
Mlftis-The State Labor Conn
missioner Arrested and Jailed.

KNOXVILLE. Aug. O-Fifteen dead
miners have been found in the vicinity of
the late troubles. and there are probably
more in the woods.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. 20.-Mor-
tons battery. consisting of twenty men,
two 6-inch rihed guns and one gatling
gun. which has been in the city since yes
terday, was ordered forward to Coal Greek
tonight and left on the 1920 regular pas
senger train. 1t is thought the company
was ordered forward simply to bring
their guns, for nothing has been heard to
indicate that their presence is necessary.
State Labor Commissioner Ford, ap-
pointed by Governor Buchanan, concern
ing whom there has been much distrust in
regard to the mining troubles. made HIM
self Objectionable to General Carnes, COM
handing the state militia at Coal Greek,
and the general revoked his commission
so far as his jurisdiction goes, and placed
the state commissioner of labor under ar
rest. with number of miners.
COAL CREEK, Tenn, Aug. 20.-The vol
unteers were relieved from duty by Gen.
eral Carnes this morning. Soldiers
searched the miners houses for arms and
concealed miners. and made numerous ar
rests. Colonel Sewer marched to Brice-
vile this morning. He returned at p.
m, having met with very little re-
sistance. A negro desperate and miners
sympathizer, who had sworn to kill the
first soldier whom he met. offered re-
sistance and was shot dead, a dozen or
more bullets piercing his body. About
lbs miners were taken prisoners. brought
back and are now under strong guard.
A miner has just been captured wearing a
Iieutenant's uniform and sword. Where
he obtained them is a mystery. A full
military uniform was also found in the
mountains late this afternoon.
One of Gen. Carne's first acts this morn
ing was to send out scouting parties of
fifty each to search for the killed and
wounded, and see that the miners did not
mass. Fayette Gentry, an ex-policeman,
and brave man of Knoxville, was found
near the scene of the ambush fight. He
was hard hit in the hip and left hand, and
had laid out in the mountains twenty
four hours, six of them in a drenching
rain. The miners have been searching for
their dead under a flag of truce. OF the
state forces these are killed: John Wal
thall, of Knoxville, volunteer; Rush
Owens, of Knoxville, volunteer; Sidney
Waterman and Frank Smith, of Memphis,
prlvates at Fort Anderson. 1t is thought
that ten miners were killed and twelve
wounded.
Men who fought under Major Carpenter
yesterday morning say that Colonel VOL
ford acted with great cowardice. He is
denounced by number Of the citizens
posse.
CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 2O.-When the con-
victs at Inman were liberated by
the miners last Monday, Judge
Moon, who was holding court.
called the grand jury and charged
that although there were three miners on
the jury, that indictments would be re-
turned against every man who was known
to have participated in the raid on the
stockade at Inman. The sheriff declined