St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-21
And 1t Is Thought More May
Be Lying Dead in the
Woods.
Militiamen March to Brice-
vile and Capture 140
Miners.
49,.
Citizens Of Knoxville Hold s
Memorial Meeting for
the Dead.

fell at two places, Walt Hall and Given
were killed in the skirmish which fol
lowed the ambush on Maj. Carpenters
men: Waterman and Smith fell in Fort
Anderson in the first battle with the
miners, the first by the premature ex
plosion of the howitZer and the second
by bullet from the miners. Fifteen
dead miners have been found and there
are probably more lying around in the
woods.
Two companies of the first regiment
today marched from Coal Creek to
Briceville. distance of five miles
and captured l40 miners who
were holding meeting to discuss the
situation. The soldiers were under
command Of Capt. Patterson, and the
miners were taken completely by sur
prise. They were surrounded instantly
and called upon to surrender. Wher
the miners were under arrest the sold
iers went through every house ir
the village and captured every
gun and pistol that could be
found. Among the arms taken were
the United States rifles taken away
from the soldiers at Oliver Springs last
Tuesday. Just before Briceyille was
reached Capt. Patterson found negro,
whom he ident flied as spy, sneaking
along the underbrush that skirts the
public road. He called On him to sur
render. but ne started Oh run. The
command was given to fire and 100 rifles
were leveled at him. He was rlddled
Inv hnI re LOFT hu 6ciI
The miners in custody were taken to
Coal Creek without further difficulty.
6 The captured m iners are now under a
strong guard. A miner has just been
captured in the vicinity wearing lieu
tenants full uniform and sword. Where
he obtained them is mystery. A full
uniform was also found in the mount
aims this afternoon.
Civil Prosecutions.
Reports sent out to the effect that Bud
Lindsay, one of the miners leaders,
would be shot at sunset by order of Gen.
Carnes was one of the many sillyrumorS
constantly going abroad. Carnes would
be compelled to declare Coal Creek
under military rule before he could
make sentence of that kind. Under
the laws of Tennessee he has no power
to establish military rule. The power is
vested only in the legislature.
Gen. Carnes is proceeding against
Lindsay and 200 other miners under the
civil code. Civil warrants have been
issued for their arrest. and they will
have hearing tomorrow. They are
charged in the warrants of being guilty
of murder in the first degree, man
slaughter. assault and battery, inter-
fering with officers of the law and high
treason against the state. Each of the
accused will be found guilty of one
or more charges and will be held
in bail to answer at the next term of the
circuit court at Clinton. Not very many
of them can give bail. and they will be
brought to Knoxville for safekeeping.
Two hundred of the insurgents were
under arrest at 6 p. m.
Dock Wolf, an emplOye of the Knox
vile 81 Ohio railroad, was arrested to-
night by detachment OF Gen. Carnes'
brigade, sent here from Coal Creek for
that purpose. He is accused of leading
the Knoxville volunteers into ambus-
cade. lie denies the charge, but will
have hearing at Coal Creek.
Nassed at JeilieO.
All the miners in the Jellico district,
including those from MiddlesbOrough,
KY, are massed at Jellico. A great
deal of whisky is being used and the
leaders are endeavoring to organize a
force sufficient in size to take Coal
Creek. Three hundred of the Middies-
Corbin, KY, OH the Louisville 81 Nash
vile railroad, yesterday morning. They
got within four miles OF Coal Creek.
when their courage failed them and
they turned back. They reached Jellico
on the return trip about o'clock and
were received with yeilS by those who
had remained behind.
While the miners had control of the
Knoxville 81 Ohio telegraph line it was
worked for all there was in it. Rank
forgeries were committed hourly and
much confusion in press dispatches
from that section was due to their CEN
SOrShip. The most serious forgery COM
mitted was that of message sent to
Gov. Buchanan, purpOrting to be signed
by the Knoxville lion Company and
giving twenty days notice of abrogation
of the lease of cOnvictS. Otis A. Brown,
secretary of the Knoxville Iron Com
pany, authorizes and requests the state
ment that his company nave never for
a moment considered the idea of throw
ing up the lease, and they propose to
worf. the cOnvictS as long as the state
authorities stand by them. They have
explained the matter to the governor
and made known their int ntiOn of
working the convicts at all hazards.
Troops for Coal Creek.
Mortons battery, consisting of twenty
men, two siX-inch rifle guns and one
Calling gun, which has has been in the
city since yesterday, was ordered Tor
ward to Coal Creek tonight. and left on
the 1920 regular passenger train. 1t
is thought the company was ordered
forward simply to bring their guns.
Nothing has been heard to indicate that
their presence is necessary.
State Labor Commissioner Ford, an
appointee OF Gov. Buchanan, concern
ing whom there has been much diStrust
in regard to the mining troubles, made
himself objectionable today to Gen.
Carnes, commanding 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 arrest, with number of
miners.