The Meeker herald., 1892-08-27
TENNESSEE MINERS DEFEATED.
General Carnes with y strong Force cap
lures Coal Creek and H@seues
Ar.

G0uoJAI dhEues WIN =
lures Coal Creek aud Heseues
| Anderson.
| DISPATCHES from Knoxville dated the ls'h'
give frsgmentary and unsub-tantlated reports
4 from Coal Creek Of . very sensational ehai'
acter. As the wires were cut ~ >oeiosA
|, news after that came In other ways.
1t is stated that several thousand miners al
tao ked the stockade nj Goa Greek. a ho'
fire OF rides and Iatiling guns put them !"
light, and several were wounded.
Captain Anderson went out OF the fort Win
handful Of men under dag OF truce ana
was begulled by false pledges out OF range OF
the guns at the .tockade. lie was taken by
the mob and Threatened ~ith instant death u
he would not order hi. men TO surrender nc
told the leader Of the mob To shoot ana pe
iamned;" lie would never surrender. lie Was
taken to the hotel and rnuors cay maj u"
Was sfterwari lyneEei, Militia ard ei'ih'h'
from all oyer the ststs ate on the way 10
Coal Creek, but every hlrlranee Is thrown IN
their way.
A dispatch from Chattanooga says oh.
certainty no longer marx, the condition OF
ghlnss Ia the seat Of war, as II Is nov grhefsi-
is called. Fort Andersen has been relieved
by the arrival Of relnfogcemcnt- aud Is no
longer In a state Of siesc On the contrary,
the table, are turned, and the miners, instead
of being hunters Of men. arc the hunted
General Cirne,' forced nirch from odntts
station, north Of CliHion, To the nrishbor-
food OF the belc4:a-rvl camp reached there
a, daybrcak Ia the rear Il the line Of rabblr
which marked the mlnsf,' lines.
The forward mor-nen, ~as very cautiously
made. General Carnes and i> heterogeneous
army o! etlxeus aud about 30 militia left tho
traia At oluWs station, fcarstg a trap
somewhere on the railroad, aud Pushed for
sarI seEo-, the country.
A. the column cautiously advanced II was
find upon by miners In ambush behind 'ome
rock. and John wallhaiI, sheriff. deputy,
Ma. killed.
A mai rush vas made for the cover Of the
rock. and TREE. Of the mountains. A d.sul-
tory nrln. began anil va. kept up for sshlle,
one or tao Of the mliltiamcn being struck by
their bullets. Eighteen of the miners were
captured. the baiaace having escaped into the
woods. General Carns.' advance guard al
once formed Into ehar:in; line after re-
cei,ing ,olley from frw ~ho failed Ia take
the nr,, opportunity 81 r.eapin: from the
spliiy-appsoashln. army and hand Of the
law.
Brtir. Glyrns OF Sa,hyIii- va, also Killed
aud the ho!le. o! tso Hnrrs were found after
the sklrn.,h.
Coal Greek va, reached early Friday morn.
I'M: and NO serious expedition ~as ..r' with.
Camp IA, pitched betsccn fod Andcrton
aud the iosn. Ani = rsmbcr 81 mca ~cr- al.
icd to tho foerc la the fort. Ono hundred
m-n were placed at The depot.
Soon after his arrival he demanded the re-
lease Of Captain And.rspn. and gave tho niin'
or, until o'clock - produce HIN. onc
o'clock passed sni the miners hal no, iarncs'
orr tho captive. lie ordered hi. ,oliirrs u
arcs, suspicion. men. They ~-ni 'r"aui tho
village and arrested men pro,ni.eaoa.iJ until
ioo had becn taken Into camp. lie addrvs,s'
them As fo,ias.;
''.'oa promised tn r-ie,.- Captain Aaiersot
>, o'clock ioa h.,. broken faith With me-
You shall pr.iac- him In ono hour OF ! -li
proceed u burn e,.ry hoaso In ,ora sni -ll
.hoo, every ono 81 yoa ds-n.'
la lea. than an hsar conni,irv seai oa'
Toe the purpose marrhc,i Into camp anil str
rendered tho prisoner. lie Immediately Fr'
.amei sa.aI,,ni ., For, Andersou. lie h,d
b-.n concealed In little farm hca'c on 'h'
ssaAklxiAS<.tsssiAAs anu r,,fyrn'
under MAYOR Csrt-ntcr uhllr O. their ~aj
/ from Oiuis 10 Coal Crr~k weir guided Int.
an amba.. ale aud ~rf~ hrrsi uioa. They TO
/ treated and hnaiiy saoss~,ici Ia svsilns
/ through By f>Ii.
The hills atoa, Coal crcl arc fall Of min
era and l, /. f-arv'i that ,sFr- nay ,- fsr,he'
| .ounicts. A nutater of ,ic leader. have tc~t
! arrested
Thr,c mine- --f- kI,i"i In the aeh,,. 40,
| several uoIaie,i