Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-08-27
MINERS SURRENDER.
Gov. Buchanan Asks For and Receives
National Aid.
Thousands of Rounds of AMMUNITION Sent
to IIlm-lhc Knoxville Iron Company
Gives Up Its Contract Iease-The
Militia Rule the situation ut Last.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-At Gov. Bu-
chanan's telegraphcd request, coo stands
of arms and $4,000 rounds Of ammuni-
ton were sent him from here Friday
morning. This is the quota to which
Tennessee is entitled from the General
government under the militia law OF
the United States.
At 1880 Friday nothing further had
been received from the scat OF war in
Tennessee, and no order had been re-
ceivcd from the president to dispatch
national troops to the aid Of the author
tiles of that state.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug, 19.-Coal
Creek is virtually in the hands of mill
tary authorities. More than 1000 sol
diers are quartercd in town. Occasion
al shots are heard, but no regular en-
gagemcnt has been fought.
A cold, drcnching rain was falling
throughout east Tennessee Friday morn.
ing and late arrivals of troops and citi.
zcns at Coal Creek are in a very un.
pleasant condition. Few of them are
supplied with overcoats and great
many have no blankets
Gen. Anderson is still a prisoner in
the hands of the miners. He positively
refuses to surrender or treat with his
captors. lie is closely guarded. Brig.
Gen. Carnes wires Superintendent
lIugcr, of East Tennessee, that all the
miners of Coal Creek have uncon.
ditionally surrendered to him, and Capt.
Anderson will be delivered at o'clock.
George Irish, leader among the
miners at Coal Creek, is in the city.
He is supposed to have led the attack
on the Briceville stockadcs a year ago.
He says he advised the miners and their
friends to let the convicts at Coal Creek
alone. A meeting of a secret commit
tee was held and he was given twenty
four hours to leave .thc country. lie
says he will never return to Coal Creek.
The Knoxville Iron Co. has thrown
up the lease OF the convicts, and telc.
graphed the warden to turn them over
to the troops. If this is done it will be
tame ending to the crusade for law
and order.
A mass meeting Of citizens to protest
against the humiliation of law is called
for. The posse organized here and sent
out Friday morning includes some OF
the best men in town. Editor Taum,
of the Tribune, and Gen. Williams. cX.
candidate for congress, are among them.
Maj, Carpenter and Col. Woolford in
vested TT. Anderson without firing q
shot. Gen. Carncs now occupies Coal
Creek.
The miners are rctrcating with n
small amount of firing by the rear
guards. These facts are definite. More
troops and volunteers have boarded a
special train and are now en- route.
In the battle between soldiers and
miners, Private Waltham, of the Chi.
howic rifles, Of this city, and three
miners, names unknown, were killed.
Three miners are known to have been
wounded. Waltham, the dead soldier,
was a clerk in the East Tennessee rail
road Office in this city and was % years
of age.
When Gen. Carncs arrived at Coal
Creek with his regiment Friday morn
ing, the telegraph Office and, in fact,
the entire village, surrendered without
opposition. The march was then taken
up in the direction of Camp Anderson, a
mile distant.
On the way the soldiers were attacked
by large body of miners, possibly 800,
about noon. The fire was returned; and
considerable shooting was done for
about 10 minutes. The miners sent up
flag of truce and surrendered.