River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-08-25
WILL SMOKE Them OUT.
Novel Plan of the Authorities at Goa
Creek to Secure Fugitive Miners-Mor.
Arrests Made - Narrow Escape from
Iynchiny

Novel Plan of the Authorities at Goa
| Creek to Secure Fugitive Miners-Mor
Arrests Made = Narrow Escape from
Lynching.
COAL CREEK, Tenn, Aug 23.-A sen
sation was created here Monday igh
by the statement that the authoritie
have determined to smoke the mine
and thus drive out miners who are be
lieved 10 be hiding in them
1t has been suspected for some tim
that several of the much wanted lead
ers OF the rioters had found shelter il
the mines. where they have been com
paratively safe from pursuit, a
it woula be folly for tn,
soldiers to attempt to I'm,
them. The subject of trying TO smok,
them out has been discussed for som,
days. and the statement is authorize
lively made that it has been decided t.
take such action.
Twenty-three men, supposed to be il
sympathy with the miners, were ar
rested near here and locked up. Sew
eral of them are suspected o
holding up mail train be
tween Clinton and Coal Creel
last Thursday night. One o
the suspects is Jim Hatmaker, son o
John llatmaker, who led the attack oil
the stockade at Oliver Springs las
Tuesday. Every possible attempt il
being made to apprehend the elder Hat
maker.
The troops at Fort Anderson are t,
be strengthened still further. Gen
Norman has ordered all absent mem
bers of Battery A and Companies c ans
+ to report TO Gen. Weakley fol
orders To go TO their com
mands at Coal Creek Gen. Nor
man was asked what he knew
about the arrest of Labor Commissioner
! Ford, and said: II am informed tina
when Gen. Carnes entered the tow
Mr.. Ford was there and he was place
under arrest, as were otherl
who were in the place. Gen. Carne,
received information of his pres
ence and his position as labor com
missioner, and Mr.. Ford thereupon re
ceived the privileges of the town
Later, am informed, Gen. Carnes haC
information regarding Mr.. Ford's ac
tions and Immediately had him pa
under formal arrest"
The prison inspectors and the lessee,
had conference concerning the con
victs, and it is given out that the lesseei
will re build the stockades at Inman
Oliver Springs and Tracy City and re
turn the convicts TO those places unde
heavy guard.
A he,
10 o'clock sunday night party of cit
liens through a strategy secured the
notorious agitator. Bud Lindsay, whC
has been a prisoner here for the las
two days, from his guards and conduct
ed him up the valley toward Brice
Vile, few miles south of this place
for the purpose of lynching him. They
were fully determined and would un
doebtedly have carried out their plar
but for the pitia BILE pleadings of Lind
say and his solemn promise to g,
with the troops and point out every
man in the mountains VINO was impli
Gated in the miners troubles. His lif,
was spared on this condition. lie wa,
brought back to Coal Creek and will b,
used to identify outlaws.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug. 2S.-Aboui
twenty-five members of the Nashville
militia company now at Coal Creek
will join their commands. Provisions
clothing and stores are being
rapidly forwarded. In reply e
question Adj. Gen. Norman
stated that the troops might remain
a month or even year; that the fu
ture course of the rioters would decid,
this. The Tennessee Coal. Iron & Rail
road Com pany officials held consulta
ton with the state board of prison in
spectors in reference to the order served
upon the company to remove the con
victs from the main prison. The result o.
the conference was not given out
Enough is stated by officials and lessee'
to warrant the statement that the con
victs will be retuyed speedily to the
mines and the state win protect then
in so doing