The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-17
BLOODY BATTLES FEARED
rzH SITUATION IN TENNESSEE A
STARTLING ONE.

Oliver Springs anu SoaA Oreek 10 DC
,ba scenes Of the Oonfiicts-Miners
attack the Stockade at Oliver
sDrinRs and Several Lives Reported
Lost.
CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 16.-A telegram to
,be Times from the Oliver Springs coal
,rnss SAYS that $50 miners attacked the
,,ockade in which the convicts were con-
e,ed at $40 o'clock this morning, their
nurpose being to release the convicts who
have been working In the mines there.
The convict guards numbered between
thirty and forty and were warned Of the
attack, They stood by their guns ahd the
miners were repulsed. One guard was
wounded and it is believed that several
miners were hurt. The miners are
besieglng the stockade, and another attack
ia looked for Oliver Springs and Brices
vile are now the only points in the state
where convicts are employed. At the
latter point a detachment of soldiers num-
bering $50 are strongly intrenched, where
they have been for over a year. All the
convicts at Inman and Tracy City have
been released. No further trouble is re-
ported by the Times correspondent at those
points.
MUSTERING A REGIMENT.
CHATTANOOGA, Aug. l6. 8 P. MA de-
tachment of troops has been sent from Har-
rirnan 20 Oliver Springs to go to the relief
Of the besieged guards. They are going
over the mountain seventeen miles. The
guards have one miner arrested in the
stockade and the miners say they will res-
cue him. Gov. Buchanan has ordered out
the Third regiment Of the Tennessee
militia. 1t consists of seven COM
panies The colonel. Cater Woodford,
resides here and is now recruiting his forces.
The court house bell 10 ringing and recruit
log officers are out. The governor orders
the colonel to charter a train to carry the
troops to Oliver Springs and the soldiers
will move within an hour. The colonel has
authority to enlist men. Enlistment in now
iD progress
REVIEW OF THE TROUBLES.
CHATTANOOGA. TENN. Aug. 16, z P. M
The troubles over the employment of con-
victs at the coal mines under the lease sys-
tenn in this state are coming thick and fast,
aEd eliminated in pitched battle at Oliver
Springs this morning. The controversy
between the free miners and state authori-
ties commenced year ago at Briceville,
when the miners arose ca masse
and liberated the convicts. burn
ing the stockade and hurling
defiance at the state authorities. The militia
was called out, quelled the disorder and a
detachment of troops conducted the con-
victs back to Briceville and has been guard
lug them ever since. The legislature was
called in extra session to remedy the trouble,
but failed to do SO. The miners were very
restive and frequent rumors were afioat of
probable outbreaks. The garrison at Coal
q Creek was strengthened and detachment
of thirty state guards was placed in charge
Of the convict stockade at Oliver Springs.
I'm Sat- rdaU hare Il -
4 the Tracy City mines, where $50 convicts
were az work. The guards made no re-
slstance. The convfots were put on a train
and sent to Nashville, and the stockades
were burned.
On Monday the same thing occurred at
Inman and about 400 more convicts were
sent away and the stockades destroyed.
The miners met with no resistancs, but
twenty are now under indictment for riot
ing. The other only remaining convict
camps are at Briceville and Oliver Springs
81 Troops st the former place kept the miners
at bay and all eyes turned to Oliver Springs
THE ATTACK.
Early this morning about 600 free miners
were observed by Head Warden Farris ap-
preaching the stookade. They marched in
solid body and the leader was heard to
eXcIalm: CLOSE up boys and let's take en-,
- them" The warden yelled back :
Come and get us If you can" Then the
AltLOto OpeubA UO6 IuSllau0 from GWO
sldes and the firing continued for some
Tine, the miners advancing all the time,
The guards intrenched behind the stock
aue responded with CALLING fire, and soon
Two or three miners were seen to fall aud
one guard was wounded. Theminers hoisted
nag OF truce and asked permission to carry
II on their wounded. This was granted, and
three wounded men were removed and the
miners sullenly withdrew to a cover and
prepared for a second attack
news OF the skirmish flashed all over the
STATE, the first official information being a
q4E5spstch from adjutant general to Col.
wood directing him to order out the Third
regiment of the Tennessee National Guard
M shd report with all available men at once at
Ohver Springs.
THE RIOT ALARM.
Lhe riot alarm was sounded at the court
muse and soon mounted officers were in all
81 parts OF the city. Delay was experienced
wing 10 an fndisposition of the militia to
ooey the call to arms, but at 1920 O'Clock
HynPanles A and B, with about fifty men,
-0'' LOT the front via Knoxville.
MORE TROOPS SENT
CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 10, 80 p. NAT
IUGclock tonight troop of thirty-three
oSiulers ieft on special train for the scene
~ me disturbances. 1t is difficult tonight
" get details and all sort OF rumors are
To" Su.a" The miners cut the telegraph wires
%Seu Ollver Springs and the outside
WWord and blockaded the railroad tracks
,,,os -Io news can be had. Dynamite has been
PS'aced S1i under the railroad rails leading to
;a'eT springs to prevent the militia reach
ard a mere, but they are determined to go
t.tlH - VIII march over the mountains, Ali
SnS' United States mail trains included
arS 80 stopped running between Knoxville
III n, hartman on account of the blockade.
ro-la -ne croTning outrage OF the miners was
po.peIra1ed noasel1 tonight in the capture of a
hSSenger train which passed Coal Creek.
arTsS uS dark eighty-two miners, all heavily
baaS boarded it., placed pistols at the
rnaS. ai VI the conductor aud fireman and
DC tue o, t1em carry them to Clinton, where
90. ao coaches were detached and the passen-
80 'errorized. The miners then hitched on
80 Coal cars and forced the engineer TO
70 80 1em .uem to Oliver Springs. They refused
tPIoy tare and simply had their own way
tior - 80 CLOCK p. m. telegraphic communica-
resa,,.t., .as mad with Oliver Springs by q rep-
tsDnaia a!iVe I'VE OF the Chattanooga Times, who
P'04 the wire and is using box relay.
A MOB AROUND THE srooKApE.
ShaAIrANooeA, TENN, Aug II, 80 A. II.
csjnoP eclal to the Times at midnight re-
,sTkoel from staff correspondent says
We s'9ckade at Oliver Springs Is still sur
t,Iiuuel by a mob who are wild over the
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