The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-18

Of any moro mobs in that district. In
Anderson county, where the trouble
now exists, tho situation is entirely
different, as the court is not in session.
The community is largely in sympathy
with the miners and the processes of the
law are not available. Judge Moons
address to the grand jury of Marion
county was scathing one, full Of fire
and determination. Associated with
him is Foster V. Brown, assistant attor-
ney general and his aide, A. FL. Trew.
hit, and these three will stand like a
stone wall to not only prevent further
depredations but to bring punishment
on the heads Of all offenders.
The sheriff, who is in sympathy with
the miners, will not, uLder any ciroum-
stances, enforce the law, and openly
states that he will not serve warrants
on the miners. Enough special deputies
will be summoned to see that his efforts
are not effective to nulli,y the law,
Judge Moon himself signing the papers
and becoming the public prosecutor in
his own name. The friends of the
miners say all will subside as soon as
the mines are rid Of the convicts, but
most of the citizens fear that it will
take the whole power of the State, and
ment TO quell the disturbance. The
full force of the State militia, as now
enlisted, does not exceed more than
1000. possibly less than l, 500 and they
cannot all be brought together inside Of
week. In the 10 eantime, IL the miners
are as strong and determined as re-
ported, they will have accomplished
their ends before they can be met by any
sufficient force.
at Coal Creek force of about $50 men
are entrenched and have been for about
orn 1n1
ern arms, including six. FOUNDER and
Calling gun, and are not likely to be
attacked Should they be, there will be
bloody fight, as they are all we'll
drilled, under perfect discipline and will
fight to the death, for they know there
Will be little or no quarter given them
should they be captured, as there has
been bad blood between them and the
surrounding miners for months.
Anderson county, the scene of the
present and latest phase of the mine
troubles, Is bisected by the Clinch river,
the southern side of the river being al
most wholly agricultural and not greatly
involved in the trouble. North of the
river the coal field is in Wallen's ridge,
the southeastern face Of the Cumber-
land.
dispatch 20 the Times from Col.
Wooltord, at Hartman says: Major
Chandler has just arrived from Oliver
Springs. All of his men are captured
and the miners are marching on Coal
Creek mountains, which presents an al.
most unbrokcn wall. from Emery Gap,
on the west, where Hartman Ia situa ted,
to Cumberland Gap on the east. Coal
Creek is the centre of the mining indus
try and is break in the rocky wall, up
which winds the Knoxville and Ohio
railroad from Knoxville and Cincinnati.
Trains on this route have all been
abandoned, in consequence of the ugly
attitude of the miners
Poplar Creek fourteen miles to the
west, is another but smaller break in
the ridge and on or near it are three or
four mines. One of these is tie one at
which tho stockade was built to prote ct
the convicts within. Here the miners
made an attack Tuesday and were re-
pulsed by handful of pluckY guards.
1t was there twenty eight militiamen
were sent Tuesday and were captured
with all their arms yesterday. By
taking short cut over the mountains
the miners last year succeeded in sur.
prising this stockade and destroying it,
Ii they have again taken it, as the la
test re port indicates, they will doubtless
take tho same route to Coal Creek aud
arrive there some time this afternoon
or night.
"All of tho absentees from the mill
tary companies OF this city are being
hunted up and forced to Join their com.
panies in the field"