The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-18
TERROR IN TENNESSEE.
MISERs.o CAPTURING THE SOLDIERS.
Twoivs Men Reported 10 Have Been Killed
and Twenty Wounded at oliver
sprinss-A Call for Arms.

an hours fighting the military, being great
ly Outnumbered. surrendered. They were
placed under guard, and with the
conylcts, were marched toward Knoxville.
The wires are cut aud communication IS
unreliable A mass meeting Of miners was
held az Coal Creek this morning. at which
u was resO yed 10 attack the stOckade at
that point and drive OF the conyicts and
soldiers. The Knoxville companies Of mill
tia are stationed at Hartman and will
await Teipforoements before attempting to
do anything. A dispatch from Chattanooga
Gays that 5000 men have volunteered as
militia and viii 90 to Coal Creek this after
noon.
THREATS or LYSCHNG THE GOVERNOR.
Threats Of lynchinp Governor Buchanan
If he ventures into this section are freely
made. The Governor is still waiting for
Developments" 1t is not likely that ho Will
leave Nashville.
The convicts and soldiers from Oliver
| Springs arrived at Knoxville under heavy
guard Of miners. They were at once placed
IN box cars and started for Chattanooga.
A special from Hartman dated 1910, says:
Major Chandler of the Knoxville troops.
has Just arrived from Oliver Springs and
reports that guards and soldiers have been
captured by l,S0O miners. An attack was
made at o'clock, in which the State forces
were completely oyerpowered. No lives
were lost"
! Governor Buchanan has ordered the
sheriiis Of surrounding counties TO summon
| posses OF 500 men and repair to Oliver. The
militia at Hartman and these posses will
move on Oliver tonight One of the mine
leaders, 1t Is said, has been killed.
TENNESSEE TO ARMS"
CHATTANOOGA. TENN. August 17.-Bulle-
tins posted in the leading buildings of this
city tel! the following story
Tennessee to arms. VIII you allow your
! State to be disgraoedy
The miners have captured soldiers: let
volunteers come at once. Lieutenant
Royster IS in the armory ready 10 receive
volunteers. Bring any kind of weapon you
may have"
A thousand people stood in the drizzling
rain reading the bulletins. Terror was
added when Colonel Woolford wired from
Hartman that the thirty Knoxville soldiers
had been captured en- route to Oliver
Springs. Wires we're cut and no one could
say what fate they would meet.
TERRIBLE FIGHr IMMINENT.
Mayor Andrews wired Colonel Woolford
not 10 leave Hartman with the boys if he
doubted his ability 10 put up skillful fight
and the dispatch, together with the story OF
the capture Of the knOXyillelbOys. caused in
slant Generalization among the troops and
they are badly phazed. Ii is .ntmated that
East Tennessee and the fight against the
troops Is uneven to say the least. Governor
Buchanan has not offered to assist the little
knot of men from Chattanooga and no
other State troops are even thinking of 90
ing 10 the mine district.
Citizens are very indignant at the Gov
ernOr's course and loud threats Of lynching
the Governor arc freely made on tho streets.
A corporal's guard Is irving to corral the un-
willing malitlamen and get them into the
armOries. Some have been arrested but
very few can be found Some OF the cti-
zens are fOlming companies 10 leave at 3
o'clock for the scene Of trouble, aud all
kinds Of weapons are being gathered for use
in the night which Is sure to come.
ANARCHY BEIGEs SUPREME.
KNoxvuLR, TENN.. August 17.-Anarchy
reigns supreme in the mining regions north
Of this city Excitement here is intense
and heightened by lack of definite informa-
ton. the wires having been cut. The mob |
is in actual possession of the property of.the
East Tennessee railroad in the neighborhood /
Of Coal Creek and divers. They have cut |
the wires in numerous places torn up the |
tracks IN every direction and captured every |
locomotive in the mining region.
At late hour last night more than a /
thousand miners captured three locomo- |
tiyes and several empty coal cars az Coal /
Creek and forced the engineers to take them
to Oliver Springs. where about ninety-hve |
conyicts were employed in the mines Of the |
Cum berland Coal Company. They arrived |
at divers about 4 o'clock this morning and
al once planned an attack on the stockade
where convicts were confined About 7
o'clock they assaulted the stockade and a
lively battle ensued
The stockade was defended by fifty picked
guards and a company of thirty-eight
miiitiamen Two companies of National
q 81 via
Hartman were compelled to take the side
track few miles from Divers on account
OF displaced rails Hundreds OF shots were
exchanged, but no one was injured.
GUARDS AND MILITIA SURRENDER.
Guards and militia, seeing thatit was use
less TO combat a force of 1000 infurated
and determined men. quietly surrendered.
The train bearing the captured guards
which was the only one in or out for
twenty-fOur hours. arrived in Knoxville
about 3 o'clock and was soon surrounded
by an immense thrOng of the curious.
A special train left the station at b p NJ.
taking the convicts % the main prison at
Nashville -Four cOnyicts escaped between
divers and this city. Communication with
Coal Greek was restored this afternoon. The
line was no sooner reOpened than the
miners took peaceable possession of the
Office at Coal Greek. and TO prevent the dis
patch of regular business they filed thous-
ands of words of matter. They paid for all
at regular rates, and the company
could not refuse them. The miners have
two or three operators employed. and II Is
utterly impossible to get message through
with anything like accuracy or speed.
Passengers on train just arrived from
Coal Creek says Camp Anderson at that
place, the only point in the State where
convicts are at work. will be taken tonight.
The assault Will take place before midnight,
30 they say. More than 1900 miners are
massed at Coal Greek. all heavily armed.
They have captured the the two companies
Of militia sent 10 divers last night. They
locked the soldiers in a warehouse at Clin-
ton this morning, then marched thousand
across the mountain to Coal Greek.
When the proposed assault on Camp An
ierson Is made tonight they will force the
captive soldiers in uniform 10 march At the
head of the column. and have sent word to
,he officers in command OF their Intention.
They believe that the officers Of the camp
will refuse to fire on them as long as the
soldiers are in front. The miners held
meeting this afternoon and several warlike
speeches we're made. Those in position to
know say Camp Anderson will DO defended
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