The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-17

the scene OIL the disturbance. II Is difficult
tonight to get details, and all sorts of
rumors are ahoat. Tonight ninety-two
miners. all heavily armed, boarded q
passenger train at Coal Creek, placed pis-
tolls at the heads of the conductor
and fireman and made them carry them
back to Clifton, where the coaches were
detached and the passengers left terror
lied. The miners then hitched on two
coal cars and forced the engineer to take
them to Oliver Springs. They refused to
pay fare and simply had their own way by
outiawry. At II p. m. the wires were up,
though by a roundabout route, and news
IS beginning to come slowly. 1t is now
known that the battle was renewed shortly
after the Knoxville troops reached the
stockade, but the result is unknown. The
Chattanooga militia will have TO march
overland from Harrison to Oliver Springs,
eighteen miles, as the Waldon Ridge road
is blasted with dynamite.
KNOXVILLE, Aug. 16-An authentic
bulletin received by the Journal at mid
night says the report that battle
had occurred at Oliver Springs, is
canard. but reinforcements of miners
are arriving, and a battle is expected be-
fore morning, and before Colonel Wal
ford's Chattanooga militia can reach the
stockade, which is five miles from Oliver
Springs.
CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 16.-A special to the
Times at midnight says that the stockade
at Oliver Springs is still surrounded by
moo, which is wild over the killing of
their leader. William G. Brummitt,
of lockwood, and the wounding of an
other man. The militia company from
Knoxville reached this village, but it is
not known whether they got to the stock
ade. No fights have occurred since MORN
ing, but 800 miners marched near to the
stockade and swore that they would take
it tonight.
No Change in the Homestead Strike.
BosToN. Aug. 16.-John McLuckie and
Hugh O'Donnell, who are asking aid for
the Homestead strikers. say there have
been riots inside the works, which the
militia have been called upon to suppress.
Accidents have been numerous, and the
men are guarded constantly to prevent es-
cape from the works, for they leave when
ever they can.
PIrTsBURG, Aug. 16.-All was quiet to-
day at Homestead, and there is no appar-
ent change in the situation. At Thirty
third street the situation was the same as
yesterday. Frick returned to Pittsburg
last night, and was at his office today.
Strike of Portland NewsbOys.
PORTLAND Aug. 16-This morning the news
| boys inaugurated strike against the Oregoniaa,
which they refused to take out at the Old price.
| At o'clock about 100 boys formed in line and
| marched through the streets carrying flags and
| transparencies. Several attempts were made to
| start out boys with newspapers, but they were
| oyertaken by the strikers, who took their papers
from them and destroyed them. The boys have
been paying cents per copy. They ask a re-
duction OF = cent. The boys on banners carried
the statement: "The Oregonidn wants to charge
US 80 cents for the papers, which it sells tc
newsdealers for 211a cents" The Oregonian man
| agement says:
| This is a wrong statement The newsboys and
| newsdealers are and have long been charged
| alike. 3 cents per cOny, and no advance wa'
| made or proposed to the boys. The boys, be
| sides, are allowed to return unsold copies ant
| have the money refunded. The Oregoaidn think
that If it is worth cents to sell the paper 1t i
| worth cents to make it.