St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-18
nullify the law. Judge Moon himself
signing the papers.
The Militia Inadequate.

nullify the law. Judge Moon himself
signing the papers.
The Militia Inadequate.
Friends of the miners says that all
| Will subSlde as soon as the miners are
rid of the cOnvicts, but most citizens
fear that 1t will take the whole power of
the state. and possibly the all of the
national government, to Quell the dis
turbance. The full force of the state
militia. as now enlisted, does not ex-
| ceed more than 1000. possibly less than
LOO, and they cannot all be brought to-
gether inside of a week. In the mean
time, 1t the miners are as strong and de-
| ternlned as reported, they will have ac-
complished their ends before they can
be met by any sufficient force.
| AT Coal Creek force of about $50 men
are entrenched,an have been for about
a year. These are provided with modern
| arms, SlX-pOunder and gatling gun,
and are not likely to be attacked.
Should they be, there will be a bloody
tight, as they are well drilled, unoer
| perfect dicipline. .and will fight to death.
for they know there will be little or no
quarter given them should they be cap
| tured, as there has been bad blood be-
| tween them and the surrounding miners
| for months.
wild Work Under Way.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 17.-An-
archy reigns supreme in the mining re-
gions north of this city. Excitement
here is intense, and is heightened by
the lack of detinine Information from
the scenes of the trouble, the wires
having been cut. The mob is in actual
possession of the property of the East
| tennessee railroad in the neighbor-
hood of Coal Creek and Oliver Springs.
1hey have cut the wires in numerous
places. torn up the tracks in every di-
rection and captured every locomotive
III the mining region.
AT late hour last night over 1000
miners captured three locomotives and
several empty coal cars at Coal Creek
and forced the engineers to take them
to Oliver Springs, where about ninety
hve convlcts were employed in the
mines of the Cumberland Coal company.
They arrived at Oliver Springs at 4
O'Clock this morning. AT o'clock they
assaulted the stOckade and lively bat
tie ensued. The stockade was defended
by fifty picked guards and company
OF thirty eight miiitiamen. Two COM
| panieS of national guards en- route
from Chattanooga, via Hartman, were
compelled to take sidetrack a few
1 iAOill OllfCl VII dCcOuUL VI QlS-
I placed rails. Hundreds of shots
were exchanged. but strange to say, no
one was injured.
| Defenders Surrender.
The guards and militiamen, seeing
that 1t was useless to combat force of
] LOCO infuriated and determined mem
quietly surrendered. The convicts.
guards and soldiers were loaded on a
train of fiat cars, and the engineer, at
the point of Winchester rifle, was
compelled to pull the train out in the
direction Of Knoxville. The stuckade
was then burned to the groudd. Ar
irving at Clinton, permission was ob-
tanned from the railway officials to bring
the convlcts to this city. The train,
which was the only one in or out for
twenty-four hours, arrived in che Knox
vile d OHIO yards about 3 o'clock, and
was soon surrounded by all immense
throng of curious.
A special train left the station at 5 D.
m., taking the convicts to the main pris-
on at Nashville. Four convicts escaped
between Oliver and this city. Com
munlcation with Coal Creek was re-
stored this afternoon. The line was no
! sooner reopened than the miners took
peaceable possession of the Office at
Coal Creek, and to prevent the hand
ling Of regular business filed thousands
of words of stuff. They paid for all
messages at regular rates, and the COM
pany could not refuse them. The
miners have two or three operators en-
| ployed, and it is impossible to get a
message through with anything like
Fighting at Coal Creek.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. H.
Coal Creek is the cynosure of all eyes
| ts.ln I,
Creek have been cut. 1t is reported
that battle is raging between troops
| and miners. CannOnading can be
heard. The streets here are crowded
| with bowling mob and the greatest
| excitement prevails. Five newspaper
correspondents who went to Coal Creek
have been captured by miners and are
held prisoners.
The Second regiment. consisting of
four companies OF infantry and an ar
tillery company, will be Oil the march
tonight. Fully 900 men will be ready to
face the miners tomorrow, and bloody
conflict may be expected unless the
miners change from the present
plans. Gov. Buchanan has asked
the sheriff of Rockner county to take
| 500 men to the scene of the
trouble. Every one In the state seemed
to have caught a foolish excitement that
| prevents any definite action. All forces
are being concentrated on Coal Creek
and you may expect more at midnight
All Militia Called Out.
Gov. Buchanan has ordered out the
| entire state militia under Gen. Carnes.
| They will move to the front at once.
The sherltfs of the counties of Knox,
Shelby, Hemilton and Davidson were
ordered to summon 1000 men each and
go OH a special train to the scene.
The governor claims to be able to
send 5000 men to the ground at
l o'clock. Some fears were expected
that the thirtyeight men who left here
tonight would be attacked at Saddi, a
small mining town, Ell route. The spe-
cial just received says they just passed
| there IN safety.
JACKSON, Tenn, Aug. 17.-The Jack
son Rifles received orders tonight to 20
to the scene of trouble in East Tenne-
see, and left on a special train. The
company consists of twenty-five young
men. and is under the Command of
Capt. w. L. Harris. The orders created
| quite breeze Of excitement, but all of
them Obeyad.
| MEMPHIS, Aug. 17.-The CbickasaW
guards, whose membership is composed
of Memphis upper tendon, the ROguier
| ZouaveS, Emmett Rifles and Battery B
of the Second regiment, leave Memphis
tonight at Q o'clock. via the Mem
phiS 81 Charleeton road, for East Ten
nessee. The Memphis companies are
well drilled and equipped, and while
they dislike the business of defending
convicts. they are ready for any duty
that may fall to their lot. They were
accompanied by Gen. Sam Comes, com