Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-25
ANARCHY RAMPANT.
The Labor Troubles Becoming Very
Serious.
The Mountains of Tennessee Alive With
Riotous Miners-They Capture the
Militia and Defy the Authorities
The Situation at Buffalo.

The Situation at Buffalo.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Aug. fs.eAnarchy
reigns supreme in the mining regions
north of this city. Excitement here is
intense and is heightened by the lack
of definite 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 rail-
road in the neighborhood of Coal Creek
and Oliver Springs They have cut wires
in numerous places, torn up the tracks
in every direction and captured Svery 10
connective in the mining region.
} The miners at Coal Creek, Jellico,
Newcomb and other points seized three
trains and with drawn Winchesters
compelled the trainmen to take them
to Oliver Springs. The crowd num-
bered 1900 men, including the miners
at the latter point. The warden heard
of their approach and when the miners
were at least a mile from the stockade
cowardly abandoned his post and with
MS c0nvicts and guards marched mile
to surrender.
The miners were led by d. L. Monroe,
who makes no attempt to disguise the,
pol IC GON1A. AC RuDS Ol GtlS Ir1ll1Ild-
men were taken from them and they
reached Knoxville about Z o'clock last
night. The miners then seized three
trains, on which they had gone to Oil
yer, and loading the first with convicts
and guards, and boarding the other
two, pulled out for Clinton. From this
point the convicts were brought to
Knoxville, and the miners left for Coal
Creek, where the miners of the entire
region are concentrating.
The wires are cut beyond Clinton and
nothing can be heard, but the universal
belief is that Coal Creek will be at
tackled before morning. At least 8, 500
men are congregated there, and the
miners say they can secure 5000 men if
necessary.
MILITIA CAPTURED.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 16.-Over
1,500 miners are masscd at Coal Creek,
all heavily armed. They have captured
two companies of militia sent to Oliver
Springs. They locked the soldiers in a
warehouse at Clinton and then 1000
strong marched them across the mount
ain to Coal Creek. When the proposed
assault on Camp Anderson is made they
will force the captive soldiers in uni
form to march at the head Of the
column and have sent word to the Of
fcers in command of their intentions.
They believe that the officers of the
camp will refuse to fire on them as long
as the soldiers are in front
Various estimates are made of the
number of the rioters, some estimates
running up into thousands, but a gen
eral opinion prevails that 1.-The woods
are full of them" The number may be
greatly exaggerated but they doubtless
have a reserve force which will mum Der
fully 90, 900 resOlute men Injured TO hard
ship and fatigue, many of them veter-
ans of the late war. Should they break
out into open rebellion and defy the
troops sent to quell the disturbances
they win prove a very difficult body of
men to handle, familiar as they are
with all the mountain retreats, passes
and bypaths.
THE STATE AROUSED.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 1S-The
state is thoroughly aroused and men of
all classes are ready to join d law and
order company to aid the military in
restoring quiet, even at the cost of q
few lives. Sheriff Holloway, of Knox
county, has called for 500 citizens of
Knoxville 10 go to the relief OF the SOL
diers of Coal Creek. This is under au-
thority of an order to that effect from
Gov. buchanan. Petitions have been
wired to the governor asking him to call
on the general government for aid.
SOLDIERS STRIPPED.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 18.-Thirty
Soldiers of the National guard reached
the city last night, having walked the
greater part of the way from divers, a
% l..
huugcy and almost physically exhaust
ed. They started to divers Tuesday
and were captured by body of SOC
miners, who stripped them of muslets,
side arms and belts Mai. Chandler
and Col. Macbeth of the Third regi-
rneat, were threatened with lynching.
1t is stated that Coz. Macbeth paid. SIC
for his release, provided he should re
turn to the city. Chandler pressed
q mule and made good his escape
TIRE SITUATION AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, y. Y, Aug. 1S.-The Lake
Shore switchmcn have Just quit work.
\ gang OF them were seen and they said
they had been ordered out, and that
the Lacllawanna switchren will follow
them. Seven switch engines in the
south buffalo yard, usually At work,
are idle. y telephone message from
the Eleventh precinct states that the
men in the cast Buffalo Lake Shore
yards are also OFT. This is confirmed
by other railrOcd men.
a telephone message from the Della
ware, Lacka"anna & Western Office
says the I.aclla wanna and Nickel Plate
men are expected to strike.
This city is a freight beleaguered
town The pulse OF railroad CONNER
cial business has stopped and the
wheels of business are clogged and
clotted with accumulated and accumu-
latiag freight trains. People who as
sur-1e familiarity with the symptoms OF
great strike movements are grave OF
manner and speech.
Chicis,,,nssupsa battle-ground.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug 1S-Ar
engagements are being made for the re
ception of the Army OF the Cumberland
next month on the Chickamauga bat