Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1892-08-25
IN A FERMENT.

IfOuDIeS-BeikS
Riot Call at Observation-Disclosures
Greatly Excited-Troops Hurried to the
Scene of Trouble-The Rioters Capture
Gen. Anderson.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 19.-YeSter-
day afternoon the courthouse bell rang
the riot call, and since then the city has
been one huge, FACILITATING nerve The
excitement is intense and beyond de-
scription.
At 2 o'clock the wires were cut at Coal
Creek and the people knew that the last
step was about to be taken. Shortly
thereafter a bulletin was received that
an attack had been made upon Camp
Anderson, and from news now obtain
able the attack must have been feeler,
as no casualties were reported. In q
short time another attack was made
and then third. In the last Calling
guns were brought to bear upon the
miners with deadly effect. Many were
killed and wounded
AT o'clock last evening the alarming
news was brought in that Gen. Ander-
son had been captured and was being
held as prisoner, with guard to pre-
vent hot-headed faction hanging him.
At 4:30 yesterday afternoon the posse
summoned by Sheriff Holliway was
armed with Winchester rifles. 1t num-
bered eighty-fve men, among them
some of the most prominent business
and professional men of the city, and
was commanded by Maj. D. A. Carpen-
ter, a grizzled veteran of the late war
and hard and desperate fighter. This
posse was joined by the militia, under
command of Col. Woolford, numbering
probably 100 men. The party was
placed on board train and Immediate
~ left for the scene of the trouble.
They We've met by a number of cfti-
zens of Knoxville, Clinton and Coal
Creek, who urged the absolute madness
of going forward without reinforce
ments. A thousand armed miners they
said. were drawn up ready to fire on
them as they alighted from the train
| and dynamite was everywhere.
Mai. Carpenter heard them through
and then turning to his men said:
''Boys, guess we will go on" and they
went.
At Clinton the sounds OF battle were
plainly heard. The possible fate Of the
Knoxville troops caused the greatest
anxiety and thousands Of angry, excited
men lined the streets and cursed
Buchanan for his weakness and the
miners for their madness.
At 10 p. a reporter who had been
under arrest by the miners and had just
escaped says that the fighting began at
3 o'clock and continued without cessa-
ton until 6 o'clock. During the fight
two or three of the leaders of the min
ers We're captured by Gen. Anderson's
troops.
The leader of the mob is the notorious
Budd Lindsay, brother of the United
States attorney for that district, who
| has murdered eight or ten in his time.
Lindsay put a pistol to Anderson's head
| and told him he must order his men to
surrender or he would shoot Gen. An
| derson answered by defiant wave of
the hand and firm, ''Shoot and be
-" adding that he would never tell
his men to surrender. He was then
| taken to a hotel as prisoner.
| EXCITEMENT AT CHATTANOOGA
| CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. lex
| element was at fever heat in the city
The troops were marching through the
city preparing to leave for the scene of
disorder and the widest rumors of sem
| sational Developments were afoat. The
sheriff was busily engaged with a large
number of deputies sum1noning pron1i-
nent citizens to report for duty as a
special posse.
| There was an immense meeting at
| the court house at noon and the general
commanding the militia made an adj
| dress. Volunteers came thick and 500
could quickly have been secured, but
there We're guns for only 100. Col R.
L. Watkins, prominent and wealthy
citizen, was placed in command and the
| posse marched to a hardware house
| where $50 men We're given Winchester
rifles and 100 rounds of ammunition The
posse then entered the militia and the
entire company left on train for the
| scene of the trouble.
What is to be done with the 1000 re-
| leased convicts is serious problem
which now confrOnts the state officials.
READY TO SURRENDER THE LEASE.
! KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 19.-The
| Knoxville Iron Co., lessees of the branch
| penitentiary at Coal Creek. have given
! the governor twenty days notice that
they will give up the lease and turn the
| convicts over to the state authorities
| This decision, if laid before the miners,
would probably put an end to the whole
| trouble.