The Red Cloud chief., 1892-08-26
IN A FERMENT.

% w tennessee Ut Fever Heat Over
the Mining rroubles- Rolls Ring Out the
MOT CAL Mt Knoxville ga
Greatly Escited-Troops Hurried to the
scene Of 1rouble-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 hinge, palpitatiug nerve. The
excitement is intense and beyond do
scription.
At 2 o'clock the wires were cut at Coal
Creek and the people know that the lass
step wat about To be taken. Shortly
thereafter II bulletin was received that
an attack had been made upon Camp
Anderson, and from news now obtain
b the attack must have beer q feeler,
as no casualties were reported. In q
short time another attack was made
and then n third. In the last Calling
guns were brought to boar upon tho
miners with deadly effect. Many wore
killed and wounded.
At o'clock last evening the alarming
news was brought In that Gen. Andcr-
son had been captured and WAS being
held as u prisoner, with a guard 10 pre-
vent a hot-headed faction hanging him.
At $3.50 yesterday afternoon tho posse
summoned by Sheriff Holliway WAS
armed with Winchester rifles. 1t num-
bered eighty-five men, among them
some of the most prominent business
and professional men OF the city. aud
was commanded by Maj. ID. A. Carpcn-
ter, IA grizzlcd veteran Of the late war
and Il 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 a train and Immediate
ly left for the scene OF the trouble.
They we've met 10y a number OF eth
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 nligh:cd from tho train
and dynamite was everywhere.
Maj, Carpenter heard them through
II then turning to his men said:
Boys, | guess We will 60 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 curscl
Buchanan for his weakness and the
miners for their madness.
AT 10 p. m. n reporter who had boon
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 tho fight
two or three of the leaders OF the min
ers were captured by Gen. Anderson's
troops
The leader Of the mob Ia the notorious
Budd Lindsay. brother of the United
States attorney for that district, who
has murdered eight or ten in his time.
Lindsay put n pistol TO Anderson's head
and told him he must order his men to
surrender or he would shoot Gen. An.
derson answered by q defiant wave OF
the hand and n Arm, 'Shoot and be
-" adding that he would nevor tell
his men to surrender. He was then
!, taken to n hotel rs a prisoner.
y EXCITEMENT AT CHATTANOOGA.
WV iVhhs mug
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 SEN
sational developments were atloat. The
sheriff vas busily engaged with a large
number OF deputies summoning promi-
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 tho militia made an I'D.
dress. Volunteers came thick and SOC
could quickly have been secured, but
there were guns for only $50. Col r
l.. Watkins, a prominent and wealthy
citizen, was placed in command and the
posse marched to a hardware house
where $50 men were given Winchester
rifles and 100 rounds of ammunition The
posse then entered the militia and the
entire company left on y train FOR the
scene Of the trouble.
What Is to be done with the 1, 900 re
leased convicts IL u serious problem
which now confronts the state officials.
READY TO SURRENDER TaR
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 19.-The
Knoxville Iron Co., ~lesssss OF the branch
penitentiary at Coal Creek. have glvou
the governor twenty days notice thai
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 IN end TO the whole
trouble.
The New York Stvike,
BUFFALO, y. Y, Aug. l9.-The sixth
day Of the swftchmen's strike in thi,
city closed with increasing complica