Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-25
LINDSAY WAS NOT LYNCHED
He Saved His Life by Agreeing
to Turn Traitor.
BROUGHT BACK TO COAL CREEK
And Will be Used to Identify
Outlaw Leaders.

A Wounded Militiamnn Describes the
situation at Fort Andersnn--FeeIing of
| Indignation Over the Slaughter of
| Knoxville Citizens Reinf ecments for
1 Coal Creek.
| CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 17.-Must con.
| liictlng and sensational rumors have
| been coming from the Anderson county
district all day, and 1t required some
discrimination to select the reliable or
autheHtic from the wild statements.
The morning news crystali2ed into the
statement that the stockade at Oliver
| Springs had been reinforced by 2S
hno&yllle militia, under command of
Major Chandler. Later III the forenoon
| II was certain that the stoclade had
been captured, along with the guards
ana soldiers who were holding it. Not
| until the arrival Of the 200 convicts in
| hhoSVllle at 3 p. m. was the shameful
story OF the surrender known.
he camp doctor, whose Office was
not in the sockade, but in the village,
went into the stoekade and told tho
warden in charge that it was folly to
| resist the miners, who numbered 1900
| and were prepared to attack and cap
ture the stockal1. This brought about
| a conference between the miner leaders
and the warden, resulting in 28 soldiers
and ~ Guards surrendering to the miners
without firing shot.
CoNyICTs LOADED ON A TRAIN.
These miners at once took possession,
run the conyicts out to the railroad,
loaded them on a train with their guards
and started them to Knoxville The
! guards are very sore over il, as they say
they We're tricked into a surrender to a
! tlw men, whom they could have held at
bay until other achievements came TO
their help.
At last advices the 65 men who went
from this city We're still at Hartman
awaiting orders. Without other sup.
port il would be folly for them 10 at
| tempt TO move across the hostile terri
| tory They can only be taken to Coal
Creek, the probable scene of the next
outbreak, by rail, and as the road is
practically in control of the mob of
miners and the wires along it cut, il is
not likely they will move very rapidly,
II at all, by this route. The miners have
gone in the direction OF Coal Greek,
where they will be joined by several
hundred more, and an attack on the
military there may occur at any mo.
ment, and if it docs there will be a
bloody reception for them.
GAIL FOR MEN.
The State is thoroughly aroused. and
| men of all classes are ready to ioin a
law and order party to aid the military
n restoring quiet, even at the cost Of a
| few lives.
Sheriff Holloway of Knox county,
has called for 500 men of Knoxville 10
| 60 TO the relief of the soldiers at Coal
Creek. This is under authority of an
! order TO that effect from Governor
| buchanan. Petitions have been wired
| 70 The Governor asking him to call on
| me general government for aid. An
| aGdlllonal detachment Of troops, from
90 TO 50, VIII leave here tonight to rein.
force the companies Of the Third Regi-
ment now in the field. All accounts
| agree that the mob of miners Is march.
ing to Coal Creek and will attack the
| stoCkadc there. ~
GOVERNOR BUCHANAN ACTS
The sheriff of this county is in recent
OF the following order;
'McriH Qt HIHRtOn tounty-You are
ordered to summon 800 men as a posse
anu proceed ut once to Coal Creek, where
an armed mob exists, and aid in distressing
| the same, The posse will be armed By
| you as best YOU can or as usual in such
cases joins i. BUCHANAN, Governor.
A dispatch from Hartman saws that
Major Chandler, Of the Third Regiment
who escaped from Oliver on horseback,
says that this morning the stockade was
invested by about 1000 miners, who de.
manded the surrender of the guards and
| convicts, The demand was complied
with. The militia refused 10 surrender
and marched out of the stockade, but
when short distance down the track
were surrounded and compelled to sur
render their arms, and, together with
the guards and cunvicts, were placed on
the cars and started for Knoxville.
Major Chandler made his escape, and
mounting horse came through to Ilar
riman. being tired on several times
Ell route.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug 1S.-Last
night, after consultation with the adiu-
tant general and his attorneys, Governor
Buchanan ordered all the orrani2nl
militia in the state to the scene of the
troubles in the mining region. He then
made reqnisition Of the sheriffs Of
Davidson, Hamilton and Knox counties
for posses of 100 men each and 10 the
shcriifs Of Anderson, Roane, MORAN
and Marion for 500 men or more, if they
can raise them,
The penalty for any sheriff refusing
is term Of imprisonment and n !ine Of
$40. All the troops will mass az Chat
anooga this morning The brigadicr
general will command them. They
VIII proceed at once to Knoxville and
from there to Coal Creek. The posses
armed themselves with all sorts OF pis-
tolls and guns, Company & with 40
nGn, Company + with 35 men and
Battery A with SO men, 3-inch cannon
and gatling guns, composed the Nash
vile troops.
A special from Knoxville says the
wires arc in order along the railroad to
Jellaco, but no messages can be received
or sent Except on railroad business. The
miners have 1 committee at every office
with an operator Of their own who re-
pcats everything to them.
THE MINERS RECEIVING LARGE REIN
FoRCEMENTs.
NASHVILLE, fENN., Aug. 49, =
special To the .1mGricaH from Knoxville
Tenn, says: AT midnight the miners ut
Coal EEK received large rcinfoicemtnts
from kentucky, At this hour, however
there lad been no attack 1t is gaining
snch strength that Governor Buchanan
has ordered General Anderson 70 with
draw his troops and come TO Knoxville.
II Is rumored that he has teiegIaphcd
the miners that he would withdraw the
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