Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-20
PEACE IS DECLARED.
Soldiers at Last Over
come the Miners.
TWO VOLUNTEERS KILLED.
Captain Anderson's Releaseis De-
manded and the Miners Comply.

GOAL crgEK. Tenn., Aug zl-Ihe Dat-
tho OF Coal Cgrok is nc an end md the sol
dicrs ara victorious for once In the mining
trouble When Major Carpenter turned
into the mountains at OGutt, Thursday
night, with his l2J men. the night was
perfectly dark. Although the mejoY was
familiar with every by-path ~ WAS found
dinicult 20 ieep tho dlrcction, and progress
was slow After while four men ap-
peared and offered 10 guide the party.
Major Carpenter Reluctantly accepted the
offer, and tho march was again taken up
and az n better spocL
Betweon s and O'Clock a, m, while un-
conscious * dsnger, the men were fired
upon from behind The miners lay behind
a sione ledge. md their broadside moved
down Volunteers John Walthall and Bush
Givenn. both OF Knoxville Major Car
pentcr's men wheeled and fought brgvely,
bat retreat vas necessary, they fighting
all the way The volunteers fell back to
Clinton, ak miles, reaching there at noon,
In tho meantime, General Carncs had CO
tablishoi himself at Oifut to await day
light
With tho first streak of dawn tho ad-
vance on Coal Greek was begun. Tho
miners fired over their heads from tho
mountains 80 that the bullets could be
heard whIStling by the soldiers The sol
diera retdrnod tho fire. At noon General
Carnos captured a band Of miners. They
were released on promise to
Deliver pp Captain Anderson,
who wa lured from tho fort on the day
before. At tho appointed hour nothing
was To 20 seen of either Captain Anderson
or the uiners Then General Carnes en-
4. l. 49,
drsnHury fight had been going on bo-
tween the ;roops and the miners at Fort
Andorstn ail day. The miners surrendered
at 43O q. m, Captain Anderson was re-
stored To his command and peace was de-
clarel.
After reaching Clinton. Major Carpen-
ter, men, although they had not slept for
twenty -four hours. went by train directly
TO Coal Crock and reported to General
Carnes as no marched into tho town. They
woro then sent to Knoxville with the dead
and wounded II IL not known how many
miners woro injured.
Representatives, OF the Associated Press
were In Clinton and Coal Crock oil day.
The situation has been OF tho gravest mn
ture and at any moment bloodshcd was
likely to occur.
The town Ia now quiet and tSero Is lit
tie doubt that General Carnes and Gen
eral Anderson can hold it without scrious
trouble.
had Man In Custody.
General Barnes has Bud Lindsay, leader
OF tho miners, under arrest &C Coal Creek
lie is deputy United States marshal and
q thoroughly desperate character. He
has killed several men. 1t was he who pro-
posed hanging Captain Anderson Thurs =
day, and was only prevented by his
brother, who Ia good citizen and post
master no Coal Creek
An Encounter In the HilIa
COAL CREEK. Tenn Aug. 20 -Thore were
two men shot by miners at the camp yes
terday and another wounded Reports
came I'm that tho surrounding hills were
bristling with miners. There was an en-
gagement In tho northeastern part Of the
town yesterday afternoon. by Colonel
Sevier in command Of the Chickasaw
guards and about BOO Yollow Crock
miners, whom they encountered on the
hills while out looking for Captain An
derson. Tho miners were routed and sew
eral wounded. Two Of the Chickasaw
ouar,la uara also woupdad