The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-19

KNoxvILIE, TENN, August 1S.-This
afternoon the court house bell rang the
riot call, and since then the city has
been one huge palpitating nerve. The
excitement is intense and beyond de-
scription. AT two o'clock this after
noon the wires were cut at Coal Greek,
and newspaper men and railroad men
knew that the last step was about to be
taken. Shortly thereafter, the Journal
received bulletin that an attack had
been made upon Camp Anderson, and
from news obtainable that attack must
have been a teeler. as no casualties
we're reported. In ashort time another
attack was made and thenya d third,
In the last, the gatling guns were
brought to bear upon the miners with
deadly effect Many were killed and
wounded.
At6o'clock this evening the alarms
ing news was brought in that Captain
Anderson had been captured and was
being held prisoner with q guard to
prevent a hot-headed faction hanging
him. The details OF the reported cap
ture are not yet known butiit Is said
that it Is to some extent disheartened
the militia. They are, however fight
ing with desperation, as they know that
capture will be followed by the death
Of all at the hands of the infuriated
mob. Reinforcements are hurrying
forward, but they are few in number,
khn10 nh hra &,ei At,h tara- s.-ttsf
AN AWFUL pRoBABII1rY.
Ats p. m. General Carnes and the
West Tennessee troops have not ar.
rived and it is feared the little band
that left Knoxville this afternoon will
be butchered before help can reach it.
The wires are down and beyond
Clinton they have not been heard from.
At Clinton, the sounds OF battle are
plainly heard and there is no doubt
that deadly fighting RACES beyond the
mountains. The possible fate OF the
Knoxville troops at this hour Is o'clockl
isleaking out from the newspaper and
telegraph Offices and thousands OF angry
excited men line the streets and curse
Buchanan for his weakness and the
miners for their madness
ANorHER RIOT CALL.
Thecourt house bell is again ringing
the riot call and the excited people are
rushing in that direction. Menaresvol.
unteering, but there are no arms. Gem
eral Carnes, with 400 men, has Just
reached Knoxville and will 20 itnrne-
diately to the front. Opinion is grow
ing that an awful loss Of life Of good cit
izens and innocent men can only be
ayerted by prompt action OF the gov-
ernor in calling on the President 70
send federal troops to the scene Of ac-
ton.
ANDERSON CAPTURED.
Especial to the Times from the scene
ofwar filed at 10 p. M. says:
Areporter who was under arrest by
the miners since night before last, and
Just escaped, says 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 miners
We're captured by General Andersori's
troops. A truce was raised and
the minera told Anderson II he
would surrender their leader they
would allow himto return to his fort.
He took the men and went down among
the mob. When out OF tange OF the
guns he was captured and not allowed
TO return.
Wheleader Of the mob Is the motor.
ious Bud Lindsay, brother OF the United
States attorney for that district, who
lias murdered eight eight or ten men in
his stinie. Lindsay puta pistol 10 Ander-
sons head and told him he must order
his men to surrender, or he would
shoot General Anderson answered in
q defiant wave OF tho hand, and o firm
shoot and be damned, adding that he
would never tell his men to surrender.
THE LATEST.
Eleven o'clock Confused and contra,
dictory rumors came from Coal Creek.
A courier came into Clinton at IL
O'clock With news that firing had been
kept up all the afternoon, that tho
gatling gun was out Of condition and
that tout soldiers had been killed.
report also comes that General AM
dersonl has been removed from the no.
tel at Coal Creek and that he will be
killed tonight II this proves true, the
vengeance Of the people will be awful.
TROOPS CONCENTRATE.
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