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BLOOD? COKFLICT. BATTLES BETWEEN MINERS AND SOLDIERS Id Which Blood Flowed Freely. A NUMBER ON EACH SIDE KILLED AND MANY WOUNDED, THE MINERS SURRENDER. History of the Trou bio From its Incip ient')' Up to Date. BEIIINMNO OF TIIK TROUBLE. Saturday, August 13, Miners swoop ed down upon the stockade at Tracy City, Tenn., liberated the convicts lb< re in contained, and set fire to the budd ings. The stockade was completely de stroyed, and the three hundred and fifty convicts were shipped to the state prison at Nashville. On the Monday following, the miners moved upon the stockade at Inman and forced the re moval of the convic's there. Sheriff Morrison had been warned of the mob's coming, but he was powerless, as he could not get a posse.to defend the stockade on account of the general sympathy for the miners. Two hundred and ninety con vict* were released at Inman and the stockade torn down. These convicts were likewise shipped to Nashville. In the meantime Superintendent of Prisons Wade called on Governor Buchanan for troops. Tuesday morning an attack was made upon the convict stockade at Oliver Springs. A company of stato militia had been stmt to Olivers, us an attack was expected at that place. A fight between the miners and soldiers took place in which the miners wero whipped for the first time in toe history of the mine troubles in Tennessee. The men had taken position on two woody eminences which surrounded the stockade. The leader of the mini rs shout ed to the guards to surrender and give up the convicts. Captain Ferris, in com mand of the troops, replied: “Come and get us!” The lender shouted . “All right, O—-d d—n you, we'll take y> u.” The battle then began. From almost every direction the balls rail ed in upon the guards. They were well protected by the stockade. They had the convicts also well sheltered from any rifle balls. A flag of truce finally went up from the woods nud the guard ceased tiring. The miners were then allowed to carry off those who were wounded or killed Before they left they declared they would get mure and come back and “wipe out” the guards. KOI.IMEKN AND mi A RDM SURRENDER. WEDNESDAY’S DISPATCHES The gusrds aud twenty-eight state militia-men surrendered to the miners at Oliver Springs Wednesday morning at 7 o’clo. k. A few minutes before 7 o’clock Dr. Shelton, of Oliver Springs, wiio is the prison physician, was sent by the miners to Warden Farris, who hud charge of the stockade. I)r. Shelton told tho warden that there were. 2,000 miners, armed with Winchesters and dynamite, surr. unding the stockade and all would be killed unless they surrender ed, Warden Farris at once said he surrender, showing tho greatest fear. Major Candler, with the twenty-seven men of the national guards of the state of Tennessee, refused to surrender. He said that his men had corns to protect the property and convicts ami they would not surrender. Farris ordered his eighteen guards to march out the couvicts two by two and surrender to the miners. No protest of Major Candler’s had any effect, and the convicts wero marched out and the blockhouse doors left open. Tho troops were thus left at the merry of a mob, if one should come. They wero on the regular morning inspection at the time, they had all told only 500 rounds of ammunition, so they marched out and followed the convicts and guards. For a mile after leaving the stockade not a soul was seen. They then came upon some fifty to seventy five miners, who fell upon thun and demanded their arms. The in litimncn surrendered their guns, save a telegraph operator and Major Candler. They refused to surrender aud made their escape and joined the Chatta nooga companies at llarriinan about noon. These companies had never been able to get to Oliver Springs, as the trainmen refused to take them. The convicts were marched on down under guard, who were given back their gua6, to a station near Oliver Springs. Here the entire number of ninety-seven were placed on cars, and they, with the guauls and miiiers, started to Knoxville. They reached Clinton about 11 a. m. There tile miners left, using one of the engines they had captured Tuesday night to take tin m to Coal Creek, ten miles north. The cou victs were kept there for some time and then carried to Knoxville. They arrive I at 3 p m., and soon after were trans ferred from the coaches to the jail. They are held awaiting the orders of the gov ernor. It is expected that they will be taken to Nashville immediately. At 8 o’clock the company of militia which surrended reached Knoxville. After they were disarmed during the morning by the miners they were told to “skip out.” They complained bitterly of their treatment by the miners. They say they were robbed of their money, watches, arms and whatever else they had. They also denounced Warden Farris for sur - rendering. They all agree lhat if he had fought not a gun would have been fired. No miuer was in shootiug dis tance of the camp when they came out. They also stated, as do the guards, that the total number of miners did not ex reed seven to nine hundred. The guards now say say they made a serious mistake in surrendering. This conclusion is cor rect, for the miners with their overpow ering numbers,did not dare to attack the little handful Tuesday night; If they would not nt’ack in the night they would not nave done so oy aayngnt, as all me circumstances show. The miners who left Clinton ab ut 11 o’clock a. m., went to Coal Creek, where two or three hun dred more had assembled, increasing the total to something like one thousand men. The miners have full possession of the telegraph office at Coal Creek and have several operators among their numbej. They will probably attack the stockade, but it is believed tlie 135 militiamen there will repulse th<m if they do. A startling report is current to the ef fect that Governor Buchanan knew sev eral days ago what the miners intended to do. He is now charged with being in accord with them. The indications ! ate that the mob will hnv • Uncle Sam after some of them. Acting on the or der of United States Judge Jackson, lteceiv. rs Fmk Hnd McGhee, of the East Tennessee, Virginia nnd Georgia railway, i ffi ra reward of S2OO each for the proof which will establish in proceedings for contempt the guilt of six of the leaders who took forcible possession of the en gines and cars of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railway on its Walden’s Bulge division on August 18th and 17th, and who cut the win s of said nil way company ut Clinton and Oliver Springs, Tenn., thereby preventing the tunning of trains and endangering life and property. Tin: i n;iiT urgin'*. Thursday’s dispatches. Thursday was the most exciting in Knoxville since the dink days of the civil war. The morning papers told the story of the surrender at Olivers Wednes day. They also br night the story before the public of the serious situ ition at Camp Anderson. It is known that all Wednesday night nnd during tho early hours Thursday morning crowds of miners were massing at Coal Creek. They came from Kentucky and scattering numbers from other points. A ong witli them were many tramps and loafers who have joined them simply out of their general worthlessness. It is a howling mob of from tlireo to five thousand inen which sur rounds the little handful of men under command of Major Keller Anderson. The first news of the day was a report about 10 o’clock that Camp Anderson hud surrendered, and that the troops and convicts wire en route to Knox vile. This telegram bore tho signature of a prominent citizen of Coal Creek. It was not long until a telegram was re ceived from Major Anderson, saying that he had not surrendered and did not in tend to do so. This was confirmed by other telegrams coming in about noon. MORE EXCITING lIUMOItS . Numerous rumors of the most exciting nature were|afloat about noon. Shortly after noon Sheriff Holloway at Knoxvillo began summoning men to form a posse to go to Coal Creek. Appeals for help came from the camp there. He and his deputies wont up nnd down the Streets calling in men. He re ceived a telegram from the gov cruor to take all tho arms and stores to be had which belong to the state, and what he lacked to get at any cost, and arm the men and tako them to Coal Creek. Ho notified the men to appear at the c> unty court house when the bell rang the not alarm, lie summoned some two or three hundred men. A squad of the national guard of tho state of Ttnucssie, who wero under arms in an armory, were noti fied by the officers to be ready to move at a moment’s notice. In the meantime, telegrams were received at Knoxville stating that a special train bearing 350 troops, two Gatling guns and plenty of arms was cn route from Chattanooga with the militia from Mem phis and Nashville. At 3 o’clock the riot alarm Bounded from tho court house hell. In a few minutes crowds of citizens were rushing in that direction. A large majority of those called had an swered. When they got there they found that there waa not a sufficient num ber of guns to arm the crowd. All who could ho armed secured them. Then they waited for orders. At 4 o’clock they re reived tho command to march to tho Fast Tennessee depot. They tiled out, nnd it wns (ound that only eighty-five men had guns. They marched through Gay street, the chief business street, cn route to the depot. In command of one company was Colonel W. 1,. Lodger wood, an cx oflicor ot flu; federal army, who saw ser vice under Sherman for four yoars. In command of tho other com pany was Captain D. I). An derson, an ex-con fi rate captain under Lee. As they went through the street they were wildly cheered. Thero were about fifteen colored men in lino. Mainly, however, tho leading citizens of Knoxville comprised tho crowd of civil ians. In the line were prominent wliole s ilc merchants—men who could writo their checks for $500,000. There were pbynirims nnd lawyers. Several of tho lawyt rs were men of more than state note. On their way to the depot tho wholesale hardware stores were opened to them, and they were furnished additional am munition and arms. Some of them had only squirrel rifles; others had shotguns. ON TO COAL CIIKKK. When they reached the Kast Tennessee railroad 'yards, where they wero to tako the train, they found an immense throng there to greet them. The crowd was largely their sympathizers, though some were heard to express the wish that none would como hack alive. At tho train the 185 sta'e militiamen were aboard. At 4:88 o’clock p. ra. the com mand was given to move. The train 'hen pulled out, having four coaches. On tho tinder of the engine were two officers with guns to cover that part of the train. They had command to shoot u"y man who attempted to interfere with the engineer. On the plat form of the third coßch were other guards to back them up. The train had ciders to move to Coal Creek at the greatest possible speed. After pulling out. Major D. A. Carpenter, ns gallant and brave a man as ever marched under Sheiid.in, was put in command as gen eral. He is an old federal officer who saw service for four years in the war of the rebellion. Before the train had fairly passed out of the city limits, the order was given to load. The men loaded their shotguns, rifles and army muskets. The militiamen had their cartridge boxes tilled and had full soldiers’ equipments. The citizens’ guards had nothing of the kind. They tilled their pockets with shells for shotguns and cartridges for riflei. At 5:30. Thursday afternoon, the train reached Clinton, four miles south of Coat Creel;. A telegram sent lrom the Atlauta Con stitution station, four miles from the scene of war, states that the convict war broke out iu earnest Thursday evening, and for four hours the military and vol unteers under Col. Keller Anderson, of Mi mphis, engaged the mountaineers in a stubborn, hard f. right, pitched battle. Four times the mountain men assaulted the stockade in w hich the troops are gar risoned, ami fourtimes they were repulsed. The charges made by the miners were swift and almost irresistible, while the defeme put up by the small handful of troops cooped in the rude st< ckade was heroic, brave and grand. Small arms and cannon were used by the soldiers while the mountaineers fought with the old army muskets, the squirrel rifle, the shot gun and the improved Winchester. Dark ness ended the battle, but it did not ter minate the shooting. All night long the sharp report of the gun echoed from the hillsides, the preceding tl tsh showing where the sharpshooters wire located. With daylight the fight will probably be resumed all along the line aod a bloody day is predicted by every one. The miners are de termined end will never surrendir, while tho military commender, Gencrd Carnes, : says that ho will go to the rescue of the garrison or lose ev< ry man be hi s. Though the firing was incessant and spirited for more than four hours no one can present | the casualties on either side. It is known that some fifteen or twenty miners have been killed, but the mountaineers refuse ro give any information to any one. Tho troops cannot tie accounted for because thry are all cut off from the works by the army of mountaineers, but be the casualties what they may, the mountain men certainly got the best of the battle. They have captured nnd are now holding Col. Anderson as a prisoner of war. The capture of Colonel Anderson was a cow ardly piece of business and has stirred up the greatest indignation everywhere. The fighting began at 3 o’clock. During the fight two or three mine leaders were captured by General Anderson and his troops. There was a truce and tho miners told Anderson if he would surrender their leaders, they wou'd allow hitn to return to his fort. He took the men and went down among the mob Before he left he told his troops to fight and never surrender. When lie got the captured miners to Coal Creek depot, where they were out of the rango of t h o guns from the fort, a mob captured iiim aud would not allow him to return. The leader of the mob was the notorious Bud Lindsay, a brother of the United States attorney general of this dis trict. Lindsay has killed eight or ten men. He put a pistol to Anderson’s head and told him ho must give orders to his men to surrender. Anderson straightened up, threw out his arm in the face of Lindsay’s pistol and told him to “shoot and bed—ill" lhat he would never tell his men to surrender. Ander son was then taken to a hotel as a pris oner. The miners declare that they will lynch him unless the troops are with drawn. General Carnes is very uneasy about his comrade and will try to prevent the execution of any such threat, but be may be too late. Every company of military in the state except two is on hand nnd these these two will arrive within a few hours. In addi tion to the military there are 200 volun teers. Among those volunteers are some of the wealthiest and most substantial gentlemen of Knoxville, who responded to the call when tho alarm hell rang in that city in the afternoon. General Carnes has about one thousand men in his command and one hundred and fifty in tho stockade. The Mountainceis uum nearly three thousand—all of 2,500. They are between two forces of the state. In order for General Carnes to reach the garrison lie must march his army right through that of the miners commanded ed by D. B. Monroe, a Tennessee miner, but before doing so Gen eral Carnea must get to Coal Creek. At this minute there are two trains of sol diers on the main line here awaiting for orders from the train dispatcher to move. The ride from hero is one full of daugor. The miners know that the troops are coming and they swear to give them a warm reception. The run from Clinton to this point was a mere creep, a crawl— the engineer w 8 compelled to fell his way. Dynamite was found all the way and General Carnes is now debating whether it is safer to march his men through the woods in the dark or try the trains. Tho miners have complete con trol of everything and up to the time they cut the wires, would not let a single line leave without first seeing it. So cautious aud careful have the miners been that no one seems to know what they intend doing except fight Every body knows that they intend fighting to the last. At 2 o’clock Friday morning the troops under General Carnes went into camp two miles from Coal Creek. ■IIiIHU HLODUSIJED. FRIDAY’S DISPATCHES. A special of Frid iy from Coal Creek says: Two bloody, hard-fought battles and two quick, sharp, death-dealing skirmishes, all fought under tho tdack tl g, in irk the history of tho Coal Creek w .i within the past twentv-fonr hours \nd ns a result, Tennessee will have at least six funerals within the next few ays. More tliuu likely, that six raiy be swelled to more than twice the number. Every one was anticipating a big battle be ween the combined military forces and tbentire mining aggregation, but, instead of the one big battle, with a big roll of missing soldiers, four fights oc curred, and in those four bat tles tho stato of Tennessee lost seven citizens—three who wore defending her honor and upholding her law, ami four who detiod tho law and were trying to trample the state’s flag into tho ground. Those seven men are: Harry Walthall, bookkeeper in the Knoxville and Ohio road’s auditing de partment; Frank Gibbons,a deputy slier ill; Ben Bush, prosperous young farmer; Tom Melaue, a minor, who came from Jellico; Giorgo Miller, a railroader, who has been in sympathy with the miners and has been among themjsince the troops came out; William Buck, a coal digger from Oliver Creek; an unkown man, who may have been lighting either under the miners’ flag or under the state’s hanuor, so tar as can be ascertained. Besides these seven, in a careful search among the bushes and cliffs around Coal Creek, many more dead bodies may be found. The list of wounded,though not complete, more than trebles the dead, and there is every re tson to believe that more than one of those who are now occupying cots in improvised hospitals may live only a few days nnd then join those of the army of the state’s defense who died upon the field. The fight cf the four took place Thursday night about 12 o’clock. Ttie scene of action was upou the crest of a spur of Walden ridge. It resulted in tiie death of two of the state’s men aud tlmt killing of two miners. When it be gan, both armies wero completely sur prised, as neither knew of the proximity of the other until the tiring began. Shortly after dark Thursday evening a baud of nearly two hundred soldiers left the railroad at Offuts, a station about four miles from Coal Creek, and started acro-s the mountain for the garrisou Cotom 1 Anderson had been commanding up to the time of his a’rrest. The commaud wns composed of military compauies from C’h .ttauooga and a posse coming from Kuoxville. The former were under command of Colonel Woolford, of Chat tanooga, while the latter was subject to the order of Major Carpenter, a war vet erau of sixty five years, whose hair au I beard are perfectly white. When that body left the railroad the march across the mountain began. The night was dark and cloudy. They lia 1 ha'dly r. ached the crest of Walden’s ridge when they were met by something over a hundred miners from Oliver Springs on their way to reinforce the miners. Tho niiuers discovered the soldiers before the soldiers could discover them, and secreted themselves behind a cliff. The soldiers marched by, and just as the rear guard passed over the crest of tne mountain the miners scattered out be ' hind and opened fire. The first shot, of course, attracted the a’tention of Major Carpenter, and in a minute he had re ver-eil his column and made an irresisti ble charge upon the miners, whofl.d precipitately; hut the fight cost Major Carpenter two of his best men—Walthall and Gibb ms They were both lying upon tlie ground dead—one shot through the face and the other through the neck. Overflfteen hundred shots were fired dur ing the engagement, and the engagement diil not last more than three minutes. In addition to having two dead men, Major Carpenter had a half dozen wounded on his hands. But Alitor Carpenter con trollc 1 bis men well, and the miners were driven from the field, leaving two of their c mpanion* dead upon the ground. After the fight Major Carpenter decided that it would be better to return to the rail road than to attempt to reach the gar rison. In coming away from the battle field the command because badly scatter ed, Hud all day the boys, tired, hungry and worn out, have been dropping into Clinton in squads of tvro, three and a dozen. Soon after daylight the portion of Major Carpenter’s who had clung to gether encountered a party of miners near the first battlefield and a sharp brush of a minute or two en-ued. Nono of the soldiers were hurt in the skirmish, but it is generally believed that the min ers carried away a dead comrade. About 7 o’clock Friday morning, a detachment sent out by General Carnes who had gone into cump the night before near Coal Creek, ran upon a gang of miners less than a mile from the depot. The miners were twice as many as the soldiers, but Colonel Bevies, who was in command, led his troops forward and a warm ex change of shots ensued. Whether any one was killed or not among the miners it is iinpos-ibte to tell. While Bevies was engaging some of the miners near the co il chute, a hand on the other side of the depot essayed to take the garrison again. But the gang was repulsed witli the loss of one man killed. G neral Carnes did not move upon the Coal Creek crowd as early as he intended to and his detention was caused by his inability to locate the command of Major Carpenter. About 1 o’clock, how ever, he 6ent a flag into town and demanded the release of Colonel Anderson and the un conditional surrender of the miners. This was refused and then the general sent his messenger back with the declaration: “If you do not surrender within an hour I shall advance and storm the place.” Many < f the miners laughed, but some of them advised a surrender, because their ammunition was short. A confer ence wns held and the miners adjourned wi'h a request that Gen eral Carnes give them until 3 o’cloik. This tho general agreed to do, re sirving. however, the right to attack any body of their men outside the town. Before the general mule his demand for tho surrcndei of the town, lie sent out several squads with orders to look well over tiio field. One of these squads was under command of Colonel Bevies, the officer the miners made surrender a ye ir ago. The c ilonel is a good soldier and a lucky one. Within two hours af ter leaving the camp Colonel Sevier ran upon a squad of a half-dozen miners who, like lie, were scouting. The colonel demanded their surrender and at first they tefused, hut finally they gave in. Soon after making the capture the colonel ascertained that one of his prisoners was the celebrated Bu t Lindsay, tno great out law and the veteran leader of insurrec tions. Lindsay was completely cowed, aud without being asked a question told General Carnes just what the miners’ strength und plans were. Just before 3 o’clock a flag of trueo came to General Carnes from Coal Creek. The rniuers wanted another hour. At first General- Carnes refused to grant it, but finally agreed to do so provided Colonel An derson was surrendered to him. The miners agreed to do so and at half past 4 o’clock Colonel Anderson was es corted from Coal Creek to Camp Carnes by a small delegation of min ers who move! under a white flag. The meeting between the old veteran and General Carnes was a touching one. The miners who came into camp with Colonel Anderson informed General Carnes that they were willing to surrender under cer •tain conditions and these conditions they began to name when the general cut them short by saying, “Nothing but an uncon ditional surrender will do. I ask no fa vors and I grant none.” The miners withdrew nnd after a short consultation returned and informed Gener- Carnes that they would cease all hostili ties and surrender. General Carnes did not deem it advisable, however, to iuvest the town with his troops, but will do so within a few hours, and no one just now thinks that they will meet with any op position. If they do not, the second Coal Creek war may be considered at an end. After that, the practical surrender by the miners, a comparison of notes gave up the casualties which have been pre sented in tho first part of this story. But are the people right in thinking that the trouble is ended? Many think this agreement of the miners to surrender is a scheme they are working and have no faith in it. They may be right and they may not. AItMS FOR THE SOLDIERS. A Washington dispatch says: Acting Secretary of War Grant, Friday morning telegraphed the commandant of the ar senal at Indianapolis to forward at once to the governor of Tennessee at Knoxville six hundred stands of arms nnd 89,000 rounds of ammunition for use by the state authorities in sup pressing the miner's riot. 'I his action i based on a formal requisition from Governor Buchanan. General Grant explained that the arms aud am munition form only a part of Tennessee’s quota under the allotment of SIO,OOO appropriation for the support of the na tional guard of the states, and that the governor’s requisition would have beeu honored at any time regardless of the condition of affairs in the state. Gen eral Grant added that no application for Iroops had been received so far as be knew and he did not look for one. The department had refused to allow the vol unteers to use tho government arms at the University of Tennessee for the rea son that they were intended solely for the use of the cadets, and could not be loaned to outside parties no matter how comiu mialile their purpose. Tills DEATH UST GROWS. SATURDAY’S DISPATCHES. General Carnes is now in absolute con trol of Coal Creek and the entire valley from th re to Briceville. The town and valley nro both under military rule, and, for the first time in the history of that part of Tenuess c, the people are living, not as they want to, but as General Carnes requires them. The miners have been completely vanquished, but many think they are by no means corquered, aud that the trouble will be renewed just as soon as the troops are withdrawn. The mountaineers who are yet in the val ley were engaged all day Saturday in searching the woods on the mountain side for dead and wounded. Detach ments from the soldiers were doing the same thing, aud the death list proves to be larger than at first reported. Three more deal soldiers and six dead miners have been found. Three or four men who had Inen so desperately «ounded that they could not move were found. For th'rty-six hours they had been lying upon the wet ground w ith no one near to give them attention. A complete list of the dead now, in addition to those re ported Friday are: Private Smith, of Chattanooga; Corporal Waterman, of Memphis; Volunteer Wambly,of Athens. This makes the state’s loss six men, while the miner’s may be estimated at anything above nine men. There are yet a number of men missing. ANOTIIKR BHAHP FIGHT. That the miners are not satisfied with the se'tlemi nt wa» made quite apparent Saturday by a brisk skirmish between the Chickasaw Guards, under Command of General Carnes himself, and a party of miuers. The general was reliably in formed that there was a big gang of miners at Briceville, who were defiant and were threatening to attack the army. The general decided to advance up the valley and give the miners a chance to tight. The miners had congregated, nearly 500 strong, at Briceville, but in some way they hiard hat General Carnes was coming, and just as the train rolled into the place the mountaineers scat tered, except one Rang of about fifty, who surrendered without the liitingof a gun. Every house in Briceville was then searcued by the military, and between sixty and seventy-five miners, who had scattered themselves, were found. Six or seven convicts who had been released and were being stowed away by the miners were also captured. With the prisoneis General Carnes got over ono hundred guns and half of them were improved Winchesters. General Carnes put his prisoners in an empty box car, and instructed the engineer to couple it to the train. The troops then broke ranks and were climbing upon the cars when a perfect fusilade came from tho mountain side above. Tho bullets whis tled over the soldiers’ heads, but under the hot fire they re-formed like old vet erans and at the command moved up the steep incline, led by the brave, fearless commander of the state troops. As the soldiers advanced the firing continued, but the miners could not bo seen, as they were scattered behind the trees and hushes. For a minute or two it looked like the guards would be whipped out, but as a tnau dropped they closed up and continued to advance until the firing came from either wing ns well ns from the front. When the soldiers came among the miners they began flying, and as they moved out the boys had their chance, and two or three volleys were fired, three of the miners going down. One of them was killed, undjhat one was a negro. T 1 e other two were Imdly hurt, one of them, Oe’orge Hatterhou'-e, will probably die. BH.VBN HUNDRED PAROLED. Since Saturday morning over sevon hundred mountaineers have been paroled by General Carnes. Some of these came into the Creek voluntarily, while others were picked up by scouting parties sent out. To all these General Carnes gave a written parole; but there were some the general would not parole and some that were captured that would not accept a parole. These men are held as prisoners. VOLUNTEERS DISCHARGED. On Saturday afternoon General Carnes discharged all the volunteers and sent them home, ns he is convinced that the war is over for the present. He will keep all the military he has until ordered away by the governor. THE BUFFALO STRIKE. The Soldiers Take a Hand—Powder and Bullets Used. The second week of the railroad strike opened at Buffalo, N. Y., Saturday. Three features are most prominent in the situation. An army of 5,000 are quar tered in the city and county; an attempt only partly successful so far, is being made to lift freight blockade, and the danger of thestrikeof a hundred organiza tions is no less imminent than heretofore. The important crises in the strike has been reached. It is stated to be almost certain that all the locomotive firemen on the Lehigh, Erie, Lake Shore, West Shore, and Central roads will go out aud that all the trainmen and conductors will follow them. BULLETS AND POWDER. Powder was burned and bullets flew thick and fast at Camp 7, at East Buf falo, Friday night. The first order to fire was given near midnight, when the 71st regiment guard was called out to repel some men who were stoning a train of non-union men. The soldiers came and stoning continued. The gang was on Erie trestle and then the order to fire was Riven. A volley was turned loose on ihem and they scattered. Another volley was fired and the men broke aud ran under cover of darkness. They were pursued but escaped. b unday’s dispatches state that there is danger of fresh trouble on the Buffalo, U Chester and Pittsburg railroad. If new demands are made by the men as expected all will be discharged and now men put on at the old rate. On the Western New York anil Pennsylvania the men have refused to handle Beading cars loaded with coal and if the company in sists on their doing so the men will go. The railroads claim a victory tor Sunday as they have operated the yards without disturbance with the non-union men and all the roads are moving large quantities of freight. Past Grand Chief Telegraph er Thurston has been in conference at Buffalo with local railroad telegraphers respecting the pending trouble with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western. The difficulty is one for wages and an ultimatum will probably be asked before ordering the strike. TEXAS MILITIA DISBANDING. Favoritism and Polities Assigned as the Cause. A news special of Sunday from Bryan, Tex ts, says: A split up of the state mi litia has started, the Bryan Light In fantry having disbanded and returned its commission. Captain C. S. Gainer in his letter to Adjutant General Mabry says the whole Texas volunteer guard is going to pieces. lie charges superior officers with favoritism and conduct unbecoming soldieis or gent ft men in favoring certain companies in encampment decisions, in assailing the character of officers and men and denying them a hearing. Politics has entered the ranks of the militia and it promises to wind up like the demo cratic convention did. The Eight-Hour Law. Solicitor-General Aldrich, of the de partment of justice, is preparing an opin ion in regard to the application of the provisions of the eight horn law, passed at the last session of congn ss, to apply to the public service in all the executive departments, but mote especally with reference to the construction of public works under contracts with private firms, such as the building of naval at d other vessels, ond the construction and repair of public buildings of all classes. CURIOUS CIRIOS. Though the next total solar eclipse does not take place until April 15, 1893. astronomers are already astir making plans for observing it. A dwarf residing at Skigaken, Osaka, is dG years old and but 17 inches high. He is well educated and earns a liveli hood by teaching penmanship. The total acreage of Scotland is 18,- 940,684. Of this comparatively small landed area one nobleman owns 1,320, - 000 acres and his >\ife 149,879 acres more. Extraordinary prices w re paid at the Srih; of the Co ntuse d’Avou’a collections in Paris last month. A piece of tapestry alter Watteau real z d $25.20(T. The condor soars higher than any other bird, spending nine-tenths of its time floating in the rarified atmosphere or three miles above sea level. Alhazeu, an Arabian, born in the year 1000 A. D., first taught the present theory of vision, and explained why we see but one picture of an object with our two eyes. Professor Douglass has succeeded in manufacturing minaturo cyclones and tornadoes by means of electricity, thus proving the electrical character of the “prairie terrors.” In 1774 Maskelync, the astronomer loyal of England, first calculated the weight of the earth. The weight, as estimated in an encyclopedia is 6,000,- 000,000,000,000,000,000 tons. Melvin Atwood, the San Francisco m neralogi.-t,one of the discoverers of the great Comstock legde, believes the chances are < xcellent for fi iding in Cali fornia one or more of the volcanic pip<B containing diamonds as at Kimberly, Du Toitspau and Bultfoutein. Hold Bullion Is attractive, but its hue in the skin and eye balls is repulsive, and indicates biliousness, a mala Jy, how’ever, easily remediable with Hos tetter’s Stomach Bitters. Nausea, sick head ache, pains through the right side and shoulder blade are manifestations of liver complaint, disinissable with the Bitters, which also ban ishes malaria, rheumatic and kidney com plaints, nervousness and constipation. The first volume of Indian tales from the pen of Cooper appeared when the author was thirty. Pure nuil Wholesome Quality Commends to public approval the California liquid laxitive remedy. Syrup of Figs. It is pleasant to the taste and by acting gently on the kidney-, liver and bowels to cleanse the system effectually, it promotes the health and comfort of all who use it, and with millions it is the best and only remedy. Naturalists say that a single swallow will devour 60,000 flies in one day. If your Rack Aches, or you are all worn out, rood for nothing, it is general debility. Brown's Iron Bitters w 11 cure you, make you strong, cleanse your liver, aud give a good ap petite-tones the nerves. A historic collection of railway tickets will be one of the exhibits at the World’s fair. Ail Interesting Subject. Do you know' that the state of the blood run ning in your veins is the cause of your sickness or your health? This is a most important mat ter, although overlooked by people who show a great deal of good sense otherwise. Your blood has to be kept pure, or your whole system gradually becomes a wreck. It costs very little to check disease and correct the state of the blood if the matter is taken up in time; but it costs a great deal, and is often impossible, if taken up after disease has gained a foothold. If you are troubled with Syphilis, Itch, Hu mors, Swellings, Skin Disease, Rheumatism, Pimples, Scrofula, Malaria, Catarrh, Fevers, Liver and Kidney diseases, Old Sores, Erup tions, or any other disorders resulting from im pure blood, write at once to Dr. S. C. Parsons, Savannah, Ga. His Blood Purifier is a won derful remedy, and only costs one dollar per bottle. Besides this, for nothing at all except a stamp, he will send you a pamphlet contain ing a lot of private and valuable information. Write to him without delay. Beats ’Em All. GRAND EXCURSION VIA C.,H. A D. TO MONTREAL AND yL’F.UEC, THURSDAY, BKPT. 8. The great excursion route, the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton R. R., will run the firet of their annual excursions to Montreal and Que bec, from Cincinnati ami Indianapolis, Thurs day, Sept 8. The round trip rates are marvel ously low, being from Cincinnati or In dianapolis to .Montreal and return, and butsl;> to Quelieo and return, with side-trip to Ottawa returning. Tickets w ill be good (returning) for twenty days from date of sale. This is the first cheap excursion ever run to beaut if ul Montreal or historic Quebec from Cincinnati. For ticx ets, sleeping-car berths, etc., call on or address any C., H. & D. agent, or E. O. McCormick, Gen. Passenger and Ticket Ag’t, Cincinnati, O. Tbf Only On© Ever Printed. CAN YOU FIND TIIK WORD ? There is a 3-inch display advertisement in this paper, this week, which has no two words alike except one worn. The same is true ot each new one appearing each week, from The Dr. Harter Medicine Co. TMs house ulacos a “Crescent” on everything they make and publish’ Look for it, send thorn the name of the word and they will return you book, BEAUTIFUL LITHOGRAPHS or SAMPLES FREE. The cost of a one-nnn sea-diving apparatus for a depth of 200 feet is $575. Bnown’s Iron Bitters cures Dyspep«la,Mala ria. Biliousness and General Debility. Gives Strength, aids Digestion, tones the nerves— creates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing Mothers, weak women and children. Girls in tight or short dresses are not allowed to appear on the stage in Butte City. • ,1. C. SIMPSON, Marquess, W. Va., says: “Hall's Catarrh Cure cured me of a very bad ca.se of catarrh.” Druggists sell it, 75c. Man's system is like a town, it must be well drained and nothing is so efficient as Keech am's Pills. For sale by all druggists. Jf Of Medicines is what B I consider Hood's Sarsa- Jjjw parilla. For 6 years r - ■CT*/ I was confined to my bed with white swellings and scrofula sores. Wm. A. Lehr. To my £reat joy, when i begun with HOOD’S SARSAPAR ILLA the sores soon decreased. 1 kept taking it tor a year, when 1 was so well that I went to work, and since then have not lost one day on account of sickness. I am always well and have a good appetite.” Wm. A. Lehh, Nd. 9 Railroad Street, Kendallville, Ind. Hood’s Pills are the best after-dinner Pills, assist digestion,cure headache and biliousness. UAI TION. Beware af iSrnloruMb- AAA I 1% J%|| A I A A Mitutiiiff »lio«'N without W.li. Douulaw Vba 3 illlf iSmI !rk m, nntm- ami i he piic»* Htnmped on bottom. y u Jm Su< h •*iilt«tituiiou«» nre fraudulent and ■■ ■ U w W 13 kA w subject to prosecution by law for ob- ■" ■ pn _ tH- r'laU ('*p rcl r n clc»" QOO2J fS ET MB OnVk GENTLEMEN. # v, \k• ■•“** WkHI seamless, smooth inside, flexible, more comfortable, stylish » ft w \jßil and durable than any other shoo ever sold at the price. ,wy y 9 ' Equals custom-made shoescostiugfrom St to $5. f i&f ibUl The only >:|.oo r*hoe made with two complete W * h&Bk iCk :wM poles, securely sewed at the outside edge (as shown in cut), L;B Z P§jgg %i \ which gives double the wear of cheap welt shoesaold at tho L I " yjy jg-y IklA* same price, for such easily rip, hav jug oniy one Solo sewed 1 t r~s\ to a narrow «trip of leather oa the edge, and when once {% ■ i | \ The two **olesof the\V\fL, DOUGLAS S3. OOShoe w übE 1 \Vm w •> " rn t r n_h <■ in be r« jam i many times as f Nt - 'lAasKa\l \ fSm nooeaaarj.as thev win never rip or loosen from the upper, p* * rl £ / w^S^r-vS:\ xmze, should consider the superior qualities y £ of these shoes, and not be influenced it $3.00^ and s|.Oo —jjfsjvf?hcß T 1 * outhsl 1 This is the pisS^S Will give exclusive wale to shoe dealer* and general merchants where I bars raatmta. write tor catalogue. If not for sale in Four place send direct to Factory, stating kind, size und width wanted. Postage free* IV, L, Dcuglas, Brockton, Mass. Stove pqush 00 NOT BE DECEIVED S“th pastes. Enamels, and tli. hands, iujnre tho Iron, »nrt l 'L iirjmant. Odor- Tho Rising Sun Stove Polish Is Rrmiam-, less, Durable, and the consumer pa>s tor nu uu or glass package with every purchase. CHILD BIRTH • • ; • • • MADE EASY! “ Mothers’ Friend ’’ is a scientific- '• ally prepared Liniment, every ingre dient of recognized value and in constant use by the medical pro fession. These ingredients are com bined in a manner hitherto unknown “MOTHERS’ • FRIEND” • WILL DO all that is claimed for it AND MORE. It Shortens Labor, l.essens Pain, Diminishes Danger to Life of Mother and Child. Book to “ Mothers ” mailed FREE, con- t taining valuable information and voluntary testimonials. Sent by express on receipt of price ft.BO per bottla BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta. Ga. BOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS. SPECIFIC pOR renovating the entire system, eliminating all Poisons from the Blood, whether of scrofulous or malarial origin, this prep aration has no equal. . . TMDEICICfCMSS* r/TV If ~ ~ “ For eighteen months l had an eating sore on my tongue. / was treated by best local physicians, but obtained no relief; the sore gradually grew worse. / finally tcok S. S. S., and was entirely cured after using a few bottles .” SC. B. Mcl-emore, Henderson, Tex. -pREATISE on Blood and Skin 1 Diseases mailed free. The Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga. ‘August Flower” My wife suffered with indigestion and dyspepsia for years. Life be came a burden to her. Physicians failed to give relief. After reading one of your books, I purchased a bottle of August Flower. It worked like a charm. My wife received im mediate relief after taking the first dose. She was completely cured — now weighs 165 pounds, and can eat anything she desires without any deleterious results as was formerly the case. C. H. Dear, Prop’r Wash ington House, Washington, Va. ® fif LIVER H' PILLS Witt do not gripe nor sicken. WMH Sure cure for SICK 11EAD“ ACHE, impaired dige«tioß,conrti - NaffiejiSk pation, torpid glands. They arouse m v ' tß l organs, remove nausea, diz iS /\ zineee. Magical effect on Kid _i U ueys and bladder. Conauer 5 bilious nervous tiis orders. Establish nat s V ural Daily action. Beautify complexion by purifying blood. Purely Vegetable. The dose is ricely adjusted to suit ease, as one pill can never betoo much. Each vial contains 42, carried in vest pocket, like lead pencil. Business man’s great convenience. Taken easier than sugar. Sold every where. All genuine goods bear “Crescent." Send 2-cent stamp. You get 32 page book with sample. DR. HARTER MEDICINE CO.. SI. Louis. Mo. Every Mai His Owi Doctor. A 600-page Profusely Illustrated Book,contain ing valuable information pertaining to dis* eases of ihe human system, showing Low to TREAT and CURE with the simplest of medi cines. The book contains snalysis of court ship and marriage and management of child ren, besides useful prescription*, recipes, etc. Mailed, post-paid, for 60 cents. Address ATLANTA PUBLISHING HOUSE, 116 Loyd Street, Atlanta, Ga. the HtouiAoh. liver and bowels.: • purity Ihe blood, are safe and ef# n fectual. The best general family $ • medicine known for Biliousness.# # rn - r Constipation . Dyspepsia, Foul# # Breath. Headache, Heartburn. Loss# d of Appetite, Mental Depression,# • Painful Digestion, Pimples, Sallow# • Complexion, Tired Feeling, and* •every symptom or disease resulting from impure• 2 blood, ora failure by the stomach, liver or intestines? Ito perform their proper functions. Person si ri yt n to # 1 over-eating are benefited by taking a TAH l I.F. after a each meal. Price.by mail.l gross 12; l bottle 16c. Ad--# # dress THE KIPA&SCHEMICAL CO., 10Spruce St..N.Y.# • Agents Wanted) EIGHTY per rent profit. # ♦«>••••• ■ Plso’s Remedy for Catarrh is the Best. Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. ■ Sold by druggists or sent by mail, 50c. LI T. Hazeltine, Warren, Pa. T. Fitzgerald, PATENTS ULU.V^wV'.’rvV: a n U Thirty-four, ’92.