AMERICAN LABOUR RIOTS.

Evening Post, Volume XLIV, Issue 44, 20 August 1892, Page 2

AMERICAN LABOUR RIOTS.

+ . MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED. TROOPS CAPTURED BY THE RIOTERS. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION. I Washington, 18th August. Martial law has boon proclaimed in ' Buffalo. Tho Governor of Tonnesseo has called out . 13,000 troops. At Conrt Crock a body of 6000 miners L drove tho troops back six miles, capturing 50 of their number, whom they hold as hostages. Latest. RAISING OF LARGE GOVERNMENT FORCES. FURTHER CONFLICTS AVITH THE MILITIA. AN OFFICER IN DANGER. I UNITED PHBSS ASSOCIATION. | (Received August 20, 11.15 a.m.) New York, 19fch August. The Lake shore switchmen havo joined tho strikers. Many attempts havo beon mado in Buffalo to derail trains conveying troops to the dis3 turbed districts. 3 A regiment of artillory is proceeding to Court Creek to suppress tho riot. Nashvillo and the adjacent countios have each been ordered to furnish a thousand armed citizens to assist in maintaining order. (Received August 20, 12.40 a.m.) New Yosk, 19th August. Tho minors of Coal Creek, Chatanooga, thrice attacked tho militia, who opened fire with Gatling guns, killing many. It is rumoured that tho miners havo cap. 3 tured a Colonel, and threaten to lynch him. r TREACHEROUS SEIZURE OF AN 3 OFFICER. LYNCHED IN COLD BLOOD. [special.] (Received Aujpist 20, 1 p.m.) New York, 19th August. Genoral Carnes states that the people of Memphis, Tennessee, aro prepared to wade in blood, in the evont of it being nocossary, to suppress the strike. Tho minors have arrested a number of newspaper representatives, j Isy protending to arrange for a trnco the miners decoyed the colonel in command of a regiment into their hands, and tho surrendor of the troops was demanded. Ho refused ' to give tho necessary ordor, and was lynched. ' Four cannon and a thousand soldiers have boen sont to Memphis. The peoplo of tho latter plnco do not support tho attitude adopted by the miners. 1 Tho employes on tho adjacent railway lines boycott goods intendod for tho Buffalo lino, and tho boycott shows signs of extending to New York.