The Arizona champion., 1885-08-01
Among the Workmen on the Prescott & Arizona Central
 Railroad.
A Suspension of Work .-- LabOrers Furious..-- The Sheriff Called
 Upon to Main-
 tain tic Law.


 President Hamilton at St. Paul
 Minn., that in consequence of the A
 & P. and A. T. & s. F. R. R. CO
 raising their shipping freights abou
 70 per cent. they deemed it pruden
 to suspend work until the difficult,
 was tided over, and instructed Col
 Andrews to suspend the workine
 force but to keep corps of engineer
 in the field to complete the location
 The telegram became known in tn, camp several hours before Col. An drews, who was away with the engi neers, heard of it, and a false con. struction was put upon the telegram, in consequence oi which, when Col. Andrews made the announcement, and with it a proposition to either board the men for work for few days until the money was sent to pay the bills of the Co.,, or continue work as before for wages. The men be. came fuiiods aid refused to listen to reason, and by force of arms and threats of personal violence aud blood. shed, took possession of camp and attempted to make Col. Andrews a prisoner and hold him as hostage un- til the money came. He promptly telegraphed to the President at St. Paul 10 forward him the mon. ey at once to pay the laborers, and showed by his efforts that he was as anxious to have the men paid as they were themselves. When his pay rolls were made out and his several tele- grams and letters were completed, Col. Andrews ordered his horse to go to the station to forward them, when to his surprise the whole body of men, armed with shot-guns and pistols barred his passage and at. tempt to leave camp before the money came, one of them going so far as to propose rope and tree. Col. Andrews then quietly sent his foreman, Mir. J. E. Anderson, to Ash Fork, where he fortunately met Sher- iif Mulycnon and they together with Deputy Sheriff Oliver, took the train for the camp, and now instead of Andrews being prisoner in camp, the deputy sheriff is holding the men in subjection with the aid of the as 'istance ot Messrs. Anderson, Colgan md Lynch. In our interview with Col. Andrews he assured us that the | ren would be paid and that Major Wilson was even now on the way to Chino with the money to pay all bills. He added that it was never his inten- ion to desert the men until their wages were paid, and that in giving he orders to suspend work, President Hamilton had no intention of leav- ng the men or bills unpaid, but in he same telegram directed Andrews Q telegraph the amonnt needed and hat Major Wilson would start at once nth the money. Had Mir. Hamil. on been aware of the stringency of UT Territorial laws in the protection { laborers' wages, which are differ nt from those in the East, Mr. An rews assures us that he would not ave ordered suspension of work ntil the money was here to pay the bor bills. And in consequence of UT existing laws the Colonel exceed l his orders by proposing to the en to continue work and then pay culd go on as usual. A large ma iity would have consented were it ot for four or five desperate ring aders, pad characters, who find eir way among good citizens, who ,t only refused to work themselves, It by threats and force of arms pre- 'nted others from working and even reatened to kill mules and horses
 they were allowed 10 work.
 In consequence of this attitude the en have forfeited what rights theyl d under the law in being dis arged without pay. and hence are .ble to deduction from their wages ' their board since the suspensson, d are further liable to an indict. .pt and prosecution for the murder. s threats and resort to arms to take V session of the camp and provis- n ns. We hope this matter will be . aceably settled and work resumed Y soon as freight difficulties are ad- Q ted. T Col. Andrews showed Elre courage ! | tact in the dangerous position in :, ich he was placed, being alone, F anger sad unsrnnad ,,n The uijsf II