The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-11
AN ARIZONA STRIKE.

No Chance for ArbItratlon-Labor an
Capital both shot.
DroEES Nagashp.
1t was out in Arizona. An outfit hsC
come to do some work on the new bar
racks at the fort, and they were an oner,
set, you bet, They were getting $3.50
day, and when orders came out from
headquarters to rush things at tho post
they up and struck for 81, after every maj
had signed an agreement to work 70
$3.50. The contractor mounted his mus
tang aud rode over to where the gam
We're hanging out. happened to be owe
when he came up,
whats the row here" says he.
WE can't work for no $780," says thu
leader.
we want ST."
"struCk, have your struCk2 Get Il
work every blank one Of you, The fra
man that says strike to mo Ill let daylight
into him."
u say strike" says the red.haired, red
shirted, ugly-mugged leader IAN II there'I
any shOotin' goin' on I'm here"
That wasn't my day for being in The
target biz, and l Topped flat as q pan
cake.
The contractor had levoled dead at the
maH-but he only had ono shot in hil
gun.
2Ipl-zlp!-zipI-zlpl
The red:Phirt was down at the first shot,
with his 'aeVen'up" out just a. no struck
the gravel,
Up no hoisted on his left elbow; then
he banged away, while the contractor did
some lively dodglngi that was the last
three zips,
The red shirt rolled over and asked me
Il there was any doctor around, / said,
"Yps, over at the quarters"
HE got that last one into me sure let's
see the dec"
We'went over and seen tho surgeon.
got the contractor on my bed, skinned of
his clothes, washed away the blood, and
the surgeon probed him. II was bad
hole IN the left side.
~ reckon it's an ugly one, DocP Dead
sure thing, ehP YesP ] thought SO. How
long have | got"
Il was O'Clock then.
"You'll last till evening"
'Tbats oil right. But did I fetch
himP'
HDesd as a door nail"
"I'm blanked glad that blNnkety blank-
ed blank is Hxed,"
He wanted me to take charge of the
$500, 900 In gold notes in his bolt, and
write to bis brother. After that no called
for square drlnk-aud got it, Next he
must have the toniest cigar in the camp.
Tho surgeon said: "Yes, II didn't make
no difference" Igot real Havana. He
smoked 1t allow and comfortable like,
and when the cigar was played he ex.
pressed bis satisfaction that everything
was lovely, passed q few more Compli
ments about that red-headed blankety
blank who was fixed, then he quit; but
he was game though, you bot.
The really curious thing was that when
We sent on that red.haired striker there
vas lust one hole n-him, and that was
plump through his heart. How he hoisted
onto that arm OF his'n and set that con.
tractor lodging them three shots beat the
whole outfit-Coroner'B iDqueAt, post sur.
yeon and me. But he did-l'll swear to
that-and I'll swear that contractor mis-.
calculated that last dodge somehow, and
made connection that way to kingdom
come. l wrote to that brothar Of hiA'n,
as per request, and he wrote back as how
the contractor had killed thrss men bs.
IorO the last matinee, and that he "had
always told him that he'd run plumb sg'in
a pill some day, il he want blauked care.
tul like" Yes, II was q touching letter.
Did tho strikers 20 10 work for IS 50P
You can Just gamble on II, stranger.