The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1903-06-18
STRIKE ENDED.
The Companies Resuming Operations
With Limited Forces.

With Limited Forces.
As announced in the ERA last week.
the arrival of troops brought the
strike TO a sudden end.
However, had it not been for the
heavy rain OF Tuesday, and the ar
rival OF troops that night, there is no
reason to doubt that bloody battle
would have been fought at Morenci,
and there is also no doubt that the
deputy sherifTs and rangers would
have been badly whipped, il not
wiped out altogether, for the strikers
numbered from twelve to fifteen hun
dred, and they were nearly all armed,
and they certainly meant business.
Hon. Arturo Elias, or SolOmOnville,
Mexican consul for this section, and
Father Zimmerman, Catholic priest
OF this district, lid much to allay the
excitement, and bring the men TO a
realization OF the situation.
ON the arrival OF the militia the
following leaders were arrested and
are now in Jail, charged with rioting
and melting riots.
Abraham F. Salcido, president of
the local labor union; w. II. Ian
taneau, the real strike leader; \. C..
Cruz, secretary; Frank Colombo,
leader OF the Italians; Frank Flores.
Cesteano Barrano, Floe MOntaza,
Franco Figueroa, Franco Gonzales.
Juan Delao, Perfecto CaldeOn, Miguel
Costello, Rafael Muerrello, Severe
Montez.
w. II. Lantcneau was the recognized
leader. He lately worked for the
Coronado Mining company, at Met
and born agitator. He sometimes
follows tin-horn gambling. Officers
here claim he is really responsible for
stirring up the ignorant MeXicans to
dangerous pitch of excitement. He
says their new organization will not
allow the company to employ workers
not members Of the society. The
store must not increase the price of
| goods unless there is a general in
crease in the market price. If a man
is discharged, a good reason must be
given or the man restored to his job.
All hospital and insurance fees must
be done away with.
District Attorney Rawlins, who has
been at Morenci during the entire
trouble, was in Clifton Monday last on
| his way home, and announced to an
! ERA representative that there would
be no compromise in this case, and it
is also said that Superintendent Mills,
of the Detroit company, is also deter
mined to see that the cases are prose-
cuted to the full extent of the law.
Sheriff Parks came down Monday
last from the mines with a large num-
Der OF deputies who were discharged
from further service and returned to
their homes.
The regular troops are still at Mo-
renci, but the camp is as quiet as a
graveyard. Hundreds of miners have
left the camp, and they are still leav-
ing. 1t is understood that all OF the
Italians have lef: or will do so.
Work has been resumed at the
mines and the plants, though the force
is greatly reduced. Both the ID. c..
and a. c. companies are putting men
to work as fast as they can get them.
The Shannon company has resumed
operations with about one hundred
men, and the Coronado company with
its full force of forty.
The men have gone to work on the
panies, namely nine hours pay for
eight hours work, which applies only
to underground workers.
From the best information obtain
both the a. G. and ID. G. Companies
are now working about fifty per cent.
of their former force of miners. The
y. G. concentrating plant in Clifton
resumed operations yesterday, and
one of the furnaces will be blown in
today. The railroad is now in Opcrat-
ion to Longfellow and Metcalf, and
ore is again coming down. The
strike is over. bat it will be some time
before the companies will be opera
ting with their full complement OF
men.
President Gill Of the Shannon COM
pany and President Thompson OF the
Coronado company, arrived last week
to look after their respective interests
here. They are well pleased that nc
more serious results occurred during
the strike.