Arizona republican., 1903-07-26
Doomed to Suppression in
 Yavapai County
ORDER BY JUDGE SLOAN
Restraining the Agitators, Walking Delegates and Others From Inter ference With the Operations ofthe Mine Owners Association.

Prescott, July 25.-(SpeciaI.)- )-Judge Sloan today granted an injunction di- rected against various unions of this county of the Western Federation Of Miners. The applicants for the injune- tion were the members of the Mine Owners association, including the Pol and Mining company. tfe Oriental Gold and Copper Mining & Milling company. the Cobre Grand company. the Cash Mines company. the Cactoctin Gold company, the Monroe Consolidated. the White Horse, the Verde Chief, the Penn Gold, the Pan-American. the Standard Smelting & Refining company. Doug las, Lacey & Co, J. s. Carmichael. the Gold Cross and the Poland Extension
 The injunction is directed against the Yavapai district of the Western Feder- atiOn of Miners, the McCabe. Walker and Groom Creek unions. Hugh Burns and F. P. Starr. active agitators in the troubles which have been prevalent for nearly two months.
 The defendants are summoned to show cause in hearing to be heard in twenty days from date why the in- junction should not be made perma- nent. In a general way the defendants are restrained from interfering in any manner with the peaceful operation Of their properties by the applicants.
 The trouble leading up to this began on June l, the date of the operation of the eight hour law passed by the last legislature. There had been no preVi- ous trouble between the owners of any of the properties and their employees. The former. however. declined tO pay the same wages for an eight hour day that had been paid for a ten hour day. but they granted a substantial increase by the hour.
 The union adopted a scale making the ten hour day the basis: the mine owners adopted one which was an in crease over the previous scale on an hourly basis. The miners refused to accept and though work was not en- tirely suspended. it was greatly ham pcred by the infiue nee Of the aSitators- and the cost has been enormous. not only to the owners. but also to the min CTS and the business men of the com munities in which the mines are To- cated.
 The attitude of the owners was firm They stated that they were paying all that the enterprises warranted. and iL was given out that the scale of the NOulNi uUl RuSSlnAE uC NEHNE1-
 Then began threatening talk and lat terly there was some violence. especial ly at the Poland. Within a short time a watchman at that property was cap tured by the miners and subsequently, another was shot at in the night and he narrowly escaped death.
 It was such acts as these that made the application for the injunction nc cessarX. and it is now believed that the unpleasant situation which has prevailed in one of the richest mining regions of the territory will be shortly remedied by the strong hand of the law.
 Some of the agitatOrs are now induls- ing in a great deal of threatening talk. but there is a general hope here Of a peaceful outcome The agitatorS are active, but they and the walking dele gates are condemned on all sides The miners as a rule want to go to work. and it is believed that all of the mines which this injunction is designed to protect will shortly resume operations The order of the court has met with most favorable comment The com mercial interests are especially well pleased.