The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-03
STRIKE LEADER
JAILED AT HIBBlNG
CHARGED WITH CARRYING CON-
cEALED DANGEROUS WEAPONS
ORE DOCK STRIKE IS SETTLED
Men Returned TO Work Thursday Morn
ing Under Same Terms as Before
the Strike.

The week opened with.indications o
a break In the strike Of the dockmei
at Duluth and the miners on the Mesab
range. Many OF the mines OF thu
Mesabi started mp Monday morning
with small crews OF the loyal mel
whom the strikers could not intimidate
It was soon recognized that the
strike OF the dockmen was the key e
the animation and that strike settled.
the other difficulties would soon melt
away.
Il looked Monday as II that strike
would end quickly. The men agreed
TO an arbitration plan that would send
them back 70 work ut once II the rail-
road companies accepted the PROPOSE
tion. The stickler was the recogni-
ton OF the union recently formed
among the dockmen. The railroad
companies agreed to confer with the
men as individuals bat not as q union
30 things took a turn for the worse
again and the few dockmen that went
to work at Superior stopped again,
LEADER JAILED.
BY far the most sensational feature OF
the week was the jailing OF Petriella'
the Italian leader who organized the
men, on Tuesday charged with carry
ing concealed dangerous weapons with
intent 70 use them upon someone. A
revolver was found upon Petrieila
when he and Acting President Ma
honey were stopped by the guards at
Chisholm. Petriella claimed that he
carried the reyplver to defend himself
In case OF h6h-up as he had 5000 on
his person when searched. This money
he claimed he had collected from the
several unions
DOCK WORKERS GO BACK
Shortly before o'clock Wednesday
afternoon, the ore dock workers who
mad been on strike for recognition OF
the union aud a raise In pay voted to
return TO work Neither OF the issues
raised by the men were granted by the
Duluth, Mlssabe and Northern railroad
and the men returned to work Thurs
day morning Their status is the same
as il was the day they voted TO strike
All OF the employees were taken back
by the company without prejudice and
the pay they have been receiving under
verbal agreement with the company
which would not have expired until
Oct. next win continue.
The strike lasted about two and a
half weeks and was one entirely free
from any disorder whatever. There
were numerous conferences Of the
strikers and at three Of them a letter
setting forth the position Of the com
pany was read The last was deliver
ed 10 the men Wednesday morning.
The railroad officials adopted n kind
ly tone in this final letter stating they
were willing TO treat with their men
individually or by committee on an
open shop basis and the men realizing
evidently that unless they accepted the
terms offered by the company they
would not be able TO get back their
old jobs voted 10 return TO work. The
discussion over the letter was long
one. lasting over two hours.
The news Of the ending of the dock
strike was flashed 10 Eveleth. HiDbing
and Nashwauk the three storm centers
OF the mining region, where trouble
might originate and the news was re.
ceived there with rejoicing
LATEST FROM THE STRIKE
Tue men returned 10 work on the
docks as agreed and everything is NOV
ing along smoothly at that end.
The sullen attitude Of the more deA-
perate OF the strikers on the range was
the greatest source of uneasiness yes
terday. Petriella advised the use Of
guns - the strikers IL the Governor
didn't remove the restrictions that
were placed upon marching bodies of
strikers by the official within 2i.hours
This speech caused the sheriff 10 re-
double his energies 10 keep the peace
and about zoo special deputies were
distributed about the range all armed
70 the teeth.
The Oliver Mining company is fol-
lowing the advice OF the governor and
opening It's mines one at time ard
nling every effort 10 avert clash
NNlent Cole and Gen. Manager
dir% are ~ Hibbing personally
the affairs of the company
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