Arizona republican., 1915-10-05
STONES ARE THROWN
 THROUGH WINDOWS
Sheriff's Deputies Disperse Crowd-Strikers Disclaim Amy Connection - State Troops Encamp In the Court House Yard
By ERNEST DOUGLAS Special Correspondent of The Re
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 CLIFTON, Ariz., Oct. 4.-At e:45 o'clock tonight about fifty men entered the electric plant of the Arizona Copper company, over powered the electrical engineer, tied him to chair and then switched off the power, throwing the entire town into darkness. The crowd then marched to the company drug store, where stones were thrown through the windows. Stones were also thrown through the windows of the con1pany's general offices
 Word was sent to the sheriff and he. together with a party of depu- ties hurried to the plant, where they found the engineer still bound. They released him and the light service was at once re- stunned. The intruders made no effort to place the plant perman entIy out of commission. Their only act was to pull the switch.
 The strikers discIaim any con neetio7 with the affair.
 
 miners in MetcaIf visited the en7- Pioyes of the grocery, store and meat market conducted by the company there. They demanded that the employees join the union, but this demand met with refusal. There is a report tonight that if the strikers continue insistent in their demands that these employees join the union the company will direct the closing of the grocery store and meat market.
 The sheriff received a report late tonight of the presence of two strangers in town who have not been seen since the lights went out. Search is being made for thenn-
 There is a general belief here that Inc overpowering of the electrical en- -ineer was part of a general scheme in which the engineer was not ar unwilling party, to throw the town into larkness for a few minutes while some f the more excitable strikers made ar attack upon the company drug store n an effort to inflict bodily harm on the drug clerk employed there and vho had been accused of making opposed to the cause of the lnion men Two arrests of strikers were made here just before midnight ,ut the sheriff is not at all certain he as the ringleaders in tonights dem- anstration-
 X Mexican who arrived in town late onight was mistaken for a strike breaker. He was accosted on the NaT lpon and beaten. He sustained a fractured rib and is now being given medical attention at the county jail. At Morenci tonight twelve men were aken into custody and locked up. It xas explained that this was being lone for their own protection. Eight If the twelve men were afterwards re- eased.
 The company of state troops which lrrived today are encamped on the .ourt house plaza. They are not even ,eing used for guard duty. Major ponkcrsley. commanding, says there Is ,o reason to proclaim martial law or all more soldiers.
 The guardsmen were sent to Clifton with the full consent of the strike eaders who evidently have a perfect with the governor. Per ,apS for the first time in history the Western Federation of Miners wei ' med troops of this kind. The militia $ here to insure that the mine com anies will not prevail on the president o send in federal soldiers The .trikers believe if the government roops were here the companies would " to operate their mines with strike .reakers. They think that nothing ike that will be attempted as long as
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