The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-22
Mitchell VIII Issue Review of
 Strike Situation Today
AN ANSWER ID OPERATORS
Miners in Indiana Have Already Begun to Select Their Delegates to the National Convention-"Mothe
 Jones" Is Arrested.

Wnkesbarre, Pa, June 21 - President Mitchell held a conference with District Presidents Nichols. Duffy and Fahey this afternoon. District matters were | discussed. Among the business consid- cred was the public statement which Mir Mitchell will issue tomorrow plight for publication in Monday lncrning's news papers It is understood to be a reply ta the operators letter. published ten days ego. It will be complete review of the miners side of the controversy. Ths statement probably will show the al. legged relationship between the hard coal. carrying railrc ds and the lccal coal conr panies, and will try to show that whil, coal has been advanced the rate of wage, raid to the miners has not kept pace with the increase It will also call attsn. tion to the prosperous condition of tht country and will contain a plea that the mine workers should enjoy share of it
 Already Selecting Delegates.
 Indianapolis, June A.-The Indiana miners may follow the example of the Central Pennsylvania district and cui down the output of coal. pending settle. ment of the anthracite strike. Other fields may take the same method of aid ing the anthracite men before the special national convention of the miners in In. dianapolls July r.
 The miners have already begun to se lect their delegates to the national con. vention. There are 1899 locals entitled te from one to five votes. The competitive distriot-Indfana Illinois, Ohio and west err Psnnsylyania-which is expected tc rfrfIr hnr g=f votes against 7e9 votes of the three an thracite districts-Michigan. Virginia and West Virginia-which petitioned for the cc invention.
 M6iers Released on Bond.
 Parkersburg w. Va. Juno 21.--A dozen @srersons who were srI ested at Clarksburg I e terday chal ged with violating Fed eral Judge Jackson's injunction as to in- terfering with miners who are at work, were arraigned here today. Therr hear- ing was set for next Tuesday at their re- quest and they were released $3oo bonds eech. .MotEtr" Jones, one of the Gozen. spent lest night in jail here, re- frsing to be taken to a hotel as a mark of special courtesy, saying she would stay by the boys through thick and thin.
 The operators from the hanaWna heio met in Charleston today and decided to remain firm. Men from the West Vir- ginia district are being engaged to work in Ohio mines.
 Mother Jones One of the Prisoners.
 Clarksburg W. Va, June 21.-"Mother'' Jones. Thomas Haggerty William Nor gan, Nernard Rice. George Baron, An drew Lascavash and William Blakely of the United Mine Workers from different parts of the country who were arrested here last night were taken to Parkesburg by four deputy Marshals today. The min CTS have leased a plot of ground at Clarksburg for the purpose of holding meetings and will make the arrest their chief defense. The answer was naIe un- der an injunction made a few . ys ago by Judge Jackson of the En' States Circuit Court.
 zee amount of their bail has not been fixed but the men are provided with suf- ficient funds to secure their own release
 UneasIness In Mexico.
 Mexico City. June 2i.-Uneasiness Is felt here over the coal miners strike as most of the coal used here comes from Virginia. Coal has advanced in price here