New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
ARRESTS IN NINE REGION.
THREE MEN TAKEN IN CUSTODY AND
MANY WARRANTS EfGREp-GEN-
ERAL STRIKE PROSPECTS,.
r.v rr1reEAP. TO THE Tribune.

TBr TELEGRAPH TO TRIRUNE-l
wiikesbarre Penn. June 21.-An important con-
terence of the three district presidents-taheN
Nichols and Duffy-wfth President Mitchell was
held this evening, and ii is expected that aholhei
will occur tomorrow morning. as IL is evident the
business settled The district presidents were
called here to discuss some plans for preventing
the continuance of work at the washeries. eleven
Of which are running the Scranton and the
upper Wyoming districts They Will also CONSIDER
plans for prevailing upon men who have returned
10 work TO rejoin the strikers and for a general
discussion of the situation. They are all cheerful
and expressed great confidence in the outcome Of
the strike.
Attacks 1,non workers employed at the anthracite
,o1ieries and upon the property Of the company
Nia according the present plan o. the operators,
no Swiftly punished by the wholesale arrests or
all who can be caught To-day. at the instance oi
she Delaware and Hudson Coal Company. ,airtF-
four warrants were issued for some of the riotous
which attacked the workers at the olEphdh'
.,oIiery OF the company. Other warrants are 10 be
issued tomorrow. the company managed 10
identify those concerned. These were the TWO
disturbances of "Wednesday night and Thursday
morning which Sheriff Schadt was called upon 1"
Sr,ru-ess and where he much difficulty in dis
persing the crowds Three men were arrested TINS
afternoon. Stephen Reese John Lyons and Edward
!I4awler and taken before Alderman MlilaF Tor
hearing Reese is q member OF the district ooaFu
Of United Mine Workers. and he WAS fined $50 and
costs and required to furnish 500 bail TO keep the
peace. The others were held in So" ban ana hieu
: and The punishment VIII 'c III
fficted upon all the others who are captured.
Seven Of the fifty warrants against the COM
.,1ttee which signed the unfair list were issued
to-day but Of them Were served They VIII
be tomorrow. and others viii be ISSUED IN WHICH
criminal libel is charged
The Stanton mine. in this city, was me Scele
Of another disturbance this morning crowd "f
Two hundred and boys attacking TWO lire
,ossee Reese CIriff1ths and Tudor Roberts As lheS
wont 10 work The badly beaten be
4,-aG md
moro take1, inside the stockade. and the police aF-
rested seven of the mob They were all foreigners.
Navor Price held them under bail for court ana
they were sent to jail await trial. being unable
get bail
SOFT COAL PRODUCTION
Ths eoond restriction day % the week in the
No , district of Central Pennsylvania WAS to-day
The mines without coke ovens being closed PreSl-
dent Mitchell reports that the order Will De gen
erally obeyed and that tomorrow, when the men
at the mines where there ovens also come OUT
rhe tie-up in the region viii be complete This
,+s +f7a orrnIt down TO two-thirds OF what ii was
before the order into effect-from +7-'"'' tons
= month TO about 2.7tocee tons Much OF this coal
VAS sent East the anthracite market, ana t'c
figures for the weeks tonnage the Pennsyl-
,.ri. Railroad last week as compared with the
amount carried the week last year show
the increase III production the figures being Tor
The lines cast of Pittsburg and Erie
June Es- 81. S's.a 1891. June %ss. Il s9ss3 5sss
anthracite coal ..-.---.- sssls sss7s 54s Sgs
5Stuminous coal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .eoco .ed"co 30, "a
Tho increase for the week Of ls46lS in bi
luminous and 80 172 in coke shows the amount
of extra production which the restriction order
aims stop.
II is understood that similar restriction order
IS desired for Ohio. where OF the coal is now
finding its way TO the anthracite market out TINS
is not favored by the Ohio workers. who claim II
n-
viii aid The anthracite miners by contributions
they will not curtail the output Of coal President
Mitchell viii not admit tho any restriction order
will be issued. will ne deny that some have
already been issued He i absolutely silent on
the whole question. II appears that there exists a
resolution which allows the soft coal miners in the
interstate district to strike without breaking their
contracts II adopted al the interstate conNen-
sion OF operators and miners al indianapolis IN
March. and says:
Resolved That should it develop that coal is
being shipped from the hituminous districts into
those markets which properly belong TO tne an
Fastern railroads which now consume anthracite
are being supplied with coal mined by members ol
eionaI Executive board shall be empowered
"a secfional or national suspension work. take
anch other action as they may deem necessary TO
make successful the movements Of the anthracite
workers.
WHAT MINE WORKERS EXPECT
The tonnage of the Pennsylvania Railroad is -yi-
dence Of ;he shipments Of soft coal to the anthra
cite market. and strike could be declared now il
desired As to the response if q strike : called.
's..''', s.s s-''' Of IN. '.'-... D'..'.. .,..'-
Not ONLY will the soft coal contrac, men yield
solid secession the vote Il the delegates but
also the districts not under contract, embracing
Mississippi IOWA. Missouri. Kentucky. portions Of
If The Viriias viii s1an5 by the decisions the
everything 10 gain. II would be 1ofego'e CON