Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-01
JOHN MITCHELL Is ENJoINED
U. NJ. w. President the Latest Target of
the Restraining Order.

the Restraining Order.
Charleston, W. Va, Aug. 1.-Presi-
dent John Mitchell has been enjoined.
A bill in equity was filed in the fed
eral court here yesterday by the Ches-
apeake and Ohio Coal Agency COM
pany. New Jersey corporation which
has its principal offices in the city of
New York. in which fifty coal COM
panies- operating in the New River
fields. the Chesapeake ana Ohio Rail
way company, q. w. Purcell, w. b.
Wilson. John Mitchell, ]. w. Carroll,
J. \. Richards. and about $50 men,
bers of the United Mine Workers are
made defendants.
The bill sets up that the complains
ant is engaged in selling coal and coke.
and las Il contract for the output or
the collieries made Il party defendant,
and Il contract with the defendant
railroad company for the shipment of
the coal so purchased; that the coal
is resOld by complainant under con-
tracts to manufacturing concerns. ETC.,
and to the United States government
for fuel on naval vessels; that be-
cause of q strike i'll the field en-
braced by the various companies men
toned, which has existed since June
last, the coal companies have failed
to live up to the contracts for deliv-
cries of coal: said strike being head
ed by John Mitchell and others, which
strike is accompanied by all sorts of
intimidation and terrorism known TO
such events. The complainant asks an
Injunction against this intimidation.
Judge Keller granted q temporary
order restraining the defendants from
I'm any way interfering with the Oper-
alton of said mines by the owners or
those operating them, either by men,
aces. threats or any character of in
timidatiOn used to prevent the en-
pIoyes of said mines from going to
or from said mines and coke plants,
or from engaging in the business of
mining in said mines or labOring upon
said coke plants. The defendants are
further restrained from entering upon
the property of the owners of the said
mines and coke plants for the purpose
of interfering with the employees there
of. either by intimidation or by the
holding of either public or private as
semblages upon said property, or in
any way molesting, interfering with or
intimidating the employees of the coal
companies herein mentioned. so as TO
induce said employees to abandon their
work in said mines, or to prevent any
person who may desire to enter the
employment of said coal companies
or to work in said mines or upon said
coke yards.
And the defendants are further re-
strained from assembling in the paths,
approaches and roads upon the prop
erty of said coal companies leading to
and from the homes and residences of
the miners and mine laborers therein
employed. along which the employees
of said mining companies go in passing
to and from their work. for the pur-
pose of intimidating the workmen;
and from marching and parading in
a body across. at, or so near to the
property of the said coal companies.
or either of them, or assembling in
large numbers at or so near the prop
erty of said coal companies, defend
ants, or either of them, as to intimi-
date any person or persons at work
or desiring to work for either of said
coal companies defendants, and from
being a part of such body of men.
Boiler Makers Out
Chicago, Aug. Fifteen hundred
boiler makers, shipbuilders and help
ers struck today because the Master
Boiler Makers association refused to
concede the demands for an increase
in wages. 1t is feared the strike will
tie up all work in the branches af-
fected.