Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
MOTHERS JONES IN JAIL
ARREsTzD Ar cIARKsBune, W.
VA, FOR STRIKE AGITATION.
1don Industry in Lehigh alley Sc.
riously Injured by the Want
IS 3 of Coal.

CLARkSBURG W. Va, June 21-
Mother" Jones, Thomas Haggerty, VIM.
Morgan, Bernard Rice. George Baron. An
drew LascieasK and VIM. Biakely of the
United Mine Workers from different parts
of the country. who were arrested here last
night. were taken 10 Parkersburg by four
deputy marshals and lodged in Jail. The
miners have leased a plot of ground at
Clarksburg for the purpose Of holding
meetings. and. viii make the arrest their
chief defense. The arrest was made under
an injunction issued a few days ago by
Judge ]. jackson of the United States cir
cult court -
The amount of their bail has not been
ixeo' put the men were provided with sufti-
cfent funds to secure their own releases.
This Is the first time that Mother Jones
has been arrested although she has been
served with innumerable injunctions.
VII kESBARRE Pa, June 21-District
Presidents T. D. Nichols of the Lackawana-
wyoming Valley, and Thomas Duffy of the
Lehigh Valley arrived here today for the
purpose Of holding a conference with Ma
tlonal President Mitchell. President John
Fahy of the Schuylkill region arrived last
night Among the matters to be considered
Will be the question of further pushing the
work or bringing out the men still in the
coineries and arranging for the national
convention as far as the anthracite region
is concerned.
The three district presidents will also go
over the statement which President Mitchell
is preparing for publication. The latter,
1t is understood, desires to reply to the let
tiers OF the operators published last week.
with the assistance of the three district
leaders he has been gathering data for the
last ten days, and probably will have the
statement ready for publication Monday
EASTON, Pa, June 21-The coal strike
dustry in the Lehigh valley. Every fur
mace in the district is either banked or
blown out, and an iron dealer is quoted as
saying that there is not pound of pig iron
On the market in the valley. The scarcity
or pig iron will be the cause of shutting
down of many other industries using that
product unless the miners go to work in
very short time
ROANOKE, Va, June 21.-Today is the
first general pay day of the miners in the
gan. and there i some conjecture as to
the effect 1t will have upon the situation.
According tosadvices received by the Nor
1oik ana Western railway no more men
quit work yesterday, and the output Of coal
was greater than on any previous day. A
large railing off in the number of cars
loaded Is looked for today by the mine own
ers' and this Toss may not be regained for
Pay day ALWAYS has demoraliz,,, atf.,+
on the miners.r4:
1t Is expected that many of the men who
have remained'at work now will be INDUCED
os tne strikei a&tators to so, out. On the
other handsi many of the strikers are with
out funds, and 10 is thought may~ret,,rn to
the operators next week
NO acts shf cNiaence have been reported
d deren sS t nb the s sh sd s. Of the
deputies ana the railroad and mine guards
VIII be able to control the situation without
the heal, aid OF. fhs ttilitia The Roanoke com
Panies aree.,stnl on waiting orders. 1t Is
said that other military companies are also
under waitftg ofders