The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-22

greater part Of the machinists will at
tend the circus today.
BErrS WANTS TO COMPROMISE
The Belts Machine Company's shop
committee held several conferences with
the officials of that company yesterday.
This company wanted to compromise
Int the committee refused to accept any
compromise. The company appointed
! Clinton .Iosephs, machinist III its
employ, who is a member of the VIII
mington Lodge Of MacMnsts to go to
Washington and see President 0'Connell
Of the International Association in re-
| gard to the compromise. Mr.. Josephs
! saw President O'Connell and returned
| 10 tins city last night. President O'Con-
| nell declined to entertain compromise.
| 4 committee of ten yesterday morning
called on f. Il. Slocomb X ~. Mr..
Slocomh was out of the city and no
decision was reached. The committee
will have Il conference with Mr.. Sloconb
! today if he returns to the city. 'lhiS
company is working on Harlan llol-
| lngsworth Company's work. One Of its
machinists WAS discharged yesterday
because he refused to work on the llar-
liam x Holingsworth Compnny's job.
Committees will also confer with officials
Of the Delaware Machine WORKS and
Novelty Machine Company today.
CONFERENCES ARE PLEASANT.
All Of the conferences held by the
committees with the different companies
so far have been pleasant on both sides.
| The utmost good feeling prevailed AT
| these meetings. The committees have
been pleasantly received and greatly ap-
precate the courtesy extended them. At
all the shops where the demand was
granted before yesterday the machinists
were working as usual yesterday but on
the new scale. Those employed ut the
Remington Machine Company Went IN
yesterday morning. All the road ma
chinists who were called in have also
returned to their work.
GOOD ORDER PREVAILS.
Good order continues TO prevail in the
ranks Of the strikers. Strict orders have
bren given by the leaders for good he
Iayior. The meetings of the machlnists
hrreaf fter while the strike is on VIII meet
in the hall at Fifth and Market streets
over the Central National Bank, instead
Of the Smith Building, No. 6lvR Mar
ket street This move was made on
account of SO many Of the machinlnts
eongregating on Market street in front
. Of the building.
CHEERS FOR COMPANIES WHO
CONCEDED.
Before the meeting which was held in
, The hall at Fifth and Market streets last
, might three cheers were given for the
Shops that granted the request. Ihe
machinsts were jublant over their sue
cess 50 far. At the meeting the present
status of the movement was discussed
i A vote of thanks was extended TO all
!, The shops that have granted the request
The men feel sure that the end of the
! strike. is not far off Ii is the genera
feeling that the three big shops that have
50 far refused will grant the request by
! the end of the week. 1t is Il rule OF the
!. committees to not approach the com
Ipauirs until they are sent for. On al
\ Ioccasions since the strike started tha
conferences have been held, the commit
tees we're sent for by the companies
Ii was reported at the meeting las
: night that the Chicago Electric Hos
COMPANY had also granted the request
= This company only employs few ma
chinists hut they will heretfter worl
g nine hours Il day and receive ten hours
!, pay.
= MEETING AT TURN HALL.
p The strikers held a meeting at Tnrl
IN Hall from until 10 o'clock yesterda
1t lmorning. 1t was attended by the large
" ,portion of the machinsts who are out
70 The action of the Plsey 4 Jones Com
Is pany on Monday of granting the min
N hour system TO all of their employe
3 was much discussed. All of the mf
II chinists feel especially kind towar
- that company for its generous actor
nc New pickets We're appointed for eac
at shop where the strike order is in fore
he There was not one application for wof