The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-13
Benjamin Downes Makes Good
His Promise to Strikers.
BENEFIT BASE BALL GAME
Four Strangers Supposed to be De-
tectives Will Go in the Harlan
& Hollingsworth Company's
Machine Shop today.

Police did not enter the yards Of the
Harlan and Hollingsworth Company yes
trl,iay.
Consequently there was no disturbance.
Extra police. however, We're on duty.
man not connected with the strikers de-
nouncrd the police at Front and West
streets and was arrested charged with
drunkenness.
The disturbance of Monday caused by
sending police to the yards is still the
talk of the city. Many Of the employees
we're determined to quit work at once
il thc action had been repeated yest"l'
day Benjamin Downes was true To his
pledge made to the union machinists on
Tuesday evening. He did not return to
work yesterday.
Il was u great surprise to the com
pauy.
4 MYSTERIOUS MOVE
The Harlan 4 HolingSworth Company
made another mysterious move yesterday
aftrrnoon. About 9 o'clock -four well
dressed men passed the pickcts and
went directly to the Office Of Snperin-
tcndrnt Caskey. They were in Mr.. Cas-
KEYS office for several hours. After
leaving the Office the men We're ap-
preached by one of the pickets. who was
an duty at that shop. IT is claimed
that the four men stated that they were
going in the machine shop to work this
morning no matter what happened.
Later in the day the four strangers
met several of the striking machinists
They apparently had plenty of money
treated freely and tried to act the hail
fellow well met. They flashed twenty
dollar hills and nothing was too good
for Them. They ,whtchedNthgshrdln
fo them. They voted themselves thor
oughhrcd sports and will today try then
lurk in the Harlan & Hollingswortl
tmnpany's machine shop.
The new comers are said 10 have made
tl"ir headquarters at the Delaware
ll0nso
The two strikers left the men rs
y',un rs they got all the information
they could in regard to the mems inten
ii"ns, The strangers are alleged to have
acknowledged that they were not ma
ehinisis. Ii is the general opinion tina
The four men are detectives. While the,
w"r" with the two strikers last night ON
nf th" men did most Of the talking. IL
M!ts also the financial end Of il and hand
ir'l the money.
\ prominent machinists stated las
neht that there was but little doub
hnt what the men are detectives ii
rnnld not understand what they wer
tnr" for and why they should 90 ont a
their way to tell the strikers that the
We're going to work this morning. Man
believed that il was an attempt to caus
hght
IN official of the company is repnrte
70 have said yesterday that the fir
wonld close the entire plant for month
raihcr than give in.
i" claimed that il could not be affor'
I'd aud gave the same old stale cScus
That the contracts for the work We're tai
q, on n ten-hour basis.
IN unusually interesting meeting We
n"li in Turn Hall Yesterday mornin
H"namin Downes the machinist wi
refused to return Yesterday morning
III" Harlan & Hollingsworth Con
lahN's machine shop after working tN
haNS attended the meeting. DOwnes W.
NJ one time n member of the nnion. II
may not he rainstated. hut will he care
hr until the strike is over.
President of Council William TT. Al"
f'l"r who quit work on Tuesday h
"alS" police were sent into the yards MI