The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-05-25

While they were engaged in this CON
versation, Mr.. Harton is said to have
come out Of his Office and grabbed hold
Of one man. lie is said to have pulled
one man into the building and there
offered him certain wages. The strikers
say the man asked for a nine hour day,
and was thrnwn out by the employer,
who, the statements say, was very much
excited
During this excitement crowd gath
cred and a policemen quickly appeared
on the scene. Mr.. Harton is said to have
pointed out the man he had been talking
to, and the policeman quickly arrested
Bartels. The other mans name is known
to the strike leaders, but he was lucky
enough to escape the policeman, while
Bartels was taken into custody.
Bartels was arraigned before a magis-
trate on a charge of interfering with
workmen, and was held under $500 bail
for breach Of the peace. lie was de-
tanned at the magistrates office until his
friends secured a bondsman.
| The apprentice bays in the machine
shops of the city where the men are ont
on strike are becoming infected with a
desire to 90 ont with the older workmen.
| They are almost ready to strike. to show
their sympathy with the 54 hour move
ment, and are only held at work by the
strong representatives of the union. The
| labor leaders do not want the boys to
strike ms they will not help the cause in
any way and are better off in the shops
than ont under the present conditions.
/ Il. l.. Allen & Co. farming implement
manufacturers, signed the scale last
night, and this morning twenty of their
men returned to work on q basis of "a
mours' work with go hours pay. All
other employees We're given the nine hour
concession and their wages wore in
creased per. cent
! At the shops of Edwin $. Harrington
Sons x Co.. Fifteenth street and Penn
sylvana avenue, every machnist went
ont this morning. and the works are now
closed tightly. The Harrington men he
gan 10 20 out yesterday morning. more
went ont at the noon hour, and the bel
ancp failed to areport for work this morn
ins.
John J. Keegan, business agent Of the
InachniSts. paid Il flying visit to Will
iminrtou Yesterday. He says that every
fling looks favorable III Wilmington
out Of 100 men 1850 are now ont on strike
ani three shops are affected. These are
tine Harlan Il HollingSworth Company
Belts Machine Tool Company and j.
Morton Poole Company. Keegan SAYS
he is conti,lcnt of success and is assured
That Wilmington men will be successful
in their battle for Il nine hour day.
The mpnlders ard pattern makers are
10 come ont on strike today At the Penn
l>ylyania Iron Works, Fifteenth street
land Lancaster avenue. The men are con
tident that they will win, and at head
quarters an optimistic view is held OF
the outcome.
OVER IN CAMDEN.
There is practically no change IN I'll,
machinsts' strike situation in camdcl
today Tickets are still doing duty n
the New York Shphuilding Yard AM
Dialogues shipyard, but inquiry At til,
office Of both companies this morning re
vealrt. the fact that no new machinist:
have applied fol work and none ar beins
sought.
Leaders of the strikers assert that til,
machinists Mt the Camden Iron Works
will be- called out next week
GIRLS DO MACHINE WORK.
II was stated at strikers headquarters
that the situation Sehaum x thlinger'
big plant At Second and Grecnwoo,
: lvrnrr is growing serious. 4 numbe