New-York tribune., 1886-05-18
NEW TROUBLE THREATENED.
BOHEMIAN STRIKERS OBSTINATE.
LUMBER WORKERS INTIMIDArED By The THREATS
OF TIE WOE.

OF THE MOE.
CHICAGO. May II tSpecidn. The south
western lumber region Il full OF idle men who require
the constant presence OF the police to prevent intim
dalton aud riong The threats made by the bohemian
Socialists aud by the stock yards employees sufcei TO
prevent any general resumption OF work to day. rev
of the men at work IN the yard Saturday returncd
there this morning Large snd noisy crowds were as-
sembled in Twenty early this morning ami the
police PEELED make frequent rushes 10 pre-
vent large crowds assembling. In the CROWDS were
women aud boys few OF whom hooted the police IheF
scattered wildly whenever patrol wagon WIS seen 10
approach. The few who reported Tor WORK
appeared 10 be fearful OF having mob come upon
them ut any moment A crowd Oh the striAc''
m ade their through n alley into the factory Oh
Goss Philips this forenoon and began to thrrateh tie
men employed but officers used their clubs freely ana
after arresting five men. dispersed the rest Al tne
large yard Of Iudngtou & Co.. where los men were at
work on Saturday. only t5rtyhve are WORKING To-Day
In the Harvey lumber yard half OF the men went home
out Of fear after arriving to to work Other pro-
prietors shook their heads and looked serons ana no
one was folnf wearing hopeful couutenancc IL was
estimated that less % per OF the men were ID
their places. This afternoon circular printed III
English. German Bohemian and Polish giving the
statutes providing for the protection OF the property anu
the employees OF manufacturers against conspirators
posted throu ghont the district and tho effect was
expected 10 be sautary Secretary Hotchkss, or the
Lumbermen. Exchange said that he was far from be-
lieving that the trouble or strike over None
of the Bohsmians we're at work to-day he said. be-
the umidatng tactics deciied upon at the meet
Ing yesterday have successful. At that meeting
under pressure from the stock yard employees, II was
resolved that Bohemian toli to work on the
old scale In the lumber yards because they were per-
suaded that II they did this the packers would com
pei their also to yield. rt also decided
that every Bohemian who reported for work to-day
would be marked for punishment This decision the
OF the willing work and terrified them Ivy
declaring that their husbands would imper their lives
by disobeyng the union believe that there will be
another pitched battle between the police and the
strikers before trouble is settled II seems TO me
that the Bohemians are bent upon having 1t"
In the Twelfth Street Police Court to-day Mr. Hot1h
kiss appeared against Thomas Gourey, charged with
intimdating In 8 K Martins yards Gourley was
held by Justice White IN bail OF 500 for further e1-
animation.
The change back TO the old plan OF ten hours
work FOR hours pay proved equally satisfactory
to the shoe manufacturers and their employees The
moulders workers generally are reported rs
returning work the ten-hOur plan. We are run
ming full handed to-day In all departments including
tha foundry" said a representative OF Crane BroS All
old hands back and now at work ten
a day prices fixed 10y the National nlon
1t Is private arrangement between ourselves and our
men. and we do not care TO say anything IuIOucl
about It," -,
Holmes Pyott & Co were working with most OF their
OLD the old ratesten hours day and the o1
pay. Barnum & Richardson started MP Win tue m's-
tnritv OF their Oil hands at work the Old rate.
The M0uders' Union st holding daily sessions ana
claims that its members intend to STAND OUT I"r ten
hours. bat individual members Acknowledged thal
number returned work.
The works AT Pullman were in operation to-day, ouI
with greatly reduced force.