New-York tribune., 1886-05-17
CHICAGO'S GREAT STRIKE.
THE SITUATION LESS ENCOURAGING.
DESTITUTIoN AMONG THE srRIKHRs-RUIyOU5 Er
FECT on THE BUILDING TRADE.
fBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.


CHICAGO, May 16.-There were larger
the lumber district to-day than
last Sunday Tho Bohemian employees at the stock
yards who succeeded In enforcing eieht-hour day,
moved among the lumber workers and threatened them
with vengeance they returned TO work the tenhour
plan. II the eighthour rule fails In the lumber dstrcs
they fear will fail In the packing houses as we'll All
this has occasion ed OF the unrest and nccnd
feelings the district and the yard owners confess
that they do not expect the return to- morrow IN
force II also learned that attempt making
to organize massmeeting to be held tomorrow on the
prairie where the Mccormick riot occurred Strong
lays of police will be the district again tonor
row TO guard against trouble.
The condition OF the workngmen In the district is in
many ways becoming alarming. great many are
trey without money, thu full force OF the strike having
fallen upon them AMI while II ia said that great
ory anxious to return to work. they prevented
by minority OF violent agitators. The situation at
Pullman has not improved Although the company nas
kept the works moving for three days tho force is found
to be inadequate. and at meeting OF the employees Lass
Mi ght large majority decided TO continue the strka
Tho officials are intmating that they may
shut down the entire works. get rid Ok
the present working force AMI enlelvor to bring
] he difficulties Of the company can bs sp-
precated when is known that 1t is Of all tns
houses in the town which occupied by their EN-
ployes. and the work OF driving them out would be
difficult one
The effect OF the proongation OF the great strike is
shown in a significant way 1t was known that largo
building operations involving an expenditure or fully
SlOO00OO0, had been stopped just prior to the begin
ming OF the cight-hour movement Eight Or nine largo
building enterprises however, were already under way
Tho construction Of the Central Building on the site or
the old City Hail. 81 900 900. which had reachct
second story to until the present troubles
eecually settled. The architects have decided 10
let no more contracts until the strikes have been ended
on number of the large structures which were begun
before the eight-hour movement was under heldwy
ttle work being dOue aud several w0rx hat
entirely ceased Tho building season OF 1856 ~ no~
practically dead and by many contractors cocsilcrsd
at a employees threatened with AN Idle sum
few Of the stone yards have resume operations on
old OF aud but none are WORKING fait
forces one large Drlcknakng nrm reported mar
million bricks hand and that IL could not hui pur-
chaser anywhere. Another nrn reported that there
was always something OF demand but that no one out
side OF the trade could appreciate how Thoroughly tho
eigRt-hOur agitation h,d shut of contractors aud
builders It declared that tho yards wlcl c0n-
ceied for eight hours have fou that they
cannot profit and Will have to shut down nnless
the situation improves
The ptons the benefit OF the families OF ths
police killed wounded in the Baymarset riot coa-
Iiuues grow larger daily. The total FAM Is no~
SO66il.