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Show BRICKLAYERS' STRIKE. New York, 17. The bricklayers' strike ha-, bo far, produced no result satisfactory to cither the strikers or employers. Many who struck on Monday have resumed Work at the. olel wagis, while some did not cease work at all until yesterday. At a i meeting of employers yesterday a re- viuuvu hj tue ciie-e-i tint i. Llio employ ers wouiu agree to pay lour dollars : for a day of ten hours but not more . than S.-V) for a day of eight hours, was unanimously adopted. The agenUof tiie New York Italian labor Company have oilercdjio furnish Italian Ital-ian bricklayers in the place of the strikers for from S'j lo -o.oO a day. They say they will be responsible for, their good conduct. At last night's session of the bricklayers' council' several more of the bosses were re-: ported ;u having agreed to an increase of wages. A firm determination to I enter into no compromise with tho employers was expressed. They have refu-cd an oiler of -SI for ten hours' work, but demand that sum for eight hours. It is likely they will fail as others are taking llioir places at o.j0 and Italians have olfercd at less rates. Some linns have yielded to tho strikers strik-ers but only temporarily. |